#Emi Kaibyo

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Redoing My Old KH OCs Part 1 --

Emi Kaibyo

Hello, everyone! This will be a short series about redoing my old KH OCs. I currently have 7... I think? ... I dunno, I’m losing track of how many I have “^ ^

Aaaaanyway, I’ve always wanted to share my OCs on the internet buuuut looking back... All I want to scream is a big, fat “NOPE!” when looking at their designs and stories.

I was kind of lucky not to share them especially the fact that 5 of them were cat hybrids(how I normally address half-human, half-animal characters). But now I get to upload a better version of them! So suffer with me to see their evolutions! Starting with Emi Kaibyo

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1st Version(2015 – 2018)

(🚨 WARNING! 🚨 THESE TWO ARE OLD ART XP)

To start things off, she wasn’t named Emi yet. Instead; she was “Exaleme”, a nobody who used to be Eleame. Ex was the 15th member of the OG Org. Xiii. I made Ex and El when I was in 6th grade as I was new to KH at the time. Immediately, I made Ex because I thought Nobodies were cool as she was my KH self insert. So with my name “Emalee” and smack in the X... Exaleme was born. 

In a previous iteration, SHE WAS FULLY HUMAN. I don’t know why I changed her into a catgirl – but hey! I liked catgirls and now she’s a freak of nature. Now to Ex/Eleame’s backstory... 

It’s an average tragic past: her parents died, she was taken away into the castle, got killed, split into a nobody and Heartless, and she works for Org. Xiii for some -🦆- reason while her Heartless(Eleame) works for Ansem SoD for... SOME -🦆-ING REASON.

As for her personality, she’s supposed to be the shy, cutesy type. But instead in most drawings, she’s all happy or something. Idfk man

Oh yeah, did I mention I made Ex to be shipped with someone in the organization? Yeah... I don’t want to mention who though. I am too ashamed to say it and that’ll be for the best so no one will ever know.

2nd version...?(Around 2020s)

I don’t know if I would call it “2nd version”, it’s more like the processing stage. In the past, I didn’t do much to improve or redo her story because I was busy with school stuff. Despite Ex and Eleame being my first KH OCs, I kind of forgot their KH side of them. How? By going through various RPs and AUs with my friend from KH Amino to Discord.

I did manage to get some ideas though. Instead of having Ex and El being like 1 person, they’re twin siblings named “Emi” and “Elise”. Elise being the joyful older twin while Emi the cautious younger twin. Oh and their parents are alive and healthy. I still want to ship Emi with someone because... Why the hell not. Who would that be?

... ODDLY MICHAEL MOTHER 🦆-ING AFTON(In teen years) FROM GOD DAMN FNAF. IT WAS A ME AND FRIEND DOING RP STUFF THING.

... But also because I like Michael, alright? I’ll find a way to make them work in my KH story for the Kaibyo twins.

✨Final Version✨

Here she is! All human and not a catgirl. Don’t worry, I’m doing her sister next. As for her lore, she lives peacefully in Radiant Garden with her family.

Her dad Fuyu works as a captain of the castle guards while Emi, Elise, and their mother Caitlyn work at the Kupo Kafé. However, the family’s hometown will lose their peace in an upcoming darkness.

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Check out part 2! → Elise Kaibyo

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🎂 10.29 -- Elise and Emi's Birthday🎂

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Today’s a special day in Radiant Garden! This beautiful kingdom was filled with various spooky decor around the shops and houses: jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, spiders, and bats for example.

There were even black and orange party streamers hung around the area, all perfect for the upcoming Halloween in 2 days. At the castle, a white-haired man in a guard uniform and red cape walked down the halls. It was Fuyu, captain of the guards.

Tap... Tap... Tap... His boots tapped onto the floor on each step he took as he made his way to a door. The man lifts up his fist and knocks on the pattern-detailed wood.

“Enter,” an old man’s voice answers. Fuyu grabs, then turns the knob, and opens the door. He enters a room full of books, papers, and research. In front of him was a blond haired and bearded man who’s donned in a lab coat and red scarf. Radiant Garden’s Ruler, Ansem the Wise, greets him with a kind smile.

Fuyu bows in response.

“Ah right, today is your daughters’ birthday correct?” Ansem the Wise asks as his hand goes to grab something under the desk. Fuyu confirms his question with a low hum, his tone felt unsure on what to give for his children. His eyes noticed the sage pull out a slip of paper then placed it onto his gloved hand.

Fuyu reads the paper carefully. His eyes widened.

“Moogle Adoption Kupon: 50% off!”

A coupon for adopting one or more moogle’s? Why would Ansem the Wise give him this? He suddenly felt a click in his brain.

“Father? Can we have a moogle please? Nonono! Not just one... But two!”

“Mhm! That way things can progress faster in the cafe or play whenever at home!”

Two identical yet child-like voices rang. Their accents were sharp and strong. Fuyu was in an adoption center full of plushy creatures with big red noses, bat-wings, and poms attached on their heads.

He sees a pair of twin girls with black and white hair; yellow and purple eyes. Those two are his daughters Elise and Emi. Elise is the one in green overalls with bows on her hair . Meanwhile her sister, Emi, was the one in a black-red jersey jacket with a moogle beanie.

Emi walks up to her dad, tugs his sleeve, and looks up at him with pleading eyes. Fuyu goes to check the prices, they range around 2450-3150 munny. He grits his teeth and his eyebrows crook in disbelief. He then holds up his hand, projecting light out of his palm to make out the words,

“Maybe if we have enough money... (“^ ^)”

“Alright so.. The answer is ‘not now’?”

Fuyu sadly nods to the young girl. For comfort, he moves his hand to pat her head.

Elise comes by, “If you do though, will you buy two moogles for our birthday?” she asks, hopping excitingly. The father closes his eyes and thinks carefully.

“Mr. Kaibyo?” Huh? He opens his eyes to see he was back in Ansem’s study room.

“I gave you this coupon because you’ve been staring at the Moogle Adoption Center recently, looking troubled. You wanted to buy a moogle for your daughters but they were expensive. Is that right?”

Ansem the Wise stated what Fuyu has been feeling. Fuyu curved his mouth into a smile and nodded, thankful for his understanding.

“Tell Elise and Emi I said ‘hello’ and that I wish them a great birthday,” the blond sage says. Fuyu gives him a thumbs up, then bows, and leaves the room.

Somewhere other than the castle, the birthday party was located in the cozy restaurant

“Kupo Kafé”. The place was packed with friendly customers, moogles, and staff who came in for a celebration.

“Oh Caitlyn! How old are the girls again? And where are they right now?” A lady asks the waitress named Caitlyn, who was drinking some apple juice. Caitlyn’s yellow eyes shifted at her,

”Hm? Oh they’re turning six years old. They’re in the changing rooms to get into their costumes,” she answered. Her expression turned into worry though when she looked at the window,

“Wonder what my husband is doing right now... I don’t want him to be late or anything.“

“I’m sure Fuyu is getting something very special for the two. Just hold on a little longer.”

“I’ll try...“

Caitlyn sighs and grabs a grape from the fruit platter. She contemplated what her husband could be buying at a time like this. She shakes her head. She needs to just focus on having fun with her children.

“Mother!” Speaking of the two, here they come!

Caitlyn turns her head to see Elise and Emi rush out of the changing room, now in their costumes. It seems they were dressed as cat-girl yokai. Elise had braid pigtails with red bows, and donned a dark dress with green frills. Meanwhile; Emi was in a red dress and a white frilly one under it, plus a big white ribbon on the collar alongside a green bonnet on her head.

Their mother walks up to them and kneels down to their height,

“Aw you two are dressed as cat yokai. How precious!” She compliments. Elise scans the restaurant that had a very vibrant vibe. Although something felt missing...

“Hey, mother? Where’s father?” the little girl wondered. Emi looks at her older twin,

“He wouldn’t forget our birthday, right?”

“Nope. No way he would do that! He always visits each year to give us the best gifts ever!”

Before the girls’ mother can answer, everyone hears a bell ringing when the door opens. They looked to see Fuyu walk in, he was holding a present in purple wrapping with bat patterns on it.

Elise and Emi cried out “father” to the man. They dashed and hugged his legs. Fuyu panics a bit but manages to keep his balance. He looks at his wife, his purple eyes pleading at her yellow ones. Caitlyn couldn’t help but giggle at such a cute moment.

She walks up to him and takes the present off his hands. “Please don’t scare us like that again, darling,” She reminds her husband as she gently pinches his cheek.

He holds up the okay sign to show no promises. Caitlyn grins and pulls her hand away, walking off to set the box in a pile of presents. Oddly, she heard something squeaky inside. She also felt something alive and kicking.

“What the heck did Fuyu buy...?” Caitlyn asks herself. The lady shrugs, walks into the kitchen. “Okay everyone~! It’s time to get the cake!” She orders the waiters and waitresses. The staff responded with a “yes, ma’am’ then headed off to get the dessert.

Back in the dining area, Fuyu was watching Elise and Emi playing hide and seek with some kids. The twins were the ones seeking of course. The most obvious hiding spots were under the table cloths or behind the plants. The two girls stop for a break as Elise counts with her fingers,

”Let’s see... we found um...“ She begins listing her friends’ names until she stops, her mind draws a blank on who’s left.

Emi counts along by looking at the children that were either playing musical chairs or cornhole. Her eyes lit up, “What about Yuffie?” she mentions. Elise’s mouth dropped open, letting out an “oh” which then turned into a groan.

“Uggggh... She’s too good at hidiiiing...“ The older twin whines. She takes a deep breath, gently smacking her cheeks with both of her hands.

Emi flinches and stutters her sister’s name. Before she could place her hand on her shoulder, she squeaks once Elise grabs her sleeve.

“Let’s go try asking people around!”

“... What? Wouldn’t that be cheating?”

“Nooo... I don’t think so.”

The younger twin arches an eyebrow until she sighs, nodding. The two begin splitting up, asking the party guests around. Elise sees two boys that were a bit older than her – one who’s in red-orange and the other in cool blue clothing. The girl notices the red-head putting green cupcakes into a white box, ”Lea! Isa!” she shouts, which puts a stop on the boy named Lea.

Lea turns to face the little one, “... Whoops..?” he grins awkwardly. Elise rolls her eyes and looks at Isa, “You told him to only take 4 cupcakes, didn’t you?”

“I tried,” Isa nonchalantly states. Elise plants a hand to her face,

“Hah... okay, I’ll let you two take 6 if you tell me where my friend Yuffie is. Short black hair? Dark eyes? White headband? And very sneaky?”

The boys look at each other and simply respond with a shrug.

Elise boos, then sticks out her tongue. and walks away from them. Her younger twin on the other hand, was asking a girl with a bow and in a pink-white dress.

“Aerith? Have you seen Yuffie? We were playing hide and seek.”

“Did you try looking for her in the most uncertain places in the dining area?”

Aerith suggested. The most uncertain places? Just what exactly? So Emi thought carefully as she treaded away to continue her search.

Unbeknownst to them, something snickered behind Fuyu where he was sipping fruit punch at a small table. He didn’t mind or not question the small presence under his cape, just played along.

“Fatheeeeer...“ Fuyu’s eyes perked up to see his daughters walk up to him, they seemed defeated. The man tilts his head and holds up his palm to reveal a light projection,

“Can’t play anymore? (•ิ_•ิ)?”

“I give uuuup...”

Elise groans as she hops onto the chair and takes a snickerdoodle cookie,

“She’s truly growing into a ninja...!” She whines then takes a bite of the crunchy treat. Emi hums in agreement until she notices Fuyu’s cape slightly moving. Since when there’s wind inside the restaurant? The little girl looks at the front door...

It’s not even open! That’s totally not suspicious.

Emi cocks a brow, scoots off her seat, and slowly creeps up to the big red cloth. Fuyu takes notice but chooses not to make a move. Instead, he would rather comfort a glum Elise by patting her on the head. Emi gently pinches the low ends of the cape, “One... two... three..!“

With a deep breath, she quickly lifts it up to reveal a girl with short black hair with a white headband.

It’s the one and only Yuffie who yelped once she was caught, “Wha?! Emi?!”

Emi casually replies by waving with her hand. Her sister turns to look and her eyes shift into being offended, “You were hiding under father's cape this whole time!?” She soon glares at Fuyu and pouts. The man looks away, whistling.

Yuffie huffs and crosses her arms, “You may have found me buuuut...“ She points at the twin sisters,

“You will never find me again in the next game of hide and seek!” she beams. Everyone laughs until the room quiets down when the doors from the kitchen opens.

They look to see Caitlyn and the staff walk out with a 3 layered lemon cake. The guests began singing the happy birthday song to Elise and Emi. The cheerful warble caused the two to clap along, their bodies swaying side to side. Once the song is finished, the cake is set right in front of the twin sisters.

“Make a wish, you two~!” Caitlin chirped as Fuyu cheered by pumping his fist up and down. Immediately, their daughters blow the tiny flames off of each candle. As they finished, their father plucked the candles off the cake until he took out his katana all of a sudden. He signals the two girls to step back with a simple nod.

Once the little girls stepped back, Fuyu quickly sliced the cake down into triangular pieces in such a precise manner. Some people like Caitlyn or Elise and Emi were in awe.

Meanwhile, the others were terrified that a man would nonchalantly cut down a cake with a long, sharp weapon. That aside, everyone gets slices of lemon cake and some other treats to feast on.

After eating, Elise and Emi were going to a table that contained a pile of presents. Elise looks at her sister and asks, ”Which one is father’s present? Just so we can save it for last.”

“It’s the one in purple wrapping with bat patterns on it,”

The younger twin answers as she points to the gift that she described.

Soon, the girls grabbed and opened the other presents at a quick pace. They received a common following: toys, plushies, clothes, and cute keychains. Elise got a moogle hoodie then some books from Yuffie and Aerith. As for Emi, she got a frisbee that had a cat decal on it and a necklace from Lea and Isa.

Once almost all the presents were open, the two girls went to the last one.

“Okay~! This one is from father!” Elise exclaimed as Emi nodded, both excited. Their small hands grab the lid of the box, ready to open. But before the girls could, they felt small thuds inside. Something living was inside the box – no, not just one but two things inside!

Emi looks at Fuyu, a little concerned. “Father, what’s inside this?” She questions. The father replies with a hand motion to get on and open the gift. She looks back at the box and sees there was a note on it. She takes it and reads quietly,

“‘You both wanted this :)’...?”

“What did we ask our father for anyway?”

Elise scratches her cheek but shrugs,

“Lets just open it!” The girls counted to three. As they reached the last count... They unexpectedly saw the lid fly open alongside two small creatures in the box, one flying happily while the other hesitantly floating out. However, the shaken creature’s leg hits the edge of the box and trips. Elise catches it. She pauses while Emi’s mouth hangs open.

Wait a second...

Plush-like bodies, fluffy poms on the top, big noses, and bat wings.

“Moogles!?” The twin sisters boasted. The moogle with dark fur and white splotches sways happily, “Hello! My name is Kooger, kupo!”

Kooger’s paw motions to the other moogle but with purple spots, “That one in your arms is Mauve, kupo. She’s a little timid,” he explains.

Mauve turns to look at Kooger, “We were trapped in the box for almost an hour, kupo...“

“Well not anymore, kupo~! We’ll get to play and play whenever and wherever as long as we stick by with the Kaibyo family! Especially with Elise and Emi, kupo!”

The dark moogle zips around until crashing into Emi’s arms. The girl squeaks, holding her laugh,

“Careful... You don’t want to end up all dizzy like how Elise spun around in the roundabout at the playground for too long.”

Elise pouts and huffs, “Hey! I was testing my endurance!”

Until then, the twins sisters’ parents walk up to them and kneel to her heights. Fuyu ruffles their hair as Caitlyn gently pets their soft companions.

“Sooo, girls? What do you say to your father? Hmm?” The mother asks Elise and Emi with a hum in the end. Fuyu smiled, knowing what they were going to say. The little girls looked at their father and said in unison, “Thank you!”

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Redoing My Old KH OCs -- Part 3

Fuyu and Caitlyn Kaibyo

Part 1 -- Emi

Part 2 -- Elise

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Old Version

(🚨 WARNING!🚨 VERY OLD ART)

Ah the parents... They were originally named “Felis” and “Catus” to go with the cat theme. They got executed by the castle guards for doing a bad thing or something. I dunno, they were made just so they can die as their personalities are bland. I’m running out of words for them so let's just move on.

✨New Version✨

Much better! Here’s Fuyu and Caitlyn!

Oh as they are alive and well! And it will stay like that so they and their children can be a happy family. Fuyu works as the captain of Radiant Garden’s castle guards. Even though he’s mute, he uses light projections as his way to communicate.

Caitlyn on the other hand, she was a former thief in her youth. Now that she lives a happy life with her own family, she and her daughters work at the Moogle-themed “Kupo-Kafé.”

Oh and here's the two when they were young ^ ^

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Redoing My Old KH OCs Part 2 --

Elise Kaibyo

(Check Part 1 as well! → Emi Kaibyo)

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1st version(2016 – 2018)

(🚨WARNING!🚨 OLD ART XP)

Just like with Emi, Elise used to be named “Eleame” when coming up with her in middle school. She got it from my name “Emalee” and the twins used to be one person, Exaleme being Eleame’s nobody. In a nutshell; Ex/El had the average tragic past with the dead parents, taken away to the castle, got killed, and split into a Nobody and Heartless. Eleame the Feline Trickster now currently works with Ansem Seeker of Darkness.

Eleame’s personality overall is mischievous and playful despite her horrible life. Before turning into a Heartless, she’s a sort of street rat while the castle guards chase her around. Overall, this OC is a 🦆-ing mess and writing this paragraph feels like a mess too.

Processing Stage(Around 2020s)

Despite being busy with school and not having the time to rework on Ex and El, I got some ideas thanks to talking and RP-ing with my friend on Discord. Instead of them being one person, they’re now twins named “Emi” and “Elise”. Elise being the joyful older twin while Emi the cautious younger twin. Plus, their parents are alive and healthy so YAAAAAAY

✨Final Version✨

Elise Kaibyo, the older twin of Emi! She’s a bright alchemist albeit reckless with her bottles in or out of battles. After she and her family lost Radiant Garden and was sent to Traverse Town, Elise and Emi’s parents trained them to fight against the heartless or whatever comes their way.

Just going to note... There’s a chance one of her potions may open a black hole than some average explosion. So be careful about that haha...

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Oh yeah the Kaibyo twins are dressed as characters from Touhou for Halloween!

Elise as Rin Kaenbyou 😺

Emi as Chen :3

🎂 10.29 -- Elise and Emi's Birthday🎂

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Today’s a special day in Radiant Garden! This beautiful kingdom was filled with various spooky decor around the shops and houses: jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, spiders, and bats for example.

There were even black and orange party streamers hung around the area, all perfect for the upcoming Halloween in 2 days. At the castle, a white-haired man in a guard uniform and red cape walked down the halls. It was Fuyu, captain of the guards.

Tap... Tap... Tap... His boots tapped onto the floor on each step he took as he made his way to a door. The man lifts up his fist and knocks on the pattern-detailed wood.

“Enter,” an old man’s voice answers. Fuyu grabs, then turns the knob, and opens the door. He enters a room full of books, papers, and research. In front of him was a blond haired and bearded man who’s donned in a lab coat and red scarf. Radiant Garden’s Ruler, Ansem the Wise, greets him with a kind smile.

Fuyu bows in response.

“Ah right, today is your daughters’ birthday correct?” Ansem the Wise asks as his hand goes to grab something under the desk. Fuyu confirms his question with a low hum, his tone felt unsure on what to give for his children. His eyes noticed the sage pull out a slip of paper then placed it onto his gloved hand.

Fuyu reads the paper carefully. His eyes widened.

“Moogle Adoption Kupon: 50% off!”

A coupon for adopting one or more moogle’s? Why would Ansem the Wise give him this? He suddenly felt a click in his brain.

“Father? Can we have a moogle please? Nonono! Not just one... But two!”

“Mhm! That way things can progress faster in the cafe or play whenever at home!”

Two identical yet child-like voices rang. Their accents were sharp and strong. Fuyu was in an adoption center full of plushy creatures with big red noses, bat-wings, and poms attached on their heads.

He sees a pair of twin girls with black and white hair; yellow and purple eyes. Those two are his daughters Elise and Emi. Elise is the one in green overalls with bows on her hair . Meanwhile her sister, Emi, was the one in a black-red jersey jacket with a moogle beanie.

Emi walks up to her dad, tugs his sleeve, and looks up at him with pleading eyes. Fuyu goes to check the prices, they range around 2450-3150 munny. He grits his teeth and his eyebrows crook in disbelief. He then holds up his hand, projecting light out of his palm to make out the words,

“Maybe if we have enough money... (“^ ^)”

“Alright so.. The answer is ‘not now’?”

Fuyu sadly nods to the young girl. For comfort, he moves his hand to pat her head.

Elise comes by, “If you do though, will you buy two moogles for our birthday?” she asks, hopping excitingly. The father closes his eyes and thinks carefully.

“Mr. Kaibyo?” Huh? He opens his eyes to see he was back in Ansem’s study room.

“I gave you this coupon because you’ve been staring at the Moogle Adoption Center recently, looking troubled. You wanted to buy a moogle for your daughters but they were expensive. Is that right?”

Ansem the Wise stated what Fuyu has been feeling. Fuyu curved his mouth into a smile and nodded, thankful for his understanding.

“Tell Elise and Emi I said ‘hello’ and that I wish them a great birthday,” the blond sage says. Fuyu gives him a thumbs up, then bows, and leaves the room.

Somewhere other than the castle, the birthday party was located in the cozy restaurant

“Kupo Kafé”. The place was packed with friendly customers, moogles, and staff who came in for a celebration.

“Oh Caitlyn! How old are the girls again? And where are they right now?” A lady asks the waitress named Caitlyn, who was drinking some apple juice. Caitlyn’s yellow eyes shifted at her,

”Hm? Oh they’re turning six years old. They’re in the changing rooms to get into their costumes,” she answered. Her expression turned into worry though when she looked at the window,

“Wonder what my husband is doing right now... I don’t want him to be late or anything.“

“I’m sure Fuyu is getting something very special for the two. Just hold on a little longer.”

“I’ll try...“

Caitlyn sighs and grabs a grape from the fruit platter. She contemplated what her husband could be buying at a time like this. She shakes her head. She needs to just focus on having fun with her children.

“Mother!” Speaking of the two, here they come!

Caitlyn turns her head to see Elise and Emi rush out of the changing room, now in their costumes. It seems they were dressed as cat-girl yokai. Elise had braid pigtails with red bows, and donned a dark dress with green frills. Meanwhile; Emi was in a red dress and a white frilly one under it, plus a big white ribbon on the collar alongside a green bonnet on her head.

Their mother walks up to them and kneels down to their height,

“Aw you two are dressed as cat yokai. How precious!” She compliments. Elise scans the restaurant that had a very vibrant vibe. Although something felt missing...

“Hey, mother? Where’s father?” the little girl wondered. Emi looks at her older twin,

“He wouldn’t forget our birthday, right?”

“Nope. No way he would do that! He always visits each year to give us the best gifts ever!”

Before the girls’ mother can answer, everyone hears a bell ringing when the door opens. They looked to see Fuyu walk in, he was holding a present in purple wrapping with bat patterns on it.

Elise and Emi cried out “father” to the man. They dashed and hugged his legs. Fuyu panics a bit but manages to keep his balance. He looks at his wife, his purple eyes pleading at her yellow ones. Caitlyn couldn’t help but giggle at such a cute moment.

She walks up to him and takes the present off his hands. “Please don’t scare us like that again, darling,” She reminds her husband as she gently pinches his cheek.

He holds up the okay sign to show no promises. Caitlyn grins and pulls her hand away, walking off to set the box in a pile of presents. Oddly, she heard something squeaky inside. She also felt something alive and kicking.

“What the heck did Fuyu buy...?” Caitlyn asks herself. The lady shrugs, walks into the kitchen. “Okay everyone~! It’s time to get the cake!” She orders the waiters and waitresses. The staff responded with a “yes, ma’am’ then headed off to get the dessert.

Back in the dining area, Fuyu was watching Elise and Emi playing hide and seek with some kids. The twins were the ones seeking of course. The most obvious hiding spots were under the table cloths or behind the plants. The two girls stop for a break as Elise counts with her fingers,

”Let’s see... we found um...“ She begins listing her friends’ names until she stops, her mind draws a blank on who’s left.

Emi counts along by looking at the children that were either playing musical chairs or cornhole. Her eyes lit up, “What about Yuffie?” she mentions. Elise’s mouth dropped open, letting out an “oh” which then turned into a groan.

“Uggggh... She’s too good at hidiiiing...“ The older twin whines. She takes a deep breath, gently smacking her cheeks with both of her hands.

Emi flinches and stutters her sister’s name. Before she could place her hand on her shoulder, she squeaks once Elise grabs her sleeve.

“Let’s go try asking people around!”

“... What? Wouldn’t that be cheating?”

“Nooo... I don’t think so.”

The younger twin arches an eyebrow until she sighs, nodding. The two begin splitting up, asking the party guests around. Elise sees two boys that were a bit older than her – one who’s in red-orange and the other in cool blue clothing. The girl notices the red-head putting green cupcakes into a white box, ”Lea! Isa!” she shouts, which puts a stop on the boy named Lea.

Lea turns to face the little one, “... Whoops..?” he grins awkwardly. Elise rolls her eyes and looks at Isa, “You told him to only take 4 cupcakes, didn’t you?”

“I tried,” Isa nonchalantly states. Elise plants a hand to her face,

“Hah... okay, I’ll let you two take 6 if you tell me where my friend Yuffie is. Short black hair? Dark eyes? White headband? And very sneaky?”

The boys look at each other and simply respond with a shrug.

Elise boos, then sticks out her tongue. and walks away from them. Her younger twin on the other hand, was asking a girl with a bow and in a pink-white dress.

“Aerith? Have you seen Yuffie? We were playing hide and seek.”

“Did you try looking for her in the most uncertain places in the dining area?”

Aerith suggested. The most uncertain places? Just what exactly? So Emi thought carefully as she treaded away to continue her search.

Unbeknownst to them, something snickered behind Fuyu where he was sipping fruit punch at a small table. He didn’t mind or not question the small presence under his cape, just played along.

“Fatheeeeer...“ Fuyu’s eyes perked up to see his daughters walk up to him, they seemed defeated. The man tilts his head and holds up his palm to reveal a light projection,

“Can’t play anymore? (•ิ_•ิ)?”

“I give uuuup...”

Elise groans as she hops onto the chair and takes a snickerdoodle cookie,

“She’s truly growing into a ninja...!” She whines then takes a bite of the crunchy treat. Emi hums in agreement until she notices Fuyu’s cape slightly moving. Since when there’s wind inside the restaurant? The little girl looks at the front door...

It’s not even open! That’s totally not suspicious.

Emi cocks a brow, scoots off her seat, and slowly creeps up to the big red cloth. Fuyu takes notice but chooses not to make a move. Instead, he would rather comfort a glum Elise by patting her on the head. Emi gently pinches the low ends of the cape, “One... two... three..!“

With a deep breath, she quickly lifts it up to reveal a girl with short black hair with a white headband.

It’s the one and only Yuffie who yelped once she was caught, “Wha?! Emi?!”

Emi casually replies by waving with her hand. Her sister turns to look and her eyes shift into being offended, “You were hiding under father's cape this whole time!?” She soon glares at Fuyu and pouts. The man looks away, whistling.

Yuffie huffs and crosses her arms, “You may have found me buuuut...“ She points at the twin sisters,

“You will never find me again in the next game of hide and seek!” she beams. Everyone laughs until the room quiets down when the doors from the kitchen opens.

They look to see Caitlyn and the staff walk out with a 3 layered lemon cake. The guests began singing the happy birthday song to Elise and Emi. The cheerful warble caused the two to clap along, their bodies swaying side to side. Once the song is finished, the cake is set right in front of the twin sisters.

“Make a wish, you two~!” Caitlin chirped as Fuyu cheered by pumping his fist up and down. Immediately, their daughters blow the tiny flames off of each candle. As they finished, their father plucked the candles off the cake until he took out his katana all of a sudden. He signals the two girls to step back with a simple nod.

Once the little girls stepped back, Fuyu quickly sliced the cake down into triangular pieces in such a precise manner. Some people like Caitlyn or Elise and Emi were in awe.

Meanwhile, the others were terrified that a man would nonchalantly cut down a cake with a long, sharp weapon. That aside, everyone gets slices of lemon cake and some other treats to feast on.

After eating, Elise and Emi were going to a table that contained a pile of presents. Elise looks at her sister and asks, ”Which one is father’s present? Just so we can save it for last.”

“It’s the one in purple wrapping with bat patterns on it,”

The younger twin answers as she points to the gift that she described.

Soon, the girls grabbed and opened the other presents at a quick pace. They received a common following: toys, plushies, clothes, and cute keychains. Elise got a moogle hoodie then some books from Yuffie and Aerith. As for Emi, she got a frisbee that had a cat decal on it and a necklace from Lea and Isa.

Once almost all the presents were open, the two girls went to the last one.

“Okay~! This one is from father!” Elise exclaimed as Emi nodded, both excited. Their small hands grab the lid of the box, ready to open. But before the girls could, they felt small thuds inside. Something living was inside the box – no, not just one but two things inside!

Emi looks at Fuyu, a little concerned. “Father, what’s inside this?” She questions. The father replies with a hand motion to get on and open the gift. She looks back at the box and sees there was a note on it. She takes it and reads quietly,

“‘You both wanted this :)’...?”

“What did we ask our father for anyway?”

Elise scratches her cheek but shrugs,

“Lets just open it!” The girls counted to three. As they reached the last count... They unexpectedly saw the lid fly open alongside two small creatures in the box, one flying happily while the other hesitantly floating out. However, the shaken creature’s leg hits the edge of the box and trips. Elise catches it. She pauses while Emi’s mouth hangs open.

Wait a second...

Plush-like bodies, fluffy poms on the top, big noses, and bat wings.

“Moogles!?” The twin sisters boasted. The moogle with dark fur and white splotches sways happily, “Hello! My name is Kooger, kupo!”

Kooger’s paw motions to the other moogle but with purple spots, “That one in your arms is Mauve, kupo. She’s a little timid,” he explains.

Mauve turns to look at Kooger, “We were trapped in the box for almost an hour, kupo...“

“Well not anymore, kupo~! We’ll get to play and play whenever and wherever as long as we stick by with the Kaibyo family! Especially with Elise and Emi, kupo!”

The dark moogle zips around until crashing into Emi’s arms. The girl squeaks, holding her laugh,

“Careful... You don’t want to end up all dizzy like how Elise spun around in the roundabout at the playground for too long.”

Elise pouts and huffs, “Hey! I was testing my endurance!”

Until then, the twins sisters’ parents walk up to them and kneel to her heights. Fuyu ruffles their hair as Caitlyn gently pets their soft companions.

“Sooo, girls? What do you say to your father? Hmm?” The mother asks Elise and Emi with a hum in the end. Fuyu smiled, knowing what they were going to say. The little girls looked at their father and said in unison, “Thank you!”