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Author's Note: Coming up: OOC Vanitas and slight VanitasxKairi. I don't really like that couple, but I'm using it for purposes unknown to even me. And a shocker: Most of this chapter will be in Kairi's POV! And now, what you all really want to hear, a new chapter of my story.

Chapter 9: Letters

Kairi's POV

I walked along beside Xion and the gang. I couldn't call them the crew, because they weren't the crew. And you can't call a group of people what they're not.

In reality, as great as the gang was, I missed the crew. The way that Aqua was like a sister to me, how Yuffie always made me laugh, how Namine would always be there if I cried, how Roxas was such a dork, and Sora... he was too perfect. If I went on about him, I'd have a list that reached from Destiny Islands to Twilight Town.

"Kairi? Hello? We're at school. The rest of our gang went in." Vanitas said, waving a hand in front of my face. He had black spiky hair and yellow eyes... jeez he looked like Sora!

"Oh. Right." I said.

"Hey, Kairi. I have a question for you." Vanitas said, scratching the back of his head nervously. Sora did that too. Did So much like Sora!

"Will you... um... go to the... er... Winter Formal on Friday with... me?" Vanitas asked slowly. I thought about Sora. Did I mention that Vanitas looked like Sora?

"Yes." I said firmly. I sounded like he was running the army, and I was the person saying, "Yes sir!"

"Great! I'll pick you up before the dance!" Vanitas said, getting ready to run into the school.

"See you later, So-" I started. Sora turned and looked at me funny, so I stopped. I didn't know what was up. What's up with him? I wonder if it's- oh crap. I thought. Did I mention that Vanitas looks like Sora?

"Sorry, Vani. You just look a lot like my friend Sora." I said to him.

"I gotta go!" Vanitas said, quickly running into the building.

What's up with that? Just because I thought he was Sora didn't mean that he had to just up and run off. Something was suspicious... I guessed I'd just ignore it for now.


Finally, school ended. I had asked my mom if I could go over to Xion's house after school today and come home when she got home. She agreed, so I was walking home with Xion.

"Kairi! I got a letter from Twilight Town!" Xion cried, after opening her mailbox. We ran inside.

As she ripped it open, I saw two small envelopes. One labelled "Xion" the other labelled "Kairi." She handed me my letter and I ripped it open.

Kairi,

You're right; Selphie hasn't been telling me about you. Yuffie nearly tried to kill me when I told her that you moved. Then they all burst into tears, and Yuffie, Aqua, and Namine hugged me to death. Seriously. I passed out. Tifa slapped me to wake me up. Then Namine tried to talk to me, and she asked if I was hallucinating, because I saw you instead of her. I think I might be losing it. You should give me your address so we can be pen-pals. Roxas suggested it.

-Sora

I smiled at the letter. Tifa and Yuffie were definitively in character. I laughed a little.

"What's so funny?" Xion asked. I showed her my letter. She laughed.

"Definitively related to Roxas. He writes crazy stuff like that all the time. Here, I've got this really funny letter in my room!" Xion said, running off with her letter. I chased her with my letter to her room.

"Here! Read!" She said, giving me a letter.

Xion,

When we got to school today, we saw Selphie talking to this new girl. Her name was Kairi. She got kicked in the gut by Selphie, and she flew across the room! She crashed into Sora, who luckily caught her. He took her to the office and they called 9-1-1 in case she broke anything. We visited her after school, and she did break some ribs. I complimented her, and do you know what she asked me? She asked me if I knew where babies came from! I screamed and ran out of the room. Sora followed me, and when we went back into the room, Kairi passed out! I really like her, but she doesn't believe in love.

-Roxas

I grimaced at that letter. Xion laughed, reading it with me. I stared at her.

"What?" She asked, no longer laughing.

"That was a horrible day for me. The only good thing that happened was the fact that I met new friends. Roxas went out with Namine to make me jealous, and Sora tried to fix it by dating me to get me to fall in love. It worked, but then he immediately told me that he couldn't be my boyfriend, and I was so heartbroken that I told him I'd never believe in love. He told Roxas everything, and Roxas said that he loved Namine now, so he wasn't going to break up with her. I said some mean things, he tried to win me back, and I moved." I said to her.

"Oh my gosh..." She said quietly. She seemed to be mad at herself for laughing.

"Don't be upset. You didn't know." I said to her.

"Well... Let's get our homework done so we can have fun!" Xion said, perking up.


I had fun at Xion's house. I felt... better now that she learned of my past. I was home now, thinking about my letter to Sora. I picked up my pen and started to write. First I jotted down my address, then I wrote.

Sora,

Today I went to Xion's house. She showed me a letter that Roxas wrote to her back on my first day of school at Twilight High. I told her all about what happened between you, me, Roxas, and Namine. I wish I could see you. Writing letters isn't anything compared to being with you. Vanitas asked me to go with him to the Winter Formal with him on Friday. I accepted. He looks a lot like you, you know. His hair is black and his eyes are yellow, but he looks almost identical to you. I almost called him Sora earlier. Then he freaked out. I wonder what was up with that. I see that Yuffie and Tifa haven't changed a bit. That's good. I miss you guys!

-Kairi


Normal POV

Sora walked out to his mailbox, checking for a letter from Kairi. It was the only thing in there, so when he saw it he grabbed it out, quickly running back into the house. He went into the kitchen and read it through. He frowned when he read the part about Vanitas and Kairi.

"Hey, Sora. What's up?" Roxas asked. He reached into the fridge.

"I'm just reading a letter from Kairi. You can read it too, if you want to." Sora shrugged, showing it to Roxas.

Roxas read it through.

"Hmm... they have a Winter Formal. Why don't we have one of those?" Roxas wondered, half to himself.

"Who knows. Well, it's Wednesday, so hers is in two days. Oh, yeah. Tell mom and dad that I'll be at Riku's all this weekend and next week." Sora said.

"But... isn't Riku one of Xion's friends?" Roxas asked quizzically.

"Exactly. They don't need to know that Riku's not here in Twilight Town. I already arranged everything with him." Sora said.

"Wow. Sora? Mischievous? Are you sure you're not an alien impostor?" Roxas asked.

"Oh yeah. I'm definitely an alien. Since Sora's not smart or mischievous. I came to steal every taco on your planet." Sora said sarcastically. Roxas put the taco that he was holding behind his back. Sora rolled his eyes.