Well, I had planned to update by Christmas...but I guess New Years is okay too xD BUT! This chapter is actually really long! :D Don't know if I could write something this long again. It's mostly so long because I jammed like all the holidays and Kairi's birthday in this chapter. But I think it's pretty decent. So, I hope you enjoy and Happy New Years!
Disclaimer: Do Not Own Kingdom Hearts or well...anything related to it really. Except the games! Oh yeah, RE: Coded coming out January 11! (:
Weeks had passed since Sora's and Roxas' birthday. It didn't really feel like much was going to happen. November was passing by and nothing really felt different. I guess the fact that I was so caught up with November passing by was the reason I forgot my own birthday.
There's not much to say though. I woke up that morning, got ready like every other day when Xion hugged me and screamed 'Happy Birthday!' I looked at her confused and then I realized she was right. It was my birthday. I went to school and people continued wishing me Happy Birthday.
They were all really nice and my friends actually surprised me. Roxas gave me homemade cupcakes, Riku and Xion made me a nice oreo cake and gave me a slice at school saying they were going to give me the rest later. Hayner, Pence, and Olette even bought me shoes with their combined money! They all also planned to go ice skating! It was weird because I never thought that Olette, Pence and Hayner would talk with Riku and Xion to plan this since I never saw them talk before! I guess the mutual friend of Roxas might have helped though.
My other friends that I wasn't as close with just gave me birthday hugs, punches or cards. It was really great, this birthday was definitely one of the best but for some reason, I didn't feel as happy as I should have been. But the day continued on. I had laughs and I had fun. I was so glad I was with all my close friends when we went ice skating. But there was just this nagging feeling of disappointment in the back of my head that I tried to ignore.
Ice skating that day was pretty fun. I surprisingly didn't fall. I made sure not to since I had some paranoia that if I fell someone would skate across my hand and cut it. Yeah, not fun to imagine. There were some laughs. We ate the rest of the cake that Riku and Xion made me. I really enjoyed seeing pretty much all my close friends getting along with each other and especially for me on my birthday.
When I returned home with Xion, she wished me a goodnight and then went off to bed. I stayed up a little to do at least some of my homework unlike that bum of a girl. 15 minutes into my studies though, the phone rang and Xion's parents called to say Happy Birthday to me also. Then we talked for a little and I thanked them for everything especially continually paying for our apartment. Then they asked about Xion and I told them she was doing well but what they asked next struck something in me.
They asked, "What did your parents do for you?"
I froze, because I realized they didn't do anything for me. Throughout the years, my parents were pretty forgetful about my birthday. I always had to remind them the night before so they could plan something. I wasn't sure if I should have admitted that to them though. So I lied and just told Xion's folks they wished me a Happy Birthday and couldn't get me a birthday present. They felt bad for me so they offered to get me one but I told them they already did enough for Xion and I.
That was the end of that day.
November continued to pass by and it's currently Thanksgiving.
I wasn't sure what Xion and I were going to do. I tried to plan something before the 4 day break though I was saved when Roxas came up to me at the end of school and asked, "Hey Kairi, wanna spend Thanksgiving over at my house with my family? Oh and of course, Xion too."
"Yeah! Thanks!"
"No problem! See ya there!" He seemed…oddly happy about it. I couldn't ask anything about it though because he ran off and I think he dragged Sora off with him.
Sora.
One of the things I wanted to be thankful for was that we finally became friends this year…but, every time we would start talking, he would stop and then avoid me. It was like an up and down friendship.
I always wondered if it had something to do with Namine, you know maybe she was the jealous type and didn't want her boyfriend to talk to many girls. But I always brushed it aside. Namine was a nice girl, and Sora talked to other girls all the time. Sometimes I wish I could just read his mind.
Boys always seemed to me, to do more thinking and would sacrifice more than a girl would when he loved her. But thinking about him loving another girl, always seemed to break my heart a little. Maybe Namine didn't ask for it but Sora knew she wouldn't like him talking to me as much. I mean she didn't like me talking to Roxas! Maybe it's best. Who knows, I might end up trying to hit on some guy who has a girlfriend. That would be really messed up. Though, I doubt I ever would unless I was I don't know, drunk!
Maybe I should try to avoid him too. Or am I overthinking things? I don't know. Maybe-
"Hey Kairi! Sorry for the delay! Let's go home now!"
I was pulled away from my thoughts by the yanking of my arm down the road towards home. "Whoa! Hahaha, slow down Xion!"
"Kairi! Xion! How are you girls doing!"
"Hehe, we're fine Mr. Strife! How are you doing?" giggled Xion as she stepped through the door.
"Fine, thank you. Don't you girls look nice?" he said chuckling.
I blushed. "Sorry if it's too formal or anything but we don't get to dress up often." Oh geez maybe I should have just worn a dress shirt and jeans. Why did I listen to Xion? I just quickly stumbled through the door in my strapless red dress that had a black sash around the waist that tied into a bow on the back and black flats and stood next to Xion.
Tifa appeared next to Cloud. "Awwh hun, it's no problem. We don't mind. We get dressed up too whenever we have to visit someone during the holidays or have company over! Especially when our company is two gorgeous, young ladies!"
"Mom, you're gonna flatter them to death." Roxas walked down the stairs in a plain white button up with a grey tie and dark blue jeans. I looked around and noticed how Xion and me seemed to fit in with their theme.
Tifa also had on a simple strapless dress but hers was black with some sorta gold fabric woven in and she also wore black heels. Cloud wore a dark blue dress shirt with a white tie and black slacks. Xion had on the same dress as me except hers was black and the sash was an aqua-ish shade with her dark grey flats. We were all dressed up but I suppose not too fancy. Our attire was pretty simple but still formal in my opinion.
I guess I would have matched with the boys though if I wore my dress shirt, heh. I wondered if it would seem the least bit awkward when we were going to have a big dinner in such nice clothes and what we would do after we finished. Would Xion and I just leave or would we stay and chat? Oh how I loathed being in awkward situations. But at least I was with Xion. She always managed to avoid an awkward situation or change it if she was in one.
"Oh hush Roxas. You kids go hang out in the living room until I finish the last few dishes and set up the table with your father. Oh yeah, where's Sora?"
As if on cue he came downstairs in a black dress shirt, red tie, very dark blue jeans and black and red Vans. Darnit, we matched. This is awkward. Well, at least to me. I gotta get outta here. I tapped Roxas on the shoulder and whispered, "Uhmm, psst Roxas, I'm gonna go to the bathroom now so if you would be so kind as to move.."
He saw the look on my face and saw through me. He knew that I was trying to hide and he laughed. "No you're not. I don't think I'm going to move. You're going to stay right here and face Sora." Oh no. I really gotta get out of here. I think I might do something stupid if I don't!
"Kay mom, I'm right here. Ughh, can I just loosen this ti-" Uh oh.
"Heh, heya Sora! Sorry about that! Uhmm, I'm gonna just go, to the bathroom, uh yeah." Stupid Roxas. Pushed me right into Sora when I was trying to push past him! My face is probably really red too. I opened the door of the bathroom and shut it quickly. I slowly slid onto the floor.
You know, I'm acting pretty stupid anyways. I mean, why am I so anxious to see him? Is it because I think I should stay away from him? I mean, I might do something stupid, but maybe my nervousness is making me do the stupid stuff. I should just calm down. I can avoid him. Yeah, I can. But I won't make it obvious. No need to. Or to make myself look stupid. Okay. I looked at myself in the mirror. I got this. Yeah, I got this. I just need to splash some water on my face. Okay, I can do this.
I can't do this.
Maybe I'm just imagining things but it feels like he keeps looking my way. I must be watching too many romance movies and shows because I kinda really feel like him looking at me is a sign that I should just grab him and kiss him which sounds pretty stupid but I mean, teenage hormones. What are you gonna do?
I can't even hear all the chatter that's going around the table. Everyone is talking except for me and Sora. All I'm doing is nodding and chewing my food silently while [at least to me] all he's doing is throwing glances my way then looking down and eating. It doesn't really help that he's right across the table from me.
Ow! I immediately whip my head in the direction of the person whose elbow was recently maybe 5 inches into my kinda full stomach. "What!" I whispered.
He looked me straight in the eyes and to me, it seemed like he was kinda…flirting? "We gotta talk." Then he leaned forward a little and continued whispering but in my ear. "And don't freak out about what I'm about to do but I have to do it."
"Wha—" He grabbed my hand and interlocked our fingers. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
"Excuse us." He spoke out clearly and then stood up taking me along with him. I think everyone saw our hands intertwined. He led me up the stairs and now we were in the hallway where all the bedrooms were located.
"Uhm, Roxas, what's the meaning of this?" He was kinda freaking me out. And he was still holding my hand.
"Just do what I say okay?" Still with our hands together, he put a finger to my lips and said, "Shh. Now close your eyes."
"Okay, but only because I trust you." I mean, he's my best friend right? Why wouldn't I? There had to be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this. Other than he likes me or something because that is totally preposterous!
"Perfect." Was the last word I heard and the last word I saw come out of his mouth before I closed my eyes and well kinda waited for something. I kind of felt some sorta change in..should I say position? Wait, was he leaning in?
"Rox-"
"Ahem." I opened my eyes [and to my surprise so did Roxas] to see that Sora was standing at the top of the stairwell about maybe 5 feet away from us. "Excuse me. You're blocking the bathroom."
I think I saw Roxas smirk as he said, "Oh, sorry. I guess we'll just get out of your way then. Let's go Kairi."
"Uhm, okay." I tried to snap outta the confused state I was in and just let him lead me back downstairs until I collided with his back. "Whoa!"
"Hush!" He pointed to the bathroom door and I just, well I hushed. "Do you hear anything?" Why was he whispering?
"No."
He smiled. "I thought so. He's not doing anything in there. Come on."
So, we finished our Thanksgiving dinner. Xion and I decided to stay until 10 since Cloud and Tifa offered to drive us home if we just relaxed and hung out here for a while. It was currently about 8:30 and they stayed in the kitchen while we hung out in the living room again, all except Sora.
"So Roxas, gonna tell me what that whole episode was about?"
"Oh, the sudden couple thing? Yeah sure."
"Were you about to kiss me upstairs?" I choked out. I mean, I just had to know.
He laughed. Well, I mean geez I didn't think kissing me was laughable. "Yes and no. Xion, do you wanna do some of the talking?"
I just noticed she was laughing too. What the heck? "Sure! Okay, so I'm pretty sure we all noticed how Sora kept looking at you during dinner. It was getting on all our nerves. To poke around and have fun, we even talked about it during dinner and you two didn't notice! That's how focused he was on you and how focused you were on trying to ignore it."
Oh, so that's why I felt stares coming from everyone else every once in a while too.
"Well, while Roxas' parents were continuing to talk, we made a plan. Roxas, I think you can take it from here." She turned to him and smiled. I think she either really liked to talk to him or she really liked to tease me.
"Alright, so we made a plan at the table for fun. You and I, were going to make Sora jealous."
"What?" I mean, WHAT. Why would they do that? I mean, it's pointless, he doesn't even like me! Why would he get jealous? "Why would he get jealous?"
"Hush!" Flashbacks of the scene upstairs flashed through my head. "Did you see the way he kept staring at you? It has to mean something. And it does. We found that out today."
Xion crossed her legs and giggled. "Yup! According to Roxas here, Sora actually did get jealous of you guys."
"To start it, I made sure you had his attention by elbowing you and making you react to that. Then I whispered in your ear." He continued to explain. Seemed like he was having fun too.
"That got him hooked real good. He didn't take his eyes off you guys after that." She commented. I think my face was starting to get red.
"Indeed, then I stood up, made sure he saw our hands and took you upstairs with me."
"That got his imagination running, haha." Oh jeez, she was getting so much enjoyment out of this. "Anyways, once you guys went upstairs, I asked Sora how he was doing and you could just tell he was being quite the sour puss. He was already becoming jealous! He couldn't even last two minutes before he also excused himself and tried to follow you guys upstairs! Psst, Roxas, I'm gonna go talk to Sora, kay?"
"Kay Xion." And with that she left the room. "So, I planned to only lean in to kiss you. I knew he would follow us upstairs but I had to make sure he was there or else I'd end up really kissing you and I mean no offense, but I didn't really want to kiss you Kairi."
"No offense taken." I even put my hands up to emphasize my point.
He laughed a little before continuing, "Haha, Kairi I gotta say, you somehow make everything work. The moment I could hear him coming up the stairs but he wasn't in hearing range 'til I told you to close your eyes and then you said you would only because you trust me, oh man. That set the green monster loose."
"Okay, okay. I get that part now. What about when you asked me if I could hear anything when we were walking back down?"
"Well, you heard nothing going on in there correct?"
"Yup." I don't get where he's going with this though.
"That means he only used the bathroom as an excuse. Just like you earlier this evening. Seems you guys think alike! Haha."
"You mean he wanted to eavesdrop on us?"
"Mhmm-hmm. See, he was jealous!"
"No he wasn't!" I argued.
"Well, believe what you want. I'm gonna check in with my parents. Be right back okay?"
"Fine." I watched him leave. He couldn't be right. Sora, being jealous because of me? Impossible. Plus he's got a girlfriend.
"Heya Kairi!" Xion yelled out from the stairs as she ran towards the living room and plopped down on the same sofa as me.
"Hey. Xion, were you okay with the whole, Roxas and me making Sora jealous act? I mean, we were acting pretty close today." Too close in a way for my preferences. I did that a couple times in the past with Roxas, but we were long past that now.
"Oh yeah totally. I haven't told you right?" I shook my head. "I think I'm over Roxas."
"Awwh, Xion!" I give her a big hug. "I'm glad! You happy?"
She smiles. "Yeah, I am. But you know something that you haven't told me?"
"What?"
She leaned into my ear and whispered, "That you like Sora."
"What? I mean, I-I mean," she gives me that look. The kinda look that says, I already know. No point in lying. "Fine, I do."
She squeals and jumps around. "I knew it! I knew it!"
Roxas comes back into the room looking kinda confused. Probably by Xion's behavior. "Did I miss something?"
"Kairi just admitted she likes Sora!"
"Xion!"
"What? Roxas already knows! He's your best, best friend, I doubt you didn't already tell him."
"But I mean you don't gotta broadcast it to the whole household! This is only the living room! There are no doors or anything to block out your voice!" I mean seriously.
"Heh, sorry Kairi!"
"It's fine Xion. So what did you talk about with Sora?" Roxas said turning to her.
"Just some stuff about Namine."
"Ahh, I don't think they're going to last much longer."
"Me either. Not with what's happening now. And everyone knew you guys were meant for each other anyways!" Roxas blushed a little at that.
"What are you guys talking about?" I interrupted.
"What? Kairi, you really haven't figured it out yet?"
"What?"
"Sora likes you back Kairi."
"Knock Knock!" She whispered opening the door to his room.
He looked behind him, "Oh hey Xion."
"Hey to you too boy. You seem kinda glum. It's Thanksgiving. Shouldn't you be all happy and grateful?" She said putting a hand on his shoulder.
"What's there to be thankful for?"
She straightened up and gave him a serious glare. "I hope you're kidding me."
He chuckled a little realizing how ridiculous he sounded. "Chill, I am. There's a lot to be thankful for."
Lightening up she replied, "Good, because being pessimistic is not your thing, Sora. More like Riku's haha."
"Yeah. I guess. So what are you doing up here anyways?" He asked. "I doubt you came up here for no reason other than to socialize with me."
"What? I mean, of course I did- Oh fine." Dropping the act she stared him dead on in the eyes. "I have to ask you something."
"Is it about.."
"It's about Namine."
He looked down and away from her. He wasn't expecting that. "Oh."
"What were you expecting me to say Kairi?" she teased poking him.
"No!" he blushed, "What about Namine?"
She sighed. Xion wasn't exactly a fan of dead serious moments. She preferred to goof around and laugh. "I'm going to just be dead serious. Do you still like her?"
He gulped, "Uhm. To be honest, only a little."
"Stop looking at your hands Sora! There's no need to feel guilty! It's natural to lose feelings for someone sometimes! Not everyone is going to find the one straight off the bat! Are you listening to me?"
"Yes." It was more of a mumble than a reply.
"Then look at me." She took him by the shoulders and shook him until he looked at her. "I think it's time to end things with Namine."
"But I mean, I said I still like her a little!" he defended.
"Sora, you and I both know that that's a half-truth. You can tell you're losing your feelings for her and soon you won't like her at all."
"I…but I think she still needs me. I think she still needs someone with her for a while."
She sighed, "I suppose you're right. Just remember this. Namine needs to learn to get over her jealousy. She need to know that Roxas loves her and would never betray her. But he wouldn't betray his friends either. I gotta go. See ya Sora." The boy was just left there to think as she walked out.
So now it's the afternoon after school is let out for winter break. I'm walking home with Xion, Riku and Roxas. They seem to be talking about some party. I just told them I was a little tired so I put in my earphones and just watched their mouths move.
Cause I would die for you. Skyway Avenu- -
"Hey Roxas! What did you do that for! I was listening to music!" I yelled out.
He shook his head at me smirking. "Tsk tsk, is that any way to talk to your best friend?"
I sighed. "No, it's not," I said rolling my eyes.
"Is that attitude you're giving me Kairi?" Oh my gosh, I'm gonna smack you I swear.
"No, it's not. Can I please get my earphones back now?" I asked sweetly like some sort of little girl. You know it kinda grossed me out.
He had to burst out laughing first, and then bend over laughing so hard that he couldn't put up any fight when I took them from him, irritated, mind you. "Hey! Come on Kairi wait!"
"Hey Kairi, what's got you so sour?"
I stopped. Taking off one of my earphones I asked, "What?"
"He's right you know. You've been kinda different lately Kairi. Is something up?" The look Xion and Riku were giving me was almost too much for me to continue looking at.
"Yeah, I mean Roxas was just trying to make you laugh or say something to us and the way you acted just made it seem like you want him to get run over." Their gazes kinda softened and it really struck something in me.
I felt horrible. "I'm sorry, just tired from school you know? I just wanna go home and relax is all. Sorry Roxas." I mumbled the last part.
He didn't look so satisfied though. "It's 'kay. I just wanted to ask you if you wanna go to the Christmas party that we're gonna have at Riku's though."
I instantly snapped my head in Riku's direction. "You're having a party?"
"Yup. Hey Xion can you open the door?"
"Sure thing!" She unlocked our door and we all stepped inside the apartment.
"What are we gonna do there though…?" I asked. Was it really worth going?
"I don't know. Just have fun. Celebrate the end of the year. Be with friends." He shrugged and got a soda from the fridge.
Roxas plopped down on the couch next to me causing me to bounce a little. "So you gonna come Kairi?" In that instant, they all were looking at me. Xion with an innocent, questioning look, Riku with a serious look and Roxas with a kind of worried look. What the hell? Was it that important for me to go or something?
"Uhmm, sure why not."
"Yay!" They all shouted. They then thought it was appropriate to jump up and down and I mean all of them. Yeah, it was not a pretty sight.
"Okay! You guys can stop jumping around now!" I yelled.
"Gosh Kairi, maybe you should get laid or something and calm down." I gave Riku a cold glare before stomping off to my room and changing. "What? Whoa, Kairi! I was just joking!" he called out before I slammed the door shut.
I came out and saw they were staring at me. I looked down at myself. I kept my tee on, I only changed into some shorts. I didn't think I looked weird. "What?"
They all turned away. "Oh what nothing. Those shorts look pretty short though Kairi."
Geez Riku and his comments. "Yeah, maybe she should wear them in front of Sora!" And as if it was that hilarious they burst out laughing. Man, I must be really moody or something because this usually doesn't bother me as much as it does right now.
"Oh hush, I already do. My gym shorts are about this short."
"Ooooh! Kairi likes to show off her legs!" Xion, oh please, just…just be quiet.
"You wear these kind of shorts all the time Xion! Ugh, if you guys keep laughing and teasing, I won't go to the party!" That shut them up. Thank you God! "Speaking of the party, Riku, don't you think people will be busy with their families on Christmas?"
"Oh right. It's actually going to be on the 26th. And hey, do you guys wanna come over for New Years too? It won't be a party that time, just us pretty much."
"Yeah sure, can Hayner, Olette and Pence come too?" Roxas asked.
Riku leaned back on the couch and slipped his arm around Xion casually. I don't think she noticed. But I saw it. "Yeah it's fine."
So now it's the day after Christmas and I'm at Riku's party. Yeah, actually, I'm not really having fun. Call me a stick in the mud, but seeing drunks everywhere, people making out on the couch and your friends nowhere in sight, isn't really fun for me. I should have expected that I would just get lost trying to find my jacket I left downstairs. I mean, I've been to Riku's house before, but with this many people around, I could barely notice anything. I didn't think the party would get this outta hand.
"Oh my gosh! Hey girl! How have you been? I just saw this really cute guy from across the room and I think I'm gonna go say hi! You wanna come with?"
"Uhm, no thanks." Who is this girl? She's wearing a pretty low cut halter top with skinny jeans and high heel boots. Did I mention the really big earrings, the belly button piercing, vast amounts of make-up and I think I saw a tattoo somewhere. I'm not trying to stereotype her or her fashion, but I don't know anyone who dresses like this.
She made some sort of face that was supposed to be considered cute I guess and said, "Awwh poo. Okay well see ya hun!" Oh I didn't mention, she fell onto my lap then started to talk to me and now she finally got off. I think I'm gonna go try to get something to drink.
Dammit, where's the kitchen. "Sora." Uhm, whoa, seductive tone much? Who was that? I peeked my head around the wall and saw something I should have been expecting.
Then why did it still make my heart plummet? "Namine. I need to tell you something."
"Sure. You can tell me anything." She said smiling sweetly at him. If you could see me instead of reading my thoughts, you'd see me gagging. Well, I'm gonna go now and leave the happy couple alone. Where's that damn kitchen. I made a random turn and there I was. Damn! There's only beer and vodka! I don't think it safe to get drunk at this party.
Where are all my friends so I can finally drink something without the fear of getting pregnant after I'm done with the bottle? I took my chances. I picked up a bottle and headed off in some direction to look for them. Then some prick decides to block my way with his arm. Unfortunately, I couldn't get through. Great.
"Hey there lovely. How you doing?" He started licking his lips. Ugh.
"Just peachy." I replied with a fake smile. "If you'd just excus—"
"So how about you and I," he started pointing around his finger, "get to know each other a little better. Maybe in a nice, dark room eh?" Why did seeing this guy really just piss me off?
"Uhm, how about, NO." I pushed him aside just as he loosened up and I stomped off. Seriously. Riku's house isn't even that big. Why am I so lost? Maybe they're in his room. Yeah. But I wasn't the only one pushing people around and what not. I got pushed into the exact room I did not want to be in. The room they were in.
And guess what they were doing? Making out. Ugh. 'Sora likes you back Kairi.' He likes me, my ass.
I need to drink.
"Namine. I'm serious. We're done. I'm sorry, but it really does have to end." I said.
"What. Sora, you can't be." She started tearing up.
Oh man, I can't handle girls crying. "Namine, I'm sorry. It's better this way. Really. You'll see."
She shook her head and a couple tears slid down her cheek. "No, Sora, you're all I have!"
"That's a lie and you know it."
"It's not! Sora, please don't!" She leaned up and planted a kiss on me. Namine was my first girlfriend and she's always have a place in my heart but I knew who she really should be with. I pushed her away.
"I'm sorry." And with that I left. What am I supposed to do now? Oh! Maybe I should- "Ow!"
"Oh, sorry, my bad bro!" Roxas apologized. I was still rubbing my shoulder. That hurt. You shouldn't just be colliding into people. "Man, have you seen Kairi?"
"What? Kairi's missing?" What the hell?
"Oh man, not like that! I just haven't seen her since about maybe half an hour ago! Riku, Xion, Hayner, Pence, Olette and I all moved upstairs after we thought it was getting too crowded. We thought Kairi would find us but we noticed that she didn't come up after a while. I think she got lost in the crowd or something!" He started looking around some more.
Man, where could she be? I started walking around with Roxas to look for Kairi. After maybe 10 minutes, I thought I saw something. Wait, that..couldn't be her… "Yo Roxas, is that Kairi?" I showed him who I was talking about and his eyes got big. Oh no. We ran towards her.
She seemed drunk. She was sitting on some guy's lap laughing [and let me tell you he didn't look like he was in high school] with his hands around her waist. He didn't seem like that much of a pervert, it was kinda just like a hug or something but I mean, what's she doing on some college guy's lap anyways?
"Kairi!"
She looked up. "Oh heeeey Roxas!" Then she turned to me. "Oh. Hi Sora." She turned back towards the crowd of people around her that were currently, 'OHHHHHH!'-ing. What was up with that?
"Kairi, get here now!" Roxas started hissing.
"Noooo waay maaaan! I'm. Staying. Hereeee." She started giggling with everyone and I saw the guy wrap his arms around her tighter. I'm pretty sure he even started to go under her shirt and touch her stomach.
Awwh hell no.
"Kairi!" I yanked her out of his arms [with ease I may add] while she just took another gulp of her beer. "Stay away from her." I warned.
"What? You gonna do something about it big guy? She came to me." BAM. They all flinched after he fell to the ground. I just shook it off. I looked at the rest of them and they scattered. I think I may have sobered them up a bit.
"Hey, nice punch Sora." Roxas said as he helped me lead Kairi out the room.
"Heh, no big deal." I couldn't help but smile to myself though.
"Hey! Kairi." Oh no. We all turned around to come face-to-face with Namine. "What? So now you got both of them trying to get with you?"
"Namine, calm down." Roxas, I don't think you should have said that.
"No! Don't tell me to calm down!" She snapped at him. Then she turned back slowly to face Kairi. "I need to tell this girl what she really is. A whore."
"Namine!" What the fuck is going on inside her head right now? Kairi's done nothing to her! But I mean, she might if Namine keeps going at her like this.
What Kairi did only surprised me though. She took the arm she had around Roxas' shoulders, took a drink of her beer and said, "Oh really? Thanks for letting me know." Then she smiled, took another sip and said, "Let's go guys."
"Psst, Roxas. I think you should go talk to Namine." I told him. Maybe they might make up or something too.
He nodded and left. I turned to my right and looked down at Kairi. Even in this state she still looked so pretty. We made it to the kitchen and I sat her down on the floor. I got some ice in a big cup and then looked for the way to the back porch. Wait, what was that sound? "Hey! No Kairi! No more beers!"
I snatched the new bottle away from her, lifted her up again and led her outside. Making sure no one was around or would get out, I set her down on the grass and found a bucket for her. Now I just had to wait for the ice to melt and I could throw it at her to sober her up some more. Oh, how she'd like that.
"Hey, Kairi, how many beers did you have?" She didn't answer me. "Kairi?" I used my finger to lift her chin up so she'd look at me but she just turned away. "What's with the cold attitude?"
"3."
"Huh?"
"I had 3 beers. I think…hehe..hehe." She started giggling again and was poking my chest. I stopped her and then handed her the bucket. She looked at me.
"I mean, just in case." She nodded and then proceeded looking down at it instead of talking to me. "You know, I know you're not sober, but you don't really seem drunk. Do you have a good alcohol tolerance?"
"I don't know. I guess. I never really get drunk, only tipsy. Or so I've heard. I still am not capable of remembering much of the night before if I drink more than one bottle or a couple glasses."
"I hope your good alcohol tolerance isn't because you drink regularly." I joked.
It seemed it worked since she did laugh. "No, no I don't." she looked up and smiled at me. I couldn't help smiling back, but I probably looked like a fool.
"So why did you want to drink anyways? Was there something you wanted to forget about tonight?"
"Oh, there are many things I'd want to forget Sora. But it's life. And life's not all smiles and joy." She smiled sadly.
Boy, do I know. "Like what?"
"Well, the bad connection I have with my family. Actually, I don't know if I want to forget that. More like change it, but there's no use now."
"Oh. Are you sure you're comfortable telling me this?" I don't know, maybe she'd regret it if she was sober.
"Eh, I'm kinda drunk. And you know what the great thing about being drunk is? You have the guts to do things you wouldn't do sober. And if you don't want to remember it, chances are you won't." She ended by poking my forehead.
"I hope that's not your attitude towards everything." She could find out she's not a virgin one day, in a bad situation.
She laughed again. "Course not. I'm still a perfectly healthy virgin." It's like she read my mind.
"How would you know? You've implied you got drunk before and that you can't remember things the night you get drunk." She sure had a strange sense of drunk-ed-ness. I think.
"Friends. I only allow myself to get drunk around friends. And I trust they take care of me." She smiled at me and took a deep breath. Then she laid down on the grass with her eyes closed. How cute.
"Well, you still haven't told me what you wanted to forget."
"Yeah I did! I told you one thing! The bad connections with my family." She said turning her head towards me.
"You're drunk! How do you remember that?"
She laughed and looked at the night sky. "I guess even drunk I'm smarter than you."
"Smart doesn't have anything to do with how well you remember things!" I heard her mumble 'whatever helps you sleep at night' and I gave up. "Well, can you give me an example of your bad family connections?"
She tensed up. "Well, they didn't wish me Happy Birthday."
"What?"
"They didn't wish me a Happy Birthday."
"No, no. I heard you. But I mean, that's so messed up."
"Yeah, I guess. It was my 16th birthday too. Even though my friends were amazing, that fact alone made me a little…sour."
"Roxas tells me that you've been acting kind of sour lately. That the reason why?"
"I suppose. There might be something else though."
"What is it?" she looked me straight in the eyes. Hers were so gorgeous. The prettiest shade of blue with a slight hint of violet.
"Someone else important to me didn't acknowledge me on my birthday."
"Who?"
Still looking me in the eyes, she whispered, "You."
Oh. "Oh." I'm such an inconsiderate jerk. Especially since she made an effort to say Happy Birthday to me even after I started ignoring her. "I'm sorry." Stupid! That's all I can say! I'm sorry?
She brushed it off and gazed up at the stars. "It's fine. I guess I got over it. What I really wanted to forget tonight though was that I saw you and Namine kissing."
"Oh. Well, uhmm. Just so you know, I would have said Happy Birthday to you but Namine didn't want me to talk to you."
"Figures. That whole whore comment didn't exactly show that she'd love for her boyfriend to talk to me."
There was a silence for a while. I realized that not much had really been going through my head. Being with Kairi, it kind of distracted me from my thoughts. I wasn't processing things that well either. I guess I was acting somewhat drunk too. "Hey Kairi, you okay?"
She sat up. "Yeah, I'm fine."
I sat up with her and immediately saw she was crying. "Wait! Whoa, no you're not! You're crying!" As I was wiping away the tears that were cascading down from her pretty eyes, her hand gently grabbed mine. I stopped to look at her. Even though she was crying, her eyes still seemed to have this mirthful shine in them.
"I'm fine. Really." She pulled my hand down from her face and smiled. "I'm just gonna go home now."
"Well, not alone you're not! I'll take you." We both got up from the ground and started to walk down the driveway out into the street.
"You sure? It's going to be kind of a long walk."
"Positive." I said giving her a grin.
"If I get tired, can you give me a piggyback ride the rest of the way?"
Again, how cute. Smiling, I said, "No problem."
So the walk actually took a little over half an hour. Although, I didn't really mind. Kairi eventually got tired around 10 minutes into the walk and since then I've been carrying her. Even now.
We're in the house and I'm trying to guess which room is Kairi's so as not to wake her. Opening a random door, I walked in, turned on the lights, and looked around. The walls were a pale pink, almost white. The bed sheets were red and white and most of the furniture that was in here was purple and black. I would assume this is Kairi's room. I think Xion's room would be more white, black, aqua and grey. I don't know, they just seemed like her colors. Her Thanksgiving outfit was pretty much those colors.
"Hmm? Sora, where are we?" Oh, she's waking up.
"Oh, hey Kairi. Can you speak up? I can't hear your mumbling." I whispered.
She used one free arm to rub her eyes. "Where are we?" She yawned. Oh man, she was too adorable.
"Uhm, I think we're in your room. Am I right?" I asked sitting her on the bed.
I think she was still half asleep. She only looked around for practically half a second before she curled up in her sheets and said, "Yeah…can you..turn off the lights?"
"Oh, yeah sure." I turned off the light switch as quickly as I could. I could still see with the window in her room letting in the moonlight. Uhmm. What should I do now? Should I just leave? It's so weird leaving without saying bye. But I mean, I don't wanna wake her. Should I just call Xion and tell her I brou-
"Sora?"
Huh? "Huh? Kairi?" Turning around I saw she was curling up near the side of her bed.
"Hey Sora." She smiled.
I knelt down next to her. "Hey there sleepyhead."
She laughed. "Hey Sora, can you...not leave yet? Can you stay? I mean...just until I fall asleep." She tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at me waiting for my answer.
"Well, I mean, how could I say no?" I readjusted myself then laid my head on the frame. I noticed her bed was actually pretty big. I think it was a queen sized one. "So, what are we gonna do? I hope we're not look just gonna look at each other until you fall asleep Kaiiiii." I teased.
"Hey. You called me Kai." she whispered.
"Oh yeah. I did. First time in a while right?"
"Mhmm hmm." She mumbled then licked her lips.
I looked away. I'm glad it's dark, I'm sure my face was getting warm. Oh hey, what was that? I picked it up and looked at it. "Kairi, what's this?"
Taking it from me, she tried to look at it by holding it up to the moonlight. "Oh. It's a thalassa shell charm. I saw it in this book of legends a long time ago. It seemed really pretty and it interested me, so I made it." She handed it back to me.
I took another good look at it, examining it. It was star shaped but the shells themselves had 3 points at the end. They were woven together with strings but in the middle was a crown charm. It was actually really nice. And it was too big for a necklace charm or something, but it was small enough to carry around. The shells were tinted pink with shades of light blue and pale yellow thrown in with the colors.
"Hello? Soraaa, you still there?" She giggled poking my forehead.
I turned back towards her. "Oh yeah, sorry. It's just really nice is all. I like looking at it. Wait, I think there's a face drawn on here. It's smiling and it seems like the person has kinda spiky bangs. Did you draw it on with a brown color pencil?"
She had this sheepish smile on her face. "Yeah."
I wonder why. Then this idea popped into my head. "Kairi, who is it?"
"Huh?"
"This is of someone isn't it? Anyone I know?" I'm pretty sure I already knew who it was supposed to be, but it was still a lot of fun torturing her.
She covered her head. "Nope! Oh hey I'm so sleepy now!" Insert fake yawn here. She wasn't fooling anybody.
"Kairi." I pulled the blanket off her head. "That was some terrible acting." Thump. I shoulda seen that smack on the head coming. "Hey! Don't punish me just 'cause I'm telling you the truth about your acting skills!" She was holding up her hand to smack me again. "Okay, okay, change of subject. What was the legend behind the thalassa shell charm?" I said rubbing my head.
"Oh, it doesn't hurt. Stop rubbing your head! Well, the legend was basically that sailors used to make those charms for good luck and to ensure a safe voyage. They're usually made from the thalassa shells from the islands, have some sorta charm in the middle, and are star shaped." She finished sleepily. Maybe the talking was tiring her out.
"Hmm, are you a fan of legends and stories, Kairi?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I actually am. Not scary ones or anything like that though."
I chuckled. "Of course." She started having trouble keeping her eyes open. I think it might be time for me to leave. I whispered. "Hey, Kai. You tired?" she nodded her head. "I think I'll leave then. You gonna be alright here alone?"
Another nod. I guess it's my cue to leave then. "Wait. Sora." She opened her eyes for a second. "Come here." I did as was told. And then, she took me by surprise. She leaned up and gave me a kiss on the cheek. She gave me another smile and then curled up again. "Thanks. Bye Sora."
I couldn't help smiling. "See ya Kairi." I left and closed the door. The smile was still on my face as I walking.
"Whoa!" I bumped into Xion. Both our heads were down so we didn't notice each other. "Heeeeey there Sora! Whatchu doin' here?"
"Nothing, just brought a somewhat drunk Kairi home." I joked.
She seemed amused. "Riiight. Well, it's around 1am. You should get home."
"Yeah. Bye Xion!" I was already opening the door when she called me.
"Sora!" I looked back at her. "She's still a virgin right?"
Oh geez, my face was red again. "Of course Kairi is!"
She started laughing again. "Got you. I didn't mention any names. Now I know who you wanted for Christmas!"
Okay, I'm leaving now. "Bye Xion."
Still giggling, she called out, "Bye Sora! See you at Riku's on New Years!"
My face cooled down and I nodded. "Bye!"
How'd you like the chapter? Hopefully it was alright. Happy New Years guys! Haha, the story is now behind real life xD Oh and btw, Kairi's drunk attitude? I know I'm probably way off with how drunk people really act but I mean, I'm still really young and if I do say so myself, innocent xD I wouldn't know how drunk people act! So I just tried to make Kairi a little tipsy and able to tolerate alcohol kinda well, just act a little different and not remember things from the night before.
I also am not that able to write in a boy's perspective lol. But I tried and hopefully it wasn't that far-fetched. Oh, and I only made it in Sora's perspective because I only use 3rd person when Kairi's not in the scene. I felt that since she's in the scene but drunk, it'd be nice to just change up the POV.
Overall, I hope you enjoyed the long chapter and that your holidays were joyful! Are you guys excited for RE:Coded? It's coming out on January 11th!(: And please review though! It'd give me some more motivation and you'll probably get to read more SoKai that I am excited to write, but that alone isn't that great motivation or inspiration. So...
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