"Once Upon A Paopu Fruit"
By Pixie
Disclaimer: Bleh bleh blah. And I don't own the Evanescence song "My Immortal" either
Author's Commentary: I hate to say this, but I'm having a bit of a case of writer's block. Normally, I write stories starting at the end, then I think up a good beginning, and then a few key events to go in between and voila! A decent fic. But I started here at the beginning. So I can't think up a good ending. Sure, having Kairi die, Riku and Sora get together and Tidus get put on ADD medication is good…But, I don't know. I need to think up a plot! Real couples have problems you know! (I'm only using part of the song, because I really hate song fics, but I think its all right here)
Chapter 7: I should have known…
I guess I should have known…He told me, then he acted so distant…but I couldn't face it. I can never face anything…Oh God…how can I be so stupid? I can't take this anymore…
-I'm so
tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears-
Kairi turned back to the sight in front of her, the vision growing blurry as her eyes filled up with tears. She tried so hard not to blink, knowing if she did the tears that threatened to break through would. She couldn't believe it. There was her best friend and first crush locking lips in a most passionate way with her boyfriend. Everyone, even Selphie, even Tidus noticed. Everyone except her had seen this coming.
She knew what she had to do. But she wasn't sure if she could bring herself to break up with Riku.
No…not yet, I'm not ready to have this be over! I can't deal with this being over! I wish it would all just go away…
-And if
you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave-
Kairi crawled out of the secret place and ran across the beach, her slip on shoes sliding back and forth. At one point she may have twisted her ankle, but she didn't care. She ran until she was back at her house, safe behind locked doors and let the tears flow full stream.
She buried her head under pillows and blankets, but every time she shut her eyes, an image appeared before it.
Riku…standing there tall with that sly, sexy smile, the smile that made her heart flutter in her chest.
- 'Cause
your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone -
"What's wrong with me Riku?! Why…Why can't you just like me?" Kairi flung her fists, pounding them into the bed, leaving little craters in the sheets.
"What did I do…?" Kairi sobbed into her pillow. Hadn't everything been going perfect? Kairi had felt bad when Sora rejected her, but Riku had been so helpful then…She'd gone to him, telling her then friend she felt bad and he immediately comforted her. She'd found herself falling for him, and fast. He was like a caramel candy, the kind with the really hard exterior to break through, but in the middle there was a gooey chewy center.
"Why Sora?" That was the question that hurt the most. Kairi had always felt a little bit bad for dating Riku. Sora had always seemed so left out and sad when they went off to be by themselves.
-These
wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase-
Kairi had never imagined that she would be the person left out in the cold. She hadn't seen this coming. She couldn't have seen this coming. Since she'd arrived on this island, Riku and Sora had made her feel welcome, they had all been instant best friends. She'd taken care of them. They'd taken care of her.
-
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me –
Things aren't ever going to be the same again, are they…?
…Oh Riku…
"Come on Riku…It'll be fun! Please please please pleeeease!?"
"I said I was going to ask! Now hold on bastard…"
"HEY! You can't insult me right after kissing me! Its against the rules!"
"What rules are you talking about?"
"Sora's Sacred Rules of Kissing." Sora announced proudly, trying to stand tall.
Riku just stared at him.
"What on Earth are you talking about…your so weird Sora…" Riku leaned in and brushed his lips against Sora's. To his surprise Sora jumped back instantly.
"HEY!" Sora protested! "You have to give me some warning before you do that!" Riku stared at him for a moment.
"What do you mean, a warning? Sora, saying 'Watch out, I'm about to kiss you', doesn't exactly do much for the romantic mood."
Sora pouted. "Well, its Sora's Sacred Rules of Kissing Rule Number 1: No kisses with warning! At least a suggestive look or something." Sora grinned. "See, its not that hard. Watch out Riku! I'm about to kiss you!" Sora leaned in and pressed his lips to Riku's in a swift chaste kiss. "See?" Riku just shook his head, running his fingers through his hair.
"Yeah Riku, what are you doing breaking the rules of kissing?" Riku and Sora turned to the entrance, both equally mortified, to see Selphie sitting there. Tidus was with her, but his attention was elsewhere.
"Sheesh Riku, you don't know anything about kissing…Watch an expert at work! Look out Tidus, I'm going to kiss you!…Tidus, you need to turn around so I can kiss you! …TIDUS! Pay attention!" Tidus finally turned around, his expression completely confused as Selphie pressed her lips to his in a short kiss, the way a third grader would kiss another.
Tidus's blue eyes grew wide as he pulled away.
"COOTIES!!! EWWW!!! SELPHIE COOTIES!!" And with that he took off running, wiping at his mouth the whole way.
Selphie was ready to take off after him, when Riku caught her arm. "Selphie, don't tell anyone what you saw, ok?" Selphie's grin immediately turned evil.
"What will you give me?"
"Give you…? You little brat!"
"I've always liked your CD player Riku…"
"That cost me a lot of money you little brat!" Sora watched the argument between them, feeling slightly dizzy at it all.
"I don't appreciate being called a brat. But fine. Keep your dumb CD player. I never liked it anyway. But you AND Sora have to be my slaves for the entire week. And that'll keep me AND Tidus quiet." She smiled coyly and stuck out her hand.
"Deal?" Riku looked back at Sora, who shrugged his shoulders.
"Your decision Riku. How bad can it be?"
Bad…Riku thought Very, VERY bad…
Riku stuck out his hand and shook Selphie's.
"Ok, deal."
Meanwhile…
"CootiescootiescootiescootiescootiesCOOTIES!" Tidus frantically splashed the water all over his body, scrubbing as hard as he could.
"Cootiescootiescoot- hey look! Shiny fish! Here fishy!"
Author's Commentary: Well, I tried to be angsty. I really did. I guess I'm not good at it. BTW, for credits sake, the scene with Sora's Sacred Rules of Kissing was co-written by TheAmbitiousBlank and I. And she was the one who said I should add a scene with Tidus flipping out over cooties. ^^ Sorry, this chapter's short, I know. But look guys! My first plot twist! This should give me enough ideas to keep going for a while. Its not exactly what I meant by "real couples have problems" but uh…well, at least it's a problem. As for Kairi…uh well, I guess we'll let her cry a few chapters than get back to her.