It wasn't that Jiminy Cricket didn't like Sora, Donald, and Goofy. No, that wasn't the case at all. They were all very nice and easy-going. Well, maybe with the exception of Donald, he thought with a smile.

Yes, it was true that he found no fault with their personalities. He just couldn't help feeling that he was just along for the ride. When you are as small as he is, people couldn't help but forget that you are there. He understood that, but it didn't stop him from feeling left out.

Oh yes, they talked to him. But usually only when they had forgotten something and wanted him to check his journal. It seemed like they only remembered his existence when they were in need of his services. They didn't mean to, but that was the way it was. And yet, he was okay with that. He liked to be needed.

However it was times like this, as he looked over at the trio as they laughed and teased each other, that he wish he could take part in their fun. To laugh with them and to be teased playfully. To share that kind of bond. To just be included in one of their conversations. To feel not only needed, but wanted as well.

Although Jiminy was never alone, he was feeling very lonely.

The trio had started to walk away without him and he thought that he was going to have to once again hop quickly to keep up with their pace.

But Sora stopped walking and turned around, smiling at him. "You coming, Jiminy?" was all he said. And all he needed to say.

And as Sora let the little cricket hop up onto his shoulder, Jiminy Cricket no longer felt all alone.

A/N: While playing Kingdom Hearts, I always felt bad for Jiminy. He's always there, but rarely seen. I saw an opportunity for a fan fiction.