Sora's POV

"Wow, my Mom can be so embarrasing, Kairi decided on hiding" was something I thought at first. I then asked her about it, but it turns out, her mother was asking for us.

"Mothers," I replied, rolling my cerulean-blue eyes, mooching a chocolate-chip cookie from Kairi's red, plastic plate.
She gave me a dirty look,"Hey, go get your own food!" Kairi told me, then grabbed the plate away from me.
Rolling my eyes, I responded, "Well, I wasn't the one who told us to run." I recalled, taunting her.

"Whatever." she then sighed, "The thing is, I just don't like it when my Mom gets all immature about me hanging out with guys she doesn't know." she took a pinch of a chocolate cake, then stuffed it in her mouth. "That's usually why I hang out with Demyx, and Axel, and Cloud. Well, duh, Cloud, but you know what I mean."

I just had to ask, even if it was random, "Are you all the same age?" Really, I couldn't say that I was interested in someone who wasn't my age. That would be kinda...scary, I guess. I don't wanna say 'awkward', because I'm trying to use colourful vocabulary...

...Which isn't working, but let's continue, shall we?

Kairi munched some more cake. "Nah. Cloud's actually at the community college right now...he was lazy in high school, she he's doing all his undergraduate stuff now. Oh, brothers." she finished with verbal irony, rolling her eyes. "Anyways, Axel's a Senior, and Demyx's a Junior. And me...I'm just a Freshman. " Kairi finished, and shrugged.

As I heard the obnoxious New Year's Countdown begin, my eyes lit up in excitement. "Really? I'm a freshman, also."
I saw her gasp in surprise, yet another girly trait from a girl. "Do you do to Twilight Town?" she asked me, her voice more optimistic then before, but I couldn't reply with any type of optimistic tone, probably because I didn't know what she was talking about.

Hey, I didn't really understand what she'd meant, okay? Don't blame me.

...FOUR!

"Uhh..." was what I let out. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
"Oh, right, you're probably new here. No wonder I haven't seen you anywhere before," she slapped her head, then laughed at her 'mistake'. "Anyway, do you know what school you're going to?"
I shook my head, "I don't, actually. We only moved here two days ago. I'm actually surprised we're at this party, and that's because of my Mom."

And right about now, I was one hundred percent surprised she didn't ask about any siblings. I really wouldn't like to talk about my brother, but you know, I'd have to mention something. Fortunately, she didn't ask.

"Oh! You're Mom must be the one my Mom was talking about. Your Mom must be really friendly, Sora."

She's also really nosy. You can never have a perfect Mom.

...THREE!

"I guess," I looked over to the side. "Hey, can I have some of that cake?"
"Fatty." she mumbled.
"I am not fat!" Wow, I was sounding like the girl at that moment. Shame, shame. "I just think I eat more than I should."
"Jeez, Sora, I was just kidding. Over-reactive much?"

...TWO!

My blue eyes shrank in a glare, "Whatever." I mimicked her with a Truman Capote-like voice (You all know that thing when you're mocking someone with that 'eh' kinda tone? Well, it was kinda like that, just the fact that Truman Capote's voice was the first thing to come in mind. That voice is just ANNOYING!)

...ONE!

Then, I faintly heard someone shout with enthusiasm (sounded like either Demyx or Axel...probably Axel, Kairi told me he was a pyro, afterall.), "LOOK, FIREWORKS!"
"Where?" she inquired with an equal enthusaism, cracking the door open a little bit. And how, I don't know, but I saw her beryl eyes widen in excitement,

"C'mon, Sora!" was the last thing I heard, and before I knew it, I was outside with her, and saw brightly-coloured lights in the sky, exploding with beauty. (I think I used colourful vocabulary there. Kudos for me on that.)

Kairi was like a little kid, staring at those fireworks with awe. Her eyes, that reflected the illuminating display, were like the water below the show, displaying every spark, every colour. Every shade...and everytime a new colour would appear, she'd let out an "Ooh...", a "Wow...", or a "Ahh.".

Now me, I thought it was really entertaining to watch.

Aside from her being a little kid at heart (I think this was kinda easy to tell, huh?), she was also mature, in a sense, although based on what I'm telling you, you can't really tell. Kairi was pretty, stylish, and really nice. Not too girly, not too manly. Not too stupid, and not too smart.

Kairi really wasn't like other girls. To me, she was perfect.

How cliche, I know, but I think it was the truth. Afterall, every other guy who likes a girl says the same thing. But really, who would've thought a girl like her, who was pretty and decently graceful, was a fun-loving girl who rocked a fighting games?

Of course, I didn't. And now, for some reason, I felt like I could confide in her. Quite random, if you ask me, but it's just how this heart-warming feeling felt to me right then and there. It was like I could tell her about everything, my life, my family, my brother, the things I like, the things I don't like...

I felt like even though she didn't want to know, she'd listen anyway. Like I didn't need to care if she was paying attention or not. I could just tell her.

It was a sense of awkward happiness that overpowered me at the moment to go completely out of character, and lightly grasp onto her hand. I then began to panic, "Why did I do that?! Now she's probably gonna feel awkward around me! She's gonna hate me forever!" I bashed at my so-called 'mistake' mentally, as I didn't take a glance at her.

But Kairi didn't seem to mind when I felt her hand tighten the grip. I gasped in surprise when she said, "Happy New Year." with a giggle.
"Happy New Year to you too, Kairi." I chuckled back, then grinned at her as charming as I could.

But the thing that surprised me was her saying, "Wasn't that beautiful, Sora?", and turned to me with an enchanting smile, and those amazingly-blue eyes. This was a definately awkward for me (I'm not too sure about her.), so I answered,

"Yeah...Just like you."

GASP. W-Wait. Rewind, please. Let's clear this up.

...I never said 'Just like you.', okay? I never said those words in consecutive order to her that whole night. Not even in discussions about her and Axel's semi-similar hair colours. Those words were only words that brought me to that awkward moment that I shared with her, and if I ever did say those words, it wouldn't be great.

Besides, that's completely cheesy, and inside, I knew Kairi didn't really like cheese. Besides, why would I, or ALL people, say something like that?

It bugged me a little bit how I didn't really take the initiative, but if I were to do that, I coud ruin my chances of just knowing her alone, not even wanting to mention getting into a relationship with her.

I heard Kairi groan in annoyance, the let go of my hand. In my mind things along the lines of "Kairi doesn't like me. Not. One. Bit." were running like a super-fast athlete running a mile like it was nothing, but in reality, "Cloud and Demyx are calling, let's go inside, Sora."

"S-Sure," I was too nervous to speak right then and there, because I feared that I would spit something embarrasing out, especially to Kairi, something I was not in the mood for.

"Sooooo, what were you guys doing all night?" I heard Axel let out a natural, sly tone towards Kairi.

She rolled her pretty-blue eyes at the red-haired Senior (I'm glad I managed to remember that. Why, I'm not sure.), not answering him.

"Aww, Kairi's just not in the mood to talk, Axel," Demyx defended her with an understanding voice.
"Oh, really?" Axel presisted, one of his eyebrows raised in a manner of suspicion.

I gulped. Aaaaaawkward.

"Look at her face. C'mon. Leave her alone, we don't want Cloud gettin' on our asses again for teasing his little sister." the dirty-blond shrugged, the rubbed one of his ears. "That really hurt the last time."

Thank you, Demyx.

"Tch, whatever," he scoffed. "Why don't you just ramble on about your life for us, like you usually do?"
"Fine, I will!" Demyx childishly retorted, then cleared his throat with an 'ahem.'. And before you know it, "JUNIOR YEAR SUCKS!"

I know that cheered Kairi up, because I heard a faint giggle emanate from her.

I shot her a smile, as she smiled back. I guess this party wasn't so bad afterall.

"So, you'll be at the other ones like these, right?" I asked her. Now that I've lived through one party/gathering/whatever it was, I was looking more forward to it than before.
She nodded, "Usually, I'm here. And usually, I don't wanna be," she laughed at her own remark, "But now I've got something to look forward to."

I felt somewhat nervous when she said that, because I wondered if she was talking about me or not.

"U-Uh, I've gotta go, Kairi," I told her as I spotted my Mom walk out the door, "My Mom's leaving, and she might leave me." I bantered with her, rolling my eyes in annoyance.

Fortunately, Kairi laughed, "I can't keep you waiting, Sora, so it's goodbye for now,"
I waved, "Bye, Kairi," I told her, with a sad tone, because I didn't want this kind of thing to end.

Luckily, it didn't end right then and there.

"No hug?" she said, a frown on her face. I just stared at her, heavily confused by her question. She wanted me to hug her? Isn't that for boyfriends, and girlfriends? And here we are, not even knowing eachother for twenty-four hours, and she wanted me to embrace her in my arms?

I guess it wasn't so bad.

"Uhmm..o-okay," I said, lightly embracing her.

In actuality, it wasn't even near bad.

Because right there, it felt like time was standing still, as her light embrace brought tingles in my skin. I never wanted it to end; the sweet aroma of Sensual Amber just surrounding us as her touch just lingered in my skin, even minutes after we hugged.

It was as if I was as drunk as some of the adults at this party.

(As for the Sensual Amber thing, don't think I'm Gay, OR Bisexual, okay? I live with my mother, who likes to go shopping for lotions and perfumes, and a brother who somehow convinces my mother to take me instead of him.

I just think he's a complete bastard sometimes.)

"U-Uh, bye, Kairi." I told her sadly, once more as we broke the embrace, before walking out the door.

She smiled, "Don't worry, Sora, I'll see you at the next party, right?"
Reassured by her answer, I grinned. "Of course, I'll be there." I replied, enthusiastically. Apparently, she liked it when I did that.
"Bye, Sora!" she waved happily, an apparent smile on her face, "I'll see ya next time!"

Waving, I opened the car door to reveal my Mom, waiting. When she turned to me, I caught a glimpse of a mischevious smirk across her face.

"Is...there something wrong, Mom?" I asked her, hoping she was just a little bit...tipsy from the drinks at the party.
"Ohohoho, nothing really," she sang in a sing-song voice.

I was heavily convinced she was drunk. But in reality she smiled a wide, broad smile and revealed, "You found yourself a girlfriend! Aww, Sora, you're growing up!"

Now, if you want the definition of 'awkward', this was definately it.

"M-Mom! What're you talking about?"
"You mean 'who am I talking about', Sora!" she laughed, cheerfully.

This was either of two reasons, one: she really WAS drunk and I was going to die that night, or two: she was talking about Kairi.

"That one girlfriend of yours...oh, whatever her name is, Kari?"
"She's not my girlfriend!" I almost shouted, but just slightly raised my voice. At this moment, actually, I was scared that my Mom would scold me for doing such a thing, but tonight just didn't mater to her, I guess.
"OH! So you do know who I'm talking about!" she announced merrily. I swear, I felt my face flush so much, it could probably melt ice cubes. "Oh what was her name again...Kari? Katrina?"
"...Don't you mean Kairi?"

And that was when I realized, my Mom just got me to give away everything right there, even if she didn't have to ask direct questions.
"Y'know, she's a nice girl, based on what her mother told me," my blonde mother revealed, with a casual tone, "I think she's perfect for you,"

That's exactly what I thought, too. Of course, I didn't want to tell my Mom.

"Whatever." I muttered quietly to myself, hoping my Mom wouldn't hear. Which brought me to my night with Kairi...was she really perfect for me? Did I really, actually, honestly like Kairi?

And most of all, was I really interested in her?

I couldn't stop thinking about where my life would go if I got together with Kairi. Kinda girly, I know. But I just couldn't help myself...Maybe I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with Kairi.

These ecstatic fantasies came to a screeching halt when I heard my mother say with a smirk, "Wait 'til your brother hears about this one."

(Sora sounds kinda girly in this chapter. And as for the face-flushing part, I didn't know what to put, okay?! My face doesn't really flush. :PPP And also, the countdown part, it's kinda NEW YEAR, and I forgot to add that in the original, so I did what I could...I know, it doesn't really fit and it's stupid, but MEHH!)

OOH Chapter twoooo. I don't think this one was as good as the last chapter, but still. I tried...it's really hard to re-write something if you really liked what you wrote. I think I went over this over a few more times than usual. :PPP

Oh well. I kinda liked it. :D haha.

I think this is going somewhere better...I'm somewhat changing the plot from the first one (So, I'm not telling you the ending to this one! :D), but nothing too major. Er...I'm not sure. I'm still gonna like...GRAHHH.

Whatever. I don't know. XD I'm not revealing anything, so mehh. If you read the original one, SKDNFSLJDBG.

I'm gonna shut up, now. hahaha. Well, I'm glad for you to read this, so please, review! :D I enjoy the comments and stuff I get!

(p.s. OMG IMMEM CAN BE SUCH A STUPID SOMETIMES! Okay, I'm playing a playlist (of the BOYS LIKE GIRLS self-titled album, because I really like that album), and in the middle of "Five Minutes To MIdnight", it has some sort of shaving, sound add, with some random picture of the product just there! And it bugged me! and 'sinfa'lskdf!)

Review, please! Thanksss,

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