A/N: Hey guys! D8 Another long-waited update, and I apologize. Just to let you know, the events of the festival will be divided into parts. I'm having this thought that it would move the story along better and would invoke anticipation upon my readers, so, please don't kill me? 8D Okay, enough rambling! Please enjoy!
I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura do.
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Chapter 35
Sora stumbled anxiously out of the bench, releasing himself from Mima's grasp and pointed an accused finger at the two intruders.
"Wh-What the heck are you two doing here?!" he literally cried. Seriously, he thought a little time with Kairi at the festival would go smoothly. Now that Mima and Erol were there, it might just cause a few bumps here and there, or a fatal crash. It depends on how Sora steers the wheel.
"We're here to enjoy the festival like everyone else," Erol stated calmly.
"But not together," Mima added with a grin.
Kairi eventually got up from the bench and stood next to her brunette best friend.
"Then who are you two going with?" the auburn asked.
The two looked at the best-friend pair with acknowledging eyes.
"I wanted to go with you, Kairi," Erol answered with a bit of hunger in his voice (which made a certain brunette boil inside).
"And I wanted to go with Sora-poo," Mima perkily stated, putting great emphasis on the "I".
Oh great. Just when he thought he'd never hear that blasted nick name ever again.
This can't get any worse.
Sora inwardly groaned, knowing that Kairi was as much as a push-over as he was. After all, Kairi and Erol are friends. It just so happens that when Kairi's not around, Erol's little devil took over that body and began to tease and taunt. Sora looked over at Kairi with little hope.
"I'm sorry, but I can't."
Okay, scratch that. Kairi smiled sadly at a shocked Erol.
"Sora and I are keeping a promise. I can't break that promise, and neither can he," Kairi gently inputted.
Erol nodded slowly while Mima had a disgusted look plastered on her face. What was scarier about the raven-haired girl was her piercing red eyes that seemingly shot invisible butcher knives at the red-head.
"Right," Sora added. Though he couldn't help but mentally slap himself for not adding anything more.
"I understand. I guess I'm stuck with Mima then," Erol pitifully droned.
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean? And what about that tone?" Mima nagged, stomping her foot. Erol shook his head and took the fuming girl by the wrist.
"Come Mima, we should just go together," the dark-umber-haired boy declared, dragging the struggling girl away in another direction.
"But but but, Erol! Our pla- MMFFF!"
A large hand clapped around her yapper.
"Not so loud!" he whispered angrily.
Sora and Kairi looked to each other. What was Mima going to say?
"Eheh, excuse Mima if you would. She's just a bit angry at the moment. We'll see you two later, perhaps," Erol courteously explained, still dragging Mima in a random direction.
"Have fun, you two," Kairi laughed half-heartedly.
The brunette next to his arms, secretly jumping for joy that Erol and Mima are now out of his and Kairi's way to a fun time. After the rivaling boy and girl were out of eye-shot, Sora felt relieved.
"Geez, I thought they'd force us to separate," admitted a tired-looking Sora.
"I thought so too," Kairi agreed. "To tell you the truth, I didn't even want to go with him."
Blue eyes widened a bit and turned to the auburn girl, who smiled softly.
"Wait, you DIDN'T want to go with him?" he repeated, making sure to put enough emphasis on the respected word.
She nodded. "He's a nice guy, but I want to go with you."
Sora knew better than to get his hopes up, and he decided to put on a colder tone.
"You're just saying that because of our promise, right?"
To his surprise, Kairi shook her head and even laughed a little.
"I'd want to go with you, even if we didn't make a promise," she replied. A little butterfly started to wander excitedly in Sora's insides. "You should know me well enough that I'm not that heartless."
Sora turned the other way. "Y-Yeah, yeah..."
After a bit of silence, Kairi felt her hair sway a little, following a cold feeling.
"Sora, it's getting colder," she pointed out.
"Do you want my jacket?" he asked, offering her his clothing that draped over his arm.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just worried about you," Kairi said.
"I'm fine. I don't feel cold," Sora assured.
"No, Sora. I'm not risking that again. Please put it on," Kairi demanded, though gently.
"Trust me Kairi, I'm fine," Sora reassured again. "If I get sick again, then you get to tease and taunt me whenever you want after I get better."
"No," Kairi bluntly said, swiping the jacket from his arm. "Put it on."
"Kairi," the brunette sternly said. "I told you, I'm-"
"I don't care. Please, just put it on. If you don't then I won't speak to you ever again."
Sora's jaw dropped. "No fair, Kairi! I'm gunna get hot in that thing!"
"Good!" she cried. "It'll help against the cold!"
Gritting his teeth, Sora swiped his jacket out of her dainty hands and shoved it on. Really, Kairi was always such a worry-wart, especially when they were kids. Even WHEN they were bitter enemies, the auburn-headed girl still worried about him. I guess things don't change that much, eh?
Sora couldn't help but feel very special today. Heck, he felt so special this whole weekend! His dream girl had stayed with him for a week and gave her his full attention. Sora even thought of her as a house wife (despite how embarrassing that is to admit in his mind). He knows his thoughts of her, his feelings her, and his overwhelming denial of those feelings. The poor boy just could not bring himself to even say it out loud to her, let alone to himself!
"There," Sora mumbled bitterly. "Happy?"
"Not quite," Kairi said, taking the two ends of his jacket and pulled the zipper up. The whit star on his shirt was now half covered. "There."
Ignoring their close proximity (and the heat that rose in his face), Sora merely let out a "Tch".
"Now I'm satisfied," Kairi said with a smile.
"Hey! They're over here!"
The brunette and auburn-headed girl turned in the direction of none other than a jumping and pointing Selphie. She skipped over in her kimono, despite tripping on her sandals a few times. Very soon, other friends came over emerging from the mass of people. Roxas and Namine struggled the most since they were holding hands.
"Wow, the crowd here is too much," Namine sighed, wiping her kimono.
"I know. We had trouble ourselves," Kairi said, patting her back.
"So you're feeling better now, Sora?" Roxas asked, checking to see if the brunette had any signs of sickness left over.
"I'm fine," he said.
"Yeah, thanks to Kairi," Selphie giggled.
Kairi blinked a couple of times while Sora refrained from yelling. Selphie sure likes to imply a lot of things because of her ways of being vague.
"I guess," Kairi answered, obviously missing Selphie's actual meaning.
"Ahem, Um, where are the others?" Sora interrupted before any other absurd-ness could erupt from the hyper girl's mouth.
Namine looked around a bit. "They should be coming any minute now."
And on cue, Riku, Ka, Olette, Hayner, Tidus and Yuna appeared in different directions.
"Sorry, we got lost in the sea of people," Yuna apologized.
"Us too," Riku said. "It's claustrophobic."
Ka nodded, having her pinned-up black hair sway.
"Well, we're here, and we should get going and have some fun!" Olette perked.
"I agree. Should we meet after again?" Tidus asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Okay, let's get going. See you all later," Riku announced, having Ka follow suit.
The group scattered in pairs, but one pair remained with our main pair.
"Hey, Kairi. You should come with me and Roxas to ride the Chocobos," Namine suggested.
Sora could've sworn Kairi's violet-blue eyes glittered as she brightened and whipped her head around to him.
"Can we go with them???" she eagerly asked, clasping her hands together.
The brunette scratched his head. It doesn't take much to please this girl, now does it?
"Whatever you want," he said, earning an elbow and a wink from Roxas.
Kairi squealed, taking Namine's hand and racing towards the Chocobo Ranch. Meanwhile, Sora and Roxas followed casually behind.
"What's up, cousin? How's your weekend going?" Roxas asked, adjusting his kimono sleeves.
"Not so bad," Sora replied. "Though getting sick was pure hell."
The blonde laughed. "Oh come on. By pure hell, you mean pure heaven. Kairi was there with you, right?"
"Yeah. She mainly took care of me when my parents were ou- Roxas stop grinning like that."
Sora was sending glares in Roxas's way, who laughed again.
"Lighten up, Sora. I'm only kidding," assured Roxas. "But you know, I've noticed your change of behavior around her."
The brunette lifted up a brow. "How so?"
Roxas rubbed his chin with his index finger, making everything seem to have a sarcastic tone. "Let's see, how do I put this. How about, you getting a little closer to her than before?"
Deciding to play dumb, Sora merely replied with an, "I don't know what you're talking about..."
His cousin only sniggered, "Yeah, right. You know exactly what I'm talking about."
Before Sora could even retort back, Kairi came zooming by with wilted eyes.
"Um, Sora?" she asked timidly.
"What?" he replied indifferently, wondering how this cheerful girl got so down in a matter of seconds.
"Er, do you think you could pay? I kind of, um, want to save my munny for something," she continued hesitantly.
Sora merely crossed his arms. "Fine fine, just stop frowning like that."
Like the sun, Kairi brightened and excitedly wrapped her arms around his neck, causing her best friend to turn fifteen shades of scarlet.
"Thank you, Sora!!! I'll pay you back, okay?" Kairi squealed, tightening her grip.
His heart felt like it was threatening to burst out of his chest as heat swelled Sora's face. "Wh-Whatever, j-just don't scream like th-that in my ear."
Roxas stifled his laughter, trying to keep only a meek smile as he witnessed the two's interaction. Kairi let go, beckoning the cousins to hurry up and left without another word. Sora, however, apparently didn't hear her and stood there, gulping to see if the neck Kairi had hugged was still functioning properly.
"Yeah, as I was saying," Roxas continued with an even bigger smirk. "You know exactly what I'm talking about."
Sora whirled around. "Prove it then."
The blond cocked his head to the side playfully. "Prove what?"
"Prove my change of behavior around her," Sora repeated his cousin previously.
The blond started to walk again, having his brunette cousin reluctantly follow.
"Let's see. Before, you two were always yelling at each other, insulting each other, and other things lovers do when they're in denial," Roxas stated casually, much to Sora's chagrin. "But now that months have passed by, the insults and yelling kept coming, but there was also something else that developed."
"Which is?" Sora pestered with an annoyed look.
"I don't know, you tell me," Roxas snickered. "I'm not the one who has feelings for her."
Sora's eyes widened. "Wait, where did you get that from?"
Roxas laughed. "Your face. It's all red."
In a flash, Sora shook his head. "No way, you're lying!"
The blond shrugged. "You and Kairi need to stop the denial stuff and just confess already. It's getting some of us (and our readers) a bit impatient."
Roxas looked at his cousin, seeing his feet not moving anymore and rooted to their new spot. Sora's face was hung low, but the blonde's misty blue eyes could still see a streak of red.
"I... can't."
I now give you permission to squeal with delight if you want. As for Roxas, his eyes and eye brows just lifted.
"You can't? Can't what?" he asked again.
Sora looked the other way. "I can't confess..."
I now give you permission to higher your volume of squeal-age. Just make sure your windows are intact after. Roxas turned around, beyond amused.
"So, you really DO have feelings for her," Roxas stated the obvious.
Sora gulped, taking that as a yes. "Roxas, you should know me really well by now. I've always had ...feelings for her."
"Even when you two were still fighting?" the blond persisted, though he could tell this conversation was eating away at his cousin.
Sora nodded. Nothing more could be said, except for, "Don't tell Kairi."
Roxas chuckled. "Oh, I won't. It's your job to be a man and confess to her head on. Have you told anyone else?"
The brunette shook his spiky head. "No. But I was planning to tell Riku."
"How about the others, excluding Kairi?" Roxas asked.
"I don't care. You can tell them if you want," the brunette sighed.
His cousin clearly understood the hardship Sora is now endeavoring, for he had quite difficulty confessing his little crush on Namine. "Okay, I'll tell them, but I'll also tell them to keep it secret."
"...Right," Sora nervously said. As though some weight had been lifted off, his head raised, still containing a bit of pink in his cheeks. He knew this was coming, and denial would be futile. But he couldn't help but wonder...
Does she even feel the same way...?
Roxas laughed, "C'mon Sora. They're waiting. Be sure to stop blushing, or Kairi'll think you got sick again."
Sora sighed. "Sometimes you know me too well, Roxas."
The blond smiled. "I know."
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"Kairi, stop jumping! You'll get your kimono dirty!" Namine laughed, trying to keep her hopping auburn friend down.
"I can't Nam! I'm so excited! I've always wanted to ride a Chocobo!" Kairi tittered, flailing her hands.
Namine chuckled at her best friend's actions, stating how childish she looked. Kairi retorted back with a pout.
"Hey Kairi, can I ask a question?" Namine questioned, checking if the line to the Chocobos were still at a stand-still.
Kairi nodded. "Sure, what is it?"
Putting on her brightest smile, the blond asked, "What's going on with you and Sora?"
The auburn slouched right then and there. "Namine, not this again..."
"Well, I'm just wondering, because I've noticed how close you two are now-a-days."
Kairi blinked. "Does it really look like that?"
Namine nodded. "I wouldn't lie to you Kairi. Regardless of the other always teasing you guys, I'm pretty sure some of us have noticed an actual connection."
It was as if Namine was reading Kairi's mind. And just like that, Kairi felt the heat creep into her face, causing a faint blush to occupy her cheeks.
"I-It's not what you guys think," Kairi stuttered, though that didn't help justify her defense. Namine just kept her smile.
"Oh, we know it's not. Even though we're not exactly sure, we know that there's something more to you guys," the blond stated plainly.
Kairi began to fiddle with the hem of her pastel pink sleeves. She thought she hid her feelings well.
"Am I... Am I that obvious?" she meekly asked, looking into her best friend's delighted blue eyes.
"Well, maybe not to Sora, but to us, yes," Namine answered truthfully. "And by you saying that, do you admit that you have feelings for him?"
Well, Namine WAS her best friend. Denial wouldn't really work anymore after she tried keeping up that game.
"...I do," Kairi hesitated. She could practically feel her heart pumping louder and louder. "But, please don't tell Sora."
Namine chuckled, " I won't. You have to do it yourself, or else the words won't mean anything."
Kairi smiled a little. "Right..."
"But can I tell the others, excluding Sora?" Namine hopefully asked.
"Sure, if you want', though I doubt it'll matter because you guys have always bugged me and Sora about it," Kairi laughed heartedly.
"Alright! And we'll be sure to keep it a secret," the blond exasperated, putting a finger to her lips, indicating the gesture of being quiet. Kairi smiled, though she knew this was about to come. Denying any further would just wear out her mind. Though she couldn't help but wonder...
Does he even feel the same way...?
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Now that Roxas and Sora arrived, it was their turn to chance a ride at mounting the monstrous yellow birds, which "WARK!"ed loudly. Roxas and Namine mounted their Chocobos without trouble with Roxas in the back and Namine in front, holding the reigns.
"Be careful, Namine," Roxas said.
She smiled. "Don't worry, I will."
Sora and Kairi got on theirs with no trouble, but it seemed this Chocobo was eager to get a move on.
"Okay, hold on to the reigns tightly, little lady," the trainer instructed. Kairi nodded in response.
"Make sure to hold on to her young man," the trainer requested. Sora nodded hesitantly, snaking his arms around her small waist. In an instant, their faces became unbearably red, causing Namine and Roxas to laugh out loud.
"Don't worry, cousin! It's just us four around," Roxas teased.
"Sh-Shut up! Kairi, hurry up and get this bird going," he hissed, trying to make the heat stop flowing in his face.
"Don't rush! Or else the Chocobo will go haywire," Kairi pouted. The trainer handed around a bag of gysahl pickles, informing them that this was a Chocobo's favorite food. If they wanted them to get moving, they'd have to feed it to them. Kairi was literally teetering on their saddle as Sora was trying his best not to have the urge to intimately squeeze the girl in front of him.
"Alright! Everyone may start feeding them!" the trainer announced as he was now safely on the sidelines inside the ranch. Kairi quickly rummaged through the sack, pulling out a long, green pickle, clenching her nose at the horrible smell.
"Gah, crap that stinks!" Sora gasped, burying his face into her hair, hoping that the strawberry and vanilla scent would block out that foul odor. Kairi automatically stiffened, feeling the full-blown hit of heat gushing in her face. Hastily holding it out for the Chocobo to eat, they marched forward. Kairi sealed the bag securely and held on to the reigns as their Chocobo stalked around the others, occasionally waving to Namine and Roxas. Sora withdrew his head from her hair, rethinking that rash action and resisted the temptation to do it again. He really liked the way she smelled.
Kairi let out a little giggle. "This is fun! Right Sora?"
"Mmm," he mumbled. He had to admit, this was kind of enjoyable, even though it was meant for kiddies.
Little did they know was that Erol and Mima were in the same ranch, riding a different Chocobo and keeping a keen eye on them.
"When do you want to give it to them?" Mima asked, holding the reigns firmly.
"We'll do it right now," Erol confirmed, holding onto Mima's waist. "Go over there and act like you just spotted them."
The raven-haired girl nodded and directed the Chocobo to walk in their direction.
"Hey, Sora?" Kairi asked.
"Huh?" he replied.
"Are you okay back there?" the auburn questioned, looking back at him.
:"I'm fine, just, whoa! Kairi!" he panicked, grabbing onto her hands that held the reigns. "Geez, watch where you drive this thing!"
"Sorry!" Kairi replied loudly, taking notice of how Sora's hands completely covered her small ones. Her blush came back, and it was a good thing she was up front so Sora wouldn't be able to see. Little did Kairi know that the brunette behind was also scarlet in the face as his heart told him to not let go, even for his life. Obeying his heart for once, he didn't let go, and neither spoke up about it. Well, that is, until a nosy couple stalked towards them.
"Hi Sora-poo!!!!"
"Sora-poo" cringed at the high-pitched cackle, tightening his grip on Kairi.
Oh come on!!! Our day just got started, and they're going to interfere NOW?!
"Hello Kairi," Erol pleasantly greeted.
"Ah, hi Erol," Kairi replied back. "I didn't know you two were in line with us."
"We didn't either (apparently)," Erol smiled.
"Oh, but we were just going to leave," Mima added.
Sora lifted a brow. "That's quick. We've only just started."
Erol sighed, patting Mima's back. "Apparently Mima here doesn't like it, so we're going to stop early."
Mima nodded with a toothy smile. In an instant, she handed her sack over to Kairi.
"Here. We won't be needing these if we're going to stop," Mima said, not looking up into her rivals face. Kairi hesitantly took it.
"Um, thanks?" the auburn girl somewhat politely responded.
"We'll be seeing you guys around," Erol politely waved, motioning Mima to direct the Chocobo back to the trainer.
Okay, something fishy was going on here... The best friends watched the couple go towards the trainer, dismounting and going over to the other side of the ranch. Little did they know of the smirks they had on their faces. Kairi looked to Sora uneasily, who gave her the same expression back.
"Is it me, or are they up to something...?" Kairi asked, facing ahead again.
Sora shrugged. "I don't know, and I honestly don't care, as long as they're not bothering us."
Regardless of how harsh that sounded, Sora refused to let Kairi know of the warning Riku had given him about Mima and Erol. There's no need to worry her, what could go wrong anyway? In a sudden lurch forward, the Chocobo refused to move again. Kairi looked to the Chocobo's head, only to receive a "WARK!" in return. Noting that gysahl pickles were their favorite food, Kairi quickly rummaged into Mima and Erol's bag, only to feel something wilted and thin. She pulled it out to inspect what it is. Sora looked at it too, only to raise eyebrows at it.
"Is that a red pepper?" he asked.
Kairi twirled it around in her hands. "I think it is. Do you think this is also part of the Chocobo diet?"
Sora shrugged. "I don't know, but I think we should- Kairi wait!"
It was too late. Kairi had already fed it to their Chocobo and she was looking back at him expectantly.
"What Sora?"
"..." Sora waited for a reaction from the giant bird they were mounted on. Alas, nothing came, except for the gulping down of that red pepper.
"Geez, Sora, you have to relax! Nothing's going to- EYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!
In a quick flash, Sora found himself tumbling on the ground. When he stumbled to get up and see what had just happened, he saw a raging Chocobo run around like its head was cut off, startling the other Chocobos and their riders. On that hay wired Chocobo, Kairi was clutching to the long feathery neck for dear life while screaming ," Eyaahhh!!! Someone help!!!"
Sora looked around frantically for the trainer, who found him startled and trying to run after the crazy bird. Sora followed suit, ignoring the gasps and screams from his surroundings. His best friend was in danger, and he had no definite plan of how to save her.
Damn it! I told her not to feed it to that thing!
Sora turned as the bird turned, trying to fasten his pace. Kairi looked like she was on the verge of crying, until she spotted Sora running in their tracks.
"Sora!!! Help!!!" she screamed as the bird let out a screeching craw.
"Kairi!!! Just jump!!!" he called, feeling his legs go numb.
"What???!!!! Sora, I can't-"
"Just do it!!! I'll catch you!!!" he reassured quite loudly, holding out his arms to her.
Kairi bit her lip, seeing as there really is no other way unless she wanted to stay for the crazy roller-coaster ride. Letting her hands unfurl, she felt her body violently lurch off of the bird's back, flying into Sora's arms. The two were sent colliding on the ground with Sora on the bottom, lessening the pain for Kairi. The brunette cringe at the painful crack he barely heard as his back came in contact with the hay ground. His chest rose up and down as he held on to Kairi, who was panting heavily, burying her face in his neck. Sora's vision became clear as he saw the rampaging bird being tamed by more of the trainer's friends, holding the reigns down to calm the bird's irritation. The brunette rose up, having Kairi rise up with him. His skin tingled as a clump of his shirt was being fisted by the auburn girl.
"Are you alright, Kairi?" he asked softly.
She nodded, panting and not revealing her terrified face.
"Kairi, look at me," Sora breathed, feeling his adrenaline go down.
She shook her head, refusing his request and grasping tighter to his shirt. Sora held her shoulders, trying to get a good distance away to see her face. The girl stubbornly hung her head even lower.
"Kairi," he repeated, having his hand cup her chin and raise her head. In her eyes, pools of tears were sitting at the bottom eyelids, threatening to cascade down. His expression turned to worry.
"I-I'm sorry. I know you t-told me not t-to feed it... But I-I didn't l-listen..." Kairi choked, shutting her eyes and allowing the tears to spill.
"It's okay. It's okay. As long as you're not hurt," he reassured, wiping the tears away. It didn't occur to them that they were sitting nearly in the middle of the ranch, tending to each other while their Chocobo calmed down by eating a bucket of apples.
"Wh-What about you...? Are you okay? I fell on you," Kairi sobbed, feeling ten times better that Sora was wiping away her tears.
"I'm fine," he said, straightening his back. "Just landed on my back. Nothing's broken though."
After helping Kairi up, the trainer rushed over, apologizing over and over again, though, Kairi interrupted and told the whole situation with the red pepper. The trainer informed them that Chocobos use this food to pump their adrenaline up, which was useful for breaking rocks with their beaks and even having them dive deep into the ocean to look for treasure. In the end, it was Kairi who apologized a bajillion times to the trainer, who waved it off. The commotion calmed down and everyone was authorized to check their sacks if there was a suspicious red pepper in there. After leaving the ranch, Roxas and Namine ran to them with worry-stricken faces.
"Are you two okay?" Roxas hastily questioned, looking the pair up and down.
"Yeah, we're okay," Kairi said with a small smile.
"You guys scared us to death!" Namine exasperated.
"We were scared to death too," Sora huffed, crossing his arms behind his head.
"But that was smooth, Sora. You saved Kairi!" Roxas cheered, heavily patting Sora on the back, whom cringed at his cousin's touch.
"Roxas, not so hard please," the brunette pleaded, rolling his shoulders.
Namine was attending to Kairi, whose eyes were a bit swollen from crying. "Awww, Kairi, it's so nice to have a knight-in-shining-armor huh?"
Kairi blushed a bit. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing," Namine laughed, and then turned to her boyfriend. "Roxas, you agreed to go with me to th games! I think we should go now, now that these two are okay."
Roxas nodded and turned to his cousin. "You take care of Kairi like you did five minutes ago, okay?"
The brunette waved his cousin off. "Yeah yeah, you're not my mom, Roxas."
A smile was the blonde's response. "I know."
"Okay, see you guys later! Remember to meet up afterwards!" Namine called in the distance with Roxas waving. The couple waved back, looking to each other again.
"Do you still want to stay?" Sora asked.
She nodded. "I know that was a rough start, but I think we can still have fun. We still have time."
"Okay, but be careful next time," the brunette lectured. Kairi nodded glumly. She didn't mean for their first activity to go so wrong.
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"Grr!!! Darn it! That didn't work!"
"Calm down Mima. We still have two tries left."
"I know! But I'd have thought that Sora would get angry at her!"
"Likewise, but I think that they have developed something that is too strong to intervene his grudge."
"By the grudge, do you mean your cousin?"
"Mm. My cousin was very close to Kairi back in their childhood. He also described a very jealous brunette boy with spikes."
"You mean, Sora-poo?"
"I'd imagine..."
"Well, it seems Sora-poo and Kairi are stuck to each other now."
"Heh. Not if my cousin can help it. He'll be arriving here just a little after Christmas."
"And you?"
"... I'll be returning to Hollow Bastion. My cousin will be staying with my aunt and uncle in my place."
"... Why are you returning again?"
"My mother and father want me to return to enroll in an academy they recently found."
"I see. And you'll be leaving, when?"
"Next week, right after the Sleeping Beauty play."
"... I see."
"Tch, Mima, don't look so down, I'll be sure to stay in contact with you after I leave."
"I-I'm not down!"
"Sure, whatever you say. Now, let's begin our next sequence, shall we?"
"Right. We have this only chance. Better not let it go to waste."
End Chapter 35
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A/N: So? How was it? Did you like it? xD I knew it'd be time for them to openly admit their feelings, but not to each other. Not yet. 8D I hope you guys don't kill me! Anyway, a review would be appreciated and thanks a bunches for reading! C8