.:Author's Note:.

'Ello again! Okay, so this is a continuation of the last chapter basically, and leads into the last few chappies. Yes it's ending. So sad, I know…(cricket chirps)…oh fine, be that way. Haha. Well, it's sad for me. Okay, I'm going to stop bothering you and let you read the next chapter.

Disclaimer: still, after 17 chapters, I don't own KH…

Gummi Ships, Potions, and Whatnot…

It had been about a week and a half since Yoko had woken up and she was now pretty much completely healed. She could now walk around as she pleased, though she was still a little sore. She still had bandages on some parts of her body, such as her elbow. Meanwhile, Sora and Leon had been training Kairi during Yoko's recovery so she would be better at defending herself. Although she much preferred to stay in the back and heal the others if needed, she knew she had to fight and be able to protect herself if she was going with them into the next battle.

They had decided that since Yoko was pretty much fully healed, they would be leaving later that day. Well…Yoko decided that they would. She had threatened to run off and fin them herself if they didn't agree to come along, and since she was almost fully recovered, they knew she could and would. So, they reluctantly agreed. They would be leaving in the evening and have dinner on the ship and sleep before they got to their destination. That way, they'd be rested and full after eating a quick breakfast if possible.

As of now Zera, Yoko, Takuto, and Riku were sitting in the living room. Zera was humming a nameless tune out of boredom while swaying from side to side, Riku and Takuto were playing a card game, and Yoko was once again reading a book. Suddenly they heard the doorbell ring. Zera sprang up.

"I'll get-"

"Hello?"

"-it…oh damn it," she finished and sat down in a huff. Yuffie had been the one to answer the door. Currently, she was sticking her head out of the doorway to see if she could find any trace of the mysterious doorbell ringer. She moved to take a step, but her foot hit something solid. She steadied herself from falling before picking up the large rectangular package.

"Hmm. I guess they just wanted to drop something off for us. Wonder what Aerith got this time," she said to herself as she walked to the living room with the package. She then saw a card attached. The four teenagers looked at her with interest as she set the package down and read over the card. The ninja then walked over to Takuto.

"It's for you. Oh, and the package is for Yoko and Zera," Yuffie said. She sat down with a plop on one of the empty chairs.

"What's it say? Do you know who it is?" Zera asked as the boy read the card. 'Again?' he thought.

"Nope. It's the same person who gave us the potion for Yoko, but I still don't know who it is," he lied again. She gave hi a small suspicious look, before smiling and shrugging. Yoko had already opened up the package with a small amount of help from Riku.

"Hey Zera, catch," she said. The other looked over just in time to get hit in the head with her own keyblade.

"Owwiiiee!! Yoko! That hurt! Why'd you do that?" she whined as she rubbed the growing lump on her head. She looked down at the offending object that had landed in her lap. She squealed and hugged it close. "My keyblade!"

"Yeah…right. Well, I thought you'd be more coordinated than that Zera," Yoko replied. Zera stopped her hugging.

"I am! You just caught me off guard!" she explained.

"Uh-huh. Right. I believe you," Yoko said sarcastically.

"Thanks. I knew you would," Zera shot back with a curt nod. Yoko was about to retort, but decided against it and settled for rolling her eyes. Yuffie giggled and stood.

"You guys are weird," she said.

"So are you," Riku said, with a slightly amused smile on. The ninja stuck her tongue out.

"So? Weird is good. It means you aren't like everyone else. Well, I have to go help Aerith with something. Congrats on getting your keyblades back," she said, and then skipped out of the room. There was a bit of silence then.

"She's still weird," Riku said.

"Ooooh no. You've never seen weird," Yoko said, motioning towards Zera who was now sitting on Takuto's lap, braiding his brown hair. The boy had tried struggling, but it backfired when Zera ignored him and didn't let go of his hair when he pulled away. So the boy sighed, and resigned to his torture.

It was almost an hour later and it was still only the four teens in the living room. Yoko had gone back to reading her book, but gave up and decided to play a few rounds of James Bond with Riku (after teaching him of course (1)). Zera, meanwhile, was finishing up with Takuto. She had managed to somehow find ribbons she could tie into bows on the ends of the braids. Most of his hair had been braided, and brightly colored bows were everywhere on his head. They were mostly waiting for Aerith to come in with lunch, and for Sora, Kairi, and Leon to come back. Suddenly, the door burst open and there stood Cid in all his toothpick chewing glory.

"I heard the news! Did Yoko really die?!" he yelled, looking around for someone to confirm it. Then his eyes settled on Yoko. She raised a hand and gave hi a small wave.

"Yo." He stared for a moment.

"Ahhhhhh!! It's a ghost!" he shrieked. Yuffie ran in and tried to calm him down as the four teens watched in amusement.

"Cid! Cid you idiot! She's not dead! Ahh!" she yelled as he accidentally hit her with one of his flailing limbs. He stopped his rampage for a moment and looked down at the poor ninja girl.

"Oh…oops. Sorry Yuffie. What were ya sayin'?" he asked. She heaved a great sigh and rolled her eyes.

"Yoko isn't dead. She's alive, mostly recovered, and sitting right there," she said, pointing to the said girl. Cid looked from Yuffie, to Yoko, then back to Yuffie, and then back to Yoko.

"So…yer not dead?" he asked slowly.

"Like hell I am," Yoko replied, and went back to her game of cards with Riku who shrugged and also went back to the game. Cid looked over at Zera who gave him a huge grin.

"Hi Cid!!" she said happily. "Look what I did to Taky's hair! Isn't it so pertyful?"

Yuffie and Cid stared…and stared…and stared some more until they couldn't take it anymore. The two adults burst out into laughter, and Takuto's face burned bright red.

"Can I take these out yet Zera?" he whined. She pounced on him, and gave him a large hug.

"Ooh…sure you can take it out now. But first…I wonder if anyone knows where that camera is," she said looking around. Takuto's eyes widened and he blushed even more. They had been taking pictures after Aerith suggested it during their stay. She had said it would be a great way to remember their time together. Meanwhile, Cid and Yuffie were still laughing their heads off, and Yoko and Riku both held amused smirks on their faces. It was getting harder for them to not laugh and join the two already laughing adults.

"Zera! Don't take a picture of me like this!" he practically shouted. It was too late though. She had already spotted it, bounded over to it, grabbed it, and then bounded back. She sat on his lap again, held the camera up pointed at them with a large smile on her face, and took the picture before Takuto could do anything about it. The embarrassed boy immediately started t claw the offending bows from his hair, and undo the braids, thus in the process, get his hair completely tangled. Cid and Yuffie's laughing fit had finally died down.

"Ooh…wow. I never knew Takuto could look so feminine," Yuffie said, wiping a tear from her eye. They began to walk out of the room, still joking about the struggling Takuto. The boy looked over to his girlfriend and she gave him an apologetic smile.

"Sorry. Stay right here. I'll be back with a brush so you can get the knots out of your hair," she said, and then skipped out of the room. He looked over at Riku and Yoko who were staring at him.

"What?" he asked. The two smirked so identically that it was almost scary.

"Nice hair-do," Yoko said. Takuto gave the pair a small glare, and then settled for looking away from the two. Zera came back in with the brush she promised and sat down on his lap again. She then proceeded to brush his hair, making him blush once again. Yoko and Riku decided it was time to leave.

"Your hair's really soft, even if its tangled," Zera stated absentmindedly.

"Really?" he asked. He'd never really noticed before. But then again, he's different than he was back then.

"Mmhmm," she replied. After a few moments she had finished, and she set the brush aside on the table. She leaned in and gave him a quick peck on the lips before getting off of his lap.

"You know, you should grow your hair out," she said thoughtfully. "Not too long, of course. But then again, it's your hair, so you do what you want with it." Takuto smiled.

"Maybe I will grow it out," he replied. Zera smiled back, and then laid her head down on his lap.

"It's your choice," she said, closing her eyes. He began to stroke her hair as her breath evened out as he did.

"Here's the keys kid," Cid said, handing Yoko said object. "Don't go crashing it again."

"That's only going to happen if we let Zera or Sora drive," Yoko replied.

"Good answer. Well, it was good to see you were alive, kid. See ya around," the older man said as he walked to the door.

"News travels really slow here I guess," Riku whispered to Yoko. She nodded.

"Yeah, but then again, it might only be him," she said.

"Bye kids," Cid said again, and opened the door. They all heard a loud bump, and then a dull thud.

"Leon!" a girl's voice shouted worriedly. They all ran out. Leon was lying on the ground with a bruise beginning to form on his cheek. Kairi and Sora were next to him.

"Score one for the door," Riku said.

"Hiya Leon! Sorry 'bout that," Cid said. Leon sat up slowly.

"Yeah…whatever. Just watch before you open a door in someone's face okay?" the scarred man replied coolly.

"'Kay. See ya 'round kids!" Cid said, and then walked off to his shop. They heard Sora snigger.

"You got beat up by a door," he said. Leon hit him over the head.

"Hey!!" Sora shouted, holding his tender head. Leon didn't reply, and just walked in after Yoko and Riku, who had gone back inside. The spiky haired boy pouted and followed in after Kairi.

"Are we going to leave soon?" Yoko asked irritably. She'd been waiting too long by her standards.

"When we're sure we have everything we need and when Kairi's done with her shower," Riku replied.

"What about Sora? I thought he was getting a shower too," Aerith said, setting some tea in front of them. (She seems to have an obsession for tea… (2))

"I did," Sora said, walking in fully clothed with a towel over his still damp hair. "Kairi just takes forever to get ready."

"Well girls do always take a long time to get ready," Riku said. Yoko hit him over the head. "Hey! What the fuck?"

"Not all of us do. Don't be so naïve as to believe that stupid generalization that lumps us all together," she replied. His hands were protecting his sensitive head as he gave her a tiny glare before sighing.

"I'm bored," Zera said randomly as she bounced up and down on the couch.

"You can check if we have everything we need if you want. We're going to have to do that later anyway, so now is a good time as any to do it," Takuto offered. Zera shrugged and went off to check if they had the supplies they needed for the battle. A few moments later she came back in very calmly.

"Do we have everything?" Yoko asked. The other didn't answer, but simply walked over to Takuto and pulled him up from his position on the couch and towards the door.

"Uh, Zera…? Where're we going?" he asked curiously.

"Shopping," she said simply.

"And may I ask why?" Yoko asked, annoyed that she had been ignored earlier. Zera stopped.

"Cause…we have absolutely nothing," she said, and then continued dragging Takuto out the door. Yoko turned to Riku.

"How'd that happen?" she asked. Riku simply raised a brow. They had all been used on her on the way so she wouldn't die when they were taking her to Traverse Town. He thought she would have figured it out but apparently she had some moments when she was dense too. He shook his head and gave her a small peck on the lips.

"It doesn't matter," he said. She gave him a small smile to answer the one on his lips.

Zera and Takuto were now walking back to the house with their purchases. They had gotten something to eat. Zera insisted that she needed something sweet, so she had gotten a rather large cookie from some random bakery nearby and was sharing it with Takuto. She skipped along happily, content with her cookie, and Takuto smiled at her childishness. She grabbed his hand.

"Skip with me!" she chirped, dragging him along with her. He barely managed to keep his balance as she sped up, not giving him a chance to really join her. Eventually she stopped and he almost ran into her. They were in the second district now, in front of the fountain that had concealed the keyhole of this world at one point. She smiled and sat down. He followed her example, sitting beside her. She looked down into the water with a small smile and trailed her fingertips across the top of the trembling water. He stared at her, wondering what she was thinking about.

"…you okay Zera?" he asked as he saw her eyes start to look a bit sad. She quickly masked it and looked up at him.

"Yep! Perfectly fine!" she said before looking down at the water again with the same expression. They both sighed.

"Can I ask you something?" they said at the same time.

"Uh, you…go first," Takuto said quickly. Zera nodded, not bothering to argue about who would go first.

"I just wanted to know…if you really do know who it is. I mean, the one who gave us the potion for Yoko and our keyblades," she said, looking into his eyes. He didn't want to lie, but he knew he had to until the right time.

"Sorry Zera, I really don't know who it is," he lied again. She furrowed her brows in thought for a moment, and then sighed and smiled.

"Alright…I'll believe you. But if you want to tell me, I'll understand no matter what," she said. "Now…what did you want to ask me?"

"Well…I wanted to ask why you suddenly got so…sad I guess," he said, concern showing in his eyes.

"It's nothing really, but I…guess I can tell you," she said with a shrug. "I…well I kind of have this feeling that this day might be the last time I can speak with you like this for a long time. Like I'm going to have to go away for a while before I see you again or something like that. And then that got me thinking that Yoko and I will have to go back to our own world again at some point."

"Is that all?" he asked.

"I don't want to leave you or the others, but I want to see my world again. And I think when that happens, which might be soon, it'll be for a long time," she replied, looking down at her lap. He gave her a sad smile.

"Zera…it's okay. Even if you do leave, I'll just be right here waiting for you," he replied. He gave her a hug, which she returned.

"But what if it takes years before I come back?" she asked.

"I'd wait for you no matter how long it takes as long as you promise to some back. Besides, if it does take years, then I'll have time to grow out my hair for you," he replied. She pulled away laughing.

"Alright then. I promise to come back if I go away. Plus I'd like to see you with your hair grown out!" she said happily. He laughed too and they stood up from the fountain. He leaned in and gave her a lasting kiss. When they broke apart, they smiled and walked back to the house hand in hand.

"NO! I said no damn it!!" Marla shouted banging her head against the wall. "Why the hell is she still alive?!?!"

"Waaaaaaaaaaahhhh!! Our plan is failing!!" Kurishi screamed as he rolled around on the floor, having a little temper tantrum. Amida simply stood leaning against a wall ignoring his partners. The three had just learned that Yoko was, indeed, still alive. They had thought they had gotten rid of her and had been celebrating, but this news had ruined their fun. Well…fun for Marla and Kurishi. Amida had been doing his own little thing, and let the idiots alone. Marla stopped bashing her head in.

"We have to stop them!" she said suddenly.

"Huh?" Kurishi said, halting his tantrum.

"They're going to come after us right?" she said, her mind hatching a plan.

"Um…yeah? You're point?" he asked.

"Why don't we…do that, and kill them ourselves. Then we can get back the keyblades and fully open the Twilight Door. It could be loads of fun," she said. Her face held a maniacal grin as she thought of the possibilities. Kurishi's face mimicked hers as his brain processed what she had said.

"Yes. That would be very fun for me. I get my play mate back," he said. Marla slapped his upside the head.

"The way you say it makes you sound dirty," she said. Kurishi shined as he held his abused head.

"Oooowww. I didn't mean tooooo!"

Somewhere in the background, Amida watched the two. He sighed and shook his head. 'Why do I have to work with these to morons…?'

.:Author's Note:.

Yes! I finally finished this chapter! O.o lot's of breaks in this chapter... oh well. i'm happy cause there was lots of fluff and random stuff. Okay, I don't really have much to say, so this is gonna be short. Here's my explanation of those things you may have seen numbered boldly in the story:

1) It's a card game that my sister and I play sometimes. It's really easy to learn. Tell me if you want to know how to play.

2) I don't know if she really does, but for now, she does. Deal with it.

And that's it. So now that I have done that, please, please, please! Review!! I love them lots, and it makes me happy.