Of Charms, Duties, and Promises
Hello! It's Lauren [FreedomRocker] here! This chapter may not be professional writing status, but I hope you enjoy it! Please review and tell me what you think if you want me to continue it! Thanks!
Summary: Because no matter what obstacle was thrown their way, fate knew this couple was meant to be.
Chapter One:
"Life will always suck without each other. Let's face it, I was the best thing that happened to you, and Kairi Villiers, don't you dare lie."
2:58 pm - Radiant Gardens - Public Gardens
Kairi and Namine were sprinting as fast as they could holding hands. Kairi looked to her left at her twin, who was starting to stumble and breathe unevenly. "Namine! You have to keep going! Who knows what could happen if we get caught?"
The blonde haired girl looked at her sister. She had fiery red hair and a fierce determined attitude-the complete opposite of herself. Kairi also happened to be more athletic, which came in handy during tight situations like this. "Kai, you know how much I hate running!"
Kairi shook her head slightly and was even more determined to get out of their current situation, a trait she had picked up from their outgoing father, who happened to work at the Secret Service of Radiant Gardens. It was the reason the two girls had to move from the seaside city of Bodhum on Shinra Island to the big city of Radiant Gardens located at Hollow Bastion.
Namine's voice now sounded tired and breathless. "Can't we just stop for now? I mean, we're running through a huge crowd! It's not like they'd be able to see us!"
Kairi closed her eyes, still running with her sister. Why did they have to do this again? Oh, right. It's because all they ever wanted was to be normal. Pshh, like that'd ever happen. They were music prodigies as well as the two next heirs to Farron Music Industries. "Namine!"
Namine ignored her sister. "Kairi even if we run away from this meeting, what good will it do, huh? Mom will be angry, we still won't get to see Father, and no matter what we will always be stuck as the heirs to Mother's company!" By now, the two had stopped running and were just yelling at each other. Before Kairi could say anything back, Namine continued. "I know you don't want to take over the studio. Neither do I, but shirking our responsibilities now isn't going to do anyone justice! Kairi, what would Dad think if he saw what we were doing, huh? Think about it Kairi."
Kairi got quiet. What would Dad think? He may have a fiery attitude, but Snow Villiers was very responsible when it came to his job. That's why he had been gone for 2 years. He had "duties" to fulfill within the Secret Service. They only received letters from him to ensure he was okay. Even so, the letters we're all sent every few months, and the family could never write back. It made Kairi sad, and she was pretty sure her Mother and sister were sad too. "Fine. Does this mean we have to go back?" Kairi said, holding out her 5-inch heels and waving them slightly in front of Namine's face. Namine's eyes widened, she lost track of her heels a long time ago.
Namine's eyes widened. "Oh shit." was the last thing Kairi heard her say as Namine ran off frantically in search of her Mom's heels.
"Sora, I won't lie. Life always is better with you in it. But hey, you can't deny it either. Where the hell in life would you be without me in it?"
2:58 pm - The SeaSide City of Bodhum - The Peir
A pale black haired girl was holding a spiky brunette's hand as they stared out into the ocean. The girl was saying something, but Sora didn't notice. He was too busy thinking about her.
"I mean, like, Destiny Islands Academy is going to be so much more amazing than last year! They redid the dorms, added in new basketball courts, they even added a swingset in the main quad!...Which probably isn't safe..." Xion began to ramble on and on about their boarding high school.
Honestly, the only thing Sora caught in that sentence was something about a swingset, then thought to himself, 'Well that can't be safe.' not knowing that the girl beside him already said it herself.
His thoughts then wandered off about a certain girl. She had short crimson hair, mysterious violet blue eyes, and the most innocent smile on her gorgeous and flawless face. They were best friends since they were young until the end of the 8th grade, before she moved off to Radiant Gardens for what was likely to be forever. And the odds of ever meeting her again were incredibly off. There was no doubt that Sora still loved her-and not just I love you, but I'm in love with you. There was always something there. The two had kissed for their first (and mind you, only) time the day Kairi departed for her new home. Sora didn't know what it meant to her, but he sure as hell know what it meant to him! No matter who he dated, he would always love Kairi. Don't get me wrong-he loved Xion too, but it would never compare to the love he had for Kairi Villiers.
"What about you, Sora?" His girlfriend asked. Seeing as it seemed like he didn't hear her, she said again, "Sora? SOOORA?"
Sora was snapped out of his thoughts as he looked at the shorter girl. Her looks oddly resembled that of Kairi's, which piqued at Sora's curiosity about the girl often. "Oh, sorry Xion. I didn't quite catch that."
Xion sighed; Sora was always like that. She'd be talking but Sora's mind would wander and he'd never know what was going on.
"It's that Kairi girl, huh?" The blue eyed girl's eyes looked sad as she let go of Sora's hand. Xion knew she loved Sora-with all of her heart, but she never knew what would be going on in his mind.
The said boy's eye's widened. How the hell did she know about Kairi? He never talked about her...well to her at least. "X-Xion, who did you hear that-"
Xion looked at him blankly with a sad smile on her face. "Sora, darling, everyone knows. I may have moved here last year, but everyone misses that girl. You're either completely oblivious to this or stupid if you think I haven't heard of this girl at least once." She walked off closer to the water.
Sora remained quiet. Xion sighed and said, "You know, Riku still has feelings for her too."
Sora's eyes widened. The silver haired teen never mentioned that to him. Not once, and yet they were best friends.
Xion's voice grew even more sad. "Sora means sky. Riku means land. And Kairi means ocean."
Sora nodded, not knowing where she was getting at. "Yeah, and?"
"The sky and the land...they will always be seperated, but if you look at the horizon," She then sat on the sand next to Sora and grabbed his hand and pointed to the sunset. "If you look at the horizon, the land and the sky both meet at the ocean."
Sora took it all in. Him and Riku were completely different people with one thing in common-Kairi was always their number one girl. "If you don't mind me asking, is that why Riku dumped you before I asked you out? He still liked Kairi...?"
Xion's smiled a broken smile. "He didn't still like Kairi, he loved her." enough to let her go and let you have her though. She wished to say. But she couldn't-not yet. She loved Sora too and just didn't have the heart to let him go yet.
The brunette's smile faded as quickly as it came. He said nothing though. He couldn't deny anything the girl had said, and felt extremely sad about it.
"Are you going to leave me too?" her voice came out cracked and broken-like an old record that had been played one too many times.
Sora closed his eyes and pulled her up. He couldn't do it, he couldn't break her heart. He loved Xion, but deep down he knew he loved Kairi more. "Xion..."
Xion closed her eyes as tears ran down her face. "Sora, I completely understand if-"
She was cut off roughly as Sora pulled her into a tight hug. "Xion, I will probably never see her again. I love her, but you are here. That was then, this is now." He needed to let her go. It was for the best...right?
Xion began crying even harder, but this time it was out of happiness. "Oh Sora! Even if you don't love me fully, I promise I love you with all of my heart! Thank you..."
Sora smiled into her hair, but something was off. The hug didn't feel right. Nothing felt right anymore. He felt bad about everything as he whispered, "I'm sorry." The thing was, he didn't know which girl he was saying sorry to.
"You never gave me back my lucky guitar pick! Heh, it's alright. Keep it to remember me."
5:01 pm - Radiant Gardens - Public Garden
Kairi and Namine looked dead. Heck, if they were lying down, they could pass as dead! Their hair a mess, shoes lost, dresses practically ripped already from the running, and their makeup smeared from their sweat. While Namine was in search of her Mother's heels, Kairi decided to help her. Apparently Namine threw it into some rose bushes (hence the name Radiant Gardens) in the park they ran through. With their luck, the heels happened to land on the farther side of the bush.
Namine groaned, "Kairi! How the hell are we going to get them?"
Kairi just stared thinking, "Shit we're going to die. Shit we're going to die." over and over again. Those were her Mother's heels, and though their mother was a kind person, they haven't exactly been the best kids lately-and their mother loved (very much) clothes.
By now, Namine was just plain rambling. "We're in dresses. Oh my gosh. They'll rip. Mom will kill us. Oh no! I'll never see Roxas again! What if he goes and gets with Axel? Theyr're both in the band Organization XIII, right? And they're touring right now! Well, no. They start school tomorrow. I checked his Twitter. Dear Lord that boy is gorgeous. Hard to believe we were best friends once..." Namine went on and on about Roxas and Axel when Kairi interrupted her.
"You follow him on Twitter?" She looked at her blushing sister with her eyebrows raised.
That was the last thing Kairi and Namine said to each other as they heard some tapping their heels against the concrete. The twins froze.
"Namine, Kairi. What are you guys doing barefoot in the gardens when you're supposed to be at the meeting?" Their Mother's gentle yet angry voice rang through their ears.
"We are so fucked." Both girls said.
5:15 - Radiant Gardens: The Villier Household
Serah Farron Villier was staring at her two daughters angrily. She knew that they didn't want this, but what choice did they have? What choice did she have to give to them? She rubbed her temples softly before running her hand through her strawberry blonde hair.
"I cannot believe you guys." The teens looked up at their mother sadly. "Do you know how hard I've worked on this studio? How hard your father and I have worked to raise you guys right? Namine, Kairi, I know you guys don't want to take on the studio a your career, but what choice do you have? What choice do I have? If you guys don't take on the studio as the next heirs, who will I pass it on to? Who will continue my life's work?" By now, the petite mother was sobbing.
The twins cringed. They hadn't exactly been giving there mother the easiest time lately. Namine took in a deep breathe and clasped her hands together into her lap as she stared at her crying mother in the couch across from them. "Mommy, it's just that-" She didn't know what to say. What was there to say? Oh sorry, mom. I just don't want to be rich like you and be normal. Sorry, reality is a lot more tougher than that.
Kairi remained silent. She didn't know what to say either. She felt horrible for being so cruel to her mother. What she said got to her-Who else was there for her mother? Their father was gone and all other relatives had their own lives to attend to.
There was a moment of silence. Kairi could already imagine her father hiding a giggle as he raised a fist and whispered, "Awkward Balloon!" Life was always brighter when he was around...
Kairi's reminiscent thoughts were broken though as her mother inhaled loudly and said, "You guys have skipped all 8 meetings this month. You guys lost my favorite pair of high heels. And you guys obviously have no care as to what happens here. I've made up my mind. I love you guys with all of my heart, but this is too much for a mom too handle. I'm sending you guys to Destiny Islands Elite Academy."
Time seemed to stop for a moment before the two girls screamed, "WHAT?"
Their mom smiled sadly. "You guys should be happy. It's the freedom you guys want. I've already filled in the forms. You guys leave tomorrow morning. The ferry leaves tomorrow at 8 am."
Kairi and Namine launched themselves at their mother, eyes already watering. "Mom, you know how much we'll miss you right?"
Their mother smiled and nodded. "I saw you guys looking at the brochure the other day. I know you guys will enjoy it, but please promise me that when you guys get back you'll have made up your mind about what you're doing in life."
The two girls hugged their fragile mother again and started screaming, "YES! THANK YOU!"
Their mother closed her eyes in deep thought while hugging her beautiful daughters. Is this really going to help the girls? They never were truly happy at Radiant Gardens. Truthfully, Serah was only making them take charge of the company because the girls didn't have a thought on what they'd do in the future. This was their chance to break free. Serah sighed and hugged the girls one last time before saying, "I love you."
Kairi and Namine both said in sync, "I love you too."
Serah nodded and smiled. "Go get packed. We have a long drive to the beach tomorrow morning."
The two girls nodded and ran upstairs to their room and began to pack.
"I can't believe this is really happening!" Namine said excitedly.
Kairi nodded, "Maybe I'll meet Sora again..."
Namine smiled, "I heard he goes there too."
Kairi just about fainted.
"Oh yeah huh! Well I strung it on some string. I'm wearing it right now actually. AND SORA STRIFE! Don't you dare talk to me about not giving things back! You still have my lucky charm!"
8:21 pm - The Seaside City of Bodhum - The Strife Household
Sora was lying down on his bed shirtless, his hair damp, and a towel discarded on the floor near his bed. He was thinking about his incident with Xion a few hours ago. 'Can I really let go of Kairi?'
Just then, his brother (whom he hadn't seen all summer) walked into his room yelling, "I'M HOME!" with a silly grin on his face.
Sora sat up and grinned, "Not for long! Our plane leaves for Destiny Islands tomorrow!"
Roxas's grin faded. "Awwwe damn! Looks like I can't rest." He sighed and plopped down on his bed next to Sora's. "Why didn't you come on tour with us man? All your fangirls were sad!" He laughed slightly.
Sora smirked. "It's because unlike you, I have a girlfriend that wanted to spend the summer with me."
Roxas growled playfully. "Yes, and I have Axel." Joking around. His fangirls always thought that him and Axel would make a hot gay couple.
Sora grinned, "So that finally happened huh?"
Roxas stuck out his tongue, "Shut up! Besides, I still love Namine."
Namine. Oh how Roxas missed her. She broke up with him the day she left for Radiant Gardens. The two lost all contact, and pretty soon, Roxas and Sora's band (Organization XIII which was a stupid name since there were only 5 people on the band. They were originally a friend group consisting of 13 friends, but only 5 were in the band. The rest were considered the crew.) made it to the big time. Roxas hoped that Namine knew he still loved her. Namine was everything to him. She loved him for him. She didn't think he was a nerd for liking Jesse McCartney, she loved Sea Salt Ice Cream, and she had the most angelic voice he had ever heard.
By now, Sora was snapping his finger's in front of his brother's face, trying to break him out of his daze.
Roxas looked up. "Oh, my bad!"
Sora sighed. "I still love Kairi too."
A pregnant silence came across the two boys.
The silence was broken however as they heard their mother yell, "SORA! I'm home!"
Roxas smirked. Apparently she was still unaware that Roxas was home too. Roxas and Sora nodded at each other. Sora yelled, "HI MOMMY!" but Roxas was the one walking downstairs.
Sora stayed hidden behind the staircase as Roxas spotted their mother plopped down on the couch looking exhausted. He jumped on the couch and said, "I'm home too!"
Aerith opened her eyes with a gas and started hugging Roxas tightly as Sora jumped down from the book case and joined the hug. "I am so glad you're back! I've missed you so much! Your father is still at Shinra Island at the SOLDIER Stronghold though."
Roxas nodded, "I know."
The family caught up and soon, it was late. Aerith kissed her boys goodnight as they turned and walked upstairs to their room. Tomorrow they left for Destiny Islands Academy, one of the most elite academy's in the world.
Little did they know, the two girls the boys had longed to see for a long time were going to be there too.
CHAPTER ENDS HERE.
I know this is such a crappy chapter, but trust me, the story gets funnier soon. I know that this chapter explains more about the girls than the boys, but I'll describe the boys more in the next chapter. The next chapter will come out sooner if you review though! Criticism is accepted! Please tell me what you think! Thanks!