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Rating: M

Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Riku and Xion have all gone camping together. Sora has his eye on Kairi, but is hesiatant and doesn't want to hurt their friendship. But her recent behavior around him leaves him wondering if she really does like him... but it isn't helping that the other two couples are a bit public in their affection.

What will happen next?

"Quite a vacation" Sora thought, smiling as he lay on his back on a beach towel, even though they were technically on a shore near a small lake. Eventually, he sat up with a stretch.

A little ways on his left, Riku and Xion were sitting on a shared towel... snogging their brains out. He sweatdropped as he glanced away, thinking he'd be lucky if they didn't start getting a little more intimate.

Behind him and to his right, Roxas and Namine sat together. They were eating sea-salt ice cream together, but there was a lot of playful teasing and kissing, including what ice cream stuck to their faces. It was sickeningly sweet, literally.

He rubbed his head as he looked away, sighing. He loved his friends, truly, and they all got along... but the way they showed affection in public was killing him.

It didn't help that the target of his affection didn't know about his affection.

"But does she really not know?" he wondered, slowly and discreetly glancing to his right again.

Kairi sat on a beach chair (the only one that would fit in the car), reading a book as she lay there. Her red hair, the soft look in her blue eyes, those lips, and her pink two-piece bathing suit... stunning. Yes, it's corny, but it was true.

"We're best friends" he thought as he watched her. "But lately, she's been acting kinda... flirty, around me. Maybe she does know, and I'm too stupid to act upon it"

Almost as if she was psychic, Kairi looked right at him, making him freeze. Instead of being uncomfortable from his stare, she smiled with an mischevious look in her eyes, and patted the sand beside her twice, then going right back to her book like nothing happened.

He blinked several times; did she really just invite him to get closer to her? Sure they were friends, and that would be okay, but the look in her eyes said... something else entirely. Nevertheless, he slowly 'packed up' his towel and stuff, moving over toward Kairi. None of his best friends noticed at all.

"So, Sora" she said, glancing at him with a small smile. "Why haven't you done anything yet?"

He blinked, confused. "Uh, excuse me?"

"I've seen the way you look at me" she said simply, putting the book down slowly, looking right at him.

"I-" he started to say, but stopped; he wasn't sure what to say because of shock. "Uh..."

When he failed to say anything else after three seconds, she giggled with a sweet smile. "Still the same Sora" she said softly, tossing the book and sitting up. "You like me, don't you?"

He slowly rubbed his head, gaining a sheepish goofy smile. "Yeah" he said faintly, his face a little red. "For awhile now"

She giggled again, her smile staying. "Well, Sora" she whispered softly and a little playfully, holding up her hand. "Would you like to take this princess on a date?"

He chuckled at their old childhood nickname for her, and slowly took her hand with both of us own, still a little shocked this was happening. "So you're a princess now?" he said playfully back, his mouth working independently of his brain.

"I ordered it, Prince Sora" she whispered coyly.

He hummed a bit, grinning. "But does the princess like me back?" he asked, though he suspected he already knew.

"What do you think?" she said sweetly, but not playful anymore, her eyes sparkling.

He smiled, touched despite his heart threatening to explode. "I think your lips are very pretty" he said softly, then he blinked. Where did that come from?

Her cheeks turned pink, but her gaze softened, and she motioned with her other fingers toward her lips. "You can taste them, if you wish" she whispered softly, leaving no doubt what she really meant.

He blushed more, and his heart metaphorically exploded. Despite that, he smiled more and started leaning forward. Kairi's cheeks turned more pink as he slowly approached, and she waited till there were two inches between them before she closed her eyes, her lips opening slightly. He slowly did the same, not noticing that he was starting to overextend himself.

"Woah!" "Aaaah!"

His breath gone, literally flattened from his lungs because of the impact, he was initially unaware what had happened. Then he slowly felt that his stomach was pressed flat against Kairi's; that he had somehow fallen forward and was now balanced like a titter-totter on his crush. Real classy.

He struggled to get back to his feet, intending to apologize, and feel embarrassed that he ruined their first kiss (though technically their lips hadn't touched yet... so maybe it didn't count). In his push to standing up though (Kairi tried to help), he lost his balance AGAIN, and reached out to the nearest thing to stablize him. What he touched was surprising soft though...

"Oh dear god" he thought in horror, staring at his hand.

What his hand was now touching was Kairi's skin, directly below her chest. In fact, his fingers were partially touching the fabric of her top... but by sheer luck, he wasn't touching any of her breast skin.

As he stared, Kairi slowly glanced down at where his hand was dangerously close to, then back at him, her cheeks bordering on red. She slowly gave him a soft, playful look, her hand slowly prying his hand off her. "The prince needs to date the princess before he can go that far" she whispered softly.

The feel of her soft hand holding his brought him back to his senses, and he quickly tried to apologize. Before he got two words out though, Kairi leaned forward and kissed the corner of his lips. Not an actual first kiss, but it got his attention.

"Stop" she said simply, smiling. "I know you didn't mean that to happen" she continued, then slowly leaned forward, leaving an inch between their faces. "Now... let's try this again, shall we?" she whispered coyly.

He didn't need telling twice. He closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and touched his lips to her soft ones.

"Mmm" she moaned into his mouth, her hand at his cheek, pulling him closer that way. The thrill it sent down his spine was the best feeling yet, while her lips tasted like sea-salt ice-cream (or was that him, because he was kissing her? He did have one a few hours ago...).

Some eternity later, or something like that, she pulled away, both of them breathless and their faces red. They smiled at each other, her hand gently going through his spiky hair, then she pulled him even closer, back into another kiss.

And he didn't mind one bit.

Yes, this story has little M-rated stuff right now, but by the end It'll be needed, trust me ;)

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