Chapter 15: Setting Up the Party
"Ok. So this party has to be exclusive." Kairi said. Everyone was at her house and they were sitting around her dining room table.
"Definitely." Namine agreed.
"So, cool people only. No wannabes, nerds, or rats." Rikku said.
"Ok. So all of us." Sora said. Kairi wrote down everyone's name.
"The Winston sisters. They're like the second most popular people in school." Roxas suggested. Kair nodded and wrote it down. After two hours they had a guest list of 498 people.
"Ok, there's room for two more people. I say we make them Ryan and Sarah." Kairi said.
"What?" Everyone yelled.
"What? It's Christmas. I'm feeling nice." Kairi said writing the two names down.
"Ok. If you say so." Riku said.
"Ok, so what are the invitations gonna look like?" Rikku asked.
"I'm glad you asked. I planned on having little wreath cakes made with the person's name on it. And the invitation and wristband would be attached to it. On the night of the party, you don't wear the wristband, you don't get in." Kairi explained.
"Nice." Namine said.
"So, are we gonna give them out at school?" Roxas asked.
"No way! We'll take the limo, and deliver each one personally to each house." Kairi said.
"Shweet! This is gonna be the best party ever!!" Rikku shrieked.
There were three weeks until Kairi's party and it was Sunday morning. Kairi got into the limo wearing light wash jeans, a gray long sleeve O'Neill top, a black bomber jacket, and her black Converse. They drove to Namine's house first. Rick honked the horn and Namine strode out of her house elegantly. She was wearing light wash jeans, a green Volcom top, a white bomber jacket, and green Converse. Next stop was Rikku's. She was wearing light wash jeans, a black Roxy top, a brown bomber jacket, and red Converse. They then got the guys and headed on their route to the 500 houses. It took them five hours, which isn't that bad. They hit at least 100 houses per hour. Everyone was completely ecstatic when they got their invitations. They were told to wear their wristbands to the party or they wouldn't get in. They all hugged the group and freaked out most of the time. The girls sometimes got kisses on the cheek, which made the boys mad. At the end of the day, the guys went back to their houses to get stuff for a sleepover at Kairi's. The girls just went straight back to Kairi's house.
"Oh my gosh! Did you see the look on Sora's face when Liam Ashton kissed you, Kai?" Namine exclaimed.
"What are you talking about Nam?" Kairi asked.
"Like you don't know." Rikku said.
"No. Enlighten me." Kairi said.
"He was soo completely and utterly jealous!" Namine shrieked.
"Who was completely and utterly jealous?" Roxas asked barging into Kairi's room.
"Damnit, Roxas! You scared the shit out of me! Don't you know how to knock?" Kairi said as Roxas shut the door behind himself.
"You know, I don't remember that lesson." Roxas said smirking. Kairi whacked him over the back of his head.
"Where are the others?" she asked.
"Umm, I guess on their way. They weren't downstairs when I got here." Roxas said.
"Whatever. The losers will just have to miss the girl talk." Kairi said falling into her huge cushy chair.
"Talking about us?" Sora said entering the room with Riku in tow.
"What's it to ya?" Namine asked throwing a pillow at them, which Riku caught and chucked back at her.
They ordered some pizza and settled down in Kairi's room, where they all slept after twenty minutes of persuading her mom to allow it. They talked about everything that night. And of course, there was the occasional argument between Sora and Kairi about Ryan. They were up until 3 in the morning, at which point everyone started falling asleep. Kairi slipped her headphones into her ears and fell asleep to her soft music playing.
The next morning everyone got up and hung at Kairi's talking about the party and their Christmas break. They came to the conclusion that they would sleep at Sora's house on Christmas Eve after the party since it was the biggest house. They would open presents there at Sora's and then they would head into the town for an awesome shopping spree. That way, when they headed back to school they would have the best outfits.
"I cannot wait until your party, Kai!" Namine squealed.
"I know, me neither! It's gonna be so awesome!" Kairi replied.
"Oh my gosh!" Rikku yelled.
"What?" Everyone yelled looking at her.
"We don't have outfits for the party, Kairi." She said. The guys just rolled their eyes.
"You are so right. We'll just have to go shopping today then." Kairi concluded. The attire for the party was formal, so the guys were just going to wear tuxes. The girls on the other hand…They were at the mall for six hours. Crazy, I know. But if you've got the time…
That night the girls just decided to sleep at Kairi's again. The three set up their makeshift beds and sat in a circle talking.
"So, are you worried about any conflicts with Sarah or Ryan at the party?" Namine asked.
"Kinda sorta. I mean, there's the possibility that they might start something. But I really hope they don't." Kairi replied.
"Totally. But if they do anything, the guys will totally mess them up." Rikku said laughing.
"They probably would, but I don't really wanna resort to that." Kairi said.
"Yeah, you've got a point." Namine said.
"I just want that night to go perfectly. Who knows? Maybe I'll even tell Sora I like him." Kairi said.
"Aww! That would be so cute!" Namine squealed.
"Yeah! And you could do it under the mistletoe so that way you guys can kiss!" Rikku added.
"Note to self: make sure there's lots of mistletoe." Namine said jokingly. The three started laughing. Kairi glanced at the clock.
"Crap, is it really that time already? I swear it was just like, midnight a little while ago." She said seeing that it was now 1:57.
"Well, I guess we should try and get some shut eye. We have a lot of planning to do tomorrow. We basically have to design the inside of the building." Rikku said.
"Yupp." Kairi said yawning.
"Night, guys. Love you." Namine said lying down and pulling her blanket up to her chin.
"Love you too, Nam. Love you, Rikku. Night." Kairi said.
"Night. Love you, guys." Rikku said. The three soon fell asleep. Kairi abruptly woke up hearing her cell phone ringing. It was still dark out so she couldn't see anything. She moved her hand along the floor until it came to something smooth. She quickly grabbed it and saw that the tiny screen on the front read "Sora calling". She flipped open the phone.
"What could you possibly want at this time of night?" Kairi whispered.
"Oh, you know. I'm just bored." A voice said.
"Roxas?" Kairi asked.
"The one and only…that I know of." Roxas answered.
"Why do you have Sora's phone?"
"Because he's at my house and he's asleep and my phone's dead."
"What time is it?" Kairi asked.
"Uhh…it's 4:27." Roxas said casually like everybody made calls at that time.
"Why are you still awake?"
"Well, I was asleep. But I got hungry so I woke up. And then I couldn't get back to sleep and I couldn't get anybody else to get up to talk to me."
"Who else is there?" Kairi interrupted his story.
"It's just Sora and Riku. But anyways, back to my story. So then I found Sora's phone, and his was fully charged so I grabbed it. And then I looked at his Fave 5 thing or whatever and you were the first person. So I called you!" Roxas said happily.
"I'm his number one?" Kairi asked blushing.
"Apparently."
"Oh…" Kairi said shocked. There was a long silence. Without really thinking Kairi shut the phone and fell back onto her pillow. 'I'm really Sora's number one?! No effing way!!' Kairi thought cheerily.
"Kai? Kairi? Aw, come on, Kairi! You were my last hope!" Roxas whispered yelled into the phone. He groaned and flipped the phone shut again falling onto his bed.
The next morning the boys were walking through the mall.
"So. Who called Kairi on my phone last night?" Sora asked.
"Wasn't me." Riku said. The two looked at Roxas.
"What? Why would it be me?" Roxas asked.
"Because if neither of us did it, then you obviously did." Sora said.
"Oh fine. Whatever. She didn't talk to me very long. And then she just hung up real unexpectedly." Roxas said.
"What? That means something could've been wrong!" Sora said.
"Chill. I'm sure it's fine." Riku said.
"Yeah, but she could've been kidnapped!" Sora yelled.
"Who could've been kidnapped?" the boys turned around to see Kairi standing there with a few bags.
"Kairi!" Sora yelled hugging her and lifting her off the ground. "I thought you had gotten kidnapped or something horrible. But you didn't so I can stop spazzing now." he said setting her down. The other two just watched and laughed.
"I think you still are spazzing." Kairi said.
"I am not!" Sora defended.
"Anyways. Did you get a haircut?" Roxas asked Kairi.
"Oh! Thanks for noticing. It was just a trim. You know, to get rid of split ends and stuff." Kairi said.
"Oh. It looks nice." He said. Riku nodded in agreement.
"So what's in the bags?" Riku asked.
"Oh, just jewelry and hair care products for the party. Speaking of which, the six of us are heading to the hall to plan the decorations." Kairi said.
"Ok. What time?" Sora asked.
"Umm…well, what time is it now?" Kairi said checking her phone. "It's 11:00 now. So, at like 1-ish."
"Kay. We'll see you later, then." Roxas said.
"Kay. Bye guys!" Kairi said turning and walking to the exit of the mall.