Warning: This HAS been spell/grammar checked but not read through due to small amount of time. Spelling mistakes may arise randomly.

When Kairi had seen Sora that night in the lobby, she had been overjoyed with the fact that he had had a fast recovery. However, over the next 2 days it began to dawn on her that even if her boyfriend had not recovered as swiftly as he had, it would not have made a difference.

For she always found herself alone.

Of course, Yuffie was company when she wasn't with Cloud and Leon, but her home friends had developed a habit of disappearing on her for hours on end until nightfall.

"Where have you been all day?" She asked hotly during dinner one day as Sora and Riku sat down with a cup of hot chocolate.

Both shrugged, "Wandering."

'Wandering?"

They nodded. "Yeah, exploring the castle. The works."

Kairi would of believed them if it hadn't been for the fact every time she tried to make eye contact with the blue eyed brunette, he would stare down at his steaming hot chocolate as if reading a hidden message.

Something was up.

The fallowing day before Christmas Eve, she had been determined to catch Sora before he woke up by waiting outside his room trying to look as innocent as possible.

But after an hour of pacing back and fourth in front of the half open door, she threw it open with a growl of frustration only to find the room completely empty.

He had slipped past her once again.

Her irritation grew through out the day as she sent various people she knew to search for Sora, only to have them come back empty handed. Lumiere was one of these people.

"I am sorry mademoiselle, but he is no where to be found."

Kairi sulked.

"I'm sure he's with the King somewhere, for he is nowhere to be found either," he explained trying to get the girl to cheer up.

No give.

In a heavy state of mourning, Kairi turned in to her room early that night; climbing the staircase by herself as the laughter and chatter form downstairs faded behind her. It wasn't until she had arrived in front of Sora's room that curiosity took a hold of her and she carefully creaked open the door to see if her boyfriend had turned in.

And there he lay.

The sight was childish, yet silly to Kairi as she gazed at Sora from the doorway with a smile. He lay curled up, hugging his pillow to his chest with the covers covering his upper body down to his knees. His legs stuck out, hanging off the side of the bed with his jeans and shoes still on making the red head laugh. However, his face looked so peaceful as he slept, she couldn't help but let her anger fade from her heart.

'I can never hate him…' she thought, shutting the door with a soft click. 'There's a good explanation to his actions, I know it."

And as she crossed the hall to her room and shut the door behind her, she smiled. Excited for the events awaiting her on Christmas Eve.

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"Oh, Sooorraaaa…"

"Nnnn…."

"Sora, wake up!"

"Go away…"

Riku glanced at Donald, cracking his knuckles with a smirk and hooked both of his thumbs in the corners of Sora's mouth spreading them apart as far as he could so the boys 2 rows of teeth could be clearly seen in a nauseating, crooked smile. "HEY TWINKLETOES!"

Sora's eyes shot open as he felt the pain of having his mouth stretched beyond its usual; limits start to have an uncomfortable effect on him. With a snap he bit down, hoping to catch Riku's hand in the process but the teen was too quick and pulled away with a jerk.

"What do you want Riku?" Sora moaned, throwing his pillow over his head to block out the sight of his friends and the light from the snow falling outside.

"Well first off, I want you to get up because even though you don't know it we let you sleep in till twelve noon." he explained; watching his friend pull the pillow back with a snap as his words sunk in. "Second, I want to know why you were to lazy to take off your shoes before you went to bed and why you slept in my clothes?"

"It's twelve noon?" he shrieked, sitting up in bed and looking out the window. Nothing but snow and clouds met his eyes,

'Well know wonder I didn't wake up.' he thought glumly.

"Also," Riku went on, enjoying the impact his news was having on the brunette, "Wish and Fire have Kairi's dress, which I personally think is stunning, Yoshi has your wallet which still had money in it last time I looked."

'Wouldn't be to sure now…" Donald mumbled.

" Also, you have exactly eight hours to set everything up and spend a little time with your girlfriend cause as I've heard from some of the guests, she's been feeling neglected."

Sora's heart sank. He did admit he had been a little busy over the past few days. And Kairi had no idea it was all for her.

"…Is she mad at me?" he asked.

Riku shrugged. "She looked fine down at breakfast earlier. But I'd still talk to her for a bit so she doesn't start feeling bad again."

"What about when I need to go set up?"

"She'll be fine. I got people set up for distractions." Riku answered proudly.

"But you're going to the ball too, right?"

"Hell yes! Don't worry I got everything figured out. Just concentrate on what you need to get done to make Kairi's present perfect."

Sora smiled, feeling an overwhelming amount of gratitude toward his friend. "Thanks."

The teen crossed his arms over his chest. "Don't expect this often, you're still my competition. You and your stupid house key."

After Riku had left, Sora quickly changed into a pair of clean clothes. Jeans and a Red Wings jersey. Something he hadn't been caught wearing in ages.

(A/n: The Red Wings just won there game, this is my honor to them. Lol. Plus the colors are white and red.)

The lobby wasn't as crowded as it usually was at this time of day. Another snowball war was raging outside, led by Leon, Yuffie, and Cloud. Yoshi had joined in on the other team in hopes of knocking Yuffie senseless. But so far, it didn't seem to be going well.

And that's when he noticed Kairi was out there.

She was standing beside Yuffie, snowball in her hand and throwing it a good distance with equally impressive speed, hitting Goofy who had raised his head above the barrier to check to see if the cost was clear. He fell with a loud whoop as Kairi's shot made impact.

Sora had no desire to join regardless of Kairi being out there. A jersey wasn't the best thing to wrestle out in the snow in. But he smiled despite himself as he watched her.

However, it didn't last long.

"Sora!"

He didn't even have time to turn around as Wish grabbed him by the back of his shirt and began dragging him across the lobby floor. "Come on, we got to give you the dress and everything for tonight!"

The brunette didn't even try to break away. He was getting used to Wish's bossy personality. One of her many flaws Fire had pointed out to him over the week.

"Fire said she was taking care of It." he hissed, latching onto a nearby chair to make the red head stop.

She glared at him. "Well she never told me that."

"Well I did, now let me go! Kairi thinks I'm ignoring her because I've been gone all god damn week."

Wish blinked, "Fine." she released the back of his shirt and walked off down the hall whistling under her breath and green skirt whooshing out from behind her.

But Sora wasn't done yet.

"So who are you taking to the ball Wish?" He asked with a tone of pure mocking.

The maid froze making the brunette smirk. "Well?"

She turned slightly on her heels trying to decide whether to face him or to keep walking. With a growl of frustration, she stormed down the hallway until she was nothing but a small black speck at the other end. But Sora waited until she turned around and shouted the name "Yoshi!" back at him, loud and clear before running out of view.

"Ha! I knew it!" he cried, rolling on the floor laughing. Her hatred for the raven-haired teen hadn't fooled him for a moment during his stay at the castle.

And then something cold and wet hit him hard in the face from above.

"AUGH!"

Laughter floated around him as he spat snow from his mouth and sat up with a growl to search for his attacker. But when he found himself staring into a pair of violet eyes, he shut his mouth with a snap.

"Kairi!"

"Surprised?" she asked, standing with her hands placed firmly on her hips and pink earmuffs dangling around her neck. "Or have you forgotten me over the time of your disappearances?"

Sora's face went red. "I can explain-"

"You better, or Yuffie says she's giving me a leash and a collar with your name on it." She snapped coldly.

On Queue, a loud and shrill cry of "DOMINATION!" came echoing from the staircase looming over them and Yuffie's head could be seen peaking over the railing several floors up.

The brunettes face went even redder. "CAN IT YUFFIE!"

But she went on. "Aww, don't lie Sora. I know what your secret desires are and what you think of at nigh-"

"SHUT IT OR I'M RUNNING ALL THE WAY UP THERE AND KICKING YOUR ASS!" he screamed as people began stopping in there tracks nearby to listen.

A hand clasped itself over his mouth and Kairi rested her chin on top of his head, shutting him up. "You tortured him enough for now Yuffie; I'll call you back if I need anymore help."

The ninja saluted with a smirk before disappearing from view in a huff. Clearly, she had to be somewhere and Sora vowed if he found her within the next 3 hours, that he'd show no mercy.

With a small tilt of his head, he stared up at his girlfriend with innocent blue eyes making her drop her hand from his mouth.

"That wasn't funny you know…" he growled.

"You deserved it." she shot back.

"Listen, the reasons I have been gone are not important. I've just…been talking with the king." he lied.

Kairi opened her mouth, and then shut it remembering the King's words from last year. About what he had told them about Sora's future.

"Did…did he tell you anything?" she asked hesitantly.

"Um, yeah some stuff."
"Anything really important though?"

Sora frowned at her, wondering why there was so much fear in her eyes as she stared at him. Was there something the king new that he wasn't supposed to tell him?

"Listen…all he did was help me out with something I needed help with." he explained to her. "That's it. Why? What are you so worked up about?"

Kairi realized she had already said too much and slapped on a fake smile as quickly as she could. "Oh, nothing. I just told him what I got you for Christmas. I was hoping he didn't spoil it for you."

Sora being the sucker that he was, believed her immediately and stuck out his lower lip in a pout. "I wanna know what I got for Christmas Kairi."

She stuck out her tongue. "You have to wait till Christmas."

"Aww…but don't you love me Kairi?" he drove on, hugging her arm tightly like a 3 year old. "Can I please have it?"

She laughed, leaning over and giving him a quick peck on the cheek. "I said no. In fact, I have to go and wrap presents now so you can't come with me."

Sora's heart truly sank this time. "But I thought you were mad at me for disappearing all the time! Don't you want to hang out?"

She stood up, brushing the melting snow off her jeans left from outside. "We can hang out later. I have to wrap the presents before tomorrow with Yuffie. I'll come down to the lobby when I'm done alright?"

Sora gave a small nod as she tapped him on the head and strolled over to the staircase.

(Play part of "White Christmas" by the drifters right now. I'm sorry I just love that song. XD)

With a sigh, he flopped back down onto the marble floor, watching as the red head descended the steps glancing down at him every so often. Swelling with a happiness he didn't even know he had, he began to sing with his arms spread out above him in a waltzing position.

" Dun dun dun dun dun I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!' he sang. " Just like the ones, I used to know! Dun dun, dun dun dun."

He heard Kairi's laughter and watched as her head swept into view from three stories above. 'What are you doing?"

"Oh, may your days, may your days, may yours days be merry and bright!" he drove on, voice swelling loudly in a comical manner. Kairi laughed harder, knees dropping to the steps below her. "You're such a nut!"

"Aren't I?" he called up, grinning from ear to ear. "Just remember one thing."

She smiled back. "What?"

"It's all Riku's fault!"

The red head rolled her eyes and Sora thought he heard a small " I can imagine." slip from her mouth before she could stop it and continue up the stairs in a huff.

Sora dropped his hands and sighed. "Well Sora, pray everything goes well tonight. Or you're in big, big trouble."

And with a quick hop to his feet, he set of down the hall to find Fire. In hopes of going over the schedule for tonight with her one last time.

'Everything needs to be perfect." he told himself.

'Perfect…for her.'

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It was 6:30 by the time Kairi had come down from her room. The wrapping had taken her no more then an hour but with Yuffie, things had changed. They had gotten into a tape war which traveled out into the hall and into Leon and Riku's room where they put tape on the toilet paper rolls in there bathrooms and in there Kleenex boxes.

After she had pulled all the tape off her clothing and out of her hair, she had ventured down to the lobby hoping to find Sora amongst the crowd of people.

However, after 45 minutes of countless searching, no luck.

It was 7:30 before she had given up on her search and slouched back up the stairwell with a bottle of water clasped in her hand. One she had stolen from the kitchen with Yoshi's permission. Her mind kept pondering over the way everyone had acted around her when she had asked where Sora had gone off too.

They had all…smiled?

Taking a sip from the bottle, she licked her lips and stopped on the carpeted landing as she reached her floor. The hall was unusually quiet at this time of night and she checked the locks on Yuffie and Riku's rooms out of paranoia only to find them locked.

"That's odd…," she mumbled, strolling over to the door of her room and opening it with a click. No one in the hall ever locked there doors. None that she knew of at least.

With a sigh, she clicked on the lights to her room, throwing the empty bottle of water in the trash bin. She began to head toward her closet to find her pajamas when something on her bed made her stop in her tracks.

Draped across her sheets was the most beautifully ravishing dress Kairi had ever laid eyes on. Its sleeves hung below the shoulders trimmed with white lace and small red bows at the end. They were short and made of green silk, which flowed all the way down to the middle bust where a green bow resided… Most of the dress was green except for the top layer, which was black and decorated with a white and green border on the end. The second layer was green while the third was white with a red ribbon bordering the edge of the material. A giant white and red striped ribbon rested on the back completing the dazzling piece of formal wear and taking Kairi's breath away. She had never seen a Christmas dress quit like the one in front of her.

Taking a small step toward her bed, she noticed a small white card lying atop the material of the dress. Reaching out her hand shakily, she plucked it from the bed and held it up so she could read:

Dear Kairi,

This dress is for you. The earrings are taped to the back of this card and the headband, necklace, shoes and other accessories are sitting on your dresser.

Arrive downstairs at 7:55 sharp. An escort will take you to me.

Be ready by then. Hope you like the dress!

Love,

Sora

Quietly she turned the card over to find two small golden belles with a single red ribbon tied to the top of each one. She smiled brightly, realizing these were her earrings and glanced over at the dress with excitement.

What was Sora planning?

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The clock hit 7:54 as Kairi began to make her way down the staircase, holding up her dress so she wouldn't trip. The dress had been a pain to get into and zip all by herself but she had managed along with the make-up and jewelry she had found on her dresser. Special occasions were rare on Destiny Island for a teenager such as herself. Birthday parties were never considered formal and no one had gotten married in her family for several years. However, after everything had been assembled on her body from her dress to her shoes, the person staring back at her in the mirror was someone she had never seen before. A person she had seen only in her dreams.

A woman. A true princess of heart.

The lobby was deserted which struck Kairi as odd. The kitchen door was closed and no lights or candles were lit on the tables except for those on the wall. The doors leading out to the courtyard were also locked, making the atmosphere a bit gloomy. But Kairi herself lit up the room with her own light, which was sparkling radiantly for all around to see.

Which happened to be Lumiere.

The red head didn't see the candlestick at first as she stepped carefully off the final step and onto the marble floor. A small tug on her dress caused her to look down.

"Mademoiselle, you look ravishing tonight." he remarked, flame swelling atop his head in astonishment.

Kairi felt herself blush. "Um, thank you." she glanced around slightly before her eyes fell back on Lumiere. "Are you perhaps my escort I was told about?"

He nodded. "That I am madam. Sora is expecting you!" he hopped ahead of her, glowing in the darkness of the hall entrance which Kairi had never traveled down during her stay. "Fallow me, we must hurry."

She nodded, earrings jingling lightly in the silence. She carefully picked up her skirt once again and fallowed after Lumiere into the darkness of the hall.

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It wasn't the most unpleasant feeling, Kairi had thought. Walking down a hall in high heels and a dress with shadows pressing in on you from every side. It reminded her to much of things she wished to forget. But it was the whispers that made her shudder.

"We are almost there!" Lumiere called back to her, a hint of a smile in his tone of voice. Kairi nodded, squinting to see the end of the passage ahead of her. Sure enough, light could be seen up ahead.

Stepping onto what looked like glass; Kairi gazed up at the ceiling above her to find millions of stars winking down at her through the glass ceiling. Lumiere chuckled at the expression of awe on her face and tugged on the hem of her dress to get her attention.

"We have arrived." he announced, beckoning toward two large doors across from where they stood. Kairi nodded, pulling her gaze away from the sight above her, reminding her so much of home.

Of him.

The candlestick waited until she had made her way over to the entrance before knocking on the left door lightly. He took a step back as both opened immediately as if they had been waiting for there arrival. Kairi bit her lower lip, glancing down at Lumiere nervously. With a small smile, he motioned for her to walk inside.

"It's okay," he whispered. "You look lovely. And wait until you see him."

Kairi smiled at this and offered a small "Thank you." before taking a deep breath and walking with her head held high into the room. Excited and scared of what awaited her inside.

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The first thing, which struck her, was the size and beauty of the room she had stepped into. It was like a scene out of a storybook; one she would never forget as long as she lived. A ballroom fit for a king. Even a mouse king at that. Lit with millions of candles, a giant crystal chandelier, and a Christmas tree double the size of the one in the lobby. Sparkling with ornaments and lights of all sorts that only royalty and magic could conceive on one tree.

But that wasn't the only thing that caught her eye.

Standing in the middle of the room, dusting off the sleeves of his tux nervously and fretting with his hair was Sora in all his proper glory. Taking notice of Kairi's arrival he turned quickly to face her, pressing his left hand over his chest and placing his right behind him. Kairi clasped a hand over her mouth, clearly speechless at the sight of her boyfriend.

She stood still as stone as he walked up to her. Trading in his slouchy teenage strut for that of a mans willing to impress his lady. He bowed, never taking his blue eyes off hers, which were shining with tears as he took her hand in his and kissed it.

"I've always wanted to do that ever since I watched Titanic over a Riku's." he grinned, making Kairi laugh. Flashing his trademark grin, he straightened up, giving another small bow and squeezing her hand softly.

It was at this point, that he began to have regrets.

"May…um," he stuttered, trying to find the rights words. Something he would say and something not to cliché'. "Would, you like to dance with me Kairi?"

Oh, what a shmuck he was.

She smirked at this, thinking it over while Sora tried to drown himself in her beauty as a distraction. The dress Wish and Fire had picked looked glorious on her. She looked like the true princess she always kept locked deep within her heart. The princess who had saved him not to long ago.

"I don't know," she mumbled, toying with him out of habit. "I've never seen you dance. Can you?"

Sora rolled his eyes before he could stop himself. "After this week you better believe it."

To Kairi, that explained everything.

With a sigh of relief, she silent slid her free hand within his holding it up in a dancing position.

"Show me." She whispered.

The brunette stood in silence as he tried with all his might to swallow the giant lump lodged within his throat the size of an apple. He nodded in reply, tapping his left on the marble floor three times to qeue the music. The two rooms which were connected to the main dance floor were closed off leaving Kairi unaware of there existence. They had sliding walls the King had told him about the other day.

What waited behind them would be revealed in time.

The music drifted slowly and steadily around the ballroom making Kairi jump slightly in surprise. But with a small squeeze of Sora's hand, she chose to leave the source of the music a mystery and let herself be swallowed up by the magic threatening to wisp her away.

And so did Sora.

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( "The Christmas Waltz" by Frank Sinatra )

Sora had started out hesitant at first, constantly glancing down at his feet in fear of tripping on Kairi's dress and sending them both tumbling to the floor in a heap. That would be the end of everything. But he pushed the thought from his mind, letting himself flow with the music and lead his girl into a waltz unlike any other. She let him guide her willingly, sinking into the steady rhythm and becoming one. The ballroom was there personal haven where they were aloud to fly freely without a care in the world. Losing themselves in the music and laughing for no reason at all. Sora had never felt so free, so alive and with happiness. His heart felt complete for once as he seen how much fun Kairi was having. Everything was paying off. The dance lessons, the help of his friends, everything.

Kairi was impressed beyond her imagination with the brunettes dancing skills. Something she had never thought he would hold an interest in.

Tears streamed from her eyes in pure happiness as he spun her around the ballroom making her heart swell. She had never felt a feeling such as this before and oh, how strong it was. It filled her up slowly and steadily as the song drove on in its sweet rhapsody until Sora pulled her into the middle of the room, his azure eyes gazing into hers deeply.

And that's when the doors opened.

Kairi stopped at this nearly sending Sora crashing to the floor. From the depths of the two rooms came hundreds of guests, all partnered up and dressed in there best attire ranging from six layered gowns to simple black summer dresses. The men adorned the same attire as Sora, some of which Kairi recognized as Riku, Yoshi, Cloud, and Leon. All who were dancing with a familiar face.

They waltzed out onto the dance floor; circling Kairi and Sora who had started up there waltz once again. No longer alone, the red head glanced nervously around her at her friends and companions who were all smiling at her knowingly.

They had all known?

Riku winked at her as he passed before being swept away by Fire who clearly knew what she was doing more then him. She smiled at Kairi pointing at her dress and then at herself with a smile. Wish who had just waltzed by with a very flushed looking Yoshi, hip checked her friend as a sign to keep quiet. She managed to flash Kairi a quick smile before hissing at her partner who had stepped on her foot by accident and wisped off in the flow of dancers. Yuffie could be seen with Leon on the other side of the room, slowly coming around as the ninja and the gunner battled over who was leading. Cloud fallowed like a spinning shadow looking spiffy in his tux but with a girl Kairi didn't recognize on his arm. He seemed to be in a sort of daze as he led her in a standard waltz equal to that of Riku's. But despite her dates dancing skills the girl seemed to be having the time of her life.

The others consisted of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and several other members of the staff. The King gave Sora a wave of gratitude as he swung by making the brunette swell with pride. The song began to end, and the two teens slowly came to a halt underneath the giant chandelier, eyes sparkling as they smiled at each other.

The others gradually came to a stop, holding there breath in utter silence. Sora and Kairi were totally unaware of what was going on around them, lost in there fantasy as it slowly dissolved around them.

It was at this time, that Sora bundled up every ounce of courage within his body and took a running leap of faith. Pulling Kairi close to him so there faces were just inches apart, he stared into her violet blue eyes and let the words tumble from his mouth before he could have any second regrets.

"Merry Christmas Kairi."

He closed his eyes, blocking out the world and all that came with it as he pressed his lips against hers passionately. He could feel the heat rise in his cheeks, but it was nothing but a small spark compared to what Kairi was feeling at the moment. The blush upon her face was redder then the ribbons on her dress and twice as cute. She kissed back, not hesitating in the least and enjoying the feeling that was sending her heart into over drive.

The crowd burst into applause from all around complete with whoops and hollers from Yuffie and Riku. Wish and Fire met in a hug in front of the Christmas tree, happy that there plan had worked out perfectly.

The couple silently pulled away grinning at the crowd sheepishly. Sora looking like a deer caught in the headlights while Kairi simply laughed and latched herself onto Sora in a tight hug. He was slightly taken back at thi, but glanced over at the King who was watching him with satisfaction. It was then that he gave the keybearer a small bow. Something that only Sora caught and would remember for the rest of his life.

He nodded in reply, flashing his trademark grin and wrapping his arms around Kairi tightly.

Despite the fact the first dance was over, he still had a long night ahead of him.

One he didn't plan to waste.

"Alright people!" Fire shouted over by the tree where she and Wish stood wiping tears from there eyes. "Drinks and Food in the room to your right and the separate dance floor is to your left. I suggest you mainly try to stay on the main floor. The balconies a little slippery but we're leaving it open anyway since its such a nice night. Now everyone enjoy yourselves, the bands starting up in a moment."

It was 20 minutes before everyone had divided amongst the ballroom in a mob of constant chatter and dance. The party room was packed with people desperate to rest there feet and have a bite to eat from the many assortments of snacks. A fire was burning merrily against the wall giving off a cheery feel not even the lobby could master. Several sets of hard-core dancers swept across the main floor along with Donald's nephews who were creating a scene. Riku had taken the time to gather up a small group of friend and corner Sora and Kairi near the Christmas tree.

"That was better then reality T.V" Riku smirked, ruffling Sora's hair with a laugh.

"Can it Riku." He growled shoving the teen lightly. Sora glanced at Yoshi who was smirking at him with his usual look.

"What's with you?" he asked.

He shrugged. "Never thought I'd see someone who would have the guts to do something like that. The King was right about you."

Enjoying the compliment, Sora put on a smile. But that wasn't about to stop him from pressing the matter of his date. "So, what's with you and Wish?"

His face twitched and he glanced at the maid ever so slightly who was standing over by Kairi chatting away.

"Well," he began. "I figured since you had enough guts to give a girl a ballroom waltz as a Christmas gift, that it would take twice as much gut to ask Wish out and BELIEVE ME that took a lot of guts."

'And a lot of sore toes." Sora added.

"And a headache." Riku reminded him.

"Yeah…" Yoshi mumbled. "It was worth it though."

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The night drove on endlessly and before anyone could take notice, wine was being passed amongst the crowd and the dance floor was packed with people no longer caring if they could waltz or not. Nothing extremely out of the ordinary, just a regular party that everyone seemed to be enjoying. Riku was having fun in the snack room with Yoshi, Cloud, and Leon; telling stories and jokes while Fire and the girls danced freely in the ballroom having the time of there lives.

The separate dance floor though, was deserted. Except for two people taking full advantage of the decrease of company. Sora led a giggling Kairi out onto the balcony over looking the landscape of the castle with the stars shining above them in greeting. The air was frigid, but not frigid enough to send the two teens cowering back into the warmth of the ballroom. This was there time to be alone and they were going to use it at all costs.

They stood in silence, gazing up at the stars and letting the music drifting in from the dance floor caress them. The stars brought a feeling of security and endlessness to Kairi.

But for Sora, it made him think.

"Kairi," he began quietly, gazing up at the millions of tiny specks he knew were worlds and feeling slightly uneasy. "What's going to happen to us?"

Her head turned with a snap, taken back by the question. "Nobody knows," she told him slowly. "Only we can decide what's going to happen to us."

Sora thought about this for a moment, feeling sour that he had even brought the question up. Whenever he had wandered off by himself early in the year at Destiny Islands, he had always sat gazing up at the stars and did nothing but think and wonder for hours on end. With no one to answer his questions but himself.

But this time he wasn't alone.

"…But what about fate?" he asked, mouth twitching. Kairi bit her lip at this, knowing there was no way she could answer without breaking her promise to Mickey. She didn't want to tell him, not at this time, not ever. She would wait forever if she had to if it meant keeping Sora happy.

"Fate isn't always unchangeable." she told him hesitantly. He frowned at her, fear flashing within the depths of his blue eyes. With a sigh, Kairi wrapped her arms around the brunette, hugging him close. She didn't want to see him afraid. It wasn't like him.

"Your fate and my fate are linked Sora." she whispered softly. "Wherever you go, I'll go. Whatever happens to you, to us, we'll pull through it." She placed her hand on his chest, feeling the steady pulse of his heart vibrating against her skin faintly. "We're connected and nothing can ever change that."

They were silent for a moment, listening to the chatter within the ballroom suddenly come to a halt as Fire announced that one last song was to be played before everyone had to go back to there rooms for the night. Sora shut his eyes, resting his chin on top of Kairi's head as he wrapped his arms around her, gently rocking back and fourth.

"I know Kairi," he whispered. "I know."

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Me: Oh, the fluff! I'm drowning in cotton candy over here1 such sweet fluff and this coming from a girl who also loves yaoi! Am I multi talented or what?

Don't answer that.

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