:::Riku's POV:::
Today was a beautiful sunny day... Kairi sat in her rocking chair on the porch feeding Layla ,and Kame. They each suckled on her breast happily as she hummed them a lullaby. I smiled at this as I continued to weed the garden. I soon wiped the dirt from my hands as I dusted off my breeches. Today was our one year anniversary ,and later tonight some close friends were coming by ,and we were going to have a party. As soon as Kairi got the babies off to sleep she left momentarily to go ,and tuck them in. She walked back outside on the porch ,and smiled at me as she walked down the steps. She neared me ,and kissed my cheek gently with her soft pink lips.
"Hey handsome..." she said as she smirked at me.
"Yeah right..." I replied. I was dirty ,and sweaty not handsome.
She snuggled up to me gently.
" I love you honey bun..." she replied in a sweet voice as she kissed my lips gently.
When she pulled away I just smiled.
"Happy Anniversary Kai..." I said in a rather serious tone as I returned the kiss.
"Happy Anniversary to you to..." she replied as she smiled sweetly with every glow of happiness in her face. She was so happy ,and that warmed my heart just to know that.
"I need to go shower... You know in about four hours all the guests will be here..." I said as I commented on my bad sweaty smell.
"Yea you better!" laughed Kairi sarcastically as she pinched her nose.
I kissed her gently.
"Yea ,and you better get on baking that cake..." I replied as I put the rest of my stuff away.
"Oh my I almost forgot thanks for reminding me!" she said in panic as she ran to the house. I just laughed to myself as I went back in to.
:::Kairi's POV:::
I stirred the cake mix until it was nice ,and thick ,and I greased up my cake pan with butter before I put it in. I still could hear the shower water running upstairs as I placed the cake into the oven ,and turned the knob to 350'F. All of a sudden I felt dizzy ,and light headed. Had I worked myself to hard? It didn't last long enough though to have any major effects on me though so I just ignored it as I took the potato salad out of the fridge. I also got the drinks ready ,and I took out a bottle of rich leftover wine from Riku ,and me's wedding. I removed the cork off the top as I heard the familiar fizzing sounds that sounded off as I smelled its sweet rich aroma. I put it away though ,and got back to work... The party would be starting soon ,and about that time I heard the oven buzzer go off... The cake was ready...
:::Riku's POV:::
Many familiar faces filled the living room as I adjusted my tuxedo tie. Loud chatter ,and the sound of eating filled the room. Kairi was nowhere in sight... She was probably still getting ready because she had been cooking all day. Soon I seen Sora ,and Umi walk in arm in arm. Umi's stomach pudged out a little bit though. She was four months pregnant after all ,but still she was very beautiful ,and nothing would ever change that no matter what. Sora wore a dark navy tux ,and Umi wore a royal blue dress that sparkled in the light.
"Happy Anniversary man..." replied Sora as he punched my arm a little bit.
"Where's Kai?" questioned Umi.
"Probably still getting ready..." I informed her.
"She should be down shortly... want a drink?" I questioned them as I dipped the ladle in the punch bowel and filled a cup offering it to them ,and they gladly accepted it.
:::Kairi's POV:::
I brushed my long red hair as I smoothed ,and evened it out. I wore the violet dress I had wore on our honeymoon. It was the only one I had found appropriate for such a special occasion as this...
I gently dabbed some strong perfume on my neck ,and I pulled out the pearl necklace from my jewelry box Riku had gotten me long ago ,and placed it around my neck. Suddenly I noticed a large bruise on my arm ,and my heartbeat started increasing as I looked at the large blue mark on my skin. It was nothing I reassured myself... Nothing at all... I probably had just bumped into something without knowing it. I quickly pushed this thought from my mind as I walked downstairs to join the others ,and my husband.
:::Riku's POV:::
Suddenly Kairi caught my attention as she came down the stairs with a sweet smile on her face. Her violet eyes sparkled with vivid emotion as she drank up the night. I knew my heart had to have skipped a beat because all of a sudden it was just me ,and her ,and no one else... It was just us. Soon she met my face ,and kissed it gently with her lips ,and pulled away.
"Happy anniversary Kai!" yelled Umi excitedly as she hugged her neck.
"Thanks..." she said as she smiled shyly.
"You look amazing Kai..." replied Sora.
"Thanks... Thank you both of you..." she replied back sweetly as she hugged them both. Suddenly Tidus started to tap a wine glass with a dinner spoon.
"Attention! Attention! Would the lovely couple please come up ,and cut this delicious cake ,and have the first piece!?" announced Tidus loud ,and clear.
Soon Selphie brought in a cake that read "Happy Anniversary" on it in big red letters.
:::Kairi's POV:::
I began to eye the cake suspiciously.
"That's not the cake I made..." I replied quietly quiet puzzled.
"Well duh it's a gift from us to you..." smiled Selphie as my eyes filled with tears.
"You didn't have to do this you know..." I said as I wiped fresh tears from my eyes.
"We know but we love the both of you very much... Happy anniversary Riku... Happy anniversary Kairi..." They both announced at the same time.
"Go on ,and eat your cake!" chimed Umi urging us on.
Tidus gave Riku a big piece ,and Selphie gave me a big piece.
"Now feed it to each other just like you did on your wedding day..." grinned Tidus.
I looked blankly at the cake not so sure of this ,but suddenly I had a huge white gob of cake on my face ,and in my mouth with a laughing Riku setting in front of me. I was very annoyed by this little joke so I shoved the cake into Riku's mouth ,and smeared some of the icing on his face. I laughed ,and gave him a raspberry... He just smirked.
"You just wait Kai...I'll get you back..." he said as he gave me one of his playful grins.
"We'll see..." I smirked. After everyone was through eating everyone started to dance ,and suddenly one of me ,and Riku's favorite songs began to play... It was one played at our wedding. We both danced alone on the kitchen floor as everyone stared at us admiringly...
:::Riku's POV:::
I held Kairi's waist gently as everyone seemed to disappear ,and it was only me ,and her suddenly she seemed to lose her balance ,but then got her step back. We danced for what seemed like an eternity ,and I softly kissed her lips as a new song began to play."My Immortal".
:::Kairi's POV:::
All of a sudden the room started to spin as Riku's face became a faint blur ,and I felt myself falling out of his arms as the world shifted beneath me ,and my blood ran cold ,and time stopped before me. I didn't feel myself hit the floor , ,nor did I hear the rooms empty screams...,but I did hear his sweet voice calling me back ,and the feeling of his tears stain my dress as I drifted away into the darkness...Floating... Floating...Floating away...