Didn't mean to put off writing this story for this long, but it's crunch time at school right now. I'm hoping to get at least two chapters for each of my stories out between mid-April and May, since my updating rate might be pretty slow before and after that. I can't promise anything, but I do look forward to writing this one the most of my three, so if I ever fall out of moderation, this one will likely be getting updated more consistently.
Disclaimer: Refer to chapter one
Learn, Live, Lips?
"Hey, Sora, did Riku come to school today?"
"No idea. I haven't seen him, but I don't think he has to work."
"Ugh, I swear he'll be the death of me."
Sora chuckled as Xion quietly fumed beside him. Glancing up at the clock, he bit his lip in anxiousness as the minute hand moved one tick closer to noon. Time seemed to slow to a crawl whenever he attended class, and in a boring class like Historical Literature, the desire to fall asleep was simply too great to overcome. Why he had ever chosen this instead of a regular English class, he couldn't recall, but at least he knew not to do so for future reference. Well, he could if this weren't the last semester he would ever attend class.
Half-listening to what the teacher was babbling on about, Sora began to tap his foot and scribble in his notebook. Usually he would try talking to Xion, but since it was near the end of the year, she was actually taking notes on what was going on in class. Unlike her unreliable pseudo-boyfriend, Xion was a good student that had aspirations of some sort, though Sora would be lying if he could remember what they were.
Darting his eyes up at the clock again, it looked as though there were only three minutes left until the lunch bell would ring. All he had to do was last for three more minutes and he could head up to the roof to meet with Kairi.
All of last night and even earlier this morning, Sora had been trying to figure out ways to get to know her better. It wasn't as though they were going on a date, so he didn't have to worry about how he looked or where they should go, but the idea of talking to her still made him anxious. Even if she had a million things to say about herself, Kairi would eventually want to know more about him, and that was the main issue: Sora wasn't very interesting.
Sure, he had a job, he'd done some fun things in his life, and he lived alone with his brother, but if he had to count the number of things that made him different from most of the people in his school, he could probably fit them on two hands, and that was being optimistic. Sometimes he wondered if he was being too hard on himself, but the fact of the matter was that he wasn't being harsh; he was being honest. After all, he wasn't saying he was a lowlife with zero redeeming qualities; he was simply an average person, another face in the crowd, a rock in the rough.
Sora jumped when the bell rang, breaking him from his daydreaming. Apparently he'd lost himself in thought and managed to kill the last three minutes by thinking about nothing in particular. Content with the result, he quickly packed up his things and hurried out the classroom.
When he stepped out onto the roof, it seemed apparent that he'd been too excited, as there didn't appear to be anyone else up here yet. Thinking little of it, he headed around the side of the entryway and climbed up to where the large air ducts were. Seating himself at the edge so he could dangle his legs over, he began taking out the two plastic bags that contained food for him and Kairi.
A few minutes went by, and he began to wonder if maybe she'd forgotten. A few other people had come up onto the roof, but they were all younger than him, and Kairi definitely wasn't one of the people with them. Perhaps he was being overly anxious to see her again. Maybe he should have tried to play it cool and shown up late. It wasn't really his personality to act like that, but at least he wouldn't look desperate.
After about ten minutes, Sora began to feel justified in his anxiousness. She might have just been going to her locker or something in the first few minutes, but it shouldn't have been taking her this long to put her books away or whatever she was doing. Was it possible that she had forgotten? Considering what little he knew about Kairi, it would not be all that surprising if she really had forgotten about meeting him. Of course, that knowledge did not put Sora at ease in the slightest.
Sighing, he slumped his shoulders and slouched, allowing his body language to show exactly how he was feeling. He wanted to believe that she was just getting held up with something, but the longer he waited, the more uneasy he began to feel. Perhaps it would have been better if he hadn't gotten himself so worked up to see her.
"Guess who?"
And as quickly as his spirit had dropped, it was instantly picked back up by the sound of her voice, though she had covered his eyes so that he was unable to actually turn around and see her. Trying not to smile too widely, Sora contained his relief and settled for playing along.
"Gee, I dunno… Riku? Roxas?"
"Hey, you could've at least guessed a girl," Kairi pouted, uncovering his eyes and plopping herself next to him. Now able to see her, Sora could tell that she wasn't actually upset, but she did look pretty cute when she pretended.
"When did you get here?" he asked, scratching his head and glancing down by the entry doors. "I've been here since lunch started and I didn't see you come up."
"Heehee, that's because I got here before you," she giggled, snatching the plastic bag of food he'd packed for her. "I was hiding behind the air duct and I thought it would be funny to see how you reacted if I didn't show up."
The brunet cast her a puzzled look, unsure of how to react to what she'd just said. "Um, I guess that's fair enough, but…did you really have to make me wait for ten minutes? I really thought you weren't gonna show."
"Sora, Sora, Sora. A man should always be ten minutes early when meeting a girl on a date!"
"W-What?!" he spluttered, thankful that he hadn't started drinking his juicebox. "S-Since when did this b-become a d-d-date?!"
"You mean you don't like me?" Kairi whimpered, putting on a display of puppy dog eyes that would probably make an actual puppy feel bad.
"N-No! I mean, I do, but that's not what I meant! I mean, I don't like you in that way that we should be on a date… I mean, we're not even friends– NO! I mean, we're just sort of becoming friends, so I can't just suddenly date you… Not that I wouldn't like to, but I'm saying that I– wait, I don't mean that I want to, either, but… Ahh…"
Kairi was literally trembling from how hard she was trying not to laugh, so when Sora eventually gave up trying to explain himself, she practically burst. Feeling embarrassed, he turned away from the redhead, only to notice that the other people on the roof had all turned to see why she was laughing so loudly. He knew they wouldn't be able to read the situation from where they were, but it didn't exactly help that they were all staring in his direction.
"A-Anyway," he mumbled once her giggles had started to die down, "if you beat me here, does that mean you skipped third period just to do that?"
"Mhm," she answered with an enthusiastic nod. "I would've texted you to come meet me, but you never gave me your number."
"That's the whole reason I'm here now, isn't it?"
"No, you're here so I can give you my number, not the other way around!"
"But…if I had given you mine and you texted me…then this whole meeting would be pointless…"
"That's kind of a mean thing to say."
"So is watching me sit here by myself for ten minutes."
As their back and forth banter continued, Sora started to realize that his nervousness from before had completely vanished. Was it because he was relieved that she had shown up, or was it that Kairi put him at ease? Well, to say she put him at ease would be a bit of a stretch, considering she was the whole reason he felt tense in the first place. Perhaps he had simply been overthinking things when she wasn't around; after all, they didn't seem to have a problem jumping straight into conversation, even if it was all over the place.
"You brought me fruit gummies?" Kairi asked as she dug to the bottom of the plastic bag.
"Yeah, is there something wrong with that?" Sora responded, putting his phone away once her number had been successfully stored in his contacts.
"I'm not a little kid!" she laughed.
"I beg to differ," he chuckled as she tore open the bag and popped one of the colourful candies in her mouth. "Hey, I was wondering: do you always come up here when you cut class?"
The redhead hummed as she chewed on the gummy, wavering back and forth as she thought about his question. "Most of the time. I'm not that good at sneaking around, so it'd be hard for me to leave campus. Besides, I would feel weird if I just left the school by myself."
"What about your friends? Don't they ever skip with you?"
"Not really, most of them are at the public school anyway, so it'd be a hassle to try and meet up with them somewhere."
"Makes sense," Sora mused, loosening his tie so that he could glance at Twilight Academy's emblem on his shirt pocket. "That's probably why Roxas doesn't skip as much as Riku and I do. Unless he has work, anyway."
"Hmm…" Kairi hummed, giving Sora a hard look. "You know, now that I think about it, how come you guys are attending a private school if you live on your own? You don't have to pay anything to attend a public school, and if you're just going to cut class anyway, then there's no point in paying for this school, is there?"
Sora chuckled dryly and turned his gaze to the city. "Heh, I kind of wondered that myself, but by the time I realized it I was already starting my senior year. I guess one of the reasons is that it's easier to explain why Roxas and I are living on our own. Since a bunch of people going here live in dorms or apartments, it isn't all that strange that we are too, even if our reasoning is different from theirs. We also don't have to spend much of our income on clothes."
"Guy clothes aren't that expensive," Kairi giggled, but seemed to understand what Sora was saying. "That makes sense, though. No one at this school would make a big deal out of you guys living on your own. I wish I had enough money to move out. Then I wouldn't have to deal with all of my brother's stupid rules."
"Isn't he the reason you ran away?" Sora asked, receiving a nod in return. "He must be pretty strict if he gets on your nerves that much."
"Not really," Kairi huffed. Confused by the contradictory nature of her words and body language, Sora raised an eyebrow and waited for her to continue. "He isn't strict or anything, but he makes me do all these annoying little things like taking out the garbage and washing the dishes and cleaning my room. I wouldn't usually care about doing any of that stuff, but it seems totally hypocritical since he never cleans up after himself! He's such a lazy bum."
"You know you'd have to do all that stuff all the time if you lived on your own, right?" Sora laughed.
"Nope, I'll hire a maid!" she said proudly, as if she had already done so.
"Uh, if you hire a maid, you won't have enough money to pay your rent… Do you even know how to survive on your own?"
The redhead stuck her tongue out at him but laughed anyway. "I'm kidding, Mr. Reality Check. Still, though, I wouldn't mind saving up to get my own place someday. I'll probably have to work all summer for that to happen."
It sounded as though this was something Kairi had already planned out. While it wasn't a groundbreaking goal that she was trying to achieve, it was something she was striving for, and in that respect she was already ahead of him.
Other than knowing he would get scolded, Sora had been avoiding the school guidance counselor for one main reason: his future plans. Not everyone who went to this school planned on going to some sort of post-secondary institution, but the small percentage that didn't all had some sort of reason. Whether they were succeeding their family's business or had some sort of career path planned out, those who weren't continuing education knew what they wanted to do, and at this school money wasn't an issue for any of them.
Unfortunately, he was a rather large subject of scrutiny, as he had never filled out any of the forms detailing what he planned to do after graduation. He had enough credits to graduate and his grades were passable, so it wasn't as though he would get held back for skipping too much, but avoiding the counselors had become more difficult as the year progressed. Was it so much of a problem if he didn't know what he wanted to do after graduating? College and university were out of the question, and he wasn't going to be climbing any corporate ladders as an office temp. It seemed wrong for the school to be so forceful about making him choose a life path to follow.
"Say, Kairi," Sora said quietly as he gathered his thoughts together, "what are you planning on doing after graduating?"
Her eyes glinted and her face morphed into a devious smirk. Slightly taken aback by what that could mean, he watched as Kairi got to her feet, brushed the dust off her skirt and pointed to the sky in a dramatic, albeit unnecessary, pose. Feeling almost embarrassed to be seen with her, he glanced around to make sure none of the other students were looking at them.
"My future plans, you ask?" she announced like some sort of old cartoon villain. "There is only one place for a genius like me, and that is at an academic institution that will allow me to bring all of my plans to fruition!" Swiftly moving her pointing arm from the sky to Sora, she smirked and continued to embarrass him. "I, Kairi Lea, will go to the one school for geniuses! Radiant Garden University, or RGU for short, which stands for Real Geniuses Unite!"
"I-I'm pretty sure it stands for Radiant Garden University…" he mumbled, hiding his face so that no one would know he was hanging out with such a crazy girl. "And do you honestly expect me to believe that? That school gets applicants from everywhere; their acceptance rate is supposedly less than twenty percent! Considering only the smartest of smart people get accepted and the fact that you like cutting class, I really doubt you'll be there next year…"
"Heehee, a girl can dream," she giggled, flopping back down next to him as if she hadn't just made a complete fool of herself. "I dunno, I'll just do whatever I feel like. I wrote that down on my future plans handout and they haven't bothered me about it."
"Really, you wrote down that exact speech?" Sora teased, nudging her lightly in the side.
She grinned and nudged him back. "Hey, when they stop calling you down to the counselor's office, then you can talk. Until then, I'm still better than you."
Before he could make a retort, a loud beeping sound stole Sora's attention. Reaching into his pocket, he shut off the alarm he'd set on his phone and tucked it away. Stretching out his arms and slowly pulling himself up, he looked down at Kairi and gave her a sheepish smile.
"Sorry, I forgot I had to work today," he apologized, resting his hands behind his head. "I wish I could hang out longer, but I've gotta get going if I'm gonna make it in time."
Smiling, Kairi shook her head understandingly and held her hands up for him to help her stand. "That's all right. You got my number and I got your food, so that's all we really needed to get done. I don't think lunch is going to last much longer anyway, so I should go wash the dust and stuff off of my hands."
Nodding, Sora pulled her up and picked up his bag before making his way to the ladder. Once they were inside and down the first flight of stairs, he felt somewhat unsure of how to say goodbye to her. Should he just wave and say "See ya" or were they closer than that? After all, they had kissed already, so that might seem too…distant. Then again, he wasn't really sure what their relationship was now.
"Um…" Kairi said before he had a chance to make up his mind. "I guess I'll call you later or something. If I feel like it, I mean."
"Y-Yeah," he said in a slightly bashful manner, rubbing the back of his head. "I wouldn't want you calling me if you didn't feel like it."
Smooth…
Kairi bit her lip as she tried to suppress her laughter at how bad that was, but her expression was almost worse than if she had just let it out. "Ehehe, it's a good thing you're cute, Sora, because you're kind of a dork. But, yeah, if I feel like it. Heehee, bye!"
Waving to him as she headed off toward the girls' washroom, Kairi disappeared into the crowd, leaving Sora alone and embarrassed in the middle of the hallways. Taking a few seconds to recover, the brunet shook his head and continued making his way down the stairs. Despite feeling ridiculous about what he said, he couldn't help smiling after what was essentially a successful "date" with Kairi. Maybe she had made fun of him an awful lot, but she had also called him cute, and he could live with the teasing if he got a genuine compliment from her.
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"Well, you seem awfully chipper today," someone said as Sora happily strode into the temp agency. "Something good happen, kid?"
"You could say that," Sora said as he flopped down on the couch inside the rather small office. "You said I was getting assigned somewhere new today, right?"
"Did I say that? I can't remember if you even had to work today."
"…Are you serious, Axel? What kind of manager are you?"
The tall redhead chuckled and straightened his tie as if to challenge Sora's words, though he playfully flipped off the brunet to reinforce his lack of seriousness.
"I'm kidding, Sora," Axel said, strolling over to the coffee machine by his desk and inserting a few coins. "Can't you lighten up a little; I thought you were in a good mood. Besides, I've already told you a million times that I'm not really a manager, since I just assign you to places that need some extra help."
"You sign my paychecks, and that's all that matters," Sora retorted deviously.
"Little punk," Axel laughed and took a sip of his coffee. "Anyway, you don't have to head over until about two, so just chill out here for a while. The place is that martial arts dojo over by the sandlot. I think it was called…uh…" Quickly rifling through some unorganized papers, Axel pulled one out and looked at the top, "Master Eraqus Hikari-style Mixed Martial Arts. Got it memorized?"
"You always ask that and I always do," Sora responded as he took the paper from Axel. "Basic office work, I'm guessing?"
"That's what he said," Axel said with a shrug, leaning back lazily in his chair. "Their usual guy is away for a month, maybe a bit longer, so I'll try to have you and Rai alternate shifts until you're done with school."
"Sounds good, and you said I could start full time once summer starts, right?"
"Should be fine," he said, grabbing another piece of paper, "Rai's quitting anyway, so I won't need to alternate you guys anymore."
Nodding, Sora glanced up at the clock to see that it was only about 12:50. Having a lot of time to kill happened pretty often with this job, considering there was never any certainty of when businesses would need them to come in. Heading into the bathroom, he took his time changing out of his uniform and into a suit more appropriate for doing office work. Despite having worked here for the past six months or so, Sora still hadn't quite gotten used to the idea of wearing a suit to work. Most people his age worked at places where they could just wear whatever they felt like, so he almost felt like he was more professional, though he knew that wasn't the case.
After successfully killing forty minutes, Sora headed out of the building to find the dojo. Making it to the sandlot with ten minutes to spare, he calmly walked over to his destination and entered.
"Welcome, welcome," an older-looking man with long, tied-back, black hair greeted. "Ah, you must be from the temp agency."
"Sora Gainsborough, nice to meet you," Sora responded as professionally as he could, holding out his hand to shake the man's.
"And you as well. I am Eraqus, the owner of this establishment. I'll introduce you to the staff before showing you what you'll be doing, as you may need to know whom some of them are to do some of the filing."
Sora only half-listened as Eraqus went on about the random facts about his business. Most of the time, he'd found that they didn't tell him anything necessary during the introductions, and the only thing he would need to know was what he would be doing and occasionally, as was the case this time, meeting the staff so that he could do his job properly.
As they rounded a corner at the end of the hallway, they entered a large, square room with different sections designated by the equipment and type of flooring. Near the back, Sora could see the office where he would be working, as it had a window revealing a small, lit room with a computer, a desk, and a few filing cabinets and bookshelves.
Turning as three very different-looking people walked up in their martial arts gi, Eraqus allowed each of them to introduce themselves.
"Terra, senior apprentice of Master Eraqus," the tall, burly man with brown hair started. "I teach the men's category for all ages and levels."
"I'm Aqua," the pretty, blue-haired woman said kindly. "Same as Terra except for women."
"Ventus, or Ven for short," said the last of the three, whom Sora had to do a double take of to realize that it was not his own brother. "I'm just a junior apprentice, so I can teach up to intermediate boys and girls."
"And of course, you've already met me," Eraqus cleared his throat. "I can cover all levels for males and females. That should be enough information for basic filing. Any questions?"
"Terra: senior, teaches men; Aqua: senior, teaches women; Ven: junior, teaches kids; Eraqus: master, teaches everyone. I think I've got it."
"Good, if you are unsure of anything, simply come get one of us when we aren't busy and we should be able to answer any questions. All the paperwork is laid out in the office and you may use anything in there to get your work done."
Nodding in understanding, Sora turned toward the office and headed over. He was thankful that there weren't many staff members, or the workload would have gotten much more complicated. He was unfortunate enough to work in a regular office at his first location and had to remember about twenty different employees and what each of their jobs were. To be assigned to a place with only four employees was like a breath of fresh air.
Seating himself at the desk inside, he pulled the first few papers off of the stack in front of him and began sorting them by teacher, as most appeared to be student files regarding their insurance and whatnot. Sora sighed, knowing that all the lower papers would likely be the grueling ones that he would have to fill out as opposed to simply sorting into piles.
It was strange to think that this had become such a regular thing for him over these past few months. He was thankful that his early birthday allowed him to move out and start working right near the start of the New Year, but he never would have imagined himself working a plain old desk job. True, he had never really had much of a dream job, aside from when he was a child and wanted to be an astronaut or firefighter like every other kid, but he had never really pegged himself to be an office worker. He never complained, though, as it was a well-paying job and the number crunching was usually kept to a minimum.
After a few hours, he'd managed to make it about two thirds of the way down the stack. As he'd predicted, the forms had gotten more difficult as he progressed lower, and his wrist was beginning to tire from all the writing. Glancing at the wall clock, his stomach growled when he saw that it was a little past five. Since they hadn't specified how long he needed to stay, it was assumed that he could leave once all the papers had been dealt with. As much as he wanted that to spur him to work faster, Sora knew that he couldn't do a sloppy job or he would risk getting fired.
He paused as a sudden realization hit him, or rather, a regular realization that he'd experienced before.
This was his life now, and it was boring. Boring. As. Hell.
Sora didn't mind so much that he had a boring life, as long as he was able to live off of whatever boring job he had. The issue was that he would never be able to talk about himself if someone asked. This particular workplace didn't have other office workers, so he didn't have to worry about any of the staff trying to make conversation with him, but this was actually less common than most situations.
For now, he still had the luxury of saying he was in high school and trying to pay the rent for him and his brother, but he could really only use that story for a few more weeks. After that, what did he have going for him? He worked as a temp, lived with his chef-in-training younger brother, and took walks on his spare time. Out of those things, people would want to know more about Roxas than they would about him.
Thinking back to what Roxas had said to him the other day, Sora understood what he meant when he said that it was easier to talk to people around their age. Most of the time, Sora was stuck in an office with people who tended to be twenty-five and up. Speaking with people his age was easy, as he could be less formal around them and didn't really worry about boring them. A prime example was Kairi, as she hadn't seemed particularly bored by him today or yesterday.
Kairi… Would he have the luxury of meeting someone like her in the future? Someone he could be himself around and not worry about boring to tears? Kairi seemed to enjoy herself around him, but she probably had a bunch of guy friends that she could have more fun with; after all, she did say that most of her friends went to the public high school, so maybe he was just the go-to person at their school. Besides, Sora knew that he didn't see her in that way. She was just someone that he wanted to get to know after everything that happened.
Sighing, half in relief and half over his depressing thoughts, Sora stretched his arms above his head after filling in the date on the last form. It was almost 6:30 now, and he was starving. Straightening the stacks of paper, he put them into their respective filing drawers and stood from his seat, taking a moment to stretch his legs. Exiting the office, the sound of classes in the large room surprised him, as he hadn't realized just how effective the soundproof walls and window must have worked.
"Ah, have you finished?" Eraqus asked as Sora emerged into the entrance area.
"Yeah, it wasn't too difficult," he responded with a shrug. "Everything is organized by teacher, date, and anything else the document might have specified. If there are any problems, just contact my manager and he'll let me know."
"Very well," Eraqus answered with a nod of his head. "Good work today."
Nodding slightly, Sora turned and left the building, the warm, evening air gently caressing his face as he stepped outside.
The buildings glowed a brilliant orange as the light of the sunset descended upon the city. Sora swiftly made his way home, doing his best to avoid the avid tourists trying to take romantic snapshots of the city's namesake. Rounding a corner, he promptly walked right into someone and fell back, fortunately landing on the bag with his clothes in it.
"Ehe, this happens too often with us," a familiar girl's voice chuckled while sounding pained at the same time.
"Huh, Kairi?" Sora asked when he saw that it was her. "What are you doing on this side of town? Don't you live way on the other side?"
"Yeah, but my brother usually comes home around this time of day, so I try to avoid being there when he gets home," she said in her usual cheerful manner as she stood up. "Whoa, nice threads, Sora, or should I call you Mr. Gainsborough since you're looking all profesh?"
"Sora's fine," he said amusedly and also stood up. "These are just my work clothes. But back to you, it sounds like you really don't like your brother. Do you guys fight that much?"
"Mm, it's not so much that we fight as it is we aren't compatible," she said as they began walking.
"I would hope not; I mean, you're brother and sister," Sora joked, earning a playful shove from the redhead.
"Don't be gross, Sora!" she laughed. "No, I mean we just kind of rub each other the wrong way."
"I didn't need to know that."
"Ugh, stop it, you sicko!"
Both laughing as they headed in the same direction, Sora felt as though he were lighter. After stressing about work and his boring life and if he would ever be able to meet a girl that wouldn't mind all that, Kairi seemed to take the negative feelings away from him. He still didn't see her as someone he wanted to get involved with in a romantic way, but the idea itself was perhaps something that would be nice later in life. Then again, he had no idea where life might take her in, say, five years; he would probably still be here working some plain job, if not the same one.
Stopping in front of his apartment building, Sora turned to her and realized that he was in another awkward goodbye situation.
"Um…I know it's a little late to say this," he started shakily, scratching the back of his head, "but weren't you walking the other way when we ran into each other?"
"Oh, yeah, but I wasn't headed anywhere in particular," she stated lightheartedly. "I figured I might as well walk you home before heading back myself."
"Heh, isn't it the guy's job to walk the girl home?" he laughed dryly.
"It is," she said before a mischievous smirk appeared on her face, "so I guess we know who wears the pants in our relationship."
"U-Usually that's something you say about couples," Sora responded as he rubbed at his nose to ineffectively hide his blush. "A-Anyway, we hardly even have a relationship established to begin with, so there's no pants-wearer between us."
Kairi's grin spread even wider, and Sora realized that he probably said something that he shouldn't have.
"You have such a dirty mind, Sora," she giggled, which only made his blush deepen. "I think it's a little too early for us to be taking off our pants around each other. Calm your hormones a bit. I'm gonna let you go inside now because your stomach seems to be urging you."
If any more blood rushed to Sora's head, he would probably faint. How was this girl able to so easily embarrass him without feeling the slightest bit of remorse? Everything she did was so spontaneous and quirky, yet she always seemed to be in control of the situation! The only time he could remember her feeling uncomfortable was when he said she should sleep in his bed and maybe a little bit when she asked if she could kiss him.
"U-Um, yeah, I-I guess I'll see you tomorrow then," he stuttered and began to turn around. As he turned and took about five steps toward the building, Kairi called out to him.
"Sora, wait!"
Hoping that she wouldn't embarrass him any further, he hesitantly turned around and…
…felt her lips firmly pressed against his.
Now feeling like he might pass out, Sora stumbled back a few steps when she pulled away. Only registering the sound of her laughter as she ran out of sight, he couldn't even begin to question what just occurred and instead opted to simply head inside. By the time he was actually able to process what just happened, his phone buzzed inside his pocket, so he took it out to see what the message was.
1 new message from: Kairi Lea
Since I know you're going to ask, there was no reason, I just felt like it again.
Slumping down on the stairs, Sora felt like he couldn't move. As he stared at the screen that displayed the text message, he couldn't decide if he should laugh, scream, or just accept it and move on. One thing was for certain, though, and he sighed as he tried to pull himself up by the railing.
"This girl is going to be the death of me…"
I'm hoping the middle section about Sora's boring life didn't…well, bore anyone too much. I figured I would have to give Sora something to think about while he was working, and that seemed to work best, even if it was boring…because that's sort of the idea… If nothing else, Kairi is fun to write, and I've always enjoyed writing Axel, even if his part in this story isn't that big.
As you should be able to tell, kissing is usually going to be pretty laid-back in this story. That's not to say that I don't plan on having some heavy kisses, but I think it sort of adds to the novelty of the important ones, as opposed to Kairi messing with Sora for kicks. What I'm going for is something that goes against the norm, that is, not a story where the protagonists are all reluctant to do stuff before they're together. Actually, I'm pretty sure all of my multi-chaps do something like that, but this one is branching even further than any of my other ones.
Thanks to MasterKaze for reviewing!
Thanks for reading and please review! Getting only one is, to be frank, a little disappointing, and I greatly appreciate any thoughts!
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