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Chapter 2

Kairi sat down at the table in her baby pink pj's and ate dinner roughly. Today was just unheard of. Sora made her boil on the inside. To make things more aggravating, a little Sora devil kept pestering inside her head, teasing and making faces.

Nya nya! Kairi's a stupid ditz!

"Leave me alone."

What if I say no? It stuck a tongue at her.

"Then I'll make sure you don't."

Psh, what can you do? Yell at me to death? Hahahahahahahaha! It said, shaking it's behind at her while the devilish tail swayed along.

Kairi growled, red in the face, and she hastened her eating pace. The mother looked curiously at her daughter as she stuffed her face savagely with rice and cooked beef. Her small hands gently turned the faucet off in the sink and wiped thoroughly on her apron.

"Kairi? Are you alright?" The mother asked concerning.

"Aifff ffiibbee (I'm fine)," she managed to say through chewed food.

The mother lifted an eyebrow as she closed the dishwasher. "You don't like fine. You're eating a bit too fast."

Kairi gulped the mouth-full of food and breathed. "I'm alright, I'm just in a hurry to get my homework done."

She gurgled down a glass of water in less than ten seconds and sped upstairs.

"Thanks for the dinner, mom!" she called and shut the door. Her hands gathered up her auburn hair in a ponytail and tightly a secured a black scrunchie.

"Alright. Time for homework, "she said positively as the books and binders scattered all over her bed. She began writing, pausing occasionally to think, and began writing again. Homework was always a breeze for Kairi. She always paid attention in class and never hesitated to answer a question. Her grades were important to her and always strives to keep it an A. Laying on her stomach, she closed the math book and sighed in relief that homework was finished. She stuffed her backpack with her things and laid back on her bouncy bed, staring up at the blank ceiling as the light reflected upon it. She quickly recalled the memories that happened today. Walking with Sora to school, meeting her best friends and other new and old friends, classes, walking home with Sora, that incident while walking home with Sora..

Images of Sora flashed through her mind. She quickly buried her face into her pillow, not believing who she was thinking about.

No, no, no, no! Don't you start thinking about him now! You hate his guts! Think about what happened long ago!!

----------Flashback----------

The little Kairi quickly rushed over to the shore, where she found a bruised up Sora covered in dusts of sand. She knelt down to his level reaching out a hand.

"Are you okay, Sora?" she asked innocently.

Sora forcefully shoved her hand away and glared at her. "I hate girls. And that means you too."

----------End Flashback----------

Kairi quickly scowled at the countless times Sora had been so mean to her. There were insults and pranks, mocking and teasing. It never ended, even when Kairi decided to fight back too. Both had been at it ever since they were five. Nothing has ever been the same after Kairi recalled that same flashback. She closed her eyes, burying her face in her pillow even more, trying to black out the memory and think of something else when she heard a loud clank on her window. She looked back and got up to pull back the blinds. Sora had his elbow on the sill in his room and a couple of pebbles in his hand from across, looking back at her. Kairi quickly frowned and slid open the window. The starlit sky and pale moon greeted as the light breeze rushed in.

"What do you want?" Kairi asked rudely.

Sora sighed, scratching his head.

I can't believe I'm asking HER for help.

"Well?" Kairi grew impatient.

"I need your help," Sora finally said.

"On what?" she asked.

"Homework, " he grumbled.

Kairi knew Sora wasn't a straight A student, but he was at least average.

"Let me guess, math?" Kairi mocked.

Sora shot an angry glare. "Yes, math. How'd you know Einstein?"

She sneered at his comeback. "Well, why are you asking me? Why don't you ask Riku or Roxas?"

"I haven't gotten their contacts yet, unless you have them, " said Sora crossing his arms.

"Nope," she answered.

Sora was getting ticked off. "Okay, fine, if you won't help me, then forget it, " he said and turned around.

Kairi shook her head, not believing she was ACTUALLY going to help him.

"Alright alright. No need to get all pissy," she called in defeat just before Sora had almost closed his window. He rolled his eyes and grabbed the large algebra book. Kairi did the same and sat with an elbow on the sill, the book resting on her hand. In an instant, Kairi was instructing Sora on how to do which problems and what to look out for. Sora listened intently and followed her every word. In less than ten minutes, he was done with his homework and hung over the window in relief.

"Geez, it's finally done. I never understand these damn quadratic equations..."

Kairi peered over as she slid her book into her book bag. "Well, if you pay attention, maybe you would."

Sora turned his upside down head towards Kairi. "I do! I just don't understand how they work the problem out or whatever."

"Then how in the world do you get your homework done?" Kairi asked.

Sora sat upright. "Beats me. Everything else is a breeze. Math is just a pain in the butt, so I guess at it."

Kairi sighed at his response and just relaxed on her sill, eyes closed. Sora noticed what she was doing and raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, don't fall asleep there, ditz. Sleep on your bed. That's what it's made for," he mockingly informed.

Kairi got up and quickly slammed her window shut, pulling on the strings that made her blinds roll over the window until Sora's sneering face was no more. She dropped herself on her bed, scowling.

I HATE him. He always makes me angry! Always have been, always will.

She noticed her alarm clock that read 9:30. She decided to go sleep as she flipped the lamp switch and rested her overwhelmed head. Her eyes slowly shut, drifting into a peaceful slumber.

The usual morning routine followed as such: Kairi getting up, brushing her teeth, changing her clothes, eating breakfast, and walking with Sora to school. Kairi noticed how Sora was only half awake today. She snapped her fingers loudly in front of his drowsing eyes.

"Hey, you awake there?" she called.

"Yeah yeah..." he replied sleepily. Kairi shook her head, ignoring the insomniac and headed towards the train station. As the train started to move, she quickly recalled why she always had to walk with Sora.

----------Flashback----------

Before she sat down to eat dinner, Kairi went up to her mother who was stirring beef and potatoes in a pan.

"Hey, mom?" she asked, peering over at the steaming delicacy.

"Hm?" she replied.

"Why do I always have to walk with Sora to school? Why can't I walk alone?"

"Well, Kairi," she began, stirring the beef and potatoes carefully. "It's dangerous out there. There are all kinds of dangerous people looking for victims. Sora is there to make sure you're out of harms way. Plus, what's the harm? He lives right next to us! And besides, you two are the best of friends, right?"

Kairi's eyes widened.

'Wow mom, how wrong you are...' she thought in her head.

"Y-Yeah, sure.." she lied and decided to end the conversation there as she sat down at the table, waiting for the food to be served.

----------End Flashback----------

"Hey. Hey, idiot. Hellooooo!" Sora called, snapping Kairi out of her thoughts. "Were here. Hurry up and get off before I leave you here."

Kairi scowled and walked out of the train car. Sora walked ahead as Kairi followed behind, again, in silence. She looked up from behind his spiky-brown hair. Turning away, she kept walking behind. The usual streets were bustling with the usual people and the usual school with its usual chit-chatty students came into the usual view. They entered through the gates and immediately went their separate ways without saying a word, Sora to his friends and Kairi to hers. Riku and Roxas were idly sitting on a patch of grass when Sora came up.

"Hey dude, what's up?" Roxas asked, peering up from his binder.

Sora sighed and plopped himself across the two. "Nothing, just the usual..."

"Hey, Sora, I always see you walking with Kairi to school. Are you guys like, going out or something?" Riku asked while laying his back against the tree.

Sora snapped out of his exhaustion and disgust formed in his face. "Riku, are you kidding me???"

Roxas laughed, closing his binder, "Yeah, you guys do fight like cat and dog, but you know, it looks like you guys have a couple thing going on."

Sora turned his head in Roxas's in direction. "Roxas, not you too! C'mon guys! Get a grip! She's bossy, pushy, and has no girl qualities whatsoever!" he exclaimed, counting his fingers.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. But that's not what Olette and Selphie saw yesterday, " Riku sneered, glancing at the now confused Sora.

"Olette and Selphie?" he blinked. "Why? What did they see?"

Roxas tried to keep in his laugh, "Well, both of them saw you and Kairi on the train going back home. They said you guys were really close."

Sora's head jerked back. "Wait a minute! Do you know how crowded it was in that train?! We were practically smushed!!"

"Yeah, okay. And how about when you got OUT of the train? Were you two just holding hands out of coincidence?" Riku asked slyly.

Sora blushed immensely. "I-I was just trying to get Kairi closer to me!" Riku and Roxas smirked back at each other from his comment. Sora quickly realized how he had worded it. "No, no, no, no! Not like that! I mean, she was getting pushed away from the passengers so I helped her!!"

The two busted out laughing as Sora flailed his arms, trying to get his point through the two. He could already tell it wasn't working, judging from the laughter the two kept spewing. He sighed in defeat and pouted until the bell rang. The usual routine went on and it zipped on to lunch. Sora walked out of his classroom to be greeted by Tidus, Wakka, Selphie,Yuna, Olette, Roxas, and Riku. Kairi and Naminé had a different lunch from them. The group walked onto the front to enjoy their lunch in the warm sunlight. Picking a grassy spot, they all sat down and began eating. Sora noticed about how giggly Selphie and Olette were. He paused eating his sandwich and peered at the two.

"Hey Selphie, Olette," he said, interrupting their giggles. "Why are you two spreading rumors about me and Kairi?"

Olette looked at Selphie, "Selphie! I thought I told you not to tell!"

"Teehee, I'm sorry Sora, I couldn't help it! Really! You and Kairi just make one heck of a cute couple!" she giggled.

Sora's redness came back to his cheeks, but fought it back. "We were NOT, I repeat, NOT holding hands," he emphasized, not once, but twice.

"Tch, yeah, okay, "Selphie shrugged and began to eat her lunch with a wide grin. The whole group, except Sora, grinned at one another after hearing what had just happened. Sora was seriously not going to take this.

"Guys, that's not funny," he said, reading their minds.

The all laughed, "C'mon Sora, why ELSE, would you always walk her home?" Tidus said.

"Yeah, I mean, it's only natural for a crush or a boyfriend to do that, right?" Roxas asked grinningly.

"No, it's not. It's not like I WANT to walk her home. My parents make me, " Sora defended.

The group continued to laugh as Sora pouted, eating his sandwich when the bell rang for class. Each went their separate ways and on came Naminé and Kairi's lunch. The two walked down to the front and picked a grass patch next to a wall to sit. Kairi was starving and opened her box hastily to eat. Naminé tilted her head as Kairi stuffed and stuffed and stuffed. Naminé giggled as Kairi looked up at her with rice specs and a bit of sauce on her mouth.

"What?" she mumbled.

"Nothing, "Naminé laughed. "Hey Kairi, can I ask you something?"

Kairi stopped eating and wiped her mouth with a tissue. "Sure, shoot."

Naminé lowered her plastic bowl. "Well, I just wanted to know, how come you and Sora always walk to school together? I thought you two hated each other."

"Hmph" Kairi pouted. "We do hate each other."

"Well, how come he walks with you and back from school? Are you guys dating?"

Kairi almost spit out her food. "Naminé, are you kidding me?! No, we are NOT dating. Let alone even CLOSE. Not in ANY way, shape or form!! I wouldn't even touch the guy with a ten foot pole!!" she exclaimed loudly. Naminé backed a little and chuckled nervously implying "Yeah, okay, I get it."

Kairi calmed down and sighed. "My parents make me walk with him. They say he'll protect me from the bad people out in Twilight..."

Naminé smiled cheekily. "Wow, so he's your knight-in-shining-armor too?" she joked. Kairi yelled yet again, flailing her arms this time, at the laughing Naminé when the bell rang for the last period of class. Both walked and bade each other farewell to their next class. It ended quickly as the bell echoed throughout the school, and the doors busted open with students going home. Kairi walked out slowly, dreading yet, another walk with Sora. As she walked, a couple of students ran past her, knocking her down, unaware of her foot's awkward twist on the floor.

"Ow! Hey, watch where you're going!!" she yelled. She got up slowly when a twinge of pain snapped in her right ankle. She yelped in pain. She waited a few seconds and struggled outside onto the front. Sora was waiting leaning against a tree, listening to music. Kairi limped over to where he stood and got his attention. Sora didn't notice anything and proceeded to walk. She mustered up her strength to walk normally, but it only made it worse, causing a surge of pain bursting in her ankle yet again.

"Ouch!!" she cried, kneeling and feeling her injured ankle. Her eyes looked back, examining her ankle and putting a bit of pressure on it, as the pain came back again. Sora looked to the side when he noticed no one walking beside him and turned around to a teary Kairi sitting on the ground. He pulled out his earphones and walked back over to where she sat.

"What, tired already?" he smartly asked.

Kairi glared. "Shut up. My ankle's sprained."

"Stand up, " he said, hoisting Kairi's hand upon his shoulder. She stood up and tried to walk on her right foot with Sora's support, but failed when the pain came rushing back, causing her to fall back on her knees. Sora looked at her as tears slid down her cheeks. He sighed and knelt down before her, revealing his back while his hands outstretched backwards.

"Get on," he instructed bluntly.

Kairi looked from her watery eyes. "What? No way. I don't think so."

"You want to get home on time or not?" he said irritably. Kairi gave in, hating every fiber of her being as to what she had to do. Taking his backpack off and pulling it over her shoulder, she crawled to his back and secured her arms over his broad shoulders and held on tight as Sora hoisted her up, carrying her legs from behind. He walked on, giving Kairi a piggyback ride, strutting through the peoples and ignored onlookers. Most of them grinned at the 'couple'. Both quickly got annoyed. They reached the station in no time, and, once again, the same amount of people huddled into the train car. Sora and Kairi got in last, squishing and making room. Sora let down Kairi before entering the train and, unfortunately, got squished in the middle of the train this time. Again, the same closeness happened, and everything went uncomfortable. A bump on the track caused the passengers to move, and one accidentally shifted Kairi's injured ankle, causing her to fall forward. Sora caught her and sighed at her clumsiness.

"Geez, you're always such a klutz, " Sora said, holding Kairi up.

"It's not my fault! These people have no manners whatsoever!" she cried quietly.

"Yeah, whatever. Just get off me, " he said, slightly pushing her away.

"If you haven't noticed, I can't! I can't move! My ankle's sprained." The passengers relaxed and took up even more room, causing both to be even closer. Another bump went by and Kairi almost lost balance when Sora held her firmly against him.

"Just, hold on until we get off..." Sora mumbled.

Kairi didn't say a word and grasped the back of his shirt. Her cheeks leaned against his shoulder as their heads looked away in opposite directions, trying to hide the pinkness in their faces. The train traveled smoothly and slowed to a stop at Twilight Station. Sora and Kairi made their way out, Kairi limping hastily to catch up to Sora. He sighed and hoisted her up for another piggyback ride. Walking home was extremely awkward, they haven't been this close, ever! Kairi slowly felt today's exhaustion kick in and her eyes began to drift away. She shook her head to get the haziness out of her eyes, but it just wouldn't work. She leaned closer, and closer, and closer, until she fell asleep on his back. Sora looked back, wondering why more weight was added onto his shoulders. He saw Kairi's eyes closed and felt breathing.

"H-Hey stupid! Don't fall asleep now! It's already hard enough for me to piggyback you! Hey!! Are you even listening!?" he yelled, trying to wake her up.

She didn't budge. He sighed in annoyance and trod on, carrying the sleepy Kairi home. Their houses came into view and Sora lightly quickened his pace to Kairi's house, when, all of a sudden, a tight grasp curled under his chin. Kairi's ivory arms secured themselves over Sora's neck, causing his face to go red. He shook his head, trying to somehow wriggle the heat from his face, but it failed. He continued on, slowly this time, trying to ignore Kairi's breath on his skin. His face glowed bright red as he ascended the steps to Kairi's doorstep and knocked on the door. The mother answered with a terrified look as she saw her daughter knocked out on Sora's back.

"Oh my goodness!! Kairi! Is she alright?" she panicked.

"Don't worry, she just fell asleep from exhaustion, although she sprained her ankle at school, so I carried her here, "Sora reassured.

The mother sighed in relief and motioned him to the sofa, plopping Kairi onto the squishy couch. She laid idly as the mother thanked and apologized to Sora for all the trouble her daughter put him through. He nodded it off and made his way out the door. He took one last glance at Kairi, who laid in peaceful slumber. Kairi's mother waved goodbye and shut the door behind as Sora continued up to his house. He felt a familiar warmth rush in his neck where Kairi held. Sora looked puzzled as to what was happening to him. He touched the skin of his neck, feeling the warmth it gave off to his fingertips.

Okay... this is weird...

End Chapter 2

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A/N: So how do you like Chapter 2? xD Please review! I'll post Chapter 3 soon! Thanks for reading! 3