Chapter Eighteen – Trouble?

Christmas break was over and the kids were back in school, and Kairi was back at work. Everyone at work was all a little tired from their two weeks off, but still gave it their best shot, nevertheless. Rinoa still wasn't back from her trip to visit her cousins, so she wouldn't be at work that day.

"Over here, Gerald! I think I found it!" Kairi played her character very well. When she was younger, she used to memorize movies and act them out, each character having a different voice. It was great to actually have the job she did.

Except for one thing…

"Bravo!" Clapped Mr. Yamada.

It was time for a lunch break. Mr. Yamada invited Kairi over to his office. Unsure about going, she told him she'd rather stay in the lobby with the others, but he practically pleaded for her to come.

"Okay…"

She walked into his office. It sort of freaked her out when he closed the door, but she kept her mouth shut. He took a seat in his office chair, not taking his eyes off of her.

"I just wanted to say how much I enjoy you working here at UAS." He said that every single day…

"Yes, I know…" Kairi tried to stay calm.

He checked her expression, which wasn't bad, but didn't exactly look too good either. Mr. Yamada rose from his chair and circled around to her, smiling. Kairi, feeling a bit uncomfortable, sunk a little in the chair, but was relieved when he went over to the other side of the room.

"It's not all the time I get someone as good… and might I add, as beautiful as you, Kairi."

"Ehh, you do know I'm married, right?"

There was a pause. "Yes. I do."

"Okay, just making sure."

He walked over to her, got about eight inches away from her face and said, "But that has nothing to do with me, now does it?"

Freaked out by this, Kairi stood up and moved away from him. She headed for the door. Mr. Yamada laughed.

"I'm only kidding."

For some reason, she didn't believe him. Her hand gripped onto the doorknob, ready to open it at any moment. She checked her watch and noticed break time was over about ten minutes ago, giving her a reason to leave.

She rushed out of there quickly, not looking back. Many times Kairi had thought about quitting because of him, but she loved voice acting. She was afraid that if she called the police and got him fired, she would lose her job somehow. She definitely didn't want to do that, but she also didn't want to put herself in the same situation that happened nearly twelve years ago…

After work, Kairi stopped by Namine's house. She and Namine had been hanging out a lot more often than usual for working adults, but she was glad they were able to spend time together just like the old days.

"My boss scares me." Kairi said.

"Call the police. That's not right." Namine told her.

"I know I should… but…"

"Are you the only one he messes with?"

Kairi shook her head. "Rinoa has told me stories too."

"GET HIM FIRED!" Namine demanded. "I'll do it." She picked up the phone. Kairi wanted to stop her, but then again didn't. Kairi wasn't the one getting him fired, was she? It didn't affect her at all…

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Sora had to leave tomorrow for his game, so he was taking a break the entire day. It was pretty quiet in the house, since he was the only one home. Sora picked up a newspaper and looked through it, not really finding anything interesting. It had been quite a relaxing day for him, one he hadn't really gotten to have in a while.

"Man, there's nothing on TV, there's nothing to read… what to do… what to do…" He looked around desperately for something to entertain him, but there was nothing. He began to wonder where Kairi was.

"She should be home by now, shouldn't she?"

He went outside and got the mail. Somehow three fan letters seemed to have gotten to his mailbox, which kind of scared him. If his fans knew where he lived… that only meant…

"WE HAVE TO MOVE!" Sora blurted out at dinner that night. Everyone stared at him, completely bewildered by the random comment.

"No we don't." Kairi disagreed. Sora showed her the fan letters that said how much they loved him and such.

"Oh my…" Kairi noticed some really explicit material in these letters.

"Can I see?" Asked Akira, immediately getting shot down.

Kairi went to bed early once again. Sora, who took a nap earlier, decided to stay up and watch TV. Akira and Kosuke went to bed. The phone rang.

"Hello?" Sora answered.

"Hey, it's Rinoa! Is Kairi there?"

"She's sleeping, could I take a message?" Sora got a pen and paper.

"Oh, I just called to say how happy I am that she's going to have another kid!" She was really excited. Sora's eyes widened.

"Wait a minute…" he wasn't sure on what he heard, "What?"

"Oh my gosh… you don't know… do you?" You couldn't see it, but Rinoa covered her mouth.

"Don't worry, I'll tell her." He hung up without saying goodbye.

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A/N: Uh oh! What will Sora do?