Hey everyone! Just a few long authors notes to begin with…sorry…
School is almost out for me! Soon it will be summer, and I will probably be able to update more often. But that's not a promise, since I might just be lazy…or I might be on vacation or something. So yeah.
In the previous chapter, I said that I would probably only write about 3 or 4 more chapters and then finish this story up. Well, I kind of changed my mind. I have tons of new ideas that I thought up, and I want to use them. In order to do that, though, I'll have to have about 10-15 more chapters. So, yeah…I'm thinking that this story will have 30-35 chapters. Does that sound good to everyone?
Oh yeah one more thing…I know nothing about chess. Like, seriously, I don't even understand the game, really. So when they are playing more chess, I don't go into specifics since I don't play it. Just bare with me here, please! Sorry if that bugs you but yeah.
Anyway, I think that's all for now. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts! And I never ever will!
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Right as everyone finished cleaning up, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!!!" Sora yelled as he bounded down the hall to the front door. Everybody else followed him and saw Rihxy, Xonny, and Kyllex standing in the doorway.
"Hey guys! What's up?" Kairi greeted.
"Nothing really, we just came to stop by and say hi!" Xonelel said.
Yuffie noticed that each of the three girls were holding something small and furry in their hands. Then she realized what they were – ferrets! Kyllex had a black one, Xonny had a white one, and Rihxy had a brown one.
"Oh my gosh! Your ferrets are so cute!" she squealed.
"Oh, yeah! This is Chewy," Kyllex held out the small animal for her friends to pet.
"This is snoozer, he sleeps a lot," Rihx said as she showed Snoozer to everyone.
"And mine is named Skippy! She's really cute, isn't she?" Xonelel said.
"How adorable! I love ferrets!" Kairi said cheerfully, petting Skippy.
"Yuck, ferrets! I hate those! They stink!" Riku complained, inching away from the group.
"Riku! Don't be so mean! Come pet the cute little ferrets!!" Axel dragged Riku towards everybody else.
They all spent about 2 minutes petting the ferrets and watching them roam around the house. Then everyone got bored.
"Hmm, what should we do?" Kairi asked no one in particular.
"I donno," Cloud answered.
"Me either," replied Leon.
Kairi sighed. "You guys are useless! I know, let's play chess!"
"Chess? But we JUST played it the other day. I'm getting tired of that game." Cloud complained.
"OH OH OH! I wanna play! I'll play you, Squally!" Yuffie cheered. She grabbed Leon's arm and pulled him towards the 'Almighty Chess Table', where everybody usually played. She set up the board and everyone crowded around to watch the game.
"Why are we all watching? I think watching people play chess is pretty boring. I don't even really understand the game at all," Kyllex said.
"It's not boring when you're watching Leon play. He's really good. I don't think he's ever lost to anyone before," Sora explained.
"Oooh.." Rihx said. The game had begun.
It was very intense, for a chess match anyway. It started out pretty even, then near the middle Leon started to take a lead. You could tell that Yuffie was really into it, because she had a very excited look on her face, but also one of great concentration. Leon looked indifferent. He was probably just confident, since he'd won so many times.
Pretty soon it was almost the end of the game, and Yuffie had just about given up…until she saw something. Something that made everyone gasp. Yuffie had a chance!
"Oh, crap…" Leon whispered to himself. He heard Yuffie giggle as she made her move, exactly the one that was going to help her and not him. I can't believe I didn't see that move. She can't beat me! He thought.
Leon was so engrossed in his thoughts that he hadn't really been paying attention to the game, until he heard Yuffie cheer. He snapped back to attention and saw that he had made yet ANOTHER mistake. Only this time it would probably cost him the game.
Then something spectacular happened. Yuffie WON. She BEAT Leon. Leon, the chess champion.
"YESSS!!!!" Yuffie jumped up from her chair enthusiastically. Leon remained sitting, a mixture of confusion and surprise on his face.
"I…lost." He said.
"Yep, you did! That's amazing.." Kairi said. Everyone was so shocked, it was quiet except for Yuffie's squeals of delight.
"Good game, Squally. You played GREAT! I thought I was gonna lose for sure, but then you went and made that one mistake, and I was like 'Yes, now's my chance' and I came back and beat you!" Yuffie said to Leon, holding out her hand to him so he could shake it.
"Yeah yeah, whatever, Yuffie." He stood up and tried to smile, even though he was slightly upset that he had lost to Yuffie.
Then a song started playing loudly, and everyone looked towards Xonny, who's phone appeared to be ringing.
"Oh, hold on guys." She answered the phone. "Hello? Yes. Oh, okies! Yes sir, right away! We'll be there in a few! Bye bye!"
"Was that the boss?" Rihxy asked.
"Duh, who else would it be?" Kyllex said to her friend.
"Yeah, it was, we have to go now. Sorry guys, I guess we'll see you all later!" Xonny said.
"Aw, okay. Bye!" The three friends took their ferrets and walked out the door.
"Hmm. Now what should we do?" Sora asked.
"I kind of need just a day to have fun, like a girls' day out!" Kairi said.
"That sounds awesome! We should invite Lynnea, too." Yuffie agreed.
"Okay, fine, but what are we supposed to do while you guys go have a boring girly day?" Riku asked.
"I donno, whatever you want!" Yuffie said. "I'll call Lynnea," Kairi nodded.
The two girls ran off so Yuffie could call Lynnea and so they could get ready.
"Eh, I'm going to go to my room and watch TV." Riku said, walking up the stairs.
"Hey, I'll go with you." Sora said.
"We'll come too! Right, Leon?" Cloud said. Leon nodded and the three boys followed Riku to his room.
"Bye everyone!!" Yuffie and Kairi called as they walked out the door.
Axel and Ansem stayed standing in the middle of the living room, trying to think of what to do.
"Hey, Axel. Do you know what I was thinking?" Ansem said.
"What?" Axel replied.
"Well, Kairi and everyone else really liked those ferrets. I think we should get our own pet, you know, for here. For everyone," Ansem suggested.
"Wow, Ansem! That's an awesome idea! Only let's get a dog instead, like a puppy! Puppies are awesome," Axel said.
"Okay! Let's go," Ansem spoke.
"Hey guys! We're leaving!" Axel yelled up the stairs. They heard a muffled 'Whatever' and ran out the door.
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"Hmm, where's a good pet store?" Axel wondered out loud as the two of them walked down the street.
"Oh, I know where a good one is! I think it's over here. They give away pets for free, but you have to fill out these sheets and stuff." Ansem said, pointing some direction. They began walking that way.
A little while later, they reached the pet shop that Ansem was talking about. They walked inside, and were immediately greeted by loud barks and the strong smell of dog.
"Welcome to Petunia's Puppies, the greatest place to adopt dogs for free!" A girl wearing a workers uniform said to them as they walked in.
"Yeah whatever. Listen we're looking for a really cute puppy," Axel told her.
"Umm..they're all cute. Feel free to look around!" she said, smiling hugely.
"She bugs me.." Axel whispered to Ansem as they walked away from her. "She smiles too much." Ansem nodded.
"Hey, look at this puppy, Axel! It's so cute!" Ansem had picked up a puppy and was now holding her in his hands.
She was a black lab, probably less than a year old. She was pretty small, and she had bright blue eyes that stood out against her dark fur. She was absolutely adorable.
"Awww! We should get this one," Axel said.
"Yeah! Hey, worker lady!" Ansem called to the smiley worker lady that had greeted them earlier. She briskly walked over to where they were and smiled at them.
"Yes? How may I help you?" she asked.
"Yeah um we want to get this puppy," Ansem said.
"Of course. Come with me. And bring her," she motioned towards the puppy. The three of them (plus the dog) walked into a back room, where an older woman was sitting in a desk.
"Here you are," the smiley lady said. She sat them both in a chair then left.
"Good afternoon. I am Petunia, the manager of this shop. Are you planning on adopting this dog?" The woman said.
"Yeah, can you tell us more about her?" Axel said.
"Of course. She is a black lab, 6 months old, female. She weighs 8 pounds and 1 ounce. She is purebred," Petunia said.
"Oh, okay. Can we get her?" Ansem asked.
"Yes, all you have to do is show me your ID's and fill out this paperwork." Petunia said, sliding a stack of papers over the desk to Axel and Ansem.
Ansem set the dog on the floor and got out his ID card, and so did Axel. Petunia inspected them closely, then gave them back.
"Okay. Now fill out the paperwork," Axel and Ansem nodded and began to fill out the papers.
Once they were done, Petunia gave them some pet-care tips and then sent them off with their new puppy.
"Awesome, now let's go buy her some food and stuff! And a bed!" Ansem said excitedly.
"Yeah! But wait, we need to name her!" Axel said.
"Oh yeah! What should we name her?"
"Oh, I know! I've got the perfect name for her!"
"What is it?"
"Cuddles!" Axel said, smiling.
"That's perfect! Okay, now let's go, Cuddles! We have to buy you some stuff!" Ansem said. He was pulling Cuddles on a leash that Petunia had given him.
They made their way towards the pet supply shop and entered. Cuddles was barking and running around in circles. Axel and Ansem had learned that she was a very playful puppy.
After purchasing a dog bed, some chew toys, dog food, food and water dishes, a collar that said 'Cuddles', and some bones, they headed back home.
"I wonder what everyone else will think of Cuddles," Axel said as they walked back to their house.
"Yeah, I hope they like her!" Ansem said.
"Yeah, me too! They should, she's cute!"
"Yep! Well, we'll just have to wait and see."
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There ya go! Chapter 20!
Oh yeah, I'd like to thank Sora's Kairi for the idea of Yuffie beating Leon in chess. Well, please review, I hope you liked it!! Bye!