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"Oh my God Sora you scared me!" She said as her took her in his arms. "Sorry," he said, resting his cheek against the top of her head. He kissed her hair. She noticed then something felt different about the way he hugged her. She noticed then that his shirt was off. The feel of his warm, perfectly toned, bare torso against her body was overwhelming. She didn't want to let go, but knew she had to. "Wanna come swim with me?" He asked her. Oooh, that explains the no shirt. She was tired, but the idea of actually getting some time alone with her boyfriend, with their nobodies asleep, was tempting. "Um, yes. Just let me get changed." He nodded. "I'll meet you in the back." She watched him run out the large back glass doors. Oh wow. She said. She noticed how his muscles flexed underneath his bare skin. He had strong arms and shoulders. She liked that. Get a hold of yourself. You've seen him without his shirt before, she told herself. But then she convinced herself that it didn't matter, he'd gotten strong, he'd grown, he wasn't the skinny little boy he used to be.
Kairi changed into her swimming suit, a baby blue bikini with black trim around it. She stopped to glance at herself in the mirror in the vanity that was next to her restroom. "Okay," she said. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body before she went back out. She walked out the back door and saw him there, wading in the water, trying to get used to its frigidness. "Cold?" She called out after him. He looked back at her, his teeth chattering, "No…" He lied. I don't want her to know I'm cold, but DAMN I'm COLD!!! He shouted in his head. Roxas? There was no answer. I guess we truly do get to be alone tonight. No nobodies in our heads. He sighed in relief. He turned around, about to ask Kairi if she could hear Namine, but then he caught sight of her, and the words escaped him. "Uh…" He started to say, but not loud of enough for her to hear him, then he just stopped trying. The sight of her was incredible. He saw her cautiously remove the towel wrapped around her small body, and drape it over a tree. She smiled at him and began walking towards him. Okay, how do I move again? He was frozen. He'd seen her in a bathing suit before, but she was a girl then, she'd grown into a woman now. Her hair was down and wavy, part of it covering her face. Her skin was ivory, flawless, silky-looking all over. She was slender, but not skinny like she used to be. Now, instead of seeing her skin stretched tight over her bones, he saw her skin stretched tight over her toned body. He couldn't see any of her bones underneath her skin, she must have toned her body by working out so much learning to fight the previous summer. Or maybe she'd just grown into her body. The way she walked was hypnotizing, he couldn't take his eyes off of her. All of her curves were accentuated beautifully, and the most enticing thing about her to Sora was that, she wasn't conceited at all. She wasn't self-conscious, but she didn't act like she knew just how beautiful she was, but he did. He was still staring, jaw dropped, as she put her first foot into the cold water.
It took awhile for them to get used to the water, it being slightly over fifty degrees Fahrenheit. She was first to take the brave step of submerging her head. That's where it was coldest. He watched her head go under water and pop up again, three feet away from where she was previously standing. She looks… amazing. Even when her hair is wet, even when her makeup is washed away. If it were possible, I'd say she looked even more appealing now than before she got into the water. "Are you coming?"He struggled finding the word. Okay, what is that word I'm supposed to say, starts with a y… He was still too mesmerized by her perfect being to think of the word, so he just nodded his head. He ducked under water, swimming after her. She stopped at a rock that was slanted, but flat on top. It was only twenty or thirty feet from the shore, not too far. She climbed on top and patted the empty space on the rock next to her, smiling. He climbed up too, and the both lay down, their heads on the upper part of the slanted rock, their feet on the lower. Kairi nestled closer to his body, but still faced upward, looking at the stars. He wrapped his arms around her, and they stayed that way for a good half hour, under the stars in the heavens above them.
It was only then that he realized she'd fallen asleep. They were silent for the majority of the time they spent together, alone, on that rock, so it took him a few minutes to notice. He kissed the top of her head, smelling the scent of her hair. It smelled like jasmine and rose, with a small hint of the smell of the sea. After this he sighed and hopped off the rock, knowing it was time they go back. He would have stayed like that, with her sleeping in his arms, her warm body next to his, forever if he could have. He gently placed her on his back, and subconsciously, she put her arms around his neck. He waded back to the shore with her on his back, moving ever so slowly, trying not to wake her. He picked up her towel, he didn't bring one for him, and draped it across his arm, while he opened the door with his other arm.
He made sure to shut the door as quietly as possible. He opened her bedroom door quietly, also. He lay her down on her bed on one side, and unfolded the comforter and sheets on the other, then placed her on the other side that he had unfolded for her, and tucked her in. He kissed her forehead one last time, and turned to leave, to go back to his own room. When he turned off the light, he heard her stir, and he looked over to see her eyes open slightly. "Sora?" She said so quietly. "Yes?"
"Will you stay with me tonight?" She asked while pulling the comforter closer to her. He smiled. He was hoping she would ask. He liked the feeling of having her asleep in his arms. He felt his way back to the bed through the now-dark room, and pulled the comforter out on the other side of the bed and got in. He moved closer to her, and once again put his arms around her, nestling her closer to him as they slept peacefully through the night.
Kairi woke up in the morning and could tell by the uneven breathing that Sora was awake as well. She didn't know if he knew that little trick, so she pretended to still be sleeping, so she could stay this close to him, in his arms, for a little longer. There was a loud, urgent knock on the door, and Sora ducked under the covers, he didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea. Kairi plopped herself up as the door came open. "Kairi?" It was Ariel, she seemed panicked. "Have you seen Melody? Nobody can find her!" She rubbed her eyes. "No, I haven't. I'll help you look." Kairi climbed out of the bed, careful not to pull the covers off of Sora when she pulled them off of herself, also not wanting anyone to get the wrong idea. She got up quickly and threw a shirt on over her bikini top and pulled her skirt on over her bikini bottom. She ran a brush quickly through her still-damp hair and ran out the door. Sora got up then, and climbed out the window, and climbed back in through the window in his room. He dressed quickly as well, and as soon as he was about to open the door, Eric opened it. "Hey Sora, Melody's missing. Have you seen her?" He looked afraid. "No, I'm so sorry. I can help you look for her." Eric nodded to say thanks and Sora followed him.
When Eric and Sora got outside, everyone was already at the beach. He saw Ariel talking to King Trident. They ran faster. When they got there, King Trident told Ariel it would be helpful if she helped the water search, and Eric would stay on land to lead the land search. She kissed Eric goodbye, and watched as her feet turned into a long fin. She jumped into the water. King Trident looked at the rest of them. "You," he said, pointing to Donald and Goofy, "Stay here and help Eric on land. You five," he said addressing the rest of them, "Help us in the water." Roxas and Namine had separated from Kairi and Sora's bodies after the party the previous night. He turned all five remaining humans, Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Namine, and Riku, into mermen and mermaids, and then they too, jumped into water to search for the missing girl.