Hey Guys! Birth by Sleep is finally out! WOOT! *Doesthehappypandadance* That aside, I must warn you guys that from here on out, there might be some slight spoilers to Birth By Sleep. I may add some more elements from the game so if you haven't played the game or if you are waiting for the english verison and don't want to be spoiled, then I would wait to read this. I would hate to spoil it for you guys who don't want to be spoiled. (Cause you guys are just awesome!) And I will warn you ahead of time if the chapter will have spoilers in it.

That being said, I would like to introduce you to Sora and Ven's parents. (No spoilers, just my little brain working like a clock) I think this is so far, one of my favorite creations. (Course there may be more later, I really don't know yet!) So, without any further delay, I present Chapter 7: Two Hearts, One Destiny.

Chapter 7: Two Hearts, One Destiny

A woman stood on the top of a cliff as the water crashed violently onto the shore below. She let her long, waist-length black hair blow in the wind. She moved her thin arms upward, embracing the oncoming storm. She closed her blue eyes and started humming to herself.

"Mitsu, what are you doing out here?" Came a man's voice from behind. "You will get sick again if you stay out here in the rain." A man walked up beside the woman. He had spiky brown hair and green eyes. She laughed heartily, letting it ring over the roar of the sea.

"This is no laughing matter," the man said impatiently.

"Oh come on Ryuichi," Mitsu said. "You need to live a little."

"Not when I get sick from standing out in the rain," Ryuichi muttered. She let her arms fall as the wind died, she turned around to face Ryuichi. A crash of lightening, followed by a burst of thunder boomed in the background.

"Ryuichi, how long have we been friends?" She asked teasingly.

"Jeez, since we were kids, babies I suppose. I don't really remember a time when we were apart." He answered scratching his head.

"Then you should know by now that I love the smell and feel of an oncoming storm." She said.

"I would just call you high spirited," Ryuichi teased shaking his head.

"Oh really?" Mitsu said exasperatedly. "Well in that cause, I would run if I were you." Ryuichi began to run as Mitsu chased him. Another boom of thunder, rain started to fall in sheets. Ritsu slipped in trying to get away from Mistu, now falling backward onto the soaked grass. Mitsu plopped right next to him. She leaned over and kissed him passionately, his eyes widen in surprise. He broke the kiss and looked at her curiously, then kissed her back more tenderly, not caring that the rain was soaking their skins.

And from then on love began to blossom.

Ryuichi was pacing back and forth nervously. Today was the day he was getting married, to his best friend and the love of his life. His palms were sweaty, his eyes darted back and forth. He hoped no one for either of their families showed up. They were not invited. They had made it obvious how they felt about the marriage. Ryuichi bit his tongue bitterly, trying not to think on their families. He thoughts were broken when he heard the doors opened slowly revealing his bride. She was wearing a simple white dress with with no sleeves. Her hair was brought up in a bun with a flower sticking out of one side. Her face was glowing, happy that this day had finally arrived. He gasped.

"Mitsu, you look, stunning." He said. She smiled. "Don't I always?" She replied.

Ryuichi shoke his head. "I can't win with you can I?" He extended his arm out to her which she gratefully took. This was the beginning of their life together as husband and wife.

After the ceremony, the happy couple walked along the beach holding hands, cherishing every moment together, just like they had when they were children. Mitsu stopped suddenly, now looking out at the sea.

"Ryuichi, there is something I have to tell you." She said.

"What is it?" He asked now concerned at the frown that was growing on his wife's face.

"I have been chosen to be a Keyblade bearer. I have to go and fight." She answered. She looked down unable to look at her husband's face. "I want to." He lifted her chin up, and green meet blue. "But that mean's we may never have children, like we wanted to," she finished.

"I am proud of you." Ryuichi said, "I always have been and always will be. You are my amazon woman, my fighter and the love of my life. Wherever you go, I will be too." Mistu smiled and kissed her husband. "I also have a surprise for you." He said in a sly manner.

"What is it?" She asked, now curious as to what her husband was going to surprise her with. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a star shaped fruit.

"When I was out on my trip, I found this." He explained. "The villagers believe if you pick one and share it with the person you love, your lives will be intertwined forever."

She shook her head. "Like we need something like that. It's inevitable that our lives will be intertwined forever."

"It's good though, here." He broke off a piece and feed it to her. Her face lit up. "Its tasty!" They both turned around and faced the ocean.

"Let's build our dream house here, so that we can always be by the sea." Ritsu suggested grabbing Mitsu's hand again. They watched quietly as the sun began to set in the distance. A bright hue of reds, yellows and oranges lit up the sky. She rested her head on his shoulder.

"I think this spot is perfect." She whispered quietly.

Hearts Intertwined, Destiny is calling.

"Sweetie can you come here for a second," Mitsu called from the bedroom sounding panicked. Ryuichi ran down the long hallway and into the bedroom.

"What's wrong?" He asked, his brow creased in concern as he saw his wife grasping the quilt on the bed and kneeling over a bucket. Her face was pale and her hair was damp with sweat.

"I feel sick, I think, I need to see the Shaman." she said. He nodded, walked over and picked her up bridal style. He carried her carefully out to the Shaman that lived closeby. When they got there, he was told to wait outside. He paced back and forth nervously, waiting to hear any news on his wife. Finally the door opened and Mistu walked out. She smiled and grabbed his hand, placing it on her stomach. A glow was imminent on her face. His eyes widen in shock. No words were necessary. He embraced her and kissed her.

And over the years the love grew stronger.

"Ryuichi, Ven, dinner is ready." Mitsu called. No response. She walked around the corner of the house, past their garden and back into the forest. She heard a massive amount of giggling. She walked in the direction of the giggling only to find her husband and son crashing into a pile of colorful leaves.

"Honestly," she scowled putting her hands on her hips, "sometimes I wonder if I have two children walking around instead of one."

"Sorry honey. I see you made it back from your mission alright. I am glad." Ryuichi said apologetically.

"Don't get cute with me." She retorted.

"You want to see cute?" Ryuichi responded playfully, he grabbed his wife and lifted her bridal style.

"Don't you dare!" She warned. He threw her into the pile of leaves. All three of them broke into fits of giggles.

The happy family, always together.

Ryuichi was working on a farming tool when his wife came in and sat down.

"What's wrong sweetie?' He asked sensing there was something wrong.

She rubbed her arm. "You know how I have been sick lately?" She asked.

"Yes, well, what did the Shaman say?" He asked impatiently.

"We are going to have another baby,"she answered quietly. He dropped his tool and ran over to hug her. "I get to be a daddy again." He kissed her passionately. She broke the kiss, shocked at his response.

"You are not mad?" She asked.

"Why would I be?" He answered appalled that his wife would think such a thing. "Having you in my life and being able to have a family, is the best thing I could ever hope for." She kissed him back.

"You know this means I will have to think of a good excuse not to go on missions. I don't want too many people to know about this. I mean we can only have one, that's how we were programmed. This may cause a bit of a stir." She said, biting her lip nervously.

"I know," Ryuichi said, now rubbing her arm soothingly. "We will figure something out. Luckily with our location, not many people will know."

She smiled and kissed her husband. He placed his hand on her stomach. "I can't wait to meet you little one." He whispered.

Love's little surprises.

Mitsu was making dinner. She threw some tomatoes into the pot as she cooked deep in thought. Her thoughts were disrupted, however, by the clanging of pots on the floor. She smiled as she looked down at her son who looked up at his mother and smiled. Her smile turned into a frown quickly when she noticed that her son was holding the Way to Dawn.

"Sora, honey no." She said sternly no walking over to talk the keyblade away. Sora ignored his mother and shot a fireball at the kitchen table. Frantic, Mitsu ran over and threw out the fire with a water bucket, unable to spare one of their chairs.

Sora dropped the Way to Dawn, now clapping and giggling at his achievement. She walked back over and took away the Keyblade.

"How did you get a hold of this? I put it away." She asked. This of course was the second time in a week this had happened. Ryuichi walked in frantically.

"I heard a commotion what happened?" He asked. He frowned as he looked over and saw one of the charred chairs.

"What do you think? He did it again," Mitsu answered tiredly. "I think its time we get him checked out. Ever since he was born weird things have happened you can't deny it."

"Check him out? You make it sound like he's a problem child." Ryuichi argued.

"Just to make sure that nothing is wrong. I have a friend that I met that can help." Mitsu said soothingly.

Problems emerged over time.

"Ansem the Wise, I am glad you came." Mistu greeted. The older gentlemen walked into the living room. He had yellow hair, a shaggy beard and yellow eyes. Ven ran in to greet the guest. He looked up at Ansem the Wise in awe, now tugging at his robes.

"Ven, don't do that. You are ten years old you should know better! Go finish your studies." Mitsu scolded. "I am sorry, would you like some tea? Or some Sea Salt Ice Cream."

"I am fine, thank you madam." Ansem the Wise answered. They walked into the kitchen and found Ryuichi there working on the plow.

"Honey, this is Ansem the Wise, he's from Radiant Garden. He's here to help." Mitsu said introducing the two to each other. "Ansem this is my husband."

"Nice to meet you!" Ryuichi greeted, now standing up and extending his hand for a handshake. Ansem the Wise took it gratefully.

"And this is Sora," Mitsu said now picking up the baby off the floor. "Let's go into the living room so we can talk." She walked him back into the living room and sat down, now bouncing Sora on her lap. Ryuichi stood above his wife, now placing a hand on her shoulder. The baby's eyes began to drift as his mother spoke, explaining everything that had gone on, and eventually Sora fell asleep.

"Most intriguing," Ansem the Wise said finally. "I think, with my research, we can maybe look into Sora's heart. It is possible he will be a keyblade wielder as well."

"You really think so?" Ryuichi asked, Ansem nodded.

"I must go for now, but do you mind if I come by again and run some tests?" Ansem asked.

"Sure!" Ryuichi and Mistu both answered, eager now to find out with Ansem the Wise could find out.

"We will be in touch then. I am sorry I could not stay longer. Please take care. Times are growing darker it seems." Ansem the Wise said. And with that he walked out.

And secrets revealed themselves.

"Mitsu I think we should leave. More and more people are disappearing by the day." Ryuichi argued. "Our sons could be in danger. This place is no longer safe."

"But why? After so long, when we can fight. This is our home!" Mitsu said desperately.

"You remember what Ansem the Wise concluded. We are in danger. Sora is the most in danger. If what he said is truel, then we have to leave. Soon they will find out about Sora and come for him." Ritsu said desperately. "And I can't imagine my life without you or the children in it. If anything were to happen to you or to them, I would never forgive myself."

" A man named Master Xehanort said he has the answer. We will give him one week. If it is not better by then, we will pack up." Mistu said finally.

"Okay." Ryuichi said.

But the Darkness grew,

Mitsu ran, opened the door and shut it quickly. She turned around, breathing heavily with a panicked look on her face. Ryuichi rose from his chair seeing the look of panic on her face.

"The Darkness is here," she whispered. "We are out of time, we must get the children and get them to my ship." She grabbed Sora who was playing with toys on the living room floor. Ryuichi shoke Ven who was sleeping on the couch. "Ven, wake up, we gotta leave," he said gently.

Ven opened his blue eyes and sat up. "What's going on?"

"No time for questions we gotta leave," Ryuichi said. The light outside of the windows started to grow darker

"QUICKLY! TO THE HANGER!" She bellowed. She threw her husband a keyblade. "It's a spare. You will need it, trust me." He looked at her stunned.

"I won't know how to use it," he said.

"Just take the children and go. I will hold them off. Worse comes to worse just hit at the things with it and it will hold it off." She instructed. "Now go." She handed Sora to her husband and turned around to face her enemy. Ryuichi ran, hoping that his wife would be okay. He looked back to see the door crash open and a dark creature tackle his wife around the leg. He continued to run, wishing with all of his heart that he could help her. He could once he got the children off safely. He ran down the flight of steps to a giant hanger where a gummy ship was. He handed Sora off to Ven.

"Ven I need you to get in." Ryuichi instructed now heading to the dashboard and pressing a few buttons.

"But, there is only room for two, what about you and mommy?" Ven asked.

"Don't worry we will close behind, now get in with your brother." Ryuichi instructed. He walked over and hugged his son. "Be a good boy, okay?" Ven nodded.

"Of course, see you soon." Ven said now climbing into the ship with his brother.

And time ran out.

She staggered down the steps. She cursed and kept going, ignoring the pain in her leg. Once down the stairs, she hobbled over to her husband. Blood continued to ooze from the wound. He turned around, hearing her footsteps and reached out his hand to help support her weight. She put her arms around his waist and snuggled up close to him, clinging to his warmth. He put his arms around her protectively.

" The doors are locked for now. I don't know how long they will last. You think they will be alright?" she asked, looking up at the sky.

"They are our sons after all. They will be fine," he said soothingly. "I think they take after your side of the family."

"What's that suppose to mean?" She questioned with a little bit of haughtiness in her voice.

"They are a big pain in the butt," he teased.

"Oh really?" she said sarcastically, looking up at her husband with a dirty look written on her face.. He squirmed in disapproval.

A pounding at the door upstairs broke the moment. They looked away remembering they had a job to finish.

"They have a very strong will, and a very big heart." He said again, now peering back and looking deep into her eyes. She smiled.

"Indeed they do." She concurred. She paused and then continued, "they are our sons after all."

Now it was Ryuichi's turn to smile. "Indeed they are." He loosened his grasp of her and sighed. "I think it's time that we end this charade once and for all, for them, and for us." Another bang and a crack. The enemy was drawing closer.

"I guess this is goodbye huh?" He looked away as tears started to greet his eyes.

"Don't act like this is the end," she muttered. "This is only the beginning. No matter where you go I am always with you. I will always love you. Even when all the stars have dimmed, and time itself has stopped, my love for you will always be there."

"My dearest Mistu, I love you; I always have and always will." He let go of his wife, summoning his keyblade as well. He turned to face her, and gently brushed away a stray hair, looking deep into her bright green eyes. The lingering light danced in her eyes.

Love's last dance. The flicker of love that was always there.

His heart began to race again like the first day they met. His breathing quickened. She always managed to take his breath away.

"I have no regrets you know. My life with you has been nothing short of amazing. If I could do it all again, I would not change a thing," breathed Mitsu.

"Our hearts are entwined, always and forever," said Ryuichi gently. With that he bent over and kissed her passionately. His soft lips caressing hers tenderly as he wrapped his arms around her again, never wanting that kiss to end.

They broke free after a few moments, raising their keyblades upward. He looked into her eyes one last time and hers into his, the love never leaving their eyes as they plunged their keyblades into each other's chest. Two hearts glowed as it rose from their chest cavity and started to hover over the body. The door broke free revealing a dark aura. As the dark cloud began to descend on them, a beam of light appeared over the two lovers, closely followed by darkness. Complete and utter darkness.

Two hearts....One Destiny..

And the Love that bound them eternally.