"Okay so this is your room. Just make sure that all your personal items stay in there. Rikku's faveorite thing to do is sneak in through the front window. Once the warden even watched her. I was astonished." Paine said as she walked into the small room.
"He, he. Will do. By the way thanks for letting me stay here for now." He said and she smiled.
"It's no problem. Yuna said she'll be around a little later; no telling when Rikku will show up. She's on a different time log than normal people. She usually shows up before and leaves before Yuna comes over. Or right after Yuna leaves. Very rarely will Rikku be accompanied by somebody." Paine said and shrugged.
"Oh…" Was all Riku said and Paine left the room closing the door. He came back out to find her at the table reading a book and Rikku sitting on the counter.
"Riku!" Rikku yelled and ran for Riku.
"Uh, hi Rikku." He said barely surviving her attack she called a 'hug'.
"So! Aren't you totally excited to live with Paine!? She's really secretive, maybe you'll get some more info on her for me and Yunie!" She said jumping up and down.
"Rikku! You're losing respect points again!" She said from the table and Riku laughed.
Sora groaned at the light knock at his door and looked past his pillow and grumbled a 'come in'. Kairi walked in and crawled on the bed silently.
"You okay?" She asked and grabbed his hand. He cast his eyes to the wall and held back a sob remembering when Kairi had held him down long ago for Riku to put hydrogen peroxide on a large cut on his leg as a child. A large dent had formed on the wall because Sora hit his head during the struggle on it.
"K-kairi?" He asked and looked at her. She looked at him curiously. "You think he'll ever come back?" he asked and felt slow tears form.
"I do Sora. He'll be back for you and I." She said and wrapped an arm around Sora who closed his eyes.
downstairs with Sora's mom
"Hey Terra. How're you?" Sora's mother asked Riku's mother.
"I'm good Lynne. How about you? Is Sora coping well?" She asked in a concerned manner.
"I'm worried about him. He's going to be a project. Hopefully Riku comes back or backs off for good. I'm sorry to say that. But for my son's good.-" Terra stopped her.
"I understand. I'd hope the same thing too. Want to go get some coffee tomorrow with Sora and Kairi? We'll go to star bucks; since Sora loves it." Terra said and smiled on the other end.
"Sounds good. Want to car pool? I'll pick up Kairi then we'll come get you?" Lynne reasoned.
"No. I'm going to the bank first so I'll pick Kairi up and then come get you and Sora, 'kay?" She asked and laughed a bit.
"Sure! Good nigh Terr." Lynne said.
"Night!" Terra said and hung up.
Lynne crept into Sora's room and looked at the sleeping boy on Kairi's arm. Kairi looked at him and smiled.
"You want to sleep over Kairi? And then tomorrow Terra will pick us up and we'll go for star bucks." She said and stood in the doorway.
"Yeah and thanks!' Kairi said and turned back as Lynne closed the door. She called Terra and told her that Kairi was sleeping over at her house and then headed off to bed.
Aqua: I know it isn't much. But it's some. 3 reviews sounds good. If I get 3 reviews I'll make sure the next chapter is longer. If not, then it'll be short again because I'm lazy. Ha ha.