Chapter 1 of Connected: A Sora and Kairi Love Story

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CHAPTER 1:THE LOCKET

Kairi sat on her bed, it was the middle of June and she could feel the humid air that was coming in through her open window. She held onto the necklace that Sora had given her just the day before; it was a silver heart-shaped locket that opened to reveal an engraving of words.

My dearest Kairi, I love you more than you will ever know; you hold the key to my heart & I hold the key to yours, no matter how far apart we are, we will always be connected. –Sora.

On the opposite side of the engraving, there was a picture that made Kairi smile every time she looked upon it; it was of Sora and her on their island, they were facing the ocean and he was holding her hand. She remembered that day so well, that was the day Sora came back, and he had kept his promise to her. It was also the day that Sora confessed his love for Kairi. There are just some things that happen in life that you will never forget and Kairi would never forget the look in Sora's eyes as he said the three little words that made her heart skip a few beats. She remembered the exact conversation, she could recite it word for word and every time she saw the picture she would replay that perfect moment in her head.

FLASHBACK:

Sora- (grabs Kairi from behind and covers her eyes) "Guess who?"

Kairi- (Turns around and hugs him) "SORA…You're back, you really came back, I thought you would never return".

Sora-"Of course I'd return, Kairi…I promised, didn't I?"

Kairi- Yes, you did promise, but I waited for a long time and…BUT you are really here!"

Sora- (*thinking* maybe she likes you... so just tell her how you feel…) "I'll always keep my promises to you Kairi." (*thinking* I must have sounded like such an idiot just now…I wish I knew what she was thinking.)

Kairi- (*thinking* awwwww, he is so sweet, any girl would be lucky to be with him but he'll never like me) "I know, I trust you, Sora."

Sora- (*thinking* she looks so beautiful, I should just tell her how I feel but I don't know what to say at all) "uh, thanks Kairi, that means a lot to me…want to go walk around the beach with me?"

Kairi- (*thinking* YES, YES, YES, YEEESSS!) "Sure, that sounds like fun."

They walked to the beach area and Sora sat down on a log that washed up on the shore and motioned for Kairi to join him.

Sora- "We've been through a lot these past years, haven't we?"

Kairi- "We sure have, I hope we never get separated again, it was hard being away from you… and Riku."

Sora- "It was hard being away from you, Kairi.", "I need to tell you something Kairi, but you'll probably laugh at me or something and I don't really know how to say it the right way."

Kairi- (*thinking* WHAT IS HE GOING TO TELL ME?) "Just spit it out Sora, I promise I won't laugh at you, and if it's something bad I'm sure I can handle it.

Sora- (*thinking* YOU CAN DO THIS…tell her you l…o…v…e her.)*blurts out* "I LOVE YOU, Kairi."

Kairi- (Speechless).

Sora- (* thinking* Oh no, why did I just tell her that…she's not saying anything back, she must think I'm an idiot.) "K...Ka...Kairi …, are you okay?"

Kairi- "I'm more than okay, Sora…I love you too."

Sora- "You do?…as in like more than a friend?"

Kairi- "Yes and you don't know how long I've been wanting to hear you say those words to me."

Sora- "I think I do know because I've been wanting to say them to you for the longest time, I just didn't know how."

Kairi- It's okay Sora, all that matters now is that we are together, right?

Sora- "Right."

Kairi- "I'm so glad that you and Riku are back."

Sora- "We're glad to be back."

They both giggled and smiled at each other, Sora reached for her hand and she grabbed it in return. They spent the next two hours gazing at the stars and listening to the waves crash in.

Kairi awoke from her daydream and clasped shut the locket that hung from her neck. She jumped out of bed and started getting ready. Sora was going to pick her up for their date in just two hours and she still didn't know where he was taking her, he had told her that it was a surprise. As she got dressed, she tried to imagine where he could possibly be taking her but quickly gave up because she decided that it didn't matter as long as she had him by her side.