Me: Okay guys, this is it.

Sora: The one you've all been waiting for.

Kairi: The finale....

Riku: The end....

All: OF REVENGE OF THE DARKNESS! (Balloons and confetti fall from the sky and music starts playing)

Digitaldreamer: AHEM!

Me: WAIT!

All: (freezes)

Me: I still have this epilogue thingy.

Riku: Why?

Me: Errrr.... I BLAME DIGITAL!

All: (Looks at Digital and stalks towards her)

Digitaldreamer: Errrrr…(backs away)

Me: Digital's in trouble. (gets out camera)

All: (shakes Digital's hand) Thank you!

Me: (spits out Dr. Pepper she was drinking) Wha?!

Digitaldreamer: Whew!

Riku: Gives you more work to do, doesn't it?

Me: (glares at cast)

Sora: Get to work! (chains Wish to a chair in front of computer)

Me: Alright, alright! I'm going....

Disney Castle

Sora's feet darted in and out of view as he charged down the vast, checkered floor of the hallway. Behind him ran an old duck with tuffs of gray hair sticking out from just above where his ears would be and wearing glasses.

"Come back here, you!" the figure yelled as he charged after the brunette. But his case wasn't helped any as his student spread his wings and flew down the hallway, leaving the old duck gasping for breath after him as he began to realize his attempts were useless; nobody could catch Sora, especially when he didn't want to be caught.

Sora whipped around the corner and came to a halt right outside the door of a broom closet. The piece of paper still clutched tightly in his hand, he tugged the door open and threw himself inside, closing the wooden panel behind him. He crouched down by the door and listened as he heard slowing footsteps round the bend and another set walking towards him from the other direction.

"Professor Stewlart!" a high pitched voice said from the right. "Where are ya' off to in such a big rush?"

"It's that cursed boy again, sire!" the old duck named Stewlart answered. "He's run off again!"

Sora heard the mouse sigh, and he could almost hear him rubbing his head in exhaustion. "What happened this time?"

"Well, I was teaching him the main rules of this world!" Stewlart replied angrily. "Then this brown-haired girl with red wings appeared."

"Fire," King Mickey said, nodding his head.

Stewlart hid his confusion as he went on. "Anyway, she tried to kiss him on the cheek or something and he pushed her away. Then she got all pouty, handed him an envelope and disappeared. He took one glance at the letter and bolted out of the room like a bat out of hell!"

King Mickey chuckled slightly; he had a very strong suspicion as to what the envelope contained. "Well, Stewlart, there's no use in tryin' to find Sora now. When you loose sight of him, ya can't find him. There's no other choice then to wait for him to turn up again, Sora has a gift of hiding until he wants to be found.''

Stewlart threw his hands in the air and gave a cry of frustration. "He's been here for only two weeks and he's skiving off of lessons! How am I supposed to teach him? I'm telling you, if we just chain him to a chair we could get things done a lot faster!"

Sora winced.

"We can't do that!" King Mickey exclaimed. "Just give Sora some time to adjust to things here; I'm sure he'll cooperate eventually. In the mean time, we just hafta get him used to life in the Castle."

Sora listened with rising resentment. They're talking about me like I'm just some dog to be housebroken, Sora thought angrily. I can act the way I want to, they can't control me! They continued talking.

"Whatever," Stewlart muttered. "I'm going to get a strong cup of tea." Sora heard padded footsteps as Stewlart trudged off to the kitchens; a moment later, King Mickey followed. Sora could have sworn he saw the King glance quickly at the closet door and gavea wink before he left.

Sora felt his heart soften a bit. Well, King Mickey isn't so bad, Sora admitted to himself. He's being patient and all. When he shifted in his seat he heard the rustle of paper and he looked down and saw the thick envelope still clutched in his hand.

He gave a small gasp of surprise; he had almost forgotten about them while he was eavesdropping. With slightly trembling fingers, he ripped open the letter and saw two sheets of paper.

Withdrawing the first one, he unfolded it and saw Riku's slanted handwriting. Smiling to himself, he read:

Sora,

What's up, man? Hope King Mickey and them aren't working you too hard. If they are, I'll ask Fire or Crystal to zap them for you.

There was a huge uproar when Kairi and I got back. Everyone was happy to see us, but the moment they said hi they asked us where you were. It was pretty funny to leave them hanging for a bit, but Kairi broke down and ended up telling them; spoiled my fun she did. Well, they were damn shocked to hear what had happened to you. I never knew they could swear so much. They looked ready to kill. I took over the last part of the tale because Kairi began to cry. She couldn't take it further then when you died. You really piss me off, you know that? I almost cried too.

I just got up to the part where you woke up in the Castle when your mom came. She practically strangled me, demanding to know where you were. I had to tell the story... AGAIN. She was crying too. But I told everybody you were the new King and she got all happy and said something about always knowing you were destined for greatness or something. Selphie was jumping up and down like the lunatic she is, Tidus and Wakka were all disappointed they didn't get your autograph while they had the chance.

Then I told them you weren't coming back. The mood changed so fast it wasn't even funny. Your mom starting throwing stuff at me, telling me I should have brought you back in chains if I had to. She didn't pick on Kairi because... well, she's Kairi. Who was, by the way, laughing at the whole mess!! I finally shook her off and hid inside my house.

I think it's safe to say that everyone misses you. Honestly, it's not the same here without you. There's less laughter, you see smiles less often, and I don't have a decent fighting partner anymore. But besides that, I'm not sure if I could beat you anymore. You've really improved a lot, and I know you're getting better by the minute with the training you're doing over there. And despite the fact that they took my best bud away, and the fact that this may sound very corny which is not my style at all, I'm proud of you. I want you to do me a favor; I want you to train hard. After all, you're going to be the big ruler in a few years. I know you're still hurting from what happened back at Hollow Bastion, but you have to let it go. What's happened has happened and there's nothing you can do about it anymore. Just do your best so that when we see each other again, I can prove how much stronger I have gotten by beating Mr. King.

Your Best Friend,
Riku

P.S.: If you don't write back I will strangle you within an inch of your life when we meet again.

Sora chuckled slightly at the last part, folding up the letter. Do they really miss me that much? he thought as he tucked away the letter in a pocket on his vest. He reached into the envelope again and pulled out a second letter; the one from Kairi. His eyes slowly filled with tears as he read:

Dear Sora,

How are you? How's training going? I hope you're working hard. But then again, knowing you you've probably skived off a few classes. Heh, I wouldn't be surprised if you were hiding somewhere to read this.

Sora snorted in amusement; she knew him so well. He read on:

I know that Riku is writing you a letter too, and he probably wrote about what happened when we got back. It was funny; Riku's taller then your mom, but he was cowering in fear when she yelled at him. I know she misses you very much. I've walked by your house and I saw her crying with your dad. They look so alone. For her sake, and for all of our sakes, please come back soon. We all miss you so much. I have heard everyone talking about how they could get up to the Castle and bring you back; but deep in their hearts they want you to succeed. I know that they all want you to do your best and show them all what an average island kid can do.

However, nobody, not your parents or Riku or anybody else, misses you as much as I do. I can see you everywhere. When I look at the sun I can see your bright smile, when I look at the ocean I can see your eyes. When I look down into the sand I can see the creamy color of your skin. When I hear somebody laugh, I wonder if you're happy. Everything reminds me of you, I can't ever get you out of my head; but I don't want to. I miss you so much it's like having a constant ache in my heart. I want to see you again so badly. I want to see your real eyes, your real skin, see your real smile and hear that contagious laugh of yours. I visit the secret place everyday to see that picture of us feeding each other the paupau fruit. I'm thinking we should have shared the real thing before we left, before any of the bad things happened.

I want you to know that when I am reminded of those things, it makes me cry. I'm trying hard not to cry now. Sometimes they're sad tears, sometimes their happy when I think of you. I know you want me to be strong, like you're probably being, but I can't do it when you're gone. Sora, remember that night you took me flying? The night you gave me my first kiss? I relive that moment over and over inside my head, hoping that you'll appear in the sky to take me away. But when you left, you told me that you loved me. I know that you were already flying away, so you may not have heard what I said, so I'll repeat it. I love you too.

I've always have loved you and always will. You will always have a special place inside of my heart. There will never be anybody else to take that place. The oathkeeper around your neck symbolizes me. Whenever you feel lost or trapped, just hold the oathkeeper to your heart and remember that no matter how many physical miles separate us, I'm always with you. I keep your crown necklace with me all the time, I never let it out of my sight. I can almost feel your arms around me with it on, and maybe I can see the real thing soon. I love you Sora.... never forget that.

Love,
Kairi

P.S.: I love you.

Sora finished the letter and realized that his cheeks were wet with tears. He rubbed them away quickly, and reread the letter to make sure it really said what he thought it said. She loves me too, Sora thought, head hanging. And they all miss me. They want me to do my best... they want to see me again.

Soar stood up and looked around, vision blurred by new tears. "What am I doing in here?" Sora whispered, blinking to hold back the tears threatening to fall again. "They're all counting on me... I can't let them down."

He rubbed his eyes again and opened the door to breathe in air that was much fresher then that of the old, musty closet. As walked down the hallway, he folded up his letter and slipped it in with Riku's. He looked at the huge bell tower that was visible from any angle of the Castle; right now he looked at it through a large window that lined the entire left side of the hallway. It read 4:30.

"Wow," Sora murmured. "I've been hiding for nearly an hour. Oh well, at least lessons are over."

He continued his walk down the long hallway and took a right at the fork he met; he had memorized the main path between the room he was given lessons, the throne room, the sitting room, Sora's own room, which was awesome, and the kitchen. Donald and Goofy were still helping him find his way everywhere else. It may not look it, but as big as the Castle looked, it was at last twice as big on the inside.

Right now, Sora was on his way to the sitting room, the place he had woken up in two weeks ago when he first came to the Castle after defeating Malificent. Since that day, Sora awoke with nightmares every night; brain fogged with the terrible memories of his torture…things that had happened not so long ago.

I can't think of that, Sora scolded himself. Riku and Kairi are right.... I need to move on. I need to do the best I can. Might as well face what's ahead of me rather then face it a coward.

Sora finally reached the sitting room and heard voices through the door.

"I hope he's alright," a voice that sounded like King Mickey's, only feminine, said; Queen Minnie.

"I'm sure he's alright!" Goofy's voice said.

"What's taking him so long?" An impatient Donald exclaimed, annoyed.

Sora sighed. Oh joy, he thought sarcastically, they're all here. Better brace myself for this one.

Sora put on what he thought of as a normal expression, looking as casual as possible, and pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Everyone in the room (Queen Minnie, Daisy, Donald, King Mickey, Goofy and Stewlart) looked up to see the King-to-be standing there, grinning sheepishly.

"And just where have you been?" Daisy asked.

"Nowhere, Miss," Sora said politely. "Just around."

"Around where?!" Stewlart cried angrily.

"I was just reading something," Sora said easily with a wink at King Mickey.

Mickey sighed; another fight as to why Sora has been skipping his lessons again. But when Sora winked at him, he saw the teen point at his pocket that you could see the points of letters pointing out. King Mickey smiled, understanding it now. He just leaned back in his seat and watched the others bicker.

"You just can't go running off like that!"

Sora continued to take his King lessons, always keeping in mind of his friends.

"I can do whatever I want!''

Little did he know....

"You're going to be King, show some responsibility!"

... that danger was lurking just around the corner.

"That's exactly it! I want to spend my last moments of freedom they way I want to!"

Just waiting to find it's way to Sora. The boy's life would never be the same.

"Just for this, you're getting extra homework!"

As long as he wielded the Keyblade and his path to being the King still lay before him....

"Oh man!"

.... there would always be danger. But hey, as long as he still had his friends....

"Don't 'Oh man' me; it's your fault for running off in the first place!"

... Sora was pretty confident he could do pretty much anything.

"When I become King, I'm gonna fire you!"

Until then....

"I'd like to see you try!"

.... let the adventures begin.

"You just wait. I'll show you. I'll show everyone."

The End

Me: TA DA!!!!!

All: (claps)

Me: (bows) Well, that was the last chapter. I hope you all liked it. Well, of course, there will be a sequel. And I'm even throwing in something else...

Sora: What?

Me: A collection of one-shots about Sora's life while he's training to be King!

All: WOOP!

Me: Well, I'd just like to thank everyone who reviewed this story. I never thought my fic would be this good, and you have all given me the confidence I needed to go on. I have some special thank you's to make. I wanna thankElegantArrow for giving me all those great tips to make my writing better. Thanks M.D. Sora for being my inspiration, everytime I talked to you I got an idea for my fic. And a really big thank you to my beta reader, Digitaldreamer. She came up with a lot of ideas and she fixed my story, got rid of errors and helped me keep the characters canon. Thanks to all three of you! (blows nose)

Kairi: (pats)

Digitaldreamer: Stop thanking me! You're making me feel sappy! I don't do sappy!

Me: Well, thank you for reading this story. Please review this epilogue and give it a rating of 1 through 10. I know that there are some readers out there who read but don't review cause they can't find anything wrong with this fic. But please review this last chapter and rate it so I know of your opinion. I'm also thinking of a prequel, a short one, but I'm not sure yet. Give me your opinion in a review! Thank you! Good bye, my readers! Good bye!

Digitaldreamer: (waves goodbye while hiding knives behind back)

Me: DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF AN ADDICTION TO KNIVES? GIMME THOSE! (chases Digital and her knives of doom)

Sora: See ya!

Riku: Later.

Kairi: Bye bye!

Me: Enough with the good byes, I'm crying already. And seriously, I am crying bcause know the fic is over. Or is it? (Cast, Wish and Digital slowly disapear and end credits roll by with the song 'Whispers' by Evenescance playing)

Author: Britt, a.k.a. Wish.

Stars: Sora, Riku, Kairi, Fire, Crystal, King Mickey

Editor: DigitalDreamer

Special Thank You's: Fire, Digital, M.D. Sora

(then a long list of names that nobody reads anyway)

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