[Riku] Trust Your Love [Taela] Chapter 2

King Mickey was pacing back and forth in his private study, thinking. The worlds were once again in trouble, but it was different this time. Very different indeed.

Someone in a black coat sat in a chair up against the wall near the door. They watched the king continue his pacing, steadily growing impatient. “You did send for them, right?” The voice was feminine.

“Yup, they should have gotten it by now. Which means that they'll be here soon.” He replied.

So don't worry yourself, your Majesty.” She said soothingly. “They will get here safely, I'm sure of it.”lo

Her words calmed him some. King Mickey took his place at his desk, folding his hands on top of it. “Gosh, I hope so.” He sighed. “But if everything you've said is true, then we have every reason to worry. Don't get me wrong, your theories are all very fascinating, but if he really is back then we have a really big problem on our hands.”

“No kidding. I'm actually kind of hoping that I'm wrong also.”

The door opened and Queen Minnie stepped through. “Mickey, lunch is being served. Will you come and join us?”

“Of course.” He began to follow Minnie through the doorway, but he hesitated for a moment and looked back. The girl in the black coat had disappeared through a dark portal when she had heard the door opening.

The mouse king sighed, closed the door, and ran to catch up with his queen.

 

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“We're here!” Sora exclaimed happily. He was excited to see his friends again, completely forgetting why they were here in the first place.

Kairi and Riku followed their hyper friend off of the gummi ship. “Where exactly is here?” She asked. They were in some sort of building that appeared to be underground, judging by the lack of windows.

“This is the gummi hangar. The castle is just up those stairs and ---------”

He was cut off as two familiar chipmunks called his name. “Sora! You're back!” Chip and Dale jumped up and down to let him know where they were. “And you found your friends!”

“Hey guys, how's it going?”

Kairi gasped at the sight of them while Riku took on glance and completely ignored them.

“There's no time for that now. The king needs to see you.” chip huffed.

“Yeah, it's real important.” Dale added.

“Alright, we'll go see him now. C'mon.” He, Riku, and Kairi hurried up the stairs and through the garden.

When they entered the castle, all was quiet. The halls were devoid of life.

“Where is everyone?” Kairi asked. She looked up and down the long hallway, but no one appeared.

Sora shrugged. “Beats me. Let;s take a look around.

They decided to start in the audience chamber, hoping that the king or queen might be in there. The entrance to the chamber looked like a huge doorway, when in reality there was only a regular sized door. He pushed it open and the three of them slowly entered while looking around.

“Hello?” He called.

“Sora!” Donald and Goofy ran up to their friend and tackled him to the ground in hugs. They all laughed and exchanged greetings.

Riku stood a bit off to the side as they caught up. He was looking to see if Mickey would appear also, but he didn't.

“Where's the king?” He finally asked.

Goofy answered. “Oh, right. We were supposed to take you to him as soon as you got here.”

“Let's go!” Quacked Donald. His speech was a little difficult to understand, but everyone got the point.

Goofy and Donald led them out of the audience chamber and down several hallways, each elaborately filled with old paintings, tapestries, and statues. This was definitely not part of the castle that Sora had ever seen.

They arrived at a large wooden door at the end of the last hall. It was labeled 'King's Study.'

Goofy opened the door for them. “His Majesty is in here waiting for you.”

“Aren't you coming too?”

“The king only asked to see you three.” Donald said.

“But....”

King Mickey was suddenly at the door. He had heard their conversation from his desk. “Don't worry, you'll see them again later.”

They waved goodbye for now and stepped into the room. There were three chairs set out for them and one extra further off to the side. All three of them took their seats when the king returned to his desk.

“What's going on?” Riku asked.

The king sighed hesitantly, giving his friend a sad look. “There are a lot of things that you need to know, but I can't explain them to you.”

“Then who can?”

A dark portal appeared behind them, and the three keyblade wielders summoned their weapons when a person in a hooded black coat stepped through.

They readied themselves for an attack, but Mickey stopped them. “Wait! She's on our side!”

Sora, Riku, and Kairi looked at him confused. “She's the one who's gonna explain everything.”

The figure just stood there motionless for a moment before removing their hood. Sure enough, it was a girl who looked to be about sixteen years of age. Her long black hair fell across her shoulders when she pulled back the hood and her green eyes sparkled with an unseen light.

“Hello, I'm Taela.”