Author's note: I believe by the time Chapters 4 and 5 roll around, the
story will get into a heavy situation between Sora/Kairi.
***
"Ooo! I'm shaking!" eyes widened in falsely humored fear. Laughter broke as Kairi rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, attempting to give him a crooked side look of "I'm-not-playing". A hand was waved in dismissal. "Well, uh.. I couldn't sleep and I felt I needed some fresh air." Shoulders shrugged mildly as his fingers went to work on ringing the hem of his sweats. He flashed a smile to her. Shadow close by, sniffed at the flesh over her ankle bone. For an instant she turned to the dalmation and patted Shadow on her head. With curiousity the dog licked at the salty skin and then snorted. "Hee. Bless you, Shadow.." Shadow only tilted her head at Kairi's unknown language.
"And what are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be at Selphie's?" he asked. Sapphires gazed up to Sora's dripping and damp form. A smile creased upon lips as she nodded. "Yeah but we couldn't sleep. I guess we ate too much candy and we stayed up to play hide-and-go seek.." her shoulders shrugged. Quirking a brow, Sora tilted his head with question, "Hide-and-go-seek? Aren't you a little old for that now?" Her front teeth bit softly into her lip. "It was entirely Sefie's idea!" If anything, Kairi did not like it when Sora, Riku, or literally anyone else classified her as the Kairi from a year ago. She believed it was her time to start becoming mature, and not a little girl. A chuckle arose in Sora's chest. "Sure. Selphie's idea." Kairi seethed, ignoring his remark. "It was my turn to find Selphie, and by the time I found her in the closet, she was knocked out on a pile of clothes. I wasn't tired, so I decided to come out and walk on the beach for awhile. Maybe find some seashells.....didn't expect you to be out here too."
Sora nodded. It was indeed late. But as late as it was, the Island had a whole new different concept. Anybody who lived on Destiny Island agreed things looked more exotic and romantic by nightfall. Both teenager's eyes twinkeled like the stars. And both felt a bursting flame inside if they were to daringly gaze in one another's eyes. Things felt silent; the only sound was of the swaying ocean and the sniffs coming from Shadow. Sora did his best to look partially dry but the sand stuck to his clothes was another problem. Kairi rester her head upon her knees as she peered from a curtain of red to the ocean.
( Kairi..? )
From the corner of his eye, Sora kept her in sight. There was not much he could do about the sand matted to his frame so he just let it stick freely. As of now the sand wasn't his main problem. It was the person sitting across. Over the past year Kairi began to develope into a young woman. Truthfully, Sora and Riku both agreed Kairi was changing rapidly. And for one thing that bedazzled him was that she started to sound much like his own mother. That was a little frightening. Riku told him that all girls one day were going to be just like their nagging mothers. The thought made him want to laugh, but not now. All he wanted was to enjoy the moment of silence. His fingers traced through the sand making incoherent shapes.
"Hey Sora, want to come to my house?" her voice broke the silence. A little tentavely. Sora blinked. "At your house? Right now? This hour?" For a person he has known for two to three years, never once did he step foot in Kairi's domain. Neither Riku. Her parents were overprotective and did not like the idea of boys coming into the house to play. Kairi's parents were over at a friend's house on the other side of the Island, contradicting the reason she was sleeping over at Selphie's. It should always be taken as an honor if one was invited to *her* house.
"C'mon Sora!" The small female was already standing. "My parent's aren't home and I want you to see what the inside of my house looks like." she beamed. "We can eat cookies and candy and play board games!" Sora stayed silent when Kairi grabbed the strap of his dirty tank top and dragged him to his feet. "H-Hey!! W-what about..."
( ...What about Selphie?! Shut up! ) Sora became mute at his brain's command as he was dragged deep off into the forest of the Island, down a path to where most of the houses on the Island were. The Destiny Island was actually bigger than it appeared to be. First time visitor are usually fooled that the Island only was that little strip of land in the front. Behind the mess of green and purple led branching trails to other areas of the island that were deep and remote.
He can only see flashes of leaves and whatnot as he ran behind Kairi. The jungle was dark but the path was fairly recongnizable. Little things such as broken limbs of trees and hidden rocks did not stop them. The trail twisted and turned through grooves, streams, and thickets. But it did not stop their anxious creeping toward the Island's community. Thinking that they were virtually lost, they were submerged in the night's embrace before the dim night flooded the small estates beyond a yawn of coconut trees. The two with Shadow catching shortly up twisted down unnamed streets and avenues. Her house was a few blocks from Sora's. Riku's was only two blocks away. Her house was the second house on the block located on the left side of the street as the trio slid their way past the front and into the back. Her house was just like any other's house; made entirely up of durable wood only found on the island and some traces of cement here and there. The house was a two story.
There was a gate on the side made of metal which Kairi did not have trouble overcoming. Slithering to the side, it was an easy obsticle to cross over. Sora hopped over after. Unfortunantly Shadow could not make it over. The dog whined and wagged her tail. Sora turned abruptly and frowned. Walking back to the gate, he put one of his fingers through to stroke her muzzle. "I'm sorry, Shadow. We'll let you in through the front door once we get inside. Stay here." Even though Shadow did not understand him, she sat on her haunches and stuck her muzzle through the gate bars. Another whine came from her as Sora ran to catch up with Kairi in the backyard. Two palm trees were located at the very center back of the house oversharding a window, and another at the left corner of the yard. There was no seating. Just a square area of emerald grass. Sora took a moment to gaze at his new settings, when Kairi lightly tapped him on his shoulder. Shaking his head a few times, he focused back to reality. "Come on. Up here."
Sora followed in tow of Kairi as the femme hoisted herself up one of the palm trees. A steady climb upward as he latched on and followed. ( Kairi's room! Finally! ) A smile etched upon his face. He made it sound like he was one of those desperate croaking toads crooning for a mate. Sora's simple reply: blame it on hormones. His vision could not help but widen at the full panorama of Kairi's secrete skin. Female flesh of thighs flashed past the sway of her violette shorts as she flexed her leg muscles. Navy eyes narrowed down. His damp state made him shiver, but also at the exposure. He could not stand to look. Sora bit softly into his lip as a click of approval was heard from the window. With one fluid motion the female disappeared into the window. A soft thump could be heard. Seconds later her crimson head reappeared with a smirk. "Hurry on in!" With a nod he followed on in, making sure to close the window behind himself.
His arms crossed over his chest and his muscles tensed. His body was getting to the point of a small chill. Slightly his teeth chattered in a childish manner as oceanic gaze surveyed the fifteen year old's room. Her closet area was to the left wall and her bed pushed up against the right wall. A pinkish spreak of blankets covered the matress with two snow white pillows. Next to the bed was a night stand with a lamp and some unfinished seashell necklace with other knick-knacks girls had in their rooms. Against the wall next to the door were shelves cluttered with papers, strings, boxes, beads, and beach items. In the far corner of the room from the ceiling hung a small paper made ship with two castaways Sora made for Kairi a year ago. It was the same one that he had in his room but hers was made with special care and naturally looked neater. The carpet was of a cream color, and felt pleasant upon the bare skin of his soles.
Sora did not realize that Kairi studied him intently. She figured he was quite interested in her inner domain. Fingers brushed back a curtain of sanguine strands as she stood silent. A frown curved on her lips. She noticed that Sora was soaked and cold. With a smile she nodded. "You stay in here. I'll be back. I'm going to check around to see if anyone came back. I'll get you a robe and i'll go and let Shadow in from the front."
Before Sora could respond, Kairi swiftly made an exit into the dark hallway.
***
"Ooo! I'm shaking!" eyes widened in falsely humored fear. Laughter broke as Kairi rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, attempting to give him a crooked side look of "I'm-not-playing". A hand was waved in dismissal. "Well, uh.. I couldn't sleep and I felt I needed some fresh air." Shoulders shrugged mildly as his fingers went to work on ringing the hem of his sweats. He flashed a smile to her. Shadow close by, sniffed at the flesh over her ankle bone. For an instant she turned to the dalmation and patted Shadow on her head. With curiousity the dog licked at the salty skin and then snorted. "Hee. Bless you, Shadow.." Shadow only tilted her head at Kairi's unknown language.
"And what are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be at Selphie's?" he asked. Sapphires gazed up to Sora's dripping and damp form. A smile creased upon lips as she nodded. "Yeah but we couldn't sleep. I guess we ate too much candy and we stayed up to play hide-and-go seek.." her shoulders shrugged. Quirking a brow, Sora tilted his head with question, "Hide-and-go-seek? Aren't you a little old for that now?" Her front teeth bit softly into her lip. "It was entirely Sefie's idea!" If anything, Kairi did not like it when Sora, Riku, or literally anyone else classified her as the Kairi from a year ago. She believed it was her time to start becoming mature, and not a little girl. A chuckle arose in Sora's chest. "Sure. Selphie's idea." Kairi seethed, ignoring his remark. "It was my turn to find Selphie, and by the time I found her in the closet, she was knocked out on a pile of clothes. I wasn't tired, so I decided to come out and walk on the beach for awhile. Maybe find some seashells.....didn't expect you to be out here too."
Sora nodded. It was indeed late. But as late as it was, the Island had a whole new different concept. Anybody who lived on Destiny Island agreed things looked more exotic and romantic by nightfall. Both teenager's eyes twinkeled like the stars. And both felt a bursting flame inside if they were to daringly gaze in one another's eyes. Things felt silent; the only sound was of the swaying ocean and the sniffs coming from Shadow. Sora did his best to look partially dry but the sand stuck to his clothes was another problem. Kairi rester her head upon her knees as she peered from a curtain of red to the ocean.
( Kairi..? )
From the corner of his eye, Sora kept her in sight. There was not much he could do about the sand matted to his frame so he just let it stick freely. As of now the sand wasn't his main problem. It was the person sitting across. Over the past year Kairi began to develope into a young woman. Truthfully, Sora and Riku both agreed Kairi was changing rapidly. And for one thing that bedazzled him was that she started to sound much like his own mother. That was a little frightening. Riku told him that all girls one day were going to be just like their nagging mothers. The thought made him want to laugh, but not now. All he wanted was to enjoy the moment of silence. His fingers traced through the sand making incoherent shapes.
"Hey Sora, want to come to my house?" her voice broke the silence. A little tentavely. Sora blinked. "At your house? Right now? This hour?" For a person he has known for two to three years, never once did he step foot in Kairi's domain. Neither Riku. Her parents were overprotective and did not like the idea of boys coming into the house to play. Kairi's parents were over at a friend's house on the other side of the Island, contradicting the reason she was sleeping over at Selphie's. It should always be taken as an honor if one was invited to *her* house.
"C'mon Sora!" The small female was already standing. "My parent's aren't home and I want you to see what the inside of my house looks like." she beamed. "We can eat cookies and candy and play board games!" Sora stayed silent when Kairi grabbed the strap of his dirty tank top and dragged him to his feet. "H-Hey!! W-what about..."
( ...What about Selphie?! Shut up! ) Sora became mute at his brain's command as he was dragged deep off into the forest of the Island, down a path to where most of the houses on the Island were. The Destiny Island was actually bigger than it appeared to be. First time visitor are usually fooled that the Island only was that little strip of land in the front. Behind the mess of green and purple led branching trails to other areas of the island that were deep and remote.
He can only see flashes of leaves and whatnot as he ran behind Kairi. The jungle was dark but the path was fairly recongnizable. Little things such as broken limbs of trees and hidden rocks did not stop them. The trail twisted and turned through grooves, streams, and thickets. But it did not stop their anxious creeping toward the Island's community. Thinking that they were virtually lost, they were submerged in the night's embrace before the dim night flooded the small estates beyond a yawn of coconut trees. The two with Shadow catching shortly up twisted down unnamed streets and avenues. Her house was a few blocks from Sora's. Riku's was only two blocks away. Her house was the second house on the block located on the left side of the street as the trio slid their way past the front and into the back. Her house was just like any other's house; made entirely up of durable wood only found on the island and some traces of cement here and there. The house was a two story.
There was a gate on the side made of metal which Kairi did not have trouble overcoming. Slithering to the side, it was an easy obsticle to cross over. Sora hopped over after. Unfortunantly Shadow could not make it over. The dog whined and wagged her tail. Sora turned abruptly and frowned. Walking back to the gate, he put one of his fingers through to stroke her muzzle. "I'm sorry, Shadow. We'll let you in through the front door once we get inside. Stay here." Even though Shadow did not understand him, she sat on her haunches and stuck her muzzle through the gate bars. Another whine came from her as Sora ran to catch up with Kairi in the backyard. Two palm trees were located at the very center back of the house oversharding a window, and another at the left corner of the yard. There was no seating. Just a square area of emerald grass. Sora took a moment to gaze at his new settings, when Kairi lightly tapped him on his shoulder. Shaking his head a few times, he focused back to reality. "Come on. Up here."
Sora followed in tow of Kairi as the femme hoisted herself up one of the palm trees. A steady climb upward as he latched on and followed. ( Kairi's room! Finally! ) A smile etched upon his face. He made it sound like he was one of those desperate croaking toads crooning for a mate. Sora's simple reply: blame it on hormones. His vision could not help but widen at the full panorama of Kairi's secrete skin. Female flesh of thighs flashed past the sway of her violette shorts as she flexed her leg muscles. Navy eyes narrowed down. His damp state made him shiver, but also at the exposure. He could not stand to look. Sora bit softly into his lip as a click of approval was heard from the window. With one fluid motion the female disappeared into the window. A soft thump could be heard. Seconds later her crimson head reappeared with a smirk. "Hurry on in!" With a nod he followed on in, making sure to close the window behind himself.
His arms crossed over his chest and his muscles tensed. His body was getting to the point of a small chill. Slightly his teeth chattered in a childish manner as oceanic gaze surveyed the fifteen year old's room. Her closet area was to the left wall and her bed pushed up against the right wall. A pinkish spreak of blankets covered the matress with two snow white pillows. Next to the bed was a night stand with a lamp and some unfinished seashell necklace with other knick-knacks girls had in their rooms. Against the wall next to the door were shelves cluttered with papers, strings, boxes, beads, and beach items. In the far corner of the room from the ceiling hung a small paper made ship with two castaways Sora made for Kairi a year ago. It was the same one that he had in his room but hers was made with special care and naturally looked neater. The carpet was of a cream color, and felt pleasant upon the bare skin of his soles.
Sora did not realize that Kairi studied him intently. She figured he was quite interested in her inner domain. Fingers brushed back a curtain of sanguine strands as she stood silent. A frown curved on her lips. She noticed that Sora was soaked and cold. With a smile she nodded. "You stay in here. I'll be back. I'm going to check around to see if anyone came back. I'll get you a robe and i'll go and let Shadow in from the front."
Before Sora could respond, Kairi swiftly made an exit into the dark hallway.