Authors Note: Ah, well here it is, the final chapter! (sniff sniff) it saddens me to see my story end, but what the heck!? I have a sequel! I rock. No not really. This chapter may get confusing in the end, but it will all make sense it time. All in time. Well I really hope I ended this well enough for you guys and I appreciate all you have done for me. Keep rocking!

Disclaimer: (Still Does Not Own Kingdom Hearts In Any Way, Shape, or Form.)

"Kairi, if the time comes when I am needed to save the worlds, just like Sora was, I'll take you with me, and we'll venture off together." He smiled over at her lightly. "I'm not leaving you behind. You're perfectly capable of fighting. But I promise you this, I'll always be there to protect you."

Kairi looked over at Roxas, and felt tears sting her eyes lightly. Truly, he was like Sora in so many ways... but he was so different in ways as well. The words he had just spoken made her choke up, and she knew exactly why... because right there at that moment, he sounded just like Sora had when he had said that to her. She looked down at the ground beneath her and sighed, then she looked at Roxas once more and gased. Sora's silhouette was visible before her, and he was smiling largely. He took Kairi's hand and placed it to his lips, and she felt icy cool where they had touched her. And then... he was gone, and Roxas was now smiling at her, his lips warming the spot Sora had kissed.

"He said his final good bye," Kairi whispered, staring up at the sunny sky before them.

"No Kairi, he was wishing you the best..." Roxas spoke beside her. "He wants you truly happy, and he knows that this is what you really want."

Kairi smiled over at him and clasped her hand around his wrist. "Well come on don't we have a party to go to?"

Roxas nodded and they ran from the shore towards Selphie's house, where from outside it, they could tell, this day was going to get a hell of a lot more interesting.

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The party at Selphie's house was a lot more than Kairi and Roxas had expected. She had called everyone on her way home from the beach... Tidus, Wakka, and even people they didn't know from school.

'Of course,' Kairi thought to herself. 'She had to invite Tidus...'

"So Kairi, you're getting married?" Tidus asked in a mocking tone as he approached her.

"Yes, when I turn eighteen, I will officially be Roxas's wife." She smiled and turned to Roxas. "Why did I agree to this party?"

Roxas scratched his head for a moment. "Because she's your best friend?"

"Yeah you're right. But why did she invite half of the 11th grade?" Suddenley Kairi's arm was being tugged on, and she felt herself being pulled away from Roxas. "Wait-"

She muffled into the air a bit more, but the person didn't seem to notice. Kairi couldn't even tell who had a hold of her through the mess of people she was being pulled into.

"Kairi, you okay there?" It was Selphie's voice.

"Where did you take me and why?" She rolled her eyes lightly, staring at her best friend.

"Well it is your party isn't it? Riku has Roxas, and we're going to introduce the newest couple!" Selphie squealed.

Kairi felt her body being pushed upward, and realized she was being put on a table, with Roxas beside her. They looked over at each other and sighed deeply, then each of them glared at Selphie and Riku.

"Introducing the future Mr. and Mrs. Hikari!" Selphie announced out of the loud speaker she had hidden somewhere beside Kairi.

Claps came from around the room and Kairi felt her cheeks burn from embaressment. She rushed off the stage as fast as she could, but felt another arm tug her away before she could get to Roxas. This time, the arm was dragging her towards Selphie's room, and she knew, it wasn't Selphie.

"Kairi."

"Tidus where did you take me and why?" She mumbled standing beside the lampstand in Selphie's room.

"I need to tell you something." He pulled her arm to bring her closer to him. "I love you."

"That's nice." She mumbled, attempting to pull from his grip. "Let me go."

Tidus clamped tighter and she yelped in pain. "No. I'm not letting you go back to Roxas ever again."

He leaned in towards her mouth to kiss her, but she turned away, and he ended up getting her cheek instead. Frustrated he pulled her onto the bed to sit down, and she misinturpreted what he was going to do. She was about to scream when she was silenced by his lips crashing onto hers. She yanked his head back and ran for the door, but he grabbed her ankle and she crashed to the floor.

"I'm not letting him have you." He mumbled pulling her towards him again.

"Roxas!" She managed to scream, but she was again silenced by Tidus's lips.

"Kairi?" She heard Roxas's voice coming from the doorway of Selphie's room. "Tidus what the hell!?"

Kairi felt Tidus being pulled away from her, she saw Roxas's face, and then something hit her and then everything went black...

'Peaceful sleep,' She thought as she drifted into another black abyss.

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"Kairi please wake up." Selphie's voice was muffled slightly, like Kairi was underwater...

"Are we swimming?" Kairi slurred out her words.

"No silly. You got hit in the head by Tidus's body. Roxas punched him in the face and he flew backwards onto your head and you blacked out." Selphie whispered, and Kairi felt her twist some of her hair around her finger.

"Kairi thank goodness your awake." She fluttered her eyes open and saw Roxas and Selphie staring at her. "I'm so sorry Tidus's body flew back and hit you."

"Where is he? I want to knock his teeth out," Kairi slurred out.

"Oh I think Roxas did a pretty good job of that." Riku's voice said from beside her.

Roxas grinned down at her and held up his swollen fist.

"Roxas are you okay?" Kairi shot up and grabbed his hand.

"I'm fine. I hit him harder than I thought... didn't mean to knock him out. Just give him a taste of what he gets for touching my fiancee'." Roxas smiled and leaned down to kiss Kairi's forehead lightly.

Kairi held her head for a moment, then looked around the room she was in. It was still Selphie's room, but the only difference from before she blacked out was Tidus hunched in the corner, his eyes closed as if he were sleeping, and blood dripping from his lip.

"I really wanted to punch him too-" She managed to say before she felt her words slur once more. "He deserved it."

"Kai, you need to lay down for awhile." Roxas whispered, wrapping his arm around her waist.

"Mmm, sleep." She whispered, then closed her eyes softly.

Kairi had fallen asleep on Roxas's lap, and he didn't budge an inch as she slept. He watched her face intentley, waiting to see her expressions in her sleep, but all she did was smile over and over again. He rubbed the side of her neck with his fingers soft enough to where she felt it, but didn't wake up from it.

"I love you Kairi," He whispered into her hair.

"I love you too Roxas." Kairi whispered.

"Awake now I see?" He kissed her cheek softly and she giggled.

"I'm okay now!" She sat up and smiled largely at him. "We can party now!"

"Okay, it is late though, about 2:30 or so." Roxas said looking at the clock in Selphie's room.

"Oh boo hoo. We can still dance and have fun!" She grabbed his arm and dragged him out to the living room where a few couples were dancing to a slow beated song that was playing.

Kairi wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled against his tight chest just as he pulled his arms around her waist. They danced around for awhile, she against his chest, and he, his cheek on her head. But then, Selphie began yelling about some visitors there for Kairi and Sora... and they stared at the doorway.

There before them were three figures. The one in the middle of the three, had very large rounded ears, and a blade in his hand that Roxas recognized instantly. He went to shout something but Kairi hushed him. Then they looked at the other two... A duck and a dog? White feathers and black fur?

"Who are these people and why do those two look so familiar..." Roxas whispered to Kairi.

"Your majesty, Donald, Goofy!" Kairi leapt towards them in one step, causing them all to fall to the floor in pain.

"Haha. Kairi as energetic as always I see?" The large eared one said.

"King Mickey, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Kairi said sitting up.

"Gawrsh, where's Sora?"

She turned to face the one who had spoken. "Goofy... Donald..."

"Where is he Kairi? And why is his Nobody here?"

"Donald perhaps we should take this into another room." The king whispered as he rushed into Selphie's room.

Silence filled the room as Kairi, Roxas, Riku, Selphie, The King, Donald, and Goofy all stood around attempting to figure out what to say.

"Sora is dead." Roxas finally said.

"D-dead?" Goofy whispered.

"He was killed by a heartless a year and a half ago." Kairi said in a hushed tone.

"Kairi, I am truly sorry..." Mickey said lightly. "But we also have another problem now. Sora is gone, and no one is left to fight the heartless and the nobodies that have returned."

Roxas stared down at his hand and clenched it into a tight fist. Mickey continued to talk to Kairi, ignoring the fact Roxas was there, and he was getting irritated to the fact that they didn't even bother to ask anything about him.

"All of the worlds are being demolished one by one," Mickey continued. "And the most recent, was Twilight Town."

Roxas's head shot up in anger and he ran towards Kairi and the others in rage. "Where are Hayner, Pence, and Olette?"

Mickey looked over at him, and Roxas saw discouragement in his eyes. "Hayner and Olette are fine but... they captured your friend Pence."

"Where is he? Who has him? Tell me!" Roxas yelled in anger.

"He is a sorcerer, from what Donald and Goofy have told me, and he has the power to manipulate magic. His powers are greater than mine and Sora's could have been combined..." The king trailed off. "He is far too powerful, and he is creating conflict between worlds. War has broken out throughout the galaxies."

"War?" Kairi whispered, clinging to Roxas's arm.

"We need your help." The king said to Kairi and Roxas both. "If Sora is gone, then it is now Roxas's job to fight in his place. Sora's power rests within you, awaken it and fight for the peace he tried so hard to keep."

Kairi stepped away from Roxas and looked at him sternly. "I'm coming with you."

"As am I." Riku suddenley said.

Roxas stared over at them and couldn't help but smile. Kairi was going to be with him, as was his new friend... Riku. All of a sudden he knew, he was ready to fight to protect all he loved... to protect those who needed protection.

He once again clenched his fist but when he opened his hand this time, he made the Keyblade appear in it. Clenching it tightly, he nodded towards Riku and Kairi.

"Let's end this. For good."

The king stared at him for a moment then nodded slightly. "Let's get you guys back to the castle. We have some preparations to upholster."

Kairi looked over at Selphie, who hadn't moved an inch since they had returned to her room. She ran over and hugged her tightly whispering in her ear, "I'll keep Riku out of trouble." Then she ran to follow the king and Roxas.

Riku stepped beside her and tugged her arm lightly, pulling her closer to him for a light kiss.

"I love you Selphie." He whispered into her hair, then he turned and walked away, not even giving her a second glance.

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"Those pathetic heartless, and those even more pathetic nobodies could never accomplish the goal I have sought out to do," A voice whispered into the darkness.

It belonged to a man, who was standing in the midst of the sorrow remains of Twilight Town, he had no hair, but his piercing red eyes gave away that his intentions were nothing good. He clenched a fist and stared towards the woods leading to the Old Mansion, laughing lightly.

"Once I reign over complete darkness, Kingdom Hearts will be mine!" He yelled into the empty air around him.

"I think not." A voice behind him said.

Turning, he faced a tall broad man, his flowing brown hair whisped in the wind as he walked towards the evil man. Beside him was a younger girl, with short blue hair and blue eyes, a look of complete disgust across her face.

"Ah, the keyblade weilders," The man said, facing them completely.

"We won't let you destroy any more worlds." The girl spoke lightly, stepping ahead of her companion.

"Too late my dear, I have already destroyed far more than you are knowledgeable of. Including a place that I believe you two, once called "home"." The man sneered at them and saw anger flourish across their faces.

"You bastard!" The other man yelled charging at him.

In a flash the bald man was gone, and his place, a dark gruesome creature, no face to identify it, but it was most definentley not human. It sent a spell of fire straight at the long haired man, and it hit him squarely in the chest, knocking him backwards.

"Terra-" The girl managed to say, before a hand came behind her and cupped itself over her mouth.

She kicked upright knocking the person who had a hold of her right in the head, but a sudden grunt of pain made her turn, and she realized, it was someone she didn't know.

"Calm down lady, jeeze we're only here to help." The voice belonged to a boy, who she figured was close to her age, but there was something different about him... and especially the other two companions following him.

"What happened?" The girl behind him asked, brushing her auburn hair from her face.

"This lady kicked me in the face... eh, Riku, take care of him will you?" The boy said pointing to the dark figure before them.

The silver haired boy beside the girl nodded and ran towards the man named Terra, to protect him from the dark figure. The boy once more turned to face her a smile across his lips.

"Ah, what is your name by the way...?"

"M-my name? It's Aqua." She smiled and looked over towards Terra.

"Don't worry about him," The other girl whispered. "Riku will take good care of him, and that evil thing attacking him."

Aqua studied the boy for a moment, and saw something familiar in his slightly spiked blond hair, and cerulean blue eyes... something very familiar. The girl also looked rather peculiar, with her shoulder length auburn hair, and light violet eyes.

"Who are you two?" She asked.

The girl answered first. "I'm Kairi, Kairi Hisato."

The boy smiled and held out an open hand. "I'm Roxas Hikari, Keyblade weilder, and protector of worlds. Nice to meet you."

To Be Continued...

End Note: Well, there you have it. I am done... wow. Except I'm not really... eh... well please review with that awesomeful purpley button. You know that's all I ever ask for... (and well, for you to read the story...) Hah. Later Gators.

Rikku