ATTENTION: Those who have read the story until chapter four "Let´s talk about you and me" already, probably know what I´m asking you to do for me. I´d like you to choose which character you´d like me to introduce as another love interest for Kairi to spice the story up. He´ll also be a main support for both her and Sora, so choose what you see fit the most! :D Just write a name in the Review Box to let me know what your wishes for this character are! :D
1. Roxas
2. Vanitas
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Title: Shadows of my Past
Summary:
She wanted nothing more than to live like a normal teenager. He wanted nothing more than to revenge the death of his parents…and maybe to get in her pants. A boy and a girl caught up in a net of lies and hurting pasts – will they walk out of this hand in hand? Or will they bow to the will of destiny?
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts including its characters or used pictures. But I do own this story.
Author´s note: Hello readers! I´m a writer from Germany and have played KH for over ten years. I got the inspiration for this story while I was writing a book and decided to write a Kingdom Hearts-Version about Sora and Kairi because I absolutely adore those two! Enjoy the story and don´t forget to review! :D
Chapter 1: The skirt chaser
I have absolutely no idea how long I´ve been staring at the giant clock hanging closely over the board. Three o´clock. The very first day of autumn. Unfortunately. Because with autumn there came the cold. And I hated the cold. The weather was miserable to say the least. Just the kind of weather autumn was famous for. You just had to take a quick look out the window to see the abnormal large amount of water pouring down from the sky. It was as if someone up there would have serious emotional issues.
Mr. Ashton seemed to be quite unfaced by the gloomy weather situation. It didn´t influence his motivation at all. Not even a single bit. He just kept on talking about some equation solving methods and famous geniuses he obviously admired. I mean, of course he had to have some kind of passion for math. He was a teacher. This was his job, his life. But today he really went overboard. He was so into his speech that he didn´t even notice half of his class was slowly starting to doze off, me included.
Thirty students sitting in a ridiculously small room while using every bit of air this amount of space could give us…not exactly what you call paradise. This is exactly the kind of situation I´ll remember with a scowl on my face after graduating.
I stiffened in my seat when everyone suddenly started to stare in my direction. I mean, I was used to people staring at me because of my unique hair colour but this seemed to be quite different than usual. My classmates almost seemed to be concerned for my safety. In math class. And that creeped my out just a tiny bit. I was completely pulled out from my thoughts when Mr. Ashton decided to stand right in front of my desk while staring down on me with that nasty glare behind his old-fashioned glasses.
I gave him a shy smile to buy me some time. Damn, why did he have to ask me some stupid question now?!
I swear, some teachers lived to ruin your life. And I wasn´t exaggerating. Mr. Ashton in his fury-mode is a Mr. Ashton you should stay clear of. I briefly looked behind him in order to get a glimpse of the board that would save me from getting disected. Inwardly I thanked my parents for giving me such a fast brain when it came to stuff like this.
"The equation has no solution", I answered quickly so he wouldn´t get too suspicious. I had to supress a growl when Mr. Ashton pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose, one of his many unnerving habits I had to see almost every day.
"Very well done, Kairi."
I relaxed when he turned around, while almost tripping over his shoe laces. Only eight more minutes until the end of school. Just a few more minutes until it was time for me to walk from this one straight to my next nightmare.
I could do this. I knew I could.
The whole class stiffened, when the door was suddenly opened. Even the snoring stopped. Silence. Everyone was wide awake as they saw who had entered the classroom.
Every person inside this school building would have recognized this grin from a mile away. Two third of the feminine part of my class let out a dreamy sigh that gave me the urge to bang my head against the window next to my seat. I furrowed my brow, while the others stared at him with their mouth agape.
Did he seriously have a death wish?
Mr. Ashton looked like a giant bull ready to trample over the boy who had stopped his precious lesson.
"Mr. Willers", his voice was as cold as ice and as sharp as a knife, "I´m glad you decided to show up. I think it is a record. You managed to actually enter within lesson time."
"I know, it´s stunning, isn´t it?"
His grin grew wider as he pushed his unnaturally spiky brown hair out of his face. I growled in disgust when I saw the condition of his school uniform. Wrinkled in all places possible, not to mention his ridiculously misplaced tie. Some of his buttons were unbuttoned, telling me within mere seconds why he didn´t show up on time.
Stupid skirt chaser.
Mr. Ashton crossed his arms while he stared at his most hated pupil he probably ever had.
"Yes, indeed", the sarcasm in his voice was very clear, "although I would highly recommend you to actually show up on time for once, Sora. I don´t think I have to remind you of your grades. They are far from ideal."
Sora cleared his throat, while he gave Mr. Ashton a bored look.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ashton. I´ll take your advise seriously and improve my punctuality. Now if you would-."
"Hold on."
The whole class held its breath while I had to supress the urge to bury my head in my arms. Maybe now was the time. Maybe Mr. Ashton would finally cast him out and save me from my daily torture. It was an unforgettable staring contest between teacher and student.
"You didn´t honestly think that I would just let you get away with your behaviour again, did you?"
Sora seemed to own some kind of intelligence because now he decided to stay silent. Mr. Ashton became furious, seeing the daring look in Sora´s eyes.
"Sora, I will not tolerate this any longer, do you understand!"
"Mr. Ashton, no need to shout your heart out. It´s not like I cant´t hear you from this distance."
"Brilliant", Mr. Ashton shouted even louder, "then I´m sure you can hear me when I´m giving you two hours of detention! Today! On a Friday afternoon! Because that´s what you deserve!"
Sora rolled his eyes while I covered my ears. I hated it when people shouted.
"Come on. Have a heart. If you let me live in peace, I´ll give you an extraordinary cup of coffee tomorrow. I even promise to be on t-."
"SILENCE!"
The girl sitting next to me gasped while Sora wiped Mr. Ashtons´s spit droplets from his cheek. He had a look of disgust on his face.
"Go to your seat. And don´t you dare to act out of order, if you know what´s good for you."
Mr. Ashton´s voice was dangerously low, giving Sora the last warning he could offer. Sora nodded, before he walked past the fuming teacher, through the middle of the classroom. He didn´t appear to be bothered at all.
What was his problem? He just got detention on a Friday afternoon! That was hell on earth!
I smelled the fainted fragnance of his Deodorant, while he strode past my seat. He briefly looked my way, ocean blue eyes shining with his passion for annoying me until he reached the line of my tolerance. I glared at him when he threw me one of his annoying grins before he sat down right behind me, obviously staring holes into my head. I growled again and decided to ignore him for the last few minutes. But it was hopeless.
A shiver went down my spine when I felt his minty breath in my neck telling me that he had bent over his desk to annoy me like he always did.
Mr. Ashton didn´t even notice. It was his mission to report Sora´s bad behaviour in a novel-like complaint letter for the principle. His hand moved without a single break. He was a mad man. It was as if he would know the words he had to write by heart. Not very surprising though. He had many years of practice.
"You know", I whispered while staring intently at the clock, "I heard there was a school in town perfect for hard cases like you. Abnormal behaviour and social integration problems and stuff."
I felt his breath again as he chuckled.
"Thank you for you concern. But I couldn´t possibly do that to you, Kairi. What would you do without me?"
"Enjoy my life a lot more than I do now", I answered coldly.
"Ouch. Right where it hurts, baby."
"Don´t you ever call me that, again", I hissed behind my shoulder.
"No need to be so shy", he whispered between a few chuckles, "I know you want me, Kairi."
"In your dreams."
"Exactly. You are the centre of every dream I have at night", I could feel his perverted grin, even though I didnt´even look at his face, "do you want to know what I´m dream-?"
"Absolutely not", I cut him off sharply, while balling my fists in my dark red hair.
"So…what about tonight?", he asked in a much more serious tone.
"Pardon?"
"Don´t play dumb with me, Kairi. When am I supposed to pick you up tonight?"
"Not at all", I answered while shooting him a glare over my shoulder, "I have no intention of spending time with you inside and outside of school. Mark my words, Willers."
"Sharp tongue. I give you that. But I´ll find out where you live someday. Giving up just isn´t my style. Maybe I should ask Naminé about it. You two seem to be close."
My blood was boiling with rage when he moved his face even closer. He was still grinning like an idiot. No, correction. He was the very definition of this insult.
This time I didn´t turn around, but stared right back into his ocean blue eyes that shone with his boyish passion for annoying me.
"I´m afraid, I can´t compliment you in any way. You are as dense and stubborn as always. Don´t you have any pride at all?", I countered with knitted eyebrows.
"Oh, in fact I am a very proud man, Kairi. Not everyone can call the most beautiful girl walking on this planet his girlfriend."
I tried to fight back the blush that crept up my cheeks but no chance. I quickly turned away from him only to see Mr. Ashton in his trance to complain about Sora in his letter.
"Never ever."
"Okay, then future-girlfriend", he said, "sooner or later you´ll give in to your natural instincts and stop resisting me, Kairi. After all, no one can resist me."
I rolled my eyes and looked at his smug face again. I had to resist an instict, indeed. To punch him square on his stupid face.
"Believe what you want to believe", I hissed, "but I´d advise you to leave me alone. And stop eye-raping me!"
"What´s with all of you and advising me today?"
"Shut up!"
Sora stared past my head, before he crossed his arms behind his head.
"Kairi, I´d advise you to shut up now."
"Excuse me?! Are you out of your mind?", I hissed with clenched fists.
"Honestly, Kairi. Just keep your pretty little mouth shut for the last minute."
Before I could peel off his skin with my fingernails, I stiffened when I felt a dark shadow looming over my body. I gasped and quickly turned around, only to see Mr. Ashton with the most deadliest glare on his face I´ve ever seen him with. Holy shit. That was it.
Au Revoir, Destiny Islands. My life was fairly disappointing but I´ll still miss you.
"Kairi Standlers", his voice gave me a taste of what I had to expect, "it appears as if you would like to give Mr. Willers some company in the detention room this afternoon."
I stared at him, mouth so wide agape that it had to almost touched the ground.
That was hands down the last thing I intended to waste my freetime for.
"What? No! Mr. Ashton, please!", I begged.
"SILENCE!", he roared with the most frightening voice I´ve ever heard in my seventeen years of life. The whole class stiffened after his outburst, me included.
His eyes became small slits. His face was as red as a giant tomato. And his gritted teeth showed me that he wasn´t in the mood to debate about this situation at all.
My breath hitched. I could only stare at him wide-eyed and seriously worried about myself. He was out of control. That´s for sure.
I shivered when I saw the death-glare Mr. Ashton was giving me. But strangely my body relaxed almost immediately when I felt two warm and strong hands on my bare shoulders. I glanced behind me, only to see Sora towering over my crouched form, while returnting Mr. Ashton´s death glare with equal fervor.
"Don´t you ever raise your voice in front of her like this ever again", he threatened the fuming teacher with one of his own death-glares on his face, "I have no problem with you doing this to me. But if you ever treat Kairi like this again, I´ll make sure that you´ll have to talk with principle Ansem for once. That´s a promise."
Mr. Ashton blinked in surprise but didn´t dare to talk back to Sora, seeing his expression that could kill.
When the bell rang, everyone in class flew from this hellhole almost immediately, afraid to become a victim of Mr. Ashton´s fury, too. Sora pulled me out of my seat, still glaring at Mr. Ashton, before he led my still paralyzed body out of the room.
I didn´t blink once when he softly pushed me through the corridor like a toddler who had just recently learned how to walk properly. It was kind of embarassing.
Some girls standing next to the lockers began to giggle and shyly wave at Sora when we went past them, making me want to facepalm myself. Of ccourse, Sora being Sora, he just had to answer with one of his famous panty-dropper grins that made me growl inwardly. How could anyone fall for someone like him?
"You seem to be scared of loud voices", he broke the silence with a statement, after he returned the centre of his attention back to me.
"No one wants to be screamed at", I answered to dogde his curiosity.
"Don´t give me that bullshit. I know that you can take a lot. But you always shrink when someone shouts at you like this."
"So what. Maybe I´m not as strong as you think I am. Words can hurt more than force."
"Kairi", he pushed me into the detention room before he closed the door behind us, "I know you´re hiding something from me."
"So what? What are you? My dad?", I asked with heavy sarcasm in my voice.
"Thankfully not. I wouldn´t be able to get in your pants."
"Can you get any more gross?"
I covered my eyes with the palm of my hand.
"Sorry. That came out of nowhere", he apologized even though I knew he didn´t take it seriously, "but honestly, Kairi, you have to admit that you and I together seems to be wanted even by fate. Under normal circumstances we would have been able to go home, now. But see? Fate brought us together. So stop resisting me."
"Just shut up and leave me alone. You are just trying to justify your sick obsession with me. Just leave and have sex with one of your bimbos. I´m more than okay with it."
"Kairi, I´m not going to leave you", he answered with a determined voice which would have made every female being in this school but me faint, " why can´t you accept that I want to be with you and no one else? Is it that hard to believe?"
"You don´t even know me. You have another girl hanging around your arm almost every day. And to be honest…you are practically everything I avoid in a man."
"I don´t believe you", he stated with a grim Expression on his face, "and of course I do know you. I´ve known you since Junior-Highschool."
"Yeah sure", I answered with a roll of my eyes. He crossed his arms and stared at me intently, making me slowly raise an eyebrow at him.
"You can´t be serious about what you said before. I refuse to believe that shit."
"That´s not my problem", I shot back while laying my head down on the cold desk, "your behaviour is the perfect example for being narcistic."
"What about my looks? You have to admit that I´m a ten."
I could hear it in his voice. My statement had been a big blow to his pride. Not that I cared.
"Sora, just get a life", I almost begged. He carefully laid his hand on my back while he took the seat right next to me.
"I´m trying to, Kairi. But you won´t let me get close to you. I know I can make you happy. So just go out on a date with me, damn it!"
"Could you please take your hand off? It´s kind of disturbing that you are touching me", I whispered while I stiffled a chuckle because of his desperation, "by the way…you sound like an idiot talking like that."
"God, Kairi. You are driving me crazy!", he groaned while taking his hand back to himself. I let out a content sigh and decided to at least look at him while he was making a fool out of himself.
"I´ve noticed. But I repeat. I´m not interested. Go and target another girl. There are plenty at our school that would kill to spend a night with you."
"I´d rather spend the night with you", he whispered huskily. I shivered when I saw the lust shining in his brilliant blue eyes.
"Please, give me a chance. I won´t disappoint you."
"Have you seriously never considered that I already have a boyfriend?", I asked while lifting my head from the desk to look at him properly. Sora furrowed his brow.
"What are you talking about?", he asked with noticable confusion and another emotion I couldn´t put my finger on in his voice.
"I´ll take that as a no."
"Who is it", he cut me off sharply and grabbed my hand, "tell me his name."
"Can you just leave me alone for once? I already told you. It would never work out between the two of us. Not ever."
"I want proof", he demanded with crossed arms. His tan skin and his white shirt distracted me for a short moment. The contrast was fascinating. I had lived in Destiny islands my whole life, too. But I had never managed to get even the slightest tan. Life surely was unfair.
His ocean blue eyes stared intently into my violet ones, pulling me out of my trance. I bit my lip, not being able to believe he could get any more annoying than usual. Why couldn´t he just leave me alone? It couldn´t be that hard.
My breath hitched in my throat when I thought of the right answer I should give him.
"You´ll just have to take my word for it. I can´t let anyone get close to me. No one."
Author´s note: Thank you for reading the first chapter of this story! I´m planning to continue writing "Shadows of my Past" and would be happy, if you could leave me a review or maybe a wish for the plot! I´m open for all! Thank you very much! :D