A/N: Another little story I'm starting. Now don't get me wrong, I am a SoraxKairi fan, but I thought I should mix it up a little bit ^^ Now I don't think you realize how hard it was for me to choose between DemyxxKairi and ZexionxKairi O.O. I was sitting in my basement coming up with all kinds of stories to write. There were so many options that I thought my mind was going to explode! HAUU! ~ '' Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story! I worked really hard on it and am going to make as less grammer and spelling errors as possible!

It was a bright evening in June, not a cloud in the sky. The sun shown brightly through the windows in the cafe and light bounced around the room, almost creating a reflection in the tables. Kairi stood at the cash register counting the money they had made so far. Her parents had owned The Stardust Cafe for over six years. In the beginning they didn't get a lot of custermers. As the years passed, the cafe became a place where buisness men would come to get their morning coffee and where lovers would come to have a meal. But lately the cafe has been a little empty. They just had enough to pay rent.

Kairi sighed as she emptied the cash register into a large bag. She remembered when it used to be so heavy she had trouble bringing it to her parents who were in the kitchen in the back of the cafe. Now it was just as light as her purse, and that wasn't really heavy. All she carried in there was her make-up, a pocket knife, and a few extra bucks to take the bus places when she couldn't ride her bike.

Her shoes made a clicking sound as she walked across the polished wooden floor. She set the bag of cash on the kitchen table and quickly walked over to the staircase where her and her parents lived. The cafe was downstairs and the house was upstairs. "Mom!" she called.

Kairi's mother came rushing down the stairs, her long red hair flowing behind her, "Oh, Kairi! What is it! Do we have a custermer?" The words came out of her mother's mouth so fast that Kairi could hardly understand her.

"What? No.. the place is empty, as usual."

Her mother frowned, the light from her dark blue eyes faded, "Oh.. well what do you want?" there was a harsh tone to her voice that made Kairi cringe. She knew that tone anywhere. It was the 'Hey-get-out-of-my-face-because-I'm-really-busy-and-have-no-time-to-deal-with-this' tone.

"I.. I just wanted to let you know that there's delivery across town I have to make and I won't be back for a while."

Kairi's mother perked up a bit. Kairi could tell she was happy someone was buying their foods. She responded, "Alright! You're father and I will stay here and wait for people to show up for lunch hour. Be careful!" and with that she rushed back up the stairs.

Kairi stood there for a moment, confused. Then she walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge taking out a vanilla cake with white and orange frosting on top. There was something missing though. The letters! Kairi set the cake on a platter and rushed to the frosting cabnet. She searched franticly for the yellow frosting that looked best with the orange frosting. The woman who ordered it had asked for it to say "Happy 15th Birthday Olette" across the top. Kairi had just never gotten around to it. She finally found the yellow frosting and brought it over to the cake. It was already in a frosting dispenser so it was pretty easy to apply. She carefully wrote the letters and numbers onto the top of the cake. The color matched perfectly. She put the frosting away and put the cake into a box that said "Thank You for choosing Stardust Cafe!". She quickly put a black sweatshirt on over her white tanktop and zipped it up halfway. Now she had to deliver the cake... all the way across town..

She sighed and picked up the box. She couldn't risk taking her bike because if she dropped the cake it would take at least 10 hours to make another one. She only had a half an hour to get to where she needed to go. She rushed to the cafe part of the building and opened the glass door. The sunlight blinded her. When she could finally see we walked quickly to the nearest bus stop.. 14 blocks away. She got there just in time. She got in line and waited till it was her turn to board*. When it was her turn she held the box with the cake in it under her left arm and reached into her pocket with her right one.

oh no..

She had left her wallet in her purse.. which was in her bedroom on her computer desk. She looked at the bus driver and apologized, quickly getting off. The cursed at herself for forgetting her purse. She looked at her watch as the bus drove away. Only 20 more minutes! She remembered the address and looked around for a street sign. She was on Beach Lane. That was good! All she had to do was cross the bridge and the house was only a 10 blocks away. Kairi estimated the time it would take her. She was guessing about 15 minutes. The bridge wasn't that long after all. She crossed the street and made a right turn onto the bridge. She was halfway across when something caught her eye. Or someone.

There was a boy standing on the railing looking down at the river below. He was wearing torn jeans, sneakers, and a black V-neck. His hair hung in his face but Kairi could almost make out the saddness in his eyes. What was he doing?

"E-excuse me?" Kairi said as she walked up behind him. He jumped a little and glanced at her.

"What!" He seemed alarmed, but his voice was soft and sweet.

"What are you doing up there? You going to get yourself killed."

The boy smirked, "That's my intention." He said as he turned back to face the river.

Kairi's eyes got wide, "You're trying to kill yourself? That's insane! Get down from there!"

The boy turned around to face her again. He was about to say something before a gust of wind knocked him off his feet. He started plumbiting toward the river. Kairi didn't hesitate. She dropped the box without thinking of what she was doing and pulled herself up and over the railing. He was only a few inches within her grasp as they were falling. She reached out for his hand and grabbed it bringing him closer. She wrapped her arms around him not planning on letting him go. They both hit the water. It was a pretty deep river, but they didn't get very far. Kairi held the boys hand tightly as they floated back up to the surface. She gasped for air as she swam against the current trying to reach land. The boy didn't seem to move at all. He had passed out from shock.

Kairi could finally feel the ground under her and started dragging him closer to land. She layed him down in the grass and pressed her ear against his chest. He wasn't breathing. She quickly put her hands together and started the heimlich maneuver.

1..2..3..4.. breathe!

She placed her mouth over his trying to force air into his lungs. Still no response. She placed her hands over him again and pressed down.

1..2..3..4..BREATHE!

She again placed her mouth over his forcing in more air. She lifted her head as the boy stared to cough up water. She smiled and laughed, "You're alive! Oh thank god!"

The boy slowly opened his dark blue eyes and looked at Kairi, "You..saved me," he tried saying between coughs, "Why?"

Kairi's expression grew calm, "Because no one deserves to die like that.."

"But you don't even know me!" The boy sat up and propped himself up on his elbows, raising his knee to make it more easier for him to get up. He didn't take his eyes off of Kairi's. It was as if he was trying to find the answer himself.

"You don't deserve to die like that.." she quickly wrapped him in a hug. Even though they were dripping wet with cold water, she could feel warmth. When he didn't hug back she started to blush and pulled away. She looked down for a moment then looked back up at him. He tried to hide his expression behind his hair. "I-I'm sorry.. I guess I'm just really glad you're ok.."

He looked at her. Kairi could have sworn she saw a smile. It was small, but still there. "My name is Zexion,"

She blushed a little more, "I-I'm Kairi."

"Kairi.. Kairi?" He repeated her name, trying to get a last name.

"Kairi.. I-Izumi."

"Izumi? You're parent's own The Stardust Cafe not far from here right?"

"Y-yeah! How did you know?"

"My parents used to take me there all the time when I was younger. Your mother makes the best cherry pie by the way." Kairi could hear him chuckle. This made her smile. Then she remembered why she was out here in the first place.

"Oh no.."

"What?"

"THE CAKE!"

A/N: I worked very hard on this chapter! I hope you liked it. Like, halfway into it my mother told me there is going to be ANOTHER snow day tomorrow! So I'll try to get to work on the second chapter. R/R! I LOVE YOU ALL!... Have a waffle.. ('#') chuuuu~