Torn Between Two
By: Kietah-chan
A/N: I hope you all like this one! And as I promised, this one will have more to it and have Sora in it! Yay! Ok, here you go!
Disclaimer: even if the nice young men in white coats take me away for disturbing the peace by screaming "SORA! SORA! SORA!" in the mall, I do not own KH. ^_^
Ch.2: Ride of Emotions
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My eyes slowly opened after a long night's rest with a splendid dream, to find myself lying in Riku's bed at his house. I looked beside me to see if he was there, but nobody was at my side except for an indent in the pillow next to me. I groggily sat up and yawned. It was not unusual for me to awake in Riku's house, for we did this often. I blinked away the blurring in my vision and gazed around the room.
Riku's room was always and completely clean. When I say clean, I mean clean. There was never a spot of dirt on the floor or a clothing article not hanging in his closet. He is such a neat freak. It doesn't really bother me that much, but sometimes, he seems almost too tidy and organized than human.
Riku was nowhere in sight in his room, I was all alone. I slowly swung my legs over the side of his bed and rose to my feet. My clothing lay scattered all over the floor, which made Riku very angry when he spotted this. I bent down to pick up my shirt and noticed something lying on the floor next to it. It was a little piece of paper with some untidy handwriting scribbled on it. It read:
Kairi,
I went out to eat with Sora this morning, sorry I didn't wake you, but I didn't want to interrupt your beauty sleep.
I laughed at this part, for it was Riku's rare humour showing slightly.
Sora and I decided that we should give you a surprise, so meet us at the largest island at 12:00 and we'll go from there. I love you.
Love,
Riku
I laid the note back down on the floor, just wanting to annoy Riku playfully when he returned. Surprise? What could they possibly surprise me about? And since when do Sora and Riku hang out by themselves? They must have been plotting something. Sora is always the type to plot very mischievous things. Riku . . .well . . .he likes to follow along, I guess.
I pulled my lavender shirt over my bra and strolled around looking for my pants. After I pulled them up, I walked over to the mirror above the cute little vanity and checked myself out. My hair was sticking practically straight out and I looked paler than usual. I would have to live without the makeup, but I had to fix my hair somehow.
I picked up Riku's brush and brushed my shoulder length red hair out so it looked straight like it was supposed to. I then took a little flower clip out of pants pocket and stuck it in my hair. There, all finished.
I wasn't really that hungry, but I decided to go to the diner just to see if I could find Riku and Sora there and interrogate them about my little "surprise". I walked across the room and opened the door to leave. I strolled down the hallway and entered the kitchen. I noticed a little, slightly mashed, blue vase looking thing on one of the counters and smiled. I had made that thing when I was 8 years old and gave it to Riku. I never would've guessed that he would keep it after 6 years. I kind of made me wonder a bit.
I grabbed an apple from the large fruit bowl on the same counter and walked towards the door. I stopped briefly to slip my feet into my sandals before heading out the door into the bright and sunny summer day. I then exited Riku's house and started down the street to the diner.
The day was a beautiful one, with a deep sapphire blue sky and fluffy white clouds dotting the atmosphere. There was a very slight breeze blowing through the island that made my red hair fly backwards behind me slightly. My flip-flops clicked quietly at my heels as I walked casually down the street towards the place where I usually eat.
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When I pushed open the door to the diner, I immediately looked around to see if Riku and Sora were there, but I didn't see them. In a far corner were Selphie and Tidus though. I walked over to their booth.
"Hey guys!" I greeted them with a wave. Selphie waved back and smiled and Tidus just smiled his usual friendly smile.
"Come join us, Kairi. We didn't order yet," Selphie told me, patting the seat next to her. I squeezed in beside her and rested my elbows up on the table.
"You just missed them," Tidus spoke out, sounding depressed for some reason. I looked up at him curiously, who was sitting across from Selphie and I.
"Riku and Sora came in here not too long ago. They left like, 2 minutes before you came in. They didn't order anything, they just sat with their heads together, planning something, I presume," Selphie informed me. She tugged on one of her brown locks thoughtfully, a dazed and dreamy look in her eyes as she gazed out the window beside her.
"Did you catch any whim of their conversation?" I asked eagerly to the two of them. Selphie and Tidus exchanged uneasy looks. Tidus cleared his throat and answered my question.
"Well . . .yes . . .but they made us promise that we wouldn't tell you anything about it if you came here looking for them. Sorry, Kai," he said quietly. I smacked my hands on the smooth, cool counter top in anger. I really don't like spoiling surprises, but I really wanted to know what it was that they were plotting! If Sora needed Riku's help at planning it, it has to be important and wonderful. I know it.
"That really sucks! I wanna know!" I cried out angrily. Selphie smiled at my rash reaction and smiled, so I sighed and calmed down. "I guess I'll have to wait till 12:00. Are you guys involved in this too?" I asked the couple. Tidus and Selphie shook their heads to show that they weren't afterall. I sighed again.
"Well, I'm not hungry. I'll see ya around!" I called out and got to my feet. I started to walk out of the diner when I heard Selphie call out,
"Have fun, and don't throw up!"
After I pushed open the door I laughed my head off. What was Selphie thinking?! 'Don't throw up'?! Where am I going? A bar? I'm only 18!! I laughed again. She's insane to think that Sora and Riku would bring me to a place like that. Right?
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When I got home, all I did was stare at the clock on my dresser, waiting for the jeweled hands to turn to noon. When they finally turned to 11:50, I got up from my bed and left my house to row over to where I was supposed to meet the two.
I headed over to my boat that was docked up on the shore and crawled into it. After I untied the rope that was holding the little boat to the pole on the dock, I pushed off form the shore with my paddle. I rowed away into the ocean to the larger island not too far away from the island I live on. When I reached the shore of the island of my childhood, I tied my boat up and staggered out of my boat.
I put my feet down on the hot sand, immediately removing my sandals so I could feel the sand between my toes. I've always loved that feeling. With my sandals in my one hand, I strolled along the beach until I found a nice place and sat down, now waiting for my surprise. For a while, I sat still, anticipating the moment I see my surprise. But, after about 5 minutes, I started to get restless. I checked the little pink watch on my wrist that Sora had given me for my birthday last year. It was 12:10. Where were they?
Just as I was about to sit back down, I felt somebody pick me up from behind. I let out a little scream, unaware of whom it was. Then the person laughed and so did another.
"Sora! You scared me half to death!" I shouted at him, trying to catch my breath at the same time. Sora was doubled over with laughter, with his hands on his knees. Riku was standing behind him, smiling slightly and chuckling somewhat. I scowled playfully at the immature teen and gave him a teasing shove.
"Sorry, I just couldn't help it. You looked scared enough to begin with!" he laughed some more at this. I scowled. "Sorry,"
There's good old Sora for ya. He's always so kind, but a little childish sometimes. When he thinks he does something wrong and that you are mad at him, he apologizes about 1,000 times until you either give him a hug, or put a muzzle on him to shut him up. Of course, I never did that, but I did come close to almost doing that.
"It's ok, no biggie. Say Riku, you said that you had a surprise for me. Well . . .?" I asked him anxiously. Riku smiled, barely what you would call a smile, and looked at Sora.
"Come with us," Sora told me and grabbed my hand. He led me back down towards the water where he also docked his boat and we all piled in. Sora rowed away back towards the main island for some reason.
"Uh . . .where are we going?" I asked uneasily. Maybe I don't like Sora's surprises afterall. Last time that he gave me a surprise, it was during my birthday party last year. He had given me a present that was all beautifully wrapped up on the outside, but once I opened it, a huge clown face popped out of the box at my face. I screamed, for I am deathly afraid of clowns, and I fell backwards into my birthday cake. Sora felt so bad about it, that he ran out to the mall in the middle of my party and bought me the pink watch with cute little rhinestones encrusted in it as a make up present. That was the sweetest thing I think anyone has ever done for me. So now, when I'm sitting in a boat with Riku and Sora, going to a place I have no idea where, and doing I don't know what, I feel uneasy.
When we reached the shore on the other island, Sora hopped out and tied it up to the pole. Riku stepped out next and helped me out with his hand. After the knot was tight, Sora ran off down the road to I don't know where. Riku and I exchanged glances then ran off after him. Sora continued to run until I saw him stopped in front of a gate. I stopped beside him and Riku behind me.
"What's all this about? I wanna know the surprise!!!" I yelled to Sora. He turned to look at me and grinned his usual, corny grin. I almost seem to melt when he does this. I don't know why, though.
"Here you go, Kai. A surprise from Riku and I!!!" he declared happily. Sora then opened the gate and inside was a huge theme park. I didn't' see this earlier because there were conveniently located towering palm trees right in front of it. I could feel my mouth drop open in awe at the sight. People were crowded everywhere and there were tons of different rides.
There was a huge roller coaster and a smaller one beside it, a whirly ride, merry-go-round, games, ferris wheel, bumper cars and much much more. I've never been to this end of the island before, so I never saw this amusement park. It was breath taking.
"Oh, Sora! Oh, Riku! I love it! Thank you!" I cried out happily and embraced Riku and gave him a kiss on the cheek. I then ran over to Sora and did the same. I could practically feel the heat coming off of his face from all his blushing. He's so cute when he blushes . . .
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The crowd was slowly thinning out and the constant chatter from the people quieted a bit. The sun was slowly sinking to night and the air chilled.
I flopped down onto the nearest bench and sighed. My feet were throbbing from all our walking and I was dead tired. Riku plopped down next to me and crossed his arms over his chest with a scowl set on his soft features. Sora, on the other hand, stood with a childish grin on his tanned face.
"Come on! Don't poop out on me now!" Sora whined. He gave me my beloved pout that I love so and I had to look away. Riku sighed in frustration.
"I suppose we have time for one more ride before we leave," he said quietly. He looked over at me. "That it, if you want to," I lowered my eyes to the pavement. I could feel Sora's pleading eyes burning into the top of my head. I lifted my face and smiled.
"Why not? Let's go!" I exclaimed happily. Sora's grin widened and he jumped into the air.
At that moment, a very angry looking teen with short, copper coloured hair and emerald green eyes ran up to us. She was wearing a black, speghetti strap belly shirt and the shortest skirt I had ever seen in my entire life. She shot an angry look at Sora.
"Have you seen a boy go running by with dark blue hair and amber eyes?!" she demanded with a furious tone in her voice.
"Uhh . . .no . . .why?" Sora asked cautiously. He seemed almost frightened by her. The girl stomped her booted foot angrily.
"Damn! I have a score to settle with him and I was just going to beat the shit outta him!!" she yelled fiercely. Sora cowered a bit.
"Let me know if you see him, ok?" she asked, now a little more calm. "The name's Dietra. What's yours?"
"I'm Kairi, this is Sora," I said pointing to the now relieved Sora. He smiled in welcome manner. "And this is Riku," I pointed to the still scowling teen.
"Nice to meet ya! But, what was with the sudden mood change? You were all pissed a minute ago . . ."Sora said quietly. Dietra looked over at him as if she was confused by what he was saying, but then she smiled.
"Oh, that? Well, I just have a little temper. That's all!" she said happily. Sora blinked with wonder.
"Oooo . . .I see now . . ." he said sounding very dazed.
"Come on, let's go for that ride! I hope you find that guy you were looking for. See ya!" I said as I stood up to leave. Riku followed suit and started walking towards the whirly ride. Sora tore his eyes away from Dietra and followed Riku. I started to go after them, when I turned around to see Dietra looking over the edge of the pier. I heard her shout down to the shore:
"There you are, Yomiera! You're gonna get it this time!" I heard a boy's voice scream and Dietra jumped off the pier and disappeared from sight. I shrugged my shoulders and ran after the retreating figures of the boys.
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Sora and Riku stopped in front of the whirly ride in line, waiting for their turn. I butted in front of all the others to catch up to them.
"Geez, what took ya so long?" Riku asked me curiously with an almost cold tone in his voice. I smiled weakly up at him. I hate being short sometimes.
"Oh, it was nothing. I just saw an adorable bird," I lied sheepishly. Riku nodded his head, he understood my love for "adorable" birds, but Sora grinned at me, reading me like a book again.
"Come on, next two people!" the ride manager called out to the line. The three of us were the next in line.
"Only two?! Why?! The ride seats four to a seat!" Sora whined childishly. The manager pointed to the seat and sure enough, there were two seats roped off for problems.
"Oh, crap. So . . .who's gonna wait out this one?" I asked the two boys. They both looked at my pleadingly. Uh oh, I can't decide! I should go on with Riku, but I have been riding with him all night, so maybe with Sora? Oh, geez, I don't know! Riku would get mad if I went on this ride with Sora. I think.
"Come on! Any day now! I do have to eat at some point in my life!" a man shouted angrily behind me. The manager was losing his patience, so he just grabbed the two closest people, Sora and me.
"I guess you're sitting this one out, Riku!" I called out as I was being dragged away by the ride supervisor and Sora. Riku glared at me, and I suddenly wished I did pick Riku.
Sora and I clambered over to the ride and plopped down. I was along the outer area and Sora next to the roped off section. I reached behind me and grabbed the restraint that went around my shoulders and the front of me. Sora reached up and pulled his down too. After I was all strapped in, I looked at Sora who grinned at me anxiously.
The manager walked inside the control booth and pressed a button. The ground beneath us started to rotate slowly. It started to pick up speed as we spun around and around in a circle. I could feel my hair blowing out into Sora's face. He didn't seem to mind though. The ride suddenly lifted up and flipped the carts around and around, tumbling over and over again. Sora was pressed up against me so much, that I could practically hear his heart thumping in fear and exhilaration. The ride did another flip and I couldn't hold it back any longer, I let out a high pitched scream. Sora squeezed his eyes shut and clung onto his restraint tighter. I let go of my restraint and grabbed onto Sora's muscle shirt in fear. He looked down at me and blushed a little, still holding onto the shoulder restraint.
The ride flipped two more times and I screamed again, only louder. Just then, the ride stopped so suddenly that I was flung back against the backboard. As the ride lowered itself back down to ground level, Sora and I panted to catch our breath.
"Woah, that-was-rough!" Sora panted. I nodded my head, not being able to speak yet. As soon as the ride halted to a complete stop, I lifted up my restraint and stood. Sora hopped out of the compartment and held out his hand to me. I looked at it for a moment, unsure of what he was exactly asking me to do. Then I grabbed his hand and he helped me out of the ride.
When I set my foot down on the pavement, I almost threw up. But I stopped myself and let my stomach settle. Sora was still holding onto my hand when we walked out of the gate of the ride.
Riku was leaning up against a cotton candy stand with his arms folded over his chest. We walked up to him and I smiled. Oh, geez, I hope this smile looks convincing, cuz I don't want him to be mad at me! Riku looked over at Sora and me.
"How was it?" he asked simply to me. I nodded my head and responded in a "great!" way. His eyes then traveled onto my hand being held by Sora's and he scowled.
"Great enough for that?" I looked down at what he was glaring at and whimpered. Oh, crappie. I didn't really notice that I was holding Sora's hand! Oh, man! I'm in some real trouble now!
Riku sighed a very irritated sigh and walked away from us. I looked at Sora who looked at me and we both winced. Sora mouthed he words "Sorry!" to me but I just broke free from his grasp and ran away.
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A/N: I hope you liked this. The only reason I added Dietra in this was my friend named Dietra wanted to be in this. She won't be a main character or play much of a role; she just wanted to be mentioned. Ooo!! This is getting juicy! I hope you are thinking so too! I have so many more things planned for the next chappie! Till then, please R&R!!
~Kietah-chan
By: Kietah-chan
A/N: I hope you all like this one! And as I promised, this one will have more to it and have Sora in it! Yay! Ok, here you go!
Disclaimer: even if the nice young men in white coats take me away for disturbing the peace by screaming "SORA! SORA! SORA!" in the mall, I do not own KH. ^_^
Ch.2: Ride of Emotions
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My eyes slowly opened after a long night's rest with a splendid dream, to find myself lying in Riku's bed at his house. I looked beside me to see if he was there, but nobody was at my side except for an indent in the pillow next to me. I groggily sat up and yawned. It was not unusual for me to awake in Riku's house, for we did this often. I blinked away the blurring in my vision and gazed around the room.
Riku's room was always and completely clean. When I say clean, I mean clean. There was never a spot of dirt on the floor or a clothing article not hanging in his closet. He is such a neat freak. It doesn't really bother me that much, but sometimes, he seems almost too tidy and organized than human.
Riku was nowhere in sight in his room, I was all alone. I slowly swung my legs over the side of his bed and rose to my feet. My clothing lay scattered all over the floor, which made Riku very angry when he spotted this. I bent down to pick up my shirt and noticed something lying on the floor next to it. It was a little piece of paper with some untidy handwriting scribbled on it. It read:
Kairi,
I went out to eat with Sora this morning, sorry I didn't wake you, but I didn't want to interrupt your beauty sleep.
I laughed at this part, for it was Riku's rare humour showing slightly.
Sora and I decided that we should give you a surprise, so meet us at the largest island at 12:00 and we'll go from there. I love you.
Love,
Riku
I laid the note back down on the floor, just wanting to annoy Riku playfully when he returned. Surprise? What could they possibly surprise me about? And since when do Sora and Riku hang out by themselves? They must have been plotting something. Sora is always the type to plot very mischievous things. Riku . . .well . . .he likes to follow along, I guess.
I pulled my lavender shirt over my bra and strolled around looking for my pants. After I pulled them up, I walked over to the mirror above the cute little vanity and checked myself out. My hair was sticking practically straight out and I looked paler than usual. I would have to live without the makeup, but I had to fix my hair somehow.
I picked up Riku's brush and brushed my shoulder length red hair out so it looked straight like it was supposed to. I then took a little flower clip out of pants pocket and stuck it in my hair. There, all finished.
I wasn't really that hungry, but I decided to go to the diner just to see if I could find Riku and Sora there and interrogate them about my little "surprise". I walked across the room and opened the door to leave. I strolled down the hallway and entered the kitchen. I noticed a little, slightly mashed, blue vase looking thing on one of the counters and smiled. I had made that thing when I was 8 years old and gave it to Riku. I never would've guessed that he would keep it after 6 years. I kind of made me wonder a bit.
I grabbed an apple from the large fruit bowl on the same counter and walked towards the door. I stopped briefly to slip my feet into my sandals before heading out the door into the bright and sunny summer day. I then exited Riku's house and started down the street to the diner.
The day was a beautiful one, with a deep sapphire blue sky and fluffy white clouds dotting the atmosphere. There was a very slight breeze blowing through the island that made my red hair fly backwards behind me slightly. My flip-flops clicked quietly at my heels as I walked casually down the street towards the place where I usually eat.
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When I pushed open the door to the diner, I immediately looked around to see if Riku and Sora were there, but I didn't see them. In a far corner were Selphie and Tidus though. I walked over to their booth.
"Hey guys!" I greeted them with a wave. Selphie waved back and smiled and Tidus just smiled his usual friendly smile.
"Come join us, Kairi. We didn't order yet," Selphie told me, patting the seat next to her. I squeezed in beside her and rested my elbows up on the table.
"You just missed them," Tidus spoke out, sounding depressed for some reason. I looked up at him curiously, who was sitting across from Selphie and I.
"Riku and Sora came in here not too long ago. They left like, 2 minutes before you came in. They didn't order anything, they just sat with their heads together, planning something, I presume," Selphie informed me. She tugged on one of her brown locks thoughtfully, a dazed and dreamy look in her eyes as she gazed out the window beside her.
"Did you catch any whim of their conversation?" I asked eagerly to the two of them. Selphie and Tidus exchanged uneasy looks. Tidus cleared his throat and answered my question.
"Well . . .yes . . .but they made us promise that we wouldn't tell you anything about it if you came here looking for them. Sorry, Kai," he said quietly. I smacked my hands on the smooth, cool counter top in anger. I really don't like spoiling surprises, but I really wanted to know what it was that they were plotting! If Sora needed Riku's help at planning it, it has to be important and wonderful. I know it.
"That really sucks! I wanna know!" I cried out angrily. Selphie smiled at my rash reaction and smiled, so I sighed and calmed down. "I guess I'll have to wait till 12:00. Are you guys involved in this too?" I asked the couple. Tidus and Selphie shook their heads to show that they weren't afterall. I sighed again.
"Well, I'm not hungry. I'll see ya around!" I called out and got to my feet. I started to walk out of the diner when I heard Selphie call out,
"Have fun, and don't throw up!"
After I pushed open the door I laughed my head off. What was Selphie thinking?! 'Don't throw up'?! Where am I going? A bar? I'm only 18!! I laughed again. She's insane to think that Sora and Riku would bring me to a place like that. Right?
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When I got home, all I did was stare at the clock on my dresser, waiting for the jeweled hands to turn to noon. When they finally turned to 11:50, I got up from my bed and left my house to row over to where I was supposed to meet the two.
I headed over to my boat that was docked up on the shore and crawled into it. After I untied the rope that was holding the little boat to the pole on the dock, I pushed off form the shore with my paddle. I rowed away into the ocean to the larger island not too far away from the island I live on. When I reached the shore of the island of my childhood, I tied my boat up and staggered out of my boat.
I put my feet down on the hot sand, immediately removing my sandals so I could feel the sand between my toes. I've always loved that feeling. With my sandals in my one hand, I strolled along the beach until I found a nice place and sat down, now waiting for my surprise. For a while, I sat still, anticipating the moment I see my surprise. But, after about 5 minutes, I started to get restless. I checked the little pink watch on my wrist that Sora had given me for my birthday last year. It was 12:10. Where were they?
Just as I was about to sit back down, I felt somebody pick me up from behind. I let out a little scream, unaware of whom it was. Then the person laughed and so did another.
"Sora! You scared me half to death!" I shouted at him, trying to catch my breath at the same time. Sora was doubled over with laughter, with his hands on his knees. Riku was standing behind him, smiling slightly and chuckling somewhat. I scowled playfully at the immature teen and gave him a teasing shove.
"Sorry, I just couldn't help it. You looked scared enough to begin with!" he laughed some more at this. I scowled. "Sorry,"
There's good old Sora for ya. He's always so kind, but a little childish sometimes. When he thinks he does something wrong and that you are mad at him, he apologizes about 1,000 times until you either give him a hug, or put a muzzle on him to shut him up. Of course, I never did that, but I did come close to almost doing that.
"It's ok, no biggie. Say Riku, you said that you had a surprise for me. Well . . .?" I asked him anxiously. Riku smiled, barely what you would call a smile, and looked at Sora.
"Come with us," Sora told me and grabbed my hand. He led me back down towards the water where he also docked his boat and we all piled in. Sora rowed away back towards the main island for some reason.
"Uh . . .where are we going?" I asked uneasily. Maybe I don't like Sora's surprises afterall. Last time that he gave me a surprise, it was during my birthday party last year. He had given me a present that was all beautifully wrapped up on the outside, but once I opened it, a huge clown face popped out of the box at my face. I screamed, for I am deathly afraid of clowns, and I fell backwards into my birthday cake. Sora felt so bad about it, that he ran out to the mall in the middle of my party and bought me the pink watch with cute little rhinestones encrusted in it as a make up present. That was the sweetest thing I think anyone has ever done for me. So now, when I'm sitting in a boat with Riku and Sora, going to a place I have no idea where, and doing I don't know what, I feel uneasy.
When we reached the shore on the other island, Sora hopped out and tied it up to the pole. Riku stepped out next and helped me out with his hand. After the knot was tight, Sora ran off down the road to I don't know where. Riku and I exchanged glances then ran off after him. Sora continued to run until I saw him stopped in front of a gate. I stopped beside him and Riku behind me.
"What's all this about? I wanna know the surprise!!!" I yelled to Sora. He turned to look at me and grinned his usual, corny grin. I almost seem to melt when he does this. I don't know why, though.
"Here you go, Kai. A surprise from Riku and I!!!" he declared happily. Sora then opened the gate and inside was a huge theme park. I didn't' see this earlier because there were conveniently located towering palm trees right in front of it. I could feel my mouth drop open in awe at the sight. People were crowded everywhere and there were tons of different rides.
There was a huge roller coaster and a smaller one beside it, a whirly ride, merry-go-round, games, ferris wheel, bumper cars and much much more. I've never been to this end of the island before, so I never saw this amusement park. It was breath taking.
"Oh, Sora! Oh, Riku! I love it! Thank you!" I cried out happily and embraced Riku and gave him a kiss on the cheek. I then ran over to Sora and did the same. I could practically feel the heat coming off of his face from all his blushing. He's so cute when he blushes . . .
*~*~*
The crowd was slowly thinning out and the constant chatter from the people quieted a bit. The sun was slowly sinking to night and the air chilled.
I flopped down onto the nearest bench and sighed. My feet were throbbing from all our walking and I was dead tired. Riku plopped down next to me and crossed his arms over his chest with a scowl set on his soft features. Sora, on the other hand, stood with a childish grin on his tanned face.
"Come on! Don't poop out on me now!" Sora whined. He gave me my beloved pout that I love so and I had to look away. Riku sighed in frustration.
"I suppose we have time for one more ride before we leave," he said quietly. He looked over at me. "That it, if you want to," I lowered my eyes to the pavement. I could feel Sora's pleading eyes burning into the top of my head. I lifted my face and smiled.
"Why not? Let's go!" I exclaimed happily. Sora's grin widened and he jumped into the air.
At that moment, a very angry looking teen with short, copper coloured hair and emerald green eyes ran up to us. She was wearing a black, speghetti strap belly shirt and the shortest skirt I had ever seen in my entire life. She shot an angry look at Sora.
"Have you seen a boy go running by with dark blue hair and amber eyes?!" she demanded with a furious tone in her voice.
"Uhh . . .no . . .why?" Sora asked cautiously. He seemed almost frightened by her. The girl stomped her booted foot angrily.
"Damn! I have a score to settle with him and I was just going to beat the shit outta him!!" she yelled fiercely. Sora cowered a bit.
"Let me know if you see him, ok?" she asked, now a little more calm. "The name's Dietra. What's yours?"
"I'm Kairi, this is Sora," I said pointing to the now relieved Sora. He smiled in welcome manner. "And this is Riku," I pointed to the still scowling teen.
"Nice to meet ya! But, what was with the sudden mood change? You were all pissed a minute ago . . ."Sora said quietly. Dietra looked over at him as if she was confused by what he was saying, but then she smiled.
"Oh, that? Well, I just have a little temper. That's all!" she said happily. Sora blinked with wonder.
"Oooo . . .I see now . . ." he said sounding very dazed.
"Come on, let's go for that ride! I hope you find that guy you were looking for. See ya!" I said as I stood up to leave. Riku followed suit and started walking towards the whirly ride. Sora tore his eyes away from Dietra and followed Riku. I started to go after them, when I turned around to see Dietra looking over the edge of the pier. I heard her shout down to the shore:
"There you are, Yomiera! You're gonna get it this time!" I heard a boy's voice scream and Dietra jumped off the pier and disappeared from sight. I shrugged my shoulders and ran after the retreating figures of the boys.
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Sora and Riku stopped in front of the whirly ride in line, waiting for their turn. I butted in front of all the others to catch up to them.
"Geez, what took ya so long?" Riku asked me curiously with an almost cold tone in his voice. I smiled weakly up at him. I hate being short sometimes.
"Oh, it was nothing. I just saw an adorable bird," I lied sheepishly. Riku nodded his head, he understood my love for "adorable" birds, but Sora grinned at me, reading me like a book again.
"Come on, next two people!" the ride manager called out to the line. The three of us were the next in line.
"Only two?! Why?! The ride seats four to a seat!" Sora whined childishly. The manager pointed to the seat and sure enough, there were two seats roped off for problems.
"Oh, crap. So . . .who's gonna wait out this one?" I asked the two boys. They both looked at my pleadingly. Uh oh, I can't decide! I should go on with Riku, but I have been riding with him all night, so maybe with Sora? Oh, geez, I don't know! Riku would get mad if I went on this ride with Sora. I think.
"Come on! Any day now! I do have to eat at some point in my life!" a man shouted angrily behind me. The manager was losing his patience, so he just grabbed the two closest people, Sora and me.
"I guess you're sitting this one out, Riku!" I called out as I was being dragged away by the ride supervisor and Sora. Riku glared at me, and I suddenly wished I did pick Riku.
Sora and I clambered over to the ride and plopped down. I was along the outer area and Sora next to the roped off section. I reached behind me and grabbed the restraint that went around my shoulders and the front of me. Sora reached up and pulled his down too. After I was all strapped in, I looked at Sora who grinned at me anxiously.
The manager walked inside the control booth and pressed a button. The ground beneath us started to rotate slowly. It started to pick up speed as we spun around and around in a circle. I could feel my hair blowing out into Sora's face. He didn't seem to mind though. The ride suddenly lifted up and flipped the carts around and around, tumbling over and over again. Sora was pressed up against me so much, that I could practically hear his heart thumping in fear and exhilaration. The ride did another flip and I couldn't hold it back any longer, I let out a high pitched scream. Sora squeezed his eyes shut and clung onto his restraint tighter. I let go of my restraint and grabbed onto Sora's muscle shirt in fear. He looked down at me and blushed a little, still holding onto the shoulder restraint.
The ride flipped two more times and I screamed again, only louder. Just then, the ride stopped so suddenly that I was flung back against the backboard. As the ride lowered itself back down to ground level, Sora and I panted to catch our breath.
"Woah, that-was-rough!" Sora panted. I nodded my head, not being able to speak yet. As soon as the ride halted to a complete stop, I lifted up my restraint and stood. Sora hopped out of the compartment and held out his hand to me. I looked at it for a moment, unsure of what he was exactly asking me to do. Then I grabbed his hand and he helped me out of the ride.
When I set my foot down on the pavement, I almost threw up. But I stopped myself and let my stomach settle. Sora was still holding onto my hand when we walked out of the gate of the ride.
Riku was leaning up against a cotton candy stand with his arms folded over his chest. We walked up to him and I smiled. Oh, geez, I hope this smile looks convincing, cuz I don't want him to be mad at me! Riku looked over at Sora and me.
"How was it?" he asked simply to me. I nodded my head and responded in a "great!" way. His eyes then traveled onto my hand being held by Sora's and he scowled.
"Great enough for that?" I looked down at what he was glaring at and whimpered. Oh, crappie. I didn't really notice that I was holding Sora's hand! Oh, man! I'm in some real trouble now!
Riku sighed a very irritated sigh and walked away from us. I looked at Sora who looked at me and we both winced. Sora mouthed he words "Sorry!" to me but I just broke free from his grasp and ran away.
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A/N: I hope you liked this. The only reason I added Dietra in this was my friend named Dietra wanted to be in this. She won't be a main character or play much of a role; she just wanted to be mentioned. Ooo!! This is getting juicy! I hope you are thinking so too! I have so many more things planned for the next chappie! Till then, please R&R!!
~Kietah-chan