CLOSE YET FAR

CH. 4

DAY 2

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. Except a copy of the games. But otherwise, no. (A/N: If you're wondering why this chapter is called "Day 2", the poupu thing was the first day.)

Sora's POV

(A/N: If you don't like the POV thing e-mail me about it and I'll change it)

I woke up bright and early the next morning, knowing that I have to make the most out of each day, not taking a moment for granted. "OK, 6:15" I thought out loud, "I wonder if the others are up yet?" As if my words held a kind of magic, I heard the doorbell ring. I got dressed quickly and ran downstairs to open the door.

"Hi Sora!" said a very cheerful Kairi.

"Hey, what's up?" I said as I extended my arms and hugged her.

"Nothin'" she said. "I'm glad you're awake."

"Why? Got something special for me?" I remarked.

She smiled. "Just follow me." It was just before sunrise. Kairi brought me down to the other island on my boat. We got out and stood on the end of the pier just in time to see the sun rising over the ocean. Kairi turned me around to face her. She looked into my eyes, and I felt a feeling so pure, it's impossible to describe. "Sora, I love you." She said.

"I love you too, Kairi." I replied. I pulled her in close. As our faces got closer, we both closed our eyes and our lips met. We were caught in a whirlwind of pure emotion.

After we pulled apart for much needed air, Namine came in from the side, saying "Oh my God! Did I just see the first kiss?"

"Yeah, you did. Thanks for showin' up. Now we have a witness." I retorted. Kairi giggled.

Riku showed up next, as if I had summoned him. "Hey guys." He said to me and Kairi. "Hey, Baby." He said to Namine, giving her a hug.

"Aww, Riku, you missed it." Namine said.

"What?" He asked, clueless.

"Their first kiss." She said. "It was so romantic." She looked into Riku's eyes, hopefully.

"Oh really?" Riku looked at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Never said a word." Riku replied.

Namine grabbed Kairi by the wrist and dragged her away. "What are you…?" she asked.

"Well?" Riku asked.

"Well what?"

"How was it?" He replied.

"Oh. It was freakin' awesome. Wait, why are you asking? Shouldn't you know?" I knew that Riku had kissed a girl before.

"Just asking, man. Wasn't that your first kiss?"

"Yea, so?"

"Loser." He put his hand in the shape of an "L" on his forehead as he said this.

"Shut the hell up." I couldn't think of anything else to say. I was in too good a mood. That's when I heard my cell phone ring. "Oh, crap, it's my mom." I said.

"So?" asked Riku.

"Just be prepared." I held the phone arm's length away and pressed talk. This is what I hear;

"SORA? ARE YOU THERE! OH, GOD, ARE YOU OK?" She's reeeally paranoid. Riku cringed when he heard her.

"Mom, calm down. I'm fine. I just left before you got up." I told her.

The worried yelling died down. "Oh, good. Well then, call me if you need a ride anywhere."

"Ok, bye." I said and hung up.

"Well, at least you know you're mom worries about you." Riku said.

"Sometimes I don't know if that's good or bad." I wondered out loud.

Kairi and Namine came back, giggling. "What are you guys so happy about?" Riku asked.

"Oh, nothing." Namine said.

"Riiiiiight." Riku replied.

That's when I looked over onto the horizon. "Hey, guys, do you see that boat?"

"Yeah, it looks like we have a new neighbor." Kairi said.

Once the boat came close, we saw there was a guy on board who looked about our age. He had straight black hair down to his shoulders and light skin with blue eyes and a lip ring. "Wow, he's cute." I heard Namine say.

"He seems mysterious." Riku stated.

"That's why she likes him." Kairi replied.

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"Because I'm thinking the same thing." She retorted.

"You two are such great girlfriends." Riku said, sarcasm emphasized.

The ship landed at the dock and we greeted the mystery teen as he got off. "Hey, there. Welcome to the islands! My name is Sora. This is Kairi, Riku, and Namine."

"Hey" he said somewhat shyly. "Umm, my name's Velo."

"Nice to meet you." I extended my hand for a handshake, but he looked me in the eye for a minute first, then he shook my hand.

"So this is Destiny Islands." He looked at the surrounding area. "Where's all the houses?"

"Well, the houses are over on that island." I pointed in the direction of the other island. "Do you need help with your bags?"

"No thanks, I got everything right here." He had one bag on his back and another in his hand.

"Okay, let's go then." Just as Namine said that, dark circles appeared on the ground, and heartless spawned before us.

"Heartless."

"Yeah, thanks, Riku, I can see that." I said

"I didn't say it." Riku replied

"You've been following me everywhere I go. It's starting to tire me. GET OUT!" Velo stepped forward and summoned, to everyone's surprise, a Keyblade.

"NO WAY!" Riku and I said together.

Velo jumped into the air and came crashing down, unleashed a wave of energy that wiped out all the heartless.

"Woah" I looked in amazement at Velo. "You're a Keyblade bearer as well?"

"Yeah" Velo said quietly.

We were all sitting at Riku's place about 2 hours after the heartless incident. "So, Velo, what's your story about getting the keyblade?"

"Well, heartless attacked my home world one day and I was overwhelmed by them. That's when I saw… a light. I opened my eyes and, there it was."

"Just like us." Riku pointed at me and himself.

"Hey, Velo are you single?" Kairi asked. "'Cause if you are, I know a nice girl I can hook you up with."

"Sounds good to me. What does she look like?"

"She's got brown hair, and she's really hyper but she's pretty. Her name's Selphie."

"Wait… Selphie… Tilmitt?" Velo questioned.

"Yeah. Why? Do you know her?"

"Just don't let her know I'm here."

"Did something happen between you in the past?" Namine asked.

"I don't wanna talk about it." Velo replied

"A guilty conscience needs no accuser." I said.

"Get that from a fortune cookie?" Riku asked.

"Piss off."

We had a good laugh just hanging around, talking about different things. We knew the next day would be either really good, or really confusing. I was banking on good, but of course…

That's the end of this chapter! Please R&R. it may be awhile before my next update, so bear with me.