"Wow! So amazing!" exclaimed Naomi.
April gasped, "A mall! The shopping mall! Oh my gosh!"
Kairi chuckled. She gasped as she came close to running a red light. Kairi smiled then her mouth dropped, "Look! The book store!"
Naomi and April stopped admiring the square and gave Kairi a weird look. They both had their eyebrows raised, "Kidding, I'm only kidding." Kairi smiled, "Look a romantic garden."
April and Naomi smiled. They turned to see the garden and they gasped, "So beautiful!"
"Turn here," said Yuffie, "Then just take straight all the way to the other square."
Kairi nodded and the girls continued to admire the lights and the stores. Yuffie just stared straight ahead and occasionally checking the rear view mirror to see the guys. She sighed and kept staring ahead. Kairi noticed her but left her alone, she planned to talk to her later.
They reached a second square. It was bigger more occupied. This square had many others stores. On the left the girls could see the most famous and most recent stores lining the street. But on the far right there were old run down buildings. They weren't that old but they didn't seem to match with the hi-tech buildings. Yuffie told them to continue to forward to one of the houses.
"Stop here." said Yuffie. They stopped in front of a small house. It was in between the last hi-tech building and the first old run down house. This house was one of the old regular houses. But looks were deceiving. They parked behind the house and climbed out of the car.
"W-Wow. It's nice," tried Naomi. She chuckled when Yuffie laughed at her.
"Nice try. It's okay though, watch, the inside will be better. Trust me," smiled Yuffie.
Naomi giggled and they followed Yuffie through the door. The boys following quickly behind. The girls gasped and the guys were amazed the minute they walked in. The walls were tall making the ceilings high. Wooden stairs and floors made the house seem dangerous yet heartwarming. The stairs spiraled up two floors. The first floor had many rooms and the third seemed mysterious. The house looked normal but something about it made everyone think there was something about it.
The living room was beautiful. A white, soft sectional couch took up almost half the rom. At each end two glass table tops finished with a dark wooden finish. Another glass table matching the ones at the end stood a few feet away from the couch acting as a coffee table. On the far right wall across from the couch stood huge big screen TV. It looked hi-tech with all the devices below the screen. On the back wall was a snack bar and a door that led to the kitchen. The girls and the guys rested on the couch and waited for Cid, Leon, and Yuffie.
Cid stood, "Well, what do you think?"
The girls giggled, "Too beautiful."
Cid smiled, "Well let's hang out. I want you guys to check out the town. If we hear from anything we'll come straight back."
The guys nodded and the girls dragged the guys outside. Leon, Cid, and Yuffie followed closely behind.
The girls were in the cars and the guys following behind in their car, "So where to?" asked Kairi.
"How about..."
"The MALL!!" exclaimed all the girls. They all giggled and Yuffie led the way to one of the biggest malls and there they shopped for hours, mostly just looking around. But in the end they a bought a few things: clothes, games, make-up. The necessites and the wants. After shopping, Kairi mentioned the garden that they passed on their way up there. They decided they would go they dropped off the bags at the house and walked to the garden.
They walked together until they reached the garden. At the garden they split up going their separate ways.
Cid, Leon, and Yuffie
"Wow!" exclaimed Cid, "I've never seen a girl shop like that."
Yuffie giggled, "Well, I was the only girl so I wasn't abe to open up like that." she smiled at a memory.
Leon laughed, "Well, hey the guys did some shopping too. Just they were all on games, and rarely on clothes." he laughed, "But Sora sure opened up. He was at one store and he ended up buying like half the store."
The three giggled and continued walking.
April and Hiroshi
"Wow Shibuya is so beautiful!" exclaimed April, "So many outlets!"
Hiroshi laughed and April's childness. He smiled and leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek. April was looking up at the star and once she felt Hiroshi's breath she turned and met his lips. April smiled and deepened the kiss.
Naomi and Liang
Naomi sat under the welcoming shade of a tree on a bench. Liang walked up and handed her an ice cream cone.
"Mmm," she sighed, "Thank you. Geez, it can only get so hot in Shibuya."
Liang laughed, "Maybe you're not just used to it. Back in Tokyo you were always at home, in an air conditioned room. Either you were reading or cleaning up the house."
Naomi giggled, "Yep! That's me!"
Liang smiled and stared at her while he finished his ice cream.
Naomi blushed, "Do you always have to stare at me?"
Liang nodded and gave her a quick peck on the lips, getting up and taking her free hand. He laced his fingers between hers and they continued to walk. The sun was about to set and they wanted to see it.
Sora and Kairi
Kairi walked to a bench and Sora followed. Kairi laid down on top of Sora and laid her head and back against his back. They both looked up and saw the beautiful stars.
"It's so beautiful!" exclaimed Kairi.
"You sure are," whispered Sora. He was staring at Kairi when she looked up but she quickly looked away her face reddening. She giggled, "Kairi. I want to give you something."
Kairi slowly sat up and saw Sora reach into his bag. He held his bag up and kept his hand in the bag, "Stick your hand in the bag." Kairi was hesitant, "Nothing's going to hurt you. Trust me." Kairi nodded and stuck her hand in the bag. She felt a soft point. Slowly Sora's hand led Kairi's up and out of the bag. When both of their hands emerged out came a star. No it wasn't a star. It was a fruit. A fruit shaped like a star.
Kairi gasped, "A poupou fruit?!" Sora nodded and they shared the star-shaped fruit under a starry sky.
They finished the fruit and walked back to the cars and met the others there.
"Well, I'm beat!" exclaimed Yuffie. The girls nodded and started to walk quietly chatting. The guys followed behind giving them some space. They soon reached the house and the girls immediately went to get ready for bed. The guys followed and finished and went to their rooms. The girls would sleep in the same room as would the guys.
"So, Kairi!" whispered Naomi throwing a pillow at her, "Wake up!"
"I'm awake!" answered Kairi throwing the pillow back at her.
"Geez, so much for whispering," said Yuffie sitting up.
"I know sheesh you guys are so loud. Go back to bed." sighed April.
"Well, I wanted to ask Kairi about Sora. It almost looked like you guys were about to kiss," said Naomi. At that April shot up and threw a pillow at Kairi.
"No WAY!" exclaimed April.
"Shh!" said Kairi, "No, we didn't kiss. But we did share a poupou fruit." When Kairi said poupou fruit Yuffie sat up. She looked at Kairi.
"We did he get one?" she asked. Kairi shrugged. Yuffie laughed.
"Wait what?" asked Kairi, "Did you share one before?"
Yuffie nodded, "Wait what's a poo poo fruit?" laughed April.
"Not poo poo. It's poupou fruit." said Kairi.
"It's a star-shaped fruit," said Yuffie, "It's said, in our world: that if you share a poupou fruit with someone, you'll be with them forever."
April and Naomi sighed, "Aww! That's soo sweet! Kairi!"
Kairi giggled and her face was red.
"Ah, Kairi your face is all red. Do you have a fever? Are you sick?" asked Naomi.
Kairi laughed and threw a pillow at Naomi, "No."
The girls giggled and they soon fell asleep.
The guys were down the hall sleeping. But Sora couldn't go to sleep. He stared out the window and sighed. He turned back around and fell asleep in his sleeping bag.
The Next Morning
"Good morning!" exclaimed Kairi stretching. She had made breakfast for the girls and she was making more for the guys.
"Eh! This is delicious!" exclaimed Cid. Kairi giggled and served the rest of the food. Just right before they were about to finish their food, their phones went off. It was a text from Isamu:
Hey! It's been awhile! We didn't see you guys arrive on the plane from Tokyo.
Cid, Leon, and Yuffie were in the conversation now. Liang texted back:
Well, yeah. It took you guys awhile though.
Isamu:
What do you mean?
Your plane arrived like hours--oh. Sorry. We were pretty busy.
Liang:
Okay, whatever. We're not mad.
Isamu:
So if you didn't get off on your plane, where are you guys?
Liang:
Shibuya.
Isamu:
SHIBUYA?! How did you get there? Was it long?
Why didn't you text us or something?!
Liang stopped, "Do we tell them about Cid?" Everyone shook their heads, "Okay." He texted back:
Some Heartless stopped us and had to go somewhere.
If the Heartless attacked us then most definitely they knew where we were.
We had to leave so we decided Shibuya would be best. It's crowded and it can be hard to notice
people there.
Isamu:
Okay as long as you guys are safe. But where are you staying?
Liang:
One of Cid's old hideout.
Isamu:
Cid? You mean the dead old man?
Cid jumped up, "WHAT?!"
"Cid it's not his fault," said Leon, "you faked your death."
Cid sighed. Liang texted back:
Ahem. Yeah. Look we'll hang around here for awhile and we'll wait until you have some leads.
WE won't bring up your bill.
Isamu:
Thank you. We'll text you as soon as we can.
Liang closed the phone. He sighed, "Well, I guess we just hang out."
Everyone nodded. Kairi cleaned up the plates and got ready. She and Sora planned to go watch a movie.
"You almost ready?" asked Kairi.
"Yeah, just give me a few more minutes." said Sora from the bathroom. He walked out wearing a tight shirt outlining his toned muscles and jeans.
Kairi giggled, "Well, you look handsome."
"And you look beautiful," smiled Sora. He led her out of the house by her hand, "Hey we're going to watch a movie we'll be back!"
Sora took his car and followed the directions Cid gave him. They reached the theater and bought their tickets, they took their seats and waited for the movie. Kairi didn't know what movie they were watching but when she saw the opening the credits she gasped.
"Sora this is a scary movie!!" exclaimed Kairi.
Sora smiled, "Well, I'm here." he whispered in her ear.
Kairi sighed, "Thank you." They had shifted in their seats so they were laying down the way the did at the park. When Kairi was scared she would shift her weight and dig her face in Sora's shirt. When the movie was over Kairi and Sora walked out with their fingers interlaced.
They headed back to the hideout and called it a day.
The next morning they all decided they would look around themselves. But that day turned into another day of shopping and another walk in the garden. A few weeks passed and they finally received a text from Isamu:
Hey! Hope you guys like Shibuya. But I have some good news and bad news.
Good news is we have some leads. Bad news is you guys have to leave Shibuya.
Naomi:
Aww! I really liked the shopping malls! Oh well, so where's your lead?
Iasmu:
Well...
Naomi:
Isamu where?
Isamu:
New York, Times Square. Remember the plane that you weren't able to get on?
We found a lead a few days before you left but we lost that lead right when
you guys reached the airport.
Naomi:
Eh? Times Square! That's awesome! When do we leave?
Isamu:
Pack up today and we'll let you have one more day to shop and then we'll pick you up the next day.
Where's Cid's hideout?
Naomi, "Wait. Cid! What will we do? We can't just leave you three alone and to follow us."
The others nodded, "No, we can follow trust us."
"No, it's final you're going with us." said Sora, his voice firm. Leon was about to say something but he shut his mouth and nodded.
Naomi:
Isamu we met some friends while we were here.
Is it okay if we bring them along?
They don't know about us and you. They're just tourists.
Isamu:
That's fine. Good job, you guys have been keeping your secret.
Tell them to pack and we'll pick them up with you guys. How many are there?
Naomi:
Cool, there are three. We'll have them pack.
Isamu:
All right. We'll see you in three days.
Naomi closed the phone, "Well, we have them but they can't go like this especially Cid. He's supposed to be dead. Remember?"
The others nodded, "Disguises."
They smiled and dragged the three outside and into the cars. The guys seemed to have fun helping find disguises for Leon and Cid. Yuffie was giggling the whole trip.
They finished and decided: Leon would be a nerd, complete with pants up to the waist, a button up shirt with sweater vests, and big round glasses and hair slicked back. Cid would be gay. He woud have a crush on Leon who had was straight but knew Cid was gay. Yuffie was the downtown, from the streets girl with breakdancing pants and she could really dance mixed with her ninja skills. They arrived home and flung themselves on the couch exhausted.
"Wow! What a long day!" exclaimed Kairi, "But I think the disguises turned out really well."
They all nodded and turned the TV on. They placed in a movie and it started to play.
When it was over Kairi was asleep on Sora's chest and the others had gone to their rooms.
Sora held Kairi close to him and he could feel her beating heart, "Kairi." he whispered.
Kairi shifted her weight, "Sora." Kairi buried her face in his chest and soon fell asleep having a grip on his shirt.
The next morning everyone packed and they took their last walk in the garden.
Cid, Leon, and Yuffie
Yuffie sighed, "I don't know how Leon could pull of a nerd. I know Cid can pull of being gay."
"Hey!" exclaimed Cid. Yuffie giggled.
"Well, we've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow," muttered Leon.
The three nodded.
April and Hiroshi
April giggled, "Well, I had fun picking an outfit for Yuffie. She looked like she had fun too." April smiled.
Hiroshi smiled and stroked April's hair.
Liang and Naomi
"Wow! New York!" exclaimed Naomi. They were standing at a brochures table just outside of the garden.
Liang chuckled and Naomi slowly walked away pouting. He stopped her by the waist, "You're so mean! Liang!"
Liang smiled and poked her nose, "Because you're an easy target."
Sora and Kairi
"Well, I'm going to miss this garden," whispered Kairi gently touching a pink rose.
Sora turned and saw Kairi's sad face. He frowned, "Don't worry," he whispered bringing himself closer to Kairi. He wrapped his arms around her waist and he rested his head on her shoulder, "I'll still be here."
Kairi smiled and turned around she laid her head on his shoulder and they stood there in that embrace. Kairi inhaled, 'I don't want this to end.' she thought.
Sora sighed, "Thank you," he whispered. He smiled and kissed her cheek. They realeased themselves and laced their fingers together and continued walking in the garden. They met the others at the entrance.
They all headed back to the hideout in sadness knowing that it would be their last day in Shibuya. They all tried to go to sleep but were unsuccessful. They all gathered in the living room watching their favorite movie.
The girls sighed, "I'm going to miss the shopping malls."
The guys nodded. After awhile the others retired to their rooms one by one.
Cid, Leon, and Yuffie
"Man. Guess we should practice." sighe Leon.
"I don't think Cid needs to practice." giggled Yuffie. She met the fate of a fluffly pillow. She smiled and threw it back at Cid.
April and Hiroshi
April sighed and lightly pounced on Hiroshi. He smiled and gave her a light kiss, "I'm going to miss Shibuya." he said standing up and looking out the window. April nodded and wrapped her arms around his waist behind him.
"April," said Hiroshi turning around to meet her face, "I Love you."
April stiffened but relaxed, "I love you too, my love." She sighed and felt the soft lips of Hiroshi against hers. She smiled and she parted her lips welcoming him in. Their tongues danced in newfound joy and love.
Liang and Naomi
Liang sighed and wrapped his arms around Naomi's shoulders. They swayed to their own music, "Naomi, I love you."
Naomi smiled, "I've been waiting for that for years." She kissed him and rested her head on his chest, falling asleep to his heartbeat.
Sora and Kairi
"Sora," whispered Kairi. She didn't expect him to answer back. He looked boyish when he slept. She ran her finger, outlining his finely toned body. Sora's hand found it's way to Kairi's flat belly and he started to draw figures on her chest. She gasped, "I'm sorry I thought you were asleep."
Sora opened one eye and started at her, "For you, I'm always awake." He smiled and digged his face in her neck. He sighed and inhaled smelling her sweet perfume.
The next morning they received a text from Isamu:
Hey we found a lead on a theatre in New York. So we're going to pick you up early.
Sora:
Sure whatever where do you want to meet the Square?
Isamu:
Yeah. We'll be there in few. Look for a limo that says KHO13 Kingdom Hearts, Organization
13
Sora:
Kay See yous!
They all sighed and headed to their rooms packing up their bags. They all drove to the Square and they all sadly left their cars. The limo arrived and they all climbed in. Half of the drive was silent. The limo arrived at the airport and they boarded a private jet. Everyone got into character.
"OMG! Look hun, it's a private jet," squealed Leon.
"Foo, we're ridin' in dat." said Yuffie.
"My calculations say-"
"You must be April's friends," said Isamu from behind them, he emerged from the passenger seat in the limo. His eyebrows were raised and they all had to bite their lips to refrain from laughing.
"Dats right bro," said Yuffie blasting her iPod she turned and started to breakdance and krump. She was really good at it. This only made Isamu raise his eyebrows even higher. (Is that possible? :P)
"Well, just follow me and we'll be heading to New York shortly." said Isamu boarding the jet.
A few minutes later they came off the ground and when they were alone the gang relaxed.
"Oh my gosh I think my eyes were about to burst," sighed Yuffie breathing heavily. Sakura laughed.
"I've never seen you dance like that. Actually I haven't seen you dance at all," said Leon.
"You never asked," said Yuffie sticking out her tongue, "I'm going to rest. We'll take shifts okay?"
The gang nodded and soon everyone fell asleep. It was April and Hiroshi's shift.
"Hiroshi?" asked April. He looked up and smiled. His smile made April's heart jump out. She started to cry silently. Hiroshi's smile faded.
"April? April, babe what's wrong?" he asked.
April shook her head, "I don't deserve you." Hiroshi lifted her chin and wiped away her tears, "I'm sorry."
"No, I'm the one who should be. I'm the one who doesn't deserve you. But I love you and you love me, no one will get in our way." Hiroshi smiled and gave April a deep kiss.
"Maybe her brother will," said Isamu from behind them. April jumped and broke the kiss blushing; grateful for the lights off. April sighed and followed Isamu.
"So, your friends."
April chuckled, "We met the nerd in an alley, he was getting bullied. The girl we met on the streets, she won a dance but was attacked by Heartless not even knowing. The gay one, well," April inhaled, "I forgot where we met him."
Isamu laughed, "I don't really want to know what you did in Shibuya. Now go, go back to your lover boy." April giggled and stuck her tongue out at him. She skipped back to Hiroshi.
Hiroshi had his eyebrows raised, "If I didn't know you. No, if i didn't love you I would think your brother just made love to you." April gasped and slapped him on the arm.
"No, he just wanted to know about our friends," she said. 'That would never happen. I want you to be my first.' she thought.
Hiroshi smiled and cuddled close to her.
The next morning when the gang woke up the plane had already landed.
"Geez, when did we get down?" asked Naomi stretching her arms.
"Five hours ago," said Isamu on the intercom, "Come on breakfast is outside so let's hurry and we'll show you where our lead led us."
The gang nodded and gathered their things. They climbed off the plane and climbed into another limo. They took no notice of the two Honda's following them. They stopped at McDonalds.
"You call this a breakfast?" asked Hiroshi, "I mean you were driving a limo, I thought we would've gone somewhere else. But I'm fine with McDonalds."
Isamu laughed, "We just want to go unnoticed."
They all looked at each other and broke out laughing, "What?" asked Isamu.
"It's just that. If you wanted to go unnoticed you could've at least gotten a regular car. I mean your liscense plate too, it should've just been LIMO 2, or something like that." laughed Apri, "But hey the limo was comfortable too."
They finished their breakfast they headed back to the jet to pick up their luggage. They reached the jet and found two new Escalades in place of the jet. The girls squealed and the guys jumped all the way to the car.
They were so happy that they followed the limo to the hotel they would be staying at.
"Hey, did you guys notice that two Honda's have been following us?" asked Kairi, "Don't look back act casual. Turn on the radio."
Yuffie nodded and she stretched. She opened her visor and opened the mirror, she acted like she was fixing her make up and she then saw the two white Honda's traling behind. She took note of the licence plates. She smiled, 'This is going to be fun,' she thought, "Hey Kairi can I drive?" asked Yuffie.
Kairi raised her eyebrows at her, "Why? Oh, you mean-" Yuffie nodded. They swiftly traded seats and Yuffie drove casually for a moment. Then as if on signal the guys zoomed ahead and Yuffie followed. Yuffie went ahead again and she drove onto the highway leaving the limo. Yuffie looked at her rearview mirror, sure enough the white Hondas were still trailing behind. Yuffie quickly took a path into the small forest off the highway. She parked deep inside the forest with the guys right behind her. The white Hondas drove past and Yuffie sighed. She jerked up when she heard the screeching of tires and then the slamming of doors. Yuffie signaled the others to get out. They quietly closed their doors and their weapons materialized in their hands.
Two guys in black flowing robes with two human cops walked into the clearing where the group was. The gang gasped when they saw the humans. They eyes were black completely. Their guns raised at Sora and Kairi. The cops stepped forward. The gang stepped back.
"You guys. They're humans." muttered April.
Liang sighed, "April's right. Maybe just knock them out. But it looks like the robed guys are the source. Sora, Kairi, Cid, Leon, and Yuffie go to the robed guys. We'll get the two cops."
They nodded and Sora and the others charged at the robed men. The men easily side stepped each and every move. Sora stepped back and surprised both of them with a spiraling flaming wall. It stopped them and Kairi, Cid, Leon, and Yuffie finished them off. Once the robed men were done the two cops collapsed and formed back into heartless. Kairi screamed and finished off the two remaining heartless.
Slowly they walked back to the car driving back to Times Square using the navigation. The limo was just pulling in and they got away with their escape. Isamu stepped out of the limo and walked into the hotel. The guys stepped out and helped the girls out of their cars. Isamu gave them a piece of paper and it was a lead. Isamu left with few goodbyes and drove to the airport.
"Hey, let's check into the hotel and then we'll go to Cid's hideout," said Leon.
"How many freakin' hideouts do you have?!" exclaimed Hiroshi, throwing his arms into the air.
Cid laughed, "Don't even ask. Come one check in, we'll drop our stuff off at the hideout then we'll check out this lead."
The gang nodded. They walked into the hotel and the aroma immediately changed. Outside was the busy and happy chatter of people walking home from work. Inside there was no chatter. It could've been close to peaceful were it not for the dark feeling the hotel gave. The gang felt the aroma and all shuddered. They quickly checked and ran out. They relaxed when they came back outside.
They filed into their respective cars and drove off to Cid's hideout. They dropped off their bags and quickly drove their lead. They pulled in front of the old run-down theatre, "This is the place?" asked Leon, "Is the lead inside or outside."
"There's only one way to find out," said Yuffie and her weapon materialized in her waiting hand. She led the group inside. She found the switch for the lights and the stage lights blinded Hiroshi and April on the stage. Liang and Sora laughed at Hiroshi's reaction. But they soon quieted. They heard a shuffle on the far right balcony.
