By: Kietah-chan (K-c)
A/N: Hey, everybody!! I'm so glad I got so many reviews!! Now it'll look like the idiotic incident with fanfiction never happened! ::suddenly turns evil:: ha….in your FACE !! You can NEVER stop K-c!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Uhh. . . .yea. Well, you all get lollipops for reviewing and helping me through my crisis!! ::hands out lollipops while wearing a dress:: The reason I'm in a dress: because I am. Hmm . . .Now, this chappie will be based around Yuna . . .so it's gonna be at school . . .but don't worry!! Still some Kairiness comes into the scene!! I know I left you all at some kind of a cliffie . . .so . . .i'm gonna wait 3 more days till I start!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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::three days pass::
Ok, here ya go!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts . . .I'm sad about that . . .except . . .that I can do THIS!! ::throws Taby-chan into a cluster of SquareSoft people:: MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!
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Taby: ::rubs head:: what the hell was that for? ::meow!::
K-c: ::grins::
Ch.6: Chemistry FunYuna's POV:
I shifted my weight from one foot to the other; my shoes were starting to get a little small for my feet. Rikku, who was standing nearby, kept smoothing down her flyaway blonde hair but to no avail, because the breeze from late last night was still blowing ceaselessly and it just kept sending her hair all around her face. To the other side of me, stood Selphie, whom kept nervously checking her watch and sighing in annoyance and worry.
We were waiting for Kairi as we usually did every morning for school. We would wait for her at the front doors until she comes skipping down the path towards us, then we all go in together. But today, she wasn't showing, which was obviously going to make us late if we waited any longer. Now, usually Kairi calls me in the morning if she wakes up sick or has to go to a doctor's appointment, but I didn't get a call this morning. I'm not the worrying type of girl most of the time, but there was this weird feeling sticking in my side whenever I thought about what could be keeping her.
A strong gust of wind sent our stupid uniform skirts to go flying in the air so we all immediately dropped our books to hold them down. Some nearby boys in our classes made whistling noises and I saw Selphie start to give them a dirty look when she noticed that Tidus was in the group. He wasn't partaking in any of the "sites"; he was looking away to the sky as if deep in thought. His beautiful blonde hair blew so gently in the wind, caressing his soft locks . . .
"Hey, Yuna! Earth to Yuna!"
I snapped out of my daydream. I looked back over at where Tidus was standing previously, but he was gone now, leaving my heart to sink low in my chest. Selphie was standing in front of me, a very confused and frustrated look on her usually sweet and innocent face.
"That was the bell! Come on! We're gonna be late!" Selphie reprimanded me. She looked over at Rikku who was suddenly looking off in the distance to where Kairi usually pops out of the path to get to school.
"What? What is it? Do you see her?" Selphie asked anxiously, running over to Rikku and standing beside her to see in her line of vision. Rikku shook her head ever so slightly and continued to stare blankly in the same direction, a small red glow forming on her cheeks.
"No . . .Riku . . ." she muttered quietly under her breath. That caught my attention. I looked in the direction my two friends were staring in and saw, indeed, a silver haired teen stomping along the path with his head down and his books clutched under his arm. Dust seemed to fly up around his feet as he scuffed them temperamentally on the ground, making him look even more startling than usual.
Selphie's pupils dilated a noticeable amount as they fixed on the approaching figure, but she did not blush . . .she was into Tidus . . .She moved away from blocking the doors into school so the apparently angry teen could stomp on by. I remained standing where I was, my eyes fixed on Riku who was now marching up the front steps towards us. He walked right towards me and stopped to face me. It took me by surprise how he was right in front of me . . .
"Don't be waiting for that little bitch today . . ." Riku growled under his breath at me, his face tilted towards the ground so that I couldn't see his eyes. I didn't say a word, I just continued to stare at him in amazement. What did he mean by that?
"But . . .do you know where Kairi is?" Selphie asked quietly and somewhat meekly from the place that she had shrunk off to, trying not to get too close to the infuriated and, in her eyes, dangerous boy. Riku didn't look at her, but I could tell that he had heard her because he made a sound that sounded somewhat of a laugh . . .but a . . .maniacal laugh?
"In hell, hopefully . . ."
The flirtatious smile on Rikku's face slowly vanished as her eyes followed his walking figure that pushed past me and into the building. She looked over at Selphie and I; a confused and frightened expression smothering her face. I returned the look and so did Selphie, but none of us said a word. Each of us seemed to be contemplating the situation in our own minds' . . .and not sharing it out loud.
The sudden and loud clanging of the late bell rang through the campus, causing all of us to jump abruptly into the air, and jerked me out of my thoughts. Selphie swooped down to seize her fallen books and flung open the front doors into the school. I saw her running down the hallway, and that was the last I saw of her for the entire day. Rikku, however, still continued to look confused and slowly picked up her books carefully, looking as if she were still deep in thought. She stepped lightly to the door and casually walked down the hall in a dream-like state.
I bent down to pick up my books, but there was already somebody there.
"What the--?!" I exclaimed, startled. I looked up from the hand and saw the glowing blue eyes of . . .Tidus. Oh no . . .He smiled at me and I immediately felt the annoying blush rise up in my cheeks. I remained frozen on the spot as he resumed his original task of picking up my books for me. I received them with dead and cold hands, the blush still lingering on my face. I wanted to hide . . .
"You . . .kinda need these . . ." he said coolly as I took them away from his hands. I clutched them to my chest as usual and finally looked away. Tidus also seemed nervous, but I didn't bother to ask. I was too focused on trying to hide my blush discreetly from him.
"Yea . . .um . . . thank you . . ." I felt my inner-conscience scolding me for acting so stupid. Why couldn't I have said something more interesting like: 'Wowy caboodle's! You sure are nicey-wicey!' Um . . .that would be scary, though . . . but just ANYTHING from a simple and boring 'Thank you'!!
There was an awkward silence between the two of us . . .
"HEY! YUNA! TIDUS! GET YER ASSES UP HERE TO CLASS! GOD DAMMIT! CAN'T YOU TELL TIME? OR ARE YOU DEAF?! YOU'RE 5 FREAKIN MINUTES LATE FOR CLASS! GET THE HELL UP HERE, LOVEBIRDS!!" Tidus and I both looked up immediately at the loud and very annoyed voice coming from above us. We saw our chemistry teacher, Miss Lulu sticking her head out of the window and glaring down at us and shaking her fist in fury. Some other teachers above her window poked their heads out to see what the commotion was. Tidus and I immediately sprinted into the building, down the hallway, and up the stairs. He could run faster than I could (plus, I was in a skirt), so he got there slightly before me.
When I entered the room, of course, all heads turned in my direction. Tidus was already slinking off to his seat near the windows so I was in the spotlight. Lulu closed the window and turned around to glare at me. Her gothy teacher outfit seemed in correlation with her attitude. It was probably "her time of month", so to speak, also.
"Take your seat, Miss Yuna," she ordered me, still giving me that burning glare. I stayed still for another moment, just frozen on the spot and flushing in my face from embarrassment. After I had regained control over my own body, I shuffled slowly down a row of desks to my seat near the back. I glanced over at Yuffie who sat a small way away from me and she gave me a reassuring smile and a thumbs up. Was she congratulating me on being late for class?
I quietly placed my books under my desk on the rack, trying not to make so much noise when, as I bent down, I noticed something. There were two empty desks in the room. One of them belonged to Kairi who was obviously not coming to school today and the other belonged to Sora. Sora? He was absent too?
"Now, class," Lulu (who I have to refer as "Miss Lulu" because she's my teacher, even though I've known her for forever) started off her class, making me jump slightly out of my thoughts.
"We will be combining two very dangerous chemicals and acids together today. When these two acids are mixed together at the EXACT SAME TIME, it will transform into a drinkable healing potion . . ." Blah blah blah . . .I already knew how to make a health potion . . .
"So . . .uhh . . .get with your little partners . . .and . . .uhh . . . wait for instruction . . ." Lulu muttered uncertainly of herself. Sometimes I thought that she, herself, didn't know what to do. She was a great teacher, yes, but not a very assertive one.
There was a whole lot of bustle as chairs scraped the tiled floor. My classmates rose to their feet and headed over to their lab stations placed around the room. I remained where I sitting and stared directly out in front of me. I didn't know what to do . . .Kairi was my lab partner . . .My eyes broke away from Lulu's desk in which I was staring blankly at and I looked randomly around the room, searching for someone I could join in with.
"Is there a problem, Yuna?" I jumped out of seat abruptly. Lulu was standing right in front of me, looming over my desk and staring down at me with a curious look in her eyes. I looked up at my teacher and friend. She could now refer to me without "miss" in front of it because we were talking to each other informally. This school is like that . . .
I hesitated at first, unsure of how to put my thoughts into my own words, but then, as I glanced over to where Tidus usually sat, I saw that he, too, also was sitting in his seat with his head on the desk . . .I think asleep.
I took a deep breath. "Well, my lab partner, Kairi is absent today . . ." I finally told Lulu quietly, now looking back at her. Lulu sighed in an exaggerated way and slowly turned in Tidus's direction. A small smile formed on the corner of her black-lipsticked lips and she opened her mouth wide and hollered:
"WAKE UP!"
Tidus and several other innocent students jumped out of their skins at the sudden burst of sound. I heard that Yuffie and Rikku uttered little squeaks of surprise. Tidus shot up from his desk and to his feet, looking very alarmed and searching around quickly for the source of the shout. While he was in his frantic glory (A/N: I love that phrase . . . ), Lulu turned back to me and smiled in a satisfied way.
"There you go . . .Tidus will be your lab partner for today," she said in a very calm sort of way. She then glided back to her desk and stood behind it, giving me a look saying: "go on, then!".
Tidus and I exchanged brief glances to each other before I finally rose to my feet and walked slowly over to the lab station that I usually worked with Kairi. Some people were still staring at Tidus and me from the shouting earlier. I could my face flush from anticipation of actually working with Tidus. I just hoped he wouldn't notice . . .is it that obvious?
When I had finally reached the counter top, my hand started shaking so much that I had to grab the edge to prevent myself from falling over and my knees started to buckle as well. I heard his approaching footsteps behind me and with every step, it seemed to echo in my mind and be in synch with my pounding heartbeat. The blush that was growing steadily on my cheeks flared up more when he walked over to my side and stood there waiting for instruction.
Lulu started speaking again, but I couldn't hear her voice over the throbbing of my heart. I was tuned out from all instruction and I was hoping that Tidus was at least listening to what she was saying. But . . . he wasn't.
A hand shot out from nowhere and seized the beaker on our blue tray with a black and murky substance in it. He raised it up to his eyes and peered inside of it, trying to analyze what the hell it was. Part of me wanted to tell him to be careful not to spill any on himself, because it looked dangerous, but I believed that if I would have said anything, I wouldn't have been able to hear myself or anyone else hear me. I seemed to be locked in a dimension that nobody realized that I was there, and, still, all I could hear was the continuous beating of my heart growing louder and louder until—
"Tidus, do you wish to have that acid burn slowly through your stomach, drying all of your blood up in an instant while, in the process, disintegrate your very vital organs causing you to drop dead on this cold floor?" Lulu asked coolly from behind her desk. There was a moment of silence as everyone looked over at Tidus, including me. I had been ripped out of my "other dimension" at those strange words. I looked at Tidus's expression and saw the horror shining in his blue eyes that were now wide open. He slowly put the beaker back down on the tray with a shaking hand and looking at it as if it were going to jump up and attack him.
"I thought so . . .a very wise choice . . ." Lulu muttered under her breath, still glaring at Tidus, but then turned her eyes away from him and shuffled some papers around on her desk. I now looked over at Tidus who glanced at me in the same way. Lulu cleared her throat from the front of the room, which caused both of us to once again, turn in her direction.
"Now . . .we are going to be adding these acids. Watch closely," Lulu picked up the beaker full of the black substance in her left hand and the beaker full of blue substance in the other. She held the two over a larger glass for a moment or too, then she quickly poured the contents into the glass. Immediately, there was a bright flash of light and smoke billowing up into the air. A couple of the students gasped or even squeaked in surprise by the light and smoke. When the smoke of the haze started to vanish, all we saw was Lulu still standing in the same position with the two beakers still in her hands, covered from head to toe in black dust. There was a minute or two of silence before she slowly set the beakers down back onto the tray.
"Damn acids . . . why did this work for me when I tried this at my house? What did I do wrong? Hmm . . .I added the right acids, right? But then . . ." she muttered to herself under her breath quietly as she grabbed a towel and wiped off her face. Everybody continued to stare open-mouthed at our obviously stressed and unprepared teacher while she cleaned herself up.
When she was once again in her normal gothic-glory, she cleared her throat and gave the remaining staring students glares saying loud and clear: 'Forget you ever saw that, or I will make sure you will!'.
"Woah! Mon! Too hot, ya!" Every eye turned now onto Wakka's direction whom was flailing around aimlessly . . .completely caught on fire. He wasn't listening . . .or watching . . .Wakka staggered about crazily while students ran out of his way as he hurried by. Nobody did anything to help stop the fire . . .we just watched in awe . . .
Wakka neared the open 3rd story window, and, before we could warn him, he fell out. We could all hear his screams on the way down and then suddenly a splash of water from the fountain below. All was silent as Lulu walked casually over to the window and shut it. She walked back over to he desk and smiled in a cruel and satisfied way. (A/N: oh god, I just HAD to do that to him . . . )
"Now, then, plan B . . ."
LATER
I had just finished writing the last of my observations on the cricket in the odd blue bubble on our tray and laid my pencil down with a sigh of relief. This petty substitute for our once extravagant experiment bored my mind, making me think more than I really wanted. I heard a small and quiet laugh coming from beside me and looked over to see Tidus staring at me. His sudden attention in me caught me by surprise and made me blush, once again.
"You look really cute when you're mad . . ." he muttered quietly under his breath. He almost didn't seem to be saying it to me, even though he was staring directly at me. His beautiful ocean-blue eyes looked glazed over and he took on the appearance of being in a trance. I blushed even more furiously and didn't say anything (what was there to say?!).
"HEY, TIDUS!" Wakka came up from behind him and slapped him on the back. Immediately, Tidus snapped out of this little daydream and looked paranoid. He glanced over at me and saw my embarrassment on my face and I could read his expression: 'Did I just say that out loud?'. It seemed cute . . .
The slightly charred Wakka grinned annoyingly at the confused and embarrassed Tidus and then noticed me. "So, you two are lab partners, eh?" he asked even though he knew the answer, jabbing me in the rib (almost my boob . . .). I smiled as sweetly as I could, even though I just wanted him to go away so I can talk to Tidus alone. Tidus acted like he was reading my mind when he told Wakka to leave us alone for a bit. I couldn't help but to smile gratefully at him. After he had lumbered away over to Yuffie to flirt, Tidus looked up at me.
"So . . .are we done looking at this stupid cricket yet?" He asked me with a smile on his face, pointing his pencil in the direction of the bubble. I giggled and nodded my head. Tidus gave a sigh of relief and hoisted himself on top of the lab counter, and looked at the ceiling thoughtfully. I shifted nervously in my position, wanting to ask a question. I wanted to hop up on the counter with him, but . . .skirts aren't nice like that. (A/N: and we all hate them for that! )
"Um . . .can I ask you a question?" I asked him quietly, kicking my feet around playfully while not making eye contact. I could still feel the flaming blush still lingering on my cheeks, it making me want to hide away forever. Why am I always cursed?!
"Sure,"
"Well . . .what do you think happened to Kairi? I mean, she always calls me in the morning to let me know if she's sick or she has some kind of appointment . . .so . . .where is she?" I asked rather quickly, spilling it all out of me in a wave of words. When I looked up, I met those beautiful eyes. I wanted to look away but, once again. I was trapped.
"Probably in the same place where Sora is . . ." he answered me thoughtfully, now averting his eyes to the ceiling again. I wondered why he wouldn't look at me . . .but then again . . .I wasn't really looking at him either.
"Why do you think they're in the same place?"
"Dunno . . .They just seem to like each other . . ."
"Are you kidding me? Kairi hates Sora!"
"Just my thoughts . . .I just think that maybe something happened . . ."
"Oooo . . .you thinking what I'm thinking?"
I jumped at this new voice coming from behind me. I spun around to see Rikku grinning at me. She hopped up on the counter despite her skirt and swung her legs back and forth. I smiled at her in a way that showed annoyance, disbelief, and friendship. Tidus looked blankly at Rikku then sighed to himself. He put his head down so that his gorgeous blonde locks shielded his radiant eyes from my longing sight . . . (A/N: Yuna has GOT to stop reading romance novels . . . )
"You have the dirtiest mind, Rikku," I murmured at her while smiling. She grinned back at me innocently and jumped down from the counter. She walked over to where Tidus was sitting and peered up into his face, trying to read his expression.
"Well, what do you think?" She asked him, still trying to see his face. Tidus lifted his head back up and smiled down at her. I felt a sudden pang of jealousy in my heart even though I knew that her interests in guys did not move in his direction. I just didn't like the way they were smiling sweetly at each other.
"I think you're mental . . .but may be right," he said, still smiling. I cleared my throat a little too loudly and they both looked my way. I smiled and pointed to my throat to show that I had a "sore throat". Rikku gave an expression that said: "OHH!! Ok!" and Tidus just grinned.
"This is chemistry lab not 'Match-Maker' . . ." I turned around and saw Lulu standing behind me, looking very annoyed. I didn't know what to say, but I then saw a small smile on the corner of her mouth. My friend continued to walk by and observed Aerith's stuff.
"Yuna . . ."
I looked up and saw that Tidus wasn't on the counter top anymore, but was standing right in front of me. I didn't look away, but stared directly into his eyes. His face was now full of seriousness and I felt like I was going to melt. The blush was growing again . . .
"If you really feel that something is not going right, would you be willing to go see her?" He asked me, his face still serious. I didn't exactly know what he meant, but I had a good guess. I could see Rikku in the background hopping up and down, trying to listen in on our conversation eagerly.
"You mean . . .skip classes?" I asked him quietly. It seemed almost like a game of trying to keep Rikku out of this conversation, and it was obviously annoying her because she kept making irritated noises under her breath. Tidus nodded his head solemnly.
Skipping school . . .I've never done such a thing. I guess you could say I was a goody-goody when it came to some things. The thought of truancy never crossed my mind before. Now that it popped in this conversation, the thought needed to be reconsidered slightly. Maybe this was a good idea. I mean, we won't get caught . . .I know that Riku skips school many times. He's never gotten caught. I nodded my head in agreement to this suggestion. Tidus smiled and winked at me. Oh god . . .My legs are going to collapse right underneath me!
Rikku faced me with an annoyed expression set tight on her features. I smiled innocently at her, which only made her look more irritated.
"What are you guys planning and why am I not in on this?!" she asked us, looking from Tidus to me and back and forth, demanding answers. I sighed and resigned not to tell her and I thought that Tidus was going to also, but he, instead told her our plan and its' reason. A small smile formed on the corner of her pink lips and it slowly turned into a grin when he had finished telling her quietly, making sure nobody around us could listen in.
"Oh please, oh please, can I come too?!" she squealed with delight and bounced up and down, her lips in a little pout. I rolled my eyes with a smile on my face. She's so whiny . . .just like a little kid . . .
"Yea, sure. But listen, Rikku . . ." Tidus's voice became serious and harsh. Rikku stopped bouncing up and down in anticipation when she heard the sudden change of tone of voice and fixed her mien for the appropriate mood. Tidus was obviously trying to make a point clear. "Don't tell ANYBODY about this, ok? This is a secret and I trust you can keep them, right?"
Rikku hesitated for a moment, then nodded her head and gave the peace sign with her fingers. "You can count on Rikku!" Tidus and I both sighed in exasperation. She IS like a little kid.
Out of nowhere, the bell signaling the end of class rang through the room and hallways, causing a sudden flurry of moment and chatter to sweep across the room as students everywhere hurried back to their desks and shoved their stuff in their bags. Tidus and I exchanged brief glances before he mouthed the words: 'Meet me by the gym, bring Rikku,' I nodded my head as I bustled over to my desk and shoved my papers and pencil into my black shoulder bag. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Tidus and Rikku were also hurrying to leave the room. I slung my bag over my shoulder and joined the stream of students cramming out of the room and into the hallway. In the process, I seized Rikku's arm and pulled her along with me.
Once outside of the classroom, I ignored the calls from my friends and walked with haste over to where the locker rooms were, dragging Rikku along whom wanted to stop and talk to her friends. Aerith, a girl in the gym class four periods before mine, stopped and looked at Rikku and me while she was walking into the girls' locker room.
"Hey, Yuna! Rikku! I thought you had gym 5th period!" she called from across the hallway to me. I didn't stop to look at her, nor did I answer her. Rikku tried to open her mouth to bid her 'hello's', but I yanked her away from Aerith and towards the gym doors, right beside the back doors to our school. I finally let go of Rikku's arm and leaned up against the cool wall. As I looked outside, I saw that it was still very windy but sunny, nonetheless. Rikku gave a small sigh of impatience and worry (I think) when the late bell sounded.
"Get over here!" I whispered loudly over to the blonde girl who was drifting aimlessly out into the hallway. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her up against the wall, so no passing-by teachers would see us. A few minutes of suspended silence passed by before any sight of Tidus could be seen. Then, finally, the blonde haired, blue eyed angel came waltzing casually over to us. He smiled when he saw that I had followed his silent orders and stood beside us, him, too, pressed against the wall.
"Are you ready?"
I nodded my head along with Rikku who looked so anxious; she looked about to burst. Tidus walked over to the door and slowly pushed it open, causing a sudden gust of wind to blow through the hall. I held my skirt down and so did Rikku but Tidus was already out.
"Come on! Hurry before the teachers notice!" he somewhat whispered over the wind. He held his hand out for me to take, and I hesitated. Slowly I grabbed his hand and he yanked me out onto the school grounds. I turned and saw that he did the same to Rikku and he slowly forced the door shut against the powerful wind. The sun beamed down upon me, and the wind continued to blow through my hair, causing my long ponytail and my earring to whip around.
A warm hand quickly grasped mine and I was being pulled along by none other than Tidus. He looked around at me and smiled, obviously happy that I pulled through with this plan. I smiled meekly back at him, the nagging feeling of getting caught clogging my lungs. Rikku ran alongside of us, grinning like there was no tomorrow. We had just reached the dirt path when I looked back at the school. Inside of the windows, I could see bored students either sleeping or about to fall asleep in their classes. This only made me smile and think 'I'm so glad I'm not you right now'.
We turned onto the path and continued to run, Tidus still pulling me by the hand and my feet and legs starting to get tired. I saw up ahead in the distance Kairi's big, white house. My heart leapt at the sight. There I would hopefully find out what was going on.
I'm almost there . . .
A/N: YAY! Sorry that took forever and a day! I made this chappie really really long! " ::giggles nervously:: Well, I hope you like it, because if you don't . . .NO SOUP FOR YOU! Lol. ::brandishes a bowel of ramen:: Just a couple of weeks ago, I discovered the yumminess of ramen! So . . .Yea. please R&R!!!
K-c