Chapter Five

Wednesday after school came faster than Kairi had wanted. A vast majority of the school had gathered outside on the bleachers. At the very bottom were the populars, who got the privilege of a front row seat. Kairi and Xion sat a few rows back, Namine had to go home and work on homework. Sora was on the field, in his soccer uniform and cleats.
'Is it possible for someone to look good when they sweat?' Kairi thought. She planned on asking him after the game, and she had dressed in pink, which always made her confident. But today, it wasn't working.

Since Riku wasn't a soccer player, he was sitting in the front row, and Xion was about to ask him to the dance.
"Watch this." She grinned and stepped down to where he was sitting with Seifer. She leaned forward and whispered something in his ear. Then he looked at he through his shaggy silver hair and nodded.
Xion came back smiling.
"What did you tell him?" Kairi asked in wonderment.
"I just told him he was taking me to the dance, as well as my list of expectations. I told him I expect him to wear black so he can match my dress, and that I'll be needing a dark purple corsage as well as a limo, a car if not anything else, and if he sees me looking at his behind, he shouldn't take too much notice. And he agreed." Xion grinned triumphantly.

"Now it's your turn." she said, as the coach's whistle blew to signal the game had ended. Sora's team had obviously won, and they were being very sportsmanlike by shaking the other team's hands. Kairi sighed.
"I'll wait till he gets changed outta his sweaty uniform."
"Ok fine. In the meantime, you can go get me a snack." Xion said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a 5. Kairi took the bill and headed towards the vending machines. She was unaware of somebody else following her.

After Kairi had gathered Xion's snacks, she started back to the bleachers. But before she could take another step, a familiar blonde stepped in front of her.
"What do you want Larxene?" She groaned.
Larxene was dressed in a cropped yellow top and a skirt so short you could just about see her underwear.
'A slutty look to match her slutty personality. I bet Vanitas loves that.' She thought. It sure went along good with her bitchiness too.
"Why hello Kairi. Such a pleasure to meet you here." You could hear the sarcasm dripping out of her voice.
"That was a great game wasn't it? My little Vani worked sooo hard out there." She planted her hands on her hips.
"Speaking of him, I heard you two had an INTERESTING conversation the other day. He told me you were hitting on him?" Kairi laughed. Of course Vanitas turned it around so it seemed like he was getting the attention. "Don't worry Larxene. I didn't hit on your boyfriend, and I'm not about to anytime soon."

Larxene suddenly grabbed Kairi's throat. Xion's snacks dropped violently to the ground.
"You lying whore. Vani always tells the truth, so I'm pretty sure we both know who's right here." Kairi tried to wiggle free, but Larxene was stronger than she seemed.
"Seriously Larxene, I'm not lying. He called me and asked if I wanted to come over and do things. But I said no and that's why he has a girlfriend." She gasped, Larxene's grip still tight. The world began to get blurry.
'Doesn't anybody notice a girl getting choked out on a soccer field?'
"You wish it was him who said that. But it was you, and I'm gonna make you suffer for that." Kairi struggled with all her might, which wasn't that much since her oxygen was being cut off, but then she heard a familiar voice yell,
"Cut it out Larxene!" Larxene released her grip, and Kairi dropped to the ground, gasping for air.
"Aww, you take the fun out of everything Sora." Larxene pouted. Wait, it was Sora? She quickly sat upright, but was still to weak and fell back down.

From the grass, she could see him in a red sweater and pants, now changed out of his uniform.
"I'm going to ask you to leave Larxene, before I call Princible Whitehead and have you suspended." He said calmly. Larxene scoffed and slinked away. Sora held out his hand, and this time Kairi took it as he helped her stand up.
"Thanks Sora. I thought I was going to die there." She coughed, still regaining her breath. A look of concern spread over Sora's face.
"Yeah, so did I. Sorry, I would've been here faster, but you'd think someone here would've noticed Larxene choke you out."
"That's what I thought! But thank you, I'm glad you came along when you did." She smiled. Maybe the lack of oxygen to her brain was making her less nervous being this close to Sora.

"Aw, it was nothing." Sora ran his fingers through his sweaty hair and grinned.
'Oh my god I want to stroke that hair so bad.' Kairi thought. She had always imagined what it felt like, but she guessed it must've been close to what silk felt like. Or maybe a fluffy kitten, or a cloud. However she refrained, because it would seem weird if she just started petting his hair on a soccer field.
"Well, if you're okay, I should probably get going. Riku and I are going to his house to play video games." Kairi sucked in a breath. This was it. She had to ask him now.

"Um, ok, but first I have a question." Sora nodded.
"Do you ah, want to go to the dance together? It would be a friends thing, since you can't get in without a date and all." She added quickly.
"Okay, sounds fun. I was just going to go hang out with Riku but I guess I need a GIRL to get in." He grinned, flashing that freaking adorable smile she loved.
"That's funny, I hear Riku is going with Xion, so I guess we could all just hang out together. " Sora did a double take.
"Wow, what did Xion have to say to twist his arm?" Sora asked, bewildered.
"Well, I think it was her telling him she was going to be his date, and I think she might've mentioned something about his good looking ass." Sora laughed.

"I can tell this is going to be interesting for them. And for you, seeing as though I can't dance." His face looked flustered, and he grinned sheepishly.
'Somehow, he's even cuter when he's embarrassed.' Kairi thought as she said,
"That's alright. I'm no champion at it either."
"Phew, ok, I can do this then." He took out a pen from his pocket, took Kairi's arm gently and began writing on her arm.
"AAAHAAHAA, STOP IT I'M TICKLISH!" Kairi squealed.
"Sorry, I don't have a piece of paper!" He laughed.
"There. That's my email, so you can let me know what to wear, when to pick you up, etc."
"Sounds great. And thanks again Sora, for your help."
"Your welcome. I'll see ya later." He waved goodbye and ran to catch up to Riku.

'Wow, did he just touch my arm? Did I just ask him to the dance and he said yes?!And were we kinda-sorta holding hands?' Kairi's thoughts were spinning wildly. She was so wrapped up in them that she didn't notice Xion coming towards her.
"C'mon Kairi, it would've been faster if the vending machine came to me." She paused, noticing the abandoned snacks and Kairi's dazed expression.
"What happened to you? Did you run into Sora?" Xion asked, elbowing her.
"Yeah, but not before I ran into Larxene, who almost killed me." Kairi said matter-of-factly. She explained what happened, and Xion growled.
"I'll get that bitch someday, just wait and see."
"Oh it's okay, Sora rescued me." Kairi sighed.
"Ooooooh, he did, did he? SO DID YOU ASK HIM OR WHAT?!"
"Uh-huh."
"WHAT DID HE SAY OH MY JESUS TELL ME ALREADY!"
"HE SAID YES CAN YOU BELIEVE IT HE ACTUALLY SAID YES!"
"OH MY GOD HE DID THATS AWESOME!"
They were both squealing and jumping up and down.
"Hold on, I'm calling Namine. I'll put her on speaker so we can both tell her our news." Xion pulled out her cell and dialled Namine's number.

Namine was happy to hear their good news, and that they now all had dates.
"We seriously need to plan a shopping trip now." Xion declared.
"Sounds good. It'll be my first dance with a DATE so I'm going to need your guys' advice." Namine said through the speakerphone.
"I have tons of advice! Lots of cleavage, see through shirts and stuff your bra!" Xion declared.
"Did you get that advice from Larxene?" Kairi teased. They giggled and started making impressions of her.
"Sorry guys, but I only have so many minutes." Xion nagged. They said goodbye to Namine and promised to FaceTime later before hanging up the phone. They started walking home.
"Ok but seriously," Xion continued.
"Do you think Riku would like my cleavage?"
Kairi stared at her, then burst out laughing.