Disclaimer: Man, I hate these. I do not own anything in relation to Kingdom Hearts except for the soundtrack and games. Blah blah blah blah blah. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…

Warnings: I have no idea.

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Chapter 7: Moongleam

"So Kairi," said the king. "Where did you live before you came here?"

"I was living on an island," she answered. "Some friends of mine took me in and raised me until I was old enough to take care of myself on my own. I only had a couple of friends on the island. In fact, I'm looking for one of them right now."

"Oh, I see," said the queen. "This means you aren't staying here for very long, am I right?"

"Yes. I'll probably be leaving sometime tomorrow or the day after that."

All of a sudden the maid came in with Kairi's swords in her hands.

"I'm sorry I didn't give these back to you earlier," she said. "I'm very sorry."

"It's alright."

She handed the swords to Kairi. Then she quickly rushed out of the room.

"Those are yours?" asked Milo.

"Yeah", answered Kairi. "I got them from a friend of mine."

"Cool," said the queen. "Let's go, Kairi. I want to show you where you're sleeping tonight."

The queen got up from her seat and Kairi did the same. They both walked out of the hall together. When they started going down the stairs the queen started talking to her.

"So, how did you get here, Kairi?" she asked.

"I got here by boat," she lied.

"Did it take long?"

"Not really."

"Wow. You'd think it would."

They climbed the same long flight of stairs that she and Milo went up before dinner. When they got to the top, the queen opened the pink door with the happy face on it. Kairi went inside. Everything was now dusted and cleaned.

"The maid dusted everything while we were eating, so you should be comfortable sleeping in this room," said the queen. "I'll let you have some time alone so you can settle in."

"Thanks," said Kairi.

The queen nodded and walked out of the room. Kairi plopped down on her old and small bed and sighed.

"I hate pink," she said. "All the more reason for me to go out and check out that weird flower tonight."

The only problem with her idea was that she didn't know when her parents fell asleep. She wouldn't want to sneak out while they were still awake. All of a sudden there was a sharp knock at the door.

"Kairi, can I come in?" asked Milo. "I can come back if you're changing or something."

"No, I'm not changing. You can come in."

The door opened and Milo stepped in.

"Hey, Kairi. I just came to check on you," he said. "How do you like your room? Is it comfortable?"

"Yes, it is. The only thing I hate is how everything is pink and sissy. I know I was just a little girl back then, but I must have been pretty wimpy."

They both laughed.

"You're pretty funny," said Milo. "Tomorrow I'll show you my favorite thing about this castle. The stables. In fact, I can show you them right now if you're not too tired from your journey."

"No, I'm not tired. I'd love to see the stables," said Kairi.

"Great. Just follow me."

He got up and went out the door. Kairi followed him closely behind. When they finally reached the bottom of the really long flight of stairs, they made a right and went outside. Not far from there was the stables. They were constructed of oak and were polished so that they were really shiny. When they went inside it instantly smelled like horse dung.

"This smells weird," said Kairi.

"I know," said Milo. "It's not so bad once you get used to it."

"Easy for you to say. You live here."

"Hey, do you wanna see my favorite horse? She's very friendly."

"Sure. I don't see why not."

Milo walked over to the biggest stall and motioned for her to follow. She went over to where he was and stood beside him. A beautiful white mare walked over to her and whinnied. The mare's coat shimmered in the pale moonlight and her mane was long and silky.

"She's beautiful," said Kairi.

"I know," said the horse.

Kairi suddenly jumped back in shock.

"Your horse can talk!" she yelled. "You never told me that!"

"What?" said Milo. "First of all, her name's Moongleam, and second of all I have no idea what you're talking about."

She suddenly remembered her special ability to talk to animals.

"Oh," she said. "I guess it must've been my imagination."

"I guess so," said Milo. "You can pet her if you want."

She reached out her hand and petted Moongleam. Her fur was even softer than it looked.

"Are your hands dirty?" asked Moongleam. "I just washed my coat today and I don't want it getting all dirty again."

"Don't worry," whispered Kairi. "I always keep my hands clean."

"What?" asked Milo.

"Nothing. Just talking to myself."

"Whatever."

"Hey, I know what you're planning to do tonight," said Moongleam. "You want to take a gander at that weird flower, right?"

"How'd you know?"

"Well, a bluebird first heard you talking about it with yourself, then that bird told the dog, then the dog came in here and told all of the horses. I was thinking I could help you sneak out."

"Oh. How will you help me, then?"

"Tell Milo that you want me to stay in your room tonight so you won't feel as lonely."

"How is that going to help me see that flower?"

"I'm going to help you sneak out. I know this castle like the back of my hoof, plus I can see in the dark. You can get lost really easily in the castle, especially at night."

"Okay. I'll ask him."

She stopped petting Moongleam and turned around to face Milo.

"Hey Milo?" she said.

"Yes?"

"Can Moongleam stay in my room tonight just so I won't feel as lonely?"

"Are you afraid of the dark?"

"Um…yes."

"Sure. I just don't get why you don't let the royal poodle sleep in your room tonight. But if you're more comfortable with Moongleam, then you can."

"Thanks Milo. I'm getting awfully sleepy. I think I'll take Moongleam and go to bed. See you tomorrow morning."

"See ya. Be careful with Moongleam. She's my favorite horse."

"Don't worry. I'll take good care of her."

She opened the stable door and the mare followed her. As she went by, Milo lightly kissed her on the cheek. It felt kinda weird because she had only just met him, but she didn't mind. She walked back to the castle and up the stairs to her room with Moongleam still following closely behind. Tonight was going to be a long night.

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