A Promise is a Promise

Prologue

It's Sora and Kairi's senior year in high school. Sora finally feels he needs to tell Kairi how he feels about her. Will he be able to do it? (A/N: Contains KH2 info. So possible spoilers!)

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Chapter 8: Just the Two of Us

(A/N: It seems lately my head's just been crammed with ideas. I can't stop writing. I got a review saying that I post really fast. If I keep this up, the story might be done by the end of the week. I plan to write one final chapter. Who knows? We'll see. Enjoy Chapter 8!!!)

"Well, the day's coming to an end. You hungry?" Kairi asked Sora.

"Yeah, but what do we have to eat?" He asked her.

"Selphie and Tidus caught some fish while packing their stuff. Selphie gave some of it to me."

"Sounds good. I'll get a fire going and then we can chow down!"

Sora gathered some logs and brought them to the small island. He began rubbing them together, making the leaves and other brush under it begin smoking, and soon they were set ablaze. Now they were cooking. Kairi stuck the fish on long sticks, which were used as skewers to hold the fish. For the next half-hour, the two of them cooked the fish and enjoyed the way they tasted.

Kairi also pulled some goodies out of her bag, mainly marshmallows and some other things that were always brought on their campouts. Just as the sun set and the moon rose into the sky, both of them finished eating,

Sora now moved towards the edge of the island and let his feet hang off of the side. Kairi sat next to him. They looked out towards the moon, staring off into space.

"…Sora?" Kairi started.

"Yeah?" Sora replied.

"Where do you see…us…in a year?"

"Uh…Us?"

"Yeah. You and me?"

"I'm not sure Kairi. We only have a few more months left before we go off to other colleges. I'm going to miss you."

"Yeah, I'm gonna miss you, too. No more just running around and doing what we want."

"Too bad."

"I always thought I always be together with you wherever we went." Sora said to Kairi, blushing.

She looked back, blushing as well. She set her hand on top of his and set her head on his shoulder. She was doing that a lot lately. Sora didn't mind though. He only rested his head on hers, taking the hand under hers and interlacing his fingers with it. They sat there together in silence, enjoying their moment together. They stayed there like that for a while.

Eventually, Sora could feel Kairi beginning to nod off. He picked her up and brought her over to the sleeping bags, beginning to tuck her in. They were sleeping under the coconut tree. Sora was sleeping next to Kairi, his hand around her waist, where it had been the night before.

The wind blew a gentle breeze across them. Sora heard a rustling in the trees and glanced up. Two coconuts were falling from the tree above them! In a quick reaction, he jumped on top of Kairi, hovering over her. She woke up and turned on her back. She looked at Sora, wondering what he was doing. Her question was answered as she saw the coconuts hit him in the back of the head.

"Ow!…Ow!" Sora said as the coconuts made impact with his head.

"Oh my god! Sora, are you okay?" Kairi looked at him worried.

"Yeah, I'm okay. You're not hurt are you?"

"No, I'm okay. What did you jump on top of me for?"

"Well, what else? I saw the coconuts fall from the tree. I noticed they were going to land right in your face. You know that I will always protect you, even from a coconut.

"…Sora?…" Kairi said to him blushing.

"…So I jumped on top of you to protect you like always to take the hit. I...I...I wouldn't forgive myself if that beautiful face of yours was damaged in anyway."

Oh my god. Kairi thought to herself. He does love me. Oh Sora, why don't you just tell me instead of beating around the bush? I love you so much Sora.

"…Sora?" Kairi looked up at Sora, staring into his bright, blue eyes. She put her hands on his cheeks. Then in a quick move, she put her arms around the back of her neck and pulled his face down towards hers, closer and closer…

Their lips locked for the first time ever in a very passionate kiss. Sora's eyes widened. The kiss ended. Sora looked down at her. This was it. This was the girl he wanted to spend of his life with; the only one he would ever truly love.

Kairi surprised at what she just did, felt her insides doing flip-flops relentlessly, not knowing what Sora's reaction would be. Surprisingly, he just smiled back at her. She eased and smiled back. Sora wrapped his arms around the back of her and rolled over. Now Kairi was on top of him; her legs straddling his waist. He pulled her closer and they kissed again passionately once again, this time for much longer, neither of them wanting to stop.

Sora felt her soft lips and deepened the kiss even more. There was a certain taste on Kairi's lips and he wanted more of it. It got to the point where it became intoxicating. The same was for Kairi. She loved the softness of Sora's lips, but wanted to go even further. She pushed her tongue against his soft cherry lips, demanding entry. Sora happily received her tongue. Their tongues dance with one another for what seemed like eternity. The two of them refused to let this kiss end. This kiss meant everything to them. It defined their past, their friendship, their feelings, their love, everything.

Eventually they inevitably broke away, gasping for air. Sora sat up, Kairi still on top of him, their arms still wrapped around each other, their foreheads leaning against each other. Sora looked at Kairi. She looked back in his eyes.

"Kairi, that was absolutely incredible."

"I know. I've never felt that way before."

"Kairi?" Sora asked.

"Yes?" She replied.

"I'm gonna make you another promise."

"Okay."

"I'm going to love you everyday I live. As long as there is a single breath inside of me, I will never stop loving you."

"…Sora…" Kairi looked back with a confused, but happy look on her face.

"Kairi, I love you with all my heart. I always will no matter what."

"I love you too Sora. I always have since the day we met. The day I fell from the sky and you caught me, not afraid of whom I was, only wondering about my safety and our friendship. You're so sweet Sora. I don't think I could live without you."

They kissed again this time not letting it stop. It went on endlessly while Sora laid down on his back again, pulling Kairi down slowly with him. They kissed for another hour before they fell asleep doing so.

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(A/N: Daaaammmmmnn! Where will the two lovers go from here? Write some good reviews and you will learn what happens in Chapter 9: Our Legacy. So, in the words of Tigger, "TTFN, Ta-Ta For Now!")