Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix and Disney.
I hope that last chapter didn't totally traumatize you guys. It's almost over, and I feel obligated to inform you that any loose ends in this story, will most definitely be tied up in the sequel to Christmas on Destiny Islands. Which, by the way, is undergoing some SERIOUS construction at the moment. So take a breather, Dual Weilder, don't pull a muscle. I'll see how soon I can get chapter 1 up for you. M'kay? I'm so excited! I won't tell you any more, but the sequel to CoDI has an actual plot based on historical events..! Sorry, I'm just such a history fiend!
Sorry it's been taking so long to update, my teachers all seem to think that giving your students homework will help them learn. Yeah, right. That's only if you bother to teach them first! You can't learn if you don't know what the hell they want you to do.
This chapter was originally supposed to be twice as long, but I cut it short so I could post this now. I know how annoying it can get when you're waiting for some stupid author to update their story. Especially when it's not very good to begin with!
Please review!
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Yuffie stomped angrily through the kitchen, narrowly missing Tidus' foot as she made her way to the living room. Upon reaching the couch, she threw herself down and began grumbling curses under her breath.
"Next time we have to rescue Riku, we're taking him to someone else's house!" She growled at Squall, clamping her hands over her ears and trying to drown out the low moans coming from down the hall.
Selphie snickered, looking up at the disgruntled ninja.
"Well, at least Kairi knows how to cheer a guy up." Tidus said helpfully, making sure to keep his distance from the couch.
Squall quickly latched on to Yuffie's thrashing form as she fought to get at the blonde. "Yuffie, calm down. Riku's been through hell lately, just, drop it." He said firmly, holding her tightly against his chest.
She glared darkly at him, "All I'm asking is, why do they have to screw in my guestroom?!!" She howled, voice muffled as Squall's hand clamped over her mouth. She struggled violently against him as she choked out muffled curses.
Squall abruptly stood up, carrying Yuffie with him as he started for the door. "We're going to take a walk, don't let either of them leave until we're sure Riku's alright." He said before slamming the door behind him.
Selphie coughed quietly, "Yeah, um, we're gonna go, too." She said, dragging Wakka towards the door. "It's just, you know.. I don't think they'd appreciate everyone lounging around and listening to them.." She almost blushed, shoving Wakka out the door and clicking it shut behind her.
Sora sighed, crossing his arms as a loud groan could be heard through the wall. "Anyone else?" he asked, staring around at his remaining friends. Aerith shook her head, squeezing Cloud's arm reassuringly.
"Cloud? Hey, what's wrong with him?" Tidus asked, leaning over the couch to stare curiously at the older blonde.
Aerith smiled, "Oh, he's just feeling rather protective. He'll get over it." She rested her head against his shoulder.
"Protective? Of what?" Tidus asked, cringing as Sora's hand slapped the side of his head.
"This could take a while." Sora huffed, plopping down onto the couch and grabbing the TV remote.
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"Riku?" Kairi asked softly, tugging gently on his silver hair.
"What?" He replied, sitting up and casting a nervous glance toward the dark keyblade still leaning on the wall. He shifted his gaze back down to the red-haired girl beside him.
She smiled, "We really should get ready to go." She said, giggling as she reached down to grab her clothing.
"Aww." Riku groaned playfully, falling back against the bed as his shirt was thrown into his face.
Moments later, Kairi pulled on her shoes, turning back to the bed. "Riku! Hurry up!" She laughed, pulling on his hand as he attempted to put his shirt on.
He finally succeeded in getting the rest of his clothing on, allowing Kairi to lead him to the door.
"Wait." He said, stopping in his tracks as he glanced nervously back at the keyblade.
Kairi gave him a confused look, following his gaze as he started back toward the far wall. She grabbed his arm, pulling herself closer to him and staring at the keyblade. She choked as he reached out for it.
"Riku, no!" She grabbed his hand, yanking it back and holding it firmly against her chest.
He gave her a startled look as she pulled him away, letting go of him and reaching for the keyblade herself. "Kairi?" He asked, panic rising in his voice as he moved to stop her.
"Riku, no. I don't want you touching it." She said in a commanding tone, reaching down and wrapping her hand around the handle.
Riku held his breath, releasing his grip on Kairi and stepping back. Holding it in both hands, she smiled up at him. "See? It'll be fine, as long as you don't touch it."
She returned it to key chain form and clipped it securely onto her necklace. Reaching for Riku's hand, she led him back to the door.
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"Did you two have fun?" Sora asked sleepily, looking up as Riku and Kairi walked into the living room.
Kairi blushed, tightening her grip on Riku's hand as they walked over and sat down on the couch. "Where is everyone?" She asked, gazing around the room.
Tidus had fallen asleep on the floor next to the TV, and Aerith was dozing peacefully on Cloud's shoulder.
"They left about an hour ago, should be back soon. Then you guys can go. Squall just wanted to make sure Riku was alright. Seemed pretty messed-up earlier." he yawned, the remote slipping out of his hand as he fell over on the sofa.
Riku shrugged, looking over at Cloud. "Get out of here, you're fine. I'll tell Squall you snuck out when we fell asleep." Cloud waved his hand absently as Riku and Kairi jumped to their feet.
"Thanks, Cloud!" Kairi chirped, hugging him quickly before dashing happily out the door. Riku followed a moment later, waving to the blonde.
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They walked quietly down the street, snow falling around them. It was piling up deeply along the street. Cars could be seen stranded along the side of the road and in driveways. Children laughed as they chased each other in the snowy lawns, struggling to turn the deep snow drifts into forts for their wars.
"Are you hungry?" Riku asked, looking down at Kairi as she shivered against the cold. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders as she snuggled up against him.
"Are you kidding? I'm starving!" She cried, wincing as she felt a small bit of snow slip into her shoe.
They paused for a moment, Kairi seating herself on the snowy sidewalk as she pulled off her shoe. "I knew I should have worn my snow boots..." She muttered, shaking the shoe violently to get the snow out.
Riku sat down carefully next to her, watching absently as she battled with the intruding snow. After a few moments, she gave up and pulled the shoe back on, wincing again as the remaining snow melted against her foot.
She shivered violently, spinning around and hugging Riku tightly in an attempt to warm herself up. "Why does snow have to be so cold?" She whimpered.
He laughed, stroking her hair softly as he stared at the snow drift along the side of the road. "It wouldn't be snow if it was warm." he said honestly.
They sat there for several minutes, simply embracing each other in the cold. Finally, Riku sighed. "Kairi, you know I would never leave you, right?" He asked quietly, shifting so he could look down at her.
She smiled happily, hugging him as tightly as possible. "I'm glad. And I would never leave you," she sniffed quietly, "You're the closest thing to family I've even had…" She couldn't hold back the tears that ran down her cheeks, burying her face in his coat. It hurt so much to think of her parents, and how they had never treated her like family. They might as well have disowned her for all she cared, so long as she had Riku, she could deal with it. As long as he was there, she could deal with anything.
He reached down, slowly lifting her chin up to look at her. He brushed away a few tears, watching her almost sadly. After several moments, he finally leaned down.
Their lips had barely touched when they were snapped out of their romantic daze. A rather cocky child stood several feet away, waggling a finger at them and laughing.
"That's gross, Riku! Girls have cooties, you know!!" He laughed some more, sticking his tongue out before reaching down for some snow. "Get a room!" He smirked before launching the snowball at Riku.
It hit his shoulder rather pathetically, leaving the teen staring blankly at the boy. Finally giving in and laughing, he lunged up from the snow, darting after the child as he ran screaming to his friends.
Kairi shook her head, watching as she brushed the snow from her clothes. "Riku! Be gentle!" She called, watching as he tackled the kid and hauled his roughly over his shoulder.
A small group of little girls ran excitedly to stand by Kairi, immediately setting up a base of operations. "Help us, Kairi! We can beat 'em!" One chirped happily, handing the older girl a snowball and launching another at a nearby boy.
Kairi shook her head disapprovingly, but couldn't help but smile and join in on the fun. Taking careful aim, she hurled the snowball straight at Riku. She burst out laughing, covering her mouth as she watched the snowball hit him in the back of the head. He spun, glaring darkly at her as he shook the snow out of his silver hair. He quickly leaned down, grabbing another handful of snow and launching it at Kairi.
She ducked it nimbly, grinning mischievously as she threw another snowball at him, hitting him in the neck. "Good shot! Boys are such losers!" a small girl beside her giggled, prancing happily as she tossed a handful of snow at one of her companions and immediately pretending it had been one of the boys.
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I hope that last chapter didn't totally traumatize you guys. It's almost over, and I feel obligated to inform you that any loose ends in this story, will most definitely be tied up in the sequel to Christmas on Destiny Islands. Which, by the way, is undergoing some SERIOUS construction at the moment. So take a breather, Dual Weilder, don't pull a muscle. I'll see how soon I can get chapter 1 up for you. M'kay? I'm so excited! I won't tell you any more, but the sequel to CoDI has an actual plot based on historical events..! Sorry, I'm just such a history fiend!
Sorry it's been taking so long to update, my teachers all seem to think that giving your students homework will help them learn. Yeah, right. That's only if you bother to teach them first! You can't learn if you don't know what the hell they want you to do.
This chapter was originally supposed to be twice as long, but I cut it short so I could post this now. I know how annoying it can get when you're waiting for some stupid author to update their story. Especially when it's not very good to begin with!
Please review!
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Yuffie stomped angrily through the kitchen, narrowly missing Tidus' foot as she made her way to the living room. Upon reaching the couch, she threw herself down and began grumbling curses under her breath.
"Next time we have to rescue Riku, we're taking him to someone else's house!" She growled at Squall, clamping her hands over her ears and trying to drown out the low moans coming from down the hall.
Selphie snickered, looking up at the disgruntled ninja.
"Well, at least Kairi knows how to cheer a guy up." Tidus said helpfully, making sure to keep his distance from the couch.
Squall quickly latched on to Yuffie's thrashing form as she fought to get at the blonde. "Yuffie, calm down. Riku's been through hell lately, just, drop it." He said firmly, holding her tightly against his chest.
She glared darkly at him, "All I'm asking is, why do they have to screw in my guestroom?!!" She howled, voice muffled as Squall's hand clamped over her mouth. She struggled violently against him as she choked out muffled curses.
Squall abruptly stood up, carrying Yuffie with him as he started for the door. "We're going to take a walk, don't let either of them leave until we're sure Riku's alright." He said before slamming the door behind him.
Selphie coughed quietly, "Yeah, um, we're gonna go, too." She said, dragging Wakka towards the door. "It's just, you know.. I don't think they'd appreciate everyone lounging around and listening to them.." She almost blushed, shoving Wakka out the door and clicking it shut behind her.
Sora sighed, crossing his arms as a loud groan could be heard through the wall. "Anyone else?" he asked, staring around at his remaining friends. Aerith shook her head, squeezing Cloud's arm reassuringly.
"Cloud? Hey, what's wrong with him?" Tidus asked, leaning over the couch to stare curiously at the older blonde.
Aerith smiled, "Oh, he's just feeling rather protective. He'll get over it." She rested her head against his shoulder.
"Protective? Of what?" Tidus asked, cringing as Sora's hand slapped the side of his head.
"This could take a while." Sora huffed, plopping down onto the couch and grabbing the TV remote.
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"Riku?" Kairi asked softly, tugging gently on his silver hair.
"What?" He replied, sitting up and casting a nervous glance toward the dark keyblade still leaning on the wall. He shifted his gaze back down to the red-haired girl beside him.
She smiled, "We really should get ready to go." She said, giggling as she reached down to grab her clothing.
"Aww." Riku groaned playfully, falling back against the bed as his shirt was thrown into his face.
Moments later, Kairi pulled on her shoes, turning back to the bed. "Riku! Hurry up!" She laughed, pulling on his hand as he attempted to put his shirt on.
He finally succeeded in getting the rest of his clothing on, allowing Kairi to lead him to the door.
"Wait." He said, stopping in his tracks as he glanced nervously back at the keyblade.
Kairi gave him a confused look, following his gaze as he started back toward the far wall. She grabbed his arm, pulling herself closer to him and staring at the keyblade. She choked as he reached out for it.
"Riku, no!" She grabbed his hand, yanking it back and holding it firmly against her chest.
He gave her a startled look as she pulled him away, letting go of him and reaching for the keyblade herself. "Kairi?" He asked, panic rising in his voice as he moved to stop her.
"Riku, no. I don't want you touching it." She said in a commanding tone, reaching down and wrapping her hand around the handle.
Riku held his breath, releasing his grip on Kairi and stepping back. Holding it in both hands, she smiled up at him. "See? It'll be fine, as long as you don't touch it."
She returned it to key chain form and clipped it securely onto her necklace. Reaching for Riku's hand, she led him back to the door.
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"Did you two have fun?" Sora asked sleepily, looking up as Riku and Kairi walked into the living room.
Kairi blushed, tightening her grip on Riku's hand as they walked over and sat down on the couch. "Where is everyone?" She asked, gazing around the room.
Tidus had fallen asleep on the floor next to the TV, and Aerith was dozing peacefully on Cloud's shoulder.
"They left about an hour ago, should be back soon. Then you guys can go. Squall just wanted to make sure Riku was alright. Seemed pretty messed-up earlier." he yawned, the remote slipping out of his hand as he fell over on the sofa.
Riku shrugged, looking over at Cloud. "Get out of here, you're fine. I'll tell Squall you snuck out when we fell asleep." Cloud waved his hand absently as Riku and Kairi jumped to their feet.
"Thanks, Cloud!" Kairi chirped, hugging him quickly before dashing happily out the door. Riku followed a moment later, waving to the blonde.
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They walked quietly down the street, snow falling around them. It was piling up deeply along the street. Cars could be seen stranded along the side of the road and in driveways. Children laughed as they chased each other in the snowy lawns, struggling to turn the deep snow drifts into forts for their wars.
"Are you hungry?" Riku asked, looking down at Kairi as she shivered against the cold. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders as she snuggled up against him.
"Are you kidding? I'm starving!" She cried, wincing as she felt a small bit of snow slip into her shoe.
They paused for a moment, Kairi seating herself on the snowy sidewalk as she pulled off her shoe. "I knew I should have worn my snow boots..." She muttered, shaking the shoe violently to get the snow out.
Riku sat down carefully next to her, watching absently as she battled with the intruding snow. After a few moments, she gave up and pulled the shoe back on, wincing again as the remaining snow melted against her foot.
She shivered violently, spinning around and hugging Riku tightly in an attempt to warm herself up. "Why does snow have to be so cold?" She whimpered.
He laughed, stroking her hair softly as he stared at the snow drift along the side of the road. "It wouldn't be snow if it was warm." he said honestly.
They sat there for several minutes, simply embracing each other in the cold. Finally, Riku sighed. "Kairi, you know I would never leave you, right?" He asked quietly, shifting so he could look down at her.
She smiled happily, hugging him as tightly as possible. "I'm glad. And I would never leave you," she sniffed quietly, "You're the closest thing to family I've even had…" She couldn't hold back the tears that ran down her cheeks, burying her face in his coat. It hurt so much to think of her parents, and how they had never treated her like family. They might as well have disowned her for all she cared, so long as she had Riku, she could deal with it. As long as he was there, she could deal with anything.
He reached down, slowly lifting her chin up to look at her. He brushed away a few tears, watching her almost sadly. After several moments, he finally leaned down.
Their lips had barely touched when they were snapped out of their romantic daze. A rather cocky child stood several feet away, waggling a finger at them and laughing.
"That's gross, Riku! Girls have cooties, you know!!" He laughed some more, sticking his tongue out before reaching down for some snow. "Get a room!" He smirked before launching the snowball at Riku.
It hit his shoulder rather pathetically, leaving the teen staring blankly at the boy. Finally giving in and laughing, he lunged up from the snow, darting after the child as he ran screaming to his friends.
Kairi shook her head, watching as she brushed the snow from her clothes. "Riku! Be gentle!" She called, watching as he tackled the kid and hauled his roughly over his shoulder.
A small group of little girls ran excitedly to stand by Kairi, immediately setting up a base of operations. "Help us, Kairi! We can beat 'em!" One chirped happily, handing the older girl a snowball and launching another at a nearby boy.
Kairi shook her head disapprovingly, but couldn't help but smile and join in on the fun. Taking careful aim, she hurled the snowball straight at Riku. She burst out laughing, covering her mouth as she watched the snowball hit him in the back of the head. He spun, glaring darkly at her as he shook the snow out of his silver hair. He quickly leaned down, grabbing another handful of snow and launching it at Kairi.
She ducked it nimbly, grinning mischievously as she threw another snowball at him, hitting him in the neck. "Good shot! Boys are such losers!" a small girl beside her giggled, prancing happily as she tossed a handful of snow at one of her companions and immediately pretending it had been one of the boys.
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