Kairi paced back and forth in her new front lawn.
I can't believe that happened! How embarrassing! He has some nerve.
She was such a paranoid girl.
Okay, just forget about it. It never happened. I'm just going to explore the house.
She looked up at the house. It was pretty big.
I guess the corporation is being generous to me for making me move a lot…
Kairi's previous homes were usually townhouses, but this house was a gorgeous mansion. She recalled her mother saying it was about one to two acres of land. Kairi went inside the brick house through the black door to be overwhelmed by two grand staircases, one on her left and one on her right, going up and meeting at the top. Looking up, there was a grand crystal chandelier. Kairi could only stare big-eyed in awe.
"Alright, Mom and Dad, kudos." Kairi whispered to herself.
She continued to explore through the living room with gorgeous matching sofas, the kitchen with the top newest appliances, the dining room with a long table, and the study room with a large bookcase with Kairi's books. She was in heaven, and it was only one of the floors of her heaven.
She decided to venture to the basement and was even more amazed. She gasped at the spacious area. There was leather sofas surrounding an enormous plasma television and a bar area in the back. A door led to a theater room, a nice projector and maybe sixteen nice reclining seats.
How did we hit this jackpot?
Kairi didn't even finish looking around, but she went upstairs to find her room. She opened the first door and there was a large room inside. There were three steps that even led to the bed and there was a huge walk-in closet and another door that probably led to a nice bathroom.
This is probably the master bedroom. Mom and Dad probably have dibs on this room.
Kairi stepped out and opened the other doors. In total, there were five large bedrooms. She opened the door the furthest down the hall and saw that it was a miniature version of the master bedroom, even though it wasn't very miniature. Her bed was already set up with her sheets, there were books on the shelves, and clothes already hung up in the closet. There was a window that showed her neighbor's mansion many yards away.
Kairi entered the room even further and noticed a set of French doors that led out to a personal balcony. She walked out and looked down at a huge pool and a bubbling hot tub. Kairi was speechless. She also noticed there was a large sturdy tree right by her balcony that led down to the backyard easily.
This calls for some late night fun once I get settled in. She grinned to herself.
"What you smiling about, new girl?" A voice calls from below.
Kairi jumps and looks around for the voice.
"Down," said the voice.
She looks down and sees the bright red hair.
"Axel." She muttered under her breath.
"Aw, how sweet of you to remember me!"
"You stalker, were you following me? Go away!"
"Ouch, you hurt." Axel grabs his chest and acts as if he had been shot. Then he looks up at Kairi and meets her eyes again. Kairi glares back.
"Are you inviting me up or what?" He says smirking.
"Of course not!"
"Wait, what? You said you want me up in your room right now? I mean, I don't want to be a bother. But alright, if you insist!"
Axel swiftly climbs the tree and was on her balcony before she could respond. It was a swift moment, almost animal like. Axel takes it on himself to walk past her and into her room. He rummaged through her books on her desks and walked into her closet.
"Damn, you live big."
"Not really. I think my parent's corporation was being nice to us for moving so much. But it is pretty big though..."
"Yeah."
Axel walks in front of her mirror that was hanging on the wall and checks out his hair and makes eye contact with a very uncomfortable Kairi leaning against the wall in the background. He smiles and turns around to look at her.
"Do I scare you?" He asks teasingly.
She shakes her head no. She couldn't talk for some reason. Her throat was dry. Axel takes a step forward towards Kairi. She would have taken a step back, but she was trapped by the wall. He was overwhelming. He grinned, showing his perfect, straight, white teeth. He continued to slowly walk towards Kairi. He was so close she could smell his cologne sprayed to cover a smokey scent.
Maybe he smokes cigarettes?
"How about now?"
Kairi didn't say anything. She just stood there unable to move. Axel smirked at her idleness. He stepped forward one more time. He was so close that they were practically touching. She wanted to step back, but she realized she was trapped. She couldn't breathe. She forgot to breathe.
What's he doing? Is he going to kiss me? Do I want this to happen? I haven't even had my first kiss yet! This could lead to something else... But he's so hot and mysterious... His lips are so close, I could just... Why am I even thinking this? What do I do?
Axel stepped back and laughed loudly.
"You should see your face now! You think I'm gonna do anything to you? I bet you wish I did though, huh?" Axel winked and started walking towards the balcony and jumped off.
"You cute, Kairi, you cute." He calls from the bottom of the balcony.
Kairi's heart was pounding. All of a sudden, she felt a rush of anger. How could a total stranger make a fool out of her? She has done nothing to him, who is he to do these things to her? Kairi runs to the balcony and looks down and sees Axel walking away from the house on path towards the woods.
"Y-Y-YOU JERK! DON'T YOU DARE COME HERE AGAIN! OR... OR I'LL HURT YOU!" She manages to yell.
Axel seemed too far away to hear her, but Kairi notices him turn around and beam his perfect teeth at her.
She stood there confused and angry. She stood there for at least five minutes just thinking about what happened, and then she heard the front door open.
"Kairi? Honey? Are you here?" Her mother called.
Kairi shook her head and came back to her senses.
"I'm in my room, Mom! I chose the one all the way down the hall!"
"Okay, good, that's what we were deciding for you anyways! Come downstairs for lunch!"
Kairi left her room and found her way down to her spacious kitchen. Her mother put her groceries on the kitchen island counter.
"How'd you like this house?" Her mother asks.
"It's huge! How'd you manage it? Was the corporation being nice?"
"Yes, they felt bad because they usually try to get people without families to move first, but we were chosen a lot, so they got us this house! Great, isn't it?"
Kairi nodded and helped her mother unpack the groceries and put them in the fridge. Her mother brought home Chinese food and set it on the counter.
"Kairi, eat lunch. I'll unpack." Her mother commanded.
Kairi obeyed and started to eat her lunch. She couldn't help think about what happened only moments ago.
How did that even happen? Will I meet him again soon? Do I want to meet him again? She continued to question herself and the situation.
"Oh, by the way, I met some kids on this block. They're outside all hanging out. I believe their names are Riku, Sora, and Aerith. They seem like nice kids, so go out after you eat and introduce yourself. I'm going to take a nap, your father's running the store right now and we're going to switch off every now and then." She says as she heads up the stairs.
Kairi wasn't really hungry after the adrenaline rush she received from her little experience with Axel so she got up and headed towards the door after she heard her mother go in her room.
There was a slight wind so it was cooler than usual. Kairi quickly grabs a light hoodie and zip it up. She walks out to the sidewalk and starts walking in a random direction, hoping to meet someone on the way. While she was walking, she noticed three kids probably her age.
Those are probably the kids Mom was talking about.
Kairi walks in their general direction and start to notice their appearances. One boy had brown, spiky hair and was wearing a black outfit on. Another boy with blue almost white hair had baggy blue pants with a white vest. The boys were very built with obvious muscles and both incredibly attractive. The girl had long braided brown hair in a red bow. She was wearing a pink dress. She was very attractive as well, if Kairi says so herself.
They notice Kairi and the boy with blue-white hair calls her over.
"You're the girl that just moved in right? We talked to your mom! I'm Riku. That's Sora and that's Aerith." He points to them as he says their name. Sora flashes his white teeth and Aerith gives a gentle wave and smile. Kairi walks up to them and smiles.
"I'm Kairi. I live in that house." She points to her house.
"Damn, that's one of the biggest houses on the block. Riku lives in a big house too, next to yours actually." Sora says.
"Hey, neighbor!" Riku grins.
"I live three houses down from Riku and Aerith lives across the street from me," explains Sora, "so visit anytime you want!"
Kairi was so thankful for such kind new friends.
"I was about to go to Riku's to watch a movie, come with?" asks Sora.
Aerith quickly shoots a slight glare at Sora and Riku. Aerith clears her throat a little too loudly. Sora and Riku look at Aerith.
"You can come too, if you want, Aerith." Riku says.
"Okay." She says softly, looks down and smiles.
"Yeah, sure, I'd love to." Kairi says.
"Great!" Riku says with a little too much enthusiasm.
He grabs Kairi's hand and starts to run towards his house. Kairi, confused, but happily, ran alongside with Riku. He was glowing in the sunset.
"We'll race you two!" He calls back to Aerith and Sora.
Sora starts running after them while laughing. Aerith starts speed walking, but quickly sped up to a slight jog as she sees Kairi and Riku laughing and running towards the house alone…