Wanna know the distance between working on these chapters are? I start almost immediatly after I post the last one, then forget about it, work on it about a week later, get writers' block for 2-4 weeks, then work on it til the wee hours of the morn.

Frig, I love my life. XD

Now, okay, I know I'm not supposed to, but I have to reply to this review from Guardian Angel21 -

Sora - Kairi

Kairi - Riku

Riku - Christie

Christie - Sora

It's a love boat! XD

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Last time on KVH ...

Both teens looked out the window again. The sun was half up already. Sora wrapped his arm around Christie's shoulders and pulled her closer. He's just trying to be friendly, he's just trying to be friendly ... ! Christie assured herself.

Sora rested his head against hers. "What's it like where you're from ... the sunrise, I mean?"

Christie relaxed. "I don't know. I haven't watched it since I was five. I never wake up until after noon."

Sora paused as he took this in. "That's sad," he whispered after a while.

Before she knew it she was beside the paupu tree, climbing on. All right, Christie, she thought, leaning back, you must do your duty and get Sora and Kairi together! Your emotions are virtual here. Nothing's real, and no romantic bishie is going to come home with you ... her mind trailed off as she closed her eyes ...

"What does he have that I don't? I'm older, smarter, stronger and better looking!" Riku asked, following her.

"He's nicer, sensitive, my age and knows when to quit!"

Riku caught up with her and walked beside her. "Come on ... You know I'm attracted to you and I know you're attracted to me." He reached out and grabbed her hand.

"Riku, stop! What's gotten into you?" Christie demanded, stopping to face the boy and yanking her hand away.

Christie looked down into the crowd and met Riku's eyes.

"I will survive."

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Christie sat up immediatly. She was awoken by a thud downstairs. She looked over at Sora's bed to see him hanging halfway off. She smiled and rolled her eyes. The blonde girl jumped as she heard the thud again. Very quietly, she pushed the covers off her and snuck downstairs.

Once downstairs, she hid behind a wall and peeked into the kitchen. The window was wide open. Riku ... she thought immediatly. He really is too superstitious about that bloody paupu fruit. She walked into the kitchen and closed the window and spun around on her heels - to come face-to-face with ...

... a cat.

Christie sighed. And you really are too quick to jump to conclusions. She picked the cat up and opened the window again, setting the small feline gently on the ground. She walked out of the room to go back upstairs. Since the bonfire she couldn't get the stubborn boy out of her mind. She closed her eyes and sighed again, shaking her head. When she got to the stairs, she opened her eyes - just to find Riku sitting on the bottom step smirking at her.

"Bloody cripes!" She whispered loudly in surprise.

"There you are," he said calmly, still smirking.

"I knew it! I knew it was you!" She said, wagging a finger at her.

Riku grinned and handed her her regular shorts. "Here, put these on." He stood up and went to leave the room. Christie "barely" noticed his tight, untucked t-shirt and baggy shorts.

"Why?" She asked before he disappeared.

"Just do it. I have something to show you." Before he left her view, she could see his eyes scan her in Sora's t-shirt. Her face heated up and he smirked again before leaving the room.

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"Riku, please tell me where we're going!"

Riku shook his head. "It's a surprise."

"The best prize is a surprise," Christie muttered.

Riku and Christie had travelled by boat to a third island on the other side of the residential island then walked for about ten minutes until they reached the foot of a mountain. "C'mon," Riku said, taking Christie by the hand.

He led her up the side to this cave. He stood to the side of and and motioned for her to go inside. She looked at him, then inside the cave, then back at him, cocking an eyebrow.

"Hurry," he whispered, smiling.

She walked in, trying to make the least amount of noise possible. She only stopped when she hit a rugged wall. "Er ... " She looked back at the entrance of the cave to see Riku pushing a large rock in front of the opening. Panic rushed through her. Had this been a trap? "Riku! What are you doing!" She demanded.

He held up a hand and a finger to his lips. "Don't worry. The moon is almost in position."

She looked at him quizzically. He left the entrance open a crack and walked a few steps toward her and stopped, putting his hands into his pockets. She was still staring at him when light began to filter through the ceiling.

She looked up and realised immediatly what he wanted to show her. "Oh my gosh ..." she whispered, not wanting to break the magic the crystals were making.

Withing two minutes, the moon was high enough to create enough light to bounce off the rest of the crystals. Colours were surrounding her. She jumped when she felt Riku wrap his arms around her by the back. "R-Riku, what are you ... ?"

"Ssh ... " he whispered, "... there's no law against hugging, is there?" She could feel him smile as he rested his head against hers. His arms slipped from her shoulders to around her waist. She smiled and put her hands on his arms, leaning back on him.

Closing her eyes and taking in Riku's warmth, she realised that, as long as she was here, everything was real. She opened her eyes and twisted a bit to look up at Riku. He leaned down a bit as she leaned up. Their lips met and the same emotion she had felt the other day surged through her again and took over.

Every little thing, she thought as she twisted the rest of the way.

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Christie slipped inside the large house. She closed the door and smiled. Riku brought her home after about an hour, when the moon was almost past the cave. After their kiss, they had sat down together, leaning against the wall and holding eachother close. She giggled when she remember Riku "had" to carry Christie down the mountain bridal-style when they left, in case she "was still a little shakey in the knees", as he had put it.

She unbuckled her shorts and slipped them off, when she heard a knock at the kitchen window - the one she was standing right in front of.

She blushed as she opened it. "You're so cute when you blush," Riku whispered, grinning.

Christie leaned over the counter and kissed him. "Good-night, Mister Riku."

Riku kissed her back. "G'night, Miss Christie."

He slipped away and she watched him as he got into his boat. He waved at her and blew her a kiss, and she sent one back. He rowed to the other island and she closed the window. She put her shorts into the washing room and tip-toed upstairs. She sidestepped into Sora's room - to see him sitting on his bed, legs and arms crossed, and scowling.

"Oh, shoot." She said.

"Where have you been!" Sora yelled.

"It's pointless to yell. You can't change the past." She said calmly, leaning against the door.

"I was worried sick! I got up to go down to get a glass of water, just to see you missing from your bed. So I figure 'Oh, she must have been thirsty, too!' When I get downstairs, however, I don't find you, nor your shorts, nor your shoes, nor Riku's boat. What were you two up to?"

"Riku just wanted to show me something," she said. She couldn't hide the quaver of anger in her voice.

"What? A make-out session under the paupu tree!"

"No - it was in a crystal cave up in the mountain."

Sora's jaw dropped. "What - ah - who - !"

Christie glared at Sora, glueing herself to the door. Eventually she eyed the bedspread on the floor next to his bed. She turned around and opened the door, muttering, "I'm sleeping on the sofa." She slammed the door as hard as she could. It relieved a bit of her anger, but she figured she'd have to slam it 53 more times before she was calm again. She stomped down the steps and sat down on the sofa. She sniffed and fell sideways. Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her face (sideways into her ear).

What the frig is wrong with Sora! She asked herself. I mean - geez! What Riku and I do in the middle of the night is none of Sora's friggin' business! She sniffed again and rolled into a tighter ball. What's gonna happen when it's time to leave ... ?

"Hey."

Christie sat up to see Sora standing there holding a puffy quilt and a few pillows. He was looking shyly at the floor. Christie wiped her face. "Hey." She muttered.

He crossed the room to the sofa. The brunette threw the pillows to where Christie had had her head and unravelled the quilt. He set it over her and sat down at her feet. He was still staring at the floor when he whispered, "I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you."

Christie wiped her eyes again. "Got that straight, kid." They both shared a chuckle. "I'm sorry, too. I shouldn't have snuck off like that."

Sora put his head into his hands and rubbed his face. Christie thought he looked more like a 40-year-old than a 14-year-old. Sora sighed. "I don't know what's gotten into me ... like, I know you're not my girlfriend, but my mind still put you under the 'Heavy Protection' list." He rubbed the back of his neck and looked at Christie.

The blonde thought for a moment. "Well ... I guess I'm going to have to get off that list, aren't I?" Sora nodded and a hint of a smile appeared at the sides of his mouth. "Okay, so, from this point on, you and I are just friends. That means we can't appear in public as much anymore, and, most importantly, I can't sleep in the same room as you. Tomorrow, we work double duty to get you and Kairi together, got it?"

Sora grinned and Christie smiled back at the 14-year-old she knew and had fallen in-and-out of love with. "Great," he said, standing up. He crossed the room again.

"Oh, Sora."

He stopped at the doorway.

"I really hope you can run fast."

"Why?"

"'Cuz as soon as I tell Riku you made me cry, I don't think I can hold him off for more than 10 seconds."

Sora laughed and left. Christie lied back down. First-thing-first, she was going to have to tell Riku everything.

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The first of a two-part chapter! Wow, talk about drama, huh? It's getting more and more like a soap opera every update. o.O

Guess what - after the next part of this chapter, there's only three left! But don't go all Sora on me - I'm working on the sequel! Mya-ha-ha!

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