Sora was pacing in front of the school gates. Thoughts of doubt were filling his head. 'What if she doesn't show? What if it was a set up? What if she forgets? What if-' His thought train was interrupted by Kairi's voice.

"Hey Sora!" She said cheerfully.

"Hey Kairi," he returned her smile.

"You ready to go 'sploring?" Kairi said cheesily, swinging her arm. Sora chuckled.

"Who're you? Dora the explorer?" Sora asked teasingly.

"Well DUH!" Kairi said. "C'mon I'll race you!" She started running.

"But I don't know where we're going!" Sora yelled after her retreating form.

"Just follow me!"

'Well that makes a load of sense. How can I beat her if I'm following her... oh well suppose I'd better,' Sora thought to himself.

Sora ran up and stood beside Kairi, out of breath. He glanced at her sideways.

"Where-are-we?" he said, still puffing. Kairi simply pointed.

Sora's eyes followed Kairi's arm, which led him to the sight of the sea. He sucked in breath, stunned by the beauty of the scene before him.

"Woah," was all he said.

"You can say that again," Kairi whispered. They both sat down and stared at the ocean. The clouds rolled over the sky and waves were lapping at the sand. The ocean looked so...simple... and clean...

They'd been sitting there for half an hour before Kairi suddenly jumped up.

"Let's go swimming!" She suggested.

"WHAT?! We're in our school clothes, with no bathers, and besides that it's only, like, 18 degrees today!" Sora exclaimed.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were chicken," Kairi said teasingly. 'Why does that always work?' Sora thought, sighing in defeat.

"Fine, you go swimming, I'll wade," he said, trying to compromise. However, Kairi was already in the water.

Sora took off his shoes and rolled up his school pants. He then ran into the water.

"HOLY CRAP! It's freezing!" Sora shivered. The water was only up to his knees. Kairi was a little ahead of him, still in her school clothes.

"I thought you were going swimming," Sora teased.

"I was but I thought you had a good point about not having bathers," Kairi blushed. "There was no way I was going to go in in my underwear, especially in front of you!"

Sora made chicken noises.

Kairi splashed him.

"Hey!" Sora waded through the water, chasing her. She tried to get away but Sora caught up with her. The water was up to their necks. He then proceeded to dunk her under the water. She swam to the surface, water streaming down her face.

"Oh you are SO in for it mister!" Kairi said menacingly. Sora was mocked scared, until Kairi lunged for him with a determined glint in her eyes. Then he was actually scared. She dunked him under the water with her. They sank to the bottom of the sea floor. Sora opened his eyes and looked at Kairi. Her hair was a halo around her face. She looked ethereal. A memory tugged at Sora's mind.

"Sora!" A young girl called. She had short red hair and green eyes. She was about seven years old.

"What is it Kairi?" A young version of Sora called. He was standing in the sea, which was up to his knees. Kairi ran to the water's edge, fear evident in her eyes.

"Watch out!" She pointed behind him. He turned around and his mouth fell open in surprise. A huge wave was headed towards the shore. All he could do was stand there. He felt a tugging at his hand and turned his head slightly. Kairi was there and she was trying to move him. But he was paralysed with fear. He felt the wave steal his breath as it hit them, and suddenly he was submerged. He rolled and tumbled, still clutching Kairi's hand. He looked at her, her hair a halo around her face.

Kairi opened her eyes, yanking Sora out of his reminisce. She smiled at him and swam up to the surface. Sora remained where he was, frowning in thought. Then his lungs started their siren for air. He followed Kairi towards the surface.

"We'd better go back to the shore, look how far out we're getting," Kairi said. They were twenty metres out from the shore already.

"Okay, race you there!" Sora started speeding towards the shore.

They dragged themselves from the water and collapsed on the beach, laughing.

"That was fun!" Kairi said.

"Yeah it was," Sora agreed. He turned on his side and felt a poking in his calf. He reached down and pulled out an object.

"What the-?" Sora murmured. The thing was a strange looking sort of fruit. It was star shaped and soft and juicy looking.

"What's it called?" He asked Kairi.

"A Poupu fruit," She answered.

The word echoed a thousand times in his head and voices started talking, overlapping one another.

"Kairi... do you want to share this with me?"

"Now I'll be with you forever!"

"I love Poupu fruit!"

"Where's Riku. Who's he going to share his Poupu with?"

Sora blacked out.

He awoke several minutes later when Kairi threw water on him.

"Are you okay Sora?" she asked worriedly.

"Y-yeah. I think so..." He stuttered, unsure why he fell unconscious.

He suddenly remembered the voices that had been in his head when Kairi said "Poupu". 'Who is Riku? Why am I having memories of Kairi when I've never met her before?" Sora wondered. He began to get a headache. 'What's going on?!' He thought in frustration.

"Sora, we'd better go home," Kairi said. She was beginning to get the feeling Sora didn't want her there.

And he didn't.