"Nice game!" The team captain said at the field. Everyone collapsed from tiredness. Roxas and Namine went to my side and handed over a towel and a bottle of water.

"You should enter as a varsity player. You're good at this." Roxas said and pulled me out of the ground.

I smiled and looked at the players. "I guess so but playing is just enough for me for now."

"This is the last day of the class this year right? Do you think we will have a white Christmas this year?" Namine asked while looking at the sky.

"I hope so." I said and put my hand on my waist. I turned to them and smiled. "Let's go home." I pulled their hands and waved to the players at the field.

"The twins will be at your house during the holidays right?" I asked Roxas while walking back home.

Roxas nodded and smiled. "I'm actually going to the dorm house today to help them moved back at the house."

Namine took his arms and glared at me. "I'm going with him this time."

I laughed and remembered the first time Roxas and I walked home. "I know, I know." I'm not even bothered with my crush to Roxas anymore. I bet it faded a long time ago. Now I'm actually wondering why the twins live at the dorms house even though Roxas can walk from there to his house, the distance is very short. Even the college is a bus ride away. Do you think they are kicked out of the house?

"Good Luck." Namine said to me with a hushed tone. I stopped laughing and looked at her.

I smiled at her and assured her that I'm fine. "Don't worry nothing will change if I see him." I pumped my chest, almost hurting myself rather than showing my toughness. She laughed and wiped a single tear from her eyes.

She was so worried…..

Aqua put my bags down on the ground from the car. Terra then put it to our house while I sat on the door way. After putting all of my bags, Aqua went to my side and patted my head. "Are you sure you're okay here?" I nodded and smiled at her. "Just call me if one of our parents went here okay?" She said with uneasiness on her tone.

I hugged her and pinched her cheeks. "Don't worry Grandma and Grandpa is here they will not let our parents lay hands on me." I gestured her to get going. She nodded and went to the car. I followed her and waved them goodbye. Terra gave me a high five while Aqua hugged me one last time.

I waved and waved until I can't see them anymore. I sighed and went to the house. When I entered the house, I saw Grandpa putting my bags at my old room. I tried to get it to Grandpa but Grandma said that they missed me so much and it's the only way they can show how much they missed me. I cried and hugged my Grandma.

"I miss you to Grandma."

"I can't believe it." I said while looking at a map my grandma gave to me. "I've just been away for months and now I'm lost, unbelievable!" I looked at the map again and crossed the pedestrian lane. I bumped into a muscular man besides a lamp post. I bowed immediately and said sorry.

The man laughed and spoke. "Kairi you're so polite. I can't believe it, ya?" I raised my head and saw Wakka. I jumped in joy and hugged him in the process.

"How've you been?" I asked him. "How's Tidus?"

"Calm down Kairi. He's fine, athletic and as popular as ever."

"I see. He never changed." I smiled while remembering Tidus. "And Selphie?"

"Well…." He paused and tried to choose his words carefully. "She's been crying a lot recently. She must really miss you."

"Why is she crying?" I asked even though I don't want to hear the answer. I might not take it.

"Because of So-"

"Oi, Wakka you're late!" Tidus shouted while running to us.

Wakka laughed and turned to Tidus. "And I'm the one who's late." He then turned to me and said. "Kairi's back for the holidays."

Tidus smiled and messed my hair. "Welcome back. You seem different."

Wakka interrupted and said. "She's like the Kairi we knew when we're still a kid, spunky and full of energy."

Tidus hit him in the head and said. "Don't 'still a kid' with me, it makes me sounds old. We're still 14." I laughed at them and remembered the good old times.

I'm glad to be back.

They stopped arguing and looked at me. They started to look serious and looked like they have something to tell to me.

I stopped laughing and looked at them. "Is something wrong?" I asked them. I felt that they knew something terrible that I can't bear.

Tidus sighed and said. "Just visit Selphie while you're here. We got to go. We still have practice." He said with a serious tone. They turned their backs at me and waved goodbye. Wakka turned around for the last time and smiled at me.

It felt like he's saying that I can handle it.

After a few hours of thinking, I went Selphie's house and tried to talk to her. I can hear her sobs and weeps from the front door.

"Selphie is there something wrong?" I said to her while making my way on her house but no avail.

I heard her sat on the ground and cried a little louder. "You went here in a wrong time. You're gonna get hurt."

I gulped and decided not to asked what does she meant by that. "If it is related to Sora I can handle it. I have moved on. I don't love him anymore." I tried to be as cheerful as ever while lying to her.

"I know you. You will be hurt if you will find out about it." She said with a serious tone. She opened the door and hugged me. She was in her normal attire but was covered by her blanket. I felt that the blanket is soaking wet. She cried this much already?

"Promise me if you will cry, cry next to me okay? She looked straight at my eyes while tears continued to fall.

I nodded and hugged her back.

I want to know. What does everyone know that I don't? Why is it so important that no one can tell me? Is it related to him?

Selphie's mother requested Selphie to go back to her bed and get a rest. I greeted her mother and went my way back to my house. On my way back, I kept thinking scenarios based on the hints they gave to me. But with a small brain capacity that I have, I can't think of a proper situation matching their hints.

I sighed and heard the train passing by on my side. I smiled and closed my eyes. I tried to absorb the sound that the train made. Nostalgic memories rushed in my mind. My childhood days flashed one by one. When I opened my eyes, I saw Sora standing right across me. I can't move. I don't know what to do. I can't fake it. I can't act like nothing happened between us. I don't want to cry. I'm not going to cry!

I smiled and greeted him. "Merry Chr-"

He passed by me and spoke the words. "I gotta go. I'm sorry."

I stood there for minutes. People started to look at me and wonder is wrong with me. I tried to hold on my tears. I tried to smile my way to it. But I collapsed on the floor and cried. I cried and cried.

Then I realized something. I still loved him.

[Author's Notes]

Thanks for the review. Because of your reviews I created this for only 3 hours. My mind is bursting with ideas. But I'm going to mellow down after this chapter. I think the next chapter is the hardest one to write.

NEXT UP: Will he came rushing in?