Chapter 16: Christmas Party Gone Horribly Wrong
It was finally the night of the party and the girls were at Kairi's getting all set up. It was currently 7 and the party started at 8. They decided they'd be fashionably late. That way they could have a good entrance.
"So? Can you believe that Christmas is finally here?" Namine squealed.
"I know. It's great." Kairi said a little unenthusiastically.
"Aww, Kai. What's wrong?" Rikku asked walking over to her and sitting down on Kairi's bed.
"I don't know. I just have this horrible feeling that something is gonna go terrible tonight." Kairi said. She looked down at her lap. She was still in her pajamas, but her hair was all done. The three had gone out earlier that day and gotten their hair done, and they got mani-pedis. "Maybe I should just stay home."
"What?" Rikku and Namine yelled at the same time.
"Kairi. This is your party. This is your night. This is the night." Namine said.
"Yeah! And how retarded would that be if the party host didn't even show at her own party?" Rikku said.
"I know, but I've just got this feeling in the pit of my stomach." Kairi said.
"Look, it's probably just nerves about telling Sora. It'll pass." Namine said reassuringly.
"I guess." Kairi said sighing.
"Come on! Time to get dressed." Rikku said hopping up and grabbing Kairi's hands. Kairi was stubborn, but Rikku finally got her up and into her closet to get changed. Namine walked off to the bathroom to get changed and Rikku changed in the room.
"Ok. So on the count of three." Namine said.
"One-" Rikku started.
"Two-" Kairi said.
"Three!" they all yelled as Kairi and Namine entered the room.
"You look amazing!" they all shrieked. Namine was wearing a red strapless knee-length dress that puffed out a little near the bottom with a black ribbon tied around the waist. Rikku was wearing the same thing except her dress was green. Kairi was wearing a black dress similar to the others with a red ribbon around her waist. They all wore black heels.
"Wow. You guys look so pretty." Kairi said.
"You look completely gorgeous." Namine said. Rikku nodded in agreement. The three walked into the closet to inspect themselves in Kairi's 360 mirrors. Namine glanced at her hair which was in a half up do. Rikku's hair was in a high pony tail with loose curls and Kairi had her hair up in a fancy bun. The three looked positively stunning. Kairi put a simple silver chain with a small red heart around her neck. She also put on silver dangly earrings along with some makeup. The other two put on jewelry and makeup and then the three headed back into the room. Kairi sat down on the bed.
"Kairi, please perk up. This is supposed to be a fun night!" Namine said putting her hands on her hips.
"I know! But…I'm starting to regret inviting Sarah." Kairi said with a distressed expression.
"Look, it'll be fine. We'll make sure that Sarah doesn't come near you at all." Rikku said reassuringly. Kairi stood up and walked over to Rikku and Namine.
"Thanks, guys. I love you." Kairi said happily as she hugged the two. Just then the doorbell rang.
"Ahh! The boys are here!" Namine squealed.
"Well, you seem happy." Kairi said as Namine ran out of the room.
"She's just happy to see Roxas. She's got a maaajor crush on him." Rikku said giggling.
"I heard that!" Namine yelled as she started down the stairs.
"No you didn't!" Rikku yelled to her. Kairi heard Namine laugh as she and Rikku left her room and headed down the stairs. Namine ran to the door and flung it open to see three smiling faces looking back at her.
"Hey guys!" she said happily as she leaned back to let the guys come in. They entered the house and immediately headed to the kitchen.
"God, I'm so hungry!" Riku moaned loudly. They opened all the cabinets and the refrigerator scouring the place for food. Sora found a bag of chips and was just about to open it when the bag was ripped from his hands. He turned quickly to see Kairi putting the chips back on the shelf.
"Kairi!" Sora whined.
"Guys! There's gonna be food at the party." Kairi said. The other two boys just looked at her. "Put down the food." She said to them. They groaned as they put the food back where they got it. Kairi went around closing all the cabinet doors again.
"Well, when are we leaving? I haven't eaten, like, anything today." Riku said.
"Why didn't you eat, you freak?" Kairi asked.
"Because. I was saving room for food at your party! And now I'm starving!" Riku said aggravated.
"No one starves in a day." Kairi said mocking her mom. Her mother always said that if Kairi ever mentioned the word "starved". "Besides, Rick is bringing the limo around, like-"she was interrupted by a car honking outside. "-now." Kairi finished.
"Finally!" Riku yelled running to the door.
"I'll go make sure he doesn't hurt himself." Rikku said walking out of the kitchen after him.
"What is up with those two? They seem way more close lately." Sora said.
"Totally." Namine agreed.
"I don't know. Maybe they like each other." Kairi suggested even though she already knew that they did. "Well, let's go." Kairi said. Namine gave a little cheer and the four headed out the door. Kairi locked it and they walked to the limo. She got in last and shut the door behind her.
"Good evening, Miss Heart." Rick said from the front seat.
"Rick, please. Call me Kairi." Kairi said.
"Sorry, Madam." Rick said as he put up the divider to give the teens their privacy. They blasted the radio and started getting super excited to get to the party. Finally the limo stopped and they all started freaking out with excitement. Rick came around to the door and opened it. Kairi could hear a bunch of people screaming outside the limo. She felt like some famous movie star or something. And yeah, she was famous…for the island. The guys got out and then Rick helped the girls out of limo. They decided that each one would walk with one of the guys. Kairi watched Namine walk to Roxas and take his arm as they started walking to the building. Then she saw Rikku do the same with Riku. Sora walked to Kairi and held his arm out to her.
"Shall we?" he asked.
"We shall." Kairi said wrapping her arm around his. The two smiled as they walked down the walkway of screaming people to the building. Kairi caught a glimpse of Ryan and he was smiling at her. She smiled back, but then she saw Sarah and her smile evaporated. Sarah was glaring daggers at her.
"Don't worry about Sarah. She won't screw anything up." Sora said through his teeth since he was smiling so much. Kairi's smile came back as they walked in the doors.
The inside of the building was amazing! There were so many decorations. There were garlands, and tinsel, and few Christmas trees here and there. They walked to the main hall where they would be eating and thousands of aromas flew from the kitchen to them. There were bunches of tables and one had a Reserved sign on it. That table would be for the group. There was a fountain in the center of it all. Besides the main hall there were a few smaller rooms for when people needed to take a break from the party. Kairi figured that's where she'd tell Sora. There were bathrooms too. Upstairs there were also bathrooms and a parlor where bartenders would be serving up virgin drinks. If you walked through the double doors out of the parlor, you would find another giant hall. This was where everyone would go after dinner to dance the night away. Kairi could not believe this place. And from the looks of the others surrounding her, they couldn't either. Everyone headed to the main hall and found their spots. Kairi had made an effort to set up name tags so that friends could be with friends. Sarah and Ryan's tables were close to Kairi's. Everyone took their seats and drinks and appetizers were brought out to each table. Then waiters came by and asked which pasta and main course people wanted. Kairi ended up getting the chicken parmesan with spaghetti. It was extremely loud in the dining hall during the dinner due to all the talking and clanking of the knives and forks.
After dinner had finished people started upstairs for drinks and dancing. Kairi went up with her friends to dance. They were dancing for about an hour when Kairi realized that Sora hadn't joined them. She found Riku in the crowd and walked to him.
"Riku!" she shouted over the loud music.
"Hey, Kairi! This party is awesome!" Riku yelled back happily.
"I know! Hey, have you seen Sora?" Kairi asked.
"Yeah. He's downstairs in the Red Room resting." Riku said. Kairi nodded and exited the ballroom. As she made her way to the stairs she was greeted by many people and they all kept telling her what a great party she was having. Kairi just smiled politely and thanked them. She made it to the stairs and started down them. Kairi was greeted by a few more people before she finally reached the Red Room. She slowly opened the door to see all the lights off. She figured Sora might have been sleeping. She was about to leave when she heard a noise. She quickly flipped on the lights and gasped at what she saw. Sora was sitting in one of the huge chairs and on his lap was Sarah with her tongue down his throat.
"Oh my God." Kairi said covering her mouth. Sora gasped as he pushed Sarah off of him.
"Kairi!" he yelled.
"Sorry for bothering you." Kairi said as she flipped back off the light and left the room. She heard Sora call after her and she ran for the stairs. Sora ripped open the door as Kairi grabbed the banister.
"Kairi! Wait, let me explain!" Sora yelled running after her. Ryan walked out of a room near the stairs and saw Kairi with tears streaming down her face. He ran to the stairs only to come face to face with Sora.
"What did you do to her?" Ryan yelled at Sora.
"Nothing!" Sora yelled back starting to run up the stairs again. Ryan grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"What did you do to her?" he demanded again. Kairi finally reached the top of the elegant staircase and Rikku and Namine started running to her.
"Kairi. We were just coming to find you." Namine said.
"Kai, what happened?" Rikku asked seeing that she was crying. Kairi pushed past them and ran into the bathroom. Rikku and Namine exchanged glances before running in after her. As they entered the bathroom they saw Kairi clutching the sink looking at her reflection as tears poured down her face.
"Kairi, what happened?" Namine asked. Kairi let go of the sink and fell against the wall. She collapsed onto the floor and started sobbing.
"I-I n-never should've wa-wasted my t-time!" Kairi moaned.
"What are you talking about?" Namine asked sliding onto the floor next to her. Kairi pulled out the bun in her hair and it fell tangled and messy around her face. Rikku sat on the other side of her. She brushed the hair out of Kairi's face.
"I never should've wasted my time with Sora." Kairi said a little calmer.
"What happened?" Rikku asked.
"Sarah had her damn tongue down his throat! I walked in on them making out!" Kairi yelled.
"That bastard! I'll get Roxas to kick his ass, Kai." Namine said starting to get up.
"Nam." Kairi said grabbing Namine's wrist and making her sit again. "I just…I just feel so pathetic." Kairi said.
"You're not. Sarah's just a slut! She uses any chance she gets to make out with him! And it's not your fault!" Namine said.
"No. It's his." Rikku said.
"How?" Kairi asked.
"He finally just let her." Rikku replied.
"What a man whore." Kairi said giggling as she wiped away some of the mascara that was now smeared on her face. The others giggled as they stood up. "Where are you going?" Kairi asked looking up at them.
"We're just gonna go make sure that nobody saw the whole incident. We don't need the school talking about it." Namine said.
"Don't worry we'll be right back." Rikku said. Kairi smiled at them as they turned and walked out of the bathroom.
"Is Kairi in there?" Sora asked as the two shut the door behind them.
"Why would you need to know?" Namine asked crossing her arms.
"Just let me in!" Sora yelled.
"Not a chance." Rikku snarled.
"Get out of my way!" Sora demanded.
"Back the hell off!" Someone shouted. The three turned to see Ryan standing there in one of his finest tuxes.
"Who are you to be talking?" Sora asked. "Nobody even wants you here." Sora said.
"Wrong. Nobody wants you here." Namine corrected him.
"Namine, just shut the hell up and get out of my way!" Sora yelled. The door to the bathroom opened and Kairi stepped out.
"Kairi-"Sora started.
"Save it, Sora. I really don't wanna hear it. I understand that you wanna get back together with Sarah. I'm happy for you." Kairi said starting to walk to the stairs. Sora grabbed her wrist.
"Kairi, that's not even it. You don't understand." Sora said. Kairi roughly pulled her wrist out of his grasp. She looked past Sora's head and saw Roxas and Riku standing there watching the entire thing.
"I understand perfectly, Sora. Really, I do." Kairi said.
"Kairi, that kiss meant nothing!"
"Yeah, ok! Because people normally shove their tongues down each other's throats for nothing!" Kairi yelled before running down the stairs. Sora started to run after her when Riku and Roxas pulled him back.
"Dude, just don't." Roxas said. Ryan walked past the group and went down the stairs to find Kairi. Kairi had gone back to the Red Room and was sitting on the opposite side the room that Sora was on. Sarah had fled the scene after Sora dumped her onto the floor. Kairi was curled up on the couch crying again.
"I can't believe I was so stupid." She said pathetically putting her hands over her face. She heard the door open, but ignored it. When someone sat down on the couch at her feet, she removed her hands from her eyes. "Ryan?" Kairi asked.
"Hey. I saw what happened." Ryan said.
"Great. The whole school will be buzzing when we get back from break." Kairi said.
"No. I was the only one who saw it." Ryan reassured her.
"Oh? And what were you doing down here?" she asked.
"The whole dancing thing isn't really my thing." He said.
"Ah, I see." Kairi said chuckling. Ryan chuckled also. "What happened to us?" Kairi asked.
"I-I don't know. But I guess I'm to blame for what did." Ryan said looking down. It was quiet. "And…I'm sorry." He said. Kairi looked at him. He did look genuinely sorry. In fact, Kairi had never seen him look more sincere.
"I am too." Kairi said finally.
"You are? For what, may I ask?"
"I should've given you a chance."
"You are. Right now." Ryan said. She smiled at him. She looked at her watch.
"Oh! It's 10:45. Do you want to come on stage with me to close the party?" Kairi asked.
"How do you close the party?" Ryan asked.
"Well, I just thank everybody for coming, and then the DJ plays a few more songs and that's it." Kairi said. "So, do you wanna? Sora was supposed to, but…" Kairi asked.
"Sure, Kairi. Anything for you." Ryan said standing up. He held his hand out to her. She took it and he helped her off the couch. The two left the room and went up the stairs. They entered the ballroom and made their way to the stage. Ryan went up first and took the mic.
"Ok, everybody! Was this party awesome, or what?" Ryan shouted into the mic. Everyone directed their attention to Ryan, including Kairi's friends. The crowd went wild. "Well, let's give a round of applause for your awesome host, Kairi!" he shouted. Everyone screamed and clapped as Kairi walked up onto the stage.
"I just want to thank everybody for coming. I hope you all had a good night. Merry Christmas!" she yelled. The people went crazy as Kairi put the mic back on the stand. From the crowd, Sora glared at Ryan. That was his job. Kairi started walking off the stage, but Ryan grabbed her hand. She turned around and Ryan pulled her close to him. And he kissed her. And the crazy thing was, she was kissing him back. And everyone was cheering for them. Kairi couldn't believe he kissed her. God, this made her realize how much she missed his kisses. The two finally pulled back to see everyone clapping and cheering. They got off the stage and danced for the last couple of songs. Sora started to make his way towards them. Just as he was getting close Sarah stepped in front of him.
"Sora! You left me back there!" Sarah said.
"Sarah, stop! Just move!" Sora yelled.
"Where did we leave off?" Sarah asked kissing him. Kairi lifted her chin from Ryan's shoulder and saw Sora. Maybe he was miserable. And if he was, maybe she'd consider forgiving him. But when she looked closer, she saw that he was kissing Sarah again. She put her head back on Ryan's shoulder and tried to keep the tears from coming.
After the party had finished and everybody had left it was just Kairi and her friends.
"Kairi, if you don't wanna go back to Sora's, we totally understand." Namine said as she and Rikku walked to Kairi.
"No, it's ok. We made plans, so let's stick to them." Kairi said.
"Ok. But if you want to leave early, we can." Rikku said.
"It's fine. Let's go." Kairi said with a half smile. The other two looked reluctant, but the three walked to the front entrance to meet the guys. The girls stood there for a few minutes. The door to the Red Room opened and Sora, Roxas, and Riku walked out. Sora looked really sad when he looked at Kairi.
"So, what's going on?" Roxas asked.
"A sleepover at Sora's is what I thought." Kairi said. Sora's face brightened a little. He hadn't expected Kairi to want to be near him, let alone in his house at this point. The six left the building and climbed into the limo. The girls sat at one end and the guys sat at the other. The girls sat up near the divider while the guys were near the back and the doors.
"So, how are you taking the whole thing right now?" Namine asked quietly.
"I don't know. I don't really care. This whole thing is just gay." Kairi said at the same volume. The guys looked over at them. They knew the girls were talking, but they couldn't hear what they were saying.
"You're being gutsy. Still going to Sora's and all." Rikku said.
"Just because we have some differences right now, doesn't mean I want to ruin everybody's Christmas." Kairi said. They soon pulled up in front of Sora's house and the guys got out first. They opened the front door to the house and Sora held it open for the girls. Kairi walked in last.
"Kai-"Sora started. But Kairi brushed past him and went up the stairs. He shut the door and slowly headed up the steps. When he reached his room he said the girls pulling stuff out of their bags. They pulled out their pajamas and went to the bathroom to get changed. Kairi came out first in black sweatpants, a gray tee, and black hoodie. Even with the heat on it was freezing. The other two came out and everyone just sort of sat around and didn't really do anything.
"So…you guys wanna do anything?" Rikku asked. Nobody answered. "How about a movie?" she suggested.
"A movie sounds good. Roxas, come on. Let's go find a movie." Riku said getting up. Roxas got up and the two left the room to find a movie. They came back and started setting up the movie. Rikku crawled over to Kairi and sat next to her.
"You alright, kiddo? You've been awful quiet." Rikku said.
"I've just been thinking." Kairi asked.
"About what? If you don't mind my asking."
"I don't know. Just…everything."
"The party?"
"Yeah." Kairi said sighing.
"Well, if you need someone to talk to, you know Nami and I are always here for you."
"Yeah, I know. Thanks, Rikku."
"Of course." Rikku replied putting her arms around Kairi. Kairi hugged her back. It was nice to know that she'd have someone to lean on if she needed to. They started the movie and they were about a half hour into it. Kairi said she had to go to the bathroom and left Sora's room. She actually walked right past the bathroom and out onto the deck. Even though it was cold, she tried to ignore it. She needed to be away and just think right now. Just when she thought she was finally alone, she heard the sliding door open. Sora sat down next to her.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked.
"I guess you already are." Kairi replied looking out at the street.
"Look, why do you freak out so much if I kiss a girl? I mean, is it because it was Sarah? Was it because-"
"It's because I love you!" Kairi blurted out.
"What?"
"That's why I freak out so much. Because I love you. And seeing you kiss another girl just hurts like hell." Kairi said.
"Kairi, I never meant to hurt you." Sora said.
"Well that doesn't really matter, Sora. Because in the end it all hurts the same." Kairi replied. Sora started to reach out to her, but she pulled back. She took out her cell phone and opened it. She looked at the clock. 'Midnight.' She stood up.
"Where are you-"
"Merry Christmas." She replied harshly before flinging open the door and stepping inside. She slammed the door shut. Her face immediately got warm and she figured it was just from the heater. She reached her hand up to her face and brought it back down to find it wet with tears.
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