Author's Note: Okay now, here's chapter 17! I love your reviews! Please keep on giving them! On with the story! Oh, and I decided not to do a sequel to this story. But keep reviewing please!
Chapter 17: Camp Destiny" Kairi! You're going to be late!" My mom called from downstairs.
" I know!" I answered as I did the last of my packing for camp.
I finally finished packing. My friends and I were going away fro a week for summer camp. It was always nice to get away from home for a week. I missed summer camp last year, but I was in Traverse Town during that time. I carried my suitcase downstairs and said good-bye to my mom. I walked outside and met up with Sora and Riku. They were waiting at the bus stop. I had everything I needed for camp. Plus, I took my yearbook so that way I can read Sora's if I'm ready to. WE looked behind us and saw Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie running towards us. I asked them why they were rushing. Wakka stopped panting and pointed at the bus coming. The bus stopped and we all got on. Selphie and I sat behind Sora and Riku. Tidus and Wakka sat in front of…Lulu?
" Lulu?" I asked.
" Hello, Kari." She teased me. I guess Sora heard me because he yelled at her.
" Her name is Kairi!" Sora yelled at Lulu. The councilor then shushed us.
" Okay! Okay! Enough yelling in the back! I'm Josh, your councilor. You'll be spending the next week at Camp Destiny. Okay, Bob start the bus." We all cheered when the bus went.
The bus drive was going to be long because we were driving all the way up Mt. Destiny. That's where the camp got its name. I brought all I needed to entertain myself. I took out my MP3 player and my sketchpad. I began to draw and listen to Sanctuary by Utada Hikaru. I looked in front of me and saw Sora listening to his music. Tidus and Wakka were playing a weird GameBoy game because they had their systems hooked up. Riku was talking with the girls across from him, and Selphie was admiring Riku. In an hour, we finally reached the camping grounds. It looked so cool! There was the lake, the cabins, the cafeteria, everything was there! We walked over to Josh and he separated the guys from the girls so we could go to our cabins. I walked with Selphie to our cabin. It was okay, but not like my bedroom. I set my suitcase on the bottom bunk and Selphie got on the top.
" This is just great! No parents telling us what to do! We're free at last!" Selphie squealed.
" I know. So, when should I tell Sora?" I asked as I set up my sleeping bag on the bunk bed.
" Hmm, how about the last night of camp? That's when we all stay out and watch the stars and make s'mores. It'll be so romantic. Maybe I should tell Riku my true feelings at that time too." Selphie sighed.
" I'm not sure. I'll just play it by year."
" Okay, now come on! We're missing the nice breeze!" Selphie dragged me out of the cabin.
The others were looking at the bulletin board. It had the listings for our groups this week. I was in a group with Sora, Riku, Selphie, and I also had to have Lulu in my group. There were other people in my group, but I didn't know them. Today was a Saturday, so we just got settled in today. Tomorrow, my group's going hiking up the mountain a bit and with Lulu in the group, it'll be interesting watching how she behaves. We all left the bulletin board and went back to our social groups. I decided to just walk around with Selphie. I liked Sora a lot, but I wanted to give him a break to let him hang with the guys. Although something really bugged me. What really bugged me was that there was a girl who kept on flirting with Sora. That made me feel really mad inside, but I didn't want to start a cat fight. Besides, Sora likes me, he'll never backstab me.
It was getting late and it was finally time to eat. All of us campers went inside the cafeteria and sat at a table. My friends and I sat at a table together. Tidus seemed really bummed out because he missed Tara. He tried to convince Tara's parents to let her go, but they still didn't. I was about to take a seat next to Sora, but that girl that was flirting with him earlier took it first. I was going to get mad if she was trying to steal Sora away from me. I just went around and sat across from Sora.
" Hey, you don't mind if I sit here, do you?" The girl asked in a flirty way.
" Um, I guess not." I knew that Sora actually wanted me to sit there, but he wanted to be polite. Sora turned and faced me. The girl started to play with his hair. This time, I spoke up.
" Uh, he doesn't like his hair touched." I winked at Sora.
" Who're you?" She asked rudely.
"Oh um, Viola, this is Kairi. Kairi, this is Viola." Sora said.
" Who's Viola?" I asked him.
" Oh well, you see, I showed her around the camp a bit earlier. She's new."
" Oh." All of us then got up to get our food.
I didn't say a word all night. I didn't understand what was going on with Sora. He was with another girl? I thought he liked me? Maybe I'm just thinking wrong. Maybe he does still like me, but he's just being polite. Sora is quite a gentleman. I still couldn't get it out of my head though. I walked back to the cabin and laid on my bunk bed. Everyone else was still out. We were the High School Camp, so they let us stay up late. I wasn't feeling up to being outside right now, or up to being with Sora right now. I needed someone to talk to, but I didn't want to talk with Selphie about it. She gives good ideas about telling someone you love them, but when it comes to giving advice about love, it's not that good. So, I decided to talk with Namine.
" Namine?" I whispered.
" Kairi?" Namine came out of my body. " What's wrong? You look troubled."
" Namine, I saw Sora with another girl. I'm not sure if he likes her or not."
" Oh yeah. That's why you didn't talk to him at dinner tonight." Namine put an arm around me. " Kairi, Sora likes you. Nothing could ever break the bond between you two. Just like nothing could break the bond between me and Roxas. He was just being nice to the girl that's all. Think about it, how many girls have you seen Sora talk to?"
" Quite a few." I answered. " And he's quite nice to them."
" Kairi, what he's actually trying to do is he's trying to show you that he's a good person." Namine explained. Man, she's good at this romance stuff.
" Wow. I never put it that way. Thank you, Namine." I grinned.
" No problem." I then heard a knock on the cabin door.
" Kairi?" It was Sora.
" Go for it." Namine disappeared back into my body. I walked over and opened the door. Sora took me by the hand and brought me outside. It looked like he needed to talk to me.
" Listen, about Viola, I know you probably think I have feelings for her, but I don't. You see, just like I was with you when you moved here, I showed you around. I was just showing her around. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that…no one could ever replace you, so don't worry if you see me talking with another girl. Okay?" Sora made a long speech.
" Okay." I agreed.
" I'll make it up to you. Ice cream?" Sora pulled out munny.
" Sure." I agreed.
Sora and I walked to the ice cream stand and got some ice cream. He was so sweet. I was so lucky to have a friend like him. We talked about the hike. We each brought our cameras so we could take photos of each other on the hike. Sora was excited. He and I were both fond of hiking. We would always hike at summer camp over the years. Riku came and joined us. All three of us talked like we did in the old days. This summer camp was going to be interesting.
Plus, I plan to get my first kiss this week.
Author's Note: There's chapter 17. You'll really like the next chapter, so review a lot if you want this story to continue. Until next time!
