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Chapter 5: Stalker

Riku read the creepy text over and over again, trying to think of any girl who would act this way toward his best friend. He shook his head as he handed Sora back his phone.

"Dude, I just don't know who would send that. Did you ever think that maybe it was just a practical joke?"

"What's a practical joke?" Roxas stuck his head in Sora's doorway and saw his face. "What's wrong Sora?"

Riku grinned. "Sora has a stalker. This weird chick on WarScape has the hots for him."

"How is that a bad thing? At least you got a girl's attention." Roxas joked. Sora glared at him.

"It's worse than how it sounds." Riku tried to explain. "This girl creeps on him. 'Oh Fainn! Fainn!' Sends him messages on WS all the time and fucks up our quests. She's a pain in the ass. Sora thinks she's texting him though."

Roxas grabbed Sora's phone and looked over the last message. "I'm not sure who that could be."

Sora frowned and pulled up his WarScape messages. "I got the text right after the incident with her and Riku. And look at these other messages she has sent me. I think her and whoever is texting me is the same person."

"How is that possible? That means that she lives nearby, knows you play WarScape, has your player name, and has your phone number. Sorry, but that just seems too crazy to me."

"Riku, none of it adds up, but it seems unlikely to be just a coincidence. As soon as she logged off, I got this text. I think we need to do some investigating."

Riku laughed and ruffled Sora's hair. Sora slapped his hand halfheartedly away from his head. "Sure Sora. We'll 'investigate' if it will make you feel better."

"We'll start on this stalker case later though. WarScape is calling our names." Sora grinned and grabbed his desk chair. Riku just shook his head and booted up his laptop. Roxas ran down the hallway to his room after calling from the hallway he was joining them.

"The things we do when we're in love with pixels." Riku sighed.

In Kairi's home...

"There's my favorite cousin!" Kairi hugged Namine as soon as she stepped into her home.

"I'm your only cousin, Kai..." Namine patted her back as she tried to balance her belongings in her free hand.

"Kairi, why don't you help Namine take her things to your room? She looks like she's going to topple over." Kairi's mother said as she watched the two teens say their hello's.

Kairi took some of Namine's things and began walking up the stairs to her room. "Come on Nami. We got a lot to cover tonight."

Namine followed her cousin up the steps. "What are you talking about?"

"Just hurry and get in my room." Kairi threw the laptop bag on her bed and Namine's over night bag in a corner then took the seat at her computer. Namine watched curiously as she started taking her laptop and cords out.

"What's going on Kai?" She asked out of concern as she finished setting up her own gaming station on Kairi's bed.

"Well... I'm in a bit of a pickle." Kairi signed onto her desktop and let WarScape load while trying to put her thoughts together.

"And?" Namine sat back against the pillows she had propped against the wall.

"I'm in a love triangle. Online." Kairi said then bit her bottom lip. Namine was going to kick her ass.

"Kairi! What have I told you about giving away personal information online? Either of those guys could be rapists, or murders, or just plain bad! What is wrong with you?" Namine got up, walked across the bed then stood at the foot of it, and smacked Kairi on the back of the head. "Bad Kai. Bad. Don't make me get a newspaper to pop you on the nose."

Kairi winced. "Look, Nami. I haven't given out that much private information on myself. Just my name." Kairi quickly corrected herself when she saw Namine's eyes flash. "My first name."

"Well," Namine sat back in her nest of pillows and electronics as she signed on WarScape. "Who is it?"

"Two guys on WarScape. Don't you even dare-" Namine burst out laughing, shifting most of her electronics around on the bed. Kairi tear-dropped. "...Laugh."

Between giggles, Namine said, " Come on, Kai. They are probably both thirteen, with bad acne and squeaky voices."

Kairi crossed her arms. She didn't think that of the two boys. Sure, it was a fear, but hopefully they were close to her age. Even if she knew how far away Sora was from her...

"Kai? Earth to Kai!" Namine smacked Kairi on the back of the head again then sat back in her spot. "Stop day-dreaming about dating on a video game and let's play WarScape."

Kairi shook the thoughts from her head and logged on to her favorite game.

Somewhere else...

Welcome to WarScape!

Username: Mika

Password: *******

Loading...

New Message to: Fainn

I really like you. I wish I could tell you in person...

Mika

Joining Kingdom Hearts clan chat...

Fainn, Geir, Godric, Ariae, and Lumi are talking in the clan chat.

Ariae: Lumi is my cousin and also a ws player.

Lumi: Hi guys.

Fainn: Well Godric is my little brother. He didn't have much going on tonight so he's joining us.

Geir: Stalker alert.

Fainn: ...

Lumi: What?

Geir: In other words, Mika is online.

Mika: Geir, I'm not a stalker. :(

Godric: Mika... that name sounds familiar.

Ariae: Everyone needs to be nice.

Lumi: I'm confused...

Fainn: Don't worry about it Lumi. It's a long story.

Godric: Mika, you wouldn't happen to know Fainn in rl would you?

Her fingers shook as her hands hovered over the keyboard. This was her chance to come out and tell them who she was. How she longed to have Sora's heart. Of course Roxas, Sora's brother, was familiar with that name she chose. It was the one she always used as an alias.

"Selphie! I need your help!" Selphie let out the breath she hadn't known she was holding and closed her laptop.

"Coming Mom!"

Back in WarScape...

Mika has left the clan chat.

Ariae: Can't you try to be a little nicer to her?

Geir: Nope. Now what are we doing today?

Fainn: Godric and I were thinking skilling tonight. Something we can do to bond as a clan since we have 2 new members. :)

Roxas scratched his head in thought as he barely paid attention to the happenings in the clan chat. That name kept going through his head. It sounded so familiar. Mika... Mika... Who was this girl? Was it simply a coincidence that she used that name for her character? Or was she someone he knew?

Back in Kairi's room...

"Fainn? Fainn equals Sora? What does this guy look like Kai?" Namine popped a piece of popcorn in her mouth as she moved her character around in the mine the clan had gathered in to collect ore.

"Weren't you the one saying not to share personal information?" Kairi tossed a kernel and the blonde's head. Namine casually ducked it as she ate another handful of popcorn.

"A picture is worth a thousand words. Besides, you're not asking for an adress or phone number. Maybe just an email." Naime winked then shoved another handful into her mouth.

Kairi rolled her eyes. "That is so attractive."

"Who would I be trying to look good for? Geir? Godric? You act like they can see us. Although Godric does sound like he could be cuter than his older brother Sora..."

"Oh Nami. Stop poking fun at my pixel love life."

"I will when you have a successful online relationship."

This, of course, earned a handful of kernels thrown at Namine's head.

Back in Roxas's room...

Roxas jumped from his chair and knocked it over as he ran out of his room and into Sora's.

"Sora!"

Sora almost jumped out of his skin at the sound of his brother's voice; he had been so engrossed in talking to Kairi online he hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings. "What's up Rox?"

"Mika. Do you know her? Did she tell you her real name?"

"No. I never asked her real name." Sora looked at his brother curiously. "What are you thinking Roxas? You know who she is?"

"Mika is the name Selphie uses when she plays online or needs an alias."

Sora stared at him. "No. You have got to be kidding."

Roxas shook his head. "I used to play another MMORPG with her and that's the name she used. Sora, if you really think that someone from around here is Mika and sending you those creepy texts, I'm telling you it's her. Selphie is Mika."

Sora hit his head on the desk. "Why God? Why?"

"Uh... Sora?"

"What else can possibly happen tonight?"

Roxas pointed at his computer screen at the private message he had just received.

Ariae to You: I was wondering if we could exchange emails... I kind of want to see what you look like Sora.

"Fuck."