Roxas and Sora/Kairi and Namine

Sora walked up and down in his room. He was thinking about all the cool things Riku and Kairi would get to do over the break, while he and Donald and Goofy were tracking down some old and evil sorceress. "Darn it!" Sora snapped as he punched the wall. His room was very nice. A four poster bed, and curtains, and the floor was blanketed with red carpet. A mural of him, Donald, and Goofy fighting the Maleficent Dragon was on the wall. Sora blushed as he looked at it. "I can't believe this!" Sora yelled. "Why me?" he seemed to be in cyclic moods. He would feel fine about the new mission, confident even, and then the thoughts of missing summer break would eat at him with their ratty little teeth and he would feel a surge of anger.

Hey! said a voice suddenly. Sora looked around. It seemed to come from within his head. Sora turned to see a shape forming in the air near the bed. Sora summoned the Keyblade with a thought.

What are you doing? the voice asked. It's me.

"Oh" Sora said. "It's just you, Roxas."

Roxas's shape finally formed. He was transparent, like the last time Sora had seen him. He did not look happy. In fact, he looked downright furious.

You freaking idiot! he screamed. What Light were you thinking when you did that? You could have gotten us both killed! We were way out of our league. Maybe with the Drive power we might have stood a chance against Tine, but just plain fighting? If I hadn't used my powers to call some heart energy, we would be dead! Do you hear me?! Dead!

"Jeez" Sora said. "That was you? No wonder I didn't know what I was doing."

Did you hear a word of what I said? No, I guess you didn't. Roxas shrugged. Never mind. There's something else. Do we have to go find Maleficent? Couldn't we just go back to the Destiny Islands with Riku and Kairi? Please?"

"You just want to go back so you can be with Namine" said Sora.

Roxas looked away. So what he snapped. I…okay, so I like her. You like Kairi! So there!

Sora smiled as he blushed. "Yeah, well you got me. I like her…but I'm not sure she likes me, with all the stuff about avoiding me and Riku…wait a minute! Why am I telling you this? You already know, just like I know you like Namine!"

Good point said Roxas. But that's not important. The important thing is that if we go up against like that Tine again, we'll be dead. You'll get Donald and Goofy killed too. Do you want that? Do you? Roxas pressed.

"No" said Sora. "But I don't want Tine to destroy any worlds, either. It could be Disney Castle, or even the Islands!"

…Fine said Roxas. But don't say I didn't warn you when we wind up floating down there in the Underworld before we even get a chance to get old. Then Roxas faded. Sora looked at the place where his Nobody had been a little while ago. Then he sighed and walked out of the door.

Kairi was getting into the beautiful white and gold Gumi ship that was going to take her and Riku to Disney Castle, and from there, the Destiny Islands. She sighed as she thought of Sora. She didn't know why she avoided him and Riku anymore. It was just that…they were…well…a bit scary. Riku, whose heart was forever scarred by the darkness, had those odd abilities…and Sora, who wielded the Keyblade for heaven's sake! It was just too much to handle. To be with such people seemed frightening. Plus, she found that she wanted to forget some of the things she had seen out there, beyond the pleasant, peaceful Islands. The people who kidnapped her, Organization XIII were a ruthless bunch. They would hurt or kill anyone who got in the way of their goals. The man who called himself Saix had scared her, though she had put on a brave face. He looked like calm dog that is just waiting for the moment his master tells him to bite, who lives for that moment. And, judging from his behavior during his battle against Sora, and Donald and Goofy, it seemed she had guessed his character accurately. Such things were better off forgotten. She thought all of this as she got into the Gumi ship.

"Are you okay?" said Riku, as he got into the driver's seat. "You look pale Kairi."

"I'm just thinking" Kairi said. "It's hard, you know? Leaving Sora, even though he…well…he kind of…"

"Scares you" Riku said.

Kairi's eyes widened. "How…how did you know?"

"Look" said Riku. "I know how you feel. When I was…her apprentice, I kept looking at you while you were unconscious. It was scary knowing that you had been friends with one of the Seven Princess's of Heart. I kept wondering whether you had known all along, or if you hadn't, and whether I was doing the right thing…it got so bad I just couldn't stop thinking about it. I even dreamed about it."

Kairi looked at Riku, and was about to say something, when Riku looked into the back seat. "I think you should go back there" he said. "Someone's waiting for you. Don't worry, I'll put the glass partition over the front. I don't want to intrude on girl talk."

"What do you---?" Kairi was about to ask, when she saw that Namine was in the back seat, as transparent as a ghost. "What is it?" Kairi asked.

"Just come over here" Namine asked Kairi.

"Alright."

As she climbed in the back, Kairi looked at Namine. Her Nobody looked terrible. There were dark circles under her eyes, and her eyes themselves were red as if she had been crying. She was pale and tired looking.

"Oh my God, Namine" Kairi said. "What happened to you?"

"Oh, hi Kairi" Namine said. "It's nothing. But I just wanted to talk to you. I wanted to ask you if we could go back to Radiant Garden and stay with Sora."

"What?" Kairi asked.

"Please" Namine pleaded. "I won't ever ask another favor like this again. I know you're the dominant mind, but I have to see Roxas again. He said he misses me, and wanted to see me before Sora led him to his certain death."

Kairi suddenly felt a bone freezing chill. This was horrible. Their Nobodies had formed a relationship. Kairi hadn't seen much of Sora, but during the few times she had, Roxas and Namine, who had already made it quite clear that they were attracted to each other, had become sweethearts.

"Oh Christ" Kairi said, putting her head in her hands. This…she didn't even have words to describe it. What would happen if she or Sora got a boyfriend or a girlfriend? Then what? Would Roxas and Namine take over their bodies to try and see each other? It was just too complicated to even imagine.

"Fine" said Kairi. "But first we're going to stop somewhere." Namine nodded and disappeared.

"So how'd it go?" Riku asked when Kairi climbed back into the passenger seat.

"I thought you said that you weren't going to interfere with girl talk" Kairi said icily.

"Wow" said Riku. "I think that cracking sound you heard is ice climbing over my body. What happened?"

"Riku" Kairi said in as calm a voice as possible under the circumstances. "I want you to just drive somewhere."

"Where to?" Riku asked. "Remember, we're going back to the Des---"

"No, no we're not. At least, I'm not" said Kairi. "We're going to stop somewhere first."

"And that would be?" Riku said, making the ship hover over the Radiant Garden hangar.

"Twilight Town" said Kairi. The ship flew off into space, on a high speed journey to the neighboring world.

Though they didn't know it then, that was the moment when the wheels of Riku's ordeal began to turn.