The boy who never grew

Kairi's P.O.V -

I was walking home from school. Which; by the way was the worst day of my life. It was the same routine…every single day. I wake up always around 6:00 and hop in the shower. It only takes about 10 minutes to do everything I need to do. I get out, get dressed and do my hair. By then it should be around 6:30. I go downstairs and eat breakfast. Our personal chief; who is called Chin makes me scrambled eggs and toast. I brush my teeth by 6:50 and get a ride to school by 7:00. I always try to avoid taking the limo. I don't want to be one of those girls that take a limo to school to look cool. No way! I get there and talk to my BFF Selphie. Then I got Gym 1st half of 1st block. This always ruins all of my hard work on my hair. The 2nd half I go to math with Wakka, who is my neighbor. We get along okay, and hang out but I don't really know him that well. Then it's homeroom, then Full block of Art, Half block of study hall, Half block of Science, Lunch and then to top it all off, I have social Studies. I get a ride home with my sister Namin'e, and get dressed for some princess thing going on that I am forced to attend. I'm their dyeing of boredom for 4 hours straight. Then home at 8:00 to do homework and bed at 10:00. Then I do it all over again. Oh, did I mention I am a princess? That's why I go to those entire stupid princess things. They prepare you for ruling. My name is Kairi, and my sister and I are the princess's of Hollow Bastion.

After homework I crashed on my bed and let out and exhausted sigh. "Namin'e…I don't think I can take this anymore…"

"Take what?" Namin'e was folding laundry and placing them neatly in their dresser.

"This whole…princess thing. I just want to be normal."

"Normal's overrated." Namin'e stated only focusing on the clothes she was folding. She had to organize them perfectly or else she would get frustrated very easily. Namin'e is the clean neat freak, and is the artist in the family. Kairi is a tomboy and doesn't really care for cleaning and stuff, and is the lazy and sporty one in the family. She is also VERY disorganized. "That's what mom used to say…"

"I know, it's just. Everyone knows you're going to be the ruler…not me."

Namin'e stopped folding and looked up at her sister. "What are you talking about? You could be the ruler."

"Namin'e just think about this for a second. I don't want to be a princess nor do I want to be queen. Your have organization skills and I don't. You're fancy while I'm sporty. You're a girly-girl who loves fancy parties and frilly dresses. Not me. I'm a tomboy who hates being formal and is disgusted by dresses. You would totally be Queen, and a very good one at that." Kairi stretched out on her bed and started to drift off. Namin'e kept listing to her sister's words that she just said in her head. Over and Over. She did have a point. Namin'e then finished putting their clothes away and walked over to her bed. She took one last glance at Kairi, only to find that she was sound asleep. Namin'e sighed realizing that what her sister said was true. She turned off the lamp on her nightstand and drifted to sleep as well.

Sora's P.O.V –

So not fair. So not fair. It just isn't! How come Peter get's to see what's out there and I don't! Well, not anymore. I'm sneaking out! I got out of my hammock which is called my bed. I looked over to see Peter Pan sound asleep. This is going to be easy. I climb up the ladder until I reach a floor door. I push it up revealing the woods. I silently get out and shut it quietly so I don't wake anyone up. I turn around; ready to shoot off into the air until I come face to face with a certain fairy.

"Whoa! Don't scary me like that Tink!" The fairy had her arms crossed with a suspicious look on her face. 'Uh-oh…she can see right through me!'

"Sora…where do you think you're going at this time of night?"

Think Sora, think! "I need to pee…"

"Why don't you use the coconut in the hideout?" Said Tinkerbell catching on to his plan.

"It's full..."

"It's empty."

"I need to go number two. So I came out here."

"Sora, just tell me."

"No, I won't!"

"Why?" Sora gave up. He can't lie to Tink. She's like his best friend. "Fine, but you can't tell Peter!" Sora looked away from the fairy already knowing what her reaction will be. "I was going to fly out into the outside world…"

"What? Sora, you know you can't…" Tinkerbell knew one day this would happen…

"C'mon! It's not fair! Peter used to go all the time for Wendy! I never got a chance to see how the outside world looks today! Please Tink? Just once. Once, that's all I'm asking. Just show me how to get there and back. That's all I'm asking…"

Tinkerbell knew what Sora wanted. He wanted to see how much the world has changed. See the new fashioned people. He wanted to experience it the way Peter did. He was right. It wasn't fair. "Sora…I made a promise to Peter that I wasn't going to let you go out there. He doesn't want you getting hurt…"

"Tink, I'll be fine! I fight pirates! Nothing can hurt me! Well be there and back and I won't even have a scratch on me!" That wasn't what Tinkerbell was talking about. She wasn't talking about the people and their new created deadly weapons that could kill him. She was talking about his heart. She swore to Peter that she wouldn't let him out there and get hurt like he did. Wendy hurt him. Crushed his heart. He didn't want the same thing happening to Sora. However, Peter and Sora were her boys. She loved them a lot which is why she gets so jealous all the time. This is why she had to give in. She wants them to be happy and if seeing the outside world is what makes Sora happy, then she'll do it.

"Okay Sora…We'll go."

"Yes! Thanks Tink!" Sora screamed happily and pecked Tinkerbell on the cheek. This made Tinkerbell go red. Then they flew up into the night sky and into the outside world.

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They soon found themselves in a city. Sora looked around until he found a sign saying 'Welcome to Hollow Bastion!'

"Hollow Bastion? That's a funny name, huh Tink?" He turned to Tinkerbell who was still flushed from the kiss Sora gave her.

"Huh? Oh…y-yeah." Tinkerbell looked everywhere but at Sora. She knew that Sora didn't mean it like the 'I love you' sort of way, but it was still a kiss.

"C'mon, let's check it out!" Sora dashed off into the night sky until he spotted a castle. 'Wow, wonder who lives here?' Sora flew up to the 7th story window to only find that it's open. 'It's in the middle of December? Who leaves their window open at this time of the year?' Sora cautiously entered the room to find two girls. One had blonde hair and was covered up with tons of sheets and quilts. Sora looked to the other side of the room to see a girl with reddish/brown hair. 'She's freezing because she isn't covered up…' Sora glided silently over the girl to get a better look.

"Sora! What are you doing?" Tinkerbell whispered harshly at Sora to get his attention but not wake the girls at the same time. 'Please, Sora. Don't get attached…'

"Tink…She's shivering. I have to do something…" Tink looked outside to see snow starting to fall and back to the girl. "I don't know how long she's been asleep. She's not even covered up for this sort of weather. I need to make sure that she's okay…" Sora was hovering over the girl, observing. He put his hand on her cheek which startled Kairi but Sora didn't pull his hand back after her reaction. He just left it there. "She's freezing…" Sora removed his hand and then placed it on her forehead. "She's got one heck of a fever. Tink, can you go check the house to see if you can find something for her?" Tink looked upset with a hint of jealousy on her face. But she didn't want this girl getting sick either… "Please…" Sora said in the most calm, gentle and caring voice that any girl would fall for.

"Fine. For you, I will. Just make sure she doesn't wake up!" Tinkerbell then flew off to find some medicine while Sora stayed with Kairi. Sora pushed a piece of hair out of her face. He then decided to land on the floor at the side of her bed, to get a better view of her face. "You're cute, you know that?" Sora whispered. Kairi stirred and flipped over onto her back, making a jingle sound. Like the sound you would hear on sleigh bells. Sora turned his attention to the sound that came from her wrist. She had a bracelet on with bells attached to them. 'Better take those off. They make way too much noise. It could wake her up.' Sora tried his best to slide the jingle bell bracelet off of her but it wouldn't stop jingling. Sora finally managed to get it off of her without making her wake up. 'Her skin…it's so cold…' Sora needed to get the girl warmed up somehow without startling her. He carefully scooped her up into his arms and hovered into the air. He held her by the waist with one arm while the other pulled back the covers on her bed. Sora was fine with it, until she leaned into him. She wrapped her arms around his neck while her legs straddled him and then she rested her head in the crook of Sora's neck. Sora could feel her hot breath on him.

'Oh god…this isn't good…' Sora thought. What was he going to do now? Sora carefully lowered Kairi into her bed but when he tried to get up, she wouldn't let go. Sora let go of her waist and put his hands on her ankles to detach her legs from him. After that was done, he grabbed her wrists and set them down next to her. Sora covered her up in her covers thinking that she would be fine; but she was still shaking.

"I can't close the window yet, since that's my only way out of here. Where's Tink?" As if on cue, Tinkerbell flew into the room with medicine. Sora let out a sigh of relief. "Thank god Tink! You took forever!" Sora started at the bottle clueless and turned to the fairy embarrassed. Sora laughed one of his boyish laughs. "Hey Tink…I uh, can't read..." Tinkerbell rolled her eyes and read the label.

"It says to give her one teaspoon of the medicine…"

"What's a teaspoon?" Tinkerbell just shook her head. Sora looked at Kairi and back to with bottle. "Well, tea is something that you put in water. Ya know, one of those little packages. And a spoon is something you use to eat with. So, a teaspoon…. is a small spoon! Right?"

Tinkerbell just shrugged. "I guess…"

"Quick! Go find me a small spoon!" Tink rolled her eyes once more and glided off to find the small spoon. Sora turned back to Kairi. "Still shivering?" Sora looked around to find a blanket on the floor near the closet. He flew over to pick it up. It looks like it was knitted. Sora held it up to get a better look. There were two blankets that were the same except one was white and the other was red. The red one had the design of a young blonde girl on it with the name 'Namin'e' knitted underneath it. "This must be your name." Sora said looking towards the blonde girl fast asleep. He then neatly put that one back the way he found it and picked up the white one. It had another design of young girl on it but with red/brown hair. "This must be you…" He said looking over to the girl who he's been treating. Sora looked at the name and slowly tried to pronounce it. "K-Kai-ri?" He flew over to Kairi. "Kairi. Your name is Kairi?" As a response, Kairi groaned in her sleep.

Sora just laughed silently. "Well, Kairi. I think you're very beautiful." Sora blushed. Did he just call a stranger beautiful? Well, it was true. He can't deny that. He then placed the blanket over her. 'She stopped shaking...' Tinkerbell then came back with a small spoon. "Good job Tink!" He took the spoon and held it so he could pour the medicine into it. After it was full, he lowered it to Kairi's mouth but it just wouldn't budge!

"C'mon Kairi, open up." What? How does he know her name?

"Sora?"

"Yeah?"

"How do you know her name?"

"It's on the blanket." Sora nudged his head toward the blanket. Tinkerbell looked at it, and realized what it was. It had her face and name on it. "Please Kairi. Take the medicine. It'll make you feel better." As if Kairi had heard him, her mouth opened a bit. Not a lot, but enough. Sora poured the medicine into her mouth, and then quickly put down the medicine and spoon on her nightstand to cover her mouth with his hand. "Swallow it." And on cue, she did.

"There, all better!" Sora had an accomplished look on his face. Tink looked outside to see the sun rising. "Sora, we need to go. Now!" Sora looked towards the window. "You go ahead. I'll catch up! I need to make sure everything looks the same way as we got here!" Tinkerbell dashed towards Neverland leaving Sora behind. After Sora checked everything, he looked towards Kairi. "Hope you get better Kairi." Then he glided towards the window and carefully and quietly shut it then dashed off to the second star on the right. However, Sora forgot to put the medicine away, along with Kairi's bracelet and her blanket on top of her. When Kairi woke up, she was very puzzled and confused.