AN: Hey guys! Ah, it's good to see you've all read the first chappie! Ooh, this chappie is long! I'm so proud of myself. Unlike FDTA, I haven't finished this fic yet. So, I'm still writing it. Anyways, I'm gonna post a chappie up on Monday because I'm leaving on Tuesday for the National Youth League Forum on Medicine (I want to be a pediatrician when I get older). Anyways, I'll be gone for 10 days (how will I be able to survive!) from July 6-15. I'm so sad! Well, I told you that just to give you guys a heads up in case you're like 'Why isn't she updating?' or 'She's not reviewing for my fic!'. BTW, I'm gonna read your story Selphie Louise (even though I never played Zelda).
Disclaimer: -puts up a huge banner that says 'I don't own Kingdom Hearts!'- Well, at least I still own Vern (but who would want to own her?! j/k)
Chapter Two: Competitions
The next morning, everyone got up and headed towards the beach. It was like a ritual for them to go swimming every morning, so this day was no different. Kairi decided to confront Sora about what happened yesterday as soon as she saw Vern walk out wearing a tube top and bikini bottom. Better get Sora outta here before he sees that, she thought.
"Sora, can I talk to you?" Kairi asked.
Sora turned around. "Sure Kairi." They walked into the water then swam far out into the ocean.
"You look really nice today, Kairi." Sora said.
"Can it, we gotta talk." Kairi said abruptly, which shook Sora a bit.
"Okay...what's up?"
"Well, I know Vern took you over to the pier. What did you do?" Kairi asked, waiting for the answer intently.
"Nothing really."
"Oh come on! You mean to tell me that there was a pretty girl sitting next to you and you did nothing?"
"Well, we just talked and...wait a minute, don't you trust me?" Sora said, a little hurt by Kairi's suspicion.
"I do, but, I just didn't know if you would let your feelings get the best of you right then and there." Kairi looked down.
"Kairi, if you really want to know what happened, I'll tell you. Vern tried to kiss me but I didn't let her. She told me she still loved me, but I told her that my heart belongs to you. There, are you happy now?"
Kairi felt really bad. "Sora, I'm so sorry. I should have never questioned you in the first place. I guess I was just jealous because Vern looked so pretty."
Sora took Kairi's hand. "Kairi, you are the most beautiful girl I know. No one will ever change that. Now, about what you said in the gummi ship, I'm waiting for those kisses you promised." They kissed. Kairi felt a lot better after that. They spent the whole morning together.
"Hey you two!" Wakka called out from the shore. "Come over here!" Sora and Kairi swam back to shore. Everyone else was standing in a circle, waiting for them. Kairi felt better when she never saw Sora even look at Vern. She felt even better when he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her.
"What's up, Wakka?" Sora asked.
"We've decided that it would be cool if we had a fighting contest. Yah know, like old times. I still got my blitzball, yah. So, you in?" Wakka asked.
"Definitely!" Sora said.
"Cool. Da contest starts tomorrow afternoon, right after our swim." Wakka explained. Everyone started leaving to get changed from their swimsuits. That's when Sora finally looked at Vern. It was when she was leaving, and she was walking hand in hand with Tidus.
"What is going on over there?" Sora asked.
Kairi saw Vern and Tidus. "Man, this is not good."
"Yah. I still don't trust her. But Tidus doesn't know about her true self." Sora said.
"She said she changed, but we just can't believe that right now." Kairi said. Sora agreed. "I'll talk to Tidus when Vern leaves him. Somehow I gotta convince him not to go out with her." Sora and Kairi continued home. Because they talked through their problems, they were now stronger than ever as a couple. Sora changed out of his swimming trunks into a dark blue shirt and tattered jeans with holes in the knees. Very rugged. Right after he changed, Sora immediately left for Tidus' house. Let's just hope Vern isn't there with Tidus, Sora thought. Wrong move. Sora had jinxed it, because there sitting outside Tidus' house was Tidus and Vern, still in their swimming attire.
"Oh hey, Sora!" Tidus said as Sora approached them.
"What's up?" Vern said casually.
"Uh...Tidus can I talk to you?" Sora kicked at the sand at his feet. It was weird having Vern there. Sora didn't want her around his home turf, no matter how pretty she was.
"No prob." Tidus said. He kissed Vern on the cheek and got up. "See ya later, babe."
"Bye T." Vern said, using her new nickname for Tidus again.
Sora and Tidus walked over to the docks. Everything was code for the people on Destiny Islands. The dock was a place for people to chat about anything. The ocean was a sign as friendship or romance: friendship in the morning, romance at night. The pier was used for romance. Ironically, Vern was using the pier for the right reason yesterday with Sora. So if say, Sora and Kairi were sitting on the pier, Selphie wouldn't go there. But if they were at the docks, Selphie could join them.
Tidus and Sora sat down at the docks. It was the late afternoon. "Tidus, I- "Sora began to say.
"Wait, Sora. I think I know what you're gonna say. It's okay if you beat Vern in the contest tomorrow. I won't mind. In fact, if I'm up against her, I'll show her no mercy!"
"What? Vern's gonna fight?" Sora exclaimed, surprised.
"Yah, I know. Cool, huh?"
"What is she using for combat?"
"Well, I said she could use one of my swords, but she refused. I guess she has her own weapon."
Sora was afraid to hear that. He didn't know if Vern had lost all her powers when Iqui started guarding the door to the light.
"Anyways, that's not what I wanted to talk about. It still has to do with Vern, though." Sora said. He had to choose his words carefully. "There are some things about Vern that you don't know. I really don't think it's a good idea to go out with her. She's bad news." "Sora, you haven't even known Vern for a day! You shouldn't judge her like that. I've spent the whole morning with her, and I like her a lot. I haven't seen anything wrong with her...plus she's hot."
Sora didn't want to burst out saying all the things Vern did, so he decided to only mention what happened last night. "When I was talking to Vern last night, she hit on me! Even after Kairi said she was my girlfriend." Sora was trying to see Tidus' reaction to everything he said, but it was hard to make out how Tidus was feeling.
"Come on, man. Don't do this to me." Tidus said. "A girl finally likes me! Why are you saying those things? They can't possibly be true!"
Sora was at his peak. "Just a little while ago you said I haven't even known Vern for a day! What about you? A day and a half? Big difference! Oh, I can totally see how you can know Vern inside and out in a day and a half, but not me in almost a day!" Sora yelled sarcastically. Sora tried to calm down. "Look, I came to you as a friend. Why would I make those things up? I'm not jealous, obviously because I've got a great girlfriend."
Tidus was looking down during Sora's whole rampage. Then he looked up at Sora and sighed. "I understand that you want to protect me, but I gotta give Vern a chance." Tidus got up. "Give her another chance, please. I don't want tension between us."
Sora had already given Vern another chance. But Tidus was right, they were friends. "Alright." They gave each other a pat on the back. Tidus went back home, but Sora decided to take a different route that wouldn't pass by Tidus' house.
The following morning, everyone got out for their morning swim. Sora filled Riku and Kairi in on what happened between him and Tidus and about Vern entering the contest. The contest was almost ready to begin. Riku, Tidus, and Sora had swords (Sora really wished he could use his Keyblade, but that would be totally unfair.) Wakka had his blitzball. Selphie had her jumprope. Kairi was the judge. And Vern....she had nothing. But she was still fighting. She wasn't the boxer type either. Everyone wondered what she had in store. The rules were the same; first one knocked to the ground for 5 seconds is out.
The battling order was this: Riku vs. Sora, Tidus vs. Wakka, then Selphie vs. Vern. The fight occurred on the pier. So if someone got pushed off the pier, it also counted as a knockout. Everyone had decided that the prize for the champion would be a seashell necklace. It wasn't much, but the necklace was very nicely made. The woman who made them on the island had died a year ago, so there wasn't a lot of them left. It could be for a guy or a girl.
Sora and Riku both gripped their wooden swords. Riku was a tough opponent to beat. Sora had only beaten Riku once. That was when Ansem controlled him. Sora hoped that he had gotten stronger because of fighting the Heartless. It was basically like a sword fight. They had to block each other's attacks and also be agile in their attacks. Thankfully, Sora did get better. The Keyblade was great practice. Riku's sword barely hit Sora. Soon Riku was too tired to keep fighting, and Sora was able to bring him down.
Next up were Tidus and Wakka. Wakka was good with his blitzball. But Tidus would knock the ball and hit Wakka when he would throw it. Basically it was an easy match for Tidus. Tidus was able to hit Wakka with some combos. Tidus was the winner!
The next match was Selphie against Vern. Everyone wanted to know how good Vern was, and what she was going to use as a weapon. She could have just fought without anything, but usually in these fights you needed a weapon. At the beginning of the match, Vern was just standing there. So Selphie ran up to her and whipped her with her jumprope. Vern lifted her arm up, and the jumprope wrapped around her arm. Then she pulled back and the jumprope flew from Selphie's hand. Now Vern had the weapon and Selphie didn't. She got whooped! Vern used that jumprope like she had fought with it her whole life. She was whipping Selphie so hard that Selphie jumped off the pier on purpose!
Now there was Tidus, Sora, and Vern left. First it was Tidus against Vern. The winner would go against Sora for the championship. Tidus did tell Sora that he would show Vern no mercy in the contest, but when it came down to it, Tidus couldn't do it. He pretended to get knocked out by Vern. Sora thought Tidus was crazy, but then again he would have done the same if he was against Kairi. Now it was down to the finals-Sora vs. Vern.
Disclaimer: -puts up a huge banner that says 'I don't own Kingdom Hearts!'- Well, at least I still own Vern (but who would want to own her?! j/k)
Chapter Two: Competitions
The next morning, everyone got up and headed towards the beach. It was like a ritual for them to go swimming every morning, so this day was no different. Kairi decided to confront Sora about what happened yesterday as soon as she saw Vern walk out wearing a tube top and bikini bottom. Better get Sora outta here before he sees that, she thought.
"Sora, can I talk to you?" Kairi asked.
Sora turned around. "Sure Kairi." They walked into the water then swam far out into the ocean.
"You look really nice today, Kairi." Sora said.
"Can it, we gotta talk." Kairi said abruptly, which shook Sora a bit.
"Okay...what's up?"
"Well, I know Vern took you over to the pier. What did you do?" Kairi asked, waiting for the answer intently.
"Nothing really."
"Oh come on! You mean to tell me that there was a pretty girl sitting next to you and you did nothing?"
"Well, we just talked and...wait a minute, don't you trust me?" Sora said, a little hurt by Kairi's suspicion.
"I do, but, I just didn't know if you would let your feelings get the best of you right then and there." Kairi looked down.
"Kairi, if you really want to know what happened, I'll tell you. Vern tried to kiss me but I didn't let her. She told me she still loved me, but I told her that my heart belongs to you. There, are you happy now?"
Kairi felt really bad. "Sora, I'm so sorry. I should have never questioned you in the first place. I guess I was just jealous because Vern looked so pretty."
Sora took Kairi's hand. "Kairi, you are the most beautiful girl I know. No one will ever change that. Now, about what you said in the gummi ship, I'm waiting for those kisses you promised." They kissed. Kairi felt a lot better after that. They spent the whole morning together.
"Hey you two!" Wakka called out from the shore. "Come over here!" Sora and Kairi swam back to shore. Everyone else was standing in a circle, waiting for them. Kairi felt better when she never saw Sora even look at Vern. She felt even better when he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her.
"What's up, Wakka?" Sora asked.
"We've decided that it would be cool if we had a fighting contest. Yah know, like old times. I still got my blitzball, yah. So, you in?" Wakka asked.
"Definitely!" Sora said.
"Cool. Da contest starts tomorrow afternoon, right after our swim." Wakka explained. Everyone started leaving to get changed from their swimsuits. That's when Sora finally looked at Vern. It was when she was leaving, and she was walking hand in hand with Tidus.
"What is going on over there?" Sora asked.
Kairi saw Vern and Tidus. "Man, this is not good."
"Yah. I still don't trust her. But Tidus doesn't know about her true self." Sora said.
"She said she changed, but we just can't believe that right now." Kairi said. Sora agreed. "I'll talk to Tidus when Vern leaves him. Somehow I gotta convince him not to go out with her." Sora and Kairi continued home. Because they talked through their problems, they were now stronger than ever as a couple. Sora changed out of his swimming trunks into a dark blue shirt and tattered jeans with holes in the knees. Very rugged. Right after he changed, Sora immediately left for Tidus' house. Let's just hope Vern isn't there with Tidus, Sora thought. Wrong move. Sora had jinxed it, because there sitting outside Tidus' house was Tidus and Vern, still in their swimming attire.
"Oh hey, Sora!" Tidus said as Sora approached them.
"What's up?" Vern said casually.
"Uh...Tidus can I talk to you?" Sora kicked at the sand at his feet. It was weird having Vern there. Sora didn't want her around his home turf, no matter how pretty she was.
"No prob." Tidus said. He kissed Vern on the cheek and got up. "See ya later, babe."
"Bye T." Vern said, using her new nickname for Tidus again.
Sora and Tidus walked over to the docks. Everything was code for the people on Destiny Islands. The dock was a place for people to chat about anything. The ocean was a sign as friendship or romance: friendship in the morning, romance at night. The pier was used for romance. Ironically, Vern was using the pier for the right reason yesterday with Sora. So if say, Sora and Kairi were sitting on the pier, Selphie wouldn't go there. But if they were at the docks, Selphie could join them.
Tidus and Sora sat down at the docks. It was the late afternoon. "Tidus, I- "Sora began to say.
"Wait, Sora. I think I know what you're gonna say. It's okay if you beat Vern in the contest tomorrow. I won't mind. In fact, if I'm up against her, I'll show her no mercy!"
"What? Vern's gonna fight?" Sora exclaimed, surprised.
"Yah, I know. Cool, huh?"
"What is she using for combat?"
"Well, I said she could use one of my swords, but she refused. I guess she has her own weapon."
Sora was afraid to hear that. He didn't know if Vern had lost all her powers when Iqui started guarding the door to the light.
"Anyways, that's not what I wanted to talk about. It still has to do with Vern, though." Sora said. He had to choose his words carefully. "There are some things about Vern that you don't know. I really don't think it's a good idea to go out with her. She's bad news." "Sora, you haven't even known Vern for a day! You shouldn't judge her like that. I've spent the whole morning with her, and I like her a lot. I haven't seen anything wrong with her...plus she's hot."
Sora didn't want to burst out saying all the things Vern did, so he decided to only mention what happened last night. "When I was talking to Vern last night, she hit on me! Even after Kairi said she was my girlfriend." Sora was trying to see Tidus' reaction to everything he said, but it was hard to make out how Tidus was feeling.
"Come on, man. Don't do this to me." Tidus said. "A girl finally likes me! Why are you saying those things? They can't possibly be true!"
Sora was at his peak. "Just a little while ago you said I haven't even known Vern for a day! What about you? A day and a half? Big difference! Oh, I can totally see how you can know Vern inside and out in a day and a half, but not me in almost a day!" Sora yelled sarcastically. Sora tried to calm down. "Look, I came to you as a friend. Why would I make those things up? I'm not jealous, obviously because I've got a great girlfriend."
Tidus was looking down during Sora's whole rampage. Then he looked up at Sora and sighed. "I understand that you want to protect me, but I gotta give Vern a chance." Tidus got up. "Give her another chance, please. I don't want tension between us."
Sora had already given Vern another chance. But Tidus was right, they were friends. "Alright." They gave each other a pat on the back. Tidus went back home, but Sora decided to take a different route that wouldn't pass by Tidus' house.
The following morning, everyone got out for their morning swim. Sora filled Riku and Kairi in on what happened between him and Tidus and about Vern entering the contest. The contest was almost ready to begin. Riku, Tidus, and Sora had swords (Sora really wished he could use his Keyblade, but that would be totally unfair.) Wakka had his blitzball. Selphie had her jumprope. Kairi was the judge. And Vern....she had nothing. But she was still fighting. She wasn't the boxer type either. Everyone wondered what she had in store. The rules were the same; first one knocked to the ground for 5 seconds is out.
The battling order was this: Riku vs. Sora, Tidus vs. Wakka, then Selphie vs. Vern. The fight occurred on the pier. So if someone got pushed off the pier, it also counted as a knockout. Everyone had decided that the prize for the champion would be a seashell necklace. It wasn't much, but the necklace was very nicely made. The woman who made them on the island had died a year ago, so there wasn't a lot of them left. It could be for a guy or a girl.
Sora and Riku both gripped their wooden swords. Riku was a tough opponent to beat. Sora had only beaten Riku once. That was when Ansem controlled him. Sora hoped that he had gotten stronger because of fighting the Heartless. It was basically like a sword fight. They had to block each other's attacks and also be agile in their attacks. Thankfully, Sora did get better. The Keyblade was great practice. Riku's sword barely hit Sora. Soon Riku was too tired to keep fighting, and Sora was able to bring him down.
Next up were Tidus and Wakka. Wakka was good with his blitzball. But Tidus would knock the ball and hit Wakka when he would throw it. Basically it was an easy match for Tidus. Tidus was able to hit Wakka with some combos. Tidus was the winner!
The next match was Selphie against Vern. Everyone wanted to know how good Vern was, and what she was going to use as a weapon. She could have just fought without anything, but usually in these fights you needed a weapon. At the beginning of the match, Vern was just standing there. So Selphie ran up to her and whipped her with her jumprope. Vern lifted her arm up, and the jumprope wrapped around her arm. Then she pulled back and the jumprope flew from Selphie's hand. Now Vern had the weapon and Selphie didn't. She got whooped! Vern used that jumprope like she had fought with it her whole life. She was whipping Selphie so hard that Selphie jumped off the pier on purpose!
Now there was Tidus, Sora, and Vern left. First it was Tidus against Vern. The winner would go against Sora for the championship. Tidus did tell Sora that he would show Vern no mercy in the contest, but when it came down to it, Tidus couldn't do it. He pretended to get knocked out by Vern. Sora thought Tidus was crazy, but then again he would have done the same if he was against Kairi. Now it was down to the finals-Sora vs. Vern.