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Chapter 7

Sora hugged Kairi back. Kairi really deserved a new home, and they were going to find one for her. Sora gently pulled away from Kairi. " Lets go home," he said. Kairi nodded, and they got inside his car. Kairi thought about all the things that had happened these past couple of days. She was actually happy for once. Kairi turned to look at Sora, and watched his handsome face. He really was cute. She sighed. Was she really going to tell him her feelings tonight? What if he didn't like her back? As she was thinking of all the weird and tortuous ways he could reject her, she didn't notice Sora's hand waving in front of her face.

"Kairi! I thought I had lost you then" He teased, poking her forehead with the tip of his finger. Kairi smiled, even though that was a very brotherly gesture, which meant there was no emotional attraction involved. Her face went white, and she slumped out of the car. (They had stopped at Sora's house) Maybe she shouldn't tell him her feelings. She would definitely get rejected. (Is she this naïve, or what?)

Sora noticed Kairi all of a sudden getting sad. He decided he would ask her later; she probably needed some time alone to think. He grabbed her stuff, and the both of them went inside.

Later that night…

KNOCK KNOCK!! Sora heard from his door. He finished changing in to his pajamas, and opened the door, to find Kairi clad in her pajamas too. Her face turned beat red when he opened the door, but he looked down to find that he still had all his clothes on. Why was she blushing?

"Sora, do you want to go on a walk?" she asked him, as she twiddled her thumbs. She reminded him of Usagi in Sailor Moon, with an action like that. But he didn't really want to be reminded of his strange Sailor Moon obsession.

"Sure" Sora told her as he closed the door. She seemed nervous, and followed him down the stairs and outside, where they began walking towards the park in silence. He looked over at Kairi, and noticed she looked deep in thought. The two of them kept walking in silence, until they got to the park. Then Kairi stopped. "Sora, let's stay here for awhile," she said very quietly as she plopped down on the ground. He sat down by her.

"You know, Sora, I really owe you, big time." She said after awhile. "You've really done a lot for me. I couldn't thank you more."

"You don't owe me anything, Kairi" Sora replied.

"Yes, I do!! You don't know what kind of a place you saved me from, Sora. I hated it there, and you took me out of it. I'm finally free, and I didn't do one thing for you. You've always been there for me, even when we were little, and I feel like I've done nothing for you." Kairi exclaimed, tears starting to pour down her face. She just had to get this out.

"But you have given me something." He told her. " You've been my friend for a long time, and I don't need anything more from you." The last part hit Kairi hard. Friend? And he didn't need anything more. This was it. This meant that there was no room for love in their relationship.

" Friend?" She asked him. "That's all you want from me, just to be your friend?" Sora was puzzled. He wasn't sure what she was getting at. " Well, yeah, you don't have to do anything for me." He replied quizzically. "Oh" she murmured. "I guess it doesn't matter then."

"What doesn't matter?" Sora asked her. She looked to be having a hard time. She was red in the face, and breathing hard.

"It doesn't matter that I…. I…I love you!!" Her eyes widened. She said it!! She finally did. A fresh batch of tears came falling down, as she looked to Sora for his reaction. He was staring at her, and now coming forward. What was he doing? Kairi felt his arms go around her, and he tilted her face up to look at him. "Of course that matters." He told her, looking into her purplish eyes that were spilling with tears. " Because I love you too" Kairi gasped, and she was just about to say something, when she felt Sora's lips on hers. She closed her eyes, and kissed him back. He loved her too. She couldn't believe it!! Sora pulled away, and smiled at her. She blushed and smiled back. "Really?" She asked him. " Yes, for a long time." Sora answered. More tears cascaded down as she hugged Sora again, ignoring the icy wind hitting her back. Kairi, who hadn't been born into a very nice household, finally felt loved, and happiness had engulfed her heart. Sora and Kairi pulled away and grabbed hands, walking towards home, but for the first time, as an official couple.

Fin.