Eyelids opened suddenly, bringing light to the retinas of the formerly sleeping Kairi. She winced, shutting them again and turning over in her bed, throwing the sheets back over her head to try to stave off the sunlight so she could sleep for a little bit longer. It was a Saturday morning, and her muscles were aching all over, especially her arms and back. Training yesterday had been grueling, Riku and Terra putting her and Sora through their paces. She'd been confident that she had improved throughout the journey she had undergone to rescue Sora from that terrible abyss, but her two guy friends had shown her once again that the title of Master wasn't just for show, no matter how recently acquired Terra's official rank was.

Sleep did not come to rescue her, though, no matter how long she waited for it to envelop her. Every trick she had of snuggling into her sheets and pillows to get as comfy as possible was seemingly wasted as she lay awake for an hour and a quarter, trying to get back to dreamland. What caused her to concede defeat was not the time ticking by, as Kairi would have been more than content to continue being comfy in bed for another few hours, but by the smell coming from the kitchen that tickled her nose. Sighing, Kairi threw the sheets off her body and swung her legs over her bed. A wide yawn burst split her mouth open for a few seconds, and she stretched her arms. Every muscle felt sore, and there was a lingering stiffness in her left shoulder just beside her neck.

Feeling that she had better get up and get some of that food that was smelling so good before it was all eaten, Kairi emerged from her room in her light grey tank-top with a stylised pink heart on the front and black shorts, and quietly walked down the hall on bare feet to the kitchen, murmuring a tired but cheerful, "Morning," as she entered.

"Good morning sunshine!" greeted someone she was not expecting to find there.

Besides her mother, who was sitting at the table and drinking her morning tea, Sora was standing in the kitchen. He had a beaming smile on his face, looking very much alive and not like he was half-dead from Terra mopping the beach with his face yesterday.

"Good morning, Kairi," her mom said without shifting her eyes from the paper, though she did smile. "We figured you'd get out of bed when you smelled pancakes."

"That's true, but…" Kairi turned to look at Sora, a little bit of a blush spreading on her cheeks. They had been officially dating for a couple of weeks now, but she still wasn't exactly used to him seeing her in her pajamas. "What are you doing here so early, Sora?"

"Do I need an excuse to cook the bestest girlfriend in the Realm of Light pancakes for breakfast?" Sora asked with a beaming grin that melted her heart and warmed the aches in her body. She couldn't keep herself from smiling even if she wanted to, and she let Sora guide her to the table, pulling out her chair for her, and serving her a plate of fluffy golden pancakes cooked in heart shapes, topped with whipped cream, and small cut slices of mangos and strawberries.

From there followed a whirlwind day of absolutely nothing. Kairi never made it closer to going outside than looking outside her living room window as she relaxed in a comfy spot on the couch, wrapped in a blanket and Sora's arms, the two of them reading a book together as he rested his chin on her shoulder. In truth he was just as sore as she was, and they massaged each other at various times throughout the day. Though it seemed like it was Sora's mission to pamper her all day on this very sudden house date, Kairi let him know that she wouldn't stand for not being allowed to pamper him too. Once her fingers got to work on his shoulders and neck, he folded like a stack of cards and let her have her way.

It was more fun that way.

Some of their friends may have commented that spending the day indoors reading books, watching movies, and generally lazing back wasn't the most romantic way to spend a prime Saturday for going out and having fun, but Sora and Kairi knew better. They trained together, fought together, and recovered together.

As Kairi gave Sora a kiss goodnight when he finally went home after the wonderful dinner he'd cooked for both her and her family, she thanked him for the most perfect date.

"But we didn't really do anything," Sora said, bashfully rubbing the back of his head. "I'd hardly call it a date."

Kairi shook her head. "I got to spend my whole day with the bestest boyfriend in the Realm of Light," Kairi answered, and kissed his cheek again. "That's a recipe for the most perfect date we could have, no matter what we do."

Sora grinned and gave her a hug and another kiss before nuzzling his cheek against hers. "So, what do you say to having another perfect date tomorrow?"