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The sun shown down from the perpetually setting sun of Twilight Town, casting long shadows all around. Riku stared at the one he made, thinking for a moment on what he should do next. He knew exactly what day it was, but he could not return to his home until he had a suitable present. The shops in Twilight town were his best bet to find something, but so far, there was nothing that was worth getting. And it had to be getting late. It was hard to tell in Twilight Town, since the sun never changed position. It was easy to lose yourself in this sleepy town.

Riku opened a Darkness Corridor back to Destiny Island. He hadn't been there in at least 6 months, and today was a very special day. It was his "niece's" birthday. She wasn't really his niece, of course, but what else could he call his best friends' daughter. Sora and Kairi were his closest friends since childhood, and Kaizume he had known since she was a baby. She had grown to be a beautiful young girl, who reminded him a lot of his two friends. She also shared bother her father's and Riku's own sense of adventure, and had been begging to leave the island for a long time. It was a only a matter of time until she got off the island, whether she went with Riku, her dad, or just left on her own. Knowing her, she would find a way to get off the island. Maybe it was better she went on a guided tour instead leaving on her own.

Riku stepped through the portal, and in an instant, he was back home. A little ways off, on the Papou tree he knew so well, he saw Kai watching the stars. He walked over as quietly as he could, and when he was right behind her, he said, "So, Kaizume, how's your big day? Looking at the stars?" Riku looked up as well, watching stars that he knew were other worlds. As he watched, one of them flickered and faded. That was not good, but there was no point in saying it now. He just knew what he had to do after he was done here.