Chapter 54
Kairi looked around the room. It was simple and she liked it. She dropped her things and went across the hall to Leon's room. Being the last night on land, they splurged a bit and rented two rooms for the night instead of one.
"You like it?" Kairi leaned on the door frame.
"Yea. And come over here. Look." Leon pointed out the window. Below, there was a big empty space with grass and gravel.
"I don't see anything."
He smiled big, for the first time since they entered their parents house. "Yea! But room for sword play!"
Leon laughed and picked up his new sword and his old one and locking his door ran outside. Kairi followed suit and soon they were both in a lathered sweat.
The two faced each other, no more brother and sister, but mortal enemies. He was the evil villain who stole the magic beacon and she was the defender. They battled each other until death found one of them. Needless to say, it was Kairi.
She died valiantly for the magical beacon yet it ended up in his hands anyways!
They laughed as they brushed themselves off. Then they got up and headed in. Placing their weapons in their rooms, they headed to a nearby pub for food.
They sat down and a waitress came over to them.
"Wot can I getchu?" She had no teeth.
Leon asked for a steak with a potato and Kairi asked for a fillet and rice. The waitress dropped two mugs of water for them also.
They looked at each other and started sniggering at her lack of teeth.
"They're disgusting!"
"There aren't any to be disgusting!"
Leon quieted down and became serious.
"We've been kind of rash with this decision. Why are we going back to your home? Why not Traverse Town, where there are a lot more people, and not so excluded? We can come back here frequently, and from there we can run into Sora more likely."
"I know, and I miss Sora. But I miss my family. And I want you to meet them." Kairi looked unsure.
Leon took his mug in his hand, toying with it. "But what if I don't like it there? What if it is too different than what I'm used to?"
Kairi thought for a bit. "Well, while the population isn't much, I know of this guy, Riku, who is exactly like you. Quiet, reserved, an amazing fighter, both with and without the sword, and well, yea…" she trailed off, unable to find another similarity. "Oh, and you dress the same, sorta, but he's light, and you're dark. That's the only difference."
Leon shook his head, not agreeing, but not disagreeing.
Kairi looked at the table for a bit and then almost randomly, the food came. She picked up her fork and knife and ate her fillet and rice. They ate in silence, once in a while starting a conversation, but then it would die out very shortly. Each was absorbed in their own thoughts, thoughts about the future. They had figured out the past, finding each other and their parents, but now, the future loomed ahead.
After they ate, they went back to the inn. Kairi closed the door and saw an empty bathtub. She smiled as she remembered she asked for a bath.
She walked over to the bed, where she pulled on a cord. This cord led to the servants quarters where they were alerted she needed assistance.
A knock came at the door. "Maid, miss."
Kairi opened the door. "Hi, can you get me some hot water? I see the cold is here already."
"Cert'nly, miss." The maid disappeared. When she came back, she brought four more maids, each carrying two buckets of hot water. They poured two in, and left the rest for Kairi. She thanked them and they left.
Kairi poured in her buckets of hot and cold water, and then took off her shirt and pants. She stepped into the tub where she sighed with pleasure. She had her bar of soap and washed herself. She ducked her head under the water and ran the bar of soap through her hair, washing it also. She sunk down, bringing as much of her into the tub as she could and almost fell asleep.
As she dozed off, she jerked awake once and realized she needed to sleep in a regular bed. She got out, wrapping a towel around her. She towel dried her hair, and then put on pajamas. She crawled into the bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
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At lunchtime the next day, they packed all they could for the final time. They walked across the port to the other side, where the cargo ship was waiting.
"Sir, can you tell me where the owner is?" Leon asked a random sailor who was loading fruit onto the ship.
"Aboard. In the funny white hat. By the stern." Leon thanked him and the two went on board.
"Sir, are you the owner of this ship, Mr. Baronne?"
"Aye. How may I help you?" he dropped the current conversation.
"My name is Leon. I made a special payment for a room to Destiny Island."
"Ah yes. Well, follow me, and I shall show you where you will stay. You do understand that since I never take on passengers, and… er..." He beckoned them to follow.
He led them down the companionway where he turned around, walking towards the stern. They passed the galley where they stopped.
"We are short on Midshipmen this time around, so if you two don't mind, you can have this." He opened a door and showed them two beds. Each was five feet long.
Kairi exclaimed, "These are tiny!"
"I'm sorry miss. If these are unsuitable, you may go on shore. This is all I can offer."
Kairi bit her lip as Leon said, "We'll take it. And thank you so much sir."
He nodded and walked off, leaving the two alone. Leon looked at Kairi. "I call top." And he quickly threw his bags on the top bunk. Kairi mimicked him silently and quite rudely.
After Leon left his bags, he went on deck. He stood near the mast watching everybody. Yet meanwhile, Kairi looked at the bunks. She took his stuff off the bunk and placed them underneath. She placed a sheet on her bunk, now the top and put a blanket on it. She unpacked her bag as much as she could.
She was done. And she was going home.
A/N:: I have finished writing this. I'm so happy! There are still more chapters to come, but the end is near. Veyr near. Reviews are nice and updates will be quick.
