Chapter 3
I walk home with my new friends since they live extremely close to us. Seriously, Namine lives three houses down, Tidus lives in the front of our neighborhood, and Wakka lives near the back. Aqua tells me about two boys she met, and how she advanced three classes in just one day. One by one, we all go our house. As me and Aqua approach our house I see Dad talking with a man with slightly spiky brown hair. Dad notices me and Aqua, and waves for us. I notice the man's features. He's about a few inches taller than Dad, and he has very blue eyes. They seem to brighten his face.
"Kairi, Aqua, let me introduce you to our neighbor next door, this is Mr. Hikari."
The man's smile warms my heart; it reminds me of Sora's.
Aqua waves, "Hello sir, I'm Aqua, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Of course Aqua uses her fancy talk.
I smile and stand on my tip toes (cause right now I'm the shortest in the group), "Hi, I'm Kairi!"
He smiles, "What grade are you two in?"
I'm getting tired standing on my toes so I decide to rock on my heels. "I'm in 11th grade while Kairi is in 10th." Aqua explains.
Mr. Hikari's face brightens, "Two of my sons are in 10th. While one is in 11th."
Just as he says that a boy with golden blonde hair steps outside. His hair isn't as spiky as Sora's but does have a resemblance. Aqua takes in a sharp breath with makes me glance over to her. Her face is calm but her eyes show questioning.
The man notices what we're looking at, "Oh that's one of my sons. Roxas come here."
The boy walks over to us, starring up at the sky. I notice he is wearing a black shirt with loose knee high jeans.
"Roxas this is Kairi, Aqua, and Mr. Lange. They just moved her from... from..." He points at each of and then stops while he's pointing at Dad.
My dad catches on, "Sunshine Island." Mr. Hikari snaps his figures, "That's it. Anyway, Roxas, Kairi's in your grade."
Me and Roxas exchange glances, and he looks me up and down. He nods and keeps quiet. Aqua goes to do homework, and my dad keeps talking. I walk to the garage to get my skate board, I have no homework to do and don't feel like unpacking. I just go in circles for a while, and do some 360 spins. I look over to see Roxas watching me, with his phone tapping me.
I stop, "What the heck!" I yell.
My dad went to their backyard, so I doubt he could hear me.
Roxas chuckles, "About what?"
I glare at him, "Stop tapping me you stalker."
He laughs this time, which makes me want to tackle him, "Sorry, that I thought you're moves were pretty cool."
I relax, "Really?"
He nods; I can see he's texting or something. Roxas lifts his head up from the screen, "Can you do it again?" I smile and nod.
I repeat the tricks, and add a little more in. Once I'm done Roxas applauds. Just as he finishes clapping, a car pulls in their drive way. I couldn't see inside the red truck but I could see many figures. First a woman stepped out. She has long Carmel hair that flows down her back. Her clothes are a blitzball jersey, with the colors of our school (teal and white). I'm confused with who steps out next. He looks exactly like Roxas, like he could be his twin. I'm absolutely shock who steps out of the truck. It's Sora. And then Tidus, Riku, and Wakka. Roxas waves to the woman, "Hey Ma."
The woman looks over to us, "Hey Hun, whose you're friend?"
The boys notice what Roxas' mom is asking about.
Tidus' face brightens, "Kairi! My man- wait, my... friend who is- a girl. Yeah that's it! Kairi!"
Tidus bounces across the yard and nearly tackles me. Right before I'm about to be squashed, Wakka grabs Tidus' back collar, "Yo man, calm down! You're so much like Slephie, ya."
Tidus laughs, "We'll we hang out a lot, I guess her hyperness must have gotten to me."
I can see Sora, Riku, Roxas' twin, and Roxas' mom walking over to us. I tuck a stray piece of hair behind my ear. WHY AM I ACTING LIKE THIS! First comparing everything like Sora. Now I'm tucking a piece of hair away. I'm wearing a hat, it's not like they can see my hair anyway.
"Mom," Roxas steps forward, "this is Kairi, she just moved here and she's in our grade."
I smile and nudge Roxas with my elbow, "Thanks for the full introduction Roxie, but I'll handle it now."
The others laugh, while a light blush appears on his face.
"I'm Mrs. Hikari, but you can all me Stacey." the woman smiles.
She then feels her head, "Oh! Where are my manners? I sure you've met Roxas, as well as Tidus and Wakka, but I'll introduce the others. This is Riku," she points to the spiky silver haired teen. I have to admit, he looks rather muscular. STOP IT KAIRI! Riku gives a small wave. She then points to Roxas' twin, "This is Ventus, he's Roxas' twin if you haven't noticed."
Ventus smiles and waves to me. He looks exactly like Roxas. No wonder they're twins! "And this is my Sora."
OMG. Sora lives next door. I can't breathe. Sora smiles a goofy grin. Just then my dad comes around from their back yard with Mr. Hikari behind him.
"Oh hunny, I can see you've met Kari." He says.
She nods, "And who might you be?" She points to my father.
I step up, "That's my dad."
He comes by my side and wraps an arm around my shoulder, "You can't see the resemblance with that hat on."
Dad tries to yank my hat off, but I grip on tight.
He stops, "Fine you win." I sigh.
That was close. Then the next thing I know a feel something grip my hat. Dad. My hair falls perfectly around my face and around my shoulders. My bangs tickle my right eyelashes. I see everyone flabbergasted. But why. I'm not that pretty am I? I guess so because everyone is staring at me.
Dad ruffles my hair, "She gets it from me."
Sora chuckles (which makes me want to die), "I can see why."
Stacey snaps her fingers, "Hey since you guys are still unpacking, why don't you come over to our house for dinner?"
Dad shakes his head, "We wouldn't want to impose."
Stacey laughs, "We already have these boys to feed," she points to Tidus and the rest of them, "what's a few more."
My dad nods, he tells them well be over in a few minutes. I fill in Aqua about the boys, and she starts acting crazy, for an unknown reason. She puts on nice clothes, makeup, and keeps asking if she should change. She ends up wearing a blue frilly tank top, with a long black skirt. Dad and us head over to their house. Aqua is checking her hair as we walk up the steps to the porch. Dad dings the doorbell and we see a figure approach, and its Stacey.
She opens the door, "Hello, come in. We're all outside, while Vale uses the grill."
We follow her to the sliding back doors leading to the back yard. Their house is very clean; it sorta reminds me of our old house. We all step onto the back porch, and the smell of something burning comes in my nose. I can Mr. Hikari cooking in front of the grill, and the boys are sitting in lawn chairs. My dad takes a seat, as well as Aqua, and Stacey. I sit between Aqua and Tidus (even though I rather sit beside Sora).
My dad was the first to speak, "So are all these boys yours?"
Tidus laughed, "She wishes."
I smacked his arm, and he mouthed 'ow'.
"Oh no, only Sora, Roxas, and Ven are mine. The rest are from the blitzball team." Stacey laughs.
Mr. Hikari takes a break and sits by his wife, "So, do you girl do anything?"
Aqua quickly replies, "I'm not such a sporty gal, but I'm into major advanced classes."
Dad laughs, "Aqua is a real brainiac."
Stacey smiles, "Ven is our family genius."
Aqua and Ven exchange nervous glances. I wonder why.
"What about you Kairi?" Mr. Hikari asks.
Right before I'm about to answer, Aqua answers, "Kairi takes Kung Fu."
"Um no I don't." I reply.
"Um, yes you do."
I'm getting annoyed, "Aqua stop it, I don't take kung Fu."
Aqua grunts, "You say that now."
I slap Aqua's arm hard, and she yelps.
My dad answers the question, "Kairi used to take volleyball and track in middle school, but quit when she went into high school."
Stacey stands, "Why don't you men come and help me get plates?"
My dad and Mr. Hikari follow behind.
Tidus leans in close by me, "Hey Aqua," Aqua turns to face him, "what 2,764,958,474 times 3746?"
Five seconds later, "1,035, 763, 283, 604."
Tidus then started to do air math.
Riku chuckled, "He probably won't be done till next Monday."
We all chuckle, except Tidus who just puffs out his cheeks.
"KAIRI!" Aqua screams at me.
I look over at her, "What?" I try not to sound annoyed but I can't help it.
Aqua doesn't even glance at me, "Never mind."
I sigh, and turn to Tidus who is still trying to do the math.
"I didn't know you lived next door Aqua." Ventus says.
Aqua nods very slowly, "Um, yeah. Sorry I didn't mention it earlier."
He smiles weakly, "It's no problem. Maybe we can practice math together."
Aqua nods, and her and Ven go into a full conversation about calculating the distance of the island. The rest of the nigh goes smoothly. I only talk to Sora a few times, but I get to know Riku, Tidus, and Roxas more. Riku lives right across the street from us, and has an older brother named Terra. Aqua almost chokes when he mentions the name. Tidus and Slephie have a lot in common. First they're both hyper and talk like CRAZY. Second they say random things at the most random moments. Soon it's almost eight. The adults stay outside while we head inside. We all go into the living room where I see something I haven't seen in years. A piano. I run my hands over the smooth top. It sends shivers down my spine.
"Do you play?" I see Sora standing behind me.
I nod, "I used to."
He smiles slightly, "Yeah, it's my mom's. She's the music teacher at our school."
I walk towards the keys and do a simple C scale. I haven't heard piano since my mom left us. She played, but after she left, Dad destroyed our piano. Sora's fingers drape over the keys. He plays a slow tune. I follow his lead, and soon we have a slow song filling the room. We end the song, and I pull my hand away quickly, like it the keys were hot. My fingers tinkle and twitch as I examine them.
Sora watches me, "Are you ok?"
I nod. Soon we say our good byes and head back to our house. Maybe change is good.

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