Sora opened the door, holding it against his hip. "Hey guys! A little help?" Sora cried out to his roommates with a handful of groceries in his arms. But there was no reply. "Guys? Hmm.. maybe they're out."

Sora shimmed his way to place the bags on the table before unloading them. He turned in into the living room to see if they were there. To his surprise he saw something he didn't want to. Kairi was laying on top of Riku, kissing him. Sora's blue eyes began to fog up, trying to hold back the tears and sound like a man when he was going to speak.

"W-What's going on here?" Sora finally spat out.

Kairi and Riku turned their head to see Sora standing there. Riku was below her with kiss prints all over his face and chest. "Oh... Hello.." She said awkwardly.

Sora couldn't help but raise his voice. "What happened to the rules around here, Riku, Dammit! You made the god damn rules!"

Riku just lay underneath Kairi, unaffected by Sora's anger.. "We're not dating, so it's okay."

"So what, Kairi's whoring herself out to you?" He looked over at Kairi with hurt filled eyes but she avoid eye contact with him.

"More like.." Kairi paused trying to find the right words. "Friends with benefits."

"This is bullshit. Riku, You knew," His voice filled with a tense sound that broke through his teeth while his muscles shook with anger and his nostrils flaring out.

"I knew what, Sora? That you love, Kairi?" Riku hissed like a snake.

Kairi broke in. "Listen, Sora... I think of you like a brother. I'm flattered you like me like that, but, I don't," her voice so sweet but her words so hurtful.

Without a moments pause, Sora stomped away. "Fuck this," Sora walked away and into his room. Picking up random articles of clothing and tossing them into a bag, which soon was over his shoulder. He walked back to where Kairi and Riku began going at it again. "You guys disgust me," emphasizing disgust that he spit slipped from his mouth when he said it. "I hope you two love birds have fun," Kairi turned her head, looking at him a bit ashamed.

"Kairi, he's just over reacting." Riku said pulling her down by the arm to kiss her again but her face still face to Sora.

Sora's nostrils flaring with anger again as he tried to calm down, his breathing was heavy. "I didn't want you to find out this way," she looked down a bit sympathetic. "But I guess there was no other way for you to find out."

"I thought I knew you better than this," Sora shouted. "Guess not," his heart began breaking. "I wanted you. But Riku always gets what I want. I should have figured!"

Everlasting darkness surrounded her until her eyes adjusted to the change of environment. There was a little, dim light coming from the moon into her room, but having no windows except for the sunroom ones, making her room dark. She woke up from the hot, summer heat. Even a thin blanket knotted around her legs caused her to sweat. Releasing a groan, she mumbled "This heat.. I'm thirsty," and she began dragged herself out of her bed and made the short distance to the kitchen for something to drink.

In another room, Sora's eyes shot up. His body covered in a cold sweat. His body was cold but his hands were hot. He lay on his back, then rolled to the left and saw Riku, sleeping soundly. Sora released a sigh of relief. His dream way over. "Thank god it was only a dream," Sora said with another sigh. Outside their room, a small noise and a faint light passed through and under the shut door. Curiously, Sora got up from his bed, in a t-shirt and boxers, to check it out.

"mmm," Kairi mumbled as she poured herself a glass of cold water. She could feel the cold water through the plastic glass.

"Kairi?" Sora whispered.

Jumping a little bit with the unexpected voice."Oh!" She managed to make out, scratching her already messy, bed head.

"What are you doing up?" Sora couldn't help but notice the fact she was in a tank top and short shorts, whic woke him up, sort of.

"I just woke up," She was finally able to connect her mind with her mouth and speak but a bit raspy . "and you?" She asked while taking a sip.

"I heard a noise so I thought I'd check it out," leaving out his dream that actually woke him up.

"Mmm," Kairi grunted again, turning her attention to Sora. "You know what'd be nice?" The cold water relaxed her throat, giving it a more bearable voice.

"What?" He was interested in what she had to say. He was willing to do anything for her after all.

"If you put some pants on," giving him a childish but slightly serious face.

Quietly laughing, he repeated. "What?" Sounding a bit confused actually.

Finishing another sip, she said. "You heard me," her voice a bit giggly.

"But it's hot out," Sora complained stretching out the words..

"You don't see me walking in my underwear."

"No one would mind if you did," he joked, giving a soft shrug.

She lightly slapped him on the shoulder. "As much as I wanted to know your fantasies-"

"No promises I'll remember, Kai. But I'll try."

She let out a giggle. "I don't really care, as long as you have pants on when I see you. What if you know, the thing that happens randomly," not finishing her thoughts but finishing up the last bit of her drink, she placed the glass in the sink and began walking past Sora. "I'll be off to bed now, goodnight."

"Hey, Kairi! What do you mean by that!" Kairi turned around looking at him.

"Oh nothing," giving him a torturous giggle.

Sighing, Sora gave up. "Sleep well."

"You too, Sora," and she returned to her room.

Kairi just giggled and left to her room, Sora stood in the hallway a thought to himself. 'It's only a dream, Kairi would never do that to me. Even if she thought of me like a brother.'

"GOOOOD MORNING!" Kairi shouted. "I made you all pancakes!"

Riku lay curled up in a ball with a thin blanket on him. Groaning, he opened his eyes and managed to make words. "This won't be an every day thing?"

"It's only a gift! You could at least appreciate it!"

Riku pulled himself out of bed, but as for Sora, he just grunted and tossed a pillow at her which she caught. Taking a pillow she walked over to his bed and slapped him with it. "You're not getting any food with that attitude! Riku will eat it all." she stuck her tongue out.

Sora just grunted again.

Kairi left their room seeing Riku sitting at the table with a stack of pancakes drizzled in syrup, but what she really noticed was his messy hair, messier than hers. "Need a haircut?" She asked him while picking up a pair or scissors and making the 'snap snap' sound with them by opening and closing them.

Riku's emerald eyes just looked at her seriously. "My hair is fine," he mumbled with a mouthful of mush.

"Their covering your eyes. You're constantly pushing them out of the way."

"Doesn't bother me," involuntary doing what she pointed out.

"I cut my own hair and-"

"That really makes me want you to do mine," he said sarcastically.

"Aww that's mean!" Kairi pouted, taking a seat across of table from him.

Sora finally dragged himself out of his bed with a blanket tucked onto his boxers. "Mmm, pancakes," he mumbled while scratching his head. He still didn't notice the blanket he was dragging around.

"Oh. My. God." Laughing in between each pause.

Sora looked over with a tired look, "Riku ate like all the pancakes."

"That's why you get up earlier."

Ripping the blanket from his behind, he took the few pancakes that were left onto his plate. Sighing, she went back to nagging Riku about his hair. "Please! I don't take too much off! Just enough for you to see!"

"What's goin' on?" Sora asked while taking a forkful of pancake into his mouth.

"I want to cut Riku's hair."

"Yeah, It's longer than Kairi's," Sora pointed out with pancake still in his mouth.

Gasping, Riku hit him. "It's beautiful!"

"I told you! I'll only take a little off-"

But Riku was just ignoring her. "Sora! You're hair is just a pointy mess! Not sleek like mine. Look at it right now! It's just curly and pointy," Riku felt the difference in their hair. While he talked about his hair, he ran his fingers through it and when it came to Sora's he more like slapped it because it was like a needle trap.

"So what? It's volumeized!"

Riku let out a loud laugh of sarcasm. "Yeah, RIGHT!"

Kairi broke into their small argument. "I didn't know you were such an expert on hair, Riku."

"Am I aloud to get a haircut?" Sora put his hand up like he was going to be called on in class.

Kairi just smiled. "Of course! See, Sora's not scared."

"Well all know why he's letting you," Riku mumbled under his breath, loud enough for Sora to hear but not Kairi.

"Wha-" But Kairi was cut off.

"It's nothing," Sora said in a bit of panic.

"So what do you say Riku?"

"Fine fine, not too much. Or I'll kill you." He threaten.

"You'd actually kill me?"

There was an awkward silence.

"No," Riku finally said.

Kairi smiled cheekily an pushed herself away from the table. "Anyone up for a run? Maybe burn the pancakes off?" There wasn't a sound except for Sora's chewing. Her eyes looked at the two, flicking back and forth as both of them tried to avoid eye contact with her. "No? You guys are all lazy!" She took the hint and went back to her room to find something to change into.

Changing from her pajamas wasn't a big change. She was still wearing shorter shorts but these were meant for running, as for the top. She pulled her maroon hair into a small pony tail that swished, slightly touching the bottom of her neck. She placed her foot on her bed and slipped on her shoes and tied them. Upon exiting her room in her outfit, Riku had left for the shower. Leaving Sora all alone there.

"This is your last chance," she sang out to him.

"I didn't know you we're serious about running but, I'll go," his voice sounding not very enthusiastic.

"No, It's fine if you don't wa-"

"No, I want to."

She pushed her fingers, swinging them to shoo him off. "Then get ready! You have 5 minutes. Or I'm leaving without you."

They stood outside in the warm sun. Occasional winds blew through their hair. Sora already began to sweat, pathetic. It had been a while since he fought heartless meaning he was slightly out of shape and was gonna blame that for this failure attempt. But he didn't want to slow down and show weakness to Kairi. He was prepared to go past his limits. Even if he were to die right there, Sora thought. 'Let's make a promise, yeah. I always live up to those,' he spoke out. "Let's promise to keep up with each other!"

"You sure you want to make a promise you can't keep?"

"I can keep this!" He knew his mistake.

"Well, today's a nice day to go out for a run," Kairi smiled, stretching her arms over her head.

"Yeah," he sighed, taking in the air that he'd be loosing.

"Well, let's get started. A mile sound good?"

Sora just stood there. She took it as an okay and began running. He managed to run ahead of her for a bit but only from their place and towards the parkway to the ocean. The sun sat high in the sky, greeted by the clouds. Birds tweeting to each other. Children playing on the beach reminded him of his childhood with her. The two managed to stay together until about a quarter of the way, Sora just stopped and took heavy intake of air.

Turning around, Kairi wiped the sweat of her forehead. "Don't tell me you're already tired."

"I'm... not.." he bent over with his hands on his knees, breathing in heavily.

"I thought the keyblader would have the stamina from all those heartless?" Trying to edge him on to keep going.

"That was a while ago.. Let's keep going.." Sora insisted but was getting cramps from breakfast.

"You can't keep this promise, Sora."

"I-I can!"

Kairi shrugged and began picking up her pace again, he trailed behind her. She looked good though. The way her hips swung with her pony tail in perfect sync. Her legs didn't look to bad either, they were toned and had some slight color. She seemed to be the only reason he did things that he wouldn't have planned on. But if he got a view like that, it wasn't an issue. He felt a bit bad thinking about her the way he was. 'Why do I notice her body! I mean, I like what I see, but there's more to her than that,' but his thoughts were interrupted by Kairi.

"Sora! You're slowing me down!" Kairi shouted. She was ahead of him by a good yard.

"Just.. Leave me here to die!"

"How about this, loser showers last. Meaning a cold shower."

"That sounds nice, I need to cool down anyways."

"You're not that hot, Sora. I'll see you back at our place," she winked at him and jogged her way ahead of him.

"God, she looks good," Sora said under his breath that he wash trying to get back.

Kairi opened the door to their place, just tumbling onto the door. "Riku, you here?" She walked to grab a cup of water. Turning on the sink, she allowed the water to slip onto her hands also, once her glass was full she turned around. Running into him. "Oops, Sorry," Kairi moved herself from him before realizing he happened to be shirtless, it was hard to look way.

Her eyes glued to his nicely toned body. It was a nice golden color, she tried her hardest not to drool. "No biggie," Riku said.

Babbling like a zombie, Kairi managed to make some words come out. "Wh-Why are you shirtless?" Not like that was an issue.

"Well, It's hot in here. I wasn't expecting you guys back so soon. Speaking of you two, where's Sora?"

"See, I would have been back sooner if, Sora didn't hold me back. So I left him," Riku just laughed at her.

"Glad to see you're serious about being in shape and not a loser like him," Riku had always been negative about Sora.

"W-Well.. If you excuse me," somehow she managed to peal her eyes off of him and drinking the final drops of the water. "I should be taking a shower."

"Well you do stink," he could joke but every time he did it still seemed serious.

Kairi just laughed. "You could stink like me if you ran, you're just as lazy as, Sora."

"Lazy? I don't think so."

"Think what you want," Kairi sang. "But you haven't left this house yet."

"I'm gonna leave to grab some food, wanna join?"

"Sure, I'm starving anyways."

"Go take your shower then we'll head out. Need me to buy your meal? You did make breakfast for us," he offered.

"That's kind of you, but It's not a date so you shouldn't pay," she slyly added the word date to back him off, he has always been a gentleman about taking girls out to food, even if they were friends.

"Who said it was a date?"

"Not me," Kairi denied with a shrug. "It would be if you bought me lunch.

"I won't then."

"Good. We'll leave once I finish my shower."

"Sounds like a plan," Riku winked at her causing her to blush slightly.

"Make sure you have a shirt on when we leave too," she said between the crack of space before shutting the door.

"Nah, I usually just walk around like this," he winked and left when Kairi shut the door. He walked into his room to grab a fresh shirt.

The hot water spilled out of the shower head. Hot showers always felt good no matter how hot it was outside. Pouring some shampoo in her hair to make it clean and soft, she began singing, well more like shouting. "DON'T CALL MY NAME, DON'T CALL MY NAME. ALEJANDRO!"

There was a loud pounding on the door. "SHUT UP, KAIRI! YOU'RE SINGING SUCKS!" Riku shouted over the water.

"YOU'RE GETING FREE TICKETS TO MY SHOW, YOU'D BETTER APPRECIATE IT!" Taking the shower head, she began singing into it. "I'M NOT YOUR BABE,-"

Sora pushed on the door to let him in. "God, it's hot out," he said laying on the floor because it was cold and he didn't have to use anymore muscles..

Riku just looked down at him, shaking his head horizontally. "Sora, Sora, Sora."

"Kairi here?" he rolled over on his back.

"Yeah, in the shower. How did you not her the noise she was making?"

"What do you mean?" In the background Kairi's just singing to some random songs. "Ah, I think she sounds good!"

"Of course YOU would." Riku walked back and pounded on the bathroom door. "SORA'S BACK, SO GET YOUR LITTLE BUTT OUT OF THERE."

"FINE!" The running water stopped and Kairi walked out with a towel around her body. "It'll just be a moment," she said while walking into her room to grab some clothes to change into.

"I'm hungry," Riku complained.

Kairi quickly changed into her regular dress and combed through her hair which was still damp. But somehow managed to look good and only get a slight wave when left on it's own, she walked out with her bag and looked at Sora. "You hungry too, Sora? Riku and I are grabbing some food."

"Actually," thinking this over he had two options. Saying yes just so they aren't alone or saying no to see what would happen. "I think I can make something here. I don't have much munny either. Plus, I still need my cold shower."

"Suit yourself," Riku opened the door and held it open for Kairi. "Shall we go?"

"Yup! Be back in a bit! and It's probably still warm since, RIKU made me get out earlier," she glared at Riku. "Now, Riku about your haircut-"

"We're not talking about this-" Riku cut her off but was cut off by Sora's shouting.

"Keep it PG," Sora shouted while Riku shut the door.

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