The Umbrella Boy


Riku was just an ordinary, 17 year old boy.

Riku has four older brothers-- Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas-- making Riku the youngest brother. Wakka was the oldest, whereas Roxas is the second youngest. So it goes in a pattern.

Riku was always being bullied by his elder brothers, because he's the youngest. They'd make fun of the way he look, the way he talks and so on. That's why, Riku's life was never perfect.

But that doesn't mean that he's been miserable for the past 17 years.

Riku has a younger sister, Kairi, an ordinary 16 year old girl. She's just dead gorgeous. Her blue eyes are like pearls and her red crimson hair shines like the ruby when it comes into contact with a source of light.

And because of that, her brothers are over-protective of her.

When Kairi has a slight injury, they'll call the ambulance and bring her to the hospital. When she coughs, they'll bring her to the clinic. And it gets worse when it comes to guys.....

When Wakka, Pence, Tidus and Roxas find out that a certain guy likes Kairi, they will try to get to know the guy better. For example, Roxas has a special talent-- he can easily tell the person's grades, co-curriculor activities and so on, in just a few seconds.

And when the four brothers find just one thing wrong with the guy, they'll get rid of him, leaving the guy a message, "Never come near Kairi ever again."

This is the kind of thing that will make Kairi so stressed-up, and she's afraid of telling her brothers.

Good thing is, Riku isn't like his elder brothers. He lets Kairi live life the way she wants to, but of course his brothers always get in the way.


"Look, Kairi! That's him!" Selphie shouted, running over to her best friend. "It's Pence Marquette!" Kairi and Selphie stood in the middle of the parade square, with Pence standing not far from them. The other high school students watched them from a distance.

Pence took out a piece of paper and started talking in an unknown language. "What's he saying?" Kairi asked her best friend. "He says, 'I have been keeping this from you for a long time, ever since we first met.'." Pence continued speaking in the unknown language, while Selphie translated every single word he said to Kairi.

Finally, Pence ended his 'little speech' with a couple of words. "I love you!" Selphie shouted. "He says he loves you!" Pence folded the piece of paper and walked over to Kairi. Pence grinned at her, while Kairi only gave him a sad smile.

Riku watched as Pence held Kairi's hand. He fished out his phone and and took a photo of Pence and Kairi, sending them to his four brothers afterwards. Not that he wants to protect Kairi-- he would let her date anyone she wants-- but his four brothers left him in charge of taking care of Kairi. He needs to report to them everything that had happened to her every single day.

"I hope they won't be harsh on that guy," Riku said to himself, biting his lip afterwards.

-

Squall.

He's a full-time policeman, who patrols the whole neighborhood in case of any danger.

But when it comes to Kairi, he can only think about one thing. Safety.

Safety for his little sister.

Beep. Beep. Squall took his phone out from his jeans pocket and widened his eyes the moment he saw the photo on it. "I'm sorry, Ven," he said to his friend-- Ventus-- who was supposed to patrol the same neighborhood. "I've got an important matter to attend to," Squall added before running to his car.

Ventus rolled his eyes, "It probably has something to do with his sister."

-

Wakka.

The famous blitzball player in the whole neighborhood. He attracts lots of girls because of his muscles, and also lots of guys because of his playing strategy. He has never lost a blitzball match, which seemed impossible to everyone. But it isn't to Wakka himself, of course.

He loved blitzball more than anything, except Kairi. He would do anything to make her happy.

Beep. Beep. Wakka's phone rang in the middle of a friendly blitzball match. "Time out!" someone shouted, and all the players decided to take a break.

Wakka walked over to the bench and grabbed his phone, almost suffering from an asthma attack after seeing the photo he just received. "I'm sorry, dudes," he said to the others. "My sister's in trouble." He then immediately ran to his sports car.

"Someone remind me, why is he over-protective of that Kairi girl?" a girl asked, receiving an almost-unexpected answer from a guy, "Well I must say, that Kairi is pretty hot."

-

Tidus.

The well-known fencer in his neighborhood.

His charm and good looks attract a lot of girls, and he liked every single girl he dated. But there was only one girl that will never get off of his mind.

Kairi.

Tidus was having a chat with a group of girls when his phone rang. He took the phone and gasped at the photo he received. "Sorry, girls," he said. "I've got an errand to do." And with that, he ran towards the carpark.

"It must be that girl again...," one of the girls groaned.

-

Roxas.

The famous singer ever.

Although he travels often, he never fails to come back home every now and then to check on his sister. It didn't matter to him if his concert got cancelled-- as long as his sister was safe. He didn't trust calling his brothers and asking, "How's Kairi?". No, that would be useless. To him, of course.

Roxas was at home when he received his 'special' message.

Beep. Beep. Roxas groaned and grabbed his phone, only to choke on his pizza when he saw the photo. "Holy sock puppet in a sausage factory!" he shouted, spitting out the left over pizza in his mouth. He grabbed his car keys and left the house immediately.


"I hope they won't be harsh on him," Riku mumbled, heading to the baseball stadium. He stopped dead in his tracks when three cars-- and a motorcycle-- surrounded him. Four young and matured teenagers alighted the vehicles-- Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas.

"Uh....hi...?" Riku mumbled when his brothers walked over to him. "Where is he?" Squall asked. "Where is the boy?" "Tell us or we'll rip your balls, Riku!" Wakka said. "I..uh... I dunno..," Riku mumbled.

"TELL US!!!" the brothers shouted. "Okay, okay!" Riku said, pointing towards the baseball stadium. "Over there."

The four brothers nodded and walked briskly to the stadium, leaving a shocked Riku in the middle of the road with their vehicles.

-

"He's coming," Roxas mouthed to Squall, receiving a nod from him.

The moment he heard footsteps coming from the walkway, Squall immediately swung his baseball bat. Fortunately, the person ducked and Squall missed.

The person was Pence Marquette.

"Not bad," Squall said. "You can easily dodge that, without any warning." Pence looked at them with a confused look on his face, "Wh-what? Who are you...?"

The brothers surrounded Pence and observed him from head to toe. "Roxas," Tidus called out. "Check."

Roxas took one last look at Pence and cleared his throat, before saying, "Pence Marquette. A 16 year old fatso from the top class in the school."

Pence glared at him, "What did you say?!"

"He's in the school's baseball team and comes here every day to practice. His codename in his team is The Eagle Claw."

"How did you know all--"

"Besides being in the baseball team, Pence is also a member of the chemistry club, and has won lots of awards in physics too."

"Wait a minute, I don't even know you!"

Wakka smirked and nodded, "Not bad for a fatso." Pence shot a glare at him, "Say that again!!" "Forget that," Tidus said. "He's close to being perfect for her. Now, Roxas, what are his grades?"

Roxas cleared his throat once more, "He got A and over 90 for almost every subject." "You're better than we thought," said Squall. "Wait-- there's more," Roxas said. "He got.... 34 out of 100 for his physical education."

"34 out of 100?!" Wakka and Tidus shouted. It seemed almost too impossible to them, since they're the sporty one. "Dude!!" Wakka added. "You're in a baseball team, and you got 34 out of 100 for P.E.?!" "This is waaaaayy unaccepted!" Tidus said.

The brothers got closer to Pence. "Listen, Pence," said Squall. "We are Kairi's brothers.." "K-Kairi's brothers?!" Pence echoed. The brothers nodded. "You're not good enough for a gorgeous girl like her," said Roxas. "So, before it's too late, get away from Kairi. Never come near Kairi ever again. Or we'll do the job for you..."

"Impossible!" Pence shouted. "You guys are just getting rid of every boy who likes Kairi! You just want Kairi all to yourselves! You guys are too obnoxious to be Kairi's brothers!"

The brothers looked at each other and smirked. Wakka looked back at Pence and raised a brow, "Is that so?"

-

"HELP!!!"

"Help me!! I'm stuck on his giant eagle statue!! I'm hanging from it's claw!! HELP!!!" Pence shouted. His only support was his underwear, which was hanging from the eagle's claw. Well, the eagle was-- like Pence mentioned-- a statue. The statue is placed on the top of the school roof.

A old man walked past him and asked, "Oh dear, how did you end up there?" "Please, kind old man, help me down!" Pence shouted. Too bad-- it's either the old man has lost part of his sense of hearing, or the eagle statue is too far away from him.

"Be careful when you get down..," the old man said, walking away.

Pence looked at him with a desperate look on his face, "HELP!!!"


"Pence Marquette is pretty good guy," Selphie said to Kairi. They were in a crowded bus, but no matter how crowded it is, Kairi was still shivering because of the air-conditioning.

"I know, but...," Kairi mumbled. "Sometimes, when I happen to find the right guy... They just........ disappear."

Selphie sighed. She looked around and saw a teenage boy standing not far from them. The teenage boy had brunette spiky hair. "Hey," she said, nudging Kairi. "That boy's pretty cute."

"Selphie, how can you tell if he's cute when all you see is the back of his head?" Kairi asked.

"C'mon, if his back looks cute, then his face would look cute too, right? I'll go get his number for you."

Kairi widened her eyes, "Wait, wha-- HAH CHOO!!" "Oh, is it cold?" Selphie asked. "I'll go ask the driver to decrease the air conditioning."

"You don't have to," said Kairi. "It's already starting to feel warmer." Selphie raised a brow, "That's strange." Kairi looked at the boy; he was walking back from the driver's seat. Perhaps he told the driver to decrease the temperature, she thought.

"Well, I'll have to alight now. See you!" Selphie said and waved Kairi goodbye.

-

Kairi sighed. It was raining heavily. She had forgotten to bring an umbrella that day. Guess I'll have to sit under the shelter till it stops, she thought. Her stop finally arrived, and she alighted the bus, followed by the boy.

The boy took out an umbrella from his bag. Kairi sighed again and used her own bag as an umbrella. Both of them ran across the road to get to the other side of the neighborhood.

She reached the shelter of the bus-stop and looked around. The rain seemed to be getting heavier, and there was hardly anyone around, except for the boy, of course.

The boy looked at Kairi and sighed. He grabbed Kairi's hand and placed his umbrella on her palm. Kairi looked at the boy, whereas he did the same towards Kairi. A second later, their eyes locked.

At that moment, Kairi thought. The sun stopped hiding and revealed itself. The sky turned blue. The creatures in the neighborhood came out of their hiding places. And the rain hasn't even stop. Why am I realizing all these now? Why am I memorizing every single thing that happened? Why do I have a funny feeling in my stomach? Is it all because of the boy?

Kairi smiled at the boy. He didn't smile back; he immediately ran back to his house nearby.

Kairi walked slowly to a bench nearby and sat down. She sighed happily as she thought of the boy.

Then she immediately turned around; she thought she had heard a wimper. Kairi smiled as she saw a puppy in a box which was placed right beside her. She carried the puppy and hugged it.

Perhaps this was a blessing.


"From today onwards, my home will be your home!" Kairi said to the puppy. The rain had finally stopped, and she was walking back to her house. Her house wasn't even far from where she is now.

Kairi looked up and frowned, "Why does my house look like this?" The house had lots of ladders; it seemed like some construction had been done to the house. Perhaps they renovated it. Kairi opened the door and entered her house.

"Hello?" she called out. There was no response. Where is everyone? she thought. She walked up the stairs to her room.

"SURPRISE!!!" her five brothers shouted, almost giving Kairi a heart attack. "What are you guys doing in my room?" she asked. "In fact, what have you done to my room?" "Why? You don't like it?" Squall asked. "We've renovated it. Now your rooms bigger. You have your very own bathroom too!"

"That's right!" Riku yelled from Kairi's bathroom. "You have three sinks, and a huge bath tub!" Kairi widened her eyes when she saw Riku lying down in the empty bath tub, "Why did you guys do this? Isn't this a waste of munny?"

"Of course not!" Tidus said. "This is to show that we are proud of our little sister-- for getting the highest for Math in her school!" "You heard about it?" Kairi asked, and her brothers nodded.

"You even have your own closet," said Roxas. Riku ran out from the bath tub and opened a door at a corner, which led to the closet, "Now you have plenty of space for your clothes, Kairi!" Kairi wasn't satisfied, "What about the house? How much space did you take up, anyway?"

"Forget that," said Wakka. "Riku's room had been renovated too!" Riku widened his eyes, "Seriously?!" His brothers nodded. Riku immediately ran to his room and tried to open the door, but to no avail.

"The door's stuck!" Riku yelled. Kairi ran up to him and tried to open the door, but it still wouldn't budge. She turned and glared at her other brothers, "What have you done to Riku's room?"

"We used Riku's room to make your closet," the brothers said and laughed. "What? You mean, I'm gonna sleep in Kairi's closet?!" Riku asked. Kairi shot another glare at her brothers, "This is unfair! Give Riku back his room!"

"We don't have to," said Tidus. "We already prepared a new room for Riku, downstairs...." Riku sighed and walked down the stairs, to his 'new room', followed by Kairi.

Riku found a door at a corner and opened it, "Huh?" "The storeroom?!" Kairi asked. "Isn't this your favorite room?" Wakka asked, walking down the stairs followed by his other brothers. "You guys used to lock me in here all the time when we were little!" Riku said. Kairi turned to face Wakka and the others, "Why did you--"

"Kairi, you mean you don't appreciate what we did for you?" Squall asked. "I do, but," Kairi said. "This is too much! You had to sacrifise Riku's room for it, and you expect him to sleep in the storeroom?! Make my room the way it was right now!"

"Sorry, we can't," said Roxas. "We're not allowed to renovate this house for another month, so...." "Besides, we're short of munny...," Wakka mumbled. Kairi glared at her brothers, "Then why did you even--"

"It's alright, Kairi," Riku interrupted. "I'm used to staying in this storeroom. Besides, this is all for you anyway." Kairi tilted her head, and Riku simply gave her a cheeky grin. Kairi nodded, and walked slowly to her room.


"Kairi, wake up! It is now 7.30 AM. I'm sure you don't want to be late for school."

Kairi groaned. She sat up from her bed and glared at her new computer. Apparently, her brother Tidus had installed an alarm clock in her computer. Knowing how much she hated his voice, Tidus recorded his voice and used it for the alarm. Kairi groaned again and shouted, "RRIIIKKUU!!!"

Riku ran up and entered Kairi's room, with a panicky look on his face, "What's wrong?"

Kairi pointed at her computer, "How do you stop this friggin' thing?" Riku sweatdropped and laughed nervously, "Sorry, Tidus installed some permanent thing. So this alarm will go on forever. The only way to stop the alarm is to destroy the computer."

Kairi loved her computer, but she would do anything to it to stop the alarm. "Destroy it for me, then," she said. Riku nodded. He grabbed a hammer from Kairi's desk and smashed the laptop for a good 2 minutes.

"Thank you so much," said Kairi. Riku raised a brow, "Why the hammer on your desk?" Kairi shrugged, "In case of emergency."

"Besides, why are you wearing a huge hoversack on your back? You're even carrying a sleeping bag!!" Kairi added. Riku looked down, "I'm running away from home! Squall, Tidus, Wakka and Roxas are being unfair, and I can't take it anymore! I'm running away from home."

"Oh, okay then," said Kairi. She paid more attention to her puppy and Riku. "I have to get ready for school." She walked slowly to her bathroom.

Riku sighed. Even my own little sister doesn't care. He walked over to the big window in Kairi's room. It was left wide open. Riku didn't hesitate; he climbed over the window frame and began to climb down the ladders.

When he finally reached the ground, he looked at the house one last time, "Goodbye, house." And with that, he turned and walked towards the other side of the neighborhood. Goodbye, Kairi.

-

"Gahhhhh...," Riku groaned. "Where am I gonna stay? I must live nearby, and I must live with someone I hardly know, like a forgotten friend..." Riku looked up and saw a boy with brunette spiky hair walking towards his direction. Though, the boy seemed oblivious to Riku.

"Hey!" Riku called out when the boy walked past him. The boy raised a brow, turned to Riku and took off his ear phones, "You called me?" Riku nodded, "Do you remember me? We used to be in elementary school together! I was the boy who always got teased.... remember?"

The boy turned into a thinking pose for a few seconds, before asking," Riku?" Riku nodded again, "Then you're Sora, right?" The boy nodded.

"Right! I can never forget that spiky hair of yours!"

Sora raised a brow, "So...? Why'd you call me?" "Oh! Right!" Riku said. "We may not know each other very well but... can I stay at your house?" Sora's heart skipped a beat, "Stay at my house?"

"Yeah. You see, I ran away from home, and I have no place to stay. You wouldn't mind if I stay at your house for a few days, right?" Riku asked. Sora blinked twice and stared at Riku awkardly, before finally giving an answer, "Yeah."

-

"Thanks so much for letting me stay here," said Riku, sitting on Sora's bed. Sora offered him a cup of tea and smiled, "No problem. Besides, why did you run away from home?"

Riku sighed, "I was always bullied by my four elder brothers. They're so irritating! Yesterday they made me sleep in the storeroom too..." Sora raised a brow, "Is that all?" Riku shook his head, "The other issues are to painful for me to recall."

"Besides, you're strong," Riku added. "You're a karate expert!" Sora rolled his eyes, "Not an expert. I only own a black belt.." "That's already considered an expert!" Riku said.

Tap. Tap. Tap. "What's that sound?" Riku asked, looking around Sora's room. Sora turned to the window behind Riku and widened his eyes, "Th-there's...... someone behind you..."

Riku turned and gasped, "Kairi?!" He immediately opened the window to let Kairi in. Wait a minute, Sora thought. That's the girl I met. I gave her my umbrella.

"Kairi, how'd you find me here?" Riku asked. "W-were you stalking me or something?" Kairi nodded, "I can't let you run away like that!"

"I've made up my mind; I don't wanna go back!"

"You must! I'll have them give you back your room."

"It'll be useless!"

"Um...," Sora mumbled. He was standing beside Kairi, carrying a glass of tea in his right hand. Riku looked at him and smirked; Sora was blushing. Interested in her, I see. But you won't be interested in our brothers, I bet. Kairi turned around and gasped. The boy who gave me his umbrella!! Riku rolled his eyes. Now what, Kairi is blushing. Looks like they like each other.

"Um.. A drink?" Sora asked. Kairi smiled and took the glass, "Thank you." She took a sip and turned back to her brother, "I have a plan."

Riku raised a brow, "Really? What is it?" Kairi took another sip from a tea before replying, "I'll write a letter to our brothers saying that I ran away, and if they want me back, they'll have to return you your room."

Riku snapped his fingers, "That'll be perfect! You write the letter and stay here while I go back home. I'll pretend to find the letter and show it to our brothers. They'll immediately recognize your handwriting, and do what they're supposed to do! Kairi, you are a genius!"


"Here's the letter. Take care," said Kairi, handing Riku a piece of folded paper. Riku took the paper and nodded, "Thanks. I'll be going now." Then he turned to Sora, who was lying down on his bed and reading a romance novel, "Take care of my little sister." Sora didn't look at Riku or Kairi; he simple replied with a "Hm." Riku rolled his eyes and walked out of the room. I didn't know Sora reads romance novels...

When Riku had completely left, Kairi was left sitting next to Sora on his bed. She began to look around his room. He had a really big bookshelf right beside his bed; it was full of romance novels. Kairi smiled, How cute for a guy to read romance novels.

She turned her head to his closet and found a karate uniform with a black belt around it. He learns karate, too?

"What are you looking at?" Sora asked, making Kairi jump in shock. She turned to Sora and smiled, "Your karate uniform. Black belt?" Sora nodded, "Been learning for more than 7 years." "Impressive," Kairi said.

Sora blushed. This is the first time a girl is impressed at me. Do something, Sora! Do something! "Uh... Kairi, your name?" he asked. Kairi nodded, "I still don't know your name." "I'm Sora," said Sora. "I'm Riku's friend."

"What's this about big brothers bullying him and all...?" Sora asked. Kairi sighed, "It's a long story. I'll explain it to you when everything goes well. Right now I'm waiting for Riku." Sora nodded and turned his attention back to his novel. "Only child?" Kairi asked. Sora looked up and nodded.

-

"Okay, so I'll have to pretend that nothing had happened," Riku told himself. He took a deep breath and entered his house, "I'm home!!"

"Where's Kairi?!" Squall shouted at him. Riku raised a brow, "Not in her room?" Squall shook his head, "She's not there. Her teacher called me saying that she didn't turn up at school, but she's nowhere here! We can't even contact her!"

"Maybe she went for a morning walk?" Riku asked. "I'm gonna check Kairi's room one last time.." Riku made his way to the stairs, only to be pushed away by Wakka, Tidus and Roxas. "Where's Kairi?" they asked in unison. "I-I seriously don't know!!" Riku shouted.

Wakka folded his arms, "You sure you aren't hiding anything from us...?" Riku nodded his head. "Psh. I don't believe him," said Roxas. "Let's force the truth out of him, then!" Tidus said, cracking his knuckles.

Whoops.

-

"WHERE'S KAIRI?!?!" the brothers shouted. "I don't know!!!!!" Riku shouted back. "Stop pulling my hair, my arms and my legs!!"

"We won't stop until you tell us where Kairi is!" Tidus said, pulling Riku's right arm even harder. "I told you I don't know!" Riku said, shouting in pain afterwards.

"Release him," Squall said, and the others let go of their grasp. "Fine. You don't know, huh? But do you remember the three rules you were given?"

Riku stood up and nodded, "One-- To be with Kairi at all times. Two-- I must watch her every move. Three-- I must ensure she is happy." The four brothers nodded. "You got them all right," said Tidus. "Those are the rules you have to follow if you want to stay here. But sadly, you have failed."

"We'll search for Kairi ourselves," said Wakka.

The four brothers walked over to the dining table and opened up a huge map of their neighborhood. "Where do you think she went?" Wakka asked. "What if she got kidnapped?" Roxas asked.

"Hey! I heard that there's a pervert lurking around in this very neighborhood," said Tidus. "He'll offer a ride to girls, bring them up the deserted hill and rape them there!" Roxas punched Tidus's arm, "Stop speaking nonsense! Besides, Kairi can defend herself with her karate skills!" "Shh!!" said Wakka. "Squall seems to be in a deep thought."

"What if...," Squall began. "What if she got abducted by aliens? She might go for her morning walk and walk up the deserted hill. Then an alien comes out of nowhere and brought her back to its spaceship! Even Kairi's special karate kick can't fend it off!"

The four brothers then got into a thinking pose; they started to picture a hideous alien scaring Kairi and bringing her back to its spaceship. Even the thought of that made them shiver.

"The alien could've studied her," said Wakka. "The alien could've robbed her," said Roxas. "The alien could've raped her," said Roxas.

"The alien could've........," Squall said, before widening his eyes and grabbing his car keys. "Oh no! I have to go and save Kairi now!!"

Riku sighed and shook his head as he watched his brothers. Abucted by aliens? Robbed by aliens? Raped by aliens? Get real. Riku walked over to the couch. Now it's time for our plan. Riku took out a piece of folded paper and unfolded it. "Huh? A letter?" he asked, making all of his brothers turn to him. Riku began to read aloud,

"Dear my beloved brothers,

I am sorry that I had left without saying goodbye. Actually, I have run away. I cannot stand to see Riku being tortured by you guys. If you want me to come back, you must give Riku's room and belongings back to him.

Love, Kairi."

Riku turned to his brothers and held up the piece of paper, "Look! Kairi wrote this letter!" Squall narrowed his eyes and walked up to Riku. He took the paper and read it. "Psh. You obviously wrote this," he said, and tore the letter into pieces. Riku widened his eyes, Oh crap. Our plan has backfired!

"This is not the time for games," Squall added. "Right now, we have to focus on saving Kairi from being abducted by aliens!"

"Or being kidnapped by a pervert!" Tidus said.

Riku sighed. Crazy imagination indeed.


Riku cycled as fast as he could to Sora's house. "I have to tell her...!" he mumbled. "I have to tell Kairi that our plan failed!" He threw his bike by the gate and ran up to Sora's front door, shouting, "Kairi! Kairi, you better come back now!! Kairi!"

Sora opened the door with a panicky look on his face. "Hey, where's Kairi?" Riku asked. "I... don't know..," Sora mumbled. "WHAT?!" Riku shouted. "But I thought I told you to take care of her!"

"I was! She was in my room the whole time, so thinking that she would be okay on her own, I went to the bathroom. Then when I came out, she was gone! I couldn't find her anywhere in the house!"

"Aw man, I'm in big trouble," said Riku. "You have a bike?" Sora nodded. "Good," Riku added. "We should cycle around the whole neighborhood and look for Kairi!"

-

Minutes later, they were doing exactly what Riku predicted.

They have been asking passers-by about Kairi, but they still haven't found her.

"C'mon, let's go further," said Sora. They got onto their bikes again and cycled to the other side of the neighborhood.

I had always disliked Kairi, Riku thought. Because of her, I was always being treated as the 'extra'.

"What do you think it'll be?" young Squall asked his three younger brothers. "A boy or a girl?" "I hope it's a girl!" young Tidus said. "We all do," young Wakka said. "Look-- Mom and Dad are coming out."

"I can't take this anymore!" a young woman shouted. "I can't have another son!!" "It's okay, honey," a young man said to her. "We can always try again." "I now have five sons! Haven't I tried enough?!"

"Aww... we have another little brother...," said Squall. "This is no fun," Roxas complained.

"It's alright, honey," said the man. "Consider this baby boy as an extra."

- 1 year later -

"What do you think it'll be?" Squall asked his four younger brothers. "A boy or a girl?" "I hope it's a girl," said Tidus "We all do," said Wakka. "Right, Riku?" Riku didn't give a respond; he was staring at the delivery room. "Look!" Roxas shouted, pointing to the room. "Mom and Dad are coming out."

"I'm so glad that we tried one more time!" the woman said. "We finally got a daughter!" "I'm so proud of ourselves," said the man. "We should treasure this girl."

"It's a girl!!" Roxas shouted. "Hooray!!" the other brothers-- except Riku-- shouted. Squall raised his palm into the air and looked at Riku, "Gimme five!"

Riku didn't give any respond; he kept staring at the baby girl his parents were carrying. The baby girl. His little sister.

"Riku, look!" Sora shouted, bringing Riku back to reality. He was pointing at a huge lake nearby. "Lots of people are gathering there! Do you think someone might have fallen in the lake?" Riku looked around and saw a 'No Swimming' sign right beside the lake. He knew how much Kairi loved swimming, but the lake was very deep.

"Oh no!" he shouted. "Kairi!!" He cycled towards the lake, followed by Sora.

The boys threw their bikes at one side and looked from a distance; there was something, or someone floating on the lake. "Kairi! Hang on, I'm coming to save you!!" Sora shouted and jumped into the lake. Riku jumped in as well, and they both swam as fast as they could towards the object, or the person, that was floating.

It was a tiring five minutes, but they were almost there.

"Kairi! Hang on!" Riku shouted.

"Dammit!!" Sora shouted. "What is it?" Riku asked. "It... It isn't Kairi! Nor is it even a person!!" Sora said. Riku's eyes widened, "Then... Then.. what is that... that thing?" "It's a mennequin!!" Sora shouted.

"Oh, you've managed to retrieve my mannequin for me," an old man said, standing on dry land not far from the boys. "Can you please give it back?" Sora groaned and carried the mannequin and walked over to the old man, followed by Riku.

"Thank you for retrieving my mannequin," the old man added, taking the mannequin back from Sora. "I don't know what could've been done if it weren't for you boys. But you shouldn't jump into the lake just like that; you could've lost your lives."

"C'mon, let's go continue our search," said Riku, walking back to their bikes. Sora couldn't catch up with him; he had to limp all the way to his bike. "Anything wrong?" Riku asked. "I... I think I sprained my ankle while swimming," said Sora.

"C-can you walk? Quick, let me bring you to the clinic!" Riku said. Sora simply shook his head, "N-no... I can manage. Searching for Kairi is much more important than my ankle.."

"Sora! Riku! Is that you?!" a familiar voice shouted. The boys turned and saw a familiar face too-- Kairi.

"Kairi!!" Riku shouted, and ran over to his little sister.

"Where have you been?" he asked. "I went back home to change," said Kairi. Riku observed her from head to toe, "You changed into a dress? But why? You hardly wear these kind of--"

"Shh! Don't say that aloud!"

Kairi looked at Sora and smiled, Sora blushed and smiled back.

Riku laughed, "You know, Sora jumped into the lake because he thought that you had drowned into the lake. But it turned out to be a mannequin. Then he sprained his ankle." Kairi widened her eyes, "You did that all just for me?"

Sora blushed again, and nodded meekly, "I was worried."

Kairi smiled, "That's so sweet of y--" "Well, we should go," said Riku. "C'mon Kairi, let's go home." Kairi bid Sora farewell and cycled back home with her brother. Sora smiled, Seems like Riku interrupted on purpose. Then he frowned; Sora had finally realized something.

He had fallen for Kairi ever since he first saw her at the bus.

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"Kairi, do you like Sora?" Riku asked, cycling the bike with all of his strength. "If I tell you, will you promise me not to tell Squall and the others?" Kairi asked. Riku smirked, "That means you do like him." Kairi nodded meekly, "But please don't tell." Riku laughed, "Why would I? They're jerks."

Kairi smiled, "Thank you, Riku."


"I'm pretty sure this is his school...," Kairi said to herself, walking into the garden of a big school. She was holding a green umbrella in her hands. She was here to return it to its owner, Sora. She had seen him walking to the bus stop from this school multiple times, so she was sure this was his school.

Lots of other school students stared at her awkardly, but Kairi didn't care. All I have to do is return him the umbrella, thank him and go.

Kairi looked around one last time, and finally saw a familiar guy in the distance; Sora. Once again, he was wearing his ear phones.

"Sora!" Kairi shouted, waving the umbrella in the sky. Sora raised a brow and looked up, only to see the love of his life; Kairi. He smiled and walked brisky to her.

When Sora finally caught up with her, Kairi smiled, "I'm here to return you--"


Yep, another story.

I was just lost on the other stories, and I randomly came up with this idea, so yeah.

Haha, I feel bad for torturing Riku. But Kairi and Sora are perfect, are they not? Do you think Riku will be jealous? :P Hopefully not. xD

And MUAHAHAHA!! Cliffhanger!!! lololol

Hopefully this story will be like what I expected it to be. xD So see ya'! :D Sorry for any grammar mistakes!

-- Yuffie