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We watched as Sora beat Ansem a couple days later. Sora let us beat Ansem up a little after he had disoriented him, and we had so much fun. It seemed to take forever and a half, but before Sora had beaten him completely, I teleported back to the castle to grab Tino. I knew it was all going to end soon, and the little moomba really appreciated having a new friend. Ansem was beaten, and he knew it. He turned to the huge white doors and asked for the power of eternal darkness. Sora interrupted. "You're wrong! I know now, without a doubt, that Kingdom Hearts is LIGHT!" Bright white light poured out of the crack in the huge doors, and Ansem gasped in awe and disappeared in a flash of green-blue. We all ran over to shut the doors, and Riku tried to go inside to help. I grabbed him back and said, "No. You're helping out here just like the rest of us. I don't want you shut in there for eternity." I shot him a stern look and he tried to argue. "Riku, no! I don't think my heart could take it if you." I trailed off, and he smiled as I blushed and looked away. "Alright, Tuni, I'll stay. Just to make you happy." He raised his hand to the side of my face and stroked my cheek with his thumb. He was about to kiss me when we heard, "Come on, you two, no time for that! Help us close these doors before-" Sora gasped, and all of us said "THE HEARTLESS!!" Riku and I pushed as hard as we could. I even almost stepped on poor Tino who was trying to help next to my ankles. I lifted him up and let him sit on my shoulders. Just as the doors were about to shut, a smaller figure popped out of the band of heartless. "Donald, Goofy, thanks. Tell Minnie I'm really sorry, would yas? I have to stay here and keep the Heartless in." "Your Majesty!" replied the cartoons in unison. The doors slid shut and Sora raised the keyblade to seal Kingdom Hearts for good. Faintly, we heard in a familiar voice, "Remember, Sora, you are the one who will open the door." Sora blinked. "What door?" he called to the voice. "The door to the light, retard!" "Oh, yeah. to find King Mickey, right?" "Yes." "OK!" He turned around and saw Kairi. Riku and I ran beside him, back to Kairi who was standing bewildered on a replenishing island. Riku and I hopped over, but Sora stayed. "Kairi, remember what you said? I'll always be with you, too." He grabbed her hand as she tripped, and the ground started to split between them. "I know you will!" Kairi yelled back. Their hands split apart, and a small glowing particle drifted into her hands. Riku and I watched as trees started popping up. Our island was coming back! My moomba was attached to my head, watching the worlds fall back into place as shooting stars. I made a wish, and I was pretty sure I saw Riku make one too. Kairi was walking back to the Secret Place, and Riku and I ran over to the Paopu Island to watch the remaining glimpse of Sora disappear into the fog. We stared at the stars and debated on which one was our castle. We laughed as we pushed each other around a little, and finally I pushed him so hard that he lost his balance and fell into the cool night water. Just as he fell, though, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me in with him. We tumbled in the water for a moment, before breaking the surface and gasping for air. We were both giggling, and Riku stood up to his full height. I was still sitting in the water, and he pulled me up to my full height, which was about five or six inches shorter than him. We were soaking wet, and the cool sea breeze didn't help any. I shivered, and Riku put his hands on my arms. "Look at that. We're all alone, in the water, with no one around." He smiled sweetly at me, ran his fingers into my hair, and started to pull my lips closer to his. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and leaned in myself. Then. we. heard Kairi screaming. We both fell over in total annoyance, and stood up and marched over to Kairi. "Guys, come look what Sora did! He's so sweet! I wish he was here, I'd kiss him. He drew a hand giving me a paopu, and. guys? Uhh, why are you looking at me like that?" We picked her up, threw her into her boat, and put a spell on it to motor her home. We walked into the jungle, found a nice clearing next to a stream, and sat down. "Well, that moment was totally ruined." I stated. "That moment was a few minutes ago, Tuni." I turned to give him a weird look, but before I fully turned he had captured my lips in a passionate kiss. It totally stunned me, and I went limp in his arms. Tino put his large paws over his eyes and didn't watch. Riku pulled me closer to him and I finally gained enough motor skill to wrap my arms around his neck. He pulled back, and looked at me with fire burning in his aqua eyes. "I'm pretty good with no one around, huh?" He winked at me, and I nodded. "Yeah, and you're still the egotistical freak I yelled at almost a month ago." We both grinned, and Tino pounced on my lap before Riku pulled me into him again. "Tino!" we both yelled, and ran after him. He led us all the way to the paopu tree, and chucked a fruit at us. Said fruit hit me on the head, and bounced off into Riku's hands. "Eh, well, what the heck," he suggested. He shrugged, and broke the fruit in half. He handed half to me, and we both bit into it, letting the sweet juice flow down our jaws. We finished, and he took me in his arms again just as it started to rain. My heart pounded to the thunder and Riku's eyes flashed like the lightning, kissing me as quickly as it struck. Did I mention I loved storms?
We watched as Sora beat Ansem a couple days later. Sora let us beat Ansem up a little after he had disoriented him, and we had so much fun. It seemed to take forever and a half, but before Sora had beaten him completely, I teleported back to the castle to grab Tino. I knew it was all going to end soon, and the little moomba really appreciated having a new friend. Ansem was beaten, and he knew it. He turned to the huge white doors and asked for the power of eternal darkness. Sora interrupted. "You're wrong! I know now, without a doubt, that Kingdom Hearts is LIGHT!" Bright white light poured out of the crack in the huge doors, and Ansem gasped in awe and disappeared in a flash of green-blue. We all ran over to shut the doors, and Riku tried to go inside to help. I grabbed him back and said, "No. You're helping out here just like the rest of us. I don't want you shut in there for eternity." I shot him a stern look and he tried to argue. "Riku, no! I don't think my heart could take it if you." I trailed off, and he smiled as I blushed and looked away. "Alright, Tuni, I'll stay. Just to make you happy." He raised his hand to the side of my face and stroked my cheek with his thumb. He was about to kiss me when we heard, "Come on, you two, no time for that! Help us close these doors before-" Sora gasped, and all of us said "THE HEARTLESS!!" Riku and I pushed as hard as we could. I even almost stepped on poor Tino who was trying to help next to my ankles. I lifted him up and let him sit on my shoulders. Just as the doors were about to shut, a smaller figure popped out of the band of heartless. "Donald, Goofy, thanks. Tell Minnie I'm really sorry, would yas? I have to stay here and keep the Heartless in." "Your Majesty!" replied the cartoons in unison. The doors slid shut and Sora raised the keyblade to seal Kingdom Hearts for good. Faintly, we heard in a familiar voice, "Remember, Sora, you are the one who will open the door." Sora blinked. "What door?" he called to the voice. "The door to the light, retard!" "Oh, yeah. to find King Mickey, right?" "Yes." "OK!" He turned around and saw Kairi. Riku and I ran beside him, back to Kairi who was standing bewildered on a replenishing island. Riku and I hopped over, but Sora stayed. "Kairi, remember what you said? I'll always be with you, too." He grabbed her hand as she tripped, and the ground started to split between them. "I know you will!" Kairi yelled back. Their hands split apart, and a small glowing particle drifted into her hands. Riku and I watched as trees started popping up. Our island was coming back! My moomba was attached to my head, watching the worlds fall back into place as shooting stars. I made a wish, and I was pretty sure I saw Riku make one too. Kairi was walking back to the Secret Place, and Riku and I ran over to the Paopu Island to watch the remaining glimpse of Sora disappear into the fog. We stared at the stars and debated on which one was our castle. We laughed as we pushed each other around a little, and finally I pushed him so hard that he lost his balance and fell into the cool night water. Just as he fell, though, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me in with him. We tumbled in the water for a moment, before breaking the surface and gasping for air. We were both giggling, and Riku stood up to his full height. I was still sitting in the water, and he pulled me up to my full height, which was about five or six inches shorter than him. We were soaking wet, and the cool sea breeze didn't help any. I shivered, and Riku put his hands on my arms. "Look at that. We're all alone, in the water, with no one around." He smiled sweetly at me, ran his fingers into my hair, and started to pull my lips closer to his. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and leaned in myself. Then. we. heard Kairi screaming. We both fell over in total annoyance, and stood up and marched over to Kairi. "Guys, come look what Sora did! He's so sweet! I wish he was here, I'd kiss him. He drew a hand giving me a paopu, and. guys? Uhh, why are you looking at me like that?" We picked her up, threw her into her boat, and put a spell on it to motor her home. We walked into the jungle, found a nice clearing next to a stream, and sat down. "Well, that moment was totally ruined." I stated. "That moment was a few minutes ago, Tuni." I turned to give him a weird look, but before I fully turned he had captured my lips in a passionate kiss. It totally stunned me, and I went limp in his arms. Tino put his large paws over his eyes and didn't watch. Riku pulled me closer to him and I finally gained enough motor skill to wrap my arms around his neck. He pulled back, and looked at me with fire burning in his aqua eyes. "I'm pretty good with no one around, huh?" He winked at me, and I nodded. "Yeah, and you're still the egotistical freak I yelled at almost a month ago." We both grinned, and Tino pounced on my lap before Riku pulled me into him again. "Tino!" we both yelled, and ran after him. He led us all the way to the paopu tree, and chucked a fruit at us. Said fruit hit me on the head, and bounced off into Riku's hands. "Eh, well, what the heck," he suggested. He shrugged, and broke the fruit in half. He handed half to me, and we both bit into it, letting the sweet juice flow down our jaws. We finished, and he took me in his arms again just as it started to rain. My heart pounded to the thunder and Riku's eyes flashed like the lightning, kissing me as quickly as it struck. Did I mention I loved storms?