Disclaimer: Yeesh much. I do not own anything that has to do w/Kingdom Hearts, except for the soundtrack and game. Grrrrr.
Warnings: Yet again, I have no idea.
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Chapter 8: Encounter
Once up to the room, Kairi and Moongleam settled down for a long night. Moongleam surprisingly fit up the stairs and into the room that Kairi was sleeping in. After about a few minutes of being up there, Milo came in.
"Hi Kairi," he said as he stepped into the room.
"Hi Milo," said Kairi. "What do you need? Are you just saying good night again?"
"Kind of. I came to check on you and Moongleam again. How is she adjusting to your room?"
"Tell him I'm fine," said Moongleam.
"She's fine," said Kairi. "She seems to be very comfortable."
"That's good. And what about you?"
"I'm great too."
"Great. Hey, do you know how to ride horses? You seem to like horses a lot."
"No, actually, I don't know how to ride. Why?"
"I was just thinking I could teach you in the morning. Would you like that?"
"Yes, of course," answered Kairi. "I'd really love that."
"Awesome," said Milo. "Do you want to use Moongleam? You seem to have to have a certain liking for her."
"Yeah, that sounds great."
"Hey, Kairi," said Moongleam. "Do you weigh much? I mean, if you do, then please ride some other horse. I've been having some major back problems lately. No one ever thinks about what the horse thinks before they get on and ride. Personally, I think it's very rude. If we horses could ride humans, we would…"
"Don't worry, I don't weigh much, Moongleam," interrupted Kairi.
"Okay. That's good," said Moongleam. "Just wondering. It doesn't really matter, anyways."
"Are you talking to yourself again, Kairi?" asked Milo.
"Um…yeah. But I'm done now."
"Okay. I'm gonna go to bed now," said Milo, yawning. "I've been really tired lately. See ya in the morning."
"Good night," said Kairi.
She waited until Milo was all the way out of the room and down the stairs until she spoke to Moongleam again.
"So, Moongleam," she said. "How are you going to help me again?"
"Okay, this is the plan," said the horse. "We are going to wait until everybody is asleep and once they are, you will get on my back and I will take you down to the garden."
"But I don't know how to ride."
"Don't worry. If you fall off I'll pick you up."
"Thanks. That's really reassuring."
"Yeah, I know."
"I was being sarcastic."
"Oh. Sorry."
"It's ok."
"Yeah."
"So, when does everyone fall asleep?" asked Kairi.
"Well, since everyone here is half asleep in the daytime, I'd say right about now."
"Oh, wow. But wouldn't your clippity-clopping wake them up?"
"Nope. They also sleep like dead frogs."
"Oh. But aren't dead frogs dead?"
"Yeah. But really, they do sleep like dead frogs. If there was a bombing, they wouldn't even shift in their sheets."
"Wow. So are we leaving now?"
"Of course," said the horse. "Just hop onto my back."
She hopped onto Moongleam's back. Well, actually, more like struggled onto her back. Once she was finally on, Moongleam galloped out of the room and down the long flight of stairs. Her strides were smooth and graceful, so Kairi barely had to hold on. She felt like she was a pro at this even though she had never been on horse.
"You sure are fast," said Kairi to Moongleam.
"Thanks," said Moongleam. "I practice a lot."
They galloped out of the castle gates and turned left towards the garden. The night sky was beautiful; twinkling with stars and blowing a gentle breeze. Suddenly she remembered her swords. They suddenly came to a halt. They were at the royal garden. Kairi got off of Moongleam and headed towards the flower patch. Well, actually, it's more like she fell off Moongleam and headed towards the flower patch.
"Hey Moongleam," she said. "Could you back and get my swords? I forgot them. You never know what might happen."
"Of course," said the horse. "I'll be right back."
Moongleam headed back towards the castle. Kairi watched her until she disappeared into the great stone fortress. Then she looked up and focused her attention on the stars. They were more bright and beautiful than ever. She could even pick out some of the constellations.
"I miss you, Sora," she whispered. "You too, Riku."
Then she remembered what she came to the garden to do. She walked over to the place where she saw the flower before. Sure enough, it was still there. She bent down and sniffed it. It had no stench.
"That's odd."
She reached her hand out and touched it. Her hand went right through it!
"Wow, this is one weird flower."
She suddenly heard leaves rustle behind her.
"Who's there!" she asked frantically. "Show yourself!"
Nothing or nobody appeared.
"I don't have any weapons," she said. "I can't hurt you."
"I know," said a voice from the bushes. "I'm just trying to not catch anybody's attention."
A person that looked like Kyoto appeared from behind the bushes. Maybe it was Kyoto. Maybe it was just the darkness that made him look like he had red hair and a black colored cloak.
"Is that you, Kyoto?" she asked.
The person just stood there, possibly examining her.
"Hello?" she asked. "Are you Kyoto?"
"Who?" asked the person.
"Kyoto."
"No, no, no, no, no," said the man. "You have it all wrong. My name is Axel, and you must be Kairi. How did I know? Lucky guess. Say, I haven't had company for a while."
He muttered something like a spell and all of a sudden a 20 foot tall circle of flame shot up around them. Beyond the flames she could see Moongleam with her swords, running away in fear.
It was just her and this stranger.
Alone…
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Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! This story is now a temporary cliffhanger! And if you were wondering why I put Axel in this story, it's because he's my favorite KH character of all time! Also because I can. Also, because this is the last chapter of this part, I will be putting Part 2 on the internet pretty soon. Part 2 is told in Sora's POV, by the way.
Anyway, please review. I need reviews! Cannot...live...without...reviews! gasps and falls over/drinks Dr. Pepper and feels superspiffytastical again
(in other words, please review)