you know what this is... or do you?

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"Tell her about him." Paine suggested. Yuna sat up, then felt her head. Rikku tried to help, but it seemed that Yuna didn't quite need it.

"As you know, I am 21 years old. When I was 17, I was given guardians to protect me, when I was a summoner. Rikku was one of them, along with Lulu, Wakka, Auron, Kimahri, and... him. His name was Tidus. He saved me... but... in doing so, he died. I really loved him, and hoped we would live together forever, but now I know... nothing's going to change the fact that he's dead." Yuna explained. A tear fell down her cheek. Kai wiped it with her palm.

"The Farplane." Kairi said.

"That's right. But not now... I have a job to do, and that job is to protect you." She said with a smile. The princess returned it.

"You should get some rest, Yuna." Paine said, crossing her arms. Yuna turned to Paine.

"That's a good idea." She said, then lifted herself up off the bed, this time, letting Rikku help her stay up.

"Thank you RIkku." Yuna said softly, then all three of them left the room slowly and cautiously. Kai watched until the door had closed all the way, then collapsed onto her pillow, thinking about how the situation was.

We'll be going to the Farplane soon, and i'll get to see exactly who this Tidus is. So she was being guarded to, having guardians and stuff, but why not tell me? The Gullwings have more than that secret, I know they do. I guess it all depends on waiting... which is not a good thing. What if there's not enough time? This is something I wanna do for Yuna. I know she'll be happy to see him. I just know it. So many secrets... when will I be told them?

Nobody knows who I really am
I never felt this empty before
And if I ever need someone to come along,
Who's gonna comfort me, and keep me strong?

'life is like a boat' bleach ending 2(although i probably already mentioned that)

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Chapter 41: The Journey Begins

Sora and the others had woken up early to prepare for their first destination on the list... Port Royal. It was pretty early in the morning that everyone had woken up. They all got their weapons and armor nice and clean, in case of any encounters with either the heartless or nobodies. Once all ready, they traveled down to the Gummi Ship Hangar, catching up with Chip and Dale, the engineers.

"You guys ready?" Dale asked in his normal squeaky voice.

"Yup!" Rikku answered in her happy tone voice. She and her Gullwing pals floated over to the huge ornage and red ship.

"All aboard!" Chip announced on the intercom. Everyone boarded except Kairi, who was stopped by the King.

"May I have a word with you?"

"Of course your majesty." She answered, then walked away from the ship everyone was now boarding. He brought her up to the first set of stairs, beginning to talk.

"Last night... what happened?" He started out.

"Last night? Oh, Yuna just had a little accident, that's all. Something about some 'Tidus' guy. I think she was in love to tell you the truth." Kai explained. He crossed his arms behind his back.

"I want you both to be careful when traveling, and if anything ever happens, you come straight back here. Promise me that. If anything were to happen to any one of you... I would never forgive myself." The King said.

He's just like a father... he cares so much.

Kairi bent down and smiled.

"Don't worry, me and Yuna'll be just fine. We've got eachother's backs. Plus, we've got Donald, Goofy, The Gullwings, and Sora to help us out." Kai said, then hugged her little friend lightly. He returned it.

"Be careful." He said for the last time. She pulled back.

"I promise. I'll return from my adventures, and tell you all about them." Kai said. The King smiled.

"Your mother and father would be proud of you, just like I am." He said.

"Thank you." She stood up straight and walked towatds her ship.

So many things are going to happen... I just know it. Hopefully Yuna'll be fine throughout the trip. It'd be pretty hopeless without her... and pretty boring.

When boarding the ship, she found everyone already in their seats. Sora turned around.

"What took so long?" Sora asked. Kai faced the other direction.

"Nothing. The King was just wishing us all good luck on our journey, that's all." Kai lied.

"Okay. Then we're just about ready." Sora said, then turned around in his seat, positioning himself for the flight. Donald and Goofy checked all of the ship's readings, to see if everything was up and ready to go.

"So where to first?" Kai asked as she walked up to the seat behind Sora. The Gullwings floated around her.

"It's a surprise." Donald answered, still making sure everything was still fine.

"Oh yeah. Everywhere we go is going to be a surprise, isn't it? So why don't you just tell me exactly where we're going? I mean, it's not like a secret right?" Kai asked.

"Nope!" Goofy answered. Sora looked up at the screen that the two little chipmunks had appeared on. Chip and Dale saluted them.

"All system's go!" Dale said.

"Bye bye now!" Chip said happily in his squeaky voice. The King appeared next to them.

"Good luck to all of you. You have a long way to go." Mickey finally said.

"Thank you." Sora said.

"We'll be fine, your majesty. I promise." Kai said, looking up. The King smiled, and the screen turned blank.

"Ready?" Goofy asked, situating himself for the flight.

"Let's get this all over with." Paine said.

"All right then, here we go!" Sora said, then launched the ship into hyperspeed.

"C'mon, just tell me where we're going." Kai said, leaning over towards Sora's seat.

"Let it be a surprise."

"But I wanna know now." Kai said whiningly.

"We'll be there in a few seconds... you can wait that long." Sora said with a smile. Kairi sat back in her seat and crossed her arms.

Surprise huh? I can't wait.

2 minutes later:

Sora, Kairi, and the rest of the gang walked along the dirty cement blocks of a building. Their surroundings consisted of a very smoggy area with ships being held at the water. They could hear people shouting orders at eachother, including curses and some kind of other language (probably 'cause they were drunk).

"Where are we?" Yuna asked Goofy. Sora walked up infront of them and turned around.

"Ladies, welcome... to Port Royal. Home of the drunken pirates and friends." Sora announced. Kai giggled.

"Pirates huh? I think i'm gonna like this place a little bit." She said, still giggling. The group walked down the steps carefully, because the steps did look old enough for it to break off. When they reached the bottom, they saw an old friend who was about to board a ship.

"Will!" Sora shouted. The man turned around, then smiled at what he was seeing.

"Sora! Donald! Goofy!" He screamed back as they all ran toward him.

"What's up?" Sora asked. Will frowned a bit.

"I know that you have returned, and you expect time to talk, but I must be on my way." Will said, then turned around and picked up his bag of supplies.

"Where're you going?" Donald asked. He turned back around, looking even more frightened.

"Elizabeth is sentenced for death if I do not find Jack." Will said worriedly.

"Jack? What's going on Will? We can help." Sora said.

"Really? You guys would do that?" Will said, his face lightning up a bit. Kai walked forward a few steps.

"Of course we will. Anything for a friend." She said with a quick smile. Kairi turned around.

"Sora, you, Donald, and Goofy go get Elizabeth. The Gullwings and I will go with Will to find Jack, okay?" She asked. Sora and the other guys looked at her, amazed by what she had just said.

Wow... now that's a woman.

Sora put on a confident face.

"All right. Just be careful out there." Sora warned. The Gullwings flew to her side.

"Don't worry Sora." Rikku said.

"We'll protect her with our lives." Paine added. Kai walked closer to him and handed him her lucky charm.

"Be sure to bring it back to me." She said with a smile. Her eyes twinkled in the moon, which Sora thought her eyes looked best in.

"I will."

"Promise?"

"I promise." Sora said. Kai's smile got bigger, as a thin tear strolled down her face.

"Don't ever forget... wherever you go -."

"I'm always with you." Sora finished. She gave him a quick hug, then soon let go, moving back, wiping that tear. She summoned her orange Keyblade, and threw it over her shoulder. Kai then winked at the boys.

"We girls got this." Kai said confidently. Suddenly, the Gullwings did the same. They summoned their weapons and each gave their own signature move.

"C'mon girls, let's go kick some ass." Kai said, then her, the Gullwings, and Will turned around, making their way towards the ship.

"Let's go Donald and Goofy. We've got a lot of work to do." Sora said, then he and his team ran towards town.

Be safe Kairi...

You show me how to see,
That nothing is whole and nothing...
Is broken...

- 'sanctuary' utada hikaru

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it's been a while, hasn't it? oh well. srry for the late update. school totally sucks. at least i actually did it though, and that's what counts. right? right?!?!!?! j/k