Kingdom Hearts; The Dark's Keeper

Chapter XXXI; Sunset Heart

Twilight Town never got old to Yuki. No matter how many times she had seen the red brick roads and the trams passing by as the sunset. It was always special. Always somehow different. Standing on top of the clock tower Yuki watched her town. Her hand went to her pocket, holding the seashell she had grown so used to the weight of. Just like she was used to weight in her chest.

"Well, I certainly wasn't expecting this."

Yuki jumped turning to see Y standing at the corner, her hand gently resting on the wall. She was smiling at Yuki though, so she supposed it was a pleasant surprise. Y walked over and sat down beside where Yuki stood.

"Y," Yuki said. "Long time no see."

"Hasn't been that long. Just since that showdown in Radiant Gardens," Y said, chuckling slightly to herself as she kicked her feet lightly. Yuki tried her best not to look at Y like she was a child. Y had seen far more than Yuki ever had. But she always retained such a child-like innocence.

"Yeah, I guess. Seems longer," Yuki said, looking back to the town.

"Everything feels longer. God, it seems like it's been years since we were all together," Y said. She chuckled again, humming under her breath. It sounded like a sad tune, but she kept her smile.

"And it's only been a few months. Maybe," Yuki said. She wasn't even sure how long had passed. Had it been months? Or only a few weeks? She hadn't really been able to keep track, and it was hard when time didn't run the same in every world. Time was hard to tell in their lives.

"Yeah," Y said. She gazed thoughtfully out over the town, kicking her feet again. She was in silent thought for a moment. "Oh, that reminds me," she said searching in her pocket.

"What?" Yuki asked, looking at Y curiously. Y pulled a picture from her pocket and looked at it with a soft smile. 

"I wanted to give you this," Y said. She held the picture out to Yuki. She tentatively took it. She gasped as she looked at the picture. It was her and Roxas. They were sitting beside each other on the clock tower, laughing about something. "I made it, from the data in the digital Twilight Town. I thought you might want it."

"Thanks," Yuki said, smiling at the picture. "Why did you make this?"

"Oh, uh, this is going to sound weird," Y said, chuckling and rubbing her neck. She looked away with her face flushed, and Yuki couldn't understand why. "But I always just kinda thought of you two together. Where one was, the other would be. You two, you had a sort of bond between your hearts."

"I thought we didn't have hearts," Yuki said quickly looking away, her face flushing a bright red.

"I think at this point we all know that's a load of crap," Y said with a chuckle as she watched Yuki look away. She remembered the same reaction many and many years ago. Yuki chuckled softly.

"Yeah," she agreed.

"I have to go," Y announced as she stood up. "DiZ has a crazy plan, and I'm not letting him do it alone." Yuki frowned, her eyes narrowing as she stared towards the forest. Her grip on the picture Y had made tightened.

"Really now?" Yuki asked.

"Trust me, I don't like the guy," Y said, she chuckled again. "But, I'm starting to get him. And man is he a genius. And if he thinks he can stop Xemnas, I'm all for it." Her eyes glazed over as she looked into the distance. And for an instant, Yuki was convinced she was older than her. Ages older.

"Be careful," Yuki said. "We'll meet you there."

"We?" Y asked in confusion.

"Yeah, Sora and X aren't far behind," Yuki answered. Y smiled brightly.