SuPaNiNjA4EvAh- That's a good question, I don't know why Kairi always seems to faint in stories. This is the first story I had made someone faint. Lol, I guess she just seems like the fainting type? Well I'm glad you like my story!
Carbuncle x3- I know, I love golden retrievers. My best friend Brooke (Namine) has one named Sampson. He's adorable, so I decided to make a puppy in my story. : D
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Just letting you all know this one is long! And thanks to any other reviewer I missed for this chapter!
Chapter 13- Winter Break
"Kairi! Princess wants out!" I heard my mom call from downstairs. It had been two weeks since my new puppy joined the family. She was a real live wire- always hyper. She actually reminded me a lot of Selphie.
"Be down in a second!" I called back. I looked at my diary that was lying on my bed. I had just finished writing down an entry.
Dear Diary,
I'm happy it's almost winter break. We all need a break. School's been difficult since I got sick and passed out in the middle of math. I had to make up that test, but got a 'B' on it. My mom was so proud of me. Now my grade has been bumped to a 'C-'. Not bad at all after my long period of having a 'D'. Princess has gotten a little bigger, but not too much since I got her. I'm still in shock that Sora actually got me a puppy. I love her to death. She's mine and Sora's little baby, he loves her just as much as I do. Princess is quite a handful. She's still a puppy after all, so that stage will eventually pass. Sora and I have spent a lot of time trying to train her. She's quiet smart and she's learning fast. Well, I'm off to walk her.
Love always, Kairi
I smiled at my entry, and closed it up. After I placed it in my side table, I got on a warm jacket, and a scarf. I grabbed Princess' purple leash and walked downstairs. Princess was sitting at the door, until she heard me walk downstairs. Her ears perked up and she ran over to me.
"Hey baby," I said kneeling down and putting her leash on her purple collar. She barked happily. I stood up and looked at my mom who was holding the door open. "Bye mom." She kissed my forehead and petted Princess on the way out the door. It was quite chilly out, so I zipped up my jacket and headed down the walkway. Princess tried pulling me forward, but she wasn't strong enough yet. I kept my head low, so I could keep my neck warm.
We started to turn down the sidewalk, when Princess tried running across the street whimpering excitedly. "What are you doing?" I asked looking to see what she was whimpering at. Sora and Riku were talking along the fence line that separated their houses. They noticed Princess whines and looked over.
"Hey Kairi!" Riku said waving his arm up. I waved back. Sora smiled at me and bent down facing us. I bent down too, pulling Princess close to me. I took her leash off, but held on to her.
"Go get daddy!" I said to her. She barked and jumped out of my arms. She ran across the street and into Sora's front yard. Princess jumped into Sora's arms licking his face enthusiastically. I walked over to the three of them smiling. I patted her back.
"You two treat that dog like it's your child," Riku said shaking his head. I faced him placing my hands on my hips.
"That's the point!" I smiled. Riku laughed. I took Princess from Sora and held her up to Riku. "Here, she wants to kiss you." Riku just looked at me crossing his arms. I put Princess right up to his face and she licked him on the cheek.
"Yuck!" he said stepping back wiping the spit off of his face. Sora and I laughed.
"Aw, Riku. You don't like her kisses?" Sora said, taking the leash out of my hand and putting it back on Princess' collar. I set her down.
"Oh, I enjoy them, don't worry," Riku replied sarcastically.
"Hey!" Namine called walking over to us.
"Hey Nam!" I said hugging her once she caught up. "How are you?"
"I'm good, and you guys?" she said looking at all of us.
"Good," Sora and I replied.
"Slimy," Riku said still wiping his cheek off, even though I'm sure all the slobber was gone by now.
"Huh?" Namine laughed. Riku pointed to Princess who was wagging her tail at Namine. "Oh, hey there Princess!" She bent down to pett her.
"Group meeting with out me, huh?" Cloud said who also joined us. He, too, bent down to pet my dog.
"No," Namine laughed kissing him. They had been going out for over a week now. It was actually quite weird how Cloud asked Namine out.
Flashback.
I was outside showing Princess out to all my friends. "Aw! She's so cute!" Amanda said as Princess attempted to jump into her arms.
"How much was that dog anyways?" Riku asked as him and Amanda petted her golden fur.
"Prefer not to disclose that information," Sora said crossing his arms and standing up straight as if he were on guard of something.
"Oh, it's because Kairi's here huh?" Riku asked. Sora nodded.
"I'll leave if you want me to," I said innocently putting my arms behind my back and twisting from side to side.
"No, you have to stay," Sora said dropping his formal posture and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"How old is she anyways?" Selphie asked, as Princess moved on to her, Namine, Tidus and Wakka.
"A little over 3 months," Sora answered.
"Man this dog is hyper!" Tidus said as she pounced on him, wagging her tail real fast from all the excitement of all the people.
"You really out did yourself there Sora," Cloud said as my little hyper active dog moved on to Cloud. "You sure did show up the rest of us."
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"Well, now the rest of us won't be able to beat getting dogs for our girls."
"But you don't have a girlfriend," I said raising one eyebrow.
"Your right, I need to fix that," Cloud said matter-of-factly. He turned to Namine who was standing in between him and me. "Namine, will you go out with me?" Namine looked at him with the biggest grin I had ever seen upon her cheerful face.
"Of course!" She said wrapping her arms around his neck. I smiled at the new couple standing in front of me.
"Now I do!" Cloud said happily. We all laughed. Leave it to Cloud to be oh so charming.
End of flashback
"So what were you guys talking about?" Namine asked.
"I just arrived a little bit ago, it was these two who were having a discussion." I said pointing to Riku and Sora.
"We were talking about having a camp out for all of us during winter break," Sora said.
"Oh, that sounds fun!" Namine said clapping her hands.
"That does!" I said cheerfully.
"So, how long would this trip last? And who would all be going?" Cloud asked.
"Well a couple of nights and just the group in general," Riku answered.
"How would the sleeping arrangement be?" I asked curiously.
"I don't know, maybe girls with girls and guys with guys," Sora replied.
"So you, Riku, Cloud, Tidus, and Wakka in one tent, while Amanda, Selphie, Kairi and I in another?" Namine said. Sora nodded. "Sounds great!" Namine and I smiled at each other.
"Well, I better continue on walking Princess," I said starting to separate from the group.
"I want to come!" Namine said running next to me.
"Same here," Sora said holding onto my hand. I looked back at Riku and Cloud, who eventually joined us.
It was the Friday before Winter Break. Our whole class was surrounding the door in Computers talking excitedly about what they were going to do over break.
"Class!" Mr. Lubo called out to us. We all turned around to face him and silence fell upon us. "I just wanted to tell you have a good break, and be safe. See you next year and be prepared for finals when you get back."
"Aw, did you have to reminds us about finals?" Riku said. Mr. Lubo laughed.
"Yes Riku. That way you don't forget, and you wont be screwed when you come back to take them and you're prepared to review," He said. "Well class…" Mr. Lubo looked at his watch and then back at us. "You're dismissed!" As he said that, the bell rang. We all fought our way out the door into the bustling hallway. Our group met up with Amanda, and we headed out into the winters air.
"So, we're leaving tomorrow right?" Amanda asked holding onto Riku to keep warm.
"Yeah, around eleven," Sora answered.
"So how are we getting there?" Tidus asked.
"My mom's taking Wakka, Selphie, Amanda and me and all the camping stuff." Riku said. "And Sora's mom is taking you, Sora, Kairi, Namine, Cloud. And your bags."
"I'm excited!" Selphie said jumping up and down.
"Relax Selphie!" I laughed holding her down by the shoulders. She laughed too. When I got home, I started to pack immediately.
I got up at 9:30 the next morning and got ready. It was about 10:15 after I was done with my shower, drying my hair, eating breakfast, and then brushing my teeth. I did some last minute check ups on to make sure I had everything. After I was satisfied and convinced that I had everything I needed, I headed downstairs. Both my parents were in the living room watching TV.
"Where's Princess?" I asked setting my things down by the door.
"She's out back," My dad said. I nodded and went to open the back door. Princess ran inside, her ears flopping with every clumsy hop she had. I picked her up and kissed her before putting her back down on the ground. Both my parents were by the door now.
"So how long will you be gone again?" my mom asked.
"Four days and three nights," I replied gathering my things. I opened the door and Princess started to run over to me from the back door. "Princess you can't come, you're not old enough yet. I would be crushed if you got hurt since your still mischievous," I said pointing to the spot she was in. "Stay." She sat down lowering her head and giving a small whimper. I felt horrible for leaving her.
"Be careful out there okay?" My dad said hugging me. I nodded. "Are you bringing your cell phone?"
"Nah. Everyone else is bringing theirs, if I need to call, I'll just use one of 'em," I replied hugging my mom.
"Be careful Kairi. Love you," My mom said.
"Love you," My dad said.
"Love you, too," I replied. I looked at Princess. "Bye girl. Love you." She looked up at me and wagged her tail. I waved goodbye and headed out the door. I looked across the street to see both Sora's mom and Riku's mom loading things into their cars. Amanda, Selphie, Wakka, Tidus, Cloud, Riku and Sora were already there, helping out. I walked over.
"Hey," Sora said kissing me, while Cloud took my things and loaded it into Sora's car.
"Don't leave me!" Namine called running across the street. Cloud met up with her, taking her bags and pulling her into a kiss.
"We wouldn't have," he said once he broke away. She smiled at him. After we had all our things, we all hopped in the separate cars.
"Everybody ready?" Sora's mom asked putting on her seatbelt. We all did the same.
"Yep!" We called out in unison. She started the car and we were on our way.