I realized a while back that I changed the appearance of Sora Riku; let's just pretend they were changed back to their outfits from KH2!

A/N: I know I don't update that often, and when I do, people say I should make the chapters longer. The thing about the chapters, I have already cut where they will start/end, so I can't really help how short or long they are: it's just where they were cut. But I just wanted to thank everyone who has been reading my stories, adding it to their favorites/adding me to author alert. It makes me proud to know people enjoy my stories enough to do that. So thanks again, and please continue to read.

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She grabbed Kagome's arm and started dragging her out of the room. Kagome, who stumbled along, grabbed the front of Riku's shirt as she passed by him, which resulted in him being dragged along with her.

Now:

Kairi dragged them down to the lobby area, where there was a little restaurant on one side. She pulled Kagome, who was pulling Riku, over to a table and came to an abrupt stop. The stop caused Kagome to bump into Kairi, almost losing her balance if it weren't for Riku holding onto the arm that was holding his shirt to keep her steady.

Kagome looked up at him over her shoulder and smiled in thanks. Riku nodded and released her wrist while she released her hold on his shirt.

Kairi, who saw the exchange, secretly smiled. She sat down next to Sora, leaving two empty seats next to each other for Riku and Kagome.

"Good to see you're feeling better, we were getting worried. Even Donald," Leon smirked before taking a sip of his coffee.

Kagome smiled and looked towards Donald. "Thanks for worrying about my, Donald." She gave him a sweet smile, resulting in him flushing in embarrassment. Kagome then looked at everyone at the table. "I am sorry I caused such a fuss."

"Don't worry about it," Sora waved it off. "We needed a few days to recover, anyways."

"We should probably get you guys on your way," Leon said, after finishing his coffee. He set the cup down before standing up. Kagome looked up at him.

"You're not going to join us?" Kagome inquired. Leon gave her a small smile but shook his head. "Well, it was nice meeting you."

"You too, Kagome. Oh, and by the way, Cid would like to see you," Leon said.

Kagome cocked her head in confusion. "Cid?"

"Yeah; he's this old mechanic that's helped us out a lot. Anyways, I'm going to go check in with him and will be back in 15 minutes. Then, I'll take you over to him." Leon slowly started making his way to the entrance.

"Okay," Kagome nodded. She stole a piece of toast with an egg on top from Kairi's plate and shoved it into her mouth.

"Hey!" Kairi pouted. Kagome smirked and scurried upstairs. They watched her go before Riku stood up.

"Let's go pack," Riku said before turning and going up the stairs. He was soon followed by Kairi and Sora. Donald and Goofy, who didn't have to pack, went outside to buy some sea salt ice cream.

With Kagome

Kagome went in her room, closing the door behind her. She walked towards her dresser picking up her compact to figure out what she wanted to wear. She clicked a couple buttons, changing her outfit.

Kagome was now wearing a bright red jacket that was slightly too big even zipped up part of the way, so the sleeve had slipped down one shoulder with a black tank top underneath, a pair of black jean shorts, and some plain white sneakers. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail with some unruly strands falling out framing her face slightly.

She grabbed her compact, and stuffed it into the pocket of her shorts. She opened the door walking out only to bump into Riku who was walking down the hallway to her door.

"Oh!" Kagome looked up and smiled apologetically. "Sorry about that, Riku. What's up?"

"Leon sent me up to see if you were ready," Riku said shrugging. "He took less time than expected." He looked Kagome up and down slowly, drinking in her form. Kagome, not used to this kind of stare, started fidgeting. Riku noticed and smirked before looking away. "Nice outfit."

Kagome shook off the feeling of the stare and smiled. "Thank you. Shall we head downstairs?" Kagome walked past him out the door and went downstairs with Riku silently following after her.

Kagome saw Leon waiting near the bottom of the steps and walked over to him when she reached the bottom. Leon looked at her and nodded. "Ready to go?" Seeing Kagome nod, they started walking out the door.

They walked along in silence, Kagome looking around in awe at everything in sight. They went through the alleyway before coming to a little house. Leon walked to the door, swinging it open and walking inside with Kagome trailing after him.

"Cid, I brought her," Leon called. He turned to look at Kagome over his shoulder. "Once Cid is done talking to you, head back to the inn, alright?" Kagome gave a small nod. Leon gave her a small smile. "I hope we meet again."

"Likewise," Kagome smiled. "Bye bye!" Leon turned on his heel and strode out the door. Kagome stared at the door unmoving until she heard a throat being cleared from somewhere behind her. She spun around to see a man in his late 40s with goggles placed along his thinning hairline and a toothpick stuck between his teeth.

"You must be Kagome," he commented, biting lightly on the end of the toothpick that was in his mouth. Kagome nodded. "The name's Cid, nice to meet you."

"You too," Kagome replied fiddling with the end of her ponytail. She willed herself to stop, bringing her hand down to her side.

"Well, I just wanted to meet this "special" girl everyone was talking about." This comment made Kagome flush in embarrassment.

"Thanks….I guess," Kagome mumbled. "Is….that all?"

"Not yet. I would like to see your keyblade, if you don't mind," Cid stated. Kagome shook her head. She held her hands out, palms facing up and held them there. Light gathered in her palms and took the shape of a large key. She moved her right hand to hover over the head of the key, bringing it down to grip the handle tightly. The light diminished into the keyblade. Cid let out a low whistle. "That was some light show." He squatted down until he was eyelevel with the blade. "Sturdy looking" He shifted his gaze to the handle and stood back up to his full height. "Artistic too."

"Okay," she gave is a little shake, the keyblade disappearing. "Is that all? Not meaning to sound rude or anything but I need to get back to the inn so we can be on our way."

Cid grinned at her. "Sure, but when you come back here, you have to come see old Cid so we can talk more."

Kagome grinned back. "Of course. Good bye!" She spun around and skipped out the door, making her way back to the inn. She made it back in less than five minutes and turned her head to the side seeing the group sprawled across the floor or in seats, waiting. "Um…hi?"

Five heads turned towards Kagome before sluggishly getting up. "Everybody ready?" Sora looked around the faces of the group, receiving nods from everyone. "Let's get going!" They all headed out the door, towards the gummi ship.

Somewhere Unknown

Two figures stood over a bowl of water which reflected the image of Kagome smiling and laughing with the KH group. One reeked of death and clay, the other wore red fire rat robes, with two ears sitting atop his head.

"It's time, Inuyasha."

Demonic red eyes glowed in the darkness, mouth curling into a sickening grin. He held up a clawed hand, cracking his fingers. "I'm coming for you Kagome…" He growled, staring at her through the water.

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