Chapter Nine: Radiant Garden

It was morning and Sora was ready to go.

Leon: "Everybody set?"

Sora and Riku: "Yep."

Olette: "Bye, guys."

Namine: "Take care."

Selphie was about to cry.

Sora: "Where’s Kairi?"

Riku: "I don’t know."

Kairi rushed out of the school and gave Sora and Riku a big hug.

Kairi: "I’ll miss you."

Sora: "Kairi... I’ll miss you, too."

Kairi: Should I tell him? "I-I love you!"

Selphie: "Aww... Wait a minute, I thought..."

Kairi: "Selphie, shhh!"

Sora: "I love you, too."

Leon: "Come on, guys. There's no time to lose!"

Leon, Sora and Riku started off on their journey.

Sora: "Can I drive the gummi ship?"

Leon: "Sure."

And soon they were off to Radiant Garden.

Meanwhile, at Merlin’s house...

Yuffie: "Let’s see what you've got, Lexi."

Lexi summoned her keyblade.

Yuffie: "First we're going on patrol the bailey then, if there are any Heartless, we attack. Got it?"

Lexi: "Got it."

When they left for the bailey Sora, Riku and Leon arrived at Merlin’s house.

Aerith: "Sora! Riku! I’m so glad to see you!"

Sora: "We’re glad to see you, too."

Leon: "Where are Lexi and Yuffie?"

Aerith: "At the bailey, patrolling and training."

Sora: "Can I go see them?"

Leon: "I guess."

Riku: "Well, I’m staying here."

Sora arrived at the bailey while Lexi and Yuffie were practicing. Lexi was actually beating Yuffie.

Sora: "Yuffie!"

Yuffie: "Sora!"

Lexi: "Sora?"

Lexi turns around and sees Sora running towards them.

Sora: "Hi, Lexi."

Lexi: "Hey, Sora."

Yuffie: "So, Lexi, I guess you’re a natural at fighting. I think it’s in your blood."

Lexi: "Thanks!"

Yuffie: "Maybe you should have a friendly battle with Sora."

Sora: "What?"

Yuffie: "Unless you’re too chicken to fight a girl?"

Sora: "I’m not a chicken!"

Yuffie: "Lexi, would you fight a guy?"

Lexi: "Yes. And I would beat him, too."

Sora: "Oh, really?"

Lexi: "Yep."

Sora: "Bring it on then."

Lexi: "Gladly."

Lexi and Sora went to opposite sides of the field and started to battle. A couple of minutes passed and then...

Yuffie: "Heartless!"

Sora: "Huh?"

Sora, Yuffie and Lexi started to fight the Heartless. Soon Yuffie was hurt.

Sora: "Yuffie!"

Lexi: "Sora, watch out!"

Sora looked in front of him and blocked the Heartless. That's when Leon and Riku arrived to help. Soon the Heartless disappeared and Yuffie was back to her normal self.

Leon: "Is everyone okay?"

Sora: "Yup."

Lexi: "So, we will be fighting those things?"

Riku: "Yeah, pretty much, but you've got to get used to it."

Yuffie: "Well I wanna finish the battle between you two!"

Sora: "Oh, right."

Lexi: "I’m going to win, just you watch!"

Sora: "Unless I use my Kung Fu moves on you."

Lexi: "Ok, let’s go." She giggles.

Leon: "Wait, maybe some other time. We've got to go meet Donald and Goofy."

Sora: "Donald and Goofy are here!?"

Sora went running back to Merlin’s house. Leon and Riku followed.

Yuffie: "It seems like Sora is into you."

Lexi: "I don’t think so."

Yuffie: "I don’t know, lots of things can happen..."

At Merlin’s house...

Sora: "Donald! Goofy!"

Donald and Goofy: "Sora!"

Both Donald and Goofy tackled Sora.

Sora: "Whoa!"

Donald: "Ah!!!"

They were all on the ground when Lexi came in.

Lexi: "Who’s this cute little duck?"

Donald: "What?! Cute?!"

Lexi hugged Donald, nearly taking his breath away.

Donald: "Let me go!"

Sora: "Lexi, this is Donald and Goofy. Donald, Goofy, this is Lexi."

Goofy: "Nice to meet ya."

Lexi: "Nice to meet you, too."

Lexi went over to Aerith and Yuffie. Leon and Riku were near the computer with Cloud and Cid.

Donald: "So, where’s Kairi?"

Sora: "School. Why?"

Goofy: "I thought you'd bring her."

Sora: "I felt that she needed to stay and not be in danger."

Donald: "What about Lexi?"

Sora: "Well, I didn’t want her to come either but she was here."

Donald: "Sure she was."

Sora: "She was!"

Goofy: "It’s seems like you like her."

Sora: "No! I love Kairi, and that’s that!"

Donald: "You like Lexi, and that’s that!"

Sora started to blush. Goofy giggled.

Donald: "See? You’re turning red!"

Sora: "Am not!"

Donald: "Are, too!"

Sora: "Am not!"

Donald: "Are, too!"

Cid: "Would you guys be quiet!"

The girls start to giggle.

Merlin: "No yelling in my house."

Cid: "I wasn’t yelling, I was speaking loudly!"

Merlin: "Do we have to go over this again!?"

Cid and Merlin start arguing.

Leon: "Okay, that’s enough..."

They are still arguing.

Leon: "THAT’S ENOUGH!"

There is silence.

Leon: "Let’s get back to work, Cid."

Merlin: "Sora, do you remember this book?"

The cover of the book had a picture of Sora with Pooh.

Sora: "Pooh Bear!"

Merlin: "Now then, you may take one of your friends this time."

Sora looked around the house.

Yuffie: "Pick Lexi. She hasn’t visited many worlds, so you might as well take her."

Donald: "Yeah, Sora. Take her." He winks.

Riku: "Take her! Take her!"

Yuffie whispers to Lexi: "Do you want to go? This could be your chance."

Lexi: "No, Yuffie. He’s not interested in me!"

Yuffie: "Oh, come on!" She grabs her by the arm. "Here you go, Sora."

She gave Lexi to Sora. Lexi nearly tripped but Sora caught her. Everybody was chuckling as Lexi stood up.

Merlin: "So, is it going to be this young lady?"

Sora didn’t say anything, he was looking into Lexi’s eyes.

Merlin: "Very well then, in the book you go."

The book was filled with light and they were both sucked into the pages.

Lexi: "Wow. We’re actually in a book?"

Sora: "Yeah, and my friends here are great."

Sora and Lexi started walking to Pooh’s house.

Lexi: "Who lives in this little house?"

Sora: "That little bear sitting on the log with a jar of honey. His name is Pooh."

Lexi: "Aw, isn’t he the cutest thing?"

Sora: "Well, it's not like I'm a girl."

Lexi: "True."

So they walked up to the little yellow bear with the red shirt.

Sora: "Pooh!"

Pooh: "Sora!"

Lexi: "Hi there."

Pooh: "You must be Kairi."

Sora: "Oh no, this is Lexi."

Pooh: "Oh. Well, come and sit down."

Lexi: "Sora, can I hug Pooh?"

Sora: "Sure, but don’t squish him."

Lexi: "Oh, like Donald? That was funny."

Lexi went over to the log and hugged Pooh.

Pooh: "Oh bother."

Lexi: "I'm sorry."

Pooh: "It’s okay. I'm just not used to being hugged."

Lexi sat down to the right of Pooh and Sora sat at his left.

Sora: "Where are the others?"

Pooh: "Probably in their homes." He takes a lick of his honey. "Would you like some honey?"

Lexi and Sora: "Sure."

They both reached to grab some but their hands touched. They smiled at each other.

Lexi: "Mmmm, this is great!"

Sora: "No wonder you like it so much, Pooh."

Pooh: "Honey is very sweet."

The wind blows.

Lexi: "It’s getting a bit cold."

Pooh: "That's because today is Wind's Day! Let’s go inside."

Sora: "I think we’re a bit too big to fit through that door."

Lexi: "Should we go explore more of the book? That is, if you want to."

Sora: "Okay. Bye, Pooh."

Pooh: "Bye, Sora. I’ll see you."

Lexi and Sora started walking again.

Lexi: "I love that little bear."

The wind blew harder and Lexi moved closer to Sora.

Lexi: "No wonder they call it Wind's Day."

Sora: "My name means the sky."

Lexi: "Oh! That’s pretty cool. I think mine means defender of mankind, it’s kind of weird." She laughs.

Sora: "I think that’s cool, too."

Lexi: He is so hot. Too bad he’s with Kairi. But if he's happy then I’m happy... I’m such an idiot.

They went back to Merlin’s house.

Merlin: "Oh, you're back."

Yuffie: "Lexi, can I talk with you for a sec in private?"

Lexi: "Sure!"

Yuffie: "Sooo, how did it go?"

Lexi: "Not very romantic, but fun. He doesn’t even really look at me."

Yuffie: "Look, he’s going outside. Go with him..."

Lexi: "I don’t know. He might think I’m stalking him."

Aerith: "You won’t be stalking him. Ask him something like..."

Yuffie: "Who are two of the hottest girls at your school?"

Aerith: "Now that’s stalking."

Meanwhile, outside...

Riku: "How’d it go?"

Sora: "What?"

Donald: "You know, with Lexi?"

Leon: "What about Lexi?"

Riku: "He’s flirting with her."

Leon: "And what about Kairi?"

Riku: "He thinks he loves her but he's hitting on Lexi."

Goofy: "He’s turnin' red."

Sora: "I am not and you know I won't flirt when I am already going out with Kairi."

Riku: "Come on, Sora. You won’t see her for a long time so just go for it."

Sora: "No! I won’t do that to Kairi."

Riku: "What if she does it to you? Then what will you do?"

Leon: "If he says no then he won’t do anything to hurt Kairi."

Sora: "Fine. One time, okay? Just one time."

Riku: "Ha! I knew you couldn’t resist."

Then Lexi comes outside and starts walking over to them.

Riku: "Oh, there she is... Hey Lexi, Sora wants to tell you something!"

Sora: "No, I don’t."

Lexi: "What’s that you were going to tell me?"

Sora: "Um... Uh... I..."

Riku: "Spit it out!"

Sora: "Have you seen the town?"

Lexi: "Not yet..."

Riku: "Great! He’ll show you around."

Lexi: "But we’re leaving... That's what I came here to tell you."

Sora: "Now?"

Leon: "Do you know where to go?"

Sora: "Yeah."

So the group of friends took off in the gummi ship.

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