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Ari: Not really. :3

Me: True, true.

Ari: Second chapter! D:

Me: Yeah, not updating until Spring Break after this one. Sorry! :(

Ari: But on with the story! Oh, and for your amusement, here's Sora's chapter! xD

Ocean Waves: Chapter 2

Nightmares~

Where am I? I look around the place. There's sand, palm trees, and it smells like the ocean. I don't know exactly where I'm going, but I just keep walking in the direction I'm heading in. Some of the trees start to clear, and I see the ocean waves crashing on the shore.

What is this place?

"Sora, you came! You finally came!" It sounded like a little girl. Her voice and giggling sounds familiar...

"Huh?" I looked around and saw no one. When I look back to the shore, I suddenly see the girl, like she popped out of nowhere.

"I hope you didn't forget me, you lazy bum!" She smiled like she got a pony for her birthday. She was wearing a pink dress.

"Um~, I'm sorry, but your name is Kira, right?" She frowned.

"You did forget me..." Her voice sounded different, like she was years older. "The name's Kairi, by the way." The scene changed, and I was standing before a burned down house, with only the charred frame still standing. Ashes rained down upon the scene. I saw the girl sitting inside the mess hugging herself. She looked older, no older than fourteen. Her hair was a bit shorter, though. She was wearing a different outfit

"Why? I thought we made a promise. You promised me, and you walked out on it. Where were you when I needed you?" She had a lone tear roll down her cheek.

"Wh-What do you mean? I don't understand... Where are we...?" She laughed darkly, picking herself up from the ash-covered ground.

"You don't get it, do you?" she paused. "You see all of this?" she spread out her arms. "This was my home. It 'was' my home..."

"You mean..."

"Yeah, it burned down, down to the ground!" she giggled maniacally, making imitative(A/N: Is that even a word?) burning noises.

"How could that've happened...?" Kairi gasped and gave me a cheshire cat grin, her eyes still full of melancholy.

"That's what I wanna know, too!" she said with all enthusiasm intended.

"Wh-Where's your brother? And your mom?" The scene changed again. I was standing on a grassy hill, with stones placed neatly in a pattern. There where markings on it, and I realized it wasn't just a hill, it was a cemetery. Kairi had changed immensely. Her body had developed into that of a young woman and her hair was all the down to her bust, which, apparently, had become bustier. She sat on one of the stones and crossed her slender legs.

"Don't stare at me." she mumbled, looking down. I noticed her hand was clutching on something near her neck.

"Why? I don't have the right to look at you?" My cheeks were getting warmer. Yeah, and they call me the "Ladies man."

"You wanted to see them, right?" she got up and walked to my side, facing the stone she was sitting on. There they were, right next one another. Mother and son...

"They're... gone?" I turned to face Kairi.

"Yeah, forever. But they're at peace now... All I'm waiting for is you to come back." she smiled, and this time, it was a true smile. I couldn't help but stare at her. She was gorgeous, but I think my mind was playing tricks on me.

"I-I still kept it." I stammered, blushing, as I struggled to take out the charm she gave me. It wasn't there... It wasn't there!

"Really? So did I." Her smile widened as her hands left her neck and I saw the crown pendant. Oh, no...

"I- I can't... find-" I was searching myself desperately. Her smile seemed to fade, her eyes drowned in sadness once more.

"You liar."

My eyes flew open. I sighed with relief as I felt the charm still under my hands.

"I wasn't lying, Kairi..." I whispered softly. I sat up on the king-sized bed. The light around the house was a dim grey. I groaned when the alarm clock's faded green light said 5:06 am.

I am so~ late...

I pushed myself off of the plush mattress and started to get ready for work. Yup, that's right, work. I didn't go to school like every other teenager. I was being tutored by the finest instructors and professors you could ever imagine, like the ones from prestige academies or universities. I'm a CEO of one of my father's companies in Radiant Garden called Hollow Bastion. I never wanted anything to do with it. I find it very boring and uptight. I'm constantly annoyed by the snood kiss-asses and office whores everyday, hoping they can get on my good side and make their way up in the business world. They make me sick. And damn that devil woman. She's the whole cause of this...

I couldn't help but blush at the words I was using to describe my own mother, courtesy of Kairi. She always had an interesting choice of words to describe my mother. I miss her, a lot. She was the first real friend I ever had. If she really did keep my chain, then all my doubts would disappear. I mean, who would hold onto something for ten years? You're bound to lose something after so long, right? I hope Hayner found her...

There was a knock on my door. "Sora? Are you awake?"

"Yeah, Cloud, I'm up. I'll be done in a minute."

"Alright." The sound of his footsteps began to fade away. I guess I better start with my clothes, first. I put on a regular outfit: a red shirt with a black and silver over jacket and black baggy cargoes with yellow straps. I couldn't find my favorite shoes so I put on my black and yellow ones, which also have straps. I walked out my room and went down the stairs, sliding on the railing. At the end of the railing, I flew off and hit the flat surface of the wall that was facing the staircase. My uncle peeled me off of the wall and I fell to the cold, granite floor with a thud. I could hear his muffled laughter (like you can see when you're face is implanted in the floor).

"You seriously gotta walk down the stairs like a normal human being." I looked up and glared at him.

"I've been doing this for ten years, and you expect me to stop now? Get real." I'm not usually this bitchy. But since my move to Hollow Bastion, I always ignored them, usually went out until late, or sulked in my room for the hell of it. I know, I treat them like shit even though they don't deserve it. It's just I prefer to leave hell with good intentions.

"Go to work, Sora." Cloud said, as if I didn't belong here. Well, it was true, I don't. So why am I still here? Without a comeback or a snide comment, I got up, walked out the door, and got attacked by one of my co-workers.

"Sora~!" he practically squealed in my ear.

"AXEL, GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!" I struggled under the redhead's weight. Even though he was lanky, he weighed a ton. One of the many things about Axel that contradict each other.

"But Sora~!" he whined. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention he acts completely gay. But not to worry, girls, he's definitely straight. Another contradiction.

"NO BUTS!" I yelled. He covered his mouth with both hands, trying to suppress immature laughter.

Ugh~, you're hopeless...

"Sorry, Sor, he ran out before I could even put him on a leash." A voice said from behind me. I turned around and saw my good friend and cousin, Roxas, smirking at me.

"Try not to forget next time," we both laughed. "Seriously, though. I don't want fire crotch over there glomping me every morning that involves me going to work."

"Don't worry, hothead is gonna be under control, even if it means beating the shit out of him." Axel's aquamarine eyes widened like dinner plates.

"You guys abuse me to an extent that might lead me to a potential suicide death!" Axel teared up.

"Yeah, yeah, why don't you tell that to someone who cares. I know! Demyx is totally gay for you, so there you go: a new friend!" Roxas exclaimed sarcastically. I mean, I know I'm moody, but compared to Roxas, I'm a ball of sunshine literally throwing up rainbows. The kid's got some issues... Okay~, I gotta stop talking to myself.

I got up from the ground (the second time, today). As Axel was trying to get up, I pushed him back down and started walking away.

"At least I can get some, Roxy!" Whoa, right below the belt...

"MY NAME IS NOT ROXY!"

"AND MY EARS AREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY! SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Wow, I think that's the first time I ever said that "unprofessional" word (as my mother refers it to be). "Now, that you both settled down a bit, can we leave?" The silenced duo nodded their heads.

"Good."

The three of us crammed into the new mustang my dad got me this year. It was vintage, and in mint condition (A/N: or however you say it). I've always loved old-fashioned things. I guess it reminds me of the past. And this is where I feel hurt and mushy over the girl I only been with for a day, ten years ago. I just feel like I need her. Don't get me wrong, I did have countless girlfriends, thanks to my confidence and cocky nature. But Kairi's different. She knew me as a kid, no one else did. She probably still remembers me as a kid. I digress because it's so not dangerous not even thinking you're driving, but you are, and whatever. The unfamiliar scenery of slums and gang bangers came into view.

"Where the hell are you going! I told you five times that you passed route 322, and we're in the other side of Radiant County!" Roxas yelled. The other side of the county was considered to be called "Hollow County" because a gang ruled all of it. They were called Organization XIII. Well, they're not considered that anymore since Roxas and Axel left the Organization. I don't even know how they got so high up in the business world, and it still leaves me confused. I looked at Axel, obviously pissing his pants on the situation we just happened to be in.

"Oh~ man, if were caught here, they'll kill us man!" Roxas just looked at him with a nonchalant expression.

"Chill your nips, man. All we have to do is turn around and drive away like were just in any regular neighborhood, that's all. Besides, we don't wanna attract any attention to Sora, here, now would we?" Axel complied shakily. I turned around smoothly and made my way back to the highway and into route 322. I could already see Hallow Bastion coming into view.

I'm ready for Hell.

Me: I'm sorry, but that's all I have for today...

Ari: :(

Me: I know, right? But not to worry, there'll be a lot more coming from me during break. I assure you. :)

Ari: Ooh! Ooh! Can I tell them the name of our new story? :D

Me: Sure, why not?

Ari: Yay! Okay, it's called Balance Your Morals, Hun! :D

Me: Yup, the idea came to me during my Catechism class. It just came to me like: How would three girls from a church school survive in an actual high school that deals with sex, drugs, and alcohol? Your mind=Blown :)

Ari: That's right! Well, see you later. :'(

Me: We'll miss you!

Me/Ari: Bye! ;p