One thing Sora knew for sure was that his dreams faded from nightmares to happy memories. The significant thing is that they stayed that way, they didn't fade back into nightmares.

When he woke up the next morning, he smelled a sea breeze, lilacs, other flowers tropical and not. He noted his arm was around something warm and soft, and a breeze tickled his nose. His eyes opened slowly, and he found himself cuddling Kairi, who was still fast asleep.

He froze.

Oh Kingdom Hearts Kairi's sleeping with me! He swallowed uncertainly, feeling his cheeks grow warm. He thankfully noted they both still had their clothes on, but his mind was in panic mode. An affair would instantly spring up among the castles residents. As if his life couldn't get any worse.

Yet his arm still lingered on her, holding her just as she held him.

His mind said get away.

His body and heart said get closer(to varying degrees).

And yet he sat there, listening to her soft, restful breaths, letting her hands occasionally shift when she did. She looked adorable, innocent, sweet, and that was something that turned Sora's hardened heart to jelly. There was a soft smile that he felt the need to kiss softly, but he quickly dismissed that thought. He tried gently peeling Kairi's arms off of him, but she only clung tighter. He really didn't want her to wake up, afraid she would accuse him instantly.

He sighed, muttering "Of course, because I can't get a freaking break..." He tried getting away from Kairi again, but she still held him close.

"Don't go..."

He stopped, sighed, and then decided to enjoy the moment. He nestled closer, and Kairi shifted to place her head against his chest. Sora felt a calm and ease that he hadn't felt in forever, and he enjoyed it slightly. Kairi murmured sleepily "Sora..."

Sora decided to try and wake her up, feeling too awkward to enjoy Kairi sleeping next to him "Hey Kairi, gotta get up now..." He was surprised at how nice he sounded, then composed himself and said in a harsher tone "Hey, get up!"

Kairi stirred, and blinked slowly. She felt Sora starting to shove her away, then said sleepily "Huh?"

"What on earth are you doing in my bed?" Kairi then remembered last night, then said simply "Making sure you felt loved."

Sora cringed, then sat up "Oh please don't tell me-"

"What? You're always so grumpy, you act as if no one cares about you-"

"Oh Kingdom Hearts I'm probably gonna be a dad-"

"Huh? Wait... You mean!" Kairi turned bright red "No! No of course not!" She squeaked, pulling up Sora's bed sheet out of instinct.

Sora sighed in relief, and flopped back onto his bed. He looked sad "But what is everyone else gonna think...?" He moaned, holding his hands to his face.

"Sora, be quiet, I'm trying to sleep here- WHAT THE- Mmmphf!" Just when Riku woke up Sora bounded across the room and pressed his hand to his friend's mouth. Riku blinked, looking at Kairi, then Sora, flitting between the two. He was definitely wondering what Kairi was doing here with Sora in her nightgown.

"Okay, I don't know what she was thinking, but I SWEAR we weren't doing anything!" Sora said hurriedly. Riku then nodded, and Sora removed his hand "I-I mean, I guess she had storable sleeping and she just crawled in-"

"Almost, but not quite." Kairi said getting out of Sora's bed "I was trying to get some light into your heart for once. You really have a lot of depression you haven't let go-"

"EXCUSE ME BUT I HAVE! Gah, how many times do I have to say it?!" Sora sighed. Riku shrugged, then told Kairi "How about you get to your room so your dad doesn't have a heart attack?"

Kairi nodded, and silently left. "um, s-sorry for misunderstandings..."

"It's alright." Riku said as he glanced at Sora. Sora looked a little disappointed to see Kairi leave. He smirked "Okay, deep down you liked that."

Sora stiffened, then glared "No I didn't!"

"You did."

Sora threw a pillow at Riku "Did not! I'm a lot of negative things but I'm not a pervert!"

Riku caught the pillow, smirking "So? You still liked it!"

Sora folded his arms and looked away "Okay, she's really cute, so what?"

Riku only got up and patted Sora's back as he walked out of their room "So you like her. I'm gonna get breakfast, you can mope if you want."

Sora watched Riku leave, then muttered "Okay, maybe I do like Kairi..." and soon followed suit.


After having breakfast King Mickey called them to his study again. Sora thankfully noted that he had stashed away the picture of him.

"We'll, since you guys are going to be traveling around, I figured I'd at least give you two some clothes that fit properly. Flora, Fauna, Merryweather!"

Three elderly fairies strode in, smiling warmly. They then frowned a little "Oh dear, where did you get those clothes?" They instantly hurried over to Sora and Riku, waving their wands and taking measurements "My word, these could've been from a dumpster-"

"HEY! We didn't have any money!" Sora snapped.

Kairi laughed, causing Sora to grow even redder. The fairy in red smiled, then asked her companion in blue "You know, I think he'd look very dashing in red. What do you think, Merryweather?" Merryweather, who was thinking about Riku's outfit, shrugged "Blue would look better on both of them."

The green clad fairy sighed "Oh please don't go off on that tangent again Flora... How about navy blue for both? They seem to like dark colors."

Riku nodded "Keep it loose though, fighting and tight clothes don't mix."

The fairies nodded, then after a few moments of bickering backed away and raised their wands. They twirled them simultaneously, showering Sora and Riku in a bright light.

When they were seen again, their outfits actually fit, and were radically different.

Riku was wearing jeans with large, deep pockets. They were slightly baggy still, but they looked tons better than his previous pair. He wore two vests, one black and zipped up with another on top consisting of mostly white, but had highlights of yellow and blue. His fingerless gloves had been replaced with a white wrap on his left wrist. He had also gotten a new pair of sneakers. Riku examined his new duds, then said approvingly "Pretty nice, fabric feels great!"

Sora was tugging at his new short sleeved jacket. It was still black with white at the edges, but had added shoulder pauldrons. His T-shirt had been replaced with a blue tank top with a red pouch. He then tugged at his pants, which ballooned out and stopped about halfway down his shins. Yellow belts crossed the black material a few times, holding up red pouches covered with a black X. His shoes were also changed, now being black with yellow clinging at his ankles. Yet the clownish quality of forming a bubble where his toes should've been remained.

Riku noticed to his surprise a genuine smile creeping on Sora's face. He felt his hopes sink when it vanished, and sora sighed while folding his arms behind his head "Eh, they're cool I guess." The newborn smile had been replaced with a frown as he looked off to the side from no particular reason with narrowed eyes.

The fairies then turned their attention to Kairi "Now dear, do you honestly expect to be traveling around in that?"

Kairi held out her skirt, mumbling "Well this looked like it'd be okay to wear..."

Sora suppressed a mocking laugh.

The fairies then twirled their wands again, saying warmly "Now dear, we not criticizing you, it just not a very good idea to be fighting in that kind of outfit."

Her skirt shrank to about an inch or two above her knees, becoming bright pink. Zippers appeared on her sides and front while the hood on her now disappeared jacket became black. She gained two belts, both black and holding similarly colored pouches. While the dress ended at about her breasts, there was a white tank top underneath. She gained a pair of lavender converse shoes.

"Wow! This is so pretty!" Kairi said, twirling around, examining the new outfit. She smirked as she summoned her Keyblade "Yeah! I can definitely fight in this!"

"The best part about these clothes is that they'll never get dirty! Well, there's also the powers they bestow but-"

"Powers?!" All three exclaimed.

Flora nodded "Yes, powers. Kairi, dear, you get enhanced magic, since that's your forte from what His Majesty has told us. Riku, we sense a darkness in your heart-" Riku stiffened, becoming even paler from the remark. He looked horrified.

"Oh dear, we didn't mean a bad darkness!" Merryweather sighed "We see in you a darkness that has great capacity to be good!"

Riku looked barely relieved, staring at his hands in blank horror.

"-your clothes, Riku, will allow you use of that darkness at your own discretion. Sora, we see in you an ability to link many hearts and make many friends. You clothes draw upon their power, giving you strength in a variety of areas." Flora waved her wand, a red orb popping into existence "Take the orb, and unlock your first power."

Sora reached out, the orb complying to his touch and vanishing into him. He then stiffened and squirmed before being surrounded in a flash of light. When it vanished, his clothes had become red with a black fluer-de-lis covering one pants leg. He held his Kingdom Key in one hand, the other holding a periwinkle Keyblade with a celestial theme.

"Oh wow! That was dad's old Keyblade!" Kairi exclaimed.

Sora blinked, wondering why he was duel-wielding Keyblades. It was a skill he hadn't heard of.

"There are many more facets of your heart that will gradually awaken more abilities, but Valor form will do for now." Fauna said "It relies on your courage and willingness to defend others."

Sora shook his head, denying what she had said "No, I'm nothing like that-"

"But remember that time when we were surrounded by Neoshadows? You did most of the fighting, keeping those creeps off of me the entire time." Riku interrupted him.

Sora dismissed his Keyblades, folded his arms, and looked away "That was years ago."

"It still happened," Flora said knowingly "it proves that there is the heart of a hero waiting to grow under there."

"You just need to learn." Fauna agreed encouragingly.

Mickey nodded in agreement "Anyone can be a hero if they work for it. Now, on to business. Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, you are dismissed." The three fairies left, waving goodbye.

"Now there's lotsa worlds that are brimming with Heartless and problems, but I've decided on you three visiting one called Enchanted Dominion first. Stay together, and keep Kairi safe at all costs. Donald and goofy have to be elsewhere, but if you see them make sure they know anything you've found."

"But what about you, dad?" Kairi asked.

Mickey smiled sadly "I'll be staying here one more day for Minnie, then I'll be off again. So I guess if you see me you can report as well. Any other questions?"

There were none.

"Okay then, the Highwind is ready to fly. Get going, stay safe."

They began leaving, but Mickey said softly "Sora, could you stay a moment?"

Sora stopped and turned back "Y-yes Your Majesty?"

Mickey looked like he was thinking for several moments, then said "I want you to keep Kairi safe. Please, I do consider her my own daughter, but there's also the matter of her pure heart. We lose her, we could lose the whole universe... So I am asking you as her father and King of this world to keep her safe under any circumstances. Can you do that for me?"

Sora thought for a moment, then bowed and said "Of course."


The groups has their new/old/timey-wimey-stuff-I-don't-understand clothes! Well, Kairi's is slightly altered to not be so short. Seriously, that skirt is WAY too short to be in a Disney game! review and blah!