Chapter One: The Unusual Morning
Kairi says she didn't believe in it. Sora says he's going to prove her wrong. So how did everything start going backwards from the moment they made that bet? Sora&Kairi
A/N: My first SoKai fic and it is AU—meaning OOCs yet again xD! This is my first romantic comedy in a while so I hope I haven't lost my touch. Hehe! Hope you all enjoy this new story!
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Kingdom Hearts in anyway.
Jumping down a flight of stairs when you were in a rush was easy—especially for a certain auburn haired girl. Dashing towards the kitchen to grab the single piece of buttered toast, she quickly ran towards the doorway and put her shoes on. Unlocking the door, she turned towards the kitchen one last time.
"Bye dad!" she shouted, unhitching the last lock.
"See you later Kairi," her father smiled.
Kairi smiled back before dashing out the door.
An average student at Destiny Islands' Seaside Private School, Kairi Hattori was just too much in a rush to even care that her kilt was flapping in the wind. Thank god she was one of those girls who wore bicycle shorts underneath.
Stopping at her usual bus stop she could already see the bus coming by. Glancing at her watch, Kairi sighed in relief. Still twenty more minutes until school and the bus ride wouldn't take too long either.
Kairi couldn't help but glance at her side though. Like most usual days it also meant the same old people being seen everyday—well 'person' in Kairi's case. It was the "headphones boy" as she liked to call him. Though there was a huge worn-out "SORA" scrawled onto his black bag with what looked like whiteout--or was that silver marker? Whatever the case the name sounded quite girly so Kairi just assumed it was probably someone else who had written it as a joke--or his parents had been expecting a female sadly.
She couldn't help but wonder though why his gravity-defying honey locks looked so soft swaying in the morning breeze. Kairi always thought it was hair wax/gel that kept his hair up. Wearing a brown graphic-tee and patterned shorts to match, Kairi automatically knew the boy who looked her age went to the public school east of her own.
It wasn't stalker-ish to know which school he attended with Destiny Islands being so small and compact. There were only two high schools in the main island, so Kairi just assumed he attended the other one due to lack of uniform. If you lived in the main island like her then it was either the Seaside Private School that you attended or the really messy Destiny High Public school; not that it was much of importance. The private school though wasn't a rich school, just a normal school that forces you to pay for uniforms and get a slightly better education. If you were rich in Destiny Islands you'd be paying for the next ticket out of the islands. Not that it was boring to stay—just monotonous to the natives. A great vacation spot for foreigners though.
Kairi had been seeing the same boy waiting by her bus stop since last year in the tenth grade, so like stated before—she was quite used to seeing him waiting for the same bus. She had never spoken a word to him despite knowing his somewhat familiar face and vice-versa so she had never had the chance to exchange names with him. The bus soon came, both of them quickly paying their fare.
Kairi sighed inwardly—how come the bus was so full this morning? Grumbling inwardly, she grabbed onto one of the steel bars from above her in order to keep steady as the bus moved along.
It only took a couple of minutes to reach the school via bus—much faster than walking. Little did Kairi know was that a slight delay would be happening this morning.
A car suddenly came rushing in front of the bus causing the vehicle to stop immediately. Almost in a domino like reaction, it caused many of the passengers to stumble, bumping against the person beside them.
"Watch it!" the bus driver yelled at the zooming car. If it wasn't for the sudden stop the bus would have most likely crashed.
Kairi though never had a good footing the start with especially since she was just nonchalantly holding onto the steel bar causing her to fall backwards from the shock of the bus halting.
"Whoa!"
Closing her eyes shut anticipating to brace the fall, it never came. She opened her eyes only to see similar azure orbs staring back at hers.
"Are you okay?" he asked innocently.
Kairi could only nod. Since the headphones boy had caught her last minute from behind, his hands landed on her waist rather than her shoulders. As she was about to say her thanks, suddenly the bus started just as quickly as it stopped. Another jolt brought the people on the bus to falter again.
Kairi never had time to stand up and the headphones boy forgotten to let go of her too. What they both felt next caused heat to rise on their faces. When the bus gave a sudden jolt to the passengers, the headphones boy's hands unintentionally slipped upwards from Kairi's waist and soon his hands were on her…well, you know what happened next.
Standing up swiftly, Kairi turned her face was red with anger.
"I-I'm so sorry!" he managed to blurt out, apology written across his clear eyes, "I didn't mean to do that!"
"Pervert!" Kairi exclaimed, slapping him in the face before rushing towards the back of the bus trying her best to get as far away from him as the bus allowed. She felt so violated at the moment that she couldn't even rationalize the mistake he had done.
Kairi didn't even bother to look at his expression, but everyone who was around them stared in shock. Luckily his stop was finally there as he quickly walked out of the public transit in embarrassment.
There Kairi was in the back of the bus still boiling in anger. That pervert! What the heck was he thinking!? Her stop soon came and she furiously walked out, a heavy aura still following her.
What a horrible way to start the day, Kairi sighed inwardly still grumbling a string of curses under her breath.
"Kairi!" A bouncy brunette called from the student parking lot.
Kairi looked up and smiled. The sight of her friend immediately lifted her mood, "Hey Selphie." She soon walked over to her.
"Why so down?" Selphie asked, giving the other girl a big frown.
"Some pervert on the bus decided to feel me up." Kairi grumbled folding her arms.
"It's because you fold your kilt Kairi."
"I do not fold my kilt!" Kairi protested, "This school just makes their skirts so darn short!"
Selphie just laughed at Kairi's mortified look, "Anyways, guess what I got over the weekend?"
"What?"
A huge grin was plastered across Selphie's face as she began waving her fingers by the expensive-looking yellow car beside her, "Ta-dah!"
"Wow! Your parents got you a car?! Lucky!" Kairi was in awe.
"It's a late birthday present slash congratulatory present for getting my driver's license last month."
Kairi frowned, "I wish my parents were rich like yours. I'd love to get a snazzy ride like this," Kairi thought for a moment, "But it's a bit too yellow."
"But of course Kairi," Selphie grinned, "My signature color always comes first when picking out important things like cars."
Kairi just laughed. The first bell soon rang, and both girls went inside. School was just another routine in Kairi's usual teenage life.
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It was already the next day. Kairi had awoken right on time unlike the day before so she actually got to eat a nice breakfast before walking out the door. Saying goodbye to her father, she walked over towards the direction of the bus stop.
That kid is definitely going to get it today, Kairi thought to herself darkly. She couldn't exactly punch him or give the boy a thorough beating the other day due to the many witnesses in the bus, but surely she could give him the punishment he deserved.
She couldn't help but look at the empty stop suspiciously though. Just where was that kid? He was usually there before she came by to wait. Shrugging it off, she could careless anymore. The bus soon came and stepped in paying her fare.
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"It's like he disappeared or something!" Kairi cheered at the cafeteria table.
It had been an entire week and there was still no sign of the headphones boy. Kairi was pretty much jumping for joy.
"Maybe he just decided to take a different route," a girl with dark chocolate wavy hair and forest green eyes to match suggested, "Or maybe he just decided to go earlier--especially after that embarrassing incident between you two."
"Does it matter Olette? This just means that I don't have to see his face again," Kairi smiled taking another bite of her food.
Whether he was avoiding her or not, she could have really cared less. Life was pure bliss at the moment.
"I personally think you overreacted. And you know what they say Kairi," Selphie began, "Karma's going to bite you in the ass…or something like that."
Olette and Kairi just stared back at Selphie with confused expression before reverting back to their meal.
"So Olette, I haven't seen you at all this week. What happened?" Kairi asked.
"It's because of her boyfriend!" Selphie scoffed.
Olette flushed, "Hayner and I just decided we would rotate between our group of friends so we wouldn't neglect you guys. I hope you understand."
"I'm fine with it. I mean you go need to spend some quality time with your boyfriend," Kairi snickered.
"W-What are you implying?!" Olette stammered, "W-what about you Kairi? You're not really one to talk since you don't have a boyfriend to begin with."
Kairi shrugged, "Selphie doesn't have one either."
"I'm working on it I tell you!" Selphie folded her arms childishly.
Olette took advantage of the moment, "Mmm, so who's caught your eye now Selphie?"
Selphie gave a dreamy sigh, "Tidus from the basketball team."
"Isn't that kid a sophomore?" Kairi gave a look of disbelief.
"So?" she was clearly not seeing the problem at hand.
"You're an entire year older than him Selphie!" Olette reminded—her expression looked much like Kairi's.
"Plus, I hear Yuna from the swim team is eyeing him as well," Kairi informed. Everyone knew the social standings and closeness of the sports teams. It was inevitable that Yuna and Tidus would talk with one another.
"Thanks for breaking my hopes and dreams Kairi," Selphie sighed. It didn't seem like she was going to touch her lunch anytime soon.
Olette turned her attention to Kairi, "And how about you Kairi?"
Selphie immediately perked up, "Yeah, what about you?"
"I don't date remember?" Kairi told picking at her food, "Because--"
"Because love is such a waste of time especially when you're just going to get your heart broken, blah, blah, blah, blah!" Olette and Selphie recited in unison before they broke into a fit of laughter.
"You told us that like a million times since middle school Kairi," Olette told, a smile lingering on her face from the previous laughter.
Kairi just stuck out her tongue at both of them as an impulse.
"I like my single status thank you very much," Kairi said with much confidence, "Boys are horrible in every way. They just want to get in your pants."
"You're no fun Kairi. Next thing you know just because you don't want to associate yourself with boys the guy you least expect is going to swoon you over and there's nothing you can do about it." Selphie declared.
"Yeah yeah, you said that a million times yourself as well," commented Kairi with a bored expression on her face.
"I think she's righ, Kairi. I mean I didn't expect Hayner. Look what happened to us." Olette compared, "He's the most perfect guy I've ever met."
"Yeah Kairi! She got the rebellious kid who ends up in detention after school because Seifer is such a tattle." Selphie added.
"You don't have to say it like that," Olette huffed, "Hayner's really sweet when he wants to be."
"Aww, you're so in love Olette." Selphie teased, "I bet he's the one."
"Isn't that adorable?" Kairi joined in.
"You guys are such kids," Olette frowned trying to hide the color on her cheeks.
Selphie and Kairi just continued to tease the other girl all the way through lunch.
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Monday morning soon came. Doing her morning routine (brushing her teeth, washing her face, etc., etc.), she finished dressing up in her school uniform and ran downstairs towards the kitchen.
"G'morning," Kairi greeted towards her father.
"Good morning Kairi," Her father smiled, "Not running late today?"
"Nope!" she smiled putting her bread in the toaster.
After eating her breakfast Kairi soon put on her shoes and went out the door. Walking towards the bus stop, she could see a small figure. Walking closer, she noticed it was a person. It wasn't until Kairi was close enough that her face began to be filled with disbelief.
"W-What?" she managed to say in a slur as soon she saw who it was.
Life never seemed to flow they way you'd like, wouldn't you agree?
It was the headphones boy. Not just that, the usually ordinary headphones boy guy had something very different on him today. The pervert was wearing a Seaside High Private school uniform!
Kairi could already feel an incoming fainting spell.
Intro chapters always suck and this one in particular was too short in my opinion. Oh well, next chapter will make up for it. That's for sure. xD My beta reader doesn't like KH fics anymore (or maybe she doesn't like high school fics anymore--I can never really tell) so I am very sorry if there are a lot of grammatical errors--hopefully I can hire someone else soon. Haha! Please review!
