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Summary: He'd spoil her with little gifts, beyond what a king would normally give his queen. For once, she wants to give something back to him and begin a game of sorts to let him know that she cares.


Even the closest of subjects to the King wouldn't know it, but he was quite the romantic. Every now and then, there would be a surprise for her, whether it be a short note or a pot of gold. He never had to sign his name to these things; she already knew who it was that gave them.

As the sun slowly crept up behind the horizon, Minnie opened her eyes and quietly rose from their bed, being extra careful to not awaken him. With incredible speed she changed into an off-white dress, which preceded her running down the colonnade and sneaking through the hangar. Her King was in for a big surprise.


Mickey awoke a couple of hours later to the chattering of the Gummi engineers, Chip and Dale. After he got dressed, he followed the two chipmunks to the entrance of the colonnade, where a trail of white rose petals began. Intrigued, the mouse king followed the petals down a winding path around the library, weaving through the courtyard, and finally ending at the wired fence in the hangar.

He then saw a small white box wrapped in red ribbon. The note that lay on top of it read: "To a lasting love, and to our trials and errors. Let nothing stand in your way of finding the answer to this riddle."

Enticed now by curiosity as well as a newfound appreciation for her ability to plan such a cunning thing, he found that in the box was a small key on a chain. His eyes widened as he discovered that it was a replica to a Keyblade she had drawn for him. It was then that he thought he had the answer.

Minnie was waiting on the top stairs of the colonnade when she heard her love's footsteps coming towards her. She had not expected the tackling embrace she received, nor did she expect that both of them would be knocked down due to its force.

"This is amazing, Minnie," he told her. "And nothing short of the word."

"So, did you find the answer?"

"This… Could it be that this is the key to your heart?"

She laughed, knowing that it wouldn't take him long to figure it out, and pulled out a small heart on a gold chain. "It is the key to my heart, but not just this one," she explained as she gestured to the necklace. "But this one," here she grabbed his hand and placed it on her chest, "too."