Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, but if I did, I would have a more obvious love between Sora and Kairi, as well as Roxas and Naminé, but that couple is for another story, lol. Oh, I also don't own the songs and bands that are mentioned in this chapter, lol.

A/N: Well, here's chatper 2 for my entry in Kaiora's contest, I hope you all enjoy, be sure to review, okay?

Chapter 2: Is it Fate?

Sora woke up the next morning and stretched the tiredness out of his body. After getting changed and eating breakfast, he figured he'd give Riku a phone call to see how things were coming along. After about the second ring, a very groggy Riku answered the phone.

"Hello?" The silver-haired youth moaned over the phone.

"Riku, that you? It's Sora." Sora chuckled a little bit, he didn't mean to catch Riku before he woke up, but he found it hilarious every time he did.

"Yeah, it's me, what's up?" Riku yawned, causing Sora to laugh a little bit.

"Just calling to see if you got anything done for the party on Friday…" The brunette questioned as he sat down in the recliner that was in his living room.

"Well, considering it was about 10:30 when I got home last night, the only thing I did was look at my options. Don't worry, I think I've got a good idea as to who we need." Riku replied, a little more energetic now that he was beginning to wake up.

"Alright, well, who are they?" Sora raised his eyebrow with curiosity.

"Hehe, you'll just have to find out, won't you?" Riku laughed, knowing that wasn't the answer Sora wanted to hear.

"Hey! Urg...alright, I trust you. Just don't let them be terrible, alright?" Sora half-heartedly laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't. So…what is it you have planned for Kairi?" Sora's best friend inquired.

"Well…I…don't know. I just can't figure out what to do. I know that she's real easy to make happy, but that's what makes it so hard, you know? Ugh…this is so frustrating." The brunette let out a sigh as he rubbed his forehead, being as it had a headache.

"Hey, don't sweat it, I'm sure whatever it is you do, she'll be happy." Riku tried to comfort his love-struck friend.

"Thanks, Riku. Keep my posted on your progress." Sora gave a faint smile.

"Alright, see you on Friday." Riku closed the conversation as he and Sora hung up their phones.

Afterwards, Sora just fully reclined in the chair and sighed, "This is gonna be a long week…"

Friday morning:

Sora walked up to the beach of their island, where he found Riku and Kairi waiting for him, he stiffened upon seeing the latter. He regained himself as he saw two other people standing there, they were Tidus and Wakka.

"Sora, what's up, mon?" Wakka saluted his friend with a sturdy pat on the back.

"Hey, Tidus, Wakka. What brings you here, the party's not for another four hours.

"Sora, I'd like to introduce you to the party's DJ and light crew, Tidus and Wakka." Riku grinned as he pointed to the said persons.

"Pleasure to be of service, Master Sora." Tidus laughed as he sarcastically bowed. "I'll be the DJ for the party; Wakka will handle the lighting and what not."

"I see, this should be fun. I actually like the idea of fellow students handling that aspect, good job, Riku." Sora gave an approving grin as he turned to Riku.

"Okay then, let's get started, Sora, you and I can help Wakka help with the lights. Tidus has his equipment all set, so after that, we should be good to just chill until it's time for the party." Riku notified as he began to pick up some supplies.

"What can I do, guys?" Kairi questioned, tilting her head in curiosity.

"Well…why don't you help Tidus pick out some songs?" Sora, once again, tried to come up with something that would keep Kairi away, but allowed her to help at the same time.

"Alright, sounds fun. C'mon, Tidus." Kairi cheerfully spoke as she walked over to the DJ's CD selection. Sora just sighed as he watched the two begin to pick songs.

"You haven't thought of anything yet, have you?" Riku interrupted Sora's thoughts, causing the youth to jump back, startled.

"H-how did you know?" The brunette questioned as he hung his head in shame.

"It's written all over your face, Sora. Do you need any help?" His best friend inquired as he placed his hand on Sora's shoulder.

"No…I'm good, I'll think of something. Thanks though." Sora put on a half hearted smile as he went back to the task at hand.

"No no, mon! Not that way, the chord needs to be twisted in counter-clock wise." Wakka commanded, almost making Sora fall back in surprise, which caused a stifled laugh to come from Riku.

Later that night:

The things for the party were all in place, and people were beginning to show up. It was about an hour before sunset, and a lot of the guests were really eager to get the party started.

Riku walked up to the microphone, "Alright, thank you all for your patience. Now let's get this party started! Here's your party's hopin' DJ, Tidus! Take it away, Tidus." With that, the blonde-haired teen plugged in a CD and a popular hip-hop tune began to play over the loud-speakers and everyone began to dance. As the hour waxed on, people went back and forth from snacking on the chips and punch and dancing, but as this went on, Riku noticed that Sora wasn't doing much, he was just sitting on a chair with a cup of punch, and that didn't really change as the night went on. The silver-haired teen then gave a quick glance towards Kairi, who was on the other side of the dance floor, and noticed that she wasn't doing too much, and seemed a little down herself. "This isn't good…looks like I'm gonna have to help Sora get his love life moving, 'cause it sure won't by sipping a cup of fruit juice." Riku laughed to himself as he began to think of a possible solution to his love-struck friend's dilemma. After a few minutes, his face was lit with a humorously sinister grin as he began to move around the crowd and looked for two specific people who he knew would be able to help him.

Sora:

Sora just sat there, looking at the crowd and seeing how much fun they were having. He wished that he could join them, but he didn't feel like it. "Man…I can't believe I wasn't able to come up with something…" Sora sighed as he took another sip from his drink. Just then he was tapped on the shoulder, and he turned around to see that it was Wakka.

"Hey, Sora, me was wonderin' if you could do me a quick favor?" The orange-haired teen inquired as he crouched down next to Sora.

"Um…sure, Wakka. What is it?" The spiky brunette nodded.

"Well, my friend, him asked me about a CD that Tidus and I listen to all the time. I can't get it me-self because I'm manning the concessions. Could you grab the CD for me, mon?" Wakka asked as he gave a friendly shake to Sora's shoulder.

"Sure, I don't see a problem with that. What's the title, and where is it?" Sora questioned as he stood up and stretched.

"The title be '3 Doors Down's Greatest Hits'. Tidus' CD case'd have it. Just bring it back to me at the concessions, me can handle it from there." Wakka grinned as he returned to his post. With that, Sora went up to get the item requested by his friend, but what he didn't notice was that as soon as he turned his back to Wakka, the orange-haired youth pulled out his cell phone and sent a quick text message.

Kairi:

The auburn princess was just talking with a few friends from school, but she didn't seem too involved with the conversations, at least not like she normally would be. Just as she was about to go find a seat, Selphie came up to her.

"Hey, Kairi. Are you enjoying the party?" The brunette girl giggled as she greeted her friend.

"Yeah, I'm having fun. What about you?" Kairi gave a cheerful grin.

"This party's great, glad you all could throw it together. Oh shoot…" Selphie sighed as she put her hand on the belt around her waist and gave a look of shock.

"What is it?" Kairi inquired with a concerned look.

"I forgot my fanny-pack…it's on the other side of the dance floor where, you know, where we sat while we ate? Could you go get it for me?" The green-eyed brunette pleaded, but in an adorable way.

"Um…I guess I could. That's what friends do, after all." Kairi sweat-dropped as she went to cross the dance floor. As the auburn turned to get the fanny-pack, Selphie let out a giggle and turned her belt around her waist to reveal a fanny-pack. She unzipped the pouch and pulled out her cell-phone, immediately sending out a text-message.

Riku:

Riku was dancing to the beat near Tidus' DJ podium, he wasn't doing anything too fancy, being as he wanted to remain inconspicuous to a pair of friends. After a few minutes, his cell phone vibrated twice in quick succession in his pocket. The silver-haired Keyblade Master pulled out his cell-phone and just grinned at what he saw.

"Perfect, now, this is where the fun begins. Man…Sora will probably kill me for this. Better move quickly, otherwise this won't work…" Riku laughed inwardly as he motioned Tidus to lean over so he could whisper something in the DJ's ear. The blonde nodded in an understanding manner as he pulled the microphone to his mouth and Riku made his way to the light controls.

"Alright, I need everyone to clear the dance floor, guys on the left and ladies on the right, make it quick. It's time for couple dancing." Tidus commanded, and as soon as he finished, the teens immediately cleared the dance floor, save for Sora and Kairi, who were focused on their errands. Riku saw that they were on the only ones on the floor and quickly shined the lights on the two teens, who stopped in their tracks when the saw the spotlights were on them. "Well, now…it seems as though we have our first volunteers. Alrighty, here's a slow song to get you two started, everyone feel free to join in after the first verse." Tidus laughed as he put in a CD, and sure enough, a slow song began to waft though the speakers, and to make matters worse, it was "A Moment Like This". Sora and Kairi just looked at each other, both had a blush on their faces. They didn't know what to do, they couldn't just leave the floor now, could they?

A/N: Well...talk about an awkward moment, lol. Sora and Kairi need to do something, either stay and dance, or leave the floor. Find out on the next and (here's hoping) last chapter. Alas, I wasn't able to wrap this story up in this chapter due to plot and size, I do hope that isn't a problem, let me know how I did by reviewing, okay?