DISCLAIMER:I don't even deserve to own my stories since I never finish them on time and keep starting new ones... so what makes you think I actually own a finishedpiece of magnificence like 'Kingdom Hearts'?
ANOTHER DISCLAIMER: 'Veritas4Eternity' pointed out (thank you again, by the way!) that my story was very similar to another story called 'Mirage', only with a different pairing of course. I just want all my readers to know that this wasn't done on purpose in any way— I'm not the type to plagiarize. But seriously, I mean, how many Kingdom Hearts stories are there on this site? I couldn't possibly go through every last one to find out whether my story already exists. Ah well, I guess I'm just kinda bummed about this. :P But it's fine, I'll read the other story and try to make mine as different as I can. Bear with me guys!
So yeah, to continue with this...
Just go ahead. Kill me now before I make another story without completing the others... Okay, so this story is one of those fanfics that come to you at 2.30 in the morning when you're watching Project Runway reruns and, even after waving them off over and over again, pop up in your head again the next day just before breakfast and beg for hours on end to be written until you finally sit down at the computer and type the damn thing up. Then just when you think you've forgotten, or maybe you want to take a break from it and possibly work on something else, BAM! It's back to haunt you until you exit out of the uncompleted chapter of Closedin Microsoft Word and continue writing this one.
So I decided to start it.
Anyway, here's Even If... I really hope you guys enjoy this one. I think I'll like writing it. It's so unlike everything else I've read. :)
By the way, This chapter and chapter two will be the only ones out because I'm off on vacation until July! Woo!
Enjoy!
Summary:Sora loses a bet with Tidus, Roxas, and Kairi and feels like he's been cheated. So to prove to them he can take anything they throw at him, he makes a bet— anything they want for anything he wants. And unfortunately for Sora, Tifa hears his boasting and challenges him. So Sora must pretend to be a girl—clothes, hair, personality, and all—for two weeks. The thing is, it must be a secret from every stranger he meets; no one must know he is pretending. And when he meets Riku, what will happen when the silver-haired boy starts to fall for the new Sora? How will he feel after the two weeks are up and Sora must go back to being his usual self?
"If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time."
- Chinese Proverb
Chapter 1 - Prologue Challenge
"Th-that's not fair! You guys cheated...!"
Kairi shook her head and tapped her foot, a smug, playful smile plastered on her face. "Sorry Sora, but that's how it is. You lose." She grinned brightly.
The sun's rays hit her square on the side of the face, producing a glow in her eyes that could easily be labeled as menacing. Kairi was a sweet girl, but she had a tendency to get too involved in the moment.
Tidus laughed and ruffled Sora's hair. "Come on, don't be a sore loser. It's not our fault you almost got caught."
Sora pouted, his fists shaking. These three... his friends... they set him up! Roxas offered to do his history essay for him if Sora could "man up" and do something worthy of being called a man. History wasn't a bad subject for him per say, it was just that with work, his father's hospital bills, and his exams coming up, he didn't have time to try to bring up his high C. This essay was worth more points than any of his tests thus far and he needed it done and done right in order to make it for the grade deadline at the end of next week. Roxas writing his essay was just a bonus, however. It irked him beyond his limitation to know that his friends didn't think he wasman enough.
So he wanted to show them.
And he figured it would be something simple. But the others already had the perfect idea. All Sora had to do was take a picture of the girls showering in the locker room after their big game.
But, of course, Sora was Sora. And Sora didn't know if he had the stamina and full battery of consciousness to go through with the task. If worse came to worse, he would pass out, be found face down in the water near-death, be expelled just as he found the light at the end of the tunnel of death and into world of the living, and live a lonesome life with a pot belly and a rapidly receding hairline, drinking beer in his parents' basement... even after their deaths.
Nothing that bad would ever happen though.
But it was something he had to do. And he did. Kind of... He made it to the door of the locker room, took out his camera, and before he could even touch the door, a cluster of girls pushed through the door and ran past him. They didn't even notice him, aside from the occasional shove out of the way. A teacher popped his head out of his classroom and Sora bolted for the school exit. But before he did, he heard one of the girls exclaim how it was so "weird but definitely amazing that Tidus just called" and wanted to see her.
Theydid cheat. Well, at least Tidus did.
Roxas grinned cheekily. "Guess this means I'm off the hook, huh?"
Sora shoved away the arm Tidus suddenly placed on his shoulder as a form of consolation. "You calledthat girl 'cause you knewshe'd run out. I know you did, Tidus!"
Kairi looked at the tall blonde-haired boy with wide eyes. "You did what?" She might have been up for a good bet every now and then, but Kairi was a straightforward girl with a liking for fair play.
Tidus's face reddened and he cleared his throat. "I, erm... it wasn't cheating. I just decided I really liked Yuna and I wanted to—"
"You've liked Yuna for two years, and just now you decide to call her and ask her out?" Roxas raised an eyebrow.
Tidus stepped backward in defense, laughing nervously. "Better now than never?"
Sora's inner self did a pleased bounce-and-spin. Everyone was on his side now!
Tidus sighed and scratched the back of his head. "Fine. But it was just a harmless joke. I mean come on! It's Sora. How easy is it to—"
"Don't finish that, Tidus." Sora cut in. "You thought I couldn't do it, or what?"
"Well, no... I knew you could do it, just... fine, so I thought you could do it... kind of."
"Kind of?" His body stiffened.
"Okay, no... no I didn't think you could do it."
Sora flushed. Oh.
"B-but trust me, Sora! I only did it for your sake! You would've gottenexpelled if you got caught—and you'd definitely get caught." Tidus argued, grinning at how right he was. And in all honesty, he really did do this mostly for Sora's benefit. But it was also partly because Sora was easy to make a fool out of... not that he would do it often or anything.
His fists shook and his anger was overflowing.
And then, he snapped.
"Listen here, Tidus. I can definitely do anything you want me to do."
Tidus swallowed heavily and took a step back as Sora advanced on him slowly.
"I can take pictures of those girls every day for the rest of my life. I can even take pictures of the professors if you want me to! You want me to go steal the principal's dog? Fine! So don't even think that I need you guys," He looked around at the other two who cowered quietly against the bike racks. "to do anything for 'my sake'. Okay!"
"Okay." A voice came from behind Sora.
Said boy flipped around. "Wha…?"
There she loomed; Tifa Lockhart.
Tidus bumped back against the wall and let out a deep sigh. His eyebrows furrowed. Great going Sora.
Tifa was a sophmore in the nearby college. She walked past the high school every day on her way home. When she was in her final year of high school, Tidus and his group had gotten on her bad side, permanently creating a grudge that Tifa held close to her heart every time she even heard Tidus's name mentioned. Sora hanging out with Tidus was good enough to make her dislike him as well.
"Didn't know you were such a brave kid, Sora." She grinned mockingly.
Sora frowned, attempting to show her that he was brave, even though he was quivering and near tears on the inside. "Y-yeah."
She nodded. "Good, only barely stuttered that time."
He blushed a beet-red color, almost purple. "Look, Tifa, I'm not—"
"Not in a good mood? Yeah, I can tell. Tidus cheated, I hear?" He glared at him, subtly of course.
Tidus glared back, only not so secretively.
"It's no big deal."
Tifa eyes Roxas. "Oh, it's pretty big." Her gaze was back to Sora. "You said you could do anything?"
Kairi stepped forward. "Come on, Tifa, leave him alone. He was just kidding."
Sora whipped around. "What do you mean I was just kidding? I wasn'tkidding. I can do whatever it takes to show you guys I'm not some baby."
Tifa smirked. "Well then, prove it."
Sora's eyes widened. "Prove it?"
She waved her hand around. "Well yeah, I mean, if someone said they dove off of a mountain and there was no proof of it ever happening, how would you believe them?"
Tidus growled in the back. "Tifa—"
"So all I'm saying is," She ignored the blonde boy. "Prove it. Prove to me—sorry—us, that you're not afraid to do anything. That you really aren't just a kid."
Sora thought about it for a brief moment. He had everything to lose if he backed out after that speech. Why did he always get himself into things like this? "Fine."
Roxas eyed him, surprised. But instead of talking him out of it, he instead questioned Tifa. "So what do you want if he can't?"
She laughed for the first time. "Oh nothing. This is all just for fun. It's no big deal to me if he can or can't."
Tidus walked up to the raven-haired girl. "Oh yeah, that's easy to believe, Tifa."
She shrugged. "You don't have to believe me. What if I just want to help the kid out?"
Sora piped in. "I'm not a kid, would you all stop calling me that?"
"Sorry,Sora." She winked. "And anyway, Tidus, you're probably just against this 'cause you don't think he can do it. You still think he's too weak to take on a challenge."
Tidus paused. He didn't want to hurt Sora by agreeing with her. Dammit…
"Okay fine. Do what you want Sora, but don't ask me for help." With that, he walked away.
Sora didn't care. He already knew Tidus didn't think so highly of him. "Fine. If I lose, you get nothing. So, what's the bet?" He took a deep breath to prepare himself for whatever was in store for him."
She thought for a moment, placing her finger on her chin. "Oh, how about…" She let the silence eat at them all for a little while before finally continuing. "You don't have to take any picturesof girls, don't worry. All I want you to do… is to become a girl— looks, clothes, and personality— for two whole weeks."
Woo! A quick start… This is basically a prologue to the story, just a quick insight as to how the bet came into play. The next chapter is a prologue part two, I guess you could call it. It'll be out really soon, since I already have half the chapter written. Hurray!
The next chapter will be based on Sora's "transformation" and the rules of the bet. It won't be too long, but it's pretty necessary to the development of this story.
Then Riku will come in chapter three, which won't be out until May, just like all my other stories (check my profile for more information!).
Well, I really hope you liked it:) Again, I know it's not much just yet, but it'll get good! So please review! I love hearing from my readers. And really, it takes not even ten seconds to just click the button and say "Good job!" or "Awful! EW!".
- Dragon