There are no such things as me owning Kingdom Hearts, which is Square and Disney in a potpourri. However, there is a thing called a disclaimer. See first sentence for example.

The silver-haired youth leaned back on a palmtree, gazing into the setting sun past the ocean. The scenery was somewhat tranquil and peaceful, making him wonder why he had left in the first place. Of course, he knew the answer so clearly; it began with that dream.

He remembered standing upon a platform of stained glass, with three perfect circles arranged in a peculiar fashion. He remembered the choices he made between three memorable weapons...perhaps they somewhat dictated the course of his actions. And then, he remembered fighting those dark shadows, those things he would later know as the Heartless. And as he remembered that voice...

Riku stiffled a laugh. Sora mentioned he had a similar dream, and if they were to compare those dreams, they both would have had the same dream, the same destiny. However, he figured, Riku had the dream before Sora did, but he had thoughts that he could never leave the island...thoughts that darkened his heart because he...

He shrugged the thought off, exhaling those dark memories. He didn't really want to dwell on what he...what Malificient and Ansem had done to Sora and Kairi. Fortunately, he had learned to cope with the darkness within him and recently had a majority of it removed from him thanks to Ansem the Wise's sacrifice. Ansem...Riku pondered. Was Mickey going to okay that an old friend of his had thrown away his life just to follow his heart? His redemption? Riku had taken a similar path when he stayed behind the Door to Darkness, and for that...

Okay, so he had much to think about ever since he left the islands. But now that he's back on Destiny Island with his friends, he did not want to leave the islands. No, he did not want to leave his friends again. Where was everyone anyway? Well, him, Sora and Kairi did not have a decent meal around the time they infiltrated the Organization's world, so Kairi was combing the island for ingredients. Sora left as well in order to check on the Keyhole there and possibly seal it. As for the others...Actually, the three of them were on the island they played on as kids, and since there weren't any boats tied to island's dock, they would have to wait until tomorrow when somebody would come to the island. His friends, his family...

Well, it seems that he was beginning to miss the struggle against the Heartless and the Nobodies, Riku thought as he got up and headed for the beach. Then again, Kairi told them not to mention those things to the others. Everyone did remember the night the Heartless came, but that would have not been enough to convince any of them about the worlds. All Kairi could say to the islanders was that the three of them were fortunate to escape the Heartless using the raft and eventually battled Ansem, but Riku got lost in the storm and Sora continued to scour the seas for his buddy while Kairi went back home. In other words, it was pretty much their journey except by replacing worlds with islands and altering a few details regarding Hollow Bastion. Well, Riku must had gone through a lot, unable to find her best friends and living with memories of other worlds that no one would understand.

As he approached the beach, he saw a small fire with some impaled fish and vegetation leaning over it. Kairi was next to it, though she had dosed off. It was not like her to do so, though Riku knew that the past few days could be tiring. Well, with a girl all alone sleeping without anyone nearby, there are so many things to do. Of course, even Riku has his limits, so he simply pick up one of the fishsticks and wave it near Kairi's nose. Her mouth trembled a bit as a small trail of saliva formed from the corner of her mouth, then as she bit into the fish, her eyes opened up, blinking.

"Well, that's going to mess up a lot of fairy tales." Riku whispered to himself as he picked up the other food items and relocated them away from the fire before they got burned. Kairi continued to nibble on the piece of sea meat, then she let out a yawn once she finally woke up.

"I had the most peculiar dream..." Kairi said out of the blue. And of course, nobody would just talk about their dreams unless it was unusual. "I was on this platform and-"

"Sorry I'm late guys!" The dream would have to come later as Riku and Kairi turned their attention to Sora, who was still carrying around the Keyblade and sat down next to the two. "This world is sealed."

"Wonderful." Riku took a fish and munched on it as Sora also picked up a fish. "So, where was it?"

"Well, it's at the Secret Place..." Sora looked at Kairi and blushed, who blushed back as well. "But..."

"But?" Riku wondered why he was hesitating, but Kairi knew Sora had spotted a certain portrait on one of the cavern's walls.

"Well, there was a drawing there, and..." Not only had she discovered that drawing of Sora giving her a Paopu Fruit, but she had also drawn herself giving Sora another Paopu Fruit.

"And what?" How would Sora react to this?

"It reseted..." Yes, Sora would be freaked ou...What? Sora scratched his head. "I can't really say which one it is, but I knew I drew it before I left!"

Riku shook his head. "Maybe the Heartless erased it? Or someone decided to paint over it."

Kairi shook her head as well, though for a different reason. "Sora, for that drawing...did you draw a star on it?"

Sora raised an eyebrow, then understood what she meant. Riku, however, had an idea what she meant, but he did not show it. "I guess I did, but I don't think you would have..."

"'Cause I also drew a 'star' when I came back." Sora blushed when he heard Kairi said that.

Riku scooped sand over the fire and snuffed it out. "Well, it's turning into night soon. Of course, you could just sleep under the stars."

But as it turns out, Kairi and Sora had chosen to fall asleep on the beach. However, what got Riku's attention was that the two were holding each other's hand. He gave half a smile and half a frown, happy and jealous of his friends at the same time. Nevertheless, Riku laid down next to Sora, coming into a deep sleep. As he slept, he felt a hand holding his hand gently. Riku held onto that hand, almost smiling.