Here we go :) Reviews much appreciated, I mean, I have school in six hours!

*As of the 22nd of August 2010, I'm rewriting the whole story. Shouldn't take too long.

The song is Two is better than one by Boys Like Girls & Taylor Swift


"TGIF!" Riku cried as he walked out out the school doors, picking up pace as he cantered down a flight of stone stairs. He had been thinking all day, about how they were all going to Namine's house, and that he had decided that tonight was going to be his night. Not Sora's, Not Roxas', but his. He stuck his earphones in before scanning through the radio stations on his MP3 player. Sora and Roxas were in Hollow Bastion playing for the school football team, and he wanted to see how they had got on.

In what turned out to be a somewhat thrilling contest, with temperatures dropping below zero. Destiny Island High have drawn three-all with Radiant Thistle here on the outskirts of Hollow Bastion. In a game dominated by the weather, as an unruly amount of snow has fallen over the city today, Sora Carmichael continued his hot streak by netting a diving header. He was joined on the scoresheet by center back Seifer Almasy and Midfielder Irvine Kinneas. A great result for the away side, who I have been asked to inform will be allowed to go to Russia as part of the History and Biology field trip, If they get eleven points from seventeen. And also that, as he is already going, Sora will be allowed to take formed soccer teammate Riku if he manages to reach the points target as the team strive to make history in this seasons 'Destiny Islands 1st Division'.

Riku laughed as he heard his name mentioned, before turning the radio off on the MP3 player, instead opting to listen to music. As he continued to walk he thought about his friendship with Sora, and about whether or not he should do as he planned. After all they had been through, fighting 'monsters' in the secret place, the time where they lost the oars for the canoe as they drifted off to sea, and the countless other memories he held of Sora. This is no time for second thoughts, I've made up my mind, and I'm sticking to it. He was nearing the main street of the town, and was just about to go into a shop to buy some gum, when his cell phone began to ring.

"Hello?" Riku asked.

"Hey, It's me." A voice replied down the phone.

"Hey, Kairi. What's up?"

"What time are you going round to Namine's" She asked.

"Whenever you are," he replied.

"I'll be there around seven."

"Cool, guess I'll see you there then?"

"Yeah, Riku, See you there. By the way, how long till they get back from Hollow Bastion?" He checked his watch.

"They should be touching down any moment, actually."

"Touching down? They flew?" Kairi seemed shocked.

"Only back," Riku laughed, "They got a bus up."

"Okaaaay." Kairi giggled, "See you later then."

"Yeah," He responded, "See you." He hurriedly shoved his cell phone into his pocket. Well, it wasn't exactly his, it was his sisters. And it was pink. He opened the door to the shop, greeted by the ring of the bell. "Hey Wedge." He waved.

"Hey, Kid." The rotund, gruff man standing behind the counter replied. He was wearing an unflattering dark blue boiler jacket, with a stained white vest underneath. His eyes were focused on the newspaper in front of him. Riku walked up to the counter and placed a packet of spearmint gum next to the newspaper. "Is that all, kid?" Wedge asked, chewing rythmically on a piece of gum

"Will you sell me booze?" Riku asked hopefully. Wedge looked at him, his facial expression remaining flat.

"When do I ever say no, kid?" He smiled at him. "What are you after?"

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"Hello and welcome to Destiny Island Airport." A voice monotonously stated, uninterested.

"Sup, dude?" Roxas answered coolly.

"We hope you enjoyed your fli- Roxas!I didn't know that was you, I'm too busy watching True Blood on this computer."

"Hey Axel." Roxas smiled. He studied his friend, who was dressed in a pinstriped white shirt with a light blue tie, complete with a dark blue design. His red hair resembled flames, spiked up in all directions. He looked very smart in comparison to Roxas who, along with the rest of the team, were dressed in tracksuits covered in different shades of blue, with white accents which matched their white sneakers.

"How's your li-" Axel stopped immediately as he looked up to see Roxas' bruised and battered face. "What the hell happened to you, bro?"

"I kinda pranged the Ford," Roxas laughed nervously.

"Did he do it again?" Axel asked him, his serious tone brimming with curiosity.

"It's not like that, Axel." Roxas tried to convince him.

"Oh, really? If I ever see that grey haired, creepy looking, no good step-father of your's I'll-"

"It was Almasy." Roxas blurted.

"He's a prick, Roxas. Honestly, back when we were in Twilight Town, I thought he was a prick, now you live on the Island, I still think he's a prick."

"Why are you working on the Island?" Roxas changed the subject.

"Well, I couldn't get a job in Twilight Town, so I sent out a shit load of CV's and got the job here. It's a bit of a bore though. I have to get a flight to and from TT everyday, but my mom said we're moving to the Island so there's no point in me quitting." Axel smiled.

"Nice one." Roxas grinned. "Hey, can I get your cell number? I can't find it."

"Sure, lil' buddy." He ripped a sheet of paper out of the pad in front of him, before writing down a sequence of numbers. "Here you go. I gotta let you through, but I'll talk to you soon, aye?"

"Yeah," Roxas waved to him as he passed through the metal detector. "Looking forward to it."

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The four of them walked side by side, chatting and laughing. They were dressed smart, yet casual. Roxas was wearing a black shirt, black skinny jeans and a pair of two-tone black and white vans. He was trying to put Wakka into a headlock on the middle of the road. His friend, however was having none of it, shoving Roxas over the sidewalk and onto someones front lawn, before running as fast as he could away from his ill-tempered buddy. Along side them, Tidus and Sora walked in relevant silence, talking from time to time about sports, girls and cars.

"So, how's the Kairi romanticizing going?" Tidus asked, as they walked towards Namine's house. Sora sighed.

"I think it's kinda pointless, I mean, I do like her. I'll admit that much. But she's my best friend." Sora noticed Tidus' faux offended reaction, and laughed. "One of my best friends then. It's just, I don't want to tell her, in case it ruins what we have."

"But what if you could have what you guys have, and then some?" Tidus questioned.

"I dunno, would it really work? We'd see each other all the time."

"You already do," Tidus chirped in.

"Well, More-so! Would we get bored with each other? We already argue, Alot! Would it just be too hard to sustain?"

"You won't know the answers unless you ask her out!" Tidus cried, before wrapping his arm around the back of his friends neck. "She likes you man, she really does. Call it my manly intuition if you will, but I am ninety nine point nine nine nine nine nine nine nine nine," he stopped to catch his breath. "Nine! Percent convinced she likes you." Sora merely laughed it off.

"I'll tell you what, If you can prove to me that she likes me, then," Sora shook his head as he spoke. "Then, I'll ask her out."

"Woohoo, lets go, mush!" Tidus screamed as he grabbed Sora's arm and ran down the street, his shocked friend in tow. After a few minutes, they found themselves in front of Namine's house. It was a large white building, pristine clean, with a beautifully colorful garden. It also had a double garage to house her families cars, as well as a silver BMW parked outside, belonging to her big sister.

"Now, are you ready to start the rest of you're life?" Tidus asked Sora, dramatically.

"Fine, lets go." Sora laughed.

"Now, this is one small step for man. One giant leap for ma-"

"Hurry up, you twat!" Wakka shouted at him as he knocked on Namine's door. A girl answered. She was much taller than Namine, yet had many of Namine's physical traits. Her long blond hair lay over her shoulders as she looked at them. She was wearing a silver silk nightgown, which suggested to Sora she was just about to go to bed.

"Um..." Roxas stuttered. "Hey, Stella." He blushed bright red.

"Hey Roxie," She grinned at him, before looking at Sora. "Jeez, Namine wasn't kidding when she said you guys were in a crash, was she?" She hugged her arms tightly around her chest. "Well come on in guys, it's freezing out here." She stepped backwards, allowing them to enter the house. They walked into a large hallway, which, like the exterior of the house, was a pearlescent white. Everything was neat and tidy.

"Take off your shoes, guys." Stella instructed them, and they obliged without question. "Nam's in her room, so just head on up. If you need anything, I'll be right here." She walked through the door away from them. Tidus clambered up the stairs, followed by Wakka, Sora and finally Roxas.

"I don't really know what we need." Roxas said to Sora, "But I know what she needs, and it's right here." He pointed to his crotch as Sora grimaced.

"I heard that!" A voice came from downstairs which caused Sora to burst out laughing. Tidus chapped Namine's bedroom door, and proceeded to open the door when they were told to go in.

"Hey!" Namine squealed as she ran over to them, hugging them all in succession, before returning to her perch next to her computer. Sora scanned the pale white walls, looking at the posters which were all neatly spread out. From Bands like Paramore to movies like Titanic. He was sure there were at least double the amount of posters than the last time he visited.

"Are you just going to ignore me then?" Sora snapped back into consciousness as he was alerted to Kairi sitting on Namine's bed, clicking her fingers in an attempt to get his attention.

"No, no. I was just a bit out of it, you know?" Sora reassured her. She smiled at him before patting a white beanbag on the floor next to him, indicating that he was to sit next to her. He walked over before slouching down into the seat.

"You look tired." She laughed, he yawned before turning to face her.

"That's because I am," He smiled, "Had no sleep at all, to be honest."

"Aw pet." Kairi leaned over to try and hug Sora, however she fell off the bed and landed right on him.

"Ouch." Sora said, sarcastically.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Don't be," He smiled before enveloping her in a hug.

"Get a room, you guys!" Selphie's voice boomed across the room, causing Sora to release a nervy-looking Kairi from his grasp. "When will Riku be here?" She asked.

"No idea." Kairi replied. "Should be soon, I told him seven, It's half past just now."

"Okay." Selphie turned around went back to doing whatever she was doing next to Namine. The minutes ticked by as they sat together, idly chit-chatting, waiting for their silver haired friend to arrive.

"Put on some music, Nam'." Sora suggested, nearly falling asleep.

"Sorry, my speakers are busted. But there's an acoustic guitar in my closet if you want to muck about with that." Namine responded, and Sora quickly obliged, pulling a pristine acoustic guitar from the white wardrobe next to Namine's bed.

"Play me a song!" Kairi asked him, excitedly.

"Nah, I'm not very good." Sora blushed.

"Yeah you are! You're amazing at guitar." Wakka objected.

"And you can sing great as well." Roxas added.

"Shut up guys!" Sora laughed before he began to play little riffs on the guitar.

"Hey, wanna go outside?" Kairi asked. Roxas shook his head.

"I'm comfy in here, thanks." He politely declined.

"What about the rest of you?" They all muttered their excuses as to why they would not join Kairi outside.

"I'll go outside with you." Sora suggested. He placed the guitar next to Namine's bed before he felt Kairi grab on to his wrist.

"Bring the guitar," she smiled. Sora looked at Tidus, who winked at him. He leaned over to pick up the guitar before following Kairi downstairs.

"Think he's gonna ask her out on a date?" Selphie asked Tidus. Tidus sighed.

"I dunno, he seems to think that them being friends is as good as it's gonna get.

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Stars flickered in the ultramarine sky above them as Sora and Kairi stepped into Namine's garden. It was full of large, ornate statues and was surrounded by a multitude of different flowers. They walked into the center of the garden, where a small fountain gushed against the cool night air.

"Got a lighter?" Kairi asked Sora. He rummaged in his pockets, before producing a small yellow lighter, which Kairi used to light four small candles around the water feature. "Now we'll be able to see." Sora laughed, although in his mind he could see fine before. The gentle flickers of light from the candles wrapped around Kairi as she surveyed the garden. Sora sat on the wall, in awe of the girl stood before him. He felt that she was perfection personified. He smiled as he gazed upon her unfaltering beauty against the light of the candles and of the moon. Her pink dress swayed back and forth against a cool breeze, the zips shone against the light. She walked over to him, before sitting to his right hand side. They sat like this for minutes, neither one plucking up the courage to talk. Sora's heart dashed as he tried to breath slowly in and out. He turned his head ever so slightly towards her.

"You should play something." She whispered to him. Sora gulped and nodded, before sitting the guitar upon his knee.

"Wha-what do you want me to play?" He asked her, still refusing to look directly at her.

"I don't mind, really, just play whatever you feel like playing." She replied. Sora could tell she was looking at him, but didn't dare to return it. He didn't understand, why was he so uptight? It's Kairi. Okay, he had a massive crush on her, but he was always fine around her, but at that moment in time, something felt so, different. He coughed quietly before he began to strum on the guitar.

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life
And I thought hey
You know this could be something
'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing

'Cause maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Well maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two, is better than one

He sighed slightly, although he continued to play. His eyes were shut tight, so he was none the wiser to whatever Kairi's reaction was. he opened his mouth and began to sing once more.

I remember every look upon your face,
The way you roll your eyes, the way you taste
You make it hard for breathing
'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
And finally now, we're leaving

And maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Well maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two, is better than one

Yeah, yeah

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life
And I thought hey

Maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking

He began to play the song softer, he wasn't sure why, but he just felt compelled to. As he began to sign once more, he heard Kairi softly singing alongside him.

Oooh I can't live without you
'Cause baby two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And I've figured out with all that's said and done
Two, is better than one

Two is better than one

Silence. His eyes remained closed, yet his heart still raced. He exhaled softly, trying to contain his nerves in an obviously futile attempt to persuade Kairi he was calm. He never expected what would happen next however.

He felt a hand brush slowly against his cheek and he opened his eyes to see Kairi mere inches away from him. He looked up into her sea blue eyes, his face slowly quivering, through both nerves and the temperature. He opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Kairi's finger, which she placed delicately on his lips.

"Sora," She breathed softly. "Don't ever change." He decided to take action himself, as he pushed slowly, causing Kairi to lower her finger, before raising his head until his lips met Kairi's. He shut his eyes once more and placed one hand on her back to support her as he leaned forward, and the other slowly intertwined with her fingers. He felt a wave of emotion wrap around him as he slowly kissed the girl whom he was head over heels in love with. To his chagrin, however, they eventually had to part. Sora looked into Kairi's eyes, tears began to run down her cheeks. Sora, confused as to what he should do, once more attempted to speak, but was stopped by Kairi as she turned away from him. Slowly, he began to back off from her, placing the guitar down against a wall before walking back into the house in shock.

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"And then she just started crying?" Namine asked, intrigued as Sora told her the whole story. They were sitting on Namine's bed talking quietly. Riku was yet to arrive, so Roxas, Tidus, Wakka and Selphie were sitting playing Call of Duty on Namine's Playstation. Namine looked concerned. "I think you should go out and check on her. Sora nodded as he rose to his feet and began to walk down the stairs towards the back door. He saw a shining bright yellow from beyond the door so he quickly opened it. He was confronted by a small fire. He walked slowly towards the center of the garden. What the hell was Kairi doing? He tried to come up with the answer but was left clutching at straws as he approached the fire. He crept slowly towards it, searching for the redhead. His search seemed fruitless at first, but soon his eyes came to rest upon her. She was sitting on a bench, her face hidden from him. He looked closer to see that she was with someone. The light from the fire flickered upon their hair. The silver and red clashed brightly against the night. Riku had both his arms around her, seemingly consoling her. He looked up to see the brunette standing in awe from behind the fire.

"Oh hey Sora, come to join us?" He asked, Sora never replied. "We've made a fire, feel free to pull up a chair." Sora looked into the fire, the yellows, reds and oranges fiercely collided with one another, licking the darkness around them. It was then he noticed what was buried deep within the fire, A wooden acoustic guitar.


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