((Yey for updatenessnessness…ness! So here we are, finally posting chapter 3 of When Shadows Glow Bright.))

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Valerie. Valerie is Neassa's.

When Shadows Glow Bright

Chapter III: A New Friend At Destiny Islands

((Kairi's P.O.V.))

Today I met someone new. A girl named Valerie. She seems nice enough, but she's a bit of a pyro, to say the least. Here's how it went.

---Flashback---

"Hey! Get back here with my Zippo!" A girl with forest green eyes and white hair in a ponytail was chasing Tidus, who had stolen her lighter. "Get back here you little-Oof!" The girl had run into Kairi. Kairi got up, and dusted off her skirt.

"Sorry! It's just that-"

"Tidus stole your lighter?"

"I call it my Zippo."

"Lemme take care of this." Kairi blew a whistle she had gotten when she was young. It was loud and shrill.

"Ah! Kairi! What'd ya do that for?"

"Give her back her lighter!"

"Fine!" Tidus stomped over to the girl and handed over her lighter. "My precious…"

"Hi, my name is Kairi. What's yours?" The girl looked at Kairi and smiled.

"My name is Valerie."

"Well, this is Destiny Islands. How did you get here?"

"Well, you see, in my world this is a video game and I was playing it and then I turned it off but then it wouldn't stop spinning and it turned into a vortex and I got sucked into the vortex and now I'm here." Valerie was panting. Kairi looked at her long and hard.

"You're crazy." Valerie had an anime sweat drop.

"Yea…let's go with that…"

---End of Flashback---

So now she's staying at the Mayor's with me. Sometimes Valerie sits and watches the flame at the end of her Zippo, or we'd battle with the other kids. One day, while sitting on the docks next to her, I told her about Sora, and how I missed him.

"Well, then go find him!"

"Valerie, it's not that-"

"Come on Kairi! I know there's a door to get to another world in the Secret Place!"

"But-"

"You love him, right? So go! I'll be with you all the way!"

"How will we fight?"

"I'm sure we'll end up in a town with a weapon store. And besides, who says the Heartless can't get burned?"

"Okay then." I stood up, with determination.

"We'll do it, Valerie." Valerie had stood up after me, with a little jump.

"Of course we will! Now all we need are some supplies." Just like before. Don't worry Sora, I'm coming for you. This time, I'll fight.