Some Things Never Change

Summary: Even though they were the best of friends, nothing could prevent their separation. What happens after Sora and Kairi reunite 10 years later?

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In the last Chapter:

Sora turned around and looked at the person he bumped. She was almost his height. She looked only a little bit shorter. She had long, auburn hair, nice curves, and was wearing a pink tank top with a matching miniskirt.

The girl was also looking back at him. She was admiring his toned features.

The two stared at each other's faces for a moment. Their blue eyes locked together in that moment.

It can't be.

"Sora?"

"Kairi?"

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Chapter Two: It's Party Time!

"Talking"

Thoughts/Thinking

"YELLING"

Emphasis

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The two teens stared at each other. Eons passed by, but for the two teens, it was as if a second hadn't even happened, as if time itself had completely stopped. The two were locked in a trance. So many memories came rushing back all in an instant. Kairi was the first to snap out of it.

"Oh my god, Sora!"

Kairi quickly moved toward him and threw her arms around him in a tight, but friendly hug. Sora snapped out of his trance and threw his arms around her waist. 10 years had passed and now the two were finally reunited.

"Kairi, it's so good to see you! I've missed you!"

"I've missed you too!"

The two pulled away but didn't let go of each other. Kairi's hands were wrapped around Sora's neck and his hands were draped around her waist. They just looked at each other again.

How long had it been since Sora held his best friend in his arms? When was the last time he let go? This warm feeling was something he had missed. This was something he had been yearning to have for a long time. All he could do was stare into this girl's eyes and see himself and the memories within them. Sora hugged her again and tightened his hold on her a little bit. This was a great moment.

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About an hour and a half past as Sora and Kairi walked through Riku's house talking about past times and current events.

"So how've you been Sora?"

"Alright. What about you?"

"Ah, same old, same old. This town hasn't really changed all that much has it?"

"No you're right. It's been ten years and everything still looks exactly the same. You can imagine how boring it's been around here."

"So what have you been up to in the last ten years?"

"Well—"

"Hey! Sora!" Riku interrupted.

"What's up Riku?"

"Come on. Let's go jump in the pool…oh…who's your friend?"

"My name's Kairi. I'm an old childhood friend of Sora's from about ten years ago. "

"Ten years? Wow. That's a long time. I think I remember Sora telling me stories about you. If I didn't know any better, I'd say he was in love with you." Riku joked.

"Shut-up Riku." Sora said in a somewhat annoyed tone. Kairi couldn't help but blush slightly.

"Correct me if I'm wrong. You're going out with a girl named Naminé right?" Kairi asked Riku.

"Yeah that's right. Speaking of, she's supposed to be here. You haven't seen her around have you? Riku questioned.

"I think I saw her head towards the bathroom. Anyway, I'm her cousin. It's nice to meet you."

"Oh, yeah. Nice to meet you too. You…don't…disapprove do you? You know, me and her together?"

"Oh no. From what I hear, you're a really good guy. Just treat her right. That's all I ask, because, even though I only talk to her over AIM since we live so far from each other, I treat Naminé more like a sister than a cousin."

"Oh believe me, I treat her better than I treat myself."

"Yeah and if he doesn't, he'll get it from me." Sora playfully threatened.

"Is that so lover boy?" Riku responded.

"Alright, enough of that. Let's go swim. Hey Kairi, wanna join us?"

"Well, I did bring my suit, but isn't it getting a little late to go swimming? Not to mention it'll probably be really cold."

"Late yes. Cold no. The pool is heated, probably at least 75 or 80 degrees. No worries about that."

"Well in that case, I'm in!"

"Good." Riku replied. "You two go on, I'm gonna go find Namine and see if she wants to join us."

"Alright. Don't take too long."

Riku proceeded down the hall towards the bathroom.

"Well, shall we?" Sora asked.

"Yup, let's go." Kairi said.

The two of them walked outside and towards the pool house. Inside, there were two bathrooms for people to change in. Sora and Kairi parted briefly and got into their swimming clothes. Sora finished up first and waited for Kairi on one of the couches inside the pool house.

A minute later, Kairi walked out in light purple two-piece bathing suit. Sora's jaw just about hit the floor. He thought she looked good with her clothes on, her rating shot up through the roof in her half-naked state. Sora could feel a slight bulge between his legs and felt his face growing redder by the second. This didn't go unnoticed by Kairi either.

"Like what you see?" Kairi spoke in a seductive tone.

"Uh-huh. Oh my god, Kairi, forgive me for saying this but damn you look hot in that." Sora answered.

Now it was Kairi's turn to blush. As good as she looked for a girl her age, she had never gotten a compliment like that before.

"Umm, th—thanks. You look great too Sora."

Kairi took a brief moment to really examine Sora's features. If she didn't know any better, she would think Sora was a body builder. Only 15 years old and yet he had a perfect six-pack, a well-toned chest, his calves had a decent size to them, and, even though his arms weren't bulky, you could tell that his arm strength was very high as well, not to mention his entire body had a great tan covering it. To any preppy high school girl, Sora was probably the perfect guy. But to Kairi, Sora meant much more than to her than just looks, but they certainly had an influence.

"Hahaha, thanks. I guess I have Riku to thank for this. He and I don't drive yet, so we walk, jog, or whatever from place to place. Safe to say, we get our exercise. Plus all the running around he and I did as kids on the little island kept us in top shape from the start."

"Yeah, I guess that did help" Kairi responded.

"Mmhm."

Sora took a couple of steps towards her.

"So are you ready?"

Sora was standing right next to her now, almost too close to her…

"Rea—Ready for what?" Kairi stuttered.

She had been close to Sora before, but not this close. His body was practically touching hers and his head was so close. His head kept inching even closer and closer. It almost seemed like he was going to kiss her.

Kairi was shocked. Was Sora really going to kiss her? Kairi's face became bright red. Sora noticed her shocked expression.

"I'm not trying to kiss you if that's what you're thinking. My towel just happens to be behind you."

Kairi's worried expression immediately went away and changed to a confused look.

Okay is he reading my mind or something?

"Unless you want me to…" Sora added.

"Sora?"

Did he just say what I think he just said?

Kairi pulled her head back and saw a grinning Sora. He gave her a wink. By that act, she knew he was kidding, but it didn't dismiss the feeling of butterflies she had in her stomach.

"So…shall we?" Sora asked.

"Yeah" Kairi replied.

Sora began to turn around and head for the door. Unexpectedly, Sora was stopped by a girl who suddenly had her arms around him.

Kairi had given Sora this kind of hug before when they were kids. Sora went on a trip with his parents when he was four and didn't return for two weeks, which for a four-year-old seems like forever. When he got back, Kairi gave him this same kind of hug. The one that meant that she really missed him.

Sora had almost forgotten this feeling. It felt so good to be embraced like this again. It seemed like a type of hug that only Kairi could give. Sora wrapped his arms around the petite redhead and placed his head gently on top of hers.

"I'm sorry Sora. It's just I've missed you so much. You were my best friend. It felt like a part of me left when I did. I'm so glad I got to see you again Sora."

"Yeah, I've missed you too Kairi. Not a day has gone by when you didn't flash into my mind even if it was only briefly."

Kairi pulled back and looked up at Sora, a small tear falling from her eye. Sora reached up with his hand and gently wiped it away. Kairi just smiled at him and gave him a friendly kiss on the cheek, like she used to when the two of them were younger.

"Okay, enough reminiscing. It's party time Kairi!"

"Yeah let's go."

They began to walk towards the door. Sora grabbed Kairi's hand in a friendly fashion and pulled her along towards the pool.

They walked outside and hung their towels on the chain link fence that surrounded the pool area. Sora opened the gate and held it open for Kairi. She walked in and he followed. Sora walked over to the deep end and dove in. Kairi, however, in her girlish manner, just sat at the edge of the pool with her legs in the water.

(A/N: Sorry if I offended any of you ladies but honestly, I have to ask. The pool is for swimming so why do you sit at the edge of the pool? Go for a swim! Are you afraid to mess up your hair or something? Seriously, when you review this chapter, answer that question for me please if it's not too much to ask!)

"Kairi, c'mon. The pool is for swimming! You're not gonna get a tan at 6:00."

"Oh shut up. I'll get in don't worry."

"Hahaha, alright."

Just then, there was a splash next to Sora which made him swallow a mouthful of water.

"Errrggghh Riku!" cough Sora choked.

"Hahaha, way to keep him distracted Kairi!" Riku laughed.

"Sure thing."

"Oh Kairi, I hope you know I'm gonna get you back for that!"

"Right, you can try Sora!"

"Is that a challenge?" Sora asked.

"You bet it is."

"KAIRI!" A young blonde girl yelled out.

Kairi gasped. "NAMINE!"

Kairi got up and ran to her cousin and gave her a giant hug. It had been almost a year since Kairi last saw Naminé.

"Oh my god, it's been so long." Naminé said.

"Yeah, but at least we have AIM to make up for it." Kairi replied.

"True, true. But now I get to talk to you in person."

"Yeah, FINALLY" Kairi yelled out the last part as she was unexpectedly lifted bridal style and carried over to the pool.

"Kairi, I hope you ready to swim!" Sora said.

Sora jumped into the pool with Kairi in his arms kicking and screaming.

SPLASH

Kairi surfaced and looked around for the spiky-haired boy she was ready to kill. When he didn't immediately surface, she began to wonder where the hell he went. Suddenly, she felt two arms snake their way across her stomach.

"EEK!!! Sora, you expect me to be able to swim like this?"

Sora moved his head next to her ear and whispered loud enough for her to hear, "No. I expect to stay calm and let me hold you here. You're not going anywhere. I got you."

Kairi stopped squirming and noticed that she wasn't sinking or anything. Sora really did have her.

"How are you doing that?"

"With all the swimming I do, you think I don't learn a few tricks here and there?"

"Well I guess you've gotten a lot more talented over the years."

"Oh you haven't seen anything yet. I'll save the good stuff for another time because right now you have a problem."

"Huh? What problem"

"I have you in my arms, you're not going anywhere, and you're laughing heavily…" At that moment, Sora began to tickle her. He remembered that she was really ticklish around her stomach. Kairi began to laugh and desperately tried to get out of Sora's grasp.

Unfortunately for Sora, Kairi's kicking and squirming caused her to kick Sora in the nuts. He immediately let go of Kairi in pain.

Kairi looked back at Sora. She had an expression that was half sympathetic and half ready to burst laughing. She just decided to hug Sora and wrapped her arms around Sora's neck in an attempt to "make it all better". Surprisingly, it worked. At least she thought it did until Sora hugged her tightly.

"Umm Kairi, this is really embarrassing to say but umm, you're top came off."

Kairi's eyes shot open. Sora was right. She couldn't feel her top surrounding her chest.

"Oh god, you're not kidding."

"Y—Yeah, so umm…how do you want to solve this? I have your top in my hand, but you can't exactly get out of the pool without people noticing."

"Umm, well first, close your eyes. You don't get to see either."

"Yeah about that, too late. I already did. That's kind of why I pulled you close."

"What!?"

Kairi turned an inhuman shade of red. Not only had she never been naked in public, but her best friend just caught a glimpse of her hidden treasures. It was embarrassing, but in a strange way, kind of funny.

"Well, that's the only glimpse you're ever gonna get. Close your eyes and hold me, I'm gonna put it back on."

"Ok."

Sora did what he was told and shut his eyes respectively. Kairi grabbed the top piece from Sora's hand and pulled the strap over her head and covered her chest.

"Sora, can you tie the back of this?"

"Umm sure."

Kairi turned around. She kicked lightly, just enough to stay above the water while staying still so Sora could tie the strings.

"Y'know, this feels really embarrassing and awkward."

"Well Sora, you should feel special. No one other than me ever touches those strings."

"You should be careful Kairi. I'm almost tempted to untie them."

"Yeah, but I know you won't will you?" Kairi turned around and wrapped her hands around Sora's neck again.

"Umm no of course not." Sora began to blush. Was she trying to lead him on?

Then Kairi said something Sora never thought she would say. She rested her forehead against his and looked into his eyes. She was so close, just like when they were in the pool house. They were so close they could feel each other's breath.

"Sora, there is something I need to tell you. It's really important. I need you right now Sora, more than I ever thought I could need someone."

"Kairi what's going on?"

"The reason I'm here today is because…"

"Because what? Kairi, what's wrong?

"I…I ran away from home."

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(A/N: Kairi ran away from home? How come? What could she need Sora for now that he knows why she's here at Riku's party? Give me lots of reviews and I'll tell you in the next chapter!)