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*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Summary: A new girl ends up on the island. She belongs to the dark, but her heart to the light.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introspection and Extrospection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chasity's POV:
"What are you and Chasity?"
I turned my head and glanced at Sora, before leaning up to get a full view of Riku. Sora looked at me and I felt compelled to give him the same stare. What were we? We never really did give it a title. It was just that we wanted to get to know each other. Sora turned back and looked at Riku. "Chasity and I are together." I reached over and took one of his hands in mine, letting him know that he had my support and that I would help defend us.
"You just met, Sora. How can you be together? You've known her for three whole days." Kairi looked like she was begging him. She was a sweet girl and her heart was in the right place most of the time... just not now.
"Sora and I have spent the last three days together from morning to midnight. We know each other pretty well, I think." I tried reasoning with her.
"You can't be together. You know each other? Three days, Chasity, three. You can't know if you like him or not. It's three fucking days!" Riku was on the edge of his seat as he yelled at me.
"Okay, Riku, if someone can't like someone in three days how do you feel about me?" I tested the ground, hoping it would hold. It did.
Riku fell back against the sofa and looked in his lap for a few seconds, before looking back up at me.
"Does he know, Chasity? Does he know about the darkness that consumes you? Does he know that you're heart is darker than mine ever was? Does he know that your heart truly calls out for someone like me?" Riku looked sad, but there wasn't anything I could do about it, except answer his questions.
"Yes, no, and yes." I looked up at the ceiling, thinking of the order he asked his questions. I nodded my head when I was done, satisfied with how I did.
Sora turned around and smiled at me. I was surprised. I would have thought he would let go of my hand or something far worse for the situation at hand. He raised his eyebrows at me and his face screamed out that we would talk about it later, after they left. I knew he wanted to know the no.
"How do you expect to last if you don't even know how dark she is, Sora?" Riku was still at it with a new target.
"Give it up, Riku. You're not going to change how I feel about her. Despite what everyone here might think, I happen to know that her heart is almost completely dark and I want to be here for her. I want to be here for her. I want to save her. I want her, Riku. I want her. You or anyone else isn't taking her away from me."
I was surprised that he said that. The repetition of some of the statements were only there to help persuade Riku and Kairi. I squeezed his hand, allowing him to know he had my support in those statements. I didn't want to leave his side. We've known each other for three days and already it felt we knew each other for a lifetime. Riku was right, but only a little. You can't know the depth of the feelings you have for a person in three days, but you can know that you do feel something for that person in three days. It takes a lifetime to know the depths, but as long as you're willing to dive deeper, there's nothing stopping you.
Maybe that's why the darkness is consuming me.
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Sora's POV
Riku leaned up, again on the edge of the sofa. I hated what this was doing. He's been my best friend for years and now I feel like I'm pushing him away over some random girl. The thing is that he pushed first as she's not some random girl. I want to be with her. I told Riku the truth, not what he wanted to hear, something he wasn't used to.
Riku was about to say something, but Kairi put a hand on his arm and gave him a look. That intrigued my curiosity. Why were they so interested in us if they were interested in each other? Maybe they didn't know...
I turned to look at Chasity. She was sitting there, calm as ever, staring at the couple I was staring at previously. I squeezed the hand that she still held in her lap and she looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back and then leaned into kiss her cheek.
"Did you just see what I saw?" I whispered in her ear. I felt her head nod and I pulled back. We gave each other a mischievous smile and then turned back the guests. The next few days were going to be interesting for those two.
"Hey guys, it's late afternoon and my mom's been out since noon which means she'll be back for dinner. How about we continue this later? Tomorrow night, we'll go out to eat, all four of us, then head out to the other island and camp out. It'll be awesome since we haven't been able to see each other a lot and it can get everything out of the way." I suggested, not sure if they will take the bait. If they did, great. If they didn't, then nothing will ever have the chance to be even close to how they were...
I wanted Riku and Kairi together, but I didn't want them to know that I helped give them that extra push. If they got together, they would butt out of our relationship. It seemed logical in my head, of course, I should have realized... Anything logical in my head, is truly illogical.
I turned to Chasity. I just said she would come to the island with us without asking her. Figures, I already feel like I'm making all her decisions for her. It would suck if I became an over controlling boyfriend who decided what they're girlfriends wore and who they knew. Then again, I did help pick out her clothes. I wonder how she feels about that. She smiled at me and squeezed my hand, nodding her head in the affirmative. I guess she didn't think it was too bad.
I turned back to the other people in the house. They were discussing it in their quiet voices. I could only make out sounds, but nothing genuine. When I saw Kairi shake her head up and down, I knew it was a positive. Thank goodness. It takes persuading out. If I had to do that, then they'd know something.
Riku turned his head to me and slowly nodded. "Alright. We'll go. I want to know everything while we're there, though. I want to know everything from how you two realized that you liked each other to how much of the darkness really consumes you."
He glared at me, before standing up and making his way to the door. He seemed okay with the plan, but not the people. Figures. He was always like that. It was great unless it was by someone else's rules and then he would either begrudgingly go along with it or flat out refuse everything. He's gone to the point of being downright mean, though. Thank goodness he wasn't being that way now.
If only I could do something, anything, that would satisfy him. He's my best friend, but should I feel this bad about finally doing something I want to do? Why is it always on his terms? I want this. I will have this.
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Kairi's POV
I watched as Riku walked out the door and felt kind of bad for him.
Because of what's been going on with Sora and Chasity, I don't really like Sora that way anymore. It's obvious he doesn't want me, though I still don't know why. Everyone thought we would get together, even the duck and dog. What were their names? Donald and Goofy. They were weird. Riku once told me, after him and Sora got back, that the two animals were trying to take our places. We spent the night on the island talking about it. We both came to the conclusion that they were there to help Sora, not take over our places. For a while though, the way he would talk about them, kind of made Riku and me jealous. He talked of their adventures and the people they met, the kind, Tarzan, Aladdin, everyone... It made us sad. When he realized what it did to us, he stopped. We never talked about it again.
During his adventures, I always thought of him and what he was doing. I didn't really care about anyone. Talk about a one track mind. I know that throughout his journey he thought of me, but there was always something else, urging him on that had nothing to do with me and everything to do with Riku. For a while, I wondered if they were more than just best friends. When Sora and Riku came back, we all fell back into place and the two seemed to just be best friends again. I was glad nothing had changed. No one wanted to make a mess of everything, so certain subjects remained ignored. The subject of who Sora would be with was one of those subjects.
Now, I know there's nothing going on between them. Sora's totally head over heels for Chasity and Riku's very much attracted to her. I wonder why. She's nothing special. She's just new. I was new once. Now, they've all but forgotten about me. It will be no different with her. Sora and Riku can be real immature and can act very young. When a child gets a new toy for Christmas, he will play with it until he gets a new toy. When the new toy becomes old or another toy comes into the picture, the new toy is forgotten. It's a neverending circle for kids. Riku and Sora can act like kids a lot of the times. The question really lies in – are they going to treat people the way they treat their toys.
I got up and told the two good bye and that I would see them tomorrow. I would, but the rest of the day will be for me. I walked the path that Riku walked to leave Sora's home. When I reached the door, I opened and closed a little too hard. Sorry, Sora. I raced down the steps as I saw Riku walking away.
"Hey, Riku, wait up!" I called out after him. He stopped and turned to me. We gave each other a sad smile, before I offered my arm. We both had the same thoughts... everything will be okay in due time. "Walk me home?"
He nodded and grasped my hand, giving me a gentle pull. His hands were rough because of all fights he'd been in. They felt good to my smooth hands. It didn't matter how good his hands felt though, I was more than happy to go where he went.
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Riku's POV
I walked Kairi home, slowly. It was only mid-afternoon so it wasn't like either of us had anywhere to be. Her hand was small. They were a lot smaller than mine, anyway. Her purple nails peeked out of our hands. I smiled down. It matched her old skirt/short thing. I never know what to call it... But it matched that. I suppose it looked good with her hair color. Not many people had natural red hair, but the shade of red she had looked incredible with light purple. They went together beautifully. I should probably tell her. It's not like Sora tells her things anymore, now that I think about it. He never really did.
We made it to her house twice as long as how it usually takes us. It seemed like it went by too quick though. We reached her doorstep and stood there for a few seconds. "Would you like to come in?" She was staring at the ground with a slight blush erupting from her cheeks. It was cute. I nodded and followed her as she silently entered her house. Her adopted father was mayor of the island, so it was a huge house, complete with pillars in the front and a fountain in the back. Her real father, Ansem, was finally gone. In the beginning, after I came back, things were a little bit tense between Kairi and me. Her father had taken over my body and used me in the worst ways. Granted, it was my own fault, but it still caused a light rift. Soon, that rift turned to an even stronger friendship. Now, we're closer than ever and as I thought back to the blush on her cheeks, I realized just how closer that friendship has become...
We walked to the living room where her father bought all these huge fluffy white couches with matching pillows. It was all very incredible and something to be impressed by. Then again, as many times as Sora and I have been here, I'm not that impressed. I just ran to the couch, spun in mid- air, and landed comfortably on my favorite spot. It was one of those spots where even if her parents sat there, they'd be like, "hey, this is Riku's spot." I guess that shows how many times Sora and I have been over... Then again, we're over all the time at each other's house. Well, we were.
I'm still upset about him and Chasity for two reasons. I miss him and I want her. It's pretty obvious that I'm not going to get her, but I could still be friends with Sora. Best friends depending on how tomorrow goes. If it doesn't go well, then I don't know what's going to happen. I suppose that we'll just be friend, not best friends. I hope it doesn't come down to that.
Though, I don't know what I'm going to do about Chasity. It's not fair to sit here in Kairi's living room while she's sporting a major blush over me splayed out on her couch and think of Chasity and Sora. It wasn't fair to her, it wasn't fair to them, and it wasn't fair to me. I want to enjoy my time here. As I looked at Kairi giggling at my acrobatic skills, I realized just how beautiful she really is. Her whole face was lit up and the light from one of the upper windows showed the sun shining through, hitting her hair just right to make the red a bit lighter. All in all, I had never seen her more attractive. Her giggles settled down when she realized I was staring. She settled down and stared back at me. After a few seconds of eye to eye contact, the blush grew to her neck. It was really pretty. She sauntered over to sit next to me. This is going to be interesting.
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Chasity POV:
"Did you see the way they looked at each other?" I stared as Sora told me this. Wasn't it usually the girl who tried to set other people up? "I did. Are we safe to presume setting them up would be safe?" He nodded quickly at my question. I sighed and smiled up at him. "Let's worry about that later, Sora. How about we go upstairs and have some fun with each other?" He smiled and we wrapped our arms around each other. We gave each other a light kiss and began to move toward the stairs when we heard the door open.
Turning around, we saw Sora's mom coming in with two bags in each hand. She passed us without giving us a second look and we had no choice but to follow her with our eyes. When she went into the kitchen, we finally moved to go see what was up. She was taking groceries out of two of the bags. The necessities of life were what I described them - milk, butter, bread, etc... – the stuff that you put in or on stuff. The other two bags were left untouched. When she finished, she looked over at us and beamed. I looked at Sora who was as confused as I was. "Mom... what's up?" He asked, cautiously. His mother gave a slight giggle and turned to the other two bags. "Guess what! The island is throwing a party! Everyone's invited, so I picked up some clothes for you and Chasity to wear." She handed us the bag and shooed us away, telling us to go try them on. I was excited, I'll admit. I've never been to a party before or bought party clothes. This was new territory.
I entered the room that Sora's mom gave me, letting Sora go into his own with his bag. I placed my own on my bed and opened it up. The dress was red and it looked like it would come down to around my knees. It reminded me of the dress that Elizabeth Hurley wore in Bedazzled. It was gorgeous, soft, and I hoped it fit. I slipped out of my clothes and allowed myself to look at my body in the full-view mirror. I hear you're supposed to look at yourself and say the good things about yourself to enhance your self- esteem. I had a good figure and I took care of myself, but because of the battles that I had been in before, there were scars. A long one across my stomach, a few on my back, and one down my leg graced my leg. How did Sora find me attractive? He had seen me shirtless. Why didn't he turn away? Then again, we weren't actually thinking of each other's body at the time.
I sighed and looked back at the dress. I unzipped it and let it flow over me. When it fell into place, I zipped up the back and looked in the mirror. His mom really knew my size. It did fit. It fit like a dream. It was a little low-cut, but it looked great. I looked back in the bag and saw a box at the bottom – matching shoes. They were the same red as the dress and only went up about 3 ½ inches. Perfect so I wouldn't trip over anything and they wouldn't cause my height to be a factor in making out with Sora. I smiled at the thought. As I played that little fantasy in my mind, I unzipped the dress and let it slip off. It fell to a puddle on the floor and I stepped out of it. Reaching down to hang it up, I realized I hadn't tried on those matching shoes. I knew they fit and would look good with the dress, so was there any real reason too?
I hanged the dress on the hanger, placing the shoes underneath it, walking back to my previous outfit. Slipping on my pants, I heard my door open. I swiftly turned around to see Sora. I gave a sigh of relief and zipped up my pants. "Why do you want to zip up your pants?" He said with a mischievous smile. I gave a small laugh and reminded him that his mother was home. He shook his head, signaling that he didn't care. I laughed again, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. I gasped and grabbed the shirt from the bed, slipping it on, telling his mom that I was indecent. I shoved Sora in the closet, next to the dress and closed the door on him. I raced over to the door of the room and opened it to his smiling mother. I was a little out of breath, but I went ahead and greeted her.
"Hey."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Summary: A new girl ends up on the island. She belongs to the dark, but her heart to the light.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introspection and Extrospection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chasity's POV:
"What are you and Chasity?"
I turned my head and glanced at Sora, before leaning up to get a full view of Riku. Sora looked at me and I felt compelled to give him the same stare. What were we? We never really did give it a title. It was just that we wanted to get to know each other. Sora turned back and looked at Riku. "Chasity and I are together." I reached over and took one of his hands in mine, letting him know that he had my support and that I would help defend us.
"You just met, Sora. How can you be together? You've known her for three whole days." Kairi looked like she was begging him. She was a sweet girl and her heart was in the right place most of the time... just not now.
"Sora and I have spent the last three days together from morning to midnight. We know each other pretty well, I think." I tried reasoning with her.
"You can't be together. You know each other? Three days, Chasity, three. You can't know if you like him or not. It's three fucking days!" Riku was on the edge of his seat as he yelled at me.
"Okay, Riku, if someone can't like someone in three days how do you feel about me?" I tested the ground, hoping it would hold. It did.
Riku fell back against the sofa and looked in his lap for a few seconds, before looking back up at me.
"Does he know, Chasity? Does he know about the darkness that consumes you? Does he know that you're heart is darker than mine ever was? Does he know that your heart truly calls out for someone like me?" Riku looked sad, but there wasn't anything I could do about it, except answer his questions.
"Yes, no, and yes." I looked up at the ceiling, thinking of the order he asked his questions. I nodded my head when I was done, satisfied with how I did.
Sora turned around and smiled at me. I was surprised. I would have thought he would let go of my hand or something far worse for the situation at hand. He raised his eyebrows at me and his face screamed out that we would talk about it later, after they left. I knew he wanted to know the no.
"How do you expect to last if you don't even know how dark she is, Sora?" Riku was still at it with a new target.
"Give it up, Riku. You're not going to change how I feel about her. Despite what everyone here might think, I happen to know that her heart is almost completely dark and I want to be here for her. I want to be here for her. I want to save her. I want her, Riku. I want her. You or anyone else isn't taking her away from me."
I was surprised that he said that. The repetition of some of the statements were only there to help persuade Riku and Kairi. I squeezed his hand, allowing him to know he had my support in those statements. I didn't want to leave his side. We've known each other for three days and already it felt we knew each other for a lifetime. Riku was right, but only a little. You can't know the depth of the feelings you have for a person in three days, but you can know that you do feel something for that person in three days. It takes a lifetime to know the depths, but as long as you're willing to dive deeper, there's nothing stopping you.
Maybe that's why the darkness is consuming me.
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Sora's POV
Riku leaned up, again on the edge of the sofa. I hated what this was doing. He's been my best friend for years and now I feel like I'm pushing him away over some random girl. The thing is that he pushed first as she's not some random girl. I want to be with her. I told Riku the truth, not what he wanted to hear, something he wasn't used to.
Riku was about to say something, but Kairi put a hand on his arm and gave him a look. That intrigued my curiosity. Why were they so interested in us if they were interested in each other? Maybe they didn't know...
I turned to look at Chasity. She was sitting there, calm as ever, staring at the couple I was staring at previously. I squeezed the hand that she still held in her lap and she looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back and then leaned into kiss her cheek.
"Did you just see what I saw?" I whispered in her ear. I felt her head nod and I pulled back. We gave each other a mischievous smile and then turned back the guests. The next few days were going to be interesting for those two.
"Hey guys, it's late afternoon and my mom's been out since noon which means she'll be back for dinner. How about we continue this later? Tomorrow night, we'll go out to eat, all four of us, then head out to the other island and camp out. It'll be awesome since we haven't been able to see each other a lot and it can get everything out of the way." I suggested, not sure if they will take the bait. If they did, great. If they didn't, then nothing will ever have the chance to be even close to how they were...
I wanted Riku and Kairi together, but I didn't want them to know that I helped give them that extra push. If they got together, they would butt out of our relationship. It seemed logical in my head, of course, I should have realized... Anything logical in my head, is truly illogical.
I turned to Chasity. I just said she would come to the island with us without asking her. Figures, I already feel like I'm making all her decisions for her. It would suck if I became an over controlling boyfriend who decided what they're girlfriends wore and who they knew. Then again, I did help pick out her clothes. I wonder how she feels about that. She smiled at me and squeezed my hand, nodding her head in the affirmative. I guess she didn't think it was too bad.
I turned back to the other people in the house. They were discussing it in their quiet voices. I could only make out sounds, but nothing genuine. When I saw Kairi shake her head up and down, I knew it was a positive. Thank goodness. It takes persuading out. If I had to do that, then they'd know something.
Riku turned his head to me and slowly nodded. "Alright. We'll go. I want to know everything while we're there, though. I want to know everything from how you two realized that you liked each other to how much of the darkness really consumes you."
He glared at me, before standing up and making his way to the door. He seemed okay with the plan, but not the people. Figures. He was always like that. It was great unless it was by someone else's rules and then he would either begrudgingly go along with it or flat out refuse everything. He's gone to the point of being downright mean, though. Thank goodness he wasn't being that way now.
If only I could do something, anything, that would satisfy him. He's my best friend, but should I feel this bad about finally doing something I want to do? Why is it always on his terms? I want this. I will have this.
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Kairi's POV
I watched as Riku walked out the door and felt kind of bad for him.
Because of what's been going on with Sora and Chasity, I don't really like Sora that way anymore. It's obvious he doesn't want me, though I still don't know why. Everyone thought we would get together, even the duck and dog. What were their names? Donald and Goofy. They were weird. Riku once told me, after him and Sora got back, that the two animals were trying to take our places. We spent the night on the island talking about it. We both came to the conclusion that they were there to help Sora, not take over our places. For a while though, the way he would talk about them, kind of made Riku and me jealous. He talked of their adventures and the people they met, the kind, Tarzan, Aladdin, everyone... It made us sad. When he realized what it did to us, he stopped. We never talked about it again.
During his adventures, I always thought of him and what he was doing. I didn't really care about anyone. Talk about a one track mind. I know that throughout his journey he thought of me, but there was always something else, urging him on that had nothing to do with me and everything to do with Riku. For a while, I wondered if they were more than just best friends. When Sora and Riku came back, we all fell back into place and the two seemed to just be best friends again. I was glad nothing had changed. No one wanted to make a mess of everything, so certain subjects remained ignored. The subject of who Sora would be with was one of those subjects.
Now, I know there's nothing going on between them. Sora's totally head over heels for Chasity and Riku's very much attracted to her. I wonder why. She's nothing special. She's just new. I was new once. Now, they've all but forgotten about me. It will be no different with her. Sora and Riku can be real immature and can act very young. When a child gets a new toy for Christmas, he will play with it until he gets a new toy. When the new toy becomes old or another toy comes into the picture, the new toy is forgotten. It's a neverending circle for kids. Riku and Sora can act like kids a lot of the times. The question really lies in – are they going to treat people the way they treat their toys.
I got up and told the two good bye and that I would see them tomorrow. I would, but the rest of the day will be for me. I walked the path that Riku walked to leave Sora's home. When I reached the door, I opened and closed a little too hard. Sorry, Sora. I raced down the steps as I saw Riku walking away.
"Hey, Riku, wait up!" I called out after him. He stopped and turned to me. We gave each other a sad smile, before I offered my arm. We both had the same thoughts... everything will be okay in due time. "Walk me home?"
He nodded and grasped my hand, giving me a gentle pull. His hands were rough because of all fights he'd been in. They felt good to my smooth hands. It didn't matter how good his hands felt though, I was more than happy to go where he went.
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Riku's POV
I walked Kairi home, slowly. It was only mid-afternoon so it wasn't like either of us had anywhere to be. Her hand was small. They were a lot smaller than mine, anyway. Her purple nails peeked out of our hands. I smiled down. It matched her old skirt/short thing. I never know what to call it... But it matched that. I suppose it looked good with her hair color. Not many people had natural red hair, but the shade of red she had looked incredible with light purple. They went together beautifully. I should probably tell her. It's not like Sora tells her things anymore, now that I think about it. He never really did.
We made it to her house twice as long as how it usually takes us. It seemed like it went by too quick though. We reached her doorstep and stood there for a few seconds. "Would you like to come in?" She was staring at the ground with a slight blush erupting from her cheeks. It was cute. I nodded and followed her as she silently entered her house. Her adopted father was mayor of the island, so it was a huge house, complete with pillars in the front and a fountain in the back. Her real father, Ansem, was finally gone. In the beginning, after I came back, things were a little bit tense between Kairi and me. Her father had taken over my body and used me in the worst ways. Granted, it was my own fault, but it still caused a light rift. Soon, that rift turned to an even stronger friendship. Now, we're closer than ever and as I thought back to the blush on her cheeks, I realized just how closer that friendship has become...
We walked to the living room where her father bought all these huge fluffy white couches with matching pillows. It was all very incredible and something to be impressed by. Then again, as many times as Sora and I have been here, I'm not that impressed. I just ran to the couch, spun in mid- air, and landed comfortably on my favorite spot. It was one of those spots where even if her parents sat there, they'd be like, "hey, this is Riku's spot." I guess that shows how many times Sora and I have been over... Then again, we're over all the time at each other's house. Well, we were.
I'm still upset about him and Chasity for two reasons. I miss him and I want her. It's pretty obvious that I'm not going to get her, but I could still be friends with Sora. Best friends depending on how tomorrow goes. If it doesn't go well, then I don't know what's going to happen. I suppose that we'll just be friend, not best friends. I hope it doesn't come down to that.
Though, I don't know what I'm going to do about Chasity. It's not fair to sit here in Kairi's living room while she's sporting a major blush over me splayed out on her couch and think of Chasity and Sora. It wasn't fair to her, it wasn't fair to them, and it wasn't fair to me. I want to enjoy my time here. As I looked at Kairi giggling at my acrobatic skills, I realized just how beautiful she really is. Her whole face was lit up and the light from one of the upper windows showed the sun shining through, hitting her hair just right to make the red a bit lighter. All in all, I had never seen her more attractive. Her giggles settled down when she realized I was staring. She settled down and stared back at me. After a few seconds of eye to eye contact, the blush grew to her neck. It was really pretty. She sauntered over to sit next to me. This is going to be interesting.
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Chasity POV:
"Did you see the way they looked at each other?" I stared as Sora told me this. Wasn't it usually the girl who tried to set other people up? "I did. Are we safe to presume setting them up would be safe?" He nodded quickly at my question. I sighed and smiled up at him. "Let's worry about that later, Sora. How about we go upstairs and have some fun with each other?" He smiled and we wrapped our arms around each other. We gave each other a light kiss and began to move toward the stairs when we heard the door open.
Turning around, we saw Sora's mom coming in with two bags in each hand. She passed us without giving us a second look and we had no choice but to follow her with our eyes. When she went into the kitchen, we finally moved to go see what was up. She was taking groceries out of two of the bags. The necessities of life were what I described them - milk, butter, bread, etc... – the stuff that you put in or on stuff. The other two bags were left untouched. When she finished, she looked over at us and beamed. I looked at Sora who was as confused as I was. "Mom... what's up?" He asked, cautiously. His mother gave a slight giggle and turned to the other two bags. "Guess what! The island is throwing a party! Everyone's invited, so I picked up some clothes for you and Chasity to wear." She handed us the bag and shooed us away, telling us to go try them on. I was excited, I'll admit. I've never been to a party before or bought party clothes. This was new territory.
I entered the room that Sora's mom gave me, letting Sora go into his own with his bag. I placed my own on my bed and opened it up. The dress was red and it looked like it would come down to around my knees. It reminded me of the dress that Elizabeth Hurley wore in Bedazzled. It was gorgeous, soft, and I hoped it fit. I slipped out of my clothes and allowed myself to look at my body in the full-view mirror. I hear you're supposed to look at yourself and say the good things about yourself to enhance your self- esteem. I had a good figure and I took care of myself, but because of the battles that I had been in before, there were scars. A long one across my stomach, a few on my back, and one down my leg graced my leg. How did Sora find me attractive? He had seen me shirtless. Why didn't he turn away? Then again, we weren't actually thinking of each other's body at the time.
I sighed and looked back at the dress. I unzipped it and let it flow over me. When it fell into place, I zipped up the back and looked in the mirror. His mom really knew my size. It did fit. It fit like a dream. It was a little low-cut, but it looked great. I looked back in the bag and saw a box at the bottom – matching shoes. They were the same red as the dress and only went up about 3 ½ inches. Perfect so I wouldn't trip over anything and they wouldn't cause my height to be a factor in making out with Sora. I smiled at the thought. As I played that little fantasy in my mind, I unzipped the dress and let it slip off. It fell to a puddle on the floor and I stepped out of it. Reaching down to hang it up, I realized I hadn't tried on those matching shoes. I knew they fit and would look good with the dress, so was there any real reason too?
I hanged the dress on the hanger, placing the shoes underneath it, walking back to my previous outfit. Slipping on my pants, I heard my door open. I swiftly turned around to see Sora. I gave a sigh of relief and zipped up my pants. "Why do you want to zip up your pants?" He said with a mischievous smile. I gave a small laugh and reminded him that his mother was home. He shook his head, signaling that he didn't care. I laughed again, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. I gasped and grabbed the shirt from the bed, slipping it on, telling his mom that I was indecent. I shoved Sora in the closet, next to the dress and closed the door on him. I raced over to the door of the room and opened it to his smiling mother. I was a little out of breath, but I went ahead and greeted her.
"Hey."