This is a short chapter. I couldn't help it. I'm trying to keep each specific place to itself. For example, the first visit to the Coliseum will be one chapter. Each Hollow Bastion visit will be separate chapters: One chapter per visit.

I figured if I put all the days together it into one chapter, it would be way too much, so I decided to do each day separately.

Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Day Two

I walked into the usual spot to see Hayner, Pence, Olette, and Roxas already enjoying some sea-salt ice cream.

"Want one?" asked Roxas as he handed me one.

"Sure," I said sitting down next to him. "Thanks," I said as I took it.

"Do you guys think we'll always be together like this?" asked Pence.

"Huh?" I asked.

"I sure hope so," said Olette.

"Where did that come from?" asked Hayner.

"Oh, well, you know. Just thinking out loud."

"Well, I doubt we can be together forever. But isn't that what growing up is all about? What's important isn't how often we see each other, but how often we think about each other. Right?"

"That's pretty profound Hayner," said Olette.

"Get that off a fortune cookie?" laughed Pence.

"That's it, no more ice cream for you!"

"That's true though," I said thinking out loud.

"You okay, Ryuu?" asked Roxas.

"Oh well, you know," I said scratching the back of my head. "Just thinking about what I dreamt last night."

"Man, today's turning out to be such a drag," whined Hayner.

"Maybe because of yesterday's memory thief," said Olette.

"Nuh-uh," said Hayner giving his head a shake. "You know what it is? We don't want summer vacation to be over. That's all! So, how about this?" Hayner stood up. "We all got to the beach! And why do we go to the beach? Because we haven't gone once this entire vacation! Blue seas! Blue skies! Let's just get on the train and go!"

We all stood up silently.

"No? Aw, c'mon!" he cried.

"Maybe you forgot, but we're broke," said Roxas.

"Maybe you forgot, I'm smart!"

We all ran out of the usual spot.

"We're going to Market Street!"

I ran up to a poster. "I can't wait!"

"Just two days to go!" cheered Hayner. "You and I have to make the finals!" he said to Roxas. "That way, no matter who wins, the five of us split the prize.

"Okay, you're on!"

"You two are gonna clean up!" shouted Pence

"Go get 'em!"

"It's a promise!" he shouted. "Now, let's get down to business."

After what seemed like forever we got the money issue figured out. We needed 900 munny each so we got to work. I really felt like having watermelon so Roxas and I decided to make 1300 munny instead of just 900.

"All present and accounted for?" asked Hayner when we all got enough munny.

"What've we got?" asked Pence.

"Let's see…" said Roxas. Roxas and I pulled out some munny. "Just this," he and I said at the same time.

"Good job," remarked Hayner.

"Nice work, everyone," commented Olette. "Added to what we started with, we now have…" She pulled out the munny bag. "Tada! 6000 munny!"

"Sweet!" shouted Pence.

"Let's go get the tickets!" I shouted while Pence and Olette were already running ahead into the station.

"We can't be together forever…so we'd better make the time we do have something to remember," said Hayner.

"Huh?" asked Roxas at the same time as I said, "What?"

"Gotcha!" he called. He jokingly punched Roxas in the stomach and joins Olette and Pence inside.

I started to follow, Roxas right behind me when I heard him say "Whoa!" and I turned around. Roxas was lying on the ground and a guy in a black cloak standing above him.

"Whoa!" we said at the same time.

A small stick dropped to the ground. Hayner, Pence, and Olette stopped walking and Hayner stepped down a few steps.

I ran back to help Roxas up. Roxas grunted slightly as he sat on his knees. He touched his lip.

"It's not—"

"Huh?"

I looked around and immediately fell silent. I saw someone in a black cloak standing behind Roxas.

The person—whoever it was—picked Roxas off the ground. He whispered something to him that I didn't hear.

"What?" asked Roxas.

"Roxas! Ryuu! Three minutes!" called Hayner.

"Okay!" we both called back.

We both looked back at the man in the black cloak but he was nowhere to be seen, so, instead, we headed inside.

"Four students," said Hayner.

"Roxas, the money," I reminded him.

"Wait—" He searched himself for the money pouch. "No!" he cried.

"Huh?" asked Hayner

Roxas looked back toward the plaza. "He took it!" Roxas ran back to plaza. I followed to see if I could find it.

"Where are you two going?" asked Olette.

"Remember when I fell? I had the money before that."

"I bet that guy took it!" I shouted.

"Guy?" asked Hayner.

"He couldn't have gone too far…"

"What are you guys talking about? There was no guy."

Just then, the train station bell went off.

"Huh?" I asked.

"But he…There wasn't…"

"Really?"

The train whistle blew and I realized we missed the train.

"Oh boy…" said Pence.

"There wasn't—"

"Anyone there?"

Everyone except me and Roxas left the station.

Later we all went to the top of the clock tower and ate sea-salt ice cream.

"It's melting," Olette pointed out to Roxas, who was thinking about earlier.

"Sorry," he muttered.

"Cheer up already!" said Hayner.

"That was defiantly weird, though," Roxas pointed out.

"No kidding," I said narrowing my eyes.

"Can you feel Sora?" Roxas muttered.