Chapter 4- She looks so Perfect (by 5 Seconds of Summer)
Roxas was excited for the newest addition in his life. Namine instantly felt better about their situation. They agreed to tell their families after going to the doctors to confirm what the home test told them. Sora replied by morning, telling me he missed me too and that since Aqua was going off to visit family for Spring Break, he was coming home. I was going to see him in two weeks and I was pretty excited to introduce him to my new boyfriend.
"So where's the new boyfriend taking you tonight?" Namine asked watching me get ready after work.
I curled my hair and applied a little mascara on to amplify my red lipstick that matched my short red dress. I still wore a matching black lace bra and underwear set just in case. I looked at her through the mirror. "He said it's a surprise."
"Oh, la la," she teased. "How romantic."
I bit my lip before grinning wide. "How do I look?" I stood up to face her.
Namine mouth dropped open in awe. "You look beautiful Kairi! He better keep his hands off, slap some protection on, or you may end up like me."
"Namine!" I said shocked. She laughed in reply.
"Kairi! Seifer is here!" Roxas called from the living room. Namine moved aside so I could pass and I walked over to meet my date. His back was to me talking to Roxas until his mouth dropped open causing Seifer to turn my way.
He looked amazingly handsome in his black slim suit, white dress shirt, and a red bow tie. He stared at me in shock. "Kairi, you look gorgeous."
I blushed walking up to kiss him. "Not so bad looking yourself, handsome." His hand rested on my lower back and pulled me in for a deeper kiss.
"Are you ready to go?"
I nodded eagerly. We said our goodbyes and we headed out. Anytime I asked where we were going, he just smiled. I finally watched the city flash by without any questions. We arrived to our destination in a remote part of downtown. There were quite a few cars and I could hear the nestled music passed the large building as soon as Seifer opened the car door for me.
"Where are we?" I asked taking his hand.
"You'll see." He led me toward the side of the building and opening the door. The music instantly numbed my ears. An uncountable number of people were dressed up; dancing the night away. There were poker tables, bars, and lights strung across the ceiling. A live band was playing somewhere unseen through the crowd. My adrenaline was pumping with excitement. I had never gone to something like this.
"Impressive, huh?" he yelled into my ear.
"More than impressive!" I yelled back, excitedly. Seifer pulled me through the crowd. We managed to find the band who was just finishing the song they were playing. The group of onlookers immediately started clapping and we joined in. The lead singer noticed us and nodded at Seifer who nodded back. He lifted his hand up and the drums immediately started.
I jumped up happily causing Seifer to laugh as he pulled me in to dance. The band was playing 'Classic', the same song we danced to in my apartment. He twirled me around, pulled me close, and we sang along with the band. I couldn't believe he managed to get them to play this song.
"That was incredible!" I cheered as everyone clapped at the end of the song.
Seifer pulled me into him and brushed some strands of hair from my face. "I hope you like this surprise."
I hugged him. "I love this. Thank you! How in the world did you think of this?"
"The lead singer of the band came into The Pocket and we got to talking. When he told me he played at this place, I asked if he knew how to play our song."
I smirked. "Our song?"
The corner of his mouth also lifted as he ran his fingers through my hair, "yes, our song."
"I love this place. What's it called?"
"Willies."
"Willies?" I chuckled.
"It's the name of the guy who built this place. I guess he wanted a place for everyone to dance and have a good time. When he passed away his best friend, who helped build this building, opened it up in honor of Willie."
I glanced around at all of the people enjoying this place. "I like that story."
"Do you want to grab a drink?" Seifer held out his hand. I slipped mine in his and he led me to the bar. It was much more modern than The Pocket. The counters were frosted glass with lights underneath, illuminating everything on top of it. All of the alcohol was color coordinated on the wall. Seifer scooted me in the barstool. He stood next to me, his hip pressed against my crossed legs. A blonde haired bartender noticed Seifer and came toward us. Her bright red lips puckered as she leaned toward him on the bar making sure her cleavage was viewable.
"What can I get you, love?" she asked flirtatiously. My blood came to a low boil. Seifer must have sensed it because his hand rested on my bare thigh. Immediately, the warmth of his skin shot shivers up my spine.
"My lady and I will take a rum and coke," he answered. The bartender glanced at me. I smiled.
"Of course. I'll have that up in a moment." She wandered to the other side of the bar.
"She was so flirting with you," I said.
Seifer faced me and lightly rubbed my leg. My muscles deep inside twisted anxiously. His finger tips tugged lightly at the hem of my red dress. "I couldn't tell."
I leaned forward. "You're such a liar."
He leaned closer. "I'd be lying if I said you didn't turn me on a bit when I saw you glaring at her." My stomach did flips.
"I actually turn you on?"
"Oh, babe, the moment I laid eyes on you, I pictured you in my bed." I flushed. My lower half twitched excitedly. "But I'm behaving, remember? I want this to be different."
"Here are you drinks," the blonde bartender slid our glasses forward braking apart our stare.
Seifer handed me my drink and held up his. "Here's to a great night with a beautiful woman."
"And gorgeous man," I finished clinking our glasses together. We finished our drinks and went back to the dance floor. The mix of body heat, music, smoke, and alcohol made the night seem to fly by.
It was midnight by the time we walked out of Willies. "Promise me, you'll bring me there again."
"In a heartbeat," he replied kissing the back of my hand. When we reached his car, he held the door open for me. I slid in and smiled at him the moment he climbed into the driver seat. "What are you so smiley about?"
I bit my lip and reached for his hand. "How did I get so lucky to have you?"
"I could ask you the same question." He kissed my forehead and closed the door. As we drove home, I laced my fingers with his. Never did I think I would find a guy who was so endearing. Whatever his past was, I could look past it with him being like this.
Seifer walked me up to my door. I turned to face him. "Tuck me in?"
He laughed, "sure thing." It was quiet in the house. The light was turned off in Namine and Roxas's room. I led him to my room and closed the door behind us. He looked around my plain walls and spotted the picture of my graduation. As he took a better look, I took the opportunity to slide my dress off. I couldn't let this lingerie go to waste. He turned me on so much that my hormones were about to burst.
"Is this picture of you and your parents?" he asked.
"Yeah, I can introduce you to them. My mom will be so excited." I straightened my bra and underwear.
"I've never met anyone's parents bef-" he stopped as soon as he saw me. I didn't know if it was the lighting or his own hormones but his blonde hair shadowed his eyes.
"You don't have to stop talking," I said.
"I'm sure you don't actually plan on sleeping in just that." He came toward me until he was just a few inches away.
"Normally, no," I answered quietly. I reached up and kissed him, pressing my body to his. His tongue found it's way into my mouth. I led him to my bed and lightly pushed him back. I carefully got on top and straddled his waist. I could feel his excitement against me.
Seifer's hands carefully caressed my sides and back. He pulled me into him and started making out with me again. I moved my hips back and forth lightly, hoping for a reaction in my favor. He pulled back as he moaned. "Kairi, as tempting and hot as you look right now, I'm wanting to show you that I can respect you."
I sighed, "I want you though."
He put his hand on my cheek. "Oh, baby, I want you so bad. I'm sure you can tell." He lifted his hips making his erection press against me. I held in my moan. "I want it to be the right moment, that's all."
I frowned in defeat. "Okay, okay." I slid off and sat next to him.
He kissed my neck. "I'll tuck you in still if you want."
I turned and smiled. "I'd like that." I got up and grabbed my pjs before changing in the bathroom. I walked back into the room with my arms extended. "This better?"
He walked up to pull me into him by my waist. He lightly tugged on my pink camisole. "Still tempting but much more suitable for bed."
I smiled, adjusting my black pajama bottoms. "So are you going to ever spend the night?"
"Someday," Seifer replied, pulling me to my bed. "But tonight, I'll just tuck you in because you work tomorrow."
I got under the covers and laid down. "Thank you again for tonight. It was a wonderful official first date."
"Thank you for giving me this chance," he answered pulling the covers to my neck. "Get some sleep, okay? I'll see you tomorrow, I hope."
"I'll come visit you at work."
He smiled. "Sounds like a plan." Seifer leaned down to kiss me. "Goodnight."
"Night," I whispered. He turned off my light before closing the door. I was left to stare at the small glimmers of moonlight creeping through my blinds. Whatever Seifer had in store for us, I was more than ready to be apart of it.
x.o.x.o.
Two weeks seemed so flawless being constantly occupied between work, Seifer, and Namine. Larxene's mood somehow improved slightly and hardly hassled me about anything. Seifer and I were always up to something, whether it was a movie, a drive, the beach, or a random surprise; we hardly spend time at either person's house. Namine had gone to the doctors to verify her pregnancy, confirming she was due in November. She hadn't told her parents but planned to soon.
"Maryanne just asked me if we want to come pick up Sora from the airport," Namine mentioned, standing in my doorway.
I was reading some blogs online in my room. I looked at her. "What time?"
"He comes in at four."
It was 2:30 and Seifer was getting ready for work at his house. "Sure. I'll go with you guys."
I got up to change out of my work clothes since I was too lazy to do it when I had arrived home. As I slipped a Destiny Island University sweater over my head and saw my reflection in the mirror, did I realize how nervous I suddenly was to see Sora again. It had been nearly three months and last time he had Aqua. This time I had Seifer and he didn't know yet. I tucked my brown hair behind my ear.
"Ready?" Namine asked from the living room.
"Yeah, I"m coming," I called back. I took one last deep breath in and met her. She drove a few blocks away from the street we grew up on and pulled up to the two story house that belonged to the Ikari's. A tall, slender woman with short black hair was closing the front door.
Maryanne waved for us to take her car. We both met up with her in the driveway. "How are my girls?" she asked hugging us.
"Good," we replied in unison.
"Where's Mr. Ikari?" I asked getting in her red Subaru. I still couldn't bring myself to call him Bill even though I've been apart of their lives for nearly nine years.
"He has to work but he'll be home not too long after we get back," Maryanne answered as she backed out into the street. "I can't wait to see my baby boy."
I smiled. Sora was an only child, too. The Ikari's were prideful of their son. It didn't take long to feel like part of the family. Once we started dating, we were with each other all the time. It helped bring our parents to be close. Luckily, once we broke up, it didn't change much between our families. The Ikari's still invited me to BBQ's and I went when I could. I just knew it wouldn't be quite the same once Sora and I found other people to be with.
We arrived at the airport in our neighboring city forty-five minutes later. We grabbed some coffee while we waited for the plane to land. It wasn't until fifteen after that I saw Sora's handsome face and his grin that could light up all of Destiny Islands.
Maryanne jumped up to hug him first, then Namine, and me last. He held me longer than expected, making my stomach flip. I felt slightly nauseous in the pit of my gut trying to fight off my feelings that I got being near him.
"What a welcoming party," Sora smiled.
"I figured you'd want some friends here," Maryanne said leading the way to luggage claim.
"How's Radiant Garden?" Namine asked.
"Great but cold. How are you guys? I haven't spoken to either of you in what feels like decades. What's new?"
Namine and I glanced at each other. A lot has happened but we wouldn't talk about it in front of Mrs. Ikari. I shrugged. "Oh, you know, not much. Just working."
"How's Aqua?" Namine asked a little too quickly. We stood in front of the luggage carousal.
Sora gave us a light smile, "Good. Real good." My heart dropped to my stomach.
"Oh, my baby," Maryanne patted down the back of his hair, very motherly-like.
Oh the way back home, Sora talked about school and his friends. Namine and Maryanne joined in on the conversation easily. I barely spoke as I watched the highway move behind us. The Ikari's invited us to eat with them once we got home. I watched how Sora and his parents interacted. It was like he hadn't been gone from home these last three years.
"Thanks for dinner. I really need to get home, I'm beat," Namine said stretching. I knew she was actually anxious to get back because tomorrow was the day her and Roxas were telling their parents.
"Thank you girls for coming," Maryanne hugged us.
"Mind if I tag along?" Sora asked.
I bit my lip, "sure. I'll drive you home later."
He smiled and hugged his parents. We climbed in Namine's car. "Thanks for coming to get him," he said buckling up in the backseat.
"Sora, of course," Namine smiled as she backed up onto the street.
"So nothing is new? Really? Seems doubtful for you two," Sora said.
I eyed him through the mirror. "Well, work is pretty good," I shrugged.
Sora let out a laugh, "well, that's good."
"I'm pregnant," Namine blurted out.
Sora nearly started choking. "What!" I pressed the palm of my hand to my forehead.
"I hope you don't say it that way to your parents tomorrow," I said.
"Wait, your parents don't know?" Sora's blue eyes widened. Namine swallowed and slowly shook her head. "How far along are you?"
"About six weeks," she answered. His mouth dropped open. I turned to face him.
"Sora! Don't give her that expression! We're encouraging her, not discouraging her to tell her parents."
He closed his mouth. "Sorry Namine. I'm happy for you and Roxas."
She smiled sadly and spoke in a whisper, "thank you."
Sora and I decided to go for a drive once we arrived at our apartment. It was the first time we had been alone since we were dating. My palms were clammy as I gripped the steering wheel. I glanced at the time. Eight o'clock.
"What do you want to do?" Sora yawned.
I side glanced at him "Sounds like you need to go to bed."
He smiled. "And miss spending time with you? Nah."
I flushed. I missed him but Seifer's face kept appearing in my mind. He had no clue Sora had come home today. I actually had forgotten all about it, too. "So you and Aqua are good?"
He leaned into the seat with a satisfied sigh. "Yeah, I really love her."
My insides tightened. "Love her?"
"Yeah, she's great. Perfect."
"I hear you two are pretty serious." It took a lot to have a steady voice. Why was this so hard? We've been over for years! There was something about him though that made me miss him when he was next to me. We had so much history and it was semi-easy for us to just move past it. I just knew one day it'd be hard to hear about a new girl in his life and even though she wasn't that new, it still was unsettling.
"Can I tell you something I haven't told anyone yet?" He leaned toward the center console.
"Of course." I tapped my fingers on the wheel nervously.
"On our year anniversary at the end of May, I'm going to ask her to marry me."
I started shaking as my breath got caught in my chest. "You're going to propose?" I hoped he couldn't tell how overly surprised I was by his comment.
He obviously didn't notice. "Yeah!"
"Tha-that's great. I'm happy for you!" I swallowed my anguish away. "Let's go get drinks to celebrate."
The warmth of his hand soothed my arm causing me to look at him. "Kai, you're the greatest. Everything we've been through and you still are supportive. I'll always love you, you know that, right? I'm so glad we're friends."
I don't know why, but I wanted to cry. I nodded because I couldn't speak. I drove us to the one place I knew I'd feel better at. I pulled into the parking lot and we got out of the car.
"The Pocket. I remember this place," Sora said holding the door open for me.
I looked back at him. "I want to introduce you to someone." I led the way to the bar where I saw Seifer and Cid laughing with some regulars. Sora and I sat down. He examined his surroundings.
"Who am I meeting?" Sora asked.
"Someone very important to me." I looked down the bar again when Cid spotted me.
"Kairi! Hello young lady!" He waved my way causing Seifer to look in my direction. He smiled making my heart sink back in place. He shook his head to get his blonde hair away from his eyes.
"Hey, wasn't expecting to see you until tonight." He leaned in on the bar so we were only a foot away from each other's faces. I saw Sora stare at us from the corner of my eye.
"I wanted to formally introduce you to someone." I leaned back and presented Sora to Seifer. They both stared at each other. "Seifer, this is Sora. Sora, this is my boyfriend, Seifer."
Seifer glanced at me then back at Sora. "Boyfriend, huh?" Sora started to smile. "Nice to meet the guy who won Kairi's heart." He extended his hand.
"Nice to meet you too, Sora." Seifer looked at me as he said, "I've heard a lot about you." That was a lie because we never talked about each other's past. It just made it easier not to intrude on his. He only recognized him from New Years. "What are you two up to?"
I jumped to answer, "Sora is back for Spring Break. I actually forgot he was coming back today. We decide to get drinks to celebrate his planned engagement to Aqua." I realized how fast I was actually talking and how anxious I was being with Sora and Seifer together.
Seifer's eyes widened as he nodded. "You're getting hitched, huh? Congratulations. Drinks of me, then."
"Thanks," Sora smiled. Seifer headed to the other side of the bar. "He's a nice guy, Kai. How'd you meet him?"
I watched Seifer's swift movements as he whipped up some drinks for us. "Funny story."
"Tell me."
I looked back at Sora's blue eyes. "I kissed him on New Years. It was actually only our second encounter."
Suddenly his eager to know look became confused. "But… you never said anything about him when we were here… was that why you were gone? You actually kissed some stranger on New Years and started dating him?"
I shook my head. "He wasn't a complete stranger by then. He helped Namine take me home after I got drunk, then when you came to town, I went to thank him and we just ended up kissing."
"That doesn't sound anything like you."
Sora looked so confused. It almost made me mad. How could he assume who I was anymore. We hadn't spent enough time together for him to decide I wasn't the same nineteen year old he left behind. Siefer returned with his drinks for us.
"Here's to a good future," Seifer smiled politely.
We raised our glasses and lightly together before taking a drink. We stayed until we finished our beverages before I drove Sora home. We hardly spoke a word. I didn't realize how much things had changed and apparently neither did he.
The next day my parents decided to have a 'Welcome Home Sora BBQ'. My parents still hadn't met Seifer but they knew of him. "When do we get to meet this wonderful boy who managed to win over my daughter?" My mom asked excitedly as she moved around the furniture in our backyard.
My dad, who was cleaning the grill, looked our way. "Where did you say he worked?"
I rolled my eyes. "A bar."
"Does he drink a lot?"
"Dad!" I exclaimed.
"Jerry, don't hound the poor kid when he gets here." My mom placed her hands on her hips. She looked at me. "When will he be here?"
"Four," I answered. It was two and the gathering started in an hour. I kept glancing at my phone hoping to get a message from Namine or Roxas. They were going to each other's families to announce the pregnancy. "The Oshiro's are still coming, right?"
"Of course, why wouldn't they?"
I shrugged, slipping my phone into my pocket again. "Just wondering." I started helping my parents organize our yard for our guests to arrive. The Ikari's were first to arrive of course. Mr. Ikari immediately helped my dad with the food while Mrs. Ikari met up with my mom. Sora and I started at each other.
He made the first move and walked up to me. "I'm sorry about yesterday."
"What for?"
"I shouldn't have said anything about you kissing a stranger. I'm happy for you. Seifer really likes you." He almost sounded pained to say it.
"How do you know?"
He smiled softly. "It's the way he looks at you." How familiar those words sounded. Seifer said the same things about how I looked at Sora. I felt sort of sad yet happy because in all reality, I hoped Seifer liked me as much as I liked him.
I smiled back. "I really do like him."
"Good."
"Maria!" My mom called out with her arms raised hair. We looked toward the side entrance of the yard. The Oshiro's and Muto's, followed by Namine and Roxas, entered the party. Either they didn't know of the news or they were good at hiding their surprise because both of their parents smiled and made their way to our parents. Namine and Roxas walked toward us.
"I've been waiting to hear from you all day!" I exclaimed standing close to Namine without drawing too much attention to us. "How'd it go?"
Roxas put his arm over her shoulder. "They were surprised to say the least," he replied.
"They're still taking it all in but they agreed to help however they can," Namine smiled shyly. "Like you said, I'm old enough, we've been together long enough, and we both have stable jobs. We're ready for it."
"That's great news!" Sora grinned.
"I'm so happy to hear it!" I hugged them both. Slowly more people showed up to the BBQ. Some were friends of Sora's that I remembered from high school and who stayed local. A lot of our family friends came too. The moms gossiped and the dads shared grilling tips.
It almost felt like high school all over again with everyone mingling. Even Roxas fit right in to the crowd he was adopted into. "Dinner will be ready soon!" my dad called.
"I'm starving," I said grabbing my stomach.
"Tell me about it," Namine laughed doing the same.
"What are you hoping for?" Sora asked.
"Boy," Roxas replied.
"Girl," Namine answered the same time. They looked at each other. "No, no boy," Namine shook her head. I held in my laugh.
Sora nudged my shoulder and pointed to the side entrance. We all looked to see Seifer looking around. He was dressed more presentable than anyone else here. He had a black button up dress shirt with rolled up sleeves, dark blue jeans, and dress shoes. His blonde hair was still shaggy and unbelievably attractive- even more so with him dressed up.
I stood up from the wooden bench we were on so he could see me. His green eyes finally spotted me and he smiled. We met each other half way and embraced each other. "Hey," he said into my hair as he pressed a kiss to the side of my head.
I squeezed him a little tighter, "I'm glad you're here." I backed up to see him smiling. "You look amazing. Much more fancy then the rest of us." I lifted my leg to show off my flip-flops.
He laughed, "well, you're still beautiful."
I half smiled feeling shy. "Ready to meet my parents?"
He inhaled deeply. "I'm nervous as all hell. I told you I've never met a girl's parents."
I put my hand on his forearm. "Don't worry. They're excited to meet you." He nodded nervously as I led him to my parents. My mom was standing in front of my dad. They both looked up at us. "Mom, dad, this is Seifer Gushiken. Seifer, this is my mom, Katherine and my dad, Jerry."
Seifer extended his hand out in which my dad took it. "Nice to finally meet you, sir."
"You too. Kairi talks very highly of you," my dad replied. He actually let himself smile.
My mom let out a little squeal and pulled him into a hug- instantly catching him off guard and making me embarrassed. She pulled him arms length away and grinned from ear to ear. "I'm so glad to finally meet you! I was worried my baby wouldn't meet someone!"
"Mom!" I sighed putting my hand over my face.
Seifer laughed. "Your daughter is wonderful. I'm glad we crossed paths." I blushed like a mad person who just ran a hundred mile marathon.
"Are you hungry Seifer?" my dad asked tossing a hamburger patty.
"Starved. I've been looking forward to this dinner," he answered.
"Here, first dibs," my mom insisted as she handed him a plate.
He took it and bowed his head politely. "Thank you ma'am." My mom smiled.
I couldn't believe how well this was going. I smiled satisfied. I turned toward my friends where I saw Namine and Roxas giving me a thumbs up. Sora was just watching. He didn't have any emotion as he watched my boyfriend interacted with my parents. We made eye contact and he turned back to talk to the group. It was strange.
For the most part of the night, Seifer stood by my side and mingled with the people I knew. Sora and him hardly exchanged a word which bothered me. Just a couple hours earlier Sora claimed he was happy for me. If he wouldn't have ever mentioned Aqua to me the night I planned to go The Pocket, I wouldn't have gotten drunk and needed Seifer to take care of me. All I planned for that evening was to have a beer or two, a little rant, maybe a flirtatious eye exchange with a cute passerby. It was all Sora's fault. I was happy though. Seifer made me happy. I had to remind myself that Sora and I were nevermore.
Seifer wandered back over to my dad to talk about some literary work my dad was teaching. I decided to go talk to Sora. He was talking to some guys he played football with in high school.
"Can we talk?" I asked tapping his shoulder.
He turned to face me. "Okay." I led the way inside the house where we could talk in private.
I turned and glared at him once I shut the door. "What's wrong with you?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
"You know what I'm talking about. First you are so surprised I'm dating someone and treat me all weird then you apologized for over reacting just hours earlier. Now suddenly you just stare at us and hardly say a word. What in the world is going on in your head? Make up your mind! Are you happy for me or what?"
Sora stared at me. His eyes wandered my face. I couldn't read his expression as he inhaled deeply. "I'm just reminiscing," he finally said.
It caught me off guard more than anything. I more expected anger for accusing him of what could have all been in my head. "Excuse me?" I said shaking my head.
"I'm just remembering how great everything seemed when I lived here. So much has changed in three years. I miss hanging out with all of you and your parents. I miss the connections. I miss being near you. I miss what we once were." Sora half smiled but sighed before being straight faced.
"You're about to be engaged, Sora. You can't say those things." I shook my head again.
"Kai, I mean it. I really do miss you. Seeing how happy you are being with Seifer makes me miss you. We were once that happy."
My stomach turned. "Once upon a time. The past is in the past. Us going to different schools had to separate us. It was bound to happen for us to move on. We need to except that. We're not ever going to be more than friends."
He nodded, "I know and I'm happy with where I am in life, too. I'm about to graduate from college and be engaged to the girl I plan to spend the rest of my life with. I understand this all sounds confusing. I'm happy with my life. I just miss the past. That's all."
I sighed. "I wish you all the best in your future with Aqua. The past will never change and we'll always be apart of each other. You were a big part of my life and who I am today. I thank you for making me who I am."
"I'm sorry if I made this awkward or uncomfortable. You're the best, Kairi Kat. I love you. I hope our friendship never goes away."
I smiled sadly. It almost felt like another goodbye. "It won't change." I leaned forward and hugged him. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" he asked in my hair.
We separated. "For lashing out. It just feels weird, you know? Like you said, so much has changed. We've grown up. Never in a million years did I guess we wouldn't be together. I guess we're trying to get used to this change. It was easy not seeing you and adapting to the changes but seeing you makes it a little harder on the both of us."
"It does." He looked down at his hands then back at me with a smile. "Are you going to come to my wedding?" he asked.
I laughed to myself. "Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Good."
"Let's go back outside. I shouldn't keep the guest of honor locked up." He nodded and we went back to the BBQ. Sora went back to his friends and I stood by Seifer's side. He looked down and smiled.
My dad patted his shoulder. "I like this one, Kairi."
I smiled at them both, "me too." I looked behind my shoulder to see Sora smiling back before going back to his conversation. We were going to be okay. I knew it.
A/N: Ah, the typical awkward conversations with old boyfriends meeting new ones. The song title for this chapter mainly went along with Kairi trying to be all seductive toward Seifer more than the rest of this chapters theme. The other songs however will fit fairly well. By the way the title (Not A Bad Thing) is from Justin Timberlake. Holy cow that song. I so woulda walked down the aisle to it if it had come out when I was getting married. Anywhozie, you know what to do!