I Want to be a Hero {KH Romance}

I Want to be a Hero (Chp. 27)

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"You want to WHAT?!" I feel my face redden as I narrow my eyes at the Duck questioning my decisions.

"I want to cook tonight. For everyone." The crew all exchanged looks around the breakfast table, and I rub the back of my head, a bit nervous. "I know it's a little odd, but I promise I'm not awful at cooking..."

"I'm not opposed at all, but I mean, what brought all this on?" Blair munches on some cocoa puffs and I lower my hand, gripping the hem of my dress.

"I guess after the other day, I realized how much I have to be thankful for." I smile, my embarrassment rising with each word. "I realized how much of a child I've been, also. I was walking around carrying nothing but pity for myself and blame on others, when if I really just spent less time focusing on my own problems, and more on the positive things in my life, I don't think I would've ever had that fiasco with the ivy on my keyblade." My mouth twitches. "I want to apologize, and to show you... all of you, how much you mean to me."

"You sound all grown up, Rea." Goofy laughs and I place a hand on my cheek to feel how hot my face was. If this was being grown up, its a pain to be one. Admitting feelings has never been my forte.

"My little Ray-ray," Blair coos as she rises from her chair, wrapping her arms around me. "I love you so much, of course you can make me dinner." She squeezes me tight, and for a moment I almost feel my lungs crushing as she whispers something in my ear. "But don't you fucking dare try to feed me anything with beans, or god so help me, I will snap your neck." She pecks my head before retrieving her bowl and placing it in the sink with a smile.

"Ha... So, is this okay with everyone... or?"

"Sounds good to me!" Sora smiles brightly at me.

"Anytime I don't have to cook is great!" Donald rises from his chair and I look to Goofy, who nods.

"I'll eat anything as long as it looks good!" I grin, also rising from my chair and placing my cereal bowl in the sink.

"Great! Later tonight, then!" My eyes move to the fridge where the ingredients I bought at Hollow Bastion lie. The new Rea was certainly something... I couldn't be happier.

"Port Royale awaits!"

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Today has been a long day. Upon laying one eye on me, the sexy Captain Jack Sparrow held a sword to my throat and threatened my life for being "deceitful, a traitor, and a kindred wench". Sora had to explain to Jack more than anyone ever needed to know about me just to get him to lay off, and then this guy says I still owe him a bottle of rum to make up for my treachery. I was almost too scared to tell him I was too young to purchase alcohol.

"Just who exactly was that chap?" I will not take back the fact that I still think he's sexy, though.

"He's part of an Organization that's collecting hearts. First they release Heartless into different worlds. We defeat those Heartless. Then they get the hearts. We're never gonna stop 'em like this." Sora talks with Will, Jack, and Elizabeth on the main deck for a while, whilst I lean on the edge of the rails. This brought back some bad memories. I wonder how Cali is...

"What'cha thinking about?" Blair leans on the rail beside me and we stare out at the reflection of the moon on the water. Her pink hair lightly blows in the breeze and I cant but notice.

"Blair, does your mother have pink hair?" She turns to me, blinking twice, before looking back out at the sea.

"She did."

"She dyed it?" Blair sighs.

"No, she died." I'm an asshole.

"Oh.. Oh god, Blair, I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"