A/N: YAY, OH MY GOD. UPDATE TIME! FINALLY, AFTER A PURE HELL OF DYING TO UPDATE, I FINALLY HAVE! BECAUSE .. ONE: MY NEW COMPUTER ... YEAH. :D TWO: NO MORE EXPENSIVE PHONE BILL. :D I PROMISE NOT TO EVER TRY AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN. I hope you guys are happy. I was really looking forward to getting this chapter up. The only problem was, I had to transfer it from my other computer, onto a notebook, and then retype it on my new computer. Pretty hardcore. :[ So, I better get some reviews from you guys to know that you were dying for an update and are that I'm back! Especially all I went through. Just for you guys, too. :'[
& finally here is the fourth chapter of 'Take Some of My Love'
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xAuthor: Tohrue aka T'x
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xUpdated: Aug. 6th 04'x
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x Take Some of My Lovex
x Chapter Number Fourx
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The next day at school, Kairi wasn't sure of what she was supposed to be expecting. The night before when she had confronted Selphie and Yuffie after having that .. moment with Sora, Yuffie had slapped her on the cheek and given her the "Kairi, he does NOT like you. You're just his paperdoll that he feels like messing around with." So, she knew there wouldn't be any social contact with her two friends today unless it was school related.
They don't understand what I saw in his eyes .. It was real .. Coming to her locker, she shrugged her shoulders a little bit as she rested her finger on the lock and slowly began to twist and turn the turner to her locker digits: 30-44-30 (A/N: My locker code .. o.o;) When her locker clicked, she pushed up on the knob and slowly her locker door swung with a creek; showing that it needed an oil check. Maybe Yuffie is just jealous .. Wait, what am I thinking? Yuffie would never be jealous! Kairi placed her leather bookbag on her locker shelf after she had removed the books that she would be needing later.
Right when she had been ready to close her locker door, she'd almost forgot to look at the pictures in her locker that decorated it and made it stand out. They, supposedly, were supposed to bring her 'good luck' or remind her what good 'friends' she had. Kairi looked over to the pictures and smiled slightly as memories lit up in her mind of pictures. They were mostly happy times .. which took right before Highschool.
A couple of pictures were of her and Yuffie trying take a tan while Selphie 'secretly' buried their feet with sand as they pretended to sleep. Another one was of during winter; where the snow had made it a wonderland. In a pose, Selphie laid on her stomach upon the ground with her hand under her chin, winking. Yuffie and Kairi were standing behind her, back to back with their fingers made in a gun pose. Other than friendship photos, there were a couple sticky notes on reminding her about the list for the soloist in the choir would be put up in a couple days, a picture of her favorite band: Evanescence (A/N: My favorite band .. o.o; kk, I'll stop. -runs off madly-), and a picture of her father.
"....." Kairi studied the picture for a couple of moments. In the black and white photo, there was Kairi only about four years old as her father's hands carressed her hips while they tickled them with his fingers. .. Well, it wasn't necessarily him. Whoever had taken the picture, had not been very good because mainly the picture was focused on her; cutting off all her father's body in the picture except for the waist and the arms that were reaching below to tickle her. Lifting up her own arms to her sides, she slowly began to touch the picture until her name was called out in the open.
"Hey Kairi!"
"W-what?!" Almost having a heart attack from snapping back into reality, Kairi quickly slammed the locker door and spun around. ... Only to find her "crusher", if tha'ts what she called it. Seeing his lit up, smiling face as he approached her, she couldn't help but to smile either. Good god, I'm probably as red as a tomatoe.
When Sora reached her finally, he leaned up against the locker that was neighbored next to her. In a way, he kind of looked like that guy from Happy Days when he leaned in that pose. But she kept hushy hushy about it; not wanting to offend him if she made that comment.
"What's up, Kai'?"
"It's Kairi .."
"Ooh, sorry."
"Nothing much, ... you?"
"Same! Just getting ready to go to homeroom."
"O-oh .. "
"Wanna walk with me?"
"U-um ... sure?"
"Great."
Kairi quickly looked to and fro, down the hallway just to make sure that nobody would be staring and wondering why the King of popularity was walking with somebody like her. Sora must have not cared because without any warning, he wrapped his shoulder gently around her shoulder and began to usher her down the Highschool's hallway; not noticing how much she resembled a cherry at the same time. At first, for the first few steps, everything was fine. That was, until whispers broke out and people moved aside to let them walk.
"Is that Sora?!"
"Why is he walking with her?"
"Is he sick or something?!"
"Look, Selphie. Our 'best friend' has finally fallen into the ogre's trap. Tsk tsk. I wonder if she'll be the flavor of the day or of the week."
Kairi stopped as soon as she heard the remark. Sora almost dragged her to keep walking because of the sudden stop, but he finally realized what was going on and paused the walk to homeroom.
Normally, she ignored Yuffie's sour comments about how her outfit looked too trashy, or how her favorite band was too dark and gothy. But this time, it had drawn the line. And there was only so much of how a girl could take. Brushing Sora's arm off of her shoulder without knowing it, she left his side and took a few steps forward to where Selphie stood like a lawn gnow and Yuffie leaned up against the locker.
"What the heck is your problem?"
"I don't have a problem; you do."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Kairi, open up your fucking eyes! Look who you were walking with! He's the very guy who poured grape sode on the shirt your father gave you before he died, he's the guy who made your life hell!, he's the guy who almost had to make you move!"
".... Y-you're wrong Yuffie .. H-he's changed .. He has .."
Kairi carefully lowered her voice and made it sound more innocent as she slowly started to walk backwards towards Sora as she shook her head in disagreement. .. She was wrong .. Sora was differant now .. He liked her as a person .. Yuffie just couldn't see that through her eyes ..
"No, he HASN'T, KAIRI! HE IS USING YOU!"
As Yuffie took a step forward and pointed at Kairi furiosuly, she herself just continued to walk backwards slowly. Until the point where she bumped into Sora, she'd felt like a helpless rodent being cornered to it's death by a furious snake. But when she felt Sora's hand rest itself upon her shoulder, her mix of feelings quickly changed and made her feel more confident for some unknown reason.
"N-no .. no he's not. You're just jealous--"
"What?!"
"You're jealous, Yuffie. You're jealous .. that somebody likes me for who I am! You're jealous that I might have a chance at popularity and other people liking me. You're jealous that you'll be the only one drowning in your misery and I won't be there to accompany you!"
"W-what .. "
"So, back off now before it gets ugly." Sora's suddenly made itself into her ear as he leaned his head forward and quirked an eyebrow. Once again, without any warning, his arm found itself around her shoulder and quickly began to shove up against it so it forced her to turn around and put her back on Yuffie. Nothing more being said with the scene, Sora and Kairi elegantly continued their way down the hallway; acting as if nothing had just happened right then.
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"Yo, Kairi, sit here!"
Kairi exited out of the lunch line the moment she had her name for the millionth time that day. When she turned around to see where the voice had been coming from, she found Wakka's waving hand from halfway across the room. A little confused on what to do, she barely lifted her fingers from off of holding the tray, and waved them back with a confused smile.
I guess I don't have a choice ..
Reaching the table, she found that Wakka was still smiling at her like a mad hatter. Smiling tightly, she took his eyes off of him and studied the rest of the table. Tidus was too busy occupied eating his pudding, while Riku had his head turned away from her whilst chewing a piece of beef jerky loudly while his eyes remained close. Sora, however, had all of his attention of her with his eyes. The smile that he was wearing, too, made her turn cherry all over agian.
"Sit down next to me, ya Kairi?"
"Erm .. "
"Oh right, she is ya girlfriend and all! Sit next to Sora, ya?"
"... Wakka, they haven't even been on a date yet. They're not evening "dating" yet. So she can't be his girlfriend," Tidus said right before continuning with the goopy dessert.
"Yeah."
"He he .." Still blushing, Kairi slightly moved herself a little right before she plopped herself down onto the one of the lunch seats that sat next to Sora. At first, she was uptight and a little nervous because, one: she was sitting at the table of popularity. two: they were all boys and the squad of girl trash was at a seperate table. But those weren't the only reasons she was nervous.
"S-so .. um .."
"Ya, I hate those freaks. Ya know, the bubbly brunette and the prude wannabe ninja chick with the sassy attitude. Total crazy asses, ya know?" Wakka interrupted before she'd been able to say anything.
"Yeah .." Tidus said non enthustiactlly as he focused on the chocolate pudding.
"What do you think about them Kairi? Ya know, I'd like to know, ya?"
"Um .."
Kairi looked past Wakka's shoulder and across the lunchroom at the table where she had been sitting there only yesterday. There, it was only a comforting Selphie and embarrassed Yuffie who was hiding her face with her hands. At first, Kairi felt guilty .. really guilty. But as she remembered the things that she had told her earlier, Kairi felt that pang of guilt quickly go away.
"I have to agree. They are pretty crazy ... asses," Crazy asses? What the heck does that mean? Kairi paused from thinking and continued with her sentence. "I mean, yeah, you're right. Get this. They were and are so crazy, that at one point they even called me 'friend'."
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A/N: Okay, there you go you guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because for once, I enjoyed writing it. Especially the mean quotes. If only I could use them in real life. ;
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Loves & Kisses,
Tohrue
