A/N: Yes, I know I promised the next chapter would be longer. I tried but if I extended this chapter it would just get boring and drag on. The next chapter will be longer, or at least a lot longer than this. Hope you enjoy this chapter anyway!

Chapter Three: Kairi's Conclusion, Sora's Decision

Kairi had thought the events of the pasted couple days over. Lately all she seemed to be doing was thinking; she didn't have much else to do. If she had thought Sora was avoiding her then it was only ten times worse now. He hadn't spoken a word to her since she ran away that night. Whether he was thinking things through as well or just didn't want to talk to her she didn't know. Considering this was Sora, her best friend since childhood, she guessed he would come around. Eventually.

At least she had time to think more. Although she had thought a lot about the possible secrets Sora could be keeping she really couldn't figure it out. She had tried to figure it out by his actions and by the way Riku had acted when he'd told her he knew. He had smirked. 'Well, that helps,' Kairi thought, mentally rolling her eyes. 'Riku is always smirking. But maybe it was for a different reason? I mean, would he have acted differently if it was something bad?' She sighed. 'Think Kairi, think.' She thought about Sora in the past. How he acted, his personality, what kind of secret would cause him to act like this.

She came to no real conclusion, just many conclusions. She had narrowed it down to a couple that really made sense. In the end she wanted to just believe that it was nothing, that Sora was just exaggerating. Or maybe it was the same thing on her mind, as well. Ever since Kairi had gotten back to the island there had been one thing on her mind. Well, two. Sora was one. The second was how their adventures would change everything.

She truly wanted to believe everything would just set itself into place and go back to normal. She wanted to believe that Sora, Riku and her would be best of friends again, like nothing even happened. She wanted to believe all of this. But she knew that this was not the case. The way Sora was acting further proved this. Even Riku, she had noticed, changed at least a little. He might not want to show it but he had. Sora, she realized, changed too, despite her telling him not to so long ago. She realized just how long ago it was. Really, it wasn't all that long. But it had felt like years since she had said those words to Sora, since everything had been right and…well, normal. Kairi was saddened a little by her thoughts, even though she didn't want to be. 'Our lives will never be exactly normal again, will they? I mean, how long do we expect to stay here and live in peace together? Something is bound to happen again. Is that's what's wrong with Sora? Is he suffering from the same thoughts I am?' She sighed in frustration, her own thoughts confusing her. 'Now I'm confusing myself. But I need to talk to Sora. I'm sick of not talking. It's not getting us anywhere! It's making me confused and I'm sure Sora's not happy, either. I don't want this stupid secret to ruin my friendship with Sora!' She blushed a little. 'Or maybe even something more than that…' She shook her head and tried to think of what to do next. Sighing, she just decided to wait. She didn't want to directly confront Sora again; she realized the last time that would make things worse. 'C'mon, Sora…' she thought to herself, 'don't keep me waiting too long this time.' And so she had come to a conclusion. She had no clue what Sora's secret was but she was going to wait and find out. Sora would eventually come around and tell her…right? Well, if she knew anything about Sora, he would.

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Sora paced around the beach, wracking his brain for what to do next. He was really hoping there was no one around, but he was guessing there wasn't. It was later in the evening and he was sure everyone was back at the mainland. "Okay," he said to himself, "I think I have two options." He thought about this and nodded, as if to confirm it to himself. "I can A, tell her and risk her not reacting the way I'm hoping for, or B, not tell her and risk ruining our friendship anyway because she thinks she can't trust me." He sighed. "Right now both of those options make it seem like I lose." He sat on the sand, crossing his arms over his chest. "Oh! I could tell her that it's over and there's nothing wrong anymore!" He thought about it and then sighed again. "Nope, Kairi's a lot of things, but she's not stupid." He sighed in frustration. He hard footsteps behind him and whirled around, praying it wasn't Kairi.

It wasn't. It was Riku. He sighed in relief but then glared at his friend. "Riku," he said, irritably, "what are you doing here?" Riku raised a silver brow, smirking a little.

"Last time I checked I'm aloud to freely roam the island," he answered, shrugging. "I wanted to take a walk. Who were you talking to, exactly?" Sora sighed. Riku waited for an answer, his smirk spreading.

"Myself," Sora mumbled finally. "I was trying to figure out what to do."

"And?" Riku pressed. "Did you decide to take my advice?" There was silence for a while as Sora thought his options over one more time. It really was a tough decision. Both ways there was consequences. "Yeah," he answered, finally, "I think I will take your advice…I mean, I really don't have anything to lose." He sighed. "Besides our friendship…"

"Sora, I don't think you need to worry about losing Kairi as your friend," Riku said, sighing.

"Why not?" Sora questioned. "How do you know?" Riku's only answer was a shrug. There was silence between the pair for a while before Riku decided it was time to leave Sora on his own.

"See you, Sora. Good luck with constructing your plan. Don't think too hard, you might break something." And Riku walked away again. Sora rolled his eyes and thought some more. 'What is my plan?' he thought to himself. 'I don't have one!' he sighed. 'Should I just go up and tell her? How will she react? Will she be mad? Sad? Confused? Maybe all three…oh, this is all just one big mess…' He decided the sooner the better. 'Kairi always takes a walk around the beach in the morning. Well, usually. Maybe I'll catch her tomorrow morning and tell her really quickly.' He grinned. 'Yep, that's what I'll do! Perfect.'

Despite what he told himself, Sora was anxious. But he his mind made up, there was no backing out now.

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