A/N: AMAGOSH, I HATE writer's block…
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Chapter Five – The Play
Saturday was a pretty long and tiring day for Sora and Kairi. It all began when the twins came into the TV room where Sora was trying to sleep…
"Dad! Come play some Blitzball with us!" They exclaimed. Sora looked over at the wearily. Last night wasn't exactly the best night; he almost got in a fight with Kairi…
Flashback
"Kairi, tell me! Are you mad at me or not?" Sora rose to his feet. Kairi hated it when he was angry; she was one to avoid fights, or at least try to.
"No, Sora… I'm not mad at you for the last time…" She said quietly. It was obvious that she was lying. Sora sat down next to her on the couch and stared. Kairi tried not to look him in the eye since it would hurt too much.
"You've been acting distant around me. It's scaring me…" Sora said in a low tone as his eyes moved to the floor.
"I just… I don't know…" Kairi got up to head for the kitchen, but Sora grabbed her arm. She turned and looked at him for a while. He stood up next to her, holding both of her hands in his.
"If there's something wrong, whether it's about me or not, just tell me… I'm here for you…" He whispered.
"I can't…" She broke free of his grip and went into the kitchen. The truth was, she wanted him to give up his career as a Blitzball player so he could spend more time with the family, but she didn't have the heart to tell him that…
Sora followed her into the kitchen. She could tell that he was starting to get angry. Kairi went over to the sink and stared out the window.
"Kairi… tell me…" He nagged. Kairi could hear the impatience in his voice.
"I… just want to know…" She paused, "what happened to the good old days… when we were young and innocent… with no kids to worry about… or anything like that… just… you and me…"
Sora didn't say anything at first. He was a little shocked at her sudden depression, and knew that yelling wouldn't get them anywhere.
"I miss those days sometimes too… like back in high school and such…"
Kairi nodded and leaned against the counter, still not looking at him. Her eyes lowered. She could feel tears coming, and she didn't want him to see her cry right now. She wanted to show him that she could be strong too, but she was just too sensitive…
"So it is something about me, huh?"
"Kind of…" She said softly. It was silent.
"…Why do you hide these things from me? I thought we trusted each other."
"We… do…"
"Hesitation?" Sora asked.
"Sora, I really don't feel like talking right now. Can we talk about this later?"
"No, we can't." She could hear irritation in his voice. He moved closer to her.
"Well, we're going to have to, because I am going to take a shower now." She started walking out of the room. Sora grabbed her arm once again, but this time his squeeze was a little harder than before, and it kind of hurt her.
"I'm tired of it, Kairi. You don't talk to me about anything anymore. You always say… oh, we'll talk about it later… blah blah, when really, you don't want to talk about it at all. What are you so afraid of?" His grip loosened. A tear rolled down Kairi's cheek.
"Are you afraid that we'll get a divorce or something? Well if that's how much trust you put into this marriage, than maybe we never should've gotten married." He said, not really realizing it. Kairi ran into the bathroom and locked the door. Sora kicked the wall and stormed into the TV room where he would sleep that night.
End of Flashback
"Daddy? Dad… hello…" Akira waved his hand in front of Sora's face. Sora snapped out of it and came back to reality.
"Sorry, guys… I'm too tired. I'll play later on…"
"But dad! Later on we have to go to our play!" Kosuke said.
"Promise you'll be there?" They both said at the same time. Sora nodded and gave a weak smile. "Definitely. Why would I miss out on that?" They ran upstairs happily. Sora sighed and got comfortable in the lazy chair. The phone rang.
"Hello?" Sora yawned after he said that. "Oh, hey Orett. No, Kairi's not here. I'll leave a message for you if you'd like…"
"Oh no," She said on the other line, "I'll just come over later…"
"Well, we'll be at the twin's play, so if you want you can come to that… is something wrong?"
"Kairi said she wanted to talk with me, that's all. Bye!" She hung up the phone. Sora already knew what it was about, and if it wasn't true, that was his guess…
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Kairi headed straight to the play after a long day at work. She was excited to see her sons in their first play. She was going to record it and everything. She entered the elementary school gym where the play was being held. There were tons of people there. She spotted one of her newest friends, Astara.
Astara looked a lot like Kairi, except she had different color eyes and her hair was a bit shorter. She had twins too, but they were a boy and girl. They were in the play too. They were good friends with Akira and Kosuke.
"Hey Kairi!" She greeted happily. Kairi said hello back and smiled.
"How are you?" Kairi asked.
"Great! I'm so excited!" She jumped up and down. Kairi smiled.
"Me too." She pulled out her camera, ready to record. The play would start any minute now.
"Hey, where's your husband?" Astara asked looking around the gym. Kairi wasn't thinking about Sora for once, but he should be here any minute…
"I don't know." Kairi shrugged.
The curtains opened and the play began. Akira was dressed as a lion. Kairi guessed that this was the Wizard of Oz, even though she hadn't seen it in a long time. She saw Kosuke waiting to go into the play on the sides. He was being the scarecrow.
Sly and Sadaki, Astara's twins, were there too. Sadaki played as Dorothy, the main character. Sly was the tin foil man. (A/N: I don't remember his name…) Sadaki fit the role perfectly and looked adorable in her costume, although she did look a little like Wendy from the restaurant. (A/N: I always thought that about Dorothy, I don't know why…)
"Aww, they're so cute!" Astara said quietly but excitedly. Kairi couldn't agree more. She was getting tired of holding the camera though. The first scene was over. It wasn't going to start for another fifteen minutes, so Kairi and Astara went to get something to eat.
"They have hot dogs, chips, cookies… man, so much fat…" Astara said, not able to make a choice. Kairi didn't care too much about fat, because no matter how much she ate, she was always skinny. Astara was that way too, but she was just a little more careful.
Man… he should be here by now… where is he…
Kairi couldn't believe that Sora wasn't here. Did he forget already?
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Speaking of Sora, he had fallen asleep in the lazy chair. The phone rang again, waking him up. However, when he reached to pick it up, it stopped ringing. Sora stretched and looked at the time.
"OH SHIT!"
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The play was over, and the cast was taking their bow. Kairi and Astara cheered along with the rest of the crowd. The play wasn't boring, but it wasn't too exciting either. It was just how cute the little kids looked in their costumes that kept everyone watching. Was that mean?
"Mom, did you see me? I was the lion!" Akira said eagerly. Kosuke was still wearing his costume hat.
"You guys did great!" Kairi smiled. "And I got the whole thing on camera!" The twins groaned. Sly and Sadaki came over to them.
"That was wonderful!" Astara exclaimed, hugging her children. They didn't really like to be hugged, so they tried to pull away. They must've been embarrassed. Kairi and Astara laughed.
"Oh my gosh! I'm SO sorry!" Sora ran up behind them, completely exhausted. Kosuke and Akira walked away with Sly and Sadaki.
"And you were… where?" Kairi crossed her arms. She was angry now.
"I fell asleep…" He said between breaths, trying to make excuses. "Hey, where'd the twins go?" Kairi pointed over to the stage.
"Damn… they probably hate me now…" Sora walked over to them.
"You weren't here." Akira scowled, turning his head away. Kosuke did the same.
"I'm really sorry, you guys…"
"You promised!" They yelled, running backstage. Sora tried following them, but a few teachers stopped him and said that only the actors and teachers were allowed back there. Sora tried to explain that he was their father, but they still wouldn't let him through. He made a big mistake…
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A/N: Uh oh… not good… heh…