Chapter 1
'I spend the last 2 years getting to what's real, and now I can see so clear. I hope you feel just like I feel.' –
Nolita Fairytale, Vanessa Carlton
Kairi opened her attic window and popper her head through it. She smiled at the sight of the beach water, sparkling in the light of the setting sun. It had been two years since she had last taken in the sight of Destiny Islands, and she had truly missed it.
She had moved away two years before with her adoptive parents to Traverse Town, leaving everything she loved behind. Leaving him behind.
Then Kairi's adoptive parents had decided that Destiny Islands was their only home, and her father, with his power as the mayor had very easily gotten back his old job. Fortunately their old house was never sold after they have moved, so they were able to live there again. And now she was here.
'Kairi, will you come to the beach tomorrow with us?' a voice came from behind her. Kairi looked around and thoughtfully eyed the blonde girl that was sitting on her bed.
Sensing her hesitation, Namine stood up and put a hand on her best friends' shoulder. 'I don't think he'll be there, to be honest. He stopped coming along with us a long time ago,' she said. Kairi nodded. 'I'll be there,' she said and smiled. 'Say Namine, I'm going to visit their house tonight.. What do you think it will be like?' she then asked doubtfully. Namine was on her way the door, but stopped in her tracks. 'I hate to tell you this, but don't expect much of it. You'll have to see for yourself what the situation is like. Call me afterwards to give me a full report, alright?' she said and gave Kairi a hug. 'I'll be off then, I'll see you tomorrow!' she continued and walked out of Kairi's room, maneuvering her way through the unpacked boxes that were on the ground.
Kairi watched her friend leave and then collapsed on her bed with a deep sigh. There were still a lot of boxes that needed unpacking, but she didn't feel like it. In fact, she didn't feel like doing anything at all, she even dreaded her visit of that evening.
In the time that she had been away she had only kept contact with Namine and Riku, since they were her best friends, and that was pretty much it. But she understood, because her other friends had their own lives too, and she hadn't expected them to send her emails or text messages occasionally. Apart from the emails she got on weekly base from Namine and Riku, she had gotten emails and text messages from him every day. Sora. Even though he was her best friend too, she hadn't answered any of his attempts to get in contact with her, and after a while she started deleting his emails without even reading them, for one simple reason. She didn't want to be reminded of him. The hardest part of leaving Destiny Islands had been leaving Sora behind, without having being able to tell him how she really felt about him. After that she decided that she wanted to forget all about him, heartbroken as she was. She had tried so hard to get over him, but he had been in her mind every single moment for the past two years. She had never been able to get over him, she realized that now. But she was afraid of meeting him again.