Lost Between Words

By: Animefreak2004

A/N: Ok! Chappie 2 is up! ^_^ I hope you'll enjoy this one! ^_~

Disclaimer: If I did not own KH, I wouldn't be writing this obviously.

Ch. 2: Familiar Stranger

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I woke up the next morning to the blinding sun. I rubbed my eyes and sat up in my bed. My pillow was wet, I must've been crying in my sleep last night again. Just then, my mother came into my room.

"Good morning, Kairi," she said cheerfully. I grunted a reply. "You were crying in your sleep last night, do you want to talk about it?"

"No.it was nothing," I said quickly. I didn't want to relive my terrible dream.

She sat down on the edge of my bed and peered into my eyes. "Is this about Sora?" she said kindly. My mother reached over and patted my back reassuringly. 'Why is it that mothers know everything?!' I thought bitterly, the morning grouchiness creeping into my mind.

I nodded my head slowly. I knew what was coming next.

"Do you want to talk about it?" my mother asked again, still patting my back. I shook my head violently, sending my crimson hair in my face.

"Ok, Kairi. Breakfast will be ready in 15 minutes," and she turned and left me alone in my room.

After my mother had left, I continued to sit on my bed for a while, wondering if I should've talked to her about my "problem". I have talked to Selphie, but I need somebody with more experience. I sighed yet again and rose from my bed. I walked groggily to my drawer and slipped on a pair of kahki shorts and a lavendar spaghetti strap top. I then checked my hair in the mirror and marched out of my room, downstairs and into the kitchen.

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I rowed over to Destiney Islands later that afternoon to collect some shells. This island had always been a place of childhood memories between Riku, Sora and I when we were younger. It never seemed to have changed, as we grew older.

I docked my boat and tied it up as usual and strolled down the beach, scoping the landscape for shells. I gazed up at the familiar tower and zipline towering over the beach and the temptation overruled me.

I started climbing up the tower, one foot at a time, until I reached the top. When I did, I stood near the edge, facing the sea, smiling all to myself.

"Hello, Kairi,"

I almost had a heartattack. The voice sounded so familiar and I spun around to face none other than-

"Sora!"

Sora smiled his usual toothy grin at me. It was so good to see that again, I missed everything about him so much.

"What are yo-""

"That doesn't matter," he interrupted me. I was so confused. 'How did he suddenly get from some far-off world to right here on Destiney Islands?' I thought feeling rather scrambled.

I walked forwards to embrace him, but when I did, I was hugging air. Sora had vanished. I stared in disbelief at what had just occurred. 'I guess I must have imagined it.' I thought sadly and then cursed my wild imagination. I half-heartedly grabbed the handle for the zipline and zipped down the cord to the other platform.

'It all seemed so real, though! His grin, his voice, all so real-but not.' I walked back to my boat, regarding the reason why I came here in the first place, but rowed back to my home island again. I just couldn't blot the image out of my mind.

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When I reached home, I clambored up to my room and flopped down on the bed. I heard a little crinkle under my butt and felt a note on the bed. It was in Riku's untidy handwriting, it read:

Dear Kairi,

I'm getting a bunch of friends over at my house tomorrow for a little party. Could ya come? Tell me your reply ASAP.

Love, Riku

'Love?' I thought strangely thinking the word through. 'He must love me or something. And I've been so blind not to notice?' I sighed in annoyance and found myself dozing off.

A shadow of a young man stood slightly hidden behind her curtains of her window. His spikey brown hair blew in the wind coming through the open window and his sapphire blue eyes were fixed on the sleeping girl.

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A/N: ok.I like cliffhangers. Even though it's pretty obvious who it is. Tee hee. ^_^ Well, this next chappie will be a little strange on the weak minded (not yaoi). It's gonna be my first lemon, so I hope you'll understand. Ok.maybe it's more of a lime.. But whatever! Please R&R, but please NO FLAMES! Till next then!