A/N: Thanks to those of you who did review! I hope you like this next chapter, its pretty short, but I promise future ones will be longer. Either way, I think you’ll enjoy this one.

“We’re here!” Donald shouted, alerting everyone upon their arrival. Sora looked around and saw they were in the gummi hangar underneath Disney Castle. He went over to the back of the ship to wake up Kairi. She slept on a couch at the very back of the ship. She was snuggled into the blanket Sora had tucked her in earlier. Her auburn hair flowed gracefully over her shoulders and onto the blanket. Her eyes were closed, making Sora want to wake her just to stare into the depths of her aqua green eyes. He gently shook her arm.

“Hey Kairi, we’re here” Sora whispered into her ear, wanting to be as delicate as possible with waking her. She half opened her eyes. Groggily, she slowly sat up and yawned deeply. She opened her eyes fully to find Sora crouching beside the couch she rested upon, a smile across his face, compelling her to smile right back at him. Sora’s face was but mere inches away from Kairi’s, causing his face to heat up and his insides to feel as if on fire. He attempted to swallow, but failed miserably. His face ran red, along with Kairi’s. He stood from his crouching position and offered Kairi his hand. She took it, and followed him hand in hand out into the castle courtyard.

“Welcome to Disney Castle” Sora exclaimed, as he and Kairi walked out of the secret hangar door and into the courtyard. Kairi gasped as she observed her surroundings. She was standing in the middle of a beautiful, majestic garden, filled with a dazzling array of some of the most beautiful flowers and rosebush sculptures Kairi had ever seen.

“It’s so pretty!” Kairi squealed in delight as she ran up to the flower bed. Sora watched her with his arms crossed and a satisfied smile on his face. She looks so happy, Sora thought. If she was like this everyday, I would have fulfilled my part in life.

“Oh, Sora! The king wants to see you!” Donald quacked, Goofy right behind him. “Come on” Sora directed, once again taking Kairi’s hand as he led her towards King Mickey’s office.

“Sora! It’s good to see you again” Mickey exclaimed, with an excited look on his face. He sat at a desk that was fit for a king like him, but was much too large for the small mouse anyway. Mickey stood up, and walked towards Sora, spotting Kairi beside him. “Ah, and the princess. It’s a pleasure m’lady” Mickey said as he bowed to Kairi, who immediately drew back, embarrassed. She looked to Sora for an answer, but he merely shrugged. “Oh, really…that’s not necessary” Kairi stuttered as she she watched the king bow. The king slowly raised himself up and turned to Sora.

“Are you ready for tomorrow Sora? I believe Donald and Goofy took care of telling you and Riku about the ceremony” Mickey asked, looking up at the keyblade master, who was roughly twice as tall as he. “ Tomorrow?! That quick?! I didn’t know Riku and I would……” Sora paused and slowly looked around, noticing someone missing. “Where is Riku? I haven’t seen him since we landed the gummi ship in the hangar” Sora asked as he quizzically looked to the king for an answer.

“ Oh, I sent him out on an errand. Don’t worry, he shall be back in due time” Mickey said, and smiled to Sora. Sora returned the gesture, and looked to Kairi, who was observing the many books on the gigantic bookcases in the office. If you didn’t keep a close eye on Kairi, she was bound to wander off, exploring every inch of the castle. Mickey’s voice interrupted Sora’s thoughts.

“I have some tasks I need to accomplish in preparation for tomorrow. In the meantime, why don’t you show the princess around” Mickey suggested. Sora nodded, and the king left the room, leaving Sora and Kairi alone in the vast office……………..or so they thought.

“Good afternoon Sora and…” Sora and Kairi both jumped at the sudden appearance of none other than Queen Minney. She had her hands clasped in front of her and look like she was searching in thought. “Aha! You must be Princess Kairi” the queen exclaimed, obviously proud of her fond memory. Kairi shook her head. “Just Kairi is fine. I don’t even know why I have that title” she said, her demeanor dropping. “Nonsense! You have a lot more power than you know” Minnie said, “Why don’t we take a look around the castle, I’ll give you two your own little tour.” Minnie smiled at the opportunity to show the castles glamorous features.

Sora and Kairi followed the Queen around the castle, listening to the history of it and the events that were held at the castle. She then took them down to the Cornerstone of Light, where it radiated. “The Cornerstone of Light protects our world from the darkness” Minnie said.

“It’s so amazing!” Kairi said, as she approached the stone. Sora observed that as the princess got closer to the stone, the light shining from it was glowing brighter. Kairi reached a hand out and touched the stone, making the bright white light turn to a fiery crimson red. “The cornerstone is drawing your power in” Minnie stated, somewhat familiar with this kind of reaction from the stone. “Like I said before, you have much more power than you even know, and that’s why you’re one of the seven princesses of heart” Minnie said happily. She left the room abruptly at this, feeling satisfied with the tour she had just given. After she left, Kairi decided to test this power. Sora watched as she raised her arms and looked to focus on concentrating her energy towards the stone. The stone got brighter and brighter until Sora had to shield his eyes from how bright it was. The brightness dimmed down after a few moments and Sora looked back to where Kairi was standing. She looked dazed as she turned from the stone and started to walk towards Sora. She stumbled forward until she eventually slipped and fell, but much to her luck, Sora caught her. “Careful. Don’t overdo it” Sora said, helping her back to her feet. “Thanks, I didn’t know that could be so tiring” Kairi said, still leaning on Sora for balance.

“Come on, lets get you out of here” Sora said, leading Kairi out of the Cornerstone Hall. Sora walked Kairi out into the courtyard, where the sun was setting beautifully behind the dark clouds. He sat himself and Kairi down by a spot near the garden. He looked up at the sky and watched the stars start to form in the sky. “It’s beautiful, just like back home” Kairi spook up, noticing Sora looking upward also. “Yeah, I haven’t been able to look at the sunset for so long, or be at home with you. That was way too long of a journey.” Sora said, sighing greatly and taking in his surroundings.

“Speaking of which, you still haven’t taken the time out of your “busy” schedule to tell me about all the exciting things you guys did” Kairi said, with a humorous smile on her face.

“Well, its kind of a long story” Sora added, trying to evade the long discussion of a journey he was still tired from.

“Not to rain on your parade, Sora, but I don’t think were going anywhere anytime soon” Kairi said, anxious to hear about all the wild adventures and fantasies that she had missed out on.

“Alright, where do I start, um…” Sora thought hard for a moment. “You know, why don’t I just start from the very beginning” Sora said, stretching his arms out, preparing for the long tale.

“Sounds like a plan” Kairi added, getting into a relaxing laying position on the ground and waiting for Sora to start his story. She listened intently as he reminisced over his early adventures, his waking up in traverse town, his decision to travel the worlds with Donald and Goofy in search for her and Riku. Kairi listened intently, imagining all the tales in her head. For the next couple hours, Sora enthusiastically told every aspect of his story. When he had finished, he noticed a small frown on Kairi’s face.

“I wish I was with you guys for all those adventures” she said.

Seeing her sadness, Sora took her hand in his “Kairi, you were with me the entire time. Maybe not physically, but your heart was here”. Sora lifted Kairi’s hand up to lay on his chest. “Don’t forget, even if were apart, I’m always with you” Sora said, as he laced his fingers through Kairi’s auburn hair. Kairi smiled and blushed at Sora’s action.

“You sure know how to make me feel special Sora” Kairi said, giving Sora one of her whole hearted smiles. Sora gazed back at her.

“Yeah, I’m not the immature child I used to be” he said, laying his hand on his shoulder.

“And yet, like you promised” she started, her eyes glistening in the light the rising moon was reflecting, “you haven’t changed at all” she added, resting her head on Sora’s chest. Sora wound his arm around Kairi’s shoulders and allowed her to snuggle up beside him. They sat in the courtyard for what seemed like days, months, years to them.

This was how it was always meant to be, Kairi thought. Kairi had adored Sora for quite some time now, and he finally realizing it made Kairi all the more gleeful. Sure, hes a bit thick headed sometimes, and a little…very naïve, but that’s just one of the things that makes him special to me.

Kairi was broken from her trance by Sora’s voice, “Hey, its getting late, we should probably head inside”. He started to sit up, but Kairi held him down by the waist.

“Stay here with me tonight, please Sora?” Kairi asked in her pleading tone. Sora gazed into her aqua green eyes, there was no way he could resist her. He gently lay back down and snuggled close to Kairi. He let out a great sigh as Kairi rested her head on his shoulder, and her arm on his chest.

“I’ll stay here with you as long as you want” Sora said, as his eyes drooped. Before long, both he and Kairi had drifted off into a deep slumber.

A/N: Hey, it be real great if you would comment this just to let me know how I’m doing. Thanks!