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o50 ; breaking the rules
kaiora

Rules were made so rule breakers can go across the line.

That's always fun to do.

She wasn't your average tutor, always doting his younger brothers and sisters, showing them the little joys of life: A blue jays feather, the abandoned shell of a snail, or maybe the kittens that were born in the barn yesterday.

His mother disapproved of her showing his siblings those things, but brushed it off because her children were improving so much in many things under the redhead tutor's gentle guidance.

Needless to say, Sora was interested in this tutor. "Natsumi, look." Kairi whispered, bending down to let all his siblings see what was nestled between her hands. A small sparrow chirped, it's wing stuck out in an odd angle. "Would you like to help it?"

There were unisons of excited 'Yes' and 'Okay's in the air, as his blue eyes watched five young children follow that certain redhead.

That day, the children learned to fix and bandage wounds from the tutor, it was also the day they talked for the very first time.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me." She gasped in surprise, bending down to pick up all the books she had dropped, while making way to the library, where the children were waiting for her. She was also murmuring apologies to him. "No worries." The brunet bent down and picked up a book for her, and insisted to carry half the load for her.

"Really, you don't have to do this, there really is no need." She had said to him with an apprehensive and apologetic tone, holding the books to her chest. "It's really alright, trust me. I'm Sora… I believe I've never caught your name before."

He smiled. "Kairi, if that pleases you…" Pushing open the oak doors to the library for her, his five siblings ran forward to greet her with hugs and 'Good Afternoon's.

-x-

"Mother, what do you think about the tutor?" Sora asked that night, when they were having dinner. "She is an excellent teacher. See how much your brother and sisters have improved?"

Shaking his head, he said, "No, I don't mean as a tutor. I mean as a person, mother." His mother's blue eyes darkened dangerously. "I forbid you, Sora! You know the rules very well. If you were to have a relationship with a lowly tutor, people will look down on our family."

And he didn't say a word about the pretty tutor after that. After all, being born an aristocrat, he understood the rules of the society they lived in.

It wasn't possible for anything to happen between him and the tutor. Besides, she would most likely be too afraid to even talk to him, as seen today.

-x-

"Kairi, wait!" Sora wanted to talk to her today, running to catch up to the girl that was holding one of his sister's hands, and her other hand held one of his brother's.

There was a wave of giggles from his three sisters, and his brothers looked away in disgust. "Yes?" She spun around to look at him. Sora's sisters giggled once again.

"We're going to go play for a while, okay?" The eldest sister said, and everyone followed her lead into the courtyard, leaving the two alone.

Gesturing to the path down the garden, he said, "Walk with me?" There seemed to be fear in her eyes, but it ceased as soon as the brunet smiled at her. "I would be honored."

Through the garden they walked, and never once did Sora treat Kairi like most of the people would, a mere tutor, nothing more. She was treated like a person.

"Miss Kairi! Sora!" His youngest sister, Natsumi wailed and ran towards the redhead and brunet, hugging them both and in the process, pushing them both closer to each other.

-x-

They would have their light talk everyday, laughing, delightful conversations between them when his siblings are studying.

One day, she stopped coming, instead, another tutor took her place, an old man with a bent back.

"What happened to Miss Kairi?" Sora asked his mother at dinner, and her blue eyes looked at him. "Sent away. I don't like how you are so attached to a mere tutor like that. They are already spreading rumors about our family. You know the rules Sora."

He slammed his fist onto the table. "You and your stupid rules! Can't you just break it for once?" His tone was full of venom, fist shaking, and received a slap across the face. "How dare you! Get her out of your mind Sora! She is filth; she doesn't deserve to even look at you! I will disown you if you mention her again!"

"Fine. Disown me." The brunet replied, and blue eyes turned to look at his youngest sister. "Natsumi, do you know where Miss Kairi lives?" The young girl clutched her doll in fear, lip trembling, "Miss K-Kairi lives, l-lives," Before she could finish her sentence, she burst into tears.

His mother stood up and hissed, "If you tell Sora a word, any one of you, you're going with him!" Afraid, everyone shut up, except for one. The second oldest, Roxas, stood up, and walked to Sora's side. "Fine." The fourteen year old said, "If Sora's going, I'm going with him."

Naminé, who usually stayed quiet, tottered behind Roxas, holding her sketchbook. "Come on Sora, I know where Miss Kairi lives."

There was a satisfaction as the three siblings left the mansion. "We broke rules." Roxas said happily, and Sora just had to smile. "And your reason for breaking the rules was…?"

"Miss Kairi's sister! I think Roxas has a crush on her." Innocent Naminé said, the eight year old holding onto her older brother's hands, while the brunet held her sketchbook. "What is your reason for leaving, Nami?" The blonde boy asked, bending down to look at the small girl.

"I left because Sora and Roxas are the best brothers in the world and I don't want to leave you two for anything!" There was a lighthearted laugh as the three siblings walked under the dim streetlight. "Yeah, sure squirt. Are you sure it isn't because you like Olette's friend's brother, Riku?" Ruffling her hair, the girl pointed at a modest, white cottage sitting in the middle of the road. "Miss Kairi lives there!"

Taking the sketchbook back, Naminé looked up at Sora. "Sora, what's going to happen now?"

Bending down to her level, he said, "I don't know squirt, but we're going to be fine. Finding a job here won't be hard, and I'm sure we can trade these useless ornaments in for some munny. But for now, I want to see Miss Kairi."

As if on cue, the door had opened to reveal the redhead tutor ready to take a walk in the moonlight. "S-Sora?"

memos ; being me and stupid, i just found out that you can't divide one hundred by three, extra kaiora sad fluff/angst.
edit: i added implied roxette and namiku to this, because it felt incomplete without them, yay! when sora was talking about useless ornaments, he kinda meant like a watch or something they have on them. they are rich, are they not? and the rest is left to you to imagine.