Author's note: Eli has some pretty big aspirations. This is actually one of the smaller ones. Also Kai respects King Mickey, he just has a funny way of showing it.
Warnings: Does one use of 'hell' count for language?
Ages: Kai - 19; Eli - 18
"You want to be a knight for the mouse?"
"The King."
"Yeah, the mouse."
"Kai..."
Kai leaned forward in his chair, staring hard at Eli from across the dining room table. Eli stared back, unblinking. An exasperated sigh escaped his friend before he slouched, crossing his arms.
"What the hell for?"
"It'd be cool, for one. And I've always wanted to be a knight or something since like, forever. My dad was this great warrior once, it'd be neat to follow in his footsteps."
Kai made a face, nose wrinkling. Maybe following in his dad's footsteps hadn't been the best way to phrase that. Hurriedly, Eli continued.
"I'm still thinking about it though, it's a really big decision."
"And here you were worried about us leaving you." Kai replied, looking a bit like he was sulking. Eli grinned.
"Well, not forever. Maybe I could just live here until they needed me."
"...You have no clue how any of this works, do you."
"Nope!" Eli answered cheerfully. "But I can't wait to find out. Don't you think it'd be great?"
"No. How can you stand taking orders anyway? I didn't even listen when dad and uncle Sora were trying to make me leave during worldfall."
"Naw, instead you threw rocks at Heartless. Didn't you say your mom did that once?"
"That's what dad told me, yeah."
Uncrossing his arms, Kai propped an elbow on the table, cupping his chin in a hand to study him thoughtfully. This time Eli couldn't help but squirm; sometimes Kai could stare at you like he was seeing into you. The moment ended when he smirked, dropping his hand to settle back.
"If you really want to do this, I'm behind you. I just think you're nuts."
"Gee, thanks."