Chapter 6: Pesky Behavior

Part II: BlInD

After working my ass off all first hour, I was ecstatic to hear the bell ring, indicating that my turmoil was finally ended. I gathered my things and hurried out of the room.

"Kairi" I turned to see who had called my name and it was Demyx. I smiled and joined his side at the door.

"How sweet of you to wait for me…," I said. He grinned.

"Well… not so much for you so much as this…" He pulled me close and kissed me on the lips sternly. I kissed back. When we broke apart I said, "Wow. Now I see."

"What?"

"You only want me for my body!" I accused, jokingly. Demyx laughed and said, "Let me make it up to you…" He kissed me again.

"Oh… go get a room!" I saw Riku, Rikku, and Sora come out of the classroom, and all of them were watching us. Demyx pulled me close, until my head was resting on his shoulder, and said, "Shut-up!"

"You guys are disgusting," Riku commented playfully, "And don't let me find out about you mistreating Kairi or I'll be kicking your ass, friend or no." I laughed. Sure, I didn't like him for what he did to Sora, but it was over with now. I could forgive and forget. Besides, he was like a brother to me anyway. Demyx rolled his eyes and from the corner of my eye, I saw Sora glaring coldly at the both of us. His look was so intense and so chilling that I felt compelled to jump away from Demyx. He didn't notice and continued to talk with Riku. Sora was still watching me angrily.

"Hey!" I heard Selphie's voice and remembered the bathroom.

"Look, I gotta go. I'll catch up with you guys later…," I said.

"Sure thing babe," Demyx told. I proceeded to lean over and peck his cheek, but Sora's look made me stop. I smiled and followed Selphie back to the restroom.

It was a cruel joke spurred by the fates to either test or humiliate me. When we arrived inside the bathroom, we were welcomed by an unsavory sight. Instead of the one stick Selphie had left on the sink, there was a whole pile of sticks and we looked on mystified.

"Is this some kind of trick??" Selphie cried vehemently.

"I couldn't tell you…" That was the truth. What were they doing there? Why were they there? And who would need that many? Selphie started panicking and began to rake through the pile. My nose crinkled up and I pulled her arm away.

"Don't do that! You don't know whose pee has touched that!" I cried. Selphie didn't fight or argue. Instead she turned the sink on and washed her hands.

"…Whose ever it is… they're pregnant." My mouth dropped and I glanced at the mess of sticks. Sure enough, they each had the pink plus or the word "pregnant" on them. I looked at Selphie and shook my head in shock.

"…Who… who do you think it is?" I asked. She shrugged and proceeded to wash her hands surgeon style a second time.

"It could be anyone… I just hope it isn't me."

I was so preoccupied the rest of the day that in third hour, I wasn't paying attention to Mr. Xemnas, the new teacher, as he proceeded to teach us about verb tenses. So when he called me to the board, I had no idea what I was doing. The class laughed as I tried in vain to recall what I had learned about verb tenses in previous years. Why did I only remember things when I needed them and then lock them away in my mind never to be found again? After class, Mr. Xemnas kept me.

"Miss Trepe. Do you intentionally try to be a nuisance in your classes?" I bit my tongue so that I wouldn't accidentally say something out of line. He paused to study me. His eyes seemed to bore into my soul.

"You aren't stupid… I know that. How? Because I know your parents. They aren't stupid so I know their children would favor their intelligence as well… can I ask what is causing you to do so poorly?" Everything.

"You can ask but I can't give you a justifiable explanation," I answered. He smirked.

"Try me." What did that mean?

"Look… Mr. Xemnas… I've got a lot on my mind. That's all," I told. He seemed to take it and nodded his head in understanding.

"Anyway… Can I go to class now?"

"By all means. And Miss Trepe, if not for anyone else, do your best for yourself. I mean… you owe yourself as much."

"Sure. I'll remember that. Maybe I'll put it on a bumper sticker someday." I walked out of the room before I got to hear his response. Who was he to butt into my affairs? I mean, what gave him the right? … How well did he know my parents? I was happy when fourth hour was over because that meant lunch time and lunch time was always fun.

I took the usual seat at the table with my friends and noticed that Selphie and Roxas had joined the group. When I saw Roxas, I flinched involuntarily. He had a black ring around his eye and a busted lip. I suppose I down played it a bit. It may not have seemed so bad, but trust and believe he looked like complete shit. Olette didn't mind. In fact, she was so buried in her chief's salad and tuna sandwiches that I doubted that she noticed him or any one at all.

"Hey Kai," Fujin greeted. She was hunched over the table, mp3 player blasting fast, hardcore beats into her ear drums as she proceeded to sketch a picture in her notebook. She had only noticed me because I had cast a shadow over her work. It was a doodle of Donald Duck. I liked it. I didn't know Fujin was a Disney fan.

"Hey Kairi! So, I've got a question. Do you think your mom would mind too much if Riku came home with us today? I decided to have him over to get our project finished," Rikku asked. She didn't look at me, but focused on the table with a blush on her cheek. I smirked.

"I doubt she'll have a problem if it's just a study date… unless… it's something else entirely…" I raised my eyebrows suggestively and Rikku's blush deepened.

"Aw! Don't I wish! He is soo hot!" Wow. She was so blunt with everything.

"Yea. All his fans think so too," Roxas said. He tried to take a tomato from Olette's salad, and she made some weird hissing noise.

"What the hell?" He exclaimed, but she continued to eat as though nothing happened.

"I know someone else who gets hot in the panties whenever Riku's around…," Selphie said. She winked at me and started laughing. Rikku looked back and forth between us and asked, "Kairi! You like Riku??"

"What? Hell no! He's like a brother to me! Selphie's talking about Namine," I explained.

"But… I thought she went out with Sora…"

"She does," Roxas said, "The whore."

"Hey! Don't talk about my sister that way!"

"Well… tell her not to treat my cousin that way."

"Anyway, they had a thing going on, but it is way past over with so he's available," I said. I cast one final angry look at Roxas before offering Rikku a reassuring smile. It was silent but not awkward. I was actually happy around these people… well… save Roxas. And it was a genuine happiness. I barely knew them except Selphie, but it felt like I had known them forever.

"Babe. Can you take my tray up?" Olette said. Roxas looked at the empty tray then at Olette and back at the tray.

"What in the hell Olette?" He asked. She shrugged and motioned for him to take the tray. Sighing, Roxas got up and took the tray with him. Fujin pulled an ear bud from her ear and asked, "Are you through being a human garbage disposal?"

"Hey! That's not called for," Rikku stated.

"Well. She made the noises and everything! Why do you think I brought my mp3 player to the table?" I saw Olette's face twist up like she was going to cry.

"Okay Fujin… Quit raggin' on her…," I said. Fujin noticed Olette's face too and obliged.

"So… Kai. Why isn't Demyx sitting here?" she asked and I shrugged.

"Why isn't Seifer?" I countered. Fujin shrugged.

"Good point."

"Does everyone here have a boyfriend except me?" Rikku butt in.

"I'm on the rocks with mine," Selphie admitted.

"Does it really matter?" Olette questioned.

"Anyway, changing the subject. Did you know someone left a whole pile of pregnancy tests in the girls bathroom? And guess what… they're all positive!" Selphie exclaimed.

"I know. What kind of sick bitch does that anyway," Fujin replied. We laughed but Olette was quiet.

"Maybe one wasn't enough and so the girl wanted a second statement…," Rikku suggested.

"I heard a rumor that the custodian had to clean up over a dozen of those things though," Fujin said.

"Well she should've used One Touch."

"Yea… Wait! That's no pregnancy test you moron!" We all laughed. Olette started crying. I looked at her. The only other time I ever heard her cry was when she disclosed the news about her rape. An ominous feeling circled around in the pit of my stomach and I looked at Fujin who looked back at me. No one said anything and the only noise was Olette's soft sobs.

"Olette… We need to talk," Fujin said. She pulled friend up roughly by the arm and led her to the bathroom. I watched and looked at Selphie and Rikku. They seemed to share the same thought as me. Roxas came back with Tidus and looked at the three of us in confusion.

"Where's Olette and Fujin?"

"Bathroom," I answered.

"Hey. Selphie… We need to talk," Tidus claimed. Selphie stiffened and held my hand under the table.

"What's up?" She asked. Tidus rubbed the back of his neck and told her, "Come with me. I need to tell you this in private." He pulled her from her seat and led her away by hand. We watched and I couldn't stop myself from laughing erratically.

"What's your issue?" Roxas asked.

"Everything's so messed up!"

"…I suppose that's one way to handle that simple fact of life."

I was thankful to be outta that drama ridden cafeteria. I took my time getting to my fifth hour class, after all, I wasn't in a rush to be in Mr. Ansem's presence. I went to my locker and saw Demyx waiting. He smiled and I felt like some of the turmoil had been broken up in my chest.

"Hey… Kairi? What's wrong?" He cupped my cheek and I leaned into his comforting touch.

"Everything's so messed up…"

"Wanna talk about it?"

"… No."

"Are you sure? You know you're just gonna tell me later so what difference does it make? You know you can talk to me…" I smiled.

"I'll wait until later…"

"Okay. Suit yourself. But remember. I'm here for you."

"I know…" He leaned forward and kissed me softly, his hand cradling the necklace he gave me as a means of pulling me closer and I smiled against his lips.

"You're a star Kairi…," he mumbled.

"Thank you…" He walked with me to class and I felt slightly better and Mr. Ansem didn't bother me as much as usual.

After school, I walked to Demyx's car but it wasn't there. I saw Sora and the gang all huddled around Sora's BMW and I looked on in perplexity.

"Uh… Where's Demyx? Do any of you know?"

"He left already. He wanted me to tell you that he's sorry and that he'll call you later," Sora said. I was almost surprised to hear his voice. It seemed so alien…

"So now what am I gonna do?"

"He asked me to take you and Rikku home." I looked at Rikku and she nodded.

"Okay. Fine…" I jumped in the passenger side and Sora closed the door behind me.

"Don't forget to come by later Riku!" I heard Rikku yell. She sat in the back and slammed the door closed behind her and Sora jumped in the driver's side.

"Have you guys seen Roxas? I'm supposed to be taking him home too…"

"Last time I saw him was at lunch with Fujin and Olette," I answered, surprised by how easily I managed to speak to him, even though we hadn't talked for weeks now. Sora sighed.

"Maybe he'll catch a ride home with Seifer," he mumbled and started the engine.

When I got home, I saw that neither my father nor Namine were home yet. Namine had OSS and had been assigned some public service as well as mandatory counseling along with Larxene and Tifa. So I was surprised when Sora came in and made himself at home so easily. He took off his jacket and hung it up and then sat on the cough. I watched him a moment before asking, "What do you think you're doing?"

"I think I'll chill here until Namine gets back," he answered.

"Fine. Suit yourself."

"I will thanks." I shook my head and then saw Rikku run up the stairs in a blur of motion. I followed her partially out of curiosity and partially because I didn't feel right being in the same room as Sora.

Rikku was like a wild animal rummaging about in my room and I watched her in amazement.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"I need to freshen up before Rikku gets here!" She cried and ducked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her.

"Okay… I'll get dinner started…" I went back downstairs and into the kitchen. Opening up cabinets and things, I found spaghetti and decided to cook it. As I started browning the meat and boiling the noodles, I was unaware of Sora's arrival. He had snuck up behind me and I felt hot breath against my neck. I spun around and was met with his striking blue eyes. My heart thumped against my chest and I said, "Sora…"

"Kairi," he acknowledged and then he looked into the pot behind me curiously.

"You're cooking?"

"Uh… yea. Spaghetti."

"Really? … I hope it's nothing fatal. Knowing you." I huffed angrily, finding his jab on my culinary skills not the least bit humorous. I heard him laugh and his laugh was so contagious that I laughed too. How did he have such an influential affect on me?

"Anyway. No one said you had to eat Sora. You can always go to your own house and stop mooching on us." He wrapped an arm around my shoulder.

"But I love your house because you guys feed me free of charge" He smelled so good. It was intoxicating and filled my senses.

"Sora…" As though he finally understood his power over me, he pulled away but was still in such a close proximity that I was still powerless.

"So… how did you and Demyx hook up?" I didn't miss the bitterness in his tone as he said it. Placing a cover over the noodles and the meat, I wondered away from the stove and took a seat at the table. I felt his eyes follow my every single movement.

"Why do you sound so angry? He's nice. I really like him…"

"You don't even know him," Sora snapped. I glared at him.

"Yes I do! We got to talk a lot yesterday after school… He was the only one there to consult me after what Namine did…" Sora came over and sat at the table with me.

"Why didn't you talk to me? I would've listened…"

"No you wouldn't! You'd been avoiding me these last couple of weeks, all day yesterday and now today you're angry at me and I don't know why! Look, I didn't have anything to do with Namine or Yuffie! I swear!"

"I know… and… it's not that Kairi. I wish it was… but it isn't that…"

"Then… what is it?" The pot of noodles started rocking from the boiling water inside. I went over and lowered the flame. Sora followed me and touched my hand. I tried to concentrate on the boiling noodles in need of a distraction because all kinds of thoughts rushed into my mind from the slight touch of Sora's flesh against my own. I couldn't think that way about Sora. He was my sister's boyfriend. Not to mention, but Larxene was even scheming to have him for herself. He was the source of so much drama and I decided to let him go… But here I was, thinking about him because making the smallest contact with him was enough to push those doubts away. To stop loving him was impossible and it was killing me to not to be able to say to tell him.

"Sora?" I looked back at him and he gave me a funny look. Well, it wasn't funny like ha-ha funny. It was funny as in strange. His face was soft. Mellow. And he had some strange glint in his eyes.

"Kairi… I… Do you… I mean… I didn't really come to see Namine, Kairi. I wanted… I wanted to see you." My heart seemed to be racing against my mind. My mind was having a hard time trying to comprehend the words he said. My heart however interpreted the meaning exactly the way his words sounded, which caused me to feel anxious and nervous.

"Sora?"

"It's just… I can't get what happened those last two Saturdays outta my head Kairi. I… was there a reason you kissed me? I know I shouldn't care, I shouldn't ask but… it's not easy to push away or anything."

"Sora... I… it was just a kiss," I said. He looked at me incredulously and I felt my heart slow down as my mind took over.

"Just a kiss…? Just a kiss between two people who aren't lovers? That doesn't make any sense!"

"Well. You're the only one trying to make sense of it Sora. I know you were just comforting me… with your hand up my shirt… dry humping me against the bathroom wall... but you know, that's the way you decided to go about it." That sounded stupid even to me. But he suggested that he only kissed me as a means of comfort. So, I called it as I saw it. He smirked a little.

"So, you're telling me that I could kiss you right now, and you could take it without it meaning anything?" I shrugged.

"It'd be like a kiss on the cheek from grandma."

"Really?"

"Really." He chuckled a little and I sighed with annoyance. What was the point of this conversation? As I proceeded to cook once more, Sora forcefully pulled me into himself and kissed me. My heart once again took the lead and I couldn't fight the urge to not kiss back. His lips were warm. Inviting. He wrapped an arm around my waist and cupped my head with the other hand, stroking my hair gently. He broke the lock on my lips in favor of trailing hot kisses along my collar bone, traveling to my cleavage. I breathed nervously as I felt myself become victim of my body's desires. He kissed me on my neck, nibbling gently near my ear lobe and his hands ran up my thighs, resting on my butt. I moaned a little and he kissed me fully on the mouth more gently then before. He brought his hands up to cup my face. I kissed back, trying to force it to once again deepen but he wouldn't allow it. He pulled away, letting his lips brush against mine gently.

"…Tell me… tell me that that meant nothing to you Kairi… Tell me that that kiss meant nothing…"

"That wasn't just a kiss Sora…" He smiled and I tried to kiss him again but he only pulled away. The door bell rang and I watched Sora hungrily. I heard Rikku rush about upstairs and then I heard her footsteps as she ran down the stairs, hurrying to open the front door. Sora didn't seem to be paying any attention.

"You want me Kairi… admit it."

"Sora! You kissed me! You… you…"

"Admit it." He kissed me again and this time he put his tongue in my mouth. I groaned as a pleasurable sensation over came me. His one hand traveled underneath my shirt and I held it there. He broke away again and whispered breathily, "Admit it."

"Sora… I… I… I want you…"

"And the kiss Kairi?"

"I… I… I… oh Sora!" I pulled him by the collar of his shirt and forced myself on him. We kissed for a few minutes before I heard a gasp of surprise. Sora broke away, pulling himself away from me abruptly, taking his hand away from under my shirt. We both looked and saw a surprised Riku standing in the doorway. His aqua eyes held a look of disbelief and his mouth was still ajar from the gasp he let out earlier. I felt my face heat up and I turned my back on them. There was silence.

"Riku! Come on! What are you doing?" I heard Rikku calling from the living room.

"Uh… yea… right. Coming…," Riku said robotically. I heard his footsteps as he left the kitchen. My heart pounded against my chest and more blood rushed to my face. I wish I had called after him and told him it had all been a mistake but that would have been a lie. Sora and I knew what we were doing and neither of us regretted it. But still… I felt shitty.

"…Just a kiss on the cheek from grandma huh?" I heard Sora say with a slight snicker. I blushed some more and turned to look at him but his back was to me.

"Sora… what do we do now?" I heard Rikku and Riku talk in soft murmurs in the other room.

"What do you want Kairi?" What? Why ask me??? I was so jumbled up at the moment that he couldn't expect me to give a thoroughly thought through answer. So I went with, "… I'm with Demyx… and you… you have Namine…" Sora never turned around but I saw him stiffen slightly.

"…Thanks Kairi. That's all I needed to know…," he said softly. I watched him leave then I looked back at the boiling noodles. Warm tears fell from my eyes and I cried. What had I done? Sora wanted me. He wanted me and I turned him down… He wanted me… How could I be so blind?