Chapter 8: The Date?

I sat at the kitchen table, stirring up two hot chocolates amidst the smell of coffee. Three guesses as to whom this other cup belonged.

"Sora, I think you should take that poser coffee and leave this house."

"I'm sorry, but why is coffee so good again?" Despite the fact that we went to bed pretty late, Riku and I woke up pretty early. Not earlier than Kairi of course, but early nonetheless.

"Take a whiff of the air, Sora!" I grimaced at the scent of that evil beverage. "Oh, c'mon, you need to grow up."

"No. I like my hot chocolate, thank you very much." And Kairi does too, so ha.

"Whatever. You'll break one day." He finished whatever he was doing (don't look at me; I don't know how to use a coffeemaker). "Ah. Only a matter of time before I get my fix."

Addict.

The sound of a key turning caught our attention. We looked to the front door and watched as a smiling Kairi walked through.

"Oh! You guys are awake! I brought doughnuts!"

"Yes!" I ran over to take the boxes off her hands and brought them to the table. I love doughnuts!

"Morning, Riku!"

"Good morning, Kairi." He came over and looked into the box of doughnuts I had opened. He picked out a jelly-filled doughnut. "You did well."

"I know. Sora, I didn't know what kind you like, so I kinda just got a ton of my favorite." I observed the box and noted there was a lot of my favorite: chocolate with sprinkles. I'm in love.

That wasn't serious. I mean, I like her, but I take love very seriously. It was an expression, you see? So… yeah.

"Kairi, these ones are my absolute favorite." There's a heaven after all. And they sent me my own angel. Amazing.

"Haha. You're just saying that…" she grabbed one of her own and bit into it.

"Nope, those are his favorites. I guess that makes you two enemies now." Kairi quickly looked at me and smirked. I narrowed my eyes. In the next instant, each of us was holding a box of doughnuts.

"You'll never take them alive!" she growled. Cute.

"They're mine!" I playfully snarled in return.

"How cute. You guys flirt as often as Roxas and Naminé do." Riku laughed. We quickly ended our antics and looked away from each other. How I wish that statement was true.

"Be quiet and eat your doughnut, Riku. And don't forget to drink your cup of poison." She gave Riku a playful shove as she made her way to the fridge. "Hey, Sora, do you think—"

"I already made you one." I held up her mug, bringing a smile to her face. "Here you are, Miss Kairi. One hot choco-latte. Sora's Special with—"

"Milk and marshmallows." She took the mug with a huge smile on her face. "Thanks. You're the best." The compliment gave me butterflies and a hot face. I broke eye contact with her to prevent future embarrassment.

"Ew. You guys are already completing each other's sentences." Riku shot us a disgusted look, one betrayed by the small smile on his face.

"You are awfully grumpy this morning!" Kairi joked. "It's that coffee, I tell you. If you had one of these, you'd be a lot happier and smiley, like Sora!" she shoved her mug in his face with a light smile. "Look, it smiles back at you! Isn't it cute?"

"Makes me melt inside." He gently moved the mug from his face and turned to me. "Not gonna lie, if I was as happy-go-lucky and as smiley as you, I think I'd lose a lot of my sex appeal." We all broke out into a laughing fit as he plastered a fake smile on his face. Described at its best, he looked as if he recently got a facelift. "See? Scary huh?" He turned to Kairi, "See, there's something a lot sexier about a mysterious, frowning guy. Adds that charismatic air, right?"

"Oh yeah, work that hot look!" Kairi played along. Riku started sending a ton of jokingly-serious (how do I describe it? He's faking the effort to be sexy) faces. I continued to laugh, but I noticed the strange relationship Riku and Kairi shared. It was incredibly easy to mistake them for a couple. By the look of things, it looked as if they were a happy couple. My laugh devolved into a small smile at the thought.

Did I have a chance with Kairi at all when she turned down Riku?

"Yeah, the moneymaker right here." He let out a small laugh as he sighed. "Too bad it doesn't work out when you want it to."

The sound of someone running down the stairs cut through the air, stealing our attention.

"Ven, that tickles!"

"Exactly! Why do you think I'm touching you there?"

"Ven!" The couple stumbled into sight when they reached the bottom of the staircase. My eyes widened when I saw a shirtless Ven chasing Aqua, who was wearing his shirt. "Ven, there are people in the kitchen! Stop!" she didn't sound very convincing, as each word was laced with amusement and a giggle accompaniment. They disappeared from view as he chased her into the living room.

"As if that'll stop me!" the couple laughed as I tried to pretend they weren't there. I'm not a big fan when it comes to watching this mushy-gushy stuff.

"Kairi, did you hear any strange sounds? A bump in the night, perhaps?"

"Riku, they didn't have sex."

"Get back here!" Aqua came into the kitchen laughing and panting with Ven closely behind. I awkwardly smiled at the two.

"Oh hey guys. Got up early, didn't you?"

"I had to. Your cousins had to get to camp somehow." Kairi took a sip of her hot chocolate. "You guys are awfully chipper this morning."

"It's just— Ven!" she lightly smacked his face. If I saw correctly, I think he just gave her left butt cheek a squeeze. I kind of liked them better when they were behaving normally. "Just had a good night's sleep, is all."

The giggle that escaped her mouth backed the statement up. Eww.

"So, do I get to have some of those?" Ven wrapped his arms around his girlfriend, hiding behind her.

"Yeah. I got two dozens for a reason!" Kairi chirped. "You two are so adorable."

"Until the clothes start flying." Riku added.

"Riku, I assure you, we didn't do anything naughty last night."

"At least, not sex." Ven said quickly before biting into a glazed doughnut. "What? We didn't!"

Aqua turned to us with a wry smile. "Well, don't listen to him. My pants stayed on."

"Heh. Mine didn't!" Riku and Kairi laughed at the remark, while I kind of just sat there. Did we really need to know this? Aqua shot him a look. "Just kidding!"

"Are you trying to destroy my good mood?" Aqua grabbed a… well, I don't know what flavor that was, but she took it. I had no complaints.

"I'm sorry. I'll stop now." His attitude seemed to make a complete turnaround. "So are… those two still sleeping?"

I figured he was talking about the entwined human beings downstairs. "Yeah. They didn't even stir when Riku and I came up here."

"Ah. Who woke up first?"

"I did." Riku answered. After he finished pouring himself a cup of coffee, he turned to the couple. "You guys want a cup?"

"Just a little, please."

"Yeah, I'll take what you got." Ven responded. "So… have you guys ever wondered…?"

"Oh gosh, here it comes…" Kairi shook her head and buried her face in her hands.

"No, this idea isn't even that bad… or impossible. So I was thinking last night…"

"About sex." Riku finished. A curt look from Aqua made him apologize with a shrug.

"Well, that too. Anyway," he continued quickly, "I wanted to ask… have you guys ever wondered if Naminé woke up due to… poking?"

My face froze in horror when I realized what Ven was trying to communicate.

"Ven, poking people in the face is the best way to wake someone up!" Riku poured cream into a mug of coffee.

Kairi almost choked on her hot chocolate. Oh. Now that's just disgusting.

"I've done it to Kairi a few times in Math. She has the best reactions."

Riku, that was uncalled for. No. Just no. I stole a glance at Kairi, who looked just as surprised. Needless to say, as soon as we made eye contact, an awkward atmosphere filled the air.

"I'm not having this conversation again." Kairi immediately stated.

"Haha!" Ven swallowed whatever he was chewing, "She gets it!"

"Gets it…?" Aqua shot a quizzical look at Riku. As if on cue, their eyes widened in realization.

"Oh my...holy… Kairi, I…"

"Didn't know. Ven, you are such an ass!" Kairi smacked the boy's shoulder in disgust.

"Ven! Go… go back to bed or something! What is wrong with you?!" Aqua wore a disgusted look, making Ven flinch.

"I'm just wondering if… you know! That accident has ever happened to Roxas!"

"You have a sick mind for thinking like that." Riku spat. My eyes went straight to the floor after meeting Kairi's eyes. Awkward.

"So!" The quick change of subject was much appreciated. Thank you Kairi. "What are everyone's plans for today?"

"Work. From noon to closing." Riku replied. "You guys should come by for lunch."

"I think I'm going to finish off the rest of my summer homework. I only have History left anyway."

"I think I'll bother Aqua." Ven turned to his girlfriend, "No, wait; I'll bring my homework to your house so you can help me."

"Okay. What about you, Sora?"

"Oh." What was I supposed to say? I didn't really have plans for today. "I don't know…"

"Sora and I will be around town with Roxas and Naminé." Kairi finished. She didn't offer an explanation, or return a glance, when I looked at her.

"How cute. A double date!" Ven teased.

"Oh grow up. It's not a date."

"Okay… two couples in denial gallivanting around town in a date-like manner."

"I didn't know gallivanting was part of your vocabulary."

"Well I learned it yesterday from Aqua, thank you very much."

"How you guys getting home?" Riku asked the couple (not Kairi and I, because we're not a couple. Therefore, we cannot be "the" couple). Once again, I applaud the change of topic.

"Hmm. Never thought of that. Could you give us a ride to Ven's house?" Aqua placed her mug in the dishwasher and waited for a reply.

"Yeah. Why not. I have a lot of time to kill anyway."

"Great. Well, I'm gonna clean myself up. So I'll be right back." She left the kitchen in a rush. No doubt she was feeling a little insecure in Ven's shirt.

"Hmmm. Guess I'll clean up too. Think she'll let me join her?"

"You wish."


"Kairi!" I ran toward the redhead before she went up the stairs. Right after breakfast, we all split up to clean the house after the party. Riku and the breakfast couple left around half an hour ago, leaving us with the bed couple downstairs. It was two hours 'til noon, and they were still knocked out. Kairi managed to avoid me for a good amount of the morning.

"Yup?" she casually turned to me as if she had done nothing unusual.

"Er…" What was I going to ask her again? "Uh… where are you going?" Something tells me that wasn't it.

"Upstairs?" she answered with a questioning tone. A giggle escaped her mouth when she said, "Well, that's where these stairs lead to, right?"

"Oh, yeah. That's not what I wanted to ask!" I quickly fumbled for the right words to say. "What did you mean when we were going with Roxas and Naminé? I think you said something about downtown?"

"Oh. Completely slipped my mind, sorry." She walked past me and stood before the basement door. "They'll be going around the town today on one of their little dates. We can… accompany them, if you want."

"I don't mind tagging along, but don't you think they'd like a little privacy?" If Kairi wanted to win that bet, wouldn't she make sure that Roxas and Naminé got as much alone-time as possible?

"Well, you see…" she tilted her in thought, "they won't exactly know that we're with them. We'll be watching them though."

Why do girls always have to be cryptic when they want to tell you something? Do they think we guys enjoy this?

"I don't know what you mean. How could they not know we're there if we're… there?"

She sighed and mumbled something about how stupid boys were. I beg to differ. "Listen. We're going to spy on them. Got it?"

Well why couldn't she say that the first time? "Don't you think they'll recognize us?"

"No." She answered in a tone that made it sound like my question was the stupidest thing ever to reach her ears. "We'll be making a quick stop at my house to pick up disguises. Hmm…"

I took a step back as she leaned toward me. "What?"

"Your hair." How vague. "It's hopeless."

"Oh. It's kind of out of my control…"

"No, I like it. But I don't have any wigs for guys. And your hair is something… well, no one else has hair like yours, to be honest." Was that a compliment?

"Thanks?" images of a different-looking Kairi flashed through my mind.

"Yeah. We'll find something for you. I usually go with Selphie on these missions." Missions? Really, Kairi? "I really hope something happens. It's so exciting!" she giggled with enthusiasm.

"Do you normally spy on your friends when they go on dates?"

"Only couples that are going to happen. Like Hayner and Olette. We've spied on them before. Tidus and Yuna as well, but that was before they were dating. When they start dating, we grant them their privacy." She said with a wide smile. "It's like their little privilege, if you will." She opened the door to the basement and went down a step. "You coming? They have to wake up sometime, right?"

We proceeded down the stairs and turned the lights on as we went, not mindful at all of our noise pollution. Nevertheless, our actions were not enough to wake the tangled couple.

"Jeez. Sometimes I get really angry when I see them like this. It's almost painful to know that these two are meant for each other and they just… well, they don't do anything about it!"

"It bothers you that much?"

"Yeah. I mean, look at them!" she pointed an accusing finger at their sleeping forms. "Just friends my ass!"

"Kairi?" Naminé murmured in her sleep. Slowly, Roxas began to stir as Naminé pulled her face from Roxas's chest.

Kairi was right. This was far beyond just friends.

Naminé lightly pushed away from Roxas and yawned. "What time is it?"

"Early. Glad to see you're up. We were just talking about you."

The blonde rubbed her eyes in an effort to wipe away her drowsiness. "Who?" she turned around, her eyes settling on me. "Oh, good morning Sora."

"Morning!" I greeted. It looked like Roxas was coming to, so I added, "Wake up, Roxas!"

He mumbled something before burying his face in his pillow.

"Ven and Aqua left a while ago, so you'll be driving yourselves home." Kairi informed the half-asleep girl before her. Naminé was trying to coax Roxas into the conscious world by running her hands through his messy hair.

She yawned before answering Kairi, "Okay… Roxas, please wake up now." She lightly knocked on his head.

He grumbled before lifting his head from his pillow, "There's no tennis today. Let me sleep."

"Roxas, get up. It's summer vacation. Make the most out of it!"

"Or at least, make the most out of it while I'm here." I threw in. "After I leave, sleep in as much as you want."

"But when you're gone I'll definitely be waking up early for tennis…" he whined. Naminé continued to play with his hair. She was pretty much awake now.

"Roxas, I'm getting breakfast."

"Not you too, Naminé!" When she got up from the bed, he groaned loudly. "I hope you two are happy for ruining my morning.

"You'll get over it." Kairi said with a smirk on her face. We didn't stay to watch Roxas crawl out of bed; instead, we followed Naminé upstairs, in hopes of finally starting the day.


"We have to go to my house and pick a few things up. You don't mind, do you?"

Of course I didn't mind. When Roxas and Naminé left the house, Kairi was quick to gather what she needed to pursue the couple.

I found myself on the passenger side of her car, listening to Kairi's old stalker (she insisted vehemently that it was "spying," so I backed off after getting a laugh… or ten) stories. From what I heard, it seemed that Kairi, and I guess Selphie as well, took their missions very seriously. Kairi promised to show me the latest log on Hayner and Olette that she had at her house.

"I am so excited. I sent a text to Selphie saying that you'll cover for her today."

"She was okay with that?"

She smiled mischievously. "Not exactly. But what can you do when you're working 'til three anyway?"

"Not much." I played with one of the buttons on one of my short pockets. "How much longer?"

"Almost there. I'm turning right at this traffic light, taking the third left into another street, and into my neighborhood." She turned just as she said she would, and I made note of the surroundings. The houses in this area were much more… mundane and ordinary. It made me realize how much nicer the houses on the mountain were. Not saying that these ones weren't nice, just that they weren't as posh.

"Which one is yours?" I looked around, noting that every house looked very similar to each one another. It was probably a gated community.

"The one that looks like every other one on its street." She said dryly. "When I get my own house, I am not living in a gated community." She pressed a button on the car's control panel and the gated slowly opened. "Too many rules and regulations. I want to be able to paint the outside of my house whatever color I want, not just different shades of light yellows and whites."

"Yeah. I prefer the same thing."

"Do you live in a gated community?"

"Nope. Just in a regular neighborhood, with enough space in between neighbors to call it a yard."

"Cool. Is it bigger than mine?" we pulled into a brick driveway, which connected to a clean (almost pristine), white house. We remained parked outside the three-car garage and climbed out.

"I can't say. Is this one floor?"

"Yup. There's only three of us, so it'd only be a bigger house to clean if we got something any larger." Her door opened , and the faint ringing of an alarm system resounded from somewhere in the house. "Let me get that. You can go ahead and make yourself at home."

I took the time to examine her house. Hard wood floor with dark, warm colors on each wall. It was very… cozy. To the left of a door way was a set of double doors, closed completely as if it held the house's secrets. Next to it was a door that led to a bathroom, which only consisted of a toilet and a sink. I made my way forward, noticing the dark, wooden dining table on my left. Across from it was the doorway that Kairi went through. The table before me was large, enough to seat ten people. For what reason would it need to be so large, I didn't know. Maybe Kairi's family was the party host family.

"Do you like it? I personally picked the china and that table." Kairi said as she reappeared from behind. "It's definitely the best piece of furniture we have in this house." She boasted playfully.

"It's really nice. Seems you have a knack for interior decorating."

She laughed at the thought. "I always considered that as a future career. The curtains, the wall colors, this dining room… all my idea. If anything, this right here is the showcase of my almost-nonexistent artistic ability."

"Don't say that. These combos are really awesome, and the whole thing just gives that cozy feeling, you know?"

A small smile crept onto her face. "Yeah. It does." She turned around and walked away. "You coming?"

"Oh!" I followed behind, eager to see where everything led to. Turns out the only thing through this doorway was a bathroom on the immediate right, the laundry room (which connected to the garage) a little further ahead, and then…

"Pardon the mess. I managed to hide everything… indecent, but it's still a bit cluttered." Kairi opened the door, revealing her room to me. I followed her in, noting the size and colors. For a bedroom, Kairi's was pretty large. Her walls were a light pink, pale yet positive. Her bed sheets were the exact same shade too; overall, I'd have to say hers was the stereotypical girl room. The only thing out of the ordinary here was the size.

"I don't know what you're talking about. This room is pretty nice. Big too."

"Oh, that's because it used to be two rooms." She walked to the center of her room and faced me. "There used to be a wall right here, from that wall," she pointed to her left, "to that wall."

"Oh, okay…" I trailed off. I wish my room was this big…

"Enough about my room, it's making me self-conscious now…" she laughed nervously. "I was thinking about repainting the walls to something more… mature. But anyway, let's throw stuff together."

"What?"

"For your disguise! And you'll have to help me pick out what I'll be wearing too."

Okay, they really got into this stuff. "I can't believe you were actually serious."

We spent the next half hour throwing clothes everywhere. It didn't take long for Kairi to make an outfit for me: my "disguise" consisted of one of Riku's old basketball jerseys (it made me wonder what it was doing in Kairi's closet…) and a hat with the emblem of the local blitzball team.

Kairi wouldn't settle on a single choice. I thought I was going to have to kill myself because… well, are all girls that indecisive? Sure, the large choice range of clothes could make the decision that much harder to make, but we spent ten minutes deciding on what color contacts she was going to wear. And that only had two choices.

"Sora, are you sure this is the better choice?"

"Yup."

"Or should I go without contacts?"

"Go with the first one."

"You know, it's been a while since I've worn the brown ones…"

"You said earlier you wanted to wear the green ones."

"I did, didn't I?" she dropped on her bed and sighed. "I wish I had more to choose from."

Why, so this could take that much longer?

"Kairi!" I whined. "Just go with the green ones! By now those two are out doing… whatever couples do!"

"Fine. I'll settle with the green." She didn't sound happy at all until she put them in. "Hey, these are perfect!" Despite the color change, Kairi still looked like herself. Honestly speaking, I liked her better with her natural eye color as well.

"Cool! Are we almost done?" I sent a text to Roxas, hoping he wouldn't text back. That would mean he was having quality, uninterrupted time with Naminé. Kairi would have to hurry up if she wanted to spy on them.

"Well you are. Listen, I didn't complain while you were dressing up. I'd expect you to do the same.

What? Is she for real?

"But you—"

"Sora, Sora…" she turned to me with at least four different outfits. "Just wait, okay? Patience is a virtue! And good things come to those who wait…"

"Okay. I get it…" I played with the hat I was supposed to be wearing, twirling it around my finger.

Four outfits. It couldn't possibly be much longer.


"Okay. First thing we have to do is find them. That shouldn't be too hard. Selphie and I have studied their patterns and their favorite spots are marked on the map. Which one should we hit up first?"

I stared in awe at the map Kairi had given me. I could say that I was riding with probably one of the strangest girls on the planet. The map was marked with eight different numbers, each in a different area. On the side, a detailed set of notes described the scene, most common activity, last appearance, and attire.

"Kairi, this is a little weird…" and scary. This is stalking, isn't it?

"Oh hush. Now, which one has the furthest 'last appearance' date?"

"That'd be number seven. You know, if they ever found this map—"

"Hmm. The park. They have their own special tree there. Chances are, they'll go to another spot afterwards. There's only so much you could do at the park. Naminé often brings her sketchbook, and Roxas also tries to draw. The usual pattern… hmm. I think it's to number four on the map, or 7th Heaven, depending on the time and weather." She took a moment to look at the sky. "Judging by the looks of it, they'll be heading to the restaurant. Damn. We sometimes lose them after that…"

I stared at the notes written along the large margins of the map. The ones she just recited.

"Um, when do we start?"

"Right now. I've been looking for a parking spot for ages." She abruptly stopped the car and reversed into a perfect parallel park.

"Wow. You're really good at that."

"I actually got lucky this time around. I never get it right the first time. " She said with a huge smile on her face. "I'm not gonna lie, I feel really cool right now."

I laughed with her. "You should. That was pretty impressive." I tucked the map into one of the car's compartments and got out of the car. Kairi was already by my side.

"Okay… put your hat on, anyone who knows you would recognize you immediately." Before I could make any movement to follow her order, she did it for me, hiding my hair under the cap.

"There we go…" She was so close that her scent reached me before I could hold my breath. It was a mixture of cherries and… I can't put my finger on it. But it was intoxicating.

The aroma left as quickly as it came. I restrained myself from leaning forward in an effort to get one more whiff. "You okay there?" she asked obliviously.

I snapped back to my senses. "Uh, yeah…" Everything was okay… up until that point. Now it's a battle for self-control. "How do I look?" I asked dumbly.

"Convincing, but still recognizable…" She stared into my eyes with such an intensity it was almost suffocating. She suddenly laughed. "Sora, holding your breath won't make you any harder to recognize!"

Oh. So that's why it felt suffocating.

All the blood in my body seemed to rush to my head. I broke eye contact, my face hot. "Sorry, I uh… forgot how to breathe." I joked.

She giggled, her green eyes obscured with a squint. "Come on. We can't have you dying on the job now!" she straightened up, her finger thoughtfully tapping her chin. "Okay. We need to get you glasses."

"I take you don't have a pair to lend?"

"Nope. But we can buy a cheap pair at one of the stands in the shopping district. It's one of the districts that outskirts the park area anyway."

She started walking away, forcing me to follow behind. The walk was very brisk, and Kairi's gait seemed to change completely. Everything she did was fashioned to match her disguise. She looked like some hip-hop princess straight out of a dance movie, wearing white and pink sneakers, black capris, and a matching white and pink t-shirt. Thanks to the black wig, you couldn't tell it was Kairi unless you watched her put the disguise on.

Ugh. That came out wrong. You see, I didn't watch Kairi change or anything, I just… you know, I saw what she was going to put on, and yeah, I…

I give up.

"Come on! Don't straggle behind! We have a couple to catch!" she walked even faster. The whole way there, Kairi was giving me directions on how to spy. Needless to say, I had trouble paying attention to what she was saying.

"Hey, is that what we're looking for?" I pointed to one of the many stands in the shopping district. My interruption didn't bother her in the slightest.

"Oh! Good eye, Sora. That's it." She ran ahead, her eyes scanning the shelves. She pulled a pair of white, sporty-looking glasses from the highest shelf and asked the cashier, "How much for this?"

He seemed rather enthusiastic to actually get a sale. "Well, one pair is a hundred munny, and if you get two, that's a hundred-fifty…"

"A hundred? Are you serious? How does eighty sound?"

The man looked a bit crestfallen. Kairi seemed rather adamant on her price, so I stepped in.

"A hundred is fine." I handed him the exact amount and took the glasses out of Kairi's hand. "Thanks!" I walked away from the stand, heading in the direction we were going in earlier.

"Hey!" Kairi tugged on my sleeve, a curious expression on her face. "I could have gotten it for eighty. You didn't have to pay."

"It's okay, really. My manly pride won't let me accept a girl buying me something unless it's a birthday gift."

She laughed. "You boys and your egos…"

I slipped on the white sunglasses and chuckled. "You know, I feel like a douchebag when I wear these."

She snickered. "For some odd reason, that suits you."

"Hey!"

Besides the few shared laughs, we walked in silence, and this time I stayed glued to Kairi's side. She was the one that knew exactly where we were going after all. We passed a ton of stores, ranging from the latest technology, children's clothes, and even a candle shop. The place seemed to have everything anyone needed. It certainly lived up to its name, if anything.

"Okay. Keep your eyes open. They should be— Whoa!"

Kairi stuck her arm out and stopped me. I first looked at her face, noticed the direction she was looking in, and followed suit. A blonde boy with spiky hair was standing outside of the many shops with his arms crossed.

"Is that him?" I asked quietly.

"I think so. Just— oop, nevermind. That's Ven." Aqua walked out of the store holding a cylindrical container. "That was close. For a second there I thought we were gonna get too close."

"Let's go say hi!" I started forward, but Kairi caught my sleeve and yanked me back.

"And blow our cover? Sora, you can't do that! We've got to remain as low-key and inconspicuous as possible!"

"Gotcha…" I watched our friends leave, Ven now carrying the object. "Wonder what that was for."

"Probably a map. Aqua is the biggest history buff at our school. I wouldn't be surprised if she decided to replicate the territorial changes of Destiny Islands over the last two-hundred years."

"Is your history homework always that… hard?"

"I'm not in her history class, but from what I hear, it's not that hard." She smiled as we continued walking. "She's an overachiever in her subject. I wouldn't be surprised if their assignment was to print out a few maps from the internet and examine the changes over time."

"That still sounds hard."

"You don't seem like the academic person." She said teasingly.

A grin made its way onto my face. "I'm not."


We found Roxas and Naminé exactly where Kairi had predicted and doing exactly what was written. A newfound respect for Kairi and Selphie made a home in my mind. They were good at what they did.

"All right. We split up here. Remember, don't hide, but blend in. That's all you need to do. Don't go anywhere near the comic book stores, because sorry, you don't exactly look the comic type right now…"

"I didn't plan to anyway."

"Fill your stereotype. You're a sporty kid. A jock. Be typical."

"Yes ma'am."

"Good. Keep in touch." I nodded as she began walking away.

Wait a second.

"Kairi! Hold on!" I yelled. My hand flew to my mouth, hoping no one heard me. Well, no one but Kairi.

She hushed me and ran back. "What is it now?"

"How do we… keep in touch?"

"Sora? Are you serious? Call me."

"Oh…" I gulped. So I had to get her number. Okay. No sweat. She probably forgot I didn't have it. Just… deep breaths, Sora.

All you're asking for is her number. For spying purposes.

"Kairi…"

"Sora, we better not be missing anything…" she peered over my shoulder to look at the couple. "Hurry up. Spit it out!"

"Can I maybe get your number so… you know… so we can keep in touch or something?" Oh my gosh. I did it! My face was burning, but I did it!

She looked a bit shocked before slapping her forehead. "Ugh, I can't believe I forgot. Here," she took my phone, punched in a number, and gave it back to me. "Now you're set. Meet you in twenty."

I nodded rather enthusiastically. Was this pathetic? I was super happy because I got a girl's number. Well, Kairi's number… even if it was only for spying purposes. I felt like I achieved something great today.

Wiping the happy thought from my mind, I erased my smile and tried to adopt a nonchalant look. It worked. I was careful to blend in: I walked at a normal pace, didn't look around suspiciously, or cause a ruckus. I thought I was doing pretty well.

I settled on one of the many park benches, obscured by a few trees. I took out my phone and pretended to text, punching random numbers. The couple was about two o'clock from my position. I had a near-perfect view of them, just in-between the trees. As an added bonus, they were facing the opposite direction. I am so good.

I kept my eyes trained on the pair. Honestly, they weren't doing anything too interesting. Naminé seemed intent on her task, staring out into the distance. She didn't even look down at her pad to make sure she was doing it right. Roxas, on the other hand, would draw, steal a glance at Naminé, and turn away. HE looked rather nervous, but he never spoke a word to her. Maybe he didn't want to interrupt.

I kind of felt bad for him. But at the same time, I didn't understand him at all: why was he so afraid to do something with their relationship? Naminé wasn't the kind of person that would break his heart. IF anything, she probably liked him more than he liked her. At least, it seems that way. Even I notice how much she… loves him. How can he not see that in her?

I looked down at my phone. I've been playing the stalking game for fifteen minutes now, so I decided to update Kairi on my end. I scrolled through my phonebook and found her name.

Okay, now what? What should I do when she picks up? Hello… no, that's too formal. Hey Kairi? Yeah. "Hey Kairi, it's Sora… Uh…" What's next?

Should I tell her where I am? Does she even care? What if she asks why I'm calling? Is it a good enough reason?

My hands started to shake at the thought of calling her. Get a grip, Sora! This is strictly business! No need to get nervous!

The sound of a far-off dial tone caught my attention. The screen on my phone read "Calling Kairi…"

Oh shi—

"Hey, what's up?"

Oh gosh, should I answer her question? I thought I was supposed to say hi first! Should I even bother now? I mean, she knows it's me and everything, so maybe I should just say "nothing" or "just watching" or… or…

"Hello?"

"Hello, nothing! Hey Kairi! Hi!" I blabbered into the phone. My heart threatened to hop out of my chest and make a run for it.

"Hello to you too, Sora!" I heard her laugh on the other end. "You're such a goofball. What's up?"

The nervousness seemed to leave me, so I said in a much steadier voice, "I'm watching the target right now. They're about two o'clock from my position. They're facing the other direction."

"Nice! You picked a good spot there!" I felt rather proud: getting a compliment from a professional stalker was quite meaningful. "Well, I'm nine o'clock. I'm pretty sure they don't notice me at all."

"They haven't been talking at all, so I think you're good." I smiled into the phone. The conversation was going rather smoothly. "Say, Kairi… when's lunch?"

"Hungry already?" she giggled. "We'll go in a bit. When these two begin to move, so do we. I was hoping to see a love confession too…"

"Yeah, doesn't look likely today…" I trailed off as Naminé turned to Roxas with a smile. "Kairi, they're moving."

"I know. They're packing up. Probably a restaurant."

"Okay. Where's the rendezvous point?"

"Nice choice of words, my fellow spy!" As much as I wanted to correct her and say that we were stalkers, I bit my tongue. "Shoe store. It should be on your left."

"Kairi, there are four."

"Sora, fill your stereotype! Are you going to be shopping in that place that sells high heels, or that—"

"I get it, I get it. I'll see ya there then."

"Bye." She hung up before I could reply. I stood up, keeping one eye on the couple as I made my way to the store. I finally had to tear my gaze from them as I found myself at a short bridge. I stopped in my tracks, watching a line of ducks walk by. One after the other, the ducks waddled their way across the front of the bridge, clambering down into the river. The last one, the only brown one in the group, shook its head and wagged its tail. I waited for it to cross, but it remained still. I took a step forward, noting that its eyes were trained on me.

I quickly walked across its path. "Thanks." I nodded as I passed it. After walking a couple feet, I turned around to see it joining the rest of its group. What a polite little animal.

I found Kairi waiting inside the shoe store, pretending (or was she?) to look at the shoes on display.

"I was right. They're heading to 7th Heaven. We can't follow them in there, too risky." She didn't turn around to acknowledge me. "Go on, pretend you're doing something important."

"I highly doubt they'll see us anyway. And even if they do," I took one of the shoes Kairi appeared to be looking at and closely examined it, "we're disguised pretty well."

"Pretty well? Sora, you're looking at women's running shoes."

"Oh." I said dumbly. I was. "I'm shopping for my sister."

"Sure Sora." She looked over her shoulder and let out a long breath. "Coast is clear. We can speak regularly now."

"We weren't doing that already?" I placed the shoe back on display and smiled.

"No, we were conversing in an inconspicuous and unnoticeable manner. Now," She turned on her heel and walked out of the store; I quickly followed suit. "Where did you want to eat?"

"Hmm. I don't know. Why don't you decide, squad captain?" I poked her shoulder, causing her to slap my hand away and laugh.

"I'm not feeling a big lunch today. And you have no choice but to follow me."


Kairi took us to one of the many eateries where food was part of the side menu. In fact, the place mainly made smoothies, but in an effort to branch out, offered a variety of sandwiches and fast foods. I settled with a full-blown lunch meal, while Kairi ordered a simply strawberry smoothie. Since the weather was simply perfect today, we decided to sit outside. A little extra sunlight couldn't hurt anyone.

"So, was this one of the successful expeditions? Or are they normally that uneventful?" I asked the disguised girl before me.

She took a sip of her smoothie before replying, "Actually, this was uneventful, but that's probably because we were late." And whose fault was that, I wonder? "They usually flirt a lot before they calm down and draw. So sorry if you were bored out of your mind."

"No, it was exhilarating in its own way," I grinned at the thought. "And I'd have to say that I… er, we, came out as the clear cut winners in this mission." I put my hand up for a high five, which she enthusiastically returned.

"You make an excellent protégé. I'd like to declare you a full-fledged spy, but there is still much to learn." She pulled her wig off in one fluid motion. "I'm sure you understand."

"Does that mean I'll be going on these missions with you in the future?" I smiled widely.

"Perhaps." I continued eating as Kairi deftly removed her disguise. At one point I was looking down at my food, and when I looked up again, her eyes were back to that cross between light blue and lavender. Where she stored the lenses I had no idea, but I couldn't help but admire her skill.

"You've done this a ton of times, haven't you?" I hadn't quite finished chewing my food, but I was sure she understood me. She directed her attention at me and scratched her head in thought.

"Hmm. I'd say so. I remember last summer, Selphie and I did it every other day or something. There were a lot of spying subjects back then. Gosh, everyone was pairing up left and right!"

"Sounds like a lot of fun."

"It was! If only you had been there! It was like… hmmm… like watching a romantic comedy live! Gosh it was so much fun!" she smiled at the memories, absently taking long sips of her smoothie.

"You know, I never took you for the 'hopeless romantic' type." I teased. She looked at me, indignant but playful.

"I am not like that! I just… like watching other people's relationships succeed!" She defended lamely. Did she expect me to buy it? "What, I'm not allowed to root for people?"

I laughed at her, finishing the last of my wonderfully tasty meal. "No, you can… but I can't help but get this impression that you're a sucker for this kind of stuff."

She finished the rest of her drink, her mouth curling into an annoyed smile. "Mr. Sora, could it possibly be that you are making fun of me?"

"Maybe…" I snatched the empty cup from her hands and placed it on my tray. "Whatcha gonna do about it?"

"Nothing." She stood up and stuck her tongue out at me. "Maybe you're right!"


"Would you rather go skydiving or…"

"Come on, out with it! You got three seconds!"

"Or take a hot air balloon ride?!" I finished frantically. The unnecessary rushing didn't help one bit.

Kairi laughed at me before slowing her walk. "Hmm… you know, I'd rather go skydiving. You?"

"Definitely skydiving. Though, I'd love to go on hot air balloon ride one day." We continued walking toward the car, or as Kairi called it, the extraction point. I guess she was still sticking with her mission terminology. "Now you have to ask one again, since you copped out."

"Okay, okay, let me think…" My time with Kairi proved to be the most fun I've had in ages. We always found a common interest, and if we disagreed on something, it was usually on the most trivial thing ever.

Like how to put clothes in a drawer. Kairi preferred folding and stacking, while I preferred rolling the clothing up.

"Would you rather burn to death or freeze to death?"

"What in the world? Why are your questions so terrible?!" I asked in mock shock. She gave me a playful shove before telling me to answer the question. "Hmm… I think freeze. I'm pretty sure that you just stop feeling at one point and simply fall asleep."

"Yeah, I'd pick the same. Your turn."

"Okay. Ideal first kiss…"

"Aww, Sora! You're so cheesy!"

I rubbed my cheek where she had pinched me. "Yeah yeah, just answer the question…" I could feel my face getting hotter.

"You need to tell me what the question is first." She giggled, tucking strands of hair behind her ear. She was just too cute for her own good. Did she know she had this effect on people?

"Uh… kiss in the rain or under mistletoe?" Hey, why not? Girls like this stuff, and I'm curious.

"Ooh! That's tough!" she swung her bag with every step, contemplating her choice. "I'd have to go with the rain. If it's raining, then the boy can't just let go of you. You'll get cold!" She wrapped her arms around her body at the thought. "And I'm sure I'm going to like the boy I kiss, so being wrapped up in his arms would just be a bonus."

My mind found it necessary to create the very scene Kairi had described in my head. My mind flashed through the scenes, and I had to make the extra effort to purge the thoughts.

"You are a hopeless romantic, aren't you?"

"So what if I am?" She ran ahead and spun herself around a lamppost. "Makes it a whole lot easier for a guy. All he has to do is copy what he sees in movies and he's good to go!"

If only it were really that easy. "I suppose."

We finally arrived at the car. Kairi popped the trunk open, giving me access to my own clothes.

I can finally take this stupid jersey off.

"Uh, you can just change in the car or something… or…"

"It's only a shirt, so I'll just change outside." An awkward silence surrounded us as she quickly turned around and I slipped on my own shirt. I threw the jersey in the trunk and closed it. "Okay. We ready to go?"

"Not quite…" she drifted off, staring into the distance. "I see a big red sign over there, "she pointed to the far off distance, "and I smell a sale."

"And I take you want to check it out?" I asked, a smile creeping onto my face.

She turned to me with a mischievous smile. "We have time, so…"

I folded my hands behind my head and laughed. "Why not?"


I didn't doubt Kairi's eyes for a sale sign; what I didn't expect was her nose for a sale. She led me to a store that sold a variety of soaps, lotions, and perfumes and, quite honestly, the place was overwhelming to the senses. At least the sense of smell.

Despite the time of day, the store had more than a fair share of customers.

"Whatcha looking for?"

"Lotion." Well, obviously.

"What kind?"

"The best kind… there!" she pointed to a shelf just out of her reach. "That one! Get it for me!"

You know, it really made me realize how much taller I was. A little ego booster there. "What's the magic word?"

"Now."

Okay, I guess that counts too.

I reached up and grabbed two bottles of lotion. "Cherry almond?"

"Yes! It's one of my favorites!" she popped the lid open and took a whiff. "Aaah. Here, smell it."

She didn't give me the chance to decide because she nearly shoved the thing up my nose. "All right, all right, I'll see if it deserves the Sora stamp of approval…" It smelled really good.

Oh. Sorry for the lack of description. I just figured "cherry-almond" would be descriptive enough.

"Doesn't it smell wonderful?"

"Like cherry-almond!" See? Kairi laughed, snapping the bottle close.

"Do you think that maybe you can grab me two more bottles?" she asked nicely.

"Since you did it in such a proper manner, I think I will." I took two more off the high shelf and handed them to her.

"Thanks. Now do you wanna pay for it?"

"Sora? Kairi?" a familiar voice sounded from behind. I whipped around to find Roxas staring at us with mischievous eyes and a smile playing at his lips.

"Roxas! What are you doing here?" Kairi asked, just as surprised as I was. Did he know we were in here? Did he know we were around the whole time?

"What are you guys doing here? Alone… shopping together… holding hands…" his voice trailed off, and I quickly looked at my hands.

We weren't holding hands!

"Haha, made you look!" Wow, that's incredibly childish. And when Sora says it's childish, you better believe that it is.

"Roxas, what the hell are you doing in this store?" Kairi sounded a little annoyed, a light tinge of pink on her face.

He shrugged. "The same thing you two are doing, I guess." We looked at him quizzically before he responded. "Spying on you."

We froze in horror.

"Haha! Just kidding! Though, you two must've been alone for quite a long time if you got that scared… or better yet, you must've done something… naughty."

"Shut up man." I blew a strand of hair out of my face. For a second there I thought he knew.

"So why aren't you with Naminé?" Kairi turned the tables fast. And it worked: Roxas was suddenly the fidgety child standing shyly in front of us. I folded my hands behind my head and smiled triumphantly. Nice, Kairi. Nice.

"She's… shopping somewhere…" He scratched the back of his head and looked away. Did the wicker basket holding green apple shampoo suddenly turn into an alien or something? I checked just in case.

"Why did you ditch her then?"

"I didn't ditch her! I just… just…"

"Roxas, where is she?"

"She…" he sighed in defeat. "She's in the lingerie store…"

What?

Kairi mumbled behind me, "Oh my gosh, she actually did it…." I turned around and gave her a confused look. She pretended as if she hadn't said anything.

"What?" Roxas, who was left out of our little exchange, now looked rather confused.

"Did you say som—"

"So Naminé really is in there?" Kairi pointed outside. I assumed the place was across from us, because Roxas wouldn't venture too far from where Naminé was.

He shuffled his feet and ran a hand through his hair before replying, "Yeah…"

"Don't act like you don't want to go in there!" she laughed before adding, "What kind of guy wouldn't want to go in there and see what's inside?"

Well, about that… I have no desire to walk into those kinds of stores…

"I'm not a pervert, Kairi!"

"Oh please…Sora!"

"Yeah?"

"Will you accompany Roxas to Naminé's location?"

What? Why me?

"Do I have t—" I stared into Kairi's adamant eyes and froze.

"Let me rephrase that. Accompany Roxas to Naminé's location. Now."

Yikes. "Okay." Without another word, I left the store, pulling Roxas along with me.

"Man, she's scary, isn't she? You chose such a feisty one."

"What do you mean by chose?" I asked, feigning obliviousness. He didn't look convinced, so I changed the subject. "So… does Naminé normally do this?"

"Do what?" Oh, now look who's playing stupid.

"Don't act like you have no idea what I'm talking about. Or would you rather I put it bluntly?" For once, I had power in the conversation. It felt good to be the one pushing the other person around.

"Okay, okay…" he finally relented, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment. "She's never done this before. Never. I don't know if this is some kind of scam or a… a…"

"Dream come true?" I teased. He smacked me upside the head.

Ouch. I think I deserved that.

"Don't go putting words into my mouth!" Ah, he was finally blushing. Someone's in denial.

"Okay. I'll leave you alone." I stopped walking when we reached the entrance of the lingerie store. From here, I could see practically everything… of course, everything except Naminé. It was like the store was giving us no choice to go in. I cleared my throat and folded my hands behind my head. Like hell I was going in there. "Well, here we are. Go get her!"

"What?" He grabbed my arm just as I was leaving, nearly pulling me off balance. "You can't make me go in there alone! Kairi told you that you had to accompany me to Naminé's location!"

"Didn't I just do that?"

"Do you see Naminé anywhere? How do you know you did when she's not here?"

"You said it yourself! Naminé was in the…" The name and place didn't feel right in the same sentence, so I finished, "…store."

"Yeah, we're in the area, but not at the exact location!"

"I don't understand why you won't go in!"

"Well why don't you go in and I follow?"

"See, I'm not the one who secretly wants to go in." Ha. Silence. I win. "So, as I said before, I'll see ya—"

"If you don't come with me, I'm going to tell Kairi."

Ugh. He's playing that card. Well then… let's try to play it off.

"So?"

"Kairiii!" he yelled in the direction of the store we just left. Damn!

"Okay, okay! I'll go! Jeez…" I made my way toward the store and stopped again. "Wait. You go first."

"So you actually don't care if I tell her?"

"She told me to accompany you, not to take you or lead you to Naminé. As far as we both know, I'm doing nothing wrong." HA! Eat that, Roxas! You just got served! Slammed! Owned by Sora!

He looked a little hesitant at first, but he trudged on. "Fine… just come with me…"

And so we entered the lingerie shop. Everything inside was so… foreign. In fact, I had to wonder how girls managed to put some of the stuff on. Like, how do they know which hole their leg goes in, or where… nevermind. Point is, there were a lot of weird clothes in the place. Roxas seemed just as lost and confused as I did. We quickly walked past a rack of see-through clothing (did people actually buy that stuff? What was the point?) and finally found Naminé.

In the risqué section.

Holding a… well, I didn't know what it was. A string?

"N-Naminé?" Roxas squeaked. Namine's head whipped around, the… thing immediately dropping from her hands.

"Roxas! And Sora! W-what in the world are you doing here?"

"I uh… well, you see, Kairi… uh…" I turned to Roxas for a bit of help, but his eyes were trained on the so-called article of clothing that had previously been in the small, innocent hands of Naminé.

Naminé seemed to notice what Roxas was looking at and stood in front of it. "C-can you believe this place? They charge so much for things… like 220 munny for that thing! There's more fabric in a shoelace than in that thing!"

Oh, that thing you were holding? Looking at it as if it were a prospective buy?

"W-were you gonna buy t-that?" Roxas sputtered. If he wasn't red before, he certainly was now.

"No! Of course not! I just found it on the floor and I was putting it back! The uh… the price! It was so ridiculous it caught my eye, and you know, I just had to put it back…"

Silence.

It was so incredibly awkward. The two blondes were looking at everything except each other (and of course Roxas's eyes were darting all over the place. There was just no escape!). I should've let Roxas tell Kairi on me or something. This was just plain weird.

Wait, why was I still here?

""Whoa!" I grabbed my pocket and yanked out my phone, adjusting the setting on my phone to make it vibrate. "Looks like Kairi's calling. I'll catch you two later!" And with that, I left the awkward little bubble and dashed out of the store. As soon as I was outside, I felt liberated. I don't expect you to understand, but I just don't like being in those kinds of stores.

I looked around the area, hoping to spot a certain redhead. I finally saw her sitting at a random picnic table, so I ran over to her. "Kairi!"

She turned to me, a smile forming on her face. "Hey there. Enjoy your trip?"

"You say that as if I went on my own accord."

She laughed. Hmm. I'd laugh to if I were the one in power. Soak it up, Kairi. I'll get you back. "Oh, it couldn't have possibly been that bad. You ready to go?"

"Not yet. You knew something about this. Roxas told me Naminé never does this when he's with her. So what's going on?" I sat across from her, facing the store I had just left. Blech.

"Well, if you must know, Naminé was actually… hmm. Naminé was fulfilling a… suggestion."

"Whose?"

She thought about it for a while before answering, "Well, all of us, actually. Us girls, that is. Last night at the party, Naminé and Roxas were the talk of the night." Well, maybe for you girls. We were the topic of choice last night, Kairi. "And of course, when a tightly-knit group of girls come together, you're bound to learn something. Of course, none of the news was new to me, but a lot of the other girls assumed that something had already happened."

"Can't blame 'em…"

"Nope." She shook her head. "And then Selphie made Naminé explain everything. 'Cause, you know, Selphie's the queen of seduction." Kairi added sarcastically. "Turns out Naminé has never pulled the seduction card on Roxas. Selphie, being outgoing and daring, suggested a strip tease. Everyone else thought that was a bit too radical."

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't help from imagining the scene in my head. Dear… oh gosh. My mind! "Ugh, no…"

"Yeah. I think Olette suggested the lingerie store. That almost turned on her…" she laughed to herself before continuing, "and it turned into a Hayner-Olette thing. Naminé missed an opportunity to change the subject there. Anyway, we all thought that trying on different kinds of lingerie was still a little too risqué."

"It is. That's almost as bad as a striptease…"

"So, per Xion's suggestion— much to Naminé's surprise— we all came to the agreement that she should just take Roxas inside. Get his imagination going, you know?"

"Oh, like a win-win. Naminé gets to keep her clothes on, and she plays a kind of seduction game." Weird, since it's definitely something Naminé would not do. It's also weird to call that a win, but I digress.

"Sure. We thought the same as well, minus Naminé. But look how far peer pressure goes!" Kairi laughed, folding her hands on the table. "I didn't think she would do it, but she did. What I did not take into account was the fact that Roxas would not go in. I thought guys liked that stuff."

"Well, some, I think… I guess you could just say that Roxas is just as modest and innocent as Naminé."

"Perhaps. But all guys are perverts on the inside. He probably didn't want to tempt himself." For some reason, I got the feeling she threw a quick punch about our first encounter. "So what'd you see on that wonderful journey of yours? I take you found her, despite the distractions."

"We did, but in a rather unusual manner." I hinted.

"Go on."

"Well, we actually had to go through a lot of weird sections. Did you know they sell see-through clothing? What's the point?"

"Yes, Sora, I've been in there many times." Don't think about it, Sora, don't think about it! "So where'd you find her?"

"In that sort of section. She was kinda holding a… piece of string? It was supposedly underwear, but quoting Naminé, there was 'more fabric in a shoelace' than in that thing."

"Oh my gosh…" Kairi chuckled, rubbing her forehead with the back of her hand. "I'm starting to think Naminé isn't as innocent as she seems."

She told us that she found it on the floor and was putting it back…" Kairi lifted her hand to give me a skeptical look, "Yeah, I didn't believe her either. Anyway, it was extremely awkward, so I just kinda left."

So for all we know they could still be standing across from each other, awkward and all?"

"They might."

"Wanna check it out?" she rose from her seat, biting her lip in anticipation.

"Nope." She sat back down again.

"Aww. Fine."

"You can go without me, you know."

"Yeah, but it's no fun without you." She took out her phone, checking the time. Wait, did she really think that she could say something like that and not go on? "Huh. My alarm rang five minutes ago. Time to pick up the kids." Guess so.

"After you then."

Our walk back to the car was in a comfortable silence. Kairi had asked me to carry her bags (I suppose with the lack of a judging eye, she went crazy in the store), and I idly swung them back and forth as we made our way out. Looking back on today so far, I'd have to say that it's been the most fun I've had in a while. It was just Kairi and I, enjoying our time downtown. Sure, I could've gone without the wardrobe decisions before arriving, but that could be easily overlooked.

After all, this was the closest thing I've had to a date with a girl.


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