Okay so...

This is a story I wrote sometime in early 2008, and it was my first ever fanfiction.
Now Im rewriting it from the version that is on my dA, and posting it here, revised, rewritten, everything.
The story will be the same as it was on my dA page when I wrote it last year, and the characters will still be in it. But it will be written better, much better.
I just want to keep the original and see if the newer version is good. Make sense?

Before the story starts, I want to describe what they look like.
Riku: he's nineteen and 6'9". his hair is the same. he wears black jeans and a red t-shirt.
he is now in his second year of college at Destiny Islands University...or DIU.
Sora:he's eighteen and 6'7". he is a little more muscled. he wears black shorts,a red and yellow
shirt and red and black shoes same hair is in the do we LOVE. he's now in his first
year of college.
Kairi:is also eighteen and a freshman at DIU. she's 5'7", really curvy,and her hair hits the middle of her back. She wears pink
shorts and a white tank, and her tennis shoes are black and white.

Now on with the story.

Enjoy!

Kairi walked through the halls of DIU, heading for her dorm. It was late Friday night. She had just gotten back from visiting a few friends in town.
After a few minutes and a few more hallways and one staircase, she reached the door and quietly opened it.
She flicked the light switch. Her dorm room was clean. Perfectly neat, and plain. She wasn't much for decorating, or mess. In fact, she hated messes.
Digging into her small closet to find clothes, she kicked her shoes off and pulled out some pajamas.
Kairi changed and climbed in bed.

Her phone beeped. A text from Sora. It read,
"meet me outside
the front doors first
thing tomorrow,
kay?"
Kairi texted back 'yes' and closed her dark blue eyes. Sleep quickly overtook the redhead.

In the morning, Kairi met Sora outside. Her red hair was pulled tightly back, and she was dressed in comfortable clothes, seeing as it was Saturday and she wasn't too worried about looking super nice.
Sora grinned and gave her a donut from a plastic bag. She took it warily, knowing how Sora liked a lot of chocolate. Sure enlough, it was drenched in chocolate icing, but shrugging, Kairi took a bite anyways. It tasted great.

"Yo, what's up?"Riku asked as he slid down the stair rail. Sora tossed him food. Riku grinned. "Chocolate...the best."
Sora nodded and licked chocolate icing off his finger.
"So why'd you ask us here?" Riku asked curiously.
"Well, I got a call last night. From Yuffie. Aerith's gone." Fear struck Kairi, and she looked up, scared.
"She went away?! Was kidnapped?!" Kairi asked.
"No. She- she's dead. The flower girl is dead."
Surprise settled in. What?!
Kairi passed out.

"Kairi!" a voice called. Kairi was in an endless white space. It was...unusually comforting. Turning, she saw Aerith smiled at her. Kairi's tears started up, and she blurted-"A-aerith h-how'd you die?"

The flower girl's face was stricken with grief.
"I was sick. I went to sleep, then I was surrounded by light. It's not so bad. I didn't even feel it. Don't cry." Aerith's green eyes pierced right through her.
Kairi didn't want to cry, the tears just came. How could Aerith talk of such things and sound so...uncaring? About the fact she had died?!
She threw herself against the flower girl in a hug.
Aerith hugged her back.
Kairi let go and looked up at her.
"Smile, Kairi. We've got little time to talk. I cant visit too often."

Visit?
"Is this real or is it all in my head?" Kairi mumbled, feeling rather...silly, almost.
"Of course it's real but yes it is in your head."
Kairi stared into the green eyes, seriously confused now.
"I've got to go! Bye, Kairi!"
Before she could say anything more, the white space...and Aerith...disappeared.

Kairi opened her eyes.
Riku's and Sora's faces were hovering over her. "Oh! You're okay.. I was so scared." Sora choked.
A tear fell on Kairi's neck. Both boys scooted back as she sat up. "I was talking---to Aerith..."
Riku snorted, humorlessly.
"Kairi, Aerith is dead. You were just surprised, passed out and imagined her there." He got up and started to walk away.
Angry, Kairi jumped up and yanked his arm.
He looked surprised as she managed to pull him back. Sora's motuh dropped into an O shape.
"She told me she was sick and died sleeping. Call Yuffie, ask! She told me it was real!" Kairi yelled.
A few people walking by looked shocked and a little freaked out. Kairi never raised her voice. What could possibly be so wrong that the quiet girl was yelling at one of her best friends?
Sora shooed them away. Riku called Yuffie, his face a mask that Kairi couldn't see through.

A few minutes later he hung up his phone. "Yeah she was sick. We're going for the funeral tomorrow." He turned and walked into DIU.
"Do you believe me now?" Kairi shouted after him.

Riku ignored her. "I believe you, Kai. I know you talked to her. Don't worry, Riku will too." Sora followed the 19 year old inside.

Kairi looked up at the sky and wiped a tear away. She just knew it was real. So why didn't, wouldn't, Riku believe her?
After moments of standing alone, she went inside, too.