Chapter 13: Court of Miracles

Sora, Brian, Quasimodo and Phoebus have been following the map on Quasimodo's woollen band for the last couple of hours. Phoebus would question Quasimodo on whether if the woollen band was a map to the Court of Miracles now and again. Every time he did, Quasimodo would pull a face showing his annoyance. Sora would pull a similar face every time Brian would ask him if he really did love Kairi. Even thought Sora had told Brian the truth; he still asked him over and over again for the last two hours.

"Brian! Why are you asking me this?" Sora whined while walking with his hands behind his head, "You all ready know the answer."

"Because you could have just said it to shut me up." He replied quickly

"If only it did."

The group then came out of the outskirts of Notre Dame and into a graveyard. There was fog covering the gravestones, weeds covering them. Brian shuddered at the site of the place as they began walking through it. He looked around the graveyard and then something caught his eye but he simply ignored it and carried on walking.

Sora on the other hand, when to have a closer look.

Sora saw some frozen Unbirths near a angel statue but only their feet remained. There was also some prints on the ground showing that someone must have been lying been. Sora hoped that it wasn't Kairi and started to follow some footprints that were nearby. As he was following them, he noticed that they were leading to the top of the hill where a tomb was, and where Quasimodo, Phoebus and Brian had approached.

Sora was about to run up to them went something familiar caught his cerulean blue eyes. This object that was on the floor near the print had five shells put together to make a star shape and in the middle of the object was a small crown and a smiley face. Sora knew this item well as he looked at it to remind him of home and Kairi, this item could only be one thing…

Kairi's thassala shell made good luck charm.

Sora picked the charm up and expected it; it's in good condition. "I hope Kairi is alright." He said to himself, "She never goes anywhere without her charm. The only time when she didn't have it was when she gave it to me." Sora knew that Kairi had put her charm on her Keyblade to change it to the Oathkeeper, so maybe the charm fell off when she was fighting the Unbirths.

Sora snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Brian calling him 'Bigfoot' and shouting to him to hurry up as he stood next to the tomb. Sora put Kairi's charm in his pocket and started to run up to the top of the hill where Brian was. When he got there, he saw that the tomb had a staircase leading underground. He reached Brian, only to see a bored expression on his face.

"Man Sora! Could you be any slower?" moaned Brian, "Quasimodo and Phoebus are already waiting for us at the bottom of the stairs." Brian crossed his arms and gave Sora a curious look, "Why did you go that way anyway?"

"Something caught my eye."

"Whatever. C'mon we gonna catch up with Phoebus and the hunchback." Brain said then began walking down the stairs.

"His name is Quasimodo." Sora complained, "Not hunchback."

"Same person" Sora just ignored Brian and followed him down the stairs.

Quasimodo and Phoebus had waited for Sora and Brian; they began walking through the pathway. The pathway itself was an abandon sewer line with human skull placed everywhere. Phoebus found a burned out torch but Brian casted fire on it to light it up again.

"Is this the Court of Miracles?" Quasimodo asked

"Off hand I say it's the Court of ankle deep sewerage." Phoebus replied, "Must be the old death-hold." They carried on walking in the deep, green liquid in silence until Brian broke it.

"This stinks!" he simply said. The other just stopped walking and looked at him like he was crazy or something.

"We're in a sewer Brian! It's supposed to stinks." Sora reminded

"No…I mean the fact that THIS STINKS!" Brian informed, everyone started to walk as he continued. "I could be in Little Devon right now…chatting up girls. Instead, I'm in an death sentence sewer with three guys I hardly know."

"Quit complaining Brian!" Sora said, "The sooner we find Kairi and the Keyhole, the sooner we can leave and go to the next world. Okay?" Brian just grunted as a replied. They continued their way down the pathway went this time Phoebus broke the silence.

"Wish you got out more, Hey Quasi?" he joked

"Not me. I just want to warn Esmeralda before I get into anymore trouble." Quasimodo replied. Hearing the comment, Brian's eyes widened

"Speaking of which; we should have hit some by now." Phoebus wondered

"What do you mean?" Sora and Quasimodo both asked. Brian started to look around his surroundings as he sensed something in the pathway.

"You know trouble. Like a guard or a trap or…" Phoebus didn't finish his sentence when the torch went out leaving them in pure darkness and Brian realising what he had sensed.

"Or an ambush." Brian finished off.

In the Court of Miracles…

Kairi was walking around the gypsy's hideout, looking at how they make a living. The gypsies had gave Kairi quiet a welcome as they had explained that more people didn't believe in other worlds and thought that this was the only world that was create by God. Kairi explained to them about Kingdom Hearts and all the other worlds that were out there. The gypsies then said that they were treated as outcast for believing that there are other worlds. Kairi had also been practising magic without using her Keyblade that Brian taught her. She had to admit, Brian was better at teaching magic that Sora or Riku was back at Destiny Island. She couldn't tell Sora thought as she saw that Sora was a bit jealous of Brian for some reason.

"Do you think his jealous because he thinks I like Brian?" Kairi thought

"If that was the situation, then Roxas would have told me; unless Sora demanded him not to." Naminé replied

"If that is the situation, does that me that he like me the way I like him or is he just being a good friend by being overprotecting?"

"Well if it was the second reason, then he wouldn't get jealous over it."

"Could you ask Roxas if Sora…"

"Oh no! Me and Roxas agreed not to get into you guys romantic situations before joining back to your hearts. You have to find out yourself."

"Ok. Just ask Sora. That shouldn't be too hard, right?"

Kairi carried on walking when she saw Djali rush by her and started heading to the crowd. Kairi wondered what was going on so she joined in the back of the crowd. She couldn't get any closer due to greedy gypsies that can't be bothered to move out the way for her but luckily Djali was able to get through. She could hear Clopin voice on the stage.

"Gather around everyone." Clopin called, "There's good news tonight. It's a quatre header with a couple of Frollo's spies." Kairi was jumping up and down trying to see what the hell is going on but the gypsy still didn't move. All she could do was to listen. The crowd started to boo as Clopin continued.

"But not just any spies," Clopin informed, "His captain of the guards and his loyal bellowing henchmen."

"Phoebus and Quasimodo" she muttered to herself, "But who are the other two?" Djali came out of the crowd and started to pull on Kairi's shoe, signalling her to follow him. Kairi started to follow when she heard Clopin continue,

"And let's not forget this foreign Keyblader and his red-headed sidekick."

"What!?!" Kairi turned back to the crowd and this time she could see on the stage, her shock was confirmed.

Sora, Brian, Quasimodo and Phoebus was tied up, bandanas around their mouths and a rope around their neck.

Djali started pulling on her shoe again and Kairi turned straight away to start looking for Esmeralda. It didn't take her long to find her; Esmeralda had just finished talking to one of the gypsy merchants with a small, brown pouch in her hand.

"Esmeralda!" Kairi called as she and Djali ran up to her

"Hey Kairi." She greeted happily, she then saw the worried expression on Kairi's face and tured serious. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Clopin is about to hang Sora, Brian, Quasimodo and Phoebus!" Kairi explained, Esmeralda eye's widened but shook it off quickly.

"Let's go" she said and she, Kairi and Djali went towards the crowd. When they got over there, they saw Clopin about to pull them to their deaths.

"STOP!" They both called out. Clopin stopped what he was doing and looked at Esmeralda and Kairi.

"Esmeralda!" Quasimodo and Phoebus muttered through their bandanas.

"Kairi!" Sora and Brian muttered through their bandanas. Esmeralda and Kairi came on the stage; Esmeralda and Djali approached Clopin while Kairi began to untie the four.

"These men aren't spies. They're our friends." Esmeralda explained

"Well why didn't their say so?" Clopin asked innocently

"We DID say so!" Quasimodo and Phoebus both shouted after Kairi had removed their bandanas away from their mouths and untie them.

"Quasimodo helped me and Kairi espace the cathedral." Esmeralda informed, "Phoebus saved that family in the outskirts. Brian protected me and Kairi from some Unbirths; even through he wouldn't stop hassening us the entire 5 days…… And Sora is the Keyblade Master who restored our world from the Heartless and is Kairi's…" Kairi had just removed Brian's bandana when he decided to blurted out…

"Boyfriend." Kairi and Sora's eyes both widened in surprise as well as blush out of embarrassment, the only different was that you couldn't see Sora's blush due to having the bandana around his mouth still. Kairi however, didn't have a bandana to hid behind. Esmeralda smiled at this then turned to Phoebus to listen to his warning.

"Sora's not my boyfriend!" she protested. If she turned around, she would have seen the disappointment and sorrow in Sora's cerulean blue eyes.

"Liar. The entire five days, you couldn't stop talking a-…hmm…hmm…hmm." Brian said in a cocky way but was stopped half way when Kairi had put the bandana back around Brian's mouth to shut him up. Sora raised an eyebrow at this as she approached Sora took off his bandana.

"What was that about then?" he asked curiously

"Nothing important." She replied and started to untie him. When she had finished, Sora pulled her into a hug which made her immediately hug back. The hug lasted about a minute or so before Sora pulled out of the hug but not too much, only to see into Kairi violet eyes.

"I heard you fought some Unbirths." He said while showing his goofy grin, "and was good too."

"I learned from the best." She giggled, "And I'm much better with magic now."

"That's great." He said happily, they both pulled out of the hug and then Sora started to search his pockets. "Hey, I thought that you might want this back." He pulled out his hand to reveal Kairi's good luck charm. Kairi gasped and then she summoned her Keyblade to see that it has changed back into her useless, girly Keyblade.

"Oh Sora. You're a life-saver." She breathed as she pulled him back into a hug. Her charm didn't just give her luck; it reminded her of Sora and his promises that he always kept. He chuckled before leading close to her ear.

"You know; this would be the second time that I've brought this back to you," he whispered in her ear as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Well, its lets me know that I can always depend on you to stand by me when I'm in trouble… right?" she said softly. Sora pulled out of the hug to look into Kairi's eyes.

"Kairi. I'll always stand by you." Sora began saying, Kairi could see the sense of emotion in his eyes. "I'll always be there to help you, to comfort you, to l…."

"Hey Guys. What cha talking about?" Brian said jumping in between the two thus ending their hug AND what Sora was about to saying.

"Brian?" Kairi said surprised, "How did you get untied?"

"Clopin untied me and told me to check if you're alright." Brian explained. Sora turned to him with a worried yet curious look on his face.

"Why does she need to be check up?" Sora asked slowly. Behind Sora's back, Kairi was signalling the choke sign to Brian meaning 'shut up' but he didn't catch it.

"Because she was found unconscious." Brian answered

"What happened?" Sora said panicky as he turned back to Kairi. Kairi was cursing Brian in her head before she took a deep breate to answer Sora's question. She told Sora and Brian from when she left Esmeralda and Brian to when she found the note left by the knight. Sora was about to ask her something but Brian got there first.

"Can I look at the note?" he asked curiously. Kairi nodded and gave Brian the note, as he began to read it, Kairi looked at Sora.

"It says that we have to do something."

"Yeah… I think this person is a gay stalker because its says …" Brian began to say

"The bottom bit Brian." She instructed showing a bit annoyance in her voice.

"Oh" Brian looked over the last part of the note then turned to Sora and yanked on his crown necklace.

"What the hell are you doing Brian!?!" Sora moaned as Brian pulled on his necklace.

"It says that his name is at the back of the necklace…NOW GIMME!" Sora pushed Brian away after making him loose grip on the necklace.

"You could have just asked!" Sora complained before holding his necklace in his palm and turned it around. Kairi and Brian stood next to him to see what it said:

'Ventus'

A/N: Okay the reason it took like a fortnight to do one chapter was because I had to rewrite it like about five thousands times, business teachers like their coursework handed in (why I picked it I do not know) and after finishing it, I get ill so I got banded from the computer. Other than that, I sorry for not updating people.

Brian: Hey guys, how come you're not reviewing?

Sora: That's because they don't like you

A/N: Sora they will still review if they really hated something/someone. Okay people, remember that Riku is in the stock.

Riku: which I'm gonna kill Sora and Kairi for leaving me in.

A/N: don't interrupt me… anyways, every review send in will be a cookie that Riku will receive as a sorry for leaving him in the cold and rotten food.

Kairi: Don't we get any cookies?

Sora & Brian: Yeah… where're our cookies?

A/N: Not telling. Brian disclaimer please.

Brian: Why do I have to do it….(signs) Kingdommad doesn't own Disney, Square-enix or Kingdom Hearts. Only the plot, some characters and Little Devon.

A/N: also, the next chapter will not be updated unless I get at least 5 new reviews, anything but flamers. Okay see you next time.

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