Hello all! It's Mizu with the Author's Corner!!! I want to thank the people who have been reading and following this story. I apologize for the long updates. I've been getting large cases of writer's block unlike when I was writing Riku's Love. Also my friend Lionheart21 has been the editor for this story and since we both have school, we don't have that much time to write and edit. Well, I'll do my best with updating, here's Chapter 4!

The next morning, Riku, Sora and Kairi were walking down the street in their new clothes looking for a hair products store.

"What color should I change my hair to?" Sora asked.

"I was thinking red. So, that way, we can pass you off as Kairi's brother or something," Riku said, putting his hands into his pocket.

"I don't know, Riku." Kairi looked at Sora and started to think of hair colors that could work. "Hmmm, I'd say blonde is good."

"Why blonde?" Sora asked.

"Oh, just because." Kairi blushed and looked towards the ground.

"Well, there's the store now." Riku said, pointing towards the hair product store.

"Alright, so who wants to go in and get it?" Sora asked.

"Don't forget that we need hair gel too," Riku reminded them.

"Fine, I'll go," Kairi said, rolling her eyes. She walked over to the store and grabbed the hair dye and gel. As she was walking out, she was stopped by the teenage store clerk.

"Just where do you think you're going?" the teenage boy asked.

"I was about to go outside with these." Kairi responded, showing the hair products.

"Well, that'll be $43.63 little miss." The clerk extended his hand expecting money.

"How do you think she's doing?" Sora asked Riku, both still standing outside.

Kairi walked outside with a smile on her face. "What did you do?" Riku asked.

"Oh I just flashed him. His nose bled and he passed out." Kairi responded. Riku was shocked and looked at Sora.

"Hey, Roxas. Why is your nose bleeding?" Riku asked.

Sora covered up his nose to hide the fact that it was bleeding, "It's not bleeding." Kairi and Riku laughed and they started to head towards their home. After changing Sora's hair color and style, they wandered through the streets of town. As they went down the market square, they saw a large crowd of people around one of the guards on horseback.

"Attention, citizens of Destai!" the guard announced. "There seems to have been a breakout of one of our prisoners." The guard pulled out a scroll and unrolled it, revealing that the culprit was Riku. "We have reason to believe that there was an accomplice in his escape." Everyone looked worried, as though Riku killed someone important. Riku started to back out of the crowd as the guard continued the announcement. "We also have reason to believe that the prisoner, after release, kidnapped the prince…Sora!"

"Maybe we should leave now," Sora suggested, grabbing Kairi's arm and pulling her back. The guard saw Riku, who was still backing away and yelled, "There he is!" He pointed toward him and Sora caught his eye. "That must be his accomplice!"

"The girl or the boy?" Someone asked.

"Just grab both of them!" The guard yelled. Half of the crowd started to go after them, but the other half just left. Riku turned and ran, leaving Sora and Kairi in the dust. The townspeople were able to grab Sora and Kairi.

"Riku! Help!" Kairi yelled. Riku turned a corner and never looked back. Kairi started to cry, seeing that the only person she had to a family in the world ran off. Sora and Kairi were dragged toward the castle.

That night in the dungeons of the castle, Sora and Kairi were in separate cells divided only by the cold iron bars. Ironically, Sora was in the same cell that Riku was in. Kairi looked over at Sora, her crimson hair shining in the moonlight. "Roxas, are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah. The question is, are you alright?" Sora responded.

"I'm hurt. I can't believe that someone who has helped me basically all my life just abandoned me."

"Is he a relative of yours?"

"No. I was told that my parents were killed by bandits when I was very young. I was about seven when Riku found me on the streets. Since then, Riku's basically been my big brother. What about you, Roxas?"

Sora looked worried. He didn't know what to tell her, "Well, I…" Sora looked toward the door to see that it was open and that Squall was standing there.

"You will come with me, now." Squall said, with anger in his voice. Sora rose from the floor and patted off whatever dust or dirt was on his clothes and walked toward Squall, but something grabbed a hold of his wrist. He looked down to see that Kairi had been the one to grab his wrist. She pulled him back down to the ground and said, "Just in case you don't come back." At that moment, she gave him a kiss through one of the openings of the bars. Kairi released Sora's wrist, and he rose to face his father.

In the throne room, Sora was standing in front of his parents listening to his charges of theft, assault, disrespecting and avoiding the law, and finally possible kidnapping. Squall gave a disgusted look to Sora while Yuna hid her tears. "I have one question for you. Where is my son?" Squall asked as calm as he could.

"He could be anywhere. I don't know. I'm not the one who kidnapped him." Sora replied.

"Don't start acting smart toward me! I am the King! I could have you hanged bye sunrise if I chose!"

"Then why don't you?!" At these words, Sora was surprised. He never imagined that he would say something like that.

"I think I will! Guards! Have this boy hanged by sunrise! Make sure everyone sees!" Squall commanded. Yuna turned to her husband in shock.

"Dear, he's only a boy. Don't hang him." She begged Squall.

"My mind is made up. He will be hanged by sunrise tomorrow." Squall stood up and started to walk out of the throne room. The guards grabbed Sora's arms and started to drag him back to his cell when Sora cried out, "You idiot! You're going to hang your own son!" Squall turned back and looked at Sora. He commanded the guards to stop and let go of him. He walked toward Sora and examined his face.

"You can't be my son. You may have many of the same features as him, but you're not my son. Take him away." Squall commanded.

"Wait!" Yuna yelled. Everyone in the room turned toward her as she ran toward Sora. She looked at his features and ran her hand through his hair. "You have hair gel on. Wash it off and come back. Then we will see if you're our son or not.

"Why do you question what I say? I say that he is not our son!" Squall yelled.

"You may be the father, but a mother always knows." Yuna replied. "Now, go wash that out and dry your hair."

Sora was escorted toward one of the elegant restrooms of the castle where he turned on the water of a marble sink and washed out all of the gel. Since his hair was dyed, it still retained its blonde color, but as he dried his hair, it returned to its natural spiky state. After his hair was fully dry, he was escorted back into the throne room. He stood in front of Squall and Yuna yet again and awaited their responses. Squall's eyes became large as he saw that the person who he was about to hang was indeed his son. Yuna rose from her throne and ran toward Sora. When she reached him she gave him a huge hug.

"I knew it was you. Kajuu told me everything," Yuna replied with tears in her eyes.

"I still don't believe that you are my son." Sora and Yuna looked to see that Squall was standing over them.

"Fine," Sora replied, standing up to his father. "Who else that wasn't in this castle knows that I'm getting married to Princess Namine of Radiant Garden?"

"Everyone in the town. We posted announcements everywhere the day after."

"Who else knows that we're getting married because of the trading opportunities that we would have with Radiant Garden?"

"You may have heard it from various residents of this castle."

"Who knows that I yelled at you saying that I was probably just ruining your chance at gaining more money by not marrying Namine?!" Sora was yelling at this point. Squall looked at him in shock, realizing that the boy in front of him was in fact, his son.

"Why? Why, Sora? Why did you run away from home?"

"Because you were being an ass." Sora replied.

"Alright, fine. Then, you will be married tomorrow!" Squall announced.

"What?!" Sora exclaimed. "You can't have me get married tomorrow!"

"Yes, I can. You two will be wed tomorrow following the hanging of that red-head." Squall smiled as he walked off away from Sora. Yuna turned to her son. "What was he talking about? What red-head?"

"This girl I met and fell in love with while I was out." Sora fell to his knees and started to cry. "Now, because of me, she's going to die."

"Sora." Yuna put her hand on his shoulder. "If you really love her, then make sure she doesn't die."

"Still, if I do save her, father will find her again and hang her. If I try to tell him, he won't listen and I still marry Namine."

"Sora, there are many open paths to those in love. If you seek the right path, follow your heart." With that, Yuna walked away. Sora was still on his knees, the tears still flowing down his face. He eventually rose to his feet and headed toward the dungeon.

Down in the dungeons, Kairi was looking out of the small window toward the moon. She stared into the sky as if she was hoping the bars would disappear, and she could escape. Suddenly, she heard a faint thud down the hall. She ran over to the bars of her cell and saw that a guard was knocked out. From the darkness, a figure with silver hair walked out and greeted Kairi. "Hey, Kairi. Are you okay?"

"Riku, you son of a bitch! How could you leave me and Roxas like that?!" Kairi yelled.

"What?" Riku shrugged. "I'm saving you now aren't I?"

"No, you're not." Riku and Kairi looked to see that Sora had a grim expression on his face.

"What are you talking about, Roxas?" Riku and Kairi said in unison.

"Kairi is going to be hanged tomorrow, right before my wedding." Sora replied.

"Wedding?! What are you talking about?" Riku asked.

"I'm going to be hanged?!" Kairi yelled in worry.

"I haven't been truthful to you two. I'm not Roxas. I'm Prince Sora." Sora looked toward the floor. Riku pushed him to the ground.

"You son of a bitch. You're going to kill Kairi after all we did for you!" Riku pulled back his arm ready for a punch. Sora covered his face with his arms and waited for the blow. As Riku threw his punch, a keyblade appeared in Sora's hands. Riku's fist struck the metal with a loud crack. Riku stood up, grasping his hand in pain.

"Shit!" Riku cursed. "You broke my hand, you son of a bitch!"

"I'm not the one who hit this…" Sora looked at his new weapon and realized what it was. "keyblade."

"You still broke my hand!" Riku yelled. "What the hell am I suppose to do now?"

"Riku, please. Be reasonable." Kairi said, placing her hand on Riku's broken hand. Riku quickly pulled his hand away.

"I don't need you. Or you!" Riku pointed at Sora. Riku then stormed out of the dungeon and into the darkness. Sora looked over to Kairi to see that she was crying. The keyblade disappeared as Sora kneeled beside her.

"Kairi, what's wrong?!" Sora asked.

"What do you think?" Kairi screamed. "The one person I love is getting married tomorrow while the person who was my brother hates me now!"

"Kairi, please. Calm down."

"How can I? Everything was fine 'til I met you!"

"Please, don't say that. I promise. I will not get married tomorrow." Sora placed a hand on Kairi's shoulder, but she pushed his hand away.

"Then, what?" Kairi asked, tears flowing down her face. "I will be hanged!"

"Only if I let them," Sora responded. "As long as I love you, I will make sure no harm ever, ever comes to you."

"Promise?"

"I promise, Kairi."

Alright, that's all for now. Like I said, it will be a while 'til my next update. Unfortunately the next update will be the last one for this story. This is probably one of my shortest stories that I've finished that isn't a one shot. So sorry, but the next one is the last. Keep reading and reviewing!