DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the songs I use in this story—DON'T SUE ME.
A/N: This is the last chapter—wow. I'm finished…I hope you guys liked my story, it's funny cause I'm actually getting more reviews now that I'm done with the story—I think I'm gonna start aYuffiexSora story,you guys will read it too—right? Lol. I had fun writing this story, I haven't even been writing all that long though, I think I started in February or something, it's only May and I'm already done—but look out for me, "I'll be back." lol, strange, i just quoted the GOVENER(the termanator/Arnold Swarch..HOWEVER you spell his last name)of CALIFORNIA (my state)
So Kairi's mom was SO WRONG. It was 1:08 in the morning now and Kairi was NOT back yet. Sora was still sitting on the couch, not by himself anymore though. Kairi's little cousin Cody was in town and sleeping over. He had been making Sora play video games with him for hours.
"Cody, why don't you go to bed now? It's well past your bed time, you know."
Sora stopped playing and looked up at Kairi's mother, "I think I should be going too—"
"OH NO DEAR. You feel free to sleep here tonight."
"Here?" Sora pulled the guitar strap over his head.
"Yes, you said you had something important to tell Kairi."
Standing up now, "Yeah, I do. But I guess it's…ok. I have to go—"
"Are you sure?"
Sora flashed her a smile and nodded, "It was nice seeing you again."
She smiled back and walked him to the door. Outside the house, Sora looked up at the sky. Beautiful. The stars were shining bright and the moon was full; barely a cloud in the sky.He shoved his hands into his pockets and started walking down the street back to Yuffie's place. A cool breeze blew by and he pulled up the collar of his shirt underneath his light jacket.
Kairi slammed the breaks and the car skidded a few feet further before fully stopping. "OH MY GOD!"
The guy in front of her car just stood in the same place and looked at her weird. He had on a brown striped beanie and was carrying a guitar; he was dressed nice, couldn't be a bum. Kairi and Aaron both got out of the car.
"Are you ok?" she asked still holding onto the car door.
Sora's eyes widened now, "Kai?" she looked almost the same, except for the longer hair.
She blinked and then looked over to Aaron, she was still clueless. "Um.."
Aaron walked over to Sora, "You ok kid?"
"Kid?" Sora shot him a glare. I'm guessing this is Aaron? He was about an inch taller than Sora was, had bright blue eyes, and black hair.
"Oh, sorry." He examined Sora, "I thought you were some 15 year old. Sorry about the almost-running-you-over thing, its really late and there aren't any street lights here—"
"Yeah." He looked over at Kairi. He couldn't see her too well; the car lights were blinding him a bit. She couldn't recognize him still. Without saying anything he just started walking in the same direction he was heading before the car almost hit him.
"Ok…" Aaron walked over to Kairi, "Babe, why don't you let me drive? You're probably tired." Kairi nodded and walked around the front of the car and got into the passenger seat.
He looks SUPER familiar. She stared out the window and was still totally stumped about the strange guy she almost ran over. Kairi let out a sigh but forgot about it when they got to her house and she saw her mother.
"What happened? She say no?" Yuffie asked letting him back into the dorm.
Sora sauntered over to the couch and flopped down onto it, "She didn't even recognize me. This was a really stupid idea Yuff."
"You didn't tell her it was you?" Yuffie raised an eyebrow.
Sora sighed, "No." he pulled off his beanie and looked over at Yuffie. She stood there waiting to hear the rest of it. Sora let out another sigh then began telling her what happened. She was just upset about it as he was but she reassured him that it was ok. She'd eventually remember him.
Sora just nodded and put on a fake smile. Yuffie smiled back and then got up to get him some blankets. Sora didn't sleep that night. He just stared up at the ceiling.
I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight
Sora glanced at his watch, 4:48am. He got off the couch slowly trying not to make a sound as he gathered up his things.
"Sora?" Yuffie called as she walked into the living room. "Sora—" she stopped when she spotted the piece of paper on the folded blanket and pillow that Sora used the night before. She picked up the note and read it as she carried the things back into the closet.
Yuff, this was a waste of time. I think it's better if I just leave Kairi alone, I should be happy for her..you know? It was selfish of me, thinking I could show up and ruin this wedding for her and Aaron. I'll see you around though Yuffie, you're the greatest friend a guy could ask for. Thanks.
-Sora
Yuffie sighed, "I probably shouldn't have told him about the wedding at all." She felt bad now. She crumpled the note up and tossed it in the wastebasket.
The ferry ride back was quiet. Sora was the only person on the ferry besides the crew. He leaned against the railing and watched the sky get lighter and lighter. The sun was coming up. The air was crisp and the water was incredibly blue. Sora turned his head; a woman that worked on the boat was passing by and greeted him. Sora said, "good morning" back and then turned his attention back to the horizon.
Unlocking the door to his dorm Sora dropped his things on the floor. He yawned and stretched, she just watched him with a smile on her face. The nerd hadn't realized she was there yet.
"Hey Andy." He mumbled to her without looking.
"Hi Sora." That wasn't Andy's voice. He paid it no mind; he had to take a leak, BADLY. He walked into the bathroom and all the girl heard was him peeing for almost a minute. She chuckled but then stopped and cleared her throat when she heard the door open again. Footsteps were heard coming back quickly, then something falling and sliding then a hamper was also heard being knocked over. Sora stuck his head back into the room,
"Kairi?"
Kairi smiled and got up off the couch, "Yes Sora?"
"What are you doing here?"
"I figured out who it was that I almost ran over. Heh..and Yuffie told me where to find you—"
"How'd you beat me home?"
"No idea."
Sora grinned, she smiled back, and they just stared at each other a moment longer before Andy ruined the moment. He walked into the room totally naked. Kairi quickly looked in another direction trying to hold back laughing. Sora greeted his roommate, Andy grunted and continued on his way to the bathroom.
Sora cleared his throat, "My roommate likes to go commando."
She raised her eyebrows, "I noticed."
They decided to go out and Sora would show her around the island. The day quickly came to an end, the sun was setting now and Sora and Kairi were heading back to the dorms.
"So..what do you think?"
"The island's beautiful."
Sora smiled at her. She glanced at him and raised an eyebrow, "What?" Sora just shrugged. Kairi rolled her eyes, "Ok, whatever." She pulled her sunglasses out of her tote bag and put them on.
Sora looked over at the setting sun then studied their surroundings. Everything was tinted orange and looked amazing. He studied Kairi again, her hair was curled today with a flower pinned above one ear, and she wore a faded jean jacket, a wife-beater and a white full-skirt. They were both barefoot carrying their sandals in one hand because they were walking on the beach. Kairi smiled at him.
"You know?" Sora started, "In this lighting, you look disgusting." They both laughed.
"You totally stole that from Adam Sandler." (50 First Dates)
"Heh..yeah I did." Sora took her left hand in his right and intertwined their fingers. It seemed so natural; she had forgotten it was wrong.
Spare me just three last words.
"I love you" is all she heard.
I'll wait for you, but I can't wait forever.
Kairi pushed Sora against the wall and pulled off his shirt. They continued taking off particles of clothing as they headed towards his room.
Sora, out of breath, rolled over onto his back. Kairi snickered and rolled onto him, "This is what I waited four and a half years for?" Sora grinned and kissed her.
The next morning Kairi was awakened by the annoying sound of her ringtone. She pulled the comforter around her and went over to her tote bag. The caller ID said 'Aaron'. Kairi looked over to the bed, Sora was still asleep (on his stomach). Kairi smiled, and then left the room quietly.
"Hello?"
"Kai? Where the heck are you?"
"I'm at my friend's house."
"Your mom says you left yesterday to some old boyfriend's house."
"She did?"
"YES. What the hell is going on?"
"Aaron—"
"…"
Kairi let out a sigh, "Nothing.."
"Why don't I believe you?"
"I'm sorry Aaron."
"I'm coming to find you."
"What?"
"We're going to talk about this."
"Can't we just do this NOW?"
"I'd like discussing this better in person Kairi."
She glanced at the half open door she had just come out of, "Fine."
"I'll be there in half an hour."
"But it's two-hours—"
"I'm already almost there. I'll call you when I find a hotel."
Kairi closed her phone and leaned against the wall, "I screwed up so bad…" she closed her eyes. She heard Sora moving around on the bed, she reopened her eyes and walked into the room, closing the door behind her. She climbed up on the bed and cuddled upwith him,
"Good morning." He muttered as he kissed her forehead. Kairi wrapped her arms around his waist and smiled; but then remembering Aaron was coming she frowned. "What's wrong?"
She opened her mouth to say, but then changed her mind and closed it; then decided to just say it, "…Aaron knows I'm here."
Sora arched a brow, "And?"
"He's coming HERE to talk things out." She shrugged.
"HERE?"
"Not your dorm—I don't know." Kairi started to get up but Sora pulled her back down.
"Are you still going to marry him?" he searched her eyes for an answer but couldn't get anything out of them.
"I—I really don't know Sora. I doubt he—"
"Do YOU still want to marry him?"
Kairi stared at him, then shook her head 'no'. Sora smiled, relieved. An hour later Aaron called Kairi's cell telling her to meet him at the Hawthorn Hotel. She pulled on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and started out the door when Sora grabbed her hand and turned her around. He didn't say anything.
Hold on to me love
you know I can't stay long
all I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid
Kairi put on a small smile then squeezing his hand for a second, she let go and left. Kairi still didn't know where anything was, but she found her way to the hotel—thanks to her navigator in her car.
"I've had enough of you
Please forget my name
I'm runnin' around on empty
Still tryin' to get away
Anything to kill
The consciousness of you
Anything to end myself
Before the thought of you.."
Kairi sang along to her Ashlee Simpson CD as she pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. She got out of the car at surveyed the area. She spotted Aaron standing at the entrance of the large building. She didn't know if she was supposed to run up to him smiling or walk over there looking pissed.
In the room Aaron had checked out, Kairi sat on a chair a few feet away from Aaron who was sitting on the bed. Aaron was leaning forward with his elbows propped on his knees,
"…So you wanna tell me what happened?" Aaron asked.
Kairi sat up straight and crossed her legs, "No. I don't think—"
Aaron furrowed his brows, "No…THAT I don't want to know about." He sighed, "I mean, what made you go to HIM?"
"Oh." Kairi fiddled with her keys, "I—don't know Aaron. Honestly, I don't."
"Second thoughts about the wedding? I mean—I can understand you getting confused about the whole marriage thing, but—"
"No, I wasn't confused. I just saw Sora that night and—I don't know." She looked up at him, "I'm still in love with him Aaron."
"So you don't want to get married anymore."
Kairi shook her head and was afraid of what would happen next. Aaron looked down at his hands and cleared his throat. "Now I've got two options. I could just leave now, or beat the crap out of him—but either way, I'll still lose you."
Kairi felt bad for him now, Aaron wasn't a bad guy. All he did was be nice to her and love her. He deserved a lot better though. Kairi did love him, but she just couldn't make herself stop loving Sora more. She reached over and squeezed Aaron's hand, he just looked up at her and then he watched her leave.
And I am left while the tears fall.
Kairi rushed back to the dorm. She just felt really good, though she did just break someone's heart, she was now free to be with the only person in the world that would make her happy. Sora. Closing the car door, she dashed into the building and up the stairs. She knocked on the door vociferously. Sora opened to the door and was surprised when Kairi squealed and jumped on him.
"What happened?"
Kairi loosened her grip on him, "We're not getting married anymore."
"Really?"
Kairi grinned and kissed him. "I" kiss. "Love" kiss. "You." kiss.
Sora chuckled.Kairi putherfore head againstSora's and he whispered, "I love you, too Kai. I always have."and they continued kissing.
A/N: oh yeah—my Spanish project TOTALLY ROCKED MY TEACHER'S SOCKS! Hah ha, anyway. OMG, I like—had already finished typing out this last chapter, then I checked my email and everyone liked the way the last chapter was, but i found out it was too cliché, so i rewrote it.
Zarya, I'm sorry about all those finals. Yeah, this week is SENIOR FINALS WEEK next week is underclassmen Finals week. YUK, I hope you're having a better day. And—yeah, I looked back through it, my 14th chapter WAS mostly dialog—lol, sorry.
And—I'm SOO SORRY if you guys didn't really like how the story ended. This was the best I could do—I think. I stayed home today, cause my best friend (Jeffery) got me SICK, POO. But anyway, I stayed home and rewrote this chapter—which is probably a good thing, cause the first draft of this ending STUNK compared to this one. Hah ha, soooo yeah. Whatever..I lost my train of thought. XD
ARGH..summer school is going to STINK!And let's HOPE I pass my PERMIT TEST! cross your fingers, I AM.