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Chapter 3 - Beast's Castle

Kairi, upon landing in the Parlor, was overjoyed. She would get to see one of the other Princesses again. She hadn't spent any time with them before… But she always felt a connection tug at her heart whenever Sora had spoken of them. They had a connection that the light gave them. Riku was studying their surroundings and still keeping track of exactly where she and Sora were at any given moment. There was no one in the Parlor, and Sora was frowning slightly as if this was unexpected.

The red head looked toward the partly open door as Riku studied the room and Sora seemed to be considering something as she stepped out. Her eyes immediately traveled up toward the high ceiling. It was beautiful – not that Hollow Bastion hadn't been - but now it was in ruin, and she barely remembered it from when they had run through it… Or from when she had been a child. She knew she had lived there then, but she didn't truly remember it, even after having been there.

"Oh! Hello. You were Sora's friend," A new voice said and Kairi whirled around to see a woman descending the stairs, clad in a simple blue and white outfit. Kairi stared for a moment, feeling her heart suddenly seem to match a new beat. Shaking off the new sensation, Kairi smiled.

"Kairi. I'm Kairi. Sora and Riku are – "

"Right behind you," Riku spoke up suddenly, his voice amused. Kairi jumped, and sent both boys a glare. They were automatically quiet most of the time now when they moved, and most of the time she could sort of feel them – but she had been so focused on the woman on the stairs that she hadn't noticed their presence.

"Hello Sora. It's good to see you! Kairi, Riku, I don't know if either of you caught my name. I'm Belle." She was coming down the stairs slowly, and Kairi was glad she didn't seem to show any anger towards Riku. The boy tended to go off and brood whenever he was reminded too sharply of what he had done.

Kairi didn't respond immediately, too busy watching Belle. There was something strange in the way she walked, carefully and her balance a bit different. Then the railing no longer obstructed Kairi's view and her eyes widened at the protruding middle. Immediately her smile spread into a happy grin. "Congratulations!"

"Kairi, what do you… Oh." Kairi didn't need to turn around to know that Sora was wearing a stunned expression on his face. Riku had probably blinked and was processing it.

"Thank you. It's only a couple more months now," Belle responded warmly. "Sora, the Prince is in the West Wing discussing some responsibilities with our friends, if you want to go see him."

Kairi knew that she was giving Sora a way out from what he probably considered an awkward situation. She hid her giggles behind her hand as Sora babbled something that sounded like he was thanking her and then jumped up to an entrance that Kairi had to presume went to the West Wing. She turned to look at Riku curiously. He was looking slightly uncomfortable.

"You can go as well. There aren't any Heartless in the castle at the moment, and I doubt you would be interested in two women talking." Belle was smiling knowingly at the silver haired boy. He ducked his head and Kairi's giggles came back as he answered, "Thank you, ma'am."

"Just Belle," She responded, and Riku nodded in response as he took the stairs, following Sora's path at a much more reserved pace. Once out of sight, Kairi grinned at Belle.

"Boys," She said, rolling her eyes. Belle laughed.

"They're young, and Sora at least doesn't seem to realize half the time when he's being impolite. I don't think either of them were ever taught manners the way I was – or the way you were when you were young." Belle's expression was soft, but Kairi could tell she was serious, and that she knew something.

"I don't remember being taught them. I just know sometimes how to respond. We haven't really been caught in anything too formal, but in Atlantica… I don't even know how I know what to say and how to behave. I just do." Kairi shifted her weight, knowing she was showing exactly how uncomfortable she was in the conversation.

Belle smiled in understanding. "I found pictures of you, hidden in some books in the library there. From when you were young, It wasn't hard to put together."

There was silence after that, and Kairi couldn't think of a thing to say to that. Finally, Belle broke it. "Would you like to come up to my old room? If you and the boys stay long, you can stay there. I'm not sure where we'll put the boys yet –"

"Oh, we can sleep in the same room. We have before, usually we end up doing it in the gummi ship. It's easier that putting one of us alone anyway. Sometimes we have nightmares, and I like to be there for the boys." Not that they truly needed her when either of them usually woke up whenever the other made a noise that disturbed the night too much – but they did want her there. That had been proved in Atlantica when both had creeped into her room, looking disturbed and nightmare ridden, and settled on her bed the instant she moved over to give them room.

"Well, I'll suggest it, but it might be considered inappropriate," Belle offered, searching her face for something. Kairi decided it would be more polite if she didn't mentioned that it would be even more inappropriate to leave Riku and Sora in a room together alone for a week – presuming they stayed in the castle the normal amount of time.

"I know it may seem that way, but really it's not. I promise that nothing will happen." Nothing between her and them anyway, which she was glad of now. Riku had grown to be devastatingly handsome, and Sora was charming, but she liked them better as friends. They still both had her heart, but she liked being their friend and confidant better than Sora's girlfriend or someone just to protect. Not that she still didn't need protection – but she was determined to work on that.

"Follow me then. Do you have any luggage?" Belle was making her way back up the stairs and to the right. Kairi followed, matching her pace and staying behind the lady of the castle.

"On the gummi ship. There are usually a few places in the worlds Sora visited where we can transport up to the gummi ship and bring down what we need for our stay." Kairi smiled, but inwardly she was glad that they wouldn't be sleeping in the gummi ship. Sora seemed to have no problems with it, but what they used as beds were really just small cots squished into one side room off the cockpit. For Riku, she knew he disliked it because there was nowhere to be alone. She simply wasn't used to the confining space. Sora had none of their problems.

"I think there is actually one in my old room. Easy that way, isn't it?" Belle led the way down a hallway as the stairs ended. Kairi peeked a look at her stomach, unable to not be fascinated a bit. It was kind of heartening to think that the people who had endured battles and seen Sora fight had moved on, no one was stuck in their lives. One of her fellow Princesses was having a baby.

"He kicks sometimes," Belle offered and Kairi blushed as she realized she had been caught.

Then her attention was caught and she asked, "He does? And how do you know it's a boy?"

"He does. And I don't. It might be a girl. But I'm not going to call him an it. We decorated the nursery in neutral colors." Kairi watched Belle's face light up and suddenly felt an ache in her heart. She probably would never have that. There would be no small her and her love walking around… and no tiny Riku and Sora's. Even if she had managed to love one of them more romantically and he had her, that would still leave one of them out. She firmly shoved that thought out of her mind and pasted on a smile as Belle opened the door.

It was a lovely room, and Kairi was determined to keep her thoughts going in that direction. She looked at the bed and smiled, stepping in and brushing her hand lightly over the bureau and a mirror. "It's lovely."

"Thank you. The Prince gave it to me when I was first here. It might be a bit small for all three of you." Kairi kept her smile on and felt a mixture of amusement and annoyance. She knew Belle really didn't think two boys should be alone in a room with one girl. But she couldn't explain it to her. It wouldn't have made sense to anyone but them.

"We'll manage. The room we sleep in on the gummi ship is much smaller," Kairi responded.

"I see you're not going to give in. Okay. I'll stop. Now, since I promised talk, how has it been traveling with those two?" Belle sat on the edge of the bed and patted the spot next to her. Kairi gladly took it, rolling her eyes and for some reason, feeling completely at ease with telling Belle what she wanted to know.

"It depends. I've been advised before that living with your friends is a bit different but sometimes… They're such boys. I love being near them all the time, but Riku's version of cleaning up is to kick things into the corner and while Sora knows how to clean better, he tends to forget to and every surface off the floor is usually covered with something of his. And hinting doesn't work most of the time with him and Riku smirks and pretends he doesn't understand. But at the same time… Messy as they are, they're also…" Kairi trailed off, blushing as she realized she had been venting more than she should have in the presence of a virtual stranger.

"They're also… What, Kairi?" Belle was looking at her intently and Kairi sighed.

"There. Always nearby and constantly aware. I love them both, but sometimes I wish I could do more for them, fight better. We haven't had any problems, but I don't want to be a burden for them. They never leave me alone – if I'm not with them, I have to be with someone they think they can trust. They've changed, Belle. I knew they had, but we're living together in such a small space… I've caught Riku half-awake still shouting from a nightmare and Sora too still for him to be having a pleasant sleep. None of us are children anymore, but I didn't realize how much of our childhood they lost. I can never keep up when they really try – I can't even keep them in sight." Kairi realized she was pouring her heart out but she couldn't help it. There was just something about Belle that made her want to automatically trust her. She wondered if it was Belle, or the fact they were both Princesses of Heart.

"So what are you going to do?" Belle had her head tilted and a small smile was on her face. Kairi blinked and thought that she couldn't have been that transparent.

"I'm going to fight. We've stopped on different worlds and I'm trying to learn magic. So far I've just learned two. Cure – it's not even as strong as Sora's – and Light Flare. I had never heard of that one before. I was taking lessons from Minnie. Really, it reminds me of the opposite of one of Riku's moves. It's just light instead of… dark." She squirmed a bit, as she always did when admitting to anyone else about Riku's abilities. She didn't mind them – but she hated to think either of her boys were being judged because of it.

'It doesn't matter. They saved all these worlds. Riku doesn't care what anyone thinks except you and Sora,' Naminé murmured in her mind. The Nobody was usually quiet, but Kairi had become used to her suddenly speaking up out of nowhere, especially if it was about her friends.

"See? That's a start. What about a weapon?" Belle looked fascinated with what she was telling her and Kairi had to wonder if she had ever wanted to fight like Kairi now did.

"I don't know. I borrowed a Keyblade from Riku, but what if we're separated? I can't always do that. Aerith used a staff, but that just doesn't seem right to me. I haven't found my weapon yet." Kairi looked down, one hand playing with the bedcovers as she peeked up at Belle. The woman seemed thoughtful.

"Tomorrow, would you like to check out the armory? Maybe you'll see a fitting weapon there." Kairi's head snapped up and her lips stretched into a delighted smile. She knew – they both knew – that Princesses weren't supposed to fight. But that wouldn't stop Kairi, and obviously Belle approved.

"And I won't tell the boys either. We'll let that be a surprise when you're ready." Belle's eyes twinkled in understanding as she spoke and Kairi was about to express her gratitude when above them she heard noises. She raised an eyebrow at Belle, who looked suddenly wary – until familiar laughter sounded.

"I'll see what they're doing," Kairi murmured as she walked over and opened up doors to a balcony, trying to look up. All she heard was Riku muttering something, sounding annoyed and mock-angry, and Sorasounding nervous – but Kairi could hear the barely contained amusement in his voice, even if she couldn't make out the words.

"And where are you going to go now?" She heard Riku say as Sora's feet came into view at one corner of the slanted roof. "That's the end."

"Maybe if I were you," Sora said smugly, and Kairi rolled her eyes. She knew exactly where this was going. "But I'm not! Bye, Riku!"

And, as she had suspected, he jumped off the edge of the roof. Riku swore and bounded to the edge, looking angrily down after the falling boy – and that little dash of fear. She understood that. She always feared that despite Sora constantly showing off his abilities, there would just be this one time where they failed. In fact, even though Sora waved to her on his way down, she couldn't help following Riku's example as she rushed to the edge of the balcony and stared down as Sora continued falling.

Just moment before he hit the ground she saw his progression suddenly stall until he floated down until he was hovering just above the ground. Riku growled from above her and she glanced up at him. "I'm going to burn those clothes one day."

"I don't think it would help," She offered.

"Maybe not. But it's their fault he learned to do that." Wisely, Kairi decided that silence was the best option as Riku hopped down to her balcony and glared at the spiky-haired figure moving back inside the castle. "And I think I'll chain him to the ground."

"And what lock are you going to find that he can't get out of, Riku?" She pointed out, smiling as he paused.

"I won't use a lock," Riku decided, and flashed her a smug grin. "Gotta go. Time for revenge."

Kairi should have been worried by the slightly malicious look on Riku's face, but in the end she decided Sora had whatever the other boy planned coming. Riku exited the room with only a casual acknowledgement of Belle.

"I see what you mean about them," Belle said, and Kairi turned with a quizzical look on her face. Belle added, complete with a mocking roll of her eyes and a giggle, "Boys."

Kairi blushed, but had to agree.

Kairi had carefully hidden the daggers Belle had let her take under her pillow on the gummi ship. She had become friends with all of the castle servants pretty quickly, and knew Belle and the Prince were deeply in love. And for the first time in the whole journey, and definitely in the three days they had been there, Kairi was alone in the castle.

She wasn't stupid. She wasn't about to go wandering beyond the walls just because she had no protector for once. That was asking for something to go wrong. Instead she picked out some books from the library and looked for a place she wouldn't be bothered. Some relaxation would do her good.

The boys were outside sparring, and she finally decided on the balcony, where she could sit and read – and watch them spar. They were engrossed enough that they didn't feel her eyes on them if she didn't stare too hard, and that meant she was more likely to see them really sparring. Which was true, as they both had Keyblades out, though Sora had his down to its natural Kingdom Key state. The Kingdom Key was the simplest of them, but she always thought it looked good – and certainly better than Oblivion, which was dark and reminded her of the darkness more than a Keyblade should. Ultima was much better and Kairi had never been more relieved to see Sora change Keychains than when he had exchanged Oblivion for Ultima.

She blinked up from her book an hour in at some noise and carefully folded the book around one finger as she leaned to look between the rails. She smiled softly at the sight. Riku and Sora seemed to be on a break, and when Riku had lain down in the courtyard Sora had unceremoniously draped himself over Riku's stomach "accidentally" driving an elbow into his ribs when the taller boy complained about his weight.

Kairi caught only bits and pieces of the conversation after that, but she didn't need to hear what was being said to know how it was going to end. And within two or three minutes, the boys were wrestling in the open courtyard. Sora's slim frame gave him a disadvantage despite the fact he could probably match Riku in terms of strength – Riku had height and build over him, so while their spars with blades usually favored Sora a bit more, wrestling matches usually favored Riku. Not that Riku always won, Sora was a fast and slippery boy. But once Kairi saw Riku manage to get Sora on his back for more than a few seconds, she knew it was only a matter of time.

After watching them, she had to grin and wonder just how much more they enjoyed it now that they were being more open with each other.

'Kairi!'Naminé gasped – and then giggled as Sora's irritated growl of anger was audible even from their position. 'Think he makes those noises in bed?'

Unlike Naminé, Kairi had to muffle her laughter, and her book was forgotten as she clapped a hand to her mouth and watched Sora attempt to kick Riku off. Riku responded by sitting on the boy's stomach holding off the wrists trying to attack him. He said something, and Kairi could clearly hear the gloating tone. Sora grumbled and squirmed a bit – but eventually gave in.

Except Riku didn't move off and Kairi tilted her head as he leaned down, raising an eyebrow. Apparently she hadn't been the only one with suggestive thoughts as they wrestled.

She watched their lips meet – and watched as they shifted until they were both sitting up and Sora was the one taking control of the kiss. Kairi decided that she could read in their room after that. She felt left out sometimes when they were together – but at that moment, all she could feel was that they deserved as much privacy as she could give them in the few moments they had like that. Totally spontaneous and definitely them.

She had almost finished the book when Sora came into their room and flopped down on the bed next to her – they had decided they only needed one cot since the bed was big enough for two of them, and had also decided, without needing to say a word, that Sora was sleeping on the floor. Riku probably still didn't totally trust them together – and probably thought she thought the same about him. But in reality, it was Sora she didn't trust with Riku. Now that he was allowed to, she was sure that Sora would surprise Riku at every turn.

"Whatcha reading?" He asked, and she calmly put a bookmark down, knowing by his tone and the grin on his face that she was not going to be getting any more reading done. Sora was feeling mischievous. Two could play at that.

"Just a book from the library. Did you have fun with Riku this afternoon?" Kairi grinned as Sora looked startled for a moment, his mouth open in surprise – and then recovered himself remarkably well with a sheepish smile.

"You could hear us sparring? Sorry if we disturbed you." He did in fact look apologetic. She grinned, perfectly ready to tease him mercilessly.

"Oh, I couldn't hear you that well, but I was reading on the balcony and I could certainly see you." She watched him struggle and fail to defeat the blush rising on his face. She giggled and added, "Don't worry, I went inside when it looked like you two were having a personal moment."

At Sora's embarrassed but relieved look she couldn't help but adding, "It looked like he was enjoying it anyway. But you do have a talented tongue."

"Kai-ri," Sora whined, flushing even brighter. Her giggles went to full out laughter. She had complimented him on it enough when they had been together – apparently he wasn't quite ready to be teased about it when it came to Riku.

"Okay, I'll stop. For now. Besides, if you're here Riku's sure to follow eventually and I don't want to ruin his good mood. He gets jealous sometimes when I tease you too much." She smiled and he answered with his own quick one. He understood, but Sora almost always did, and when he didn't he at least tried to.

"Maybe not jealous anymore, but he can get uneasy. He'll get used to it eventually. He's just still unsure when it comes to me and him and me and you." He grinned and added with a twinkle in his blue eyes, "I'm doing my best to correct him."

"I noticed," She replied slyly. They looked at each other for a moment before he began to laugh, setting her off as well.

"What'd I miss?" A familiar voice asked – except obviously neither of them had been expecting it and Sora yelped and twisted to look – and fell off the edge of the bed. Kairi couldn't help but snicker again.

"Graceful, Sora. Very nice," Riku said, clapping his hand slowly.

"It's your fault," Sora muttered, shooting Riku a glare.

Kairi cleared her throat, moving the attention to her. "Well, it's not his fault you didn't catch yourself. What happened to your coordination?"

She too was gifted with a fierce blue-eyed glare – thankfully not an angry one. It made her giggle a bit, instead of sending chills down her spine – somehow since his first journey began he had learned how to glare and when Sora was angry, even Riku took notice.

"And what about your coordination, Kairi?" Sora asked slyly. She didn't like the mischievous look on his face.

"What do you – SORA!" She shrieked as the comforter she was sitting on was suddenly pulled up and away from her, effectively sending her tumbling over the other side.

"Hey! Now I think that's a bit unfair, don't you, Kairi?" Riku glanced at her, a smirk firmly on his face. An impish grin spread across her lips.

"Very unfair." They glanced back to a suddenly nervous looking Sora.

Riku calmly stated, "Get him," and pounced. Kairi scrambled over the bed to join him as Sora jumped backwards – into the wall. It was a simple matter for Riku to pull Sora's feet out from under him and allow both of them to pin the boy at that point.

"Not fair!" Sora complained, and Kairi's lips twitched as she tried to match Riku's serious expression. They all knew Sora could have had them off in an instant – but this was for fun, so he had the limits of not being able to use anything but his strength, which Riku at least could counter.

Deciding Riku could deal with his struggles, Kairi slipped her hands between them to attack Sora's ribs with gentle fingers. His eyes grew alarmed. "Hey! No tickling!"

"Too late!" Riku returned as Sora began to squirm thanks to Kairi's fingers. They were in an odd position, Riku keeping Sora down while allowing Kairi enough space to get at Sora's ribs. It figured it would be then that someone walked in on them.

They did hear the door opening and all three automatically tried to get up – but when three people all attempt to get up at once in the same area, it doesn't work out well. Sora let out a grunt as Kairi in her rush to take her hands away, caused Riku to fall back down and take her with them.

"You two need to lose some weight," Sora commented, craning his neck to try and see who was looking at them and their tangle of limbs. Kairi sighed and stayed still, copying Sora's movement while Riku extracted himself from them and stepped away to look at the door.

Belle stood there, trying to peek around Riku as she put a hand to her mouth to stop herself from giggling. Riku, ever the headstrong one, shifted to block Kairi and Sora even further. Kairi carefully stood and took a step back, lending Sora a hand as he started to get up.

"Are you three having fun?" Belle asked, shifting her weight to lean against the door and her hand moving from her face to brush back some hair instead. Kairi leaned around Riku to grin at her, waving at Sora behind Riku's back to move to his other side. His face was screaming, "SULK" to her experienced eyes.

Sora placed a hand on Riku's elbow as he obeyed Kairi's hand signal and grinned at Belle. "Thanks Belle. You saved me from an untimely death by tickling."

"Evil everywhere would have just given up if the news ever got out," Belle returned, grinning at the three. "But for what I came up for – would you three like to have a party? A dinner and dance are scheduled tomorrow. Most of the townsfolk will be there. I don't know if you have any formal attire with you."

Kairi knew for a fact they did. She had made sure they packed it herself. And checked their bags. Three times – and twice more after catching Riku trying to casually throw his formal clothes out the airlock. "We'll be there. We have some formal wear on the gummi ship."

She ignored their horrified expressions. Belle pretended not to see it. They shared a private smile between them before Belle left Kairi to her boys.

Kairi was in blue. Sora was in white. Riku was in black. It was the only thing she could acknowledge the hour before the party. She had known her boys could be exasperating, but in the name of Light, it was justformal wear. She hadn't even known Riku knew could whine that well. And Sora was still giving her his kicked puppy routine.

After carefully sitting down in the chair by the window – and scolding the boys when they tried to flop down onto the bed (Sora), when they fiddled with the buttons (Sora again), and when they attempted to attack each other (Riku). Riku leaned against the wall and sulked while Sora fidgeted with the gold buttons on his shirt.

She admired them both. They weren't exactly what this world would use as formal wear, but it wasn't too much like Destiny Islands either – she had tried to get all three of them formal suits that could be used anywhere. Of course, that wasn't possible, but at least they could simply be addressed as being foreign and they wouldn't be too out of place.

Kairi's dress was a soft and a deep blue with just a slight trail and long sleeves. She knew she would probably look simple compared to Belle, but both of her boys had, despite their sulking and whining, seen fit to compliment her on it.

She knew Sora was uncomfortable in the pure white – it wasn't anything he was used to wearing. But she didn't want to wear white – and she felt guilty about the reason as her mind whispered about a blonde girl in a simple white dress. But Sora did look good, gold buttons running down the front and gold trim at his collar the cuffs of his sleeves and pant legs. His crown necklace gleamed silver against his shirt.

Riku was too poetic for words, wearing a matching style to Sora except in black with silver. He had been lacking a necklace until Kairi had decided he needed one – and asked Sora to provide a keychain for the night. Riku had refused point blank to wear most of them, and Way to the Dawn's – so Sora took off Oblivion's crown shaped keychain, put it on a silver metal chain Kairi had, and tossed it to Riku. Kairi had thrown up her hands at that point. At least they sort of matched that way.

"I wonder if this works on Way to the Dawn?" Riku wondered out loud, holding up the black crown. Kairi and Sora both glared at him. "What?"

"It'smine," Sora muttered childishly.

"Way to the Dawn seems different than Kingdom Key, and they're both the basic Keyblade – I don't think the keychains are interchangeable for the two," Kairi responded more sensibly.

"Be a good experiment," Riku said hopefully.

"No," Sora said firmly, and stared at Riku for the longest time as if he was sending a telepathic message. If he was, Riku seemed to hear it because he let the chain fall back to his chest with a shrug.

There were a few minutes of silence. Then, "Can we go yet?"

"Why? Are you eager to make a fool of yourself? They're going to make us dance, you know." Riku shot a glare toward Kairi, clearly blaming her for this.

"I can dance," Sora stated confidently. Kairi stared at him. She had never seen him dance before. When could he have learned this?

"No you can't," Riku scoffed. "I'd know."

Sora smiled slyly, ducking his head just a bit away from Riku as he did so the other boy couldn't see it. Kairi raised an eyebrow, her curiosity aroused. Sora challenged, "Wanna bet?"

"Sure," Riku answered easily. "If I win, I get to try the Oblivion chain on my Keyblade. And if you win – "

"You owe me a chance to order you to do whatever I want. Or ask anything. Just once." His eyes were gleaming. Riku was scowling, but Kairi already knew what the answer would be.

"Deal," Riku said crisply.

Later, when Riku had decided he could sleep in the gummi ship without Sora – who had obviously cheated somehow – and Kairi – who couldn't stop laughing – the red head turned to her friend and tilted her head. "So, how did you do it anyway? Who taught you?"

"Well… Promise not to tell Riku?" Sora was looking a little guilty, and she had to wonder if he really had cheated somehow.

"Okay. I have a feeling it isn't anything really important, right?" She tried to look in his eyes, but he was glancing away, and fidgeting nervously.

"Demyx taught Roxas to dance." Sora flushed under her incredulous look. "It's not exactly cheating. Roxas just let me borrow his knowledge, that's all."

"Sora! I doubt that would pass by Riku's definition of cheating." But she grinned, because now she knew Roxas did talk to Sora, and that was worth the price – and, really, it would be amusing to see what Sora came up with for Riku when he called in the debt.

"So? He won't know. And what he doesn't know – "

"Can't hurt you," Kairi finished with a playful smile. Sora shrugged, and went to change out of his formal clothes while Kairi lay on her back, having already changed and put her dress back properly on the gummi ship. She had been a little hesitant about taking this trip – it was summer on Destiny Islands, but she was afraid the boys would miss more school anyway if they were gone too long. But now – she was glad. Sora and Riku seemed happier, and she had actually met and talked to Belle once more.

Anything was worth time with her friends while they were happy. Despite the ill feeling that something bad was lurking out there, none of them had seen even one sign of it. Kairi put it out of her mind, determined to enjoy the rest of their journey.

End Chapter Three.

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