Chapter Three
The minute Kairi walked in the door, her mother began yelling at her.
"Kairi! Telephone!" Thinking it might've been Sora, she ran to the phones charging station and picked it up.
"H-Hello...?"
"Hey baby, what's shaking?"
Kairi frowned.
"I'm sorry, who is this? I think you have the wrong number..."
"This isn't Kairi Hiyashi?"
"Uh, yes but..."
"The only butt I want to talk about is yours doll." The voice sounded sickly smooth and arrogant. Kairi recognized it as Vanitas. Anger flared in Kairi's body, and her fists clenched.
"Listen Vanitas, I don't want any of your bullshit." An ugly laughter poured out of the other end of the line.
"Baby, you misunderstand me. I just think you're the sexiest girl this side of Destiny High. How bout coming over for a quickie?"
Kairi gasped. The nerve of that guy!
"You little shit! Why don't you go fuck your girlfriend instead?" More laughter. Kairi seethed.
"You're missing out baby. Oh and a question for you," She could practically hear him sneering.
"What's the deal with you and Sora? I saw him talking to you today, and I'm intrigued at why he would want anything to do with a pathetic girl like you."
Kairi was fuming. First, he tells her she's the sexiest girl in school, and now she's pathetic?!
"I'm surprised you even know what intrigued means. Did your girlfriend buy you a dictionary?"She could hear him growling from the other end of the line.
"Listen up bitch. You know he's never going to go for you. You're not his...type." Then he cackled and hung up the phone.
Kairi was furious. She slammed the phone down and let out a scream of frustration.
"AAAAAAAAUUUURRRRRGGHHH!"
Immediately her mother rushed in.
"OH MY GOD WHO DIED WHAT'S WRONG?!" Zack walked in with a celery stalk in his hand. He had been cut off junk food since their mom found out about the internet porn.
"Aw, Kairi's just having a tantrum. Like we used to when we were KIDS." He ran away laughing. Her mother heaved a sigh.
"So it wasn't your great aunt Lily?" Kairi shook her head, still outraged. " I guess I'm just on edge because I'm expecting the funeral home to call about her at any moment." Her mother continued, smiling sadly. "You know she's getting to that age." She paused, noticing Kairi fuming.
"Who was that? What's the matter?" Kairi couldn't hold it in.
"IMREALLYPISSEDOFCUZVANITASWASADOUCHEBAGANDASKEDMEIFIWANTEDTOHAVESEXWITHHIMEVENTHOUGHHEHASAGIRLFRIENDBUTTHENHESAIDIWASAPATHETICBITCHANDIWASNTSORASTYPE!" She sighed. It felt good to get it all out. Her mom was shocked.
"So that boy, on the phone, he called because he wanted to..."
"Yeah."
"SWEET LORD JESUS I'M GOING TO KILL THAT BASTARD!" Kairi stood aback, surprised at how angry her mother had gotten.
"I-It's ok, Mom. You don't have to break the law or anything, he's nothing but a pest." Her mother's eyes were blazing.
"NO ITS NOT OKAY, IS IT HAROLD?!" She yelled to her unsuspecting husband walking in the door.
Harold was Kairi's stepfather, her real dad had passed 6 years ago, so her mom had remarried. She liked Harold, and he let her call him Harry.
"What's not okay, Cass?" Her mom quickly explained the situation.
"Aw c'mon Cassie. Kairi can take care of herself, can't you Kai?"Kairi smiled. He and Ventus were the only ones who could call her that.
"Of course I can Harry." They grinned at each other, knowing that she was the only one that was allowed to call him by that name.
"Well I guess if a boy answers the phone I will tell them to piss off, alright?" Her mother beamed. Kairi began to panic. What if Sora called?
"Uh n-no, you can't do that! W-What if it's someone else that I know that's not rude?" She panted.
"Well what other boys do you know?" Kairi bit her lip. What could she say so she didn't have to give away his name?
"Well, ah, there's um..." Kairi's eyes lit up.
"VENTUS! I mean uh, yeah Ventus." Her parents exchanged worried glances.
"You didn't forget about HIM, now did you Ma?" Her mom frowned.
"But I thought he didn't have a phone yet, or he wasn't allowed to call you." Kairi heaved a sigh of relief. She could tell her mother the truth, and still keep her secret.
"I forgot to tell you, he got a long distance plan, so he can call here now." Her mother smiled.
"That's great honey! I'm glad you still keep in touch with him, it's a shame he had to move away..." Kairi nodded.
"I was actually about to go call him. May I?" She nodded, and Kairi escaped to her room, phone in hand. It was a good excuse to call him, and she'd been wanting to for a while.
Ventus immediately answered, and Kairi couldn't stop from smiling.
"Hey Ven, it's me."
"Well it sure took you long enough. You do realize it's been a week since I've had long distance, and this is the FIRST TIME you called?" He teased. Kairi's grin spread wider.
"I'm sorry Ven, I was busy with more IMPORTANT THINGS." She teased back. Ventus began to fake sniffle.
"What could be more important than meee?"
"A letter to Paopu Publishers, now officially sent and on its way." Kairi said matter-of-factly. Ventus gasped, and this time it wasn't fake.
"You actually sent it? Good for you! I was worried you were never going to send it."They then exchanged small talk(how was their first day back from spring break,how proud Ven was of Kairi, his upcoming skateboard competitions,etc). Then, for some reason, the conversation turned towards the subject of Sora.
"How is our little troublemaker doing anyway?" Ventus said jokingly.
"He's good. And cute as ever." Kairi hadn't realized she said that last bit out loud, and Ventus got angry.
"You like that sorry little douchebag?" Kairi gasped. "Ven, he is NOT a douchebag!" She all but yelled. Ever since they were small, whenever Sora had chased Kairi, Ventus was always there to protect her. Which, come to think of it, may have been the reason why Sora moved on.
"Kai, he's a POPULAR, of course he is."
"No, you don't understand. He's different."
"I'm sure he is." Ven snorted.
"Well he is CERTAINLY not Vanitas, that's for damn sure." Kairi then briefly explained what went down an hour ago.
"You see Kai, this is why I worry about you. I was always there to protect you, and even though I know you can handle it yourself, I still worry."
Kairi sighed. "I wish you were here. I really miss you Ven." She said softly. He got quieter on the other end.
"I miss you too Kai. I wish I was there right now so I could hug you so tight you're arms would fall off!" Kairi laughed. She loved the way he was always joking, even when he was trying to be serious.
Angry crackling began on the other end of the line. She heard Ventus sigh.
"Crap, the connection here sucks. I'm gonna have to go now." Kairi smiled sadly.
"Damn those Californian phone companies. That's ok, I'll talk to you later." They exchanged their goodbyes, then hung up. Even though she was a bit upset about Ven judging Sora, she couldn't stay mad at him forever. Again, Kairi wondered why Ven had to move away in the first place, and if things would've been different if he had stayed.