Bright rays of sunshine seeped through the blinds of the window by my bed.

I closed my already shut eyes tighter, not wanting to recall the events of the previous night.

"Sora! Sora, get up! You lazy bum… I knew I'd find you snoozing away."

I groaned, turning around to bury my face in my soft, bright blue pillow.

I knew that voice, and I knew that the day had finally come.

I rolled over on my side, not wanting to greet either.

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I just sat there on the edge of my bed, staring intently at the clock, as if my staring would somehow cause time to flow faster.

My insides felt like they were performing gymnastics and no amount of reassurance from Kairi-- if it could even be called reassurance, was helping me any.

"Sora, c'mon! Quit being so depressed. It's not all that bad, I'm sure that Riku won't act any different."

I glared daggers at her. Yeah, sure. Easy for her to say. Had she really understood the events that had transpired the night before?

Then again, it all happened so fast…Did I understand?

"Look, all I'm saying is that you should still go. It's obvious that he cares for you a lot. I doubt that he'd let…something like that ruin anything between ya'll."

Between us.

That's just it.

I don't even know what's happening between us anymore.

Or what "us" even means.

"…Sora?"

"Yeah?" I said, mildly annoyed. If Kairi noticed this, she didn't show it.

"…Are you still going? I know he's expecting you to come, and I think he'll be really upset if you decide not to show."

"…Yeah, I'll be there."

Kairi clapped her hands and beamed one of her famous Kairi smiles at me.

"Oh, I'm so glad! And I know he will be too! This'll be the perfect opportunity to make things right between you guys again. And to cheer you up, I'm sure," she said as she winked at me, walking out the door.

There it was again.

Between us.

What had I just gotten myself into?

What would I say when I saw Riku again?

"Yeah, hey sorry for rejecting you last night after you poured your soul out to me."

Yeah, I don't think so.

Ugh, I feel so bad, what should I do?

I threw myself back on the bed in frustration.

I glanced at the clock.

Only two more hours to go…

What do I say? What do I do?

…What'll I wear?

I had a lot of thinking to do.