Title: You've Always Been There?

Author: DivineRoseKeeper

Rated: T

Genre: Romance Drama with a lil pinch of Angst

Summery: Kairi Hikari had always had a simple school- girl crush on Sora Isamu ever since she met him. But what happens when there is a fatal accident during a basketball game and it includes him?

New Summery: She loved him and he loved her. And the happily ever after thing? He saves her life, but paid the price of his own. Now he haunts her everywhere she goes, will she go mad or will she except that she loves him?SoraKairi AU

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts is not in my possession, if it was do you think I would be writing this? Neither are Final Fantasy Series and Card Captor Sakura. Or the mentioning of Inuyasha, Sailor Moon and other Anime/Mangas!

Author's Corner: Well this is prolly going to be long and maybe even sad…

To My Wonderful Reviewers (Thx for making 200 possible!):

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Chapter Twenty-One: Her Ending

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((.:Kairi's POV:.))

I moved out of my spot from that I was still standing in, I quickly moved over to my nightstand and opened the drawer where I had kept Sora-kun's journal. I opened to the last page, there was actually something written on it! And it looked new!

Kairi-chan,

As I have told you I love you dearly. You are probably reading this right after I left for either heaven or hell. I promise we'll meet again. I will miss being around you everyday. Please take good care of all of my sisters and please still be friends with my friends…

Love-

Sora-kun

I brought a hand up to my mouth as I sobbed. I brought my hands up to my hair ruffling it in distress. He was really gone. 'My Sora-kun is really, really gone…' I let my tears flow out of me as I cried harder than I have ever cried before. "Sora-kun, -sob- I will –sob- I –sob- promise!"

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Next Morning

I was lying in my bed, it was now morning. I probably got an hour or two of sleep at the most; I had spent the whole night crying. A tear slipped down my face as the events of last night ran through my head. "So…ra...kun…" I sobbed.

Sure I cried when he first originally died, but this time it was different. Probably because I knew that we both loved eachother. I wiped my eyes and slowly dragged myself out of my bed.

I went and took a quick shower. I blew my hair dry and slipped into my school uniform. 'Least today is my last day…' I thought. I went in front of my mirror; I put some make-up on to hide the fact that I had been crying. I also clipped my bangs back.

I walked silently out of my room heading to got down the stairs, but since I wasn't really paying any attention I bumped into my sister, Yuffie-chan. "Gomen,"

"Oww…" was all she said.

I looked at her, "Are you okay?" I asked.

She slightly smiled, "Un, justa little sore that's all…" she said as she walked down the stairs.

I raised an eyebrow and walked down the stairs into the kitchen. My parents had came home earlier this morning from my Obaa-san's. "Ohayo my daughters." Said my father.

"Ohayo…" we both said.

My Okaa-san put an omelet down on my plate, she looked at me smiling, "So how was your dance Kairi-chan?"

I gave a fake smile, "It went fine, thanks for asking Okaa-san."

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I walked down to the corner where I usually met Sakura-chan and Naminé-chan. "Ohayo!" they both called out cheerfully.

I slightly smiled. "Ohayo, guys…"

Sakura-chan looked at me, concern clouding her pretty emerald eyes, "Kairi-chan, you look so tired and pale, what's wrong?"

I shook my head, "I didn't sleep well last night, a headache kept me up…" I lied.

"Oh."

"Kairi-chan," said my cousin cheerfully.

I looked at her, "Un."

"I had soooo much fun with Riku-kun, I think he likes me!" she said winking.

I gave a small smile.

Sakura-chan looked at me, "Guess what?"

I looked at her, "Nani?"

Saku-chan smiled, "Syaoran-kun and I are going out!"

I actually smiled, "Oh! That's great!" then I frowned again, 'Well at least she gets love…'

"Ya, I'm so happy for them!" said Naminé-chan.

"Oh!" said Sakura-chan as if she just remembered something, "Kairi-chan my parents said to me this morning that they wanted you to come over today after school."

I looked at Sakura-chan with a look of confusion, "Why?"

Sakura-chan shrugged, "I dunno they didn't say, but they seemed a bit troubled."

"Oh, okay…"

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Isamu Household After School

School was over, now it was summer break, we had celebrated today at school, I had spent most the time with Riku-kun. He was just so cool and collected and didn't get too excited as the others. I was also happy he didn't ask much either, I guess he figured I just wanted to be left alone, that's what I had always like about him, he always knew when to back off.

I had walked home with Sakura-chan; I had called my mother on my cell phone to let her know where I'd be.

I was currently sitting on the Isamu's sofa across from Sakura-chan's parents. Isamu Aerith was wearing a light pink cotton shirt with tan capris with sandals. Isamu cloud was very casual, wearing wrinkle free tan pants and a light blue polo.

I sat there nervously, I was fiddling with my dark blue skirt, "Kairi-chan." Said Isamu Aerith.

I looked up, "Hai, Isamu-san."

She smiled at me sweetly but yet there was something sympathetic to it, "Kairi-chan , you are probably wondering why we asked you to be here, am I correct?"

I nodded.

"Well, Sora-kun had this trunk that was in his closet, and we had opened it up to find a note…" she said.

I raised an eyebrow and nodded once again.

Isamu Aerith looked at her husband, "Cloud-kun,"

Isamu Cloud nodded and walked away to bring a trunk, he set it in front of me, "You can open it," he said.

I nodded and opened it, there was a lot of stuff in there, I picked up a piece of paper that was at the top, I read it:

Okaa-san and Otou-san,

If something were to happen to me, would you please give this trunk to Kairi-chan. Everything in the trunk please? Obaa-san's ring is also in there, and I really want that to be Kairi-chan's. I would just be really happy if you gave the trunk to her.

With Love-

Sora-kun

I must of read the note five times before I looked back at the Isamus'… "Uh, um, I dunno, what to say."

Isamu Aerith slightly smiled, "Well Cloud-kun and I decided to respect out son's wishes and let you keep his trunk."

I blinked, "Um, arigatou?" I had honestly had no clue what to say to them. It was such an honor to be given the stuff that had belonged to the one I loved or love, I would always love him I knew.

"Well, we always had know that our son really cared for you. That's why I had called you daughter, because I knew if he was still alive today that you guys would probably most likely wed…" Isamu Aerith told me.

I blushed a bit but then nodded.

The Isamus both stood up, "We shall leave you alone, so you can look through the stuff, okay?"

"Un, arigatou…"

After they had walked out of the room, I picked up the first thing that had caught my eye, my lucky charm. I had given it to Sora-kun when he was very frustrated over a upcoming test. I stroked it, he kept both of his promises to me, he took good care of it and he gave it back to me. "Arigatou, Oreo-kun," I whispered.

I looked at a couple more things then I came upon a black velvet box, I opened it to see the most beautiful ring. It was silver with three beautiful diamonds on it. 'This must be the ring I read about in the note…' I put the ring onto my ring finger on my left hand…

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Seven Years Later…

"Do you Li Syaoran, take this lovely woman to be your wife?"

"I do," a now twenty-one year-old Syaoran-kun said.

"Do you Isamu Sakura take this man to be you husband?"

Sakura-chan smiled, "I do."

The minister smiled, "By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you as husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride."

Syaoran-kun lowered his face to Sakura-chan's as they shared a beautiful kiss with eachother.

I clapped, I was the maid of honor. I was wearing a light pink dress that was spaghetti strapped. My now long crimson hair was up in a bun with a comb that had beautiful flowers on it.

I had grown about another four inches but I was still the shortest of the group. I didn't live in Japan anymore; I lived in California, USA, with the help of my Uncle Kenta. I was only here for Sakura-chan's wedding.

I looked over to Riku-kun, he was the best man. He was now engaged to my cousin Naminé-chan. They had actually gotten recently engaged because of Naminé-chan becoming pregnant, she was currently in her fifth month. I was happy for the both of them.

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Reception Li Tower

The reception was held at Syaoran-kun's family business tower. It was a very tall building, about one hundred floor, I didn't know. (A/N I don't know either…)

Everyone was visiting with eachother before we, ate, Naminé-chan and Riku-kun were talking with my sister Yuffie-chan and her husband, Leon-san. They had been married for six years and had a kawaii three-year-old daughter name Saki-chan. She had dark bouncy curls and beautiful dark blue eyes. Saki-chan was wearing a cute white little dress, she was the flower girl.

Naminé-chan, my cousin as I said was in her fifth month of pregnancy, she had grown out her blonde hair a little bit, it was currently down. Nam-chan was wearing a white peasant top with a light blue bohemian skirt with some flip-flops.

My sister Yuffie-chan had been married with Leon-san since she was sixteen, and had Saki-chan by the time she was nineteen, it made my parents happy to have their first grandchild, and it made me a proud aunt. Yuffie-chan kept her same hairstyle, and still loved the color green. She was wearing a dark green blouse with some nice black dress pants.

Riku-kun, as I said was happily engaged with my cousin and was a soon-to-be Otou-san. He never really changed really which made me happy, because there was nothing I would want to change about him. He was charming, caring, and always there for you. Riku-kun rubbed Naminé-chan's belly and smiled at me, I smiled back and walked away.

There I saw Sakura-chan, Syaoran-kun talking with Yuna-chan and Tidus-san. Yuna-chan and Tidus-san had gotten married around the same as my sister; they also had a four-year-old son named, Ryota-kun. He had messy honey blonde hair with river blue eyes that were rimmed with green. Ryota-kun was adorable and loved playing with and teasing Saki-chan. I figured those two would probably fall in love and get married.

Sakura-chan's dress was beautiful, it was a crème colored dress was strapless; it was sort of ruffled in the back. The dress was designed by an old friend of hers named, Daidouji Tomoyo. She was actually here at the wedding… Sakura-chan hadn't really changed over the years either, she had the same hairstyle that was currently in a half pony, her veil was very delicate looking embodied with flower patterns. Her bouquet was mostly sakuras, her favorite flower.

Syaoran-kun had changed a little bit but nothing really drastic, he still liked to kid, but didn't blush as often. His dark amber orbs showed nothing but love for his new wife Sakura-chan. As I said he was now twenty-one like most of my friends and I.

Yuna-chan, always seemed really happy and pleasant. She was a wonderful mother and wife. Like Yuffie-chan she had gotten married to Tidus-san at the age of sixteen, but had had her son two years later. Yuna-cha was wearing a pink and white dress that had slightly puffy sleeves.

I noticed that Selphie-chan and Rikku-chan were talking to there parents. After I had received Sora-kun's trunk I got totally closer to the family. I started calling Isamu Cloud, Otou-san and Isamu Aerith, Okaa-san.

Selphie-chan had continued to like Tidus-san for two more years until she met his cousin, Wakka-san. (A/N couldn't think of anyone, we'll just say Lulu went with Chapu…) Selphie-chan was now eighteen years old and was engaged to Wakka-san. She was wearing a pale yellow spaghetti strap dress. (A/N Sorry I like describing their outfits XD btw all the guys are wearing either suits or tuxes.)

Rikku-chan had grown up to be a fun girl she was currently fifteen. She had long blonde hair that she usually wore in a ponytail. She was currently dating a sixteen-year-old named Gippal-san. Rikku-chan was wearing a similar dress as Selphie-chan's.

Aerith-Okaa-san and Cloud-Otou-san, were in there forties now. They were always there for me with anything. They also had given me some of Sora-kun's stuff. Aerith-okaa-san was wearing a pink dress.

-

"I'd like to make a toast to my friends, Li Syaoran and Sakura." I called, "They've always probably loved eachother, but were too blind to realize it for quite sometime, heck I'm actually surprised they're married right now…" I joked, a lot of people laughed, "To the newly weds."

"To the newly weds." Said everybody in unison.

I sat back down as we were allowed to eat. I actually wasn't all that hungry so I just nibbled on a riceball.

After everybody ate it was time to dance and visit. Me? I just walked away from the reception area and went to another room that I believe was Syaoran-kun's office. I silently closed the door behind me and turned on the light.

I looked around the room, it seemed pretty clean, 'Yep, this is Syaoran-kun's office alright.' I thought as I saw a picture of Sakura-chan on the desk. I opened the small purse I had brought with me and took out an envelope. I examined it for a second before putting it down on the desk.

Syaoran-kun had a door that led to a balcony. 'Syaoran-kun must like to get fresh air every once and awhile…' I thought.

I walked over to the door, and opened it, it felt kind of nice to feel the cool night air touch your face. I walked over to the end where the railing was. I looked down, since I was pretty much on the top floor everything looked so tiny. I sighed. I dropped the bouquet I was still holding, I took off my shoes, stocking, my clips and pin and anything else but my dress.

I sat down and leaned up against the railing. I looked at my left ring finger where a ring was. Ever since that day even years ago I never took it off. I was thankful no one ever really asked me about the ring, because I would really want to talk about it. I kept my promises with Sora-kun, I helped his younger sisters all the time and I was still friends with his.

I had read his journal faithfully every night, as if it were a bible. Every entry would almost always talk about me. I never thought someone could love me that much, though I was a little tweaked out when I had found out Sora-kun watching me sleep. It was kind of stalkerish. Though his handwriting sucked and he was bad at spelling, but it was very fun to read. And it helped me a lot over the past seven years almost, just to read about your love's life, made you feel more connected to them in a way.

As I said I didn't live in Japan anymore. With the help with my Uncle Kenta I moved to California, USA when I was nineteen. Now I am twenty-one. In California I worked as a singer for nightclubs and weddings. When I had moved to California I had also changed my last name to Isamu… I liked California the weather was nice and it was fun.

I picked up the bouquet next to me, it was pretty with, sakura and rose. I sighed as I start taking the peddles off the flowers. I remembered as kids we'd all go play in Sora-kun's back yard where there was this cave sort of thing and we'd call it the 'secret place'. We'd all draw on the walls and hang out together in there. The last time I was in there was, "Seven years ago…"

A tear trinkled down my face as I stood up, I had picked up all the pedals I plucked off and cupped them into my hand. I climbed on top of the railing I faced the building, I closed my eyes until I heard some screams and shouts coming towards me.

I opened my dusk colored eyes, they haven't showed that spark of happiness since seven years ago, "Kairi-chan what are you doing!" shrieked Sakura-chan.

"Kairi-chan have you drank too much sake?" asked Naminé-chan.

I shook my head, "I love all of you guys…" I whispered.

Riku-kun slowly approached me and extended a hand out to me, "c'mon Kairi-chan, you really don't wanna do this now do you?"

My eyes welled up with tears, Riku-kun had such a scared look on his face, his aquatic eyes set on saving me from myself. "Hai, I do, I'm sorry. But I must do this."

"No, Kairi-chan you don't." he said, he had such a determined look on his face.

I gave a sad laugh, "After all these years Riku-kun, I thought you were the only one who understood me…"

Riku-kun looked confused for a moment, "I do Kairi-chan, and I know you don't want to do this."

"Yes I do!" I snarled tears streaming down my face. I stroked one of the pedals that was in my hands. I looked at my friend Sakura-chan, "Saku-chan sorry for ruining your wedding…"

"No…" said Sakura-chan sobbing, her green eyes showed so much fear and concern for me.

I then looked at my cousin who was being held up by Syaoran-kun, "Naminé-chan, I'm sorry that I'm not going to be able to see your baby…"

Naminé-chan shook her head, "No, Kairi-chan please take Riku-kun's hand. Please don't do this!"

I closed my eyes, "I'm sorry," I let my self lean back, I was now off the railing and now falling.

I heard faint screams, my arms flew right open, all of the flower pedals flew all over, and my dress was flowing all around me.

"Sora-kun… I'll be with you soon…." I opened my yes, all I could see was the sky going farther and farther away, "Ah- Itsuka eien no, nemuri ni tsuku hi made, douka sono egao ga, taema naku aru you ni…"I whispered the lyrics of me and my love's song before I blacked out…

Dear Everyone,

I'm sorry I was so selfish… Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun, I'm sorry I ruined your wedding day, I was happy I was apart of it. Naminé-chan and Riku-kun, I'm sorry for not being able to see the birth of your baby, I'll watch over it I promise…I decided to leave from this world because of Sora-kun… I loved him too much and when he had died I was never the same… I died when he died. You all must think I'm selfish, making all of you cry over me, when I wanted to die and be with someone who had been dead for the past seven years, I loved all of you. But I would I like all of you to do one last thing, could you burry me, in my dress from the dance, (Yes it still fits). And make sure 'm have my ring on, I am buried with Sora-kun's journal, and one last thing make sure it says Isamu on my grave…

I Love You All,

Isamu Hikari Kairi

Author's Corner: I know I'm going to get flamed for this… Well one chappie left. Should I get more tissues maybe?

Lub ya's!

Tabbie