. Chapter 21 .
. Twenty Questions .
It was Christmas morning, and everyone was excited.
Even Riku, being the man behind his emo fort, was excited. Sora, on the other hand, felt a little woozy. After his little encounter with Kairi last night, he had gotten no sleep. Not only because he was drowned with thoughts of her, but also because she lay on his bed, fast asleep.
They had sat in his room, talking for nearly an hour until she crashed on his bed. He did not disturb her, he only watched. There was no way he could sleep beside her; certain things could have happened. Sora was a seventeen and a half year old boy after all.
He had gotten 4 hours of sleep at max, and had no intentions of leaving Kairi alone in his room. So he sat on his computer chair with his arms crossed, blushing at the sleeping beauty laying on his bed. Normally this would be the time when prince charming kissed the princess, but... you know.
Sora's a guy, he's shy. Do the math.
You simply just can't kiss a girl in her sleep to wake her up. Of course that worked with Namine and Roxas, but Sora had no intentions on trying it with Kairi. He didn't even know her feelings for him, let alone he had just realized he liked her the day before. Sora played with the crown that dangled from his necklace, and smiled to himself.
He couldn't wait to give Kairi her present; she would be quite surprised to find another match they had. First, halloween costumes, and now it would be their necklaces. Sora quietly snuck over to his nightstand, and slowly opened the drawer.
He pulled out a medium sized pink box, tied with a white ribbon. He froze at the item below it. He picked it up, and walked over to his computer chair again. He tossed Kairi's present aside, and clutched another trinket in his hand. He bit his lip.
It was a charm that belonged to the girl in his dreams; she had given it to him when he left the orphanage about 10 years ago. It was the only thing he had left to prove that his dreams were real. But he looked over at Kairi, and smiled. He liked Kairi. He loved Kairi.
The only problem was she wasn't the girl in his dreams. She couldn't be. Sora sighed; he believed a day would come when he had to choose between Kairi and the dream girl. He could never find an answer to that question, no matter how many times he thought of it. Kairi groaned, and shifted from her position.
She stuffed her head into his navy blue pillow. Sora chuckled at her messy bed hair, and how she sprawled herself across the bed. She still continued to shiver even though the dark blanket covered most of her body. Sora quietly snuck back to return the charm to his nightstand, and began walking back to the computer chair until Kairi groaned and suddenly grabbed his arm, pulling him onto the bed.
"Don't leave." She sighed, bringing him closer if now possible. Sora blushed; his lips were only centimeters away from hers. He could feel her breath (which by the way was still minty fresh) on his neck, which caused him to squeak. He couldn't deny that he felt complete and utter bliss. This moment pulled at his heartstrings; nothing could possibly ruin it.
"Sora!" Except that.
Roxas typed in the code and let the door slide into the wall. He froze and dropped a box in his hands, his santa hat dangling over his right eye. Sora placed a finger on his lips, signaling Roxas to keep it down. "It's not what it looks like." Sora whispered, and judging by his brother's reaction, he obviously didn't believe him. Namine responded to Roxas' call, and gaped at the sight.
"Damnit Sora I said no sex!" She crossed her arms and walked over to him. She smirked and pulled out her camera. "Hell no." Sora whispered angrily. Namine shook her head and snapped a photo, "Say hello to your first christmas card." Sora kicked her from below, causing her to wince in pain.
"Hey!" Roxas ran over to her side, "Don't do that to my girl." Sora sweat dropped, "Chivalry is dead." Roxas shook his head, "I beg to differ prince charming." Sora blushed; the thought of kissing Kairi awake occured to him again. He shook his head, "No."
Kairi groaned and placed her arms around Sora, his face now near her chest. Roxas gave Namine a high five as she snapped more pictures, Sora giving her the finger in the process. Axel walked by in the hallway wearing an ice cube suit-- apparently he had lost at poker yesterday and was forced to wear the costume. "Are you watching porn?"
Roxas' jaw dropped, "Of course not!" Axel laughed and walked in, "I was just joking and-- dear lord! Sora, Namine said no sex!" Sora frowned and crossed his arms, "Are we done thinking the unreasonable?" Namine shook her head and snapped another picture, "Now we are."
"Congrats, you've slept with Kairi!" Axel yelled and clapped his hands, catching Riku's attention in the hallway. "WHAT THE HELL." Riku gaped wide eyed, "Namine said no--"
"I know what she said!" Sora yelled, pestering Kairi which lay beside him. She groaned and opened her eyes, finding them to lock on with Sora's. She blushed and jerked away from him, "Wh-What am I doing here?!" She looked up at everyone else that stared down at her, "What are you g-guys doing here?!"
"We were talking last night and she... fell asleep here." Sora sighed and watched as Riku eyed him oddly. "Seriously?" Sora nodded, "Seriously." Roxas crossed his arms, "Well it doesn't look like they did anything."
"And they both have their clothes on." Namine then placed on some latex gloves, "But first, let me investigate." She pulled out Sora's blanket, causing Kairi to shiver at the cold air. Namine tapped her chin, "Okay, they're clean."
"Thanks for the obvious." Kairi fell back on the bed, covering his embarassed face with a pillow. "Come on Kai, let's get you changed out of that waitress outfit." Namine said as she pulled her sister out of Sora's bed and out into her room. Once the girls left, Axel, Roxas and Riku gave Sora a devious smile.
"Details. Now." Axel demanded, "I had no idea you got game." Sora's jaw dropped, "Did you not hear me? Nothing happened between us! I swear, she just fell asleep." Roxas' eyebrow raised, "Sora, where did you get that necklace?" Sora blushed and played with the crown again, hiding it under his shirt afterwards.
"What necklace?" He asked innocently. Axel rolled his eyes, "Obviously from Kairi." Riku smirked and took a seat beside Sora on his bed, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You like her." Sora crossed his arms and looked in the other direction. "You've admitted it to yourself."
Damn, Riku was good. Sora couldn't compete with Riku's brain, so he nodded. Roxas and Axel clapped, "Congratulations!" Sora fell back on his bed, "I hate you guys." Axel flipped his hair, "We love you too." Sora poked him lightly on the chest, causing him to fall back with his heavy ice cube suit.
"Well, Xion's waiting for me downstairs." Riku said as he ruffled Sora's hair, "Later loverboy." Sora stopped him, "Don't. Tell. Anyone." Riku rolled his eyes, "I don't have to. Everyone practically knows but Kairi herself." Sora threw a pillow at him which he easily dodged. Riku walked outside, followed by Axel who rolled out of the door.
He got stuck as the door began opening and closing on his ice cube suit. Roxas ran over and kicked him out-- literally. Roxas locked the door and walked over to Sora who was now on his stomach, laying face down. "What happened to the girl in your dreams?" He asked, taking a seat.
"I don't know." Sora groaned. "I want to see her, but Kairi also makes me feel... different." Roxas opened the drawer of his nightstand and took out his precious charm; something only he, Sora and the girl knew about. "Do you think you'll meet her soon?"
Sora slammed his head, "I don't know. It's been 9 years... I should... just stop looking for her." Roxas patted his back, "Now, I'm sure she would be disappointed if you did that. I'm sure she's looking for you too."
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"Where is he...?" Kairi groaned as she lay flat on her bed while Namine rummaged through her closet for a decent winter outfit. "The orphan boy?" Namine asked as she pulled out a red cashmere sweater. "Yes." Kairi replied.
"How do you know he's even out there?" Namine then pulled out some jeans and some long beige boots. "Because someone that's been in your dreams for nearly 9 years should be there for a reason. He has to be out there somewhere."
"Can't argue with that." Namine threw Kairi the sweater, the jeans, and the boots, being followed by a beige scarf. "Do you think you'll meet him soon?" Kairi hugged her knees, "I hope so. I hope he's looking for me too..."
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Namine and Roxas collided in the hallway after speaking with their siblings. Roxas greeted her with a kiss on the cheek, "Hello gorgeous." Namine giggled, "Back at ya, handsome. How's Sora doing?"
"He's acting a little depressed because of some... dream girl." Namine laughed half-heartedly, "Funny. Kairi's been swooning over this dream boy." Roxas and Namine looked at each other wide eyed, "Could it be?"
"... Nah."
Sora knocked on Kairi's door a few minutes later with a pink box in his hands. Kairi answered the door with her clothes in hand, dropping them after she had noticed that Sora was leaning against the doorframe. He tossed her the box, "Merry Christmas."
"Thank you." Kairi grinned and pulled off the ribbon, opening the lid to find a silver necklace similar to Sora's, but had a pink gem attached to it in the middle. "Sora, this is--" He interupted her, "The matching necklace to mine." Kairi giggled, "I knew I'd found this somewhere."
Her necklace was the one next to Sora's in the jewelry store, and she simply adored it. She had to ignore it; no sense in wasting all her money. "May I?" He asked. At first she was confused, but then realized what he meant. He took the necklace from the box and walked behind her, clasping the necklace on the back.
He hesitated a little, but was thankful everything went fine. Kairi toyed with the crown and leaned against Sora, her back at his chest. In front of them was Kairi's wall mirror as they saw a reflection of their full selves with Sora's hands around her waist. "King and Queen."
Kairi giggled, referring to the crowns on their necks. Sora blushed at her comment and immediately let go. "R-Roxas is waiting for me downstairs." He stammered and walked out the door, leaving a confused Kairi behind.
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"What should I do?!" Sora groaned and slammed his head on Roxas' work desk. "I'm going to act like some love drunk freak around Kairi if I don't do something!" Roxas tapped his chin and paced around his room. He snapped his fingers, "Why don't you try and get to know her better?"
Sora raised a brow, "How's that gonna help?"
"By getting to know her better, the more comfortable you'll feel around her. I mean, that's the only possible outcome right?" Sora glared at his brother, "Got anything else?" Roxas slapped his forehead, "Look Sora, you've got to know Kairi better. Look how me and Namine turned out. We starting dating because we knew each other pretty well, we spent a long time talking to each other that day I asked her out."
"Wasn't that the night Zexion beat you up for his unfresh pizza?" Sora teased. "Details, details," Roxas waved his hands around for emphasis. Sora crossed his legs, "But how do I get to know her better without making it seem like I'm asking her too mcuh questions about herself?"
"We need a clever way to do that..." Roxas went into his thinking pose, "Aha! Twenty questions!" Sora grinned, "Clever." Roxas nodded, "I know. I'm hot and smart."
"Shut up, Roxas. We both know who the hot one is around here."
"Hey, Kairi." Sora greeted as he walked into the kitchen. Kairi sat on the island, eating some soup. "Good afternoon Sora."
"Let's play a game." He suggested as he pulled out a juice box from the fridge. Kairi raised a brow, but shrugged it off nontheless. "Okay, what game?" Sora took a sip from his paopu juice (A/N: =P) and grinned at her, "Twenty questions."
"Isn't that a game for acquintances?" Kairi asked. Sora nodded and rested an elbow on the island, "Why yes-- I don't know you that well." Kairi giggled and kicked her feet back and forth, "Why the sudden interest to get to know me?" Sora blushed which Kairi smirked at, "I'm just joking Sora. Go ahead, you first."
"Hm..." He tapped his chin which Kairi found to be adorable, "What's your full name?"
"Kairi Amori Lockhart. What's yours?"
"Lovely name. Sora Hikari Strife." Sora sat beside her on the island, "We both have ninteen questions left." Kairi took a sip from her soup, "What's your favourite food?"
"Sea-salt ice cream." Kairi laughed, "You actually like that stuff?" Sora huffed and crossed his arms, "It's good!" Kairi eased her laughter. "What's your favourite colour?" Sora asked her. "Purple." Kairi replied, placing her empty bowl by the sink. "Eighteen questions left each."
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"Feliz Navidad! Feliz Navidad! Feliz Navidad, prospero ano y felicidad. We wanna wish you a merry christmas, we wanna wish you a merry christmas! We wanna wish you a merry christmas from the bottom, of our hearts!"
Tidus strummed the last few chords on his ukelele, and posed on his knees afterwards with his right hand high in the air with the reock symbol. Kairi and Namine clapped at their friend's entertainment. Selphie and the others had formed a caroling crew, and had just finished performing in front of them.
"Merry Christmas you two!" Yuna chirped as she handed them two boxes; the pink for Namine and the lavender for Kairi. "It's from all of us." Hayner added. "And he's telling the truth this time!" Olette pinched his cheek as she teased him.
Kairi and Namine gasped as they opened their boxes. Both revealed two Gucci purses; same style, different colour. White for Nami, beige for Kai. "You guys!" They both squealed in unison, "These bags cost alot!" Kairi sighed, "You really shouldn't have gone through all the trouble."
"Well we wanted to get you two rich girls something expensive." Rikku grinned, "So we all pledged in about forty bucks each and were able to buy both of you those purses." Namine and Kairi's eyes began to sparkle, "Th-Thank you!" They were able to utter about before crying tears of joy.
"I love you two!" Selphie glomped them both to the ground, causing them to fall on the cold snow. There wasn't much, just about two centimeters. "Dog pile!" Hayner yelled as he jumped onto Selphie, followed by Olette and Yuna. In about three seconds flat, everyone was in a pile. Pence was the last, and everyone begged him not to jump due to his... size. "Pence, NOOO!"
Too late.
Two days later, Sora and Kairi were still at it with the twenty questions. They sat on the living room couch, munching on some popcorn while watching the movie, 'Enchanted'. "Favourite... animal?"
"Either between a duck or a dog." Sora replied as he threw some popcorn into the air. He was about to catch it in his mouth, but Kairi pushed him aside and took the popcorn for herself. Sora huffed as Kairi punched his shoulder playfully which they both giggled at.
Kairi's eyes began to weaken. Her eyes focused on the bright screen, and everything around her was dark. Her eyes were strained; she could crash any minute, but Kairi had will power. "What's your favourite... snack?" Kairi snapped her fingers, "Easy. Pocky. Eight questions left each."
Sora nodded and took some popcorn from the bowl, making sure his popcorn was at an angle that Kairi couldn't reach. Kairi giggled and also took some popcorn, tossing them into the air which Sora was glad to eat from above. "Ha." He winked at her and sat down.
He then blushed-- what was he doing? He stared at the plasma screen, and watched as Kairi 'awwd' at the scene. Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams began to dance at the ball, and he began to sing to her. Sora rested his elbow on the couch, and crunched his eyes. He felt a slight pressure within his shoulder, and realized that Kairi had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He blushed at first, then grinned. Twas another moment that pulled at his heartstrings.
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"Aww, look at them." Namine grabbed her boyfriend's arm, looking down from the railing of the stairs on the second floor, "They look so adorable! I can't believe she's sleeping on his shoulder!"
"And I can't believe Sora's watching a chick flick." Roxas twitched in disgust until Namine gave him a look, "Y-You're right. Adorable." Namine sighed, "They look like they're dating." Roxas backed up, "Who knows? Maybe they are. Maybe they're... having a secret love affair, and they're both really secret agents that have to hide their real love from us!"
Namine raised a brow and giggled, "I love you, Roxas." He placed his forehead on hers, "And I, you."
The next morning, Riku awoke to the sound of the doorbell ringing simultaneously. He groaned and rolled out of his bed. No one seemed to have answered the door, so Riku decided to walkout of his room and kill whoever it was at the door. He opened the door to find Zexion wearing his usual coat and a scarf, with his arms crossed.
"You woke me up." Riku said angrily; he decided not to hurt Zexion-- hurting him would bring him even more pain. Zexion sighed, "Sorry." He walked in as he threw his luggages inside, still holding a book in his hands. Aqua came running in the room with Yuffie, dancing around.
Terra and Ventus walked through the door with Larxene following behind. Riku twitched as he clenched his fists at the small party going on in front of him. Yuffie sprinkled some snow on him that remained on her gloves and pranced around.
"We're back!" Aqua yelled.
Another late update D: As you can see, I was a chapter held back with the Twenty Questions xD
Lazy? No. Busy? Oh hell yeah. The weeks before school get really busy. I mean, hip hop choriographing, singing lessons, guitar teaching and buying school supplies? All that coming soon! Right now I'm making sims2 videos. Do you have any idea how long those take? O.o
Anyway, enough with that. I'm some of you are wondering, "What did everyone else get for christmas?" Well, if you must wonder, I never really put much thought in it so use your wonderful imaginations :) Anyway, another review party! You all deserve some of the chocolate I'm eating! -virtually hands chocolate-
Make sure you use your magic to change it into whatever flavour you want :D. On the other hand, you know what it's time for!
Brittney: Welcome back :) I've missed you!
melodinami: I know! What season are you on?
elSarah: Well, someones gotta fall for someone sooner or later =P
XIII Riku: D: NO! It's okay, I can feel your pain :( Well, I'll feel it in 9 days T-T
kstewbitch: that means alot, thank you ^_^
rikku247: :) Ando is pretty awesome. What season are you on?
Aqua-sama: Thank you!
xxxDarexMe: That means alot :)
Akatsukiseeker: I guess we start school at the same time :) Shallw e kick back and party while we have the chance? xD
Fanfiction Fanatiction: LMAO. thats pretty funny to imagine xD
msdramaqueeny: I live in Canada :) Gosh, you totally understand me! You rock!
Swanna: No problem! I totally care for my reviewers :D And now, I've mentioned Sora's charm =P
Wow it feels kinda awkward to write about Christmas during August xD Anyway, please don't forget to review and remember: I LOVE YOU :)
PS. Oh, and I notice that most of you call me Kyorii. Please don't =P I'll tell you the long version of my name: Kyranimay. My name's really Kyra, but I combined it with my favourite dancer/ musician, Ryanimay Conferido :D. So, if you'd like, you can call my Kyra or Kyranimay, your choice!
Another thing I've noticed: a bunch of people have been sending me messages about how I really look like. If you must know, I'll change my profile picture to a picture of me so you can see me for a few days xD You can tease me, don't worry lol. Till then!
Sorry for any grammar errors!
-Kyorii