(A/N): Welcome to my first ever story. Yeah not just my first fanfic but my first ever real story. That means I need you readers to review like mad. I aim to make this a great story, but I'll need some constructive criticism to make it work. Feel free to give praise to.
After completion (A/N): Alright I know these starting chapters need some cleaning up and fleshing out. I've improved since writing them as is evident in the later chapters. One day Keyblade of the Heart I'll come back to you and give you a good meal and a good scrubbing. Right now though your prequel and sequel, along with Fire Emblem: Path to the Dawn, are taking up too much of my creativity and energy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Square Enix. The story however is mine.
Chapter 1: The New School Year
It was another perfect day on Destiny Islands. Clear blue sky, crystal clear water, and a light breeze carrying the scent of the sea. Sora though didn't notice any of this due to the simple fact he was still sleeping. Despite it being the first day of a new school year the spiky haired youth wanted nothing more than to sleep. Then his alarm went off signaling it was time to start the day. A hand shot out from underneath the covers swinging wildly trying to find the source of the infernal racket. After a few swings the tanned hand found the alarm and switched it off. With a yawn the boy got up from his bed and looked around. His room was kept quite neat, for some reason people thought he was messy. Everything was put away in drawers or stacked on a shelf. Sora shuffled his way out of his room towards the bathroom school clothes in hand. His school uniform was a simple white shirt, a pair of dark blue slacks, and a dark blue tie. After taking his shower he headed down towards the kitchen where his mom was making him breakfast. The smell of freshly made pancakes found its way to the teen's nose. With a rumble from his stomach he sat at the table as his mom set down a plate stacked a foot high. Sora's mom, Vira, was dressed in a yellow dress that hung down to her ankles. Looking at her there was no doubt she was the mother of the young man devouring the stack of pancakes, she had the same set of eyes as her son. Her hair was also the same chestnut brown but it was held back in a ponytail instead of jutting out every which way.
"Morning Sora ready for your first day of your senior year?" the woman asked the young man. Sora simply shook his head in the affirmative as he stuffed more food into his mouth. "Remember this may be your last year but it's also the most important."
"I know mom" Sora replied as he swallowed the last bite. He looked at the clock hanging on the wall and noticed that he should be on his way to school. He quickly raced over to his mother and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before running out the door.
Ever since Sora, Riku, and Kairi came back from their adventures a year ago his mother wouldn't let him out of the house without a goodbye kiss. At first he had complained but couldn't deny his mother such a simple act and it soon became another part of Sora's routine. He soon came upon his two oldest friends, Riku and Kairi. Riku was a silver-haired boy with aquamarine eyes that could stare down any foe. Not that Riku really hand any foes, but his gaze was that intense sometimes. His was well muscled unlike the scrawny Sora. Because of his emerald eyes and well-toned body Riku attracted a lot of girls though he never seemed interested in any of them for very long, in fact there was a trail of broken hearts.
Then there was Kairi, Sora's "secret" love. Her red hair was a vibrant red and hung halfway down her back. Her face was that of an angle, it was one of the most beautiful things Sora had ever seen. One of the things that made his heart flutter was her eyes, her indigo eyes that seemed to have a light of their own. Sora could stare into her eyes for hours if she'd let him. It was no secret how Sora felt about his female friend. Everyone but Kairi seemed to know that the boy was head over heels in love with her. Whenever Sora tried to tell her his feelings though, something would go wrong. Take the last time for instance, he had gotten up the nerve to ask her out on a date when a blitzball came flying out of nowhere to peg him right in the face breaking his nose and sending the doctors to make sure there was no permanent damage. After this little accident Sora couldn't get the nerve to ask her out again.
Sora tried to sneak up behind Riku to see if he could scare his friend. Sadly though Kairi happened to turn around just before Sora was about to shout "BOO". While not original why mess with the classics? With his fun ruined he fell in between his two friends.
"Sora what were you doing behind Riku?" Kairi asked after a while.
"Well before I was found out I was going to try scaring him. But some redhead had to turn around at the wrong moment." Sora explained with a pout.
Riku laughed at his friend. "You really think you could have scared me Sora? It'll take more than sneaking up from behind me then."
"Is that a challenge I hear Riku?"
"Sure, if you can scare me within the month I'll give you 500 munny. If you don't scare me than you owe me 500 munny."
"Challenge accepted" Sora proclaimed and the two boys shook on it to seal the deal. Kairi just groaned and muttered something that sounded like "stupid boys".
The three friends soon reached Destiny Island High School and were swarmed by screaming girls and drooling boys. Not long after the trio had come back from their battle against the Nobodies the story of what they had done spread like wildfire throughout the islands. Sora and Riku became the center of attention for all the teenage girls while Kairi, who was already popular, gained the attention of every single teenage male and many not so single guys. Everywhere they went they seemed to be swarmed by people asking them out on dates, an autograph, or a photo. At first it was nice to get some recognition for their hard work, but it quickly became annoying. The only good that came out of it now was that Riku had a never ending supply of girls to date.
Kairi took Sora's hand and pulled him out of the throng of fans leaving Riku to deal with swarm. The two friends quietly snuck into the school and headed to the office to get their class schedule. The lady at the office smiled at them as she handed them the papers. Looking over their schedules they noticed that Sora had been transferred into Kairi's homeroom. Riku was probably going to be there to so that the school could keep an eye on all three of its celebrities. Along with sharing homeroom they had 2nd period Trig and 5th period P.E. together. The schedule at DIHS went like this 1st, 2nd, Homeroom, Lunch, 3rd, 4th, 5th. After the two friends had memorized their schedules they headed to their classes in hopes to get there before the mob.
The school day was uneventful for the trio. They went to classes, got mauled in between classes, ate lunch, got mauled some more, than the final bell rang. Sora was standing the gym waiting for Kairi to finish getting changed. He honestly didn't know what took girls so long to simply switch clothes. After waiting for hours, really only 2 minutes, Kairi came out of the locker room. She walked up to Sora and they went outside to find Riku. It wasn't hard to spot their silver-haired friend they simply listened for a pack of screaming girls. Sure enough they found him surrounded.
"Riku meet you back at Kairi's place" Sora shouted to his friend. His only response was a thumbs up. Sora and Kairi turned to leave. One of the good things about traveling with only Kairi was that it for some reason stopped them from being swarmed. It was as if everyone thought they were dating when they were alone, but they were all single when traveling with Riku. Sora could never hope to understand his fellow teenagers.
"Are you sure we should have left him alone back there" Kairi asked while she looked over her shoulder back to where the mob stood.
"Riku's tough, besides he'll probably just pick a girl at random and that'll disperse the crowd."
Kairi stepped in front of her friend and looked up into his sky blue eyes, "Sora why don't you ever pick one of those girls?"
Sora could tell that this was a loaded question. Her eyes said it all; there was a spark of hope reflecting in them. If he told Kairi the truth though it could ruin their friendship if things went sour. But this was Kairi, the girl he traveled worlds for.
I should tell her how truth. I mean really what's the worst that can happen?
FINALLY! Echoed a voice inside Sora's head. It was Roxas, his Nobody who had taken up residence in his head and would give Sora advice from time to time. I've been telling you to confess for over a year now. Though I have to ask what prompted this epiphany?
Sora didn't know the answer to Roxas's question and told his Nobody this.
Fine I don't really need to know I guess just do it before you chicken out again.
"Well Kairi it's because I already have my eyes on a girl" Sora answered and then he got a not so great idea. "Let's see if you can guess who though."
Kairi looked at him with a thoughtful expression. "Is she someone I know?"
"Yes" Sora responded as he started walking again.
"Have you known her for a long time?"
"Ever since my childhood" Sora couldn't help but smile at the fact she hadn't guessed yet.
"You know this is mean right, you should just tell me" Kairi pleaded.
"Come on just take a guess."
"Fine, is it Selphie?" Sora almost fell on the ground with laughter at the thought of him dating the hyperactive girl.
"It's definitely not Selphie, but she is friends with Selphie" Sora said once he had recovered from the mental images.
"That doesn't help Selphie's friends with like everyone!" Kairi said stepping in front of Sora with her face in a pout. She put her hand on his chest to stop him from walking by her.
"Fine I guess you can tell you. It's…"
"Yo Sora, Kairi" came a voice from behind. It was Riku; he had gotten away and finally caught up to his friends.
SCREW! Roxas shouted at Sora. That guy just keeps causing me trouble.
Causing you trouble? I think he's causing me trouble at the moment.
And since I live inside of you and have to put up with your emotions it causes me trouble. I wonder if Naminé has to put up with anything like this.
It was funny Roxas thought this because at that exact moment Naminé was having a similar conversation with Kairi.
Damn that Riku we were so close.
What does it matter to you Naminé? You aren't the one in love with Sora.
Yeah but still you were so close to getting your answer I can't help but feel sorry for. You know now that Riku's here Sora won't answer your question.
Yeah I know. Kairi let out a soft sigh. Naminé was right she was so close to figuring it out, if only she had broken out the pout earlier. Who knew when she'd be alone with Sora again he and Riku were constantly hanging out together.
Well if you can't get Sora to tell you who he likes did you ever to think to tell him who you like?
What if it isn't me though? I mean there are plenty of girls he's known since childhood that are friends with Selphie.
So you're going to just play it safe and lead a boring life? Why couldn't I have a more outgoing Other?
That hurts Naminé.
Oh Kairi you know I'm just teasing. But seriously tell him I promise it'll be fine, remember I spent a year in his mind.
The three friends had continued walking towards Kairi's house Sora and Riku deep in conversation about Riku's newest girlfriend. They all had plans to hang out at Kairi's after school seeing as how her house had the most room and the best entertainment system. Kairi wasn't sure if she should follow her Nobody's advice or not though. She walked silently deep in thought only to be startled when Sora asked Kairi if she was going to let them in. She looked at him in confusion then noticed that they were at her house. She opened the door to let her friends in and announced to her (adoptive) parents that she was home and that Sora and Riku were with her. They headed into the kitchen to grab a snack and proceeded to the living room to find something on TV. She let the boys pick what to watch, she didn't really care she had feelings to sort out.
Ok the first thing you need to do is get him alone Naminé chimed in sensing Kairi's train of thought.
And how do you propose I do that exactly oh wise one?
Simple take you Keyblade out and threaten Riku with bodily harm if he doesn't leave.
Yeah that wouldn't be suspicious or anything.
It'd get the job done. If you're against that though you could always go into the kitchen and ask Sora to help you carry something out.
That might just work thanks Naminé.
Kairi got up and said told the two boys on the floor that she was still a little hungry when they looked at her. She walked into the kitchen, alright now I just need to call Sora in here. It then occurred to her that she'd need something to actually have him carry out before she called him in. She raided the cupboards looking for anything that would require help. Then it hit her, drinks! She couldn't carry 3 glasses on her own she only had two hands.
"Hey Sora come help me" she called out. Her heart started beating faster as she heard Riku give a wolf whistle. "That's right Sora, Kairi needs you" he teased. Sora walked into the kitchen his face red. Cleary Riku's taunting had the desired effect on his friend.
"What do you need help with Kairi?" he asked looking around the kitchen.
Kairi quickly jumped between Sora and the door out of the kitchen. "Now Sora you're going to answer my question. Who. Is. The. Girl. You. Have. A. Crush. On?" she poked him in the chest with each word causing him to back up into the counter. Kairi wanted an answer and she wasn't going to let Sora wiggle his way out of an answer and so help her if Riku walked in she would take her Keyblade out.
She could see the gears turning in Sora's head as if he was trying to come up with a way to get out of there. Then Kairi did something very bold that she was sure Naminé caused her to do. She put both hands on the counter behind Sora trapping him between her and it and bringing her very close to him. There was no escape now, she had him pinned.
Sora gulped, "It's you Kairi. It's always been you."
She almost squealed with joy. Her hands flew up to his face as she pulled him down for a kiss. At first he resisted, it must have been from the shock, but then he returned the kiss. It wasn't anything sloppy neither used their tongue they just stood there with their lips locked. Kairi gladly would have continued that kiss. He tasted so sweet, like sea-salt ice cream. Sadly though the human body can only go song long without oxygen. She broke from the kiss only because she needed to breath. Sora was panting just as much as Kairi. He looked down at her and a huge smile spread across his face.
"I'll take that to mean you like me to"
Kairi could only shake her head yes before pulling him down for another kiss. It was at this point that Riku wondered what was taking his two friends so long to bring in a couple of snacks. He walked in as the two started their second kiss. With a cough he caught their attention.
"You know Kairi, you can keep that snack to yourself" Riku chuckled.
(A/N): Yeah I know I have Sora and Kairi together already but deal with. There will still be gooey romantic fluff involving them. Just they'll be an actual couple instead.