Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Kingdom Hearts. I wish I DID, but sadly I DON'T. Meep.

Warnings: Emotional old guy.

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Chapter 5: Kingdom

When she woke up she was laying down face-first on a stone path. It had small bushes lining it and had three red banners on each side. Beyond it was a large white castle with blue turrets. It had no moat. Kairi got up.

"That was unpleasant," she said. "I should probably look for my parents now."

She walked towards the castle and looked around. The place was very well-kept and tidy. When she got to the castle's huge oak doors she gave a sharp knock. She then heard a voice say, "Who is it?"

"It's an old friend of the king and queen," she responded. She had no idea what else to say.

"All right, you can come in," said the voice. Kairi was surprised that they let her in so fast. After all, aren't guards supposed to be more protective?

The huge oak doors swung open and a maid ran out to meet her.

"Follow me", she said. "You know, we usually don't get many visitors around here. Where are you from?"

"From a distant land," answered Kairi. She didn't really want to blow her cover.

"Um…okay," said the maid.

They suddenly stopped at another set of huge oak double doors. The top had a large crown shape on it.

"Please hand me those swords. The rules say no weaponry in the throne room."

Kairi handed the maid her swords. It felt really weird without them. It was like she had just lost 20 pounds.

"Where did you get these?" asked the maid. "These must be worth a fortune!"

"A friend gave them to me."

"You must have some pretty nice friends", said the maid. "Don't worry. I'll give 'em back to you once you leave the throne room."

Suddenly the huge oak doors swung open. Ahead of her there was a candy apple red carpet lined with gold. At the end of the carpet there was a figure sitting in one of the jewel-encrusted thrones. She walked in and saw a diamond chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Knights' armor was standing on marble pedestals against the walls.

"Who's there?" asked the king. "Do I know you?"

"Yes, you do know me. It's your daughter, Kairi."

"Kairi? Is that really you? I've been waiting for this moment for 12 years!"

The king got up off of his throne and ran to his daughter. He was crying he was so happy. He finally reached her and hugged her. When he stopped the hug he looked at her. He had red hair just like Kairi and a beard. He was also pretty fat, like your typical king. He had green eyes and a very friendly smile.

"You look so different," he said. "I'm so glad you're here. I've been wanting to show you so many things for so many years! Do you remember anything in this castle?"

"No, actually I don't," she responded. "I was only about 4 back then, and I'm almost 16 now."

All of a sudden the queen came in and looked at the king. She had long red hair and blue eyes. She was very beautiful and thin, especially for her age. She was practically a spitting image of Kairi.

"What are you doing, George?" she asked. "And who are you talking to?"

"I'm just talking to our long-lost daughter," answered the king.

"I-is it r-really you?" asked the queen, starting to cry. "I thought you were gone forever! You had me so worried!"

The queen ran to her in tears as well. The only thing different was that the queen nearly squeezed the guts out of Kairi when she hugged her. When the queen finally let go Kairi nearly fell over because of lack of breath.

"Hey Milo!" yelled the king. "Come meet your younger sister!"

A twenty-year old boy ran into the room. He had red hair like everyone else in there. Kairi had no idea she had an older brother. He was happy to see her, but of course, not as emotionally happy to see her as the king and queen..

"Hi," he said. "My name's Milo. I've heard a lot about you. I thought you were part of some make-believe story that our parents made up, but now I've been proven wrong. Have you seen the castle yet? It's pretty cool."

"Only a little bit," she answered. "Would you show me around?"

"I can, right dad?"

"Of course," said the king. "You kids go have fun now! Just don't go wandering off too far. Dinner is soon."

"Okay dad," said Milo. "C'mon Kairi! I'll show you your old room and then we'll go to the castle gardens. They're really beautiful! You probably won't remember much of this place because you were only about 4, but that's okay. It's more fun to see this castle for the first time anyway. Let's go!"

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Okay, I shortened up the chapter for you fatalfeline. You happy now? I'm sure you are. Well, I had to shorten it up anyways, just to save some writing for later chapters. Well, whoever is reading this, please review!

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