DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the songs I use in this story—DON'T SUE ME.
A/N: like—OMG Kayki, what's an ICED account? Poo—I had already written this chapter out before I got the reviews. I really hope I don't get that, cause throughout my entire story I've been using songs in it (that i don't own). like—EEKS.
and a reviewer said "oh well, if you're going to wrap up the story, make the ending good", lol i know. i'm REALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT HAVE A GOOD ENDING. if it turns out NOT TO BE, "I'M SORRY I LET YOU DOWN." lol this isn't the last chapter, but it's just incase the last chapter/ending isn't SO AWESOME
A few of months passed.
It was night—and the rain poured.
Kairi stopped the car across the street from the house and peered through the window. Outside was ugly. She pulled on her hood and went outside. She ran to the door and banged on it, but no answer—and none of the lights in the house were on. She walked out onto the lawn and looked up. The house was dark—but it was only 11. Sora does not sleep this early.
A car drove by and it's head lights lit up a sign standing a few feet away from Kairi. she peered at it though her wet bangs, "SOLD".
"WHAT?" Kairi ran back to the door and began knocking on it desperately. "NO NO NO NO!" she yelled. She turned her back to the door and leaned against it. "No." she mumbled as she slid down. She sat there for another ten minutes before another car pulled up. This car, this light green Volkswagen buggy, parked in the driveway and emerging from it was a skinny girl with ebony hair down to her shoulders. Yuffie?
Kairi stood up, the girl finally spotted her and froze. "Kairi?" the girl grinned and ran up to her greeting her with a huge embrace. "OMG. I have not seen you in like—SOO LONG! Omg, how are you?" she seemed as energetic as ever.
"I'm—I'm doing ok. You?" Kairi smiled and moved bangs away from her face.
"OMG—I'm doing AWESOME." She grinned but then remembered, "What are you doing here chick?"
"Um—I came to talk to..Sora—"
From the car, "Yuff. Where's my coffee?" Kairi drew her attention to the male's voice. God let it be Sora. The boy stuck his head out of the car window, no. it was the boy with the black Mohawk—why couldn't Kairi remember his name? That didn't matter though, it wasn't—
"Kairi?" Yuffie waved a hand in front of her face but her eyes were glazed over. Yuffie turned around to see what the red head was looking at. Sora's old trans-am parked behind Yuffie's car.
"HEY Sora!" Yuffie yelled out to him as he got out of his car.
"DUDE. Help me carry Dani's things in!" Dani? Of course Kairi didn't know Sora's sister-in-law.
"WAIT LOSER! Come here."
Sora closed the trunk and walked over. "What? Yuff—" he stopped himself when he saw Kairi, "…Kairi. W—what are you doing here?"
"I came to—um."
"I'll be in my car." Yuffie said as she began walking towards Tommy who was still searching for his coffee in the car. How can you loose coffee in your car? Kairi ignored that question she just asked in her head and looked up at Sora. She could tell he wanted to smile but wasn't sure if this was a good moment. He looked taller, his hair more faded, probably lightened by the sun, his eyes were still as bright and happy as they've always been, and he just didn't seem like—such a kid anymore.
"Hi." He said finally killing the silence.
Kairi let out a small chuckle of relief, "Hi."
He just smiled at her. The same wonderful smile.
She started, "What's everyone doing here?"
"Oh—I asked Yuffie to help me bring some of Cloud and Dani's things in."
"What for? Are they moving back in?" Kairi was still clueless.
"Heh..no Kai—mom sold them the house."
"What?"
"We just moved out last week—we're living with Jake now."
"Who's Jake?"
Sora sighed, "Mom's fiancé."
Kairi looked at the door. "Where does Jake live?"
"Uh…" Sora scratched his head, "Across the bay."
"Oh."
"So—uh. Now it's my turn to wonder why you're here, Kairi."
"I'm—"she looked up at him, "I wanted to see you. To say, I'm sorry. And—that I missed you." She smiled holding back tears, "I'm so sorry."
"Kai…" Sora hugged her.
Kairi felt a little better, but still felt awkward. She looked out over at Yuffie and Tommy watching them from inside their car. How embarrassing. Kairi buried her face into his chest and mumbled something.
"Huh?" Sora pulled back a little. Kairi looked up at him, and he let go of her. No. "Where's Tidus?"
OMG. Now it was IMPOSSIBLE to hold back the tears. "What? What'd I say?"
Kairi sniffled, "Sora—you really don't know?"
"Um..no. What happened?"
"Sora—he killed himself. That night—when I found you and…Karen." Kairi looked down at the floor, she knew he'd ask. She just wasn't prepared to tell him—it was too much. Plus she thought he would have heard about it, Tidus's parents probably didn't let it get out.
Sora's jaw dropped when she finished her sentence. Shit. "Why'd he do it?"
Kairi looked up at Sora, wondering if she should really tell him or not. I should. "I broke up with him—" Sora was silent, waiting for the rest of what she had to say, "Cause I couldn't…I couldn't get myself to forget you."
"What?"
"I still loved you Sora! I—I STILL DO. DAMN IT!" Sora grew silent remembering she DID say that to him that night, andKairi just said 'damn it'—for someone who didn't curse, it was pretty shocking, and he also wanted to see what other curses she'd say. "That's why I was so. MAD. I was really mad actually, and jealous when I saw you with that whore." Sora raised his eyebrows; Kairi must have been really angry or frustrated. Though the moment was supposed to be serious Sora found it entertaining. He grinned. "Sora, STOP THAT."
"What?" he tried to put on a 'serious face'.
"THAT. You're like—on the brink of LAUGHING at me."
"Not at you. I mean—you're just cursing, it's funny."
"How's it funny?"
"You never curse. And now you are—it's amusing."
"Whatever!" Kairi began walking down the porch steps.
Sora grabbed her wrist, "No. Heh..i love you too, kai." He pulled her in, the rain on them now that they were our from under the sheltering roof. "I always have. You know how long I've waited for this?"
"For what?"
"Nothing—I'm ruining the moment—sorry." Kairi smiled at him. "I just—really wish this would have happened a few months back." He held her hands and looked at them, "I won't get to see you anymore—I live on a different island, and—that's just too much to—"
Kairi cut him off, "But we'd make it work."
"Kai…it's not that easy—I've got school, you do too. I work Thursdays through Sundays, mom and Jake are getting married..."
Kairi pouted, so this was it. Sora no longer had the smile on his face, seeing her now would only make him miss home more. He already was. But he can't stay—It's just too late.
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
Tommy stuck his head out the window, "Sora—you're mom's on the phone. She says 'HURRY UP'!"
Sora nodded to his friend then turned back around to face Kairi, she was his past—and leaving her, would be leaving his childhood, home, and memories behind.
"Sora, you're really lea—"
Sora placed two fingers against her lips to cut her off from finishing her sentence.
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here
"I love you. I won't forget you, I doubt anyone could if they tried—heh." He took hold of her hands again and smiled, "I'll think of you, a lot. And I'll miss you, of course—and I know you'll miss me. It's nice knowing someone, here at home, will be thinking of me also."
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Kairi smiled, but was dying inside knowing the bad part was coming.
"Maybe—maybe we'll see each other again one day. You think?" Sora waited for her to say something but she didn't. He cleared his throat, "But now, I have to go Kairi—"
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
"DUDE! HURRY UP, You're mom is going to chew my head off. It's 12 and she's totally throwing a BF!" Tommy had Yuffie's cell phone in his hand holding it a foot away from his ear.
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do
Light up...
"I love you." He ran over to his car but then ran back quickly. Rushing up to Kairi they collided into a kiss. It only lasted a short while though, for thunderstruck signaling that his mother, all the way across the bay, was going to kill someone. It was 12:02am
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Letting go of Kairi and walking back to his car, Sora turned around and mouthed, 'I love you.' And that was it. He was gone. Again—was it really not meant to be? Somehow, in this stupid messed up world of theirs, Every time they were together, something stopped them, something or someone got in the way: Tidus, being intoxicated, Karen, and now the stupid bay.
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Kairi watched the two cars drive off down the road, up the steep dirt road going over a hill, and they vanished. Kairi stood without moving for a moment longer before another bolt of lightning struck. Kairi jumped and remembered, it was 12 in the morning; she was outside an empty house; totally soaked; and alone—REALLY not safe.
an hour later
(Yuffie and Tommy had nothing else to do so they decided to take the ferry back with Sora and then just take another back to Destiny Islands)
"DUDE, so you just—left her?" Tommy leaned over the ferry's railing and peered down at the ocean's waves slap against the sides of the boat.
"What was I supposed to do? Promise I'd be back?"
"I don't know—sounds like something RIGHT you could have said." He glanced up at Sora and chuckled, "You're such a fag."
"What?"
"She came back to you, and you left her standing there—you could have given her a ride home, or something."
Sora socked him in the arm, "PUNK. You were the one rushing me!"
"HAH HA. I know—but you're mom was freaking me out—I thought she was nice. She can really get MEAN when she wants."
Sora leaned on the railing and ran his hands through his messy hair. "God…I'm so stupid."
"It's ok dude, like—whatever. She has Tidus—"
"She doesn't."
"Huh?"
"He's—" Sora sighed, "Gone."
"Oh. That sucks. But who cares—you're in a new place, you'll meet a lot of chicks and I'm sure you'll forget all about Kairi."
"Sure. Whatever." Sora stepped away from the edge of the boat and walked down into the room below the deck, where they slept.
Yuffie walked up behind Tommy and tapped his left shoulder (which she's on his right) and giggled as he turned that way and found no body. He snapped his head in the direction of the giggling and laughed, "OMG. Yuff—you're such a loser."
"But I got you, didn't I?"
He laughed, "Whatever." and turned back to look at the ocean.
Yuffie smiled and wrapped her arms around him and giggled again, "NERD."
"He's having second thoughts."
"Of?"
"The whole Kairi thing."
"Oh. Those two are friggin in love—they're just stupid."
"Yuff, that's really mean."
"Is not. I meant it in a 'idiot in love' kind of 'stupid' GEESH."
"Hah ha. ok—whatever. We don't act like that."
"Well, everything works out easier for us—" she whispered now, "They're just weeeird." they laughed.
A/N: ok—so I guess this isn't the last chapter..I'm like—SORRY carbuncle, lol. I'm really starting to lose my..'inspiration' to write. The one I had when I STARTED writing on I'll see how many more chapters will fit into making an ending to this story, i hope not too many, but i do want to make it a good one so i WON'T disappoint any of my reviewers. i'm not now, am i?
hope not.
but whatever, i will start writing the next chapter and update when i can. thanks for reading and reviewing my story guys, i feel special. REALLY. LOL