Chapter Two

Sora's jaw dropped, what was he supposed to tell his parents now? He couldn't tell them 'Mom, Dad, I have an angel and she's eating all the food.'! Obviously, his parents wouldn't believe him!

Sora probably thought he looked like a retard, standing right in front of his parents with his mouth wide open. I'm gonna die, he thought. I'm gonna die! What am I supposed to day? They won't believe me if I said that an angel's living with us!!

"Well, Sora?" Aerith folded her arms, "We're still waiting for your answer."

Sora tried to say something, but no sound came out from his mouth. He tried to think of an excuse, a very good excuse, but to no avail. What would his parents do? Will they confiscate Sora's laptop and have him grounded for the rest of his life?

"You're not answering?" Aerith asked. "Then we're assuming that it's--"

"Me," Sora and his parents heard a feminine voice. Cloud and Aerith looked up-- whereas Sora turned-- and saw a crimson-haired girl standing by the stairs. Cloud and Aerith obviously had no idea who she was, but Sora does.

It was Kairi.

"I was the one who ate the biscuits," said Kairi. "I was the one who took the fruit punch. I washed myself and I used Sora's laptops, therefore the water and electricity bill increased. Please don't blame Sora."

"You used my laptop?!" Sora shouted. "But I thought you--"

Cloud and Aerith pulled Sora towards them. They then glared at him, "Who is she? Why is she here? How long has she been staying here?" Sora was shocked at his parents' questions. Why were they so curious?!

"Relax!!" Sora said. "She's my friend!" "Really?" Cloud asked. "Then why is she here? Should she be at her house?"

"That's because..." Sora turned to look at Kairi, but she shook her head. Sora then turned back to his parents, "That's because..... she's an orphan!" Aerith raised a brow, "Orphan? Then shouldn't she be at the orphanage?"

"She said she doesn't like it there," said Sora. "Well, whether she likes it or not, she still has to go back!" Kairi gasped as she saw Aerith walking towards her. Sora then ran up to Aerith, stopping her.

"Don't!" he shouted. "My friend doesn't want to go back because... she has no friends there! She was always being bullied, even by the adults there! Don't make her suffer again!" Sora clasped his hands and got onto his knees, as if he was begging.

Oh no, Cloud thought. Not this... Sora always does this when he doesn't get what he wants, and we always have it his way... Cloud and Aerith were obviously shocked at their son's action; he was protecting a girl. They remembered that when Sora was only seven and he said that girls were 'yucky'.

Cloud turned to look at Kairi. She seemed like a decent girl-- a normal, pretty girl with shoulder-length, crimson hair. She was tall too. Cloud then turned back to Sora; he was still doing the begging posture.

Finally, Cloud sighed, "Alright, she can stay." Aerith turned to look at her husband and raised a brow, "You're letting her stay?" Cloud nodded, "She's Sora's friend, after all. Plus, Sora's our son, and we have to trust him."

Aerith nodded, "I agree."

Sora stood up and smiled, "You mean it? For real?" Cloud and Aerith nodded. Sora turned to Kairi, and they grinned. "But," Cloud added. Sora and Kairi widened their eyes and turned to Cloud, expecting him to give some sort of 'warning'.

"We have to know your name," said Cloud, smiling. Kairi smiled as well and nodded, "I'm Kairi. Kairi....." Sora widened his eyes, Oh no!! Kairi's an angel, and she doesn't have a sirname! Think, Sora! Think! Think of a sirname that suits Kairi perfectly!

"Kairi Lockhart!" Sora said. He turned to Kairi and winked, "Right?" Kairi nodded, "Yeah. I'm Kairi Lockhart. Nice to meet you, um....." "Just call me Cloud," said Cloud. "And this beautiful lady Aerith."

Kairi smiled, "Okay. Nice to meet you Cloud and Aerith."

"So..." Sora fiddled around with his thumbs, "Now that you guys know about her... where is she gonna sleep?" "I've been hiding in Sora's room the whole week," Kairi continued. "Is... there any spare rooms?"

Aerith shook her head, "Unfortunately, no. So you still have to sleep in Sora's room." Sora gasped, "B-but--" "She's your friend, isn't she?" Cloud interrupted. Sora sighed, "Fine, she'll sleep in my room."

"I'm glad," said Kairi. "Your bed is very comfortable." Cloud widened his eyes, "You let her sleep on your--"

"When I brought her home," said Sora. "She was injured. So I let her sleep on my bed, while I sleep on the.... floor." Aerith smiled, "How sweet."

Cloud smiled, "Just don't do anything stupid, okay?"

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"Orphan? Being bullied by people?" Kairi asked.

Sora shrugged, "I... I-it was the only thing I could think of! Anyway, see? My random story made you stay here." Kairi smiled, "Now I really have to repay you. What do you want, Sora?"

Sora shook his head, "I don't know!" Kairi raised a brow, "You're not serious about the three years thing, are you?"

"Of course not. I just can't think of anything I want right now."

Sora and Kairi stayed silent for what seemed like ten minutes, before Kairi broke the silence, "What are you gonna say to your friends when they see me? I mean, your parents told me to go to your school..."

Sora tapped his chin for a moment, before turning back to Kairi, "I'll just say that you're my cousin. If they ask anymore personal questions, I'll just say that it's none of their business, okay?" He gave Kairi a cheeky grin.

Kairi giggled and nodded.

Before he knew it, Kairi jumped up and hugged Sora tightly. "Wh-what gives?" Sora asked. "Thank you so much for helping me," said Kairi. Sora smiled, So this is what hugging an angel feels like. It feels really different; Kairi's really warm. Without a second thought, Sora hugged her back.

"Hey, Sora," Roxas called out, walking towards his best friend, followed by Namine. He stared at the girl beside Sora and smirked, "Who's this babe?" Namine immediately stomped Roxas on the foot.

Sora laughed, "She's my cousin, Kairi Lockhart." Kairi-- who was the girl beside Sora-- smiled and waved at Roxas, who was hopping on one foot, trying to bear the pain on his foot. After a while, Roxas stopped hopping. He stood properly and punched Sora's arm, "You never told us!!"

"OW!! Told you what?!" Sora asked, rubbing his arm. "You never told us you had such a hot cousin!!" Roxas said, only to be stomped by Namine again.

Kairi smiled and turned to Sora, "Are they...?" Sora nodded, "Yeah. Usually Roxas Fair is the boyfriend and Namine Nakahara the girlfriend, but it seemed like they changed today. Namine's the 'boy' friend and Roxas's the 'girl' friend."

Kairi giggled.

"YO DUDE!!" someone called out. Roxas, Sora, Namine and Kairi turned, only to meet two guys and two girls running up to them. One of the boys had shoulder-length, silver hair and the other one had short, brown hair, somewhat with a weird hairdo.

Both of the girls also had short, brown hair (though one of them had a lighter brown) that curls at the end. One of the girls was much taller. Kairi turned to Sora. "The guy with brown hair is Tidus Fleming, the guy with silver hair is Riku Miyano. The short girl is called Selphie Tilmitt, and the tall one is called Yuna Mayuko."

Tidus ran up to Sora, followed by Riku and the girls. Tidus punched Sora lightly in the arm, "Looks like you've got game!" Sora raised a brow, "What do you mean?" Tidus looked at Kairi and chuckled, "Your girlfriend, right?"

Sora widened his eyes, "You're crazy?! She's not my girlfriend-- she's my cousin!!" Tidus, Riku, Selphie and Yuna jawdropped, "Your cousin?!" Kairi nodded, "I'm Kairi Lockhart. Nice to meet you guys."

Riku whistled, "You've got a hot cousin, Sora." "See? Someone agree!" Roxas told Namine. Kairi blushed and looked away. Sora glared at Riku, "Don't you go flirting with my cousin now, Riku."

Riku smirked at Sora, "You've got a sharp mind, Mr Strife. Why are you so overprotective of her? I thought you said girls were yucky?"

Kairi turned and raised a brow, giving Sora a devious smile. Sora gulped, "Be-because... my parents told me to take care of her! Kairi's an orphan and she's made to stay with us!"

"Whoa...," Roxas muttered. "This girl holds so many surprises...." Riku chuckled when Sora said 'Kairi's an orphan', "Looks like someone is free..." Sora grunted; now his friend is trying to flirt with Kairi, and the bad thing was that he doesn't know that she was an angel.

-

"Where's Sora?" Roxas asked, looking around. "Washroom," the girls said in unison, before going back to their conversation.

Roxas turned and entered the washroom, only to see his best friend washing his face. Roxas folded his arms and walked up to him, "Feeling stressed already?" Sora looked up at him and sighed, "It's not as easy as it looks... It's Kairi's first day here and she already has a guy chasing her."

Roxas raised a brow and laughed, "Riku?" Sora nodded and sighed again.

Sora then turned to Roxas and gave him a weird look, "Why are you here?" "I just...," said Roxas. "Want to ask you a few questions about Kairi."

Roxas sighed, "Is she really your cousin?"

-gasp- Oh no!! Roxas is suspecting something!! Run, Sora and Kairi! Run for your lives!! D:

Lol. Anyway, I hope this story would be a success (what I mean is that I hope it gets complete soon lol). This story considers a lot of planning, but not as much as my other story, 'Who's My Mr Right?'!! xD

Planning, you ask? Yeah, planning!! Before I write a new story or chapter, I plan them in a notebook. I write all the things that are gonna happen and the characters' dialogues and blah blah. But of course I change some of the plans when I write it.

Speaking of writing, I don't write my stories in WordPad or stuff like that, I write them all on this site! Pretty convenient, eh? (I'm not Canadian, but I talk like one =P) xD

Thanks to grey vs ale for one special sentence, "Mom, Dad, I have an angel and she's eating all the food." LOL

Review replies!:

grey vs ale: Lol yeah poor Sora. I would feel the same if I were in his shoes. =P I wish an angel lived in my house though lol. Btw, I used that 'special sentence in tis chapter. When I read it, I was laughing real hard and I thought it was pure gold! xD Thanks!
Feels great to be the first, huh? xD

Ricola Lover: OMG A Ricola fan!! xD Lol thanks!! I appreciate it!! I'll update this as soon as possible!!

Well then, I have to go because right now I'm watching the movie Flushed Away, and it's hilarious (although it's an old movie, I didn't get to watch it last time. I fell asleep halfway =P)!!

Merry Thanksgiving everyone!! :D

Sorry for any grammar mistakes!

-- Yuffie