Author's Note: Here's chapter 2. Read and review please! Thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 2: Lazy Afternoon

Today was turning out to be a drag. I'd rather wait at Traverse Town for Sora rather than just sit on the beach and watch Tidus and Wakka practice Blitzball. Well, mine and Selphie's first day of High School will be in about three weeks, so that'll be one thing we can do. The only thing interesting about watching the boys practice is that Wakka would always hit Tidus in the head and then Tidus will try and get Wakka for revenge. They were friends, but they acted like rivals. They reminded me of Sora and Riku. It's been a month since mine and Sora's separation. Selphie keeps on trying not to bring up Sora, but I actually don't mind if we talk about him. What would really bug is if they joked about Sora getting killed or something. Even though it's been a month since we were separated, I had to find something to take my mind off of Sora. If I don't, I won't concentrate in school, and if I don't concentrate in school, my grades will slip, and if my grades slip, oh you get the picture. If I don't get my mind off of Sora somehow, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

" Hey, Kairi?" Selphie asked.

" Yeah?" I answered.

" Have you found something to get your mind off of Sora yet?"

" Not yet. I'm working on it." Tidus then got hit in the head again.

" Gosh, Wakka! I'm sick of you hitting me in the head! I'm quitting for the day!" Tidus gave up.

" You're giving up, ya?" Wakka asked.

" I think Tidus is tired." I laughed.

I was glad that Selphie and her gang were trying to keep me cheered up. I just didn't know what I would do without them. I think Tidus had a little crush on me. Every time I would be a little down, he would always to something to make me laugh. Plus, whenever he would see Sora and I together, he'd get jealous. Tidus was a nice guy, but he just wasn't my type. I actually didn't know who my type of guy was. My mom keeps telling me that the right guy will come to me when the time comes. The four of us decided to get away from the beach and get to the town so we could do something fun. Tidus offered Pizza Hut. I couldn't say no to that, Pizza Hut was my favorite pizza place.

We walked into the pizza place and Wakka ordered. I remember when Sora and Riku would fight over who pays for the pizza. I always wondered if they competed against each other for my attention. Selphie took $10 and asked for change in quarters so we could play the arcade games. There was Soul Calibur there. The Soul Calibur series were always mine and Selphie's favorite fighting game series. Selphie always thought she was queen at those games. I challenged her to a Soul Calibur match. As always, she accepted. I inserted 2 quarters into the coin slots. I always had to be Kilik. He was my favorite. Selphie was always Ivy. I don't know why she would want to be Ivy. That character always scared me. Moments later, Tidus and Wakka came back with sodas and the stuffed crust pizza. As I looked around, I saw a sticker machine. I went over to it and looked at it. A specific sticker caught my eye. It looked like my lucky charm. I took out 2 quarters and stuck them into the coin slots. I pushed them in and the sticker came out. It made me happy to just look at it. I could never forget the promise I made with Sora. Tidus called me over and said the pizza was getting cold, so I decided to just leave the rest of stickers alone. After we ate, we stopped by Baskin Robbins for some ice cream. We each got a sea-salt ice cream bar. The four of us went and sat on the pier.

I decided to take a walk around. For some reason, I had the urge to go to the Secret Place, a little cave where Sora and I used to scribble on the walls. I rowed to the island. I got out walked towards the Secret Place. I stepped inside. This place brought back good memories. I put my hand against the wall and rubbed it. There was one drawing I saw that attracted my attention big time. It was a picture of Sora and I. Between us, it looked like Sora was offering me a paopu fruit. It was a paopu! Sora loves me? I asked. I knew it! I cried with tears of joy. I picked up the rock and carved a paopu on the wall too. Now it was completed. I went back onto the island and rowed back to the town. The others were still on the pier.

" Hey guys, what do you think happened to Sora and Riku?" Tidus asked.

" I don't know, but they have to be alive, ya?" Wakka asked.

" Guys, you're not supposed to bring you-know-who up." Selphie whispered, but I could still hear her.

" You guys, it's okay. You can talk about them. I won't cry. I promise." I laughed. We sat in silence till Selphie decided to break the silence.

" Well, school starts in a few weeks."

" I know. That stinks, ya?" Wakka agreed.

" Yeah. The first day is always a drag. I can't believe it though. Selphie, you, me, and Kairi will be freshmen, and Wakka will be a sophomore. It seems like, yesterday we were learning how to walk." Tidus started to daydream.

" Tidus, you're starting to sound like your mom." I laughed.

" Tidus, don't you have a 5:00 curfew?" Selphie asked.

" Oh, that's right! I know! How about we… huh?" Tidus said as he fainted in front of me. The rest of them started to do the same.

" Guys!"

I started to feel strange. My head was hurting real bad. I tried to make the pain stop, but it wouldn't work. I fainted also. As I was in a slumber, I started to have dreams. Dreams of my memories. One of them was a memory of Riku and I. He was leaning on the paopu tree and I was sitting on it. Then came another one where I was sitting on the pier on the main island. I looked like I was talking to myself. There was another memory where I was watching something sadly as it was fading away. I didn't know who this figure was in my memories. The only thing I knew was that it was a boy. I finally woke up. I looked up and saw the others still on the ground face flat. I went and helped them up. My head was still hurting though. I decided to just head home and rest.

I didn't get what it meant though. I mean, fainting unexpectedly. That's a little strange. I kept thinking that maybe I had a seizure, but it couldn't have been a seizure because it happened to the others. I then started to think about the dreams I had. The ones of my memories. I kept on having dreams of me and a boy. I couldn't think of who that boy was, but it didn't really matter. Still, I couldn't get him out of my head.

" Who…was that boy?" I asked myself.

Author's Note: Uh oh! Kairi has forgotten about Sora! Review and see what happens next!