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Who's going with whom?
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"Did Sora and you make up?" Wakka asked me as we watched a few couples promenade down the aisle.
I chuckled, giving him a mischievous grin, "Of course we made-up. We are best friends, after all. People can't stay mad forever"
Wakka shook his head and turned towards Selphie and Tidus. They were both blushing and talking 100 million miles per hour. "Hey, love birds. You better stop flirting and get in line. You're going to miss your turn," Wakka laughed.
They turned to him, mouths wide open, and hurried to get behind another couple. I couldn't help but think how perfect the two looked together, and it made me a little envious. I glanced at Wakka and saw him flirting with his walking partner. She was the twin sister of my partner (I knew she wasn't my partner because his was wearing a blue dress, and my partner was wearing white.) They were the cousins of Sora. I remembered seeing them once at Sora's family get together. I still have no idea how one of them ended up being my partner. They were very nice girls, but I didn't know them from a can of paint.
I watched Wakka and his partner walk down the aisle, and I took that as my cue to find my partner. It didn't take me long to find her. She was having a deep discussion with Kairi. Kairi was covering her wedding dress with a coat and she had this strange look on her face. I walked behind my partner and grabbed one of her hands.
"We'd better go. We're next," I whispered.
My partner smiled and I blushed. When she did that saw a little Sora in her, I guess that would make sense since she was his cousin. I smiled and held her hand tighter. I looked at Kairi and noticed her eyes were transfixed on our hands.
"What's up?" I questioned.
"Are you and Kristy getting friendly?" she asked.
I looked at my partner, Kristy, and nodded. "Oh yea, we've been planning a wedding for a few months now. I gotta tell you, I'm crazy about this girl," I joked.
Kairi smirked, "Let's hope so. Then you can be even closer to Sora." My eyes widened, and Kairi smirked. I was going to reply but, Kristy pulled my arm.
"Riku, we should start walking. We are slowing down the wedding," she whined.
I nodded my head and gave Kairi another look. She had a sudden nervousness in her eyes, but I didn't have time to think about it. Kristy took my arm then we began strolling down the aisle. I heard a few people comment over how cute we looked, asking each other if we were together. I rolled my eyes, and then I noticed Sora. He was smiling brightly and at me and I couldn't help focusing on the way he looked. Everything around him seemed to be bright and to be perfect. The waves from the beach were his background and the light from the sun was his spot light. He glowed with such beauty that I almost wanted to run up and kiss him.
Before I knew what was happening, Kristy let go of my arm and joined rest of the bride's maids, while I quickly met up with Wakka and Tidus. We waited patiently for the flower girl to finish up her job. Soon, musical chirps filled the air and everyone stood.
I watched Sora's eyes widen as he began to turn a cherry shade. I couldn't help feeling a little jealous, but when I saw Kairi, I blushed also.
She wore a strap less cream-colored gown with a traditional kimono print on it. A golden split came up the front of the dress. She wore cream gloves. Her hair was held in a clip, and her see-through veil covered past her nose. I looked at Sora again and saw him smiling at her.
'See Sora? I told you once you're married, you'll forget all about me.' I thought.
Sora suddenly noticed me, as if he read my mind. I nodded my head, as though I was giving him my approval, and he took Kairi's hand.
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"Hey, have fun on your honeymoon!" I yelled, as Sora threw a few bags in the back of his limo.
Sora winked, "You know I will."
I laughed and turned to Kairi who was standing beside me. I put my arm around her and pulled her into a hug. "You did well," I whispered.
She smiled and rubbed some tears from her eyes, "I'm sure you'll do as well."
I laughed again and gave her a friendly kiss on her head. "I'd better go. Wouldn't want to hold you up."
Kairi nodded her head and gave everyone a wave good-bye. I felt a pair of hands on my back and turned to see Kristy smiling at me.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah," I smiled, putting my arm around her.
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I woke up later that night, feeling pretty satisfied with the world around me. I glanced at the clock and moaned in frustration.
"It's only two in the morning," I sighed.
There was a movement beside me and warm arms wrapped around me. I smiled and pulled the body closer to me.
"I thought today's wedding was rather interesting," I said.
"Yeah, I'm sure the bride is having a blast on her honeymoon," the voice replied.
"I'm sure she is," I sighed.
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FLASHBACK~*~*~*~
Sora took Kairi's hand and then gave me another look. I quickly stared at the ground, afraid he would back out. The rest of the guests sat down and the priest cleared his throat and began.
I half listened to what the priest said, but a certain part caught my attention.
"If there is anyone who wishes that these two not wed, speak now or forever hold your peace."
At that moment Sora and I looked at each other. I'm not sure how long we held that silence, but the priest smiled and continued the reception.
I took a glance at Selphie and saw that she was crying. She looked at me and mouthed, "I'm sorry." I shrugged and turned my attention to the priest. He was now taking their 'I do's, and that's what made my heart ache. I knew I didn't want to hurt Kairi, but I didn't want to hurt myself, either.
"I do," I heard Sora reply.
My heart sank deeper and I clenched my fist.
"Do you Kairi-" the priest began.
I watched Sora again and saw him looking at Kairi with ever-lasting love. I unclenched my fist, making a silent vow that I would not stop them. I bent my head in a defeated sort of way, but something inside of my mind whispered that something was wrong. I heard Kairi's soft cries and Sora's voice whispering her name. My head shot up, and I saw Kairi weeping into her hands.
"I-I c-can't marry you, Sora," she choked.
Sora's face paled and he grabbed Kairi's hands.
"Why?" he asked.
Kairi pulled away and faced me. She had all these emotions on her face, and it was difficult for me to decide what she was feeling. She rubbed more tears from her eyes, giving us her answer. "I saw you. I saw the both of you in our secret passage."
My mouth dropped open. I noticed Sora's do the same. Selphie gasped as the rest of the spectators began whispering.
"H-how? W-when? W-what?" my mouth stuttered.
She sniffed a bit and continued, "As you know, everyone was looking for Sora just before the wedding. Everyone told me not to worry, but I wanted to help. I was hoping I could tell him I had jitters, too, if he felt the same why. I thought, 'Hey, why not go to the secret passage? It's where Sora and I spent most of our time as kids.'
When I got there, I heard you guys talking, so I went in deeper. That's when I saw Sora holding you against the wall. I was going to say something, but the next thing I knew... you guys were kissing. I was completely shocked and ran away."
"That's the sound I heard," Sora muttered.
Kairi turned to him and slapped him across his face. Everyone gasped and Kairi pulled him into a hug. "You idiot, you were going to marry me, just to keep me happy! How could I be happy when you obviously wouldn't be? How long would our marriage last? As your wife, it's my job to make sure you're satisfied. The only way that's going to happen now is if I don't marry you."
Sora nodded his head and kissed her on the cheek. Kairi pulled from him and walked over to me. I held my arms open to hug her, but she slapped me also.
"You'd better take good care of him. I want to see him happy and never depressed in any way," Kairi mumbled.
I nodded my head and held her in a tight hug.
"What about the money we spent on the honeymoon?" Kairi's father yelled.
Kairi laughed, "I'm still going. These two can stay here and maybe I'll find love on my trip."
Everyone began mumbling again, and Kairi gave Sora and me another smile. "I guess I should go change. I w-wouldn't want anyone to think I w-was married." She cried running off. I saw Selphie go after her and Sora walked to me.
"What now?" I asked, feeling guilt run over me.
He took my hand and kissed it lightly, "I guess we go on our 'honeymoon'."
I smiled and we both walked down the aisle hand in hand.
END FLASHBACK~*~*~
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I heard the body next to me laugh, "You are such a liar. We both know that Kairi punched the living shit out of us and our parents kept nagging us about the money they spent. I'm surprised we made it out of there alive."
I smiled at my lover, "Sora, I'm trying to look on the bright side."
"Bright side, huh? Well, we did end up together and we have people's blessings. We also learned about Kristy's big time crush on you. I don't think she's giving up," He giggled, rolling on top of me.
"You're right. We're going to have a hard week. You know that, right?" I asked.
Sora smiled and leaned down for a kiss. I smirked to myself and pulled him tightly against me. In the back of my head I knew we would have a few problems with our parents. I also knew facing Kairi when she comes back will be hard. But, as long as I have Sora with me, I'd be able to fight anything. Nothing in this world could pull us apart.
We both knew we'd fight like hell to remind people of that....
THE END
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Omg! When I started this chappy I was listening to the K.H. theme song. When I got to the middle, my future wedding song, "Every Heart" (From Inu- yasha) came on. When I finished the story the song "Celebration" came on. I just found that very odd and really funny.
Anyway, what did you think? I know it jumped around a bit... But I really wanted you guys to think Riku was going to end up with Kristy and not Sora. I hope it wasn't' toooooooo confusing. (Hmm, when I think about it... I don't really like the ending....hmmmm)
Also, if you haven't noticed... I put a little Selphie and Tidus "get together??" in it. One of my wonderful reviewers wanted it... so I did it to please you. (U know who u r) I just wanted to fit anything you guys wanted. (Minus the death of Kairi. That would have been great... but I couldn't do that.... yet...)
I hope you enjoyed this story (I had to go BACK to school cuz I thought I left it in my locker. Turns out it was in my book bag. YOU SEE WHAT I DO FOR YOU PEOPLE! It's a FRIDAY!)
I hope you would want to read any of my coming stories and past stories. Please REVIEW and tell me how you feel. ^_^
Ja mata ne, Novasenshi (Kagura)
Thanks!
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Who's going with whom?
~
"Did Sora and you make up?" Wakka asked me as we watched a few couples promenade down the aisle.
I chuckled, giving him a mischievous grin, "Of course we made-up. We are best friends, after all. People can't stay mad forever"
Wakka shook his head and turned towards Selphie and Tidus. They were both blushing and talking 100 million miles per hour. "Hey, love birds. You better stop flirting and get in line. You're going to miss your turn," Wakka laughed.
They turned to him, mouths wide open, and hurried to get behind another couple. I couldn't help but think how perfect the two looked together, and it made me a little envious. I glanced at Wakka and saw him flirting with his walking partner. She was the twin sister of my partner (I knew she wasn't my partner because his was wearing a blue dress, and my partner was wearing white.) They were the cousins of Sora. I remembered seeing them once at Sora's family get together. I still have no idea how one of them ended up being my partner. They were very nice girls, but I didn't know them from a can of paint.
I watched Wakka and his partner walk down the aisle, and I took that as my cue to find my partner. It didn't take me long to find her. She was having a deep discussion with Kairi. Kairi was covering her wedding dress with a coat and she had this strange look on her face. I walked behind my partner and grabbed one of her hands.
"We'd better go. We're next," I whispered.
My partner smiled and I blushed. When she did that saw a little Sora in her, I guess that would make sense since she was his cousin. I smiled and held her hand tighter. I looked at Kairi and noticed her eyes were transfixed on our hands.
"What's up?" I questioned.
"Are you and Kristy getting friendly?" she asked.
I looked at my partner, Kristy, and nodded. "Oh yea, we've been planning a wedding for a few months now. I gotta tell you, I'm crazy about this girl," I joked.
Kairi smirked, "Let's hope so. Then you can be even closer to Sora." My eyes widened, and Kairi smirked. I was going to reply but, Kristy pulled my arm.
"Riku, we should start walking. We are slowing down the wedding," she whined.
I nodded my head and gave Kairi another look. She had a sudden nervousness in her eyes, but I didn't have time to think about it. Kristy took my arm then we began strolling down the aisle. I heard a few people comment over how cute we looked, asking each other if we were together. I rolled my eyes, and then I noticed Sora. He was smiling brightly and at me and I couldn't help focusing on the way he looked. Everything around him seemed to be bright and to be perfect. The waves from the beach were his background and the light from the sun was his spot light. He glowed with such beauty that I almost wanted to run up and kiss him.
Before I knew what was happening, Kristy let go of my arm and joined rest of the bride's maids, while I quickly met up with Wakka and Tidus. We waited patiently for the flower girl to finish up her job. Soon, musical chirps filled the air and everyone stood.
I watched Sora's eyes widen as he began to turn a cherry shade. I couldn't help feeling a little jealous, but when I saw Kairi, I blushed also.
She wore a strap less cream-colored gown with a traditional kimono print on it. A golden split came up the front of the dress. She wore cream gloves. Her hair was held in a clip, and her see-through veil covered past her nose. I looked at Sora again and saw him smiling at her.
'See Sora? I told you once you're married, you'll forget all about me.' I thought.
Sora suddenly noticed me, as if he read my mind. I nodded my head, as though I was giving him my approval, and he took Kairi's hand.
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"Hey, have fun on your honeymoon!" I yelled, as Sora threw a few bags in the back of his limo.
Sora winked, "You know I will."
I laughed and turned to Kairi who was standing beside me. I put my arm around her and pulled her into a hug. "You did well," I whispered.
She smiled and rubbed some tears from her eyes, "I'm sure you'll do as well."
I laughed again and gave her a friendly kiss on her head. "I'd better go. Wouldn't want to hold you up."
Kairi nodded her head and gave everyone a wave good-bye. I felt a pair of hands on my back and turned to see Kristy smiling at me.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah," I smiled, putting my arm around her.
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I woke up later that night, feeling pretty satisfied with the world around me. I glanced at the clock and moaned in frustration.
"It's only two in the morning," I sighed.
There was a movement beside me and warm arms wrapped around me. I smiled and pulled the body closer to me.
"I thought today's wedding was rather interesting," I said.
"Yeah, I'm sure the bride is having a blast on her honeymoon," the voice replied.
"I'm sure she is," I sighed.
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FLASHBACK~*~*~*~
Sora took Kairi's hand and then gave me another look. I quickly stared at the ground, afraid he would back out. The rest of the guests sat down and the priest cleared his throat and began.
I half listened to what the priest said, but a certain part caught my attention.
"If there is anyone who wishes that these two not wed, speak now or forever hold your peace."
At that moment Sora and I looked at each other. I'm not sure how long we held that silence, but the priest smiled and continued the reception.
I took a glance at Selphie and saw that she was crying. She looked at me and mouthed, "I'm sorry." I shrugged and turned my attention to the priest. He was now taking their 'I do's, and that's what made my heart ache. I knew I didn't want to hurt Kairi, but I didn't want to hurt myself, either.
"I do," I heard Sora reply.
My heart sank deeper and I clenched my fist.
"Do you Kairi-" the priest began.
I watched Sora again and saw him looking at Kairi with ever-lasting love. I unclenched my fist, making a silent vow that I would not stop them. I bent my head in a defeated sort of way, but something inside of my mind whispered that something was wrong. I heard Kairi's soft cries and Sora's voice whispering her name. My head shot up, and I saw Kairi weeping into her hands.
"I-I c-can't marry you, Sora," she choked.
Sora's face paled and he grabbed Kairi's hands.
"Why?" he asked.
Kairi pulled away and faced me. She had all these emotions on her face, and it was difficult for me to decide what she was feeling. She rubbed more tears from her eyes, giving us her answer. "I saw you. I saw the both of you in our secret passage."
My mouth dropped open. I noticed Sora's do the same. Selphie gasped as the rest of the spectators began whispering.
"H-how? W-when? W-what?" my mouth stuttered.
She sniffed a bit and continued, "As you know, everyone was looking for Sora just before the wedding. Everyone told me not to worry, but I wanted to help. I was hoping I could tell him I had jitters, too, if he felt the same why. I thought, 'Hey, why not go to the secret passage? It's where Sora and I spent most of our time as kids.'
When I got there, I heard you guys talking, so I went in deeper. That's when I saw Sora holding you against the wall. I was going to say something, but the next thing I knew... you guys were kissing. I was completely shocked and ran away."
"That's the sound I heard," Sora muttered.
Kairi turned to him and slapped him across his face. Everyone gasped and Kairi pulled him into a hug. "You idiot, you were going to marry me, just to keep me happy! How could I be happy when you obviously wouldn't be? How long would our marriage last? As your wife, it's my job to make sure you're satisfied. The only way that's going to happen now is if I don't marry you."
Sora nodded his head and kissed her on the cheek. Kairi pulled from him and walked over to me. I held my arms open to hug her, but she slapped me also.
"You'd better take good care of him. I want to see him happy and never depressed in any way," Kairi mumbled.
I nodded my head and held her in a tight hug.
"What about the money we spent on the honeymoon?" Kairi's father yelled.
Kairi laughed, "I'm still going. These two can stay here and maybe I'll find love on my trip."
Everyone began mumbling again, and Kairi gave Sora and me another smile. "I guess I should go change. I w-wouldn't want anyone to think I w-was married." She cried running off. I saw Selphie go after her and Sora walked to me.
"What now?" I asked, feeling guilt run over me.
He took my hand and kissed it lightly, "I guess we go on our 'honeymoon'."
I smiled and we both walked down the aisle hand in hand.
END FLASHBACK~*~*~
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I heard the body next to me laugh, "You are such a liar. We both know that Kairi punched the living shit out of us and our parents kept nagging us about the money they spent. I'm surprised we made it out of there alive."
I smiled at my lover, "Sora, I'm trying to look on the bright side."
"Bright side, huh? Well, we did end up together and we have people's blessings. We also learned about Kristy's big time crush on you. I don't think she's giving up," He giggled, rolling on top of me.
"You're right. We're going to have a hard week. You know that, right?" I asked.
Sora smiled and leaned down for a kiss. I smirked to myself and pulled him tightly against me. In the back of my head I knew we would have a few problems with our parents. I also knew facing Kairi when she comes back will be hard. But, as long as I have Sora with me, I'd be able to fight anything. Nothing in this world could pull us apart.
We both knew we'd fight like hell to remind people of that....
THE END
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Omg! When I started this chappy I was listening to the K.H. theme song. When I got to the middle, my future wedding song, "Every Heart" (From Inu- yasha) came on. When I finished the story the song "Celebration" came on. I just found that very odd and really funny.
Anyway, what did you think? I know it jumped around a bit... But I really wanted you guys to think Riku was going to end up with Kristy and not Sora. I hope it wasn't' toooooooo confusing. (Hmm, when I think about it... I don't really like the ending....hmmmm)
Also, if you haven't noticed... I put a little Selphie and Tidus "get together??" in it. One of my wonderful reviewers wanted it... so I did it to please you. (U know who u r) I just wanted to fit anything you guys wanted. (Minus the death of Kairi. That would have been great... but I couldn't do that.... yet...)
I hope you enjoyed this story (I had to go BACK to school cuz I thought I left it in my locker. Turns out it was in my book bag. YOU SEE WHAT I DO FOR YOU PEOPLE! It's a FRIDAY!)
I hope you would want to read any of my coming stories and past stories. Please REVIEW and tell me how you feel. ^_^
Ja mata ne, Novasenshi (Kagura)