"KAIRI! I NEED TO GET SOME MORE COFFEE FOR TABLE THREE. HOP TO IT!" a shrill voice called over the kitchen noises. A smile sigh escaped the red-heads lips. Grabbing the black pot she rolled over to the third table from the door.
"Hello Mr. Anderson. Having a quick sip before school?" she asked lightly, trying her best to be in a good mood. Of course her step-mom had her working in the diner on a Friday morning. Why couldn't she just sleep in and be late for school like any other teenager?
"Why yes, how'd you know? You must be getting even more observant, I hope you choose to take my English class this year Kairi." The tall bald teacher replied, obviously hopeful to get one taker in his class this year. No one really liked his teaching except for a few, sadly that few held Kairi Wellington's name. The fifteen year-old, on hearing his statement merely faked a smile. 'More observant? Your in a diner, ordering coffee, right before school starts, what do you think someone's going to come to conclusion of your position? Your killing a gigantic poisonous spider to win the Nobel prize?'
"I'm not sure, I'll let you know later this afternoon okay?" Her forced smile was beginning to tire out into it's usual small shape. Wheeling away on her roller skates she rounded back into the kitchen.
"Malyies! I'm heading off to school! Tell Sophia where I'm going!" Rolling around the back of the kitchen, Kairi tripped over a stray pan.
A small shriek broke out of her lungs as she headed for the floor, along with the side of an oven. Hitting her head she landed on her skates somehow and rolled out to the diner lobby.
"Oooooh...that's not a great way to begin tenth grade...". Subconsciously rubbing her head she removed her hand and saw a little bit of blood, creating a web of sticky scarlet weaving through her fingers. Leaning against the propped open door she groaned. "Well this turning out lovely so far..." She attempted standing up but wound up hitting the cold stone floor once more. "NOT funny!" Some how she hadn't accumulated the attention of any passerby in the restaurant yet. This thought merely slipped through her mind as she again tried to stand. Kairi accomplished that much but her first step landed her backside falling in the air again. The frustrated girl shut her eyes tight preparing for the fall. Gasping at the prolonged length of air caressing her weak body her eyelids flew open and her oceanic blue-green orbs immediately found sapphire blue ones.
A light chuckle emanated from her catcher's throat, as a blush crept up her own neck. Coughing she cast her eyes downward and found this was not a good way to go. 'There's no place for me to look except his eyes..Wait a second..who's eyes are these?' Reaching her hand up Kairi stroked a stray hair out of his face and found the rest of the strands it collided with were sticking straight up. Her mouth formed a giant 'O' shape and she twisted out of the boy's arms.
"Sora! What are you doing here!" The blush was now evident upon her cheeks and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't will it away. This was definitely not how she pictured her tenth grade year going.
"Well as I recall it, this restaurant/bar is open at five in the morning till, oh about midnight...not counting lunch break. And it's open to all the public am I not correct?" Smirking the tall sophomore lifted his hands to the back of his head. "Not to mention I was hungry and I don't really want to eat breakfast with the family, so..."
This was too much for one morning, for one day even. Calling out to Malyies she just glared at Sora and jumped over her skates. How did they horrible piece of the outfit come off of her feet? She tore out of Gino Russo's Diner to Night lobby, leaving a very amused Sora to shake his head at her disappeared presence.
In a few seconds she was out her temporary job hold and in her old cadilac on her way to pick up Tidus, her best friend. Every few minutes she would check her watch. They were going to be so late. Thankfully Tidus Samorua lived only a few blocks from the Diner. There was a little flaw in her plan though to skip lateness. On arrival to Tidus' house she saw Tidus, the good news. The bad news? He was dressed in the most ridiculous outfit ever.
"Tidus! What the hell do you think your wearing? You look like your dressed straight out of a-a Snoop Dogg video!" What was he doing? He was hilarious already but his-his clothes they were...She tried her best to shield her laughter but Kairi just wound up scooting forward, laughing through her nose.
"Wha? Your not diggin' the poppin' threads?" Tidus motioned towards his bright orange shirt hanging down to his knees and his baggy jeans were literally about to fall off his hips. Actually they did, the tips of his pink boxers was visible under the slumping over-sized shirt. Snorting Kairi shook her head and leaned against her driver's seat, head facing the sky.
"Tidus, just go change, I don't think today is a "hip" enough day...for your amazing efforts at uh cool." Kairi had thought that if she stared at the still white clouds on this bright day that maybe, just maybe, she could suppress her laughter. No such luck. She tried to keep it quiet but Tidus must have heard because his facade was slipping with each stutter.
"I'm down with the uh dealio..but if m-m-my hot kitty kit..no uh kitty cat..doesn't I mean don't like my style, I'll just umm satisfy her needs. New cloth-clothes it is." He turned around defeated. He began his slow trudge back to the school and Kairi couldn't help but notice his resemblance to a lost puppy, tail tucked between his legs. Sighing for what felt the fiftieth time that day she decided all he needed was a little teasing...maybe some light teasing, not to mention a pick-me-up.
"Oh and Tidus! You look cute, I'm sure someone would have liked your outfit choice today...it's just..."
"Yah babe?"
"Don't talk like you just did," at this she looked up at Tidus and saw his hopeful face, "you'll embarrass yourself because most people at our school aren't ahead in the times as you are!"
This made him feel better it appeared because he rushed in the house to go change. "Thank you!" Kairi yelled to the sky, again facing a cloud that resembled a bunny rabbit. Maybe she would never get the guts to tell the whole truth. Just like this morning, when she was furious with Sora for embarrassing her, all she could do was glare at him! That was pitiful work! Could she really do no better than that? Glancing back at Tidus's house she saw he still hadn't come out. She went back to her criticizing thoughts. Immersed in her mind ramblings she didn't know Tidus was back until music blared in her ear.
"Everybody here
Get
it outta control
Get yo backs off the wall
Cuz misdemeanor
said so
Everybody
Everybody
Everybody
Well my name is Ciara
For all you fly fellas
No one can do it betta
She'll sing on acapella
Boy that music
Makes me lose control..."
Screaming, Kairi jumped and realized Tidus had stuck his headphones right on top of her head. Hitting the hysterically laughing Tidus on the back of his head she started the car. Despite being annoyed she had to laugh. Her best friend's laughing was contagious sometimes!
As they pulled up in the parking lot of Domina High the sounds of Simple Plan could be heard across the stretch of black top.
"Apparently Tidus, your not the only one that likes their music loud!" Kairi yelled over the loud sounds of 'I'd Do Anything'. It finished up and before she could say anything the short pause of music was interrupted by 'Holiday', her favorite Green Day song.
As she drove around trying to find a parking spot she began humming it and banging her head softly. A group of cheerleaders, including her ex-best friend Selphie swerved in front of them taking up three whole parking spaces.
"This is the dawning of the rest of our lives..on Holiday...hey, hey...HEY! You can't do that!" Kairi screamed at the fawning blonde wanna-be's.
"Nice way to time your yelling with the song Kai-wi, but don't bother with them. They're not worth, especially Selphie." Tidus put his hand on her shoulder hoping Kairi would calm down at his 5-year-old nickname for her. This came to no avail.
"NO Tidus! You mean excluding Selphie, she needs to be put in her place! That witch has been cruel to us ever since we accidentally spilled a chemistry experiment down her shirt! That was not our fault! I don't care if she's in a higher place, no one should do that to her friends!"
Fuming Kairi jumped out of car as Tidus slumped down in his seat and pulled his news boy cap over his eyes. 'Maybe they won't see me...heh.' Of course his hiding plan didn't turn out to be full proof either because the next thing he knew he heard tires screeching.
"Kairi!" Throwing his cap off his head completely he jumped up in his seat. The startled red-head was standing erect, hands thrown in front of her as she was glaring at the jeep in front of her. The black wrangler merely backed up and zoomed into another space. The ONLY space left on this side of the school. Screaming something undetectable, Kairi backpedaled and now threw herself at the guys getting out of the jeep. She had Cloud Cerbrus doubled over laughing, Leon Nerwise looking quite frightened, and an ajar drivers door. Shooting icy stares at both boys and a curious look at the driver's side door she jumped back into her beat-up mercedes.
"What the hell do you think that was back there? You could have been pummeled by the guys OR their car!" Tidus exclaimed quietly at Kairi as she drove off to the other side of the school. Kairi merely stared straight ahead and at one point before they went around the corner she finally moved her head to look in the rearview mirror. She saw Sora jumping out of the Jeep from the driver's seat, no emotion or feeling shown on his face. 'He's really good at hiding his expressions lately..'
Slowly the sound of the exasperated blonde reached her ears... "Kairi! Are you even listening to me?"
"Yeah Tidus...every word. All I have to say is this day is going to be very interesting...I don't even want to think about the year."
I'm tired of
being what you want me to be I've become so
numb I can't feel you there
Feeling so faithless lost under the
surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the
pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertow just
caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake
to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
And
every second I waste is more than I can take
I've become so tired so much more
aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and
be less like you
A/N: okay so whatd you think so far? I know this was extremely, beyond short, but thats cuz its prolouge and all that jazz. Next few will probably be longer so be warned. Until then (I already have chapters 2 and 3 written) buh bye, for now, ciao, adios, nitey nite! Hopefully its not day...
