A/N: Not even gonna bother writing about the classes. Don't want to. Nothing important happens in them, really. And I'd get bored writing them. Not a huge fan of school…

Also, you may have noticed this is now chapter 10 where it was previously chapter 11. All other chapter names except "Hayner's Story" have been changed to match the names that are on my computer. Trying to figure out where I where was getting on my nerves. Sorry. Nothing else changed other than their names.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts.

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Classes were boring as usual. Sora totally fazed it out of his mind, daydreaming his way through the first three hours until break. (yay Sora!)

They spent break on the grounds, walking out to find Naminé sitting on the stone garden wall, drawing in her sketchbook.

"Hey, if she's here that means Rena's gotta be alright…right?" Sora questioned.

Roxas jogged ahead of them and whispered hurriedly to her when he reached her. She looked up and smiled. He relaxed, relief washing over him. The others walked up.

"Hey where are Rena and Riku?" Kairi asked when they were close enough. "What are you drawing?" Naminé hadn't look up and now she was curious. She bent over and looked. "Aww, that's so cute. How'd you think of it?" It was a picture of Rena and Riku dancing together on the grass, smiles on their faces.

Naminé looked at her like she was crazy and pointed to something with the end of her pencil. They all looked where she was pointing.

Across the grounds, a group of students was gathered around a stereo, music blasting from it. It looked like they'd all been dancing before, but now they were standing in a circle around two people – Riku and Rena. They watched the end of the dance.

They danced beautifully. They almost looked like they were one being – they knew one another's moves and used them. Riku twirled Rena around and she spun back into his arms, their faces nearly touching. She smiled and pulled away from him, her movements fluid. She turned, her back to him. He reached out and grabbed her. She twirled twice, stopping when she faced him and fell backward, her back a perfect arc. He swung her around in a half circle and pulled her easily back up.

Their eyes locked. They stopped moving for a long time, ignoring the music and the people around them. They moved toward one another but then…

The music stopped and people cheered. They smiled and pulled back. They bowed and moved away as the others spilled back together. After a moment they spotted their friends, waved, and walked over to them.

"Hey, I didn't know you could dance," Sora said with a smile to Riku. "Always thought you were too clumsy." He got knocked on the back of the head.

Kairi, Olette, and Selphie gathered around Rena (Naminé was finishing her drawing). They kept saying things like "You were so beautiful!" "Where did you learn that?" and "Can you teach me sometime?" She was only half listening. Her eyes were locked on Riku as he talked with Hayner and Roxas (Sora was sulking). Her eyes softened when he laughed.

Her friends turned to see what she was looking at and went "Awww!" very loudly. Rena blushed and looked away. She didn't notice that his eyes were on her too.

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About twenty minutes later, a very familiar looking red-haired girl walked out of the school carrying something heavy. She seemed to be having a hard time with it.

Roxas saw her first. "Hey Sora, why don't you go help your girlfriend?" he teased.

Sora looked around at him. "But I don't have a…" His eyes fell on the girl and he blushed.

Roxas pushed him, laughing. "Go on then!"

Sora stumbled and nearly crashed into her, but caught himself. "Hey, uh…you need some help?"

She looked over at him. "Oh! Sora! Sorry, I didn't see you, what with this bunch of garbage." She nodded at the load in her arms. She smiled. "And yes, I would love some help. Especially from you." She winked then blushed at her own daring.

Sora decided it was best not to reply and instead took half of the load from her, carrying it down to the end of the drive where it would be collected later that day.

When she had put it down she turned back, apparently planning to head back inside.

"Um hey, Courtney?" She turned. "Do you want to um…take a walk with me?"

She smiled. His heart nearly melted. "Sure." He took a few long strides until he caught up with her. Then, before he even realized he'd done it, he grabbed her hand. She stopped for a second, obviously surprised. Then she smiled and continued on. Sora let out a silent sigh of relief. He'd been afraid she'd pulled away from him.

They walked on in silence for a few minutes. Then she asked, "You're from the Islands, right?"

He heard himself tell her all about the Islands. He told her about his friends, too. And about all the things they did as kids.

Finally he asked, "So what about you? Where are you from?"

"Radiant Garden. Ever been there?"

He smiled. "Once or twice."

"Did you ever meet a guy named Squall?" She shook her head. "I mean Leon." She rolled her eyes at his foolishness over his own name.

Sora grinned. "Yeah. He and I are friends. You know him?"

She nodded. "He's my adoptive brother."

"Really? He never mentioned you." He realized this might upset her and silently scolded himself.

She giggled. "No, I would guess not. He didn't want people to know about me…you know, when it was overrun with Heartless. Less people that knew the safer I was. See?" Sora nodded. She went on about Leon some more and then just kept talking as they walked farther into the grounds. They saw fewer and fewer people until finally they were completely alone. His thoughts wandered involuntarily until he heard her ask something that made him blush scarlet.

"So can I see it?"

"Huh?"

"Oh please? I've always wanted to."

"Oh um…I don't know…"

"Oh come on. I heard it was special. How big is it?"

"I uh…well…" He was starting to get uncomfortable.

"I heard you take it out all the time. Please?"

"Well I mean…I'm not planning on using it or anything…"

She sighed. "Well I could just get Riku to show me his." She glanced sidelong at him. "Come on, no one else is around. Please?"

Well, he didn't want to be shown up by Riku. He sighed. "Alright, alright." He whipped it out.

Her eyes widened and she took it gently in her hands. "Wow. It's so light…I thought something like this would be heavier."

He shrugged. "It's only my first. The others were heavier."

"But still." She looked it over. "What's the chain for?" She pointed.

"Oh. Each one has different powers and stuff. Helps make the Keyblades stronger."

"Wow."

Yep. That's right. They were talking about his Keyblade. What were you thinking?

Sora smiled as she looked the weapon over, clearly impressed. She was so cutewhen she smiled like that…

After a minute or two she handed it back to him. "Thanks." She smiled.

He grinned and put it away. "You know, we should probably go back soon. Break's gonna be over in a few minutes and we…What are you doing?"

She had taken a few steps toward him, closing the gap between them. She put her finger to his lips. "Hush." She stood on tip-toe and kissed him.

Sora was shocked for a second and then he relaxed, letting his eyes close. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He felt her hands in his hair. He let his hands slide up her sides a few inches, his hands touching her bare skin as her shirt slid up. He pushed her back into a tree, deepening the kiss while holding her even closer.

Suddenly they heard a loud ringing coming from the school.

They broke apart and Sora put his head on her shoulder, groaning. He did NOT want to back to school. She laughed softly. "Come on, we should get back."

He sighed and pulled away from her. "But I don't wanna!" he said in a whiney voice.

"Aww, poor wittwe Sowa," she teased him. She laughed at the look on his face.

"Laugh at ME will ya!" he growled. He charged at her.

"No, no, Sora wait, stop!" she cried between laughs. He didn't listen. He grabbed her and swung her up over his shoulder, ignoring her protests and laughter.

"Alright, well, I'm ready to go," he said. He walked off as she gently pounded his back, demanding to be put down while trying hard to breathe around her laughter.

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A/N: I thought this was kinda cute. :D Then again, I did write it, so I'm biased towards it. Please let me know what you think. I've gotten close to 500 hits and barely 20 reviews. Come on people. Be nice to the writer. puppy dog eyes

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