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Summary: This story is about the noble Sora who comes back to Destiny Islands to see Kairi (or stay with her…). Will she still love him and will he find himself falling for the Girls Next Door…or the guy with silver hair.
A/N: Mwhahahaa!!! Yeah I know…My summary (see above) has gotten more interesting. I didn't want to give it away so early but I'm going to mention the "GIRLS" in this chapter. When I do introduce you to them, I hope you likey.
CH. 3 PeopleHis mother had pressed him with questions for nearly three hours. He was smart enough to answer every single one.
When he explained that he came back because he had missed her so much, she smiled warmly and pulled him into a hug. It was now, however, her turn to answer questions.
"Mom…what's been going on here?"
"Well, not much Sora. Same as ever really," She answered.
"What about the house across the street?" Sora asked. "Who lives there?" he was quite curious to find out.
"Oh, that house was just recently built." She scrunched her eyes in concentration. "The family moved in about a month ago. Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Kimble, and they have three daughters. Lacia and Nirra, I'm pretty sure they are about your age. Then there is little Arra here, the youngest." She pointed to the little girl playing with some blocks in front of the sofa.
"Are they twins?" he asked inquisitively.
"Huh? Heavens no…Nirra is about a year younger than you I'd suspect, and I know she is younger than her sister. They are absolutely beautiful though." She paused for a moment and then continued, "in spite of the fact, I've heard they are a bit on the wild side.
Sora had stopped listening already. 'Beautiful,' he thought, 'just like Kairi… Kairi! How did I forget to ask about her.'
"What about Kairi?" He asked, cutting her off. She was slightly caught off guard when he asked the question.
Oh, umm… She'd be leaving school about now." She explained. "Why?"
He got up from his spot on the couch in a swift movement and turned to his mom, his eyes unfocused. "Mom, I…you don't mind if I go do you?"
"Sora! You just got back…"
"I know mom, but I… need to do something."
She frowned sadly at him and then spoke after a long pause. "Alright…but Sora, come back soon. Dinner will be in about an hour."
He strolled to the door and pulled it open, walking outside. A mall breeze swept through his hair as some white clouds moved in front of the sun.
He sighed and walked down the steps of his porch and made his way to the sidewalk. The school would be no more than eight blocks from his house. He could make his way there in about twenty-five minutes.
'She would most likely be home by then' he thought, 'He would be to late.' He kicked the rough cement with the sole of his shoe and fell down into the soft grass.
He wasn't even sure if he remembered where she lived. 'It was on a…a street! That's it! Wait, wait…that's not right.' He told himself. 'Of course she lived on a street, but which one.' The trouble was, he had only gone to Kairi' s house a few times as a child. She usually came to his house with Riku and then they would head off to play and explore on the island.
He laid his head down on the grass and stared up at the sky. The sun was starting to come back out from behind the clouds and he squinted his eyes against the light. He could see tree branches to his left and they were swaying in the small wind that was present.
He closed his eyes and put one hand behind his head. The short pieces of grass from the manicured lawn tickled the back of his arm, but he did not dare move. To him, it felt almost…relieving.
He heard the distinct sound of an engine from a car and it pulled into a driveway close to his house. The sound abruptly stopped and he heard a door opening. It closed with a 'snap' and he heard a sort of jingling, as if from keys.
"Hey. You okay?" Sora opened his eyes to see a blue gaze above him. It was a boy with bleach, blonde hair and nicely toned skin. He smiled down at Sora and spoke again. "I take that as a 'yes'.
"Uhuh, I'm fine," he murmured quietly. The blonde looked at him in a curious manner and then spoke again.
"Do I know you? I swear I have seen you some place before." He quirked an eyebrow waiting for a response.
Then it hit him. This was Tidus. The boy who always felt so sure of himself, whether it be at a vicious game of battle or winning some uncaring girl's attention. He seemed to have changed somewhat for the better.
His blonde hair was still held in the same fashion but his eyes looked quite a bit bluer. His cheeks were flushed as if he had been running and his face was stilled with an intriguing sort of look. His skin was mildly tanned and on the bottom of his neck was a small love bite. He wore the same silver chain around his neck and he had a small tattoo of the charm on his forearm. He was wearing a dark, blood red shirt that covered the top of his baggy jeans. Underneath the shirt he wore a white, wife beater.
"Umm, are you sure you are alright?" he asked, "What's your name anyway?"
"Oh. Umm, Sora…" He sat up from the grass as Tidus' s jaw dropped open. His red cheeks quickly drained of their color.
He licked his lips uncertainly and then opened his mouth to speak. "Your Sora?" he paused as Sora nodded his head in confirmation. "My god! You've changed."
He shrugged half-heartedly and looked up into the excited face of Tidus. "Do you want to come in? My mom can cook us some dinner and we can go play video games or something."
"Actually Tidus, I'll be having dinner with my mom in about an hour." He had a weird sort of expression on his face as he listened to Sora' s voice.
"Oh, yeah. I bet she missed you huh?"
"Yeah, she was really happy that I'm back." He told him.
"I bet…We missed you Sora. Where have you been anyway?" he asked
"I've been…away."
"Oh. Well, I hope it was fun." He paused again trying to figure out what else he should say. "Sure you don't want to come in?"
"Maybe some other time Tidus."
"Alright then! I'll see you later Sora." He jogged up to the house next door to his own. He waved heartily as he unlocked the door and entered the house. Sora stood up from his spot on the ground and brushed off the black jeans he had thrown on that afternoon. His mom was going to take him shopping tomorrow because his clothing was two sizes to small.
Right now he was sporting some unbelievably tight black jeans. His T-shirt was a dark blue, but it was hugging his skin so tightly that you could see every fine muscle against the fabric. He felt overly exposed in such an outfit but he hoped it wasn't too noticeable.
He started walking back up to his house, his feet dragging sluggishly behind him. He walked up the steps of his house when he heard the sudden roar of music.
Bend me, break meAnyway you need me.
All I want is you.
He turned around to see the source of the woman's carrying voice. A silver convertible was driving up the street, and it pulled into the house right across from his. The music abruptly stopped and two figures hopped out of the car. Two young women about his age. He couldn't see their faces but one had long blonde hair that had slight curls through it, and the other had shoulder-length, straight black hair.
'I wonder if those are the sisters my mom talked about,' he thought. The girls chatted animatedly as they made their way up to their house. He continued to watch them until the blonde curls whipped out of sight as the door closed. He opened his own door and went into the house.
I'm back mom," he called. He waited for a few seconds until his mom poked her head out of the kitchen.
"Oh, your back so soon. You were only gone fifteen minutes." Sora shrugged in answer and walked into the kitchen. In the time he had been outside she had already started dinner.
She had small strips of chicken on a cutting board and she had several vegetables laid out on the counter. He sat down on one of the stools and watched her sprinkle a variation of spices on the raw meat.
She put them into a pan to fry in a spicy looking sauce. She cut up the water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, red onion, broccoli, pea pods, and the rest of the vegetables. She quickly scrapped them into the pan and mixed it with the chicken. Then she poured in juice from a container that the chicken had most likely marinated in.
She went into the pantry and came back out holding a rather large bowl, filled with brown rice. She dumped it into a two-quart pan with some water in the bottom.
"I'm so sorry if it looks like a little much Sora but you, me, and Arra will be eating all this.
"What about dad?" ha asked after a long pause.
"Your father won't be eating with is tonight. He's on a business trip"
"Where?" Sora asked.
"On one of the other islands. He should be back in a few days." She informed him as she stirred the rice.
At that moment Madeen bounded into the room with the hyper-looking Arra on her back. The small girl giggled as Madeen sat down and she fell to the floor.
She stood up and tugged on Sora' s arm and squealed, "Up please!" He looked down at her for a moment, while her face formed into the cutest little pout. He obliged and picked up the small child, while she giggled in glee.
"She is so cute, isn't she?" Sora only smiled and nodded. His mom pulled out three bowls, a few pairs of chopsticks, and some linen napkins. She scooped up the fried rice and placed it in each bowl, then she put the chicken mixture over the top. Handing a bowl to Sora, he set Arra on a stool to his left.
It had been so long since he had his mother's food…real food. It wasn't very common for him to stop at some restaurant to eat a spectacular meal. He had a "mission" to do after all. He picked up some of the mixture of food with his utensil and stuffed it into his mouth.
It tasted wonderful. With a small 'crunch' one of his water chestnuts burst, releasing their taste in his mouth. "Mmm…this is so good mom."
"I'm glad you like it Sora. I remember when you used to complain when I made this with fried rice. Now look at you," she gaped at him to show her point, "wolfing it down like there is no tomorrow."
When dinner was over, Sora washed the dishes in an act to help. He was rinsing the last pan when he heard the doorbell ring. He put the pan down and wiped his hands on his jeans. He left the kitchen, intending to answer the door. His mom, however, reached it first.
"Sorry mom, I didn't realize you were in here."
She opened the door just as she spoke. "It's no trouble Sora. Go relax or something." She turned towards the person outside the door. "Oh, hello Nirra."
"Hello Mrs. Harker," said a girl's voice. "My parents asked me to come pick up Arra for them."
"Oh, of course. Come on in sweetie."
Sora walked up the stairs and called down to his mother, "Mom, I think I'm going to go to bed."
"Alright…" she answered back. Sora heard the voices behind him converse but he continued to his room without turning around.
"You have a son?" Her voice was sweet and seemed almost angelic.
"Yes! He just came home today."
"What's his name?" she asked in her winsome voice.
The last word he heard before he shut his bedroom door was from his mother. "Sora…"
A/N: SO, I have mentioned both girls, and almost let Sora see Nirra. These girls are most definitely going to thicken the plot. I am also trying to make each chapter a ½ to 1 page longer each time. We'll see how that works out. And now it is time to thank my reviewers.
AeRiSdOnOI'm glad your enjoying it and I'll try to update sooner.
x3 ApollaYeah I thought, "What the hell, I'll just make him go back and then put a few little twists into the plot. Maybe some new…What? You thought I was actually going to give it away? So did I.
Padfoot's PupAww, I'm happy that you loved it. tries to make you stop crying
DonkeyK: I tried to make it longer if that helps. Every chapter will be longer I promise.
SHADOWSTRIKE: I promise you that your love of Sora/Kairi will be fulfilled...but I can't promise there won't be distractions from other people (the GIRLS and Riku). There could be quite the little struggle for Sora to hold onto his relationship with Kairi.
Lizziepadmegrl: Ahh, the rating is for future chapters...language, maybe violence, and sexual content. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
classengurl: Well, that's kewl. I like silly people and I'm glad I'll be able to find this out more in the future. Hope you liked this chapter as well!
Now that I have thanked you all for being so wonderful umm, I have something to tell you all
Kairi999 (me): Whew! I went on a wonderful trip to the Destiny Islands that lasted like 12 hours. Most of the trip was the plane ride…and I didn't bring ANYTHING back with me!
indistinct mumbling
Kairi999: Except maybe him…but he wanted to come. Well, lovely evening isn't it Sora?
Sora: Wha…Wait! What the Hell?
Kairi999: So how do you like your new accommodations?
Sora: You kidnapped me?
Kairi999: Of course I did. Your just far too hot to be with the real Kairi.
Sora: Your name is Kairi? YOU DAMN IMPOSTER! Using her name, hoping that I will be ticked into liking you. So then we can begin a relationship. LIKE HELL!!!
Kairi999: We'll see little prince. You'll like the comfort of my bed soon enough.
Sora: Shut up!
Kairi999: If only you would be more willing.
Sora: Never!
Kairi999: Whatever you say. hides handcuffs in dresser drawer