There in the room Sora had found undoubtedly the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on. She was lying on her side facing him, still fast asleep. Confused at first, he had just watched her sleep peacefully, watching as her chest rose and fell with her soft breathing. He was taking in all of her features, to her silky auburn locks that was splayed all across the pillow, her rosy cheeks, long toned legs, and just about everything. To him she was absolutely gorgeous. No, perfect. There was no other way to describe her. After examining her features he moved on to her clothing. She had on a navy blue silk dress that ended a couple of inches above her knee with slits on the sides that exposed quite a bit of her long legs to Sora. He felt a sudden urge to touch her soft skin and to feel her flesh against his, however he pushed his impulse aside almost as soon as the feeling came. 'Oh God', he thought, this must be the girl from the city. I can't believe I'm fantasizing about a city girl. Something is definitely wrong with my head today. Craving for her is apparent proof. It doesn't matter how sexy she is, if she's from around there she's definitely out of bounds for me.'
He quickly walked out of the room before any of his anger and previous desires for her resurfaced. Just like that and all of his anger and bitterness started taking over. He began to think of what the girl could possibly be doing in his house. When his thoughts turned back to his mother he put and two together and figured that she must have taken her in. His mother arrived home at that moment and he questioned her while trying to keep his voice down and composed.
"Mom, what is that girl doing here?"
"Oh, have you met her already? Her name is Kairi. She's a sweet girl and will be staying here on vacation for a while", she said while placing grocery bags on the kitchen counter.
Sora followed her into the kitchen and answered, "What do you mean a while? She can't stay here for a while. Remember what happened last time you did this?"
"Sora, what are you saying?"
"I'm saying I want nothing to do with this girl! I don't want her ruining life for us and that I want her out of this house ASAP!" he yelled, surprising even himself with his uncontrolled anger. At that moment they both heard a gasp behind them and turned to see a hurt looking Kairi. Before either of them could react Kairi had stormed out of the house.
"Sora, look at what you have done. Follow her and apologize!" Audrey commanded, sounding even more stern than he had ever heard her. As much as Sora didn't want to, he knew his mother was right, he had to follow her and make sure she was all right. It was late and dark outside, and chances were she didn't know where she was going. If something happened to her it would have been his fault. He quickly ran out of the house searching for her.
"Shit", Sora cursed under his breath. He had been searching for Kairi for about an hour now and still had absolutely no idea where she could have went. He was starting to feel concerned. Sure he was angry at her for disrupting the routine of his everyday life, but he had never wished for any harm to come over her. When his thoughts had gone to all of the bad possibilities that could have happened he quickened his pace into a sprint. Though his lungs were burning, he sure as hell wasn't going to stop until he found her. Luckily it didn't take much longer, he had spotted her standing in his favorite spot near the beach. He stopped a good distance away from her, bending down with his hands on his knees and breathing hard. He would wait to regain his breath before he approached her.
Kairi was standing in front of the ocean while looking up at the countless stars. They were so beautiful, it was a sight she never got to see at home. 'Home', she thought. It was the reason she was here in the first place, to get away. After just one day was she really just going to go back? All because of what some jerk had said about her? Anger started to flood through her. 'No, I am not going to let some boy dictate my life. If he doesn't want me around then so be it. He would have to find some way to deal with it. His mother had already accepted me into their home'. She had stopped crying a while ago, telling herself that he wasn't worth her tears. Just as she was thinking about him the said boy showed up. When she caught a glimpse of him approaching she immediately returned her attention to the sky, refusing to acknowledge his presence. His long stride had closed the gap between them. She knew it was him when she had recognized his unforgettable hair sticking up in every direction. She realized at that moment that that was all she knew about how he looked like. His back was turned to her when she had overheard his argument with his mother. Her curiosity about his physical features got the better of her. It was only then that Kairi had tilted her head to look at him, only to find him returning her gaze. For a moment her resentment towards him had disappeared, swept away by those mesmerizing blue eyes. She had been staring at those gorgeous cerulean eyes for god knows how long until her attention had lowered to his lips. Oh those lips that seemed to have a permanent sexy pout to them. She wondered what it would be like to kiss him, wondered what he would taste like. Mouth watering no doubt. This boy definitely oozed sex appeal and she found it hard to breathe with the way he stood so close and tall before her. She realized that she must have looked like an idiot gawking at him like that and blushed. Who could blame her though? Even with her anger at his obvious rudeness there was no denying that he was one gorgeous specimen of a man. If she wasn't so embarrassed about herself totally checking him out she would have noticed his captivation with her as well. Similar thoughts about her were floating around his head.
Wow. That was the only word Sora was processing through his mind at the moment. He never knew how beautiful her eyes were, never getting the chance to see them while she was asleep. Just when he thought she couldn't get any more attractive, here she was in all her glory proving him wrong and once again ruining his train of thought. He turned his head away and closed his eyes in an attempt to regain his senses. He hated how she had that affect on him. He cleared his throat and was the first to speak, "Kairi, was it?".
His question had snapped her out of her appraisal of him and almost gave way to her previous infuriation. But hot damn. Even his voice was sexy. Sexy enough to bring her temper down to only a slight irritation. "Yeah, and you must be Audrey's son. When she mentioned you I had pictured you to be as sweet as your mother, but boy I was so wrong wasn't I?" she spat, glaring at him.
Sora cringed and chose to ignore her last comment. "My name is Sora, and yeah Audrey's my mother. Look I...", he started, but was having a difficult time forming the words to an apology. His mouth kept opening and closing but he just couldn't bring himself to say he was sorry to her. Especially since he meant what he said in his argument with his mother. He wanted her out, but he would let her stay for Audrey's sake. He let go of the stupid insincere apology and opted to just tell her "Come on. Let's get back home. It's late and dinner is probably ready. My mom is waiting for us".
He sounded like he was trying to be civil and wanted to make up for their bad start so Kairi bit her tongue in an effort to try to prevent herself from saying any snide remarks and just nodded. She didn't want to walk along side him so she sped up and led the way. Sora took the given opportunity to check out her creamy legs and thought ' Holy mother of..., those pair of legs have got to be the nicest I have ever seen, they definitely top Tina Turner's... Damn! What am I thinking, she isn't good for me. I shouldn't be thinking about her like this'. Not without difficulty, he managed to look up and focus on something other than her alluring legs. The night air was chilly and he noticed Kairi shiver and rub her arms, trying to somehow find a way to warm up her body. He tried to forget about what he had seen because he didn't want to give her the wrong idea about how he felt about her if he had helped her out. He wanted to make it crystal clear that after tonight he wanted nothing to do with her. 'After all it is her fault, who else -other than some prostitute- would walk outside this late at night practically half naked anyway?' he thought irritably. The wind had begun to pick up and the walk was still a long way to go. Sora felt guilty about letting a girl, especially one this pretty, suffer through this weather so when Kairi had let out a quiet whimper and gradually slowed down her pace Sora sighed and removed his jacket and placed it on her shoulders. Kairi, shocked at his unexpected chivalry gave him a questioning look but found him avoiding all eye contact. He had a cute pink tint to his cheeks which looked like he was blushing but Kairi quickly dismissed it as a result of the weather, thinking that a guy like him could never show any interest in her. Heck, he even said so himself. Which she kept telling herself didn't bother her in the least. If that was true why counldn't she just get over it and forget? She didn't have time to dwell on her thoughts because Sora had hurriedly kept moving on without saying a word, leaving her to follow after him. She wrapped his jacket around herself and silently continued walking.
When they had arrived home the two of them ate under an uncomfortable atmosphere while Audrey was all smiles and acted as if the incident had never occurred, probably trying to lighten up the mood. Sora had quickly finished his food and excused himself leaving Audrey and Kairi alone. After the two cleared the table Kairi had bid Audrey a good night she retreated to her bedroom as well.
While lying in bed Kairi went over all of the events that had happened in her first day away from home. Though things between her and Sora could have gone better, she still decided that overall, it was a rather good day. It was a great start. Even though she tried to get her mind off of Sora her thoughts kept drifting back to him. Her mixed feelings about him bothered her. Did he really feel as much resentment towards her as he said? But his offering his jacket to her told her otherwise. She was so confused, but Kairi wasn't the type of girl to hide from her questions. Though she didn't want to acknowledge it, she knew that she felt some kind of attraction towards him. Whether or not he wanted to talk to her, she would clear things up with him. All she would be asking for was friendship after all. She had fallen asleep snuggling next to his jacket and inhaling his scent.