A/N: I'M SO SORRY OMG! D: I haven't updated this in ages, but I felt so guilty after reading some of those amazing reviews that you guys left. Also, I think an explanation should be good when it comes to Kairi's job. XD The thing with the paper (when she interviewed Aqua and Leon) was just an internship, which she had to take to improve her communication skills. But her real job is that of a chiropractor. I hope it all makes sense; we Dutch people are weird after all. :P Also, I know that I had promised to update a lot more during summer break, but thing is, I took some extra courses and I had to start studying early. -_-' The things you have to do for your future... XD Anyways, enough of my rambling. This chapter isn't betaed, so if you catch any errors, don't hesitate to tell me. Enjoy!

Thanks: MaroonAngel of Darkness, TopazDragon98, rushninja, sorikuroxasaqua, HawkRider, TheOSTofLife, Raberba girl, Red hag, Rosialette001, and Mila Nila. :)

~ Suddenly, Aqua recognized that voice from the way she was talking and her breath caught in her throat. This was the last person she'd expected to talk to… ~

21) Tornado

"No way," Terra said with a low chuckle.

Aqua's heart skipped a beat or two at the lovely sound that gave her goosebumps everywhere. The fact that she was the one responsible for it made her feel deliriously happy.

"You're silly, you know that?" the brunet man continued, as he affectionately tucked a rather stubborn blue strand of hair behind her ear.

The skin-on-skin contact made her legs feel like jelly. If he continued torturing her like this, she'd have to hold onto him in order not to fall.

With that incredibly attractive smirk still adorning his handsome face, he bent forward slightly and captured her lips with his in a passionate kiss.

As soon as Aqua woke up and realized that this was all just a dream, she turned on her laptop and decided to put everything she'd felt and seen into words. Writing things down always helped to give it a place in her head and figure things out for herself. Usually, she would just delete it all, fearing that otherwise, someone might read it.

Curious as to what this fuss was about, Stitch, who had been rolled up near the headboard, opened one eye.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you up? Everything's all right, you can go back to sleep," Aqua said softly to her blue pet.

Stitch muttered something incoherently, but closed his eye.

At times like these, she wished there was a way to delete her memories like she would later delete the piece of text. Oh, what she wouldn't give for that to become possible…

A few days had passed since her weird dream (of which she now knew the meaning of). Much to her annoyance, she'd seen Kairi a lot more around Terra and this was worrying her. The latter had even asked Aqua if he could bring a friend with him on her birthday party. And guess who had showed up at Terra's side...

Aqua had been curious, so she had said yes. Of course, if she'd known that he meant Kairi, she wouldn't have been that happy. Sure, the red-haired woman was nice, but it was more than obvious that she had feelings for her Terra too. That was another thing that bothered the pretty bluenette. Even more so because Terra was blind to it…

Wait… her Terra? Why was she even thinking that?

"Whoa!"

Out of nowhere, Terra had suddenly appeared. Aqua hadn't even noticed him, too preoccupied with her own thoughts, causing her to walk into him. The impact of that made them both fall. She landed on top of him, her face only inches away from his. Never before had her face become red so quickly.

"I-I'm so sorry, I didn't see you!" She quickly scrambled up, leaving no room for Terra to say anything. "Well, I've got a lot of stuff to do, so I'll catch you later, okay?"

It felt like there was a tornado, raging inside her. Every day, this tornado was getting bigger and bigger. Aqua felt his eyes on her back, watching her until she had disappeared behind a corner.

The question was: should she tell him that she really liked him a lot before Kairi would beat her to it? Because that was the only possibility left now, wasn't it?

Aqua let out another deep sigh. She had made up her mind; she would call Terra right now to explain her weird behavior of earlier...or at least tell him that she wanted to see him, so that she could finally tell him how she really felt about her friend. The bluenette was both excited and sick at the same time, because there was no backing down after she'd said that.

What if Terra didn't like her, though? The idea alone was enough to leave her paralyzed.

Shaking her head, she quickly grabbed her phone and punched in his number (which she knew by heart) before she would change her mind. However, it wasn't Terra who picked up the phone.

"Hello?" a rather melodious female voice said.

She was positive that she'd heard that gentle voice before, but she was too surprised to be able to figure out why it sounded so achingly familiar.

"Uh… Terra?"

"Oh err... Terra's a little...busy at the moment. He really has his hands full, so that's why he couldn't answer the phone himself. But I can pass on some information if you'd like?"

Suddenly, Aqua's eyes widened considerably. She'd recognized that voice from the way she was talking and her breath caught in her throat. This was the last person she'd expected to talk to when calling her best friend…

"Who is this?" Kairi continued, totally oblivious to the caller's shock. "Hello?"

Aqua, however, didn't bother to reply. The line went dead when she slowly hung up the phone.

"Who was that?" Terra, who just returned from the kitchen holding two huge glasses in his hands, asked curiously.

"I...don't know," Kairi replied truthfully. A light frown was evident on her angelic face. "There was this woman who needed to speak with you, but she didn't say what it was about. Nor did she give a name."

He raised a brow. The thought that maybe Aqua had called him briefly crossed his mind, but he knew that couldn't be the case; Aqua would always introduce herself.

"That's weird. But it was probably not that important. And if it was, they'll most likely call again. I hope." After a short pause, he handed her a full glass of some baby pink-colored drink, keeping an identical glass for himself. "Here's your strawberry milkshake à la Terra."

"Thanks. You really do make the best milkshakes," she said with a dazzling smile, after taking a small sip of the sweet drink.

"What can I say, I've got the magic in me."

After that, the conversation between them loosened up some more to the point where Kairi suddenly found herself saying, "I really like spending time with you."

The woman bit her lower lip as soon as she realized what she'd said. She wasn't even drunk to blame it on the alcohol.

For a moment, when it became incredibly silent between them, the redhead feared that she had gone too far and had damaged whatever there had been between Terra and her. But then... "Well, that's good, 'cause the feeling's mutual."

He leaned in even closer (since when had he been this close to begin with?) and she mimicked his movements. Now, he was easily able to count the speckles in her eyes if he'd wanted to…

Of course, Terra had different plans, and Kairi didn't seem to mind at all.

A/N: *Holds breath* The first kiss in this story! :O About time too lol.

Next chapter: "It's like I found my other half. Unbelievable!"