The blonde couple and the two ex's were all together at a small café downtown from their hotel. Kairi felt a little awkward being next to Sora considering the fact that he got her the dress. She didn't know how to act around him. They were broken up… why would he get her that dress?

Kairi flushed and took a drink of her hot chocolate.

"I'm not gonna lie, this vacation isn't what I thought it was going to be," Namine frowned. Kairi gaped. "What, why?"

"Well, no, don't get me wrong I love spending time with you guys. But we haven't really done anything exciting lately…" Namine confessed. Even though it hurt, they all agreed mentally. Roxas grinned.

"Hey, don't you guys have a pool back at the hotel?" he asked. Sora's eyebrows raised. "Um, yes. Why?" Sora asked while folding his hands.

"How about we all go late night swimming tonight? Swimming when it's dark out is the best. Especially if we turn off the lights and turn the lights on in the pool." Roxas had a smile on that almost made him a 5 year old again.

"Well won't we make a bunch of noise outside?" Namine asked worryingly. "It's an inside pool," Sora added. "Well I think it sounds fun," Sora looked over at Kairi with hopeful eyes, "What about you, Kai?

Kairi snapped out of her thoughts, blinking vigorously, and stared at the table, "U-um, I'm okay. I'll stay in the hotel room." Sora frowned.

"Aw, come on, Kairi! It'll be fun! We can play chicken like we use to," Namine convinced her, laughing. Kairi gave a very unconvincing smile, and shook her head. "I'm okay, Namine. I'm really tired, anyway. I didn't get much sleep. But you guys should go!"

"It won't be the same…" Sora muttered, too quiet for Kairi to hear.

"Well… if you change your mind, you have to come down, alright?" Roxas smirked. Kairi smiled and nodded her head.

"Are you sure you're okay, Kairi?" Sora asked, hoping to get a real answer. Kairi made no eye contact. "I'm fine, Sora. If you'll excuse me, I'll head back to my hotel room now." Kairi grabbed her shoulder bag, put her money on the table, and started to leave. Sora sighed.

"Kairi, wait!" Kairi rolled her eyes at his plead. "You're a terrible liar, you know that right?" Kairi blushed and tugged on her hair.

"Come on, Sora. I seriously am really tired," Kairi tried to convince. She looked up to his eyes. His blue orbs looked deeply into hers, trying to find an answer. Sora sighed and pinched the bridge between his nose. "I don't believe you, but I'll let you do your thing."

Kairi rolled her eyes and fled the restaurant. The café was only about a 10 minute walk from her hotel, so she didn't need to ride with Namine. Or worse, Sora.

She actually kind of did want to go to the pool with her friends, but she didn't want to be around Sora. She felt like she was falling into his trap again, but she didn't want to. Especially when he saved her from the man at the payphone. Or even when Sora bought the dress she wanted. She didn't know what to do anymore.

The warm wind tousled through her red hair as she took a deep breath. If Kairi could forget, forgive, and just leap into Sora's arms again, she would, but she wasn't that kind of person. Every always told her that Sora still loved her and that they were the perfect couple. Well if he loved her so much, why did he leave that early morning?

Kairi slid her key-card for her hotel room and fell on her bed.

"What am I going to do for the rest of the night?" Kairi said aloud to herself. She took a deep breath and thought through some ideas of what she could possibly do.

After 5 minutes of contemplating, Kairi decided to take a nice long shower. She took it to as hot as it would go without burning her, and mentally tried to wash away her worries. When she got out, she slipped into some loose short-shorts and a hot pink tank top. Kairi decided that to kill about 2 hours, she should watch a movie. She first checked her phone for any new messages, and to her surprise she found one.

Namine: Hey! We're heading down to your pool in about an hour or two, please come with us?

Kairi sighed at her phone. She hated having to lie to her friends. She replied.

Kairi: Sorry Nam, I'm actually just now heading to bed. We'll go out to lunch tomorrow, okay?

Just as she was about to charge her phone for the night, she got one more text.

Namine: Too bad, you're missing the view… ;) hehe

Kari: WOULD YOU SHUT UP.

Kairi rolled her eyes, turned off her phone, and searched for movies to buy on the hotel TV. She felt like watching something either sad or funny. If she watched something sad, she'd probably have an attitude for the rest of the night.

Sad it was.


"YOU BASTARD!" Kairi screamed at the TV, throwing all of her popcorn at it. She was watching the Notebook, just as Noah left, she started to cry. "You couldn't stick around with her? SHE LOVED YOU, YOU DOUCHEBAG!" Kairi fell into her pillow and sobbed. Okay, maybe she wasn't crying because of the characters, but because they related to her life so well.

She looked at the time and it was only 11:46, which meant that her friends were only down at the pool for a little time now, meaning they were still there.

Kairi sat there dabbing at her eyes, contemplating whether or not she should go down or not. She had a swimsuit and everything. But in her head she knew that she'd probably lose it the minute she saw her ex-boyfriend shirtless and in his swim trunks.

Kairi quickly exhaled. "Dammit, Kairi…"

Sora changed into blue swim trunks and pulled over a white t-shirt, ready to leave his room. He hadn't been swimming in a long time, so he was sort of excited about it. He just wished that Kairi would come with.

He remembered the old days when him and Kairi would spend their days in the ocean of Destiny Islands. Whenever Kairi's parents were out of town for business and Sora's mom was out partying, they would take away their troubles to the sea. Sometimes the two would sit on the palm tree with the extended trunk and just watch the sunset, or they would take a dip under the stars. It didn't matter what they were doing, as long as they were with each other, nothing even mattered.

It was mid evening at Destiny Islands and a certain redhead headed towards her favorite spot at the sea. She walked over to the boardwalk, and closed her eyes, taking in the moment. Everything seemed to be falling into place. Plus her parents were out of town, so she didn't have to worry about going home on curfew tonight.

She was in her uniform; the tiny checkered blue skirt, white shirt, and blue tie. She loosened her tie, took off her shoes and socks, and ran fingers through her fiery red hair. She had a long day, and watching the sun set before her was the perfect way to end it.

The girl heard footsteps behind her, but she knew to not be afraid, because she already knew who her visitor was.

Arms started encircle around her waist, and a chin rested on her shoulder. "I knew I'd find you here," the husky voice said lightly into her ear. The girl laughed, "Oh darn, I thought I finally got away from you," She said sarcastically.

The boy raised his eyebrows. "Oh really? We'll just see about THAT!" The boy bent down to reach for her legs and lifted her up.

"Sora!" Kairi giggled. "What are you doing!"

"You can't get away from me now," Sora exclaimed with a crooked grin. Kairi rolled her eyes with a smile and wrapped her arms around his neck for support.

Sora carried Kairi to the sand, and lied her down. Kairi smirked as she made it comfortable on her back in the sand, and Sora went down with her. He propped up on his elbow, laying his head in the palm of his hand , and took a hand around Kairi's waist. "Now how was your day, Ms. Hikari?"

Kairi looked up at the sky, thinking. "Well, I took a Chemistry test day, and I'm not really sure how I did. You know how I am with science." Sora rolled his eyes and bent to kiss her forehead. "I bet you did fantastic. You probably did so good the teacher HAD to give you extra credit just because of how awesome you are."

Kairi burst into a fit of giggles and shook her head. "Doubt it. But, besides that, it was pretty good. Selphie finally bought me lunch today. I've gotten that girl at least 10 lunches in the past three months!" Sora laughed, "She's such a rip off." He pulled her closer. "What about you, Sora?"

He sighed. "Well… it was good for the most part. My mom texted me in the middle of the day telling me that her and her friends were going to go to the southern beach." Kairi widened her eyes, "But that's like, three hours from here. How is she getting home?" Sora sighed once again and pointed to himself.

"I don't mind, I've done it before. But, other than that, there was a pretty hilarious moment today. At lunch today, Namine actually got jealous of Axel." Kairi's side hurt from laughing so hard, "W-why would she b-be jealous?" She attempted to ask, still laughing. Hearing her laugh made Sora join her.

"Well, apparently Roxas and Axel had plans for the weekend doing who knows what, and when Namine asked Roxas to spend it with her instead, he said no, saying he still had plans. She stormed off, it was hilarious."

"Oh my gosh, that little blonde would. She's probably PMS-ing or something," Kairi giggled. Sora grinned, "Probably."

The two both lied down on their elbows facing the ocean. Sora grabbed a stick and started to write.

"Whataya writing?" Kairi asked lying her head on Sora's shoulder. Sora grinned, "You'll see."

Kairi could already see what it was going to say by the second word, and she blushed madly. In the sand, it read: I Love You.

"C-cliché." Kairi took the stick from his hand and added a word to the end of it so it read: I Love You Too.

Sora sighed happily, and the couple returned to their original position; his hand around her waist, his head propping up on his hand. "Kairi… you don't know how happy you make me. If I could just lay here all night and day with you, watching the sunset fall and the stars rise, I would." Kairi smiled lovingly.

"Same here, Sora… We can come here every night if you want." Sora lightly placed a hand over Kairi's cheek, gently caressing it with his thumb. "As long as I'm with you…"

Kairi's heart pounded as he leaned in forward, capturing her lips into a fiery kiss. Kairi turned on her back as Sora was half on top of her, deepening the kiss. She ran her hands through his gravity defying hair, pulling him closer. A warmth flowed inside her heart. His lips fit perfectly onto hers.

Sora placed his forehead to hers. "What happens now?" Kairi asked, catching her breath.

"We grab some blankets and pillows and sleep in the sand for the night?"

Kairi smiled, "Deal."

Sora hesitantly placed his hand over Kairi's hotel room, but took it away. He knew she needed her space. He placed his hand down and walked down the hall towards the elevator. He ran a hand through his hair and leaned against the elevator wall. As the door opened up, he saw Roxas and Namine waiting in the lobby with a towel around each of them.

"Let's do this."

About a half hour past, and war had begun.

"SORA NO!" Sora had lifted up Namine from the concrete and ran towards the water. "I HAVEN'T TESTED THE COLDNESS, NO!" Namine was prepared, so she pinched her nose and closed her eyes tightly. "I hate yo-" She was cut off when him and her had reached under the water. Namine opened her eyes under water and saw Roxas swimming towards her, grabbing her by the waist.

"Sorry, babe, it was the only way to get you in here without waiting 2 hours," Roxas laughed. Namine pushed him away and dived under water.

"I say we have a little competition," Sora suggested towards Roxas. "And will I be kicking your ass at what today?"

Sora rolled his eyes. "First one to swim over to the other side?"

"Psh, piece of cake."

"Fine… underwater," Sora smirked. Roxas eyed him. "I don't know, Roxas. I've lived on Destiny Islands most of my life… I've got some pretty sharp lungs."

"And I've been singing most of my life, so we'll just see about that," Roxas swam over to Sora and held out his hand to shake, and Sora obliged.

"Deal."

Roxas and Sora were leaned over the edge of the pool, ready to push their bodies into the pool.

"On one end, we've got my hot hunk of boyfriend, the strong, handsome, fearless ROXAS!" Namine yelled screaming and cheering. "And Sora."

Sora glared at her, then paying his attention back to the pool. "On your mark, get set… GO!"

Roxas and Sora both lurched towards the pool, taking a huge breath of air, preparing to not breathe until the very end. Sora reached far into the water, and pushed himself as far as he could go trying to beat his rival and best friend. He opened his eyes to see that he was far ahead of Roxas; in fact, he couldn't even see him. Sora smirked under the water and with one more stride, he reached the end.

The brunette took a huge breath coming up from the water, and cheered. "WHOO! YES! Who beat your ass?" He faced Roxas who was standing in the water looking at the distance. Sora was confused as to what he was looking at, and he followed his gaze.

Kairi stood at the door, with her arms folded, a towel over her shoulder, and a bright red two piece bikini on her body.

"K-Kai! You came!" Sora smiled brightly. He climbed the stairs to the concrete and faced her.

Kairi's face matched her hair as he walked towards her. His perfectly toned body was shown before her. "Y-yeah, I did. I couldn't stand being in that hotel room."

"I thought you were tired." Sora crossed his arms, grinning. Kairi's eyes widened. "Um… I had coffee."

"Then you'll have the energy to play some chicken with your friends. Do you still have the skill?" Sora asked trying to be serious. Kairi scoffed and threw her towel towards the chairs. "Hell yeah, I do."

"Alright, boys versus girls. Let the games begin." Kairi and Sora went under water as Roxas and Namine went on top of their shoulders, lifting them up.

"Oh hey, Nam, haven't seen you in a while," Roxas said sarcastically reaching for her hands to wrestle.

"Roxas! Long time no see! Did you hear about Axel and I?" Roxas' eyes widened at her joke and lost track of what she was doing. Namine reached for his chest and pushed him into the water.

"DAMMIT!" Sora yelled before hitting the water with his blond companion.

"YES! Just kidding, Roxas. Love you!" Namine smiled sweetly. "That means girls have one, and guys ZIP!" Kairi yelled.

"Alright, alright, switching teams."

Sora and Kairi were lifted on Roxas and Namine's shoulders and finally faced each other. "So we meet, Sora."

"Indeed we do." When Sora reached for her hands, Kairi blushed, and grabbed them. Kairi made sure to make no eye contact with his perfect chest, and only into his intense eyes.

"Namine walk forward!" Namine obliged, and Kairi managed to push Sora a little bit. "Shit!" Roxas cursed, keeping his balance. Him and Namine at the same time walked forward, and the force into Sora and Kairi's hands were so strong that they both seemed to have slipped. The two had a look of panic on their faces as they both lurched toward the water, reaching a tie in the game.

Kairi held her breath as she fell into the water, letting the water hit her back. Kairi swam forward not looking to wear she was swimming, and the same with Sora. As the two swam forward, they didn't notice that they were swimming towards each other.

As they both opened their eyes it was too late.

The redhead and the brunettes lips already touched for a brief moment. Kairi's heart stopped as they both didn't pull away. All of the memories clutched her heart. Sora's eyes shot open, and his heart started to hammer against his ribcage. All of the times at the ocean, all of the vacations, all of the hand-holding and sweet kisses were back into their minds, and were bolted there to stay. Sora swam backwards and up towards the water. Kairi swam the opposite way towards the stairs.

Sora breathed once he reached the top, covering his mouth. Panicking, he faced towards Kairi and saw her climbing the stairs. Kairi's face was a deep red and she had tears in her eyes, the chlorine burning them even more. "Kairi, wait!"

She didn't respond to his call for her as she reached for her towel. Sora went to the closest edge of the pool and hoisted himself up to the concrete. As Kairi reached for the door, Sora already shut it closed and turned her towards him. "Kairi, I didn't-"

Pain struck Sora's cheek as Kairi smacked him, and she ran in the lobby towards the elevator.

"Sora, what the hell did you do?" Roxas yelled. "I-I accidentally kissed her! I swear it was an accident!" Sora panicked.

"WELL GO GET HER!" Roxas and Namine yelled at the same time. Sora nodded and ran out the door. Once he reached the elevator, it had already come to a close and he had no way of catching up to her.

He looked all around the room and finally found the 'Stairs' sign and grabbed the door, running up the stairs. Thankfully, they were only on the 3rd floor so he only had to climb a few flights. Also, he was very fit, so that was an extra perk. He was taking two steps at a time and clutching the railing for an extra boost. Sora almost slipped a couple of times from his wet feet, but he ignored it and kept running.

Sora lurched himself down the hallway and caught up to Kairi passing the first room to the right. "KAIRI!" Sora yelled. "Leave me alone, Sora!"

"Kairi, come on! Let me explain!" Sora managed to catch up with Kairi and grabbed her hand. She had a hand over her mouth and her whole body was still soaked with water. "K-Kairi I didn't do that on purpose I didn't open my eyes yet when I ran into you!" Sora placed both hands on the side of her head, looking into her eyes. "I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't do that on purpose, Kai."

Kairi still had tears in her eyes. Kairi shook her head and faced the floor. "I-it's not your fault… I-I'm overreacting."

"No, you're not. That shouldn't have happened, I'm sor-"

"No, Sora, you're fine." Kairi reached for his hands and removed them from her face. "I-I'm gonna head inside. Tell Roxas and Namine I had fun…" She reached for the door and closed it as soon as she got the chance, not taking a second look at the brunette.

Kairi slowly slid down the door, crying. She propped her knees up and cried into them. Just a tiny kiss brought the years back to her, and her heart went back to breaking, even if it was almost healed from before. All of her old feelings towards Sora sparked again, but she tried to push them back. Kairi always knew how to calm her feelings. She was always the one who kept it together and became a soldier. At the same time though, it was her time to break down. "B-but h-he left m-me… I shouldn't d-do this…"

Sora's heart wrenched at the sound of Kairi's sobs on the other side of the door.


Hey guys! Long weekend, so I thought I would update the story! I have Monday off (Thank the Lord) but I still have a crapload of Chemistry homework to do. SIGH. My hatred for that class just... I don't even know. Also, if you haven't yet, I posted a oneshot of our favorite blonde pairing, so read that if you would like! People keep telling me that I should have made it into a chapter story. I probably should have... that would have been really fun. But after On That Road Again, you never know... ;)

Thanks again for the reviews! I love getting emails on my phone in the middle of the day saying I got new ones haha. It's a good feeling! Keep them coming! :) I'll update as soon as I can, and enjoy the rest of your guys' weekend!