Sora awoke with the sun blinding his eyes. He felt as though he had a massive hangover, but he didn't even drink last night. He looked at the position he was in below him.

One of his legs were straight and under the blanket, but the other was curved and out of the blanket. One of his arms were under his pillow, and the other.. Was around Kairi's pillow.

Kairi had both of her hands below her cheeks and she had a blanket perfectly wrapped around her. It seemed like she didn't move an inch the whole night. Sora grinned. He wished he could just lye there all day, admiring her, wishing she was his.

As Sora was about to get up to make some coffee, his heart stopped at what happened and panicked. Kairi stretched and wrapped her self around Sora.

SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT WHAT IS GOING ON WHAT DO I DO?

His heartbeat started to increase ten times and almost started to hyperventilate.

I cannot awake the Kraken.

Sora squeezed his eyes shut and gently took Kairi's arm off of his chest and sighed of relief when she didn't wake up. His next challenge was to take her leg off that was around him. He held his breath, lightly raised it, and practically jumped ten feet away from the floor. Sora punched the air and smiled from the success.

Sora walked over to his phone to see twelve new text messages. "What the hell?" Why did he have so many texts?

9:53 AM; Roxas - Are you awake?

10:00 AM; Roxas - Dude, Sora wake up.

10:30 AM; Roxas - WHAT HELL DUDE GET YOUR ASS UP.

Sora rolled his eyes.

The rest of the texts were mainly just Roxas saying to wake up. But then it hit Sora, if one of those texts said 10:30... What time is it?

He about had a heart attack when he saw it was 1:00 in the afternoon. "Well SHIT!" Sora yelled. He saw Kairi stir in the blankets and slightly open her eyes, but ended up going back to sleep. How did we end up sleeping in that late? Well, we didn't get a lot of sleep two nights ago so that could be the explanation…

He slowly walked back over to Kairi sleeping safe and soundly. He hated to wake her from her slumber, but he had no choice. It was too late to sleep in and they had plans with Roxas and Namine.

"Kairi, hun, you need to get up." Kairi lifted her hand and grabbed Sora's face, squishing it. "Umm…"

"Do not. Wake me. I'll get up in five minutes." And then she let go. As Sora was about to get up, Kairi grabbed his hand and pulled him back down. "Make me coffee, stat."

"Kairi, I am not your-"

"Bitch, I know, just make me coffee. Or did you want to buy me some at a shop?" Sora rolled his eyes and pried her hand off of his arm. "It's gonna be the cheap kind, I hope you know that." Once he heard a snore, he threw his hands in the air and rolled his eyes once again.

Sora then heard a giggle. "Just kidding, I'm up."

She's oddly chipper this morning… I'm just waiting for the beast to awake. Sora thought.

"God, I have so many missed calls," Kairi said bewildered. "Well… check the time, that'll give you an explanation," Sora suggested. Kairi furrowed her eyebrows and looked at her phone.

"1:14? SORA!" Kairi grabbed the nearest pillow, ran over to Sora, and started to beat him with it. "Kairi, what the hell are you doing?"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME? I'm suppose to hang out with my best friends and you totally sabotaged my time, God Sora!" Kairi yelled as she continued to hit him with the pillow.

"OKAY FIRST OF ALL! I woke up fifteen minutes ago! And two, I can have a restraining order on you!" At that, Kairi stopped. "Why couldn't you just wake me up once you got up?"

"Because you were all-" Sora widened his eyes and stopped himself because Kairi obviously forgot about putting herself all over him. Kairi glared.

"Sora, what were you going to say?" Kairi cocked her head. Sora started to step back. "Uh, nothing. I don't know what I'm talking about."

"Sora…"

"Kairi…"

Next thing Sora knew Kairi jumped on his back, laughing, but at the same time yelling at him. "SORA WHAT DID I DO?"

"NOTHING!"

Sora was running around with the love of his life on his back, scared for dear life. What could get better than that? But of course there had to be the elephant in the room.

Sora and Kairi looked up to their doorway to find Roxas with a cup of coffee in his hands with a grin on his face. Considering the fact that Kairi was on Sora's back and they were both laughing, you'd think he had a right to grin at the situation.

"Um… this isn't what it looks like," Kairi said as she jumped off of Sora's back.

Roxas crossed his arms with his drink still in his hands. "Um, that's not what it looks like to me," he said grinning. "Roxas, just give me ten minutes and I'll be ready, okay?" Kairi explained. Roxas nodded and closed the door.

Kairi ran a hand through her hair and looked around the room. "Where is my suitcase?" She said sighing.

"Kairi… you remember this isn't your room, right?" Sora asked. Kairi's eyes widened and her cheeks were flushed with red. "Oh… right. I'll just be.. Going then."

Kairi walked over to the door, but then turned around. "Thanks for last night, I guess…" Sora smiled and nodded. Kairi made her way out of his hotel room, and went down the hall to hers.

Sora ran a hand through his hair. "Pft… girls."

Kairi ran down the lobby to the front door and saw Roxas and Namine on the front bench holding hands, smiling. Kairi smiled sadly. She missed being in love with someone so much like they did. But everyone knew that Roxas and Namine had a different relationship than most people. They were completely honest with each other, they've never lied, they've only had about one fight barely. They were each others' best friends and no one could break that. They were the perfect couple, and people couldn't help but be jealous.

"Hey, you two! Ready?" Kairi asked happily. Namine smiled when she noticed Kairi's presence, "Not quite. Sora's upstairs. He said he got paranoid because he forgot to brush his teeth." Kairi rolled her eyes. Sora was always the hygienic freak.

Namine gave Kairi a look and stood up. She bent over to kiss Roxas on the cheek. "Hang on, I have to talk to her about something." Kairi's heart stopped. Namine lead Kairi a couple of feet away from Roxas.

"What exactly happened last night?" Namine said raising an eyebrow.

"Ugh, Namine… I really don't want to talk about it."

"Please?" Namine looked up with sad eyes. Kairi rolled hers. "Don't laugh at me…" Namine nodded. "I'm… still afraid of thunderstorms. I went over to Sora's hotel room…" Kairi looked at the ground.

Namine slightly giggled. "Namine! You promised you wouldn't laugh!"

"I'm not laughing that you're still scared, Kai! I'm just laughing because Roxas could have picked you up or dropped me off at your hotel room." Kairi's face was straight and pissed.

"No comment." Kairi grabbed Namine's hand and walked back over to Roxas, along with a new guest to the group.

"Use your floss?" Kairi asked annoyed. "Yes I did, thank you very much," Sora said, flashing a brilliant smile.

"Let's hit the shops!"

Roxas and Namine walked down the streets, holding hands, pointing out different shops. Sora and Kairi? Bickering, what else was new?

It was beautiful day in Traverse Town. The sun was near blinding, but there was slight humidity from the rain from the night before. Namine wore her usual sundress, today it was white. Kairi borrowed some shorts and a loose top from Namine, and she felt comfortable in it. Roxas almost matched Namine; he had worn a grey shirt with white stripes, black shorts, and black shoes. Sora wore his usual colors; blue shorts, a red t-shirt with his crown necklace.

"Oh, Kairi, this store is perfect!" Kairi quit her bickering with Sora and looked to her right, and saw a store full of sundresses. She smiled and was the first to walk inside.

"Why do I have a feeling this was a bad idea to come?" Sora asked himself, walking into the store. It was classy. He expected surfboards all along the store, but he remembered he was in Traverse Town and not Destiny Islands.

But he didn't want to think about that right now.

After about a half hour, Namine found 5 dresses to try on, but Kairi had none.

"Oh come on, Kai! I'll feel like everyone's just waiting for me and it's awkward. Can you please just try on one thing? Come on, there had to be at least one dress that really stuck out to you," Namine said.

"Well… there was a red one back there-"

"Well go get it, girl!" Namine cut Kairi off, shoving her towards the dress. Kairi laughed and went back to the corner she found it in. It was strapless and went just past her knees. Simple; the way she liked it.

The two girls were in the dressing rooms when Sora said, "Wow, Roxas, I'm surprised you aren't saying that you hate waiting around for Nam to try things on."

"Well.. Don't judge, but I kind of like it. Namine is already the most beautiful person I've met, so getting to see her even more beautiful makes it that much more fun."

Sora blinked. "Wow. My best friend HAS changed," he laughed, patting Roxas on the back.

Namine came out of her dressing room in a yellow sundress. It tightened just below her chest with spaghetti straps, landing a few inches below her knees. Sora looked up at Roxas who was looking at Namine lovingly.

"What do you think? Too bright? Too short? Too-"

"Beautiful. I like it," Roxas cut off smiling at her. Namine turned around to look at him and smiled and walked over to him to kiss him on the cheek. "Well I still have a few more but I'll keep it in mind!"

Everyone's heads turned to the dressing room next to Namine's when Kairi came out.

"Oh my God, Kairi! That looks so gorgeous on you! I am not kidding when I say it matches your hair to the tee," Namine announced. Kairi gave a sad smile. "Thanks…" she looked away from the full body mirror to go back to the dressing room.

"What's wrong with Kai?" Roxas asked confused. Sora was still stricken from how beautiful she looked.

Namine tried on the rest of her dresses and ended up buying the yellow one, just like Roxas had said. Plus it was on clearance, so of course her boyfriend had good taste.

Sora looked around the shop, but couldn't find Kairi. "Hey has anyone seen-"

"You talkin' 'bout the red headed chick?" The employee asked. The three teens nodded. "She walked out of the shop about five minutes ago."

"How the hell did she get out there so fast. I didn't even see her. She's an assassin, I'm telling you guys," Roxas joked, but with a serious face. Sora cracked a smile, but headed for the exit of the store. He automatically looked to his left and saw Kairi.

"Hey, what's up?" Kairi looked up to see Sora leaning against the wall, his eyes looking radiant in the sunlight that hit them.

"I-I'm just getting some fresh air," Kairi said folding her arms. "You're uh… you're not gonna buy the dress?" Sora asked disappointed.

"Um… no. It's.. too expensive," Kairi said embarrassed. "Oh… well it looked stunning on you. That's too bad…"

Kairi shot her head to him. He had a hint of a smile on his face, but he completely meant what he said. "Sure, Sora. We'll go with that." Sora rolled his eyes at her negativity.

The exit bell rang and the blonde couple exited the store. "Alright, what next?"

They all looked at each other in confusion. "Well… we could get some ice cream?" Roxas suggested. Every nodded in agreement. "They probably won't have sea salt, though… Damn Traverse Town." Roxas hung his head in shame, causing Namine to laugh.

"Oh come on, you twelve year-old. Let's get your ice cream." Namine intertwined her fingers with Roxas' and led the way.

Sora and Kairi looked at each other, but Sora did a bow, having his hand gesture towards her leading the way. Kairi rolled her eyes and messed up his hair, walking away. Sora shook his head. "Girls."

"So I was thinking tonight that we could all-"

"OH MY GOD!" Roxas shrieked. Everyone whip lashed their heads towards the blonde confused and a little scared. "What?" Namine yelled. "They have sea salt!" Everyone rolled their eyes. "Dude, guy, you who works here, dude, you have to get me like, the largest cup of that stuff."

"Um, the largest is seven dollars."

"Um, was I caring about price? Get up on that!" Roxas jumped up and down. "Why am I dating you again?" Namine asked jokingly.

Roxas gave her a look, walked over to her, grabbed her, dipped her to the ground, and planted a sweet kiss on Namine's lips. Her brought her up again, leaving her blinking. "And because I'd kick any other guys' ass if they tried to come near you, just saying. Ah! My ice cream."

Roxas took a large spoon and sat at one of the pink tables that was clearly meant for little kids.

Namine ended up getting sea salt, too, since that was from her hometown. Kairi ended up getting a mint chocolate chip milkshake, and Sora got a small cup of birthday cake ice cream. (AN: BEST. FUCKING. FLAVOR. OF. ICE. CREAM. EVER.)

They were about finished with all of their ice cream (well, except for Roxas who was trying to savor every second of it) when Sora yelled, "Dammit! I… left… my cellphone at that sundress store. I have to hurry back and get it. Sorry guys, trust me. I'll see you tomorrow, though!"

Kairi frowned. She remembered the last time he left like that, and she wish she didn't. They were actually in a similar situation… which made it even more sad for Kairi.

Sora, Kairi, Roxas, and Namine were all in Twilight Town for the week for summer and were all enjoying themselves. Being a teen during the summer meant being free, and they were having a great time. The two couples were at an ice cream shop, all ordering themselves the hometowns ice cream, Sea Salt.

Although they were having a good time, there were still some problems with Sora. It seemed like he was distancing himself from his friends. He was in a gloomy mood a lot of the time, also.

Kairi looked over at Sora; he had sad eyes and was eating his ice cream slowly. Kairi wrapped an arm around his and looked at him contently. "Sora, are you okay?"

"I'm fine…" Kairi frowned, she knew he was lying. He wasn't a very good liar.

"Maybe we could hang out tonight? Take your mind off of things? I mean we practically just got her and-" Kairi was interrupted by Sora scooting away from the seat and standing up.

"Um, I actually have a lot to do tonight. I have to call my mom, email some professors about a project that I allegedly 'failed', and… I just have a lot to do." Kairi wanted to cry. What was wrong with Sora? "U-um… okay. I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

Sora didn't respond. All he did was bend over and kissed her forehead. "I… I love you, Kai." And with that, he fled the shop. Kairi's expression look dumbfounded. She was so confused. Kairi looked towards her two best friends and they looked at her sadly.

"I-I… don't get it," Kairi said, choking back tears.

"It's okay, Kairi. Maybe he really is actually busy. You know Sora," Roxas said, adding hope in his voice. "Roxas, it's summer… I don't think he's busy," Kairi confessed, looking down at the table. "I feel like he's just… never there emotionally. Like his mind is somewhere else and he's thinking too hard about things.

"Maybe he's having troubles at home?" Namine suggested. That would be a legitimate suggestion since his home life wasn't the best. "It's going to be okay, Kai. How about you sleep on it? Maybe tomorrow will be better."

Kairi nodded, grabbed her bag, and headed to the car. When they headed back to the hotel, Kairi didn't want to bother with Sora tonight. She decided to give him some space for tonight.

Kairi had gotten dressed into nightwear, climbed in her bed, and attempted to sleep. Her attempt was failed, for the only thing she could think of was Sora.

When Kairi turned over and saw the clock, it showed 9:01 AM, and she thought that was late enough and that Sora should be awake. She just wanted to be held by him, she missed those nights. Kairi slipped into some shorts and a t-shirt with her schools logo on it and headed next door.

Sora had given her an extra hotel key when they got there, so she got in easily. Kairi looked around, but couldn't find Sora. The place looked clean, and even the bed was ready. Now she was completely confused. His bags were gone, too.

From across the room, she noticed a note attached to a mirror. Kairi had immediately drawn her attention to the note;

Kairi,

You've probably seen that I'm gone now. I'm so sorry… This may have not been the best idea, but… I feel like I can't fully commit myself for you. I'll be on a plane by the time you read this. I'll be at Destiny Islands helping with my mom. I'm so sorry.

Sora.

Tears started to drip on the note, making the ink sink through. Her hands started to tremble, making her way over to the bed. She held onto the pillow for dear life, bawling into it. It smelled just like Sora, and that's all she wished for. Was him to be with her there. She just wanted to hold him and tell him to never leave. But it was too late.

He was already gone.

Sora fled without a second argument. "Why do I feel like that was staged?" Kairi asked, a little pissed off. "Because I think it was…. Well anyway. Namine and I are going to have a date tonight, so… I feel really bad for asking this but are you okay with ordering something from the hotel?"

"Oh my gosh Roxas you're too modest. I'm fine with that. I need to call my dad and stuff, anyway. We'll have dinner tomorrow?" Kairi asked happily. She really was fine with it, she didn't know why Roxas felt bad. Roxas smiled. "Definitely. Thanks, Kai."

Kairi opened her hotel room and sighed, falling onto her bed. "What a day… Why am I so tired? I got up so late," Kairi talked to herself. When she got up, she noticed a white bag set on her table next to the TV. "What… is this?" She wandered to the white bag slowly.

When Kairi opened it up, she gasped. "Wha-"

It was the dress.

"Wait… what?" the first thing Kairi did was walk over to the hotel phone and dialed the front lobby.

"Traverse Suites, how may we help you this evening?" A woman asked on the other line.

"Um, hi, I was wondering if someone walked into the lobby with a white bag in their hands?" Kairi hoped she would get an answer. "There was actually. He had big spiky brown hair. I believe he had either a red or blue shirt, I can't quite remember."

Kairi just stared at the wall with a blank expression. "Ma'am?" The woman asked. Kairi snapped out of it. "Thank you," she said, hanging up the line.

Why would he buy that for me? I told him it was too expensive… Damn that boy!

"Sora, my baby, how's the trip?" Sora's mom yelled into the phone. Sora sighed in disappointment, she sounded drunk. It was a bad time to call. "Um, fine mom, but when you check the bank-"

"Yeah, hun, I saw that! What's going on babe, what are you spending a dress on for eight-five dollars?" Sora pulled the phone away from his ear. She wasn't even making sense. "I… um…"

"Wait was it for Kairi? Oh that lady, love her to death! Was it for-" Hiccup. "Was it for Kairi, baby?" Sora rolled his eyes. "Yes, mom."

"Oh are you two back together? OH! Lilly!" Sora could hear a faint reply in the background. "Guess what! Sora and Kai are back together!" Then he heard cheering.

"Mom! What the… we're NOT back together! What are you talking about? It was just a gift…"

"Oh hun, that isn't a gift, that's a… well… a gift, but still!" Sora rolled his eyes once again. "I'm gonna let you go. Please don't drive anywhere and don't do anything you'll regret, mom."

"You tell me that every time you call me, what's the deal?" His mom yelled. "Just… never mind. I love you, I'll see you in a couple of weeks." and with that he hung up.

Sora loved his mom, he truly did. But at times… things would get out of hand for her. He can't blame her, though. No husband around, raising a growing teen by yourself. It must have been tough.

His phone danced in his hand, telling him he got a text. It was from Kairi. "Oh God, here comes the nuclear bomb."

Kairi: Why did you buy me this dress? Maybe I didn't like it.

Kairi impatiently waited for his reply. She did like the dress, she loved it actually. But she felt bad that he bought it for her. Her phone danced in her hand, now.

Sora: Do I need to repeat myself? I said you looked stunning.

Kairi blushed.

SO. YOU MOST DEFINITELY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SHOTGUN ME IN THE HEAD RIGHT NOW. I feel like I totally abandoned you guys and gjdlkj I'm so sorry! November was a bad month because of finals before winter break and then winter break came along and I was so busy with family and stuff. Ugh. But I rewarded you guys? Haha. Hopefully you like this chapter.

Here's a little story; so my best friend Ryan and I are both basically obsessed with Kingdom Hearts, right? So for Christmas I got him the Roxas plushie at the mall. For Christmas my mom bought me the Sora plushie. I was SO excited to give Ryan Roxas. I really was, because I know he'd love it. Then I get a picture text from him a couple of days later showing me a Roxas plushie when I haven't even given it to him yet... WHAT THE HELL. I text him saying that I was practically on the verge of tears because I got him that for Christmas. He calls me telling me that he was so sorry... But he got me Sora for Christmas. So basically, we bought each other plushies, but we both got them for Christmas by someone else. JGKSDLGJDS. I cried lmfao.

Anyways. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! You kind dig into Roxas' personality and Sora's mom and stuff. Read and review and I love all you guys. 3