disclaimer: i dont own kh

a/n: sooo, the idea to write a homage to all the old, romance, high school au kh fanfics popped up in my head a few months ago. i used to devour them growing up. and today (tomorrow actually january 23rd) is kairi day! so i started writing this a while back, then stopped.

i felt this was kinda rushed, and i was gonna put in an actual love letter into the story and there were going to be iPods. stuff like that, but i didn't know about kairi day until today and i wanted to put this out as soon as possible.

the reason for its name is bc this is basically my love letter to kh romance fanfic from back in the day. i have another piece written too, but idk if i'll post it. i hope y'all enjoy! dont forget to review. 33

xo, hanasinspring


A Love Letter Circa 2007

Kairi's cheek sat upon the cool desk.

"Kaiiiiriii." A pair of smiling blue eyes came into her line of sight. Naminé poked her shoulder a couple times. "C'mon, we gotta meet the boys for ice cream. Roxas says it's his treat."

"Fine." Kairi peeled herself off of the desk, rubbing her cheek. Ow. Maybe she shouldn't have done that. She stifled a yawn, regretting the time she spent last night playing her new video game on her PS2. Kairi was sneaky this time—muting the volume, putting a blanket over her and the TV's head, turning off her light, and stuffing one of her old blankets under the door so no one could peek in. Mom hadn't suspected a thing and Kairi made sure to put on concealer this morning. She could catch up on sleep later tonight.

The two best friends headed out of the school building, chatting about this and that. Kairi yawned again. Whew. She really needed to catch up on sleep.

"Hey, Naminé, Kairi." Sora waved his arms up and down like a doofus.

Kairi cracked a smile, tucking a strand of her strawberry red hair behind her ear. "Hi," she said, happy her voice didn't lilt upward like it usually did.

"Yo." Roxas waved.

"Hello." Naminé giggled at Sora's antics. "Ready to go?"

"Yup. Good thing Roxas is paying because I'm flat broke."

"That's because you spent all of your money on action figures," Roxas retorted.

"And your point? Hm?" Sora put his hands on his hips, leaning forward and almost losing his balance. "I spend money on things that matter. In just a few years these action figures could make me"—he counted his fingers—"11 million munny. I'll be rich one day, just you wait."

"Sure." Roxas snorted.

Kairi skipped ahead of the rest of her friends. Her glittering eyes gazed up at the sakura trees, her earlier fatigue disappearing completely. Spring was her favorite season. There was something fresh in the air. Maybe the dew, maybe the bakery up ahead. She wasn't exactly sure what it was, but Spring made her want to dance around like a lovesick girl. Finding love in this weather wouldn't be too bad, especially with the flowers in full bloom.

She spun around, her skirt billowing in the wind. Thankfully, Kairi always wore shorts under her skirts. Naminé shook her head at her friend's hyperactivity.

"Don't try to get everything in sight," Roxas said. "I only have so much money." He narrowed his eyes in an attempt to look more stern.

"Like last time when Sora tried to buy eight lava cakes?" Kairi asked.

"Exactly."

"Why is everyone picking on me today? That was one time," Sora said, pouting.

"One time too many." Roxas crossed his arms and sent a sharp look Sora's way.

"Aww man."

"Do either of you need the notes for Ms. Lockhart's class?" Naminé rifled through her bag, blonde hair falling in front of her face. Sometimes Kairi wondered how she could look so angelic. She looked almost like a princess with her porcelain skin and delicate features. "I have some notes here if you wanna copy them."

Naminé always took thorough notes. Kairi wouldn't know what to do without her since she could hardly pay attention in class today. She didn't necessarily doze off, but she found herself reading words, but not really processing them. It happened to her sometimes. She'd be reading a book and confused about what was going on even if the plot wasn't too hard to follow. Then she would put the book down, pick it up a few weeks later, put it down again, and repeat the process until she finally understood what was going on. Her friends didn't know about this because it was kind of embarrassing.

"Sooo, what is everyone getting?" Sora asked, rubbing his hands together.

"Why? So you can mooch off of us like last time?" Kairi swore Sora had a bottomless pit for a stomach. That boy could eat an entire whale and not gain a pound.

"No, I'm just curious."

"Mhmm."

Naminé walked alongside Roxas, explaining something math-related to him. When Roxas wasn't looking Kairi made kissy faces at her. She blushed and turned away abruptly from Kairi. Sora raised an eyebrow at her antics. Kairi shrugged her shoulders, a small smile forming on her lips.

"What?"

"Does she ….?" he trailed off, not daring to finish the sentence.

"I dunno. Maybe."

"You're her best friend," Sora pointed out.

"I mean, yeah, but she's never mentioned any crushes to me."

"Really?"

"Yup. We don't really talk about that kind of stuff."

Sora looked like he didn't believe her. "Sure."

"Listen," she started, her eyes serious, "it's girl code."

He held up his hands. "Whoa, chill. It was just a question."

"And what if I asked you the same thing? Do you have a crush on anyone, hm?" She bumped shoulders with him and waited as a small smile formed on her lips.

"What? I, uh, huh?" he stammered.

Kairi's violet eyes lit up. "You do." She squealed.

"I do not!" Sora's face was starting to resemble a tomato.

"You totally do. Sooo," she started, wiggling her eyebrows. "Who is it?"

"You."

Kairi stopped dead in her tracks, her face turning as red as her hair.

"You don't mean it."

"I do," Sora said. There was no laughter in his eyes.

Her coughing turned into nervous giggles.

"Do you like me?"

"Who doesn't like you, Sora?" she asked before making the bold choice to kiss his cheek.

Kairi raced ahead after spotting the ice cream shop.

"That's not an answer, Kairi!"

She spun around and stuck out her tongue at Sora while Naminé and Roxas looked on in confusion. "It's a pretty obvious answer, you dork."