Kairi blinked in surprise at Rukia’s comment. “He never told me anything like that. Well, not along those lines anyway.” Perking up again, a soft smile crossed her lips, and she ran a hand through her dark coppery locks. “You look so young, too! It’s amazing.”

It made Kairi sad to think that Rukia had died in the real world, though. Yet, another thought crossed her mind and she smiled, nodding her head. “Well, I’m glad we were able to meet, even if you … died.” It was odd, she knew a lot of people who had died, yet were still alive. Axel being one of them, of course. She hadn’t actually been there when he passed on, but Sora had told her and …

Shaking her head, Kairi took another sip of her water, trying to dispel the thought.