I just feel like venting so bad right now about how there is another story in the Kingdom Hearts section named "Sea Salt and Sugar" (Except mine is the actual ' & ' sign). I don't know whether this is just coincidence or what, but just to clear it up: I had the story title first. 8C DATS RIGHT. And it came to me all on my own, so if there happens to be a story that was named the same title before I created this one then I had no idea about it.

But anyway, here is the next chapter.

Disclaimer: All characters owned by Square Enix. I do not claim any as my own.

Chapter Twelve – Werewolves and Punches

"Namine."

"Hi, Namine!" Sora smiled.

"Who are you two?" The blonde asked, putting her pointer fingers together in front of her. It seemed to be a shy movement of hers.

"I'm Riku," Riku put an arm out to Sora. "And he's Sora."

"Hello Riku, Sora!" She said, looking each of the boys up and down.

"Are you here to see the meteor shower too?!" Sora flailed in the excitement of just imagining the sight.

"Mhm!" She nodded happily.

"Come and play with me and Riku then!" Sora grabbed Namine and Riku's hand, pulling them towards the shore line. When they reached he began to splash his feet around in the clear water, Riku and Namine following suit.

They stopped when they saw Sora's face brighten up even more, as he looked towards the sky. He pointed, "Look, it's starting!"

Riku looked towards the sky, its navy blue color beginning to be striped in white.

"Make a wish you guys." Namine said as she began to do so herself, palms together.

"You can wish on meteors?" Sora asked, looking at Namine and Riku questionably.

"Meteors are shooting stars, Sora," Riku smiled and he followed Namine's actions. "And shooting stars grant wishes."

Hearing that, Sora quickly put his palms together and closed his eyes beginning to make a wish. 'I wish to be with Riku forever,' he thought. 'And ever and ever.'

"If you were friends with him when you were little, how come you two aren't friends now?" Roxas asked curiously.

Sora sighed. "I don't know," he said. "We would meet at the park every day to play, but one day he stopped coming. I don't know what happened to him. It was probably something to do with his dad. He would tell me how his dad was extremely strict. After not seeing him for a couple years, he joined our elementary school. That's the same year that you moved here, even though we weren't even friends at that time either." He lightly smiled.

"That's kind of weird," Roxas stood and sat back on the bed. "I'm no fan of Riku, especially right now. But, no one can forget their child hood friend."

"He probably just thought I was a freak and didn't want to talk to me anymore." Sora frowned as he put his things back into the treasure chest.

"Yeah, that has to be it!" Roxas teased, giggling.

"Hey!" Sora pursed his lips at the other.

Glass shattered on the kitchen floor, Kairi quickly squatting down to pick up the pieces.

"Faster!" Her father ordered. Kairi hastened her pace, trying to please her dad. Though her father wasn't please and he stepped on one of her hands, pushing it down in the shattered pieces.

Kairi squinted as she felt some of the glass pieces pierce into her skin.

"Useless." He said, walking off back into the living room.

Kairi got up and rushed over to the sink quickly. Running the sink water and pulling some of the pieces out of her hand. They were small, thankfully not going too deep into her palm.

This pain wasn't anything new, but it wasn't anything that she received on a daily basis. She knew her father to just usually yell her out of the house on most days, leaving her to walk around the dark streets for a couple hours until she thought it would be safe to return home.

After picking up the rest of the glass with a wet paper towel, and bandaging up her hand, she ran outside to the porch and sat on its edge.

She took out a photo from her pocket. It was of a woman, recognized to her as her mother. She was very identical to her, having the same auburn hair and purple-blue eyes. The only difference was that her mom wore her hair longer and over her shoulder in a ponytail and her bangs covered less of her forehead.

Kairi put the picture to her heart and whispered, "Mom". The wind began to blow against her and she smiled, always believing that the wind was the presence of her deceased mother.

"Sitting out here again I see?" Kairi jumped, looking over at the boy who leaned over the short white wooden fence that guarded his backyard.

"Spying on me again, Isa?" Kairi sighed. She placed the picture back in her pocked and jumped to the grass, walking over to Isa.

"Just enjoying the sight of the moon, actually." He grinned.

"I guess you're still fixated on werewolves and mythical creatures, huh?" Kairi teased.

Kairi has known Isa from what felt like the beginning of time. He's always been her next door neighbor. She knew everything about him, from his obsession with mythical beings to his hate for anything under the category of a vegetable.

"They're real," Isa retorted. "And when you need saving from one, I'll be there to save you!" He smirked.

Kairi laughed. "Because a werewolf is definitely after me," she snickered. "Right. I guess I'll know who to call then."

Sora twisted and turned in his bed, Roxas already completely asleep right next to him. He was facing the sleeping blonde, watching the bruise on his face. Sora was unable to stop thinking about the incident earlier in school today. Shutting his eyes he began to reenact the scene within his head…

"You mean sugar." Sora repeated, trying to make it more clear what he was meaning.

"Salt is smaller than sugar." Riku sighed.

"But sugar is sweeter," Sora said with a smile. "And that makes all the difference."

Riku put his hands in his pockets. "If you say so." He smirked.

"You're being nice."

"You're not stuttering."

"Hey," Roxas ran out of the gym, Axel right behind him. He walked up to the duo, Axel staying near the gym doorway waiting. "What are you two doing?!" He huffed. Even though it seemed his speech was aimed at both Sora and Riku, Roxas was only focused on eyeing the elder teen.

Sora pointed towards his nose, trying to indicate the problem. "Riku is taking me to the nurse." He smiled.

Roxas put his hand to Riku chest and pushed him aside, parting the distance between the snow head and Sora. "I'll take Sora!" He felt Riku place a hand on his shoulder as he started to take action to his words of taking Sora on his own.

"Look, I don't know about you but I kind of don't want to be in PE right now," Riku stated. "So -"

"That's surprisingly funny coming from a guy who plays Blitzball!" Roxas quickly retorted. He moved Riku's hand off from his shoulder. "You hurt Sora yesterday and now today you hurt him again!"

Sora was confused, realizing Roxas was probably confusing his fall from the bleachers to be Riku's fault. "Roxas, that's –" He went in to correct the other but was quickly cut off by the blonde.

"You're probably just going to end up almost killing him," Roxas yelled. Riku clenched his fist at his side. "Just like- "

"ROXAS!" Axel yelled, jolting towards the blonde but arriving too late. The punch was already made, Roxas being thrown to the side by the impact to his left cheek. He fell to his hands and knees, blood beginning to drip from his mouth. Axel arrived, kneeling at the boy's side.

Sora stood there, shocked with blue eyes wide. He couldn't take the scene all in, but he snapped out of it when he saw the blonde get up and aim his own fist at Riku.

"YOU MOTHER…" He paused when he realized Riku caught his fist within his palm. He wondered if it was because Sora was suddenly standing in between the two or if he just didn't want to get hit.

"Looks like the blonde can take a hit," Riku smirked. "But can't return a simple punch."

Roxas growled, his fist being thrown down by the other.

"…Stop." Sora said, his open hand placed on Riku's chest while the other was still holding onto the tissue at his most-likely-still-bleeding nose. His voice was saddened.

"BOYS!" The sophomore PE teacher, Fang, came out of the gym, having heard Roxas' almost curse. "Office. NOW!" She seemed infuriated.

Riku looked over to the GYM's doorway, noticing Selphie peeking her head out to look at the scene. She mouthed the words 'You are dead' towards him, making him sigh.

Sora finally drifted off to join his friend in sleep.

Hope you enjoyed! ^^ Kind of Happy that I brought in Isa and finally talked about a household other than Sora's, Riku's, or Roxas' ! (even though it was short OTL ). Please review, I love reading reviews. They motivate me so muc !

Have a nice day everyone ~!