Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy.
You know when you crumple up a piece of paper and try to shoot it in the trash can and you miss? You remember that awkward walk to pick it up when all eyes are on you? Yeah, take that and times it by a billion and three, then you have an idea of how Sora Gainsborough was feeling. Every step the fifteen-year old took was watched by the countless numbers of girls peeking their heads through their dorm doors.
It's bad enough to be called to a regular principal's office, but when your mother is the principal and you're pretty sure a guy wouldn't go to an all-girl school, it can be nerve-racking. Sora had no idea why he was even at the school in the first place. All he knew was that some men in suits picked him up from basketball practice early, stating that his mother had something urgent to discuss.
Most parents call you on your cellphone, most parents leave you a small note on the door, but since Sora's mom wasn't most parents, he had no choice but to walk the hallowed halls of Destiny Islands Female Academy with all eyes on him.
As the brunette walked ahead, he couldn't help but notice the irritating chatter amongst the students.
"Is that Ms. Gainsborough's son?"
"Wait, that can't be Sora? The basketball prodigy?"
"It must be! Who else has hair that cute!?"
With a sigh, Sora pressed on, trying his best to ignore the girls on his way to his mother's office. Eventually, he made his way to the door labeled "Principal Gainsborough's Office"
After a small knock, a soft voice spoke from the other side, "Come in, Sora."
Closing the door behind him, Sora took a seat across from his mother, looking into her emerald-green eyes.
"You called for me, mother?" She smiled at her son.
Wait, she... smiled?
Uh-Oh, she wants something.
"What do you want mom? I thought we had an agreement? I stay out of your way while you're here and I get to play basketball."
"Can't a mother just want to see her son?" Ms. Gainsborough asked sweetly.
Sora only leaned back in his chair, one eyebrow raised in a question.
"Ok, I need you."
This was weird. "Need me?"
"Sora," His mother sighed, "I know I haven't been the best mom, but I'm trying right now Sora."
Sora only responded by puffing a rouge spike out of his face and back into its place.
"As you know, Destiny Islands Female Academy is an all-girl school."
Thanks captain obvious.
"But, there have been recent arguments pertaining to DIFA becoming a co-ed school."
"Mom, that's all well and all, but what does this have to do with me?"
His mother shot him a death glare, silently telling him to shut up.
"To put it short, we need someone to test out how it's going to be at first."
Mom wants me, Sora, to go and stay at an all-girl's school?!
"Mom. You can't be serious. I like Destiny East, I have friends there, what do you expect me to do? Leave them all behind?"
"Yes."
Sora just stared at his mother, his cobalt eyes meeting her emerald ones. Sora was told he gained a lot of things from his mom, stubbornness included. But, what she was asking was insane!
"So, you have no problem with a single teenage boy living in a school full of teenage girls? Don't you think something's gonna happen?"
To his surprise, his mother let out a small chuckle.
"No offense, Sora, but I know how you get around girls. You freeze and end up stuttering your way through a conversation."
Well, she wasn't wrong.
Sora didn't know why, but ever since he was little, he never saw girls as anything more than just friends. Even when he got older, he was subject to many jokes due to what others would call natural innocence.
"You know mom, this sounds all nice and stuff, but I'm gonna give it some thought." As Sora spoke, he pushed himself out of his chair and made his way to the door. As soon as he opened it a tiny crack, he was met with a sharp pain to the back of his head with which he promptly sunk to the ground after.
"It's not up for debate!" His mother roared, her braid flying behind her.
Yup, that was his mom.
"I called you here to ask you out of respect for you as my son. For respect for your mother, you should have just agreed! You're going to this school and that's final!"
Sora gaped. "Mom! You can't just-"
"Sora! Enough! I already filled the paperwork out. I made it so you can still play basketball for Destiny East but you will do as I say."
Sora picked himself up from the floor and whipped the door open. He stepped out of his mother's office and just as he closed the door he murmured, "Dad wouldn't have liked this."
Ms. Gainsborough could only watch the door close as the gap separating her and her son's relationship widened.
"So, you're really leaving Destiny East?"
Sora preformed a lay-up before landing and turning to his friend. "Like I have a choice, Roxas. My mom's forcing me to go and you know how she is. I'm just glad she's still letting me play basketball for you guys."
"Well, I guess she has to, haha. Coach would probably march right up to that school and blow the top off if she took our point guard away."
Sora couldn't help but laugh at his blonde friend Roxas.
"Heh, guess you're right. Ah well, why don't we keep practicing, season starts soon and there's no way we're gonna lose again."
Roxas raked a hand through his spiky mane and joined his friend on the court. After much practicing and many shots, the two boys sat on the gym's floor drenched in sweat as the other boys made their way to the showers.
"An all girl's school huh?" Roxas said towards the ceiling.
"You say something, Roxas?"
After a pause, Roxas continued, "Promise me something, Sora."
"Sure, what is it?"
"Promise me you'll try your best at school."
This intrigued Sora, his best friend asking him to excel at a school neither wanted him to go to? "It's just, things haven't been the easiest on your mom after... you know. You had time, your mom didn't, she had a school to run. Just promise me you'll try and make things easier for yourself and not get into fights with your mom, ok?"
Sora just stared at the shooting guard, stunned at his words.
"Fine, I promise."
The two friends fist-bumped before helping each other onto their feet. As they were making their way to the shower Roxas said without turning to Sora,
"Who knows, maybe you'll end up rooming with Kairi, we both know that's where she went after fifth grade."
Sora only chuckled, "As if, I bet I'll get my own room at the very least."
"What does she mean, 'you have to room with someone'?" Sora groaned as he continued to slump through the halls and towards his assigned room. "With my luck, I'll end up rooming with some wack-job."
Sora dug in his black uniform's pocket and fished out the slip of paper showing his room number. 1513. The spiky brunette was so consumed in looking for his room, he was completely oblivious to the horde of girls following him from behind.
"Sora Gainsborough is gonna stay here!?"
"Please let him room with me!"
"He's a basketball player so he must be great with his hands."
"That hair, those eyes, those lips, that body, the things I would do."
Sure enough, Sora soon found his room 1513. Fishing out his key-card, Sora inserted it in the slot and the door opened. Before the door even opened all the way, Sora was met with a blur of red velvet and pink ramming into him, falling to the ground along with Sora's shout of surprise.
"Sora! I missed you!" Screamed a familiar voice
Sora slowly opened his eyes to find nothing but darkness. For some reason, he couldn't get up once he was down, it was like something was pinning him down.
What.. is this?
Suddenly, the weight lessened some and Sora could finally see. What he saw was a red-headed girl straddling his waist, looking down at him from above with an expectant smile.
"Did you miss me, Sora?! I sure missed you!"
The girl pulled Sora closer to her chest, effectively smothering out his voice.
"What- the heck- are you- doing?!" Sora breathed out.
From behind them, Sora heard the shocked cry of what sounded like many girls.
"Ehh!? Kairi knows Sora?!"
"Not fair! I heard she came from the but I never thought she knew him!"
"So Kairi has a head start?!"
Another whine echoed out until it all drowned out and only the name Kairi was left in Sora's mind.
Kairi. It can't be.. This girl is the same girl the I used to play with on the islands? No, that Kairi was small and quiet, this isn't..
"Sora! It's me, Kairi! Remember? From the islands?"
It is Kairi. But if she was in that room then that means..
Kairi's my roommate.
Sora noted the cheerful and bubbly girl on top of him and remembered the small young girl he grew up with. He mentally put them side by side and could see, this girl actually was Kairi. What was he going to say after not seeing her for four years. Well, considering she was still crushing him,
"Kairi. Could you..get off me?"
Sora sat on his bed looking at his new roommate as she sat on her bed beside his. She changed so much since grade school. The quiet and small Kairi now grew up to be an outgoing and loud high-schooler. Sora looked at Kairi with curiosity and caution while Kairi stared back with wide eyes and a smile.
"Sora."
"Kairi" Both said at the same time.
Sora cleared his throat before motioning his childhood friend to go first.
"Sora, for the past four years, I missed you. And now, you're going to school with me and you're my roommate. Isn't this great?"
Sora stared at his roommate with surprise.
She missed me all this time?
"Uhh, yeah." Sora scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
Then, it dawned on Sora. Him having Kairi as a roommate wasn't luck or fate, his mom did it. Rather than being paired with a complete stranger, Sora's mom arranged for him to be with someone he knew, someone comfortable. She was looking out for him after all.
"Listen, Sora." Kairi was now leaning towards him, practically nose to nose.
When did she get this close?!
"Since you're new here, if you need any help finding your way around school, I'd be happy to lend a hand."
Sora let out a nervous smile before mumbling a thanks.
"And.." Kairi moved in closer, placing her hands on Sora's chest, their lips millimeters away. "If you need help.. adjusting. I'd also be willing to lend a hand." Kairi leaned forward, almost touching his lips but... she found nothing but air.
"Ok! Uhh, how bout we go to sleep huh? Yeah, sounds like a good idea." Sora was standing across the bed from Kairi, keeping distance.
"Oh yeah, your first class is tomorrow, better get some rest." Sora was shocked at how fast Kairi just blew off that almost-but-not-really-kiss.
Kairi's changed. Guess being surrounded by only females for years on end gets to you. Better not lose sleep over it. I made a promise to Roxas and I intend to keep it.
And with that, Sora climbed into his covers and fell sound asleep, dreading the first day of school.
BZZ! BZZ! BZZ! BZZ! BZZ! BZZ!
Sora's alarm clock buzzed from its position on the night table. Slowly, Sora peaked one eye open, sunlight coming in through the window in the room. Sora turned his head toward Kairi's bed, but it was empty.
Maybe she already got ready.
Sora threw the covers off his body and froze and the sight before him. Kairi was dressed in a white shirt too big which covered down to mid-thigh. Or.. it would if she wasn't sprawled over Sora's waist, arms holding him close.
Did she sleep on me the whole night?
Apparently, Kairi could notice his discomfort and awoke slowly, her drowsy, lavender eyes meeting his shocked cobalt ones.
"Oh, good morning, Sora." She said like it wasn't a big deal she used his stomach as a pillow. "Ready for school?"
A/N: WHEEWW! Finally got that done! I've had this story in my head for awhile now. It originally was supposed to be only a oneshot with Sora having a mini-harem but as I continued writing I felt like I should make it into a series. I don't know, let me know what you think guys! Should it be a oneshot or should I continue this story?! Also, if you think I should continue, included some Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts characters you would like to see join Sora's harem xDD Until next time, Read and Review please! -Aj, out.
