Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, but I do own this fic.

A/N: Man, it was a busy week. I finally get the chance to update this story. Anyways, I might be updating kinda slow because I got a second job for more cash so just be patient with this story. I'll update every chance I get, but there are real slim chances.

For real. The time has come. The moment of truth. The preparations are complete. Now on with the date.

Chapter 7

'Ding! Dong!' The wait was over. Kairi turned her head towards the door and stood up. Every step she took her heart beat faster. She looked at herself once more and nodded in acceptance. Every detail was correct, every wrinkle was nowhere to be seen, everything was just perfect. Taking a deep breath to cool her nerves, she relaxed and reached for the door.

Outside, Sora was just as nervous as she was. 'She's taking a long time.' Sora took one final breath as he reached for the doorbell to ring it one more time.

"C'mon Kairi." Riku stood outside behind some bushes observing this whole thing with his binoculars.

"What's taking you so long? Answer the door already."

Riku was getting restless and started to move, but then he heard a slight creak. He smirked.

"Stage two part two begin."

They both were frozen to the ground as their eyes roamed towards each other. Up and down, side to side, head to toe, arm to arm. They couldn't believe how stunning, and hot the other looked.

Kairi had her hair down and as straight and smooth as hair could possibly be. There was slight shine from her hair that seemed to sparkle in Sora's eyes. Her face looked soft and smooth. Her natural beauty astounded Sora, though Kairi did have a little make-up here and there. On her neck, she wore a silver necklace with a miniature version of the star that she made a couple years back. What really made Sora drool at was her dress. It was silk black that clung to her figure perfectly. It outlined her every curve, not to mention showing off her developed busts. The neckline ended for the dress to show some cleavage, but not a lot. The dress cut off just before her knees, much to Sora's delight. Her outfit ended in black high heels completing her perfectness, as Sora put it.

Kairi studied Sora very carefully, examining every little detail. She had never seen Sora so handsome before and the fact that he's staring at her made her very hot. His hair looked neater, but it still had that wild style that defied the laws of physics. Just like Kairi, his face looked smoothed and soft looking, but you could clearly see the masculine features of his face. He still wore that famous crown necklace on his neck and Kairi knew that symbol meant he would protect her and all of their friends like the hero he is. Sora's outfit really stunned Kairi, seeing as how it seemed he put a lot of effort into tonight's events.

Sora wore a long sleeved polo with a tight, plain white shirt underneath. The polo was half buttoned up, and given that the undershirt was tight, it showed a nice plain outline of his chest. This got Kairi really fired up, her heart beating faster the more she took in his appearance. The actual polo was a dark blue that had black vertical stripes covering it. He had black dress pants and some very clean black shoes.

One thought ran through both their heads.

'WOW!'

"You guys have been standing there forever. Hurry up already!"

Riku had lost most of his patience after watching those two study each other for quite a while. He was just about to leave when Sora spoke up. Riku returned to his spot, watching and listening the best he could.

"You look beautiful Kairi."

Kairi finally snapped out of her trance hearing those words. She blushed slightly and thanked the heavens it was dark enough to avoid, but she knew Sora could see it, just as he saw her beauty.

"You look amazing also Sora."

At this the two blushed as they stared deep into each other's eyes. For a moment, any witness to that sight would see a spark that illuminated the feelings they both had.

"So...um...Kairi. We better get going or else we'll spend the rest of the date on your doorstep."

They both chuckled as they got into Sora's car. He opened the passenger door like any other gentleman would do.

"After you my lady."

"Why thank you Mr. Sora."

That's what she loved about Sora. His charm, his looks, his humor, his everything. He had always had this pull on her, and she knew they belonged with each other. She knew their destinies intertwined together, but she never made a move. Unknown to her, her thoughts about making a move often moved to the negative side of things. What if she made the wrong move? What if it caused the downfall of their friendship? What if... Yes, the infamous 'what ifs'. They cause blossoming love to crumble. They cause events that should happen, not happen. They make chances go by. They are a danger to one's feelings, emotions, and cause doubts to amplify themselves.\

Kairi overcame these doubts and cast aside the negative 'what ifs'. Sora had done this as well, his mind the same as Kairi, but just like her, he knew they were meant to be together. He was a keyblade master, warrior of the light, and a good kid. He loved the way Kairi brought out the best in him. She took him out of darkness and brought him back into the light, literally. If killing yourself to save someone you love so much isn't true love, then there must be something wrong. She brought happiness to him and made his heart overflow with joy at the sight of her. Yes, these two were perfect for each other.

As they were making there way towards the restaurant, they snuck glances at each other, knowing all too well what the other person was doing. Riku followed their trail a safe distance away to make sure his plans would work out the way it should. In the car, Kairi thought it would be good to strike up some conversation seeing as how the 5 minute silence seemed uncomfortable to her.

"So, where are we going?"

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll love it."

"Ooooooh, now I'm really interested. C'mon, just a little hint."

"Sorry Kai. You'll find out soon."

She gave a defeated sigh as she realized she wasn't going to get anything secret from him.

"Alright, you win."

He flashed one of those cheesy but effective grins making Kairi melt inside. After about 5 more minutes of talking about casual stuff like school and home and other teenage things, they arrived at the King's Diamond Restaurant.

"The King's Diamond Restaurant!!! How did you? When did you? What did you?"

Sora cut her off in her stutters.

"Don't worry Kai. All that matters is we're here on a date and it will be the most romantic date ever."

"Okay!"

As the two entered, Riku stood at the parking lot just before the entrance panting heavily.

"I should've used my bike." Clearing his head, he snuck into the restaurant and settled into a nice lookout booth wearing sunglasses and a hood with a menu covering his face.

Sora pulled out his date's chair.

"Please take a seat Miss Kairi."

"Thank you."

Her gentle voice still struck Sora's heart as he allowed her beautiful sound comfort his ears. He quickly took a seat as a waiter came by to take their orders.

"Now Kairi, order anything you want cause I got these prices paid for."

The King's Diamond was the richest restaurant in all of Destiny Island. It was elegant enough for celebrity couples to go on dates with. It was very high class and the person that owned it was none other that Riku's father. The restaurant was adorned by many sparkling chandeliers, a nice water fountain in the center, and very prestige interior. It really was fit for royalty, for perfectness, and for Kairi.

"May I take your order?"

The two people took a glance at the menu trying to spot what they want. Finally deciding, they told the waiter their orders. Kairi ordered first.

"I'd like your Diamond Salad with light dressing, and some water. I would also like to have your chicken soup and a plate of shrimp please."

"And you sir?"

"Yeah, I'd like your Barbecue Baby Back Ribs, some teriyaki beef and chicken with heavy sauce, two bowls of rice, one steamed the other fried, 20 sushi rolls any kind will do, fried chicken, some Lo Mein, a plate of shrimp with some cocktail sauce..."

As Sora listed his food choices, Kairi couldn't help but giggle at how much food he was getting and the way the waiter struggled to write everything he was saying. She knew preparing their food was going to take long, so she decided to think of a conversation she and Sora could think of.

"...and one Sprite please."

The waiter looked slightly annoyed and hesitant to ask his mandatory question, "Is that all sir?"

"No, I'm fine thank you."

The waiter left leaving the two to their own private matters. Riku looked quite happy as he saw how the waiter reacted to Sora's order. Riku just ordered a soda and some fries, but that was all. He too had a big appetite but he figured not to draw any attention to himself.

"So...Sora?"

"Yeah, Kai," Sora said with his face full of the bread that was on the table.

"Are we going anywhere after dinner?"

"Hmm...you're gonna have to wait."

"Soraaaaaaaa! Please tell me."

"Don't worry Kairi. I'm sure you'll love it."

After 10 minutes of talking, their food arrived. 5 waiters showed up with numerous dishes but luckily, this place had large tables designed for this sort of thing, seeing as how the owner's son tends to eat a lot. Sora was taking in the aroma of the food as he closed his eyes imagining the taste just by smell. He caught a smell of citrus and sweet smelling. Surely he didn't order anything that was close to this smell. He opened his eyes and noticed he was smelling Kairi's hair. Quickly, he moved away from her avoiding her face as he can, but found he couldn't, not after smelling her.

"Uh...sorry Kairi."

"Oh, um...it's fine."

In fact, Kairi was loving that kind of attention Sora was giving her. It made her feel attractive, and him smelling her hair made her more sure that he was attracted to her. They both started to eat starting up conversations here and there, with Riku carefully listening with an amplified ear piece. Though, when a baby started crying, he had to turn it off. Too bad for Riku, as Sora was just about to say something that would leave Kairi frozen.

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I decided to break up the date into possibly 2-3 chapters. The next few chapters should get really exciting, and I'm expecting the story to take about one more month before being completed.

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