"Kairi... "
She turned to face Sora. "Yeah?"
"Uh... do you mind asking for our tickets?"
Kairi raised a curious eyebrow.
"Sora, are you... scared?"
He instantly shook my head.
"No! Of course not! What would ever give you that idea?"
The brunette tried to laugh it off, but his light hearted chuckle sounded more like a nervous laugh, undoubtedly showing his real feelings. The redhead placed a hand on her childhood friend's shoulder.
"It's okay. I got your back." Kairi said with a giggle, before grabbing his hand and leading him over to the the table near the auditorium's double doors.
"Hello. We're guests of Sulley and Mike Wazowski." She greeted in a friendly tone. The light purple monster standing at the table smiled at the two. Her hair was made of snakes like Medusa, her eye singular and almond shaped, and wearing a green dress with fur trim at the collar.
"Oh, you must be Sora and Kairi! Googly Bear has told me so much about you guys."
"Googly Bear?" Sora repeated curiously.
"Oh, that's just my pet name for Mike. He's my boyfriend."
Kairi giggled. "That's really cute. And it's nice to meet you."
"Likewise. I'm Celia by the way. Here are your tickets. Enjoy the show." She smiled at the two, handing over their admission tickets which had their seat numbers printed on them.
Sora led Kairi to row G, and was thankful that they were sitting on the end so they didn't need to shuffle past other monster patrons, which probably would've freaked him out further. Even though it was his third coming to Monstropolis, he still hadn't quite gotten used to seeing monsters he wasn't already familiar with up close.
"Sora! Kairi!"
Sulley and Mike Wazowski approached the two, smiling from ear to ear. Sulley was holding Boo in his arms.
"Hey guys! Are you nervous at all for your big show?" Kairi asked.
Sulley shrugged, smiling from ear to ear.
Mike Wazowski said "No way, Jose! We have been practicing and practicing! We are ready, baby!"
Kairi and Sora couldn't help but laugh.
"You'll do great. Kairi and I are glad we get to see you guys in action."
"Us too." Sulley said with a smile.
"Do you need someone to watch Boo during the show?"
"Well, Celia was gonna do it actually... but if you'd like to do it instead, I'm sure she wouldn't mind."
Kairi extended her arms out.
"We'd absolutely love to."
Boo giggled as Sulley handed her over to Kairi.
"Hello again, little cutie." Kairi greeted.
"Hey Boo." Sora flashed a smile at the little girl as she rested comfortably in Kairi's arms.
Boo smiled, waving hello to Sora.
"If she gets fussy, you may need to take her out in the hall and just console her." Sulley warned.
"Okay, no problem."
"Also, she loves cotton candy. They're selling some outside if she gets hungry." He added.
"Well kids, Sulley and I better go backstage and prepare." Mike Wazowski nudged Sulley to get his attention.
"See you guys after the show." Sulley waved goodbye and followed behind his best friend.
"Good luck!" Sora yelled.
"Break a leg!" Kairi called out.
As the show began, Boo clapped her hands together seeing Sulley and Mike come onto the stage. Kairi put a finger to her lips, gently making a "shhhh" sound. Boo turned to Kairi, putting a finger to her lips, smiling, and mimicking the noise. Kairi couldn't help but smile back at the little girl. Boo turned back around to face the stage in her lap and sat quietly.
"There's a child, there's a child, there's a human child! Running around the restaurant, this is really wild! What in Heaven's name will become of us? We who are living in Monstropolis!" Mike sung, hopping onto one of the tables in the restaurant setting. A monster that looked like a slug and had a wig on with two ponytails began to slide wildly across the floors as other monsters ran around, screaming in fear.
"Oh wow... so that's how Boo ended up here..." Kairi said softly. Boo looked back at her, her eyes curious. Sora glanced over at me as well, shrugging.
"I didn't know... " Sora murmured.
Kairi hugged Boo a little closer to her. She couldn't imagine how scary coming to a world of monsters was for her. But from what they were seeing on stage, and how Boo acted around Sora and Kairi in their monster forms, not to mention her close relationship with Sulley, she was a brave little girl to say the least.
As the play went on, things got more serious. Mike Wazowski was strapped into the chair of a machine that was designed to suck screams out of a person.
"Alright, Wazowski, tell us where the kid is!" Needlemen stood holding the long tube of the device threateningly.
"I will never talk! Never!" Mike Wazowski crossed his arms and looked away, confirming he would not talk.
After Sulley and Mike Wazowski exposed Waternoose for the horrible person he was, everyone left the stage except for the green one-eyed monster. The lights on stage went out as a single spotlight hit him. He sat down on a chair in front of a microphone.
"She's out of our hair, and just when I dare to care... she says "au contraire, you're my pair of friends, I love you..." He sang slowly as another monster off stage played the piano.
"He has a nice voice." Kairi complimented quietly.
Sora laughed. "He sure does."
Boo giggled in my arms.
As his solo number concluded, everyone returned to the stage and the lights came back on.
"And so we put that kid back where she came from, and she helped us find a better tomorrow today!"
Everyone sang in unison, holding their hands and legs out with flair before all of us began clapping loudly and cheering for their amazing performance.
"Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And what a night for my mom to be in the audience... everyone, may I present... my mom!" Mike Wazowski said proudly, holding his hands out to gesture towards where she was sitting in the audience.
The spotlight panned over to Mike Wazowski's mom, who had gold hoop earrings, white hair, red heels, a black singular cateye lense for her glasses, and a huge blue foam glove on her hand which read "#1". She whistled as the spotlight hit her and the crowd continued to clap and cheer, even Boo who was laughing and clapping her little hands happily in Kairi's lap.
The actors all took each other's hands before bowing to the audience before the curtain came down, concluding the show.
"We should get Boo some cotton candy. She was such a good girl during the show." Kairi complimented. Boo smiled in her grasp, nodding her little head.
"Yeah, let's do it. I'm sure Sulley and Mike are signing autographs right now after the show they just put on." Sora flashed a full tooth smile, leading Kairi outside where a snack vendor was.
After getting some well deserved cotton candy, Sulley and Mike Wazowski found us sitting on a bench outside of the auditorium where monsters were shuffling out periodically.
"You guys killed it!" Sora exclaimed.
"You guys were amazing! Mike, I never knew you could sing like that." Kairi added.
Mike laughed. "Oh, you know - these pipes weren't born in a day. But boy, did they deliver tonight!"
Sora and Kairi joined in his laughter.
"They sure did."
"How was Boo? Any trouble?"
Kairi shook her head.
"Nope - total angel the whole time. Which is why we bought her the large cotton candy."
Sulley chuckled, taking Boo from her. "Who's a good girl? You are!"
"Kitty!" Boo cooed softly, and the two of them smiled at each other, before Boo went back to munching her fluffy treat in her hands.
"Soo, when's the next show?" Kairi asked.
"Whewwww... this one was exhausting. I feel like Sulley and I need like a month long vacation or something to recharge."
Sulley shook his head, smiling. "Maybe two weeks would be more suitable, Mike."
"Ah, tomato tamato. Anyways, after we take a much needed break, we'll be onto our next big show, just wait!"
"Can't wait." Sora said, putting his hands behind his head relaxingly.
"And we'll definitely hook you up with tickets again, don't you worry." Sulley added, earning smiles from the both of them.
xxxxxx
"Sora?"
He turned to face Kairi on the paopu fruit tree back on Destiny Islands which they were sitting on.
"Hmm?"
They were both back in our human forms, and were drying off from swimming in their bathing suits, towels draped around their frames.
"You know... it's okay if you were scared before. When we were getting our tickets."
Sora stared at Kairi curiously.
"I get scared, too, you know... but... it doesn't make me any less strong. And besides... I've got your back, like I said. No matter what."
Sora smiled at her.
"I've got yours too... Kairi."
She giggled. "I know."
She placed her hand on top of his. He tensed up against her fingers at first, but soon relaxed.
"Together... we can get through anything, Sora. Even a city full of monsters."
Sora leaned over, kissing her cheek softly. As he pulled away, Kairi could feel the skin where his lips had been burning and she knew she was blushing like mad.
"What was that for?"
"For being... cute."
"Cute, huh?"
Sora nodded.
"But who am I kidding? You're always cute, Kairi... you even make monster form look cute."
Kairi's blushing only intensified as he said this.
"Thanks... I'll take that as a compliment, especially since I know monsters freak you out."
"Hey!" Sora smacked her arm lightly.
"It's not my fault, some of the monsters are really freaky looking, you've gotta admit!"
She laughed. "Don't worry, Sora. Your secret's safe with me."
He was trying so hard to look angry, but it soon faded into him joining in her light hearted laughter as the sun set in the distance.