Farewell

IV

After Sora and Riku caught up on the status of their friends amongst the various worlds Riku stood up and brushed his clothes off.

"Well, it's time that I get going."

Sora was sad to see his friend go, "do you really have to?"

"You know I have to, besides maybe I'll find Kairi."

They both stood silent for a moment.

"Betcha Sora will find her first!" Julia exclaimed to break the silence.

Riku laughed, "oh really?" he asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah really! I bet you he will!" she rose up on her tippy toes to try and match Riku's height.

He chuckled, "alright. We'll make a bet on it. What do you want if he wins?"

Julia thought for a moment, "I want…I want to stay here with you guys on this island!"

"Alright," he nodded thinking about it.

"Can you do that?" Sora asked in disbelief.

"Kairi stayed here even though she's from Radiant Gardens," Riku said quickly.

Julia nodded in agreement, "I think it would be fun to stay here! And I'd get to meet Kairi!"

Donald and Goofy laughed.

"What if you can't?" Asked Sora slightly sad at the possibility.

"Well we'll know when the time comes…" Riku thought for a moment, "If I win we share a paopu."

Sora's jaw dropped, "no way! She doesn't even know about that!"

"So you shared one with Kairi."

Sora rubbed the tip of his shoe into the sand. He remembered after Riku had given the paopu to him he had thrown it in the water, "I guess…"

Julia peered at Sora's face, "okay! You win I share a paopu with you. What do you want Sora?"

He looked up, "there's nothing else to bet on."

"Yeah there is! You can bet on…that both of you will find her together!" She hinted at.

Sora thought about it for a moment and nodded, "okay. I bet on that and if I win I get…you to stay on the island and…" he smiled, "and we share a paopu!"

Riku glared at Sora, "I get to share a paopu with her," he hissed.

Sora shook his head, "if I win I get to share it with her," he started glaring back at Riku.

Julia sweat dropped at their reactions, "calm down you two!"

Sora and Riku started laughing. "We're kidding," Riku pushed back his hair, "well I've got to go." He hugged Sora and then turned to Julia, "take care of him okay? Like he was your own heart."

She nodded and tackled him in a hug, "you better come back so we can see who wins!"

"I will…oof!" Riku exclaimed while Sora, Goofy and Donald join in the hug. "You guys are making me feel bad for leaving…" He laughed when they finished, "bye guys!"

The four watched as Riku ran down the beach and around the bend.

Julia had her hands clasped in front of her and sighed.

"I'm sure whatever he has to do is important…" Sora said as he watched a blue gummiship take off.

"What makes you say that?" Donald asked while seeing Sora smile slightly.

"Riku would never abandon Kairi or me for that matter, if he didn't have something else," he said while turning his gaze to the water.

Julia put a hand on his shoulder, "you make it sound like he is abandoning Kairi. He trusts you Sora and knows you can help her while he finishes his tasks for the King. Who knows maybe it'll lead him to Kairi."

Sora nodded, "you're right..." he agreed while becoming quiet and watching the waves break on the shore. Slowly a memory came to mind and he said to himself, "...keyblade..."

"What?" Julia asked while leaning over to look at his face.

"Huh? Oh...it was just something I was thinking about, something that happened a long time ago." He stared at the water thinking about that day 3 ½ years ago when he had received his keyblade.

"Oh…" she nodded, "Sora. Where will we go next?"

He turned to look at her, "I was thinking about Radiant Garden to look for Kairi."

"Oh..." she said while leaning back and nudging the sand with her foot. "Sora, I think it's time to start looking for Kairi."

"That's right Sora!" Goofy exclaimed while nodding his head.

"The sooner we start the faster we'll find her!" Donald added.

"You guys are right!' Sora exclaimed while Donald and Goofy smiled.

"That's our Sora!" Donald was excited that they could all be together again.

Sora turned to Julia and smiled, "so are you ready to go?"

She looked down and played with her hands for a moment, "of course but I was actually hoping that we could talk about something but...I forgot what I was going to say. Other than that…I hope we see Riku again…"

"Don't worry. If it's that important then you'll remember it eventually." He liked how she cared for his friend even though they had barely met, "we will!" he grabbed her hand and started pulling her in the same direction Riku went. "Let's go to the gummiship!"

Donald ran after them and yelled, "I drive! You probably forgot how to do it!"

"Nuh uh!" Sora called back, "C'mon if we get there first I can drive and you can sit next to me!"

Julia laughed and ran with him down the beach.

Well this is the last part of the Destiny Island Arc~
Sorry if this was too short for you but yeah...anyways here's the special...:
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