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Chapter 14: The Struggle For Love's Memory:

Hayner walked around the hall in school in hope of seeing Kairi but she was nowhere to be found. After a few minutes of looking, he sighed. He leaned against the lockers with his eyes closed. She hadn't been at school for a few days. Suddenly, Seifer and his friends came in front of him. A smirk came on Seifer's face. He couldn't wait to rub what he found out in Hayner's face. "Hey! Looking for Kairi?"

Hayner started to get annoyed. He wasn't in the mood to have Seifer mess with him today. "No." he denied.

Seifer knew that he was lying. The disappointment was written all over his face. "Come on. We all know you do. Well I got bad news for you. We went by her place last night and she looked like she had company. Too bad. She all ready has a boyfriend." Seifer laughed as he and his friends walked off.

Hayner looked down. In his mind, he was trying to debate if it was true or not or if Seifer was just looking for another way to mess with him. Since she hadn't shown up for the last few days, maybe it was true. After school, he sat outside with his friends Pence, Axel, and Larxene. Pence looked over at Hayner surprised at the news. "Wow. So Kairi had a boyfriend and she didn't say anything?"

Hayner kept looking down. "That's what Seifer said anyway."

Larxene was uninterested in the conversation. Her arms were crossed as her eyes rolled to the side. "Did you even have a chance of getting her?"

Axel glanced over at her, a little upset and on edge. Hayner didn't need someone else brining him down right now. "Behave."

"We don't even know if Seifer is telling the truth. We can go find out if you want." Pence said, trying to make him feel better.

Hayner just shook his head with his eyes. Apart of him didn't want to know. "I don't know."

Later that night, Kairi was in the kitchen cooking alone until Sora walked in a few minutes after. He seen her over by the sink and walked over. His arms wrapped around her waist, comfortably. His head leaned on her shoulder which she smiled a little. "I'm sorry that didn't help your memory."

"It's okay." He grinned as he started to kiss her neck. At that moment, it didn't matter if he had remembered. He was enjoying his self being with Kairi. Even if he couldn't remember how he felt for her, there was something there that made him be affectionate for her.

She giggled a little with her eyes closed. His hands started to travel on the outside of her apron and dress. When Kairi looked over at her shoulder, she could see his necklace hanging down on her shoulder. She turned around with an upset look on her face. Instantly, he had become surprised. "What?"

Kairi stared at the necklace around his necklace intensely. There was only one thought that came to mind. "It's that necklace. She gave it to you."

Sora looked down at it but then looked back at Kairi. "Oh! I'll take it off if you want?"

Kairi nodded as she put the best smile she could on her face. Sora walked over to the dresser near her bed in her room as he took off the necklace and placed on the dresser. He looked back and seen Kairi continuing to cook. He was starting to wonder if he would ever remember who she was but he could understand why he feels the way he does about her.

For a few days, they stayed together in the cabin alone. Kairi hadn't returned back to school. She wanted to continued to spend her time and watch over Sora. Sora kept thinking about his past but he didn't remember anything. He went out on the porch, persisting in his search. He had thought long and hard, trying to remember. Kairi walked out and looked surprised. "Sora?"

He smiled. He didn't want her to worry or anything. "I'm okay."

She smiled back. "I was going out shopping. I wasn't sure if you wanted to come with me."

"Are you sure it okay?" he asked.

"As long as you don't bite anybody." she replied, jokingly.

Sora nodded and walked into the small town with her. They went shopping in the local store and then headed back for the cabin. "Kairi!" They looked back and seen Charles. He walked over to them, smiling. "Who's your friend here?"

Kairi looked surprised. She had just remembered that no one had seen Sora around yet. "Oh! This is Sora. He's visiting me."

Charles was a little amazed since Kairi had usually spent time to herself in the cabin. She hadn't mention of any family or friends. "Oh. Then welcome to the neighborhood."

Sora smiled a little. "Yeah. Thanks."

"How long are you staying?" Charles asked. He was curious about the mysterious stranger.

"Just for a while." Sora answered.

Charles smiled more. "Okay then. If Kairi didn't tell you, she's renting my cabin."

Sora looked at Kairi. "Oh." Kairi didn't tell him about the place she was staying in.

Charles waved to both of them. "Well. See ya later." He walked off toward the opposite direction.

Sora and Kairi watched as he walked away. "Well he seems nice." Sora pointed out.

Kairi looked over at him. "Yeah. He is." They walked back into the woods to the cabin. Kairi started to put away the food as Sora started to take off his shoes as he sat on the bed. "You didn't tell me you were renting this place."

Kairi smiled as she glanced back at him. "You didn't ask."

Sora smiled a little. He looked back toward the porch and decided to sit out there. As he sat out there, he looked up at the sky, deciding what he should do. Staying with Kairi the past few days had made him happy but it didn't help him remember. When night came around, Sora returned back inside. The house was dark and Kairi was all ready lying in bed. Sora climbed in beside her. "Sora?"

He became disappointed because he was trying not to wake her. "I didn't wake you did I?"

Kairi turned her body toward him and placed her head on top of her arm. "No. I was just waiting for you to come back in. I got kind of worried."

Sora looked down which she had noticed. Her head lifted up and leaned toward the side. "What?"

He looked down toward the bed but then glanced back toward her. "I was wondering. About the other night, when you tried to help me remember, I was wondering if we could try it again but this time, I want it to be the way we did it."

Kairi nodded. It didn't hurt to try to help him remember again. He came over as she raised her shirt over her head. He leaned in and started to kiss her. The kisses started to deepen but then he pulled away. She looked surprised. "What?"

Sora had started to get concerned. "What if…I can't remember how?"

Her hands went on his face as she stared into his eyes. "Just let your body take control."

He leaned down again and continued to kiss her. As they made love, Sora could feel himself remembering but his memory wouldn't break through. He thought if he kept going he would remember. The pearl of the necklace that Veronica gave him kept glowing in and out. A few minutes later, Kairi laid back on the bed as Sora came over her. When he saw her there, something didn't seem right. As if it was something they didn't usually do. Instead of sitting up like she usually did, she decided to lie back as he was over her. Afterwards, Sora started to lose connection to his memory. He looked down as Kairi to see her looking back. She didn't seem as happy as she was. She could tell by the expression on his face that it didn't work. Soon, his memories had gone away.

The next day, Sora was sitting out on the porch when sunset had come around. Kairi walked out on the porch to find him. "I almost remembered but I felt like something was holding my memories back."

Kairi started to get sad. She walked back inside which Sora noticed and followed after her. "I tried everything and it still wouldn't work." She saw the necklace on the floor near the bed and got angry. Sora had stopped at the doorway, watching her. She picked up the necklace. "This is all her fault."

"Kairi." Sora called out. She hadn't noticed him following her at first. She turned around, dropping the necklace. He walked in and came in front of her. "Don't feel bad that you couldn't help me. Even if I can't remember my life…I want to stay here with you."

She looked surprised. Sora smiled. "I'm not going back."

Kairi smiled. He had no idea how happy that had made her. "Still. I wished I could've helped you."

Sora shook his head with his eyes closed. "No. It's okay."

She was about to walk over and hug him but she stepped on the necklace that she dropped on the ground. The pearl had broken from the pressure of her foot coming down. Sora held his hand to his head as he was in pain. Kairi had looked worried. "Sora?"

He walked over toward the bed and fell back against it, still in pain. Kairi leaned over to check on him. Sora opened his eyes a few seconds later. "I remember."

Kairi looked surprised as she leaned back from him a little. Sora was amazed himself. All his memories had come back to him at once. "I remember everything."

Kairi looked toward the floor at the broken pearl. She growled a little. "It's her. It wasn't until I broke the necklace that you remembered. She must've had it cursed so that you wouldn't remember me and maybe, since the other vampires didn't exile you for what you've done, she must've made them forget too. That witch!" Kairi started to walk off angry.

Sora sat up and rushed after behind her. He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Calm down. The important thing is that I remember again."

Kairi sighed. He had a point. After all their trying, something had finally worked. "Yeah."

A little smirk had come on Sora's face. "Then we should celebrate."

Later that night, Hayner, Pence, Axel, and Larxene decided to go up to Kairi's cabin to find out what was really going on. Pence walked ahead as he made it toward the window. Hayner looked away. He didn't want to see what was going on. Axel and Larxene stood nearby under a tree not really paying attention. Once again, Larenxe wasn't interested in what was going on. Inside, Kairi sat down on the bed as her hands were in Sora's. The smile on her face made Hayner turn away. "Wow! Seifer was right. Kairi did have someone up here." Hayner didn't want to think about her being with someone else.

Inside, Sora sat beside Kairi, smiling. "I should thank you for helping me to get my memory but I'm surprised at you."

Kairi opened her eyes amazed. She had no idea what he was going to say. "When I was starting to remember the other night, you changed something."

Kairi leaned in, curiously. "What did I do?"

He smirked."Funny. I thought you didn't like lying down."

She smirked back. "I guess you really do have all your memories back. Still. It doesn't mean I'm not willing to try new things."

He laughed a little with his eyes closed. Then, he leaned in toward her. They kissed and fell back against the bed. Kairi leaned on her hand as Sora did the same. "Now we can go to the Light Haven like we planned."

Sora looked down. He started to think about the vampires he would be leaving behind. Some were actually his friends. Kairi had seen the expression on his face. "Are you having second thoughts about going?"

Sora kept his eyes glued to the bed. He didn't want to admit it because he wasn't sure about what to say. "Sora? What if the vampires remember what you've done? I mean you got your memory back. What's to say they haven't got theirs back?"

She did have a point and even if they didn't, they could easily find out he was together with a wolf. He looked over at Kairi. If she could leave her pack for him, he could do the same. "All right. Let's go to the Light Haven."

She smiled. This was a dream come true. They could be together with anyone trying to kill them. They leaned in and kissed each other. Kairi fell back on the bed and giggled. Sora did the same. Through the window, Pence and Hayner were looking while Axel and Larxene were waiting by the tree talking. "Okay. What Seifer said was true but from what else he said, there was a lot more action going on." Pence said.

Hayner couldn't take seeing anymore. "Come on guys. Let's go home."

Axel and Larxene looked at him. They took off toward town. For a while, Sora and Kairi talked before they went to bed. Kairi laid asleep in Sora's arms as he watched over her, smiling.

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