Sora Strife
It was a weekend, so Kairi and her five brothers decided to hang out, but Kairi was still depressed over what Sora had said to her at the karate building, "Because of you, I let everyone down. Especially my coach. I'm sorry, but please don't look up at me ever again." Kairi found it a stupid reason to be depressed; Sora did apologize. And so did she.
"Sora!!"
Kairi and her brothers turned around, only to meet a boy with brunette spiky hair. He wasn't looking at them-- he was looking at someone else-- and he was smiling. It was a smile Kairi had never seen before.
Then it happened. A girl with short black hair ran up to Sora. She hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. Kissed him.
Okay. This is a good reason to get depressed.
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"Riku, can you bring Kairi down?" Squall asked.
Riku nodded and walked up the stairs, not bothering to argue with his elder brother. In fact, all of his brothers had a serious look on their faces. Surely this had something to do with Sora.
"Kai, your brothers want to see you downstairs," Riku said upon entering Kairi's room. Kairi was on her bed, hugging her knees. She seemed to be staring at the photo of Sora and his 'girlfriend'. She nodded meekly.
A few minutes later, Kairi and Riku showed up downstairs. Kairi looked at their faces, "Why did you call me?"
Squall sighed and signalled Kairi to sit in front of them. She did, and Squall sighed again.
"Kairi, we realized how depressed you became ever since the karate competition," he said. "So..... we decided to transfer you to another high school." "The Heartful Princesses High," Roxas continued. "It's a girls' school."
"It's a really good school, you'll bound to get used to the environment in no time," said Tidus. "Besides, it might get your mind off..... other things....." The four brothers looked at each other, all of them thinking, She's not gonna say 'yes'. She wants Sora!
Squall turned to Kairi, "So? Your answer?" Kairi thought for a moment, perhaps this would help. She needed to get her minds off of things for a while, but then again she's not used to a girly environment. Are they gonna make her wear dresses?
Kairi took a deep breath and nodded, causing all of her brothers-- including Riku-- to gasp. "Y-you don't want to study at Twilight High?!" Squall asked. Kairi nodded once again, "I've decided. This could be a positive thing. I need to start anew."
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The next day-
Riku entered the house and shouted, "I'm back from my morning walk!!" All of a sudden, his brothers crowded around him. "Where's Kairi?!" they asked in unison. Riku raised a brow, "Sh-she's not in her room?"
"If she isn't, then why are we asking you?" asked Tidus. "Perhaps she ran away again?" Squall said.
"You'd better call her!!" Roxas suggested, but received an unexpected answer from Squall, "I can't. Her phone is still in the room."
The brothers then turned to Riku and gave him a death glare, "Tell us where Kairi went!!" "AH! I don't know!!" Riku yelled back.
Then they heard someone knocking on the door. The boys stopped fighting and opened the door, only to be greeted by a bald young boy, who happened to be a nun (A/N: In case you don't know what a nun is, it is another word for monk ^^).
"Oh man, donations again?" Squall asked. He took Riku's wallet from Riku's jeans. "H-hey, what are you doing?!" Riku asked. "Donate, Riku," said Squall. "You need some good karma." Squall took all of Riku's munny and put it in the boy's hand. He then closed the door and returned Riku his empty wallet. "My munny....," Riku mumbled.
There was another knock on the door. Tidus opened the door and the little nun was still there. "I am not here to collect donations," the boy said and returned Squall the munny. Squall put the munny in his breast pocket. Riku tried to take it back from him, but Squall simply push his hand away.
"Good morning," the boy greeted. "I came from the Hearts Temple, and I am here for the sake of your sister, Kairi Lockhart. She has decided to become a nun, and in order to be one, we need any of her elder relatives to sign this contract." The boy handed the brothers a piece of paper.
"Wait, what did you say?!" Tidus asked. "K-Kairi wants to be a nun?!" "We've got to save her!!" Roxas said. All of the brothers ran to Squall's car, bringing the little nun along with them.
Kairi was kneeling in front of a god statue. Her hands were clasped together and her eyes were closed; in short, she was praying. An older nun was walking around her.
"To be a nun," he began. "You have to separate yourself from the reality world to the religious world. You have to obey certain rules. Are you sure you're ready?" Kairi opened her eyes and nodded meekly.
"Cheif, Kairi has visitors," the little nun said, walking up to the older nun.
Kairi gasped and opened her eyes immediately, Don't tell me it's them.....
"KAIRI!!" the four brothers shouted and ran towards Kairi. Kairi stood up, "Wh-what are you guys doing here?!"
"Kairi!! What are you doing?!" Squall asked. "Are you too depressed or something?!" Roxas went up to Kairi and gave her a 'Are you crazy?!' look, "Kairi, do you know what it means to be a nun? You have to be a vegetarian, you have to give up love and..." Roxas pointed at the old nun, "You have to shave your head!"
Kairi huffed, "I've made up my mind!! I don't need to rely on you guys anymore!" Squall turned to Kairi; he had a serious look on his face, "Kairi, are you sure..... you want to be a nun?" Kairi looked up at her brother and nodded meekly.
"Then...," Squall added. "I wanna be a nun too." The others tilted their heads as Squall knelt down in front of the older nun, "If you're gonna shave Kairi's head, shave mine as well."
"I will be a nun too," Wakka and Roxas said, kneeling down in front of the older nun as well. Tidus sighed, "Well.... if Kairi is being a nun, then I..... no, Riku and I are gonna be nuns." Riku widened his eyes as Tidus pushed him to the older nun.
"Why do I have to be a nun as well?!" Riku asked, but Tidus simply shut him.
Kairi sighed and stood up, "No! I won't accept this!! From now on, I'm going to make my own decisions! You guys don't have to do whatever I do!!" Her brothers stood up as well.
All of a sudden, Squall's phone started to ring. He took the phone out from his pocket and answered the call,"Hello?........................... WHAT?!"
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The boys ran out of the car and entered the house-- only to be greeted by two adults.
"It's good to see my sons again!!" the man said, and he suddenly started to speak in an unknown language. The woman nudged her husband, "Dear, have you forgotten that our kids don't speak Thai?" "Oh, I'm sorry," said the man.
"Tifa? Genesis?" Squall asked. "What are you doing here?" The woman slapped Squall on his cheek, "How dare you call your parents by your name!!" Squall looked back at his parents, massaging his painful cheek, "Sorry... mom."
"When did you guys come back from your business trip?" Roxas asked. Tifa smiled, "Actually, we came back last week." "But we came back today to give you all a surprise!!" Genesis added. Then Tifa looked around, "Where's Kairi?"
The brothers nudged each other, unsure of who would answer the 'impossible' question. "Squall?" Tifa called out. "U-uh...," Squall mumbled. "R-Riku, tell em' where Kairi is!" Squall pushed Riku to their parents and hid behind the others.
"Me again?!" Riku asked. Tifa and Genesis folded their arms, "So? Where's Kairi?" Riku looked down and gulped, "K-Kairi's.... at the Heart Temple. She..... wants to become... a nun." Tifa widened her eyes, "What?! A nun?"
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"Are you ready to say goodbye to your hair?" the nun asked. Kairi gulped silently and nodded. The nun pulled a few strands of hair and got ready to cut it.
"Wait!!" Kairi said. The nun lowered his scissors and tilted his head, "Is anything wrong?"
"D-do you have to cut my hair from the middle of my head?" Kairi asked and the nun laughed, "Not really. I'm just used to cutting from the middle. But if you mind, I will cut your hair from the side."
"Wait!!"
The nun looked up and Kairi turned around. The nun saw five irritating boys, a spaced-out man and a crazy-looking woman running towards them. But to Kairi, she saw her whole family; the man was her father Genesis and the crazy-looking woman was her mother Tifa.
When Tifa finally caught up with them, she already had tears welling up in her eyes. She shook Kairi, "Why are you doing this? Why this sudden decision?! Did you give a second thought about this? What do you think would happen to me once you're a nun?!"
Kairi stood up and hugged her mother; she also had tears welling up in her eyes, "Mom, when did you come back?" "I came back to see you," Tifa said.
"How can you guys call yourself 'responsible'?!" Tifa asked.
Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas were kneeling on the floor, with hands pinching their ears. "W-we were protecting Kairi...," Squall mumbled.
"Protecting Kairi?!" Tifa echoed. "What do you mean by 'protecting' her?! Sending her to a new school? Supporting her to become a nun? What is wrong with you boys...?" Riku smirked at the punishment his brothers were getting; they deserved it for being over-protective of Kairi.
Genesis turned to Tifa and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Dear, you don't have to be so harsh on em'." Tifa tried her best not to look at her husband.
Genesis sighed and walked over to the four brothers, "Why are you guys kneeling?" "It's our punishment," Tidus whispered. Genesis raised a brow, "Punishment? But your mom didn't tell you to--"
"If we don't kneel, Mom would punish us even worse," Roxas hissed. Genesis thought for a moment before turning to his sons, "You're right. Kneel properly."
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Tifa entered Kairi's room, only to see her daughter on the bed, hugging her knees. Tifa sighed and sat right next to her.
"I'm really sorry about what happened earlier," Kairi said. "I'm sorry to make all of you worry." Tifa smiled and stroked Kairi's hair, "It's alright, as long as you don't do it again."
"Mom," Kairi called out. "If a girl happened to fall in love with a guy, but the guy already has a girlfriend, is there any chance that the guy will fall for the girl?"
Tifa smiled, Kairi finally found her ideal guy? "Well...," she said. "There's a chance, but it's not that high..." Kairi nodded meekly. She then took out the photo of Sora and his 'girlfriend' and stared at it.
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Tidus entered the storeroom, scaring Riku, "Riku, swap rooms with me." Riku sat up from his bed and raised a brow, "Huh?" Tidus sighed; he had a short temper that night, "Mom told me to swap rooms with you. Hurry up and pack your stuff."
Then, Squall entered the room, "No, Riku. You should swap rooms with me. I'm the oldest." A smile happened to flash across Riku's face, but he tried really hard to hide it, "Seriously?!" "YES RIKU!!" Squall and Tidus shouted in unison.
"I love it when Mom and Dad are here!!" Riku shouted, packing his stuff.
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"Whooooaaa!!" Riku said the moment he entered Squall's room. It looked more like a bedroom combined with a living room. There was huge plasma television at one corner with a beanbag in front of it. The bed was huge, too. At one corner, there was a desk and an office chair.
"Oh my god!! This is heaven!!" Riku said to himself. He threw his belongings in one corner and flopped himself onto the bed, "God... this bed is so comfy!! I'm starting to feel..... sleepy..." Riku yawned and was about to fall asleep, when he suddenly realized something, "Wait, I can't sleep now! I have to get evidence to prove to Mom and Dad that my brothers are bullying me! Then I'll also have to make a new passport, so that I can run away, run far, far away."
But then, Riku yawned again, making him feel even more sleepy...
"Huh? Do you guys really have to go now?" Riku asked, giving his parents his puppy eyes.
"I'm sorry, dear, but it's important," said Genesis. "It's a business trip, after all. We're doing all this for your sake." Riku whined as he watched his parents putting their belongings into the boot of the taxi.
"But then," Riku added. "I didn't even have time to collect the evidence..." All of a sudden, Riku was surrounded by his four brothers, who were giving him a death glare. "What evidence?!" they asked in unison.
Tifa laughed, "Well boys, we have to go now. Take proper care of Kairi from now onwards, alright?" The brothers nodded. Tifa and Genesis entered the taxi after they bid their sons goodbye. Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas went to Kairi, leaving Riku by the pavement, frowning as his parents were leaving.
"Kairi, do you really like Sora?" Tidus asked. Kairi looked at all her four brothers surrounding her, and nodded. "Okay," Squall said. "Then we need a little talk." Wakka, Tidus, Roxas and Kairi went back into the house.
Riku also made his way to the house, but got pulled back by his collar. He turned to see his brother Squall smiling at him, "So? Did you enjoy swapping rooms last night?" Riku nodded enthusiastically, "I sure did!! The bed was so comfy; it could drift me of to sleep anytime! The plasma television was great too!! I watched movies until 3 a.m. in the morning!!"
Riku laughed and Squall laughed along, before smacking Riku in the head. "I-I'll go pack my stuff now....," Riku mumbled. He made his way to the house and Squall nodded.
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The five brothers and Kairi were in Kairi's room. Kairi looked at Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas-- they had a serious look on their faces. She looked down; she knew this was about Sora.
"Kairi...," Squall began, folding his arms. "Since you like Sora..... are you getting any luck to.... attract him?" Kairi frowned, "He..... already has a girlfriend." She stood up and showed the photo of Sora and a girl. Riku bit his lip as his brothers stared at the photo.
"Okay, since he already has a girlfriend, you think that you and Sora will never be together?" Roxas raised a brow. Kairi blushed and nodded meekly.
Squall sighed, "Well, I think you need some help from the master of love." Tidus stood up and smiled at Kairi, before signalling Roxas and Wakka to sit at the bed. Squall offered Kairi a stool for her to sit on. Riku raised a brow, Tidus is the master of love? Since when...?
Tidus clasped his hands together, "Okay Kairi, just because Sora has a girlfriend doesn't mean he's not interested in you. Now I will be teaching you how to spot his certain actions. These actions will then tell you his true colors, and whether he's interested in you or not."
Tidus then turned to Roxas and Wakka, "One of you will have to be Sora." Roxas and Wakka nudged each other. "Okay, fine," Wakka said. "Then I'll pretend to be Kairi." Tidus nodded, "Good."
"First, we start off with the drink," Tidus added. "What if.... you accidentally spilled water all over Sora?" Tidus took a cup of water and poured the water on Roxas' pants, right at his area. Roxas gave his brother a death glare.
Tidus ignored him and carried on with the tutorial, "Kairi, your very first reaction will be wiping the stain off of Sora's clothes. Let's see what responds Sora will give....... If Sora suddenly pulls to bed."
Everyone turned to Roxas and Wakka; Roxas-- pretending to be Sora-- pushed Wakka to the bed and pretended to be flirty. Tidus snapped his fingers, signalling the boys to stop. Roxas and Wakka returned to their original positions and gave each other a weird look. "If he does this," Tidus added. "It means that Sora is a flirtatious bitch." "That means he's not good for you, Kairi," Squall continued. Kairi gulped; surely Sora wasn't like that.
"If you wanted to wipe the stain off of his pants, and Sora smacked you," Tidus turned to Roxas and Wakka. Wakka got nearer to Roxas but Roxas simply slapped his arm, "Ew!! Get away from me!!" Tidus turned to Kairi, "This means that Sora is selfish."
"But if he's the typical kind of guy..." Once again, Wakka got nearer to Roxas, "Let me wipe that stain off." Roxas pushed Wakka away gently, "Oh, no thanks. I'll wipe it myself." "This means Sora doesn't want to tire you out," Squall continued. "He would be good enough for you."
"Next comes the speech," said Tidus. "When Sora speaks to you, be sure to watch the lips the whole time. Also, try looking at him in a dreamy expression. If he gives you the same impression, this means that he's interested in you." Kairi raised a brow, "Look at Sora in a dreamy expression? How am I gonna do that?"
Tidus gave his sister a grin, "Depends on your luck."
Sora opened the door and entered Kairi's house, "Hello? Anyone home?"
Squall, Wakka, Tidus and Roxas greeted him, "Hey, Sora!! Thanks for coming dude!!" Sora looked at the brothers, "You called me here so..... You guys.... brothers of Kairi, right?" The brothers nodded. "Strange, I thought there were five of them," Sora added. "Anyway.... where's Kairi?"
"Oh, Kairi's in her room," said Tidus. Squall appeared with a tray of food in his hands, "Here, Sora, you should eat something. I made these myself." Roxas nudged his brother and whispered, "What do you mean? They're just a cup of coffee and plain biscuits!" "At least I prepared them by myself!" Squall hissed.
"Uh, thanks, but I just had breakfast," Sora said. He then headed up the stairs, "I'm gonna see Kairi." The brothers followed Sora up to Kairi's room, which seemed annoying to Sora.
Sora opened the door only to see Kairi in her pyjamas. "Oh my god!" she gasped. "Sora?!" She quickly ran to the bathroom. Her brothers entered the room and stepped right in front of Sora, "We're sorry, but Kairi's not ready."
"Oh, then I'll just sit here and wait for her," said Sora, taking a seat on a stool nearby. "Meanwhile, why don't you have a little snack?" Squall said, placing the tray of food on the table. Kairi soon came out in fresh clothes and ran to her brothers.
"Why did you guys invite Sora here?" she asked. "Well, didn't you want to say something to Sora?" Wakka asked back. Sora raised a brow and turned to Kairi. Kairi blushed and look away. Her brothers laughed nervously. "We're going out," Squall lied. "So you both will be alone. Tata for now." The brothers quickly ran out of the room and locked the door.
They ran to their meeting room as fast as they could. "Okay, I installed a camera in Kairi's room," said Roxas, turning on his laptop-- which was connected to her camera. "It's placed on her bookshelf, so it should blend well."
"I also made Riku stay under Kairi's bed," said Squall. "That way, he can make things romantic for them. Not sure how, but he told me he had a plan."
"I sure hope the plan worked," said Tidus.
"Okay, the cam's ready," said Roxas, and all the boys turned to the screen. "We should be able to see and hear what Kairi and Sora are saying....."
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"You.... wanted to tell me something?" Sora asked.
"Um... yeah.. it's just...," Kairi mumbled. "I kinda forgot. Why don't you help yourself with the snacks while I try to recall." Sora nodded and turned to the tray of food. Kairi sighed and sat on another stool, which was far from Sora. She bit her lip; she knew that something meant I love you, but she was just too nervous. Her brothers had gave her a breif talk about love the day before, she's not ready yet!!
Kairi watched as Sora took a sip of coffee and smiled, That's just instant coffee, Sora. Of course it tastes good!
Sora put the cup on the table and turned to Kairi-- only to see a familiar puppy on her bed. "Gosh, a puppy!!" Sora said, running towards the puppy. He loved animals. He carried it and scratched its head, and the puppy seemed to enjoy it.
Kairi smiled a little; the puppy always reminded her of the first time she met Sora, "You remembered?" Sora nodded, "Of course! This puppy looked like the one in the movies!!" Kairi frowned and looked down, "Yeah...."
Sora tilted his head, "Is anything wrong?" Kairi looked up and sighed, "Well, do you remember the day you lent me your umbrella?" Sora nodded. "After you left," Kairi continued. "I saw this puppy beside the bench. It seemed like it was abandoned, so I decided to bring it home.."
Sora looked back at the puppy before asking, "What's its name?" Kairi sighed once again, "It doesn't have a name..... Oh, I remember.... I invited you here to ask you to give me a name for the puppy.."
Sora raised an eyebrow, "You invited me here just for that?" Kairi blushed and nodded meekly, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found the puppy. So I decided you should be responsible for the name...."
Sora looked at the puppy and thought for a moment. "Well...," he said. "Let's call it Little Raindrop." Kairi looked up, "Little Raindrop?"
Sora nodded, "It's still a puppy after all, and it was raining when you found it, wasn't it? So the name should be Little Raindrop." Kairi smiled and walked over to the puppy. She scratched its back and said happily, "Okay then. From now on, your name will be Little Raindrop!"
Riku bit his lip; he hoped the couple wouldn't find him under the bed. I guess it's time for.... He took a remote control and pressed the 'Play' button. Then, a music was heard somewhere.
"Huh? What's this?" Sora said, running towards a small, white machine. Kairi followed after him, "Oh, that's just my alarm. It's weird; how can it play by itself?" Kairi pressed the 'Off' button, but that won't spoil their 'romantic' moment.
Riku kept pressing the 'Play' button, whereas Kairi kept pressing the 'Off' button. Sora watched as Kairi fiddled around the machine and smiled; it was amusing, and he was enjoying it. Why, Kairi looked so cute when she's mad.
Finally, with one last grunt, Kairi pulled the wire out of the alarm. Riku gasped; he kept pressing the 'Play' button, but no matter what the music won't play again Looks like it's time for Plan B... He took out a jar and opened its lid-- letting the cockroaches out of it. He left them scattering around the room.
Kairi and Sora sat beside each other on the bed. Kairi then tried to look at Sora in a dreamy espression-- well, she couldn't possibly do that. So she decided to stare at him normally instead. Sora laughed nervously and looked away, "Wh-why are you s-staring at my face? I-is there something on it? Why do you keep s-staring at m-me?" Kairi frowned; the plan didn't work. Instead, from the way Sora spoke, she made him nervous.
Kairi looked down and screamed, then she began jumping up and down. "Wh-what's wrong?" Sora asked. "COCKROACHES!!" Kairi screamed, pointing at the floor. Sora looked down and jumped back, "Wh-why are there so many of em'?!"
"Get them away! Get them away!" Kairi shrieked. Sora took one of Kairi's books-- surely she wouldn't mind-- and began smacking and squashing the pests. But the more he killed, the more roaches appear!
Sora walked a few steps back and accidentally bumped into Kairi's bookshelf. He noticed something dropped, but he didn't care. His focus was on the pests.
Little did he know that he dropped the camera...
"Oh crap the camera's broken!!" Roxas shouted, fiddling around with the laptop. He then punched the table, "How are we gonna see what's going on now?!"
"Don't worry, Riku is still in the room," Squall said. "He can see everything and report to us." Just then, someone knocked on the door of the meeting room. The brothers opened it and gasped; it was Riku.
"R-Riku?! What are you doing here?!" Squall asked. You're supposed to be under Kairi's bed!" Riku laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head, "Uh, funny story actually..... Sora and Kairi discovered me, so they kicked me out of the room....
I was under the bed, watching as Sora got rid of the roaches. Then a roach went near the bed and Sora tried to step on it, only to trip on his own foot and fell. He then turned and spotted me under the bed, "Riku?"
Kairi also bent down and looked under the bed, "Riku? What are you doing here, under my bed?"
I simply waved at them, but backed off when I saw the roach coming nearer. So the couple kicked me out...."
Tidus smacked Riku's head, "IDIOT!!" "Exactly!!" Wakka added.
"I mean, why would you be afraid of a roach?!" Tidus asked, and the other boys shook their head. "Well, that's not the problem," said Roxas. "The problem now is the camera-- without it, we will never get to see Sora's true colors!!"
"It's okay, we still have the sound system, right?" Squall asked. "We can still hear their conversation." The boys followed Squall to the laptop, where the sound system was placed.
Kairi: .... Wanna take off your shirt?
Sora: Huh? B-but not here...
Kairi: Don't worry; there's no one around.
The brothers widened their eyes; what became of Kairi? "W-we were wrong!!" Roxas cried. "We thought Sora would be the pervert, but it was Kairi all along!!" "Hold on, don't jump to conclusions!" said Wakka. "This is definitely not the Kairi we know! We should keep listening to the conversation to get the full story."
Kairi: Ah..... it hurts...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! KAIRIIIIII!!!" the brothers screamed. They immediately ran out of the room and up to Kairi's room, shouting, "Kairi!! DON'T!!" Roxas forced the door open and ran inside the room, followed by the others.
The boys looked around the room, but they could only see Sora-- in Kairi's shirt. Though it seemed a little girlish and small for him, he had to wear it. For some reason.
"Where's Kairi?" Roxas asked, and Sora pointed to the door. The boys turned, only to see a timid Kairi coming out from behind the door. "Wh-what are you guys doing here?!" she asked. "We thought you were out?"
"That doesn't matter," said Roxas, shaking his head. "What matters is what you and Sora were talking about and..." Roxas walked over to Sora and pulled the collar of the shirt, "Why is he wearing your pyjamas?!"
Kairi sighed, "Well, we were getting rid of the roaches when Sora bumped into the desk, causing the cup of coffee to fall, and he had a coffee stain on his shirt. So I had no choice but to offer him my pyjamas-- it was the biggest shirt I have!"
"Okay...," Roxas mumbled and walked slowly to his sister, "What did you mean when you said, 'Don't worry; there's no one around.'?" Kairi looke down, "Well, Sora was shy to change and I thought you guys were out... Besides, we even kicked Riku out of the room."
"Then you!" Roxas said, turning to Sora. "What did you mean by 'Not here'?" Sora gave Roxas an awkward look, "Kairi just gave you the answer. I'm shy."
"Hm.... then what did you mean by 'it hurts', Kairi?" said Squall, folding his arms. Kairi stomped her foot, "I saw a roach on the floor and tried to step on it, but I accidentally kicked the stool..."
"Wait... how did you guys know what we were talking about? Unless...," Kairi gasped, "Were you guys eavesdropping?!"
"They weren't eavesdropping," said Sora, walking over to the bookshelf. He bent down and picked a small machine up, "They were spying on us."
Kairi gasped once again and glared at her brothers, "Why did you guys do this?!" The brothers ignored her and walked over to Sora, saying in a rude manner, "What about you? You were acting so flirty around her!!"
Sora walked a few steps back, Wow, these brothers are big, "Wh-what do you mean? I didn't do anything to her!!" "Oh, really?!" Squall asked. "Then explain what we saw last week-- a girl ran up to you and kissed you!!"
"That was my cousin, dumbass!!" Sora argued. "Then what about your 'girlfriend'?" Roxas asked. "The one who took the photo with?" Sora raised a brow, "What photo?!" Roxas opened Kairi's drawer and fished out a photo. Riku bit his lip; it was the very same photo that he photoshopped!!
"This girl beside you!!" Roxas shouted. "Who is this, huh? Another cousin?!" Sora stared at the photo for a moment before arguing back, "I don't even know this girl!!" Squall gave him a weird look, "But Riku said..."
"Uh, it's not supposed to be a real photo," Riku confessed. "I created it using a computer software..." "RIKU!!!" his brothers shouted, and started to run towards him. Riku gasped, They're gonna kill me!
"I'm so sorry about what happened earlier, Sora...," Kairi said as she walked Sora to the bus stop. Sora smiled, "It's okay. I found it amusing, to be honest."
Kairi tilted her head, "You're not mad?" Sora laughed, "Of course not. I'm your friend; why should I be mad?" Kairi pointed at herself, "You.... count me as a friend?"
Sora nodded, "If I wasn't your friend, I wouldn't have come to your house, right?" He then turned to Kairi, "If your brothers bully you again, just let me know." Kairi looked down, "But... how am I supposed to tell you...?"
Sora opened his backpack and took a pen and a paper out. He then began scribbling something on it, before handling it to Kairi. Kairi took it and saw numbers on it. "That's my number, that way, you can call me," said Sora. "You can call me to chat, if you'd like. We're friends after all."
And with that, Sora boarded the bus. Kairi held the paper to her chest and smiled, she was also blushing. This is my luckiest day ever... Sora isn't mad at me anymore, I found he doesn't have a girlfriend and he gave me his number. I am just one step closer to get to know more about Sora...
"Huh? Why do I have to buy the groceries?" Riku whined. Squall pushed him out of his car, "Because you're responsible. Now go. I'll be back here in 20 minutes. Don't be late or I'll abandon you." Squall drove out of the carpark.
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"Let's see... I got everything I got.. Now time to head to the counter..," Riku said. He was walking towards a pile of boxes, when he heard some kids screaming. He turned, only to see two kids running towards his direction.
Riku backed off, and the kids bumped into the pile of boxes. "Whoops," Riku mumbled. "Hey!!" someone shouted, and Riku turned. He was unaware that two adults had taken the kids away.
A woman in the supermarket uniform ran up to Riku, "You did this mess, didn't you? You'd better pay for it!" Riku was flabbergasted, "But I didn't! Two kids did this, not me!" The woman shook her head, "You're still responsible for it. You have to pay for the damage."
"He's telling the truth," someone said, causing Riku and the woman to turn. It was another woman-- a fierce-looking woman to be exact. It was the most beautiful woman Riku had ever seen in his entire life-- the woman had short, black hair and pearly blue eyes. Although it gave Riku a deja vu feeling.
The woman walked up to the irritating worker and said, "He didn't do this. Two kids were playing around and bumped into these pile of boxes. Perhaps you shouldn't place the boxes here in the first place!"
The worker still shook her head, "I don't care. This boy still has to pay for it." Riku glared at her, Boy?! How old does he look? The woman folded her arms, "Well, do you need evidence? Try checking the cameras, or ask anyone around. In other words, stop bugging this boy or I'll report to your manager!"
Riku smiled; for some reason, he felt amused when the woman called him a 'boy'. The irritating worker then walked away in shame-- that made Riku grin, This woman is fabulous!! She's so fierce, she could fend off my brothers! She could also help me to get evidence of my brothers bullying me!!
The woman turned to Riku, and immediately her fierce face turned into a concerned face, "I'm sorry that woman accused you." "Oh, it's alright...," Riku said in a dreamy expression. The woman smiled, "By the way, what's your name?"
"I'm Riku," said Riku. "Yours?"
"I'm Xion."
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"Thanks for helping me out with the groceries, Riku," said Xion, walking towards her car. "Oh, don't mention it!" Riku said, following Xion to her oh-so-grand-looking sports car.
Xion opened the boot of the car and placed her bag of groceries into the boot, followed by Riku. "You seem tired," said Xion. "Should I treat you some coffee?"
"Huh? But..." Riku hesitated. His brother was supposed to pick him up later. Xion smiled sweetly at Riku, "Aw, c'mon. Don't be shy. I like treating cute guys to a cup of coffee."
Riku blinked twice; did he hear correctly? "Y-you think I'm cute?" Xion nodded, and got into her car. Riku smiled; this was the first time someone had called him cute. Without thinking, he got into the car.
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Xion stopped her car in front of a huge cafe. Riku looked out of the window, "Whoa.... this is the biggest cafe I've ever seen! The food and drinks would be expensive too!" "Don't worry, I'll pay for them all," said Xion.
The walls of the cafe were see-through, so Xion decided to scan the cafe. She then spotted someone familiar-- it was her cousin!! He was studying, yet he was wearing headphones. What's he doing here?
Xion and Riku got out of the car and entered the cafe. Xion spotted an empty table near her cousin, "Let's sit there." Riku nodded and turned to the table, then he raised a brow when he saw a person with spiky hair, "He looks familiar..... Oh! That's Sora!!"
Xion tilted her head, "You know him?" Riku nodded, "I know him for a long time."
When they took their seats, Xion took out a small notebook and a pen and started scribbling things on it, "Riku, do you have a sibling?"
"No," Riku lied.
"What's your relationship with Sora?"
"What do you mean? We're only friends."
"Very good, good, or just ordinary friends?"
"We're better than ordinary friends."
Xion observed Riku for a while before she scribbled something on the notebook again, "Very good friends, but not close to lovers."
Riku raised a brow, "Wait, what do you mean by that? We're just guys!!"
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Kairi looked up-- she thought she had heard her brother's voice. She scanned the whole cafe, but instead of her brother, she had found Sora. He was sitting not far from her, reading a chemistry book with his headphones on. Kairi smiled, I wonder how he managed to concentrate.
She then ran up to Sora and sat on the chair across him. Sora looked up and smiled, "Oh, hi Kairi!" "Sora? When did you get here?" Kairi asked.
"I got here a while ago," said Sora, taking off his headphones and placing them on the table. "Here to study?" Kairi nodded, "I want to go to Destiny High..."
Sora raised a brow, "Huh? But isn't Twilight High a good school?" Kairi sighed, "It is, but I like your school much better. Besides, I want to go to the same school as you so that I can get to know you better."
Sora smiled.
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Xion narrowed her eyes, "Who's that girl...?"
Riku turned and gasped, "K-Kairi!!" Xion turned to him, "You know that girl?"
Riku nodded, "Y-yeah. She's...... my close friend." Xion took her notebook and pen and sat right beside Riku, "Tell me all about that Kairi girl....."
"Uh, she has four brothers who are over-protective of her."
Xion tapped her chin with the pen, "She always rely on her family. That makes her...... hopeless." She then scribbled notes onto her notebook, "What else? Her grades?"
"She's from Twilight High, and she wants to be admitted to Destiny Island. Though it's easy to predict that she would never be able to pass the entrance exam."
Xion smirked and scribbled on the notes again, "This makes her..... stupid. She's not good enough for Sora."
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Squall parked his car outside the grand cafe and walked out. He scanned it and gasped, "Kairi with Sora?! Riku with.... a girl?! That bitch!" Squall fished out his phone and snapped a photo of the two couples, before sending it to his three brothers.
Wakka, Tidus and Roxas arrived at the cafe, meeting up with their brother Squall. They looked at the two couples and shook their heads, this is not happening.
They entered the cafe and yelled, "RIKUU!!" Riku widened his eyes and stood up. Xion also stood up and tilted her head, "Who are these people, Riku?" "Th-they're Kairi's over-protective brothers...," Riku stammered.
The brothers walked over to Sora and Kairi and pushed their sister away. "Go away from him, Kairi. He's not good enough for you," said Tidus. "What do you think you're doing with our sister?" Squall asked Sora, sitting on the table, Why do I feel so uncomfortable at my ass?
Kairi widened her eyes, "S-Squall! You're sitting on Sora's MP3!!" Squall stepped back and picked up the MP3, "You think this is more important to him than you?!" He then threw the MP3 onto the floor, breaking it.
Sora stood up and glared at Squall, "Hey! What do you exactly want?!" Before Kairi knew it, Sora was arguing with the four brothers. This was a nightmare to Kairi.
Just then, Xion walked up to the boys and pushed the four brothers away from Sora, "Stop arguing!!" Sora widened his eyes at the sight of Xion, "Sis....."
Riku raised a brow, "Sis? But I thought Sora was the only child............ Oh, I remember!! Xion is Sora's cousin-- she was the one who hugged and kissed him last week!" (A/N: At where I'm from, you are made to call your elder cousin sister/brother, depending on the gender of course. If you call any elder family member by the name, it is considered rude.)
"How dare you break my cousin's MP3!!" Xion bellowed at Squall. "You'd better pay for that, or I'll give you the nightmare of your life!!" Squall and his brothers laughed, "A little girl like you, to give us nightmares? Puh-leez."
Kairi smacked her head; another fight broke out. This time, it was between Xion and her four brothers.
Could this day get any worse?
Sorry for the late update!!
Phew, this chapter was long, so bear with it okay!!
I love writing stories like this one-- it makes my imagination go wild! xD There's no school today, so I can spend the whole day writing stories! I wish I could though; I promised my friend Mana that I'd meet her today!!
LunarRhapsody: LOL thanks! I'm sorry I updated the chapters late though; I was just thinking of a plot everytime I write a chapter. xD I'll be sure I'll keep writing till the end of the story, which I have no idea when that would be. xD
Anyway, I lol'ed when I wrote the part 'why do I feel so uncomfortable at my ass?'!! LMAO I can hardly breathe!! Squall didn't know he was sitting on Sora's MP3!! xDDD
Sorry for any grammar mistakes (or any other mistakes if there're any)! Till the next chapter! ;D
-- Yuffie