A/N: Now for the third chapter, and also thanks for the wonderful reviews. I know it's really early to be planning a sequel but I might one for this fan-fiction. Maybe, it's not official yet.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Chapter Three: Some Little Issues
Olette set her orange bag back in her room. She returned to hallway to see Sora pounding on the bathroom door pleading for Kairi to get out. Obviously he had to go, really bad. Olette giggled. It was a funny sight.
"Come on, Kairi!" Sora pleaded jumping up and down. "I don't think I can hold it any longer!" Sora heard Kairi chuckle from inside the bathroom. He began to pound harder. "I won't ever call you Kai-Kai again! Come on open up!" he begged.
Kairi sighed and opened the door. "That's what I like to hear Sora," she said moving aside so he could go inside. He said his quick 'thank yous' and ran into the bathroom slamming the door behind him. Kairi giggled and returned to her room. She tossed her bag onto the floor.
"I guess I've had my fun," Kairi muttered moving auburn red tress out of her face. She re-entered the hallway and began to wander. 'I wonder if the others are ready to go? Probably. I bet their downstairs impatiently waiting for Sora and me. Especially that Riku kid, he's really scary when he gets angry,' she thought.
"Kairi."
Olette had been walking next to her the entire time, and Kairi hadn't even noticed her. Kairi felt guilty. She was too deep in thought; what if Olette hated her now? It was in Kairi's nature to be over-critical of herself. Now, because of her mental chastising she was lost in her thoughts once more.
"Kairi."
Kairi shook her head shaking herself out of her mind. "Oh, I'm sorry Olette. I was just thinking about something," she apologized.
Olette giggled. "Were you thinking too hard?" Olette asked. Kairi smiled and nodded. "Well I'm sure the others are waiting for us downstairs. We'd better hurry before they lose their temper," Olette suggested. Kairi nodded and the two quickly ran down the staircases.
"Hey! Wait up!" Sora called. But he wasn't heard. The girls were already gone. He rushed down the stairs still trying to put on his left shoe. "Hey! Guys! Wai-." Sora started to roll down the stairs wailing the entire way.
The girls stopped in the middle of the second staircase. Kairi looked at Olette who was already looking at her. "Did you hear that too?" Kairi asked looking around. Olette nodded looking behind her. She screamed at the sight of Sora rolling their way. Before they could run away Sora bumped into them and now they were also falling down the staircase.
They hit the ground with a loud thud. Sora had fallen on top of Olette, and poor Kairi was at the bottom of the dog pile. It looked like they had tackled each other in a game of football. "My apologies," Sora said laughing nervously. He quickly stood up and dusted off his clothing.
He reached to help Olette back on her feet, but ended up stepping on Kairi's leg in the process. "Hey!" Kairi yelped and kicked her foot. Sora jumped out of the way and dropped Olette back onto Kairi.
"Ow!" both girls cried.
"Oh! Sorry!" Sora laughed rubbing the back of his neck. This situation wasn't going well for him. Kairi stood up and dusted off her jean skirt. She glared at Sora and helped Olette up. "Come on. Let's go to the entrance hallway," Kairi suggested.
Tidus, Roxas, Naminé, and Riku were waiting in the entranceway just as Kairi had predicted. Roxas was doing tricks on his skateboard. Tidus was sitting on the floor banging the back on his head on the white wall; he was bored. Naminé was still picking lint off of her clothing. Riku was, of course, listening to his CD player.
Tidus let out a long tiring sigh. Naminé rolled her eyes watching Tidus out of the corner of her blue eyes. "I wonder how long they're going to take," Naminé mumbled while picking off another small piece of lint off her clothing.
"Who knows," Tidus replied.
Sora, Olette, and Kairi entered the hallway. Sora waved to everyone only to receive a glare from Riku. The albino haired boy turned off his CD player and tucked it in his pocket. "It took you long enough," he scowled. He walked to the front door and kicked it open. "Let's go already."
Roxas ceased his skateboarding tricks and snickered at Riku. "Mr. Grumpy has been complaining ever since he woke up at six thirty, he practically dragged me out of my bed," Roxas laughed. Riku glared at Roxas who quickly ceased his laughing. "L-Let's go," he stuttered fearfully.
Kairi gulped. 'Please don't let us get arrested, please oh please!'
The first thing the seven decided to do was buy furniture. After much debate they chose a little furniture store that was only a few streets away. Once they entered the building they decided to split up. Each person was in charge of their own section. Sora would be handling the kitchen furniture; since that was the only thing he could concentrate on at the moment. Olette was taking care of the living room. Roxas was getting furniture for the hangout. Riku was regretfully getting furniture for the entranceway. Tidus would be handling the dining room. Naminé was buying furniture for the study room. Lastly, Kairi had the easiest job, the bathrooms. They each were in charge of their own bedrooms.
Sora stuffed his hands in his pocket. "If we have one of those island counters we'll need about seven stools," Sora said to himself as she examined an oak stool. He kicked it and it came crashing to the ground. Sora looked around making sure no one saw. He sighed in relief and turned around to leave, but instead he bumped into something. He looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a nametag that said 'manager'.
Sora gulped. "It was already broken?" Sora laughed rubbing the back of his neck.
"You're going to pay for that young man," the manager said. Sora scratched his spiky head. "Umm…sure, can I get seven other ones in that kind too then?" The manager nodded walking away. "Aww man!" Sora cried. He turned to the closest solid object and began to bang his head.
Olette was sitting on a brown couch. "This is very comfy," she said sounding delighted, "That checks couch off of my list, I guess I can get the loveseat and that lounge chair that comes with it too. That way we all have somewhere to sit. Four on the couch, two on the loveseat and one in the chair!" She was having better luck than Sora was.
An employee walked by and saw Olette sitting on the couch. "Are you going to purchase that, miss?" the employee asked rudely. Olette jumped up out of fear.
"Umm," she mumbled fearfully.
"What's your answer? Darn it!" the employee cried trying his hardest to stop the profanities from coming out. His face was turning red from his random burst of anger. He had blonde hair and brown eyes. He was wearing one of the red vests with a green shirt under it and camouflage pants with brown shoes.
"Y-Yes," Olette stuttered frightened by his attitude. She read his nametag it read 'Hayner'. "A-And the loveseat and the lounge chair." A smile of satisfaction appeared on Hayner's face. "W-What is it?" she asked. She didn't want to die.
"Nothing, just let me tell my manager," the boy said running toward a door that stated that only employees were allowed inside. Olette sighed and sat on the couch again. She was glad he was gone.
Roxas rubbed his chin. He was staring at the Lazyboy's. "Man I don't have enough cash to buy all of these; can't they just have a reclining couch?" Roxas asked himself with a shake of his head. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw it; it was like seeing the Holy Grail. He could've sworn it was glowing in yellow light. A fifty percent off reclining couch meant to seat seven. Roxas quickly ran over and hugged the couch.
"There really is a God!" he cried looking towards the ceiling. Roxas pretended to wipe a tear from his eye. "Now I have to go find an employee before someone else takes this good deal." He saw a blonde employee run into a door. He couldn't read the sign on the door because it was far away. "Hey wait!" he called while waving his hands in the air.
Riku was staring at the lamp that was in front of him. It had a white shade and the pole made from metal and spray painted silver. He shrugged and picked it up. It was just the entranceway after all, it didn't need fancy furnishings. He wished to take it to the cashier, but he had no idea where checkout was. In his other arm he had a fake tree. He thought it would be nice to add some decoration to the house. It really wasn't his style, but he didn't care. He planned to stay in his room for most of his stay. However long his stay was.
Tidus smirked. "Aha! This table is perfect! It's pure wood and looks like it belongs to some rich person!" Tidus exclaimed, "and it has matching chairs…this job was just too easy." Tidus glanced around the rest of the store. "I wonder if everybody else is having the same luck?" he thought aloud.
The blonde boy pulled a chair from under the table and sat down. He would have to wait for an employee to pass by in other to purchase the table. The manager probably wouldn't be happy if he simply lifted the table and dragged it to wherever checkout was. Tidus smiled and sat comfortably. It was then a realization struck him. "But wait…I don't have any money!" he cried.
Tidus covered his mouth quickly. He laughed nervously into his palm while scanning the area. He hoped no one had heard him. He already knew that was the way to get kicked out of a store. 'How am I supposed to buy this?' He panicked.
Naminé sniffed a bookcase that was in front of her. 'It smells like lemon-scented furniture cleaner. That's a good sign,' she thought. She ran her finger across each of the shelves and was surprised to find there was no dust on her finger tip. She smiled and hugged the bookcase. "You're perfect! Just like the two desks, two chairs, world globe, cushioned bench, and ceiling fan that I found!" she exclaimed happily.
Naminé looked around the store and spotted an employee headed her way. He had golden hair that was cut short on his head and partially covered by a black beanie. His eyes were a piercing blue. He was wearing the usual red employee vest, a dark blue shirt, black pants, and white shoes. She thought he was kind of cute, but she figured he was a filthy beast like all the other boys she'd met.
"Excuse me, can I buy this bookshelf?" Naminé asked.
"If you're with a girl named Olette you don't have to buy anything," the boy replied.
"Olette? She's my roommate. Why don't we have to pay anything…?"
"Seifer. And your good fortune is because your friend was the first to buy an entire set. So now our manager is giving you everything for free and free delivery," the boy explained.
Naminé smiled. "In that case, I'll show you everything I wish to have. Follow me," she instructed.
'How are you supposed to buy furniture for a bathroom? What do they want me to do, buy it an extra counter?' Kairi thought. She was seated in a rocking chair, because she thought it would be a good way to pass the time. She closed her eyes trying to brainstorm ideas of what she could get for a bathroom.
"All friends of a girl named Olette please report the front of the store."
Kairi raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know they had an intercom, but I guess I better go. I'll bet they're going to throw us out the store," Kairi mumbled. She hopped out of the chair and began her walk to the front.
Everyone met in the front of the store as instructed. The manager and his two employees were standing in front of the group of seven. Sora closed his eyes tight expecting to hear the manager say: "Thanks to this gentleman, you have to play an extra thousand munny for everything!"
Instead he heard: "Everything is free for you kids," the manager announced. Six heads turned toward Olette who was blushing in embarrassment. She hadn't realized buying a complete set would give her this unwanted attention. She was now happy her old caretaker had given her six hundred munny before she dropped her off.
In only a few minutes, the furniture van was packed up with all the furniture the teens had picked up, and even more. Riku being the oldest was the only smart enough to look at the address of their home. He gave the address to the driver and the truck drove down the road in the direction of their mansion. Now that buying furniture was out of the way they needed new clothing, cleaning supplies, water and electricity, food, and lastly, they had to register at a school.
The seven walked down the street looking for a store that could fulfill their needs. Tidus sighed. 'This'll probably take all day! And we probably still won't get it all done. If only there was an easier way. Wait there is!' he thought. It was a light bulb moment. Tidus just thought of the perfect idea. "Hey! Why don't we split up into groups?" Tidus suggested.
"And why would we do that?" Roxas asked with an attitude.
"Because, that way we can get everything done today and sooner. We'll just all meet together for school shopping and registration," Tidus replied. He decided to ignore Riku's rudeness. It would've only made him nervous.
"That's not a bad idea…I call grocery shopping with Kai-Kai!" Sora exclaimed grabbing Kairi's hand. He didn't give her a chance to object. Kairi eyes twitched and were already glaring holes in Sora's hand. She didn't like when her personal bubble was invaded.
Naminé smiled. She liked this idea. "In that case, I call cleaning supplies and I'm taking Tidus with me," she said grabbing his ear and pulling him over to the side.
"I'll do electricity then," Olette said shyly.
"I'll go with her," Roxas added. He didn't think it was right to send her all by herself. He walked over to her and found her green eyes were glued to the sidewalk. Roxas smirked. He would break her shell and force her to talk to him.
"Then I'll go alone and take care of the water issue," Riku stated. 'Perfect, now I can get away from them all,' he thought happily. The group was in agreement. The seven split up and went their separate ways.
The town was composed of three districts, and the orphans had only barely explored the first district. Kairi felt terrible. She didn't like where she was. Rinoa had stuck her in the middle of nowhere. Now, she was going to spend the rest of her years here with Sora and others bothering her. It was mainly Sora she was worried about. She didn't like him as much as he seemed to like her. Every time she was around him she felt agitated. He was always calling her Kai-Kai and touching her without permission. The two had been walking for a while and Sora still hadn't let go of her hand. If Kairi's eyes had lasers Sora's hand would've had to be amputated because of all the damage Kairi would've dealt.
There were some times when Sora acted properly, those were the moments Kairi preferred. She couldn't deny he had a good heart. The only problem was he always picked the worst times to show up. The worst times being the best times. Last night for example, she probably would have convinced herself to jump out the window if it wasn't for his disturbance.
"Kai-Kai?"
"What? And it's Kairi!" Kairi shouted angrily. How she hated being called Kai-Kai.
"Umm, you can let go of my hand now…" Sora mumbled. He was staring at their connected hands. She angrily snatched her hand away.
"You grabbed it," Kairi grumbled feeling offended. She frowned as she stared at the hand.
A/N: Looks like they aren't exactly getting along. But they got all their furniture for free isn't that great. Now how will they pay for everything else?
