Setting: Destiny Islands, After "Yelp"
Genre: Friendship, Action
Characters: Kairi, Wakka, Tidus, Selphie, Sora, Riku
Rating: K+
Hop
Kairi clutched her sword tightly as she stared the older boy down. "Our rematch!" she proclaimed, swinging it proudly.
***
She'd been bragging all day about how she'd definately be able to defeat Wakka today, "just like Riku and Sora can".
"Yeah, right!" Tidus had replied, laughing. "Wakka can take you!"
"Are you sure, Kairi?" Selphie had shown disbelief.
"Go at it with all you've got!" Sora had cheered. "I'll be rooting for ya!"
"Be careful, then. If you want, I can help you get ready," Riku had offered.
"Go, Kairi! You can do it!" Sora called, waving from the pier as he and the others watched.
Kairi smiled. She wouldn't be this confident if not for Riku's tips. She got into Riku's fighting pose and giggled. "Let's go!"
Wakka grinned. "Show me your stuff!"
Kairi kept her eyes trained on his ball. As soon as he started to toss it, she took off, running in wide circles while still keep her eye on the ball. She suddenly stopped and swung as one of them came towards her.
She grinned and sprinted towards Wakka as soon as the ball had knocked him into a daze. She started with a focused, but relatively weak swing aimed at his abdomen, then followed with several other hits before Wakka threw another ball.
She held her sword up defensively, but the force had still managed to knock her onto the ground. She landed on her hands and curled forwards.
"I'm good, huh?" Wakka bragged.
Kairi grinned. "Not good enough!" She pushed herself up and kicked him back. She waved at Riku and called, "How was I?" She called happily.
"Awesome!" Sora called back, while silently Riku smiled and nodded. "Ah- behind you!"
Kairi clutched her sword again and turned around to ward off the ball Wakka had thrown. She rushed foward again, swinging wildly as Wakka retreated. He tripped over a rock and she got on top of him, aiming her sword at his face. "Giving up?"
Wakka sighed and grudging said, "Man, you've been training a lot, ya?"
Kairi got off of him and hopped up and down in joy. "I did it, I did it! Sora, Riku, I did it! Selphie, Tidus, I won! I did it, I did it!"
Sora ran over, Riku following close behind. "I can't believe it, Kairi! You did it!"
Kairi hugged Sora. "Well, I had help," she admitted. She let go and hugged Riku tightly, making him blush. "Thank you so much, Riku!" She pulled and grabbed his hands, hopping in excitement again. "I won, I won!"
"Lucky shot," Tidus remarked, and Kairi stuck out her tongue at him.