Birthday Wishes
KairiandSora
Remember what you said before? I'm always with you, too.
Always
I'll come back to you…I promise!
P r o m i s e ?
I know you will!
Will you?
I awoke in my bed, my breathing unsteady. My face was buried in my pillow, hiding my blood-shot eyes from that memory.
But that's all it is…
a memory.
My head ached as I got into a sitting position on the edge of my bed. It was like a thousand daggers were piercing into my skull. I saw myself in the full-length mirror. My auburn hair was a mess, matching my eyes, and my pajamas were all wrinkled. I must've slept for twelve hours.
Outside my window I could hear birds chirping, sunlight leaking through the closed curtains. All this made me feel depressed.
I swear that something must be mentally wrong with me.
& I blame you.
You're stupid hair. You're stupid eyes. You're stupid grin. You're stupid in about every way imaginable!
It's like I hate you… but I don't. I could never hate someone like you. No one could ever hate you. It must be physically impossible to hate a guy like you, Sora.
I untangled myself from my bed sheets and headed to my bathroom, to shower, brush, etc.
After spending a large amount of time in the bathroom I was finished. I had changed from my pajamas to Capri pants and tank top, with a heart. Hey, it matched today.
Oh, how wonderful it is that I was born on Valentine's Day… not.
I could hear my party being set up downstairs in the ballroom, music floating to my room. Then I heard an extra voice singing along, it was Selphie.
Her voice got louder and I presumed she was coming up to my room. I sat on my bed ready for her to arrive on my doorway, and when she did she was holding a big box covered with sparkly icy blue wrapping paper with a vermillion bow adorned on the top.
"Happy Birthday, Kairi!"
I forced myself to smile, I shouldn't let my depressing state ruin the party and this absurd holiday.
"Thanks, Selphie." I said while she shoved her present into my vacant arms.
"I hope you have a wonderful sweet sixteen," she stopped, "why are you wearing that?" she exclaimed, eyeing my ensemble.
"Uhhh…"
"Hello? Sweet sixteen! Big party! Pretty gown! Not that ghetto outfit."
"Right…"
She took her gift back and set it on the ground then grasped my wrist to head to the bathroom once more. She shoved me inside and demanded that I strip.
Pervert.
"You except to wear your strapless gown with a tank top underneath?"
"No."
"Exactly," she said with a smug smile. Then she departed and ran to my walk-in closet to retrieve my gown, and I did what I was told.
About two minutes later she knocked on my bathroom door and opened it ajar, just enough to slip my gown in.
…
When I came out she gasped. I didn't think that was much to be gasping about but as I turned to look at myself through my full-length mirror I saw a brunette Cinderella. But of course, my ensemble had its differences; my gown was strapless and was a glimmering silver instead of an icy blue and my arms were bare, no gloves in sight.
"Kairi, come."
What am I, a dog? I obeyed, and took a seat at my vanity. There, Selphie began the process of curling the ends of my hair that had grown over the past two years, so that it brushed past my shoulder blades.
Selphie sighed dreamily, "You look just like a princess."
I smiled, "I believe I'm missing one accessory though."
"Not to worry." She again left me, her yellow dress bouncing with every step she took and headed to my closet and came out with something sparkling in her hands.
She placed the item on my head and I laughed, for real this time.
"Presenting Her Majesty, Princess Kairi!"
I got up steadily and looked again at my reflection through my full-length mirror. I truly did look like a princess, but this was only for one day.
"Kairi! Come on! The party's starting."
…
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
The ballroom was filled with guests all in semi-formal attire. I was the only one who was truly dressed up for the occasion. I saw a few familiar faces, Tidus, Wakka, Yuffie, Aerith, Cloud and Leon. I don't know why I was disappointed when I saw neither Riku nor Sora. I knew they wouldn't be here, so why do I feel this way?
"Kairi! Time for the games!"
I know I'm a teenager, but party games are an essential to a great party. I guess I don't want to grow up just yet.
The first game was bobbing for apples. How absurd. Other people's spit and saliva will be all over the apples in an attempt to get it in their mouth. Ew.
But it got a lot of people's participation. Tidus, Selphie, Yuffie and Aerith failed while Leon was 'too mature.' Cloud and Wakka were successful, and as a reward I had to dance with them.
I decided to just hang with Selphie by the refreshments while others wanted to knock the candy out of the piñata. Even Leon wasn't mature enough to avoid striking the piñata.
I began to stare at the stuffed piñata, in the shape of the sun, remembering a time about five years ago, when Sora, blindfolded and stick at hand, began to whack the piñata mercilessly.
He said he would crush the piñata to pieces just to get a Hershey's kiss for me, or at least an M&M.
Then I was brought back by cheering. It seems that the great ninja Yuffie was able to cut the piñata in half. Youngsters rushed to the cracked sun and the contents that poured from it.
"Time for the cake!"
I heard my father call out, specifically to me. I chugged down the rest of my punch and walked over to my dad and the table where my cake rested.
My father had ordered a vanilla cake with strawberry filling with sixteen candles, in a perfect line across the top. The cake read:
'Happy 16th birthday Kairi. Love, Dad.'
They began to sing happy birthday, but it seemed rather empty, with no 'cha, cha, cha' being added to the end of each line. That was what Sora usually did.
"Make a wish, sweetie."
I closed my eyes, thinking of what I had wished last year.
I wish you would come back, Sora.
…
"Thank you, Selphie, although I have no idea what I'm going to do with a foot massager."
"Oh, you'll need it. Trust me." She gave me a wink and I had no idea what to make of it.
As I turned to receive another gift from my dad he gave me nothing. It appeared as if I had unwrapped all my gifts, and I was grateful and ungrateful at the same time. I had this odd feeling that this gap in my heart would be filled. But what could fill this gap?
I stood to leave but my father shoved me back down in my chair.
"Hold up, Sweetie. There's one more gift you haven't seen."
I looked at him confused. There was nothing else on the table.
"Are you alright, Dad?"
"Oh, I'm peachy." Then he covered my eyes and everyone fell silent. I suspected he was going to unveil my Porsche or something, but I could never be more wrong.
My dad instructed me to keep my eyes shut, and I did. Then he told me to stand up, and I did.
Then I heard a door creak open and the sound of shoes against wood echoed in my ear. Then the tapping died away and I could feel that the person was directly in front of me.
"Happy birthday…Kairi."
end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Note: Gahhh. What a sad attempt & I'm a day late. x.x Sorreh. My laptop and computer couldn't connect to the internet so I couldn't get it in time for Valentine's Day. I personally don't like this holiday. It's for those lovey-dovey folk, ne? Unless you're one of those lovey-dovey folk…eh-heh.
& this is dedicated to my mathematically-impaired friend. :D
M I T S U K A I I
Meh'lovely, wifey, Honey, ETC.
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