Hey! This didn't take too long to update. (I actually reached 1000 words in this chapter without the notes! I'm so proud!)
Not as long as the last time.
Only over the course of a few days.
So, yeah.

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Most of this chapter is Sora's POV. But you'll know that when you get there, so alright. Time to read on!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. Simple as that.

She looked at him, with agreeing blue-violet eyes.

And apparently, he got her message. He sighed.

"Well, I'm done here," he told her, making his way back to his house. "I'll see ya later, Kairi, I've got homework."
"Oh...okay." she said. The redheaded girl didn't want her friend to leave her. "Bye, Riku,"
He made a hand motion waving a "good-bye".

She watched him walk away, and sighed. Taking a seat on the shore, and feeling guilty about Riku not giving her a sure answer, Kairi stared at her reflection in the clear, blue water. Guilt must've overwhelmed her, because a certain blonde boy came into view, and she didn't notice.

"BOO!" his friendly voice made her jump while tapping on her shoulders. Kairi gasped at the sight of her new friend.
"Oh, Demyx!" she placed a hand on her chest. "You almost gave me a heart-attack!"
He just chuckled. "Sorry, Kairi, I just couldn't resist."

She gave a sheepish smile to her friend. "That's okay," she said, getting up.
"So...uhmm," Demyx began nervously as he put a hand on the back of his neck, and looking down. "So, you wanna...hang out for a bit? Y'know, I mean like-,"
"Uhm, sure! W-Why not?" Kairi stuttered, unsure as to refusing or accepting. A genial expression came to her face.

And right there, she realized the answer to her own question. Her blue-violet eyes had spotted Sora, not too far away, and making his way to the shore, where he'd usually be. He looked at her; Kairi saw colbalt blue eyes with a darkened expression, then the boy simply walked away. Guilt had came to her, but she didn't know why.

Well, maybe she did.

'Is this the reason why Sora's mad at me?' she wondered. Kairi blinked a few times, then sighed.
"Oh, yeah, Demyx...I just remembered, I had an errand to do," she pretended to feel disapointed. Okay, so she didn't pretend. She felt REALLY bad. But something about Sora just made her want to attend to him more. "I'm really, REALLY sorry,"
"Well, that's okay," he shrugged, trying to mask the obvious discontened feelings. "I guess we can go out another day,"
"Yeah! I promise, I'll go with you somewhere, Demyx," she flashed a grin. "Okay?"
"That's fine."
"I gotta go, see ya soon!"

And she ran off in Sora's direction.

Sora's POV

I saw her. Kairi. The girl I've always wanted, accept a date with the guy I've grown to hate.

In a way, I've always hated him. It was Demyx and those stupid Organization members who made everything else complicated during our search for Riku and the King. Did it matter now? No, not really. I learned "Hakuna Matata" from Timon and Pumbaa, in the Pride Lands.

"It means no worries.", they've told me enough times to memorize it. No worries. I guess we could all say that I had learned this, many people who DO know what "Hakuna Matata" means, would say "Sora knows that well enough!".
But this wasn't a worry.

It was a problem.

It was a problem to me. I'm not sure about Kairi, but I'll bet you 10 bucks it wasn't. Kairi probably doesn't care. She's acting like she's totally forgotten about me.

I can feel jealousy rising up in me. A mix of anger, but the main ingredient was jealousy. I wouldn't admit it to Riku, because I know he was going to bring it up. He would say "YOU'RE JEALOUS!".
I hate it when he's right.
Because he usually is.
I wish I could just really follow my heart, and take life as it comes, like everyone thinks I do.

As for now, I'm not going to say it outloud; It might make everyone unhappy. But I know, for a fact.

I was jealous.

I was showing what I wanted to do, by doing it: walking away. I walked away. And I was hoping not to see her, because I just might take it out on her. I might upset her. Unfortunately, my hopes were not realized, to feel a gentle tug on my shoulder.

"Sora," she looked at me. And looked back with eyes that held an uneasy look. "What's wrong?"
I sighed, and for once, wishing for her to disappear. "Nothing,"
"I saw you run away, Sora."
"I said, it's nothing, Kairi,"
"Don't lie. Please, just tell me,"
I sighed.
"Sora...It's obvious that there's something wrong, and I want to help you."

I just looked at her. And she looked back. I wanted to say something, over the course of the few day period. I wanted to say something like "Since when did you want to help me?"
But no, I couldn't!
"I couldn't do that, not to Kairi!" I told myself.
But something inside of me wanted to. Something...it wanted to let it out. All of my anger. My jealousy...all of these emotions I've been feeling. Anger, and rage...

I could feel DARKNESS in my heart.

"I'm worried." she said.

Those words rang in my head. They rang like that stupid school bell. And they rang HARD.

"Quit worrying all the damn time!" I snapped angrily at her. I felt anger boil faster, and faster, wishing she'd understand.
"But Sora, I just want to help!"
"I don't need it!"
"Sora, I can't believe you!" she screamed. "Why are you doing this? You're pushing everyone away! We're only trying to help!"

I didn't want to hear it. I just wished that she'd leave me alone! I turned, and walked away. But she grabbed my wrist.
"Please, Sora, don't do this."
I grimmaced in anger. And at that moment, I just slapped it away. She took a step back from me, wincing in pain.

Her blue-violet eyes widened. I could see the smallest tears from her eyes, and I felt it.

I felt guilt. And I finally realized what I just did.

"Look, Kairi, I-,"
"Fine! If you don't want us to help, I'll give you what you want!" Tears slithered down her face, like a snake for its prey. She was choking on the tears she tried to hold back. "I...I just want you to be happy, Sora."

Kairi ran away, sobbing. I just stood there, very, VERY pissed off at myself.

'Damn.'... I felt like I wanted to cry, also.

Was it really jealousy? Was I really that jealous?

Because I paid the price with guilt.

-Wipes forehead- Phew!

Now that was was an eye-ful, huh?
It did take me a while to incorporate it all... :P
I read this one story, The Darkness Within, on kasuto(dot)net.
It was beautiful when I read it in 5th grade.
And it was beautiful when I read it just now.

Well, I dont' have much to say.
Review, please? (Thanks for reading!!!)