Author's Note: Eii, I'm sorry for such a delayed upload! Kinda busy with school..and I just recently started to play FFX-2 again, since I never did beat it ^^; I love how Rikku dances~ ANYWHO. Thank you all for your wonderful reviews! I can't thank you enough ;_; I never thought people would honestly like the story! ::feels so loved:: And I even got questions…soo…I'll try to answer them as best as I humany able.

Temari – Well…I can't tell yet ^_~ It's one of those secretly things that won't be solved until a few more chapters~

ScarletRed – Heehee….more suspense! But keep pondering..~.~ You might actually find out..It'll be mentioned here and there..hoho.

 And a big thank you to Snowshoe koneko for her mighty nice review. xD Thank yew all!

Disclaimer: See chapters one & two.

Warning: Ditto.

Chapter three:

A second meeting

 "Kairi?" Riku asked as he walked into a lavashed room, filled with expensive china dolls on every shelf; with a rich red carpet and drapes with a crimson sheet drone bed. A girl around the age of 10 turned her head from her window, her semi long crimson locks swirling with the sudden motion. Her violet blue eyes lit up with a sense of innocence only children seemed to endure.

 "Hi Riku! Did daddy send you to see me?" she questioned innocently, running over to the silver haired youth, hugging him tightly. Riku patted her head gently, a small smile gracing his lips as she looked up to him with her childish smile.

 "No..uh..I came to say I'll be going for a while..so try and be good." At this statement, Kairi's expressioned turned from joyful to sorrowful in less then half a second. Riku cursed himself silently for putting it so bluntly to a 10 year old whom followed him everywhere. He sighed deeply and grinned down to her.

 "Hey, don't give me that look…I'll be back."

 "You promise..?" was her response, sniffing back tears that were threatening to fall. He nodded and turned on his heel heading out the door.

 "Riku?" He stopped and blinked slightly, turning his head to look at the redhead.

 "I'll miss you."

 "….I'll miss you too, be good." And with that, Riku headed to get ready for his 'job'. While walking down the hall, he merely sighed and went over in his head to just concentrate on his job. Watch kid. Follow orders. Come back home. It was as simple as that.

 ..But, his mind wandered back to the 10 year old he had thought as a sister, ever since he was 6. He had taken care of her, since her father Ansem wasn't too hot on taking care of children. Scoffing to himself at the thought of the damned man, Riku just kept heading down the long, narrow hall way.

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  "Oh…I don't know what to do.

 About this dream and you..

 I wish this dream comes true..ohh"

 Since Sora was left in charge of the house and his chores while his aunt and uncle went shopping today, Sora decided to entertain himself while sweeping in the kitchen. It wasn't that he was a bad singer; on the contrary...he had a very nice voice. But, he didn't let anyone hear him. He was weird about that sort of thing…especially making sure he put underwear on everyday due to an unfortunate nightmare he had once…

 Sighing after forgetting the words to the song currently stuck in his head at the moment, Sora leaned against the wall looking out the screen door across the hall, around the neighborhood. His friend Wakka wasn't home…neither was Selphie. He was told Selphie and her grandmother had moved to the South sector…but she would have told him, right?

 "Whatever, man….I'm fine on my own!" Puffing out his chest he started to sweep again, humming the tune of the melody stuck in his mind. He perked his head up when he heard the continueing rambling of his uncle, and his aunt merely listening.

 "Damned K.A.R.M.A cops! Think they can just waltz all over a fine working man…" Sora blinked and wondered what had happened, but was cut short when Aerith smiled sweetly to him, taking the broom from his hand.

 "Sora dear..could you please go and make sure High Wind is all locked? Your uncle wasn't paying all attention when he went to check.."

 "That's because the fuckin' cop stopped me thinking I was some lousy criminal!" Sora sighed as his aunt shook her head.

 "Okay, Aunt Aerith." And with that, Sora headed out to the High Wind, hoping that it really was locked..he wasn't too hot on the idea of busting in to find a thief robbing it…

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 "How am I supposed to find this kid?" Riku grunted softly as he walked the streets, his raincoat discarded while his main attire consisted of a lot of black. He liked the color, it was plain and simple. He didn't need anything too extravagant. Now..he had to find a kid with a crown pendant. He started to rewind his previous encounter with the brunette that he accidently ran into the other day. Wasn't he wearing something like that around his neck. Running a hand through his hair, he remained his usual calm self and strode down the road, until he collided with something.

"Ow…Ah! Are you okay?! I'm really sorry!" Riku mumbled silent curses as he looked to see who had knocked him down. It was the same one he met only a few days ago…he was on the ground like he was, pretty much the same dressed, and he had the crown pendant…it had to be him. He felt it in his gut…but, this kind of feeling felt different when he looked at the boy…

 Scoffing to himself, he pulled out his cool collected self back to reality and merely placed a smug look on his face, looking to the young brunette.

 "We've got to stop meeting like this, you know."

 He saw that the boy looked confused, but he kept his cool. He just kept his smirk on his face, watching his expression down to every detail. It was only after about a minute that the boy came to realize who he was.

 "Hey..your the guy in the robe from the other day!"

 "Bingo."

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~_~; Uuurr….what a sucky way to meet again. xD Anywhhoooo, you know the drill. ::holds out cup:: I'll luff you if you dooo…so will Sora and Riku! :D?