Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts is not mine.

Author's Note: The VanitasxKairi is going to be gone for this chapter, and will be replaced. The formal is super short, just warning. I really wanted to write what was beyond it. This chapter is a little short. The next will be longer, I promise!

This note is for Rockin' Harmony fans: As of now, I do plan on making a sequel to Rockin' Harmony. If anyone has any ideas on a title, I'd love to hear them, because it's killing me that all the ideas for the story are flooding my brain and I can't get one title that I like. The first chapter will be a quick recap of everything that happened to help everyone get it (I hardly got it, and I typed it!) And there will be no supernatural stuff in the sequel except for the stuff from the original that will be mentioned.

Chapter 10: You're Here

Kairi turned around.

"Are you sure that this dress looks nice?" She asked Xion.

"Yes, Kairi." Xion said.

Kairi and Xion were buying their Winter Formal dresses. Xion picked out a strapless, sparkly, black dress that went down to her knees. Kairi was wearing a dress that matched Xion's, but it was purple.

"Alright. Let's buy them." Kairi said, walking up to the counter with her new friend.

"So what do you want to do next?" Kairi asked Xion.

"Well, I guess we could write new letters to our pen-pals." Xion suggested.

"Or we could hang out with the gang." Xion said.

"Um... well, I don't really have anything to write to Sora yet... so let's hang out with the gang." Kairi said, following Xion to the spot where the gang always met.


Hanging out with the gang made Kairi feel very upset. She missed the crew. They were her closest friends; she couldn't live without them.

But now was not the time to be thinking that. Time had gone by incredibly fast, and now it was time for the Winter Formal.

"Kairi, your friend is here!" My mother called. She ran down the stairs to meet Vanitas.

"Hey." He said, smiling at her.

"Hi."

"Ready to go?" He asked.

"Yeah." Kairi responded.

"Wait! I have to take pictures!" Kairi's mother said.

"Quick, run!" Kairi said, running out the door with Vanitas before she could snap a picture.

Vanitas didn't have a car, but that made everything better for Kairi. She loved walking there. There wasn't any snow, but that was natural on Destiny Islands. Kairi missed snow from the other towns she had visited.

When they arrived, they went up to the gang and hung out with them for a bit. It seemed like Kairi was the only one not having much fun, and it was reaching the end of the formal already. A slow song started.

"Kairi, do you want to dance?" Vanitas asked. She accepted and they went out onto the dance floor.

"Um... Vanitas, there's something I need to tell you." Kairi started.

"It's okay. I know what you're going to say. You can't be with me because you still miss Sora." Vanitas said. Kairi nodded.

"Did you... know Sora?" Kairi asked, curious. Vanitas sighed.

"Yes. I used to live in Twilight Town, but then I moved, and I don't think he remembers me." Vanitas said sadly.

"Aw..." Kairi said sadly. She rested her head on his shoulder while they danced, hoping to make him feel better. The song came to an end a little earlier than Kairi wanted.

"You ready to go?" Vanitas asked. Kairi nodded and they left for Kairi's house. Just in front of Kairi's house, she turned around and looked at him.

"Thanks for taking me, Vani. It was really sweet of you." Kairi said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Your welcome." Vanitas said.

Kairi immediately ran up the stairs and went to sleep.


Kairi woke up slowly, registering that it was early in the morning. She went down the stairs and went into the kitchen, where she got herself a bowl of cereal, ate it, and then went back up to her room.

She did all of her morning preparations and wrote a note telling her mother that she went out for a bit and she'd be back later.

A cool air met Kairi as she stepped outside. She had worn just a simple t-shirt and pants, thinking it wouldn't be cold. She turned around to get her jacket, but noticed that she had forgotten her key and had re-locked the door. So she just moved on to the park, where it was uninhabited, other than one person who had walked into it at the same time she did. The person looked like they were just passing through, though.

"Kairi?" The person asked as they walked closer. They had their hood up, so I couldn't see who it was. I got up and walked over, recognizing the voice and not believing myself. I reached up and pulled the hood down, seeing brown spikes and cerulean blue eyes.

"Sora! Oh my god, I missed you so much!" Kairi cried, tears of joy slipping out of her eyes as she hugged him.

"There's no snow here." Sora remarked into her hair.

"No. I miss the snow." Kairi said quietly. She wasn't going to let him go for a while.

Silence filled the air around them. It was like nature itself was awaiting the moment that they were reunited at last.

"How long are you going to be here?" Kairi asked.

"For this weekend and next week." Sora replied.

"Do your parents know you're here? Is your family here too?" Kairi asked.

"No and no. They think I'm just visiting Riku. They also think he lives in Twilight Town." Sora said.

Kairi let him go temporarily to punch him lightly in the arm.

"You have to be the sweetest person I've ever met, deceiving your parents just to come be with me." Kairi said, pulling him into another hug.

"It just stinks though, because I was going to show up at your door with a snowball, and throw it in your face when you opened the door." Sora said.

"And what if my mom opened the door?" Kairi asked.

"Then I'd wait for you to come, then throw it in your face." Sora said. Kairi giggled and Sora laughed.

"Well, there's no snow so the weather is saving me." Kairi said, sitting down on the bench with Sora next to her.

Something cold landed on Kairi's head. She looked up, to see thousands of fragile white crystals falling from the heavens.

"Looks like the weather's on my side now." Sora said, grinning.

"Sometimes I wonder if you can work miracles." Kairi said, shivering in the cold. Sora noticed this and took off his jacket, placing it around her.

"You're the best." Kairi whispered softly, leaning her head onto his shoulder.