AC: WEEEEEeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeee! Squints across screen looking for cue cards Hey... Where is my cue card boy? CUE CARD BOY! Clap clap Riku walks on stage wearing a sign that says: Cue card boy AC: Riku!? You're my cue card boy? AC Rolls around on the floor in laughter AC (translated between laughs): I don't own KH or any people but I do own Lexie and Kaia! Riku: Okay, before she dies, back to the story

Ch. 3: Phase 3

"Greg?" "Here." "Hannah?" "Here." "Lexie? Lexie? Oh, I don't believe it..." Ms. Lang was in her late 20's, had a slender build, and was the meanest teacher around. The two ran up behind their class, trying to hide themselves. "I told everyone yesterday not to be late, didn't I Lexie?" Ms. Lang came over to Lexie and Kaia's hiding place in the back of the class. "Damn bitch..." Kaia said under her breath. "I don't believe you two, tardy again, this is a detention you know." "What!?" They both yelled at the same time. "I can't help it, it is school policy, but you can still go to the festival, I'll talk to you afterward." Ms. Lang said to the two girls. "Okay, now that that's done, feel free to explore, but don't wander out of the festival, we'll meet back here in 4 ½ hours at 11:30 for lunch." Everyone was eager to get away from their teacher and to go out and hang. Kaia and Lexie went over to their hangout for all the festivals, near the old abandoned cave. It had been there for as long as anyone could remember, though people never went near it because it was supposed to be haunted; though they had never seen anything strange. Unless you count some big stone door in the back of the small cave strange. It never did anything, open move or make scary noises and jump around, it just stood there, like a reminder of something long forgotten. "So, what do you wanna do until the fireworks tonight?" Kaia asked me as they went inside. She sat down on a small patch of dry land, and I sat on my big rock. "I dunno... maybe we could walk around, talk be in the spring air?" They both laughed something they both did a lot. "Yeah, right, we both know that this festival is only an excuse put on by the school so the teachers get a break and we get to watch the little kids! Come on, after 15 years of this you still don't know that?" Kaia laughed at her own remark, and so did I. I love hanging out with Kaia, she's so funny, and I can always tell her anything. "So... tell me more about the dream!" Kaia said, she sounded really interested as usual. "What's more to tell? I went back to this town thing and then the heartless attacked and I woke up! I don't think there was any more, I almost always remember everything." I said. Drip. Drip. It sounded like the rain was about to start. Crash! Lightning. "We better get out of here, if it starts raining hard, we may not get out for a while." I said getting up. "Right." Kaia said, following my lead. We both lined up at the door. "One, Two three!" We both counted and ran out into the sprinkles and little bursts of lightning now and then. "Doesn't look like there will be fireworks today!" I yelled back to Kaia, she was only a few feet behind me when I saw him in the forest. Riku. He was standing between the trees where we had come that day. I stopped in my tracks and Kaia came jogging up to me. "What is it? Were going to get soaked!" She told me. I just stood there, transfixed by what I saw. His gaze met mine and he stood there too. "Hello? Lexie? Anybody home?" Kaia waved her hands in front of my face, and I looked away from his stony gaze. "What?" I said. "I was telling you that were going to get soaked, come on!" She grabbed my wrist and we ran over to the nearest shelter. We found a place to sit down and she asked me about what I saw. "So, what were you staring at?" "I saw that guy, from my dream! Riku! I really saw him!" I said, trying to lower my voice, but I was so freaked out, I barely could. "Really? Are you sure?" "Positive! I'm 100% sure it was him." "Well, why don't we go up there to go and find out, okay?" Kaia stood up and said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world to do. "Okay, I guess..." When we finally got up to the spot we were drenched. "I can't believe we went up here!" Kaia protested, almost falling down the muddy hill. "Hey, you were the one who said we should come here in the first place!" I yelled back, I was waiting up at the top, and going into to the woods already. "Hey, look at that!" Kaia said pointing up into a small birch tree. A letter not touched by all the rain around it was up in a lower branch. "Cool! Gimme a boost, okay?" I said to Kaia. She put me on her shoulders and I could easily reach it. "Got it!" I yelled down. A cold big wind blew between the trees and almost knocked us down. "Woah, lets get you down, okay? Before we both fall!" Kaia told me, I hopped down happy to be on 2 feet again. "So, open it!" Kaia told me, looking at the letter. "Okay, I'll read it to you": Dear Lexie,
Sorry I couldn't get this to you myself, but I can't be found out, His spies are everywhere. Meet me by the big oak by your house. I'm sorry I can't write more, but I have to get out of this spot before they find me. Oh, and be careful, I can't risk loosing you again.
-Riku
P.S. Hold on to this for me, will you? "So... what did he want you to hold on to?" Kaia asked. I looked inside the envelope and there was a small silver key inside, a whole through the top and it was thick, only 1/4 an inch. I grabbed it; it felt warm in my hand, not cold like it should be. "Hmm..." I whispered to myself. I took out my necklace (AC: You didn't forget now, did you? The one shaped like a red heart on a long chain with the magic powers does magic powers dance lol, sorry to hold you up... End AC note ) Ahem I took out my necklace and attached it on to the chain so I wouldn't loose it. "So... We better get going If were going to find your boyfriend!" Kaia took off back into the woods. "HEY!!!" I took off after her, feeling myself blush scarlet. We Ran Toward my house, almost there, I hope Riku is there so I can find out whats going on!