So, I finally got myself to sit down and write this chapter. Imagine watching the Dsiney channel and then all of a sudden some random guy pops up and starts talknig about inspiration and writing and stuff like that. That's what got me to finally write this chapter. Eheheh. Sad isn't it? I hope it's okay, because parts of it I didn't really know how I was going to write it and this chapter is mostly like... stuff I felt like putting in. Oh yes it's part of the plot, but...yeah whatever.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. They all belong to Disney and Square. Now if they did belong to me, well, let's just say that Kairi would go missing for a lnog time and a mjor plot part would be Riku and Sora-
Okay well, on to the chapter! (Even though I don't think it's my best >.>;;)
So today was D-Day for shopping. I met Selphie at 8:05 because the bus was stuck in traffic. It wasn't pretty.
"You wasted 5 whole minutes of Tidus shopping time! Do you know what could have been bought in 5 minutes? Anything!" Selphie snarled at me and dragged me from the front of the mall inside.
"I repeat five minutes late! How could you?" She looked at me with watery eyes and I tried frantically to save myself.
"What if I buy you ice cream?" I said getting ready for the pounce of death.
"Really?" She leapt at me but I carefully jumped out of the way so then she just started to giggle and hop about. I followed her skip to the food court and cursed myself for agreeing to buy her ice cream. I paid for a triple scoop mint chocolate chip cone and she started to lick it furiously. I bought a strawberry cone, my favorite, and sat on a bench as she laid out the plan of action for this shopping trip.
"Right first the game shop, and then we have to make our way through the sea of disgusting people who want to buy the same game as I do but they can't because its for my Tidy Widey and then..." I had learned that the plan for you to do is just follow Selphie and hope that she doesn't cause a scene. I should have known better then when we got to the game store to buy the latest version of DDR.
"Miss... please just let us get a ladder-"
"No! I don't need no stinkin' ladder!" She waved her hand franticly at the top of the shelves and then got an evil glint in her eye. "Sora..." No, please, spare me! "Can you go get it?" She looked at me with these wide eyes that took up half her face and I couldn't stand them. No, the evil mesmerizing power of the giant sparkling eyes...
So of course, being the gentleman I was, I forgot all about the guy who offered to get a ladder and started to climb the shelves. Why do they make sure high shelves? Do they want people to not buy the game? When I finally reached the top, as I grabbed the game case I smacked my head on the ceiling. Very smooth. So then I fell off the shelves as Selphie screamed as everyone saw me fall off the shelves like a moron and rip the perfectly new red pair of pants that Riku's mom had made me. So as I lay on the ground Selphie ignored the fact that now the pants were ripped up the side, and grabbed the game from my hands and walked to the counter to buy it. I'm so happy she cares.
I walked over to the counter only to have Selphie start dragging me away to go to the next store she wanted to buy something at. Of course, there had to be a scene at that store too.
"What do you mean you're out of this kind of hair gel?" Selphie growled at the poor unsuspecting employee of the store. They were out of the type of hair gel that Tidus liked the best, but he would use any kind really.
"I'm sorry miss but there are other kinds for you to-"
"I don't want another kind, I want that brand! What kind of customer service is this? I want to speak to your manager!" The employee tried to save himself from Selphie's wrath but to no avail, the manager had to be called.
"What's the problem miss?" He asked politely.
"No hair gel, that's the problem!" She huffed and started to tap her foot.
"I'm sorry, but there will be a new shipment in a week-"
"A week? His birthday is this week! I can't get him this low grade crap. I need this brand. What kind of crappy store is this that they can't stock their products right?"
"I'm sorry miss but can I-"
"Look at this!" She grabbed my hair and pointed to my hair. "Do you think he gets his hair like this using these cheap stuff?" The manager looked at my hair. Excuse me, but that is mostly natural. "No! And see?' She pulled on my hair. "It's strong because he uses the good stuff!" I tried to get away from Selphie but she just continued to demonstrate how strong and spiky my hair was. The manager finally ended up giving Selphie his newly bought bottle of the same brand of hair gel and we got out of the store. My poor hair, it's now probably all disfigured from all the pulling. My head hurts too.
Surprisingly she ended up sitting on a bench and I looked at her in shock. Since when does Selphie stop shopping for Tidus' presents? I sat down next to her and then looked at my poor ripped pants.
"I couldn't sleep last night," she sighed and I looked up from my pants as she interrupted my thoughts from drifting off to that certain silver haired hottie.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Well, Cloud slept over last night-"
"Cloud sleeps over?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, practically every night he's over 'till early in the morning or he sleeps over. Leon sometimes goes over his house." That's interesting...
"Anyway, they must have had an argument because it was too quite in the house."
"What do you mean... too quite?" I looked at her.
"Ya know, it was too quite." I kept looking at her with a confused look. "It was too quite for a night when Cloud sleeps over." Oh my God. Does she really mean...? She winked at me before continuing. "And when I saw Leon this morning he was more... angry looking then he normally looks." That must look frightening.
"Well, let's help!" I said, pumping my fist in the air. I've been waiting for the perfect moment to set operation "get Leon to confess his feelings for Cloud," and this seems great! He he, oh yes!
"How could we do that?" Selphie questioned me.
"You call Leon and tell him that you need him to come to the mall. Make up some excuse. I'll call Cloud and tell him I'm buying lunch. It may cost me money but it's worth it!" I stood up and a bright light shined down on me and heavenly choruses rang through the air. Well maybe the light was from the sun passing overhead and the heavenly chorus was really my cell phone ringing, but that was damn well close enough! I fumbled with my pocket, noticing again that my pants were ripped and answered it.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hey cutie." I heard Riku snickered through the line.
"Riku!" I practically screamed. Gosh, is this what I've been degraded to? Squealing like a crazed fan girl on drugs when he calls?
"I didn't know you missed me that much."
"Oh shut up!" I pouted. "What's up?" At that moment Selphie's phone started to ring with that tune of song that went "Be my bad boy, be my man, be my weekend lover-" and then it got cut off when she answered the phone. Unfortunately that was very loud and Riku snickered into the phone.
"Sora, I didn't know you wanted me that bad." My face started to get really warm. "But if you really want to, I'll be the last part of that line-"
"Shut up! That was Selphie's phone!" I growled and heard Riku laugh into the phone. Ah, what a heavenly laugh. Man, I think I really do need some help.
"Your at the mall right? I saw Leon as I was walking around town and he told me he was on his way to see his sister because she left her keys at home. So we're going to meet you okay?" I nodded and then realized that he couldn't see it.
"Uh sure! But what, isn't Leon going to be home later?" I asked.
"He says he has to go see someone..." Riku lowered his voice, "he's going to go over Cloud's, so if you were planning something with Selphie about them, you don't have to worry anymore." I scowled. No! My perfect plan was being ruined... by the people the plan was for! "Well, any ways, we're almost there. Talk to you later." I looked at Selphie who had this extreme smile on her face.
"Yes! They are going to get back together!" She clapped and giggled. What was she listening in on our conversation? Wait...what did she mean, 'back together?' Before I was about to ask she interrupted me by saying that Kairi had decided to come meet her here for a reason that the redhead didn't get to on the phone. Doesn't matter, she can't ruin my day when Riku is coming.
Riku removed his helmet and put it in his motorcycle as Leon got off his own bike. At the same time, Kairi pulled into a parking spot across from them and instantly got out of it and approached Riku.
"What are you doing here?" She scowled at Riku, not even recognizing the brunette that was standing next to him.
"What does it look like? I came to shop." Riku raised an eyebrow at the redhead in front of him who was wearing a very nice pink outfit. Too bad she's doesn't compliment it, Riku thought as Leon started on way away from them to the mall, obviously not interested in their quarrel.
"Really? Or did you come just because Sora was here?" Kairi crossed her arms.
"Well, I guess that could be the one reason I did come. I wasn't planning on coming today but then I ran into Leon and he said he was meeting Sora and Selphie."
"So, any chance you get to ruina dayI have to hang out with Sora, you'll be there?" She snarled at him.
"I had no idea that you were coming." Riku narrowed his eyes.
"It doesn't matter if you knew or not, you're here now."
"Why does it bother you so much? Can't we all just get along?" Riku smirked at the familiar phrase that people used that made Kairi glare at him fiercely.
"I won't let you use him."
"For what?" Riku raised his eyebrow.
"For your... sex toy!" She blurted out, making Riku's eye widen in surprise.
"Well...That was what I was planning on..." He paused. "But then I remembered that I wanted to amend for my past mistakes. I wasn't going to let that happen again." Kairi's eyes were wide in shock and then narrowed again at him.
Selphie's phone had rung; it was Leon telling us that he was outside waiting. When we got outside, I saw Kairi and Riku locked in a glaring contest. Before I was about to go try to break them up a shiny new Volvo pulled up in front of us. Oh how shiny it was...wait, let's try not to get sidetracked by the shiny pretty object in front of me. Then I saw Cloud's spiky hair appear over the top of the car and then he came around to our side, wearing his silly grin.
"Look who I picked up on the way!" He opened the door and out came Namine. What was it, the D-Day that I had to go through was becoming a reunion? "She was walking home from the library and then I remembered who she was and offered her a ride. Then when I told her I was coming to meet you guys she got very-" He stopped dead when he saw Leon walk past him, almost in that slow dramatic motion you see in the movies, and turn to face them both with his normal angry glaring. When Namine closed the door and saw that the tension was becoming so thick you could cut it with a glue stick,(Really, saying a knife wouldn't cut it. It was really thick tension. Like the ones when you see in the movies where someone sees an old friend on the side of the enemy or something and then everyone is like "Gasp! Oh my God!") she smiled warmly at all of us.
"Well, why don't we go see how Riku and Kairi are holding up?" She then directed her smile at me and I think I got confused on wether I was gay or bi. I could have sworn my heart skipped a beat and then I turned a furious red and shook my head and quickly agreed as I ran towards Riku. Oh shit, what the hell was that?
"Hey Riku!" I smiled warmly and he turned to face me and I saw that his face instantly lit up and he grinned at me.
"Well, hello. I was just having a lovely conversation with Kairi about-" He paused slightly, "the weather." Why was I so sure that it wasn't the weather they were talking about? I really don't know what it was, but it sure wasn't the weather... I don't think I ever saw two people glare at each other so much because of a sunny day.
"Yeah… the weather." Kairi added in but with a hint of malice and a vicious glare at Riku. I think... I need to change my best friend qualifications. She's starting to scare me with all this... glaring.
"So are you guys ready to go eat?" Selphie bounced up next to me and Kairi nodded with Riku.
"Well, let's not let them wait any longer!" she smiled and bounced away. I think this day is becoming something like a less intense version of the twilight zone. Really.
I hoped that Cloud didn't have psychic abilities to know that I was going to call him and offer to buy food.
When we got to the food court, Leon sat on one side of the table and Cloud was about to sit on the other far side, until Selphie took his seat. How convenient for him that the only other open seat was next to Leon. Haha, start operation, "get Leon and Cloud together because they are too moronic to admit their feelings."
"Well I think I'm going to go get some food now." I glanced at Selphie to see if she got the point.
"Right, why don't Kairi, Namine and I go to look and You and Riku can go?" She smiled.
"What about my food?" Cloud looked like he was about to die as he stared at us with giant puppy eyes. Sheesh, he's so obsessed over food!
"Don't worry I'll get you something." Riku grinned and before I knew it, me and Riku were as far away from the table as possible without missing out on their conversation. For some weirdly convenient reason, the mall was practically empty so we could hear them with mostly no problem.
"Good, now, we can see what happens." Selphie appeared beside me making me jump in surprise. "Don't worry, I sent Kairi and Namine to go get the food." She winked and sat watching. She pulled out a radio and I raised an eyebrow at it. "I put a voice recorder thingy, like the ones they use in the movies on Leon. He didn't notice it because he's so used to me jumped all over him." She grinned from ear to ear and I was surprised she was able to think of that before hand. Did she carry this in her tiny minute purse the whole time? When I was about to ask Selphie if she had seen where Riku had gone, the radio crackled to life.
"So..." I heard Cloud try to strike up a conversation and watched as he nervously glanced at the brunette next to him. Leon glanced at him and then I heard him curse under his breath on the radio.
"Man, I'm real sorry about last night..." Cloud leaned forward in his chair trying to get eye contact with Leon who just ended up looked to the side.
"Oh come off it!" Cloud hissed and banged his hand on the table.
"What are you talking about?" Leon asked in his annoyed voice and Cloud scowled at him.
"You! You're pissed at me for something. And if it was because I made fun of you for being afraid of butterflies, I'm sorry dude." I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing. Leon, afraid of butterflies? Selphie must of seen my face and opened her mouth to I guess explain but Leon got to it first.
"I was three Cloud, three." Leon growled and Cloud chuckled.
"Age doesn't matter; you got afraid of butterflies because it landed on you."
"It landed on my nose to be exact and when you got this giant monarch butterfly on your face with its wings blocking your vision, that's not exactly fun."
"So why didn't you squash it?" Cloud teased and received a hard look from Leon.
"Because one, it would have gotten all over my face. Two, I was walking when it happened and in my confusion I fell over a bridge into the stupid freezing stream."
"So, you're afraid because you were 'attacked' in the butterfly house at the zoo?" Cloud snickered. I could practically hear the angry glare that Leon was giving Cloud.
"I got this scar from the stupid rocks in the stream. Does that help clear it up a bit better for your dense mind?" Leon growled and Cloud raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't think scars lasted that long..." Leon shot him a look I couldn't figure out and Cloud sighed.
"I'm sorry, Squall." Cloud said his name with a slight drag over it as if to get Leon's attention. Leon looked up from where he was glaring holes into the table at Cloud. And then he smiled his awkward small smile at the blonde. Cloud instantly got his silly grin on his face and then-
"Sora."
"What the hell?" I jumped up and turned around to see Riku smirking at me.
"Hello, I just thought I'd come back with the food," he held up the tray that he had in his hand.
"Did you...pay for mine?" I asked and he nodded. "Riku! I told you before that I can pay for myself!" I huffed and crossed my arms.
"Well, I felt like buying you lunch," he smiled at me. I think that was a different smile because although his normal ones were nice, this one made me want to scream out "Riku rape me now!" Of course, I held that in just in case some police officer happened to be standing nearby. Instead I went over with my head low to try to hide the tremendous blush that must have been on my face, grabbed the tray and mumbled that we should be going back to the table.
When we got back, Kairi and Namine just sat down and Namine handed Selphie a tray.
"Thanks!" Selphie said excitedly and started to scoff down the food. Riku placed a tray in front of Cloud I didn't see him holding before and the blonde instantly started to gulp the food down.
"Sora, your pants are ripped," Riku said and I laughed nervously.
"Yeah... uh..."
"Don't worry, my mother would be glad to fix it for you," he told me and I sighed in relief. I didn't want to get in trouble for ripping perfectly new clothes. I was pretty sure Nina would have a fit... or something scarier.
When we were done eating, Selphie declared that she would have a sleep over for the girls tonight. They all agreed, even though tomorrow is a school day. Have hey no priorities? Sheesh I mean-
"Why don't you sleep over today, Sora?" Riku smiled at me. Oh my God. Yes. Can I sleep in your bed too?
"What about a sleep over at Riku's!" Cloud exclaimed and laughed as Leon's face dropped.
"That sounds great," Riku nodded and looked back at me.
"Well, Sora?" What are you denser then me? Oh course! Take me home with you!
"Come on, Squall," Cloud whined and Leon snorted. "That's a yes in my book!" Cloud flashed a big grin at us and Riku got up from the table.
"Okay then let's get going." Kairi gave Riku the most evil glare I have ever seen her give and then got up to follow Selphie and Namine who were busy talking about something. I like Namine's hair.
So then we started out to go to our vehicles, Cloud dragging Leon by the hand, but he didn't seem to mind. He actually seemed happy, if it's possible for him to be happy. The only thing interesting that happened on the way was that Riku grabbed my hand and held it as we walked. I was pretty sure that I was either 1) dead or 2) the luckiest person in the world right now. After pinching myself enough times to have Riku look at me funny, I was certain it was the second one.
Yeah! It's over! I proof read it because my beta is too busy being a pain to read it. Pfft, yeah the loser. Well, I promise that next chapter will be way more interesting and entertaining. At least I believe it will be. I mean, how can a sleepover not be interesting? (wink wink) hehe.
Oh, and I wonder if any of you picked up hints at what could be a problem in the future... but don't worry! The power of peace and love will always prevail! (coughs loudly)
So now go! Review and make me feel better about my crappy chapter! Constructive criticism is also welcomed. :)