"Kairi." Sora whispered at the maroon-haired girl. "Please listen to me."

She stared back with tear-drenched, cerulean eyes. "I'm listening, Sora."

HE clared his throat, keeping that look of guilt splattered on his face. "Kairi, will you promise me you'll stop doing this to yourself?" the brunet offered. She sighed towards the boy.

"I don't know, Sora, I really don't know." she replied, sniffling. "I'm not sure if I can promise you something like that. I mean, I just-I just can't c-control myself, it just happens spontaneous-"

Sora covered her mouth with his hand. No matter how awkward his position was near Kairi, he was determined to jam the truth into her head, even if it meant doing the impossible to his friend. "Please?"

"Sora, I-"
"Kairi, please, stop this madness!" he said. "I have to tell you something. Just promise me you'll stop!"

She gasped. "Why?!" she asked, bellowing, and still shaky on listening to Sora. Afterall, she still devoted herself to Riku.

"Kairi, I...I want you to stop because I love you." he said, calmly and sincerely. Kairi's own cerulean eyes widened at his reasoning, appalled by his response. "I'm telling you,

I love you, Kairi. Please, you're not only killing yourself, but you're killing me."

Her azure eyes couldn't hold in the tears any longer. "D-Do you? IS that how you really feel, Sora?"

Said boy blinked, then he answered her with a reassuring nod. "You don't have to love me back if you don't want to, Kairi, because you still love Riku," he started, riveting his gaze onto Kairi's. "Just...just do it for us."

"But, Sora." she said. "If you were to die...then, they're'd be no reason to live."

Sora was heavily confused by her statement. "Kairi, what're you tlkaing abo-"
"Because, Sora, you're the only one who comforted me when Riku died. You stayed by my side throughout thick and thin, when I was sad, you never left me." she explained, interrupting the marron-haired boy. "And now that you're telling me this stuff, I-I know I can confide in you."

He stared at her as the short-haired girl continued. "I know, that with this incident being pure coincidence, I can fully love you back." she smiled up at Sora. "I love you, too, Sora."

Cerulean eyes still stared at the maroon-haired girl in disbelief. "Kai..."

"You're my world."

With that being said, Sora embraced Kairi tightly. "Remember, back in the day?" Kairi interrupted while still hugging Sora. He released his grip on her, and looked at her in the eyes.

"You said you'd never break a promise." she said, a smile on her face. "And now, I'd like you to promise something to me, as well."
"Anything, Kairi." he nodded. "Just tell me."
"Promise me...you'll love me forever?" she asked him. sincerely. "Besides, I'll stop what I'm doing. And I'm doing it for you."

He smiled at her. "Promise." he linked a pinky with the girl of short hair. She beamed back at the brunet, but then felt him tug on her finger. Her eyes widened.

"What the-mmph!" she was interrupted immediately by Sora's lips crashing in her own. Aside from their love confession, this was also wide-eyedingly surprising as well.

The two didn't need to say it. "I love you."

"Roxas?" the blonde girl turned towards the blue-eyed boy. "You just...you just saw that, right?"

He nodded, his eyes widening still from the sight of Sora and Kairi...kissing! "...Yeah." Apparently, he was shocked.
"Should we've taken a picture?" she asked him. He then let out a chuckle, causing Sora and Kairi to spot them.

"Roxas?! Namine?!" Kairi stood up, happy to see her friends. "Where've you guys been? I was looking for you all over!"
Namine giggled. "Of course you were Kairi, 'specially when we definately saw you and Sora getting it on!" she informed her, a joking wink towards the maroon-haired girl.
"Nice move there, Sora." the blond boy complimented the brunet, who, along with Kairi, were blushing furiously. "Pinky promise..."

"You guys didn't see anything!" he shreiked towards Namine and Roxas, who were laughing. He glared at them, with narrow, azure eyes.
"Aww, c'mon, Sora." Kairi gripped onto his hand, reassuringly. "They're just joking. As long as we keep our promises, we're good, right?"

He grinned at her. "Yeah. Thanks, Kairi."
"Anytime, Sora."

And that's the end of Part One of Memories In Pieces.

Yes, my friends. I forgot to tell you cuz I didn't wanna re-upload the document I was typing on...Forgot the author's note. LAWL. Well, you guys got your review replies, right? I'd think so...because I'm pretty sure I sat here, replying. Now, I shall reply to the ones you recently submitted.

Let's begin, shall we?

The Lonely Night Rain14- Thanks for reviewing...nine, er, ten times. You could've just did what you did for My World, and reviewed on the last chapter...but whatever, loved the reviews, anyways. LAWL. And...you know? You mean, -chuckles- you think. I'm not even gonna tell YOU what's happening in Part Two. That's like...the stuff where I write the best stuffs. :D Well, thanks for reviewing, anyways. :DDD Really appreciate it. (P.S. HEY-ner was my favourite part...ROFLOL)
Danielle Scott- Sorry, but I won't get there. Not yet...In Part Two, it'll get better, TRUST ME. :D Roxas and Namine will get problems...lawl. Just like any pair of friends. :D And I liked this chapter as well...I had a sad part, then put in my pre-written part. I didn't tell you, did I? That was pre-written, from before Memories in Pieces and My World were posted. I didn't even know what my story was ognna be about...LAWL. IT was like a oneshot. :D Thanks for the review! I really love 'em!

And that's all for chapter tennn...:D Thanks for reading, and please, drop by and give a review. I, for some reason, have another announcement for you people who read my stuff...I suggest you go read it on my profile...:D?

(PSSST. Go read some of my new oneshots...please?! I like them, and I hope I can get some critisism on it. :DDDD)

Well, I'm done here. butaNENG, OUT! (March 27, 2008)