Chapter Two:
"Is that how you thank everyone who save your life?" Sora asked. Kairi giggled to herself. She was under the guise of Xion. Xion was the name of Kairi's older sister, who didn't survive passed 7 months old. Xion's name was not known outside of the family, Aqua and Terra had told Kairi when she was small.
"Only the cute ones," She replied. She watched Sora slowly register the compliment.
"Cute? You think I'm cute?" He laughed, "I suppose there's a first for everything." He shook his head disbelievingly.
"Oh nonsense," Kairi pulled her handkerchief from her sleeve. "Wipe a little of this grime away," She wiped his face, "There." Sora grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer.
"I think you're pretty cute yourself." He kissed her lightly. He grabbed her hand and led her away from the street. At any other time in life Kairi would be suspicious of such behaviour, but for some reason, beyond Kairi's comprehension, she trusted Sora with her life.
But not her name.
"Goodness, this place is beautiful," Kairi awed at the cavern Sora had taken her to. The walls around her seemed to shimmer and sparkle. The water just below the lip or land inside appeared to be glowing, "It's magical," She sat with her legs over the lip.
"This Xion, is where I go when I'm feeling lonely," Sora took a seat next to her crossed legged
"Lonely?" Kairi asked. She was trying very hard to respond to the name Xion.
"Well, Riku Roxas and I live together." He began, "Since our parent died, we're all we've got left for each other." He took his shoes off and put his feet in the water. "I guess it's more 'when I miss my parents,' kind of place." He shrugged
"It must be hard," Kairi said quietly.
"I guess," Sora replied. "In suppose your parents are rich," He gestured to her clothes. Her gleaming white blouse and crisp tan pants weren't exactly inconspicuous or poor looking.
"Were," Kairi corrected "The rich connive amongst themselves and it ended up killing my parents."
"I guess even the rich have it rough," Sora nodded thoughtfully. They stared at the glowing water below them for a long time.
"I'd better be going," Kairi said sadly, "I did enjoy our time together." She smiled at Sora.
"Maybe we could meet again tomorrow?" Sora suggested shyly.
"Of course, just before sunset. Here" She agreed very quickly. "We could have a picnic," She suggested brightly
"I don't have any food," Sora replied dully.
"I'll bring it, I have plenty to spare at home and you can take what's left back for Riku and Roxas" she assured him.
"Thanks Xion," Sora grinned. Kairi kissed him lightly on the lips.
"You're welcome," She smiled and headed back to the castle a much happier person.
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Riku and Roxas sat on the floor of their shack, engulfed in a card game by candle light
"Have you got any two's?" Roxas asked. Riku frowned and plucked the card from his hand.
"Fours?" He asked
"Go fish," Roxas replied. Riku drew a card from the deck. Roxas studied his cards carefully hoping to get another card from Riku.
Sora strolled in the the front door whistling a tune to himself and sprawled out on the couch. Both Riku and Roxas watched him questioningly.
"Well?" Roxas asked after several minutes.
"Well what?" Sora frowned. Roxas scoffed and rolled his eyes. Turing back to the game.
"Do we really have to ask?" Riku muttered to himself, "How did it go with Xion?" he asked.
"Well I'm meeting her again tomorrow," Sora replied. He started whistling again.
"Holy crap, Sora's got himself a rich girlfriend," Roxas grinned. Riku glanced at the candle they were using.
"Bed time guys, we're running out of candle." He said. He grabbed a pillow from the pile of linen in the corner and curled up in his cove.
Roxas dragged a flat mattress from underneath the linen and threw a pillow at Sora.
"You want the couch?" He asked.
"Nah, I'll take the mattress tonight." He replied. The two of them swapped places and Sora blew out the candle.
"Goodnight," All three of them said at once.
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Zexion was waiting for Kairi as she climbed through her bedroom window. Naminé was standing sullenly behind him. That man could get Naminé to tell him anything.
"Princess, what you're doing is very dangerous." Zexion began his lecture, "What were you thinking? Don't you realise psychopaths wander the streets at night, you could have been killed. Do you really want to just simply hand the kingdom over to Xehanort?"
"No!" Kairi interrupted. "I will not simply 'hand' the kingdom over to Xehanort like I was spoon feeding a child." she snarled. "Don't you dare suggest otherwise, I am doing what I think is best for the kingdom and if the people want a queen, so help me, their queen will be strong willed and she will listen to them, each and every one of them." Naminé and Zexion's jaws dropped. "And she will have a king just the same as them,"
"But princess," Zexion regained himself only to be cut off by Kairi again.
"And if you breathe a word of this to that worm Xehanort or any of his filthy cohorts, I shall personally see you hung for high treason" she stared menacingly into his eyes. Zexion trembled slightly, all his confidence drained by a single threat, one that he didn't doubt for a second.
"Yes, your highness." He squeaked and bowed, "Xehanort wish to speak with you tomorrow, I swear I didn't say a word, simply relaying the stewards request," He left the room very quickly.
Naminé carefully got Kairi to sit down, careful so she did not fall victim to the princesses fiery wrath.
"So, how did it go?" She asked quietly about her meeting on the outside.
"Oh my goodness where to start!" Kairi's mood quickly changed. She relayed everything to Naminé.
"You didn't tell him your real name?" She asked, slightly confused.
"How many people would believe me if I told them who I was?' Kairi replied sceptically, "Not a lot of people have seen princess Kairi, but Xion the rich orphan is much more believable." She explained.
"Why Xion?" Naminé asked.
"It's just a name," Kairi responded quickly, she didn't want to disclose the details of the names heritage.
"So his name is Sora," Naminé pondered, "I can't wait to meet him," She grinned and wondered over to her bed across the room
"One day Naminé," Kairi confirmed, she pulled her blouse off. "I think I need some more street clothes," She threw the blouse in the laundry basket, followed shortly by her pants and crawled into bed.
"I'll organise something in the morning. Along with the food," Naminé replied with a yawn. "Goodnight Kairi" She curled up in her bed.
"Goodnight Naminé" Kairi replied and blew the candles out. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep easily, with thoughts of Sora.
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"Ah, princess" Xehanort rose from the stewards throne.
"Xehanort," Kairi curtsied pleasantly. Disguising her distaste for the man behind a smile. "What is this all about?" She asked.
"You highness, the people dislike seeing only the steward," He told her.
"As they would, knowing their princess is in the castle." Kairi added
"Precisely," Xehanort agreed. "I believe you should show yourself a little more often." He began to pace in thought, "Make your presence known,"
"Perhaps I could sit in trials and give the verdict?" Kairi suggested. Not the most pleasing thing in the world, telling people they were going to die but it was better than being stuck in the castle all day.
"Wonderful!" Xehanort sang, "I always knew you were a smart one" He grinned, "Tomorrow have your maid set out something dark," he suggested.
"As you say steward," Kairi curtsied. She turned to leave.
"How is the husband search going?" He asked curiously. Kairi sensed the hidden mockery behind it. She gritted her teeth and smiled back at him.
"Mediocre at best," She responded, holding her tongue. Her meetings with Sora were a secret and secret they would remain until the time was right.
"We'll keep searching," He assured her. Kairi was aware he wasn't making a great deal of effort in making Kairi queen. She suspected he had something to do with the death of her parents, he seemed all to eager to rule the country.
Kairi left Xehanort and went to find Naminé. The two of them had things to prepare and Kairi was not going to let up just because Xehanort wanted her to attend things.
"There you are," Kairi found Naminé in the kitchen, "How is everything going?" She asked.
"Wonderfully ma'am," Naminé replied, she glanced at the kitchen staff. A ridiculous façade, using formal language with Kairi. One that irritated both Kairi and Naminé to no end, but they way they saw it: it was either formal language around others or the head of the kitchen boxing Naminé's ears for disrespecting the princess. Naminé avoided the latter like the plague.
"Excellent! Head tomy room," she ordered. Naminé curtsied and scurried upstairs. "Thank you all very much," Kairi said to the kitchen staff and followed Naminé.
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YAY another chapter done! Complete with a game of go fish XD I could totallt see Riku and Roxas in an epic game of go fish. Like instead of the deep dive fight just an EPIC game of go fish......
...yeah I'll stop being strange now. Hope you liked it, I got another chapter coming right up!
Thank you all my lovely readers and reviewers (I hope) internet hugs and cookies for all
~Shazi-chan