Sora's POV
I sighed in relief when I saw them miss the snow cap and Mulan took me to the bamboo forest. She had me worried but only a lot. How did she do that?
"Sora, I got a question for you." Mulan said.
"Ask away!"
"Is Reese more then a friend?" The question slowed my running to walking, until it stopped me.
"Well... I..." I looked to the ground and she stopped, too, "I want to... No, that's wrong!"
"What's so wrong about loving her?" She asked.
"She... she has a child with another boy, who is my best friend." I closed my eyes, "I think... she's mad at me because I kissed her."
"No wonder she's trying to get away from you." Mushu said.
"Mushu!" Mulan scolded.
"No, he's right." A wet trickle ran down my cheek. "We... No, I probably broke our friendship and trust."
"Sora, I haven't know her for that long but I know Piri isn't like that." She said, hugging me, "I seen the kindness she's given to you, Donald, and Goofy. I don't think that you harmed the bond you have with her."
She made a good point, she was like that, but a part of me had doubts. I shook the thought of that off and ran forward.
*
Piri's POV
I jumped off the glider with Donald not letting go of me. "Donald if you were going to be this way, you should have went with Mulan and Sora!"
Goofy hopped off and Donald grumbled, "As I told Irix, I'm not afraid of heights-"
"Right, it's gravity that you're afraid." I grinned and they looked at me.
"How do you know that?" Donald asked.
"I know that because..." My smile disappeared, "because... I don't know why..."
They looked at each other and shrugged. I sighed and the glider disappeared.
"I hope Riku is okay..." I said out loud.
"Aww, it's going to be okay!" Goofy said and I caught a sight of a black Organization coat. The light wasn't like the Nobodies'. It had to be Riku!
"Uh, guys..." I can't tell them yet though... "I... have to use the bathroom real quick!"
"Do we need to go in the city-?"
"No!" I shouted, making them jump. "Um... I'm used to using the woods! I'll come back!"
I ran off before they can follow me or try to convince me to use the city's. I saw the black hooded boy trying to run.
"Riku, stop!" He stopped dead in his tracks. I smiled and teared up, "Riku... It's you..."
I stepped forward and he stepped back. I raised an eyebrow and walked to him. He backed into a tree. I was hurt by this.
"Did... Did I do something wrong?" Does he know...? "Riku please! Tell me what I did wrong!"
"It wasn't you!" I gasped and backed up. That voice wasn't Riku... it was Ansem. I teared up.
"Ansem..." I lowered his hood and he looked away in shame.
I shook my head and took his hand. I closed my eyes and a warm light came from my hand. One of those lights were it was like an unbreakable connection. I opened my eyes and realized I was staring into cyan green eyes. I widened my eyes and hot tears flowed down my cheeks.
"Riku... It is you!" I tackled him to the ground with a hug. "Thank you for be there! With the avalanche!" Kiss, "I still love you!"
"Ri, I-"
Kiss.
"Hey, let me-"
Kiss.
"I missed you so much!" I snuggled into his arms. "Thank you for not giving up on me!"
"Piri... I'm sorry..."
"Huh?"
"Once I heard Irix boarded the train for Hollow Baston, I was nervous." Riku said, "You chances on living on were slim, after a certain amount of time. I was afraid..."
"I'm here now, Silver." I smiled as he sat up and leaned against the tree with me in his arms. "I couldn't leave you or Kiyoko behind. That would make me a horrible mom and girlfriend."
He sighed, "Do you even want me anymore?"
I gasped and lifted my head up from his chest. He did know! ...Or was he just asking? "Of course I want you! I love you, Riku, and I know I could never love again if I lost you. You don't know what you mean to me, Silver!"
"You're not mad at me?" He asked and I tilted my head, curiously. "I'm the one who basically ki-"
I slapped him, "Get a hold of yourself! Don't say that!"
He held his cheek and a tear fell, "I..."
I widened my eyes and realized what I did, "Riku, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-"
This time he pulled me into a kiss. I melted into it. Worries and stress lifted from me and his passionate kiss was like it used to be, what I always liked. The kind that's slow, tender, and kind. The kind that you see fireworks with. I've missed this. I pulled away for needed air.
"Riku..." I moaned.
"I'm glad you still care about me after all I've done." I get up and helped him up. He tripped forward and I gasped, falling back. He wrapped an arm around my waist and my arms around his neck. He caught himself and me before we hit the ground. "Sorry... I- I, Uh..."
I giggled, "You look cuter like th-"
Darkness swirled around him and he turned back into Ansem. He looked in my eyes and sighed.
"Piri, I'm sorry. But I need to go!" I grabbed his wrist.
"No you don-" my brain started to hurt. 'Come on, finish your thoughts!' I gulped, "You can't go, Ri-" he looked at me concerned.
"Piri?" He held my hand. My vision blurred.
Me, Riku, and Sora sat in the dark realum, listening to the waves crash to the shore. I had a bruised arm and when Riku touched it, A jolt of pain went through my head.
I opened my eyes and looked around. It was all grey and I looked around. Suddenly all kinds of Dusks appeared around me. They all looked at me and roared, charging for me.
"NOOO!!" I jolted from the warm arms. I thought it was Riku until I heard Sora's voice, instead.
"Piri!" Sora said, more like shouted, in relief. I looked around. Mulan, Mushu, Donald, and Goofy were there too.
"Guys?" I looked around, "Wha... What happened?"
"You passed out." Mushu said.
"That and another one of those Nobodies was taking care of you." Sora frowned and growled. "It might have been the guy from earlier."
'You have no idea!' she thought as I got up and glared. I got aggravated and pushed him back, "Why are you frowning? He saved my life!"
That look on his face made me realize I hurt him.
"Oh, of course..." He walked passed me, looking at the ground. My glare disappeared and I turned around. He was heading into the city.
"Sora... I'm sorry!" He stopped and turned around with a sad smile.
"We still need to warn the Captain, remember?"
I gasped and looked at the ground, noding, "...Right."
*
No one's POV
There was a lot of people who were there to celebrate the return of the heroes. They ran to the captain.
"Shang!" Mulan shouted.
"Captain, Shun-yu is here in the city!" Piri said.
"And why should I believe you this time?" He said and she pouted while glaring.
"Considering people's lives are at stake, I won't lie about this!" She crossed her arms.
"Please believe her!" Mulan pleaded.
"Give me one good reason why I should." He countered back and Piri glared at him harder.
"You'll be responsible for the people who die if you don't!" she yelled, "No one wants that, believe me!"
They heard a hawk and Looked up. Piri's eyes widened as she looked around for him. Donald spotted him and got their attention. He pointed to the roof of the palace. The hawk landed on his shoulder and he jumped off the roof.
"Guard the palace! Don't let the emperor get hurt!" The shouted and Chin-Po, Yao, and Ling charged for the palace. The others soldiers stayed. "That's an order!"
They turned into Heartless and Piri glared at them. She leaped between them and the captain with Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mulan. She summoned Nightfall Key and smirked.
"You guys are gonna get it now!" She said.
"Uh, we'll defend the courtyard and you take care of the Emperor." Sora said.
"That's an order!" Donald jumped. He nodded and ran to the palace.
People started screaming and Piri gasped when see heard when she heard a child crying. She turned to see a young lady protecting her sister from surrounding heartless, trying to keep her calm. Piri growled.
"Donald, Goofy, stay with Mulan and attack the stray heartless! Sora, I need help on protecting the people that are being attacked!" She speed slashed through a heartless with much force and agility.
"Right!"
Together, Sora and Piri knocked the heartless who was trying to hurt the sisters and other civilians. The people around them panicked as more arrived and Piri seen a heartless go after two boys and a girl, who were running away. Sora spot a light orb at it and Piri shouted out.
"Everyone calm down! Take cover and don't get any closer to them!" She shouted out and they listened. Parents held onto children and Piri sighed in relief then turned back to the heartless that were left over.
"Sora, clear the way!"
He looked at her worried. "What are you going to do?"
"Something crazy." She dashed forward with a crystal rose forming in her free hand. Sora cleared the way and Piri tossed the crystal up. She then shot it with fire and the crystal bursted into a type of blossoming flower.
Emerging from the flower was a horse. These horse had a double sided sword that was detachable. She dismissed her key and the horse gave her the weapon.
'You're the prophetess and cousin to my master. I am Odin, eidolon of divine power and thunder.' She heard a voice inside her and nodded. The horse motioned her to get on.
"Okay!" She jumped up and detached the pieces of the sword. "Thundaga!"
The horse jumped high in to the air and the thundaga spell seemed more stronger. More heartless disappeared as well as appeared. She jumped off the horse and spreader her arms out. She attached the sword and tossed it up and Odin shifted into a different form. He grabbed the sword and his shield. Piri smirked and dove through the air, summoning her keyblade.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mulan were blown away by the power the two bestowed. Piri's bracelets glowed with darkness and light as another keyblade appeared in her hand. Her clothes turned black and red.
"Odin!" She spread her arms out to slow down and He grabbed her wrist. She coated herself with both light and darkness, "Do it!"
He threw fast to the ground, in the center of all the heartless. She exploded with light and dark as she slammed into the ground with her Keyblades. All the heartless disappeared and her clothes turned back to normal. She heavily breathed until Odin healed her.
'Is there anything more for me to grant you, Etro's chosen?' he asked and she sighed.
"Can you tell Light to come home safely? Serah and GranGran are worried about her... Not only them but Leon and the others do too. Thank you for your service."
It nodded and disappeared. She turned to her friends, who were gobsmacked.
"What was that!" Donald exclaimed.
"That was one of Light's friends." She said, turning around to the royal building. Piri started running to the palace with the gang close behind.
'She's... amazing...' Sora sadly thought, 'No wonder Riku wanted to be her boyfriend...'