Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm back! Camp was good! Now, we get back to the party and the story!
Riku: Finally! It's about time!
Sora: Shut up, Riku. Give her a rest.
FF Girl: See why I like Sora more than you, Riku? At least he's sympathetic.
Riku: Hey! I'm sympathetic!
Kairi: No you're not, compared to Sora.
Riku: You're just saying that just because Sora is your boyfriend and your soon-to-be in the story.
FF Girl: Prove it then.
Riku: Fine!
(Walks up to my cat.)
Riku: Hi there wittle kitty kitty kitty. Does the wittle kitty want to pway with the ball?
(Cat meows and hisses and scratches Riku. Comes back with a tear in his eye.)
Riku: I don't get it! I was sympathetic!
FF Girl: Okay, while Riku calms down it is…hey Sora, why don't you do the announcement today.
Sora: I'd love to. And now, it is time for chapter 15 of Passion! Read and review too, please!
FF Girl: Aw, you didn't have to say that, but I'll take it anyway. Now, on with the story.
Chapter15: Jog-A-Thon
I lay on my bed as I filled in a form for the big Jog-A-Thon tomorrow. We're doing it to raise money for the Spanish 5 class so that we can take a trip to Mexico sometime this year. The way the Jog-A-Thon works is that different family members pay you a specific amount of money for each lap you run. My mom is betting me $5 for each lap. I think I can run 10 laps this year. I ran 9 ½ last year. I finished filling in the form for the Jog-A-Thon. My phone then rang.
" Hello?" I answered.
" Hey, Kairi." I dropped the phone when I heard who called me.
" Sora?" I asked grinning. " How'd you get my phone number?'
" Selphie."
" She tells you everything, does she?" I asked while fiddling with the telephone cord.
" Yeah. So, did you want to jog together in the Jog-A-Thon tomorrow?" Sora asked me.
" Together? As in you and I?" I asked nervously.
" Yeah."
" Sure, I'd love too. I'll see you tomorrow then." I hung up. I was really looking forward to tomorrow now.
Sora's POV" So, did you ask her out, yet?" Tai asked me as I hung up.
" Well…sort of. I asked her if she wanted to jog with me tomorrow." I answered as I opened my math book.
" Well, that's a good start. Are you going to ask her to the prom?"
" Yeah. But the prom isn't till May." Tai left my room after I answered.
After I finished my math work, I grabbed my shoes and walked out of my house. I decided to go down to the beach. The sunset looks so pretty. I wish I could bring Kairi to the beach before the sunrise. It's really pretty. I just sat on a rock that was in the water and stared out to the sea. I heard footsteps behind me, I didn't even bother looking behind because I had a feeling that it was Riku or Roxas, but when I did, I saw Kairi?
" Hey." I greeted her. She came and sat by me.
" I came to see if you were all right. I kept on seeing you leave your house at this time of day." Kairi asked.
" Yeah. I'm fine. I just come here all the time to watch the sun set."
" It's pretty, huh?"
" Yeah. Hey, Kairi?" I asked looking at her.
" Hm?"
" What're you going to do after graduation?"
Kairi's POV" Well, I want to become a famous singer." I answered to Sora. I also sighed and looked down. " But, I probably won't be able to become one. I could never be like those stars like Jesse McCartney, or Vanessa Carlton, or any of those real famous singers."
" Don't say that. That's not true. Of course you can be a singer. You have a beautiful voice. If you have a dream, you should go for it." Sora put a hand on my shoulder.
" Thanks." I blushed.
" Kairi, are you running a fever, because your face is red?"
" What? It isn't red!" I blushed even more when I tried to hide my face.
" Oh, well. So, anything else planned for the future?"
" Well, what I was going to say was that it'd be hard to become a famous singer, because one day I might want to have a kid or two. And it'd be hard to sing and care for a baby." I looked down again.
" Yeah, same thing with me. I plan marry, have a few kids, but I also want to play Blitzball. But you know, some things are more important in life then just sports and music. 'Cause I mean think about it. In Blitzball, you don't always feel good about playing. Like, maybe you scored for the other team, or you did something embarrassing. But with parenting, you can always feel really good about it because well, you know that you created that little baby that you're holding or feeding or changing or talking to or you know. My point is that take the path that feels good to you the most. If singing is more important to you, then follow your dream, but if it's not that important to you compared to having kids, then skip singing and start a family." Sora supposedly, "lectured" me.
" You're good at this stuff. Where'd you learn this?" I asked.
" I learned it from my dad. Well, we should go back home. It's getting late."
" Yeah, I don't want to get yelled at for being late for dinner." I laughed as I stood up. " I'll see you tomorrow." I grinned. Sora grinned back at me. Every time Sora grins, it makes me want to melt. I just walked inside for the night.
The next morning was the Jog-A-Thon during our PE class. During PE, I walked into the locker room, changed into my gym clothes and my super good running shoes. Selphie and Namine were right beside me doing the same, but Namine had something even cooler to show us.
" What do you think?" Namine asked as she put on some really cute shoes.
" Whoo, Namine. Those are cute. Where'd you get them?" I asked.
" Roxas. Yesterday was our two- month anniversary. We've been going out for two months now. I gave him shoes too. We looked on the Internet and found out what we give each other for each month-by-month anniversary. For adults, it's year-by- year, but for us, it's month-by-month. This month was the cool shoe anniversary. Last month was chocolate anniversary." Namine said as she stood up.
" Man, you're so lucky to have such a boyfriend." Selphie sighed.
" I know, isn't he the best?" Namine giggled.
" For you, he is." I answered.
" I know, I know, Sora is your Romeo." Selphie said, as she got all dramatic.
" Shut up." I slapped her playfully on the arm.
We finally turned in our forms and the Jog-A-Thon began. I was thankful it wasn't hot out. It was nice and cool. Namine and Selphie jogged with me. Roxas was jogging with Riku and I didn't know where Sora was, but I didn't mind. It's nice to jog with BFFs. I asked Namine and Selphie how many laps they were aiming for. Namine was going for 11 and Selphie was going for 9.as we jogged, Riku and Roxas caught up to us and somehow, started a conversation with us.
" Hey, guys." Riku greeted us.
" H-hey Riku." Selphie stammered.
" You like the shoes I gave you for our anniversary?" Roxas asked Namine.
" Yes! I love them!" Namine answered looking down at her shoes.
" So, Kairi, how're yours and Sora's relationship?" Riku asked me.
" Relationship? We don't have a relationship and how do you know I like him?" I asked looking back at Namine, Roxas, and Selphie.
" Um…I sort of told him that you liked Sora." Selphie laughed nervously.
" Man! Now my secret's going to get out for sure!" I fell to my knees.
" No, it's not. I haven't told Sora. Don't worry, your secret's safe with us. I promise." Riku looked at me with a serious look.
" Thanks. Now, let's jog and earn some cash."
We jogged for about a half an hour before we took a break. We all sat under a shady tree and drank some water. I got six laps done, so I only had to do 4 more before I was done. Maybe I should go out for track, I thought to myself. I watched as Sora came in just finishing his…I don't know what number lap he's on. I waved to him and signaled to sit with me and the others. He grabbed a bottle of water and joined us.
" So, how's the jogging?" Sora asked us.
" Tiring." We all answered. " How many laps did you just do?" I asked.
" 8 laps. I have 7 more to go." I watched as lay back onto the ground. " I have to get ready for Blitzball."
" But Blitzball doesn't start till February after Drama Club is done with the play." Riku said.
" Romeo and Juliet." Selphie whispered into my ear teasingly.
" Shut up." I said. I watched as Selphie gave Riku a look. Riku gave her the same look and they both nodded for some reason.
" So, Sora, you and Kairi must be excited for the play." Selphie began to talk. I gave her an evil look knowing what she was trying to do.
" Yeah. I'm excited." Sora answered.
" I'll bet you're excited, Kairi. I'll bet you especially can't wait for the…AH!" Selphie was about to say, but then I splashed water at her.
" Okay, lets get back to jogging, huh?" I suggested trying to change the subject.
" Sounds like a plan." Roxas agreed.
The rest of the Jog-A-Thon went by. I finished my 10th lap just in time, so I was going to be paid $50 to give to my Spanish teacher for the trip to Mexico during Spring Break. I sat down on the lawn exhausted. Sora looked like he sweated a storm. 15 laps are a lot. Still, he is one of the most athletic guys in the school. He does also want to be a star Blitz player. I walked into the locker room with Namine and Selphie to change. I'm glad today was Friday, so I didn't have to work after school. I took off my shoes. I had blisters on my blisters. Later, school was over. Too bad I didn't have a car to drive. I was too tired to walk home from school. I was half way home and I just couldn't walk anymore. I just kneeled on the ground taking a rest.
" Tired from the Jog-A-Thon, huh?' I looked behind me and saw Sora standing behind me. I blushed with embarrassment.
" Yeah. I never expected to run that much." I quickly got up with sore feet.
" Need a lift?" Sora offered me.
" You don't have a car."
" I know."
" Whoa!" Sora picked me up bridal style. " That's what you meant." I blushed.
" So, you want the ride. Special delivery. No tip." Sora did his grin again.
" Sure." I giggled and blushed madly. Sora began to walk toward our street. " You're strong. But let me know if you get tired, so that you can put me down."
" No, it's okay. I'm used to carrying girls around." Minutes later, we arrived at my house. " Well, here's your place." Sora said as he put me down.
" Well, thanks." I waved to Sora and walked into my house.
Author's Note: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while. It's just that I fell off a rope and landed on my tailbone and it hurts when I sit on it, so I was only able to type this chapter 5 minutes at a time. I thank you all for your patience and reviews from the previous chapter. Now, I know how Sora felt when he kept on falling onto his head.
Sora: Tell me about it. I still have the bruises to prove it. (Shows bruises on head)
FF Girl & Kairi: Eww.
FF Girl: Okay, Kairi, it's your turn to do truth or dare.
Kairi: Dare.
FF Girl: I dare you to eat some of Sora's hair.
Kairi: No way!
Sora: Yeah. My hair is not for eating.
Riku: But she dared you.
Kairi: You're right. Fine. I hope you forgive me, Sora. (Takes a bite of Sora's hair) I cannot believe I just did that! Okay, Riku, truth or dare?
Riku: Dare, but no more kissing dares.
Kairi: I dare you to put on one of my bras and stuff it with macaroni and cheese.
Riku: Gross!
FF Girl: Either you do that, or I'll dare you to kiss Selphie.
Riku: Fine! (Puts on a bra and then stuffs it up with macaroni) I cannot believe I just did that!
Sora: Wait a minute. FF Girl, aren't your parents coming home in like, 5 minutes.
FF Girl: That's right! Okay, Sora, Kairi, Riku. Come back over tomorrow and we'll party some more. As for my readers. Please review and I'll be back with more chapters.