Aw, you guys are so sweet about the kissing thing. But don't worry, I night at my grandmother's house cured my writer's block so chapters are under way!

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts characters/some of the story (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Bonded Soul

Chapter 11

A roar rang out in answer, making the group jump as Kyrie inched herself closer to the boys. By the sounds of the roar, the owner did not sound happy. The boys looked around for a moment, not seeing anyone else but them, before Goofy spoke.

"Hey, does anybody else recognize that?" he asked. Sora crossed his arms for a moment, when another roar rang out through the castle. Kyrie jumped, feeling like if the roars didn't stop soon, she was going to have a coronary. Sora smiled.

"Hey! That's the Beast!" he exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear. Kyrie raised her eyebrows at them, they knew the creature who was roaring? Donald nodded in agreement.

"Yeah!"

"Maybe we should check up on him." Goofy suggested. Before anyone could move, Kyrie grabbed Sora's sleeve and have it a tug, making the boy turn to her.

"Yeah? What's up, Kyrie?" he asked. She quickly pulled out her notebook and began writing.

So who is this "Beast" that you speak of? Is he a friend? Because from the sounds of those roars, he doesn't sound happy that we're here.

"Friend of course! He helped us awhile back when we went to stop Maleficent in Hollow Bastion. He was there when his world got taken by the heartless." Sora explained. Kyrie nodded before spotting a shape moving from the corner of her eye. Sora noticed her gaze and followed it, his eyes widening.

"Look!" he exclaimed, pointing. Donald and Goofy looked to where he pointed, just as a shadow began to slither along the ground. Watching to see where it would go, it slithered up to one of the doors, the open one, and slithered right in.

"C'mon!" Donald ordered, summoning his staff as he ran after it. The others followed closely behind as he opened the door, poking his head inside. The room seemed normal, not a sign that any heartless were around.

"Where did it go?" he muttered as they walked in. As they began looking around the room, Kyrie noticed that a case that held the most beautiful rose she had ever seen, was sitting by itself on a table. Donald seemed to have spotted the rose as well, and started to walk towards it, hands outstretched. But before he could reach the table, the shadow they were looking for began to materialize in front of him, making him quack in surprise as he jumped back.

"Found it." he quacked. At this, more shadows began to form around the group, making Sora and Kyrie summoned their keyblades as Goofy brought out his trusty shield. The shadows were nothing against the keyblades, shield, and staff, but they had numbers. About half-way through the fight, Sora straightened up as he groaned.

"Aw, c'mon. Enough already." He groaned. Donald looked around, the shadows still forming, before yelling out in frustration.

"Somebody help us!" he yelled. Kyrie heard heavy footsteps outside before the door slammed open, revealing the most oddest and scariest creature she had ever seen. It was covered in fur, wearing a cape and pants, had what looked like goat horns on its head, fangs, claws, and a bushy tail. It began to walk down the stairs, pausing momentarily as a few shadows leapt at him.

Giving a roar of anger, it tossed the heartless aside like they were small toys, destroying them as they smacked against the walls and floor. It looked around for a moment, before its eyes zeroed in on the table with the rose on it. Then it began its approach.

Sora smiled as he raised his hand, expecting something like a high-five or a handshake.

"Just in time!" he grinned. But the ferocious monster just slammed its massive arm into him, knocking him off his feet and into Kyrie, throwing them into the air before they landed with a resounding thud, Sora on top of Kyrie. Donald and Goofy gasped before the monster showed them the same treatment, flinging them away.

"Ow…" Kyrie thought as she lay on the floor. She had the wind knocked out of her, and not to mention a one-hundred-and-something-pound boy sitting on top of her. The creature simply ignored them as it picked up the rose case, nuzzled it, and left the room.

Sora groaned as he got to his feet, gasping when he realized that he had landed right on top of Kyrie. He quickly helped her to her feet and checked her over, making sure he hadn't seriously injured her.

"Oh man, are you okay?" he asked, concerned. She nodded as she pulled out her notebook and began writing.

Please don't tell me that was the "Beast". If that was, he better get his furry butt back here and apologize for flinging us across the damn room! He could've killed us!

Sora looked at the door sadly, and Kyrie began to regret her written words. Donald and Goofy got to their feet, Donald glaring at the door as he rubbed his cheek while Goofy stared after the Beast in concern.

"Gee, do ya think he maybe forgot who we are?" Goofy asked. Sora was silent for a few moments before answering.

"With this many Heartless around, something must be up." he answered, the worry taking over the sorrow on his face. Donald scowled at the door as he continued rubbing his cheek.

"Why'd he have to do that?" he growled. They shrugged their shoulders as they left the room and went back into the hall they had entered. Spotting something move from the corner of her eye, Kyrie looked up, and spotted a brown-haired girl looking at them from the top of the stairs, near the right door.

She felt something inside her, just like when she had met Jasmine and Kairi. It was the same feeling of recognition, like she knew the girl. But her eyes told her she had never seen this girl before.

She noticed Donald looking at the girl as well, and when the girl realized they were looking at her, she gasped and disappeared. Sora noticed their looks and raised an eyebrow at them.

"What is it?" he asked. Kyrie and Donald turned to him.

"I just know I saw a lady at the top of those stairs…" he answered as he looked back. Kyrie giggled silently, she was sure too, but Donald hadn't been staring as long as she had. Sora and Goofy looked at the stairs as well, but the girl was long gone.

"Well… if the Beast is here in the castle, that lady musta been Belle, right?" Goofy suggested. Sora crossed his arms as he thought for a moment, and Kyrie stared at them curiously.

"Who is Belle?" she thought as she stared at them. Sora seemed to agree with what Goofy said, as he uncrossed his arms.

"Yeah, maybe so. Belle might know what's happened to the Beast, too." Sora answered. Donald and Goofy nodded before Goofy began towards the stairs.

"C'mon! Let's go find her!" Goofy smiled, his expression brightening at the thought of meeting an old friend. Sora and Donald followed his lead, but Kyrie stayed where she was. She didn't know a thing about them, and was nervous. Sora stopped and turned, surprised that she hadn't followed them.

"Hey, wait a second." he called to Donald and Goofy. Once they stopped, he ran over and grabbed her wrist.

"C'mon, we're going to leave you behind!" Sora urged. But Kyrie stayed where she was, still uncertain. He paused and realized that she didn't even know Belle!

"That's right! You don't know who Belle is!" he exclaimed. She nodded as Goofy and Donald walked over, eager to explain.

"Well we met Belle a little after we met Beast. See, he was searching for her when we met him at Hollow Bastion, so we teamed up and he was able to save her. She's one of the seven princesses of heart." Goofy explained. Kyrie nodded, before pulling out her notebook.

What are the seven princesses of heart?

The three looked at each other before Donald answered.

"We'll explained later. First, we've gotta find Belle and ask about the Beast!" he answered. Kyrie nodded, a bit disappointed, before the four continued on. They walked up the stair case and through the door at the end of it, and found themselves in another hallway. As they walked down it, Kyrie eyed the gargoyles warily, it was like they were watching them. As soon as they got to the end of the hallway, Sora placed a finger against his lips.

"Shh!" he hissed. Goofy covered his mouth while Kyrie rolled her eyes.

"Yes Sora, let's tell the mute girl to shut her trap!" she thought sarcastically. The three tiptoed closer to the door, while Kyrie stayed back. Chances are, someone was going to get caught eavesdropping on a girl.

"What am I going to do?" a woman's voice spoke, muffled by the door. Sora pointed to the door silently, indicating that they were going to go in. But Donald it seemed, had other plans.

He took a few steps back in front of the door, staring it intently and sizing it out. After a moment, he took a deep breath.

"Okay." he grunted. Realizing that he was going to try and break the door down, Sora and Kyrie reached out to stop him, only to have their fingers brush against his clothes as he charged.

"Donald!" Sora cried. Just as he was about to make impact, the door flew open, making him fall forward and land flat on his face, his behind in the air as a result. After a moment, Donald slowly pushed himself up and looked around.

"Hey! Who opened the door?" He squawked. Spotting two feet in front of him, he looked up at a familiar face as a girl with brown hair, tied in ponytail with a blue bow that matched her dress. She smiled.

"Oh, I'm so happy you're here!" with that, she reached down and scooped up the duck, hugging him tightly as he protested, waving his arms as he quacked and squawked. Kyrie held her hand over her mouth, to hide the smile forming and to keep herself from silently laughing at Donald's plight.

"Donald!" she smiled as she hugged him, ruffling his feathers. With that, she turned and spotted Sora and Goofy, making Kyrie gulp as she hid behind the door. It was silly, but Kyrie felt nervous, meeting one of Sora's old friends. Donald continued to struggle, and she obviously didn't get the hint that he wanted down.

"Sora! Goofy!" she cried happily. Sora and Goofy waved, obviously happy to see their friend again.

"Hiya!" Sora greeted, making her smile widen. But when she spotted a bit of white hair sticking out from behind the doorway, she raised her eyebrow.

"Oh, and who is this?" she inquired. Kyrie jumped a little and moved so that she was no longer hiding behind the doorway. The two girls stared at each other for a few moments, Belle feeling like she had meet this girl before. But…where?

"Oh yeah, this is our new friend. Her name is Kyrie." Sora explained. Bella smiled at the girl, and, seeing her smile, Kyrie smiled too.

"Oh, hello Kyrie. My name is Belle, it's nice to meet you." she greeted. Kyrie nodded, pulling out her notebook as she began to write. Belle raised her eyebrow again, but didn't ask. Once she was done, she showed her.

Likewise. It's very nice to meet you, Belle. Oh, and don't mind this. I can't talk, so I use a notebook to communicate.

Belle nodded in understanding before Donald began shouting.

"Put me down! Put me down!" Belle gasped as she lowered him to the ground, releasing her hold on him. His looked around dizzily before snapping back to his senses, backing away from Belle as he did so. Sure, he was glad to see her, but he didn't want another death hug.

"Where's the Beast?"

Yeah, sorry for cutting it short but if I continued...you all would've been bored as hell. Oh well. But yeah, as for the last chapter, you guys were so sweet about the kissing thing. And since I'm out of my writer's block...I'm gonna be typing like there's no tomorrow.

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