Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. I also do not own "If Today Was Your Last Day." Nickelback owns that.
Author's Note: In my own opinion, I loved chapter 7. It was awesome. Thanks to those of you who reviewed! You rock!
Chapter 8: Not There
Kairi ran out of school. It was time for choir class. She wondered what to say. She had missed choir class yesterday.
"I'm sorry for not being here yesterday, but I had personal problems to deal with." Kairi said. Her teacher nodded.
"Alright class. Let's start from line eighteen." The teacher said.
The class sung their song, 'If Today Was Your Last Day' expertly.
"That was excellent class. Now, let's redo that, but better..."
Kairi walked quickly to her house. Instantly she saw Xion and Namine waiting in front of her house. Kairi waved.
"Ah!" Kairi yelped as she was yanked aside. Namine and Xion called to her, but Kairi couldn't reply. She was pulled away and brought into an alley.
"Quick, there isn't much time left. Seifer is coming for you. He's on his way. You have to go to someone's house. I have someone warning Sora already." A girl said. Kairi had no idea who she was, or how she knew Sora.
The person let Kairi go and ran off. Kairi watched her run away. She dropped something. Kairi walked over and picked it up.
It was a star-shaped thing made of Thalassa Shells. It was a beautiful blue color. It was... a Wayfinder. Kairi had one at home.
Kairi shrugged before walking slowly back to her house. She saw Seifer walking towards her house and dashed back to the shadows. She walked away from her house and towards the skate park. Sora was always there.
Except now. Kairi looked everywhere for him, but he just wasn't there.
"Ah, my sweet Ladybug. I had a feeling that if you weren't at your house, you'd be here. Looking for your precious Sora, no?" Seifer walked up, smirking.
"Stop calling me Ladybug." Kairi said firmly.
"Ah, but why would I do that, Ladybug?" Seifer said, putting his arm around her shoulders.
"I said, don't call me that!" Kairi growled, grabbing his hand. She swiftly twisted his wrist. You could learn a thing or two from Sora.
"Ouch! You're going to regret that." Seifer said, glaring at her.
"I'll never regret that! Because I DON'T LIKE YOU!" Kairi yelled, running off. She heard Seifer chasing her. Too bad he wasn't as fast as her.
"Loser!" Kairi called, sticking her tongue out at him as she began running backwards.
That was a mistake. Kairi tripped on a tree root that was sticking out of the ground and fell. Seifer walked slowly up to her. She yanked and yanked, but her foot was stuck.
"Still don't regret it, Ladybug?" Seifer sneered.
"No, she doesn't. Because she has friends at her side." Xion said, walking up with Namine, Roxas, and a silver-haired boy that Kairi didn't know.
"Pesky, aren't you? Stay out of my business!" Seifer said. Rai and Fuu, Seifer's friends, pushed them away.
"Now, where were we, Ladybug?" Seifer smirked.
"We were here!" Kairi yelled, kicking him in the face. She had taken his distraction as a time to free her foot. She got up and ran.
"You're not going anywhere." Kairi yelped as Rai grabbed her hand.
"Let me go!" Kairi yelled. Rai had no intention of letting her go.
"She said let her go!" She turned her head, expecting to see Sora, but saw the silver-haired boy instead.
Kairi saw the silver-haired boy punch Rai in the face, before standing protectively in front of her. Rai ran off, Seifer and Fuu close behind.
"Hey, I'm Riku. I'm Roxas and Sora's friend." Riku introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Kairi." She said, shaking his hand.
"Sora was right. Those guys really are jerks. Why does he want you so much, Kairi?" Roxas asked.
"...I don't want to talk about it." Kairi said, her head down. Xion and Namine each put a hand on her shoulders.
"So, where is Sora?" Kairi asked, lifting her head. Roxas and Riku exchanged looks.
"Um, he's... busy. It's personal stuff." Riku said.
"Oh. Okay." Kairi said, disappointed.
"Kairi, are you ready to head home?" Namine asked.
"Um... Can we not meet tonight? There's some stuff that I want to take care of..." Kairi said.
"Sure. Well, we better be going. Be careful, Kai." Xion said, walking away. Namine and Roxas followed.
"Well, I guess I'd better be going too. Nice meeting you, Kairi." Riku said.
"You too." Kairi replied, smiling as Riku walked away.
I wonder where Sora is... I guess it's none of my business anyway. Oh well. Better get home. Kairi thought, before slowly heading home.
