YAY! The next chapter! It's gonna be kinda... I dunno. Weird? This is where I throw in more of my ideas. It also adds more romance to the Riku*Miyu relationship. I hope you enjoy the chapter!

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CHAPTER 14: Life Back Home

[Miyu POV]

I was cold. No amount of warmth could heat up my body. Anexles's magic was mixed with darkness, doing more to hurt me. It also made it unbelievably hard to heal my wounds with white magic(Cure, Cura, Curaga), leaving me to heal slowly and painfully. I was awake, but couldn't muster the strength to open my eyes anymore. The weight of the entire universe was on my shoulders now, and I didn't understand how Sora could have kept it on his for so long.

"... Badly in...ed"

"Wha... can you d..."

"She has to be strong. I can't do anymore for her."

I think they were talking about me. Why do people always do that to the ones who got injured? Talk like they aren't in the room. I struggled to show them I was awake, and after a while, my eyes fluttered open. The first thing I saw was the brilliant aquamarine of Riku's eyes.

"Everyone, get in here!" he called. "Miyu's awake!" he said with the cornners of his mouth twitching up in a relieved smile. The entire party rushed into the large room I was resting in. They all had looks of anxiety, relief, or were filled with jubilation at my recovery.

"Whats up?" I asked them sarcastically in my hoarse voice. How long had I been laying here for?

"Not much. Just planning for when you decide to fight alone again and get yourself killed," Riku answered with a smirk, but the worry couldn't be kept out of his eyes.

"Sorry I worried everyone. I just thought that it was more MY responsibility to take care of Anexles. She was my best friend, after all," I told them, my eyes aging drastically with the completion of that sentence.

"Ex-best friend or not," Kairi started, "it was still stupid to fight someone like that on your own." I guess I was beaten up worse than I thought.

"At least we all know I can fight now!" I said to try and brighten up the mood. Pessimist though I was, now was NOT the time to be thinking negatively.

"YEAH!" Sora exclaimed. "When did you start to fight like that? From what Riku said, you were more defensive. You also said that you hadn't fought before Riku started to train you," he finished with a funny, confused look on his face, making me laugh a little.

"Yeah, I hadn't fought before then, and I DID mostly just block attacks. I don't know where all that strength came from. It was like... Like... I don't know. It felt natural to move like that," I finally concluded. The words I spoke were true enough. It felt like I'd been raised to fight, or maybe that was just the adrenaline talking? I won't find out for a while I hope.

"Hmm..." Mickey started, deep in thought.

"What is it, Your Majesty?" I asked, curious.

"Your power is growing quickly," was all he said before exiting the room quickly.

"Huh?" I said. What did he mean by my power? "Wait! Your Majesty!" I called while struggling to climb out of my bed. Riku helped me up and tried his best to support me, but I refused the help.

"Miyu, do you have ANY idea how bad your injuries are?" he asked me loudly.

"Um... Yes?" I said, my voice rising in pitches I looked up at his face. His expression was so different. I don't think I've, or ANYONE for that matter, seen him with that much panic visible. I finally decided to examine myself as quick as I could. I flinched as I saw a blood soaked bandage on my left arm. My right arm was bruised horribly, already deep purple in color. I looked in a nearby mirror and say my face almost completely covered. I could feel some small scrapes on my stomach whenever I took a breathe, and my legs were sore. All in all, it could have been worse. I voiced this and received looks of shock from everyone present.

literally jumping at the opportunity, I darted out the door before anyone recovered. I bound off, my destination being the large library. I found the king sitting in a chair across the room. I approached him and asked "What did you mean when you said my power is growing quickly?"

"Your power over other souls, your physical capabilities and other things like that. All of it is growing quickly, and I don't know why," he told me. "I think before we do anything else, we need to go and pay Master Yen Sid a visit."

"Right!" I agreed quickly. After all that has happened over a span of three days, all of us needed and deserved some answers. "I'll go let everyone know." I ran from the room, heading past the audience chamber, up a flight of stairs, and into the room I woke up in. They were all there; Riku, Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Donald and Goofy. I walk in and told them the plan, then dashed, for a third time, out the open door and back towards the mouse. Riku was quick to follow, Roxas, Sora, Namine, Kairi, Goofy, and finally Donald, all close behind. I was already at the door when they managed to catch up with my slowed pace.

"Welp, lets get going!" Mickey said as he walked calmly, but hurriedly, outside the library. We simultaneously turned around and headed for the court yard, where the Gummi hanger was located. Namine opened up yet another portal for us and I was the first through. I walked to the other end, followed by the other eight, and found myself standing in front of an oddly shaped tower. 'This must be Yen Sid's place,' I thought. I marched in the grass, not even waiting for the others, and pushed the doors open. There was a large winding staircase and I began my climb, awestruck. The inside was definitely larger than the outside made it look. The climb felt like hours, and not even Riku (the most fit in the group) had caught up to me yet. There weren't any windows for me to peer out of, so I couldn't find out if they stayed behind at the bottom.

I came to wooden double doors at, what I thought (hoped) was the top of the stairs. I stepped inside nervously and found a man in blue robes and hat, with a long graying beard, sitting behind a desk with his hands folded. "Are you Master Yen Sid?" I questioned respectfully, correcting my posture slightly so I stood up straighter.

"I am, and you must be Miyu Kazuki," he said mysteriously. It shouldn't have come as such a surprise that he knew who I was, but I couldn't stop my eyes from widening.

"I am. If you know who I am, then you should also know that I'm here for some answers," I concluded quickly, using my sense of logic.

"Yes, your questions. What would you like to know first?" Yen Sid asked me as he stood from his seat and walked towards me.

"Is there any definite way to bring back my friends who have been completely destroyed? Like-"

"Like your friend Selena who's Nobody was destroyed?" he finished for me, correctly, might I add.

"Yes."

"I do not have an answer to that question that will satisfy your curiosity, but there may be a way."

"Please. Please, tell me," I asked him desperately.

"I do not need to. The answer will come to you when the time is right. I know there is more that you wish to learn. I will start by telling you about you power to manipulate another beings soul," he told me, his wise old face growing ever more serious with the start of the long explanation.

"How does it work?" I began automatically.

"First, it is a power you were not born with, but received through actions that you have done throughout your life."

"What actions?"

"You were forced to grow and mature on your own after your mothers passing, correct?"

"Yeah, but what does my father's poor sense of responsibility have to do with this?"

"You learned how to read people, to tell what they were thinking by simply looking at the facial features. You could tell that your father was slowly changing based off of his appearance the last time you saw him, if what King Mickey told me is true," he said, or rather, ASKED for a confirmation. I just nodded my head, urging him to continue. "You gained the ability to, simply put, not read a persons mind. No, not their mind, but their soul."

"I... What? Because I grew up alone and could only observe other people, now I''m able to look at their soul? That seems a bit strange, don't you think?"

"Yes, but there are many things that happen in the worlds that are cannot be explained, even by someone as old as me," Yen Sid told me honestly.

"I still want to know somethings, and it's okay if you don't answer. I was just wondering why, out of all the people on my world, why was I chosen by the Keyblade? I know there were others much stronger than I was, and they would still be. So why do you think that I was picked?"

"The answer, I believe, is tied to your past endeavors. Like the others, you have a strong heart, agreeable morals, and a sense of pride and duty. I think that these similarities are part of the reason the blade chose you five(A/n Roxas doesn't count because he's Sora's Nobody)."

"Only part?"

"Yes. I say that because, like the weapons you hold, all of you are individuals and are different. Would you please summon your Keyblade?" I did what I was told, and Yen Sid explained further. "Your Keyblade represents your mindset, personality, as well as your subconscious. What is this ones name?" he asked of me.

"Sealed Fate," I responded.

"This Keyblade represents a combination of both the light and the darkness, working together to achieve a greater purpose. The red teeth show your determination in battle," At that comment, I was shocked (again). I thought it meant I had a lust for blood. "The white stands for your light, and the black stands for darkness. The Key-chain, amethyst and diamond, shows that though you may come off a bit rough at first, you are indeed a good person at heart. Does that make sense?" He probably only asked me because he had to explain a situation many times to Sora, Donald and Goofy the last time they came here.

"Yes. Thank you for explaining, but I still have one more question that's been irritating me since I woke up on Destiny Islands."

"Ask away."

"I know about Riku and Sora's pasts. I knew about a conversation they had when it was just the two of them, when darkness destroyed their world. I know about the times they fought each other when Riku worked for maleficent. The fact that I know he worked for maleficent is startling itself, considering no one told me about it. Do you know how I know these things?" just then, the door opened, and a breathless duck, dog, mouse, and five teenagers walked into the room.

"I'm sure that you all would like to hear this as well," Yen Sid told the new arrivals. They looked questioningly at me, and I just smiled minutely at them, almost sheepishly. Sora shrugged in response and gave a "Sure. Why not?"

"What's the question?" Riku asked, exasperated.

"I asked if he knew anything about my remembering parts of your past, Riku."

"I, again, cannot be certain of my answer," Yen Sid warned us. When my look didn't waver, he continued. "I believe it has to do with your power over their souls. If the memory is strong enough, it effects their soul, their entire being. You saw the hardest parts of Riku's life, the parts that changed who he was," he finished, giving our semi-large group time to absorb this new information.

"Thank you," I said as respectfully as I could before giving a bow.

"Not at all. Now, I think that a few of you may need some new attire for this journey," he said, eying Kairi and Namine in their dresses, and then me, wearing my torn garments. "If you want, go see the three good fairies just beyond that door," the wizard said, gesturing to a wooden door off to the side of the room. I gave one last bow and headed in that direction, Namine and Kairi following closely. The boys all stayed behind,not wishing for new attire, nor having a need for it.

Once inside the door, the three of us immediately saw a trio of fairies. One was wearing all blue, another red, while the third wore nothing but green. They were the three good fairies, without a doubt.

"Look who's here, dears," said the one in red. "We have three beautiful young ladies here.

"If you're looking for clothes, you've come the the right place," the one in green told us.

"I'm Flora,"the one in red introduced. "That's Fauna," she said, indicating the one in green.

"And I'm Merryweather," the one dressed in blue spoke for the first time.

"I'm Kairi. That's Namine," Kairi began our own introductions, pointing first to herself then to Namine. "And that's Miyu."

"It's nice to meet you," Namine said happily. I just bobbed my head once in agreement, then said "You guys go first." Flora and Merryweather pushed Kairi forward, separating us while Fauna declared that she'd do the designing. All that happened was Kairi's clothed changed color for about ten minutes. It would have gone like that for a longer period, but Kairi told them to make up their minds. Coming to an agreement, all three pointed their wands at her an she was zapped with magic. There was a bright flash and when we could all see again, Kairi was wearing a pink mini-skirt with black leggings. She was also wearing a slightly different shade of pink tube top and white gloves. Her tennis-shoes were pink with black strips and white laces.

Next was Namine's turn. It was much quicker this time without all the arguing. With another flash came another wardrobe change. Namine's outfit was simple. She was now wearing a formfitting long sleeved t-shirt, silver shorts, white boots with silver laces, and black fingerless gloves.

Now it was my turn. I was a little afraid of what my outfit would end up as. Would Riku like it? Wait- why did I care if he... OK, I admit to myself that I liked him as a little more than a friend. Of coarse I would care. It just made me fret even more. With a final flash, I felt a warmth over my body as the magic wrapped itself around me in the form of clothes. When the light dispersed, I examined myself. I couldn't believe just how much... I loved it. My top consisted of a white undershirt with a dark purple, zip up hooded vest over top of it. I was wearing navy blue jeans with holes one the knees and purple running shoes with white laces. I had on a single fingerless glove on my left hand that was also purple. The bandages on my head had also magically disappeared to reveal my injuries were already healed.

With a thank you to the fairies and a quick explanation as to how the clothes worked, we left to room to rejoin the guys. They greeted us, the three teens barely managing to keep their jaws from dropping to the floor. We bid the wise wizard farewell as Namine opened a portal back to Disney Castle, and we stepped through. Once there, we broke apart and took our own paths. I, however, stayed in the courtyard and gazed at the stars. I heard footsteps approach and wasn't at all surprised at who spoke.

"I guess Master Yen Sid gave you a lot to think about, huh?" Riku asked me from behind. I turned to face him, a knowing smile on my face.

I told him everything I was told and watched his face change with the different bits of information. "So long story short, yeah. He gave me tons to think about," I said with a warm smile. He just smiled, then looked down momentarily. I wonder what's wrong all of a sudden?

[Riku POV]

'What's wrong?' I asked myself as my head hung low, concealing my face from Miyu's piercing, beautiful eyes. I should tell her what I've been thinking about since Twilight Town, but could I? I didn't even notice that I felt this way until I watched defenselessly as Anexles killed her. I should tell her and get it off my chest. but what if-

My thoughts were interrupted when Miyu called my name, trying to draw me attention. I looked up and asked "What?"

"I... I-um I..." Miyu stuttered. "I think that... Uh, I'm sorry. This is kinda hard to say," she apologized. she took a deep, deep breath and continued more calmly. Then she said in a low murmur I could barely hear. "I think that I, that I like you." Her head had fallen and her eyes seemed drawn to her new shoes. She looked up at the sound of my feet taking the one remaining step until I was right next to her.

"I feel the same," I told her smoothly. Before she could say anything, I cupped my hand on her cheek and kissed her gently on her soft lips.

Before my actual note, I want to thank Shezu, Zamaya, Of Naught, Marai M. Mieux, SoulNinjas, and Sorafan14 for the reviews. They are really loved and I enjoy hearing what you readers have to say. If you have any ideas for the story, I'll happily accept them and see if I can do something with it, giving credit where credit id due, of course. Also, thanks to those of you who voted in my poll, but at the moment, I can't do anything with it because I have a FOUR WAY TIE! Please vote so I can take them somewhere new.

Shezu- Thanks for pointing that out. I know I'm not the best with grammar in my stories, and my keyboard sticking doesn't do anything to help, wither. I just didn't realize the extent of the errors. So, Thank You!

A/n: Well? What do you think of my longest chapter? Sorry if Yen Sid's explanation doesn't make sense. It's hard to be mysterious and give away all the answers at the same time. So I apologize for probably screwing up his character BIG time. I also stuck to my word and threw some romance in there at the end. I'll try and put up another chapter tomorrow after my party and when everyone's asleep. Until then- JA MATA NE!