Yooosh, suu! Okays, I finally dragged myself to typing this chapter! Quick…painless…::nod nod:: Right, right, suu! _ Ich…Kairi…truly, I wish I could kill her…technically, I can…but I'm too afraid some Kairi fan will come to kill me! ::sniff:: …Okay, not really. I don't know why I don't kill her…?_? Bah, I don't like babbles before a chapter, so I'll just go ahead and start. It's what you've all been yelling at me for, right??? Hope you all enjoy. ^_^
~~~*~~~
"Uweeh…" The sleepy boy nudged tiredly at his eyelids, trying to peel them open. He'd fallen asleep?
Oh yeah…I came to give Kairi these napkins while we were searching for Riku and…The boy paused his thoughts for a moment, yawning loudly, stretching his arms and rolling his neck around.
"Huh…?" With his eyes finally wide open, he was able to take in his surroundings. He was still under the same palm tree, but something most certainly had changed.
"W..Whaa!? The sun is practically gone! How long have I been here?" Once he was up straight on his feet, he slumped back down against the palm tree, quite discouraged.
Oh man, oh man…what do I do n--…
Sora stopped and laughed to himself, a cheesy grin appearing, stretched greatly upon his face. He felt so stupid…the sun was down, so of course she was at her pad!
Sora hopped to his feet quickly, grabbing the napkins in his hands just in case, and raced off without another second's thought.
~~~
A few napkins lost with the wind and running steps later, Sora had reached Kairi's door. Halting from continuing any further, Sora took a short rest to breathe without the cold wind stinging at his lungs, then knocked softly.
He waited for a few seconds.
Huh…? Mm, maybe they didn't hear me…
Sora knocked once more, this time with more force. And as the same result, there was no answer, or sound, at that.
That's really strange…
With cold wins nipping at his back, and two napkins still gripped tightly in his hand, the brown haired boy decided to knock once more, then enter the small home.
"I'm coming in…!" He called as the door creaked open.
He shut the door quickly behind him preventing any chilled winds from blowing in, squinting his eyes trying to look around.
The house was as dark as it was outside, leaving only large, obvious figures visible to Sora's eyes. The only thing giving off a dull light at all was the small, crackling embers from a fire in the fireplace that must've been burning for hours earlier.
"Uhh, Kairi…?" Sora called out, hoping he didn't head to her house for no reason.
Taking Sora by a bit a surprise, though, a few seconds later, a bit of rustling was heard from the room passed the kitchen.
His spirits lifted again, happy to hear someone, as he rushed over to the room without putting one thought into what he might find.
"Kairi! You weren't there when I came back to bring you…your……napkins…" Sora's sentence trailed off, as he felt a sharp pain sting his throbbing heart. The air got thick, almost choking; he pulled a hand to his chapped lips blinking several times to make sure his eyes were really seeing what they were so focused in awe on.
Riku looked up at Sora, with widened eyes as the napkins fell from his friend's hands. Kairi, however, couldn't hide her obvious smirk, with her hand currently resting in Riku's pants.
Kairi's skirt was roughly wrinkled, and Riku's shirt was totally off, obviously tossed to the ground. His hand was against Kairi's chest, which in Sora's eyes looked different from what it really was. Kairi's breath was short and heavy, but Riku sounded quite fine.
Sora's eyes squinted as he felt tears forming; He wasn't going to show tears…he just covered his mouth with his right hand, crying on the inside.
Before the silence could possibly make anybody else more uncomfortable than they were already, Riku gathered himself courageously to speak.
"S-Sora…! It's not what you think…!" …Which only ended up sounding like the classic cover-up.
"What…are…" Sora's voice sounded small with shock, which was only expected.
Riku jumped up from the latching girl, quick to zip up his pants.
"A-Ah, Sora, listen to me…" Riku stepped closer, but was only hurt by Sora's step backwards.
"You…what…" he paused, then shook his head, "…what the HELL were you two doing, Riku…??" Snapping to his senses, the young brown-haired boy shouted out what he wanted to, the tears rolling down his face like streams. So much for holding it in…
Riku fell silent, surprised how angry Sora was. After all, it wasn't everyday you saw an actually pissed Sora.
Kairi sighed, and stood up next to Riku, trying her best to unwrinkle her skirt. She shook her head lowly, with a bothered expression.
"…What's wrong Sora? We're older now and--"
Riku was quick to cover her mouth, knowing all she had to say would only upset Sora even more. He shook his head, and decided to be blunt, hoping Sora would accept it.
"Nothing happened, Sora…"
Sora laughed, but only for a short while, since his crying began to choke his chuckles.
"Hey, I might not be the brightest kid around, but I know what I saw! What do you think I am, stupid??"
There was silence between all of them.
"Weeelll…" Kairi began, but was once again cut off by Riku's hand.
Another pause, but with many sweatdrops.
After a short, tense moment, Sora's expression was quick to soften up, as he sniffed and let his arms hang low. He shook his head, almost feeling embarrassed himself, still in disbelief.
"…And…to think that…that I…" Sora's eyes closed shut, as he reached to his face to cover his tears. Without another moment's thought, he raced out the door, not able to stand there any longer.
"…W-Wait, Sora…!"
~~~
"Sora? Sora, this isn't like you to skip dinner…" His mother sighed, knocking on the door for the hundredth time.
Sora sighed, and rolled over on his side, to upset to speak again.
"Are you sure there's nothing you need? We could talk, sweetie…"
Sora mumbled softly, then pulled the sheets of his bed over his head. His mother eventually got the point, and walked away, leaving the room totally silent, with the acceptation of the wind whisking against his window.
He rolled onto his back, hands behind his head, staring out the window into the dark sky that went on forever.
Why'd all this have to happen…? Sometimes I wish I didn't like Riku…that we were just the three musketeers as always…
He brought a hand down to his stomach and sighed again.
But…I'm so glad I do like him…even after…
Sora closed his eyes. He still wanted to pretend that what he saw never happened.
…Maybe none of that's true. I'd just be lying to myself if I said I didn't like him…I'm so glad we met…that I can see him everyday. Maybe…maybe what I really dislike…deep down…maybe it's…
Sora rolled completely on his side, still staring out the window, as his eyes turned as dark as the midnight sky.
…Kairi.
~~~*~~~
THERE! Haaah, dooone! ::stretches:: Now! ……I just need to worry about getting the next chapter out sooner. ^___^ Heeee. R&R, onegai.