A/N: Well it wasn't right after but here it is nonetheless. I was having problems with my Word program.
Chapter 13: Destination Love?
The whole gang sat around a small table at the food court in the mall, snacking on ice-cream and smoothies. Sora and Roxas chatted over the fast approaching "date" Riku had planned for them.
Riku patted himself on the back. This was an awesome plan. A BIG plan. An elaborate plan…. Oh yes, the best one yet.
His mission was so simple; He would have Sora and Roxas finally meet Kairi and Namine.
The scene played out in his head so smoothly:
Riku found out from his pal Axel that they were staying in a suite in the new expensive hotel downtown. He sent them a little note with the name of a restaurant and a time. The name on the reservations was in the girls' names to keep the big secret.
Sora and Roxas dressed up a bit; Sora was in nice jeans, and a white shirt and a black unbuttoned vest over it, and a pair of clean converse sneakers. Roxas had on jeans as well and a light blue collared shirt with white shoes. Both had gone through great measures to to do their hair, brush their teeth and look and be as clean as possible. First impressions were the most important right?
The guys drove to the restaurant and waited for the girls to go inside to get a look at their attire. Kairi was magnificent in a white halter-top sundress, strappy heels and her hair in ringlets. Namine was just as beautiful in a blue and white striped sleeveless dress and flats. Noticing what the girls were wearing was the next step in the plan…. Next to the restaurant was a small flower shop. They went in and bought flowers that complimented their dates' dresses.
After seeing their dates sitting at the table and looking about for someone who could have given them the mysterious note, Sora and Roxas walked in the door, flowers in hand. The girls jumped up from the table and enveloped them in hugs and giggles of excitement….
Riku smiled and slurped his smoothie. Everything was set and the plan would go off without any hitches.
"I'm so nervous." Sora said, looking down at his ice-cream as if it had the answer to all his problems.
"Me too." Roxas sighed and swirled his straw around in his smoothie. "What if they're mad we didn't tell them in the first place?"
Sora tried hard to imagine sweet Kairi's face in a scowl. He couldn't but that didn't mean she wouldn't be mad.
Riku laughed. "They'll be so swept away in the date; they'll forget to be mad. Don't worry guys. I got it all figured out." Riku smiled smugly and continued to eat his smoothie.
"Hey guys!" A red haired teen stepped from around the bustling crowd, ice-cream in hand, and sat at their table.
"Hey, Axel." They greeted. Axel quickly sat down to get away from the loud and annoying crowd.
"Just another Friday night, eh?" He said, gesturing to the crowd. Roxas and Sora seemed to be too busy considering every possibility of the date ending in disaster to agree.
"Is the deed done?" Riku asked too seriously.
"Yeah, yeah." Axel waved his hand around and rolled his eyes. "I slipped it into their mail. No one was in the room though. I stopped by to see if I could hear any screams of excitement but it sounded completely empty."
"But they have the note?" Riku asked, his eyes burning into Axel. Axel backed away a bit from the table.
"Yes. They have the note." Axel said firmly to ease the look Riku was giving him.
"Awesome. I can't wait to get this started tomorrow. Tomorrow night is the night guys!" Riku pumped his fist in the air. Sora and Roxas shared worried looks.
After finishing up their desserts, they decided to take a walk around and gather, as Riku put it, "supplies". Their first stop was a men's clothing store where they picked out the outfits Riku had pictured them in for tomorrow night.
Roxas slung the bag of new clothes over his shoulder. "I think I see why girls like shopping. It feels good to get something new."
Sora scoffed at him. "I'm just glad I got new converse."
They were passing by a jewelry store when a necklace caught Sora's eye. He stopped at the case admiring the tiny chain and small simple pendant, a key. For some reason he felt compelled to get it for Kairi.
"How much is this?" He asked the lady at the counter. She smiled at him.
"Who is that for young man?"
By now, the group had stopped and realized Sora was no longer with them. They looked back to see Sora back at the jeweler's counter, talking to an older woman. They walked toward him just in time to see him handing over some money in exchange for a small package wrapped in silver paper and topped with a white satin bow.
"Gifts! That's an awesome idea Sora! Roxas you need to find Namine a gift!" Riku grabbed Roxas's hand and pulled him into a girly looking store. He wrinkled his nose at the overly perfumed surroundings. Without even looking he knew that there was nothing there for his artistic Namine.
"I think Roxas can find something for Namine without you pushing him into the first girly store." Sora said as he pocketed his precious gift. Riku nodded and let Roxas go. They continued their walk around the mall, stopping to let Roxas scope the options in each store. They waited outside patiently; well, Riku was not as patient.
Then Roxas saw it: a beautiful Japanese art set. He immediately went to it and was just about to grab it when another set of hands grabbed the set as well. Pale small hands that belonged to a short blonde. Roxas felt his heart skip a beat and his cheeks flush. Then he heard a voice that did not belong to the small beauty beside him.
"SORA?"
He turned and there was Kairi. Wait, Kairi? She was at the front of the store confronting the group, her hands on her hips.
His brother's face was red and his mouth was open.
Oh shit.
A/N: Sorry to leave you on a cliff hanger guys. I'll still writing chapter 14 and I'm also going to be putting Havoc back up. If anyone is interested in Havoc, say so in your review. I'm still kind of torn about putting it back up. Saturday you guys will have chapter 14! And maybe Havoc. ._. Oh a little preview for 14. It will be about the mysterious "Faeron". ;)