*though it's a bit late, there seems to be a new package on Rufus' desk, although how it got there is a question in and of itself*


*Inside the package just so happens to be a multi-layered cake, although it's made so that it won't just fall over while being pulled out of said box, it almost looks as if it had been made by a professional cook, though it's clearly not considering the cute little designs (i.e. chibis of Tent, Malus, Pooka, and a chocobo or two) all over said cake and a note attached to the package*




Dear Mister Rufus...sir,

I'm not sure if you are keen on celebrating birthdays around here, but I decided that I had to make you a cake anyway because where I come from, birthdays do not go uncelebrated! ...but if this is out of line just let me know and I won't do it again, cause I know some people don't like to celebrate birthdays and that's fine, my mistake, but if it is I'm really sorry and I'll somehow make it up to you, promise!

But we made you a cake! :3 It's got three different kinds of cake inside, german chocolate, white and this type that I've never cooked before that's reminiscent of sweet cream, though I'm not exactly what it is. But it's good, promise!

And I didn't let Squid touch the ingredients this time, so there's no alcohol in it, promise!

I hope you like the cake! We both worked really hard on it, so please, enjoy it and your birthday!



Your friend and coworker,

Kairi and User :D

...I'm being watched.





But at least I have Malus and Pooka for the time being. They'll keep me safe till Riku gets home. I hope he comes home soon. I'm so scared.



All the doors and windows will be locked until they come home.

...I've been feeling sick the past couple of days, journal. I just, in the middle of the night, woke up with a stinging pain throughout my body, like I was being torn apart from the inside out. I'm kind of worried about it, because Riku hasn't been home for awhile now, and the aching won't go away.

I really wish Sora was here now. That way, we could go home and not have to worry about this stuff anymore. I'm starting to get scared.


I want to go home.

I'm soooooooooooooo sorry, User-chan! I was sleeping when you called and before I could get the return number, Pooka deleted the message.

;_; Any way I could make this up to you? I feel horrible for not being there.

...I heard noises from Riku's room last night that somewhat bothered me. I couldn't get to sleep for some reason and soon enough, I heard him talking to himself again. I guess Ansem could be acting up again but...at the same time, this time it just sounded so different. I worry about him so much, but I find I can't get anywhere near him without him just giving off this vibe of...well, like he has better things to do than talk to me.

...I think I need to go see User or Reno about getting out of this apartment. Pooka needs to go outside too. He's getting restless, and almost all of Riku's blindfolds are gone.



*Ignore the fact Kairi is still comfortable enough to leave her journal out in the open, despite the fact people could easily come and read it*

...I had a nightmare today. It's the first one I've had since the Saix one awhile ago. It was so weird...I had this harsh pain in my chest, and before I knew it, everyone around me was leaving me. I wasn't the Kairi they once knew or something, and that I was nothing but a witch. Even Pooka left me, and I was all alone for the longest time. And then the darkness came and changed me into something else and...

Well, before I saw what it turned me into, I woke up.

I hugged Pooka for a good half hour crying to try and make myself feel better, but nothing's helping. I think I'm just going to go cook stuff for awhile, that might help. I haven't been to see Rufus so I might have to ask Reno if I can see him sometime soon. That would be nice...well, as long as Saix isn't there.

...now that I think about it, I wonder what he was doing there in the first place?

*is sitting on the couch, staring at her cleaning job, which is already mostly finished for being only up an hour* *softly pets Pooka who's lying on her stomach*

...hmph. I'm bored now. *Sigh*

A list is posted on the fridgerator for all to see in Kairi's neat and rather pretty handwriting.

To-do list for the week!

~Unpack and get settled
~Tidy up apartment
~Get Squid to show me around
~Train Pooka not to chew on the furniture
~Train Pooka to keep his barking down
~Train Pooka to not pounce Malus every time he sees him
~Train Pooka to stop eating Riku's blindfolds

And sure enough, in the nearest trash can, there's a small pile of black blindfolds that looks as though they've been chewed to pieces except for those small remnants.

I got a puppy! A puppy all my own! :D! I've NEVER had a puppy! Gramama never let me have anything but a fish. But I have a PUPPY.


...I've named him Pooka, after this movie I saw when I was little. Hehe, he's the cutest thing, too. ^^ He's got the big long ears and the stubby tail. He's adorable!

Now, to go play with him some more!

Is it wrong to hope that they'll just show up at my door and decide they can finally stay home and everything will go to back to the peaceful days that we used to have before? ...or am I just setting myself up for failure?





...I think all these rainstorms are getting to me.

Hey journal...

It seems Riku finally found someplace else for us to stay. I guess that's nice...I do want to get off the island and all, so it is a welcomed blessing. I want to see other places, I'm so tired of this island.

And yet, I find myself feeling...hurt. I don't really know why, but it just hurts at the fact I'm leaving. Not like a homesickness but because I think that there's something I'm vastly overlooking here.

But we need to leave. I keep getting chills that Saix might be around, just watching and waiting for the right moment to kidnap me. Then again, that's probably my overactive imagination at work. :3

I wonder if Riku really wants me to help look for Sora. I wonder if he even thinks of me the same way anymore after we...probably not. I feel so awkward when around him now, cause he's just always...I dunno. Just so different now that we've been there and back.

I just want to get out of here and find Sora. Maybe things will be normal then. Maybe.

Kairi smiled as she sat on the edge of the treehouse, dangling her legs over the edge as the warm summer wind blew her hair into her eyes. She didn't mind, however, as she kept her eyes on the moon above, a smile on her face. Something in her just told her things were starting to go positively from here on out. Only a bit longer, and maybe she'd be off this island, in the moonlight in some other world.

And then Riku and I can look for Sora...and then we can be together and happy again, right?

She glanced to the bottle she had beside her. How many of these had she sent out to other worlds at this point? The princess had lost count a long while ago...but it kept her happy and optimistic. With a grin, she took it and threw it as far as she could, the bottle landing far in the water.

"To other worlds, then."

With a yawn, she slowly got up, stretching and heading back into the treehouse. It would be comfortable enough to sleep in for the time being. Just a few more nights, and maybe something would happen. Her heart told her so.

Destiny Islands have become rather...dull. I don't like it here anymore. Sitting on the beach of the other island is rather comforting for the time being. I think I might start sleeping here now that it's summer vacation...

Heh, I guess I was right along with Sora and Riku when I said I wanted to see other worlds. Maybe not my real home in particular...but somewhere else. Any place that's a bit more...livelier than here...



...The stars are so much prettier through the palm trees.

*slowly heaves the few books that she actually has for Axel into the living room, setting them on the end of the table and hoping that the table doesn't break from just the weight of them*

Hmmm...I think that's all the ones he needs...and dinner is ready, I believe. *glances towards the kitchen*

Alright, I think everything's done then. *smiles and folds arms, looking about the room for a moment before heading into her bedroom, grabbing a book of her own to read while she awaits his arrival*

*happily hums to an old lullaby as she sits on the beach, making more little thalassa shell charms without a care in the world, puppy leaning up against her as she sits there, threading another shell on*

Hey puppy, any idea when Riku's coming back? *she pet him on his head a bit, puppy rolling over and Kairi petting his tummy*

I can't believe you, Reno. I'm hurt. No more Cajun food for you. ;_;

Since everyone seems to be having a stressed out week, I've been working all day to make something to cheer everyone up so...

*reveals table with tons of different types of foods and desserts*

Dinner for everyone! :D

I had a really bad dream last night. Saix had captured me and...he took me and made me watch as he killed Demyx and Reno and Sora and everyone I knew and loved. And he somehow changed Riku into him or something, cause he was all dark and shadowy, much worse than when he tried to attack Saix on the beach back in Twilight Town.

...I don't want to go back to sleep anymore. I should get up and maybe make breakfast for gramama but I'm scared of the fact Saix could be there waiting for me or something. He just scares me so much...

And I have a bad feeling that today isn't going to be a good day at all.