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Chapter 5

(Jessica POV)

"Oh Riku, I missed you so much!" I cried, my arms circling around his neck as I pulled him close. This was true happiness, having the one you love more than like it's self with you! "I thought I'd never see you again! I was so worried, I thought you were dead! Oh Riku I love you so! Don't you ever do that to me again!"

"Jessica, I love you so much!" Riku murmured softly sending a chill down my spine as his voice shook. I glowed with a bright inner happiness as his arms went around my waist. "Jessica, can I ask you something?"

"Anything Riku, you know that." I smiled back. He bit his bottom lip, leading me away from the chattering crowd of Donald, Goofy, Sora, Kairi and the King across the beach and up over the bridge to our old crooked tree where we used to hang out before we all went away on adventures. Riku lifted me gently up onto the tree before climbing up himself. As thoughtful as even, Riku hasn't changed a bit. After all we've been through, Riku's just the same as always – still my Riku. "So what do you need to ask me Riku?"

"Jessica." Riku said slowly, taking my hand. I could tell this wasn't going to be good. Riku only acted like this when something was wrong – like the time his brother had run over my kitten and Riku had been the one to come and tell me. Actually, I hated cats, but Riku had been the one to give me the kitten as a birthday present. Naturally I had loved it. "How are you here?"

"What do you mean Riku?" I asked blankly. Of course I knew what he meant... I just didn't know how to tell him. It wasn't the easiest thing to explain, and it's not like he'd believe me even if I told him what happened as crazy as it sounded...

"Jessica, how are you alive?" Riku asked quietly. His hand left mine, moving instead to cup my chin and force me to look into his eyes as I felt tears rising in my eyes. Same eyes, same smiled, same love – it was just me that was different now, Riku was still the same as ever. "I held you in my arms as you died, I watched you fade away. No matter how wonderful this is, I can't help but wonder how you're here with me."

"It's hard to explain Riku. I'm not sure about parts of it myself." I sighed, looking away from him. He didn't understand what it was like – to be all alone in a bright white never-ending room with no one there with you but your own thoughts and feelings. It was miserable there, all alone like that. "You wouldn't understand."

"Try me." Riku smiled, pulling me to him so I was sitting in his lap with my head on his shoulder. I wrapped my arms around his waist. One of his arms twisted its self around mine while the other kept us from falling out of the tree as we looked over the ocean. And as we sat there together I realized something – Riku had been through the exact same thing in the Realm of Darkness after all. Maybe he would understand what I had gone through.

"Alright I'll tell you." I sighed, closing my eyes. "I woke up in a large white space that went on forever and ever in all directions. I was all alone and I was scared. I was sure it was the end."

"Jessica, I'm so sorry." Riku said quietly he said pulling me against him. "Sweetheart, I'm sorry. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. I can tell this is painful fro you."

"I know I don't have to tell you, but I want you to know anyways." I smiled at him, kissing him lightly on the lips. Riku grabbed my face gently between his hands as I pulled away, deepening the kiss... causing us to both fall out of the tree.

"Sorry, I didn't mean for both of us to fall like that." Riku laughed, standing up to dust himself off before offering me a hand. I took it and he pulled me up off the ground. "So what happened next, how did you get back here?"

"I was getting there before we pulled me out of the tree." I said slowly, poking him in the ribs. He blushed, jumping back up onto the tree. I simply leaned against it, not willing to fall out of it again for any reason – even a mind blowing passionate kiss from the one I loved more than life... okay, maybe for that, but nothing else. And considering I had just done that, I was good for a while. Riku could push me out of a tree later while he was kissing me if he wanted to – as long as we weren't too high of the ground since I am terrified of heights. "Well, I was walking around looking for a way back to you and Sora when I heard this voice call out to me."

"Whose voice was it?" Riku asked curiously. "What did it say?"

"Well, voices actually." I explained. "It was our old friends Roxas and Namine. Roxas told me to stay calm and that everything was going to be okay and Namine said that they were sending someone to help me. And then Axel was there with me all the sudden standing there beside me like he'd been there all along with me."

"Whoa!" Riku gasped loudly, actually falling out of the tree and over the edge of small cliff into the shallow water at the base with a loud splash. I quickly dove in after him. He can swim very well, yes I know, but I wanted to go swimming anyways... and I had just caused him to fall out of a tree and into the ocean so I figured I should go with him. Love's just like that. You act like an idiot for the one you love – end of story. Riku popped up from the water gasping for air as I swam over to him. "Did you say Namine and Roxas talked to you? And Axel's alive? You're kidding right, I hope you're kidding or I might have to call you crazy darling. I hope you understand that."

"Yeah I did, Roxas and Namine were really talking to me and Axel really was there – I poked him to make sure it was real!" I sighed exasperatedly. Why couldn't Riku just listen to me? Okay, it sounded weird I know it's true. But it wouldn't sound as crazy if he'd let me explain without the constant interruptions. "Axel told me how to get out of where ever it was I ended up. It's were Axel went too when he 'died' or whatever happened to him. He helped me escape even though he couldn't escape himself."

"HOW?" Riku yelled, dunking me under the water. When I came up he was glaring at me. "How already, just tell me! It doesn't make sense. Yes, I'm getting frustrated."

"Okay, I'm telling keep your pants on." I sighed, splashing him. He would have splashed back normally, but he must really have wanted to know because he didn't. "Axel told me to summon up all the feelings in my heart and believe in –"

"Believe in what?" Riku asked. I looked up at him, smiling. "Believe in what Jessica? What do you believe in so much that it could defy death?"

"Axel said to believe in our love." I whispered. "And so that's exactly what I did. It brought me home to you."

(End POV)

"Sora, where do you think Jessica and Riku snuck off to?" Kairi asked as they sat together on the beach as the sun was setting holding hands. Kairi was starting to get worried now. It would be dark soon and her friends still hadn't returned. "You don't think something could have happened to them do you? They've been gone a long time."

"I don't know Kairi, but does it really matter to you that much?" Sora asked sternly. Kairi looked up at him surprised, these were his friends too after all. "As long as we're together, do you really need anyone else? I know I don't. I don't need anything but you Kairi, and I never will."

"No, we don't need anything else." Kairi smiled, leaning her head on Sora's shoulder. Kairi's heart felt like it was about to explode with happiness and love for Sora. If love could kill people, she'd be a good candidate to be a victim. "I have you, I don't need anything else Sora. I love you."

"Hey, that's my line to you! Quit stealing my lines!" Sora laughed, poking Kairi on the tip of the nose gently. Kairi giggled looking deep into Sora's blue eyes. Sora leaned forward, capturing her lips with his as he pushed her down onto the soft sand.

Sora and Kairi's first kiss.

(Riku POV)

"So that's how you got back, with the power of our love." I whispered, pulling her into my arms. We had swum back to shore together and traveled back to my house to dry off. Neither of us had spoken since Jessica had told me how she had gotten back. We had been sitting on my couch together for almost an hour now, a blanket wrapped around us and two hot steamy mugs of hot chocolate in hand as we sat in front of the fireplace.

"Yes, that's how I did it. I thought of you and our love and I wished to come back to you and I did." She smiled warmly, leaning her head against my shoulder as she sipped her drink. "I couldn't have done it without you Riku, I hope you know that."

"I bet you could have done it on your own, you're that wonderful." I told her truthfully. She was that wonderful. I loved her so much.

"I hope you know I didn't just get away with this without consequences Riku. There was one condition to me coming back here." She said, biting her lip sadly. When she didn't speak I pressed her about it.

"What is it? What was the condition to coming back to me Jessica?" I asked, sure it wasn't going to be good. And believe me, it wasn't good at all.

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It's short I know. Okay, here's a question for you: What do you think is the one condition? I'm having a hard time deciding between ideas I have for it. If you have any of your own please send them! The winner will be used in the story. I may use more than one of combine ideas so please send any ideas you have. I'll update soon! Ta ta for now!