Chapter 1

Somewhere in the land there was a little house where a young girl lived with her father. The girl, Kairi, came out of the house carrying a book in her arms. She was a beautiful 16-year-old girl. She had shoulder length red hair, blue eyes, and she wore a pink mini dress that had a black hood attached to it, and some purple high tops where the black lace wrapped around her ankles. She was planning on returning the book she borrowed from the book store in the village. As she does so, she begins to sing to herself.

Little town, it's a quiet village

Every day, like the one before

Little town, full of little people

Waking up to say...

Ansem the Wise: Bonjour

Mickey: Bonjour

Yuffie: Bonjour

Cloud: Bonjour

Sephiroth: Bonjour

She saw Tidus walking by with a bunch of bread and rolls in his hands.

Kairi: There goes the baker with his tray like always

The same old bread and rolls to sell

Every morning just the same

Since the morning that we came

To this poor provincial town...

"Good morning, Kairi!" Tidus greeted in a loud yet playful voice, as he puts a tray of bread underneath a window.

"Morning Tidus," Kairi said happily.

"Where you off to?"

"The bookshop! I just finished up the most wonderful story about a beanstalk, an ogre, and..."

"That's great," he said, not really paying attention. Instead he was more worried about his bread baking then Kairi's book. "Hey Selphie! We've got bread to sell, hurry up!" he yells inside the window. The young girl just shrugged and continued her way. As she was heading to the bookshop, she passes Tifa and Fuu.

Tifa/Fuu: Look there she goes,

The girl is strange no question

Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?

Olette: Never part of any crowd

Braig: Cause her head's up on some cloud

All: No denying she's a funny girl, that Kairi!

Kairi jumps on the back of a carriage by Ven and rides it through town. Soon he spots his friend, Aqua.

Ven: Bonjour

Aqua: Good day!

Ven: How is your family?

Xion was talking to Riku as he was flirting with her.

Xion: Bonjour

Riku: Good day

Xion: How is your wife?

She says with a smirk as Zoey hits him on the head with her notebook.

Queen Minnie: I need six eggs!

Xemnas: That's too expensive!

Kairi: There must be more than this provincial life!

The carriage passed by the bookshop and Kairi jumped off. She walked through the front door where a man with a white T-shirt, a black leather jacket, black pants, black shoes, black gloves, and a long scar that went between his eyes. He had brown hair and eyes. He turned and smiled seeing her.

"Ah, Kairi," the man said with a smile.

"Morning Leon, I've come to return the book I borrowed." she said, smiling as she handed him the book.

"Finished already?" Leon asked with a smirk. Knowing Kairi, she would finish a book in one day if she wanted to.

"Oh, I couldn't put it down," she said as she looked through the bookshelfs. "Do you have anything new?"

"Not since yeasterday," he chuckled.

Kairi climbed up a ladder as she continued to look, "That's alright. I'll borrow...this one." She took a blue book off the shelf and gave it to Leon. He looked it over and was surprised.

"This one? But you've read it twice!" he said amazed.

Kairi giggled. "Well, it's my favorite!" she cheerfully swung off the ladder, rolling down its track. "Far off lands, amazing battles, weird enchantments, princes in disguise."

Leon just smiled as he gave the book to her. "If you like it all that much, it's yours."

"But, Leon!" Kairi said surprised. Leon had never let anyone keep his books forever before!

"I insist."

"Thank you! Thank you very much!" she said happily as she left the book store. Vexen, Xaldin, and Demyx start to sing once they saw Kairi leaving.

Vexen/Xaldin/Demyx: Look there she goes

That girl is so peculiar!

I wonder if she's feeling well!

Girls: With a dreamy far-off look!

Water pours down a gutter nearby and is about to fall on Kairi but she uses a sign to keep her dry.

Boys: And her nose stuck in a book!

All: What a puzzle to the rest of us is Kairi!

As Kairi was walking around, she soon sat down on the edge of a fountain. Pikachu and Celebi soon came up to her and sat down next to her, wondering what was in her hands.

Kairi: Wow, isn't this amazing!

It's my favorite part because, you'll see!

Here's where she meets Prince Charming

But she won't discover that it's him until chapter three!

"There you guys are!" Luna exclaimed as she took Celebi in her arms. She told Kairi that she was sorry if they disturbed her, which they didn't, and soon walked off when Ash caught up with her. Kairi just giggled at the couple as she got up still reading. When she passed the hat store Yuffie and Braig saw her and started to talk among themselves.

Yuffie: Now it's no wonder that she's nicknamed 'beauty'

Her looks have got no parallel!

Braig: But behind that fair facade

I'm afraid she's rather odd

Very different from the rest of us...

All: She's nothing like the rest of us

Yes different from the rest of us is Kairi

Not too far away, a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes; who wore a dark blue zipped up shirt with a long white coat over it, dark brown sweat pants, black ankle length boots, and a black beanie hat on his head. He was walking around town as his friend, Rai, who had black hair and eyes; wore a red T-shirt, black pants, and some matching tennis shoes. The raven haired guy keep on saying cheers about how his buddy was number one.

"Darn, Seifer, you don't miss a shot when you people mess with you, y'know?"

"Yeah, I know." The blonde said with a smirk on his face. He liked it when his friends talked about him being number one and with all of the girls falling for him, but there was only one girl that didn't which confused him a lot. While he was still walking, a certain redhead who was reading a book caught his eyes. He wasn't paying any attention to his friend now that he saw his future fiance, Kairi.

"That's true, Rai, and I've got my sights set on that one." Seifer said as he pointed at the redhead who was still reading her book. Rai looked at her then back at his friend again. Sure she was a pretty one but she was way too strange for Seifer to handle, or well that's what he thought.

"You mean Xehanort's daughter?"

"Yes, she's the one. The lucky girl I'm going to marry!" he suggested starting to dazz off a little bit while Rai tried to reason with his friend.

"But she's..." he started but Seifer interruptted him.

"The most beautiful girl in town!"

"I know, but..." Rai tried again this time a little more frustrated but was soon cut off again.

"Which makes her the best." He exclaimed as he grabbed a hold of Rai's shirt and glared at him. "And don't I deserve the best?" he questioned with a little threat in his voice. The raven haired boy quickly started to stutter as if he couldn't find the right words to say as Seifer pushed him away.

Right from the moment when I met her,

saw her

I said she's gorgeous and I fell

Here in town there's only she

Who is as beautiful as me

So I'm making plans to woo and marry Kairi

He sang as his eyes caught a window as he started to mess around with his hair. Had to look nice in front of his future bride now did he. Well, while he was messing around, Kairi walked off in a different direction which made him lose her for a minute. Once he saw her again, he darted after her as his three fangirls just stared at him as he walked passed them.

Yuna/Rikku/Paine: Look there he goes,

isn't he dreamy

Mr. Seifer, oh he's so cute

Be still my heart,

I'm hardly breathing

He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome man

Just when Seifer was about to grab her arm, a cart full of chickens stopped him. It sorta got stuck somehow on the ground but managed to keep going. While Seifer was waiting unpaitently, Kairi was already a mile away from him in the huge crowd of people. It would've taking him a weeks just to make his way towards her without having any trouble. With a frustrated sigh, he bravely squeezed himself into the crowd and tried to make his way through it.

Suddenly, Kairi stopped walking once she made it to a lamp pole. Lending against it, she sighed to herself and sang,

There must be more than this provincial life!

Seifer: Just watch I'm going to make Kairi my wife!

After Kairi sang, the crowd of people stopped and stared at her while making a passage way for Seifer. With a smirk on his face he sang that he was going to marry the little redhead about ready to run to her, but sadly, after he said that everyone jumped in front of him again. To Seifer's dismay, he looked up and decided that if he couldn't get to her on foot then he'll have to do it air. He quickly climbed out a water pipe and started to run on the roof tops of houses while Kairi continued to walk away.

Everyone: Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special

A most peculiar mademoiselle

It's a pity and a sin

She doesn't quite fit in!

Men: But she really is a funny girl

Women: A beauty but a funny girl

All: She really is a funny girl!

That Kairi!

Bonjour

Bonjour

Bonjour

Bonjour

Bonjour

Kairi kept on walked while everybody went back to there own jobs. The book was really interesting that she was already on chapter four when she bumped into someone. She slowly looked up and soon frowned when her blue eyes met another pair of blue eyes. "Hello, Kairi," Seifer greeted with a grin on his face.

"Hello, Seifer," she responded, nicely. Sighing to herself she quickly returns her mind on her book. She tries to walk around him before he started to talk to her again, which he did. But instead of saying something or grabbing her by the wrist he took her book away. Seifer wasn't the kind of guy who you ignored when he was talking to you because if you tried to ignore him he would get his way in a second.

To Kairi's dismay, she frowns and turns back around with her hand out. "Seifer, may I have my book, please."

"How can you read this?" he asked while looking at the book as if it was from another universe or something. "There's no pictures in it."

Kairi just shook her head. "Well, some people use their imagination." She teased while crossing her arms. Seifer rolled his eyes as he tosses the book over into a mud puddle as he said,

"Kairi, it's about time you get out of those books, and keep your mind on something more important." Kairi was on the ground trying to get the book before it got ruined, but Seifer puts his foot on it so she would listen to him. Kairi glared up while trying not to smack him across the face. "Like me," he finished with a smirk.

Kairi rolls her eyes as she pushes his foot away and retrives the dirty book. Like she would be interrested in him? A no good bossy, rude, and dumb man like him? Ha, she'd have to be blind to go out with him or even marry him goodness no. "The whole town is talking about it." Seifer continued with a frown on his face that she cared more about the book than him. "It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and thinking."

"Seifer, you are very positively primeval." Kairi said, standing up while washing the book off with a rag.

"Why, thank you, Kairi." He said with a smile on his face as he suddenly puts his arm around her. "How about we head over to the Sandlot and take a look at my trophies." He offered as he started to push her down the street.

"Uh, maybe some other time," she said while trying to get away from him. As the passed Yuna and her sisters saw what was happening.

"What's with her?" Yuna said with a frown not understanding why the redhead wasn't falling for the blonde.

"She's crazy," Paine agreed.

"He's gorgeous," Rikku said while sighing, not really paying attention.

"Please, Seifer, I can't. I have to go home and help my father, goodbye." Kairi said as she finally got away from him while taking a couple steps back. If he tried to touch her again she would be ready this time.

"Ha, that crazy worthless guy?!" Rai said, suddenly showing up out of nowhere. "He needs more help than he can get!" he said while laughing as Seifer joined in with him.

"Don't talk about my father that way!" Kairi shouted making the other two stop. Sure father was a little over the edge sometimes, but he was really good at making stuff. Like today he was trying to build a wood cutter and hopefully, if it worked, they could be rich and move away from Twilight Town; which Kairi did want to happen.

"Yeah, don't talk about her father that way!" Seifer agreed as he hits Rai in the head. Kairi rolls her eyes in annoyance as she turns about ready to make her leave.

"My father is not crazy! He's a genius," she spat at them until a huge explosion was heard from her house. Alarmed, Kairi rans to the house without a care while Seifer and Rai continue to laugh again.

Once she made it home, the first thing she saw was smoke coming from the basement. Worried, she runs down the stairs but to only start coughing as the smoke filled her lungs. Inside, she saw the form of an old man tossing around boxes everywhere. In concern she calls, "Father?"

"How did that happen?" she heard a man say with confusion in his voice. Kairi sighs in relief to know that her father was already and safe. Soon the smoke clears, bearly, and she runs to her father's side while putting her hand on his shoulder.

"Are you alright, Father?" she asked still worried.

"Yes, I'm fine," he says while sighing. "But I've had enough of this thing!" he stated as he goes over to his invention and kicks it, while only hurting himself in the prosses.

Kairi giggles. "You always say that."

"I mean it this time! I will never get this thing to work!" he shouts while crossing his arms, frowning.

"Yes you will," Kairi says, trying to boost up her father's confidence again. She was pretty use to it since every invention he made would always blow up in his face, but she would always help him when ever he got stuck or felt like giving up. "And you'll win first prize at the fair tomorrow."

"Ha," Xehanort snapped, grumbling to himself.

"And you'll become a world famous inventor," Kairi pushed while smiling.

"You really think so?" he asked, interested.

"I always have," she said while smiling at him.

Xehanort chuckled to himself as he picked up some tools. "Well, what are we waiting for? I'll have this thing done in no time!" he cheers while going down under the machine. "Kairi, hand me the dog-legged clencer there, will ya?" Kairi does what she was told and hands the tool to him while he asks, "So, had a good time in town today?"

"I got a new book..."she started but soon trailed off. The question that was in the back of head came back again. She knew that people didn't really like her and thought she was weird, but she was after of what her father might think. Would he say no or yes? It was really bugging her for a couple of days now, so with a deep breath she asked, "Father, do you think I'm...odd?"

"My daughter, odd?" scoffed Xehanort in disbelief as he slide out from under the machine. "Where did you get a crazy idea like that?"

"Oh, I don't know." She shrugged not really sure why she thought about it in the first place. "I just don't think I fit in here. There's no one I can really talk to."

"Hmm...how about Seifer. He's handsome, isn't he?" he asked while reaching for a screwdriver.

"He's handsome alright," she said sarcastically while rolling her eyes. "And rude and concrited, oh Father, he's not the one for me."

"Well, don't worry for long. When this invention works, everything will change." Xehanort says while Kairi smiles at him, hoping that he was right as he wipes off his hands and pulls a lever. "I think that's done it, now let's see if it'll work."

As the machine came to life, it starts to cut wood and then flys it over into a pile. To Kairi's surprise it worked. One of his inventions finally worked without exploding or anything. "It works," she said amazed by her father's work.

"It does," he asked in amazement until he finally laughs with joy. "It does!"

"You did it, you really did it!" Kairi laughed as she hugged her father.

"Kairi, get the carriage ready! I'm off to the fair!"

Later that evening, Kairi had finally gotten the carriage ready for her father's long journey. Waving goodbye she shouts, "Goodbye Father, good luck!"

"Bye Kairi, and take good care while I'm gone!" Xehanort yells back as he rides off into the woods.

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