Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts belongs to Squaresoft and Disney.
I just had to get this chapter out, it was killing me! Slight fluff, between various characters. Not sure yet how far this chapter will reach into the story. I just thought that I should tell you, the only real characters that will be appearing in this story are the ones from Kingdom Hearts. I've read some other stories that include almost every Final Fantasy character, but since I am deprived of Final Fantasy, I am unable to include them. Not that you guys probably mind anyway, I mean, if you wanted to read a story about all the crazy Final Fantasy guys, then I bet you'd go search under the proper category. lol.
Good lord, I hate The Matrix. Trinity's cat-suit is making me angry inside.
*ahem* Please review!
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Yuffie bounced excitedly down the hallway, nearly trampling Selphie as she walked out of the dining hall.
"Oh, Yuffie! How was your training session with Sora? I didn't get a chance to ask you at dinner." She asked.
Yuffie pouted angrily, "He says I have room for improvement!" She huffed, crossing her arms over her thin chest.
Selphie patted her shoulder reassuringly. "It's just because he's a boy and he's got a weapon, don't worry about it. Tidus is the same way. What time do you have to leave?" She asked, holding back a yawn.
"Tomorrow after breakfast." She sighed, examining her shoes.
"Oh, be careful. So, umm, how's Squall?" She asked, hiding a small smile as she watched the ninja.
Yuffie looked at her for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "He's trying not to look like he's worried about me! I think I really surprised him with this one!" She laughed, Selphie joining in as the dining hall door opened and Tidus walked out.
He took one look at the two giggling girls and turned the other way, trying to sneak off before-
"Tidus!!" Selphie sang, bouncing up beside him and latching onto his neck. He blushed as Yuffie watched, giggling at him.
"Aren't you going to escort me to my room?" Selphie asked him expectantly. He blushed even deeper as Wakka and Squall emerged from the hall, immediately noticing his predicament and spinning around to pretend they hadn't.
Unfortunately, that brought them face-to-face with Yuffie, who mimicked Selphie and grabbed Squall. He wasn't quite sure what to do, so he just stumbled to the side and looked at Wakka pleadingly.
"Heh heh. Hey, Wakka, how ya' doing?" Tidus nearly whimpered, watching as he turned and 'accidentally' dropped his blitzball in the corridor, which conveniently bounced out of sight as he ran after it.
Selphie giggled, "Come on, I'm tired!" She whined playfully, leaping up into his arms.
"Tidus stumbled slightly under the sudden weight, but knew better than to tell her no. He sighed in defeat and began down the hall to her room.
Squall watched them go, turning back to look down at Yuffie, who was still attached to his neck. Nearly blushing, she released him, stepping back and smiling innocently.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself!" She joked, giggling. "So, uh, I guess I'll see you later- Ah!" She yelped as he lunged forward and grabbed her.
He threw her over his shoulder and turned down the hallway. "So, which way is your room? You could use some rest, too. Tomorrow's gonna be a big day, spying on the Heartless and all." He stated nonchalantly, moving briskly down the hall after Tidus.
"Ah! Put me down, Squall!" She laughed, wriggling wildly in a mock attempt to escape.
"Such a whiny little ninja!" He exclaimed, pulling her off of his shoulder and resting her in his arms as he continued down the hall.
They turned the corner and walked through the double doors leading to the guest rooms, stopping abruptly at what they saw ahead.
Selphie had her arms wrapped firmly around Tidus's neck and was kissing him passionately. What was even more surprising was that he was kissing her back.
Squall was so shocked, he almost dropped Yuffie, who swung her feet to the ground and stood up, bracing herself against the brunette for support. She bounced excitedly and he tried to clamp his hand over her mouth, but was too slow.
"Oh. My. God!!" She cried, giggling madly and hugging Squall. "That is so CUTE!"
Selphie and Tidus jumped, shoving each other away when they realized they had been caught. Tidus muttered a hasty goodnight to Selphie before darting past Squall, blushing deeply.
He slammed the double doors behind him, Squall throwing them back open and calling after him. "Tidus! ..Sorry!" He clamped a hand to his face, shaking his head as he turned back to the two girls.
"Yuffie.." he growled, trying to glare at her as she smiled innocently in his direction, avoiding eye contact. He couldn't help but smile. "Go to bed." he turned and ran off in the direction Tidus had gone.
Yuffie turned slowly to meet Selphie's gaze. "Sorry, Selphie.. At least you finally got him!" She said happily, bouncing around in a circle with her friend.
"Did you see him? He's so adorable! He turned bright red when he saw you two!" she laughed.
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The sun had set over Hollow Bastion, stars visible through the deep purple sky. Kairi sighed, seated comfortably on the padded windowsill. The replica appeared at her side, carrying a set of silken pajamas in its arms.
"Oh, thank you." Kairi smiled gratefully at the Heartless, her thoughts interrupted yet again.
She accepted them and walked over to her bed, she tossed her outfit onto the bed and pulled the pajamas on, admiring them in her mirror. They were the same crimson color as her hair. They fit fairly well and felt soft and delicate to the touch. She felt a bit guilty to be wearing them, but she didn't have any of her own clothing.
She flung herself onto her bed, smiling happily as she snuggled into the mattress. It was a nice change from her own bed at home, with its old wooden frame and worn out material. She wasn't so sure she wouldn't regret leaving Hollow Bastion, if she ever did. Though, she did miss her island, as well as all of her friends.
She laughed, Yuffie and Selphie must be worried sick about her. Sora and Riku were probably worried, too. She sat up, they probably thought Ansem had kidnapped her or something. She didn't like that idea. Swinging her feet over the edge of her bed, she stopped. Why didn't she like that idea? It wasn't like Ansem didn't deserve it, she understood what he had done. But for some reason, she didn't want Sora and Riku coming after him.
She ran a hand through her hair, wandering back to her window. What's the matter with me? She asked herself, remembering earlier that day. Ansem had been worried about her, he had looked away when he realized she knew, but it hadn't changed anything.
Something about it had touched her, for some reason, it didn't seem right that the King of Heartless would be able to show emotion. But why not? He's human, isn't he? Heartless can rarely think or experience emotion, he said so himself. So he must be human if he isn't a Heartless, right? She argued with herself.
Wait, he used Riku before so he could have a human body, then, does that mean he is using someone else now? Kairi sat down on the windowsill, lost in her mental argument. Ugh, I'm so confused! So, does that mean that he's not a human or a Heartless? What else is there? And why is he so different from the Ansem everyone taught me about?
'Sometimes I even find myself unable to instruct a simple shadow to bring me a certain book. It has something to do with the Light from Kingdom Hearts. It seems as though it did something to me, but what?' His voice sounded inside her head, reminding her of the conversation they had up in the Chapel.
"Kingdom Hearts? Is it possible..?"
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I just had to get this chapter out, it was killing me! Slight fluff, between various characters. Not sure yet how far this chapter will reach into the story. I just thought that I should tell you, the only real characters that will be appearing in this story are the ones from Kingdom Hearts. I've read some other stories that include almost every Final Fantasy character, but since I am deprived of Final Fantasy, I am unable to include them. Not that you guys probably mind anyway, I mean, if you wanted to read a story about all the crazy Final Fantasy guys, then I bet you'd go search under the proper category. lol.
Good lord, I hate The Matrix. Trinity's cat-suit is making me angry inside.
*ahem* Please review!
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Yuffie bounced excitedly down the hallway, nearly trampling Selphie as she walked out of the dining hall.
"Oh, Yuffie! How was your training session with Sora? I didn't get a chance to ask you at dinner." She asked.
Yuffie pouted angrily, "He says I have room for improvement!" She huffed, crossing her arms over her thin chest.
Selphie patted her shoulder reassuringly. "It's just because he's a boy and he's got a weapon, don't worry about it. Tidus is the same way. What time do you have to leave?" She asked, holding back a yawn.
"Tomorrow after breakfast." She sighed, examining her shoes.
"Oh, be careful. So, umm, how's Squall?" She asked, hiding a small smile as she watched the ninja.
Yuffie looked at her for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "He's trying not to look like he's worried about me! I think I really surprised him with this one!" She laughed, Selphie joining in as the dining hall door opened and Tidus walked out.
He took one look at the two giggling girls and turned the other way, trying to sneak off before-
"Tidus!!" Selphie sang, bouncing up beside him and latching onto his neck. He blushed as Yuffie watched, giggling at him.
"Aren't you going to escort me to my room?" Selphie asked him expectantly. He blushed even deeper as Wakka and Squall emerged from the hall, immediately noticing his predicament and spinning around to pretend they hadn't.
Unfortunately, that brought them face-to-face with Yuffie, who mimicked Selphie and grabbed Squall. He wasn't quite sure what to do, so he just stumbled to the side and looked at Wakka pleadingly.
"Heh heh. Hey, Wakka, how ya' doing?" Tidus nearly whimpered, watching as he turned and 'accidentally' dropped his blitzball in the corridor, which conveniently bounced out of sight as he ran after it.
Selphie giggled, "Come on, I'm tired!" She whined playfully, leaping up into his arms.
"Tidus stumbled slightly under the sudden weight, but knew better than to tell her no. He sighed in defeat and began down the hall to her room.
Squall watched them go, turning back to look down at Yuffie, who was still attached to his neck. Nearly blushing, she released him, stepping back and smiling innocently.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself!" She joked, giggling. "So, uh, I guess I'll see you later- Ah!" She yelped as he lunged forward and grabbed her.
He threw her over his shoulder and turned down the hallway. "So, which way is your room? You could use some rest, too. Tomorrow's gonna be a big day, spying on the Heartless and all." He stated nonchalantly, moving briskly down the hall after Tidus.
"Ah! Put me down, Squall!" She laughed, wriggling wildly in a mock attempt to escape.
"Such a whiny little ninja!" He exclaimed, pulling her off of his shoulder and resting her in his arms as he continued down the hall.
They turned the corner and walked through the double doors leading to the guest rooms, stopping abruptly at what they saw ahead.
Selphie had her arms wrapped firmly around Tidus's neck and was kissing him passionately. What was even more surprising was that he was kissing her back.
Squall was so shocked, he almost dropped Yuffie, who swung her feet to the ground and stood up, bracing herself against the brunette for support. She bounced excitedly and he tried to clamp his hand over her mouth, but was too slow.
"Oh. My. God!!" She cried, giggling madly and hugging Squall. "That is so CUTE!"
Selphie and Tidus jumped, shoving each other away when they realized they had been caught. Tidus muttered a hasty goodnight to Selphie before darting past Squall, blushing deeply.
He slammed the double doors behind him, Squall throwing them back open and calling after him. "Tidus! ..Sorry!" He clamped a hand to his face, shaking his head as he turned back to the two girls.
"Yuffie.." he growled, trying to glare at her as she smiled innocently in his direction, avoiding eye contact. He couldn't help but smile. "Go to bed." he turned and ran off in the direction Tidus had gone.
Yuffie turned slowly to meet Selphie's gaze. "Sorry, Selphie.. At least you finally got him!" She said happily, bouncing around in a circle with her friend.
"Did you see him? He's so adorable! He turned bright red when he saw you two!" she laughed.
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The sun had set over Hollow Bastion, stars visible through the deep purple sky. Kairi sighed, seated comfortably on the padded windowsill. The replica appeared at her side, carrying a set of silken pajamas in its arms.
"Oh, thank you." Kairi smiled gratefully at the Heartless, her thoughts interrupted yet again.
She accepted them and walked over to her bed, she tossed her outfit onto the bed and pulled the pajamas on, admiring them in her mirror. They were the same crimson color as her hair. They fit fairly well and felt soft and delicate to the touch. She felt a bit guilty to be wearing them, but she didn't have any of her own clothing.
She flung herself onto her bed, smiling happily as she snuggled into the mattress. It was a nice change from her own bed at home, with its old wooden frame and worn out material. She wasn't so sure she wouldn't regret leaving Hollow Bastion, if she ever did. Though, she did miss her island, as well as all of her friends.
She laughed, Yuffie and Selphie must be worried sick about her. Sora and Riku were probably worried, too. She sat up, they probably thought Ansem had kidnapped her or something. She didn't like that idea. Swinging her feet over the edge of her bed, she stopped. Why didn't she like that idea? It wasn't like Ansem didn't deserve it, she understood what he had done. But for some reason, she didn't want Sora and Riku coming after him.
She ran a hand through her hair, wandering back to her window. What's the matter with me? She asked herself, remembering earlier that day. Ansem had been worried about her, he had looked away when he realized she knew, but it hadn't changed anything.
Something about it had touched her, for some reason, it didn't seem right that the King of Heartless would be able to show emotion. But why not? He's human, isn't he? Heartless can rarely think or experience emotion, he said so himself. So he must be human if he isn't a Heartless, right? She argued with herself.
Wait, he used Riku before so he could have a human body, then, does that mean he is using someone else now? Kairi sat down on the windowsill, lost in her mental argument. Ugh, I'm so confused! So, does that mean that he's not a human or a Heartless? What else is there? And why is he so different from the Ansem everyone taught me about?
'Sometimes I even find myself unable to instruct a simple shadow to bring me a certain book. It has something to do with the Light from Kingdom Hearts. It seems as though it did something to me, but what?' His voice sounded inside her head, reminding her of the conversation they had up in the Chapel.
"Kingdom Hearts? Is it possible..?"
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