Chapter 30: The fairy in the forest.
(Castle- Henriett's bedroom)
"So Adalind, what do you think?" The queen asked a woman who was still in her thirties. She had long wavy brown hands and light brown eyes. She also had a sketch pad in her hand, and she wore an enthusiastic smile.
"Everything about these clothes screams unique, I've never seen anything like this before." Adalind said to the queen "Your Highness, where in the world did you obtain such marvelous apparel?"
"I didn't." Henrietta shook her head. "They actually belong to a commoner I know quite well."
"And where did he get them?" She asked.
"To be honest… I'm not too sure." Henrietta responded. I was thinking about yesterday.
Flashback.
Henrietta and Agnès listen to Sora explaining the truth of his origins, Louise, Kairi, and Riku also present. Riku told Sora not to say anything more, but they already knew everything except the truth. Louise stepped forward and told them that she already knew about his origins for a long time.
Riku couldn't believe it, but if that was true, then there was nothing to do about it.
"So you mean to tell us that all three of you hail from a world entirely different from ours?" Agnès said, not believing a single bit.
"Yes we do." Sora said as he took out his Gummiphone, showing them photos of the worlds he's been to. "But it's not just that, really there are countless worlds that exist up in the sky. Your world: Halkeginia, it is really just one of many."
Flashback end.
Henrietta found that it was troubling to believe that Sora and his two other friends, and he had kept it a secret this whole time. But she has known him long enough to know that he wasn't lying. Took them a moment to grasp this information.
So this is why she was playing dumb. She couldn't just say that they came from another world.
Adalind, however, was too busy with her drawing to hear what the queen said. After a few more strokes with her pencil, she was done. "Okay. Finished." She said as she showed her vision to Henrietta "Tell me, what do you think?"
"I think that he'll love it." She said,
The brown haired woman put away her sketch pad "Is there anything else you need from me?" She asked humbly.
"No, that will be all. I'll be leaving the castle to attend the council of nations." Henrietta said. "With the war now over, we must all come together and discuss the balance of power that is now void in the world."
"Oh yeah. Crazy to think that this war had gone on for months. Isn't Albion still without a ruler?"
"It is. All the collaborators that were involved in overthrowing the crown have been arrested. With the war finally at its end, we need to face the problems the aftermath has left us, and finding a new replacement for the throne is among those problems." Henrietta said.
"Shame though, the prince would have done a fine job as king. It was depressing to hear that he had been killed."
Henrietta remained silent. Knowing that the whole world believes that his highness was dead, she knows that he is actually alive somehow and is on the opposite side. But if the whole world were to find out about this, it would cause both confusion and trouble for him, helping to kidnap the queen, aiding criminals that helped orchestrate this war.
"...Yes it was."
"If that's all you need, I'm going to get to work. Have a pleasant day, Your Highness." Adailnd said as she gave a bow and departed from Henriett's room.
Henrietta looked at Sora and opened her closet. And thought that he would come for these later, so she should put them away. She carefully folded his pants and his shirt and placed his shoes inside as well. She looked at his jacket, seeing how beaten up it was.
She caresses the worn-out hoodie with her thumb. She began to do a little sowing of her own stitching up the rips in Sora jacket.
After sticking the tares, she slowly brought Sora's jacket up to her nose and took a few sniffs from the hood. It had a smell, Sora's smell. It didn't stink at all, though it was a very calming smell, and she detected hints of salt water. Well, he did say that he came from an island, so maybe that was what she was smelling.
The scent filled her nostrils as she fell on top of her bed. Her face was flushed. She knows this is wrong, but she couldn't stop herself.
She looked at this jacket, curiosity.got the better of her. This item of Sora's had seen and gone through so much. The heat grew more and more. Till the point that the purple haired queen began taking off her clothes. The only thing that she kept on was her underwear, and she was also wearing Sora's jacket. She looked at herself in the mirror, her face bright red. "It feels like…Sora's hugging me…" She said as she lay on top of the bed.
She curled up in a fetal position and imagined Sora hugging her from behind. 'Sora…' She thought this as she was wearing this hood for the second time. The queen began cradling her pillow, her nipples starting to harden underneath the fabric. The friction between her skin and clothes caused her to purr.
She unconsciously rubbed her thighs together and slowly moved her hand down to her womanhood until she felt something wet. She gave a small moan as she felt something wet she gave another moan as she pressed her fingers down on her labia. She slowly slid her own finger inside of her. She shut her eyes tightly as a jolt of electricity shot through her body.
She buried her face in the pillows, not letting a single sound escape her room. She was slowly catching her breath as memories of Sora entered her mind. 'What am I doing…?' She wondered as she began moving her finger in and out of her body. Henrietta slowly adapted a slow breathing while playing with her genitals.
The way he would smile, the moments he saved her life, he even taught her how to stand on her own two feet. She was eternally thankful to him for everything he had done.
Losing all reasoning, she moved her hand towards her breast. She began fondling the mound of flesh, which caused her breathing to pick up. Her moans quietly continued. Her mind was racing, and the only thing she could think about was Sora.
That moment, Henrietta felt a twitch coming from her body. This honestly scared her 'Why can't I stop…' She moved her finger at a faster pace as her mind was going blank. 'More…More…' All she could think about was the young keyblade wielder. The feeling of static rushed through her body as she muffled her cries.
All her strength left her body as she went limp. Her breathing was slow and ragged as she felt bliss.
Why did she do something so shameless? "she wondered as a memory of her, and Agnès entered her mind
Agnès began to wonder. "Your Highness, there is just one question I have to ask." She said to her queen. "Do you have feelings for Sora?"
She tried hiding it. To push these feelings of the keyblade wielder aside and to focus on her kingdom, though she is the queen, she is still a woman. The more she tried suppressing these feelings, the more intense they grew, and when she learned that Sora died in Louise's place, it hurt her, the same way when she learned of Wales' demise.
And when he returned from the dead, a weight was lifted off her heart.
'Sora…' She thought in a daze.
Achoo* On the road to seek and find this Tiffania that Sora mentioned. When he suddenly sneezed after explaining to Riku and Kairi how he ended up in this world and what he has been doing, he has left out a few things that happened to him, for he would be terrified if she knew about all 'that'.
"Cover your nose!" Louise yelled at Sora.
He wiped his nose. "Sorry. Don't know where that came from?"
"So back to what you were saying. After you disappeared, you were summoned to this one and contracted to become familiar?" Riku said.
"Yeah, a partner to mages. Louise and I didn't get along well at first. But we managed to work things out." He said.
"I honestly wasn't too happy about the idea of him being my familiar. All I wanted was something that would amaze everyone, and I summoned him." Louise followed up. "But like he said, we didn't get along at all, but we somehow managed to make it work."
"How does this contract even work?" Kairi asked. But as Sora was about to answer her, he stopped mid sentence, his face turning bright red.. There was no way he could tell her that the contract involved getting a kiss.
Delf almost let it slip but was shoved immediately back into the sheath. Both the red and silver haired keyblade wielders wondered why Sora had a talking sword on his back. But they thought nothing more of it.
"Um…"
"D-Don't worry about it!" Sora said "It was nothing!"
This confused Kairi more. But for some reason, Riku was worried about Sora. Don't ask why, but he had a feeling he had been through some trouble and not just his usual type of mischief.
Louise, on the other hand, was annoyed. 'What? You don't don't want to tell her about the kiss…' She thought as she sent a subtle glare at Sora.
But getting back to his friends, he started to explain a much more serious problem. He told Riku and Kairi that Organization XIII has returned once again, and they've been recruiting people from this world as well.
The both of them gasped. They were defeated by the Sora, Riku, and the rest of the guardians of light. How were they back? Sora explained that it must have to do with Xigbar faking his death the last time Sora and Riku fought him. And after coming here they've been working in the shadows. But for the reason why they were in this world alongside Sora, it was still a mystery.
Riku nor Kairi knew what to say. They had fought their old adversaries multiple times and had defeated them multiple times. But they have returned once more.
This was unbelievable.
As they were warping their heads around, trying to figure out how to deal with this reveal. The carriage came to a sudden stop.
"What?" Louise said.
"Hey Agnès. Why are we stopping?" Sora asked the knight.
The blonde haired woman remained silent "...I think this is for you, Sora."
"What?" The keyblade wielder opened the door and was surprised. The person standing in front of them was Siesta.
"Hi!" She casually said,
"Siesta?!" Sora said, shocked to see her out in the middle of nowhere. Louise gasped as well.
Riku and Kairi also peaked their heads out of the carriage, getting a better look at her.
"Who's she?" Kairi asked.
Sora answered
"She's a friend of mine. What are you doing all the way out here?" He asked.
"I heard that you're leaving town, so I was hoping to come along with you!" The dark-haired maid said.
"Hold on, how do you even know about that?" Louise asked.
Siesta wore a smug grin. "I have friends with ears all over."
"Okay. And what's in your luggage?" Agnès asked as she had a ridiculous amount of cases on her back.
One by one, she opened each suitcase and unveiled what was inside. And much to their surprise, it was all cooking supplies "You were carrying all that!?"
"Yep. Just think if you're all going somewhere, then you all need to eat. And without me, how will you all be expected to be fed?"
All three looked at each other. Sora shrugged his shoulders while looking at Agnès and Louise. And she did have a point. Even though Sora can cook also, they didn't have anything to eat. Not bothered by it, Sora asked if she should come along. She can be helpful and not just there for a tasty meal.
Both the knight and the void mage sigh together. "Alright. Get it." Agnès ordered as she sat next to Sora.
The carriage began to move again.
(Night)
Sora introduced her to his childhood friends. To Siesta, she felt a little intimidated by Riku, but he seemed like a nice person. And as for Kairi, she seemed to be welcoming towards her. She was also one of the friends Sora told about the existence of other worlds.
Siesta and Sora were preparing dinner for everything. It wasn't anything too fancy, just some stew. Sora gathered firewood as Siesta was cutting vegetables and beef. A pot was hanging over the piece of bark as Siesta and Sora switched places. Riku offered to help, but there was no need.
With just the tip of her finger, she summoned a ball of water and threw it into the pot. And with the wave of her hand lit the firewood that Sora brought.
After some time, dinner was served.
"So you can use magic?" Riku asked Siesta.
"Yes. But not just magic." She replied to the keyblade master as she held her bowl in one hand and summoned the Starlight keyblade in her other.
Both Riku and Kairi couldn't believe it. This girl had a keyblade. The silver haired teen asked where she got it. Her response was that it was a memento from her grandfather who claimed to not be from this world.
Riku was surprised to hear that her grandfather was a keyblade wielder. As well as Kairi. "That's amazing." Kairi said.
"Thank you. Although, I'm nowhere near the level of a real keyblade wielder, and I lack the expertise of a normal swordsman. I learned to handle magic through Sora; He taught me and Jessica everything."
"Jessica? Does she have long black hair and blue eyes?"
"Yes. We're cousins." Siesta confirmed
Riku was surprised as well as Kairi. But none more so than her and Jessica after learning that their ancestor came from another world. If she knows about them, then that also means Jessica does too. Just how many people did Sora tell the truth about what lies beyond the sky.
"So I was wondering, what are you all doing out here?" Siesta asked Sora.
"Well you remember how I was telling you and everyone else about the fairy who saved me." Sora answered. Siesta nodded, remembering how he was rescued "We're trying to find her. Some bad people might be after her."
"What? Who?"
"We don't know. But someone bad. All we know is that they're a void mage like Louise."
"Someone like Miss Vallière?" Siesta said as she turned to Louise. She was just playing with her food.
"Louise…Are you alright? You haven't touched anything." Sora asked
"I'm not hungry." She said, sitting her bowl on the ground and walking away.
"Is she alright?" Asked Siesta.
"I don't know?" Sora replied, getting up and following her.
Sora caught up with Louise. "Hey Louise!"
"What do you want?" She said.
Sora stepped closer. "What's wrong? You seemed down." He said, but she was mute. "Well, come back. We have enough to eat."
"Wouldn't you rather eat with Kairi? I mean, she is the one you hold dearest." She said.
"What?" He said, blushing.
"I saw you last night. I saw you kiss her. And I heard your confession to her." She told him.
Sora gasped. Did she really see the two of them kissing? "Wait, Louise! Let me explain!"
But Louise wasn't listening. "I feel so stupid, I can't believe you, why didn'tyou tell me you were already in love with someone else."
"I was planning on telling you about her." He approached her as she backed away. Sora was met with a disappointing gaze, feeling like her trust was betrayed. As she walked away to the carriage.
Sora looked down at his feet, feeling ashamed for something, what that was, he wasn't sure but he was guilty. He really was planning to let Louise and the others know about Kairi, but not like this. He looked at his left hand
Back to Agnès and the others, Sora approached them. He sighed "Are you alright?" Agnès asked.
Sora looked towards the musketeer knight "Hey, Agnès." Sora had something to say. "I was wondering, is there any way to renew the summoning contract?"
Agnès and Siesta eyes widened "What?" She said, surprised. "You wanted to renew your contract?"
"It's just an idea, really. Is it possible to do it?" Sora said with a small bit of hope.
But Agnès shook her head "I'm sorry, but no. I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to the summon servant ritual. But I know that it is impossible for a mage to summon the same familiar a second time."
Sora's hopes diminished just like that.
Meanwhile, Louise was sitting inside of the carriage with her legs close to her chest. The thought of Sora confessing his feelings to a girl other than her was just unbearable. She and Sora started as master and familiar, and then they became friends. And she hoped that they would turn into lovers, but this wasn't something she ever expected at all.
"...I honestly thought he was lying…But to know Sora, this whole time…"
[Well. It was kinda obvious.]
Louise looked at the sentinel sword. Did Delflinger know this the whole time "You knew Sora already liked someone?"
[Remember that talk he had with that noble from the mountains.] Said Delf.
Flashback
"So has something like this happened to you?" Henry asked Louise to also grow curious.
"Uh, not me…" Sora explained as he was staring in the sky."I…Have this friend. And he likes this girl back where I come from, like he really likes her. They promised to be together, but literal outside forces keep them apart, like the universe itself is saying they don't belong together. But what's funny is that despite being separated so many times that only made their feelings for each other grow stronger. And they always came back to each other."
"Until one day he…He just disappeared but before he did. He made a promise to the girl he liked, he said 'I'm sorry but I have to go. But don't worry about me. I swear no matter what. I will come back to you, and next time we can be together.'"
Flashback end
[He was obviously talking about himself. And remember the whole love potion thing. He seemed pretty sensitive when it came to a girl's feelings.]
Flashback
[You don't really need to turn her back, you know? I'd say having her being smitten with you is better than getting yelled at.]
"Except you know this isn't right." replied the Keyblade wielder as he went to find Montmorency. "Love that is caused by potion and not from the heart can't even be called love in the first place."
[You're rather sensitive to a girl's feelings, partner. Do you have someone special?]
At his question, Sora suddenly stopped in his tracks for a moment, and an image of a certain red-haired girl in pink whom he had promised to return to her appeared in his mind. He didn't answer the question the sentient sword asked, but his reaction was more than enough for Derf to draw a conclusion.
[Looks like I'm right]
Flashback end.
[I knew right then and there that he had a lady on his mind. So you should really be mad at him. Or are you mad that he didn't say anything about that little red head with us?]
"I guess so…"
[Look, my partner's business is his business. You shouldn't judge him.]
"I'm not judging him!" Louise said "I just feel like he betrayed me for not telling me that he loves someone else. And my feelings weren't getting through at all. I want Sora to return my feelings. I just want things to be the way they were."
[Well, what do you plan to do? Redo the summoning ritual. You know that's impossible.]
Louise curled up. I'm not sure what to do.
Meanwhile, outside of the carriage, Siesta went to check in on Louise herself when she overheard everything. 'Sora is in love with Kairi?!' She thought childhood romances only happened in novels and books. However, she was feeling sympathy for Louise. While she was still her rival, she was also feeling sorry for her.
After dinner, Sora was looking up at the sky, looking at his left hand once more. He was thinking about the runes that used to be on his hand but was met with a strange feeling, like something was missing. 'We are still connected, aren't we…?'
His thoughts were interrupted when Kairi took a seat next to him. "Hey."
"Oh Kairi." He greeted her.
"You're still awake?" She asked.
"Yeah…" He said as they were sitting side by side.
The atmosphere around them became awkward. "Sooo, about what happened at the castle…" Kairi said to Sora, her face, and his lightly brightened up.
Sora knew what she was talking about, his confession to her."Um, I-I know…I don't even know what I was thinking…Are you angry at me for doing that?"
"I'm not angry at all. It just caught me by surprise." She said, smirking as the color disappeared from their faces. Kairi's expression had a look in her eyes "I want the truth, Sora."
"I…" Sora realized he was backed into a corner. There was no way he could dodge her questions after the other night. So with a deep breath, he stared into Kairi's blue orbs as he told her the truth. "I don't want anymore regrets. For a long time, all I wanted was for us to be together. But it's like no one will ever leave us alone."
"I know. I'm sorry about what happened."
"No. Don't apologize. If it came down to it, I would save you again in a heartbeat. You have always been important to me, and I don't mind getting hurt as long as you're safe. That's all that matters to me. And about what I said at the castle…Those were my true feelings, I…I really love you, Kairi, for the longest time." But if you don't feel the same, then I understand." Sora explained.
Kairi frantically shook her head "No! Of course I do!" She blurted out. "After you disappear, I stayed up crying, thinking about how this was my fault this happened to you. But the worst thing about it was that I might never get the chance to tell you how I feel."
"So does that mean for us? Do you feel the same about me?" Sora asked about his childhood crush.
Sora hoped she was feeling the same as his. "Sora, listen. I should have said this from the beginning…But I do…I love you more than anything else."" Embarrassing as she was, she finally said it.
Sora and Kairi gazed at each other for what felt like eternity. And so, the two leaned in and kissed, lasting for a short while before letting go.
They smiled at each other. I'm happy to be together and more so. "I can't believe this is real."
"I can't either, but I'm glad it is."
Sora stood up as did Kairi. And the two went back to everyone else.
(Galia)
In the castle of the kingdom of Galia. The king of Galia: Joseph was staring out from the balcony, alone. Until Sheffield appeared.
"Lord Joseph." She bowed. "You summon me."
"Yes." The king said. "In the coming days, I'll be attending the boring council to discuss the state of our lands." He said "The only thing that I will relish in is the food that will be served. But we have an important topic to discuss."
"Yes." She asked as he walked to his model of Halkeginia.
"Right now, all the leaders of this world will be together, oblivious to what is happening under their nose. So I think this might be an opportunity to move." He said, placing a figure on his Halkeginia replica. "I have received word that there is another void mage, somewhere in Albion."
"Albion?" She asked.
"That's right. I'm unsure as to whom it may be. But I believe that they are somewhere in the Westwood forest. I need you to investigate and find out who it is." He said. "And take one of our friends with you."
Sheffield looked towards her master, "Must I really."
"They have proven that their power rivals if not surpasses that of the void. Take extra precaution."
"But we don't know about them. Aside from the prince and the other two, the rest of them are shrouded in mystery." She said, talking about the rest of the organization.
The king couldn't deny that they were an unknown group with mysterious powers and even more that they were the ones that approached him first. "I know. But you should know that I trust you more than them. I will be keeping an eye out in case they decide to betray us." He said as he approached Mjöðvitnir gently placing his hand in her face.
"Why do you think I'm only telling you. I have more faith in you than anyone else." She blushed at his words of praise.
"Lord Joseph…"
"Surely my bed grows cold. Come, I need you to warm it for me." He said, dragging her along. As she smiled, being lost in his words.
Meanwhile, back to the others who were sleeping peacefully. However Agnès abruptly woke up when she heard the sound of something near the camp. She went to investigate. She followed the sound and stumbled upon Colbert.
Her eyes widened with disbelief but quickly turned to anger. She summoned Valkyrie's Rage to her hand, and she dashed forward. Stabbing him from behind as their bodies fell to the ground. 'How is he alive!?' She thought as she pulled out her sword and turned his body around. Her heart dropped when it wasn't Colbert but Sora. She quickly got up and froze.
Agnès looked in horror. She looked at her sword, then at Sora's lifeless body. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…"
"...Do not apologize." She turned around. Xemnas was standing right in front of her "That hatred you hold still lies dormant, and they were the ones that robbed you of the justice you sought, how you feel it not beyond the bounds of reason. Venting your frustration on those who stole you chance to be an avenger." He said
"You needn't hold back." He smiled at her, "Take your hatred out on those who stole your revenge from you."
Her entire body shook as she grabbed Xemnas by the throat and pierced her sword right through his chest "To hell with you! You and your disgusting words!" She yelled.
She looked up with raged filled eyes but shifted to a more frightened expression as it wasn't Xemnas who she stabbed but the queen herself. "Ag…nès…" Henrietta said as her body went limp. Agnès pulled the sword out of her as the queen fell to the ground.
Agnès looked at her hands that were soaked in the blood of her queen and sworn ally. "N-No! Noooooo!" She screamed as darkness exploded from her entire body.
Suddenly she woke up and screamed before taking a few deep breaths. She looked over to the left to see Sora sleeping peacefully by a tree. Everyone else was still sleeping, too.
"A dream…" She said as waves of darkness began to leak from her body. She panicked as she ran into the woods as far away from them as she could.
She ran far enough away from everyone else as she fell to her knees. Her hands were shaking in fear. "Damn…What am I supposed to do now…" She whispered.
"...Dominate it. That's what you do." She turned around and saw Riku standing near a tree. He calmly walked over.
"What are you doing up?" She asked. He explained to her that he heard her muttering and moving a lot in her sleep. He soon noticed the darkness that was flickering from her body. Sorta caught him by surprise.
Back to her problem, she asked what he meant by dominating it. "I'm talking about the darkness you have right now. Since you know about us you should know something. Like me, you have access to a pure primal force of nature. But the way you are right now is more like a child with a loaded gun." Riku said. Telling her that she could go off anytime.
"How do I stop it?" Asked Agnès.
"You have more control over it than the darkness having more control over you. You need to take a deep breath and focus, I know what it's like better than anyone. It feels like it has a will of its own. But you need to show that your heart is stronger."
Agnès listened to him as her hands were still shaking. She did as he said, closing her hands into fists and taking a deep breath. A moment later, the darkness began to subside as she opened her eyes. A sense of relief washed over her.
"How do you feel?" Riku asked.
"Alright. Thank you." Agnès thanked the keyblade master.
"Don't worry about it. Like I said, I know how intoxicating this power is without control over it." He said, raising his hand "But when you do have control, you can do things like this. Dark Firaga!"
He fired a single drakball of fire at a tree as it exploded on impact. Agnès watched, impressed by his power and control over the darkness. "T-That was amazing." She said.
"It's possible for you too, you know. If you want me to show you?" Riku said to Agnès.
She has been told over and over that she has now control. But if she had more control over it, could she be able to do stuff like that. With a single nod. But she was told it wouldn't be easy.
(Albion)
A few passed as they were on the road. Sora and the others had reached Albion via flying ship. It was a surprise to Riku and Kairi to see a ship flying in the air. After the ship landed in Albion, they made their way to South Gotha. The townspeople seemed to be doing well, considering that their home was ravaged from the war that lasted for months.
But there was no time for sightseeing. On their way. Sora decided to make a little stop before heading to the small village in the Westwood forest…The battlefield.
Sora to Louise and everyone else to where he fought the thousands upon thousands of soldiers and creatures of the darkness. This was their first time seeing something this firsthand.
Agnès had already seen it, but they were in for a surprise. Louise, Siesta, Kairi, and Riku all gasped. Not a single one of them uttered a single word as they saw the field that Sora fought.
They could see a large portion of the ground had been missing with cracks along the earth with slash marking, too. Swords stood embedded in the ground, and staffs broken as to.
Louise couldn't believe it. He actually survived this. Even Riku and Kairi were standing in disbelief. They knew of their friends' strength, but to go against hordes of adversaries by himself was an achievement they could never match.
Sora's nod confirmed that what he did really happened. He wasn't sure why he came back here either.
The sun was beginning to set as Sora began to lead everyone through the Westwood forest on the way to the village.
"Slow down!" Louise said as Sora was way ahead of everyone in the group.
"Come on. It's just past here!" He said.
None of them could understand why he was in such a rush. Their objective was to find her, yes, but Sora was in a little more of a rush. they wondered why he was in such a hurry, anyway.
After passing through the forest they all arrive at the village. It seemed like a quiet place, Agnès didn't even think that there was a village out in the middle of the forest when she went looking for Sora in the past, how could she have missed this.
Sora called out, but no one answered. This had him worried as he hoped nothing had happened to Tiffa and the others.
Over on the left, Kairi and Siesta heard the sound of leaves rustling. They turned their heads to see a bunch of children popping up out of nowhere. The children all hid as they were faced with a bunch of strangers.
"Who are you!?" One of them screamed, scared of the people.
"Kids?" Riku said,
"What are children doing here?" Agnès said as well.
Sora stepped forward. "Hey guys." He called out to the little ones as their fear was replaced with joy. They all rushed towards him as Sora bent down, getting hugs from everyone.
"Sora!" They all said, excited to see him again.
"Ella, Julius, Monroe, Kathleen. It's good to see you again." He said
"You know these children?" She asked.
"Yeah, they all live here along with Tiffa." he explained.
"They live here?" Asked Louise.
Sora stood up and explained to everyone "Yeah…there uh, orphans." He said.
Everyone else gasped when Sora explained it to them. They all got a look at the children standing behind Sora. They were orphans, but they were young.
"Orphans…"
"That's right. But they are like a family. Tiffa, Aaron, and Claire, too. They all treat each other like brothers and sisters here." Sora explained.
"He's right." Monroe said.
"So Sora, what are you doing here?" Julius asked.
"We're looking for Tiffania. Have you seen her around here?" He explained.
Kathleen pointed and said that she was just up ahead with Claire and Aaron. He immediately took off having Siesta, Kairi. and Louise chasing after him. Leaving Agnès and Riku alone with the children.
Meanwhile, just up ahead, Tiffania and the other two, Aaron and Claire, were also with her.
"Come on, Tiffa, you don't need to wear your hat out here." Claire said.
"I know, but you never know who could be out here." The blonde haired female said
Just as they were talking with each other, they soon heard the sound of someone calling out Tiffania name. They all turned around and saw Sora catching his breath.
"Sora?" Claire said.
"Hey, guys! Good to see you again" He greeted. Aaron also said his hello.
As for Tiffania, she slowly stepped forward as she immediately leaped into his arms and began hugging Sora.
"Sora!" She said "It's good to see you."
Sora returned the hug "Yeah you too." He said
Just as they were hugging, the girls caught up with Sora as they all bore witness to him hugging a mysterious girl. Louise frowned at the sight of this, Siesta gasped, feeling indifferent.
Kairi's eye widened a bit upon seeing Sora hugging a stranger out of nowhere, the red-haired keyblade wielder thought to herself. She finally worked up the courage to tell Sora how she felt, so this means that she was his.
"S-Sora!" All three of them called out his name.
"Who is this girl?" Louise asked.
Tiffania looked at them as she let go of Sora
"Sora, do you know them?"
"Yeah, they're all friends of mine." He said.
"Oh, so you are all friends of Sora…" The blonde haired girl approached the three other girls. They all flinched as she was facing them "...How nice to meet you." She said in an innocent voice.
But all the three girls were all standing in shock as they all gazed at her twin mountain.
"Wh-What am I looking at…" Louise was first. She trembled
"T-Those couldn't be her breasts…" Siesta followed up. Also trembling
Kairi fell to her knees. "They're humongous…how has she not collapsed under the weight…"
As all three of the girls were emotionally broken, Tiffania was confused as to why they were acting like this.
Sora and Aaron were also lost; neither of them understood why they were acting like this. Claire, however, scoffed at them for being boys.
(Night)
Night fell as everyone returned to the village. Riku and Agnès watched everyone playing around as they all saw Sora and the others returned, with three more people. One of which had a strong resemblance to Naminé that caused the silver haired keyblade master to momentarily lose his cool. But quickly regained it before they noticed.
Meanwhile, Aaron and Claire took Julius and the others to get some sleep. Louise had a lot of questions, so the blonde haired girl took them to her cabin.
Inside, Riku wondered what happened as Siesta was leaning against the wall, looking dead inside, as if her pride as a woman was completely shattered. And Kairi, who was sitting in a chair, was lightly squeezing her breasts with her eyes void of light.
Louise was standing over Sora and the blonde haired girl with a serious expression and a vein popping out of the side of her forehead.
"Uh, Louise…"
"Shut up!" She yelled, scaring the blonde "I don't know who this girl is, Sora, but better have an explanation as to why you were hugging her! Is there some kinda intimate relationship between you two?" She yelled
"No! Louise, you got the wrong idea." Sora said.
"I'm wrong! You're telling me that this stranger is someone who you have no problem being around, and you both seem close enough to engage in intimacy! Are you that shallow?!"
"Like I'm trying to tell you. She's the one who rescued me. This is Tiffania!" said Sora to Louise as her expression changed.
"Wait." Agnès stepped forward "You mean she's the girl that you told us about. The girl who took care of you and restored your health."
"This is her?" Riku also asked as Sora nodded. Confirming once again that she's the girl that they were talking about.
Louise looked at the girl with narrow eyes. So this was the fairy that Sora and Guiche talked about. She never expected her to be so beautiful…nor was she expecting her breast to be so big. She leaned against the wall, looking down at her feet. Louise was starting to see why Sora was so adamant about coming here.
"Now I see…It's starting to make sense…No wonder Sora wanted to come so badly…"
"Uh, I don't know if I had done something wrong, but I believe there might be a misunderstanding." Tiffania said, standing up.
"A misunderstanding? You're telling me that you both embraced each other so tightly, and nothing is going on?" Louise snapped as she grabbed the other girl's shoulders, scaring Tiffania more.
"Y-Yes. I was just happy to see him again." Tiffania said.
"I don't believe you!" Yelled Louise. As Sora got up and shoved Louise away from Tiffania. The girl hid behind Sora
"Will you knock it off!" Sora told Louise "How many times does she have to explain it, we're just friends, and she saved my life! So quit it with all the yelling, can't you see you're scaring her!"
"But-" Louise stopped from saying anything more as she saw the look Sora was giving her. She saw that look only when Sora was making that face at an enemy…
She lowered her head and grit her teeth, making an abrupt exit and slamming the door behind her. Sora called out but stopped not saying anything more.
Sora turned around to Tiffania "I'm sorry about her. She means well just…"
"It's okay." She replied as a knock was heard at her door. Sora hoped that it was Louise as he opened the door, but it was actually Aaron and Claire.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sora asked.
"We just that girl storming off, something happened?" Asked Claire.
"Sort of…"
Meanwhile, Louise was sitting all by herself in the forest. Maybe she did go a little far in yelling at her; she wasn't expecting him to look so happy…No it wasn't just Tiffania that was bothering her, ever since this trip started she has been feeling so distant between Sora. She was happy that he finally was reunited with his otherworldly friends.
But the image of him and Kairi continued to sting at her. She began to curl up, things negativity.
"Miss Vallière." She lifted her head as someone called out to her.
She lifted her head and saw Siesta "Siesta. What are you doing here?" Louise wondered what she was doing here.
"I came to get you. Come, everybody is worried." She said with serenity in her voice.
But Louise looked away. "Yeah right, why would they worry about someone like me."
"Well Sora is most worried about you." Siesta said.
"He shouldn't have to be worried about me. If you knew what I know, you would think otherwise."
"You mean how he likes Kairi, right?" Louise faced the maid once more.
"You know?"
"Not at first, but I happened to overhear you and sir Delf the other night." She said "I will admit that she is cute, I see why Sora is so attracted to her."
"Then you know it was pointless. I wish I never said 'I love you' to him."
"So you're just going to give up?" Siesta said as Louise looked with sad eyes. She didn't want to give up her feelings, but what choice did she have…
Siesta looked away at her "...Well with you out of the picture. That's one less rival I have."
Louise snapped her head back. "What was that? Siesta, are you deaf? You heard that he already has someone he loves."
"I know, but hat doesn't mean my feelings change at all, I still love Sora just like you do." She said "I told him that what's in my heart will not ever go away, I will do anything to get through to him."
"I think that your core feelings are the same. You don't want to give up on Sora either, do you?" Siesta asked. Louise shook her head, being honest.
"I thought so. You don't want to leave him either."
"Of coure I don't, He gave me a reason to believe when everyone around me called me a failure. I feel so happy being around him." She said, picking herself up as Siesta offered her a hand.
"That's what I wanted to hear. Don't let go of those feeling, if you do, you will have regrets." Louise looked at the maid as she shook her hand.
"I never thought that you would help give me advice."
"We may be rivals, but even rivals can join together sometime." She said "Besides it's not just Kairi, but also Tiffania. You know how it always starts."
Louise thought the same having a mutual thought, first it always starts with Sora making friends and the next thing those feelings become more than friendly. So it would seem as if they have to work together to get through someone as dense as Sora.
Just as they were about to head back. Louise picked up on the sound of leaves moving. Just then, a mysterious pack of wolves jumped out and surrounded them.
"W-What are wolves doing out here!?" Siesta said as Louise got a closer look at the wolf pack.
"These aren't wolves, they're Fenrir! What are they doing out here?" Louise wondered as she pulled out her wand.
Suddenly, a voice called out to Louise "You might want to call for help. Inheritance of void."
Louise almost immediately recognized that voice "That voice. Is that you, Sheffield!?"
A black portal opened right in front of the girls as she stepped out with another black hooded figure standing next to her, but this one seemed shorter than the others.
"That's right, now tell me where the other one is?" Sheffield asked.
Fenrir snuck up behind Louise and Siesta and attacked them.
(Tiffania's cabin)
Meanwhile, back at Tiffania home in the woods, everyone was just sitting down, waiting for Siesta to bring Louise back. When suddenly Sora stood up.
"Sora?" Agnès asked.
"What's wrong?" Aaron also asked.
A worried expression began to show on his face. "You guys hear that?"
"I don't hear anything." Riku said. As Sora looked off to the side, having a gut feeling before dashing out the door.
"Wait!" Kairi tried to chase after him as did Riku and Agnès. Pretty soon. Tiffania, Claire, and Aaron also began to follow him.
Sora was far ahead of the others, shouting out, hoping Louise would answer him.
Back to Louise, she was lying on her hands and feet, she tried to reach for her wand when, not only Fenrir but a Neoshadow jumped from the ground, and tried to attack her but it was immediately cut down by Siesta who was holding Starlight in her hands
Siesta looked with confidence. That was her first heartless "Thank you!" Louise said.
"Don't worry." She replied. "Who is she?"
Louise stood up, holding her wand "She's familiar to a void mage." Louise answered. "What are you doing here? Are you here for me or the other void mage?"
"Clever girl." Sheffield said with a smirk. "Yes, I heard from my master that another user of the void lives somewhere in this forest. But how do you know that?" She questioned "Oh I see, you already know who it is?"
Louise gave a hardened stare at the woman. That look indicated that Louise indeed knew the identity of the other void mage.
"Looks like she does." The black hooded person said. But it was strange, where did Louise hear that voice from somewhere. "If I were you, I would tell us where the person is."
"And what if we refuse." Louise said.
But Sheffield smirked. As she snapped her fingers together, four Gargoyle flew down, and what was in their arms shocked both of the girls. It was the children from this afternoon. All of them unconscious.
"Don't worry, they're all asleep. But if you want them all back unharm, tell us who this void mage is and where can I find it, and you can have these little ones back. However, should you refuse, these children will become the same as the monsters you see before you."
Sheffield gave Louise an ultimatum. Either she tells her about Tiffania and where she lives or the children will become heartless.
"Taking innocent children hostage…Have you no shame!" Siesta ran towards them, Louise tried to stop her, but she was met with a demonic wing like a sword that knocked her keyblade out of her hand and sent her flying with a strong blow She landed right next to Louise unconscious. Louise quickly casted explosion, blowing them all away
"Siesta! Are you alright!?" She said, holding her. The black haired maid opened her eyes. She confirmed that she was okay
The black robed boy sneered underneath his hood. "What is this? A little girl pretending to be a keyblade wielder. Sorry, but you have a long way to go."
Siesta was distraught. He was right, though. She was still only learning how to fight with a sword; she couldn't compete with Sora, and she couldn't fare any better with the others.
Sheffield stood next to the black robed boy. "Enough, you are outmatched and overpowered. This is your one and only chance. Tell us where this other void mage is, or these children die."
She wasn't having it anymore. Those kids were in danger, and she couldn't do anything about it. If only Sora was here…
"Miss Vallière." Siesta whispered into Louise's ear.
"What is it?" She asked.
Siesta remembered Sora asking if there was a way to redo the summon servant contract and was disappointed when he was told that there was no way to redo it. But on this trip, she constantly saw him take small glances on his left hand. She could tell he was a little bothered by it.
"...Do the summoning ritual."
She said to Louise, who was surprised. "What!?" She asked.
"I'm sure Sora is looking for us, but with a forest this big, it's not going to be easy. But if you were to bring him here,"
"I can't! The spell doesn't allow the same familiar to be summoned twice. And besides, he wouldn't want to be contacted again. Not if it means I have to break the bond he has with Kairi." Louise being sincere. Even though she wanted him back as her familiar, she didn't want to drive a wedge between him and the girl he loves.
"I know. But ask yourself this. What exactly do you want? What is your heart saying to you?"
Siesta said as she locked eyes with Louise. Louise placed her hand on her chest. What she wanted was Sora to stay by her no matter what.
She took a deep breath, and Sheffield wondered what she had planned this time. "My name is Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière. Oh, pentagon of the five powers that govern the world…Open the gate before me so that I may gaze at the face of my familiar…"
Sheffield grew interested in this 'A summon servant pact…I see she plans to summon a new familiar.'
The black robe boy tried to intervene but was stopped. A portal opened right in front of Louise.
'Sora…Please…You said you would be there for me. Familiar or not. Please hear me…Sora!'
The black coat dashed towards Louise. However, the sound of metal clashed between them. The portal began to close as everyone couldn't believe it.
"Sora!" The girls said with a sense of relief. As the keyblade wielder stood in front of them with his kingdom key in his hand.
"Hey!"
Sheffield, however, was shocked "That's impossible, summoning the same familiar!?" This was impossible.
Light shone from the tip of his keyblade as he unleashed his Ragnarök, sending a barrage of light projectiles at the heartless and wolves. Just as she was recovering from the shock, Her Gargoyle was hit with a fire magic, as black flames were also aimed at her. She quickly backed away as she saw Riku, Kairi, Tiffania, Agnès, Claire, and Aaron.
The Gargoyles dropped the children as Tiffania, and the others rushed in to care for them.
"Julius! Everyone!" She called out to them as Louise said that they were asleep.
"You made it!" Sora said as Riku and Agnès stood next to him.
"Just barely." Riku asked. He took a look at the person with the organization coat, but what got his attention was the sword he was wielding. He knew that weapon all too well
"Sheffield, It's over! Give me the water spirit's ring and get out of here. Otherwise, we'll be your opponent." Sora replied to her in a serious tone of voice.
But Sheffield laughed it off "Well. It would seem that you are special. We will meet again…But not before I gift you one last present."
(Play- Fight and Away)
She whistled as a powerful wind surrounded her and the black coat as they literally disappeared into the wind. The storm grew stronger as something was causing this storm. Everyone looked up to hear what sounded like a bird in the center, a cyclone formed up above their heads. As it came down on them. The winds dispersed. As a Heartless came from the strong winds.
This one had a humanoid body with bird features. Wings on its back and thighs with bird talons on its feet and arms. The storm terror: Garuda.
Garuda let out a screeching voice as an even stronger blast of wind surrounded the area around them.
Tiffania, Claire, and Aaron were huddled together with the children. "Wh-What in Brimir's name is that!?" Claire asked.
"Something dangerous." Kairi said. "I should help. But…" She said, but she wanted to try and protect everyone else.
"Go, they might need your help." Louise said. Kairi nodded. Siesta was surprised but turned to an understanding feeling.
"Being nice to your rival."
"There are more important things right now." She said. "Do you have enough strength to put up a barrier or something?"
Siesta nodded as a clear dome surrounded them all. Claire and Aaron looked at the maid. They thought, how is a maid able to use magic?
Back towards Sora, Riku, and Agnès. Kairi joined in "Kairi. Should you be protecting Tiffania and the others?"
"Let me help. Please, Riku." Their eyes met as Riku gave a single nod.
"Agnès you should hang back. We got this." Sora said to the knight.
"No, I'm staying as well." She replied.
"But what about..."
"My problem?"
Agnès responded, remembering the nightly training she had with Riku on her trying to control the darkness.
Flashback.
Late at night, Riku was giving her instructions on how she could better tame the dark power inside of her. He wondered how this happened to her in the first place but decided not to pry into her past.
She slowly began to get the hang of it. There were a few hiccups here and there, but she was getting there.
During one lesson, he told her something important, it does matter how strong a power is, and there won't be anything stronger than the will to protect something important to you. That seems to reach her.
'Strength to protect what is important.'
Flashback end
She sheathed her sword and summoned Valkyrie's Rage into her hand.
"What?!" Kairi was surprised. Agnès has darkness.
"This is my power, and I will use it to protect her highness and my friends." Riku smiled.
"Well said." Riku agreed.
Everyone readied themself for a fight with the wind heartless. Riku and Agnès were first to attack as Garuda evaded. Flying upward, Sora and Kairi tagged teamed with a Thundaga, raining down bolts of lightning on the heartless Sora dashed forward and told Riku to give him a boost.
Sora jumped in the air and landed on Braveheart as Riku with all his might launched Sora into the air, and he began dueling with the heartless in the sky. Using the air to keep himself a float.
Sora performed his aerial attacks, but before he could get another hit, Garuda blasted him down to the earth with a wind blast. Kairi ran towards Sora as he cast a healing spell. She asked if he was already as he reassured her that he was. Just as Garuda flew down, it headed straight for Sora and Kairi with its talons, ready to attack. However, Riku stopped it just at the last minute.
Agnès jumped and stabbed the storm terror in the shoulder. Garuda let out a painful yell as it tried to shake her off. The heartless finally got her off as she rolled onto the dirt. She picked herself back up as Garuda shot feather projectiles from its back.
Agnès rolled and ran to avoid the feathers. but was stopped when another blast landed near her feet. With nowhere to run, she held her sword in front of her as another barrage of feathers flew towards her. But she didn't flinch. Instead, her black angel wings manifested, and she fired her one feather back.
Sora was amazed since when did she have more control over her power?
But that moment didn't last for very long. A strong gust of wind blew in her direction. She closed her wings around her, trying to protect herself. But the winds picked up, and she flew right into a tree. Riku quickly casted a healing spell just in case she was hurt.
Sora and Kairi joined with Riku and Agnès.
"Agnès are you okay?" Sora asked.
"I'm already." She said.
"But what are we going to do now?" Said Kairi. "It is fast, and how it controls the winds is troubling."
Riku stood next to Sora. "I might be able to deal with it."
"How?" He asked.
"While we were getting prepared to come and find you, I've been working on a little sometime in my spare time. And now might be the perfect time to use it."
Riku said to Sora, as he wondered what sort of ace he had up his sleeve. Sora, however, trusted his judgment and let him off on his own. Riku walked towards Garuda, taking a single breath.
"Alright…Phantom Blade!" He shouted as
Riku stood in front of Garuda as a periwinkle color aura surrounded his body. But what surprised everyone, especially Sora and Kairi, was the ether weapons that circled his body, but they weren't just weapons they were all keyblade, thirteen, to be exact. The Kingdom Key, Destiny Embrace, Earthshaker, Rainfell, Oathkeeper and Oblivion, Divewing Starcluster, Void Gear, End of Pain, Flame Liberator, even perfect replicas of Master Xehanort No Name keyblade and Riku's old Way to Dawn.
Everyone stood in awe as the copies of keyblade disappeared as Riku dashed forward with his Braveheart in hand, his swinging at the Storm terror. He backed away and summoned all thirteen ether keyblade. With a wave of his hand, they moved all on their own slashing automatic at Garuda.
He relinquished his Braveheart and began fighting with the other ether keyblades switch from Earthshaker to end of pain and finishing the combo with a downward slash with the Starcluster.
Garuda cried in pain as a powerful wind blast was fired towards Riku summoning Braveheart and calling for the ether Kingdom Key, planting it into the ground as the other twelve stood in front of him acting like a barrier, shielding himself from the blast.
Riku quickly ran towards Garuda again and held both his Braveheart and the phantom Way to Dawn in his hand, dual wielding both before throwing them in a strike raid manner. Before flipping back and having all the replica keyblade circle the heartless, trapping it in a whirlwind of slashes. The whirlwind stopped as Riku did a dark roll to close the gap, doing a back and forth slash with the ether void gear keyblade.
Riku's attacks were doing a great deal of damage. As Garuda was under the full assault of this mysterious style of combat.
It was enough to wow everyone, but more it amazed Sora. He couldn't help but be proud of his best friend. The title of keyblade master was a title he deserved fully.
It seemed that the heartless began to grow tired. It was going to keep this up any longer. But it wasn't done. A mysterious green aura covered its body, and a second Garuda appeared right besides the first. Both Garuda flew towards the four fighters. Riku was dealing with the one, while Sora, Kairi, and Agnès dealt with the other one.
Meanwhile, back towards Siesta's barrier, no words could be said as Tiffania and Aaron and Claire had no words to say. They couldn't believe how much they were fighting and what was up with their strange powers. Aaron and Claire thought that all of them were all commoners like them, but them fighting with magic and a maid also using magic, how is it possible for them? They all couldn't be nobles, so what's their secret?
Tiffania, however, didn't seem to mind. She was rather focused on the two Garuda's as they were pushed back. They both took to the sky and stopped a couple of feet in the air.
"What are they doing?" She said as they began to circle around Sora and the others pretty soon. A powerful downward blast of air flew towards Sora and everyone. The winds were so strong that trees began to break off in the middle or were blown out from the ground.
Louise called out to Sora as did Siesta and Tiffania. The smoke began to clear as they could see Sora, Riku, and Kairi were safe. They had put up a barrier at the last minute, but just from that one attack, they're already cracked. There were even some in Siesta's barrier.
"Oh my…" Claire was close to fainting, seeing all this destruction.
"Uh girls…I don't think this is gonna hold a second time." Aaron replied, pointing out the cracks.
"He's right, if we get hit a second time…" Louise replied as the two Garudas were already preparing for another attack.
Tiffania looked up in horror, was her friend and her family about to die, were they all about to die…A memory of the soldiers entering her home and killing her mother gripped her with fear.
As she looked at the children, then Aaron, then Claire, and finally, Sora. She had lost so much and gained a new family as well as a friend. Who all accepted her, and she would not lose it all a second time.
'...No…' She thought as she pulled out a wand that was no bigger than a pencil.
"What are you doing?" Louise said to the blonde haired girl.
"I'm going to help…" She closed her eyes and began the incantation "...Nauthid Isa Ehwaz…" A clear golden light shone from the tip of her wand Sora and the others who were fighting took a look "Hagalaz Yr Beorc…Nyd Is Algiz…"
Louise looked at her…The way she was casting this invocation was a lot like her. "Berkanan Man Lagu…!" He pointed her wand at the two Garudas. As they were bathed in the same golden light that was from her wand. But what was weird is that they stopped the attack and were just hanging in mid-air.
"What was that…?" Riku asked.
"I-I don't know…?" Sora said
Tiffania called out to Sora. "Sora! Now is your chance. Stop them!" She said to him as he snapped out his stupor and continued to fight. Sora turned to Riku and asked him if he could finish this if he brought the two Garudas to him.
The keyblade master nodded, but how could he even get close to them. Sora said nothing as he jumped into the air, reaching the two storm terrors as a long golden chain appeared from his keyblade wrapping around them. Sora them tossed them down with all his might, leaving an imprint on the ground.
Riku and Kairi didn't know how to take this new ability of Sora's. "Guys hit 'em hard! Now!" They all got back into focus as the two girls were slashing at the second Garuda as Riku dealt with first.
Agnès was first with a diagonal slash with Kairi following up with a horizontal slash. Sora landed on the ground and wrapped the heartless in the same golden chain. He pulled it towards him and finished it off with a Zantetsuken. The second Garuda faded away in the same green light that it was created from.
While Riku held Braveheart in his hand, he conjured all thirteen phantom keyblades to his side as they all flew towards the main heartless, with Riku turning into a ball of darkness. He first used Destiny Embrace and followed up with Rainfell and Earthshaker. He held Oathkeeper and Oblivion and did a cross slash. Following up with Flame Liberator, he did an uppercut slash and a downward cut with the Kingdom Key.
As he did a dance of jabs with DiveWing. Next, he called forth Void Gear, End of Pain and No Name, and threw all three of them in a strike raid attack.
Switching for Starcluster, he did back and forth slashs. After finally holding Way to Dawn, he spun the ether keyblade around his body, sending a shockwave of energy towards Garuda.
Soon, all the phantom keyblade were present. As he stood on the ground with the wave of his main keyblade, he commanded them all to the ground, cracks begin to form underneath
The heartless darkness enveloped the keyblade. Riku jumped into the air with a powerful downward slash that created a powerful pillar of darkness that raised up.
Inside, the heartless began to dissolve as the pillar began to cease. With Riku holding Braveheart in his other hand, posing with the keyblade.
(Stop playing-Fight and Away)
Siesta dropped the barrier, as she and Louise, along with Aaron, Tiffania, and Claire, came to congratulate everyone. But that time didn't last long.
They all got the attention of a slow clap. "My…That was quite the performance. You little guardians are getting better and better."
"Xigbar…" Riku said, But remember how Sora told him and Kairi that Organization XIII had returned, and how he faked his own death. So, of course, he would be a part of this.
"Happy to see me, kiddo?" He said to Riku.
But Sora stepped in first. "Don't think you're going to take Tiffa or Louise!" He said, keeping the girls behind his back.
"As if. With all these strong warriors, I wouldn't stand a chance, but I got to see if blonde had what Forehead was looking for." He said referring to Tiffania "And who would've thought she was all that and more."
"What do you mean?"
"I am not just talking about her magic…Or her little secret." He play with his ear, hinting to Sora at what he was referring to. "I mean her kindness and desire to protect her. I'm not even a bit hesitant to use her magic. I get if she's a void mage, but I don't think any of us expected to see one of the new seven hearts here of all places."
"New seven hearts…" Sora, Riku, and Kairi all looked at Tiffania. As did Louise and Siesta. They knew about what the seven hearts meant, seven so-called princesses of heart that protected the pure light of the world.
Sora couldn't believe what he was hearing as Xigbar disappeared. So Tiffania wasn't just a void mage and an elf, but she was also a princess of heart. This is unbelievable.
However, Tiffania was lost in the dark. What did he mean by seven hearts… "She asked as Sora said that he would explain later.
However, before they could leave, Louise stopped the group. "Wait!"
"Is something wrong?"
"Sora…" Louise tried to talk with him but had trouble finding the words. "Thanks…for coming, and the same for all of you."
"No sweat, I was looking everywhere, and when I saw that portal, something told me that it had to be from you." He said.
"That portal you saw, it, well. It was for summoning familiars." She said.
[I knew it. But it should be impossible to summon the same familiar, but I guess the normal rules do always apply to people like you.]
"It was sorta my idea." Siesta raised her hand. "In a forest this big, we weren't sure if you were going to find us."
"I didn't want to do it because I didn't want to tear your bond, but honestly speaking, I wanted what he had before. I know I'm being selfish right now, but…would you please consider being my familiar again."
Louise looked up at Sora, hoping that he would say yes. Even if he has a lover, she still wants him to remain at her side. Not just as her familiar but also as the boy she loved as well.
"Okay." He said. "But on one condition…"
"What is it?" Louise asked.
"Let's make a fresh start. We didn't get along all that well the first time. So let's start over from scratch, deal?"
Louise couldn't believe that he wanted someone so simple. But that seemed fair. She was not a good master at first, so she should play her part and be better.
"Deal…" She said.
Next, everyone watched as Louise began finishing the spell. Now, all that was to seal the spell. Sora flinched as he completely forgot the ending of the spell had a kiss at the end. Sora looked over at Kairi and asked if the seal could be anywhere else. Louise looked at Kairi and asked her to come here.
The red-haired girl wondered what was wrong. "Is something wrong?" She asked innocently, unaware of what was coming.
"Tell me, how much do you love, Sora?" She said not to sugar coat it.
The red-haired girl wondered how she knew about it. Louise asked once again. And her reply was that she always loved him. She then turned to Sora and asked how deep his love for her went.
Sora responded that he's felt this way about her since they were children.
"Why are you asking us this?" The red-haired girl asked.
"Because I have to try and keep up."
"Wha-?"
Kairi was immediately cut off as Louise aggressively grabbed Sora by his shirt and kissed him right in front of her.
Riku gasped as Tiffania and Claire were blushing brightly, Aaron as well but more lightly than the girls.
Kairi stood stiff as a board with her eyes widened and her mouth wide open. 'Did she just…she…' Her mind could process this.
Sora pushed away, but not before he felt a sharp pain in his hand he winced as the runes reappeared on his hand.
"Looks like I'm back." He said as Kairi walked over to Louise.
"Wha-What was that!?" She said, blushing furiously.
"Just resealing our contact." She said.
"I mean, why did you…why.".
"Why did I kiss him, because that's how it is. We did it before when I first summoned him to this world."
Louise said as Kairi glared at Sora. He flinched as she approached him. Her eyes filled with anger, and Sora was sweating bullets. "You kissed her already…?
"No She kissed me, not the other way around!"
"That still doesn't make it better!"
Just then, Siesta suddenly came and kissed him as well. But on his cheek, he said that made both girls gasped. "Just know I am not going to lose to either of you!"
Kairi growled as a tick mark appeared on her forehead as she stared at Sora "Kairi, wait! I can explain!" Sora tried to talk some sense into her, but she wasn't listening to him as she had a ball of water in her.
"...Wateraza!" Instead, Sora was hit with a strong water magic that caused a mild rain to fall on everyone.
Sora laid flat on the ground as his clothes were completely soaked.
Riku and Agnès looked at each other before sighing.
End.