A/N: Hooray for chapter six. I have someone to honor in this beautiful author's note for a funny review. Here is ImmortalBlueFlame's review I really like it it's awesome!

(Hands Riku a stress ball) squeeze it it helps
Riku: (throws it at Roxas)
Roxas: hey (picks it up and throws it at Naminé)
Naminé: (throws it a Tidus)
Tidus: (throws it at Sora and Kairi)
(stress ball lands in soup)
Kairi:... . (glare)
Sora: there she blows (ducks)
Kairi: (rampages, really it looks like a tornado just went threw the house)
...note to self stress balls are you enemy...

Well now on with the chapter!

Chapter Six: Threatening Dinner

"What? You guys were too busy fighting so I figured I'd watch my Blitzball game. Is that such a crime?" Tidus asked unaware of what they were fighting about. Roxas and Naminé glared at him.

"Fine, I'm going to go outside and board on the porch and pretend I was watching the X-games," Roxas grumbled. He picked up his skateboard and went to whisper something in Tidus's ear before leaving.

'I'm going to kill you.'

Tidus gulped. Naminé stood up. "And…I'm going to go watch him because I have nothing else to do!" she stated stomping out of the living room. Tidus shrugged and continued to watch his game. He could at least enjoy blitzball before he died.

In the kitchen, Riku was putting up the silverware while Sora and Kairi were cooking tonight's dinner. Sora was doing most of the cooking while reciting vocabulary words. Kairi was simply watching Sora cook while trying to memorize everything he was doing.

"Okay Kai-Kai, now put a pinch of salt into the stew," Sora instructed handing Kairi the salt. Kairi gulped. She didn't know what he meant by a pinch. 'Maybe he meant pour a lot?' she thought. She shrugged and started to pour salt in as Sora watched in horror.

"Like that?" she asked laughing nervously. The look on his face said otherwise.

Sora shook his head. "You just made dinner extra salty," Sora replied staring at the foiled stew. Kairi frowned and set the salt on the counter. "But don't worry I'm sure it won't taste that bad I mean with all the seasoning you put in that should make up for it," Sora added trying to make her feel better.

"You sure know how to make a girl feel better," Kairi joked.

Riku had been listening to their conversation. He didn't exactly like the sound of extra salty. "I won't be eating dinner tonight," Riku muttered closing the draw he put the silverware in. "I don't feel well," he lied.

"Oh, get better soon Riku," Sora said pushing the albino boy out of the kitchen. "Don't share your germs!" he laughed.

Kairi raised an eyebrow. 'He just didn't want to eat the dinner Sora and I made, party pooper,' Kairi thought as she poured the stew into separate bowls. Once it was cooled down Sora would call everyone in the kitchen for dinner.

Olette finished putting the orange sheets she had found in her room on her bed. She was lucky she got her favorite color. She sat on her bed and continued to write the poem she had started.

"Disappearing? No…how about vanishing…no. Oh! Fading," Olette said talking to herself. She always did this when she was deep in thought. Or so people claimed that she did, she'd never paid attention so she didn't know. She quickly jotted some words down on her paper before safely tucking it under her pillow. She didn't want anyone to see her poem until it was finished. "I think I'll go see if dinners finished," she said to herself.

"Naminé, if you liked that trick watch this!" Roxas exclaimed jumping up in the air and doing a quick handstand on his board. Naminé clapped. Roxas enjoyed entertaining people no matter who they were. It just so happened that this time his audience was her.

"Dinner's ready!"

Naminé stood up. "I wonder what they made," she said to herself opening the door. Roxas was about to walk inside but Naminé slammed the door on his face. "Look familiar Roxas?" she laughed. Roxas growled and pulled open the door. Naminé ran towards the kitchen trying to get away from the angered blonde boy.

Sora finished setting the table. He gave bowls to Olette and Tidus who were already seated. "Okay, enjoy the dinner that me and Kai-Kai made," Sora said grabbing his own and collapsing in his chair. "Man, it feels good to sit," he announced.

"You were only standing for thirty minutes," Kairi nagged grabbing a bowl and sitting next to Olette. She watched as Sora started to stuff his mouth with the beef stew they had just made. It was so disgusting to watch. The liquid from the stew was running down his chin and some potatoes had been smashed onto his face. Kairi couldn't watch stand to watch the monster eat. "How about we wait for Roxas and Naminé before we start eating?" Kairi suggested.

"All right," Sora pouted wiping his mouth clean.

As if on cue, Naminé and Roxas ran into the kitchen. Roxas jumped on top of Naminé and started pulling at her blonde locks. Naminé screamed as she flailed her arms trying to push him off. Olette gasped and sunk into her chair; she didn't want to be caught in the crossfire. Sora simply cheered for Roxas. Kairi sighed and held her head. Tidus stood up and attempted to separate the two.

"Come on guys, get off each other," Tidus said as he strained to pull Roxas off of the screaming girl. "Please, just enjoy Sora and Kairi's wonderful beef stew dinner," he pleaded. Roxas stopped attacking Naminé. There was a twinkle in his eye. Beef stew was his favorite dish.

Roxas jumped up sending Tidus to the ground. "Beef stew!" he exclaimed quickly grabbing a bowl and taking a seat next to Sora. Tidus helped up Naminé. She dusted herself off and glared at Roxas. She got her bowl and sat next to Kairi filling in the space between her and Tidus.

Finally, the dinner had officially started. Sora continued stuffing his face. Olette took a bite and flinched. She looked like she was going to be sick. Roxas took a bite and found it hard to swallow. Tears formed in his eyes, the salt was burning the back of his throat. Now, he would always hate beef stew. Tidus saw the looks on the others faces and took a bite out of curiosity. He swallowed hard and fanned himself, he felt like passing out. Naminé took a bite and instantly coughed it out; there was no way she was swallowing that.

Kairi gulped and stared at the food. 'I hope we don't all die because it's too salty,' Kairi thought. She took a small bite. The taste was so strong she squirmed and fell out of her chair. Sora was the only one with a strong enough stomach to enjoy this meal.

He stared at the others as they forced themselves to eat. "What's wrong? Isn't it great?" Sora asked innocently. They didn't answer him. He shrugged and put his bowl in the sink. "And Kai-Kai you might want to get off of the floor," he suggested in a matter of fact tone.

Kairi took a deep breath and sat back in her chair. Everyone was giving her nasty looks. She laughed nervously. "Your food sucks! Are you trying to give us all heart attacks?" Roxas exclaimed standing up and putting his bowl in the sink. The others nodded and followed his actions.

"I'm sorry," Kairi apologized setting her bowl in the sink with the others. Naminé sighed and started to wash the dishes. "I'll go to my room, thanks for eating some of it," she mumbled before running out of the kitchen. Kairi ran up the two staircases that led to the third floor. She opened her door to see Sora looking through her things. "Sora!" she exclaimed. Kairi was bewildered; how did he beat her up the stairs?

Sora jumped up with guilt on his face. He was holding Kairi's undergarments in his hand. "Sora!" she shouted again.

Sora laughed nervously. "Uh hi K-Kairi, it isn't what it looks like!" Sora exclaimed backing away from her. Kairi cracked her knuckles. She wasn't going to let Sora escape her wrath. "Don't hurt me!" Sora squealed. Kairi cornered Sora.

"Sora, you're lucky you're my friend or else this is what I would have done," Kairi growled grabbing his collar. "I would have thrown you on the floor like this." She threw Sora onto the ground. "And I would have kicked you several times in your gut!" She started kicking Sora in his gut.

Sora groaned in pain. "Kairi, stop!" he pleaded. Kairi jumped on top of him. "Now she's going to spit on my face please stop! Kairi stop! Don't be a monster!" he cried. The fear was leaping from his voice box.

Kairi smirked. "Fine I won't give you a hug and apologize," she said standing up, "Just don't be a pervert and go through my things, okay?"

"But I wasn't! I just wanted to know why you were so depressed so I started digging through your bags and stuff…and I found things I didn't want to see," Sora laughed rubbing the back of his neck. His cheeks were crimson.

"Oh, well as long as it wasn't your true intentions," Kairi said, "But still I'll say this only once. Stay. Out. Of. My. Stuff." She made sure to emphasize each word. Sora nodded. Kairi picked up the sheets that Riku had given her preparing to put them on her bed. She growled when she realized what color they were. She turned on the light and confirmed her worst nightmare. They were pink. "Why is everyone giving me pink things?" she cried in outrage.

Sora shrugged even though he knew it was a rhetorical question. "Maybe they all want to see Kai-Kai in something other than black, I'll bet you'd look very attractive in pink or lavender or some other color! I mean honestly, even your undies are black!" Sora exclaimed. Kairi growled and slapped Sora. "Ow!" he whined rubbing his cheek.

"Stop talking about my underwear!" Kairi exclaimed.

Sora continued to rub his cheek. "Gosh Kai-Kai you didn't have to strike my cheek you know," Sora muttered. Kairi reluctantly put the sheets on her bed. She couldn't wait till wash day. She would make sure that next time she would get a different color. "Kai-Kai?" Sora called.

"What is it, Sora?" The agitation was flowing out of her mouth.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

Kairi paused for a minute. "Why would you ask a question like that Sora? Of course I don't have a boyfriend!" she cried.

"Uh it's h-helping my research, t-that checks boyfriend off the list!" Sora stuttered rubbing the back of his neck. "You never know boyfriend problems can get a girl down can't they…look at the time I better go bye!" Sora quickly left the room running across the hallway and closing his door. Kairi stood by her bed in silence. She was even more confused then she had been before he asked the stupid question.

"Man, he's such an idiot," she grumbled putting her blanket on her bed. Lucky for her it wasn't pink it was dark blue. She could work with that.

She fell back on her bed and sighed. Kairi began to wonder why she was even here. Why did Rinoa send her to this house with the other six orphans? Maybe they were just trying to get rid of those that would never be adopted. Did Rinoa really think that there wasn't a family out there for her? 'Rinoa, how could you be so cruel as to think that?' she thought with a sigh.

Rinoa sat at her small desk in her office. She was faced with a dilemma. She was wondering how she would get all of these kids out of the orphanage in time. She only had a couple of weeks before this place would be turned into a parking lot. What could she do? She only had twenty kids left.

"Why does it have to be so hard to find kids good families that won't bring them back?" Rinoa asked herself, "Just twenty kids, I want them to have homes or else they might have to live on the streets." Rinoa shivered at the thought. If only she had been smart and saved some money away, now that she couldn't pay the bills her beloved orphanage was going to be torn down. At least she had gotten Kairi a home; she already knew no family would adopt a teenager.

'I hope she doesn't hate me for sending her to live with the other kids, but I had no other choice and that was the only opening. I know Kairi wasn't ready to live on her own. I should've told her to reason she probably thinks I gave up on her like everyone else that has entered her life.'

The black haired woman stood up. "I have a great idea, I'll put posters all over the town and throw a small adoption party there are bound to be some parents looking to adopt," she said running out of her office.

Riku had fallen asleep already. Since he refused to eat dinner he ended up falling asleep due to his boredom. He was tossing and turning under his brown blanket. The dream he was having wasn't exactly of the pleasant sort.

It was Christmas morning. A little silver haired boy rolled out of his covers revealing his gray pajamas. He opened his aqua eyes they were beaming with happiness. He slipped on his slippers. This year's Christmas was going to be great. He would have his mother and father with him the entire time. For the past six Christmases that he had been alive for, his father had been off fighting in a war. But now he was home.

The happy little boy ran down the white marble stairs to see his mother and father sitting on the couch talking about something. He was very proud of his father; he was a war hero. His dream was to become just like him when he was older.

"Mommy, Daddy it's Christmas morning!" the little boy exclaimed happily.

"Yes, we know Riku," his father spat. Riku's happy face disappeared why was his father angry on Christmas it was supposed to be a happy day, not a sad one.

"Daddy, what's the matter?"

"You're the thing that is wrong."

It only took a few things to make Riku cry and this was one of them. "But Daddy, why are you mad at me?" His father refused to answer he only looked away. He was ashamed to make eye contact with his son. Riku looked at his mother hoping for an answer.

She only turned away. "Riku, darling, you are to pack up your things and wait on the porch for the orphanage vehicle to come pick you up," she stated.

"Why are you sending me away?" Riku cried tears sliding down his cheeks.

"Don't send me away…don't send me away!" Riku shouted in his sleep tossing and turning. Tears were flowing down his cheeks.

A/N: Poor Riku being tormented by his sad past. Of course that was only a small preview, who knows what else happened to him. Now please leave a wonderful review and I will get back to you with a reply! Besides you would make your dear author Aerith extremely happy! And don't you want to make me happy? Don't answer that...