Chapter 1
Today is the day... Today, I attend my new high school...
Her black shoes softly clunked back and forth on her scarlet rug against the wooden floor as she paced the room and took an occasional glance at her appearance in the oval mirror. Her expression worsened as the door bell rang from downstairs. Letting out a depressed sigh, she slowly hoisted her bright pink bag over her shoulder and made her way downstairs. Her mother could be seen only halfway as the opened door covered her other half. She cut off the conversation with the person on the other side and turned to her auburn-headed daughter. Two blue eyes met, one pair mature, and the other pair big and innocent, yet, the innocent ones contained a bit of dread in it. The mother smiled.
"What's wrong, Kairi? Do you really hate attending new schools this much?" she asked softly.
Kairi only hung her head low at the question.
It's not attending the school, it's the one I'm attending WITH.
"No, it's nothing like that. I'm just nervous, that's all, "was all she could say.
The mother smiled, "Well, you'd better get going then, here's Sora."
She moved out of the doorway to reveal a boy with gravity-defying brown hair that stuck in every direction. His blue eyes met hers and only looked away with a sigh. Kairi did the same and stepped out onto the doorstep.
"Have a good day at school you two!" the mother bade and closed the door. Kairi walked beside Sora, not even making eye contact, let alone any other contact. The school they were to attend to was called Sunset High. To get there, the two had to walk to the train station, take the train, and walk for another 5 minutes. Of course, both had serious problems with this, for they HAD to walk together. No exceptions from their parents. Sora and Kairi absolutely dreaded each other, ever since childhood. An incident seemed to happen between them, but I'll let you guys figure that out later. Kairi only peered down at her light blue plaid mini-skirt and tie that swayed with every step she took. Her feet came from under her, which bore black knee-high socks and black shoes. Her bag swayed around her shoulder, lying heavily on her white dress shirt. Sora, on the other hand, just looked around at the bustling people, simply ignoring the girl who walked next to him. His black backpack strapped over one shoulder, his light blue plaid tie lazily strung over the collar of his white dress shirt. His pants were black, along with his dress shoes. Awkward silence eerily followed as the two made their way to the train station. It wasn't long until both of them couldn't stand the silence anymore.
"Pfft, why do I always end up walking with you?" Sora emphasized.
Kairi glared. "Why are asking me?"
Both ignored as the train came in time to pick up the passengers and sped towards Sunset Hill. The two stayed close, as the train was unbelievably crowded. Kairi leaned against the door, while Sora sat on a seat, listening to music. The train began to slow down and came to a halt. The doors flung open, almost making Kairi fall out. She regained herself and waited for Sora. He came out, cursing under his breath as passengers inconsiderably shoved. Kairi knew Sora hated crowded spaces, and only knew one way to ease his irritation. Music. Sora made his way towards Kairi.
"What?" he asked offensively.
"Nothing," she simply said.
Both turned and walked on.
Stupid, touchy jerk. Be grateful I WAITED for you.
They strode past shops and parks. It was a peaceful morning in May. The birds chirped excitedly and the children played in the parks. People bustled around feverishly as the train went in and out of the town. Kairi smiled a small crease as the children ran excitedly to the open swings and teeter totters, laughing and smiling as if the world around them didn't matter. Sora shifted his eyes to Kairi, but not moving his head, so she wouldn't notice. He focused on the small smile and closed his eyes.
"Pathetic..." he quietly remarked.
Kairi swung her head. "What did you say?"
"Nothing," he answered and continued to listen to his music, as if nothing ever happened. Kairi infuriatingly quickened her pace in hopes to lose the annoying boy. Sora watched her trot off in the lead and shook his head. He jogged up to her and caught blue fierce eyes.
"Haha, what? Did I make you mad, yet again?" he sneered.
Kairi ignored and kept pacing. Sora followed pacing behind her. I guess you could say he wasn't going to lose to her, even in something as worthless and unnecessary as racing to school. Very quickly, pacing turned to jogs, then jogs to runs, then runs to sprints. The two dashed across the gates to where the students idly talked, until their attention averted to a speedy Sora and Kairi, breathless and sweaty.
"I h..hate it... when... you fol... low me..." Kairi gasped, trying to speak in between breaths.
Sora wiped sweat from his forehead and panted, "It's not like... I wanted... to walk with... you..."
Both finally regained enough oxygen to talk normally.
"Well, if you hate it, then why do you?" Kairi asked angrily.
"Don't ask me. Ask our parents," said Sora, straightening his shirt. Kairi shook her head and parted ways with him, not saying a single word. Sora watched with furrowed brows and turned the other direction, wandering to who knows where.
--------------------------------------------Kairi didn't know where she was going, until a slight tap on her shoulder made her jump out of her skin. She turned to a familiar smiling, blonde-haired girl with the same blue eyes as hers. Kairi's face bloomed into a smile as she tightly hugged the familiar person.
"Naminé! It's really you!!" Kairi exclaimed as she held tighter.
"Y-Yeah, It's... me!! Hey, Kairi, can you.. let go, just a little?" Naminé chuckled through the tightness.
Kairi let go immediately and smiled, "Hehe, sorry. I'm just so happy to see you!"
Naminé smiled at the giddy Kairi. Kairi and Naminé have been best friends since childhood up to now. She always swayed her hair above her left shoulder, and it apparently will be swayed like that forever. She was very pretty, and everyone seems to get along just fine with her. Naminé was caring and smart, and always had her opinions about certain things. Kairi was always proud to have a best friend like Naminé, because she would always be there through thick and thin.
"Phew, I'm glad I at least have my best friend here," Kairi sighed in relief as they made their way back to the front, where the most of the students lingered.
"Yeah, me too, "Naminé agreed. "So, how have you been? Do you like it here so far?"
Kairi nodded. "Twilight Town is really pretty! The clock tower is the hugest thing I've ever seen! How about you?"
Naminé sweetly smiled, "I like it here too! Although, I kind of do miss it in Destiny Islands."
"Yeah, me too. But we can at least send them postcards, or call whenever!" Kairi reassured.
Naminé nodded, and the two girls strolled around the school, examining whatever came into their sight.
--------------------------------------------Sora wandered idly around until a pat on the shoulder disturbed him from his music. His eyes met aquamarine ones acquainted with long silver hair. His smirk was mischievous as ever.
"Whoa, Riku?" Sora gaped wide-eyed to see one of his best friends standing before him.
"What's up?" he greeted casually until a person from behind Riku approached. Again, Sora stared wide-eyed at this other person standing beside his other best friend. His hair was golden blonde that stuck up in a general direction along with his bangs, trying to cover up his blue eyes. He smiled more reassuringly than Riku did.
"And Roxas?!" Sora exclaimed, making sure the two are real by poking at them childishly.
"Haha, yeah, that's right. And yes Sora, I'm real, "Riku chuckled as he swapped Sora's hand away.
"How have you been, buddy?" Roxas asked.
Sora sighed in relief. "Well, better now that you guys are here. At least have my two best friends here."
Riku and Roxas have known Sora since his childhood and always stuck by him when things went wrong. Sora was always bullied, and Riku would come to the rescue, along with Kairi and Roxas. Roxas, is actually a cousin of Sora, and is currently living with his grandparents. To Sora, Roxas and Riku were like brothers, looking out for one another.
"How's it going for you in Twilight Town?" Riku asked as the two continued to walk around.
Sora sighed. "It's alright. Everything's peaceful and such." His content expression quickly turned ugly. "But there's one thing that isn't always peaceful..."
As he said this, the three were out in the front, were the students chit-chatted away endlessly. Sora gave a stern look at a certain auburn girl accompanied by a blonde who walked across form them. Riku and Roxas wondered about his expression and turned to where his gaze met. In an instant, both were yelling out her name.
"Kairi!!!" Roxas shouted, waving a hand in the air to get her attention. Kairi turned to where her name was being called and saw two familiar friends.
"Oh my gosh! Roxas!! Riku!!" she excitedly said and took Naminé's hand to jog over. It was a happy reunion, kind of. Riku, Roxas, and Kairi quickly got reacquainted with each other and asked about their wellbeing. Kairi introduced Naminé to them and got acquainted with her.
"So, Kairi, how's it going?" Riku asked, walking alongside her.
"Everything's going great! I never expected to see my friends again!" she giddily replied. Naminé laughed.
"Is Twilight Town working out for you?" Roxas asked, arms folded over and behind his head.
"Yup!" she quickly replied. "It's so peaceful here! But, I still miss Destiny Islands..."
Sora nodded in disbelief, "Quit being a baby..."
Kairi shot an angry stare at him as Riku and Roxas laughed. Naminé smiled silently at the quarrel.
"Geez, still the same Sora and Kairi. When are you two going to make up?" Roxas chuckled.
Both turned away with a 'hpmh' and said in unison, "Never." The friends giggled at the pair when a loud DING DING DING echoed across the campus. The students, as if they snapped out of a trance, immediately shuffled into the main building. Naminé and Kairi parted ways with the boys and made their way up the flight of stairs. Kairi currently has English with her best friend. There, she was acquainted with new teachers and friends such as Olette, a brown headed girl with wavy hair over her shoulders and lime green eyes, Selphie, another brown-haired girl that curved towards the bottom and also lime green eyes, and Yuna, who had a darker shade of brown hair with alternating eye colors, the left was green, and the right was blue. All seemed very nice and greeted her warmly. Time zipped past quickly, and before she knew it, the final bell rang, signaling the end of school. All five girls walked out to the front and met with the usual guys, along with new faces. There was Hayner, a blonde whose hair stuck straight up and possessed rich brown eyes, Tidus, a dirty blonde with blue eyes, and Wakka, an orange-haired boy with small coal eyes. Everyone had connections with each other, and all got reacquainted. It was kind of weird actually, Kairi nor Sora didn't expect to make this many friends in one day. It seemed like it was too good to be true.
The sun was still high up in the sky, and the others parted ways home. Both Kairi and Sora dreaded this part the most. Why? They had to walk back, with each other. Making their way down to the station, Kairi noticed how much the streets have filled since this morning.
Wow, this sure is a busy town.
Kairi hadn't notice how off track she was when walking back to the station. A bonk to the head sure woke her up from daydreaming.
"Hey stupid. The station's this way," Sora rudely informed.
She rubbed the spot on her head where Sora had hit. "That hurt you idiot!"
"Then stop daydreaming and pay attention, ditz!" Sora fought back.
"Don't call me a ditz, jerk!"
Blue eyes glared, teeth clenched, fists tight, and noses scrunched. Both looked away and continued walking in unison.
This... This guy! Who does he think he is? He'll pay for calling me a stupid ditz...
They made their way up the steps when they noticed a large crowd of people entering the train. Sora and Kairi rushed behind, trying to squish in. They were unusually close to each other, in fact, so close, that they were practically leaning against each other.
"Move, you're too close, "Sora said uncomfortably.
"You think I can? I'm against the door," Kairi said, trying to shift in a more comfortable position. A passenger in front of Kairi apparently dropped something and bent over to pick it up, bumping her towards the open door. She lost balance and fell backwards onto the platform.
"Aaaahghh!" Kairi screamed as she fell out of the train door.
"Kairi!" Sora exclaimed as he took her hand and hoisted her back into the train before the closing door slid shut. Kairi panted, almost as if she had almost died.
Oh my god, that was clo-
Before she could finish her thought, she realized how even closer she was to Sora. His hand was supporting her back, and her head aligned with his neck. It was almost as if they're hugging. Kairi's face went hot. Since the train started to move, and the doors were shut, all of the passengers relaxed, causing more room to be taken up, and for the two to be even more squished together against the sliding door. Sora's hand retreated quickly, but soon started blushing at how unbelievably close the two were.
"S-Sora, what's the deal? Why are you moving closer?" Kairi bashfully said, trying to put a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"It's not my fault, the people in the back started pushing, " he said quietly, since the train possessed only the sound of clanks against the rail tracks.
Kairi couldn't believe this. A train ride, with Sora, up against her, SO CLOSE! This day couldn't get any worse... The ride was silent and slow, to Sora and Kairi's dismay, when they finally reached the Twilight platform. Both almost fell out when the sliding doors suddenly swished open. The people shuffled out and scattered down and out of the station. Kairi was being pushed and shoved away from Sora by the bustling passengers. She tried making her way to him, but something would always bump into her, veering her off track. Sora looked beside himself, expecting to find an ignoring Kairi, but instead, found no one. He looked around, trying to distinguish between the people when he spotted Kairi struggling between a crowd. He sighed and made his way over. He outstretched his hand and made a grab for hers, pulling her to him.
"Geez, you're like a little kid," Sora gestured.
"Oh shut up. It's not my fault people are so inconsiderate like you," Kairi said piercing her eyes at him.
"Psh, inconsiderate my butt. You shouldn't even be talking, "said Sora, with a disbelieving look on his face.
"I'm not inconsiderate! Never have been, never will be," she defended. There was an awkward silence when Kairi felt something warm clutch her hand. Sora's big hand wrapped around her petite ones. He noticed too and rashly drew back his hand forcefully, leaving both blushing uncomfortably.
"D-Don't get the wrong idea. I was just helping you since your still a child, "Sora stuttered, looking the other way.
"I-I'm not, and I'm not a child! You are, "Kairi said, looking down. A melodic tune was heard from Kairi's bag. She shuffled through and flipped open her cell phone.
"Hello?" she said.
"Kairi, where are you?" asked the caller, who was her mother.
"Sorry mom, I'm at the station, I'll be home in another five minutes," Kairi reassured.
"Alright, I've already made dinner, so hurry. And be careful on your way. Is Sora with you?"
Kairi sighed. "Yes, mom, he's with me."
"Good, now hurry and come home. Bye, "she said and ended the connection.
Kairi plopped the phone back into her bag and started walking with Sora alongside her.
I seriously have to ask mom why I need Sora to walk with me and walk back from school.
Both walked home in silence, no one speaking, nor making any contact. When they reached their houses, Sora continued on to his, which was right next to Kairi's. She watched him go when she called him.
"Sora!"
He turned his head, "What?"
"Don't tell a soul what happened today, "she said, slightly feeling the same heat from before.
Sora turned back around and continued walking on. "Heh, don't worry, I won't. Besides, I'm not the type to blurt stuff out, unlike a certain person I know."
At that comment, Sora sneered at the fuming Kairi and proceeded inside his house. Kairi went in and slammed the door ferociously.
Grrrrrr!!! That jerk makes me so mad!!
End Chapter 1
-------------------------------------------- A/N: So, how was it? Did you like it? xD I made Sora such a jerk in here, but I love him to death. I'd appreaciate if you left feedback! If you'd like to know what happens next, let me know in your reviews! I have Chapters 1 through 6 already completed. Thank you for reading!