Ok, idk why, but I decided to make this chapter a lil more light and funny, just cause I need a break from writing all serious all the time, I guess. Finally, two of our characters meet up with each other. And again, I'm sorry in advance if this seems like the chars are OC for my story... does that make sense? This chapter is also kinda just cute and fluffy I guess, so kinda pointless in a way. Oo

Thank you oooooh so much for reviewing my faithful reviewers, I luv you all so much (If you're lucky :P).

Disclaimer: I forgot to do this probably the last couple (My memory is leaving me in my old age). I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters. They belong to Disney and Square Enix.

Chapter 7: Surprise

"R…Riku… what are you doing here?" Kairi had a look of deep surprise on her now very pale face, and Riku lowered his smile at the sight. Her face also had what Riku took as a look of slight disappointment. The boy began to feel a small tingling in his chest. He believed it to be his heart breaking from her seemingly negative reaction. It could have also been the darkness slowly draining from his love stricken body.

"I came to see you Kairi. I came here to be with you. I told you I'd never let anything happen to you, and that I'd come back for you." Riku made a small, forced laugh as he spoke the last part. "You knew I was coming back, you know I love you."

Kairi's look of udder shock had not changed as she continued to gape at the boy towering over her.

"Why can't I say anything? Isn't this what I wanted? Didn't I want him to come back? Why am I still staring at him? Why do I have to be such an idiot? Am I drooling?"

Finally realizing her mouth was hanging open, Kairi shut it closed with a snap and brought her eyes to the ground and her hands to her sides, wiping the small amount of spittle from the corner of her mouth discretely on the way down in embarrassment.

"I guess I can understand why I'd be drooling. Wow. His hotness level went up. A lot. And that's saying something. He looks so much more mature, oooh the muscles, nice. Lovin the shaggy hair, too. Wow, where did that come from?"

"Umm, Kairi? Are you okay? You've got something on your mouth." Despite the fact that Riku wasn't exactly happy with Kairi's initial reaction, he enjoyed the thought of her salivating over him a lot more than the thought of her being disappointed in his arrival. In fact, he found it rather amusing. This brought out another side of Riku; one much less dark.

"Oh, uhh, I'm fine." Kairi flashed a quick, awkward smile at Riku while turning from him slightly to wipe the rest of her face quickly. She felt her cheeks begin to burn as she turned back to face him. "I... did you say you loved me?"

Now it was Riku's turn to stumble on his words, as he was knocked out of his solemn stupor. "Wow, how did I just come out and say that. Well that wasn't very romantic, was it? Nor the way I planned it... Argg... everything is so... messed up."

Kairi, still waiting for the answer to her question, blushed even deeper at the thought of someone, well, Riku, being in love with her.

"Yeah Kairi, I did."

"Oh."

"I meant it"

"...Oh."

Riku could feel the smile slip from his face again at her monotonous reaction. He looked down on her beautiful red hair as his princess once again bowed her head to the ground. Feeling the sudden overwhelming need to touch her, he let his fingers make contact, and then slowly slide through her falling bangs and brush them behind her ear, causing Kairi to raise her head once again, now redder then ever.

Stunned, Kairi stood staring up at Riku's handsome face, where the beautiful smile that had graced his lips seconds before had fallen. She wanted him here, why was she trying to convince herself otherwise? Kairi bravely raised her own hand and slowly placed her small one over Riku's much larger hand, holding it to her head.

Riku felt the color immediately drain from his cheeks. He was beyond confused at the moment: What was she doing? He could not for the life of him figure out what in the world was going through Kairi's mind right now.First she's cold, now she's hot? Well, her hand does feel nice there...

"Kairi, are you... are you mad that it's me and not Sora?" Riku forced the nervous knot that had formed in his throat to slide down with a silent gulp. He continued to stare at her, taking in every beautiful feature of her eyes, her cheeks, her lips.

Kairi made to answer, but before her mouth could form the words, Riku's lips were on hers. It was a feather light kiss, with Kairi still gaping open-mouthed, though Riku didn't deepen the kiss. Slowly letting the shock wear off, Kairi loosened her muscles as she accepted him, though pulled away soon after.

"No, Riku."

Riku stared at her moist lips, forming the horrible word. No. Feeling his insides twisting violently and feeling that tears might just fall for the first time in years, Riku closed his eyes and turned his face away from Kairi in shame, not being able to handle this rejection.

"No, I'm not mad. You can't believe how happy I am" Kairi's blank expression had changed to that of a small smile, slowly lifting and spreading wider across her soft face. Riku opened his deep aqua eyes and turned again to face his angel. His lips began to mimic hers, as they too turned up into a bright and genuine smile.

Lifting her chin with his large hand, he tilted her again reddening face towards his, and again closed the gap between them, brushing his lips against her small pink ones.

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Ok, very, Very fluffy chapter, but some fluff once in awhile can be good. Sora's next, and I have no idea whatsoever what he should do o.O Any suggestions from reviewers for whatever they want would be great, cause I'm having a huge mind block at this point. Also, I'm almost done with my one shot, which is gunna be Sora/Kairi, but it's kinda gunna bash Sora a lot >. Sorry to Sora fans in advance. :( Anyway, R&R please!