A/N: You know, I'm not even going to say when I'm going to update anymore… because it'll most likely be like one or two days later. XD And I'm not even gonna bother to do a summary because I'm always changing my mind… o.o. Note also that this will be the last of the series… and I'm serious about that.
I multitask a lot. O.o;

I Heart You III

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Chapter One

It was a warm, spring day on Destiny Islands. It had been years since Kairi and Sora lived here, but now that they've moved back to their hometown, things were a lot better. They didn't have to spend thousands of dollars to go from one place to another and see family members or old friends anymore; in fact, Kairi's parents lived right down the street.

Not much has changed in the span of eighteen years since she's lived here either; there were more amusement parks and recreational areas though. Kairi missed this place and was really happy when Sora got a job offer here. It was such a coincidence, she thought. Nevertheless, she loved it here.

That morning Kairi went into work early so she could do some last minute preparations on her report for the newspaper. Kairi was a journalist now. She always had a thing for writing, so she actually liked her job. Her boss was pretty nice, unlike her other one who flirted with her all the time. Also, Selphie worked here too. She was in the office right next to Kairi's.

Sora got a job as a mailman. It pays pretty well; maybe not as much as he used to get, but it was great. He worked six days a week and usually got home around four thirty. Plus it still gave him a lot of exercise since he delivered mail on the base and didn't drive around.

As for Namine, she still lived in Twilight Town. She hadn't heard from Roxas in years since he walked out on her, so she was basically a single parent without a divorce. Kairi sent emails and talked on the phone to her every now and then.

Akira and Kosuke were in their sophomore year at North Destiny High, the same high school Sora and Kairi went to. Kairi had always wondered what it'd be like if her children were to get the same teachers she had, but that hasn't happened yet. However, some teachers she had were still working there. Kairi liked to visit them every now and then, but the twins hated it when they saw her at school.

That Monday morning was like any other Monday morning: tiring. Nobody wanted to get up and go anywhere, but knew they had to. Sora already left for work, and Kairi had to be there around eight thirty. Everyone was on a schedule. Akira and Kosuke had Blitzball practice every other day after school, so they usually needed a ride. Kairi kept telling them to make arrangements by themselves, but they never got around to it. Sora was able to pick them up after work.

Kosuke also had band practice on Tuesdays, but he got a ride home with his girlfriend Karissa. They had been going out for a couple months. Karissa was a very sweet girl, Kairi thought, with curly auburn hair and a slim figure. Kosuke was either on the phone with her or she was over at the house nearly every day.

"See ya, mom." They called as they headed out the door and off to the bus stop. Kairi waved to them and watched as they ran to the bus since they were about to miss it. She turned around and went upstairs to wake Kiyori up, which she took to school every day before work.

"Mommy, I need five dollars." Kiyori slipped on her pink shoes and grabbed her backpack. Her aqua blue eyes that she obviously got from Sora stared up into Kairi's.

"What for?" Kairi asked.

"Lunch money."

Kairi sighed. She had just given her money the other day; about fifteen dollars. Last she heard, lunch was only forty cents around here. She took out a ten and gave it to her. One thing Kairi could trust her kids with was money, even if they were only six years old. She dropped Kiyori off at the elementary school and headed off to work.

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"Good morning, Kairi." Her boss, Mr. Jensen greeted as she walked into the building. People were scattered around on their computers and others were getting their coffee at the machines. Kairi entered her office. On the door was a picture that Kiyori drew of a bunch of flowers and a rainbow. Kairi had these drawings all around her office, as well as some of Kosuke's. Akira wasn't really into drawing and artistic things, but he was pretty good at making music.

"Kairi! You have to hear this!" Selphie rushed into the room and slammed her hands on the desk. Kairi blinked a few times and waited for the brunette to say something. Selphie fixed her glasses and cleared her throat.

"I just talked with the boss and…" Drum roll. "He's giving me a raise! Aren't you happy for me?" She jumped up and down excitedly.

"Congratulations!" Kairi exclaimed, giving her a wide smile. Kairi wasn't jealous at all; she was pretty content with the amount of money she received. However, Selphie wasn't as lucky as she was to have a husband that used to make six hundred thousand a year, so it was a pretty big step for her.

"Thanks! I was so happy! I'd better get back to work before he changes his mind…" She snooped away.

Kairi looked through her drawers for some paper. She took out her lap top and pulled up some documents she had been working on. One was a headline about drug use of teens. She was so glad that she didn't have to worry about this with her twins. Her and Sora have taught them pretty well, she figured.

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As usual, Karissa came over after school. Her and Kosuke headed up to his room. If Kairi trusted anyone, it was Kosuke, but she was still a little worried so she made him keep his door open. These were all rules they agreed on when they brought a girl over to the house.

"Man, our game was cancelled. Can you believe that?" Akira sighed and pulled a soda out of the fridge. Kairi looked out the window. It looked like it would rain, but since when has that affected a Blitzball game? There must've been other reasons as well.

"That only means it'll be postponed." Kairi said.

"But mom, I've been waiting forever to play this game!"

"Against who?"

"South Destiny High." He answered.

"Wow, I went to that game… even though I really didn't want to." Kairi recalled. That was when North Destiny High went against South. Sora didn't play in that game, but she still went to see it because her friends begged her to.

"Why not? That's like… the game of the year or something!" Akira stammered so he could take a drink. "And now it's been… postponed."

"Oh, boohoo." Kairi teased, making a puppy face at him. Akira rolled his eyes and walked out of the kitchen. Sora opened the door.

"Hello." Kairi kissed him. It looked like he had been sprinkled on by some rain, but not too much. He set his mailbag on the table.

"Oh man, it's going to storm out there." Sora yawned. He wasn't really used to waking up at six o'clock every morning yet, so he had to find ways to adjust. Kairi giggled and began to massage his shoulders and neck. He loved it when she did that.

"Karissa's here. I'm going to ask if she wants to stay for dinner." Kairi kissed his cheek and went upstairs. Kosuke and Karissa were in his room studying for some math test they had the next day. Kairi wished that she could get Akira to do some studying on his own, but it just never worked. She knocked on the door before entering.

"Hey, mom." Kosuke said without looking up. Kairi knew she shouldn't stay too long because she was sure they wanted some time alone.

"Hello, Mrs. Kiyamoto." Karissa's voice was soft and calm, making her even more angelic.

"Hello. I just came up here to ask if you would like to stay for dinner?"

"What are we having?" Kosuke asked without a second thought.

"I don't know, what do you want?" Kairi hated deciding on what to cook for everyone.

"I'm up for some Chinese food." Kosuke and Karissa exchanged satisfied looks. They always agreed on everything.

Chinese food meant going out to eat. And she was perfectly fine with that.

"All right. I'll tell you when to get ready." She walked out and headed down the hall to where Kiyori was playing dress up with her friend Mandy. Kairi waved to them and proceeded further down the hall and towards the stairs that led up to the attic. Akira would usually use the attic for guitar practice.

"Akira, are you up here?" Kairi called before getting to the top of the stairs. He obviously was, because she heard loud guitar playing. It stopped and he opened the door.

"Yeah, what's up?"

"We're going out for Chinese later. You want to go?" Kairi asked.

It took Akira a moment to answer, but he finally accepted. Kairi left him be and went back down to the kitchen. Sora was in the shower. He loved Chinese food.

Kairi decided to take a little relaxation time before they left, so she stretched herself out on the couch and read a magazine. Her article about a murder downtown was published in here and an interview she did with the mother of the victim. It seemed like hers and Selphie's articles were everywhere. After a while, she put the magazine down and accidentally fell asleep without knowing it.
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A/N: Well, I hope you're happy! Like I said, I have a lot more ideas for this one and I'd better get them written down before I forget… anyway, yeah. Ja ne!