Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters from Kingdom Hearts I or II.

Notes- This chapter will be on a lighter note. Fleur's friends come back into the picture. So, let's begin...

Chapter 13- Back to Arcadia

The next morning was as if from a fairy tale. Roselin wentout oftown for two days, so Fleur was given temporary freedom. She slept in and took her time getting ready for her day. She wore a light dress, because she knew they were going to Arcadia that afternoon. Her hair was up in a high ponytail and she didn't wear makeup.

Sora slept in as well and had breakfast in his room. He didn't wear his new clothes, because it was an unusually warm day. Sometime in the early afternoon, he received a message that Fleur had sent to his room.

Meet me in the foyer in twenty minutes

We're going back to Arcadia

-Fleur

He pulled the message off his door and strolled into his room. He relaxed for a minute on his bed, then got ready to go. This didn't take too long, since all he had to do was bring a towel and a robe. After gathering his things, he made his way down to the foyer and met Fleur there. She was wearing a white dress with a sheer robe over it. She carried a sack with her towel and robe inside.

"C'mon!" She said cheerfully. "The driver is waiting!"

"After you!" Sora motioned for her to go ahead of him. They walked out into the warm sun and climbed into the carriage.

"To the pier." Fleur ordered the driver. As they slowly started moving, Fleur closed her eyes and silently felt the wind in her hair. Sora watched her lovingly. They stayed at this moment in time for what seemed like forever, but eventually they arrived at the pier. Fleur jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the end of the pier. Half way there, she called back to Sora.

"Come on, slowpoke! No time to lose!" She laughed as she turned back around and ran faster. He smiled at her happiness and ran after her. When they were both at the end of the pier, they left their things in a pile and joined hands.

"Ready?" She said.

"Lead the way!" He smiled at her. She smiled back and they both dove in, holding hands until they hit the water. They both sunk straight to the bottom and lost consciousness, just like the previous time. When Sora awoke, he had grown back his tail and Fleur was resting on a rock, having already woken minutes earlier.

"Hmm..." She giggled. "It'll take awhile, but you'll get used to it. Anyway, we wasted almost ten minutes already. Let's get going!" She joked with him a bit and swam off. He loyally followed her, this time by her side the entire time. After swimming for awhile, they finally arrived at Arcadia and headed strait to Aya and Hari's house. When they got there, they were greeted with the same warm, loving hugs that met them the first time. They were invited in and took a seat.

"Fleur! Welcome back!" Aya hugged her tight.

"We missed you!" Hari joined in the group hug.

"And Sora! Good to see you again!" Hari commented.

"Aya, where are the boys?" Fleur asked her. Hari smirked and giggled.

"They're fixing a hole in the wall of our room. The currents have been driving me crazy when I'm trying to sleep and Cloud complains that it pushes his blankets off of him." Aya answered, nudging Hari to make her stop laughing. "So I made him fix it... and Hari made Kadaj help...it's not funny, Hari! Well... maybe it is... but don't make fun!"

"Sorry... sorry. It's just..." She giggled more and then stopped herself with a deep breath. Aya sighed and brought their guests some sliced jinji fruit. Sora took a bite and ended up eating all of it.

"So..." Hair began as she watched Sora devour the food. "When is your party? I know your birthday is in four days... are you excited?"

"I'm happy you are all going to be there! The party will be on my birthday, in four days. So you can all come, right?"

"Sure can." Cloud said in his cool tone of voice. He was wiping his hands on his lap and coming to sit with everyone else. Kadaj followed, rubbing his head.

"Hey guys!" Fleur smiled. "Hey Kadaj... what happened?"

"Kadaj the Genius hit his head on the bottom of the table we were working under. Smooth move, buddy." Cloud laughed. Kadaj laughed sarcastically and sat down next to Hari, putting his arm around her. She leaned in to him and smiled. Cloud sat down and patted the seat next to him. Aya moved over and he pulled her close.

Fleur and Sora ended up staying a lot longer than usual, because there was no rush to get home and hide from Roselin. They stayed until sunset, but they had to depart before dark.

"See you at the party!" Hari called after them as they swam away. The four of them waved until Fleur and Sora were out of sight again. They swam for about twenty minutes until they nearly reached the surface. Sora, determined to get home and go to bed, was swimming with such determination that he nearly didn't realize that Fleur had stopped. He turned a few feet in front of her and saw her being still, staring up into the sky. He swam up to her, then followed her gaze and saw what she was staring at.

The sunset was a deep red and peach and lit the entire surface of the ocean. The ripples made the rays dance on the ocean floor. Sora put his arm around her and they both gazed at the beauty of it. When it started to darken more, Sora kissed her. Out of nowhere, he just kissed her. And all his love for her came out in this one kiss. More passionate and loving than ever before, all his feelings that had been hidden were shown to the world as they shared their bliss. And while they were still locked in their warm embrace, they simultaneously fell unconscious and washed ashore. They awoke holding each other, lying on the sand. The sun was almost completely hidden by now. Fleur was the first to get up. She pulled herself from Sora, only because she knew they had to be back by morning. He groaned and slowly followed her like he always did. Without another word said, they got in the carriage and went home. Sora walked Fleur to her room. They stayed in her room, holding each other silently for nearly an hour. She eventually laid down on her bed, and he followed. When she pulled up the blankets, he did the same. The held each other and shared their warmth, and slowly both drifted off peacefully, never letting go.

Notes-YAAAWWNNN... Yea... It's definitely 1:30 am... so, I hope you liked it and yadda yadda yadda... please R+R, I need some input from you guys. Well, I'm going to bed now. I hope this chapter didn't seem too rushed... well actually I'll admit even I think it is, but I hope that you're satisfied as far as it being a much lighter chapter. I wanted Roselin to leave for awhile. Good night all!