Authors Note: Ok.. Well, nice to actually see people are interested in this story. I've also noticed something else that I tend to do at the beginning of every chapter. I don't know why I do it, but it works, I guess. :shrugs: You could always try to guess if you want. It might motivate me more. Well, this chapter will be focused more around Kairi and Sora, so you can get an idea of their purpose in the story. It will start off as Riku, but it will eventually go on to Sora and Kairi. Ok! Enjoy!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom hearts, nor do I make money from this fiction.

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Twisted Affections

'Together.' He thought as he ran inside his house. Since he had walked off from Sora and Kairi, the rain seemed like it was getting worse. The clouds continued to cover the sky, not even a fragment of light from the Sun shone through them. Although it was the season for rain, this seemed to be a bit much. It had rained like this before, but that was a while ago. It hardly ever rained that bad. Maybe once on occasion, but not usually, especially when the day started off so well. This just seemed like some sort of freak rain storm.

"Mom, I'm home!" Riku shouted out to his mother once he got his shoes off. Unfortunately, he had still managed to get soaked.

His mom peeked her head out of the kitchen doorway. "Thank goodness! I was afraid something had happened. It's raining pretty bad out there." She said as she looked out the window. She turned back to Riku. "You must get out of those clothes quickly, or you'll catch a cold."

"I'm alright, you don't have to worry so much." He said as he walked up the stairs towards his room.

"Dinner will be ready soon! Take a shower, and when you come back, I'll leave some out for you on the table!" She shouted as she went back to what she was doing.

Riku walked into his room and got his towel, then went in to the shower. When he got out, he got dressed and went down stairs. He saw his mother sitting on the couch, watching TV. He went to the kitchen and saw some food on the table for him. He took it, and went to sit beside his mother.

"How was your day today?" She asked while she turned to look at him.

Riku swallowed the food in his mouth before he spoke. "It was ok, I guess."

"Nothing new? Just the same old boring day? You did nothing different.. like, maybe deciding to tell Sora today?" His mother pestered.

Riku just shrugged, and continued to eat as ignored his mother's last question. After he finished, he spoke again. "He told her today. He was going to yesterday, but she wasn't home." He told his mother.

"Really?" She asked as she looked at him.

"Yeah. He even gave her a paopu fruit too." He said. As he said this he felt a tinge of hurt, but pushed the feeling aside. He then began to feel a slightly envious of Kairi, but he pushed that feeling aside as well.

"Oh. Well, are you sure? Did they say that themselves?" She asked trying to make him feel better about the situation.

"No, but-"

"Exactly." His mother replied.

Riku just sighed, stood up and walked away from her and in to the kitchen, where he washed his plate. When he finished, he walked back to his mother. He said goodnight, gave her a kiss on the cheek, then went upstairs. He was beginning to get annoyed that his mother always seemed to be encouraging the fact that he like Sora. Every time anyone asked him about Sora, they'd always also ask about Kairi. He was beginning to feel a little jealous, even if he would never admit it. Deciding he had done enough thinking today, Riku closed his eyes and went to sleep.

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Kairi had just come in from being outside in the rain not too long ago. Fortunately for her, she lived closer to the beach than Sora and Riku, so she did not manage to get soaked.

"Dad! I'm home!" She called out.

"Good. I was afraid you got stuck somewhere out in this storm." Her father said relieved. He began to speak again after a moment. "Kairi," He began. "I have told you that I will be gone for a few, right?"

"Yes." She replied.

"Do you think that you will be alright here by yourself?" He asked, concerned.

"Of course." She stated. "I'm not little anymore. I can take care of myself." She said reassuringly.

"Alright. Just be careful. And remember, never open the door for strangers."

Kairi giggled at her father. Sometimes, he acted like an overprotective father and ended up treating her like a little girl again. She didn't mind. Actually, she found it amusing and endearing.

"Yes daddy." She said in a mock childish voice, teasing her father.

"Just making sure you remember." He said smiling. "Are you sure that you don't want to invite anyone to stay with you while I'm gone?"

"Hmm.. Now that you mention it," She began to speak. "I was wondering if I could have a party of some sort. Like, let's say, a sleep over maybe?" She said while giving her father the sweetest expression she could.

He couldn't resist such a pretty face. "Alright, but not too many people." He said.

"Oh, don't worry! There won't be that many. Only me, Sora, and Riku." She said while she hugged her father and kissed him on the cheek as thanks.

"Ok." He said.

"Thanks dad!" She said while she began to walk upstairs to her room. "Goodnight!" She shouted when she reached the doorway of her room.

"Goodnight!" He shouted back, returning to what he was doing before.

Kairi closed the door to her room. She went to the washroom, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and changed into her pajamas. She took up the phone and dialed Sora's number. As she heard the phone begin to ring, she went and laid on her bed.

"Hello?" Sora asked when he answered the phone.

"Hi Sora. It's Kairi." She said. "Guess what?" She said getting excited.

"What?" Sora asked just as excited.

"I asked my dad if we could have the party and he said it was ok!" She said happily.

"Really? That's great!" He said just as happy.

"I know!" She said. She got up to get a pen and paper. When she found one, she went back to her bed. "Ok, Sora. Now," She said. "We need to make a list of the stuff that we need. Do you have a paper and a pen?"

"Umm… Hold on a second." He said. While she was waiting, she could hear shuffling coming from Sora's end of the phone. "Ok! I found one!"

"Ok. We'll need… Chips, candy, pop, some movies," She began. "And… Make sure you ask your mom if you can sleep over too!" She said before she forgot. "If she says it's ok, then bring some extra pillows and maybe a few blankets too."

"Ok, got it!" He said.

"Good." She said. "We'll go to the store tomorrow and pick the stuff up, ok?"

"Sounds good to me. It's not as if we could go today anyway because it's raining out." He joked. They both laughed for a while. "Hey Kairi?" He asked.

"Yeah?"

"If we're going to have a sleep over, won't we have to tell Riku about it so he can ask his mom?"

"Hmm..No we won't have to. I'll call his mom tomorrow and ask her. I'll ask her to make sure that he doesn't find out." She said while she tapped her pen against her chin.

"Ok! I'll see you tomorrow Kairi!"

"Ok! Goodnight Sora." She said.

"Goodnight Kairi." He said and then hung up the phone.

Kairi sighed and hung up the phone. 'I wonder how long it will take him to realize his feelings. Oh well. That's why I planned this. Maybe I could do something to give him a hint.' She placed the pen and paper on the small bedside table beside her. She snuggled under her sheets and fell asleep, thinking of was to make Sora notice his feelings.

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Sora sighed as he hung up the phone. He had been thinking about what Kairi had told him back on the docks, and it had been bothering him ever since then. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't think of a single person, other than Kairi, that he could have feelings for. He sighed again and rolled on to his side.

'I don't know of anyone else.' He sighed for the third time that night and rolled on to his back. 'This is so confusing. And she won't even tell me who it is. Maybe I'll have to try harder. I did make a promise to her that I would find this person, but I don't know where to start looking first. Maybe I'll ask her if she can help me find them. That way, it'll be easier with two people, and I won't have to look by myself.'

With the last of those thoughts gone from his mind, Sora slowly began to fall in to a slumber, dreaming of this person that he had to find.

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Authors Note: I know that this chapter might have been kind of short, but I wanted to end it there so that I don't have to change the beginning of the next chapter. The next chapter will be longer, I promise! Also, if anyone finds that there is anything off about the characters, it's because I haven't really played the first game. At all! I've only played the second game and seen about half of the cut scenes of the first. I've watched all the cut scenes to CoM, both Sora and Riku's side of the story, so I have an idea of what their like. I also want to say that if you still see anything wrong with it, this is just how I see the character in the game. I expect everyone to think that Kairi will be off because she doesn't really have many parts in the game. Sorry if this inconveniences anyone.

Next Chapter: Assumptions

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