A/N: So. . . wow. Haha, I woke up the morning after I posted this to over seventeen emails from FanFiction, just about this story! :O And I mean, that really made me happy. I was a little confused to find that only three of them were actually reviews, but ah well. Those Story Alerts and Favorites are pretty amazing too! :D

Reviews are just more inspiring for me. ;D

So, to those of you who did take the time to review, I'd like to thank you again for your time right here! :D
Thank you to: Ashcroitt, CupcakeLerman, and Misfortune XIII :D

Now, on with the story! ^^

Disclaimer: Nope, nope, nope. I own nothing. (Except these words. XP)

N 0 N 3 X 1 $ + E N +: Sora vs. The Yellow Instant Pancake Container of Doom

Axel ohmygawdimonfire, Olette Hart, and 97 others were tagged in Selphie Tilmitt's album, Summer Party, bitches!
Demyx Nocturne, Hayner Arden, and 83 others like this.

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Roxas Hikari, Tidus !#$, and 7 others are now friends with Naminé Soto.
Kairi Soto likes this.

Olette Hart: . . . Naminé Soto? Gah, I feel like I missed something for leaving so early! D:

Hayner Arden: Aw, it's alright Olette. Not much happened after you left. (:

Tidus !#$: Yeah, other than the fact that we met Kairi's cousin! *points* She was the surprise!

Hayner Arden: *facepalm* Tidus, I don't think you're really helping. . .

Olette Hart: . . . Surprise?

Tidus !#$: Shut up Hayner! And yeah Olette, the surprise Kairi was talking about on Facebook yesterday.

Olette Hart: Oh man, I didn't have time to get on Facebook yesterday! *pouts* Geez, the one day I *don't* have time for Social Networking, something important actually happens. *sighs dramatically*

Roxas Hikari: Don't worry too much about it Olette. You'll get to meet her today!

Sora Hikari: In like . . . a few hours! XD

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Sora Hikari is glad that he can wake up at 2:47 in the morning from a crazy headache and find that practically all of his friends are online.
Riku Takama, Kairi Soto, and 23 others like this.

Riku Takama: I'm suffering from a really bad hangover. I just couldn't sleep.

Kairi Soto: . . . Aren't hangovers supposed to make you *pass out*?

Riku Takama: Yeah, but I don't think that part of the hangover has set in yet.

Sora Hikari: Whatever, at least you can keep *me* company until I fall asleep! :D

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Kairi Soto is overjoyed about the fact that all her besties got to meet her cousin, Naminé Soto! :D Haha, the lil' newcomer is already sleeping peacefully in bed. ;D
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Olette Hart: fkalvkjal kefajvlkjliejfaviejcledjva. *flails arms angrily in corner, before passing out*

Kairi Soto: . . . O_o Olette?

Hayner Arden: Uh. . . Kai? That probably wasn't the best thing to say.

Kairi Soto: . . . Do I really want to kno—Oh wait. Yeah, I got the notification about the comment a few minutes ago. Just remember what Roxas and Sora pointed out. You get to see her in a few hours! :D
Olette Hart and Hayner Arden like this.

Sora Hikari: Actually only *I* pointed out the thing about a few hours. JUST saying.

Roxas Hikari: Sora, shut up and be glad that Kairi even remembered your name.

Sora Hikari: lklafjlkwaejvl. ROXAS. You know, you can be pretty mean for a brother. *childish pout*

Roxas Hikari: *eye roll*

Sora Hikari: Oh SNAP. You did NOT just eye roll ME.

Roxas Hikari: Actually, I did. Whatcha gonna do about it?

Sora Hikari: I. . . I. . . I don't know yet. But when I figure it out, its going to be awesomely epic and amazing in every freaking scope POSSIBLE. That's right. Be scared.
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Axel ohmygawdimonfire: Sora. It's hard to be scared of you when you usually remind me of a life-size Care Bear.
Roxas Hikari, Larxene Flash, and 52 others like this.

Sora Hikari: Oh man. Axel, you just HAD to get involved in this.

Axel ohmygawdimonfire: Why, of course! I felt this status calling me from another dimension.

Sora Hikari: Other dimension? HOLY CRAP, I KNEW YOU WERE AN ALIEN!

Axel ohmygawdimonfire: No genius. The dimension of College-Students-That-Get-To-Stay-Up-All-Night-Because-They're-Cooler-Than-You-Lameo-Seniors-That-Have-To-Wake-Up-At-Like-5:30-In-The-Morning-To-Go-To-School-While-Axel-And-The-Awesome-College-Kids-Get-To-Enjoy-Their-Hangovers. Now if I were all you young Seniors, I'd get your asses off Facebook and go to bed before us awesomely awesome college kids break into your houses and force you guys to. ;D And don't say that I wouldn't do it. You *know* I would.
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Sora Hikari: . . . . You win this time Axel.

Axel ohmygawdimonfire: What're you talking about? I'm Axel. I ALWAYS win. Even if I don't win, I win.
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Roxas Hikari: Before you (Sora) ask what that means, I'm just going to warn you that whatever Axel's explanation will probably give you an even bigger headache than you already have with its millions of contradictions. So Sora, I suggest that you just go to sleep.
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Sora Hikari: . . . Fine.

"Roxasssss. . . Roxassssss. . . Roxas. Roxasss? ROXAS!"

I threw the pillow at my brother without even opening my eyes. "Shora. Leaf ve alawn. Let meh shleep."

"Roxas. Seriously. It's already five-thirty. You told me to wake you up this time."

Oh. Right. I nodded slowly, before forcing myself to get out of bed, my eyes still shut with sleep. I stretched my arms and legs as far as I could, before rubbing my eyes, the moonlight streaming into my vision. Dang. It was that early. "Right. Uh. . .Thanks, Sora."

From the corner of my eye, I saw my brother nod. "Yeah, whatever. I already showered," I blinked in amazement. Really? That fast? "So I guess. . . You can go shower while I. . . Make breakfast or something." Based on his tone of voice, I realized that he didn't seem too happy to be up so early either. Who would? But it wasn't my fault that Sora was just. . . good at waking up.

Even though I really didn't want to get up and get ready for school, I could see no other option but to nod halfheartedly. Arguing equaled energy. Something that I just didn't have this early in the morning. Plus, Sora already showered, and showering has a habit of making both me and my brother really wake up. So he'd probably be able to win the argument since I was practically dead.

I watched as my brother shuffled out of my room and towards the kitchen, before I began stalking off to the bathroom that connected both his room and mine to take a shower.

You know, sometimes I think that Roxas should get an alarm clock. I mean, seriously? He always asks me to do it, and then tries to practically murder me whenever I do! It's absolutely ridiculous.

But whatever. Family is family, right?

On my way to the kitchen, I debated about what to make for breakfast. I knew for sure that I didn't want to make something too difficult, but I didn't feel right just serving a bowl of cereal either. I mean, even though I absolutely hate school, I think that it's a known fact that the first and last day of school are the most eventful. Meaning that they're the most important. And important days deserve extra-special breakfast. So by the Transitive Property, it was practically a given that I had to make something special for breakfast.

Holy shit, did I just use a math term outside of school, before it even officially started? ! Alright, it's official. The apocalypse is coming after all.

Unable to think of something awesome to make by just using my imagination, I opened up the pantry and scanned the shelves for something delicious yet easy to make, flipping on the light switch and squinting through the blinding light. It was the bright yellow tiny jug that caught my eye. Out of curiosity, I pulled the jug out, reading the front.

"Shake 'n Pour Instant Buttermilk Pancakes!
By BISQUICK"

Oooh. Pancakes sure did sound yummy. A childish grin was evident on my face as I switched the pantry light off and closed it shut. I could practically feel the immaturity dissolving into my skin.

Sure, homemade pancakes were definitely the best, but I didn't memorize my Mom's recipe, and I was too lazy to search the house. So I had no real option other than to turn to the tiny yellow jug for guidance. . . and pancakes.

I think that that thing about alcohol killing your brain cells or something is true after all, seeing as I couldn't even remember how to make the darn Instant Pancakes. Or maybe I was still partially asleep? Who knows.

Still holding the Instant Pancake jug thing, I took the few steps to the actual kitchen light switch, flinched once more at the blinding light, and scanned the small containter for directions. It turns out that I didn't have to look too hard! Next to its name, in what looked like a rain drop of some sorts, were what I had suspected was the short version of the directions before I actually read it.

"Just add water!"

Okay, what the hell? You cannot make pancakes by just adding water to some powder. That's just stupid.

But, hey. It was worth a shot.

After setting the jug down on the counter, I opened one of the cabinets and pulled out a random glass. I then strolled over to the fridge, pressed the glass against the water compartment thing on it, and filled the glass up with nice, cold water. After that I made my way back to the counter where the mix sat, before setting the glassful of water down and ripping the seal off of the yellow jug.

After unscrewing the lid, I realized that I didn't know how much water I was supposed to add to the Instant Pancake container. . .

I also realized that there were probably more detailed instructions on the back of the jug. . .

And then I remembered that it was like six in the morning. . .

So screw reading the directions, I was going to improvise.

I dropped the lid onto the counter-top, grabbed the water, and poured as much of it as I could into the jug without making it overflow. I then picked up the lid once more, and screwed it back on. Afterwards, I just kinda stood there. I mean, seriously? Where the hell were my freaking pancakes? ! Exasperated and earnestly confused, I squatted down so that the little yellow jug was at my eye level. It was then that I realized what the problem was.

The water and the powder probably had to mix first.

I couldn't help but grin at my intelligence.

Alright, I just had to figure out how to mix it. But I mean, it wasn't that difficult to figure out. Grabbing the jug by the handle, I shook it with all my might, as fast as physically possible.

And I had to admit. . . it was kinda fun.

Heehee, shake. Haha, Shake, shake. HAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAA!, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHA- SPLAT.

I blinked at the sudden change of noise, before finally looking around in horror.

Oh. Apparently you were supposed to screw the lid on tightly if you were planning on shaking it. . .

Geez, they couldn't think of putting that on the little rain drop on the front? !

"Sora? How's breakfast coming alo- HOLY SHIT, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KITCHEN? !"

I blinked and looked up in confusion. Ah, Roxas entered the room. That explains a lot. "I. . . uhh. . . I was making. . . Pancakes."

Roxas blinked too before staring at me with one of those looks. "Okay. . . Pancakes. Now what's the problem? It looks like a freaking bomb exploded in here!"

I couldn't help but feel slightly afraid at my angry twin brother. An angry Roxas usually equals an abused Sora, so I decided to choose my words carefully, "Er. . . It said to add water."

"Add water?"

"Yeah, add water to make the pancakes."

". . . Okay, well how the hell did this," he gestured frantically to our now batter-splattered kitchen, "happen?"

"Well, I figured that you were supposed to mix the powder in the little jug thing," I raised the Yellow-Instant-Pancake-Container-Of-Doom, as I had decided to call it a few seconds ago, slightly so that my brother would know what I was talking about, "And the water together to make the pancakes."

"And how did you decide to do that?"

"I shook it of course!"

". . . Did you screw the lid on?"

I rolled my eyes at the stupidity of his question. "Of course I did!"

". . . Did you screw it on tightly?"

". . . Erm," I couldn't help but fidget uncomfortably, "That hadn't crossed my mind at the time."

My brother facepalmed himself in frustration. "Sora! That's obvious if you're planning to shake the living daylights out of it!"

"Well, the stupid little raindrop just told me to add water, but nothing happened, so I figured that you had to mix it, so I did, but it never said to screw it on tightly!"

Roxas gave an exasperated sigh. "Little raindrop? Sora, did you seriously skip reading the actual directions?"

I couldn't help but grimace, knowing that he had figured me out. So, I did what I always do when I'm nervous. I laughed.

But nervously of course.

Roxas' eyes narrowed, and his voice ended up coming out as a growl, "Give me the stupid Pancake jug."

I nodded, before cautiously stepping towards him, and sticking the Yellow-Instant-Pancake-Container-of-Doom out. He snatched it and looked at the front of it. I stepped back, watching my brother inspect the jug. I swear I heard him mutter something like, "So that's his stupid little raindrop." Then he flipped it over, and squinted to read the tiny print. Oh no, that tiny print was probably the real instructions and not the little raindrop's mini version.

Sure enough, it was. "Sora? In big, capital, bold, red letters, it says 'replace lid tightly.'"

I couldn't help but groan. "Seriously? You've got to be kidding me."

It was official. My brother could screw everything up. Instant Pancakes included.

In the end, we had to throw out the entire Mini-Jug thing. Sora like . . . corrupted it with water or something. I didn't even know that was possible.

That wasn't even the worse part of my morning. No, no, no. We were reminded about something by a phone call about ten minutes after the whole Pancake incident. In simple words?

Our mom would be returning from her trip early, and would arrive before we got home from school. Meaning that we had to clean up the mess now before our mom arrived. And the mess?

Biggest.

Thing.

Ever.

I had no idea how we were going to get this done.

But a simple vibration from the Facebook application on my phone seemed to be able to answer all of my problems.

Or at least, it attempted to.

Sora Hikari to Kairi Soto, Roxas Hikari, Hayner Arden, Olette Hart, Pence Harris, Riku Takama, Tidus !#$, Xion Soren, and Selphie Tilmitt

Sora Hikari: So you guys. . . Haha, funny story. Um, so I totally screwed up making me and Roxas instant pancakes, and, well. . . long story short, there's pancake batter all over our kitchen, and our mom is coming back from her business trip before we get home from school and stuff, so we have to sorta clean it NOW without missing the first day of school. And since you're all such LOVELY friends, I was hoping you could lend a hand? It's like 6 right now, and since school starts at 7:30, maybe we (that is, whoever helps!) can catch breakfast before school? My treat!

Roxas Hikari: Sora, you're right next to me, so I have no idea why you decided to send this to me too. And second of all, now you're *bribing* people with breakfast foods? ! I'm absolutely speechless.

So you guys, I say that you all come and help (not only for mine and Sora's sake), but so that we can all force Sora to buy us super duper expensive breakfast foods! :D

Sora Hikari: Roxas! D:

Selphie Tilmitt: lkfja;eoviawjrlcjal. I hate you guaysd for ewaking me up.

Tidus !#$: Geez. I think Selphie wins for being most hungover! And I think I can spare some time. . . especially since it means making Sora spend a lot of money! :D

Sora Hikari: Tidus! (:( (I couldn't decide whether to be happy that you're helping, or sad that you're just doing it to waste my money)

Selphie Tilmitt: Nooo. Tdisdes can't help you becaasue he needs to take me to school. If my chaufferrr sees me lke this he'll totally tell my modm andfd I cant; haveee ttheat, so he neseds to picdk mew upp.

Tidus !#$: Hate to break it to ya sweetie, but I can't drive. :o Ask Riku?

Riku Takama: Darnit, I was really looking forward to making Sora spend a shitload of money, but duty calls. I'll pick Selphie up. . . and make sure that her hangover isn't TOO noticeable.

Sora Hikari: Riku. -_-

Olette Hart: Sora, Roxas, you know that I would. But I need to take care of my Grandma. . . . I have to give her her pills right before I leave, not too early, and not too late. . . I hope you can understand?

Roxas Hikari: No, it's alright Olette. Perfectly understandable. Don't worry about it. (:

Olette Hart: Thanks, Roxas. :D I'm really sorry though, and if there were anything else I could do to help, I'd totally do it!

Pence Harris: I can't help out either. :/ I'm on the Freshmen Welcoming Committee, so I have to get to school in like ten minutes to set up the Freshmen Presentation. -_-

Sora Hikari: Dangit. So far the only one that can help out is Tidus. And he just. . . doesn't do much.

Tidus !#$: I can still read what you're typing! Fine, maybe I WON'T help . . . jk, I still wanna spend Sora's money. :b

Hayner Arden: I would, but I can't. This early in the morning, I'm allergic to work.

Roxas Hikari: D:

Olette Hart: I know how I can help now! :D Hayner, I insist that you help Sora and Roxas out in my place. Please? I'll owe you forever!

Sora Hikari: Yeah, Hayner! She'll owe you forever! ;D

Olette Hart: Sora, what's up with the ";D" face?

Hayner Arden: Er, Olette I would, but I seriously can't. . . I actually have to take my baby sister to the daycare center a few blocks away, and waking her up this early won't be good for me. It'll take forever.

Olette Hart: Oh, alright. :/ Sorry guys, I really thought that I had something there.

Roxas Hikari: Naw, it's cool. We'll see you guys later I guess?

Olette Hart: Yeah. :)

Hayner Arden: Yup.

Xion Soren: I crashed at Selphie's house, which probably wasn't the smartest idea. I think I'm gonna end up trying to help Riku out with Selphie. :/ Sorry you guys.

Roxas Hikari: This is just. . . This is just TERRIBLE.

Sora Hikari: Well. . . at least we have Tidus?

Tidus !#$: Ummm. . . about that. My mom needs me to help my dad load the blitzball gear into his car, you know how he's the famous "Jecht the Jet" and now he's off to another world to go play. -_-

Roxas Hikari: You've GOT to be kidding me.

Tidus !#$: No, not this time. :/ Sorry you guys. I really wanted to abuse Sora's money!

Sora Hikari: -no comment-

Kairi Soto: All hope is NOT lost! I can spare some time, and I'm dragging Naminé over to your house with me. Two for the price of one! :D

Sora Hikari: I LOVE YOU.

Kairi Soto: I know, who doesn't? ;)

Roxas Hikari: *gag*

"Alright, it's settled then. Kairi can help out. . ."

Sora looked up from his phone, a goof smile still on his face. "Yeah, and Naminé too! Don't forget her."

I nodded. "Alright, well we might as well get started until they get here which shouldn't take too long."

Sora simple raised an eyebrow. "They're girls. For all we know, they might take forever."

"Touché."

Sora was right. The girls didn't get to our place until six-twenty, and even though we weren't even half way done with cleaning up the Pancake batter mess, we still got a good amount of cleaning done. Of course, we both took a short break to answer the door.

"Kairi!"

"Sora!"

The two ran to each other before engaging in a clumsy embrace, laughing like maniacs for no reason that I could see. I rolled my eyes, but couldn't stop the small smirk from dancing on my lips. I couldn't help it. They still acted like little kids in their own little world, but Sora wouldn't shut up about her. I swear, he was like . . . addicted to her. But he just didn't have the guts to ask her out. Something about ruining their friendship? It sounded kind of cliché. Well, to me at least.

"Kairi, why did you get to the party so late last night?" My brother's voice came out as a whine.

The auburn haired girl let out a nervous laugh. Ah, something that had "Sora" written all over it. My attention was so focused on Sora and Kairi's weirdness that I forgot (again) about the shy newcomer that always seemed to be hiding behind her cousin. Of course, my attention was brought to her when her cheeks turned bright red. The redness on her pale cheeks was just . . . eye-catching.

Whoa, did I just say that? I meant that they stand out. Haha, wrong usage of words there, Roxas!

Sora cocked an eyebrow at Naminé, but chose to say nothing to her, and instead kept his skeptical gaze on Kairi. "Um. . . I'll tell you some other time, kay?"

Now I was curious. The way these two girls were acting was pretty suspicious. If I were Sora, I wouldn't have let it slide, but since Sora is Sora, he did just that. The grin resumed on his face as he nodded and said, "Alrighty then." I opened my mouth to say something, but Sora had already grabbed Kairi's wrist and screamed, "To the kitchen!" before running off.

And that left me with Kairi's cousin, Naminé. I couldn't help but fidget uncomfortably. Her light blue eyes practically bored into me, almost like she was peering into my very soul. Her pale complexion and light hair reminded me all too much of a ghost of some sort, and I resisted the instinct to shiver. It was weird. I always acted like this around strangers. And that's all she really was to me at this point. A stranger.

She was wearing a white shirt. I'm not really sure what they're called, but they have really thin straps and are tight around . . . well to be frank, the boob area, but loose everywhere else, ya know? Or maybe you don't know, because I'm actually here and I'm not even sure that I know. She had a gray cardigan (Look! I remembered a fashionable word!) on that was rolled up just past her elbows, with a pair of light skinny jeans and beat-up black Converse high-tops. Just like it was last night, her light blonde hair was slung over her shoulder, her bangs still covering little sections of her face. The same silver locket as last night was around her neck as well.

She didn't move her gaze from me, and it wasn't until much later that I realized I didn't look away from her either. No, I wasn't checking her out or anything (I'm not that type of guy!). It was like meeting a new person, and just . . . I don't know. Noting things about them? Yeah, that was it. And that was just what she was probably doing with me too. Not a big deal.

"Uh . . . are you guys coming anytime soon?"

I blinked and turned my attention to my brother, who had stuck his head out from behind a nearby wall, a curious expression etched on his face.

"Huh? Uh yeah, we're coming."

Sora shot me one of his smug smirks before nodding and returning back to cleaning.

Oh, right. Cleaning.

I started to walk over towards the kitchen, but when I turned my head to look at her, Naminé wasn't following me. She kind of just stood there in the middle of the hallway. A gray Jansport book bag was slung over her right shoulder, and instead of her gaze fixed on me, it was now downcast, watching her thumbs as they twiddled with themselves.

She was . . . nervous? Well, that was understandable. She was practically in a stranger's house.

Feeling a twinge of guilt for not being more welcoming, I made my way back to her, tapping her on the shoulder lightly. Her body jerked from the sudden touch, though it was extremely light, and when her eyes met mine, a look of fear, nervousness, and curiosity were evident in them. "Hey, you can just . . . leave your bag there for now."

She followed my hand with her eyes as I gestured to the area where Kairi had thrown her light pink backpack. Slowly, she moved towards it, and took off her own, dropping it gently on the floor.

I scratched the back of my head, a nervous smile on my face. Okay, I'll admit it. I've never really been the one that was good at talking to people. No, that was Sora. But we were kind of a two in one package. If you were friends with Sora, then you were friends with me. It was practically a rule. But now, here I was, without a clue as to what to say. All of my friends were loud, random, and proud of the fact. Yet Naminé. . . she was like something completely new! "Uh, let's go to the kitchen?"

She gave a nod, an emotionless expression still on her face as she trailed behind me, about a couple of feet away. Okay, the awkwardness was really setting in now. I couldn't help but rush my steps a bit faster, just so that I'd be back in my comfort zone with Sora and Kairi. Her light footsteps seemed to speed up to keep up with my sudden change of tempo.

"WE'VE GOT TO CLEAN LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!"

With a smile on my face, I couldn't resist cringing to both my brother and Kairi's purposely offbeat cover of Paula Abdul's "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," their version of course being "Clean Like There's No Tomorrow."

They were laughing like crazy, Kairi standing on the counter, and Sora leaning against it with a mop in hand.

For once I was glad that I was returning to the land of the chaotic.

A/N: XD Wow. Did you catch my attempt at trying something new in this chapter? Haha, I switched POV to Sora. I was originally going to have Roxas screw up the Instant Pancakes, but then I realized how out of character it was for him, so I decided to change the POV to Sora. I hope it came off as a little funny, and not too cheesy? XP And no joke, those tiny yellow Instant Pancake jugs exist. XD I wrote that part with Pancakes in mind, with the little Yellow-Instant-Pancake-Container-Of-Doom next to me. XD

I also just realized (when I sped-read over this) that I started my last chapter in a similar a fashion as this one. You know, with Sora waking up Roxas, and Roxas not wanting to get up. XD

And no, I'm not a weirdo for listening to Paula Abdul. XD I just remember that song because it premiered on American Idol and was extremely catchy. XD

Well, thoughts? Comments? They're mucho appreciated. The more feedback I get, the more inspired I feel. ;D

I'd especially like your comments on Whether I Should Add Other Final Fantasy Characters (meaning, ones that didn't appear in the Kingdom Hearts series).

Yeah! So please review! :D

Will Roxas ever get his shoe back? XD The world may never know!

Next time? The quartet abuse Sora's money, and school officially begins!