Chapter Two – Excuse Me
"And the Blitzball game will be tonight at seven, cost is twenty munny." The intercom went off. Namine turned to Kairi.
"Are you going?" She asked eagerly. Kairi had thought about it, but since Sora wouldn't be there, she didn't know if she wanted to or not…
"I probably will have a lot of homework…" Kairi said sadly.
"Please!" Namine begged. "Selphie and Riku are going!" Kairi sighed. "Okay, okay." She might as well go, she probably would forget about her homework anyway. Kairi leaned back in her chair. Her desk was right in front of the wall. She noticed Tidus sitting in his seat quietly. "I thought he was suspended…" she pondered.
"I'm going to pass out this paper." Said Mrs. Rogers as she handed a set of papers to each row. "These are your semester projects. Have fun." She gave a sarcastic smile. The class groaned. Kairi hated the semester projects. Each teacher was required to give at least one semester project, and it killed her. They were due before exams in May.
"Three essays of our choice? Maybe this won't be too bad…" Namine examined the paper. Kairi rolled her eyes. "Too bad? I hate writing essays." Namine didn't say anything to her, but continued to read aloud to herself quietly.
The bell rang. Kairi handed in her class assignment and moved onto the next class. Already it seemed like it was a long day, and it's barely started. She entered the Spanish classroom.
"Hola." Said the Spanish teacher. She was quite young, and all the guys adored her. Kairi actually did well in this class, even though she didn't really like the constant attention the guys gave the teacher. Sora was in this class with her, but he wasn't there today. She guessed the principal suspended him and not Tidus, which was a little strange.
"Tenemos un examen," (A/N: 'We have a test,' for those who don't know Spanish) Ms. Martinez placed a test on Kairi's desk. Kairi had forgotten about this test completely. She had a terrible memory. Selphie sat right next to her. She gave her a nervous look. Obviously she didn't study either. Kairi was finished in about twenty-five minutes. Ms. Martinez usually gave them vocabulary for the next chapter right after a test, so Kairi started to work on that.
The next class was Gym. Students at N.D. High were required to have gym for three years. Kairi skipped out on her freshman year so she could take a different class. She had this class with Namine, Wakka, Riku, and Sora too. It was Friday, so they had a free day where they could do whatever they want except for standing around. Right after third period was lunch. Tables were set outside. Destiny Islands didn't have winter, so it was nice year-round. Kairi, Namine, and Selphie usually ate outside unless it was raining. They sat over in a corner away from everyone.
"Kairi, guess what!" Selphie exclaimed. "What?" She asked, looking up. "I have figured out my purpose in this world." Kairi let out a small laugh. Selphie looked at her seriously. "Really!"
Namine had to ignore them and finish up some last minute studying. She would join the conversation occasionally, but only for a moment, and then return to her habits.
"It occurred to me last night," Selphie began, "that I'm destined to do something great! I'm supposed to set out on this journey, fight crime, and save the world from evil! But…" She held up her left hand as if she was vowing to something, "I have to kill my little sister in the process." Kairi raised an eyebrow. "Why's that?" She knew Selphie wasn't really serious, even if she acted it.
"You're crazy." Namine mentioned and then went back to reading a whole chapter. Selphie pretended not to hear her. "Because in this prophet, it tells me that I must kill my sister in order to find true light."
About ten minutes of Selphie's nonstop ranting continued. This amused Kairi. She was just weird like that.
Kairi walked home. The sun was shining, and it was hot. Riku didn't meet her on the way this time; he had to go to band practice. Kairi entered her house.
"Oh, Kairi, I need you to come with me to D-Mart. (A/N: Is there one like that? I hope not) Think you can get ready in fifteen minutes?" Asked her mother from the kitchen. "Will we be back before seven? I have to go to a Blitzball game with Namine, Selphie and Riku." Kairi responded. "It shouldn't take that long."
Kairi dropped her backpack down next to her desk and changed out of her school uniform into a pink tank top with matching Capri's. She left her hair in a braid and walked out. After fifteen minutes passed, her and her mom got into the car.
"So why are we going?" Her mom giggled. "I have a date, and I need you to help me pick out something to wear." Kairi let out a big sigh. "Okay."
Kairi didn't know her father, nor did she want to. He left before she was born. Her mother's new boyfriend, Markus, was all right, she guessed. He called every other day, and came over days in between that. He was from Twilight Town.
When they arrived at D-Mart, they went immediately to the clothes section. Kairi saw things she liked, but they weren't here for her.
"How's this?" Her mom held up a green, sleeveless top with a turtleneck. Kairi imagined it. "Blue is better." She said. Her mom picked up the blue one on the rack. "Where's the bathroom?" Kairi asked. Her mom pointed down the isle as she rummaged through the rack. Kairi walked off and got into the bathroom. She shut the door and just stared at herself in the mirror. She didn't need to go, she just wanted to get away from her mother so she didn't have to look at clothes. Kairi wasn't in the mood for searching for pretty outfits to wear on dates.
Kairi hadn't gone on a date for two years. Wakka had asked her on one, they went, and figured they didn't have as much in common as they thought. Plus, Kairi still had a crush on Sora.
She took her ponytail down and unbraided her hair. Kairi looked at herself in the mirror. Her reddish hair was wavy and long. "Ugh, no…" Kairi shook her head and put her hair back into the ponytail. She didn't even bother to braid it.
Grabbing her purse, she opened the door. Her mom was just up the isle, or at least she thought that was where she was. Kairi looked around from the isle. She didn't see her mother anywhere. She hated when this happened. Suddenly she fell to the ground.
"Oh man! I'm sorry, are you okay?" A hand came into view. Kairi was on the floor. She grabbed the hand without looking and stood up. "Thanks," she picked up her purse. She didn't like to make eye contact, but when she saw who it was…
"Um…" Kairi's eyes widened. Sora blinked. There was an awkward silence. Kairi was trembling. She couldn't stop staring at him. Sora raised an eyebrow. "Are you okay?" He asked. She quickly turned around and ran into the bra section without answering him. Surely he wouldn't dare to follow her…
Taking deep breaths, Kairi looked back out there as she hid. Sora was still standing there, looking completely confused. He eventually shrugged and walked away, giving Kairi a feeling of relief.
"Oh my goodness… I completely embarrassed myself!" Kairi said to herself. "Oh, Kairi! There you are!" Her mother came into view. Kairi gulped. She didn't hear what she just said, right? When her mother held out the blue turtleneck and a long, black skirt, Kairi felt better. She agreed that it would look nice on her and they left.
It was nearing five o'clock when they got home; they had stopped for fast food at Mickey's World on the way. Kairi couldn't stop thinking of Sora and how she completely humiliated herself right in front of him. Why couldn't she just speak to him?
She was hopeless…
