Here's my new story! :D

I decided to make a RikuXSora one, just for fun.

Pairings: RikuXSora, hints of RikuXCloud.

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Sora understood immediately what his Dad meant when he explained the 'hard times' they were going through. No matter how much he tried to step away from the fact that they were poor, Sora always reminded him. Sora always thought his life was pretty normal, he had one best friend, Kairi, went to a normal school, had a normal home in a normal neighborhood, but now that they're having 'hard times' his home that he lived in for his whole life is being sold. What could be worse than that?

"So, are we moving to Chicago or something?" Sora tried to busy himself by searching through his closet for nothing in particular. The last thing he wanted to see at the moment was his Dad's hairy face.

Sora's Father, Mark, sat down slowly onto Sora's bed, creasing the perfectly spread blue bed sheets. He love-stroked his messy whiskers and looked at the digital clock beside the bed. It read, '6:38 A.M.'

"No, we have some friends from way back that lives near here. We might move there if they accept. If not, we're going to be living in an apartment until your Mom comes back from America."

Sora took a peek at his Father. He basically looked like a total mess. He wore blue boxers with socks and black fuzzy slippers. His plain white T-Shirt was stained with coffee and what looked like food, and his old brown mug was filled with dark coffee. Sora couldn't be more embarrassed of his Father.

"Why is she in America again?" Sora sighed as he continued to look through his closet. A broken piece of a mirror fell out of a box in the back of his closet. Sora gazed into it and saw his reflection. He was way more well-put than his Father in the morning. At his school, he was counted as handsome. Fair spiky brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a nice tanned complexion.

"To look for a job opportunity. If she finds one, we're moving to America," Mark explained. "I wish all luck to her." He said under his breath, and then broke out into a coughing fit.

Sora kind of backed up, even though he was already far enough from him to not be coughed onto. "Hopefully you're not getting sick."

Mark shook his head and stood up. "It's nothing to be worried about. School starts in 30 minutes, get a move on." He shuffled out of the small room and into his own.

Sora finally stood up. He finally felt relaxed now that he was alone. Before he could leave the room for breakfast, his flip phone buzzed. Probably a text message, guessing by how long the buzz lasted.

Sora fished through his back denim pocket and pulled his blue phone out. 'A TEXT MESSAGE FROM: KAIRI" is what it read. Finally, someone he can finally talk to and understands him.

3SORA: :3

Sora closed his phone, grabbed his bag and rushed down the stairs. He knew that text message meant she was waiting outside for him. She always loved to text message him since she recently got a Side Kick (A gift from Sora).

"I'm off!" Sora shouted before he grabbed a piece of bread, pulled his favorite white slip-on Keds, and left the house.

As always, Kairi waited for him just on his house's porch steps. Her silver Side Kick was clutched in her hands and her hair was tied in a high pony-tail. Sora didn't care if Kairi wasn't really the 'popular' one at school. She was enough for him. Even though he sometimes thought how she dressed was tacky and how she acted was crazy, that's what makes her a joy to be around.

"What are you wearing now?" Sora asked, wincing. Ever since Sora joked around about telling Kairi that she cared what the popular girls thought about her, she tried to dress absolutely crazy so she could prove that she actually didn't.

Kairi stood up and spun around like a fierce model. "Like it?" She wore a black-and-white checkered mini-skirt with pastel pink capri's underneath. Her hair was tied in a banana clip and she wore a tie-dye shirt with a giant fuzzy pink flamingo head tied around her waist (fake, of course). Over her tie dye shirt, she pulled on a giant blue winter jacket that made her look like a snowball painted dark blue. She recently bought a pink Hello Kitty book bag to go with it. She looked horrible.

"Ohmygod, Kairi." Sora looked away from her and shut his eyes closed. "Have you looked in the mirror?"

"My shoes are the best." Kairi pointed to her fuzzy green slippers with knee-high rainbow colored socks underneath. "My outfit is beast, unlike yours."

Sora sighed and re-opened his eyes, his eyes slowing going down to look at her shoes. He quickly moved his eyes back up and squinted as if he just came across gay porn on the internet. "Kairi….Ug, let's just go."

"'Kay!" Kairi skipped beside Sora as they traveled down the side walk to school. Like everyday, they passed by identical brown brick houses. Sora memorized his route, so he knew well that the local park was coming up next, his favorite place to enjoy with Kairi.

"So, um…" Sora stole another look at Kairi's throw-up worthy outfit. "Why that?"

"What do you mean, 'Why that'?" Kairi stuffed two mints into her mouth and dropped the plastic clear wrapper onto the ground near a gutter. She had an obsession with mints ever since she never wanted to have bad breath like her family does. She always had the strong scent of peppermints and sugar when you came close by.

"Why that outfit, is what I meant. You went all out today." Sora tried to ignore the passing by pedestrians staring in horror at Kairi. If Kairi noticed that they were staring, she did a good job at not showing it.

"'Cause. I like it." Kairi stuffed more mints into her mouth. She held some out for Sora. "Want some?"

Sora took one of the mints and popped it into his mouth. The taste of peppermint immediately rushed into his mouth. "You don't like it, Kairi." He rolled his eyes.

Kairi opened her buzzing Side Kick. Her blue eyes scanned the message that was sent to her.

Sora looked noticed she didn't reply to him and looked at what she was doing. On her phone. Of course. "Kairi is there one day you don't use that th-"

"OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!" Kairi flapped her hands and jumped up and down like a bird on flight. "OMG! OMG! OM-"

"WHAT?!" Sora shouted, his patience running low.

Kairi showed him her phone, still kind of shaking. Sora grabbed the phone from her and struggled to read the small print.

It read, 'Kairi! OMG, y'know Riku! The HOTTEST 16-YEAR OLD ALIVE!! HE'S, LIKE, COMING TO UR SCHOOL, GIIIRRRLLLLZZZ! OMGOMGOMG DON'T TELL NO ONE! HAVE HIM TO UR SELFFFZZZZ! YEAHHHH! :3'

"Who is this person who sent you the message, who is Riku, and how does someone from another school know you?" Sora handed Kairi back the phone, a confused look planted onto his face.

Kairi stopped walking, causing Sora to stop also. "What?" He asked.

"You don't know who Riku is? Riku Shaun? HEELLOO?" Kairi waved her hand in front of Sora's face. She stared at him in disbelief.

"Who is he!?" Sora became frustrated. Who is this person Kairi's going so crazy over? The question killed him.

"He's, like, the hottest and most popular rich guy in the county! How could you nawt know?" Kairi rolled her eyes and stuffed her phone back into her bag. "And, yes, I do have other friends around, you know."

Sora ignored her last sentence. "And he's coming here? To this poor school? Wow." He rolled his eyes.

Kairi sighed and tapped his forehead three times. "You should really have other friends around the county, too. You get all the gossip first. And, our school isn't poor. My friend is having a 'Welcome To Ashford!' party for him. She invited me. Come with me?"

Sora sighed. "Fine. I'll go. But only because I'm watching over you to make sure no one comes onto you." Sora continued to walk, followed close behind by Kairi.

"Gawd, Sora, you're so over protective. I'll be fine." She smoothed her mini-skirt once someone stared at her.

They finally reached the park, taking a short cut through it to school.

"Do you want me to go or not?" Sora stared to mess with his spiky hair. He finally finished his mint with one last suck.

"I do, but go to see Riku, not to watch over me." Kairi gave him a small push.

"Why would I want to see a guy?" Sora rolled his eyes, which was like the 5th time that day.

"I dunno. Just forget it." Kairi shrugged and stuffed to more mints into her mouth. "Yum."

"Kairi, please stop dressing like that." Sora finally noticed that Kairi was still dressed like a Psycho.

"Nope. Not until I prove my point." Kairi planted a satisfied grin onto her face. "Now let's hurry to school." She grabbed Sora's wrist and began running.

"Kairi! No running!" Sora still allowed himself to be pulled, stumbling and attempting to catch up to her.

Both busted into fits of laughter, but kept up their trot. Sora felt a warm feeling form into his stomach, causing his teeth to chatter. He loved having these moments with Kairi; it filled him with joy that he had a friend as good as her. Then, it immediately went away and sadness filled its place. He might move to America. America. Never to see Kairi again.

Sora's laughter stopped.