Here comes the next story in this series. Another random one, but isn't that what this series is all about? Also thank you all for the reviews! I am glad to see you are all enjoying it!


Chapter 5: Two Sides of a Coin

For Kairi everything about Sora seemed simple and easy enough. He was a kind and sweet hearted boy who always seemed to be cheerful and positive towards almost anything. He was a perfectly sweet boy and she loved him for that.

If only he wasn't so nervous and shy when it came when it came to their relationship.

He was a good guy, but when ever she mentioned doing something together, he would grow nervous and most times run off. And then after that he wouldn't return for hours or sometimes not even return back for the rest of the day.

Kairi knew she could wait. She didn't mind waiting for him. She was patient with him and his nervous moments. And knew in time he would come around. But in the meantime she would work with him and deal with his nervousness as best as she could.

Currently she was waiting in the park for Sora to show up. They were supposed to meet up for the day and enjoy the fall weather, and possibly go to the fall festival in the evening, but Sora had yet to show up. It was expected, but Kairi couldn't help but wonder.

"Just how nervous can that boy be?" Kairi hummed to herself before checking her watch.

She tapped her foot a few times, continued to wait as calmly she as she could. She then glanced to her phone to see if Sora had texted her or something else. But there was still nothing. She was still going to wait a few more minutes though, after that then she would give him a call to figure out what was causing his delay.

Before long she heard footsteps coming from behind her. Without warning hands were placed over her eyes. Kairi pulled away and whipped around ready to attack whoever thought they could get away with something like that.

But who she saw surprised her. Or really… who she thought she saw.

THe boy who stood before her looked exactly like Sora, even down to wearing the exact clothes, but there were a few differences that set the difference. One was the hair, while Sora's was brown, this guy's hair was black. Secondly was his eyes, which were a golden color opposed to Sora's fair blue.

And thirdly, there was his expression. While Sora's was a soft and sweet smile, this was a snarky smile that brought and air about to the person.

"Who do you think you are and what do you think you are doing?!" Kairi asked immediately.

"Isn't it obvious?" the guy laughed. He even had Sora's voice! Though from what Kairi could tell, this guy's voice was slightly deeper sounding.

"Clearly it isn't if I am asking you," Kairi said as she took a step back.

"Well technically I am Sora. Essentially. But really I'm a better Sora than he. But call me Vanitas, the one who is cooler and smarter. And for why I am here, I'm here to see you of course."

Vanitas smiled as he stepped closer. Kairi took another step back and glared deeply at him. "Don't you dare take another step closer! What have you done with Sora?"

"I told you, am I Sora, but better. Now are we going to start out date or not? Cause I've been waiting quite some time for this," Vanitas said before leaning his face in close.

Kairi glared at him before smacking him straight across the face. Vanitas let out a yelp as he stumbled back. Much to her surprise he let out a faint whimper. A small bit of regret had slipped into her mind as she watched Vanitas carefully.

"What he said couldn't be true. He can't really be Sora… right? I didn't just slap Sora… please don't let that be it."

Vanitas lifted his face and turned to Kairi. There was a clear read mark forming on his cheek now, and the expression he was giving was clearly a big old Sora one. He was holding back his tears and trying to refrain from pouting, but Kairi could see the Sora in him. And that left her to be only more concerned.

"Why'd you have to go and do that! I just wanted to have a fun time is all! Now…" He gritted his teeth before placing his hands on his head. "Now you've gone and ruined it all!"

Vanitas ran off quickly before Kairi even had a chance to question it. She could only watch as Vanitas disappeared into the distance. Once he was gone Kairi rubbed her head, trying to process what had just happened.

Had she imagined it all? Was what she saw even real? It happened so fast that she couldn't get a straight thought on it. Though there was one way she could test it. Kairi reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her phone. She typed in Sora's number and hit send.

Putting the phone to her ear, she waited as it began to ring. Finally after the 4th ring, it was answered.

"Oh Kairi!" Sora's chipper voice came clear as day through the phone. "I'm so sorry I'm running late! I don't know how I lost track of time, but I am almost there!"

"It's okay Sora, as long as you are on your way," Kairi replied.

"Yeah! I'll there shortly! See you soon!"

Sora hung up the phone after that and Kairi breathed out slowly. Maybe her fears were just messing with her. Whatever happened could have just been in her head. Though there was still one thing that lingered that could prove all of this to be real. Once Sora got here… she would know for sure.

Sora came running from the distance, nearly from the exact area that Vanitas had run to. Kairi inhaled slowly, trying not to let her mind run away with the thoughts. "Just wait Kairi, we can't assume anything yet. He has to get over here first before I can think about anything else about it."

Sora came closer, and Kairi could feel a knot tightening in her gut. Sora… he was wearing the exact outfit that Vanitas had worn. And when he got close enough, Kairi's eyes widened.

Right on Sora's cheek was a faint red mark.

Exactly where she had slapped Vanitas.

Kairi put a hand to her mouth. She started to stumble back, but Sora caught her just in time. "Whoa! Kairi are you okay? You look a bit pale."

"Uh… Y-Yeah. I'm fine," Kairi replied, trying to straighten herself out. "But Sora, what happened to you? I mean with… um… that?" She pointed to Sora's cheek, staring feeling uneasy by the sight of it.

"Huh? Oh, I'm not actually sure," Sora chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I guess I was too excited when running over here and I much have crashed into something. But I'm fine don't worry!"

Kairi clenched her hands to keep them from trembling. "Could it all have been true…? Was Vanitas… really Sora? But how? I don't understand how something like that could happen."

"Kairi? Are you sure you are okay? Maybe you need to sit down," Sora said before he tried to lead Kairi over to a park bench.

Kairi let him bring her over there and she sat down. She ran her hand through her hair, trying to find a solution to what had happened before. But none of it made any sense. How could Vanitas be Sora? Their eyes and hair were completely different… yet everything else was the same.

"Sora wouldn't do that as a prank, would? No… he wouldn't do something like that. There… There has to be more to this. But right now I shouldn't let Sora worry too much. Don't want to ruin our time together after all."

Kairi took in several deep breaths before she stood back up. "I'm feeling better now Sora. Let's get back to what we planned to do."

"You sure? I just want to make sure that you are feeling okay."

"Really Sora, I'm fine," Kairi said before taking hold of Sora's hand. "Let's have a fun day, okay? No worries needed."

Kairi only hoped that her last statement could stay true.

Sora nodded and smiled happily. "Okay!"

The two of them began to walk further into the park. They decided to cut across it rather than walk around so they could admire all the fall leaves on the ground. A cool breeze brushed past them and Kairi stepped closer to Sora. "So what should we do first?"

"Hmm I don't know. The festival doesn't start until the evening, so maybe we could catch a movie or something?" Sora asked.

"That sounds nice," Kairi replied before smiling. "I've heard there is a good mystery movie playing. Let's see what showtimes are going on right now."

The two of them walked more until they reached the other side of the park. After crossing a few streets they approached the movie theater. Once inside the building, they checked the times and saw that there was a showing that would be starting soon.

Kairi smiled as she gave Sora's hand a squeeze before she smiled to him again. Sora looked to her with his face beginning to redden. Kairi laughed. "Why do you look so nervous?"

"W-Well you know… we've never been to a movie together. I mean not just the t-two of us," Sora stammered.

"So? Why should it be any different?" Kairi asked softly. She could see that Sora was getting nervous, but it was awfully cute to see him so flustered.

"It's just um… you know… together and…" Sora started to say, but then he winced. He held a hand to his head and groaned slightly. "I-I'll be right back… My head's hurting a little."

Sora hurried off to the bathrooms without another word.

Kairi frowned as she tried to understand what had happened. "His head started hurting? Just from being nervous?"

Kairi wondered what could have caused it, but then she remembered something. After she had slapped Vanitas, he had placed his hands to his head before he ran off. The suspicion came back to her on the matter, starting to make it sound even stranger.

"Is there really a connection between the two? Something that causes head pain?"

Kairi hummed before closing her eyes. She wanted to find the solution, but without any solid proof on anything, there was no way she could confirm what she was thinking.

"Well that didn't take very long," the voice of Sora said, though like the first time it was slightly deeper.

Kairi's eyes shot up to see that Vantias was standing in front of her again. She gasped and tried to step away from him. As far as she could tell, all of her thoughts and questions were leading to the same result.

"He's another side of Sora. He has to be! But… why haven't I seen him before? Why only now? And how does he even show up like this?"

"Hey!" Vanitas shouted before reaching for Kairi.

She stepped back again, but much to her surprise she bumped into something and started to stumble to the ground. Vanitas did manage to grab her and pull her back into her feet. He gave a quick scowl. "Seriously, can't you pay attention?"

Kairi glanced back to see that she had crashed into a trashcan. She hadn't even been aware it was there because all of her focus had been on Vanitas. She shook it off though and looked back to him. "Why are you back?"

Vanitas laughed. "Didn't we cover this? We're on a date today, and we're supposed to go see a movie. So let's get in there before it starts."

Vantias went to wrap an arm around Kairi, though she swatted it away. Grabbing onto Vanitas's hand she dragged him outside of the theater and into the alleyway just next of it. She didn't want to make a big scene in the theater nor draw any attention to herself. Just in case she was going crazy.

"No! We are not going to see any movie until I get some answers."

"Oh? So you will see the movie with me if you get what you want to know?" Vanitas smirked happily. "That's fine by me."

Kairi pursed her lips, cursing herself for her choice of words. But at least now she would get what she wanted. "Okay, spill it, what is your deal? Explain yourself."

"I told you already, I am Sora, but better than him," Vanitas replied before placing his hands into his pockets. "I didn't think it was that hard to follow."

"But how!? How can you be Sora? That just doesn't make any sense!" Kairi exclaimed.

Vanitas sighed. "Fine. If I have to spell it out, I guess I got to."

He stepped a bit closer to Kairi, bringing his face right up to her. "I am the Sora that you wish he could be. Not shy or nervous, but cool and confident."

It all started to make sense now. The pieces did fit together on what Vanitas was saying and Kairi could see clearly that he was telling the truth. But that still left questions on the 'how' part of it. But at least she was closer to solving it.

"But how? How did this happen to Sora… or um… you? I've never seen you before whenever Sora was nervous."

Vanitas shrugged. "It wasn't until recently that he decided to do anything about it. And it's about time too. I really have been waiting to express my feelings for you properly."

Vanitas reached out to place a hand on Kairi, but once again she reacted quicker and slapped Vanitas across the other cheek. He grimaced like before and felt his cheek. Tears swelled in his eyes though he tried to give a harsh glare.

"Come on Kairi… why did you have to do that again?"

"You're acting like a creep, Sora wouldn't do that," Kairi said, though she couldn't help but feel bad at seeing Vanitas's hurt face.

"I'm not… not trying to be," Vanitas replied before gripping his head. "I'm just more confident than Sora… I just wanted to spend time with you…"

Vanitas turned to run away, but Kairi grabbed him by his wrist. "You're not going anywhere. You're sticking here so I can talk to Sora properly about this."

Vanitas pouted again, but was quick to turn it into a scoff. "Fine. No big deal if you prefer him over him. I'll be back though. Anytime Sora is too nervous, I'll come back. Then I'll prove that I'm not a creep."

Vanitas groaned again as he stumbled forward. He dropped down to his knees and Kairi watched as his hair started to fade into brown. As soon as it was back to Sora's natural brown, he nearly fell forward towards the ground. Kairi was thankfully enough that she caught him just in time and sat him back up.

Kairi sighed as she sat down next to Sora. There was still a faint red mark from the first slap, but now there was a second one. The knot in her gut tightened up again at the mere sight of it. How was she supposed to deal with something like this? Sora had two sides to him now, and it was all triggered by his simple nervousness.

But she wasn't ready to give up. Far from it. Kairi knew she wasn't one to easily give up on something like this. She would get to the bottom of this, and she would discover as much as she could. She did actually find herself a bit curious about Vantias after all. Maybe it was just her kind heart, but she hated to see the cute poor boy pout.


It is sort of based off of Dr. Jekyl, Mr. Hyde. Only slightly though, but mostly for the randomness of it. But I still got plenty more random ideas to come!