Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Square-Enix does. Well, let's see if that's true after I invade Square-Enix headquarters with my giant finger of doom... MWAHAHA! *cough* *cough* I need water...
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SoraxKairi fic. I planned this to be the last chapter, but then I decided to stretch a bit (it's pretty plotless from now on though!).And you'll finally discover why the name of the fic is Change My Life! Lol! Enjoy =)
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CHAPTER 11 - You changed my life
Sora, Kairi, Riku, Yuffie and Tidus were still running in the marathon. Surprisingly, Yuffie and Riku were still fighting over who should be in the first place. Not so much surprisingly, they couldn't reach an agreement.
They had passed three teachers on the way; Aerith, Leon and Cid. They'd have to go through four teachers, meaning they would be arriving soon. Tidus, though, was being left behind and soon the rest of the class had passed him.
"Ah, forget it, I give up..." he collapsed.
Sora saw the finishing line right ahead - he didn't know how, but he managed to keep a steady pace and stay right behind Yuffie and Riku during the entire marathon. Kairi came up a little behind him. She seemed really tired, but was willing to go until the end.
"AHA!" yelled Yuffie when they reached the finishing line, where teacher Tifa awaited them happily. "I'm first! I've beaten you, you big-headed jerk-"
"What? No way! I got here first!" Riku responded, though the truth was, they had won together. Sora doubted one of them would ever admit a draw. Well, at least he had gotten third (or second) place.
"Congratulations both of you!" said Tifa to Yuffie and Riku, who scowled and crossed their arms. "Well... now for the secret challenge. I bet you're all curious to know what it is, right? Well, it's quite simple. Cloud and I hid several papers like this-" she showed the class a paper with the picture of a flower, "and all you have to do is divide in pairs and look for them in the park ahead, following the tips I'll give you."
Sora paired with Kairi, while Yuffie was forced to pair with Riku. They looked like the teacher had just announced their death by decapitation. Tifa gave each of them a piece of paper with the clues.
"Alright, is everyone ready? Then, GO!" she whistled, and everybody went into the park and started to read the clues. That didn't prove to be easy, as the park was full of trees which made the job of looking for a small paper much more difficult.
"Okay, first tip... 'Behind the place where everything's delicious, the sun appears beautifully in the horizon.' Huh? What's that supposed to mean?" read Kairi said, looking at the paper.
"'A place where everything's delicious'..." Sora repeated, thinking. "Would that be the burger bar they have here in the park?"
"We could try." said Kairi, and both headed to the burger bar, where other pairs were also trying to solve the puzzle. "Well, we can see the sun all right... so I guess that's it. The next tip... 'Do not lose yourself in your reflection, hide in the shadow of the palm tree.'" Kairi looked around. "Well, there's a palm tree right there." She pointed.
They reached the palm, but that made no sense. Its shadow was pointing at the sea - how were they supposed to "hide" in it?
"No, it can't be it... wait, it said that the sun appears in the horizon right?" asked Sora. Kairi nodded. "But the sun doesn't appear in the horizon until sunset! Meaning we'll have to wait here until the sun goes down." he finished, sitting down by the tree. Kairi sat next to him.
Sora noticed that she was holding that star-shaped necklace. Examining it, he saw that the star was parted in two. How strange. "Hey, Kai, is that really a lucky charm?" the boy asked.
Kairi suddenly blushed. "Well... I always saw it like that. My grandmother gave it to me. She said..." she paused for a moment, blushing even more, "She said that I should give the other half of the star to a person I found really special."
Sora looked up, not really catching the meaning of said "special person". "That seems like a legend we have in my island. The legend of the paopu fruit."
"Really?"
"Yeah... they say that when two people share one, their destinies will be linked forever. I don't know if it's really true though."
"Oh."
They sat there in silence, the sunset almost arriving. Kairi sighed, grabbing her necklace, taking half of it and handing it to Sora.
"Take it."
"What? But didn't you say...?"
"Let's think of that as a paopu fruit. We'll never know if it's true that we'll be linked forever until we try right?" Kairi smiled. "Besides... I find you a very special person to me. I guess you... really changed my life. For better."
Sora stared at the small piece of the star. He smiled too.
"Forever is a really long time, you know?"
"I know. I'm willing to spend that whole time with you." said Kairi, giving Sora a hug. He hugged her back, slipping his fingers through her crimson hair. He then realized the sun was already in the horizon.
"Hey... I got it!" said Sora, getting up.
"Huh?"
"Yeah! Look at the shadow of the palm tree - it leads to that open space right there! C'mon, what's the next tip?"
Kairi took the paper and read it. " 'Keeping in mind your sportive spirit, walk 5 steps, turn around, and then you're out.' Okay, five steps..." she started to walk, but Sora stopped her.
"No, no, see... 'Keep in mind your sportive spirit'. We have to run 5 steps!" he said. They ran, turned around, but there was nothing to see.
"Right, so what now?" asked Kairi, looking around for any signs of the paper they were supposed to find. None. She looked down, disappointed. Then it hit her. "That's it! We have to dig!"
"What?" Sora asked, while Kairi was digging into the ground hastily.
"I found it!" Kairi took out the paper with the picture of a flower, and showed it to Sora, jumping up and down. They both ran to the encounter of Tifa, though unfortunetly they weren't the first group to get there.
Riku and Yuffie arrived last a few minutes later, both arguing, as always. They probably didn't know the meaning of "team work" and tried to solve every tip quicker than the other one. Sora just laughed at them, still holding the half of Kairi's star. I'll keep this really safe with me.
"I found the damn paper first, Kisaragi!"
"Noooo way, er... what's your last name? Do you even have a last name? Oh, never mind! Sora, what are you laughing at?!"
"Nothing. Nothing at all."
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A/N: Yay for the clichés! Lol! =D I know the whole star thing may have sounded stupid, but I somehow found it cute, but a bit rushed... Aw, bear with me here =D Anyway, now that they're together for good, I'm going to add some more pairings and funny situations, and of course: people WILL try to break Sora and Kairi apart. Yeah, it makes the story more interesting, but still it's nothing too drastic... I'm not really much into writing angst =D So if you have any good ideas of what I can add to the story, feel free to do so! I appreciate!
I couldn't write personal thank yous to everyone, but some asked me questions so here:
BubbleFairy03: Lol, I like Ansem, so I'll put him again in a later chapter (next one I think). And you don'tm ind if I use your stalker idea do you? =D And the cat was Cait Sith, if you didn't notice ^_^ Hope to see you here next chapter! =)
Surfing Aimlessly: You think I could write a IY fic? I'll consider that ^_^ But first I'm gonna finish my KH stories, because I love them so much! =D And well, my favorite band is Linkin Park! ;)
MoonFlow-Kairi: I'm glad you liked it! *eating popcorn and soda* ^_^
See ya next chapter! Review pweaze! ^o^
Tallis