AN: I'll try my best to complete the ball arc, though I will have to forsake some of my science homework :X Enjoy reading and give me some joy by reviewing too!
Disclaimers: Kingdom Hearts is the property of Square Enix. Short and sweet and simple to understand. SQUARE'S Kingdom Hearts.
Yuffie's surprising elegant and graceful outlook had become the center of attention, Cloud's constant tailing of Leon had become the last straw and Riku and Kairi...
7: Mistakes and Misunderstanding
"Yes! Perfect! Just a bit of eyeliner..."
"Eyeliner is supposed to be for girls!"
"Supposed to be... But not solely! Heheh..."
"Fine! I'll put it on! Argh! No lipsticks please!"
"Powder? Please? Please Please Please!" Yuffie beseeched with large innocent doggy eyes.
"NO!!!!!!" Shrieked Sora.
"Okay! Okay! Then wear this chain..."
"Kairi and Aerith, you are gorgeous..."
So are you, Riku," the girl in the sexy spaghetti commented, eyeing Riku who was in a long coat, covering the light blue collared-shirt and whitish trousers.
The school hall was decorated in bright colours, lifting up the mood for the teenagers. A banner was hung across the stage, with big welcoming words imprinted on it. Students had slowly gathered into the hall, and some had started dancing to the soothing music.
Yuffie, dragging the reluctant boy along, painstakingly approached the main door one step at a time.
"I assure you! You look great and the only problem is that you are not adapted to wearing such clothes!"
"But this is a ball, not some sort of freak party where casual wear is allowed!"
Yuffie pretended deaf and entered the hall finally, with the small frame of Sora hiding behind.
All eyes turned to Yuffie, in an elegant and refine gown. The people stared in disbelief, not knowing that the usual pesky and tomboyish Yuffie could be so dazzling and lady-like just with a simple change of dressing.
Tidus was gaping in sheer admiration of the girl, who was beaming away with the attention.
Then eyes slowly turned to Sora, who was totally in black. His usual innocent and adorable prospects were gone, replaced by a rakish daring look. Sora was actually supposed to be in only a fishnet shirt, which showed his evenly tanned skin from the holes of the shirt. However, he managed to make Yuffie submit and allow him to add an addition tanktop underneath. Suiting with the rest of the dark outlook, Yuffie put Sora in black leather pants, with a belt to secure the pants tightly. Moreover, the eyeliner, also black, and the oversized chain on his neck, added more to the mysterious ambience.
Riku felt an uprising heat in his body, and his mouth was wide open in amusement. No one could imagine the country boy could be turned into a sexy seductive teenager. It seemed Sora was very uncomfortable in his outfit though, darting his eyes around to avoid the gazes people were giving him.
"Going to seduce somebody, country boy?" Riku snarled softly into Sora's ears while Yuffie was dragging him passed to the buffet table.
A furious blush surfaced on Sora's cheeks, just as expected. Fearing Sora might outtake him in whatever things, Riku took the first move and clutched Kairi hands, bringing her possessively to the dance floor.
Seemingly, Riku was a very good dancer, leading flawless steps with Kairi. Sora, resting on a couch with Yuffie nearby, could only watch in a trance.
Meanwhile, Tidus was having a conflict of the mind on whether or not should he approach Yuffie. He would like a dance with the pretty babe! Apparently, a lot others had that in mind, and people were swarming around the upbeat girl. Vincent, being the helpful friend, decided to help with Tidus' dilemma and shoved him through the thick crowd to Yuffie.
"May... May I have... a dance with you?" Spluttered Tidus sub-consciously. His mind was focusing on how he could finish Vincent off instead of the current situation. Running away from reality always worked.
"Sure! I thought you would never ask!"
The reply was positive! Tidus was overridden with joy and gave a grateful grin to Vincent while offering his hand to Yuffie.
Yuffie grabbed Tidus' hand and lead the startled boy to the dance floor. No matter how Yuffie looked, she was still the same old Yuffie.
Even though droplets of water had descended from the sky, nothing could dampen the lovely time Tidus and Yuffie were spending together. Cheekily, Yuffie gave a spin to Tidus, leading the dance.
Sora continued gazing at the dance floor. Although approached with a few offers, he did not respond. His mind was only of Kairi.
And Riku.
"Leon! Oh Leooon...I know you're in there! I saw you!"
It might be easy for a happy-go-lucky person like Cloud to forget the previous night incident, but to Leon, he was never one who could forget a grudge easily. As much as he tried to evade Cloud and giving him the clod shoulders, Leon still could not get rid of him. Even at the current situation, hiding in the cubicle of a toilet, he still could not ditch Cloud's constant tailing!
Why did I even come? Apart from it being compulsory...Alright... Time to be heartless..."Stop. Following Me." Leon demanded, placing emphasis on the three words.
"But Leooon... I need to..."
"Stop disturbing me, okay!? I had enough of you!" Leon snapped, cruel and hardheaded.
Silence. Awkward silence enveloped between the both of them. Only after Leon heard the soft click of the door, he exited from the cubicle.
On the floor was a gift wrapped in exquisite paper. Leon squatted down, and flinched upon touching the gift.
The wrapping paper was wet. Wet in warm tears.
The rock and roll song ended, and the glaring lights dimmed, signifying for the start of a soft and romantic song.
The song began, and Kairi felt strong and comfy arms wrapped around her waist while Riku rocked forward and backward to the rhythm of the song. Kairi could die right at that moment, in the arms of Riku. Dizzy with the happiness Riku had given him, Kairi slackened into the embrace of Riku, totally engulfed within the warmth of Riku.
Riku, however, was not giving Kairi much of his attention. His lazy gaze was with Sora. Sora with his eyes wide and mouth ajar. He was staring right into Riku's eyes again.
Retreating was impossible, so Riku thought he might as well continue with his game. A smirking Riku tilted Kairi's head up. Making sure that Sora was noticing him and only him, Riku nonchalantly pressed his forehead on Kairi's.
With a quick glance of Sora again, Riku captured Kairi's lips with his own.
After peeling off the wrapping paper carefully, Leon found a controller inside with a small card.
Cloud did not disregard the previous night at all. Leon had everything wrong.
With equal care, Leon slotted both the wrapping paper and the controller into his sling bag. The card only had a single word in it.
Smile...That was everything Cloud wanted from Leon. Yet Leon had never appreciated it. This time though, it was Leon's turn.
It was his turn to make his best friend smile.
Sora's heart gave a sharp lurch, as if trying to break free from the ribs. Kairi had just been kissed. Riku had just kissed Kairi.
As much as Sora did not want to believe his eyes, he had too. The kiss was still lingering, and Riku was still outrageously looking straight into his eyes!
Shrouded with emotions, unchecked tears flowed freely down Sora's face. He did not know why he was crying, because it was impossible to feel anything. His heart had been ripped out.
Stifling his sobs, Sora ran out of the hall.
This is not what I want...Riku released the kiss from the shocked Kairi and apologised fervently before dashing out of the hall, in search of what he wanted.
AN: Another rushed chapter... The sentence flow is unsteady and I will work on that once I have the time! So please review and comment.
The chapter is angstier than ever! As before, I hardly tried angst so I will love comments on it. Reviews!
And yeah you are right, babymar-mar! Why Riku was sneering was not much of a reason apart from that Sora thought his clothes suck. Thanks for reviewing anyway :)