Brittany's Point of View

We finally got to Destiny Islands. It was similar enough to the game that I managed, but I struggled through driving the gummi ship. Riku showed me around while Yuffie was doing repairs on the gummi ship from some of my lesser moments. I was excited when my tour took me to The Secret Place. It was just like in the game. "And this right here is The Secret Place. Only Sora, Kairi, and I know about this place," Riku said. I looked at where Sora and Kairi drew pictures of each other and later drew them, handing each other paopu fruits. My parents. Not my birth parents, but I wasn't ready to accept that reality. I hoped Alison was okay and wondered what Xehanort had told her.

"This place is amazing. Are we going to the paopu tree now?" I asked, eager to move on.

"That's the fifth time you asked me. Alright. We'll go to the paopu tree. I think that your mother is already there." Riku said. I flinched a little bit at Riku calling Yuffie my mother, but I didn't say anything.

As Riku predicted, Yuffie was there. "I'll be right back. Brittany, stay here." Riku said as he ran off somewhere.

"Hi... Yuffie." I greeted sitting on the paopu tree. "Hey, Brittany. You know, you can call me Mom if you want." Yuffie suggested. I stared at the ground. I was hoping we wouldn't have this conversation any time too soon. I guess they've waited so long that they're so eager to have me be a part of their family.

"I don't know... I'm not sure. Sora and Kairi were like my parents. They raised me so, you know," I sighed. I wondered why Sora and Kairi had never told me about all of this. I assumed they had reasons, but I had my doubts that those reasons were good enough. "Hey, why did Kairi take me to earth?"

Yuffie blinked in surprise. "Oh... That. Well, for now, let's just say that you were safer there until you got older," She answered.

"But why didn't I know the truth?" I demanded.

"That part, I'm not sure. Not even Riku knows. Sora just said that it was necessary. Riku trusts him too much, in my opinion. He just did what Sora said without a second thought. But I'm sure there's a good reason," Mom explained. Maybe there was a good reason, but it wasn't good enough. I was suddenly stuck in a reality where Yuffie and Riku were my parents. I wondered if I even could call Sora and Kairi my parents, knowing that they hadn't told me about any of this and suddenly putting me here with Riku and Yuffie. That was the moment I decided that if Sora and Kairi weren't my parents, I might as well call Yuffie and Riku Mom and Dad.

Suddenly, Riku came running to Mom and me with three light blue ice creams on sticks. "As promised," He smiled as he two of them to Mom and me.

"Thank you," I thanked, taking a bite of my ice cream. "Sweet yet salty." I chuckled, realizing I essentially said the same thing as Roxas and Xion. I pushed aside thought of my past and enjoyed the moment with my mom and dad.

And that's a wrap. I thought of having more, but I wanted this chapter to end on a positive note, and I was worried that if I didn't stop there, it wouldn't. Thank you, unicron1000 and v.t.7, for your awesome reviews.

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