A/N: Thanks for the reviews, as always! You people make me smile! Now onto the 29th chapter! Warning! Something big is going to happen in this chapter and I bet many of you weren't expecting it to happen... Just letting you know, be prepared for anything!
Chapter 29- Spring Break prt 2
"Sora, let's just go," I said as Riku and me got on the stage to break up the potential fight that could happen any second between him and my ex boyfriend, Seifer. Sora huffed and jumped off the stage. He stormed away angrily. The rest of the group followed. I stood behind and stared at Seifer who had his arms crossed and was smirking. I couldn't believe I had ever dated someone like him.
"Come on, Kai," Roxas said as Hayner jumped off the stage. "We should go." He put his arm on my back to lead me off the stage and through a few people. I shook my head and followed the boys who were chasing after the group.
"What I would do to that stupid... urg!" Sora vented his anger as we walked to Market Street. I began to rub his back to try to relax him.
"How about we get Sea-salt ice cream?" Olette suggested.
"Sea what ice cream?" Wakka said eyeing her funny considering 'salt' and ice cream in the same sentence just sounded kind of gross.
"Sea-salt ice cream," Pence said. "It's so good. You have to try it!" We all walked over to a booth. Pence leaned in and said, "Could I get... uh.." He looked at all of us and began to point and count in his head. "Twenty-four Sea-salt ice creams?" The people inside the booth got wide-eyed but nodded.
We all put in our money and paid for the ice cream bars as they were passed out from the booth window and down the group of friends. When I got mine, I stared at it before slowly sticking my tongue out to try the light blue colored frozen treat. The taste was nothing like I've tried before.
"Mmm," Amanda said sticking part of the bar in her mouth like a little kid.
"Salty," Casey said taking a lick.
"But," Kyle licked his ice cream before thinking of the right word.
"Sweet," Jenna finished as she began to lick the goodness.
"This tastes really good," Alexa said. We all nodded in agreement as we began to adapt to the new flavor.
"See, told you," Pence smiled.
"Hey, Kairi?" Namine said tapping my shoulder. I turned around to face her. "Want to go walk around?"
"Sure," I nodded. I looked back at everyone else. "We'll meet up with you guys later, 'kay?"
"Okay." Sora leaned in for a kiss before Namine and me started to walk away. We both licked our sea-salt ice cream as we explored the town. There were so many people out today and we figured it was because of the Struggle sign ups.
"So how come you never told me about Seifer?" Namine decided to ask after a while.
"Because I really didn't want to remember him. I figured since I was moving back to Destiny City, I should leave my past behind and start fresh," I explained.
"Sounds reasonable," she nodded.
"Yeah... Seifer seemed so sweet when we first met and that's what made me so nervous to tell Sora my feelings. I didn't want to be played again."
"That's understandable. Sometimes risks must be taken and sometimes you have to fall to make you stronger."
"I like that saying," I smiled and she smiled back. Nam and I continued to walk around until we came upon this large coffee house with posters scattered on the inside of the windows. The posters said 'Twilight Battle of the Bands.'
"Five hundred dollars reward for first place," I read.
"And two hundred for second. One hundred for third," Namine said.
"Wow, that's great," I exclaimed. "We should tell the others."
"That'd be fun. When is it?" We both looked at the posters.
"Friday night at six. Deadline sign-ups are tomorrow at five." I looked at my cell phone. "It's three. We should get the others here." I pulled out my phone and called Wakka, explaining the battle of the bands competition. He figured this would be a great way to expand the existence of One Destiny. Him and the others agreed to meet up with us here at the Common Grounds Coffee House as soon as they could. Namine and I decided to sit inside and see what the atmosphere was like. About fifteen minutes after ordering our drinks and sitting down, the group walked in.
"Wow, this place is huge," Tidus said looking around. Wakka sat down at the table next to us and turned to face me.
"So we're going to sign up, but I have no idea what songs are going to be sung," he said.
"How about that song we've been practicing for a while, 'What I Want' by Chris Daughtry?" Sora suggested.
"That'd be really good," Riku agreed.
"How the heck would we be in it? It's not exactly a song for us three," Namine said pointing to herself, Amanda, and me.
"That's a good point," Wakka said. We all sat round trying to think of a solution when a guy dressed in a casual outfit with a red Common Grounds Café apron on. He coughed, clearing his throat, making us notice him. We looked up to see the middle aged man.
"Excuse me, I over heard your conversation and I hear that you three needed to find something to do," he said looking at Nam, Amanda, and me. We just stared at him. "Oh sorry, I'm Jason Tact. I'm the owner."
"Nice to meet you," I smiled as he extended his hand out toward one of us. I reached up and placed my hand in his. "I'm Kairi, this is Namine and Amanda."
"Nice to meet you too," he returned the smile. "Well, we honestly don't have anyone to announce the bands and to announce the awards. I'm willing to pay if you're up to it."
"Really?" Namine smiled. He nodded.
"We'll take it!" Amanda declared.
"Thank you so much," Jason Tact said nodding his head. "If you could come an hour or two earlier, I'd appreciate it."
"Thank you. We'll be here," I told him. He waved and went to go attend to some other costumers who had just walked in. I turned back to the rest of the group.
"Well that makes it easy. Now we all have something to do," Sora said standing behind me. He placed his hands on my shoulders and carefully massaged it.
"We'll be here to cheer you on as always," Selphie smiled.
"Like good friends," Josh added. We all smiled at each other. This was going to be a fun and exciting experience; I could feel it.
'Today's the day!" Roxas cheered running down the sidewalk. Sora and me were running after him. "Come on!"
"Roxas! You're going to wear yourself out before we even get there!" Sora called after him.
"There's no time to loose!" with that said, the blond ran faster. His cousin began to gain speed as he moved forward, away from me.
"Oh my goodness!" I yelled at both of them. "You two need to chill out!"
"No time!" Roxas said running around a corner and disappearing from sight before Sora did the same. I sighed and started to slow down as I came to the same corner. Many voices were cheering and yelling out random names not too far away. Today was the Struggle competition and Roxas was more excited than any of us expected he would be. Finally, I walked to see the Sandlot full of spectators who were anxiously waiting for the Struggle to begin. All of our friends were on one of the four sides you could stand on while the other group was on the opposite side.
"Okay, the battle is about to begin," a tall guy with semi-long blond hair said into a microphone on stage. "Will all contestants walk onto stage and grab a Struggle Club." We all waved Sora, Roxas, and Hayner off as the three walked together up stage. They were each handed a blue foam club with a gold handle. On the other side, the other group was cheering Shawn, Seifer and Jake on as they received their clubs.
"First to battle," the announcer said as he looked down at a note card. "Hayner verses Setzer!" The crowd went wild. "Two locals from Twilight Town are about to battle it out today as the first Struggle of the Spring competition!" The rest of the contestants walked off stage and sat on the benches next to the scoreboard. A heavyset man walked on stage as the announcer handed him the microphone.
"Rules. Remember, be fair! No hitting above the shoulders. No hitting in inappropriate spots. There is no time limit. As soon as you start to feel like you cannot take another hit or swing, lift your club in the air and call out 'End'. Who ever lasts longest will be moving onto the next around," he called out looking at Hayner and Setzer and the rest of the crowd. He stepped off stage and handed the mic to the announcer.
"Cross your clubs!" he yelled. Hayner and Setzer did as they were told. "Ready?" The two got into fighting stance with their clubs like baseball bats. "Fight!" The two charged at each other hitting their clubs with one another. The crowd was cheering for both sides. Our crowd was constantly yelling 'Go Hayner!', 'You can do it!', 'Win it!'. It was an exciting experience. I was wondering how long this would last since there wasn't a time limit.
After about twenty minutes, Setzer was knocked to the ground. He stared up at Hayner who was pointing his club at him. Hayner was breathing heavily and I could tell he was tired. The announcer walked on stage with the microphone in his hand.
"Hayner wins the first match!" he yelled as the crowd cheered. Being a good person, Hayner helped Setzer up. The older contestant looked down at his opponent, nodded once, than walked down the stairs. Hayner walked down the opposite stairs toward us. Roxas, Pence, and Olette cheered and hugged their best friends.
"Way to go man!" Roxas said patting his buddy on the back. Hayner grinned as Olette handed him a water bottle.
"Thanks," Hayner nodded.
"Up next!" the announcer said looking down at his note card. "Sora, cousin of last Spring's Struggle winner, Roxas. Sora's up against a local from here, Jay!" I kissed Sora before he went up the stairs. His competitor was a short, black haired boy that looked younger than the age requirement. Sora and Jay took their clubs and got ready to battle. Once the announcer told them to fight, it took about five minutes before Jay was down. Sora helped him up and shook his hand.
"That was way too easy," Sora said as he came up toward us. I hugged him anyway.
"The next two to fight are," the young male said. "Roxas vs Vivi!" Roxas went up to battle on stage against another short competitor. He had a dark blue jacket on with an old, withering, tan hat that shadowed his face. (A/N: You kind of have to imagine a short person dressed like the Vivi we know because honestly, Vivi's real self wouldn't work in this story.) "Ready, fight!" Vivi and Roxas went at it strongly. Vivi's look was completely deceiving because he was a really good fighter. This fight was a lot longer than the others. A little after half an hour, Vivi was knocked down and Roxas was declared the winner.
The next few battles weren't too long but not too short either. Seifer ending up beating his contestant, Rio, who was a local from Star City that none of us knew. Shawn went up against his buddy, Tyler and won the match. Jake, Shawn's other friend, also beat his competitor, Lo who was a local from some other island.
We took about a fifteen minute break before we started the second round to get closer to determining who was going to be the Spring Struggle competition. The next two to fight in the second round were Sora verses Shawn which I knew many of us were anticipating (A/N: As I'm sure most of you are too). Sora walked on stage staring straight at Shawn who was doing the same toward Sora. They both received their Struggle clubs and stood before each other with the announcer next to them. He instructed the two to join their clubs and get ready to battle. Sora and Shawn both took to the fighting stance quickly. As soon as the announcer walked off the stage and called "Go," the boys were at it.
Sora looked so determined to beat his enemy. Shawn was putting up a good battle too. The whole group was staring intensely. I noticed that Shawn's friends were staring at their leader as Shawn dodged swings from Sora and tried to hit him. Sora was swift when it came to missing the flying club. The crowd was going wild behind us since this was a pretty good fight. I was so anxious to see who would win and I was nervous as to if Sora would get hurt by Shawn. This battle had been going on for quite some time. Before I even realized it, Shawn fell to his back staring up at Sora with the dirtiest look as Sora's club was just inches from the light brown haired boy's face.
"Winner!" the announcer yelled holding up Sora's spare arm. The crowd cheered happily. I jumped up and down clapping as Sora walked off the stage with a smile on his face.
"I'm so glad you one!" I said hugging him. He laughed hugging me too.
"Way to go, Sora, you totally kicked his ass!" Wakka said. Everyone else congratulated Sora in their own way. I looked across the stage to see Shawn's friends patting his back as he crossed his arms and glared our way.
"Next up will be Roxas and Jake!" the Struggle announcer said.
"Good luck," Namine said as Roxas walked on the platform ready to battle another of the other groups friends. Jake looked strong and all but it was pretty obvious who was going to be the winner of this fight. Probably about 10 to 15 minutes into the fight, Jake was done. Of course everyone cheered on their favorite competitor.
The next two to go onto the second round was Hayner and Seifer. It was always the good verses the bad. I could feel the hatred off the two as they got ready to fight each other. Natural born enemies was pretty much the situation in this case. As soon as they had the right to fight, Seifer moved quickly and hit Hayner who had the wind knocked out of him. He stumbled back a bit but it just seemed to spark his anger. Hayner flew at him with full force but unfortunately, Seifer was able to block it. The two boys seemed really competitive which was completely understandable. Half an hour into the game, Seifer easily defeated Hayner. The dirty blond haired boy pounded his fists onto the wooden stage.
"That was a good fight," Pence told his buddy.
"You did good," Olette tried to cheer him up.
"But I didn't win!" Hayner argued sighing.
Roxas patted his back. "You did your best. There wasn't anything you could do about it," he said.
"But I wanted to beat his ass so bad!"
"We're going to take a five minute break to let Seifer catch his breath. Sora and Seifer, you're up next," the announcer said. Sora turned to face us. I looked up at my boyfriend who seemed satisfied by who his next competitor would be. His ocean blue eyes narrowed as he glanced over to where Seifer was. We all pep talked Sora and got him ready to fight my ex boyfriend. Eventually the five minutes were up and Sora got on stage with the announcer and Seifer. I had to admit, seeing my boyfriend and my ex boyfriend together was really nerve wrecking. Once given the okay, Sora and Seifer's clubs clashed into each other's. They were both putting in a lot of strength.
From where we were, it looked like Seifer was taunting Sora. I was kind of frustrated that I couldn't hear what he had to say but Sora looked pissed. Five minutes had passed with no real progresses but by the looks of it, Seifer and Sora were still talking. Sora ran across the stage full force at Seifer. He dropped the blue foamed club to the ground and punched Seifer right in the face. Seifer fell to the ground with a hard thud. His club dropped out of his hand as he grasped his eye.
"Disqualification!" the announcer declared running on the stage as Sarah, Fuu, and Rai to help Seifer. Sora smiled triumphantly and walked off the stage toward us. The crowd seemed shocked. Many cheered but a lot booed too, not too many people were expecting that to happen either.
"I can't believe you just did that!" Riku said shocked.
"Way to go!" Tidus cheered.
"What made you do that?" I asked completely stunned.
"Seifer was making comments about how he could get you back in a heartbeat if he really wanted to and such. He was just pissing me off, that's all. I needed to get anger out anyway," Sora smiled. "You never deserved what he did to you, Kai. Let's just say I got your revenge for you."
I couldn't help but hug him. He was a great boyfriend and it was clear to the world that he cared a lot about me. "Thank you." I kissed his cheek.
"Now I leave it to you to get your revenge, Roxas," Sora said to his cousin. I saw that same smirk that Sora had appear on Roxas's face. I peered over to the other side of the stage to see the other group checking to see if Seifer was okay or not. He seemed to be angry as he glanced our way. After a couple of minutes, Seifer was ready to fight against Roxas. They both walked on stage and faced each other. As soon as they hit clubs, they were at each others throats.
Roxas and Seifer went at hit strong and both of them were determined to show who was the real champion of the Struggle. The fight was a strong and intense one; the longest battle of the day so far. I sat down on the bench behind me wondering who was going to win since at this rate, I honestly couldn't tell. Roxas charged at his enemy and swung his club at Seifer arm that was holding his own club. It flung back behind him. Roxas pointed the tip of his club at Seifer as the sea-green eyed teen backed up slowly. Roxas's eyes were angry as he watched Seifer back up before he tripped over his fallen club. Seifer hit the ground and grabbed the club, holding it up.
"End," he said quietly before growling in anger.
"Roxas is this year's Spring Struggle winner!" The announcer ran on stage along with the rest of our group. Hayner and Sora lifted Roxas onto their shoulders as the crowd cheered wildly for Roxas. Off the nearby buildings, multi-colored confetti was falling onto us. A pretty, young woman held up the Four Crystal Trophy to Roxas who took it with pride. I was cheering happily as I watched Seifer storm off the stage and walk away with his closest friends following behind.
"Kairi, can I talk to you?" A hand grasped my shoulder and I quickly turned around to see Shawn standing behind me. The crowd was slowly disappearing but there were many people still talking to Roxas.
"Where are all your friends?" I asked suspiciously.
"I told them I wanted to look around town," Shawn said putting his hands in his pockets. I looked back to see my friends busy talking before looking back Shawn.
"What do you want to talk about?" I crossed my arms and leaned against the stage.
"It's kind of personal and private. So would it be all right if we go somewhere, other than here?"
"I guess..." I said still unsure if this was a trap or not. "I'll go tell my friends that I'll meet up with them tonight. "Meet me in that ally," I said pointing to one opposite of where I was standing. Shawn nodded and walked that way. Once he was out of site, I went up to where my friends were.
"Hey," Sora said smiling. "What's up?"
"I'm gonna go explore the town," I told him.
"I'll go with you."
"No, no. You stay here and I'll just meet up with you guys tonight at dinner," I smiled.
"You sure?" Sora asked. I nodded and walked toward the ally where Shawn was standing. We talked together through the town without saying anything. Once we were quite a distance away from the Sand Lot, I decided to finally ask again.
"So... you wanted to talk?" I said as we sat down on a wooden beach that over looked part of the ocean and most of the town.
"Yeah," he said simply.
"What about?" I put my hands in my lap as Shawn faced me.
"Kairi, I really do like you but I don't want you to get offended by the fact that I was kind of using you," Shawn sighed. This was it, he was finally going to fess up about me not being his real love.
"What do you mean?" I knew exactly what he meant but I had to pretend I didn't.
"I like someone else and I've liked her for I don't know how long." He looked out at the sunset since it was getting that time of day.
"Who is it?" I asked curiously. I've been wanting to know this since Amber and Lily mentioned that he liked someone I knew.
"Its..." Shawn sat there for a bit which was making me more anxious. "Christy."
"Christy..." I sat there for a second as I let it sink it. "Wow...but she pretty much despises you."
"I know," he frowned. "The reason I did most the things I did to you was to try to impress her and since Sora had her once and had you, I figured I'd try to see what it was like to be him. Me taking you away from Sora only made Christy hate me. I never wanted that."
"Tell her," I said.
"Tell her?" Shawn questioned. "That I like her?"
I rolled my eyes. "No, that you're really an alien from outer space," I said sarcastically. "Yes, that you like her."
"I can't do that. She'd never feel the same way. I've envied Sora because he has everything. I know what Christy had done to you two wasn't all that kind but I mean, there's something about her that makes me crazy."
"Try it. You'll never know how she feels unless you admit to it." I put my hand on his shoulder.
"How can I tell her? I don't know how to make it special." I thought about this question for a bit trying to think of a great way for Shawn to admit his feelings for Christy. Suddenly, it hit me.
"Do the battle of the bands," I smiled. "It'd be great! Dedicate a song to her!"
"I can't sing that good or play the guitar really," Shawn said raising an eyebrow. "That'd never work."
"Oh trust me, you can sing and play great," I said remembering when I had been dating Shawn earlier this year. I was walking down the hall past Shawn's room when I heard a guitar and a really good voice singing to the song that was playing. I stood in front of the door and listened when Amber came out of her room. I told her that Shawn was listening to some good music when Amber told me that it was Shawn was the music.
"When and where's the battle of the bands?" Shawn was clearly skeptical. I grabbed a hold of his hand and drug him in the direction of the Common Grounds Café. "What song am I going to sing?"
"What song do you hear on the radio or play that makes you think of her?" I asked as we ran down the sidewalk.
"Honesty by Cartel," he yelled after me.
"Then sing that!" We ran together and I introduced him to the manager before Shawn signed up for the Battle of the Bands. As soon as he placed his name down on the paper, he looked up at me and smiled. I returned it knowing that maybe this could be the start of a new possible trust in friendship.
"Welcome!" Jason Tact said in his Common Grounds Café apron. He waved to the people crowded into the large coffee house. There was another room where all the bands were talking things over with the other members while, Amanda, Namine, and I stood just off to the side of the stage. "Tonight, we welcome many fabulous bands and solo artists from all around the Destiny Islands. As many of you know, first place wins $500, $200 for second, and $100 for third. There are a couple of hidden judges in the audience who will inform me of the top three choices. Once the three bands are picked, you guys get to decide who wins." The crowd began to cheer and clap as Amanda, Namine, and me walked in front of the large group of people. I scanned the crowd to see all of our friends bunched up in a corner watching intently. On the opposite side of Common Grounds were Seifer and the rest of that group.
"Now please, let's welcome the first band," Namine said. " Sparkles!"
From the back door, four guys walked on stage wearing all dark leather. Their hair was dark, along with their makeup. I couldn't help but stare at this group and think of the name. 'Wow...' I wasn't expecting a band with this look to have a name like Sparkles. 'Whatever floats their boat, I suppose.' The girls and me walked off stage to let the band introduce themselves.
The next couple bands that performed were Letera and Danger-Zone before One Destiny appeared. Amanda, Namine, and me cheered as our boys set up on stage. Wakka stood in front with a microphone in hand. I watched him carefully.
"Good evening," Wakka said to the Common Grounds audience. "We're One Destiny and I'd like to dedicate this song we're about to sing to my beautiful girlfriend, Lulu." I looked over to see Lulu put her hand to her mouth and her eyes widen. A smile slowly appeared as she clasped her necklace that he had given her. "This one is called Wonderful One."
So throw it down Cleveland rain
The queen of love has flown again
To seek her daughter
Who must lie beside the thief
Whose golden tongue she will believe
Defies the orderOh - that is why
Shall we dance and never stop
Take my hand and stop the clock
From turning over
Spirit weave and spirit bend
In the move that has no end
That we must follow
Oh - that is why
Show me your eyes, O light of the sun
Touch me with fire - my mind is undone
All life inspire - my freedom has come
I drift through desire - my wonderful one
When you do what you do
I can never, never, never let you go
When you feel the way you feel
You can never, never, never let it show
Show me your eyes
The crowd was very pleased as they clapped happily. I looked back at Lulu who seemed to be wiping away tears. Wakka smiled at his girlfriend and mouthed 'I love you.' to her in which she replied. One Destiny walked back stage while the girls and me walked in front of the crowd again.
"Next up, we'd like to present a newbie to the big music scene," I said knowing who it was going to be. "The Truth!" Amanda, Namine, and I looked in the direction of the backroom to see Shawn and a few other members walk on stage. Everyone seemed quite surprised when Shawn took the microphone from me. He nodded with a small smile as I walked behind the scene where we normally stand.
"Hi," Shawn said nervously. It's always weird to me when he seems nervous since he give the impression of being outgoing. "Like Kairi said, I'm knew to singing in front of others but I do enjoy singing and playing my guitar. To get to the point, I wanted to dedicate this song to someone who I've been admiring for a while. Christy, this is for you." I heard a few gasps from the audience and when I looked over, Christy's eyes went big and many members of our friends and their friends stared between Shawn and her.
Please don't mind what I'm trying to say 'cause I'm, I'm being honest
When I tell you that youYou're part of the reason I'm so set on the rest of my life
Being a part of you
You tell me what you think about being open,
About being honest with yourself
'Cause things will never be the same.
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
And don't waste time getting to the point, 'cause I'm, I'm patiently waiting
For your next phone call, your next excuse for losing sleep again
Tell me what you think about being open,
About being honest with yourself
'Cause things will never be the same
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
'Cause I can't stop it now
It's so amazing how
I know I cant, I could never walk away
How can we resolve this now
We let it go, and wonder how
This can never be the same
Can never be the same
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you, I'm begging!
'Cause I can't stop it now,
It's so amazing how,
I know I cant, I could never walk away.
Please don't mind what I'm trying to say, 'cause I'm, I'm being honest.
Everyone was happy to hear Shawn's talent. It was a very good performance and everyone clapped excitedly. Christy still seemed shocked but in a happy way. The rest of the night was very amusing and exciting. After about another hour and a half, it was time to announce the winners of Twilight Town's Battle of the Bands. The judges handing their nominees to Jason who handed it to us.
"Here, we have the three favorite bands that have played tonight," Amanda said to the crowd. She looked down at the paper with the three names of the bands. Namine and I looked as well.
"Please welcome back, Green Envy, One Destiny, and The Sins!" Namine clapped which led the rest of to, too. The group members of each band came on stage and gathered around us.
"Now, when we call out a band name, cheer for your favorite. Who ever gets the loudest is the winner," I said nodding.
"Green Envy!" Amanda called out. The crowd went wild. It was understandable that they would since Green Envy was a local teen band.
"The Sins!" Namine said next. Again, the audience voted by their clap.
"Last but not least, One Destiny!" I smiled. After the clapping for our band died down, the judges met together and decided who were the winners. The paper was handed to Jason and then up to us again. The three of us looked anxiously at the paper.
"Third runner up for Battle of the Bands is," I said staring at the paper. "The Sins!" The group members thanked us as Jason handed them a one hundred dollar check.
"Second runner up is One Destiny!" Amanda cheered. Wakka, Sora, Riku, Cloud, and Tidus received the two hundred dollar check.
"Leaving Green Envy as the winners of this years Battle of the Bands!" Namine clapped. Green Envy was cheered on as they, too, were handed their five hundred dollar check.
"Thank you everyone for participating. All the bands did great and hope to see you all again next year!" Jason Tact said into the microphone. "Good night!"
We had left Twilight Town just a couple days later. It was a fun and different trip compared to most. The group and I decided to head to Star City while Jenna, Casey, Chris, and Kyle went back to school. We had been in Star City for two days when I got a call that I wasn't expecting. Sora and the rest of the group were walking down the street while I slowed behind them so I could concentrate on my phone call.
"Kairi?" My mom's voice was quiet and unsteady.
"Mom, what is it?" I asked curiously, slowly my pace. The laughter of my friends started to become more distant. My mom sniffled into the phone. My heartbeat began to pick up as the thoughts of what she was upset about filled my mind.
"Something terrible happened."
"What is it?"
"Just come home."
"Mom, tell me," I said quietly.
"Elizabeth... she... she passed away last night in her sleep." I stopped in my tracks. The one person who would always listen to me and be there was now gone.
"Wha?" I fell to my knees as my vision grew blurry. Everything got numb and dull in my ears. In the distance I heard Sora call my name and through my hazy vision, I saw him and the others running my way.
We drove home later that night so we could attend Elizabeth's funeral a few days later. It was a partly cloudy day with all the ones who cared deeply about our elderly friend wore black and mourned as we listened to her doctor talk about how wonderful of a person she was. Sora held on to me while my mom gripped onto my hand tightly. Elizabeth's wooden casket was before us with flowers on top. All of this was so unexpected. After she was lowered into the ground, our group of friends said their final goodbye's before heading home.
"Are you Sora and Kairi?" a tall man in a suit said to us. I remembered him from the first few times I had met Elizabeth. He was her lawyer.
"Yes," Sora answered for us since I didn't speak.
"Please follow me." Sora and me followed the man into a nearby building. We walked into an office with a desk, a cozy chair behind it and two in front of it with a small television placed at the end of the desk. Sora and me sat down in the two seats while Elizabeth's lawyer sat in the other chair.
"Why are we here?" Sora asked. He reached for my hand which I placed in his.
"Elizabeth left a message for the two of you last week. She told me to show it to you two at her funeral," he told us. Hearing this, I figured Elizabeth knew she was dying which made it harder knowing that she never told us. The lawyer put in a tape and turned on the television. It was static at first but soon Elizabeth's face appeared on the screen. She was sitting in a hospital bed and looked dreadful. My eyes began to tear up but I wanted to listen intently so I kept in my tears the best I could.
"Sora and Kairi, my wonderful friends who I love as my own children," she smiled. Even though she was dying right then and there, her smile was uplifting. "I'm sorry I left you two without saying goodbye. You have been the most wonderful children I have ever seen. I loved you both because of your pure hearts full of interest and passion in everything. I'm sorry I never told you I've been sick. I was diagnosed with liver cancer about two years ago and I managed to live this long to meet you, which I'm very thankful for. I could feel my body weakening within the last month and I knew my end was near."
I was so surprised to hear this. I held onto Sora's hand tighter as I wiped away a few tears that didn't hold up with the other.
"What I hadn't told you about me was that my father was a famous for striking oil. All his inheritance went to me after him and my mother died. We also had a family beach house just outside of Destiny City that also belongs to me. Well, my lawyer and me have discussed, and I put in my will that everything that belonged to me, now goes to you two." Sora and I were stunned to hear that all of her family inheritance had just been handed to us.
"I promise, everything will be okay now. I'm at rest and I couldn't be more thankful to have had you two in my life. Thank you for everything dears. Take care. I'll be watching over you now." Elizabeth kissed the tips of her fingers and blew us a kiss before she disappeared of the screen.
Now it was true and unreal all at the same time. I looked at Sora who hugged me as I cried into his shoulder. We had a Guardian Angel watching over us.
A/N: Sad and unexpected. Anyway, do what you normally would (smiles) Thanks guys!
Oh btw, I'm still looking for people to add in the last chapter but I'll only except them now in this review. I do have all of you have sent me your names. Thank you for that.
Firstly: My friend (Wakka in this story) is writing an off story related to Dear Diary 2 but its in his point of view it'll be posted soon. Please check it out on his name which is missionrh24
Next. The Dear Diary Series website has been updated. There is now a quiz and a progress section on what's currently going on. I'd love it if you checked everything out. Make sure to leave me messages on either the About The Author, The Home Page and the Comments Page. Keep and eye on the site to keep yourself updated!
Lastly: Dear Diary 2 now has only 3 chapters left! Dang, It's almost over... Well I've been thankful for those of you who have been around. Dear Diary 3 will be posted probably a month or so after the last chapter.
