Just a S u m m e r Thing. ©
xo . Kyorii
Description: "Hun, please. You're on vacation. For two months. He doesn't have to see you again after this, and he probably won't. He doesn't want to make you happy; he just wants to make his jock happy. It's just a summer thing. Trust me." - S x K
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Main Pairing: Sora x Kairi
Genre: Romance/ Humor
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy. Shoutout to all the Squenix fans who wish they did !
Since Teenage Wasteland is nearing its end, I figured that I should give you guys a taste of what you should be expecting next ;) Consider it a late holiday gift because of my near two-month absence. SoKai won the poll, so I guess I'm staying faithful to them :D Hope you enjoy the first chapter/prologue! And if you're a new reader, welcome and pleased to meet your acquaintance :)
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Prologue
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"What you two had... it was just a summer thing."
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His heart raced. His blood boiled. His throat burned.
This couldn't be happening.
Ten.
He crumpled the letter in his hands and tossed it into the fireplace. He had never felt so betrayed. So hurt. How could they? His so-called 'lover'? His own best friend? So much for camaraderie.
As the heartbreaking words written in neat calligraphy burned before him, he decided his next move. Almost immediately, he bolted out the door towards the hallway.
Nine.
"Wait, Sora, stop!" cried his twin brother from the doorway. "You don't know what you're doing!" Seeing that he wasn't listening, the blond forcefully grabbed his brother's wrist. "Sora!"
"Let go, Roxas," warned Sora sternly, bangs covering his eyes.
"Don't do this to her. Not again," Roxas pleaded.
"She needs to know." Sora released his hand from his brother's grasp and continued down the carpeted hall towards the elevators. Roxas merely sighed and ran a nervous hand through his unruly spikes and watched his brother walk off to his possible doom.
Eight.
Floor 8
Ding!
Sora groaned as the elevator came to a stop on the eighth floor, opening its doors for a new passenger. This passenger, however, was no stranger to him.
As if he read the brunet's mind, the young man simply said, "Roxas called."
"That blasted fool," growled Sora, "I hope you know that there is nothing you can say or do that will make me go back up to that suite. We both know that this elevator can only go one way, and that way is down."
"Not if I can get you out on another floor and force you back up."
Sora raised a sharp brow. "Are you challenging me, Axel?"
He shrugged. "Maybe." His usually seductive green eyes suddenly narrowed. "Listen. I can't let you do this to my cousin. I'm getting you back up to Roxas whether you like it or not."
Sora rubbed his temples and sighed. He had to decide at once. "Forgive me."
"Forgi-" Before Axel finished, his left cheek met with Sora's right hook.
Seven.
"Subject has gotten past the pyromaniac," a female voice informed thorugh her headset.
"What?" came the staticy, angry voice of Roxas from the other line. "How?"
Through the transparent walls of the elevator, the female's male companion could faintly make out Axel falling to the ground. Sora was rubbing his knuckles and looking around for any witnesses discreetly.
"He got punched in the face," said the male companion, face void of all emotion.
"Oh my goodness..."
"Maybe we should just let him go, Roxas," the female sympathetically suggested.
"Girl, puh-lease. Don't let your girly soap operas get the better of you. You know what's happening tonight. We have to put a stop to him before he actually sees it or at least stall him long enough until it's done. I'm counting on you two, Olette."
Call ended.
Olette sighed and tucked her phone back in the front pocket of her skinny jeans. "Hayner, it's our turn."
"Let's hope we don't end up like Axel," muttered the blond. The couple approached the elevator as if they were approaching a hobo with tourettes.
"Oh, not you too," groaned the brunet. Sora's eyes rolled as he stepped out of the elevator and into the foyer, leaving Axel's limp body on the ground.
"Sor-myster, fancy meeting you here," Hayner greeted in an atrociously obvious tone. To quicken the pace, Sora merely cracked his knuckles. The two immediately stepped out of his way. When Ventus and Vanitas blocked the entrance doors, they were immediately punched in the crotch.
Six.
The instant Sora stepped out into the chilly December air of downtown, Twilight Town, he was met with a loud boom from the sky. Fireworks.
Pneww... bsshh!
It was as if he was experiencing pathetic fallacy in a movie. Loud, exploding fireworks matched with his loud, exploding emotions.
The streets were absolutely packed with people of all ages. Sora had a hard time cutting through all of them, but that didn't stop him. He was determined to reach her if it was the last thing he'd do -and, given the circumstances, it might as well be.
Five.
"Five!" chanted the crowd with their glow sticks, phones, toy lights and candles raised to the heavens.
Five. Time. He was running out of time.
Four.
He was so close to his destination, so close to the center of the city until two women purposely pushed themselves in his way. The shorter one began speaking quickly with unecessary hand gestures. "Sora, Sora, no, you can't do this to her-"
"Move, Selphie!" he demanded. He caught a glimpse of the other girl and coughed in disbelief. It was Roxas' fiancee. "Namine? Why?"
The look of guilt was clearly plastered across her face. "I'm-"
"Back off, Sora. Don't ruin this for her," interrupted Selphie with a venomous tone. "What you two had was-"
"- more than what everyone thought it would be. More than what I thought it would be. You know how I feel. How she feels." Sora choked and gasped for air. "Please. You both know who's better for her."
Before they could protest, a heartbroken Sora pushed them out of the way and immediately regretted doing so afterward.
Three.
Before him was them.
Her. The so-called lover.
And him. The best friend.
He was currently down on one knee, flashing the world's most impressive engagement ring in front of her. And she... she was just... she was just freaking beautiful.
Her pink dress, her crystal eyes, her painfully happy expression, her soul...
He was such a fool.
Two.
Well don't just stand there, idiot. Say something. His heart clenched as they were featured on the big screen on the tallest building of downtown. The cameras zoomed in on her teary, beautiful face. Of course only he could afford such a luxury. But for the record, Sora knew that she thought this was way too over the top. She didn't want this.
Say something!
One.
It dawned upon him that he was too late when she responded with the most heartbreaking word of his life.
"Yes."
And she looked so incredibly happy saying it to him.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
He stood frozen as he spun her in his arms as confetti fell from the star-filled sky. He had one hand outstretched as if to reach out to her, but it was plain to see that there was no way of reaching her now. She was too far.
It was over now.
They were over now.
His life, as he knew it, was over now.
"I told you, Sora," Came Selphie's 'I told you so' voice and Namine's reassuring hand on his shoulder. "What you two had... it was just a summer thing."
xo Kyorii presents...
It's Just A Summer Thing
Well that was rather overdramatic (lol), but trust me when I say that there is a very good reason for that. When this part comes around again, it will all make sense. For some of you that are confused, this segment takes place in the future. The following chapters will be the events leading up to this moment and more. The plot, in a nutshell, revolves around Sora and Kairi's 'summer thing' matched with twists, adventure, romance and a lot of humor to come.
So, I hope you liked that short chapter/preview, because there's more to come! The second chapter is very close to finishing, so stay tuned! And don't worry TW fans, with exams out of the way, I should have a bit more writing time than usual :) I hope this will satisfy you as much as Teenage Wasteland did and, hopefully, it can be almost (if not just) as successful with your support!
Stay safe guys! I'll try and update asap!
xoKyorii