Author's Note: Hello again! I never actually thought about writing Riku bringing Namine home and her meeting his mother. Like, seriously, it never crossed my mind. Though, I suppose if there's enough demand for it, I'll sit down and try and figure out how that scene works. And I would imagine that that's the scene that everyone's interested in, since EVERYONE knew that Sora and Kairi were going to get together... eventually.

Oh, and yes, Riku's mother is amazing. On that note...

And can we not mention the part where we were thrown off a cliff?

xx

Kairi reached into her pocket and frowned.

"I appear to have lost my house key," she said with a frown.

"Kairi," Namine said, raising an eyebrow. "You have a Keyblade, do you not?"

Kairi flushed. "Well, yes, but it's a bit egregious in this situation, don't you think?"

On impulse, Namine reached over to the door knob and turned. It was unlocked.

"Or that could happen…" Kairi muttered.

Kairi's parents were both sitting in front room. Her mother was sitting on the couch, reading a book. She had short dark hair and bright blue eyes. Her father was in an armchair, looking over some papers. He had large glasses that framed his pale green eyes, as well as receding auburn hair. Both of them looked up upon hearing the girls enter.

"Kairi!" her mother shouted. "You're home!"

She ran up and embraced Kairi, then, without even blanching, she embraced Namine as well. Namine was slightly surprised by this.

"Who is this?" Kairi's father asked.

"Mom, Dad, this is Namine," Kairi began, taking a deep breath. "She's my sister."

Kairi's mom looked from Kairi to Namine.

"I can see the resemblance," Kairi's mother said. "It's in the eyes."

"Is it okay if she stays with us?" Kairi asked sheepishly.

"Of course!" Kairi's mother exclaimed, hugging them both. "What do you think, dear?"

Kairi's father, who had stood up, but was waiting for his excited wife to be finished hugging the two girls, shrugged.

"I see nothing wrong with it," he said.

Namine looked relieved.

Kairi's father hugged her, then extended an arm out to Namine as well.

"Come, come, sit down," Kairi's mom said, beckoning them to the couches. "Tell us all about your adventures! Are you hungry?"

"No, Mom," Kairi said. "Aerith and Cid fed us before we left."

"Oh, how nice of them," she said. "That Aerith is such a sweetheart."

I was expecting more of a fuss… Namine thought. About me staying…

Me too, Kairi admitted. But my parents are just awesome like that.

Namine looked over at Kairi, only mildly shocked that they could still share thoughts. In the rush of everything that had gone on since their separation, neither of them had noticed.

The four of them sat down. Kairi took off her bag and set it down by her feet. Namine adjusted her sketchbook in her lap. She wanted to start drawing, but she figured it might be a little rude at the moment, plus, the majority of her pencils happened to be in Kairi's bag at the moment.

"So, what do you want to know?" Kairi asked.

"Did Sora and Riku pass the Mark exam?" Kairi's father asked.

Simultaneously, her mother asked: "How did you come to find Namine?"

Kairi laughed. "Yes, Dad, both of them passed."

"Kairi and I first met at The World that Never Was," Namine said. "I helped her out of a tight spot with Saix."

Smooth, Kairi said.

Well, you never told them that part…

True.

"How did you find out?" Kairi's mother asked. "That you two were sisters?"

"We just knew," Kairi said definitively.

"Do you know what happened to…" Kairi's father began. He cleared his throat. "Kai—your birth parents?"

"I can't tell you any more than Kairi can," Namine said, looking down.

"What have you been doing all these years?" Kairi's mother asked, looking concerned.

"Oh, staying out of trouble," Namine replied with a shrug. "I helped in the restoration of Sora's memories alongside Riku…"

Kairi snorted. Restored Sora's memories yourself is more like it…

"Oh, so you know Riku," Kairi's mother said.

"Know him?" Kairi said. "The two of them are practically dating!"

Namine blushed as red as Kairi's hair.

"Well, that's good, isn't it?" Kairi's mother said. "That will mean that Riku isn't pining after you."

"Mom! Riku never…"

"So, you and Sora," Kairi's father said, tweaking the subject before it got awkward.

Kairi turned redder than her hair.

"Oh, you should see them fight alongside each other," Namine said. "It's quite impressive. Oh, and they kissed."

Hey!

That's getting you back for telling them about me and Riku. Ha!

If it wasn't for the fact that Kairi's parents were clueless to that little exchange, Kairi would have stuck her tongue out at her 'sister.'

Both of Kairi's parents were beaming. However, then Kairi's father asked:

"You fought alongside each other?"

Kairi nodded, wondering when this subject was going to come up. She put her hand out in front of her and summoned her Keyblade. Both of her parents' eyes widened.

"But I thought you only wielded that one that Riku handed you…" Kairi's mother whispered.

"Yes," Kairi said. "But I have my own now. This is mine. I'm a Keyblade wielder now."

"The worlds must be in more trouble than any of us had originally thought," Kairi's father mused. "A Princess wielding the Keyblade."

"That's actually because a Keyblade Master passed the Power onto me unintentionally, before I even came here," Kairi explained. (Aqua had explained this to her earlier.)

"Xehanort's gone, that should help matters," Namine said. "Though, darkness can be found just about anywhere…"

"This means you'll be going with them, won't it?" Kairi's father asked.

Kairi nodded.

He sighed, crestfallen. "I was hoping I would be able to have my little girl home."

Kairi banished her Keyblade. She got up and went over to hug her father.

"I am home now, Daddy. And we'll all be home for a little while. I promise that I will always come back here."

He held her close to him. He didn't have any words.

Kairi's mother smiled at the two of them, then she turned to Namine.

"Can you wield it too?"

Namine shook her head. "I don't fight with a Keyblade."

"But you still fight, then? With what weapon?"

"Lots of people fight without weapons, Mom," Kairi said, returning to her seat on the couch. "Like Tifa."

"Who's Tifa?" Kairi's father asked.

"She's one of Aerith's friends."

"Everyone is one of Aerith's friends," Kairi's mother said with a laugh.

xx

They talked for a little while longer before it was decided that everyone should go to bed.

"Oh!" Kairi's mother exclaimed. "We don't have a bed for you, Namine! We have a spare room, but no bed, or a dresser or…"

"Relax, Mom," Kairi said. "Namine can have my bed tonight. I'll take the couch."

"Kairi, I couldn't…" Namine said, looking over at her.

"Take the bed, Namine. Riku would kill me if he found out that I let you sleep on a couch."

"And Sora wouldn't…"

"I'm more afraid of Riku than you are of Sora," Kairi said.

"I don't know, did you see him after Xehanort…"

"Just take the bed," Kairi said.

And can we not mention the part where we were thrown off a cliff?

Well, it was rather romantic of Sora to jump after you…

True.

"It'll just be for tonight," Kairi's mother said. "Your father and I will go out and get another bed tomorrow."

"Are you sure you want me to take your bed?" Namine asked.

Kairi nodded.

"Are there any clothes that you need washed?" Kairi's mother asked.

Kairi reached down and grabbed her bag. She pulled out a handful of pencils and handed them to Namine. Then she pulled out the cloaks and laid them across her lap. She handed the rest of the bag to her mother.

"Where'd you get those?" Kairi's father asked.

"World that Never Was," Kairi replied. "They helped us travel worlds…"

"Undetected," he finished.

"Yeah."

"And what about you, dear?" Kairi's mom asked, looking at Namine. "Do you have any things that need to be washed?"

"There in there," Namine said, gesturing to the bag.

"Okay, I'll wash these up tomorrow. Kairi, why don't you show Namine to your room?"

"Yeah, of course," Kairi said, standing up.

"Even though I already know where it is," Namine muttered.

Both of them laughed.

"They've barely known each other and they act almost as if they've grown up together," Kairi's mother mused to her husband.

"Well, they did take down Xehanort together, that's growing up enough, don't you think?"