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21. Dream.

"Sora? Sora! SORA, WAKE UP!!"

Sora yelped and jumped out of his makeshift bed. The blanket that he had wrapped himself in went flying.

"What, Riku?!" He yelled angrily. A dull pounding started above his right eye.

"You were talking in your sleep, man. You were kinda... cursing. Really loud. And this was right before you were kinda... talking about Kairi..." Riku trailed off, looking unsure whether or not it was okay to laugh.

Sora looked around, bewildered. What happened to the field he was just in?

"Wait... did you say I was talking in my sleep?" He asked in disbelief. Riku nodded.

"...FUCK!" Sora yelled, slamming his fists on the walls. Axel woke with a start.

"Sora, calm down..." he mumbled, muffing another yawn. "There are ladies in the house..."

"Yeah, man, what's gotten into you?" Riku asked, his eyebrows raised. He had seen Sora fly off the handle before, but he'd never heard his best friend drop the F-bomb. Especially not at the top of his lungs.

Sora was fast-walking into the bathroom, breathing fast. He slammed the door and Riku and Axel shared a wide-eyed look as they heard excessive swearing and banging as Sora flipped out.

Two very loud and explicit minutes later, Sora walked out of the bathroom. A weary and defeated expression shrouded his facel he suddenly looked 5 years older.

"Dude, what was that all about?" Riku asked, shaking his head.

"Nothing," Sora lied nastily. Riku opened his mouth to retaliate, but was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. Sakura, Lifelle, and Kairi filed out of the small bedroom, scratching their heads and yawning. Kairi looked at Sora for a fraction of a second before turning beet red and flitting into the bathroom. Sora narrowed his eyes in confusion, until he remembered last night.

Um... Dude... You aren't gonna like... Kill Riku, are you? Roxas asked from the back of his mind.

Maybe... Sora answered murderously. Riku caught the rageful expression on his face.

"Okay, it's so not what you think... I was only talking to her, and then we ended up yelling. Nothing happened, I swear," he explained, sincerity showing in his eyes.

Ha! See, he's telling the truth, Roxas pointed out triumphantly.

And how do you know that?

His nostrils flare when he's lying.

What? I never knew that. Why haven't you told me, after all this time?! Sora demanded of his Other. Roxas just shrugged smugly.

Damn. I really wanted to hit him, Sora thought wistfully. Realizing that Riku was still staring at him, clearly waiting for a reaction, he sighed angrily.

"That better be the truth, because if it isn't-"

"I know, I know. You will have full rights to lock me in a room with Axel and all of our fangirls, should I be lying," Riku laughed. Sora smirked, he almost wished Riku was lying, just so he could see that.

Kakashi, Iruka, Naruto, and Sasuke stumbled out of the master bedroom sleepily. Their early-morning grumbling woke Darran up, who stretched his arms and ran a hand through his inky black hair.

"Where's Kairi?" He murmered, looking around the room. Everyone else was present and dressed. As if to answer his question, Kairi walked out of the bathroom. Today she was wearing a blue T-shirt with a simple, poorly-drawn sunflower on it. The words RELIENT K were written across the bottom in block letters. She wore jean capris and black flip-flops as well, and pulled her hair back in a dark blue headband.

"Morning!" Darran greeted her brightly. Kairi turned faintly pink and determinedly refused to meet Sora's eye.

"Morning," she answered, after an unconvincing fake yawn.

Sora felt his heart plummet in his chest. So was all just a dream after all.

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