Disclaimer : Kingdom Hearts and its characters aren't mine.
Hey everyone! How are you doing? I hope you're fine and in the mood for reading a new story! A challenge story, in fact. Florrie asked me to write a story based on the summary and a few of the characters' lines she gave me and that's what I came up with. (At least, I hope that's the right name. Forgot to write it and the retard that I am deleted her message…Please, I want a brand new brain, mine's seriously damaged.) Expect drama, romance and a bit of funny situations, as usual. (When will I ever write a story that isn't funny at all? Never, that's the answer. XD) Oh, and let's not forget yaoi, because there will be, but I'm not telling which pairings will be in this story. I don't want to spoil the fun. :x Okay, that note is already too long so I'll just let you read this first chapter. I hope you'll enjoy and that I don't deceive anyone who was waiting for this. As usual, forgive any mistakes, please.
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Prologue
Sora's POV
Since I was a child, I've always been considered cheerful and kind to anything alive. I'm the kind of guy who wouldn't even hurt a fly. I guess that's what Riku liked about me when we first met. We both grew up on the Destiny Islands and since our houses were only a few blocks apart, we saw each other often. And little by little we became friends, and then best friends and things stayed that way for a long while. Until Kairi's family moved in. Now, don't get me wrong. Riku and I still talk to each other but it's just not the same any more. I spend a lot of time with Kairi and somehow, Riku and I grew apart. Sometimes, I wonder why things ended up this way and during those times, I wonder why it hurts so much to not see him as frequently as before. I eventually realised I liked Riku as more than a simple friend thanks to that gap between us. Knowing that, I couldn't bring myself to grow closer to him again. What would he think if he knew? I don't want to lose him and if things staying that way can prevent that, then I won't change them. That's the only solution, right?
Riku's POV
Sora's such a dumbass. We were fine when it was just the two of us so why did he ditch me for Kairi? She's a nice girl, I'll admit that, but still. I guess he must like her a lot more than me. They're even an item now. I envy her a lot. I've liked Sora since I've known what it felt like to be attracted to someone, which would be years ago now. Heck, I guess it even dates back to before that. Anyway, he's with Kairi now so there's no use thinking about this any more. And I'm engaged to Naminé so I should forget about the past. She's such a nice girl and she's tried her best to make me happy. I just hope she'll never know I agreed to date her only because I didn't want to hurt her. And since I can't date Sora, things work just fine. Yeah, right.
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The Destiny Islands' college was known to have many hidden talents. For instance, there was Demyx, a soon-to-be famous musician who had already a bunch of fans amongst the student community. There was also Zexion, a smart boy whose theses were often published in scientific magazines. Many other students were like them.
"Listen guys, I have something that's really important to tell you," a cute redhead began, her hands resting on her lap. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with a nervous smile.
"What is it, Kairi?" her blonde friend, Naminé, asked with a worried expression on her face. The other people sitting at the table turned worried looks towards Kairi.
Most met during high school and were close friends now and the few who were still new acquaintances would soon join them.
"Well, I'm pregnant," the redhead finished, averting her friends gazes. There was a heavy silence at the table for a long while before someone eventually talked.
"That is so great, Kairi!" Demyx exclaimed from Naminé's side, making the poor girl jump a little at the sudden outburst. Hayner and Olette laughed quietly, watching the blonde take a deep breath to calm down. They were a couple since junior high school and things between them couldn't be better, from what their friends used to say when talking about the cocky blond and the shy brunette.
"Sora must be so proud," Naminé added with her gentle smile. "But isn't it a bit early for you guys to have a child? I mean, it's been, like, a few months since you started dating, isn't it?"
"Yeah, I know, but we really love each other and we want to keep our child," Kairi replied shyly, glancing at her brunet boyfriend at the other side of the table. He was talking with Riku, which was a bit surprising since the brunet usually sat next to Kairi.
"I suppose that's why he decided to sit with Riku today," Naminé said, following her friend's gaze. "He probably wants to tell him about the news himself. After all, they are good friends even if they themselves don't think so."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," the redhead whispered, heaving a sigh quietly.
Meanwhile, Sora was indeed telling Riku about Kairi's baby but he had more trouble doing it than he expected.
"Sora, are you alright? You look a bit pale," the silver-haired boy stated, reaching out to touch his friend's forehead. It didn't seem hotter than usual.
"Yeah, I'm fine," the brunet replied, shaking his head a little. When Riku removed his hand from his friend's face, the younger continued. "About that thing I wanted to tell you… Well," he mumbled, not sure about how to phrase his thoughts until he figured saying things as they were was simpler. "Kairi's pregnant."
Riku gave him a blank stare and none of them dared to speak. In fact, the older boy was devastated. Now, he was sure he'd never have a chance with who he considered to be the love of his life and marrying Naminé soon didn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
"I'm happy for you," Riku lied as best as he could. Seeing his friend's small smile let him know he failed miserably but at least he had tried. "It's just a bit surprising."
"Why is it?" the brunet asked, tilting his head to the side. Once again, there was silence.
"Guys, class will start soon. We better leave or we'll be late," Naminé called, taking her tray while their other friends were already leaving.
"We're coming!" Sora replied, getting up. Riku followed suit and the three headed for their class, hoping it would be over soon, each for different reasons.
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"What do you think about this one? Isn't it cute?" Naminé asked, showing something in a magazine to Riku the same day after class. She still hadn't chosen her wedding dress and it was starting to be rather urgent seeing as they were to get married in a few months.
"It's so frilly," the aquamarine-eyed boy stated with a grimace, clearly showing his distaste for the dress.
"Of course it's frilly. It's a wedding dress, Riku," the blonde replied with a small chuckle. Somehow, every time the boy heard the word 'wedding', he felt sick to his stomach. "So, what do you think?"
"I think you should ask someone else like, I don't know, Kairi? She's a girl and she certainly has better tastes than me when it comes to these… Things," the other stated, barely looking at the pictures displayed on the shiny pages.
"Just admit you don't want to help me," the blonde muttered with a cute pout on her face. "If I'm lucky enough, my friend will be more helpful than my future husband," she teased with a bright smile. She leaned forward and gave her fiancée a peck on the lips, said fiancé not even moving from the bed he was currently sitting on, shifting through sheets of paper and glancing at books. She disappeared from Riku's dorm room, her eyes gleaming with joy. At least, one of them was looking forward to their engagement.
"Kairi's having a child… Sora's child," the aquamarine-eyed beauty whispered to himself, lying back on his bed. "And she's complaining about that stupid dress. What should I say, then?"
There was a knock at the door before he had enough time to ponder on the question and Riku frowned when his visitors let themselves in before he gave them permission to enter.
"Hey, Riku!" a cheerful Demyx exclaimed, smiling at his pal. As the silver-haired boy expected, Zexion wasn't far behind and the slate-haired young man closed the door behind himself.
"What are you guys doing here? Don't you have class?" the youngest asked curiously, leaning on his elbows before he sat up completely.
"We're skipping," Zexion simply stated with a shrug.
"And there's something we wanted to tell you," the blond continued, his smile not faltering for a single second.
"Please, I think I've had enough bad news for the whole month," Riku thought.
"We're throwing a party Friday night. We were wondering if you would come," Demyx informed his friend. Zexion just stared at him and waited.
"Who's coming?"
"Not many people since it'll be in our dorm room. Naminé and Axel are coming. I don't know about the two love-birds since I haven't asked them yet," the blond replied. "So, are you coming?"
"Sure, why not," Riku replied with a small shrug of his shoulders. "It's not like I have something better to do."
"Now, what is that supposed to mean?" the blond asked with a pout. Zexion put a hand on his shoulder and the frown disappeared almost instantly.
"See you on Friday night, then," the slate-haired boy stated as he exited the room, Demyx following close behind.
It wasn't much but knowing he'd be going to a party brought a smile to Riku's lips and the matter of Sora's child was in the far corner of his mind.
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Meanwhile, Kairi was also having a visitor in her own dorm room. Sora stood before the girl's bed, watching Kairi's hand gently rubbing her still flat stomach. Anyone could see how happy the news made her.
"What did you want to tell me, Kairi?" Sora asked, sitting next to the redhead. She tore her gaze away from her stomach to direct it towards her friend.
"I have an appointment with my doctor Friday afternoon. It's just to make sure the baby's alright," she explained with a warm smile. "Can you accompany me? I – I don't want to go alone."
"Of course I'll go with you. You can count on me," the blue-eyed boy replied with a smile of his own.
"I'm so sorry to ask you that. You're already doing so much for me. I swear I'll make it up to you someday," the girl told him, taking his hands in hers.
"It's okay, Kairi. Don't worry about it," Sora said, giving her a kiss on her forehead. "It's what friends do."
"But it's my child's father who should come with me for the appointment," the girl whispered, her expression turning from happy to sad in a matter of seconds. Sora frowned and was about to say something but she interrupted him. "I know he can't. I don't blame him one bit."
"It's not fair, though," her friend insisted, his hands now holding Kairi's. "Does he know it's his?"
"Not yet but I plan on telling him soon enough," the young woman replied with a frown. "He has the right to know."
"Even if he's not taking responsibility for his actions," Sora retorted a bit too bluntly. He didn't apologize, though.
"It's only a matter of time. He promised he'd come to me as soon as he can," Kairi told her friend, her eyes gleaming with hope.
"How long has he been telling you that?" the brunet whispered, carefully avoiding the girl's gaze.
Someone chose that moment to suddenly enter and when Sora turned his head towards the door, he wasn't surprised to find that none other than Naminé was approaching them.
"Sorry to bother you but I really need to talk to Kairi right now," the blonde said with a small smile.
"Oh, yeah, sure," Sora said, standing and then sitting on the other girl's bed. He raised a curious eyebrow at the sight of the magazine Naminé was carrying.
"How was class?" the redhead asked her friend seating beside her on the bed.
"As boring as ever but that's not why I wanted to see you," the blonde replied, flipping through pages. "I need advice and obviously, only a girl can help me." She then showed the wedding dress Riku found too frilly to his tastes. "I'm having a hard time deciding which dress I should choose."
"This one is lovely," Kairi whispered with a dreamy stare. "I wish I could wear one of those someday."
"I think that was directed at you, Sora," Naminé teased, smiling at the brunet who only laughed nervously, scratching his cheek softly. "Oh my, I can't wait to be Riku's wife. It's going to be so great!" the blonde exclaimed excitedly.
"I guess you don't need me so I'll leave you two alone to talk about… Well, girl stuff," the blue-eyed boy told the girls as he headed for the door. "Have fun, ladies!" he added with a bright smile before he closed the door.
He took a few steps in the white corridor before he leaned against a wall and heaved a long sigh. His best friend's wedding was in three months and he still hadn't accepted the fact the silver-haired beauty would never return his feelings. How long had it been since Riku dated Naminé? Since high school, that he was sure of. Even during all those years, he couldn't forget his friend and he knew if he didn't change that quickly enough, he'd have trouble dealing with the newly weds soon.
"I have to help Kairi, first. Maybe that'll help me to finally move on," he whispered lowly. He pushed himself from the wall and decided to go for a walk. That seemed like a good idea.
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"So, are you sure this one is fine?" Naminé asked after the two girls were done choosing the blonde's dress.
"Naminé, don't worry so much about that. I'm sure Riku will love you whatever you wear at your wedding. Besides, almost everything suits you, you lucky girl," the redhead stated, pushing her friend in a friendly manner.
The blonde laughed for a few seconds before she regained her usual seriousness. "Is Sora alright?" she suddenly asked.
Kairi tensed at this. "Yeah. Why do you ask?" the redhead asked, trying her best to not look nervous.
"He seemed a bit down before he left earlier. I wonder if something is on his mind? Oh, maybe he's just worried about the baby?" the blue-eyed girl wondered aloud, tapping her chin with her index finger.
"I guess so but really, there's no need for him to. I'm doing just fine," Kairi replied with a shrug.
Naminé frowned and put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "I wouldn't say that. You know, the first few months are the ones during which you should be the most careful. Sora has every right to be anxious," the other girl told Kairi. She then shook her head gently and heaved a sigh. "My, he's a boy and he knows more about pregnancy than you do."
"I – I knew that!" the lavender-eyed girl defended herself with a huff. "But I'm a responsible girl so there's no way I'll let anything happen to my baby."
"It's Sora's too, you know," the blonde corrected her with a smile. "My, Kairi, it's not even born and you're already so over-protective."
Kairi laughed nervously but her friend didn't seem to notice. "Yeah, funny, isn't it?"
"This kid's so lucky to have such great parents," Naminé stated, standing up. "I guess I'll go back to Riku's room. He must be wondering why I'm not back yet." The blue-eyed girl left on those words, waving her friend goodbye.
When Kairi was all alone, she lied back on her bed and heaved a long sigh, a hand resting on her stomach. She closed her eyes to hold back the tears that were swelling up inside them. What kind of mother had a child with a man she wasn't sure to see again? She suddenly laughed when she imagined Sora's reaction if he ever knew she thought that.
Don't ever say that again! You're a great girl, Kairi, and I'm sure you'll be a good mother so don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Yeah, that's what he would say, for sure. That thought alone was enough to bring a smile back to Kairi's lips before she stood up and decided that it had been too long since the last time she cleaned her room up.
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"It's too bad you guys can't come. We've even bought your favourite beer, Kairi," Demyx joked during dinner at the cafeteria. Around the group of friends, other students were laughing at jokes or just talking about their day at school and whatnot.
"Come on, you know I hate that thing. It just stinks and it's not even that good," the redhead replied, pouting soon after when the whole table burst out laughing.
"You didn't complain during our last party, though," Riku teased her with his infamous smirk. When Kairi turned a bright shade of red, he began to laugh with everyone.
"You're all so mean! I didn't know what it was at the time and it was because of Sora, in case you all forgot," Kairi complained, folding her arms to her chest and sticking her tongue out at her pretend boyfriend, who gaped at her.
"What? I did nothing!" the brunet retorted with a pout. "Now, you're the one being mean."
"It's so bad to tease cute boys," Demyx said with a knowing smirk. He didn't have to wait for his blue-eyed friend's reaction. Sora down right hated to be called 'cute'. And while said brunet was trying to let everyone know how it was hurting a man's pride to be called that, Riku couldn't help but think that, indeed, his friend was adorable but he'd never tell him that because it would anger the blue-eyed boy. Oh and Naminé would find it suspicious. He shouldn't forget that.
"Stop it, guys, you're embarrassing him," Kairi intervened in an attempt to rescue her poor brunet friend whose cheeks were a bright red by now. Strangely enough, everyone listened to her and changed their current subject of conversation.
"It's funny how they treat me differently now that they know I'm pregnant," Kairi whispered to her pretend boyfriend who simply shrugged his shoulders.
He began eating his chicken salad. "Well, I guess they don't want to upset you in fear of hurting the baby," he replied after he swallowed. "Though all it could do is make yo – Our child moody. I think." The brunet heaved a sigh, glad that no one was listening to what they were saying and, thus, didn't catch his slip.
"Who knows?" the redhead answered, taking a sip of her iced tea. She'd only live drinking the stuff if that was possible.
"Where are you two going Friday night, if you don't mind my asking?" Naminé suddenly asked, choosing to leave her other friends' conversation for now.
"I have an appointment with my doctor," the lavender-eyed girl replied with a bright smile. "And Sora gladly agreed to accompany me."
"Well, he's the father so he's expected to follow you," the blonde said with a confused expression.
"I mean, I told him he could go to the party but he refused categorically and insisted he'd come with me. He really is the over-protective father, after all," Kairi replied with a nervous laugh. Sora ignored the two, convinced it would seem more suspicious if he said anything.
"Hey, Kairi, you'll have to inform me of what the doctor told you, alright?" Hayner asked from his seat next to Naminé.
"Why would she do that? It's not like you're the child's father," the blue-eyed teen said loud enough for the wavy-haired boy to hear. He visibly tensed in his seat.
"Sora, stop being so mean to him. He meant nothing bad," the redhead told him with a smile that clearly said something along the lines of I-think-we-need-to-have-a-little-discussion-in-private.
"Nor did I," the brunet replied as innocently. The two stared at each other and laughed but somehow, the air had grown heavy around them.
"What's with them?" Olette asked Hayner, a concerned look on her face.
"I wonder," her boyfriend replied with his own nervous laugh. Really, it'd freak him out if he didn't know them.
"How are things going with your wedding?" the brunette asked Naminé, trying to change the subject quickly.
The blonde's face lit up. "I've chosen the dress I want to wear and it should be ready by the end of the month if everything goes well. At worst, I'll have to wait until the middle of next month but I'll still get it in time for the wedding so, yeah, it's going smoothly."
"I'm glad for you, Naminé. For you too, of course," Olette told her friend before she turned towards Riku, who was feeling a bit put out since no one seemed to want to talk to him. Was it don't-talk-to-Riku day? Or rather evening?
"Sora's having a kid, Riku's going to have a wife… What about you, Hayner?" Demyx asked, suddenly taking part in the discussion.
"Oh, well, err…" the brown-eyed boy replied sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
"I think we should wait a bit longer before thinking about that," Olette simply replied with her usual bright smile. She left it at that and kept eating her slice of pizza. While everyone at her table kept talking, she threw a sad glance at Hayner and heaved a sigh. Truth be told, there probably would never be any kid or even wedding. Things were pretty bad with Hayner lately and she didn't know what to do any more. The happy couple everyone envied seemed to have died a long time ago and wouldn't come back anytime soon, if ever. That was so sad.
"I can't wait for Friday night. It'll be awesome!" she heard Riku say excitedly. Naminé laughed quietly and nodded in agreement.
"Thankfully, it's in the dorm so it won't be too troublesome if you end up completely wasted," Demyx replied with a grin. "Now that I think about it, I've never seen you in such a state. That could be funny."
"My, you don't want to know about that," the blonde said with a nervous laugh. "The only and last time I saw him drunk was during a friend's birthday. He spent the whole evening singing a song I didn't even know existed. It was horrible."
"At least I don't hurt anyone when I'm drunk so you should be grateful," the silver-haired boy defended himself with a playful frown. "I'm not like Sora."
"It was an accident! How many times do I have to say it?" the brunet said with a small blush on his cheeks.
"It can't be… You, violent? You must be kidding," Zexion stated with a surprised expression on his face.
"I'd say he was passionate," a red-haired boy declared at he sat at the table.
"Hey, Axel! How come you're here so late?" Demyx asked, smiling. Axel was part of the group since the beginning of college. He'd said something about stupid classmates and decided to hang out with them, which none of them regretted accepting since he could be so fun to hang around with.
"Tell us everything you know," Naminé told the redhead, not letting the blond's question end the subject. It was getting too interesting.
"Oh yeah, right," Axel began, smirking at Sora who felt like the entire world had decided to make fun of him that day. "You all remember that party to celebrate the end of the first year of college?" He continued when everyone nodded. "Well, little Sora here celebrated it a bit too much and that's how a smashed, cute brunet came on to me and forcefully kissed me. He even bit my lip and made it bleed. That wasn't a pretty sight, you can trust me."
Shocked gazes turned towards the embarrassed, blue-eyed boy. Even Riku seemed quite surprised by the news.
"How come we didn't know?" Kairi asked slowly.
"Hell, I want to know too! You told me you bit someone's lip pretty hard but you forgot to mention it was Axel's!" the silver-haired boy added. If only it had been his lip that had been bitten…
"Of course I didn't tell anyone. I didn't want you guys to know but thanks to that jerk, that's not the case any more," the brunet said a bit curtly, staring at Axel with a frown.
"Now, don't take it like that. It's not like you did something horrible," Axel replied with a nervous smile.
"He's right. We were just a bit surprised, nothing more," Kairi added in an attempt to help her red-haired friend who smiled at her. Sora pouted but still shrugged his shoulders to show he didn't care any more. "Anyway, I'm really sorry we can't come to the party. We'll come next time. Promise!"
"Don't worry about it too much, Kairi. It's okay," Demyx told her, a genuine smile on his lips. "As you said, there will be other times."
"And there will always be beer for you in our room, in case you want to drink some one of these days," Zexion said with a serious look that would make anyone wonder if he was actually meaning what he said.
"Aw, you guys are sweet," the pregnant girl replied in a tone of voice that clashed with her frown.
Dinner ended soon after that and everyone had to go back to their dorm. Axel walked Sora and Riku to their room then went to his own. Once the two friends were left alone, an awkward silence filled the place. Both anticipated that moment and they could both feel it.
"So, Err… I'll just go change," Sora said softly, walking towards the bathroom until his friend's voice stopped him.
"Since when does silence make us nervous?" the older asked in a slightly irritated tone of voice. "I'm fed up with this!"
"You could listen to music or –"
"No, that's not what I meant and you know it," Riku retorted, frowning at his friend who was once his best friend. "We're acting as if we don't know each other when we grew up together. I can't stand this any more. I want things to go back to that time when we were still best friends."
"Were?" the brunet repeated with a pout. "So, all this time, I was the only one who still considered you my best friend? Since when did you replace me with someone else?"
"I didn't but… Well, you've been quite distant these few years, you know," Riku trailed off, hoping the other would understand.
"People change, Riku. I just don't talk as much any more but that doesn't mean I don't care about you," Sora explained. He sat on his bed, Riku soon doing the same. "Listen, I'm sorry I made you think that way and I want you to know you were, is and will always be my one and only best friend even if I don't act like it."
Both wanted more than friendship but thought that it was way better than being enemies. So what if Sora had a child? So what if Riku would soon be married to Naminé? They'd still be best friends and get over it. If they were together, they could do it. At least they hoped so.
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The rest of the week passed quickly. Way too quickly for Kairi who apprehended her appointment with her doctor. Sora kept telling her that everything was alright and that she had nothing to worry about. So did all of her other friends. It was in times like these she wished she was loaded and could thank them all properly with tons of gifts. But somehow, she got the idea that it would make them upset. And she was quite right.
"That's stupid. Why would we want gifts?" Olette replied to her redhead friend's question. There were only the girls that evening at the cafeteria. The boys were watching a baseball match on TV and just ditched them. But really, only Olette and Naminé were complaining about that.
"But you guys are always so supportive. It feels like a bad joke to only say 'thank you'," Kairi insisted. Naminé just shook her head with a small smile playing on her lips.
"Friends do not help one another to have gifts. They do it because they want to. No gifts needed. Period," the brunette made known with a quick nod to add emphasis to her words. Kairi sighed, now knowing for sure that she shouldn't bring up the subject again. "Anyway, what's with men and sports? I'm so pissed Hayner ditched me for some stupid match!"
"So that's why you were so mad all this time," the blonde realized, blinking at the girl. "You shouldn't take it out on Kairi. She can't help it if they like TV more than us." A shrug ensued.
"Really, is that so bad?" the redhead asked, confused. "I think it's necessary to put distance in a couple from time to time. You know that saying. Absence makes the heart grow fonder," she said wisely with a bright smile on her lips but her statement was met with utter silence. "What? Don't you agree?"
"Of course not!" Olette exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock. "Aren't you angry at Sora for leaving you alone like that? You're pregnant! He should constantly stay by your side."
"Don't bring him into this. He has the right to spend time with his friends since he's not m–" she began but quickly corrected herself before the truth slipped out. "Since he's not a father yet."
"But still! He -" the brunette tried to insist.
"Just shut up already!" Kairi exclaimed. A heavy silence hovered over their table and she had a shocked expression on her face, just like her two other friends. "Hormones," she simply stated.
"A – Alright, let's change the subject, okay?" Naminé quickly added with a shaky laugh. "What do you plan on doing this week-end? I heard the students in our college following a medicine course are holding a few events in town. It could be interesting, don't you think?"
"The medicine students? How did you know about that? Those snobs don't dare getting out of their dorm in fear of becoming as stupid as us. Well, that's what they're probably thinking," Olette replied with a raised eyebrow.
"Axel is one of them," Naminé simply stated as he grabbed her glass of peach iced tea. She took a few sips before she put the glass on the table. "Truth is he doesn't want to be left alone with them so he practically begged me to come and keep him company."
"Axel begged you?" Kairi asked, her eyes wide and mouth hanging open. She blinked a few time and regained her composure after a small, nervous cough. "Why do I always miss the best things?"
"Because you don't have a life any more now that you'll be a parent," the brunette teased as she gently elbowed her redhead friend. "Seriously, I'd have loved to see that too."
"So, will you come with me? I won't be at ease with all those brains around me," the blonde asked shyly, looking at her hands on her lap. She never considered herself smart and being with people who purposefully made you feel like a retard didn't help at all.
"As long as you promise not to spend money to thank us, then yeah, I'm going too," Olette replied with her usual soft smile. Kairi blushed at the remark but simply nodded in agreement. After blowing up like she did, it didn't feel right to talk back.
"Okay, it's settled then!" Naminé exclaimed excitedly, clapping her hands once.
"By the way, why did you want to go to this thing, except for helping Axel?" the lavender-eyed girl asked curiously with a slight tilt of her head to the side. A few strands of hair fell before her eyes and she quickly tucked them behind her ears.
"I heard there will be pictures of contortionists as well as explanations as to how they can bend so easily. I plan on doing a project on this next semester so I can't miss it," the blonde told them. That explained why a fine arts student wanted to see something done by the medicine ones.
"Well, I guess that will be quite interesting," Kairi offered with a shrug.
What none of them knew was that the party on Friday night would be way more interesting than anything else that would happen in the few weeks that would follow.
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