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---------------------------------------------------------------------Winds of Change

It was just a normal day on Destiny Islands, Sora sleeping on the beach, Kairi trying her very best to wake the so-called "lazy bum," and Riku watching Sora scream afterwards.

"KAIRI!!!!" yelled Sora shortly after being woken up. "What the heck was that for?"

"Umm…I don't know," stated Kairi flatly, and immediately Sora knew she had woken him for a reason, not just for fun.

"Kairi, what's wrong? You aren't as cheerful as you normally are."

"It's just…" Kairi stopped mid-sentence and noticed Riku standing there, just watching. "I'll tell you later." Kairi decided to say, and stalked off, blissfully unaware that in the bushes was someone who was also stalking, just not as she was.

I wonder what's up. Sora thought. Kairi's never like this… she went off after seeing Riku, though, so maybe it's about him. I'll ask her tonight.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Later that night, at Kairi's house

Sora and Kairi went up to Kairi's room so they could talk privately, seeing as Mrs. Kitana, Kairi's adopted mother, was preparing dinner.

"So, Kairi, what's on your mind?" Sora asked as politely as he could.

"It's just that…I…I think I might want to leave the island soon."

What? Sora screamed in his head. No. I can't let that happen…not with the way I feel about her…maybe if I told her how I felt, she'll want to stay!

"Kairi, I have to tell you something," Sora said after a rather uncomfortable pause.

"What is it?" Kairi asked, staring Sora right in his deep blue eyes with hers.

Suddenly Sora was tongue-tied. He couldn't talk, even though he had been for the past fifteen minutes, and when he finally got words out, the were a little more straightforward than he was going for.