Riku's eyes widened and he grinned. "Kairi!"

Kairi looked surprised at hearing her name and looked up at him. "Riku!" She jumped to her feet as two other people came around the corner. The newcomers were both kind of short. One was a mouse with a pink dress, the other was a duck in a purple dress.

"Oh, do you know him, Kairi?" The mouse asked.

"Yeah, this is one of my friends from the islands. His name is Riku. Riku, this is Minni and Daisy," Kairi introduced them, pointing to the person as she said their name.

"Hi." Riku said looking at the two.

"Minni is a queen."

Riku looked at Kairi surprised. "Really?" He looked back at the mouse in the pink dress.

"Yup!" Kairi said enthusiastically. "Is Sora with you?" Kairi asked and looked around Riku to see if he was there.

"No, we split up to look for you." Riku looked to the side and continued, "I'll find him and-"

"I'm going too!"

"What!?" Riku's head snapped back to look at Kairi in shock. "But it's dangerous out there! There are Heartless running around. What if they get you?"

"What if they get Sora?" Kairi asked, putting her hands on her hips.

"He's tough. He can fight them-"

"Are you saying I can't?"

Riku sighed, she was going to be difficult. "I'll find Sora-"

"I want to help!"

"Then stay here. If we're all running around trying to find each other we might not be able to get everyone-"

"I'll go with you."

"I'm not sure the people I'm traveling with will be happy about that."

"I'M GOING!" Kairi shouted and tried to run past Riku. Riku ran after her to get a door slammed in his face. Minni and Daisy followed. They got to where Riku was as he flung the door open and ran through. Kairi was at the gummi ship about to get in when Riku caught her. "I want to help!" Kairi stated and she crossed her arms, pouting.

"This gummi ship. This is the ship we sent Donald and Goofy off in. Are they with you?" Minni asked.

"Not at the moment. They're at Traverse Town right now."

"So you must be the Key bearer." Minni asked.

"Yeah. My name's Riku."

"It's a pleasure to meat you," Minni said and nodded.

"He looks a little rough around the edges." Daisy said.

"Hey-" Riku started but Kairi distracted him.

"You're the Keyblade bearer?" Kairi asked. "Minni's told me about it. So you have it?"

"Yeah," Riku said. He held up his hand and the Keyblade appeared in it. The thin black blade swirled to form the usual key shape. A bat went around the handle to form the guard and a little moon hung from a chain at the end.

"Whoa," Kairi awed as she stared at the Keyblade, examining the curving end of the blade.

Donald and Goofy wandered into the third district as they waited for Riku. "Maybe we should have talked to Sora a bit more. What you said didn't sound very nice." Goofy suggested as they went over to the house with new curtains in the window.

"Humph," Donald stuck his beak in the air and marched into the house. Everyone in the house stopped what they were doing and looked over at them as they walked in.

"Hey, you guys still here?" Yuffie asked. "I thought you had to leave to get Riku. Or did you decide to ditch him for us?"

"Well, actually," Goofy started.

"He decided to take a side trip and left us here," Donald finished.

"What? Why? Where did he go?" Yuffie asked interested.

"He went to see if one of his friends was at the castle," Goofy explained.

"Have you found any of his friends?"

"Yeah, we saw one of his friends twice now, but, uh, the second time it was just us," Goofy said.

"Man, that's not fair," Someone said as they opened the door. Rino stepped in to be greeted by everyone staring at him. He and Rude came into the little house. "Hey," He greeted then spotted Donald.

"What are you guys doing here, I thought you were heading for a new world." Rino said.

"We were going to," Donald grumbled and crossed his arms.

"What? Don't tell me he decided to disappear on you."

"No, I left them here on purpose," Riku stated as he stood next to Rino. Rino jumped and looked to his side to stare at Riku.

"When did you get in here?"

"I came in right behind Rude."

"Well, if saving the worlds doesn't work out then I guess you could get a job being a ninja," Rino leaned forward and added in a whisper, "I'm sure you'd be better then one I know." He gestured over his shoulder towards Yuffie.

"Hey!" Yuffie yelled over hearing the comment. "I'm the great ninja Yuffie!"

Riku didn't hear her and continued to talk to Rino in a semi whisper. "She seems to be more of a thief then a ninja. She's already tried to steal from me twice."

"Helloooo!" Yuffie said trying to get their attention.

"Exactly why I said you'd be better then someone I know, but she isn't as much of a thief as a nuisance."

"Hey!" Yuffie barked starting to get mad.

"Yeah I guess that makes sense. I haven't seen her much but most of the time she's around she's annoying," Riku agreed.

"You've barely seen anything," Rino declared forgetting to whisper. "I've dealt with her so long I have seen how annoying she really can be, and let me tell you, you-" Rino was cut off because suddenly Yuffie hit him extremely hard in the back of the head with the flat side of her giant shuriken. He fell forward but Riku knocked him to the side and he landed on the table.

"Stop talking like I'm not here!" Yuffie shouted at Rino as he rubbed his head. Riku started to laugh and Yuffie turned her fiery gaze to him. She turned towards him swinging her shuriken and exclaimed, "THAT GOES FOR YOU TOO!" Riku turned to try and run away but the flat side of her shuriken connected with the back of his head and made him fall forward, landing on the floor at Leon's feet.

Riku started to sit up as he grunted, "Women."

Leon shook his head knowing Riku's comment was not the smartest thing to say.

"What was that!?" Yuffie called waving her shuriken around threateningly.

"You're in for it now," Rino said as he got up.

"Yeah, yeah. Come on let's go!" Riku said as he ran past Rino making him loose balance. Donald and Goofy were right behind him and made it so Rino couldn't regain his balance.

"Oh no, I'm not done with you yet! Get back here!" Yuffie yelled and ran past Rino, bumping into him as she went. Rino toppled backwards and sighed.

"This is not my day," Rino stated and ran out after the group with Rude on his heels.