Me; my force of will tells me to update!!! And my boredom helps me…..
Sora: Your bored already!?
Me: Yeah……
Sora; Well then JUST KEEP WRITING!!!!
Me: What's your hurry!?
Sora; I am the star of this story and I'm tired of all this stuff and want a nice vacation.^^
Riku: Excuse me?
Kairi: We're the stars too!!!
Sora: yeah right!!! You didn't get tortured!!!
Me:……… He has a point.
Yuffie: O.K!! just keep writing so I can have my all time favorite, #1 Christmas party!!! Ya!!!
Me: O.K. READ!!!!
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Sora slowly opened his soft, blue, eyes and found himself staring at the ceiling of the Gummiship. His head pounded dully and his hand groped for his key blade but he didn't have enough strength to summon it. He turned his head slowly and looked to see Kairi, Riku and the others all asleep in there chairs.
A smile formed on Soras lips and he slowly got up. He swayed for a minute and gripped the side of the bed tightly.
Riku gave a loud snore and he had to fight down a laugh so not to wake anyone up. He crept over toward him and knelt down so his head was level with Riku's ear. An evil scheme had formed in his head and he thought it was the best way to wake him up. " Riku…" he said in a ghostly voice.
Riku's snores haltered.
" I am the ghost of Christmas-Gift-to-give!!!" He continued. " You want Sora to wake up right?"
Riku snored again and nodded.
" Well the only way you can do that is by doing one small thing.."
" What's… that.." Riku mumbled.
Sora fought down a laugh. " You can only bring him back by kissing Goofy on the lips."
Riku snored again and he smiled in a I-can-do-anything kind of way. " kiss Goofy..* Snore* Kiss- KISS GOOFY!!??" His eyes snapped open in horror. " WHAT the hel- SORA!!!!!??"
Sora fell back on the floor laughing his head off. Tears were streaming down his face.
Riku smiled for a moment happy to see that his friend was awake but revenge suddenly took him over. " Why you little-" he grabbed Sora by the shoulders and stared him straight in the face. ( Me: Picture that mad, bared teeth, red eyed, anime face on Riku.) " I'm GOING TO KILL YOU SORA!!!!"
Everyone woke up with a start and they looked down at the two boys already fighting with each other.
Kairi and Yuffie squealed with delight and threw herself on top of Sora knocking him and Riku flat on the floor. " SORA!! SORA!! Your awake!! We were worried sick!! You fainted and- and we thought you were dead and you've been out for h-hours!!"
Sora tried desperately to free himself from the two girls but it was no use.
Donald and Goofy came in to see what all the fuss was about and as soon as they seen Sora they jumped in with the rest. It was a bad call for Riku, who was already trapped underneath Soras, kairis and Yuffies weight.
Sora laughed and try to break free. " Come on guys I'm fine!! Really!! Now let me get up before you kil-" but before he could finish Kairi leaned over and kissed him on the lips.
Everyone gasped.
Sora felt his face turn beat red and Kairis soft hair brush against his face.
She pulled away and smiled warmly at him. " Welcome back Sora."
He smiled back and was just about to kiss her again when a loud choking sound shot though the air.
The looked down and could see Riku at the very bottom of all the bodies that had jumped on top of him when they rushed to see Sora.
"Hey!! A little help here please!!!"
Everyone laughed and Got off of him. Riku stood up and turned to Sora smiling. He put his hand on his shoulder. " Welcome back buddy."
Sora did the same. He was happy to see Riku again. He was happy to see everyone. Even though deep in his heart he still felt the pain and guilt of killing them but it would be something he would have to learn to bare.
Sora glanced over toward the wall and a evil grin spread over his face. Riku fallowed his gaze and seen Goofy standing there smiling stupidly.
" Oh Riku….." Said Sora brightly.
Soras resent stunt came flooding back to him. " WHY YOU!-" he picked up a nearby pillow and began chasing Sora around the Gummiship with it.
Goofy and Donald looked at each other. " What was that there, all about?"
" Who knows."
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They had arrived back at traverse Town in les then half an hour. More snow had covered the place since they had left. Making it look like something out of a Christmas Card.
King Mickey said he would have to leave and take Donald and Goofy with him, but with endless pleading and puppy dog faces from everyone he decided he would stay.
Yuffie had gotten straight to work as soon as she got home on her so called " Christmas party." She had Leon cooking,( Me: that something you wont see often..) Riku, Donald and Goofy cleaning the house, And her and Kairi setting the table and putting out the gifts.
As for Sora and King Mickey, they were sitting in the living room watching " How the Grinch stole Christmas and drinking hot chocolate.
Yuffie walked in carrying a big pile of presents and dropped them near the tree. " You guys sure are a lot of help." she said sarcastically.
Sora and Mickey, who were getting wrapped up in the Movie just nodded.
Yuffie sighed and strolled into the kitchen to help Leon who was putting out the Turkey with a fire extinguisher.
Later that evening they sat down and had there Christmas feast. They were having it on Christmas Eve do to the fact everyone was planning on leaving the next day.
" We have to go back to our normal lives. " Mickey told everyone. " We can still contact each other whenever we feel the need too."
They at happily and had a fun time telling jokes and discussing deferent topics. Riku and King Mickey were arguing over the fact of having Squarsoft and Disney join forces again and Yuffie, Leon, Donald, and Goofy were discussing there favorite Christmas Movies. But Sora and Kairi were having a more deeper discussion.
Sora had been helping himself to some more turkey quietly when Kairi had gotten up enough nerve to ask him. " Sora. What- exactly….. did Maleficent do to you when she captured you?"
There was silence for a moment as soras eyes slightly narrowed. He put his fork down and looked at the ground. " I don't feel like talking about it….."
Kairi nodded slowly realizing it was a bad thing to ask. " I'm sorry…."
Sora turned to her and smiled his charming smile which always made Kairi laugh. " its O.K. I'll tell you when I feel like it alright?"
Kairi nodded and went back to her half finished potato. She glanced back over at him a few minutes later as he chatted with Leon and Yuffie and sadness rushed through her. he doesn't even know.. She thought. What he's going to have to face…. Once again in 2 years.
After they had washed the dishes and cleaned the table, they gathered in the living room and clicked on the T.V.
" O.k.' Said Yuffie. " Now what do we watch?"
They all looked at each other and shrugged. Donald yawned and he gazed out the window sleepily. " Lets just go to bed……"
Sora did the same and layer his head down in Kairis lap. " I agree with Donald."
Yuffies eyes flared. " But you guys are leaving tomorrow!!!!"
" Yeah but not as soon as we get up. We still have to open presents in the morning and have breakfast and pack up."
Yuffie thought for a moment. " Oh fine!" She plopped down on the couch next to Leon.
Everyone was silent.
" Well, best get to bed." Said Mickey.
Everyone looked at him.
" Well we all decided we're tired so we should just go." he stared hard at everybody and finally getting the picture they got up and headed for the stairs. Sora was going with them when suddenly Mickey stopped him. " Sora can I talk to you?"
Sora, knowing what he was going to have to face answering, nodded and sat back down on the couch.
Mickey stood in front of him and stared him in the eye. " You O.K Sora?"
Sora slowly nodded. Even though he wasn't O.K he could probably guess Mickey already knew. Mickey sat down beside him. "hate to break it to ya but your not."
"……… How am I not?'
" You like the darkness don't you Sora?'
Soras eyes slowly narrowed. He knew Mickey had known.
" Don't you? You went through today with all the happiness and jokes, but deep down your heart screams for the darkness."
Something in the back of Soras head told him that this seemed awfully familiar but he ignored it. He turned to Mickey who was staring at him seriously.
"What should I do?" Sora asked him quietly.
" Well, there's really nothing you can do. My only suggestion is that you spend as much time with your friends as possible. There the only light you have left and can help you through the darkness."
Sora thought about this for a moment. He could picture kairis smiling face and Tidus, Riku, and Walka back on Destiny Island. He smiled lightly to himself.
King Mickey got up and yawned. " I'm going to bed. I suggest you should too."
Sora raised an eyebrow. " how come you always suggest something? I mean, you're a King. Cant you just order them?"
Mickey smiled. " Yeah I guess I could. I never really like to though. Its just not me."
Sora stood up and walked in front of him. " Then I guess I'll just stay up a little longer." he said brightly. " I could take the Gummiship for one last ride."
Mickey's eyes widened in horror as a mental image of a crashed and banged up Gummiship came to his head. " I order you to go to bed!!!!" He drew out his Keyblade and aimed a thunder spell at Sora. " NOW!!!!" And he chased him up the stairs.
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Sora had shaken Mickey off by locking the door on him with his own key blade and aiming small blizzard spells out the Keyhole at him.
He now had his pajamas on and was preparing to go to bed when he noticed a small package on his pillow.
Now after what he had been through he didn't really trust unknown gifts anymore but this one had a name tag on it which read: To: Sora
From: Kairi
He frowned. Sora new kairi very well, but he never got a gift from her before Christmas. She always made him wait or she would hit him over the head with the nearest object.
He slowly unwrapped it and opened up the small box underneath.
Inside was Kairis old Lucky charm the " Oathkeeper." It gleamed in the fading starlight from outside the window.
Sora picked it up and a letter fell out from underneath. He grabbed it and slowly began to read:
Dear Sora,
I know you have been through a lot lately. I know stuff has happened to you that you do not wish to discuss and hope to forget. You've been hurt deeply and you may take a while to heal. But no matter what I'm always there for you. I have been since the very beginning. You are my light as I hope I am yours. Nobody shall break us apart and are friendship will stay strong. I am giving you back my oath keeper to help you heal. It is my light and I hope it will bring you back yours. Cause you are the most important thing to me in the whole world, and I don't want to lose you. You've given me to many things and yet you are all I need sora.
Love, Kairi.
Sora smiled and he scanned the oath keeper. He turned it around and noticed something that wasn't there before.
A small grayish blue crown with a heart floating inside was now decorating the middle.
A warm feeling grew in his chest and his expression softened. Everything Kairi had written he new was true. He did love her. And she understood what he'd been going through clearer then the rest. All the things that had happened all they way to when they first arrived in another world had left a mark inside him. But not all were bad.
Darkness had finally got to him this time though, and now he was at the edge of its grasp and he was desperate to break free.
Sora put the box and paper on the floor and put the oath keeper under his pillow, pulled the covers over him, and laid his head down.
This is going to be hard…He thought. I know I like the darkness, but I can't give up. I have to many people who need me. To many people who turn to me for there light. Just like I'll turn to them. This time.
He slid his hand under his pillow and gripped the OathKeeper tightly. He could picture Kairi waking up in the morning. She would come down stairs and he would sweep her up in his arms and thank her. Her eyes would be shining with the light that would help him return like a star up in the heavens.
Smiling at the thought he shut his eyes and let his mind drift.
' Kairi. My best friend and my most beautiful shining star.'
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ME: AND THAT'S A RAP PEOPLE!!!!!
Everyone: * Claps and Cheers*
Sora: And my vacation begins…^^
Riku: I wanted a bigger part!!!!!
Me: You got a big part!! You just didn't get tortured because you were already tortured in the game!!!!
Riku: ………….-_-*
Me: I want to thank all the people who reviewed me and helped make this story great. I want to thank my best friend Courtney Wagner for helping me and supporting me with the story. I would like to flame Mike Kaplin for trying to make me throw Kingdom Hearts out the window and make me like socom. I offer my thanks to my parents for putting up with me hogging the computer to type and working on my story instead of my school work. I would also like to thank Fanfiction. Net for not taking my story off for a second time. And everyone else. Now for the credits:
Writer: Me
Editor: Me
Poster: me
Sora; Sora
Riku: Riku
Kairi: Kairi
Yuffie: Yuffie
Everyone else………
Special thanks to: Courtney Wagner
Based on the twisted mind of: me
Sora: ALLRIGHT WE GET THE PICTURE!!!!!
Me: Oh, fine! Now for the Epilogue^^
Riku: There's an epilogue?
Me: Yep!! Because guess what? I'm making a sequel to this!!!
Everyone: 00
Me: it will begin sometime next week when I have nothing to do. I might not update as often as I usually do cause I have to take the MEAP tests next month. Now please review this chapter and the Epilogue. I will also have some author notes cause I'm so bored I want to type this stuff.