Hatched Into Life

This story is crack that spent five days incubation time in my brain and finally hatched into life. If you have any ideas, please review and leave suggestions. Thanks.

Also, I describe Kairi's eyes like the sky, because if you've ever seen the ocean, you've seen that it's pretty green. Not blue. Maybe, if you see it from the sky it would appear blue, or at a distance. But up close it's pretty green.

Disclaimer: I do not own Disney or the Kingdom Hearts games, or anything to do with either of them.

Summary: Life: Suddenly in Technicolor. The Drama hasn't even begun. xx) "I'm not kidding! If I had been able to protect her, this wouldn't have happened!"

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Kairi stared blankly at herself in the mirror. It was the first day of high school. She had met a few people over the summer vacation, thank goodness, but here was the big test. She was still technically the 'new girl.' If she didn't have any classes with her friends, Kairi didn't know what she would do.

She paused and took another moment to add a tiny bit of dramatic lime green eye shadow over her deep blue eyes. She smiled. Her eyes were obviously one of her best features. They were as deep as any ocean, and as blue as the clearest sky. She immediately began giggling, remembering that had been a quote one of her new friends had used. Her heart bounced at the thought of him. His pale blue eyes, his hair-- the darkest black, as black as the darkest obsidian gem. She chuckled again. Of course, her friends might not like the fact that she liked him, or they might expect it-- they all three had dated him before.

Kairi let out a nervous sigh. She didn't know for sure what she and her friends had in common. They spent their time gossiping about people Kairi hadn't met yet. All the people they did talk about sounded like idiots, though. Sluts, whores, bitches, bastards, geeks, nerds, goody two shoes, preps, punks, goths, emos, all of them with a label. Not one good thing was said about any of them. Sometimes Kairi was afraid that they talked about her behind her back, too. She stared at her reflection in the mirror again. They wouldn't do that to me, she told herself firmly.

Before long she had finished applying her mascara, blush, eye liner, lip gloss and lip balm. She decided to use cover up at the last minute. Finally satisfied she hadn't forgotten any of the things her friends normally ask.. well, tell her to wear, she made sure her outfit was perfect. Lo and behold, for the first day of school she chose to wear a short white miniskirt that showed off her legs, pink shoes that had small heels, and a pink tank top with a small white jacket on top. Just like her friends had told her it needed to, the top showed off her chest or lack there of. Her friends had made sure this was everything she needed for school. Checking to make sure her backpack was packed, Kairi remembered to put her P.E. or Physical Education clothes in her backpack too.

"Kairi! Get your butt down here this instant!" Her mother yelled from the first floor landing. Kairi messed with her auburn hair just once more, then grabbed her backpack and raced down the stairs.

"Kairi! Do you know when your bus is supposed to come?" Kairi's mother had long auburn hair just like her daughter's, but her eyes were a bright green. As of now she was impatiently tapping her foot against the hardwood floor, making an annoying slapping noise.

"Um.. No, mom." Kairi admitted sheepishly.

"Three minutes ago." Her mother announced triumphantly.

"Thanks ma, gotta go!" Kairi yelled and dashed out the door as fast as her heeled feet could carry her.

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Upon finally reaching the bus stop and making it onto the bus, Kairi was very annoyed. She didn't like all of the stares from the people she didn't know, which happened to be directed more to her body than to her face. She wished they would just stop drooling! She wasn't that attractive. Didn't everone dress like this? Finally one of her friends appeared on the bus. She was a tall and skinny brunette with large green eyes. Her friends called her Cherry Top because she was always wearing a red shirt. Kairi waved to her. Cherry Top made eye contact with her, rolled her eyes and then kept walking. Suddenly Kairi felt sick. Was Cherry Top angry at Kairi already? What had she done wrong? Did she forget something? She mentally went through a list of things: makeup, clothes, accessories, and mannerisms. Then her heart froze. She had forgotten earrings. Oh, great, she thought to herself sarcastically, my first day of school is ruined because I forgot to wear earrings. Then she realized that Cherry Top wasn't wearing any of the clothes she had suggested Kairi wear. She wore no short skirt, just skinny blue jeans. There were no heels, instead brown and slightly worn flip flops. No mini jacket and no tank top either, but her shirt did reveal cleavage.

As the rest of Kairi's 'friends' got on and each of them ignored Kairi or rolled their eyes, Kairi's heart dropped lower and lower and lower until she feared it would stop. No one with short skirts. No one tripping in high heels. Not even that much make up clouded their faces. Why not?

A radiant girl climbed onto the bus, a blonde with eyes as blue as Kairi's. When she saw Kairi, she slowed and looked at her carefully, then continued to walk as if nothing had happened, although she did mutter something under her breathe about "sluts."

That's it. That's it. My life is over! Kairi thought desperately. No one was wearing things as short or slutty as Kairi; her friends had only meant for her to take their place as the school slut. Fighting tears, she looked over her shoulder timidly at her 'friends.' The blonde girl had apparently been talking to Kairi's old friends, and stormed off angrily to a seat down the aisle. The girls laughed. When one of them noticed Kairi's tearful stare, she nudged the rest and whispered something. Their laughter grew even louder. The next time the bus stopped the blonde switched seats to sit next to Kairi.

"Hello.. You're new?" She guessed softly.

"Yeah.." Kairi said, sucking up her tears. "I'm Kairi. Nice to meet you?" She said unsurely.

"Actually, yeah. I know what the Slut Patrol did to you." The girl continued.

"Really? The Slut Patrol?" Kairi questioned.

"Yeah. There are tons of different groups in our school, and they are the worst. Everybody hates them, but they are completely oblivious. Even the stuck up preps are better than those girls. Here." She took out some wet cloths that apparently she carried in her backpack. Then Kairi knew: This girl was Namine, a nerdy and silly girl who supposedly liked to be mean to everyone she met. At least, thats what her 'friends' had told her, but what did they say matter now?

"Thanks." Kairi said, taking the wet cloth and attempting to wipe off her makeup.

"I'm Namine by the way. I expected this to happen again this year. Over winter break it had happened to another girl. She was second one, so I figured I'd want to be prepared this time, just in case. You brought spare shoes for PE, didn't you?" Kairi nodded. "Change into those shoes. Some people do wear tennis shoes with skirts here. It's better than being caught in heels, anyways." Kairi nodded again and looked at the cloth she had wiped her face with, shocked to see the three or four different colors she had smeared onto her face that morning. She smiled, and turned to Namine. "Thanks."

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The morning passed by quickly enough. Band, which was Kairi's favorite class, passed by quickly because everybody was friendly. The next week they were going to get to start actually marching, something completely new to her. She gripped her flute tightly and listened to every word the instructor said, though when she left the class she didn't think she had actually learned anything tht would help her. Finally she was dismissed from that class to be transported to another area of the school by bus. Language Arts, normally another one of Kairi's favorites, passed by as slowly as waiting for honey to pour out of the end of a cup. Her class was being forced to write and read things they didn't want to, and the kept teacher mumbling on and on with long vooooweelllsss like a druuunkenn louuut.

PE, Kairi's third hour, was the best. They ran around and had fun, even if they did get sweaty. Kairi was introduced to one of Namine's friends, Selphie Tilmitt. She was a spunky brunette with bright green eyes, and a crazy little hairdo that flipped up at the ends. Kairi got along with her well, talking about their summer vacations and learning who's who and what's what. Kairi was even able to borrow a spare pair of Selphie's pants. Last year, she had spillt juice all over her jeans at lunch and had to go the whole day with people wondering if she had failed to learn how to use a pad and a toilet, so she now carried a spare pair in her PE locker.

Math was a lazy hour with a few people from the Slut Patrol, and Kairi paid no attention to the lesson. She began to wonder how many times someone could wish the clock to move faster before it actually would. It didn't help any that her teacher was on drugs from having breast cancer treatment. Finally, it was time for lunch. Kairi charged down two flights of stairs and into the cafeteria. The school was huge, but the entire cafeteria wasn't even halfway filled up even when filled with all of the students in the school. Kairi asked Namine about it in the lunch line.

"Well, our school had been built for a huge booming city, once." She began.

"Yeah, until a war started and everybody moved away to forts and stuff." Selphie continued.

"All of the kid's families who used to live here moved away, leaving only the people who owned businesses and a few others to stay." Namine finished. "Which reminds me, why did you come here?"

"Oh.. you know, eheh, family stuff. My mom got a new job, I mean. It's pretty cool." Kairi said lamely.

"Ew, look at those beans, they look like butts!" Selphie was already on another topic.

"So," Namine continued, ignoring Selphie who huffed gently, "This school was left all barren and empty. Actually, you've noticed how bad a condition it's in, right?" Kairi nodded. The ceiling tiles were falling off and the heating ducts had mold all over them. The floors were stained with water, and the ceilings, walls and windows still leaked from the last night's drizzle. The heating systems were all uncontrollable. Even the lights weren't fixed, and the school had had a whole summer to fix them!

"They're trying to decide whether or not to close down the school!" Selphie jumped in excitedly.

"Selphie!"

"Sorry."

"Anyways, if they do, we'll all be sent to boarding schools, with uniforms, and dormitories, and no freedom!" Namine exclaimed.

"There's not any towns that would take us in?" Kairi questioned.

"Not for the nearest three hours drive. All of the other ones are small towns, tourist attractions, like." Selphie stopped to pay for her food, and went to find a table.

Kairi followed, and then Namine. If she was sent to a boarding school, that meant being separated from her unstable mom. But, then Namine and Selphie would be sent to different schools, too...

"They aren't here?" Namine was saying.

"No. True to their word, they skipped out on school!"

"Wow." Namine whistled. "Skipping the First Day of School."

"They never were ones for rules." Selphie pointed out.

"Who? Who?!" Kairi asked.

"Oh. Our friends, these two guys. Remember? We were just telling you about them!"

"Three guys, Selphie. Don't forget the old man."

"But he's an old man, not a guy! And what about Camo Boxers?"

"He's like a model for underwear, not a guy." Namine began to giggle.

"He probably dragged Olette with him anyways." Selphie added.

"They will be here tomorrow, so just wait, Kairi. Besides, then you can present your true self to them. Not this stupid preppy Slut Patrol experiment." Namine finished.

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Throughout the rest of her afternoon classes, which were Biology, World History and German, Kairi was excited and waiting. Even more friends, and they were guys. That was definately a plus. Today is just a great day, Kairi thought happily.

Finally it was after school, and Kairi got on the bus. Namine was getting a ride home from her father today. She needed to remember to get their contact information. I wonder what those guys are like. She smiled, imagining a suave guy and then a computer nerd. I definitely should have asked Namine when I had the chance. Her thoughts were interrupted when the guy with black hair and bright blue eyes appeared. He looked at her, sniffed, and walked off chuckling. Kairi's mood went south from there, though she tried not to let it show. Even if he was one of the Slut Patrol, she couldn't help matters of the heart.

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My mind is on a one way track: Tea, shower, sleep. Maybe write more just because I'm excited about this story.

Review, please. Always great motivation!

EraTomo