Author's Note: Okay people! Let's get this party…on the road. Kairi, what's up with Sora and Riku?
Kairi: Well, their arguing wore them off and now they're asleep.
Sora & Riku: ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
FF Girl: (whispering) Hey, Kairi, I have an idea. (Goes and pulls out make-up and hair stuff)
Kairi: I know where this is going.
(Take the make-up and hair stuff and give Sora and Riku makeovers.)
FF Girl: Oh my gosh, they look so funny.
Kairi: I don't think they'll wake up for awhile. Why don't we go on with the next chapter?
FF Girl: Good plan. Enjoy chapter 18 and review please. Oh, and just to let you know, I decided to just skip ahead to the play since you've all been so patient and nice to me with your reviews. So, anyway, read and review please!
Chapter 18: Kairi's Birthday/The Play
" Happy Birthday, Kairi!"My mom was already cheering me on when I walked downstairs and looked at the calendar. As I looked at it, I was in shock! Today was the big day! I was turning 18 and I was going to kiss Sora in the play tonight! Too bad today was Friday. Oh well, at least I can party after the play! I went back upstairs and did my usual get up and get ready routine. My mom made a real nice breakfast for me. She always does this on my special birthdays. Like she did it for my 10th, 13th, and 16th birthdays. I ate my breakfast and then headed out the door for school. My friends caught up to me as I was almost to school.
" Happy Birthday, Kairi!" They all cheered.
" Thanks." I grinned.
" Hey, what're you doing for your birthday, tonight?" Selphie asked me.
" Romeo and Juliet, remember?"
" Ooh, that's right." Namine cooed.
" Sora and Kairi sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Selphie began chanting.
" Shut up." I laughed.
We walked into the school and headed to first period. My birthday may be on a weekday, but at least I still get to kiss Sora in the play tonight. I went and took my seat and began copying down the notes that were on the board. Namine tapped me on the shoulder from behind and passed me a note. She then pointed to Selphie, which my guess means that it was from her. I opened it. It said, " Kairi y Sora." I gave Selphie an evil glare and put the note down. My Spanish teacher began talking.
" Clase, I'm back with the results for the Jog-A-Thon money. According to our results, we raised over $4, 876 for our trip to Mexico during Spring break!" She announced. We all cheered.
" Looks like we're going to Mexico!" Selphie squealed.
" Yeah. It'll be nice to leave the country for a week." I agreed.
" Oh my gosh, I hope we get the same hotel rooms." Namine mentioned.
" Yeah, if we do, we can party and talk about everything." We looked up at the board as soon as Selphie was done talking.
The rest of the morning half of the school day went by pretty quick. Lunch finally came around and luckily, they were serving pizza. So no one had to eat any of the leftovers that they sometimes serve. We got our food and sat a table.
" Hey, mind if we sit here?" I looked up and saw Tai and his friends.
" Sure." We all let them sit.
" Sorry, Kairi. It's just that there wasn't any room at the table we always sit at." Tai apologized.
" It's okay. It's a free country. You should be able to sit wherever you want. Oh, Namine, Selphie, this is Tai. He's Sora's brother."
" This is Matt." Tai introduced us to his friend.
" Oh, guess what, Tai. Kairi likes your brother!" Selphie blurted out. I was furious now!
" Selphie!"
" Really?" Tai asked getting amused.
" Tai, I'm asking you as a friend to keep this a secret. Please?"
" Of course. I know what it's like to have a secret. Besides, it could be my way of paying you back for sticking up against Seifer for me."
" Thanks." I sighed in relief.
Lunch was over and we went on with the rest of the day. I'm really glad I can trust Tai to keep my love for Sora a secret. Usually, when it comes to younger siblings, they always like to spill the beans. The rest of the day went by pretty quick. Science was interesting. Since Sora sits a few seats in front of me, he kept on looking back at me and grinning. It made me blush every time he did it. It was almost like he was flirting with me or something. Selphie and Namine giggled every time also. Finally, school was over. All I was going to do was go home, celebrate some birthday with my mom, and then get ready for the play.
Sora's POVI had to find Kairi a good enough gift for her birthday today. I wanted to buy her something expensive, but I didn't have enough for anything valuable like diamonds. Even though my dad is rich, him and my step mom spend most of it on my youngest brother. I took a look at the mall. I knew how much she liked jewelry. I asked the guy at the cash register what he recommended and he gave me a mood ring. He said that girls really like those. It was a unique one. I bought it for $30 and took it home. Tonight was the night I was going to tell her how I felt.
" Kairi, there's something I need to tell you, no that's too stupid! Kairi, there's something you must know about me. No, too fancy. Kairi, you might find this hard to believe, but I like you. No! I can't do this!" I got frustrated and fell onto my bed.
" Tonight's the night, right?" I heard Tai ask as he walked in.
" Yeah, but I just can't tell her how I feel. I mean, what if she doesn't feel the same way?"
" I think she does." Tai said.
" What makes you think that?" I asked suspiciously.
" I know things." Tai walked out of my room. " Oh, you should probably get ready for the play. It's already 5!"
" Seriously? Oh damn!" I stood right up and began getting ready.
Kairi's POVIt was 6:30 pm. Only a half an hour till show time. I sat there in the dressing room in my costume. It was a long, lavender dress with gold, strands on it. I just sat there looking at my reflection in the mirror. I was so nervous. Ms. Spence came in and told me it was time for make-up. I stood up and walked over to Namine. She was the make-up person for the play. Right now, she was putting some make-up on Sora. (A/N: Don't sue me for making Sora wear make-up! Even guys have to where make-up in plays!)
" Break a leg, Sora." I said as Sora walked by me. He froze and looked a little nervous now. " In showbiz, it means good luck."
" Oh, thanks. You too."
After everyone was ready, the play began. Man, there was such a crowd!
" Hey, good luck." Ms. Spence said behind me.
(A/N: Remember, I've never read the book, so I'll do my best with this play. Same thing with the Shakespeare language. Plus, during the play, this chapter will be written in script form.)
Party Scene
SORA: What is thou name?
KAIRI: Thy name, Juliet Montague. I must know the name of thou too.
SORA: Romeo Capulet. Wait, thou are Montague. I am Capulet.
KAIRI: Thy family hates thee. Thou hast learned. On must not hate because of one family's opinions.
SORA: Juliet, there is something on thou lip.
KAIRI: What?
MS. SPENCE: (whispering form backstage) You're supposed to kiss now.
KAIRI: WHAT! I'm not supposed to kiss him…because thy heart hast not felt love yet.
Backstage
" Kairi, you were supposed to kiss him." Ms. Spence said.
" But it didn't say I to in the script." I then looked down at the script. " Oops, sorry. Well, at least I know that I have to kiss Sora in the end."
" Okay, good. Now hurry! It's almost time for your lines. Up to the tower."
Up in the tower on stage
SORA: Juliet, please come out of your tower. Thy heart depends upon thee. Speak thy flower in the garden of thy heart.
KAIRI: (walks out of the tower. Trips on her dress, but stays on the tower. Gets up and says lines.) Romeo, Romeo, where art thou, Romeo?
SORA: I am here, they angel. Come with thee.
KAIRI: (carefully climbs down the ladder) Romeo, what would I do without thou?
SORA: I don't know. All I know is that nothing is more powerful than the thy bond with thee.
Ending scene
KAIRI: Where is thy dear, Romeo? ( looks and sees Romeo lying dead on the ground.) Romeo, thy heart and thy soul has called upon thee. Now, I know the truth is that thou are dead. Thy misery started when our families said we couldn't be together. Thy soul shall be release from misery after this last kiss from thy lips to thou.
In the audience
" Selphie, this is it. The kiss." Namine whispered to Selphie.
On the stage
KAIRI: (leans down slowly and kisses Sora. Breaks away after about five seconds.) Thy heart shall now be released from they lifelong misery! (pretends to stab herself with a dagger. Then falls on the ground dead.)
(A/N: Now the story will be written in normal form.)
After we took our bow, I walked right into my dressing room and began to get undressed. As soon as I was back in my original clothes, Namine, Selphie, and my mom came in.
" Kairi! You were so awesome!" Namine congratulated me.
" Thanks."
" How'd the kiss with Sora go?" Selphie asked.
" It went good, but I bombed a few times." I sighed.
" It's okay, Kairi. No matter what, we're all proud of you." My mom grinned. " And I got the whole thing on video!"
" Aw, man! You serious?" We all began to laugh.
Once I was fully ready to go home, I finally left my dressing room. I wondered how Sora was feeling about how I bombed in the play. I really hope I didn't ruin his big moment. Io would never forgive myself if Sora hated me for that. I decided to get my mind off of that. After all, I still have my new video game to play when I get home.
" Kairi! Wait!" I looked back and saw Sora running up to me.
" Hey, what's up?" I asked him.
" I was wondering if you wanted to go out on the town for a bit? I have my car, so I can drop you off later." Sora offered. My mom and friends were all encouraging me to go.
" Sure. Why not?" I agreed.
I gave my stuff to my mom and got into Sora's car. We drove around a bit and decided to chill out at the arcade for a while. Sora put in a $5 bill for tokens. I kept on kicking his butt on Street Fighter II. After we chilled at the arcade. We walked over to Cold Stone and got ice cream. We sat on a patio table while we ate.
" Hey, Kairi. I got you this for your birthday." Sora said as he handed me a ring!
" Sora, it's beautiful." I blushed. Sora put it on my ring finger.
" It's a mood ring. It glows a different color depending on your feelings right now."
" Wow, thanks. Sora, remember when I bombed…" I began to say.
" It's okay."
" Really?"
" Yeah, people make mistakes. Even if you did bomb, I still had a lot of fun. Especially because I was acting with you." Sora grinned as he put his hand on top of mine. I blushed like crazy. Then, my ring began to glow pink! " Hey, your ring's glowing pink."
" Uh, yeah it is, huh?" I quickly stuck my hand into my pocket. We just stared at the night sky.
" Kairi?" Sora asked looking at me.
" Yeah?" I stared into his beautiful, blue eyes.
" You've…got something on your lip. Want me to get it?"
I knew exactly what he was talking about. I nodded. Sora leaned in closer until our faces were just inches apart. Just before our lips touched, my cell phone rang. I took out my phone and answered it. It was my mom. It was almost my curfew, so we had to leave now. We got into Sora's car and drove home. I got out of the car.
" Well, thanks for taking me out." I thanked Sora.
" Your welcome. Well, bye." Sora waved. I turned around and began walking.
Sora's POV
" Come on, Sora. Now's your chance to make you move!" The voice inside of my head said to me.
" No, I want her first kiss to be special." I argued.
" This is the perfect time. Do it now!"
" Okay." I finally agreed. I looked up ahead and watched as she began to walk to her house. " Kairi, wait." I walked over to Kairi.
Kairi's POV
I looked behind me as I heard Sora call my name. I stared for a few seconds and then, I felt soft lips placed on my cheek. Sora was kissing me on the cheek! He let go after a few seconds and said bye to me. I placed my hand on the cheek he kissed. Sora kissed me? Of all people, he would kiss me? I walked inside with my hand still on my cheek. I went into my room and fell onto my bed.
" He kissed me! He really kissed me!" I laughed at myself. My mood ring was really glowing pink now.
Author's Note: I'm SO sorry I haven't updated! I've been starting school, so I haven't had much time to work on my stories!
Sora & Riku: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
FF Girl: Kairi, we should go see our new guys and see how they are.
Kairi: Right.
Sora: What have you done to us!
Kairi: A makeover?
Riku: You two are so dead! (Sora and Riku begin chasing us.)
FF Girl: Okay, be sure to leave me some reviews while I try to escape this angry mob!