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The Fall

"Hey, Kairi! Watch this!" Sora called. It was a Teacher In-service day, so he and Kairi were enjoying their day off of school by playing on the Island. Sora was currently at the top of the tower in the Cove, holding on to the zip line. He jumped off the tower and started falling, the zip line guiding his descent as he gained speed.

Suddenly, Sora felt something go terribly wrong—he started to lose his grip on the handle, and he let go entirely, starting to fall straight down into the palm trees below. Time seemed to slow down as Sora fell, and he could feel the air embrace him, caressing his body gently. It felt almost unreal, and would have been quite enjoyable if not for the fact that Sora was quickly heading toward a painful impact.

Fortunately, the collision wasn't as excruciating as he thought it would be. It was almost… pleasant. He opened his eyes to find Kairi below him, eyes closed tightly and her breathing shallow. Sora's eyes widened as he realized their position—he was lying directly on top of her, and their lips had somehow managed to crash together in a deep kiss. He could feel her breath, coming from her nose, blowing softly against his face.

Slowly, he wrapped his arms around her and rolled to the side, relieving her of his weight. In the process, their mouths separated, despite Sora's best efforts to prevent that unfortunate side effect. He thought that it was his only chance to ever feel that particular moment.

Once she was freed of the burden and able to breath normally, Kairi opened her eyes carefully. "You all right?" she whispered.

"Yeah," Sora replied with a nod.

"Good." Kairi leaned in and kissed him again wrapping her arms around him as well. This kiss had much more purpose behind it than the first, and by the time they'd pulled away from the embrace, Kairi's hair was mussed and Sora's was full of sand. They both grinned goofily.

"I am definitely going to have to thank Riku for this," Kairi whispered as she leaned her head against Sora's chest.

"Huh?" Sora asked, making Kairi giggle as his chest vibrated. "What d'you mean?"

"Well, he's the one who greased the zip line handle."