Knowing that someone else was also new felt comforting, specially in an unknown place like Wonderland. The redheaded seemed trustworthy (and probably was as confused as she herself was, Mia thought), did she just… appeared here, the same way the healer came through? Is she her neighbour? 

“My name’s Mia, it’s nice to meet you.”

“As for places, uhm, I think I saw a small place near here.”

@wishpsynergy​

     Beaming happily she gave a bright smile. “Nice to meet you as well Mia.” Placing her arms behind her back she looked up at the sky. Even though Wonderland was a different place, it still had the same sky back at home. Beautiful and silent, but was also powerful in the way the stars shone brightly.

The redhead’s grasp on her arm snapped her from her own thoughts. Suddenly she found herself in the hallways of the apartment - her temporary home - and the voice of the girl ringed in her ears. Dear, was she that tired?

Mia shook her head. “I am fine, don’t worry.” Her smile was exhausted, but grateful. And now that she mentioned it, she was a bit hungry as well.

A question popped up in her mind.

“It is fine by me. I am sorry, you live here too, right? I don’t think I’ve seen you around.”

@wishpsynergy​

     Hearing that she was fine, made her relaxed but she could also note in her voice that she was indeed exhausted. Well, at least she wasn’t injured, but to think if Kairi didn’t catch her - well she would certainly be injured.

“Haha–hey! Careful, you’ll squish your flowers.” 

Not that Aqua was keen on letting go, of course. Her heart was warm as she beamed down at the younger girl, proud to see her safe and sound. Although with Kairi being in Wonderland, that brought up a few questions to be answered later…

“I don’t blame you for that; you were very young when we met. About…this big,” Aqua freed one hand to level it to an inch or so above her knee, marking out a much younger Kairi’s previous height. 11

She froze up a bit at Kairi’s question, as well as her observation, before Aqua cleared her throat and forced herself to focus.

“Mm, well…I went to find my friends, after I helped you out.” Not quite a lie, there, but not exactly the truth. The less burdens she saddled Kairi with, the better. “But some things happened, and I ended up in a very…scary place. Time works differently, over there, so while it’s been ten years for you, I feel like it’s been a few months. It’s still something to get used to.” 

Aqua straightened up. “But what about you, Kairi? What landed you in Wonderland, of all places?” Surely the spell Aqua had placed on the girl’s necklace would have ferried her to someplace safer.  

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     Wow, amazing how fast time flies by without really thinking about it. Seeing Aqua show how small she was when they had first met it put into perspective that you can really take time for granted. Thinking you have all this time, but then you just don’t think about it.

     “Ten years!” She realized she shouted as she covered her mouth with her hands as she calmed herself. “An you were in that place for ten years?” her brows furrowed in sadness and worry. “Were you okay there?” Her concern for the older women was evident in her tone as well that if she was there by herself for that long, it wouldn’t take a genius to know that it can take a toll.

@thalassashxll

    Summer was hell, it wasn’t the summer he remembered during his time in the organization, but then again that could easily be blamed on several things. You’d think that work in the organization would have been considered harder, but as Roxas was learning during his time with a normal job during the summer, that was not the case at all. Working a bar during the summer was the worst thing ever. Drunk bastards with too much on their hands thanks to their vacation were so not worth the late nights.

    That was the only reason why when Roxas found himself with a few days off in a row, he decided to make his way to the beach and stay there those days. Let himself be free from dealing with annoying people and just let his heart reminisce on plans that he never got to follow through with. The beach would have been better with everyone else, but he’d just have to enjoy it all the more for them, and the best way to start that off is with a bit of sun bathing.

    Or at least that was his plan as he was getting ready when he was suddenly tackled to the floor after hearing a familiar name called out. A name he wished people would stop confusing him with.

    “I’m not sora….please get off me.”

@nobodies-somebody​

     Kairi had just finished with work and was taking the rest of the day she had to enjoy the weather. Sure it was hot and wasn’t like back on Destiny Island, but hey at least there was a beach that she could go to. Not to mention it was nice to enjoy the time there, it helped with being away from home.

     She had a smile on her face considering she had encountered Sora. Though her heart was still heavy for not running into Riku - just yet at least. She had a feeling that she would at any given moment, to be honest. So, in the meantime, she will keep hoping that she will see him - along with others from her world.

     Walking along the sand she held her hair behind her ear as the wind blew it in her line of vision. Once she could see again a silhouette was in the distance and she got happy. Forgetting her hair she ran full speed and tackled them to the ground. “Sora!” Though the excitement faded just as fast as it came as she heard a voice that was not Sora.

‘Incredible…it is you!’

It was her eyes that tipped Aqua off.

And the necklace, too. 

Had Aqua been holding anything in her hands, she would have dropped it out of shock. It lasted only a moment, before something else swelled up in its place. Relief, maybe? Misplaced pride, even? 

Because that was…that was Kairi. All grown up–maybe not ‘all’, but still!–That was Kairi! Wait, she was speaking–

“Focus,” Aqua muttered to herself, giving her head a nice shake. She stepped forward with her next breath, feeling a smile curling onto her lips. 

“I–You’re Kairi, aren’t you?” Aqua felt like laughing, oddly enough. It’d been so long since she felt something like joy, but who could be sad when seeing an old friend? “I don’t know if you remember me at all–we’ve met before. I’m…I’m Aqua. It’s lovely to see you again!” 

@seaglassmaster​

     Kairi was about to say something thinking she heard her speak but withheld after she seemed to know her. Furrowing her brows in confusion as she listened to her words. Aqua? That name did ring some sort of bell in the back of the redhead's mind.

     Standing there with the flower crown in hand Kairi took a longer and harder look at Aqua. cocking her head this way an that she just couldn’t get rid of the feeling that Aqua wasn’t lying about meeting before. Maybe...

   “Oh!” Her sudden burst she felt a wide smile spread across her lips. “Aqua!” It was a very very faint memory but she does remember a woman who had blue hair and blue eyes like Aqua, and the way Aqua was reacting around her the memory wasn’t false. Running up to the older female she grasped her hands within her own in a happy manner.

@thalassashxll

Even in the Wonderland, she just couldn’t turn a blind it at those who were in need of healing; the Summerfield Clinic quickly saw that the young lady was diligent in her duties and compassive in her treatment. And while the workload could be hard to manage at times, Mia managed to do anyways - it’s not like she wasn’t used to similar things, anyways.

But even the most dutiful person in existence would eventually tire out. To be able to enjoy a café was good, yet Mia’s thoughts wondered every now and then about her hometown, if things had been going well. There was a feeling of homesickness in her…

… Ah, and sleepiness. It had been a long day.

So she made her way upstairs, her pace a little quicker than normal. Maybe it was her drowsiness that affected her, but she didn’t notice it that she was about to bump onto someone before it was too late. That wasn’t good.

“Oh, I am sorry! I didn’t notice where I was going.”

@wishpsynergy​

     Kairi had found her “temporary” home, pretty liveable, it was cute and had everything that she needed. As she was closing her door to the place she was lost in thought, happy that she finally ran into Sora. As she was lost in thought she ended up bumping into someone. The quick reaction she reached out to the female and grabbed hold of her arm.

   “Oh gosh, I’m so sorry too!” She was sure that the other girl wasn’t injured but to be on the safe side. “You aren’t hurt are you?” Kairi could always hope that she wasn’t injured, but the female did look exhausted if not then really tired.

What a pleasant day. 

Aqua took her time on her walk, inhaling the flower sweet scent of the air. The wind was the perfect balance of warm and cool, swirling around her limbs and bringing some various, loose petals along for the ride. It was serene, calm; part of the reason Aqua had chosen the Walk of Hearts to spend her day off. 

And there was…something else here, too. She couldn’t put her finger on it, but it was almost nostalgic. Her fingers twitched, curling around what would have been the grip of a Keyblade, had she chosen to summon it; Aqua blinked in surprise. 

There was a source of light nearby–no, a source of Light. She remembered it from Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora; a Princess of Heart? In Wonderland?

Aqua allowed her heart to guide her, brows furrowed as she scanned over the gorgeous stretches of flowers–and a splash of red and pink caught her attention. Her breath caught in her throat and she squinted, gracefully stepping over the boundary and into the field proper. The Light was strongest over there.

“Excuse me?” she called to the figure. Was that a…flower crown, in their hands? 

Flowers. Red hair. A heart of pure Light…where have I seen this before?

@seaglassmaster​

     Snapping out of her reverie by a voice, blue orbs turned to the person and was met with a young woman. Was she always there and Kairi just didn’t notice her? Or did she just arrive?

    Shaking those questions from her mind she blinked a few times before cocking her head to the side. “Yes?” Her hands rested in her lap as her attention was on this stranger. The flower crown pretty much complete as there was one single flower sticking out as she got distracted within her mind.

   Blue hair, and matching blue eyes like the colour of water. Squinting her eyes a bit it was like she was familiar to the girl. Why was that? You’re staring Kairi. Ah, shoot. Standing from her spot she voiced the question. “Can I help you with something?” She couldn’t sense anything bad about the female, but her heart was telling her that it was like she met her - a very long time ago.