Well . . . hey, it's been a month right? or maybe more . . . - Holds up hands defensively – okay, wait! Before you start throwing things, I have excuses! First off, I had the flu and it sucked so much and it was the worst I've ever had! Seriously! That lasted for about a week and a half, and then what was even worse was the homework that was waiting for me upon my return. And through it all, I was STILL sick. Then, of course, my computer has to stop working for awhile, and then I went to Chicago earlier this week, and was greeted with snow and snow and, oh yeah, more snow. Isn't it supposed to be spring? I mean, seriously! I am sick of winter and I want the sun to come out and STAY. (Continues to ramble on and on and on)

Okay . . . whew, I'm done. Anyway, I'm so sorry I am such a suckish updater (Yes, suckish is a word . . .) oh, and thank you to all the reviewers who like this story! It's really great that my first story is actually this liked!

Disclaimer: I am merely a fan that only marvels and worships the greatness that is Kingdom Hearts. And . . . if I did own it, it would probably go crashing to the ground . . . in flames . . . oh, and people would probably start a riot and come after me with torches and pitchforks. Yep, and just let me tell you, destroying kingdom hearts and being chased by angry fans is not on my to do list. . . . And if you have no idea what I am trying to say, I don't blame you, just remember that I do not own it.

Warnings: Uh, actually there isn't much of anything in THIS chapter but this is a BoyxBoy story and there is cursing . . . just not in this chapter XD.

Enjoy!

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13: It all comes down to this.

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This is it. Sora heaved a heavy, wholesome sigh as he flung his backpack over his shoulder and trudged out his bedroom door. He doubled checked his watch once he was in the main room, and seeing that it was seven twenty, he glanced at the white room before quickly making his way over, and cracked open the door.

"Namine!" He whispered – screamed, eyes scanning the room slowly. He didn't see her, were could've she had go –

"Looking for me?"

Sora jolted a bit, and quickly turned around to face the smiling, blonde ghost. She seemed really happy for some reason. "Err, yeah . . . listen, I looked everywhere 'safe' for Riku, but it's like he's avoiding me again! Is . . . he mad?"

The smile was wiped off the ghosts face and replaced with a frown, and she hesitated. It seemed like ages until she clicked her tongue and answered, "Noooooo . . . Uh, well, he's not mad . . . at you . . ."

The uncertainty of her answer didn't make Sora feel any better, only worse. And of course it all had to happen on the day of the party. Riku, where the heck are you? Here I am, trying to help you, and yet you're nowhere to be found. What happened?

As Sora desperately tried to understand what was happening, Namine was still rambling on and on and . . . on. It was odd, compared to her usually calm and knowing character. Anyone, even Sora, could tell that she was hiding something, or maybe, she was upset about something pertaining to Riku. It was all just so confusing, and even more so for Sora considering that neither was telling him anything. Seriously, how was he supposed to help, when he had no clue what he was doing?

Namine was still stuttering and rambling on aimlessly, until Sora broke his train of thought and quickly brought up both hands to stop her, "Uh, well, if you don't know Namine . . . it's okay . . . ."

The ghost sighed, "Sora, you're much too forgiving . . ." Then her voice suddenly started to crescendo louder and louder. Sora cocked a brow, watching her as she shook her head around, practically screaming, "I wish that RIKU could be more like you! So forgiving and kind and mature too! And really nice too!"

What . . . is she doing? Sora stared at the yelling ghost, cocking his head to the side. Is this some kind of ghost thing? Glancing at his watch, the brunet jolted into reality upon reading the glowing seven thirty.

"- and really caring and thoughtful too! So loving and sweet and smart and – and –"

"OKAY!" Namine stopped and turned her head back towards Sora. "Err, thank . . . you. (I think). But, um, you see . . . I kind of have to get to school . . . or I'll be late and that's not good at all . . . and, um, I guess I'll see you and hopefully Riku later . . . after school . . . when I get home." He finished off lamely.

What was that? What was he rambling like an idiot for? He honestly needed to go, but it was like he couldn't move . . . or more likely, somewhere deep inside of him didn't want to move. He looked back at Namine, and thank god, the ghost had returned back to her calm demeanor and was facing him with a smile.

"Ah, sorry about that. Okay, I'll see you later, and don't worry," Sora could've sworn her eyes narrowed a little. "Riku WILL be back later today. I'm sure of it."

"Uh, okay . . . thanks."

Namine then smiled at him lightly, and walked passed him into the white room, and the door whipped shut behind her. Sora could only stand there dumbstruck for a couple seconds. Why do I get the feeling that something bad has happened . . .?

Then upon hearing his brother call his name, Sora blinked back into reality, and hurried down the stairs and off to school. Nerves stirred inside of him, and he felt confused and cold, but no matter what he was feeling and whatever signs were being sent – none of it would matter now, and he couldn't let that drag his day down.

At least . . . it wouldn't matter until tonight.

How ironic, Sora thought bitterly as he trudged his way through the gasping wind. I'm dreading my own party.

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Namine listened silently in her chair, for that slam of the thick wooden front door. When she finally heard it, she abruptly stood.

"Riku! Come here right now!" Namine frowned in frustration and walked to the other side of the room. "Ugh, you're messing everything up!"

"Wow, breaking news: Namine snaps!"

"Pft," Namine rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Show yourself now."

"So demanding . . ." Then Riku appeared before her, a frown upon his face. "And before you go accusing me, I didn't want to hide from Sora, I just . . . needed some time to myself to sort out some stuff, and it wasn't any easier after THAT little conversation last night."

"Whatever are you talking about?" The blonde asked airily, and Riku narrowed his eyes.

"Either you're messing with me, or you have quite the memory loss," Riku said. "But since ghosts can't lose their memories, I'm gonna go for the other."

There was a moment of silence before Namine muttered, "I only said those things too get you to admit the truth, because Riku, face it, you're always in denial of things that you don't want to hear."

"Okay, just wait," Riku held up a hand, and heaved a sigh. "We are not on the same page, and you are so far off."

Namine smiled up at him wryly, "Oh am I really?"

Her know it all tone irked Riku, but he still continued to defend himself with confidence, "Yeah, you don't know me Namine. It was a completely irrational thought you sprung up, and I can assure you that it is utterly untrue. I don't like Sora 'that way'. He's just a friend."

"That's what they all say," Namine adverted her eyes to the side, all while smirking.

"Why are you so fixed on this?" The silver ghost fumed, and in return, the blonde simply giggled.

"I just know these things."

"Well you can't just go deciding ANYONES love . . ." The ghost paused. ". . . Afterlife."

"Riku," Namine sighed, gliding down into a chair; Riku sat down too. "It's not just that I'm playing matchmaker or that I think you and Sora look good together or that I'm a fan girl. I meant what I said. I KNOW because you and Sora have some sort of connection, and the way you treat him is much too friendly."

Riku scoffed at this, "One, you're not making any sense, and two, I'm being friendly because he's like, the first human in a hundred years that I've had contact with and on top of that he's willing to help us out. And, one more thing, why are blaming ME for worrying him? 'Because I don't think screaming out compliments and acting completely out of character is very reassuring."

"It's your fault either way. You messed up my plan."

Riku smirked, "How?"

Namine gazed at him sternly, "You were suppose to actually come when Sora called, and then last night – you know, the last 'safe' night- you were suppose to try dream entering again, and . . . and . . ."

"And what?" Riku asked. "What Namine? What was I suppose to do? Make your delusion come true? You are not making any sense, and I am going to tell you one last time that that will never happen because it just can't!"

"Oh really?"

Riku grit his teeth to prevent from an outburst. If he or Namine lost their concentration or got too emotional, Leon may hear, and that would not be the best way for Sora's older brother to find out.

He was so caught up with cooling down that he nearly missed that golden apology, "I'm sorry," Namine sighed. "I guess . . . I'm nervous too. But . . . not because of Xemnas . . . it's because tonight, two people I used to be very close too will be here, and I don't know how I'll react . . . it's been one year . . ."

Riku could see the sorrow in the ghost's eyes, and immediately felt sympathy. He then tilted his head, so he could see the picture of Namine with that girl, "Is that girl in the picture . . . Is she one of them?"

"Yes," Namine smiled sadly. "I think you'll be able to tell when tonight comes. But please don't tell Sora."

"Why not?"

"Because," She said. "This is between my family and me only."

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Everyone's really excited for tonight, you know?

Sora blinked at the note, glancing to the side at Kairi, who was silently urging him to write back. He'd seen passing notes in movies and such and was a bit hesitant to reply, since if the teacher caught them, they'd be in trouble. And Sora didn't want any problems today; he'd have a truck load waiting for him back home.

But Kairi was persistent, and must've really wanted to talk, so Sora gave in. He wasn't really sure what to say, so he just wrote down an agreement.

Yeah, I know. It'll be fun. Even some of Leon's friends will be there.

He flicked the note back onto her desk, and attempted to listen and try to understand what the teacher was lecturing about. But before long, the note was returned to him.

That's cool. You know that Roxas' brother will be there too? He's the same age as yours. His name is Cloud and he's really cool and nice. Roxas is really happy about him coming too, because Cloud doesn't go out all that much. Hey, maybe Leon and Cloud will become friends, like you and Roxas!

Sora smiled at the note and swiftly wrote a reply.

That'd be kind of ironic and cliché, but maybe! Anyway, why doesn't Cloud go out? Is he really busy? Because Roxas once told me about how much he works.

When he gave the note back, Sora watched closely for Kairi's reaction, and saw a sad smile appear on her face. She took a while to read, but then she wrote out a rather long reply, before slowly handing it back. Sora began reading immediately for answers.

Cloud does work a lot, that's because their dad died a while back and their mom is miles and miles away, working hard for money for herself and too send to them. They never told me why she lives so far away, but I think it's because it was the best job offer for someone so inexperienced. Cloud and Roxas are really close, and rely on each other. But the reason that Cloud doesn't go out much is because a couple years back, when he was a little older than us now, he had a really good friend: Zack Fair. This is sort of a long story, but I'll make it short. Zack was a year older than Cloud, and was like his role model. Zack was also just that kind of guy who was great at everything and everyone liked him. But, here's what happened: There was a school shooting involving three extremely rebellious and emotional brothers, and what I was told was that they were about to shoot Cloud, but Zack saved him . . . only to sacrifice himself. I think Cloud is still guilty and depressed about the whole thing, so maybe having a good time with people his age will be good . . .

Sora finally finished reading, and felt an even stronger connection to Roxas, and even now Cloud. They were living alone too, and had even lost one parent. He could only imagine how tough life must be for the Strifes. He thought about it, taking it in, and finally wrote his reply.

Wow, poor Cloud . . . I can only imagine. You seem really close to the Strifes, and it's nice how much they trust you so much. Did Roxas tell you all of this, or did Cloud, or did you just know the story? I really want to meet Cloud now, and I think that Leon just may be interested too. Hmmm, I wonder how this'll turn out! Oh, and are you and Axel, dare I say it, actually getting along?

He watched Kairi read it over, and almost laughed at her change in facial expressions. First, a sad smile; second, a sweet smile; third, a roll of eyes and a pout. She wrote her response quickly and tossed it back.

Yeah, I live near Roxas and Cloud and I had – I'm an only child, so they're like brothers. I hope that Leon and Cloud can become friends, that'd be so cool! Oh, and yeah, I guess I don't completely hate that egomaniac idiot red head anymore . . . Now it's just a burning dislike.

Sora rolled his eyes, but smiled slightly. Well, it was a process.

Well, at least it's not hate anymore. He really doesn't seem all that bad, and Roxas really likes him. Try, okay? It seems like they're getting closer, and it seems like you are the reason! Don't deny it!

Kairi scoffed, and wrote a short reply.

Whatever. Either way, Roxas just has bad taste.

Sora smirked. Typical Kairi.

Okay, okay. Sure Kairi. Anyway, back to the party, what do you think I should do for food?

She replied, and swiftly handed him the note.

You haven't decided yet? Hmph, I should've known that you'd be the procrastinator type. As for food, go for pizza – a lot of it – because it's simple and everyone likes it. Then just have a lot of chips, dips, sodas, and be sure to have some sort of sweet.

Sora nodded as he read the list over. It seemed simple enough, and besides, Leon was going to help – he promised – and he probably knew this sort of stuff better than he did.

Okay, thanks! So everyone's coming at around seven, right?

You don't know the time of your own party?

Hey, in my defense, it was Roxas' idea, and after that, it took on a life of its own.

Kairi smiled, and hesitated in her reply. Finally she jotted something down.

Hey, this is really cool of your parents to do this, after such short notice.

Sora immediately froze. His parents? He had never told anyone about his parents yet, about how they were dead. He bit onto his bottom lip and hesitated. Should I tell the truth?

In the end, he lied.

Yeah, my parents are the best.

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"Sora!"

The brunet barley had the time to blink as he was immediately tackled by a certain blond before second period. It didn't take much effort to guess who it was.

"Sora!" Demyx cheered as he clung to the brunet. "I'm sooooo sorry! I never gave you a hug yesterday! Where are my manors?!"

"Err . . . its okay . . . Dem . . . yx," Sora could barely breathe, let alone talk. Well, at least Demyx was back to his usual, cheerful self, though Sora still had to wonder what had been the matter. Eventually Demyx released him, and it took a couple moments for him to catch his breath.

As he walked to his seat, Demyx trotted to his seat, rambling on and on.

"I just cannot wait for the party! It's gonna be so awesome!" Demyx pumped his fist into the air. "Fighting off ghost's all night! Take that ghost! Take that! Ha ha ha!"

Demyx was in some sort of battle stance, making crazy hand motions and punches into the air. Sora leaned away from the blond, and was too focused of not getting hit to tell Demyx that you can't punch ghosts. Actually, it'd be exactly like whatever it was that he was doing now. Then, as some sort of finale, Demyx made this odd squeal, and banged his hand into the desk beside his. Sora didn't know what caught him off guard more: The fact that Demyx didn't seem to be in any pain whatsoever or that the wooden desk now had a gaping crack down the middle. The guy who sits there had just arrived and was staring at Demyx like he was a maniac (Not too far off . . .)

The teacher came over and sighed heavily, and looked at Demyx with narrowed eyes, "Honestly Demyx! This is the forth desk you've broken in MY class! This is school property you know!"

Demyx pouted, "But Miss S.! I was showing Sora my ghost busting moves!"

Miss Sou brought her head down, and put a hand on her forehead, and without looking up, she pointed a hand towards the back where Demyx's desk was and only spoke one word, "March."

"But Miss –"

"MARCH," She repeated, louder and fiercer.

"Okay, okay!"

Demyx started to walk back, but he bent down and whispered in Sora's ear excitedly, "That was nothing! Just wait and see what I'm really made of tonight!"

"MARCH!"

Demyx immediately shot up and hurried to his seat. Miss Sou let out one last long sigh, before turning back to her desk. The guy who was suppose to sit at that desk tilted his head while staring at it, but decided against asking Miss Sou and attempted to sit down. It wasn't completely broken; there was just a crack in it. But Sora could tell that it was proving to be difficult to write on a cracked desk.

"Dude, seriously," He turned to Sora, irritated. "What did Mizu do to this thing?!"

Sora told him the truth, "He hit it with his hand."

The guy didn't seem to believe him, but just went back to work. Sora didn't quite believe it either, and came to the conclusion that Demyx must've taken some karate to be able to do that – and must be really good. What really worried Sora was Demyx saying that THAT was nothing! What else could he do?

English came and went, and Demyx waved goodbye to Sora (And shouted it too, causing some people to stare) and Sora then went to music. He could tell that Hayner was pumped for the party too, only unlike Demyx; he was a little more subtle and didn't have any ghost busting moves to show off. Thank god. Then came lunch; anyone's favorite part of the day. Sora then met up with Roxas in the lunch line, and the blond was just as excited as everyone else. As Roxas went on and on about everything concerning the party, Sora took a look at his friend, and immediately remembered the note conversation he and Kairi had. She said that they had a hard life . . . but looking at Roxas now, he seemed just fine, actually, even better.

Maybe he's just good at keeping positive; I could use that trait.

Once Sora and Roxas reached the front of the line, Sora was sort of intimidated and confused by the large amount of choices. Roxas explained how on Friday, there are more choices, better choices, and cheaper prices. Sora kept that in mind, but had to let a couple people pass him so he could decide. Roxas pointed to a table near the middle where he'd be at since he had already chosen and paid for his lunch. In the end, Sora came toddling towards the table, balancing on his tray: a piece of pizza, a small salad, a fruit cup, one bottle of lemonade, and a chocolate chip cookie. Roxas laughed when he set down the tray and heaved a sigh.

"What, did you break a sweat or something?"

Sora rolled his eyes, and sat down, "Hey, it's hard carrying a tray full of food through, like, a hundred people. I nearly got knocked over five times!"

"You counted?"

"Anyway," Sora proclaimed. "High school is a jungle!"

Then he bit into a slice of pizza, and his eyes widened with surprise and enjoyment. Wasn't high school cafeteria food supposed to be average? All the other lunches that week were.

"Surprised that it's that good?" Roxas guessed . . . correctly. How could he do that?

Sora nodded and swallowed, "It's just that in all the movies I've seen, high school cafeteria food is usually inedible – it's not suppose to be this good!"

". . . Are you saying that you'd rather have it inedible?"

"No!" Sora shook his head. "This is awesome! Twilight High isn't that bad after all."

Roxas smiled, then looked out into the cafeteria, and waved. Sora looked up too, and saw that Kairi was finally coming towards them. He wondered where everyone else was, but figured that they were at clubs and working again if they didn't show soon.

"Hey guys," She greeted as she sat down beside Sora. He blinked at Sora's food filled tray, and smiled wryly, "Someone's hungry today."

"He's just discovered the wonder of Friday lunch," Roxas said.

"Well don't eat too much," Kairi warned playfully. "Don't wanna lose that feminine figure!"

Sora nearly chocked out his food; he managed to gulp it down, and then turned to glare at Kairi, "I do NOT have a feminine figure!"

"Ah, denial," Kairi shook her head. "It's so true Soar. But don't worry; you're not the only one. Roxas has a feminine figure too"

"Hey! How did I get involved in this conversation?!" Roxas demanded. "And for one, I am in no way feminine!"

Kairi looked from Sora to Roxas, and then broke out into giggles. The two glanced at each other, and then back to Kairi, "What's so funny?" They asked in unison.

"Y-Your faces!" Kairi giggled. "My god, they look identical right now! You two could honestly be twins."

The two glanced at each other, and Sora shrugged, "Well, Hayner did confuse me for Roxas on my first day here, and it completely creeped me out when he tackled me," Then he smiled. "But I think that's why I'm friends with you all right now."

"And we owe it all to Hayner's stupidity," Roxas rolled his eyes, while smiling.

Then, the lunch bell rang, and everyone started moving around to leave.

"What?!" Sora cried out, looking desperately at his still full plate. "I barely ate anything!"

"Wow, you didn't even eat your pizza," Kairi commented. "That's what you get for ordering so much."

As Kairi and Roxas threw away their food, and put away their trays, Sora was chugging down his pizza. Then he piled everything else up, and began to carry it out of the cafeteria.

"You're going to put all that in your locker?" Kairi inquired.

"Well I don't want to waste it!"

"Well, good luck with that," Roxas began to walk away, towards his locker. "See you in gym, Sora!"

"Bye!" Sora called over his shoulder, and when he finally made it too his locker, Kairi kept on walking, saying that she'll meet him in chemistry. Sora grabbed his chemistry books and folders, and tried to squeeze his lunch into the small space. He then finally shoved it all safely into the bottom of the locker, but not before quickly taking the cookie and munching it down. What could he say, he was still hungry! And just as suspected, the cookie was delicious.

He rushed off to chemistry, and made it just in time as he sat down at his lab table beside Kairi. The class went by slowly, and all they did was a review, but since Sora didn't have to do anything except help out until the next unit, he was allowed to just take it easy. Then came gym, and he and Roxas got lucky, since today happened to be a 'fitness' day where all they did was take the height and weight of each student for the school records. While waiting, you could just talk, and though it was a two minute process, there were over a hundred kids, so it took up the whole class period.

As Sora came out of the changing room, all dressed, he took a moment to realize that the day was done, and now he had to go back home – back to problems. Sure, he was excited for the party/sleepover but he was terrified about whatever it was that was going to happen. And with Namine's odd character, and Riku simply not being there, he wasn't very reassured on how everything would work out. He almost didn't want to go back, but knowing he had no other choice, he eventually packed up his bag, carrying the lemonade to drink on the way, and started to head home.

"Hey – Wait, Wait! Sora!"

The brunet paused and turned around to be met with a running, panting Roxas. The blond stopped in front of him, hands on knees as he panted heavily. Sora waited patiently with a tilted head, until the blond regained his energy, and brought his head up to smile sheepishly.

"Hey, Rox, what's up?"

Roxas scratched the back of his head, still with a sheepish smile on his face, "Oh, it's nothing really. I just wanted to ask you if I can bring this treat – it's a twilight town original, and you've got to try it!"

"What's it called?"

The blond grinned mischievously, "That, my friend, is a surprise."

Sora rolled his eyes, "Okay, sure. I don't mind, actually, we need all the food that we can get."

The blond was already starting to step back, "Okay, I'll tell the others!" He waved goodbye and called a "Bye!" over his shoulder before running off.

He's in a hurry . . . Sora then too, began to head back to the mansion. It didn't take long, and he was soon opening those heavy, wood doors and stepping inside the main room. He was caught way off guard by what he saw.

Smack dab in the middle of the floor was a huge carpet, with an actual plasma screen set up on it, and three couches were centered on it in a semi circle around the T.V. There was a long table set to the side, which Sora guessed was for food. It looked a bit odd in the middle of the floor, but it was the perfect set up. He guessed that Leon was in the kitchen, and as he was about to head that way, he was tackled from behind.

"Sora! I missed you!"

Didn't this already happen to me once today? It was, of course, obvious who the tackler was. Three guesses who.

"Oh! The great ninja Yuffie is ready to par~ty, and fight off ghosts all through the night!"

Not her too! Sora despaired on the inside. He had a feeling that Yuffie and Demyx were going to get along very well tonight. He just hoped that they wouldn't completely destroy the mansion in the process of 'ghost fighting'.

Finally, Sora was released from her hold, and awkwardly greeted her, "Uh, hey . . . Yuffie."

She frowned, "Sora! You sound so shy! There's no need to be shy around me, because were buddies!"

"Okay?" Sora wasn't really sure what to say at the moment, all he wanted to do was go find Leon. "Hey Yuffie, where's Leon?"

"Oh, Squally's out right now, he went to go get some supply's for Aerith," She leaned in unnecessarily close and whispered. "You are one lucky kid! Aerith's cooking and she makes the best food you will ever eat!"

"Wow, that's so nice of her," It really was, and now, Sora could start to smell the delicious mix of aromas coming from the kitchen.

"Well that's Aerith for you; super nice and super sweet at all times!"

Sora nodded in agreement, "Well, I'm going to go put my stuff away, and then I'll be back down to help –"

"No, no, no!" Yuffie shook her head furiously. "Leave it all to us! You have to stay upstairs until seven, and THEN you can greet the guests!"

"Are you sure?"

"If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have said it!"

"Okay, then . . ."

Sora hesitantly walked up the steps, confused as to why he couldn't help with his own party, and why Yuffie was so keen on helping. What, did she think he would ruin it or something? He shrugged it off, and decided to just rest for a few, but when he opened his door, he was reminded of his problems.

Riku and Namine were standing there waiting for him, and smiling, as if nothing was wrong. He paused, and then turned to glare at Riku, "Where were you? I was calling your name for hours last night, and you weren't here this morning either . . ." Then he turned to Namine. "And you! What was up with all the yelling this morning? You guys aren't making any sense, and how am I suppose to help you when I have no clue what's going on!"

The ghosts looked sheepish and apologetic, Riku finally sighed and said, "I really am sorry Sora, we both are, and I guess we've been really worried and nervous about tonight. Truth is, we don't exactly know what's going to happen either. But now . . . we both promise to tell you more."

Sora's glare didn't cease just yet, he pointed a finger at Riku, "And no hiding."

"No hiding," Riku agreed, he smiled reassuringly at Sora, and so did Namine. This time, Sora finally felt reassured that he and the ghost's were on the same page. Out of nowhere, he let out an involuntary yawn, and sat down on his bed.

"You look tired," Riku commented, and Sora nodded a little in agreement.

"Maybe you should take a nap," Namine suggested. "You don't want to fall asleep while all your friends are running around."

Sora couldn't even imagine the trouble everyone would get into, and how many questions would be asked without him to try to clear things up. He nodded in agreement again as he laid down and pulled the covers over his body. Suddenly, sleep started to take him away. Faintly, he could hear Riku and Namine each say something, he couldn't hear what, but he supposed that it was something like 'goodnight'.

A couple hours later, he woke up to the sound of a rather loud door bell. It was odd hearing it for the first time; it was loud, long, and kind of majestic. Sora stood up, grateful for the sleep, and quickly changed his clothes, brushed out his hair a bit, and brushed his teeth. He popped in a mint just in case, and headed out his bedroom door. He noticed that Riku and Namine had appeared on either side of him and he smiled at them.

Upon hearing new voices, and commotion, this signaled that the party had begun. Sora wasn't sure if he was ready for what was to come, but it was his party . . . and he honestly had to keep calm for the sake of his friends. Would they even find out anything, what was going to happen? That's what scared him the most, just simply NOT knowing.

He took a deep breath, and pushed open the doors. Ready or not, it didn't matter, but for sure this party won't be of the ordinary.

That was for sure.

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Okay, so . . . were finally here! Yay! I know I said that it'd be THIS chapter . . . okay don't glare at your computer screen like that! But this is like the longest chapter, and they'll be absolutely no wait for it in the next chapter!

Um, let's see, just to let you know that I'm still not sure about whether or not there will be Cleon, I mean, I like it a lot, but I'm not exactly sure yet . . .

Chapter 14: Hmmm, let's see . . . Cloud and Leon meet. Kairi has some odd box with her. Sea salt ice cream! Yuffie and Demyx hit it off . . . and hit some stuff in the process! Namine and Kairi. Akuroku! Zemyx . . . friendship! Yeah! And a certain evil ghost finds some prey . . . . (Insert scary music)

Stay tuned, and see you soon!

Oh yeah, read and review please!

I'll try to update soon! Promise!