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Chapter 6: At the door, is there room for one more?

T'was the night after karaoke, when all through the dorms, teenagers were stirring, and…. Kairi was still patiently waiting for her 'roommate' to show up. Who doesn't show up to the first week of school?

Apparently, some girl named Hannah Jenkins. Still, Kairi was beginning to think that either A: There was a mix up. B: She's skipping school. C: There was an accident, in which case Kairi would feel bad about her prior assumptions, or D: She was so stealthy and nocturnal that it just so happens Kairi never caught her. Either way, the redhead had yet to see her dormy.

Kairi sunk onto her bed, taking a few seconds to just breath. It had been a long, but fun night and she was glad she left before she became too embarrassed. Sora, she figured, would have to back off soon. If he didn't he'd just be wasting his time anyway, and who wants that.

She sat there for a few moments just looking back on the week. She and the entire group became fast friends over the course of only a week, and Kairi was even considering calling Sora… a friend. As much as he loved to pester the hell out of Kairi, he did hang out with the group all the time. He's always there wherever they go, so it seemed impossible to try to avoid him. Which means, of course, civility is nearly mandatory…. Kairi sighed and was seconds from drifting to dream land when her door flew open, making her sit upward.

Standing at the door way was a small brunette, who was nervously looking at Kairi. She looked…. Jumpy.

"Ah…" She began, taking baby steps into the room. Kairi furrowed her brows in confusion. "Y-your Kairi." She stuttered, slowly making her way to the bed on the other side of the room. "I'm H-Hannah…. Uhm I have to go." She said quickly, grabbing an object from the nightstand beside the other bed. A cell phone. She quickly turned back to the exit.

"Wait!" Kairi called. Hannah turned around looking like a deer caught in head lights." You're my roommate!" Kairi smiled reassuringly but the girl was shaking slightly.

"Yes, b-but… I can't stay…" She continued looking down at her feet. "I… well I get nervous in crowds a-and I d-don't' feel right h-here… I have to go home." The girl rambled looking like she was about to cry under the pressure. She looked the same age as Kairi, if not older.

"You really have to go?" Kairi asked, trying to keep her voice down so she didn't scare her away. The chestnut haired girl nodded, playing with the tips of her frilly purple shirt.

With that, the girl ran like a bat out of hell from the room. Kairi stared at the doorway for a second, unable to fully comprehend the weirdness. Strange…. poor girl, I bet she's traumatized…

Kairi got up to close the door, and sat on the ground. She no longer felt tired as she pondered over meaningless details of her day. The weekend had arrived, and here she was alone on a Friday night. She wondered if everyone was still at the club, singing their off- key tunes. If only spiky hadn't ruined it, she'd be there with her friends too.

Three knocks sounded from the door, and Kairi stood up to answer the door. A tall young man with blazing red porcupine hair stood at the doorway with a puppy pout.

"Do you have any matches?" He asked, pleadingly, with his hands cupped into a bowl.

"Uh, I don't think so…let… me go… Look." She stood looking at his hair color for a moment before turning around. She knew she had matches somewhere, for she loved incense. Even if she couldn't have them in her room, she planned to find a room to set up a peace headquarters. She knew it was weird but ever since the first man was brought home, she loved to smell peaceful things to ignore him. She found a stray match in her purse and handed it to the young man at the doorway. He snatched it from her hand and smiled.

"Thanks, Babe." He winked and ran down the halls. Kairi frowned at the doorway, not liking how she was referred to. As she was about to close the door, another young man with Blond hair put his foot in her doorway. She peeked out, and gasped. He was panting and was clutching his abdomen trying to regain his composure.

"Did you just give him… a match?" He asked.

"Yes…" Kairi said slowly hoping it was the right answer. It wasn't.

"YOU IDIOT!" He yelled, narrowing his eyes in anger. "Don't EVER give him matches!" He yelled again, furiously.

"W-why." Kairi asked in a small voice. She didn't wan to go get knocked out tonight, especially when the weekend was here. What if she fell into a—

"UGH!" HE yelled again, punching the wall and running after the porcupine.

Okay then. Yell at me. She tilted her head a bit, watching as the blond attacked the guy with the match. They looked drunk, but Kairi knew better than to assume that.

"Hey." Someone said from behind her. She jumped at least four feet, and turned around to the cackling voice. Sora smiled genuinely at her.

"What do you want?" Kairi inquired, seeing right through his grin. She walked back inside her room allowing him to follow before shutting the door.

"Okay, please hear me out before you hit me." He started, clasping his hands.

"I'm listening."

"Well, my roommate just got a cat for his birthday. His parents gave it to him this morning, and he was too stupid to get a litter box, so…"

"I don't own a litter box." Kairi said shrugging, as if he should leave.

"No it's not that, uhm. The cat decided to make my bed it's… toilet…area." He finished, scrunching his nose in disgust. Kairi laughed. For a while.

"You want… me... to clean it?" She asked between fits of giggles. Somewhere, deep inside, she felt sincerely bad for him. That somewhere was laughing too, though.

"No! I was just wondering, if maybe… I could crash here tonight?" He closed his eyes, seemingly waiting to get slapped. Kairi stopped her laughter at once, launching into decision mode.

I do kinda feel bad for him. I mean, he can't clean his sheets until tomorrow, and he shouldn't have to sleep on…cat excretion.. Kairi shivered involuntarily and continued debating. As long as he keeps his hands and words to himself… I guess it'd be… okay…

"Fine." She sighed, collapsing on her bed,

"Really?" He opened his wide eyes. "Thanks!" He promptly sat on the floor. "Do you think your roommate would mind?"

"She came and left tonight. It was weird, she was shaking and everything. I felt so bad for her." Kairi answered, stretching in exhaustion.

"So you had Hannah Jenkins?" He asked, looking up.

"Yeah, how'd ya know?" She slurred, drowsily.

" She comes back every year, but always leaves. People thinks' she's a schitzo… So can I sleep on her bed?" He asked standing up, and stretching like Kairi had done.

"Knock your self out." Her eyelids were becoming heavy, and she knew their conversation was nearly over.

"But then I wouldn't be around to win you over." He retorted coolly, falling onto 'his' bed.

"Idiot…" Kairi mumbled before falling asleep. Sora glanced over at her still figure for a moment.

"Kai?" He asked with no response. "Night." He said to nothing, drifting into his own dreamland.

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"So have you talked to her yet?" The male asked, leaning against the door of the female's room. He was flipping a coin with his thumb and index finger casually.

"I have a couple classes with her, but no conversations." She replied, turning the page of the magazine.

"I heard she gave pyro a match. She doesn't sound too bright to me." He shrugged, not entirely caring about the ordeal.

"Well, she's new! Do you expect her to come with a manual in hand? How was she to know he burned down the greenhouse last year?" The female defended, glaring up at her expressionless companion.

"Well, I would've thought you figured it out by now. Then again, you wouldn't be defending her if you had." He stated, smirking at his knowledge, and her confused face.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, standing up and folding her arms. He grinned wider, and chuckled at her.

"I overheard her talking to some chick named Olette. Something about her last name popped up, and guess what."

"What?" She bit, walking closer.

"Her last name is Neilson." He continued. The girl nodded, waiting for the final piece to the puzzle. "As in Candice Neilson's daughter."

"Candice Neilson?" She mumbled… "My mother's business rival." She looked up, and pondered this for a second.

"Kind of makes you wonder what kind of daughter she would bring up. She might be here to spy on you and your mother." The female remained silent, thoughts churning though her head in bundles of information.

"Doesn't that make you wanna… play back?" He asked. She looked up to stare at his eyes. He smirked once more, as she continued to stare at him.

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Kairi woke to beams of light shining through her window. Everything was quiet, and Kairi relished in it for a moment. She rose slowly, yawned, and glanced over to the other bed expecting got see a sleeping Sora. There was no sign of Sora, and the bed was made nicely with everything back to the way it was. At least he had the courtesy to let me sleep. She thought, hanging her feet over the side of her bed. She then noticed that she slept in her cloths from the night before, and walked over to the closes t mirror. Her hair was a tangled mess, and her shirt more wrinkle than a ninety year old. She grabbed a brush from on top of her nightstand and attempted to get all the knots out. Sighing, she dropped the brush and walked back over to her bed. She fished inside her purse until she found the little square that contained all of her favorite songs, whether they are for when she's happy, sad, calm, pissed, or even hyperactive.

She pushed the buds in her ears and scrolled down to "Let go" by Frou Frou. This, and all of Imogen Heap's song's were perfect for when she just wanted to escape for a bit.

The soft music drifted into her ears, as she closed her eyes and sung along.

drink up, baby down

mmm, are you in or are you out

leave your things behind

'cause it's all going off without you

excuse me, too busy you're writing your tragedy

these mishaps

you bubble wrap

when you've no idea what you're like

She jumped into the chorus at the right time, and tried to match her voice to Imogen's serene vocals.

so let go, so let go, jump in

oh well, whatcha waiting for

it's alright

'cause there's beauty in the breakdown

so let go, yeah let go, just get in

oh, it's so amazing here

it's alright

'cause there's beauty in the breakdown

it gains the more it gives

and then it rises with the fall

so hand me that remote

can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow

such boundless pleasure

we've no time for later now

you can't await your own arrival

you've 20 seconds to comply

so let go, so let go jump in

oh well, whatcha waiting for

it's alright

'cause there's beauty in the breakdown

so let go, yeah let go. just get in

oh, it's so amazing here

it's alright

'cause there's beauty in the breakdown

So, let go,

Jump in

Oh well, what you waiting for?

It's alright

'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

So, let go, yeah let go

Just get in

Oh, it's so amazing here

It's all right

'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

In the breakdown

'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

The breakdown

So amazing here

'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

She let the final chord linger in the air for a second, before sighing.

"Why didn't you sing like that last night?" A voice asked from the across the room. Kairi suddenly looked up to see Sora, fully clothed, and standing in the bathroom doorway.

"Why do you always have to sneak up on me?" She asked, irritated. She tried to slow her heartbeat, but it wasn't working. She made a mental note to check the bathroom before she starts to sing again. However, had she done so, who knows what she would've seen. She noticed his hair was wet which meant he felt free to take a shower. What if she had walked in on him? She quickly avoided those thoughts as he answered.

"Why do always have to be so evasive?" He countered walking over to sit on Hannah's bed. Well, it's not exactly hers anymore, but they both got the idea.

"What If I had walked in on you!" Kairi finally voiced, wanting the boy to understand her horror. He laughed, and pointed to his chest.

"Walked in on me in the shower? I have nothing to hide, so why should it matter." He chuckles, annoying the redhead to no end. Was his goal to make every conversation turn into some mortifying event? Kairi swore that if she didn't die from homesickness she would die form all the blood rushing to her head. It seemed like a unique enough thing to write on a tombstone. One might be able to somehow put it into a poetic epitaph. She would have to suggest it to Naminé later.

"Wow, you really are easy." She noted, rolling her eyes. Maybe they would become stuck and she'd never have to see his face again. Maybe that would be taking it too far.

"No, I'm just unafraid of what people think." He shrugged, grinning his usual grin.

"Don't be fictitious, I know that if some hot girl walked in on you while you're wearing your birthday suit, screamed, then went to go gossip about it, you'd be pretty curious as to what she says." Kairi stood up and put her iPod back into her purse.

"Don't be self-assertive." He mocked in a know it all tone. "If that did happen, then sure I'd be curious. That does not mean I care." He leaned back against the headboard casually, a victorious smile on his face.

" So If I asked you to drop your pants, you'd do it?" She asked seriously, turning back to give him a disbelieving frown.

"You bet your cute little ass I would." He smirked about to get up. Kairi rushed over to him before he stood all the way up.

"Don't!" She yelled, shoving him back. His head collided with the wall with a thud. Kairi looked around frantically for a moment. "Oh my god, are you okay!" She tried lifting his head, but he waved her off, still somehow managing to smile.

"I'm fine, I just hit my head. Relax!" He assured, rubbing his head (and ruffling his spikes). Kairi thought for a moment how messed up his hair looked and silently gave herself a pat on the back.

"Why are you smiling like that?" He asked, standing up and walking towards the mini-fridge that was conveniently placed in every room. He pulled out one of Kairi's bottles of cold water and placed it on the back of his head.

"Sure, I have no problem with you randomly taking one of my bottles of water." The redhead remarked sarcastically, sitting back down on her bed.

"Thanks." He said, leaning against the wall. "If you don't mind me asking, without shoving me that is—" He was cut off by Kairi's glare and continued. "Do you have anything planned today?"

"No, but I'm sure if you want something to do the rest of the group won't mind." She smiled contently as she imagined herself getting a fruit smoothie from the café. Pina Colada…. She closed her eyes.

" Selphie is visiting her uncle, Yuffie offered to help a teacher out with whatever, Riku has a date, Naminé and Roxas are hanging out, and Tidus called this morning to say he was sick." Kairi picture them all doing things then stopped when he said Naminé was hanging out with Roxas. She opened one open eye to look at Sora, who was staring at her still leaning against the wall.

"Wait did you say, 'Naminé is hanging out with Roxas'?" She suddenly sat up and looked him look dead in the eye. He nodded slowly.

"I knew it!" She exclaimed throwing her hands in the air. Sora nearly lost his balance at her outburst but managed to stop himself. She stood up quickly and snatched Sora's phone out of his pocket.

"Hey-" He began but was cut off.

"Shh! This is for taking my water." She hissed, and began tapping away on his phone.

"Maturity." He stated, laughing at how Kairi's face scrunched up when she attempted to text.

Kairi tried to type "SCORE" on Sora's phone but found it increasingly difficult. She handed the phone back when she finally got the word in and pressed send.

The brunette scrolled through his sent folder and laughed when he saw what she wrote.

"It takes you five minutes to write one word?" He asked, laughing at the fuming redhead. She rolled her eyes.

"Whatever, I'm happy for them, aren't you?"

"Sure." He put the phone back in his pocket. "So while they are...yeah, you wanna do something? Surely, you won't let me wonder idly around causing trouble… All the blame would be put on you for not keeping me out of trouble. Tsk Tsk Tsk." He pouted, swiping his index finger across the other.

"Fine, Let's go get a smoothie or something." She ran over to grab her purse and walked out. Sora followed shrugging and watched as she fumbled to find the right key.

"Nobody's going to break in." He told her, as she finally found the right key.

"I'd rather be safe then sorry." She locked her dorm and proceeded down the hallway, down the elevator, through the quart yard, and finally into the cafeteria. Kairi walked over to the coffee shop, the only place that sold smoothies, and walked right up to the counter.

"Hi!" Olette chirped from behind the register.

"Olette?" Kairi asked, "I didn't know you worked here. Then again, I met you last night so…" She trailed off deciding to let it go. "Well, could I get a pina colada smoothie, with a lemon on the cup?"

"Sure, and you Sora?" She shifted her eyes to the brunette.

"A strawberry-banana please? And I'll cover the cost." He ordered pulling out his wallet.

"No that's fine it was my idea, let me pay." Kairi pulled out her credit card and reached over to give it to Olette.

"No, I'm the man here, I got it." He lightly pushed her hand away, and took out a five-dollar bill.

"I don't see why I can't just pay!" Kairi pushed her hand forward again, trying to give it to Olette.

"Just let me pay for it!" He exclaimed, putting the five on the counter.

"Guys…" Olette interrupted quietly. The bickering teens ignored her.

"No, I was going to pay for it first!" She slapped her card down with force, picked up his bill, and pushed it back into his hand.

Olette sighed. "Guys." She tried again. Since her words weren't going to stop the two, she went to go make their smoothies. When She came back, they were still arguing.

"Look this isn't a feminine rights movement, just let me pay for the stupid smoothie!" Sora shouted, shoving his money in Olette's face.

"I'm going to say it .time." He lifted his eyebrows in amusement as she continued. "LET ME PAY. I'M SICK OF YOU TRYING TO BE FRICKING MACHO! Just let me cover the damn bill and I'll let you pay for something else!"

"GUYS!" Olette bellowed, gaining their attention. "I'll pay for your smoothies if you please, please stop yelling." She said calmly, her eyes shooting between the two. "Now go. See you later Kairi." She walked around the counter, pushed the two to a table, and sat them down. "No more yelling." she whispered, before returning to her post across the café.

"I should've just let you pay." Kairi mumbled, feeling bad about throwing a fit in front of poor Olette. She expected to get the same response form Sora, but of course, she didn't.

"Yup, but at least I get to take you out." He grinned, sipping his smoothie happily.

"Wait, what?" Kairi looked up, finally registering what he had said.

"I said at least I get to take you out." He repeated, tilting his head back and forth with each word he spoke. Kairi knitted her eyebrows in confusion. "You said, 'Let me cover the damn bill and I'll let you pay for something else' verbatim." He smirked, taking another long sip.

"Right, but I didn't pay for the bill so it doesn't count." She informed him, hoping he wouldn't push it.

"I'm going to ignore that first part, and pretend you did pay for it."

"Then why didn't you just let me pay?" She asked, looking him in the eye.

"Because then I could pay for the smoothies, come to sit down, and still pretend you paid. Either way I get to take us out again."

"There's no again!" She retorted, quickly becoming bothered by his presence. "This isn't a date, so it's no 'again'!" She clarified.

"But you agree it's a date!" He jumped out of his chair and pointed at her. People started staring, and Kairi tried to hide her face.

"No, no date!" She hissed, motioning him to sit down. She looked up to see him smirking mischievously down at her.

"OH Kairi! We barely know each other, don't' you think it's too soon?" He asked extra loud so his voice carried over to the majority of the tables in the café.

"What the hell are you doing?" Kairi yelled.

"Ok, but if that's really what you want to do." He acted, looking over to an eavesdropping table, and shrugged smiling as if he had no idea why Kairi was asking him to do this. Kairi imagined ripping his spiky head off, and tossing it into a bowl. Then she would dump it into a food processer and puree it. She would make a Sora smoothie, and PAY for it just for good measure.

"Don't even think about—"

"You want me to do what!" He called, smirking at her mortified face. Kairi felt the color drain from her face as she noticed all eyes on their table. The pale face was soon overly filled with red as she blushed madly.

"Please stop." She demanded quietly.

"Not unless you go out with me ." He whispered in her ear.

"No!" She whined, banging a fist on the table.

"Yeah I think my room's empty!"

"FINE!" The redhead yelled, resting her head on the table in frustration.

"OF course I will watch over your cat!" HE quickly covered up, making sure that nobody got the wrong Idea.

"You could've just said that, and I wouldn't have done that you know."

"Or, you could've listened to me when I said please don't."

"Or you could've just let me pay and you would've never said that I could buy you something else." He countered still smirking. Kairi sighed in annoyance and… gave up

"Fine, pick me up tomorrow at one." She finished her smoothie and walked out the door. He has to be so frustrating! I might've said yes in the first place if he had just asked... Wait I wouldn't of…. However, I might've…

That was what was most scary of all. What if she had said yes…without the bickering? It wouldn't mean anything but…at the same time, it meant heaps. It would mean that she was falling for his tricks. She just had to stay focused, try to hang out with him as usual, and not get too overwhelmed. The last thing she needed to do was give him the upper hand. If anything, this might turn out like a game. Kairi just hoped neither of them will get too caught up in it. These kinds of things didn't always end well, and Kairi didn't want to end up heartbroken.

How did I get from being frustrated with him to…. heartbroken by him? This is just so crazy! She would go with him tomorrow, end this madness, and forget it ever happened. Then, if she were lucky, he would just treat her as a friend and nothing more. She deserved to be treated with respect, treated like everyone else. She would have to prove to him that she wasn't worth all of his time and effort and remind him of her flaws. She wasn't one to ever fall in love, and wasn't planning to do so, whether it be Sora or some other guy that takes a liking to her. It just won't happen.

"We're just not the people who fall in love. Our job is to be successful, and any love on us is a waste." The words of her mother rang clearly through her mind, bouncing off the walls of her brain, and sinking into the very center of her memory.

Sometimes she wondered if her mother was right. It seemed as though others have found it so easily, and maybe if she looked hard enough…

She could find it too.

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