Oh...my...gosh...

310 reviews...*faints*

Axel: Hey, the author fainted again!

Roxas: Again?

Xemnas: What was it for this time?

Axel: *reads* Let's see, she fainted because the story has...310 reviews?

Everyone: WHAAAAAAAAAT?

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts characters, ect. (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Bonded Soul

Chapter 59

Kyrie sighed as she looked out the windows of the Gummi ship. There were a million thoughts running through her mind, and she couldn't seem to chain them down. Resting her chin against her hand, Aladdin's final words echoed in her thoughts.

"Kyrie, you too. You're gonna get your memories back soon, I know it."

"But…how? I've been searching all this time, trying to remember and find clues about my past, but I still don't remember anything. The dreams are the same, they're like movies that play inside my head, but they don't help me remember the events of before or after what happens." she thought with a sigh. Then there was another thing that was confusing her. Was she in love with Axel?

Everything that Belle had told her seemed to point in that direction, but there were other things that still confused her. From looking at Hercules and Megara, Aladdin and Jasmine, and Will and Elizabeth, she could tell there was so much more to love then what Belle had told her. Then, the events of what happened the other night came to her as well. When Axel…tried to kiss her. Looking down at the charm bracelet around her wrist, the one he had given her, she unclasped it and held it gently in her palm, before clutching it tightly and holding it over her heart.

"I wish…that he had kissed me the other night." she thought with a sigh. She looked at the bracelet in her palm and her eyes softened, her lips forming a small smile as she did so.

"Axel…"

-Later-

"Sora, Goofy, Kyrie! We're here!" Donald called, making the three get to their feet and walk over to see what world they were at next. Sora and Kyrie smiled when they looked at the world.

"It's Halloween town!" he exclaimed, a smile on his face as he stared at the screen. Kyrie nodded as she pulled out her notebook and wrote a sentence before handing it to Donald.

Take us down, Donald!

The duck smiled.

"You got it!"

-Halloween Town, Hinterlands-

The group looked around as they stepped into the Hinterlands, the gloomy and dark scenery the same as always, except, something was different. They blinked in confusion as presents littered the ground, standing out from the gloom with their brightly colored wrappings and bows.

"Huh? Presents? How did they-" Kyrie thought as she took a step forward, picking up a present and looking at it in confusion. Donald walked to her side and stared at it, before looking around.

"Huh?" he gasped, confusion clear on his now mummified features. But the snapping of a twig caught their attention and they looked straight ahead, to see none other than Jack Skellington picking up the presents as he approached them, still in his Santa suit no less. The skeleton looked up from where he was picking up a present and smiled, waving the present that was still in his hand as he walked over.

"Perfect timing, gentlemen and Kyrie! Lend me a hand, won't you?" he called as he approached. "These presents must belong to Sandy Claws. So I thought I'd better return them." He explained as he stopped in front of them, his bony arms filled with the brightly wrapped goodies. Kyrie nodded and started picking some up, while Sora crossed his arms, staring at the skeleton suspiciously.

"You just happened to find them?" he asked, skeptical. Jack smiled as he tapped the boy on the nose. Kyrie smiled at this and resisted the urge to giggle at the bone man's expression. It looked almost comical, something out of the ordinary when it came to skeletons.

"Of course, Sora. I'm finished with Christmas fantasies. You know that." He answered as he walked past them to pick up more presents. But Sora still didn't believe the bony man as he eyed his red suit.

"But…You thought you'd hold onto the suit?" he questioned. At this, Jack turned around. "What, this? It's just a costume. And Sally worked so very hard making it! Come on. We've got work to do!" and with that, he continued on. Kyrie, who had already started gathering the presents, followed after him; her arms filled with presents. Sora, Donald, and Goofy sighed before helping to gather the presents. Once the presents were all picked up, and their arms were filled, they began their trek to Santa's.

-Santa's House-

The group was silent as they walked into Santa's house, finding said man pacing back and forth in his living room as they walked in. Hearing them, he turned and gasped.

"Oh!" he gasped as Sora, Kyrie, Jack, Donald, and Goofy placed the presents on the table.

"Wherever did you find these?"

"In Halloween Town. You'll be needing them for Christmas, right, Sandy?" Jack explained as the man snatched a present out of his hands. Santa nodded as he looked at the presents on the table, before turning to them.

"Of course. But these are just a few of the Christmas presents that were stolen." He explained. The group jumped at this. "Stolen?" Sora exclaimed, shocked at the news. All eyes went to Jack, who in turn looked at them in confusion before scratching his head.

"Oh, Sandy…You don't think it was ME?" he exclaimed, shocked. Santa gave a huff as he wagged a finger at the taller man. "Still wearing the outfit, I see."

"I just thought I'd dress for the occasion. But if you don't believe me, then we'll just have to find out who really did it!" Jack exclaimed. The Sora, Donald, and Goofy turned to him in surprise while Kyrie sighed.

"I knew we were going to get dragged into this, one way or the other." she thought with a sigh. Santa pondered this for a moment, before nodding.

"Very well, I'll leave it to you." Jack smiled at this and clenched a fist, before looking at his companions.

"All right, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Kyrie! We're off!" he declared as he began walking back towards the front door. Sora, Donald, and Goofy slumped while Kyrie followed after him. But a loud crash sounded inside the factory and the group instantly changed direction, running into the factory. Once they got inside, they spotted Lock, Shock, and Barrel as they looked through a pile of toys.

"Hey!" Donald exclaimed. The trio jumped and turned to them, surprised.

"So YOU three took them!" Sora accused as he pointed a finger at them. Shock turned and pouted, stomping her foot as she did so. "Took what?"

"You stole the presents, didn't you!" Jack exclaimed as he placed his hands on his hips. The three looked at each other and Lock shrugged before turning to them.

"It wasn't us!" he exclaimed.

"Buuuut…" Barrel drawled.

"It really sounds like fun!" Shock finished, taking off her mask and smiling mischievously at them. She quickly slapped her mask back into place and turned to her companions. "Run for it!"

"Oh great. No we've gotta catch them. This is gonna be so much fun…" Kyrie thought with a roll of her eyes as she summoned her keyblades and ran in. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jack followed close behind her, each grabbing a partner and going after either Lock, Shock, or Barrel.

Sora and Jack tag teamed to take on Lock, while Donald and Goofy partnered up to take on Barrel. Shock, the only girl in the group, was left to Kyrie. The two girls stared off for a moment before Shock took off, Kyrie right behind her as she chased the child.

"Nyah nyah!" Shock called to Kyrie, making the girl growl as she picked up her speed, getting in front of the child in seconds. Shock ran into Kyrie, landing on her back before the girl grabbed her. Kyrie spotted a box nearby and threw the child into it, closing the lid as Shock struggled. Looking at the others, she realized that the boys had done a similar thing with Lock and Barrel. Once the three were captured, the pulled them back out and placed them on the floor.

"Where'd you put the presents?" Sora demanded as he placed his hands on his hips.

"We told you! We don't have 'em!" Shock exclaimed. Donald stomped his foot impatiently as he crossed his arms, glaring at them.

"Then why are you in here?" he demanded.

"We're looking for parts for the experiment." Lock explained. Jack cocked his head in confusion. "Experiment?"

"Dr. Finkelstein's making us a friend!" he explained. Kyrie was silent as she stared at the three, they didn't seem like they were lying…

"And I remember them helping out Dr. Finkelstein the last time we were here. They were carrying in a robotic leg…" she thought, placing a hand against her chin. "But if they didn't steal the presents, who did? I doubt Jack would've done it, especially since he isn't the type to steal anything. Except for a holiday…"

"Kyrie! C'mon, we're leaving you behind!" Sora called, startling her. She looked around and realized that everyone was gone, before turning and following after the boys. Once they got in to Santa's living room, the large man looked up at them from where he was sitting.

"So, were those pranksters responsible for taking the gifts?" he asked as he stared at them. Jack sighed and shook his head.

"It doesn't look like it…" he answered. There was a pause before Sora spoke up. "Then that means…" but a sound from behind her made Kyrie gasp as she turned, spotting Sally as she ran in. Jack turned as well and smiled.

"Sally!" he exclaimed happily, cutting Sora off. The doll-woman stopped and gasped in relief. "Oh, thank goodness! You're all here."

"Is something wrong?" Sora asked. She nodded.

"The Heartless are back in the town square. I thought you should know." She explained. Sora and Kyrie looked at each other and nodded. "That's our cue!"

"Back to Halloween Town!" Donald proclaimed as he pointed towards the front door. Before anyone could move, Jack stopped them.

"But wait! What about finding the gift-napper?" he exclaimed. Sally perked up at this and turned to the bone man.

"Actually…The Heartless were playing with some presents when I saw them…" she explained uneasily.

"Aha! We have our culprits!" Jack exclaimed as he pointed. Kyrie smiled at his enthusiasm before the group ran out, leaving Sally and Santa behind as they made their way to Halloween Town. But once they got to the Hinterlands, Kyrie spotted some movement from the corner of her eye and stopped. She stared into the dark trees, watching them closely for any more signs of movement. After a moment, something moved, a large silhouette moving among the dark trees. Before she could move towards it, Sora called out to her.

"Kyrie, c'mon! Halloween town's this way!" he called. She stopped and nodded, following after them and ignoring the silhouette for now.

"But…what was that thing? Is it…maybe…connected to the heartless?"

-Halloween town Square-

"Jack, where are you? I'm only an elected official, I can't handle this by myself!" the mayor howled as he looked around at the heartless. Sora and the others ran into the square, just as the heartless started playing with the presents.

"Sally was right. We've got to get the presents!" Sora exclaimed. The group nodded as they rushed in, taking on the heartless and gathering the presents as they did so. But Jack, Sora, and Donald got reckless with the gifts, and in the end Goofy and Kyrie had to gather them so that they wouldn't get damaged by the onslaught of attacks from both sides.

When the heartless were finally gone, Jack walked over to pick up the last present. Well…the box anyways since the doll that was inside was laying on the ground, with him stepping on it as he picked up the gift.

"What a shame! It looks like it was such a nice present." Jack spoke, looking at the box. Sora and Kyrie stared at the doll that was laying under his feet, and Sora called out to him.

"Uh, Jack-"

"Oh help! Someone help me! My latest experiment is gone! It's been stolen!"

I still can't believe this story has 310 reviews...I must be dreaming.

Sora: *pinches my arm*

Me: Ow! Sora!

Sora: Sorry, but I had to wake you up.

Me: I was being sarcastic!

Riku: *rolls eyes before turning to the audience* You guys know the drill. Review, and would someone please take this girl down a notch? Leave a contrsuctive criticism review!

Kairi: Riku, that's mean!