When the World Stops Spinning
Yeah, I know that it's been awhile. I suppose it's a good thing that barely anyone is reading this. I finally decided to make a deadline for each chapter so even if the chapter sucks in my opinion, I'm sending it here. Don't worry, if it's too bad than I'll rewrite it after this whole story is finished.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. I bet every single one of you are surprised right?
Warnings: Eh … nothing really bad yet. This story will be Rikuroku and Sora/Kari so if you hate those pairings than leave. This chapter centers on Sora/Kairi but that pairing will only be mentioned in later chapters. I actually didn't plan on Sora being with anyone but as I was writing about Sora and Riku leaving, I realized that it made no sense for them to leave without telling Kairi about it so I had them talk to Kairi and it somehow became a pre-Sora/Kairi.
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After putting their homework up (neither of them finished the homework but they're about to leave so who cares?), Sora and Riku decided to visit Kairi and tell her of their plan and ask her about Namine.
Sora's stomach twisted as they walked along the sidewalk down the hill to Kairi's house. Riku and he has fought the darkness before so they would be relatively safe talking to Maleficent but Kairi is a delicate girl who's only experience fighting is hitting blindly with the pink keyblade Riku gave her. If Kairi wanted to separate from Namine, than they would have to think of a different plan, which probably wouldn't happen.
Riku knocked on the light colored door. They heard a muffled "coming!" and what sounded like someone running toward the door.
The door opened and Kairi appeared. Her dark red hair was slightly muzzled up and her cheeks had a slight red hue to them. The teenage girl quickly ran her fingers threw her hair as she beckoned them inside.
"Kairi, you okay?" Riku asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine. I was just trying to find the shirt I borrowed from Selphie. I know it's in my room somewhere…" Kairi replied waving her hand to imply "somewhere".
"Right. Well…we've got something to … you know … ask you." Sora said unwantingly. Kairi seems so carefree right now with looking for a shirt being her main problem that Sora didn't want to give her worries. Looking at Riku, Sora could tell that Riku was having the same dilemma.
Kairi frowned, her lipglosses lips delicately pointing downward. "Is something wrong?"
"No…yes…maybe? … uh"
"We want to know if you can talk to Namine." Riku cut in, putting a callused hand over Sora's mouth as he did it.
"Oh!" Her eyes turned towards Sora. "So you can talk to Roxas like I can talk to Namine. That's good. I thought it was only me." The auburn girl said with a giggle.
Sora blinked his sapphire eyes. "Um…no I can't talk to Roxas." He blinked again.
Kairi immediately took a disappointed stance. "Oh, than how did you know it was possible?"
Sora quickly pointed at Riku, his finger nearly going up the other teen's nose. Riku stepped back a foot and glared down at his best friend.
Kairi blinked her azure eyes confusingly than it clicked. "Oh! You mean that Riku can talk to Ansem!"
Sora nodded quickly, his brown spikes bobbing over his head.
"In case you've forgotten, Riku's still here." Riku said irritably.
Sora gave him a concerned look which Riku ignored. Riku's been acting weird for awhile now. It seems like ever since they came back to the islands, he's been quieter and more easily annoyed. Sora thought that Riku would be happier on the islands…
Shaking his head to get rid of his wandering thoughts, Sora turned back to Kairi. "Yeah, anyway. We think we know of a way for Roxas to come out of my body so that he can live. It's probably all dark and stuff where he's at which isn't a very nice place to live. I mean"
"Sora," Riku shook his shoulder. "I think she gets it."
Kairi nodded but her eyes looked confused. "So what's your plan?"
Riku explained to their friend about Maleficent trying to recruit him and how she might be able to help them in return for their help. Sora looked out the window, embarrassed, during this speech. He knew that this was a risky idea that Kairi might not approve of but they have to do it to save Roxas, right?
Kairi looked uncertain throughout his entire speech to his non-surprise. Yet, it still saddened him to know that one of his closest friends disapproves of one of his ideas. Especially seeing as he had been trying to look impressive to Kairi for awhile so he won't look like a fool when he finally asks her out.
"Well … I suppose if you two really think it's the right thing to do …" Kairi mumbled so Sora had to strain to hear her.
Sora gave her a bright smile, glad that she's at least trying to be supportive. "It is the right thing. You'll see. We're not coming back until Roxas is with us too, right Riku?"
Riku unlocked his gaze from the window and nodded slightly.
Kairi sighed, her auburn hair gently swaying side to side. "When are you going to leave?"
"Uhh…" Sora blinked and looked at Riku. He hadn't thought about when or how they would get to Maleficent. There's no gummi ship on Destiny Islands and Riku can't create dark portals anymore so …
"Mickey is bringing a gummi ship to us in four hours." Riku said absentmindedly, his gaze back on the window.
Sora gave his best friend a surprised look. "Wow, what a coincidence. Why's he commin here for?"
Riku gave a slight smile. "Because I asked him to while you were busy worrying over what Kairi would think." Riku lifted out the international cellphone Mickey gave him after the fight with Xemnas out of his pocket mockingly.
Sora felt his face heat up a little. He laughed at himself as he babbled, "Right, I forgot you had that. Did you seriously call him while we were walking here? I didn't notice."
Sora could hear Kairi giggle quietly at his side and felt proud.
Riku cocked his head in a barely noticeable fashion, a weird flashing through his eyes than leaving. "I'm going to pack. Mickey will arrive at the play island." The teen paused, looked at though he was going to say something else, but apparently decided not to.
The wooden door closed with a creek and the two hesitant-at-love teens were left alone.
Neither said anything for awhile.
Finally Kairi gave another sigh and looked at Sora. She noticed that Sora was looking at her so she looked away.
Sora saw her bite her lower lip delicately before giving a small, shaky sigh.
"Sora … I'm glad for you … that you're trying hard to help another person … it's just … it's almost the end of the summer season and there's that tradition that …" Kairi stopped then and suddenly gave a watery smile. "Forget what I just said." Kairi quickly let out. "You should start packing. Don't want to make Riku and the King wait." Kairi began to shove Sora out despite Sora's objections.
"Wait! What were you about to say?" Sora asked confusingly as the door shut behind him.
He got no answer.
Eight hours later, Sora sat in the gummi ship as King Mickey said goodbye and Riku took his friend's seat. Than they left Destiny Castle and headed toward The World That Never Was.
The past eight hours were long and silent. Oddly, King Mickey didn't ask about their mission. Perhaps Riku had already explained it to him while Sora was in la-la land earlier but Sora still expected the King to try to talk them out of this.
Instead, Sora noticed the King giving Riku a look of … understanding?
Sora decided not to ask about any of that. Riku's been really tight-lipped since they got back so Sora's been trying to get in that habit of not being too nosy.
Sora felt rather relieved when the King left them. He likes the King and all but even if Riku's quieter now, Sora feels much more comfortable around only Riku.
Also, Disney Castle is pretty close to The World That Never Was so King Mickey leaving means they are getting close to their destination.
Sora curled his legs under him and closed his eyes, tired of looking at the endless stars.
He stayed that way for awhile, letting his thoughts drift in and out when suddenly an out-of-place thought shoved its way in.
It was more like a memory.
Sora was lying in bed looking at the orange ceiling but my ceilings light blue and as he turned his head to the right a black figure suddenly disappeared. Riku or organization 13?
Sora opened his eyes and shook his head. Where did that come from?
It was then that he noticed that Riku's landing the gummi ship on the ground in from of the castle in The World That Never Was.