Chapter One

"Here's your test paper, Sora Strife," said Ms Larxene. "I'm very disappointed in you."

Sora grabbed his test paper, glanced at the marks he received and sighed, "I failed..."

"Again." Sora looked up and saw his best friend, Roxas, standing in front of him. "Congratulations, Sora," he said. "You've failed five math tests in a row this month." Sora gave Roxas a weird look, "And you think that by telling me that, you'll make me... feel better?"

Roxas nodded, "Did it work?" Sora crushed his test paper into a ball and threw it to Roxas, "No." Roxas picked up the ball and put it back in Sora's hand, "C'mon, man. There's nothing to mope about."

"Roxas, I got 37 apoint 100 for this test," said Sora. "Why should I not be moping?" "Whoa...," Roxas muttered in disbelief when he looked at Sora's result, "What have you been doing instead of revising, Sora?"

Sora shrugged, "I've been staring at the computer screen for hours, and these questions didn't seem to make any sense to me." Roxas put his hands on his hips and raised a brow, "On YouTube again?"

"Where else can I slack off?" Sora asked, and turned back to his test paper. He then stuffed it into his bag. "Aren't your parents gonna get mad at you for this?" Roxas asked. "Won't they confiscate your computer or something?"

"Please don't say that...," Sora groaned. "I can't live without a computer."

The school bell rang, marking the end of school for that day. Sora wore his bag and headed for the exit. "Hey Sora," Roxas called out. "We're going to catch a movie later. Wanna come along?"

Sora shook his head, "I've got better things to do than watch a movie." He walked briskly to his house.

When he reached his house, Sora looked around, "Looks like Mom and Dad are out for the day." He ran up to his room and threw his bag onto his bed. He then changed quickly and ran out of the house.

-

Sora was at the beach, playing around with the sand. It was six in the afternoon, the perfect time to watch a sun set on Destiny Islands. Sora did this almost everyday, because things like these always calmed him down.

Sora was a nature freak.

At this time of the day, there was hardly anyone at the beach in this time of the day, and Sora liked that.

"Sora!!" a feminine voice called from behind. Sora turned, only to see a blond-haired girl behind him. She ran up to Sora and sat down right beside him. "Roxas said you were upset," she said.

"I am," Sora muttered, turning to the sky. "This is the fifth time I failed a math test this month. I've failed five math tests in a row." The girl sighed and turned to the sea, "You're not telling your parents about this, are you?"

"Namine, if you failed five tests in a row, would you be happy about it?" Sora asked. The girl-- Namine-- shook her head, "But Sora, what about--"

"The tuitions were useless," Sora interrupted. "They're giving me major headaches." Namine sighed, "Well, I expect you to tell your parents about this by the time you get home." She then got up and made her way home.

Sora sighed and turned to the sky again. He then raised a brow, "What's that.... thing falling from the sky?" He could see something shiny falling down from the sky; it looked like a shooting star, but it was different. It wasn't on fire or anything, it was just something shiny.

Sora widened his eyes; the thing was falling down towards him!! Sora jumped up and ran far from his spot. In less than a second, the 'thing' finally landed on the sandy beach, pushing off the sand.

For some reason, there wasn't any steam; there was only a bright light. Then Sora gasped; the 'thing' was moving!! Finally, when the bright light faded, Sora could clearly see the 'thing'. It wasn't a 'thing'-- it was a human girl... with wings!!

The girl sat up and rubbed her forehead. Sora ran up to her and placed his hand on the girl's shoulder, "Are you okay?" The girl and gasped, "Oh no! Th-they're still visible!!" Sora raised a brow, "Huh?"

The girl turned and look at her wings. She closed her eyes and in an instant her wings disappeared. Sora smiled, "Wow, your wings looked magnificent." The girl turned and glared at Sora, "Don't tell anyone about this."

The girl stood up, but then her legs got weak and she fell to her knees. Sora turned to the girl with a concerned look on his face, "You're hurt. Don't move." The girl looked up at Sora, "Why do you... care?"

"What do you mean?" Sora raised a brow, "I can't leave an injured girl lying around." The girl smiled, "You saw my wings." Sora nodded, "You're not.... human."

"I'm an angel."

"R-really?! That's... great!!"

"But.. I'm injured. And I've got nowhere to go. I've lost my flying ability, so I fell here. I can hide my wings, but they turn visible when I'm weak. If humans see my wings, they'll freak out for sure."

"It's okay. I can help you."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I can hide you in my room while you recover. My parents won't find you, I promise."

The girl smiled, "Thank you so much. How can I ever repay you?" Sora tapped his chin for a while, before turning to the girl, "Would it be wrong if you were to change the marks I got for my math test?"

The girl laughed, "Of course. Sorry." Sora sighed, "It's alright..." He then looked up at the girl, "Well, if you're gonna stay at my house, you're gonna have to give me your name. I'm Sora. Sora Strife."

The girl nodded, "I'm Kairi." Sora helped Kairi stand up. He wrapped his arm around her waist, but Kairi didn't seem to mind. Kairi turned to Sora and smiled, "So? How can I repay you?"

Sora shrugged, "I dunno. Give me time to think about it." Kairi smiled, "And how much time do you need?" "Three years, maybe," said Sora. Both Kairi and Sora laughed as Sora brought Kairi to his house.

"Mom? Dad?" Sora called out when he entered the house. He looked around for a while before turning to Kairi, "Quick, let's go to my room."

Sora and Kairi walked briskly to Sora's room. Kairi sat on his bed and looked around, "Nature freak." Sora's room was painted in the nature colors-- green, brown, orange, and many colors that represented nature.

In short, Sora's room was like a virtual world in the game, MapleStory.

Sora laughed nervously, "Erm, anything wrong?" Kairi shook her head and smiled, "Nope. It's perfectly cool."

"Sora!!" someone called out from the living room. Sora widened his eyes, "It's my parents. Hide!!" Kairi nodded. She closed her eyes and immediately she disappeared. Sora blinked twice, "Where did you--"

"I just turned invisible," Sora heard Kairi's voice. "Now go; your parents are calling for you."

"SORA!!" a man called out. Sora gulped, "Dad... he sounds angry.." He ran down the stairs and ran up to his parents. He tried to act normal and gave them his confused look, "Why did you call me here?"

Sora's parents sighed and folded their arms. Sora's Dad was Cloud Stife; he owns a famous cafe in Twilight Town and is well-known for his looks. Too bad he's taken by Aerith Gainsborough-- Sora's Mom.

Aerith was a famous pianist, but she tries really hard to spend as much time as possible with her family. It wasn't an easy job.

Sora raised a brow, "Wh-what?" "Sora," Cloud began. "I've received a call from your teacher, saying you failed another math test?" Sora nodded meekly. Aerith bent down and ran a hand through Sora's hair, "If there's something bothering you, you can always tell us."

Sora gulped, "Tuition." Cloud and Aerith raised a brow, "What did you say?"

"Tuition," Sora repeated. "The tuition is always giving me headaches, therefore I can't concentrate. Though... it would be better if you canceled them..." Sora fiddled with his thumbs and tried not to look at his parents.

"Are you sure?" Cloud asked. "You won't be wasting your time on the computer again?" Sora nodded, "I'll study really hard for the next test! I promise! That is..." Sora lowered his voice, "If you cancel the tuition..."

Aerith sighed, "Okay, we'll cancel the tuition." Sora punched a fist into the air. "But," Aerith continued. "We expect you to get over 75 marks for the next test." Sora widened his eyes, "Over 75?! Are you guys crazy?! I can't get such a--"

"You promised," Cloud interrupted. "Now go back to your room and do your homework." Sora sighed and walked up the stairs to his room.

-

"Suckers," Sora muttered as he switched on his laptop, smiling to himself.

"Sora?" Kairi-- who was now visible-- called out. "Your parents told you to do your homework. And.. what are you doing...?" Sora turned to Kairi and gave her a cheeky grin, "What does it look like?"

Kairi sighed. She turned to the laptop and stared at it. Sora raised a brow, "What are you doing?" Kairi didn't respond; she was still staring at the laptop, as if she was waiting for something to happen...

"HEY!!" Sora shouted. "Wh-where did my laptop go?!" Kairi gave him a devious grin, "I hid it so that you could do your homework. Be a good boy, spiky." Sora sighed and turned to his desk, which was full of textbooks and worksheets.

"By the way," Sora said. "Where did you hide my laptop?" Kairi smiled, "I won't tell you until you've finished your homework and get all the answers right!"

"Aw man...," Sora groaned.

"What am I supposed to do when you're at school?" Kairi asked, feeling a little panicky.

Sora shrugged, "Whatever you want. I usually reach home before my parents do, so you don't have to worry." Sora picked up his bag, "There're plenty of food in the kitchen, so you can eat as much as you want." Sora grabbed a key and threw it to Kairi, "If anything ever happens, anything unexplainable, run out of the house immediately."

Kairi took the keys and nodded. Sora bid her goodbye before walking out of the house.

Kairi sighed, what was she supposed to do now? She walked to the kitchen and grabbed a couple of cookies, thinking of an activity to kill time. She then snapped her fingers, "I can explore this island!"

When Kairi finished her cookies, she ran up to Sora's room. She found a blue jacket on Sora's bed and wore it immediately. She then ran down the stairs and left the house.

-

Kairi walked around the beach and smiled, "This is the place.. where I first met Sora..." She turned to the sea, "This place is so peaceful; hardly anyone comes here. Now I know why Sora likes it here..."

She sat on the sandy beach and closed her eyes. The beach was a perfect relaxing spot. It was getting windy by every minute, and Kairi liked that.

After what seemed like an hour to her, Kairi could hear the distant sound of a school bell. Kairi opened her eyes and gasped, Was that Sora's school? Kairi stood up and ran back to Sora's house.

-

After locking the front door, Kairi turned to the clock, "I spent the whole day at the beach? But I thought I was only there for an hour!!" She ran up to Sora's room and sat on his bed, pretending nothing happened. She didn't want Sora to know that she was out the whole day, instead of staying in his house to recover.

A few minutes later, Kairi could hear footsteps from the stairs. Then, as expected, someone opened the door-- it was Sora.

Sora smiled, "So... how was your day?" Kairi shrugged, "It was okay."

"Anyway, did you have any--" Sora raised a brow, "Is that my jacket?" Kairi widened her eyes and looked at herself; she had forgotten to take off Sora's jacket. Sora folded his arms, "Where did you go?"

Kairi shook her head, "I didn't go anywhere... I was feeling a little chilly..." "Don't lie," said Sora. "I know you went somewhere."

"Okay...," Kairi muttered. "I went to the beach to relax. I thought I had spent about an hour there, but it turned out that I spent the whole day there. I just came back." Sora raised a brow, "You can walk again?"

Kairi shrugged, "I guess. It still hurts." Sora smiled, "At least you can walk." He put down his bag and took a seat in front of his desk. Kairi fiddled around with her thumbs, "You know... you could always ask for your laptop back... I still don't know how to repay you..."

Sora smiled, "Nah, I promised my parents that I would work hard, and I won't break that promise." Kairi smiled and nodded, "That's good."

About a week past, and everything was normal; Sora goes to school while Kairi explores the islands. And Sora's parents didn't suspect anything strange. Until one night...

"Sora! Come on down!!" Aerith called out. In a moment, they could hear footsteps coming from the stairs. Next thing they know, their son was standing right in front of them, "Why did you guys call me down?"

"We want to talk to you about something," Aerith began. "We've noticed some things... unusual. The number of biscuits in the biscuit tin decreased. Our bottle of fruit punch is missing. Even the electricity bill and water bill increased! What's going on?"

Phail? Yeah... xD

I decided to write this story after I wrote a one-shot for my friend! I know; not a good start but I tried my best. Besides, I'm really happy today!

I passed my exam!! I got 204 out of 300 marks!! WOOT~ The advantage of thinking positive!! There were quite a lot of people who cried, though. But I didn't. Obviously. xD
My cousin beat me. He got 231 out of 300. D:

My mom treated me pasta. :D What? I didn't have my breakfast!! The night before I got my results-- which was last night lolz-- I was too excited to sleep. But I managed to, fortunately. xD I woke up somewhere around 6 a.m., and I didn't eat anything up to 2 p.m.!!
Actually, I did eat something, but that was just a chewy Ricola candy. xD

Anywayz.... I have to go hang out with my friends, since school ended for us. 8D

Sorry for any grammar mistakes!!

-- Yuffie