Ah, another one ready! Omg, who knows what Starfighter is? Just asking.

I don't own Kingdom Hearts.


"What do you think you're doing?"

I sighed, slamming my tankard back onto the bar counter. I hadn't even taken a drink yet, and Olette had already come to stop me from letting me do as I pleased. Did I get to do anything anymore?

"What do you want, Olette?" I asked without turning around.

"Hayner came to hide in our room, and he refused to tell us anything. Fuu is trying to calm him down. Spill it, Seifer; we know you had something to do with this."

"Nothing that concerns you, Olette."

"…wait a minute…Hayner was blushing earlier when we asked if it was about you…" She gasped. "You asked him for his hand in ma-"

"No." I said quickly, shutting my eyes in embarrassment. "Not that sort of thing."

Olette's hand came down onto my shoulder, forcing me to look at her. Her eyes were full of concern for both Hayner and I, but I saw no reason for her to worry. Girls always were too sensitive and overdramatic.

"Look, something happened, he got embarrassed and left our room. Nothing bad happened, alright? Now, can I have my rum in peace?" I snapped, picking up my tankard again.

"Oh, no you don't." She literally slapped the tankard from my hand, making me drop it, spilling the contents over the counter and letting it drip down onto the floor. "We're going to be leaving soon. So stop moping and get the carriages from Pongo."

Resigning myself to my fate, I got up, apologizing to Elizabeth on the way, who only shrugged and began to clean up the mess without complaint. Olette went back upstairs as I walked outside, taking note of the sky. It was clear today, but the sun was just beginning to go down. Why would Olette decide to go now?

"Hey, there. Come to get the carriages?" I nodded. "Already set up, horses and all. Fixed them up as best I could." he said, pointing to the back.

I gave him a brief nod, then walked off, finding the carriages already outside of the barn, all the horses readied.

"Wonderful. Pongo always did go all out." Namine commented as she came over to me.

The others followed after her, commenting on Pongo's great work. Kairi looked much healthier, though tired. Hayner was the last to come around, in a conversation with Pongo. He walked past me, his brown eyes darting to me and going red before looking back at Pongo.

"Well, here you go. Hope it's alright, 'lette."

"It's amazing as always, Pongo." Olette said, spinning on her heel to face him. "I owe you how much again?"

"Only ten pieces of gold." he said, waving a hand at her.

"But…I thought it was originally twenty-" she began to say, but Pongo cut her off.

"You and your friends have helped us many times throughout hard situations, my dear. I only ask for ten."

"Fifteen." she countered immediately.

"…hm…very well then." Pongo relented, holding out his hand.

I watched as Olette reached a hand down her shirt, searching around in her cleavage before pulling out fifteen gold coins, dropping them into Pongo's waiting hand. He put them into his pocket, and the two shook hands, smiling. Gypsies were odd creatures.

"Well, this is good-bye once more, ladies. And gentlemen." he added, winking at me.

"For now. We'll be returning soon. Promise." Olette said, letting go of his hand. "And when we do, we'll have a ton of stories to tell. We can sit down and laugh and have fun like the old times."

"Sounds like a plan." he laughed. "Get going. Your boats are all ready and waiting for you under the docks. Watch out for those pirates. And be careful."

Olette nodded, then went to climb onto the drivers' seat. Kairi and Namine immediately jumped forward and hugged Pongo, saying their good-byes. Pongo, obviously used to this, hugged them back. The two girls finally released him, waving as they got onto their carriage roof. I glanced at Hayner as Fuu and Pongo exchanged a short hug, finding those brown eyes on me. He looked away the moment he saw me turn to him, and rushed forward to say his farewells to Pongo, his face turning slowly red. Then, it was my turn.

"Well, it was nice speaking with you, Seifer. I must say, you make a great addition to the gypsy world. I'll hopefully get to know you over time." he said, grinning.

I couldn't help but smile back, promising I would be coming back. Once I had settled beside Hayner in the drivers' seat, we all gave Pongo one last wave, the girls shouting more good-byes before he stepped aside, letting us pass. Olette went first, then us. As we passed by, I heard Pongo shout out,

"Maybe you two'll be married by the time you come back! Good luck!"

"Pongo!" Hayner whined over his shoulder, looking distressed and embarrassed.

I laughed along with everyone else, getting Hayner to yell at us to shut up. I stopped laughing for a moment to lean over and whisper something into his ear:

"Who knows? Maybe Pongo is onto something…"

I got the simple satisfaction of Hayner's face going fully pink, shutting his mouth as we continued on our journey. I chuckled to myself, feeling strangely at peace.


The dock was empty, thankfully, which made it much easier for us to get our carriages onto the ship that was about to set sail for Sirens' Island. My guess was that the sailors had gone to Barbossa's Bar for a couple drinks, as was the custom for most sailors here.

"Why'd we stop?" Seifer asked.

"We're sneaking our carriages to the bottom deck, where no one checks. We'll be able to get them once the boat docks."

"So we're going to get there by boat?"

"Well, what'd you expect?" I grinned as I got off the carriage. "Come on; help me guide Donald and Goofy into the ship. Quickly."

He followed my example, getting off and going up to my horses, who both welcomed us with soft whinnies. I hushed them both, whispering to them.

"Okay, you guys have to be quiet. We'll be putting you on the ship, and you'll be there for a while. Remember what to do, alright?" Donald neighed quietly, nipping my shirt. "Good. Now, don't make too much noise and lay low." I hugged them both. "I'll see you two soon. And you'll get to see Roxas and Sora, alright?"

The two nodded their heads, and I grinned, pulling gently on Goofy's bridle, Seifer doing the same with Donald, a peculiar look on his face.

"What?"

"You certainly have a way with horses, don't you?" he asked me.

"Well…"I stopped short, unsure if I dared tell him.

"What?"

"Well…my parents always taught me to respect animals as much as you would any other person. My mother could make a wild animal eat from her hand with only a couple words, and my father was the best animal trainer there ever was in the gypsy culture." I paused. "I miss them…"

Seifer said nothing, but I could feel his eyes on me, searching my face for something. I had never liked talking about my family, and I had just told him something so…private. What was wrong with me?

"You know…I hope you don't mind, but…Pongo told me about your past."

Shocked, I stared at him, eyes wide. "He what?!"

"…guess I shouldn't have said anything, but he did."

I gulped, my heart hammering. "What…exactly did he tell you?" I forced myself to ask.

"About your family." My heart skipped a beat. "How they got…they were gone." I could feel my hands begin to shake. "What happened to you in your childhood."

Dizzy, I let go of Goofy's bridle, stumbling over my own feet. Seifer immediately reached out with his free hand and grabbed me, trying his best to steady me while still ushering the horses. I allowed him to grab me and stop the carriage momentarily at the same time. His hands moved me and pick me up, setting me onto the drivers' seat.

"Be right back. Just wait for a moment." he said, then turned and whispered as loud as he could, "Olette! Stop for a second!"

I just sat there, feeling sick to my stomach, memories beginning to emerge from my past.


Hayner looked dazed, his eyes glassy and his skin pale. I had to act quick, or who knows what would happen. Olette had stopped, glancing our way to see what was stopping me. I ignored the questions that were whispered my way, running around the carriage and hopping inside. There's gotta be something…

"Looking for some medicine?"

I glanced over my shoulder, instantly suspicious as to why that voice sounded so dangerously familiar…and I stared at a pair of emerald eyes, narrowed up at me in amusement.

"Axel."

"Seifer."

"What are you doing here?" I snarled. "I don't have time for you."

"Right, right. You have a so-called "lover" to look after." he said, using quotation marks for the word lover. "So tell me, what's it like pretending to be a gypsy?"

"…what?" I got out of the carriage, shutting the door. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Axel looked at his nails, and I realized he was alone. That's what it looked like, anyway…

"Well, you see…I came across some people who dropped me a very subtle hint about a certain general who's been lying about being with a gypsy boy." He shrugged, ruffling his red ponytail, a smirk on his face. "Now, who could possibly know that…general?"

All I could think was: Damn you, Riku and Rai.


Axel, I love you, but you can be such an ass. Same with you two, Riku and Rai! UGH! Can't everybody just leave Hayner and Seifer alone?!

Anyway, Hayner's past is something I decided should be included. And for those of you who are wondering; yes, I'm going to be doing Seifer's past as well, but later. Okay? ;P