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You're the One I Truly Love
Chapter IX:
Results: Good and Bad News

Book I: Loving Her
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(Point of view: Sora)

Damn.

I can't sleep now 'cuz I'm worrying about the play results. Who knows? Maybe I might get that stupid position as a cow. A cow, dammit!

School ended about, I don't know, four hours ago? Yuffie kept babbling on about how she was so good at her part. I tried shutting her up by talking about something else, but she'd kept on talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and...

...you get the point.

"Sooora!" I heard Mom yell from downstairs. "MAIL!"

Wow, I never get mail—um, I mean, cool.

I jumped off my bed, heading out the door. My foot got caught in one of the straps of my backpack, sending me crashing into my desk. "Oww!"

"SORA, HONEY!" Mom—who had come out of nowhere—shrieked. She ran over to my side, feeling my forehead. "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you dying? BREATHE...one, two, three! One, two, three! That's it! I'm taking you to the hospital RIGHT NOW!"

"No, no—"

"Grab your jacket, sweetie. No, wait! You can't walk! I'll grab your coat, you get in the car!"

"But—"

"We'll get there in a jiffy! Don't worry, you can open your package later."

"MOM—"

"Oooh, I knew something was wrong with you today!"

"MOM, I'M FINE."

Finally, she calmed down, wiping her forehead. "Well why didn't you just say so, Sora? You silly little boy." She patted my head and then pointed at a box on the ground. "There's your package. It's from your Uncle Lexaeus." She shook her head, muttering 'tsk tsk tsk.' "Poor old man. He thought your birthday was today, so he sent you a present."

I picked up the package, finding the wrapping paper slightly ripped and taped back together. "Did...did you open this!"

Mom looked surprised. "Of course I did. What if there was something dangerous in it, hmm?"

"Wow...thanks, Mom..."

"You're welcome, Sora. Enjoy your diary!"

...What. What? WHAT!

"My present is a what!"

But she was already gone. I peeled off the tape and opened up the cardboard box. Inside it revealed... ... ... a pink book. A pink notebook. A pink diary.

"Diaries are for girls!" I yelled to myself. "What does he think I am? A girl?"

Oh, wait. That's right: Uncle Lexaeus and I never did meet each other. Mom told me they talked about me in a few of their conversations. He probably thought Sora was a girl's name. Why am I cursed with such a name?

I threw the journal onto my bed and headed downstairs. Thanks, but no thanks, Uncle Lexaeus. The phone rang as I passed by the kitchen. I reached out for it and muttered,"Hello?"

"Hey, wassup, Sora?" came Yuffie's voice on the other line.

"Oh, Yuffie. Hey."

"My boyfriend's birthday is coming up, and I have no idea what to give him. Any suggestions?"

"Why don't you give him a diary?" I said sarcasticly.

"Um, NO." Smart. "What the hell are you smoking?"

"Oh, it's just that I got a diary for my birthday—"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"It's just that—"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Yuffie—"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!"

I waited. "...It's just that—"

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"... ... ...Are you done?"

"Go on."

When I was done explaining how I got it, Yuffie burst into laughter again, and I couldn't talk to her for about five minutes because she kept interrupting me. Geez, it wasn't that funny...wasit?She said, after calming down,"You should be happy you got at least something. Why don't you write in it? You know, to plan on how to win over Kairi and stuff like that. Write down observations at school."

"Hm, yeah, I guess."

And so I wrote the first entry that night:

Dear Diar—Journal,

Um. Okay. I got this diar—JOURNAL, as an early birthday present. I'm gonna write down stuff about how to get Kairi to be my girlfriend—because that damn bastard Riku 'took her' away from me. I'm pretty crazy about her, I guess. Um. Yeah.
I'm taking this to school, too, but I'll be really careful. Yuffie said I should take it to school, so I could write down everything before I forget. I won't let anyone touch my backpack. I'll die if anybody finds this.
...Great. Not only do I have a girl's name, but I'm starting to sound like one, too. I'm hanging out with Yuffie and Selphie way too much, aren't I?

I didn't sign my name after the entry, just in case I lose it at school and somebody just happens to find it.

-

At school, I caught up with Wakka and we went to check out the results of the play at the Multi-Purpose Room. A group of people had gathered around the bulletin board, complaining and shrieking. I pushed my way towards front, reading the bright green paper pinned on the middle of the board:

MS. HEARTSILLY'S CLASS - PERIODS 2, 4, & 6
PLAY RESULTS FOR "Romeo and Juliet; Version Heartsilly"

Romeo...Sora (P.6)
Juliet...Kairi (P.6)
Narrator...Blank (P.4)
King Pooh, Romeo's father...Raijin (P.2)
King Barret, Juliet's father...Brother (P.4)
Queen Goofyrella, wife of King Pooh...Fujin (P.2)
Queen Donaldzilla, wife of King Barret...Yuna (P.6)
Townsperson...Yuffie (P.6)
Chicken...Selphie (P.6)
Priest...Squall (P.4)
Hot Dog Seller...Zell (P.2)
Cow...Riku (P.6)
Soldiers...Steiner (P.2); Rude (P.4);Tseng (P.6)

If there are any questions, please ask Ms. Heartsilly during lunch by Friday. People not listed will be part of the stage crew. If person cannot play their position, these are the alternates:

Romeo...Wakka (P.6)
Juliet...

I didn't bother reading the rest of the alternates because I GOT THE PART. That's right! I. Got. The. Part.

"I'm...a...townsperson?" came Yuffie's low voice. "Riku is the cow?"

"I got the part! I got the part! This is a 'Dear Diary' moment!" I cheered. Everybody stared at me. "Uhhh, I mean, cool. I got the part."

"You sure are happy," Kairi said, who was standing right next to me.

"Hey, Kairi."

She sighed. "We have detention. Eh, well good thing it's in the morning, 'cause then I could practice my part."

"Oh yeaaah..."

"You know what Riku did for me? He got himself in trouble on purpose just to have detention with me. Isn't that so nice of him? Of course, I think it's real stupid just to do that for me—but still! That's so sweet of him."

Just when I thought this was the greatest day of my life, there just had to be bad news. "He's an idiot. A complete idiot," I muttered.

"Mm, I know, but I thought it was really nice of him. Hey, we should get going now. We get another two days of detention if we don't get there on time."

-

Dear Di—Journal,

I'm sitting next to Kairi. In detention. I'm on the right side of her, while Riku's on the other.

Man, it's really loud in here. Really, really loud. I don't think the teacher, Quina (we're not sure if the teacher's a she or a he. On the board it says 'M. Quina,' so we don't know what the M stands for), doesn't speak English very well, so we could talk as much as we want in here. I'm secretly writing here (everybody thinks I'm working on an Enlgish essay; they don't think I'm writing in a diary), and Riku is talking to Kairi.

"Hey, Sora. Do you know when GreenMonth's new CD is coming out?" Kairi suddenly asked. I shook my head, quickly covering my book. She turned her head and continued to talk to Riku.

Kairi just asked me if I knew when GreenMonth's new CD comes out. She must like that kind of music. Good, this is useful information.

Oh yeah! I forgot to mention...I GOT THE PART AS ROMEO IN THE PLAY. Hahahahaha, IN YOUR FACE, RIKU! AHAHAHA.

"'Ey, Sora! Did we have any homework for English?"

"Huh? Oh, no. I don't think so."

"...Then how come you said you were writing an English essay..."

"I meant that this is...a science essay."

"Great, we have a science essay?"

Oh crap. I forgot Kairi's in pratically all my classes. "This is extra credit." Good. Nobody does extra credit except me (most of the time).

"Ooh! Extra credit! So, what do we have to write about for it? My grades are pretty low right now, and I really need to raise them."

D'oh! "Umm...you have to write about..."

"Sora, there is no extra credit, is there?"

No use in lying anymore. "No, there isn't." I'm just about ready to kill myself.

Kairi turned to Riku. "Wow, you're right, Riku. He can't be trusted."

WHAT! THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ME! "What do you mean by that!" I snapped.

"Oh, don't take it personally. We were just playing around," Kairi said, smiling.

I have a crush on an idiot whose boyfriend is also an idiot. No, he's a bigger idiot than she is. No, she's not an idiot. Only he is!

The pencil's led snapped off because I was writing too hard. I closed my diary and layed it in the way back of the backpack, and then got up to sharpen my pencil. The pencil sharpener was near the exit door, so when the door swung open, it hit me right on my face. "OW!"

"Sora! Geez, what're you doing near the door? You trying to get hit or something?"

I rubbed my nose and looked at the speaker...YUFFIE? "What're you doing here!"

"I got detention 'cuz I knew you'd screw up or something when you're going to talk to Kairi."

"You got detention on purpose?"

"Yeah." And then she dragged me over back to my desk. "You need to listen better, you know that?"

"You're stupid," I spat. "Getting detention just to get here."

"Maybe." She glared at Riku. "Look at 'im...The guy who stole my part as the cow. Just look at 'im."
And when I did, he was playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with Kairi. "Just look at that guy, all playing around with his little girlfriend. Oooh, just look. YOU SUCK, RIKU!"

They stared at us for a moment, and went back to just talking.

-

( Third Person PoV )

"Look at him, Kairi. Talking to his new girlfriend Yuffie," Riku snarled, shaking his fist. "The guy who stole my part in the play."

Kairi giggled, doing the same motion with her hand. "They're going out?"

"I think so."

"But...But Yuffie has a boyfriend. I think."

"Really?" Riku smirked, looking at the two. "She doesn't seem like the type who'd go out with anybody, though."

"Yeah, it's hard to believe she's going out with two guys. Kinda. Unless she broke up with her first one."

"YOU SUCK, RIKU!" They heard Yuffie scream.

"Geez, what's her problem?" Riku mumbled.

"She's kinda crazy. You get used to it if you hang out with her a lot."

"Hm...I feel a little sorry for Sora. A little."

-

( Point of View: Sora )

I wonder what they were talking about.

"By the way, can I see your," Yuffie hushed her voice,"diary."

"Yuffie! It's not a," I lowered my voice,"diary. It's...a journal. Or a notebook, whatever. But it is not, I repeat, not a diary."

"Just give me the damn book, Sora."

Sighing, I pulled open my backpack and reached for my notebook in the back. Hm, that's funny. Where is it? I opened the zipper farther and peered through the hole. Oh, God.

Oh, GOD.

It's not there.

It's. Not. There.

MY DIARY IS NOT THERE.

Ring!

"Yuffie," I hissed. "I can't find it! And first period starts NOW."

"What? Where'd you put it!"

"In here! In here!"

"Oh, God, Sora! How stupid can you get!"

Everybody in the classroom started leaving. Yuffie snatched my backpack out of my hands and she started to look for it. "Man, I would hate to be you right now," she said. "Look on the floor or something. Maybe you dropped it on the ground."

My eyes started searching the floor. A pencil, footprints, and pieces of paper. No diary—DAMMIT, it's not a diary! It's a NOTEBOOK.

"Riku, could you hold my books for a minute? I have to tie my shoes," I heard Kairi said. She handed some books to Riku and crouched down.

What I saw next almost killed me.

You know what Riku was holding?

An English textbook, a composition notebook, a Teen magazine, and a pink book.

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A.N:
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Next chapter: Involving...
Sora and Yuffie try to get Sora's diary—er, notebook—back from Riku!