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You know, I was gonna update next week like I always do when new chapters are made but the reviews made me wanna update again.

I want thank the people who reviewed the previous chapter. I needed that. I always want to hear from someone on how I did on the chapter so I can improve. If no one reviews, how will I know my mistakes that other people can see and how to please my readers to do things better?

Genre: Adventure/Romance

Disclaimer: The following characters of "Secret Agent Kairi" are from the video game, Kingdom Hearts. Square Enix and Disney rightfully own them. The setting-taking place in the story is original also and does not exist anywhere in Japan. The story, plot, and maybe some original characters are under my name. There will be some references to the game. Don't attempt to copyright.

(Roxas' voice) – "Previously on Secret Agent Kairi"

"While you guys watch them over at home and other places, I'll be working at the school as one of their teachers." Kairi and Yuffie's jaws dropped.

"Say what now?" Kairi said in disbelief. She heard it but needed to say it.

"I'm thrilled for you to be working here Mr…" Rinoa then looked down on the paper fixing her glasses. "Leonhart? Is that right?" she asked looking back at him. "Hmm, that name does sound familiar to me."

"I'm Leon, you know from high school. Remember now?" Rinoa had a smile on her face.

"Oh yeah! I remember you were the jerk who didn't help me when I needed him!" Rinoa changed personalities and started to get mad. Bad memories flooded her mind and Leon got worried.

"See ya around then." Roxas waved bye and Namine puts on her bag and just sighs and smiles.

"I've actually talked to Roxas. Just the two of us," she said in joy but soft. "This could be a nice start." With that, she left holding her binder having a smile on her face.

"Hey Hayner and Pence. How's your first day?"

"Fine," Hayner and Pence answered at the same time.

"So whose your friend?" Kairi asked. Sora then looked at the girl by him.

"Her name is Xion," he answered. "It's her first day at school actually."

"Are you asking me out Kairi?" Sora asked dumbly. Roxas just sighed. In Kairi's mind, she would be jumping around all happy non-stops but she remained calm. She just had the urge to say, "Yes Sora. I am."

"Then it's a date," he said as Kairi just wanted to scream in joy but she couldn't.

"Go with Namine Roxas," his brother said. "It'll be lovely to escort her."

"I don't know," Namine said. "What am I saying? Say yes damn it!" she thought. "Do you want to?"

"Do you-"

"Yes!" she said quickly before Roxas could finish.

Olette was in the school gym setting up some of the decorations for the school's Halloween dance tomorrow. She was part of the school's Halloween dance committee. They've been planning it since Sunday and did everything under a week. But if it were prom or something more bigly, it would take longer to plan. Anyways, Olette gets down from her ladder and takes a few steps back looking at the work she just did. "Finally the banner is up!" she shouted.

"Hey Olette!" Olette turned around to see Kairi giving her a hug.

"Hey yourself. Tell me what do you think?" she asked her showing her the banner. Kairi examined it taking her time. Olette was waiting for a respond but Kairi was taking too long. It didn't take her a while for her to notice that Kairi was doing this on purpose. "Kairi!"

"Take you long enough," she said. "It looks great Olette."

"Thank you. Did you make a decision on your costume?" Kairi didn't reply and just looked around whistling. "Oh no," Olette said knowing what is going. "You waited till the last minute to do this?"

"Ahehehe," Kairi laughed. "Now that part we've could've left out."

"Kairi tomorrow is Halloween! Do you have any idea that it will be hard to find all the good costumes," Olette said in disbelief.

"No, I was thinking you could help me." Then she looked down and whispered, "And Namine."

"Namine too!" Olette couldn't believe her friends didn't pick a costume but she pulled it together and sighed. "Okay, let me just get it together. I must say you guys always need to think things ahead. I hate doing things the last minute."

"Anyways, I found this nearby costume shop in the city that we'll go to try on costumes after school. My parents are coming along since they're chaperoning the dance."

"Alright then," Olette said, this time in a calmer voice. "I'll come right after a finish a few things."

"Okay then. Thanks Olette." Kairi then left the gym.

~ Secret Agent Kairi ~

Sora and Roxas were at The Highwind just eating out. It was a Friday and this was the first thing that came to mind. Well, it was Sora's idea. "So what are you going to be dressing up as?" Sora asked his brother.

"Probably just prince charming I guess," he answered in a flat tone.

"How do you know if Namine would be Cinderella? Kairi just texted me that she and Namine didn't pick out costumes yet," Sora said taking a sip from his soda.

"Then tell her to tell Namine to pick be Cinderella."

"Will do." Sora busts up his blackberry and started texting back.

"Hey, do you like Kairi?" Roxas asked out of the blue. Obviously Sora didn't catch that. "Hey bro!"

"Huh? What is it?" Sora looked up to him with his phone in his hands still.

"Do you like Kairi?" Roxas asked again.

"Um… well, heck I don't know," Sora answered. "The thought never occurred to me." Roxas sighed. His brother was naïve not noticing the affections Kairi gave him. Actually, it wasn't much of affections but the simple signs of someone crushing on another.

"What about you and Namine?" Sora pointed out putting him in the spotlight this time.

"I'm only going with her cuz' you told me too."

"Don't tell me you only said yes because nobody would really go out with her?" Roxas didn't respond. "It feels like a pity date."

"We're friends aren't we? Friends can take out the other to a dance when there is no one else."

"It is still considered a pity date." Roxas just took a bite out of his burger. "Just don't hurt her okay."

"I won't Sora. You know I hate hurting somebody else's feelings."

"Is there ever parking here?" Cloud said. He couldn't find any parking in the garage of the city. A parking spot would be taken or some idiot would steal a spot. Then he found one. "Yes!" Cloud parked the car fast and it was done perfectly.

"That was fast!" Olette commented getting out the car.

"That's Cloud for you," Kairi replied.

"Cloud?"

"What are you talking about?" Kairi said acting dumb. "I said dad."

"Oh." Kairi then mouth the words: damn it. She keeps forgetting to keep calling Cloud dad. Everyone got out the car and Cloud locked the car as the six of them head for a nearby elevator. Yuffie ran to it instead pressing the button and the doors already open.

"Come on you slowpokes!" Yuffie called out.

"Hold on Yuffie," Aerith told her catching including the others as they get inside.

"What are you planning on being you girls?" Cloud asked.

"I have my costume ready, it's just these three did things the last minute," Olette answered. "What about you Mr and Mrs. Strife?"

"We don't know either," Aerith told her.

"Guess it runs in the family," Olette said as the elevator dings and doors open to reveal them the city itself. It was like being in New York City in Tsuki. There were tall buildings, busy roads and streets including the occasional way of people calling for a taxi.

"This way to the costume shop," Kairi said making a right passing through some people already.

"Kairi!" Yuffie yelled at. Again, this time they have to catch up with Kairi running off. Later on, they do catch up with her staring at a window.

"This is it," she said with no mind. It was like she was a zombie. "Halloween Town."

"Hey, this is where I got my costume too," Olette said as all of them enter inside. Once they did, it was a big shop with not many lights. Maybe it was to fit the mood of Halloween? There were costumes hanging around with dressing rooms all the way in the back. Glass cases were used as counter desk and it contained accessories like some masks or fake vampire teeth.

There were a few workers dressed up as the character from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" like Sally, Dr. Finklestein, Santa Claus, which was odd but he was still a character from the movie, the mayor, and even Oogie Boogie.

"This place creeps me out," Namine said.

"It's Halloween Namine," Olette said looking at some costumes. "It's supposed to be like that." She was looking around for costumes that would be perfect for Kairi, Yuffie, or Namine but nothing good was on the hangers.

"You know, we should dress up as two people who are like couples," Aerith told Cloud while looking through some costumes on the hanger.

"You mean like we're two vampires or something?" Cloud suggested. He wasn't into Halloween actually. Heck, even as a child he hated wearing costumes or dressing up. He would just be watching horror films with lights off.

"Good idea!" Aerith exclaimed. "Let me look for them!" Aerith ran from the rack and decided to raid the whole store looking for some vampire costumes. Cloud just lay by the cashier counter giving her 'what the heck' look. Aerith didn't seem to be herself right now since she looked excited.

"I guess she loves dressing up," Cloud said to himself.

~ Secret Agent Kairi ~

Leon was sitting at his desk doing some paper work. Working at Kingdom Hearts was easy for him since he loved his job but teaching was another thing. He was correcting quizzes that the previous teacher has along with the answer sheet and found it boring. I mean, he was grading the same quiz that always had the same answers but you have to do it to give the student's a grade. While he was going through them, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in," Leon answered focusing on the papers.

"Hey Leon," a female voice called out to him and Leon looked up to her.

"Why if it isn't the women who slammed the door in my face," Leon sneered not looking at her.

"Sorry about that. I just… was thinking about the past too much," Rinoa informed him walking towards him.

"You sure have changed a lot over the years. You weren't like this in high school," Leon pointed out continuing his work.

"A lot of things have changed over the years Leon. I'm not that girl anymore." Rinoa then sat at the edge of his desk.

"I can tell," Leon says looking at her now. "You were this nobody and grew into this happy people's person. Look at you now. Now you're the principal of our school."

"Well, after all, were Tsuki High alums. " Rinoa was looking at him playing with her feet. "Plus, I'm the first nice fun principal here. Remember how the school never got a decent principal?"

"Yep, those were the days." Rinoa just smiled and looked down at her feet.

"So I was thinking that do you mind I take you out to eat?" she asked. Leon just raised an eyebrow.

"Doesn't a guy usually say that?" he asked looking at her.

"Girls can say it too you know," she replied. "It's my treat since I kind of treated you like crap when I first saw you on Monday. We can catch up while we're there."

"When?" Leon asked.

"Tomorrow."

"Isn't there a dance tomorrow?"

"Yeah but we hired some chaperones. Everything will do fine without me there."

"Okay then. I guess it's a date."

"Yeah." Rinoa then noticed something. "Wait, what?" she shot up staring at him.

"I said yes. I'll come."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the Highwind at eight," Rinoa told Leon walking out of the room already.

"You mean our old hangout?" Leon asked and Rinoa turned around.

"It still is Leon. You should remember where it was." Then she left into the hallways leaving a happy Leon.

"The Highwind huh? It has been a while since I've been there."

Kairi was somewhere in the store just looking around. Nothing was catching her eye. The costumes she has seen so far were either ugly, not her size, just plain scary, or wasn't appealing at all. She should've done this earlier like Olette said because it seems all the good costumes were already taken. During her search a creepy voice made her jump.

"Are you looking for a costume that seems fitting for you," the man asked. He was tall like basketball player tall and he seemed to be into his job because his outfit was Jack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas".

"Um," Kairi stopped as she looked up to him. The man put her to shame with her height since she was only 5' 3''. "Yes I am," she continued.

"I've think I got one for you," he told her going into the back. She just waited for him to return back when she felt her phone vibrate meaning she got a text. It was from Sora. It said: "When do I pick you up tomorrow?" Kairi texted back saying around seven and he replied, "'Kay then. Are all of you girls going to be at your house?"

"Just me, Yuffie, Olette, and Namine. The others said they'll meet us there." Then the man came back with a full on white costume with wings in his other hand. She could tell what it was.

"I'm thinking this angel outfit would fit you," the man said fully showing her the outfit. It was a sheer chiffon peasant top with bell sleeves. The wings looked nice and it wasn't big or short. It was the right size for it.

"It looks great," Kairi said. "I'll take it." The man hand over the dress to her and walked off with Kairi thanking him for finding it for him. Kairi looked at the costume and feel like this is different of her but hey, its Halloween. The day where you pretend something your not.

"Hey Kairi! Look what I'm wearing?" Yuffie called out to her in joy. Kairi looked at her and see her dressed up as some popstar. She thought it looked oddly familiar.

"You know," Kairi said examining the outfit. "I feel like that is from a video game." Yuffie then looked at the tag since each one would tell the name of the costume.

"It says songstress on it whatever that is."

"It's a singer's outfit Yuffie. What else can it look like?"

"It caught my eye as its in my favorite color! Green!" Kairi was then thinking about something else.

"Hey, I'm sorry I couldn't be there on that day." Yuffie's expression dropped but played it cool.

"You're still on that? I said I did fine on that mission." Kairi just chuckled thinking about the story Yuffie told her.

"You didn't know how to work a grapple gun Yuffie," she pointed out.

"I do know," Yuffie claimed. "Just pull the trigger again when you shot it out."

"What did you find out? You didn't tell me the whole story other than those crazy fights, perverted guards and the grapple gun?"

"I've dig up on the identities on some of the members but Kingdom Hearts can't seem to find anything on them," Yuffie informed her. "They are trying their best but nothing has come up as of yet."

"Do you think there using different names to cover up their real ones?"

"I'm pretty sure they are. I also noticed there is always an "x" in their name. Weird huh?"

"How?" Kairi asked wondering.

"One of the name would be Larxene, Axel or Marluxia. Always an "x" in the name."

"They do sound cool though," Kairi pointed out.

"Yeah they do. Bad guys with good names. Who would've thought of it?"

~ Secret Agent Kairi ~

Sora and Roxas get up from their booth and we're about to leave when they bump into Xion, who was entering in. "Hey Sora," she greeted and looked at Roxas. "Roxas. Are you guys leaving already?"

"Yeah, we've got to go somewhere. We have to pick out Roxas' costume since he didn't know what to go as. We're going to a nearby costume store here in the city. Wanna come?" Sora offered.

"Actually, that's one of the reasons why I'm here. Can you help me pick out a costume?" Xion confessed.

"What is with everyone doing things the last minute?" Roxas asked annoyed. Sora just looked at his brother.

"I shouldn't be the one talking since you're the reason why we're going to the costume store."

"Sorry, I forgot," Roxas said. "I need one since I'll be performing at the dance."

"You're gonna sing?" Xion asked.

"Yep. You didn't know? Olette hooked me up since she was part of the dance committee."

"I knew you were a musician. I've heard you sing and play and you do sound great," Xion says. "Can't wait to see perform tomorrow."

"Then let's go," Sora said as the three walk out the Highwind and walk the streets of Tsuki heading for the costume store.

Hayner and Pence were hanging out with each other since they somehow live next to each other and were walking around in Tsuki. To them, it felt different living in a city. Both of them never lived in the city since they were living in the suburban all the time. Yeah there were residential areas outside the main city; Tsuki was still the name of the area you're living in.

"Why did you bring me out again?" Pence asked Hayner. Too bad Hayner didn't hear that since he was to busy listening to his iPod making Pence pulling it out of his ears.

"Hey man!" Hayner complained. "What was that for?!"

"I was talking to you," Pence told him.

"Oh. What is it?"

"Why did you bring me here?" Pence asked again.

"I brought you here so I can pick out a costume."

"Oh my god! First I went with Olette since she told me she hates doing things the last minute and now I'm going with you," Pence complained. "Thank god I went here though or my favorite costume would've been taken already."

"What is it?" Hayner asked him. Pence were about to answer when he stopped.

"Actually, I don't remember." Hayner's faced dropped.

"Whatever, we're almost there anyways," he continued as they walk through the crowds of people.

Now that Kairi, Yuffie, Cloud and Aerith were done picking out the costumes. They've decided to have a little fun with dressing up as different people. They stormed the store the whole time since they were the only ones in it including Olette and Namine and were enjoying it. Kairi and Yuffie took some random hats and posed together while Aerith took a picture with them. Then she wanted to join in and Cloud took pictures.

There was laughter heard around the store and the workers didn't mind. They were actually laughing on they were acting. Cloud then came out of the dresser as a woman and the three girls laughed dropping onto the ground.

"Haha, very funny," Cloud said looking down on them.

"Hey, y-you took t-the offer," Yuffie said in between laughs. Olette and Namine were looking not far away from the scene looking at them with and odd face but found it funny also.

"I wish I was in their family," Namine said and Olette looked at her.

"Why? What is your family like?" she asked.

"They're never home that much and I always have to be in my mansion with the cleaners and stuff that my mom and dad hire. They're my friends though but a child will always miss their parents." Olette's mouth was open. She did not know Namine lived a rich life.

"Y-you is rich Namine?" Olette stuttered still shocked.

"Yeah but I didn't want the student body to find out. I didn't want to be popular just cuz' of my money. That is really shallow," Namine told her. "Just don't tell anybody okay?" she asked her seeming a little worried of what might happen.

"My gosh Namine. You're so innocent and nice. This is what I like about you," Olette told her.

"Thanks Olette."

"So anyways, Kairi told me that Sora said that you should go as Cinderella," Olette said.

"Me Cinderella?" Namine said in disbelief. "I can never pull that off."

"I heard Roxas is going as Prince Charming," Olette sang. Namine shot up and smiled.

"Really?" she said excited and Olette nodded. "Then I'll be Cinderella for him." Olette was told from Kairi about Namine seemingly crushing on Roxas but she needed prove. Namine never showed any sign of liking Roxas this whole time they were together but when Kairi told her personality would change a little when he is around, she would be a happy person.

~ Secret Agent Kairi ~

Namine and Olette were looking for the Cinderella dress for Namine. It had to perfect for her to pull of. Olette wanted that because when she shows up at the dance tomorrow, everybody will stare at her and be amazed. Of course the school would like her for her looks but she just wanted Namine to feel like somebody at least. While on their search the door opens and it reveals their friends: Sora, Roxas, Xion, Hayner, and Pence all coming in.

The two were shocked to see them. They didn't expect for that to happen. "Hey Olette! Hey Namine!" Roxas called out and Namine would just look away and Olette noticed it. She was starting to see her feelings for him. "This is the costume store you guys went to?" he asked going up to them along with the others.

"Yes Roxas. This the most popular one after all in Tsuki," Olette said and Roxas felt dumb saying what he said.

"Where are Kairi and Yuffie?" Xion asked.

"Over there, she is goofing off with her family," Olette answered pointing to them seeing they were still having fun.

"I wanna join," Sora said.

"Who cares, I've got to get a costume man," Hayner said going through them heading for the counter asking one of the workers. "Excuse me?" he asked. "Do you guys have any gladiator costumes?" One of the workers dressed up as Sally shakes her head.

"No but we do have a Hercules costume. You know the one from that Disney movie," she said.

"I'll take it," Hayner said turning around. "See guys. Doing things the last minute can be done fast."

"Hercules?" Olette said. "Really Hayner?"

"I like Hercules. I've never got a chance to be him. Now is my chance." Hayner seemed proud right now and Olette thought it was weird he was like this.

Xion was looking through some costumes and thought of being a witch but the ugly kind witch like the one in "The Wizard of Oz". More like the beautiful looking one but still seemed evil. Roxas came up to her with a Prince Charming costume.

"What do you think?" he asked.

"Wow, me like Roxas," Xion replied. "I say you take it."

"Alright," Roxas said going to the counter but stopped where Kairi and her family by the dressers fooling around and laughed. He laughed even more when he saw his brother with them coming out of the dresser as with a short green dress. He was obviously dressed as Tinker Bell and dropped onto the floor laughing.

"Why I'm wearing this?" Sora asked with his hands on his hips.

"Cuz' you took the offer," Cloud asked smiling trying not to laugh but he did anyways as did the others dropping onto the floor.

"It's not that funny you guys," Sora said. Kairi then got up and went up to him.

"Yes it is Sora. You're a pretty fairy," Kairi told him leaning on him.

"Smile!" Aerith said as Kairi posed with Sora and the picture was taken. Another was then taken this time from Pence. Sora felt violated with these pictures being taken and his own friends including Kairi's parents were laughing at him. He even saw Namine laughing and he felt more violated seeing the shy girl laugh at him.

"Man do I feel so violated so much," he said going back into the dresser to change.

I'm laughing myself picturing this whole scene while I write this. Haha. I bet you readers are laughing a little. I mean, come on, Cloud dressed as a women and Sora as Tinker Bell. It don't get any better than that.

Anyways, we're finally heading for the Halloween dance next chapter. Well actually, I already wrote it and it's done including the chapter after that. What do you need to do to get these chapters rolling in? Review of course!

Thank you for reading this chapter and review please!