Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! They make me really confident, so more reviews mean better chapters! I'm not sure how long this story's gonna go on for! Just don't forget I have vacation coming up! Keep reading and reviewing! For those of you who want a sequel for this story, I need some ideas for a plot. Same characters will be used, but I need a good idea for a plot. So, if you have any good ideas, even if you think their stupid, put them in your review. I may end up using it. Okay, I'll explain more later. Now, on with the story!

Chapter 15: Bullies and Blitzball

I woke up to the sound of my killer alarm clock. Today was of course, Monday. Another day of school. Actually, we were reaching towards the end of school. It was the third week of May. That meant that we had about two or three weeks left. That also meant that DISATS (Destiny Island State Achievement Tests) and Finals were coming up. I hated taking all of those. I get testing anxiety whenever it comes to test taking. Still, even with only three weeks left, I was not looking forward to going to school, especially on Mondays. I did my usual routine. Putting on my uniform, doing my hair and teeth, etc. After about a good 45 minutes, I was ready to leave. I walked outside and started off to school. I just remembered. That today was the math DISAT. I met up with Sora at the corner of my street.

" Listen, I went on the internet last night and figured out how to help you get over your testing anxiety."

" Really? How?" I asked.

" Squeeze one of these." Sora handed me a bean bag ball.

" It's a bean bag."

" It said that people use these to calm their stress when taking tests. Testing anxiety occurs when you have a lot of stress. But with one of these, whenever you get nervous, squeeze it, and you'll be fine."

" Really? Thanks." I put the ball into my pocket.

We continued our way to the school. Riku was enjoying his fan girl mob and Selphie was fighting through it just to get a peak at Riku. Tidus showed up hand-in-hand with Tara. Wakka walked with them tossing up and down his blitzball. However someone really caught my eye. It was Lulu! She moved back here! Good thing this didn't happen before Sora and Riku returned. Lulu stepped towards me. As she did, I tapped Sora on the shoulder and he turned his attention from Riku to what was coming at me.

" Miss me, Kari?" Lulu asked teasingly.

" No, I'm sorry. I didn't. And the name is Kairi!" I yelled.

" You want a piece of me?" She got all tough.

" No Lulu, I want the whole thing."

" That's it!" Punched me in the jaw and knocked me to the ground. Blood was coming from my mouth. Sora came and helped me up.

" Cut it out!" Sora stepped up to Lulu.

" Who're you? Her boyfriend?"

" Yes!"

" Sora? What're you doing?" I whispered as I was still holding my jaw.

" Just play along." Sora began to step closer to Lulu with his hand clenched into a fist when the principal came out.

" Okay, that's enough! You two, you're free to go. As for you, Lulu, to the office!"

" Phew! That was a relief." I sighed. " Ow." I was still holding my jaw.

" You okay" Sora asked.

" Yeah. Ow."

" C'mon, we should go to the nurse's office." Sora took my hand and walked me there.

A half an hour passed. My jaw was aching a little, but not as bad. The office gave me a pass to class. I saw Sora waiting for me in my Spanish class. I went and took the saved seat next to him. I didn't know what'd I do without him. I still couldn't believe that my first kiss was interrupted twice! Once on my 14th birthday and then just a few nights ago. I couldn't stop thinking about it. The thing that was going to be hard was having Darren see me with Sora. I'm sure he'll understand.

Many Hours later…

School was finally out for the day. That was really good because today was the championship Blitzball Game. It Destiny Island High School versus Castaway Cay High School. Castaway Cay is an island that's no too far from here. (A/N: Castaway cay is actually Disney's own island in the Bahamas. I've been there twice! It's so cool!) So, anyway, today is the big championship game! Castaway Cay is our worst enemy. Our team, the Bears, were going to kick their team, the Timberwolves, butt. All five of us met up on the huge football field. In the fall they used the stadium for football and it was used for Blitzball in the summer. Tidus and Wakka was already at the stadium, so that left Sora, Riku, Selphie, Tara, and I. We all grabbed our things and walked to the stadium. It was huge! There was the huge water field, the cheerleaders, the mascot, the snack stands were open, and the bleachers were getting filled quickly. Good thing I had munny for the snack stand. We waited for about 15 minutes after we got our seats for the game to start. The game finally started.

" Today's the day, folks! The day that our talented Blitzball players compete for the High School championship! Today is also the day that Destiny Island High goes up against Castaway High!" One of the student announcers announced.

" Today, the question we've been asking all year long is going to be answered! Which school will take the championship this year? You're about to find out! Or we now ask Destiny High to give a warm welcome to our very own, Bears!" The other student announcer announced as our team came swimming into the field. We all stood up and cheered as Wakka and Tidus were in view. " And Visitors, give a warm welcome to your team, the Timberwolves!"

The Timberwolves came swimming out also. The announcer called both team captains to the middle for the blitzoff, the start of the game. Wakka and the guy from the other team swam up. The ball was thrown into the air and then went back into the water. Wakka grabbed the ball first and began swimming toward the opposite goal. Tidus swam ahead of Wakka and called for him to pass it. Wakka passed the ball at Tidus, but someone else caught it. Tidus went and tackled the guy that had the ball. The guy surrendered the ball and Darren caught it. Yes, Darren is in Blitzball. I think he's trying to win the championship to impress me, but it's never going to work. Anyway, Darren swam with it and then passed it to Tidus. Tidus caught it this time and swam towards the goal. He got close enough to shoot the ball. Tidus threw up the ball and flipped backwards. He was doing his Sphere Shot ability. As he flipped, he kicked the ball at the goalie. The goalie couldn't catch it and we scored.

59 ½ Minutes later…

It was the last thirty seconds of the game. Both teams were tied. Our team would have to score one more time in order to win the game. This was the last Blitzoff they were doing. This time, the other team caught the ball and started to swim towards our goal. The guy kept on swimming quickly to the goal. He made an attempt to shoot it, but Tidus tackled him and ended up knocking him out of the field. Wakka grabbed the ball and swam all the way back to our goal. He passed it to Tidus so Tidus can shoot. 10 seconds were left on the clock. It was nervous wreck now. We were all shivering and biting our nails. Tidus finished off the game with his Sphere Shot ability. The ball went flying through the water and just at the last second………………WE SCORED! The game was over! We won the game!

" Game over folks! And it looks like Destiny Island wins the championship!" The announcer announced.

The players got out of the water and congratulated each other. We got out of our bleachers and went to go congratulate Tidus and Wakka. They came running to us. Tara hugged and kissed Tidus. Wakka decided to go and try to get another date with Lulu. Many minutes later, we had to get our stuff and head home. I walked home with Sora. Later, he dropped me off at my place and said he'd see me the next day. Now that the championship was out of my head, all I could think about was Sora.

" I have to get that first kiss. No matter what it takes." I said to myself that night.

Author's Note: I now this wasn't the best chapter, but next one will be better. I think. Read and review please!