Back again! I was GONNA just have 'em go to the Pride Lands, but then I saw some of the reviews and they...got me thinking. Scary thought, I know. ;D
So, here it is! ^^
Kiera: (Suddenly teleports in and lets go of Sora's arm) And I'M back by popular demand! ^^
Sora: (Temple throb) And what about me?
Kiera: (Waves him off) Ennnh, you're just here.
Me: (Eyeroll) ANYWAY. Looks like a little trend was started, 'cause y'all got some more presents!
Sora and Kiera: YESSS!
Me: Okaaay, let's see, the first one would be frooooommm... (Looks at sheet of paper on clipboard)
Kiera: (Looks over my shoulder)
Sora: (Looks over HER shoulder) ...Hey, wait. All that's on there is a diagram on Pop-Tarts!
Sora and Kiera: (Major sweatdrops as I immediately flip to the next page, which has random stick figures undergoing various torture devices)
Me: A-Anyway! THE FIRST PRESENT... (Pauses for dramatic effect as Kiera and Sora start bouncing in place) ...Is frooooom...Ah! Morcelink! You both get trophies, which come with a Mystery Cake (showcased in the latest chapp of my Highway to Hell side-story for Bleach) and $50!
Kiera: Awesome! (Reads inscription on trophy) "For Kiera: the 'Best KH2 Fanfic(made up) Character Award'". Epic! I...don't exactly know what it means, but that's gotta mean something good!
Sora: Oooh, what's mine say? (Reads inscription) "For Sora:the 'Epic Dumbass Award'". (Droops) ...Whaaaaat? No FAIR!
Me: Well, you ARE a dumbass. Have you READ the end of the chapter before this one?
Kiera: (Snickers) She's right, y'know.
Sora: How would you know? You were too busy being annoyed 'cause you kissed me too.
Kiera: (Major temple throb) You WISH that was the reason. SIT!
THUD.
Sora: (Groans) Owwww...
Me: AAAAND FOR ME! (Reads inscription) "For Soccerstar7: the 'One Of The Best Authors on Fanfiction Award'". YAY!
Kiera: (Makes hers and Sora's gifts so far disappear) Well, that was cool. ON WITH MORE PRESENTS PLEASE! (Cue innocent Puppy Dog Look)
Me: (Eyeroll) Whatever. NEXT GIFTS! They're froooom...AH! Emi and Alex! ...But apparently it was Emi who sent them in, Alex wasn't there. Heeere we go! And, I QUOTE:
"Okay Kiera gets 2 presents the first one is A IHOME, IPHONE, IPOD, IPOD NANO, DVD PLAYER, T.V and a laptop - yes, 7 things in 1 present! XD. Okay 2nd present for Kira, Voodoo dolls of everyone, New head phones, a watch and lastly a motorcycle!"
Kiera: H-Holy SHIT!
Sora: (Temple throb) I better've gotten some good fricking presents.
Me: (Snickers) Oh, right. HAHAHAHA!
Sora: (Gulps) What?
Me: Alright, I quote again: "oh yeah Sora...YOU GET NO DAMN PRESENT SO PISS OFF! yup i'm still mad at him for saying that really perverted thing in the end of the chapter! Sorry dude I hold grudges!" (Rolls on the ground with laughter)
Kiera: (Bites her lip to keep from laughing)
Sora: (Ultimate Depression Pose) WHAAAAT? IT WAS A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF JUDGEMENT! ...DAMMIT!
Kiera: (Pats his back) There, there. If it makes you feel any better, I'm willing to share my presents with you. ...Also, I still like yours the best.
Me: Cough-Cough-LIE-Cough-Cough-COUGH-COUGH!
Kiera: (Death glare)
Me: (Gulps) Now I know how Sora feels...A-Anyway! Oh, and for me! I, the "authoress" as she called me, gets an unlimited supply of cookies and any thing I need! YAY! Well, let's see, any more presents for y'all?
Sora: PLEASE say there is!
Me: AH! From Chimichar! COOKIES!
Kiera: We all know how much you like cookies! (Innocent laugh)
Sora: (Droops) ...Dammit...
Kiera: (Eyeroll) Hey, be thankful! I DIDN'T kill you for that comment in the end of the last chapter, AND you got a present!
Me: ...AND you have incredibly spiky hair that defies gravity!
Kiera: (Nods happily) Yeah, see?
Sora: ...Yeah, that's true.
Me: We good?
Sora and Kiera: SO good!
Me: GOOD! ONWARD WITH THE STORY! ...Read, review, review review review review review, review some moooore-
Kiera: Endorsemental-slash-subliminal messaging much?
Me: (Glare) ...AND ENJOY.
Kiera and Sora: (Gulp before waving) Bye!
"...You're an idiot," Kiera said simply as he continued to groan weakly from his position. He was currently sprawled out on her front lawn, twitching slightly.
...Let's just say her Blind Rage kicked in just a smidge. "That was so uncalled for," he managed to get out, temple throbbing.
"So were you, pervert," she growled. Sora rolled his eyes. "You're just pissed off 'cause you kissed me back."
"A-AM NOT!"
"ARE SO!"
"SIT!"
Sora sweatdropped at her expression when nothing happened. "...I'm already on the ground!"
"...Oh. Right."
"Idiot," he said with a sigh and shake of the head.
"You want another black eye?" she growled, making him shut up rather quickly. Kiera glared at him some more before sighing and grabbing his arm and teleporting them back to the Gummi Ship.
Donald and Goofy grinned at them, but then they sweatdropped. "...Why does Sora have a black eye? Again?"
"For being a pervert and not keeping his hands to himself," she growled, stomping off.
"ALL I DID WAS TOUCH YOUR FACE, YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO MUCH WORSE!" he shouted after her.
"YEAH, YOU KISSED ME TOO, YA PERV!"
"YOU WERE KISSING ME BACK, AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS INCIDENT YOU SPEAK OF."
Donald and Goofy exchanged a grin. "...Yep. Kiera's back!" Sora rubbed his eye moodily.
"Yeah, thanks to me. And what thanks do I get? A fist to the face."
"Awww, don't worry too much about it, Sora. Sometimes it's how girls show how much they like ya!"
"Donald's right. Daisy does it all the time! ...Though...she never punches him..."
Sora just sighed and ate the brownie he'd left behind. "Can we just head for the next world now?"
"Well, sure! It's sayin' here that the Pride Lands are still havin' problems, so-"
"Great! ...She can't punch me as a lion cub, can she?"
"No, but I can scratch your eyes out," she said ominously as she headed for the bathroom. Donald and Goofy sweatdropped as Sora shivered in a weird noodle-like way.
"Greeeeaaattt...!"
Unfortunately for Kiera, they didn't head for the Pride Lands, because the Gummi Ship wouldn't start up.
"Are you fricking kidding me?" Kiera wondered, her head sticking out of the little hole so she could watch Chip and Dale attempt in vain to repair the ship. They'd been trying for close to an hour now, maybe longer.
"Well, darn, you guys! It'll take us at least a couple days to sort all this mess out!" Dale shouted up to them over the sparks that were flying everywhere.
"In the meantime...that means we don't have any working appliances. Or heat. Or ways of navigation or defense," Sora said glumly, flopping into his seat.
They all drooped, but then Goofy perked up. "Why don't we just stay at Kiera's house? There's plenty of room, ain't there?"
Kiera gaped at him. "...Um...NO. I refuse. I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE!"
"C'mon, Kiera, be a sport!"
"NO FRICKING WAY!"
THREE MINUTES LATER...
"Y'all owe me SO much for this," Kiera muttered after teleporting them all there, ending up in her kitchen.
"Kiera? Why didn't you answer, I've been shoutin' for ya for close to an hour!" her mom called out from the den. Kiera sighed heavily, waving them all off. "Go find some places to crash. Chances are she won't even realize you're here."
They all nodded and did so, and she summoned Donald a box of cookies with an eyeroll after noticing he was searching for something to eat as he left.
He quacked excitedly, cradling the cookies affectionately, and Goofy and Sora clapped their hands over his beak before dragging him off.
She chuckled and shook her head before heading into the den. "Yee-es, momma?"
"The hell were you doing? It was all quiet, and then suddenly I heard noise from ya," she said suspiciously, slowly taking a swig of her beer and eyeing Kiera over the can.
"Oh, I fell asleep standing up again," she replied with an embarrassed laugh, and Mom just shrugged. "Whatever you say. Doubt you'd tell me the truth if I called ya out on it, anyways."
"You're exactly right, momma."
"Do the dishes."
"On it."
Once she finished, her mom had gone back to sleep, so Kiera did what she usually did. She covered her up with a blanket, cleaned up the beer that had sloshed out of the can when her arm slumped off the couch, and turned off the television.
She trudged up the stairs, eyes half-lidded, and hit her door half-heartedly. It slowly swung open, and she swiveled towards her dresser to put on some pajamas, not even bothering with turning the light on. Which, in hindsight, was a bad idea.
Kiera shrugged out of her jacket, and it fell to the floor with more noise than she was expecting in her groggy state. She jumped at the sound, but after a few moments of silence she shrugged and got out her boxer shorts, hitching up her Christmas nightgown and sliding them on underneath.
She then slipped off her nightgown, tossing it behind her and not caring where it landed. Which, in hindsight, was another bad idea.
She had just unclasped her bra and was in the process of sliding it off when she heard a groan behind her, making her drop her bra in surprise. "Owww...Kieraaaa, you made me bonk my head, that thing you threw at me scared me- ..." he trailed off as she made a little "Eeep!" kind of noise and spastically hugged herself.
"SIIIIIIT!"
THUUUUUUD.
"...Dammit, what'd I do?"
"Wh-What're you doing in here?" she asked a little breathlessly as she practically dove into a t-shirt. Her face was so hot that it had its own throbbing heartbeat, and that in itself was embarrassing.
"I was sleeping."
"Why in my room?"
"Nowhere else."
"The floor's free."
"Where'd you think I was sleeping?"
Her temple throbbed, stomping to her bathroom. "I meant any other floor BUT mine," she commented before attempting to slam the door. However, she remembered that the rest of the house was asleep (if Donald and Goofy's snores were any indication), and ended up spastically changing her swing and carefully closing the door.
In other words, she looked like an idiot. Again. Great.
"But if I did that, I wouldn't get to watch you make an idiot outta yourself," Sora replied. Unfortunately, her door was thin enough that she could hear that remark over her running sink.
Fortunately, she was brushing her teeth and such, which meant she had a few excuses not to have a smart-ass reply handy. To be honest, she still had a blush all over her cheeks and her face still felt hot, even though he probably hadn't seen anything in the first place.
Whatever.
Maybe if she kept saying she wasn't embarrassed and flustered, it'd eventually be true. Stupid Sora.
Kiera sighed and looked in the mirror as she dried her face off. The cold water had helped get rid of whatever blush was left, and now she looked like plain old Kiera. ...Only really tired.
Were those dark circles she saw under her eyes, or was it just a trick of the light? "Trick of the light, that's all," Kiera reassured herself with a quick nod before sighing and opening the door. She poked her head out, looking around suspiciously.
Sora was nowhere to be found. Instead of being relieved, she felt extremely nervous and slightly paranoid. If he wasn't bugging her, what could he possibly be doing?
"...Oh good God, would you LISTEN to yourself?" Kiera wondered with a shake of the head, sighing heavily and opening her windows.
They were on each side of her bed, and she opened them every night. Maybe it wasn't the smartest habit to have, considering how crime-filled her area could be, but still. It hadn't proven fatal yet, so why stop now?
She had just opened her second window when she was grabbed from behind. "BOO!"
"AHHHHHHHHH!" she screeched, jumping out of Sora's grip and falling flat on her ass. He was laughing uncontrollably while she glared up at him, not even bothering to blow the stray bangs out of her eyes.
"...You. Are. A dumbass."
"Maybe you're the dumbass for getting scared every time," he replied, still laughing as he helped her to her feet.
She stood up too fast, causing them to nearly bonk heads. Luckily, she straightened just in time, the heat surging back up to her face as she cleared her throat and awkwardly slid her arms out of his grip.
"There're some blankets on the couch my momma doesn't use if you want a couple. It'll get cold in here fast," she muttered, pointing towards the open windows meaningfully.
"This might be a stupid question, but...why're the windows open in December?"
"Habit."
"So if I closed them in the middle of the night, you'd-"
"Kill you."
"Right, thought so. Gotchya. Blankets it is!" he said cheerfully before leaving the room. Kiera yawned and shook her head, diving into her bed and wrapping herself within the covers.
"Damn tinglies. Can't they go back to hibernatin'?"
THE NEXT MORNING...
Poked. She was being poked. Who would be stupid enough to poke her in the morning? That was a level of stupidity even Sora knew not to reach for.
Kiera opened her eyes and sat up in surprise. "...Momma? The hell're you doing up before the afternoon?"
Her mom, who was currently standing above her, put her hands on her hips. "Usually I don't. But I woke up last night after rememberin' you were back, and I laid there for a while, and I thought... 'Why...When was the last time I woke Kiera up for school and fixed her breakfast?' So I did."
Kiera eyed her as if she were insane. "You...fixed me...breakfast."
"Yup. It's downstairs on the counter. School starts in an hour, by the way," she threw over her shoulder, careful to dodge Sora, who was sprawled out on her floor snoring away. Then she gave Sora a double-take and turned to look at her daughter with wide eyes. "Ain't that the boy you were kissin' in the den last night? The one who took my beer all fancy-like?"
Kiera blushed and sweatdropped at the same time. "...Yeah. That's the one."
"...Well, ain't you the trollip!" she exclaimed with a giggle, going downstairs without another word. Kiera sighed and rested her elbows on her thighs, rubbing her temples in annoyance. "It's a sad, sad day for humanity when Kiera Sage is the most mature woman in a household."
With that said, she groaned and stood, not entirely believing her mom thought she'd be going to school. Kiera figured she'd just TELL HER she was going to school, then go wander for the day.
Yeah.
She nodded determinedly to herself before heading for the shower. On her way, she nudged Sora with her foot.
"Unh?"
"You alive?"
"Uhhh...Uh-huh. I think so," he mumbled from somewhere underneath the blankets.
"Good. Wake up."
"Unh."
"Is that a yes, or a no, orrr..."
"Unh."
"Oh. Alright." Kiera rolled her eyes and shook her head, going to her bathroom for that hot shower her skin was begging for.
After taking her sweet time in the shower, almost falling asleep standing up twice, she walked out to find that Sora was still asleep. Which, of course, just wouldn't do since she had to be awake at this ungodly hour.
So she did what any other person in her position would do. She summoned a foghorn and blew it right above his head.
Sora promptly shot out of the covers like a bullet, five whole feet off the ground. "AHHHHHHHHH!"
"GOOD MORNING, STARSHINE! THE EARTH SAYS HELLL-OOOOO!" Kiera shouted happily, tossing the foghorn in the air and catching it with one hand expertly.
She then pointed towards the door. "OUT," she said menacingly, gripping her towel tighter.
Sora's temple throbbed as he trudged out, blankets tucked under his arm and rubbing his ears with his free hands. "Owww," he groaned.
Kiera grinned to herself as she shut the door behind him, going to her closet. Usually, her room was a mess, so she would just pick something off the floor and smell it. If it smelled nice and was weather-suitable – and fit, of course – she'd wear it. Now that everything had been taken out and put back in, she could see her floor again.
Which was great and all, except she wasn't in the mood to go clothes-hunting in her closet. Kiera sighed, but then sweatdropped as she heard Sora let out a startled yell, followed by:
THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD-THUD-THUD-THUD-THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD.
"Owwww," he groaned, and Kiera giggled. Did he just fall down the stairs?
After slipping on some jeans and her neon blue "OM NOM NOM" t-shirt in under a minute, she headed for the stairs while hopping on one foot, trying to get her other Converse on.
Sora's temple throbbed as she went down the stairs with ease while hopping on one foot. "...How? HOW?"
"Almost sixteen years of practice," she replied cheerfully, tying her shoe while still going on one foot. He just groaned and continued to rub his head. "Your stupid blankets tripped me. Unnnh, my head and ass hurt so bad right now..."
Kiera started giggling again as she went to the kitchen to grab a glass of OJ, and sweatdropped at the sight before her.
On the counter was a box of Saltine crackers, a half-crumbled Pop-Tart, stale potato chips, and a frozen waffle.
And a carton of OJ.
"...Uh...BREAKFAST LOOKS GREAT, MOMMA!" she called out, assuming her mom was in the den.
Sure enough, she shouted back from the den, "GOOD! I'LL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! Phew, too much work!" she exclaimed as they heard the distinct sound of a beer can's tab being popped open.
Kiera sighed and shook her head, shaking the carton of OJ while grabbing a glass out of the cabinet at the same time. "It seriously shocks me that she doesn't have a beer gut by now," she muttered as she twisted the cap off the carton.
She and Sora made a face as a sour smell almost immediately filled the room. Kiera peered in the carton and spastically dumped it out in the sink. "Ugh, it's lumpy! I didn't even know orange juice did that!"
She summoned some Febreeze and spastically sprayed the whole room, making Sora sweatdrop as he innocently ate a Saltine cracker. "...Water it is," she said with a sigh, temple throbbing as she ran water in the kitchen sink.
"Couldn't you just summon some fresh orange juice?" Sora wondered, crumbs flying across the counter.
"I could, but I don't feel like it, so NEH."
"Neh yourself."
"Neh YOURself."
"NEH TO YOU ALL, NOW SHUT UP, BRIDEZILLAS IS ON!" her mom shouted from the den, turning up the television.
Both teens sweatdropped, and Kiera just shook her head as Sora tried not to laugh. "Not a word."
"I didn't say a thing, Kiera," he replied with a smirk.
"Keep it that way," she muttered moodily as she ate what was left of the Pop-Tart. After popping a huge bite into her mouth, she continued chewing it as she summoned her trusty Hot Topic jacket with the junk food and dinosaurs on it. She then summoned her bag and headed for the door.
"Be back later!" she called out over her shoulder.
"HAVE FUN AT SCHOOL!" her mom shouted back before giggling. "Hehehe...fun at school...that's a good one, I should write that down."
Kiera dug in her bag for her keys as she crossed the yard, clutching them with a grin. "School my ass." She was starting the car and adjusting the rear view mirror (Mom HAS been in the car!) when Sora suddenly knocked on the window.
"AHHHH! GOD DAMMIT, STOP DOING THAT!" she shouted, temple throbbing. Sora shrugged innocently, and she rolled the window down. "What, whaddaya want?"
"You're going to school, right?"
Kiera scoffed. "As far as my momma's concerned, sure. Why?" she asked in an absentminded tone as she turned the heat up. She was freezing.
...Probably would've been a good idea to wear a long-sleeved shirt, but oh well. Too late now; I'm ready to get the hell outta here.
There was a pause, and she glanced up from the heating vents by the dash to look up at him quizzically. "...Can I come?" he asked almost uncertainly.
Her eyebrows shot up. "Why?" He shrugged, and she stared at him for a few moments longer before sighing heavily in defeat and unlocking the car doors. "...Get in."
He grinned and went around, getting in the passenger seat. "Any cars comin'?" she asked, looking behind her as she put the car in reverse.
"Cars? Oh, right, these things. Nope."
"Good," she said simply as she floored it and pulled out, smirking as Sora gulped and spastically grabbed the seat belt. "Now I know what these're for!" he muttered to himself.
"Yeah, they keep me from making you fly out the windshield. ...Unfortunately," she replied, making his temple throb. "Sorry to foil your evil plot once again."
"Apology accepted," she said brightly, waiting at the red light.
"...Why aren't we moving?" Sora wondered. Kiera mentally facepalmed. It's like frigging teaching Morgan to drive all over again!
"When the light's red, you stop. When it's yellow, you slow down or try to outrun the red light that comes next. You can only go when it's green, unless you're in that lane over there."
"Ohhh, okay," he said, nodding slowly. "So...how far are we from your school?"
"Not far. Not that it matters, I'm not going."
"Huh?"
"Didn't you know that?"
"I thought you were!"
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"Are you kidding? I've been gone for months! Do you have any idea what kind of WORK I've missed? I'll be totally lost the whole time, so what's the point? ...Oh God..."
"What, what's wrong?"
Kiera struck the Ultimate Depressed Pose. "...If I ever get back home for good...I'll have to repeat my grade for missing all that school and work. ...I must be flunking all my classes by this point! I'M GONNA BE STUCK IN A CLASS FULL OF STRANGERS AND PEOPLE EVEN MORE IMMATURE THAN ME!" she moaned, banging her head against the steering wheel miserably.
Sora sweatdropped. "It can't be THAT bad, can it?"
"WRONG THING TO SAY!" she moaned, looking up in time to see the light turn green. She hit the gas, not quite flooring it this time, and Sora crossed his arms thoughtfully.
"I think you should go."
"Yeah? And why's that?"
"'Cause I wanna see what it's like. I haven't been to school in forever! ...You know...because I was taken from my home against my will and all..." he said in an innocently sober tone.
Kiera growled to herself as sympathy hit her, wondering briefly if he was like Jasper or something in that he could control her emotions every so often.
"God...DAMMIT!" she shouted, making an illegal u-turn and flooring the gas.
"ARE YOU CRAZY? WE'RE GONNA DIE!" he shouted as he spastically flailed around due to her sharp turns.
"DON'T WANNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL, DO YAAAAA?"