One School, One Destiny
Everybody but you
"Please, Kairi… Just open the door." Leon called from outside.
Kairi shut her eyes tightly as she tried to prevent the tears from falling down. "Just go away…" She slid against the door and sat on the floor.
"Please… My love… How did we let this happen?"
She winced and slammed her fist on the ground. "Oh, you don't remember? Let me refresh your memory then!"
Xion was still on her bed. She smiled and looked at the phone, recalling her last conversation with Axel just a minute ago. Amazing how instantly he made her feel jumpy and happy. She even woke up early (she was a heavy sleeper) just because she wanted to hear his voice again.
She just couldn't get enough of him.
She sighed happily and dreamily. "How did this happen, again?"
Friday, September 12
After they broke their kiss, Sora and Kairi sat quietly and stared blankly at the closet's door. Kairi managed to count till 15, until Seifer and Hayner opened it.
"Alright, you guys! Hope you had fun, but it's time to get out." Hayner smiled.
Seifer, however, smirked genuinely. "Oh, what's with the looks? Had fun or not?"
Sora looked around himself aimlessly, as if he just woke up. He got up to his feet and offered Kairi a hand. She looked at it dully for two seconds, but quickly recovered and accepted it. She was also on her feet and the couple was facing awkwardly Hayner and Seifer.
Seifer chuckled. "Well, what are you waiting for? Get out! Game's not over, next couple, please!"
Kairi and Sora stepped out. Sora headed to the living room and she couldn't tell to where he went. But she did notice Leon sitting in his spot, just where she had left him. His eyes were narrowed at her. All Kairi could do is gulp, yet again.
Xion was outside of Seifer's house and she looked to all directions, thinking where Naminé could have gone to. "Oh, Nami girl… Please…"
"Couldn't find her?" Xion turned around, startled, but was relieved to see that it was only Axel. Then she recalled the humiliation Marluxia had caused her earlier and fought against the urge to clench her hands with shame.
"N-No… I don't know what to do! That… That stupid Marluxia!"
Axel nodded. "Okay, so shall we split, or what?"
"I don't know…"
"Hey, Xion." He put his hands on her shoulders. She winced and finally clenched her fists. When they were together, she loved when he did this kind of gesture to her. "It's going to be alright."
"Really, Axel? Really? My sister's off in the streets, at night, in an area she is not familiar with. Moreover, she is probably still crying. Who knows who'll try to hurt her!"
"Woah, easy there! You've been watching too many soap operas." He grinned.
She closed her eyes and massaged her temples. "I do not watch soap operas."
"Whatever. Let's just start looking for her."
Kairi took a deep breath as she approached the sitting Leon, who still had his eyes on her. "H-Hey…"
"Humph." He quickly got up to his feet and went upstairs. No kids were allowed in there, according to Seifer. But apparently, Leon was already feeling himself at home. Probably because he and Seifer were close friends. Kairi, however, didn't know what to do. She looked around her, but finally decided to go upstairs, too.
She found him in the hallway, standing with his right hand on his hip. "Hey… What's up?"
He turned around, partly surprised that she actually followed him. But his shock quickly vanished. "Maybe you tell me?"
"W-What's that supposed to mean?"
He walked towards her, and for some reason she felt intimated. She tried to calm herself down by reminding herself that it's Leon; her boyfriend. He would never hurt her.
"Why'd you kiss Sora?"
"Naminé!" Xion screamed again. Her voice was already giving in, but she refused to stop.
"Xion, calm down!"
"Don't tell me to calm down! You calm down!"
"I already am calmed down."
"Yeah, and I don't understand how can you. You are the cause for this, you know."
"Your boyfriend's a dick and you're blaming me. Yeah, very logical."
"Ex-boyfriend."
"Whatever."
They continued to walk, with no particular direction in mind, as silent drifted between the two. Xion just couldn't get her mind to calm down. Her precious, delicate sister was lost in a cold, dark night. She suddenly felt a pang of guilt in her heart. She regretted asking Naminé to come with her, regretted leaving her alone at the party… But mostly, she regretted for not being able to approach her while she was crying.
But the entire situation was just too bizarre for her. She didn't expect it at the least. She expected hearing by the end of the night that there is a new couple in school—her ex-boyfriend and her twin sister.
She still didn't know how she would have felt about it, but that was what she had expected to happen.
Xion looked to her right and saw that Axel was staring at her. 'How long has he been doing that?' She wondered.
"Xi… It's going to be okay. We'll find her, you'll see."
She sighed. "I hope you're right."
"W-Who told you I kissed him?"
"Don't play games with me!"
"I'm not!" Kairi had no idea from where she got the nerves to yell at him, to lie to him, after what she has done. But for some reason his accusations made her blood boil with anger. Or maybe it was shame, but she refused to believe it.
"You… Promised." He ruffled his thin hair. He used to do that whenever he was tired, helpless or frustrated.
Kairi bit her bottom lip. "I did not cheat on you." She felt tired and helpless, too. 'There is no way that someone heard me and Sora… No, there is no way.'
"Stop… Stop lying." He took a step back.
"Baby, please…" She took a step closer to him but stopped. One single tear rolled down from her eye. "Who told you this?"
"Nobody!" He yelled. "I told you I'd be able to read it on your face! The way you looked when the boys opened the door… I just knew." He frowned.
Kairi's vision was already muddy from water, so she couldn't really see well. But it looked like he was crying, too. "N-No… No, that's not it." She sobbed. "We just talked, really! I'd never… Do that to you."
Now she was sure that he was crying, or at least making pained sounds. He covered his eyes with his hands. "You make me insane…"
"How could you… Blame me of cheating?"
He looked up. "Kairi…"
"You're the one who dragged me into this!" She accused. For some reason she just knew that she wouldn't be able to keep her relationship with him. Not after what she had done. But she would never admit her action.
Seifer's hallway was covered with yellow paint. There were 5 rooms to be seen there; Two on the left, and three on Kairi's right. All doors where shut, so she wasn't able to see the rooms themselves. Not that she wanted to. But she wondered who lived there, what their relation to Seifer was… Did he even have siblings? She barely knew the guy, yet there she was, screaming like a mad-woman in the middle of his hallway.
"No, no… I-I'm sorry…" Leon seemed to regret his previous action. "I just… Thought that you did something… Let's just forget about it, okay?" He put on a smile, obviously fake, since he was shaking slightly. "I'm sorry, babe. Come here."
He tried to hug her, but she just pushed away.
"I can't take this anymore." Xion sat on the ground. She didn't care of the dirt, the danger, the weird position… She just wanted Naminé by her side.
Axel sighed and sat next to her. "Come on, Xi… She obviously didn't manage to go that far."
"How do we know that we even picked the right direction?"
"Well… I dunno. You're twins! Don't you have telepathic abilities or somethin'?"
Xion stared but finally cracked half a smile. "Now who's been watching too many movies?"
He smiled heartily as well. "That's what I always liked about you. How much you care for her. How you can seem like the toughest girl ever, yet when it comes to her… You become so soft and… Well, gentle."
The female shrugged. "What can I say? She is everything to me; without her, I'm nothing."
"You're amazing."
Xion fixed her vision on him. "No, you are. I mean, you don't even have to be here, yet you came to help me… Thanks."
"Hey, I thought you said it's my fault?" He winked.
She laughed shortly. "You know that it's not true… Marluxia and I… We dragged you into this mess. I'm sorry."
"Kairi… What's wrong, baby?"
"I can't believe it… What do we worth if we can't even trust each other?"
"No… I-I'm sorry! I just panicked." He shook his head violently. She had never seen him like this before. But it's not like she herself used to be like that every single day. "I just don't want to lose you!"
The worst part was that she didn't feel bad at all. Well, of course, she was crying and screaming, but she didn't show any sign of regret. Moreover, it was as if she wanted to get rid of him already. "We're… It's over."
Xion and Axel spent the next ten minutes simply sitting on the road and talking about their friendship, previous relationship, and what's been on lately with their lives. Their minds weren't off Naminé, of course, but Axel knew he must cheer her up so that she'll gain the strength to keep an optimistic view.
"O-Oh, yeah! I remember!" Xion laughed so hard that she had to hold her belly. "Best day evah!"
Axel laughed as well. Not hysterically as Xion, but he too had a good time. "I know, right?" He sighed calmly. "We had some good times."
"You bet we did!" She winked with a smirk.
"Tsk… You know… I really miss you sometimes."
"You know you can always come over." She explained casually.
Axel looked down and chuckled. "I meant… I miss us being together."
"Oh." Was her short respond. "Well, uh… I guess… I miss us, too."
"Really?" He looked into her deep, blue eyes. "Doesn't seem like it. You know, since you got Marluxia and all, and I always see you laughing with your classmates…"
"Well, it's like I'm crying over you in my room every day, you know. But… Yeah, I do miss us." She played nervously with her thumbs. "A lot, actually."
He smiled warmly and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Come here, you." He pulled her into a warm hug. He could feel her smiling into his chest. He missed her doing that. Many stuff did he miss about the raven-haired girl. "Haha. Sometimes it even looks like you actually hate me."
Now he could feel her laughing. "Nah. I could never bring myself to hate you. Dislike? Maybe. Hate? Not even if my life depends on it."
"Well, glad to hear you dislike me." He laughed.
Xion released herself from the hug and looked into his enchanting pair of eyes. "I just… I don't even know." She smiled to herself and played with his fingers. "I really do miss you. And the time we used to spend together. The late night calls, the dates, the affection, the touch…"
"Well… Maybe I can help you with that?" He leaned closer and put his thumb and index finger under her chin. She bit her lip, but quickly closed her eyes as his soft, memorable lips touched hers.
"No, just—just listen!"
"I've listened enough to your accusations."
"Kairi!" He grabbed her wrist and pulled her violently to him.
"Ugh! Let go!" She tried to release herself, but his grip was stronger.
"I didn't mean to! I was just worried, why are you taking this so seriously?"
"M-Me?" Somehow she was able to escape his grip. "You're the one who started yelling at me the moment I came out of there! So don't tell me I am taking it seriously!"
"Baby… Understand me."
"What makes you think that I'll go and jump on the first guy I'd spent seven minutes with? Huh? What?"
"I don't know! It's just that… Sora… You two are close friends, so I thought… I don't even know."
Kairi looked at him in disbelief and for a moment she felt the need to spit. "You're pathetic." She was surprised at how realistic she sounded. For a second she thought that maybe she was right; there was no kiss, Leon was wrong.
'No… There was a kiss, Kairi, save it. You're a cheater and a liar.' But oddly enough, she didn't seem to mind it all that much. She was more hurt by the fact that her so called boyfriend blamed her for something without getting his facts straight. No matter if he really was right or not.
When Xion and Axel broke their kiss they smiled, and kissed each other's necks multiple times.
"Ah… I've… Missed this… So much!" She managed to say in between kisses.
"Me too." He smiled. "But come on, now. We must find Naminé. It's getting very late."
"Oh." She looked at her watch and was surprised by how quickly time flew by. Then some sort of weird pain bugged her chest. 'Did I replace my sister with a boy?' "L-Let's hurry, shall we?"
The couple started to begin their search again.
"Enough. Like I said, it's over." She turned around and ran down the stairs, back to where the party was. She quickly searched for her purse, which she left on the floor, right next to Leon. She started getting frustrated when she didn't find it. Her vision was still blurry, which made the search even more complicated.
"Ugh… Looking for this?" She suddenly saw her black purse in front of her. "I picked it up, so that no one will try to steal it or something. You can't even know who those kids really are, hehe..." He scratched the back of his head.
Again she felt hot tears on her face. "Oh, Sora." She took the bag from his hand, dropped it to the floor and hugged the teenager tightly.
"H-Hey. What's wrong?" It took a while, but he hugged her back with the same force.
"Kairi…" Leon came from behind and whispered as he took notice of the scene.
Kairi sniffed and picked her bag up from the floor. "Let's just go, Sora, okay?"
"Mm… Sure, if you say so."
They arrived into a dark, narrowed alley. Xion and Axel were about to turn around, yet they stopped when they heard muffled sniffs.
"Naminé?" Xion questioned.
The sounds stopped, so Xion was sure it really was her lost sister. "Nami girl… Where are you?" She took notice of some stairs right up ahead, so she guessed Naminé was hiding in there. "Come down here."
"Xion…" Naminé sobbed.
"Naminé! Please come down! Axel and I have been searching for you."
"A… Axel's here?"
"Right here, Nam." His voice came.
"O-Oh… Sorry."
"Naminé…" Axel sighed. "Really, you've got nothing to worry about. This entire situation? It's not your fault. Marluxia's just being an obsessive drama queen, really."
The couple heard Naminé giggling quietly. They both smiled.
"Yeah, come on, Nami girl. Let's go home." Her sister pleaded.
After ten seconds or so, light footsteps were heard. Soon, Naminé's young figure came to their sight.
"Namine!" Xion ran to her and hugged her sister. "Don't you dare scaring me like that, ever again!"
"Sorry!" She hugged Xion back and took a short moment to sob into her soft, short hair. "And Axel, I really am sorry for being so stupid…"
"Hey." Axel approached the hugging girls. "Like I said, you had nothing to do with it. I'll make sure Marluxia will pay for this on Monday."
"Hehe… Thanks, I guess. Although… You still haven't told me what he has to do with this?"
"Oh." Xion broke the hug. "Right, hehe. Well, apparently he decided playing the match-maker, so he lied to me about Axel liking you. I think that at the bottom line, he wanted to see if I'll grow jealous."
Namine glanced at Xion, then at Axel. And back to Xion again. "And? Was he right for suspecting?"
"Totally!" Axel threw his hands dramatically in the air. "I'm telling ya, Nam, your sister just can't keep her hands off me."
"W-What?" Xion yelled. "You're the one to talk!"
"So wait!" Naminé grabbed their attention. "Are you two… Like, maybe… Huh?"
Axel smirked and Xion laughed. "Yep!"
"We're back together." Axel answered.
Naminé brought her hands to her mouth. Then a huge smile crept down her face and she hopped up and down. "Oh my God! I am so happy for you, guys!" She somehow managed with her little frame to hug the both of them.
The three shared a laugh before Naminé yawned as a blush covered her usually pale cheeks.
"Hehe, come on, Nami girl. Let's go home."
"Okay." The blond smiled fondly at the new-old couple.
Kairi and Sora walked their way to Kairi's home. Sora wanted to make sure she arrived home safely. Plus, they lived verynear by, so he didn't mind at all. She looked like a total mess; her eyes were red and puffy, the little mascara she was putting on was smudged, and she simply stared with no emotion on her feet as she walked. He sighed, not knowing whether to start a conversation with her, or not.
'Should I ask her what happened, or change the subject to keep her mind off?'
He continued to stare at her emotionless figure, until he just couldn't take any more of it. "Enough, Kairi. Tell me what's wrong."
The spoken girl stopped dead in her tracks, realizing that she was not walking alone. She looked into his eyes, expecting them to be cold and hating, just like Leon's were. However, she only met his passionate, caring ones. She sighed and continued to walk, the boy following carefully beside her. "I broke up with Leon."
Sora felt his heart racing, and he wanted to pump his fist and scream 'Woohoo!' But obviously, he kept that image in his mind. "Why?"
"He started yelling at me stuff. Like, 'how could you? You cheater!' You know..."
"Okay... And?"
"I got mad because he accused me of stuff. So I told him it's over." She sighed deeply and her lips trembled.
"Wait... What?" Now Sora was the one to stop his feet and stay in place. "But, um... You are aware of the fact that he was correct, right?"
"Ugh, I know!" She stopped as well and turned around to face him. "And you know what? I kept denying! I am a shameless bastard! I didn't even confess or apologize. I just... Yelled at him and... Ugh!"
"But... Why'd you do that?" No matter how Sora disliked the guy, he had to admit that it wasn't cool. Getting cheated on and then dumped by the same girl was not a thing he would wish to anyone.
"I dunno... I just couldn't stop myself."
"Well... It's okay." He went to her and hugged her. "Everything will be fine, you'll see. You two will be back together by the end of next week, you'll see." He tried to comfort her.
"No!" She pushed him aside. "I don't—! I don't wanna go back to him..."
"You don't?"
"No. Ugh, Sora... One of the reasons I broke up with him was because of you!"
"Me?" He cocked his head to the side, which she found adorable and annoying at the same time.
"Yes, you! And don't pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about. I mean, seriously? Kissing me out of the blue like that?"
Now he scratched the back of his head, not sure of what to do.
It was already late and he felt cold. He couldn't understand how the girl beside him didn't even shiver, while she wore nothing but thin fabric. The skies were gloomed and the wind whistled quietly, hitting his nape. He could feel the thin hairs on his arms perking up as he rubbed his frozen hands together. Sora blinked his eyes a few times due to the dusty weather.
"I'm sorry."
Kairi sighed. She must have loved doing that, he thought to himself. "No... I'm sorry. It's not even your fault. It's just that..." She looked around, searching for the right words. "I don't understand from where you suddenly came on to me! You... Surprised me." When she took notice of the lovely chocolate haired boy biting his lips with shame, she felt the need to add something to ease with him. "In a good way."
He seemed quite surprised, alright. "Really?"
"Yeah..." She suddenly felt herself smiling. "Sora Lockhart, you are quite the kisser."
When the happy trio arrived at the Trepe mansion, Naminé yawned once again.
"Alright, madams. If you'll excuse me, I'll hit home as well." Axel quickly pecked Xion on his lips and ruffled Naminé's messy hair.
"Axel, wait!" Naminé called after him. He turned around and she quickly took a step and hugged him. He smiled and hugged her back. She took a step back and smiled. "Thank you."
"Sure thing, Nam. Catcha later." Then his slim figure disappeared into the darkness.
The two girls sighed in unison, then looked at each other with a smile. They put their hands around each other's shoulders at they entered their house.
"What a night." Xion threw her keys on the counter.
"Yeah... I'm really happy you are back with him. Seriously, I was thinking about your previous relationship all night!"
"Oh, shoot!" Xion jumped in her place. "Nami! I completely forgot! Are you sure that you're okay... With us being back together?"
"Huh? Why wouldn't I?"
"Well. You know. I told you that he likes you, so maybe you already made some plans in mind with him... Or something."
"Oh. Oh, my!" Naminé laughed and clenched to her stomach.
"W-What?" Her sister was taken aback.
"As much as I like him, it was a living nightmare sitting there with him! For ages I tried to think of a way to reject him. Please, I'd much rather you two being together."
Xion smiled. "Thanks..."
Naminé's laugh had already faded away, and she smiled warmly. "I really am happy. I love you two being together more than I do with any other couple."
"Aw, thanks, sis!" The girls shared one last hug. "Now come on, let's go to bed."
Kairi smirked as she looked at Sora who was still blushing. She started laughing at the fact that even in the darkness she can notice his flustered expression. She took a step closer to him and watched him flinch. How she loved it. Now she was the one being in control. She was the confident one.
"What's the matter?"
"N-Nothing! It's just..."
Kairi smirked again. "Sora..." She nuzzled her face into his slightly cold neck. "You really are something, you know that?" She felt him gulping. "I just like every little thing about you."
"I... I like many stuff about you, too."
She smiled and pushed herself into him harder, trying to eliminate every little space between them. "Yeah?"
"Mm hmm." He nodded.
"I'm glad to hear that." She whispered. "I really am glad..."
She grabbed his face with her hands, and connected their lips again. This time she quickly added a tongue to the scene. She titled her head from right to left countless of times, as she made soft moans. She felt his sneaky, chill tongue and felt a tingling sensation in her tighs. Her hands were moving to his waist. Too tiny for a guy, she thought, but kept on rubbing them. Sora, as well, figured he should add his own touch. He was holding her shoulders tightly, and smacked her harder into him. She gasped and was surprised that he had the ability to turn such an innocent kiss into something so strong and passionate.
Truth to be told, she always thought that he'd be extra awkward when it came to kissing someone. But there he was, being confident and powerful. 'Did he ever kiss someone before?' She didn't even know. Yet, she didn't even care. Because right then, he was kissing her.
When they finally broke the kiss, he stared straight into her eyes. "I really don't understand us."
"Let's... Leave it for tomorrow, okay?"
"Technically, it already is tomorrow." He grinned.
"Oh, shut up!" She kissed his cheek one final time before they made their way to her house. There he left her and headed to his own house.
Saturday, September 13
Kairi nuzzled her warm bed sheets. Then she flipped from left to right, trying to find a cold side. Finally she gave up and simply stared at the ceiling. Recalling last night, she wasn't able to understand how she got the guts to do any of her actions: Kissing Sora in the closet, lying to Leon, breaking up with him... Kissing Sora again. She didn't drink even one single drink yesterday, so obviously she wasn't under the influence of alcohol. So what was the matter?
But she didn't want to think about it so early in the morning. She didn't want to think about Leon, Sora, or any other boy for the matter. She wanted to go back and rest some more.
That's what she wanted to do, but she had to groan when the doorbell rang. She was about to cover her ears with the pillow, but then remembered that her poor Mother barely had any sleep last night. Kairi quickly got up to her feet and ran down the stairs.
Poor and tired Kairi opened the door, only to be greeted by a face she did not want to see.
Leon stood there with a smile that didn't last long before he sighed. He reached his hand towards her and she took notice of the three yellow roses in his hand.
She opened her eyes wide open and stared at him with disbelief. "Roses? No thanks."
She slammed her door shut, leaving him and his roses outside.
Xion woke up in her own bed. She took a moment to realize where she was, but once she did, a huge smile tugged her gentle face. She felt happy, fulfilled, and joy tangled her body.
Without thinking much, she reached for her phone that was still in the pocket of the jeans she wore last night. She quickly let her fingers do the job for her.
Xion dialed Axel's phone number, which she still knew by heart. She waited a few seconds for him to pick up.
"Hey, babe."
"Axel! What's up?"
"The ceiling. Still in bed, moron! Stop calling me so early, sheesh."
"Hehehe, woops! Sorry!" She could feel him smiling from the other side.
"It's okay. What's on your mind, sweetheart?"
"Already cheesy, eh?" She smirked. "Was just wondering if you'd like to hung out with me today."
"Sure, why not? Tell you what, I'll call you later—when I'm fully awake, mind you—and we'll settle the details, 'kay?"
Xion laughed. "Sure thing, hottie. Bye!" She turned her phone off and smiled into her pillow.
"Please, Kairi… Just open the door." Leon called from outside.
Kairi shut her eyes tightly as she tried to prevent the tears from falling down. "Just go away…" She slid against the door and sat on the floor.
"Please… My love… How did we let this happen?"
She winced and slammed her fist on the ground. "Oh, you don't remember? Let me refresh your memory then!"
"Kairi..." Leon pleaded.
"You were calling me a cheater! A liar."
"I'm sorry..."
"Psh, 'sorry' ain't gonna cut it. Just go." She got up to her feet and turned on her stereo, as loud as she allowed herself; she didn't want to wake her Mom, yet she wanted to try and block Leon's voice. She didn't even care to pick a song.
~I never thought you would...~
Xion was still on her bed. She smiled and looked at the phone, recalling her last conversation with Axel just a minute ago. Amazing how instantly he made her feel jumpy, and happy. She even woke up early (she is a heavy sleeper) just because she wanted to hear his voice again.
She just couldn't get enough of him.
She sighed happily and dreamily. "How did this happen, again?"
She didn't have time to answer herself because her phone rang, playing again her silly little ringtone. She looked strangely at the Unknown ID that appeared in front of her, wondering who could call this early in the morning. Yet, she decided to pick it up. "Yeah?"
"Xion?"
"Oh, please! What do you want, Marluxia?"
"Just to talk with you... About what happened yesterday." Her fresh ex answered.
"Well, I've got nothing to talk with you about."
"Come on... Can I just come over? I can explain myself, honestly, Little Bird."
"First of all." Xion got up from her bed and headed to her computer to turn in on. "Don't call me Little Bird; never liked it, never will. Secondly..." She opened her 'Music' folder and searched for a song. "I don't want you to come anywhere near me."
"Litt—Xion."
"And last but not least, maybe this song will help you figure things out." She double clicked the file and held the phone close to her amplifiers.
~Never thought the words you said were ture.~
~Never thought you said just what you meant.~
"Kairi, if you'll just open and let me explain!"
~Morning comes and morning goes with no regret.~
"Kairi! What do you want me to say, huh?" She tried to focus on the song, but she couldn't ignore his words. "I was freaking out! I just don't want to lose you.
"I didn't... I don't... Wanna lose you. You're the best thing that ever happened to me. I just... Can't think of losing you. People started saying stuff... That you two are too quiet and that something is probably happening between you in there... I was just worried..."
"Oh, really?" She raised her voice to try and make herself loud and clear with all the music in the background. "And what about when there were rumors going on about you hooking with someone else? Huh? Rumors of you cheating on me? Everyone warned me to be careful, but I refused to believe everybody! Everybody but you!" She shut her eyes tight and let more tears fall down. "Instead, I went to you, I asked you whether it is true or not! Couldn't you repay me by doing the same last night?"
"I'm sorry..."
Kairi came back to her spot on the floor next to the door. She continued to cry. Now she felt a pang of guilt. She knew he cared for her, and that he is not to blame. But she couldn't turn time back. Not anymore.
~And the evening brings the memories I can't forget.~
"Well?" Xion held her phone against her ear. "Did it somehow help you? Although this is a slow love song, don't for a second think I love you. It was meant to tell you that it's over and this is it. No regrets."
"Oy, stop acting like a little child, Xion."
"What? I'm the one acting like a little child? You've got the nerves to tell me that after what you've done? To remind you, Marluxia, my sister was running down the streets, crying. So you better stay the Hell away from both of us."
"But listen!"
"This really is regretless. Jerk." And then she hung up and took a deep breath.
Kairi got up and opened the door, only to find Leon on the floor in a similar position she used to sit at. Tears stained his beautiful face and the yellow three roses seemed to share their pain with the boy. He looked so little and afraid, not like he usually looked like, which was confident and calm. Did she really have this kind of effect on him?
He got up to his feet and rubbed his cheeks clean. Once again he offered her the flowers. She stared at them again. She didn't know if he looked cute or lame. But she refused to think about that.
"Leon... My decision is final. It's a goodbye."
"But... What?" He looked dumbfounded as she closed the door again.
Riku entered his house after his early morning run. He loved to wake up at dawn and run around the area. There were barely any people outside during that time, so the roads were clear and he had the perfect silence and peace in order to sort his jumbling thoughts. And the weather was chilly, so his sweat didn't feel sticky or gross, but refreshing and awakening. He loved the small pants he made as he reached his endurance's record, and with every day, the pants arrived later than the day before, indicating that he really was in good shape.
So as he opened the door to his house and then closed it behind him, he took to notice that someone was already up; probably his younger brother. The hint for that assumption was the fast music that was played from upstairs. Riku shrugged to himself and went up the stairs himself, to get into his room. He wanted to take dry towels and clothes, in order to take a quick, cold shower.
It took him less than fifteen minutes to finish the progress. He kept a towel around his waist and behind his nape, as he walked back to his room. The music from his brother's room was still playing, but instead of the quick song from earlier, a soft music was played. Riku sighed and took a quick glance at his brother's door, which was right across from his own room. He then shrugged again, quickly went downstairs and filled himself a glass of cold water. Trying to hold the towels in place, the glass and his clean clothes perfectly, he climbed back up the stairs.
~Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs.~
His house was huge and was filled with many rooms. Most of them were empty and were meant for visitors or his Father's buissness-colleagues, when they stayed in the area for important meetings.
He walked to his room and closed the door behind him, throwing his clothes on the chair.
~And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs.~
As he laid on his bed, he stared at the ceiling. He always took clothes with him to the bathroom, but never had the energy to dry himself and wear them. He eventually would get dry from the air and only then wear his clothes, in his bedroom. But that didn't stop him from still carrying clothes around to the bathroom. It became an habit which he couldn't stop, no matter how useless and pointless it was. He opened the drawer on the nightstand next to his bed, and pulled some white bandages from it. He wrapped it around his partly black hand and frowned.
A picture of him and his Mother was placed casually between all of the bandages inside the drawer. He took a quick glance at the door, to make sure it really was shut. Then he took the picture in his hand.
~And I wonder if you knew that I never understood...~
She always had a nice smile. Not precisely happy or real, but she managed to place a kind smile to her face, every single time.
~That although you said you'd go...~
He felt the urge to throw-up, so he quickly put the picture back in place and shut the drawer. Slowly, he got up from the bed and walked over to the chair with the clothes. But he didn't wear them. He just stared at the chair and tried to empty his mind.
~...Until you did, I never thought you would.~
Music: Empty chairs, by Don McLean.
I am glad to announce that from the next chapter, everything will be more interesting. We get to see everyone in school at the same time! And drama and stupid stuff like that begins! Hooray, hooray!