The Ordinary Life of Sora

Chapter 5

RING! RING! RING!

I was woken up by my phone ringing loudly on my quiet room.

Dammit! Just leave me alone.

RING! RING! RING!

The phone continued to ring and I did my best to ignore it, rolling over and covering my head with my pillow. Whoever it was could wait.

The ringing ended after what seemed like hours and I tried to resume my sleep. I yawned as I made myself comfortable on my bed.

RING! RING! RING!

I snarled before pushing myself off my bed and taking the phone on hand, flipping it open and putting it to my ear. Whoever it was would pay for waking me up.

"Sora! Get your butt over here already!"

A sour look passed over my face as I recognized Namine's voice.

How did she get my phone number?

"Today we have practice and it's already eight in the morning. Eight!" Her voice was loud over the phone, apparently more mad than I was.

"Umm… who gave you this number?"

"It doesn't matter." She responded heatedly. I could almost picture the angry look on her face, the way she would cross her arms and pout her lips was etched onto my brain after having put up with her for weeks now. "Just get to the park already! If you don't get here in within the hour then I'm telling Roxas!"

"Wait!"

I tried to stop her but she hung up before I could even talk. Why did she have to be like this so early in the morning?

And where the hell was this park?

After putting on a pair of blue shorts, a white t-shirt and a blue jacket, I left my home. My warm heaven and the only place that was safe of Namine presence.

So, as I left my sanctuary, I was greeted by the usual cold wind. It wasn't as bad as when I first arrived to Twilight Town but it was still there. Wrapping around my body and making me shiver with each step I took.

Dammit, I should have worn pants.

"SORA!"

Hmm?

I turned to the source of the voice to see Yuffie running towards me. Her hair bouncing with each step and holding a happy look on her face. She stopped in front of me, pointing at my shorts before bursting out laughing.

"Hahaha! Why are you wearing that Sora? You're legs are trembling!" Yuffie continued to laugh as she said this. She held her sides before wiping away a tear. "Come on tell me. Where are you going?"

"I'm going to a soccer practice."

"Huh? You play soccer? Why didn't you tell me? I can play too! I'm not the best but I'll kick your ass." She took a step back before kicking at the air and stopping only a few centimeters away from my leg. I could only gape as a strong wind pushed against me. "So can I go."

She did seem to be good but… I couldn't help but wonder about my health. That kick would have easily broken my leg if it had made contact. But then gain we didn't have a complete team and Namine would probably be pleased with having someone else join them.

And I had learned that if Namine was happy, well, then I could actually get to relax if only a little bit.

"Sure you can come. It's me and the other guys from the club."

Yuffie smiled before taking hold of my arm and pulling me along with her. "Then let's go already!"

"Wait, do you even know where we're going?"

"We'll wing it." She winked at me before increasing her speed.

I stumbled on my steps as I tried to keep up with her. Just how did this girl have so much energy? I was seriously beginning to think that she was some kind of android. Placed on the house next to mine as a way for someone to laugh at my misfortune.

"Just kidding." A smile formed on her face before she burst out laughing again but not decreasing her pace. "If it's soccer practice then there's only one place where they could have it. Don't worry Sora-boy we'll get there in time."

…

Sora-boy?

True to her word, Yuffie led me to a park not too far from my house. It had the usual playground and a few soccer fields on the side.

What do you know? She had been right.

"There they are!" Yuffie pointed at the furthermost field. Roxas and Namine stood near each other while the other club members sat on a bench. "I told you we'd get here."

And of course she pulled me over to the soccer field. I found myself not minding it anymore since it had become a natural occurrence. I found Yuffie to be a person that had no regard for personal space. It wasn't really too bad since she was simply too cheerful to be mad at.

Namine was the first to move towards us. Her lips pursed and eyes holding annoyance. "You're late."

"Well I brought someone along. We don't have a full team after all."

She pouted in annoyance before turning to Yuffie with an analyzing eye. "Can you play?"

"Of course!" Yuffie replied.

Poor Yuffie, Namine is not the kind of person to be satisfied with such answers. She'll probably bombard you with questions after this.

"Good. You're in."

What!

Namine turned to the rest of the club members before clasping her hands together in what looked like eagerness.

"Okay guys, let's get this training started!"

The group gathered around Namine. And it wasn't until now that I realized something. Something that was crucial to soccer and, in turn, soccer practice.

"Wait Namine…" My nose scrunched up in annoyance as I looked at her. "Don't we need a ball to practice with."

Namine looked a bit surprised as an embarrassed blush spread through her face. "A ball?"

It was at this time that Yuffie burst out laughing at the whole situation. I simply looked away, not wanting to be caught up in this mess while the others simply stood there awkwardly.

The quiet girl of our group took out a pamphlet before glancing at Namine. "It looks like a ball is really necessary."

"Xion's right." Kairi said with an awkward smile as Namine's blush deepened.

"W-Well." She stammered over her own words before turning to me with a glare.

What the hell did I do?

"Go get a ball Sora and if you don't get here fast then you'll be punished!"

I sighed.

That had been a bit predictable. In fact, I should have seen it coming.

I decided to just comply. Arguing with Namine was just too much trouble. "Fine, where's the money?"

She crossed her arms with a smirk. "It should be in your back pocket right? You're paying for this since you think we need to use a ball."

And another thing I should have seen coming.

"Fine."

My wallet had just received a generous donation courtesy of my parents so buying a ball wouldn't be too much trouble.

"Wait." Kairi spoke up while taking a few steps forward. "I'll go too."

The walk to a store was quiet. Kairi and I walked side by side with neither of us saying much. I guess things were still awkward around us.

"Hey Kairi/Sora." We spoke at the same time before looking away from each other.

Dammit, that just made things more awkward. How could I get things back to normal? Kairi was one of the few people I actually liked to spend time with, I didn't want things to stop talking to her due to something so stupid. It was meaningless and I knew for a fact that she thought the same.

So what would be the best way to get rid of this awkward atmosphere? Why to forget about the whole thing of course. It had been an accident anyway so it wasn't a big deal… right?

"Um listen." I kept my eyes away from Kairi as I said this. Looking into her eyes and telling her this would only trouble me more. My feelings were all weird now and I had no idea why.

"Let's work harder on this Riku thing."

At this point I glanced at her. She had an almost sad smile on her face as she nodded with her eyes closed. For a moment I felt like taking back what I said and simply forget about the whole Riku thing.

But I didn't.

I don't know why but I just couldn't do it.

"Okay." Her voice was barely a whisper as she nodded once again with her gaze moving away from me. "Thank you Sora."

…

"… Don't mention it."

After buying the ball. Getting over our awkwardness. And a sudden wave of warm air washing over us. We were officially ready to start training.

I found myself actually looking forward to running around like an idiot. My day had just gotten brighter, just like that. Pushing those depressing thoughts aside had done wonders for me.

Why stress over something you can easily bury? Ha! I laugh at you feelings.

"Since we now have a ball." Namine began while glaring at me at the last part. "We can begin our training. Any questions?"

Yuffie raised her hand excitedly, Namine nodding at her in acknowledgment. "How are we going to train? Are we going to run laps? Kick the ball? Or just have fun?"

Namine looked like a lost child after this question. She looked at each of us for any indication of what to do before placing the ball on the ground and crossing her arms as a smirk formed on her face.

"Of course."

Of course what?

Roxas looked at Namine with a smile on his face before turning to the rest of us. "She's saying that we're going to start by running laps. It should be easy right?"

"Right…" Was the chorused lifeless response of the club members while Yuffie nodded eagerly.

"Then get moving." Namine ordered as she began to run with Roxas following behind her.

Yuffie smiled in excitement before racing past both blonds. Kairi followed after them while Xion and I stayed behind.

"We might as well get moving." I muttered to myself before beginning to jog. Xion ran next to me while giving me a curious gaze. "What is it?"

Xion kept her gaze on me before looking away. "You look troubled."

Huh?

"It's like you're keeping something to yourself. Something that you don't understand yourself." She explained further. "If you want to talk then I'm here."

I smiled at that. That's why I liked to spend time with Xion. She was like the sister I never had. Willing to listen to me, have fun and just nice to talk with.

That's what all sisters are like, right?

Anyway, I didn't answer her as we continued to jog. My body was beginning to feel the strain and it had become harder to breath.

… I really should start working out more.