Vixen: Hi again. Just so you know, this one's not quite as gloomy as Stand was.

Riku: When do we get to my story?

Vixen: SHUT-UP! You're not in this one!

Riku: Meep!

Vixen: Anyways, this one is a bit on the romantic side. It also has some music that goes with it, so pop open your Kingdom Hearts files so we can get the right stuff going. Kairi 1 or Kairi 2 will work until we get to the next peice.

Kairi-What Might Have Been-Kairi

Kairi looked all around her; her bright violet eyes wide in amazement. She had seen the door to Kingdom Hearts and Sora standing just outside of it, trying to seal it against the Heartless with Donald and Goofy's aid. But it wasn't working; they could barely move the door. That's when her gaze slid to the figure inside the door. "Riku," she whispered. She knew what was to come; Riku would stay on the other side if it meant stopping the Heartless. He sure has changed alot, she thought; a smile touching her lips as she thought of an incident when they were ten.

(Flashback time! If you have Friends in My Heart, now would be a good time to play it.)

"Wait up!" A young girl laughed as she tried to tag her friend. The red head tossed her hair, the scarlet tresses catching the light from the sun until they looked like locks of flame.

"Got to catch me first!" A boy with silver hair laughed. His bright blue eyes sparkling, he doubled his pace. Soon his longer legs put such a distance between them that she had to pull up short; gasping in the salty-air as the waves played at the sand surrounding her feet. She snapped her head up; purple eyes twinkling mischievously. With a burst of energy, she caught her friend, who had come back to see what was taking her so long. "Gotcha, Riku!" She sang.

"Maybe Kairi; or maybe, I have you!" Riku shouted, starting to tickle her. Her shrieks of laughter started instantly and she writhed in the sand, trying to find some way to escape.

"Stop! Please, stop! Uncle!" Kairi choked; tears in her eyes. Laughing softly, Riku stopped and let her catch her breath. She looked up when she heard the sound of footsteps in the sand; a boy with messy, spiky brunet hair and sapphire blue eyes met her gaze.

"Come on, Riku; stop teasing the birthday-girl," he said; a merry light in his eyes. He helped Kairi to her feet, then handed her a small nosegay of white daises. "For you, Kairi. I hope that the rest of your day is nice too," he smiled.

"Come on Sora, we can't keep her here all day. Her mom wants her back before lunch," Riku stated; walking away from them.

(Flashback ends.)

Or maybe he hasn't changed at all, she thought; watching as the door was closed. She gasped when she heard his parting words. "Take care of her." She saw Sora nod his head once; then hold up his Keyblade. She could just barely see King Mickey do the same on the other side of the door. A beam of light came from the tip of both blades; forming an arch as they met above Kingdom Hearts. The door shut completely, and with a soft click, was sealed tight. She looked up to see Sora running to her, as Goofy held Donald back.

"Kairi!" Sora called as he came within hearing range. Her head snapped around to look right into his sky blue eyes.

"Sora!" She cried; happy to see him, as tears came to her eyes.

A deep rumbling sounded as the ground they were standing on began to shake. Loosing her balance, Kairi started to fall; but her hand was caught in one wearing a fingerless white glove. Looking up, she saw Sora's face; a few strands of his hair falling into his eyes. What she heard him say next crushed her more than she realized.

"Kairi. Remember what you said before? I'm always with you, too. I'll come back to you. I promise!"

"I know you will!" She cried; tears in her voice.

She lost his hand as they moved further apart. He was floating back towards Donald and Goofy, still promising to come back to her. She just stood frozen, staring at his face as he moved farther away; not noticing the white sand that was collecting at her feet. But her gaze finally broke away from Sora's face as she felt something fall gently into her hand. Surprised, she looked down; and saw a small star in her palm just before it disappeared. Looking up, she saw more stars falling.

She jumped slightly, as she felt a breeze. It feels like the breeze from off the ocean, she thought. That's when she saw the water coming up to the sand. Looking around, she saw the palm trees and buildings of her Islands. I'm home; but it's just not the same without Sora or Riku, she thought sadly. She could hear Selphie calling for her as if nothing had happened; as if none of the events from the past months even existed. Closing her eyes, she thought of the tunnel under Traverse Town; where she had given Sora her lucky charm. "Be sure to bring it back to me," she'd said; but she knew that she didn't need to say that. Sora would bring it back, he always gave her things back to her.

She didn't want to talk to Selphie; not yet anyways. Looking around her, she saw a small opening at the base of the tree house. "The Secret Place," she whispered to herself; and she started to walk over, as if she were being drawn to it.

She ducked down as she reached the entrance. As she walked through the short tunnel, she thought about all the drawings they had done, and the meanings behind them.

But there was one in particular that she really liked. It was one that she and Sora had done when they were younger.

(Okay, another flashback. Dearly Beloved would be good for this scene.)

"Come on, I know you can do better Sora. That doesn't look anything like me," Kairi giggled, looking at the just finished drawing. It certainly did look like what an eight year old child would draw.

"Give me a break, Kai'. Not everyone can be the artist that you are," Sora joked, pretending to be hurt. They both giggled childishly.

For a while they worked in silence. Kairi kept looking sideways at Sora, not wanting him to notice. His hair had always been so spiky; even when it was completely soaked it seemed to stand up like the most unruly of lions' manes. But his bright blue eyes were what really held her so spellbound. They had the look of being able to keep any secret that was told to their person, and the promise of guarding that secret with their very life. She was so mesmerized that she didn't hear Sora speaking.

"Hello? Earth to Kairi," he said, waving his hand in front of her face. Her eyes instantly lost their glazed look; snapping down to her knees as her cheeks blazed red hot from embarrassment. "What?" She asked, not knowing what was going on.

"I asked why you where staring at me so hard," he repeated, looking at her with those pools of liquid sky blue; the very same ones that had held her captive just a few moments before.

"I don't know. Just thinking of the future, I guess," she stammered. Then, as if broadening the subject, she asked him,"What do you see Sora?"

"Me? I don't know; I guess I see myself being friends with you and Riku for a long time," he said. Then giving her one of his so- dorky-it-was-cute-smiles, he shot the question right back at her. "What do you see?"

Kairi was quiet for a moment. She looked at the finished drawings of her and Sora, then back at the real life Sora. She couldn't own up to how she really felt, because she didn't want to lose his friendship. So she sat there in silence for a few minutes, her cheeks flaming red as she searched for an answer.

She finally burst out laughing to hide her embarrassment. She jumped up quickly, and made a mad dash for the entrance of the tunnel. She never heard Sora call for her as she made it through the tunnel and went to hide behind the lookout station.

(Flashback ends. Missing You should work from here on out. Unless you have "What Might Have Been," by Alabama. And now it switches to Kairie's point of view.)

My eyes came to rest on the door at the end of the chamber. Strangely enough, even though I had lost my heart in this cavern, I felt no fear at all. I didn't know why that was, until my eyes slid to the drawing that Sora and I had done when we were younger. For a moment, as if by magic, I was able to see Sora sitting there; he turned to grin at me before the vision slid away, like the sands of the beach do once the tide water has run out. But when I saw the drawing, a small cry was ripped from my throat when I saw the addition to it; and my knees hit the floor of their own will.

It was near the picture of Sora that I had drawn. He was holding out what looked like a star to my picture. A paupo fruit, I thought; tears streaming from my eyes. And this time, I couldn't stop them.

It seemed like forever until my vision cleared, but a small smile came to my lips when I saw what my hands had done of their own will while I was crying. I knew then that they had betrayed the feelings I had so carefully hidden, even from myself.

My image on the stone was holding out a star; a paupo fruit to Sora. The fruit was symbolic; and I knew then and there that no matter how far apart we were, that someday our hearts would bring us back together again. We were meant for each other, I know it.

"What do you see?"

"You," I whispered; answering the echoes from the past; "I see you. I see us. I see what might have been."

( And now, we go back to third person on veiw point.)

Helpless to stop the tears streaming down her face, she collapsed on the dusty cave floor, crying her heart out. Slowly, she opened her hand; her fingers releasing their grip on the charm that she had given to Sora. He'd given it back to her; just like he promised.

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Vixen: Yeah, I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but that's what I thought was going on. She was so helplessly in love with him; you could see it on her face. Besides, "What Might Have Been" by Alabama is a really pretty song. If you haven't heard it, you should; it will make you cry.

P.S. The review button doesn't bite, so just click it and review; it's getting really lonely.