Mariya enters the lux, a bagboy behind her pushiong a luggage cart with her and Axel's things on it. Suddenly a woman in a managers uniform comes up to them. "Welcome to the Lux."

"Hey Lydia, remember, no special treatment." Mariya teases.

"Mariya, how dare you think of it!" Lydia teases. "Ugh you've gotten so big since you were in the accademy. Common, lets get you checked in."

Mariya sighs and goes to the check-in desk.

Axel walks in yawning"so when can we start the fun stuff?" he looks around the lobby waving hi to all the people he knew

"Lets get settled before we start running around." Mariya says as she takes the key from Lydia. She got into the elevator and presses the floor button and the door shuts behind Axel. Mariya leans against the wall, looking worried.

Axel looks at her "they're fine Bleach is somewhere in the castle remember"

"I know, but I can still worry." Mariya says. She Stands when the elevator dings. When the doors open, she extis the elevator and goes to their room. The Bagboy was just leaving. She walks passed him and opens her suitcase. She glares at her clothes. "Riana switched my bags. I did not pack this many dresses." She says as she grabs a blue shirt and pants and goes into the bathroom to change into them. After a moment the door opens and she comes out. "Where'd you wanna go?"

Axel shrugs "you pick he says before going to change out of whats left of his tux

"Lets walk the boardwalk." Mariya says.

Axel nods "ok come on"he takes her hand in his and opens the door

Once down at the boardwalk, Mariya breathes in the ocean air adn listens to the nearby ocean. She kisses Axel before leaning on him.

Axel kisses her back before looking up at the sky "kinda reminds me of Destiny Islands.....remember back then?"

"Yeah, our parents would chase us down just to make us go home." Mariya says. "I miss being able to go into that cavern and draw on the walls. Remember Dad's face when I told him about the one that looks like him and mom sharing a paoupu fruit?"

Axel laughs "I think that was him and Kairi sharing a poaupu"he looks at her"want to share one with me, we never got too"

"Me too. Alright, next time we go to Destiny, we'll share one." Mariya says with a smile. She looks around. "Hey...do you hear that?"

In the distance, crying can be heard. But where was it coming from.

Axel nods "yea, but where is it coming from"

Mariya shrugs. She begins looking for the source of the sound. The sound was getting closer, adn a Black haired girl with blue eyes can be seen caring a crying little girl. She goes up to Mariya and Axel. "Hey, have you seen a couple by chance looking for her?"

"No, sorry, but we can help look." Mariya says.

Axel looks at the girl"who is she?"

"She won't tell me her name, just that she got seperated from her parents somehow. I'm Dannielle." She says. A knight symbol hung from her pants chain.

Axel nods"the names Axel Striker" he looks at the girl "and you would be?"

"I'm Mariya Striker." Mariya says, smiling to herself. She liked the sound of it. "Common sweetie, we're not gonna hurt you."

The girl looks at them. She looks at Mariya's charm bracelet. "M-Millie."

"Alright Millie, when did you see your parents last?" Mariya asked.

"The restirant." Millie says.

Axel laughed hearing her say her name" ok then we'll go there first ok?" he looked at Millie "what are you parents names?"

"I donno. I just call them mommy and daddy..." Millie says.

Mariya smiles to herself. She then heads to the resteraunt. Inside was abuzz with activity. But there were no couples looking upset over their lost child. A waiter comes up to them. "I'm sorry, your majesty, but we have a full house. You'll have to wait for a table."

"We're not here to eat, we're looking for her parents." Mariya says.

The waiter looks at Millie. "She doesn't look familiar, one moment." The waiter leaves and comes back with a few waiters and waitresses. The waiter asks them if they recognised the little girl adn they all said no before walking off.

A woman comes in, and notices Millie. "Millie! Oh sweetie, where were you?" She says, taking Millie from Danni. "Thank you so much."

The womans husband stands from his table and seems relieved. He hugs them both. A bandage can be seen on the womans arm. "Want me to cure that?" Mariya asks.

"No thank you, I like to let it heal on its own. Cut myself on the gate back home." The woman says, holding Millie tight.

Danni smiles. "It was no problem." She looks to Millie. "Stay close to your parents now."

Axel looks at the woman in confusion".............."

"Thank you again." The man says before leaving with his wife.

Danni walks away too, headed to the Lux.

Mariya sighs. "Shall we?"

{Danni to Radiant Garden}

Axel nods"we shall"he smiles"lead the way"

Mariya smiles and takes Axel's hand before walking down the boardwalk.

Axel smiles"having fun yet?" he looks at the water "or should i teach you how to swim?"

"I'm enjoying myself. I'm with you." Mariya says. She smiles. "Oh I know how to swim, lucky I put my new swim suit on under this."

Axel laughs" thats not what I meant by swimming lesson"

Mariya looks confused, but when she figures it out she lets go of Axel's hands and runs down the boardwalk.

Axel watches her "cheater....."

"What, afraid your not gonna be able to catch me?" Mariya shouts back.

Axel teleports in front of her through a gate of darkness"demon remember?"

"And I'm the cheater?" Mariya asks, stopping.

Axel laughs "hey you have legs and you use them, well I have powers and I used them" he smiles "and all's fair in love and war"

Mariya sighs. "Oh dear, I'm going to be thrown to the sharks," She sighs.

Axel smiles"no maybe some really hungry fish though"

Mariya sighs. "Do your worst."

Axel smiles and kisses her"done"

Mariya kisses Axel back. "Alright, you pick what to do next. We're getting close to the end of the boardwalk."

Axel looks around "the ferris wheel?"

"Alright." Mariya says, going into the boardwalk's amusement park.

Axel smiles "so Mrs. Striker any plans for your future with me?"he says following her

"Maybe." Mariya says, getting in line. She leans on him. "But lets concentrate on the present for now, Mr. Striker."

Axel smiles and puts his arm around her shoulder"as long as your here I don't mind not seeing the future"

Mariya sighs and the man running the ride stops the ferris wheel at an empty car. He opens it up and Mariya gets in. Once Axel was settled, the car moves and lifts up. The sun was setting. Mariya smiles. "You know....out of all the colors, red travels the farthest...that's why the sun set is red."

Axel smiles "hey you wanna go to destiny islands,for old times sake?"

"Maybe tomorrow, for a sidetrip." Mariya says, putting her head on Axel's shoulder.

Axel smiles and kisses her forehead "love you Mariya"

"Love you too." Mariya murmurs. She seems tired. By the tim they're left off, Mariya had fallen asleep.

Axel picks her up and carries her to their room"you must have been tired"he smiles and lays her down on the bed

Mariya continues to sleep, completely out.

Axel laughs and lays down on the bed next to her to sleep

In the Morning, The shower can be heard running. It shuts off after ten mintues. Mariya comes out, dressed in a tnak top and shorts, brushing her hair. "Ow...Riana used way to much hairspray." She mutters to herself.

Axel opens his eyes and see's her"......nice hair"he says jokingly before getting up to take a shower.he grabs some clothes and walk towards the bathroom

Mariya makes no comment, but stops brushing her hair and continues to dry her hair with a fire spell.

Axel showers for 5 minutes and then walks out of the bathroom wearing shorts"still not done?"

"Actually, yes, I am." Mariya says. "Woulda been done faster if it weren't for the hairspray. Sorry I fell asleep on you."

Axel smiles"it's ok I'm sure you can make it up some how"

Mariya smiles. "Ready to go?" Mariya asks.

Axel nods pulling his shirt on "yup who is gonna fly?"

"The autopilot." Mariya says, going to the gummi ship. She hops in and waits for Axel.

Axel hops in next to her "so how long do you wanna stay at the islands"

"All day." Mariya says, setting the autopilot. The ship takes off and soon lands on the island. No one was to be seen, then again, it was a school day, so Mariya and Axel had the Island to themselves.

Axel hops out of the gummi ship and waits for Mariya to get out

Mariya gets out and smiles, and heads to the beach.

Axel looks around and grabs a bright red wooden sword out of the sand "hey remember this?"

"The days we used to pretend-fight imaginary heartless." Mariya says, smiling. She seemed to be looking for something else. She stops at a tree and goes to it and climbs it and grabs something. She then goes back to Axel, and shows him a paopu fruit. "Well?"

Axel smiles and grabs one end of it"ready when you are"

Mariya smiles before taking a bite of the fruit.

Axel takes a bite of the other end".......tastes different then I imagined"he smiles

"Same here." Mariya says. She sighs. "So, what do you wanna do?" Mariya asks.

Axel looks around "wanna check out the cavern?"

"I don't think we'd fit. I mean, we just fit when we were kids and we've grown since then." Mariya says. She thinks. "I'll be right back."

Mariya back to the gummi ship and grabs something. She then runs to the shack and comes back out a few minutes later wearing a red bikini, a red see-threw pareo around her waist. She runs down and smiles. She runs in the water and slashed Axel.

Axel looks at her stunned".......wow"not even caring that he got splashed

Mariya smiles. "Thought you'd like it." Mariya says, smiling.

Axel just nods"ummmmm I'm gonna go change" he walks to the gummi ship and grabs his trunks.he walks to the shack changes and walks back over"what do you think?"

"Nice." Mariya says, smiling. She kisses him.

Axel kisses her back"so ready for that swimming lesson?"

"I sappose." Mariya says. She takes off the Pareo and tosses it on the beach.

Axel picks her up by her waist and carries her into the water

Mariya kisses Axel, holding onto him.

Axel kisses her back and drops her in the water then lays back and floats

Mariya swims, giggling. She goes under and a minute later, she comes back up.

Axel smiles floating there"so I think we should build a raft"

"Why? We're not going anywhere, and I like swimming." Mariya says.

Axel shrugs "well hey we never finished the one from when we where kids"

"I think it might be rotted from all the years its been outside." Mariya says. She stands as she hears her phone ring and runs to the gummi ship. She gets it and answers. "Hello? Oh hey Dad.....yea we're fine, we took a trip to Destiny." Mariya says. "You okay? Oh....and Mario? I see....no we'll stay. We didn't see much anyway. Realy? Alright, we'll see you when we come home. Love you Dad." She then hangs up and puts her phone back in the gummi ship. She goes back to the water. After awhile, she gets out to rest.

Axel goes over to her "so what happened"

"Bleach took Mario down, and Mario's back to normal. His trial is in five days, but I told dad we'd stay here. Afterall, we didn't see much. Dad says we can stay as long as we want. I only packed for like a week though....." Mariya says, trailing off. She sighs. "What else do you wanna do...theres not much we can do. Want to hit the Amusement park back at Palm Beach? I promise not to fall asleep on you."

"We can hit it tomorrow. Relax, Mariya, what's the rush?" Axel asks.

"Well we only have a week to have a great honeymoon." Mariya says with a sigh.

Axel sighs and lies on his back. "Relax, everything will be fine."

Mariya sighs. She lies her head on Axel's chest. "I'm glad you came back." She whispers.

"You know...as a married couple we have to tell each other everything." Axel says. "So you have to tell me, what it was like for me to do that to you."

Mariya shuts her eyes, and nods. She then begins telling him. She tears up near the end. "At first, I was angry at you for even coming back....but I meant what I said at the Opera. Despite what you did, I still love you, and I always will."

Axel smiles "your the reason I came back" he looked at a cloud over head "you kept running through my head and couldn't stand be apart from you anymore"

Mariya sighs. She sits up and looks at the horizon. "Should we head onto the other island? We still gotta lot of day to kill."

Axel nods "yea and we could visit your grandparents" he looks at her

Mariya nods. Did something about her seem different? When she stands, more red can be seen in her hair, more then before. "There's something I wanna try." She says. She closes her eyes and puts her arms out. A moment later, a portal of light appears before them on the waterline. She openes her eyes and smiles. "After you."

Axel just stares at her"................ok, when did you learn that and why is you hair changed?"his eyes full disbelief "you were normal 5 seconds ago"

"I had to do something while you were training with Dante." Mariya says with a shrug. She then puts her hair infront of her face. "No idea.....I'm sure its no big deal. I've always had red in my hair, it just wasn't this noticeable."

"so ummm the whole light thing?"Axel looks at the doorway

"I was studying the dark doorways and thought, why cant those with light in their hearts have light doorways?" Mariya asks. "Common, it's perfectly safe." Mariya says before going threw.

The portal leads out to the other Island, near her grandparents out.

Axel looks at her walking through and follows".......felt different"

Mariya shrugs and goes to the door of her grandparents house and knocks. She then waits. A moment later Mariya's grandmother answers. "Mariya, Axel!" She says before hugging Mariya. "What brings you here?"

"Axel and I thougth we'd stop by while we were on the world." Mariya said, smiling.

"Come in, come in." Her grandmother says, moving aside.

Axel smiles"hi" before walking in after Mariya

Mariya smiles, seeing her grandfather asleep on his chair. She sits on the couch. "Can I get you anything?" Her grandmother asks.

"You know what I like, grandma." Mariya says, smiling.

"What about you Axel?"

Axel shakes his head "no I'm fine thank you"

Her grandma nods and goes into the kitchen, bringing back tea a few minutes later. She gives a cup to Mariya. Mariya ends up talking to her grandmother for the rest of the day. She hugs her grandmother. She hugs her grandfather, who'd awoken a few hours ago. "I'll visit again sometime Grandma."

"Please do." Her grandma says. "Oh wait, nearly forgot." She says and goes back to the kitchen she comes back with two popcicle sticks. "If you hurry, you can still catch the lady at the ice cream shop. These will get you two free salty-sweet icecreams."

"Thanks gram." Mairya says.

"We'll be sending you your gifts." Her grandfather said.

"You know you don't have to get us anything, and don't think about sending anything cause you missed my birthday." Mariya says. "You've given enough."

Her grandmother sighs. "Alright then."

"See ya." Mariya says, going out and heading to the icecream shop.

Axel laughs "good bye it was nice visiting you" he looks over at Mariya's grandfather and smile thinking that he has a great life

Mariya enters the icecream shop and hands the owner the sticks. She smiles and hands Mariya the icecreams. She thnaks the woman before going out and givinf one to Axel. "To us." She says, holding it out for a toast. She tries not to laugh.

Axel laughs "to us" and wipes some icecream on Mariya's nose

Mariya laughs and whips her nose before taking a bite. She smiles. "Better then I remember." She says before taking another bite. "Remember that time I ran away to Neverland?"

Axel nods"yea i spent hours convincing you to teach me to fly"

Mariya laughs, and finishes her icecream before opening a portal. "Common, lets get back. Speaking of, when we get back home, who's moving into who's room?"

Axel follows her "whose room is bigger?" he kisses her cheek before running to the gummi ship "can't catch me!"

Mariya laughs, and chases Axel. She laughs as she passes him, grasbbing the gummi ship and pulling herself into it. "Guess you're moving into mine." She says, smiling.

"Guess so." Axel says, kissing her after he gets in the ship. The hatch shuts and the ship heads to Palm Beach. Upon arriving back at the room Mariya goes and changes into her pajamas and lies on the bed. Axel does the same and lies next to her. Mariya takes out her book, but shuts it when a letter falls out. Her name was on the front, but Mariya didn't recognise the writing. She opens it, and begins reading.

Dear Mariya,

The only thing I regret is not knowing you better. But when I was around you, it felt uncomfortable, I don't know why. As my other, you'll understand what I mean. I'm not sure if Axel knew...but your father and Mario knew. Don't be angry with them...you know why they kept it from you. I know you have questions.....but Merlin might have to answer them. I'm not sure how I came to be, but I don't think it's cause you turned into a heartless, your to tough for that. In the future, you may get visions of future events, if you feel you should tell someone about what you saw, only tell your close friends. Threwout my time, people have used me for being able to see possible future events. Xemnas was never happy when I failed to see something. Everything has its limits, I could only see people you or I knew. And sometimes the visions I saw never came to be...but they were few, and I could tell when a vision wouldn't come to pass. I'm not sure what else to tell you...continue living your life. You and Axel are going to be very happy together.

Your Nobody,
Xamira.

Axel looks at the letter. "So she was your nobody..."

"Yea...and now she's done the same as Roxas...and re-joined her other...." Axel takes her hand.

Mariya smiles. She sighs before kissing him. "Common, lets get some sleep." She says before lying back in the bed.

Axel does the same and puts an arm around her. "Sleep well, Mrs. Striker."

Mariya turns and kisses him again. "Same to you, Mr. Striker."

In the morning, Mariya gets up and showers before changing. She gets the hotel phone and dials roomservice. She looks to Axel, smiling when she sees him still asleep.

After waking, Axel eats the breakfast Mariya ordered for him, and after an hour or so of talking, they head to the amusement park.

Axel holds Mariya's hand as they walked past the game stands. "You want me to win you anything?" He asks, smirking.

"Maybe later. Any rides you wanna go on?" Mariya asked. "Except the Haunted house, after the Haunted Mansion, I doubt I'd get scared from those."

In a few days Mariya and Axel pack and go home.

{Mariya and Axel to Radiant Garden}