COULDN'T COME UP WITH A GOOD NAME

Ch.1

"Hey."

"Hey, what's up?"

"Not much." This was a lie. There was something big going on at the time. I just didn't want to voice it. But I'll say it now. There was a girl I was in love with from school. Her name was Kiari. My name is Sora.

"I know something's wrong. I'm not a retard." My friend Riku said. "Spill it."

"Okay fine" I said "You know Kiari right?"

"Yeah. Why?" he replied.

"Well I kinda… umm… sorta…" I stumbled over my words.

"You like her doncha Sora?" Riku asked. He always was good at finishing sentences for other people.

"Yeah." I said, looking at the ground. "Don't tell anyone OK?"

"My lips are sealed" Riku's good at keeping secrets.

"They'd better be" I threatened.

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, just like all afternoons on Destiny Islands.

"So what do you wanna do today?" Riku inquired.

"I was thinking of dropping by Kiari's and Namine's houses and just hang out, maybe go for a swim?" I replied.

"Sounds like a plan to me." Riku said.

We got to Namine's house and knocked on the door. We heard her voice from inside, "Who is it?" She always has been shy.

"It's Sora and Riku." I told her.

The door opened and Namine was standing there. "Hi guys. What's up?"

"Not much" Riku and I said simultaneously.

"Wanna come down to the beach for a while?" Riku asked her.

"Sure" she replied. "Will it be just us or is Kiari coming too?"

"We were going to her house next." I said to her.

"OK" she said "let's go!" She started walking ahead of us and Riku was staring at her as she walked past him, like he was mesmerized.

"Uhh… Riku?" I tried snapping him out of it. "What are you staring at?"

"Huh? What? You say something Sora?" He asked.

"I said what the hell are you staring at?" I repeated.

"Oh. Nothing. It's nothing." He said shaking his silver hair from his face.

"You were staring at Namine, weren't you?" I inquired.

"WHAT! NO! WHAT EVER GAVE YOU THAT IDEA!" Riku freaked out when I said this.

"Cuz you were looking right at her" I said

"If you tell anyone I like Namine I will kill you." Riku threatened.

"Relax, will ya? As long as you don't let my secret slip, yours will stay safe too." I reassured him.

"Thanks" Riku said.

"COME ON GUYS! YA WAITING ON A BUS BACK THERE?" We heard Namine yell from a good 100 feet away.

"WE'RE COMING!" I yelled back. "Let's go, dude."

Knock, knock "Anyone home? It's Sora."

Kiari opened the door. "Hey guys. What's up?

"Not a lot. Wanna come down to the beach for a while?" I asked her.

"Sure, just let me get my bathing suit." She said

'Kiari in a bikini.' I couldn't help but think of how hot she would look.

In about 45 seconds she came back out in a 2-piece bikini. Her beauty left me breathless. "Let's go guys."

When Kiari walked down towards the beach, Namine said, "Hey, Riku and Sora."

"Yeah?" we both replied.

"I heard everything you guys said back there about me and Kiari."

"WHAT!" We both yelled.

"So then you know that I…" Riku began

"That you love me? Yeah." She said

"And that I…" I said.

"That you love Kiari." Namine finished.

"Oh damn it." I said. Namine walked away. I looked at Riku. "Do you know what this means? She's gonna tell Kiari. That's not cool!"

"Calm down, man. Namime would never do that" He replied. "Hey, she's whispering something in Kiari's ear."

I looked over to them. And Riku was right. "NOOOOOOO!" I screamed. I ran towards them. Kiari looked at me. "Kiari… it's true. I really do love you."

She had a puzzled expression on her face. "You love me?"

I was confused. "But I thought… but you were saying… OH CRAP! What did you say, Namine?"

"Oh," she said, "I was saying 'I'm pretending to tell you a big secret so that Sora will run over here and reveal… a big secret.' Hee hee."

I just completely lost it. "GODAMMIT NAMINE! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO F…"

Kiari cut me off. "Sora, relax. I love you too."

I was totally surprised. "You… I'm sorry, what?"

"I said I love you too" she repeated.

I was smiling. I let out a small laugh. "Heh" Kiari hugged me. 'Oh my god. I have a girlfriend.' I was thinking. We stood there hugging for a good 20 seconds before she let go of me.

"So are we gonna swim or not?" she said. And with that, she ran over and jumped into the water.

Riku walked over. "What'd I miss? I was in the bathroom."

Namine was glad to tell him, "Well, you missed the first few minutes of Sora and Kiari's new relationship."

"Oh well," he said, "I saw it coming anyway."

"Oh, Riku?"

"Yeah?"

She walked up close to him. "I love you too." And kissed him on the cheek. He fell on his ass in disbelief.

"I didn't see that one coming."

a/n: thnx 4 reading. If its not good I kno that already R&R please!