Title: Every Time We Meet

Summary: Onc chance meeting, and a little papau fruit, will intertwine Sora and Kairi's fates for the rest of their lives, no matter how far apart they drift.

Pairing: Soriri

Rating: T for later in the story

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters.

A/N: ~

Important Note: Something that can't fit into the story but will be explained here… I know that Sora and Kairi are like getting way to serious way too fast, at least that's how it seems. It's been three weeks since they met, and it's so contradicting because 1) it always is, isn't it, when you meet someone you really think you might love, but aren't sure, and 2) it's the papau fruit at work here… okay? :) blame the fruit!

Every Time We Meet, Part 1: A Summer Fling

Chapter 7: Waiting on Me

Ring ring!

"Nhmphnn…" He flopped over in his bed violently, his face puckering as though he'd tasted something sour.

Ring ring!

"Shud'up!"

Ring ring!

Finally, Sora flexed his arms and shoved himself up. He glared at his alarm, but his surrounding slowly set in. He wasn't in his own room, and it wasn't time to get up for school… Instead, he was in Roxas' parents' vacation home in Destiny Islands, and his phone was ringing.

He grabbed it, and smashed the talk button, before holding it groggily to his ear. Already his eyelids were sliding shut as he sunk back into the feathery bed.

"Hello?" He grumbled.

"Sora!" The voice caught him so off guard, he yanked the phone away from his ear, and his eyes immediately snapped open.

"Lav?!" He asked, as though he'd forgotten his sister was still alive.

"I haven't talked to you in forever! Guess what?!" She squealed. He could just picture he ecstatic expression, and groped his mind for the right facial features of Leon, though if he were as excited as her, he couldn't picture the brunette as hyper. Whoa… that was a weird thought.

"What?"

"I'm moving the wedding to Destiny Islands!" She practically yelled into the phone. His ear rang, but his head soared.

Did that mean he could stay longer? "Seriously?! No way!"

"Yeah!" She giggled on the other line; he swore he heard a groan and slight muttering somewhere near her, "It turns out Leon's mom loves the weather there! And she said she'd help pay for everyone's trip out there! Isn't that exciting?!"

"Aren't you so glad that you're marrying into a family who's wealth will eventually be passed on to you?" He snickered.

"Fuck you, Sora! I thought you'd be happy!"

"I am Lav," he softened, and sat up, rubbing his eyes and stretching a little, "And you know I was just giving you a hard time…"

"I know…" She sighed, "How's things going there? Did you talk things over with Kairi yet?"

Somehow his sister always became informed of things like fights with girlfriends and break ups, new crushes, etc, before he even got the chance to tell her. He chuckled and nodded, but then remembered she couldn't see him, "Yeah, I know what to do now… I just have to talk to her!"

"Good! Don't fuck things up! I like her!" Someone called to her in the back ground, and she piped up once more, "Oops! I've got to go, Sora! The laundryisoverflowingwithsoap again! Bye!" He couldn't really understand her last sentence, but he shrugged and set the phone down anyways.

While doing so, he glanced at the clock, and was surprised to see it read 7:02. Ugh… Why did his sister have to be such an early bird? He shrugged, in a way, not really minding. He was like that as well, but felt no need for it in the summer…

He glanced around the spacious room, taking in the white walls, lined with bamboo leaves as wallpaper, the tall ceiling plastered with wood, and the ceiling fan that made a similar tick as the one downstairs. The mirror to the closet door showed him his rumpled, white, bed sheets and crazier hair than normal.

Glancing towards the bland blue carpet still in the mirror, he saw his red and black running shoes peaking out from where he'd stuffed them in the closet. He'd figured he'd have to train a bit if they stayed there long enough, and now the sudden itch to run was overtaking him.

Grinning, he got out of bed and threw on some athletic shorts and a white T-shirt. Lacing up his shoes, he jogged downstairs, delighted to see that Roxas had yet to wake up. This was just the second day on their extended vacation that he was up before the blonde.

Grabbing a water bottle from the fridge, he slipped out the door and started down the street, breaking into a comfortable pace when he hit the side walk.

The air was surprisingly crisp. He didn't think it would be in Destiny Islands, but perhaps even in the morning, the air he'd breathe in was sharp, and felt nice on his normally hot body. He decided against music today, because this was a new environment to jog in, and it kind of interested him.

He ran passed houses, big and small, while kids were already playing outside. There was a dog who ran up to him once, sprinted past him, and ran back again before its owner yelled his name, and he staggered off again, slobber flinging in the wind.

He passed a delivery man who tipped his had towards Sora, and hopped into his truck, hoping to get done early that day, just by the look on his face. And though he had no idea where he was going, he felt like he had a good idea where he wanted to be.

Eventually, the houses thinned a little, and there were some shops here and there, before He was met with a beach path. Hastily, he took to it, realizing that he would soon complete his life dream of doing his morning exercises on the beach. Grinning, he pushed himself further and tugged open the water bottle with his teeth, water trickling down his throat.

The waves moved slowly and peacefully onto shore, pulling and pushing with that tranquil sound. Gulls called to each other somewhere overhead, though Sora didn't stop to look around. He soaked in the scenery – the sun just beginning to hit the beach, sand rolling over itself from yesterday's rustling and playing. The water was so clear this morning that he could probably see the bottom if he got close enough.

He passed a couple of other people jogging, having found this paradise far before he did, and a couple on a bike, yelling and laughing with each other passed him as well. He came to a building, perched on the edge of the beach, music flooding from the windows ajar.

He would have normally just passed, humming with the beat of the song, but something caught his eye. Kairi's bike was half heartedly propped against the wall, ready to tip at any given moment. She was in there? Why?

Slowing down to a walk, he chugged some more water, and moved stealthily to the window to poke his head in. The song that caught his attention turned more and more to a jazz type piece, making him all the more interested in what the girl was doing.

Inside, he first saw a brunette with curly hair, soft honey eyes shining with pride and amazement. He looked around for a flash of red, before suddenly it came soaring across the window.

She was dancing…

He watched her spin and fall to the ground, before getting up, and float across the floor. Her feet barely touched the ground as she leapt, landing gracefully down again, her upper body not just stopping there, but almost sweeping the ground. It was a great illusion – Kairi seemed like she was flying.

His eyes couldn't escape her. The way she moved like she should have been part of nature itself. How her hair seemed to curl around her in ribbons when she spun, her sparkling eyes rivaling those of any star. But what got him the most was the smile. That dancer smile that took her off the boundaries of earth and into a place only she could understand was leaving him breathless.

An idea suddenly flickered alive in his mind, and sucked up his attention span like a fire hungry for oxygen. As quickly as he came, he went again, though this time with a purpose. And after he got there, got what he needed, and came back, he'd flee the scene of the crime as though he were guilty.

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"You have it pretty much perfect, Kai…" She smiled, "I'm very proud of you… you've come so far with this piece. It's so difficult!"

Kairi plopped down on the floor and stretched her legs in front of her, wiggling her toes to reach as far as she could with her foot. A smile danced upon her lips as she leaned back on her palms, "Thanks, Linda! You've been half of the work! Getting my ass out here every day, and helping me learn everything I didn't know how to do!"

"It was the least I can do! You're a beautiful dancer…" She shook her head with a chuckle, "You should get Nam in here more – you two would be a power couple in a duet!"

"I know," she nodded and smiled, "But I think Nami wants to have more of life than dance too," she winked, "Not everyone is as crazy as me!"

"So true," Linda laughed, hoisting her up. "You'd better be going… Don't want your brothers snooping around to find out where you've been, right?"

She laughed, throwing her head back and letting the sound echo off the walls. Spinning towards her duffle bag, she giggled, the sound floating through the almost empty room, "I guess you're right. Thanks again for your help! I'll see you again tomorrow!"

"You bet Kai, great job today!" She waved one last time before the girl pushed open the doors and headed to her bike. On top of it though, there was a single red rose, with a little tag on it.

Confused, she pulled it off of the seat of her bike and flipped it open.

You're an amazing dancer…

Our place 2?

She smiled knowing exactly who it was and getting giddy at the thought. Butterflies took off in her stomach, fluttering into full flight, and not planning on landing anytime soon.

Of course she'd be there…

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He sat there, lying with his eyes closed as he listened to the sound of nature. It had gotten quite used to him being there for such a long time, so still in the sand. Eventually, animals of all types began cooing their sounds once more, and the very ocean seemed more relaxed with him there.

It was so peaceful there, that he wondered if he'd ever want to leave. Though Twilight Town was a beautiful city, he knew there was just something about this summer that would cause the beach to forever be alluring to him, tugging at him just as the moon tugs at the tide.

He was so deep into his thoughts, when he didn't hear the soft padding or sweet shifting of sand behind him until a light weight appeared on his stomach. He wasn't alarmed as his eyes fluttered open to see the smiling face of Kairi, her head resting calmly on his abdomen.

Her smile was soft, and her eyes were tired with a hard day's work.

"Hi…" Her voice was mild, though not at all distance as she stared at him.

He let a hand fall to her back and rubbed up and down tenderly for a moment, before flashing a goofy grin and replying, "Hey…"

There was a soft silence before Kairi shook her head, hiding her face in his stomach. A low rumble caused her to look back up and smirk at him, "You must be hungry…"

"I've been out here for a while," he told her, though his tone lightened the mood into a joke.

"Really?" She pushed the hair out of her face as a gust of wind brought it into her eyes, "Waiting on me already, huh?"

"I think I'd wait forever," he admitted with a laugh.

"You think so?" She giggled, and flattened her legs out in front of her after sitting up. He sat up as well, and they mirrored each other's positions in the sand. The wind brought the chill of the water to them, though it felt nice on such a hot day.

"Who knows," he shrugged. Without saying anymore, he leaned forward and traced a finger under her chin, tugging her lightly forward. He lightly pressed his lips to hers, and her eyes fluttered shut. With a satisfied sigh, she leaned closer to him, before he pushed back at her with the same amount of pressure, and they both began the battle to fight for dominance.

They stayed like this for who knows how long, enjoying each other's company, though neither talking.

"Did we fight?" She finally asked him, burying his legs in the sand, "Or did we…" she trailed, not being able to locate a word for what had happened the day before.

"I think we had our first argument…" Sora shrugged, almost nonchalant. She was just about to open her mouth to argue with him, asking why he could be so cool about it, but he beat her to it, "But I think we handled it pretty well…"

Her mouth clamped shut and she bit her tongue. Wincing, she gave a sheepish smile and continued to move sand over his tanned limbs.

"We don't need to be serious, ya know…" She said matter of factly, "After all, it's just a summer fling… right?"

Her eyes suddenly connected with him, a kind and fiery violet to a goofy and charming sapphire. It seemed to take Sora hours to finally say his reply.

"Right…"

Though unknown to the other, neither believed what they had just said. They knew it was something much more than a three month fling…

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"What am I going to wear?!" She gasped exasperatedly, throwing articles of clothing comically all around her room.

Selphie lay sprawled out on her bed, watching various dresses, skirts, and the occasional shoe fly over her head. "You know, if you'd just let me pick –"

"You'd pick the whore-i-est outfit in the whole closet!"

"You know that's not a word…"

"You're avoiding the fact that its true…" Kairi grumbled, calmly walking out and holding up a dress. "Is this good enough?"

"Too casual… Kai, this is not just a summer walk on the beach. This is a fancy diner! For all you know, he could be showing up in a tux!" She groaned, yelling something about her brunette friend not helping, and tromped back into the closet.

Selphie shook her head and entered against the redhead's will, and slowly started sifting around. "Why don't you just go buy one?"

"I'm sure I have something good enough in my closet to wear!" Selphie had a feeling Kairi was being so stubborn (considering the girl was just as much of a shopaholic as she was) because she didn't want to admit she needed Selphie's help.

"Can I just go out and buy you a dress?"

"No! You may not do that!" Exasperated, Kairi whirled around, eyes wide, "Why would you purpose that?!"

"It would take a lot less time…" Selphie mumbled, rubbing a hand on her neck.

The redhead stopped what she was doing and turned towards her friend, "But –"

"Kai, you don't even have to admit that you need my help!" She grabbed her best friend's hand, keeping a firm hold on it even when she tried to pull away, "You can just come with me!" Almost gleefully she skipped from the room.

The redhead groaned and rolled her eyes at Alex when he walked by, snickering with Axel not far behind at seeing the girl being dragged away.

"We never see you at home anymore, Kai!" Axel joked. She turned and stuck her tongue out at him, ready to make a nasty retort, but Selphie yanked her out the door before she had the chance.

"Where are we going?!" Kairi demanded as she was shoved into the passenger seat of her friend's car. The little yellow Porsche gleamed in her driveway and she usually admired the girl's taste, but right now, she glared at it with rage. "I don't have time to play dress up, Selphie!"

"Don't get all round up!" The girl barked, hopping into the driver's side. She rubbed the fuzzy pink steering wheel tenderly for a moment before pushing the button to start the car. "We're going to find you a sexy little outfit that he's going to fall in love with!"

"I don't believe you…" Kairi grumbled.

Selphie's smile grew wide and smug, and suddenly a knot twisted in the redhead's stomach, "You don't have to…"

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"Selphie, I really don't think –"

"Don't talk!" Kairi bit back a comment, "Let me work…" They marched through the mall, Kairi basically having to run to keep up with the girl.

People moved out of their way, instead of the other way around, with Selphie's gleaming emerald eyes, determination spewing out of them like a fountain. The scowl she wore when she was dead set on doing something (often mistaken for furious rage) scared people away, parting them like the Red Sea.

"I know exactly where we're going!"

"Is it –"

"I said don't talk!"

"Christ Selphie!" Kairi snapped at her, trying to pull her hand away. Of course though, like every other time she tried to break free of being a hostage, it didn't work.

This time, the brunette said nothing as she reared into a fancy looking store. Kairi groaned, obviously recognizing it instantly. "Selphie I –"

Immediately she went to the wrack and started throwing out dresses into the girl's arms. The redhead finally sighed with defeat. Selphie recognized it and turned towards her friend, "We're here now, you've just admitted defeat, and –" she grinned, "- it's time to have fun! You're going on your first official date with Sora! Be excited dammit!"

Kairi rolled her eyes, but giggled. "Where do you think he'll take me?"

"Well obviously it's somewhere nice!" She beamed at the girl, yanking on another wrack.

The redhead shifted the dresses already accumulating on top of her into one arm, and walked to another wrack, sliding the hangers noisily along, trying to spot one she liked.

"Wow, look who it is…" Both whipped around to see Riku standing there, a threatening smirk on his lips.

Selphie's normally bright, happy and emerald eyes snapped into a glare, and she spun all the way around, completely abandoning the task of finding Kairi a dress. "What are you doing here?"

"Well this is a public place…" He rolled his eyes, "Though I couldn't expect you to know that…"

Selphie growled. Though she was short and little, she could be extremely pushy and intimidating at times. This of course, didn't phase Riku at all.

Kairi stood without speaking, taking in his features. He was tan, and his silver hair held a beautiful gleam to it, just as it had when they had dated. She suddenly felt self conscious being there in front of him.

"Kairi, looking wonderful as always…" He winked at her, but she knew it was more to get under her skin than to be nice, "but I see you aren't as tough to me when there aren't any boys around… Did he already go running back off to his city? That was fast work you made with him –"

"They're actually a thing," Selphie defended without Kairi's permission.

Selph, why did you tell him? Part of her mind whined. She knew exactly why, but she hated to admit it.

"He came back looking for her… It was very romantic!"

"Leave it to you to find something as weird as that romantic… You didn't know him long, right, Kai?"

"Don't call me that…" she mumbled lamely.

He smirked and walked closer to her, much to Selphie's dismay. A growl ripped from her throat, but he didn't heed the warning. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and leaned close to her ear, "Don't you think that's kind of creepy? You wouldn't want someone using you for sex, would you Kairi?"

As much as Kairi wanted to punch him, move away and make a nice, smart ass remark, or even spit in his eyes, she couldn't. She was frozen there like a statue, not knowing exactly what to say, or even think. Why did he have to do this?

"Back off, Riku!" The brunette barked, shaking Kairi away from him. "Nobody wants you here!"

"How many times must I remind you this is a public setting… I could be here all day…"

"Yeah? You want to be kicked in the balls?" She snarled back at him.

"You wouldn't touch me…"

"Wanna bet?!" She flew forward, like a fly on a horse, and his friends pulled him back.

"Let's fucking ditch man – she's psycho!"

"So not worth the shot!" The other one said, pulling him back. Aquamarine eyes continued to stare at Kairi, who found the floor oh so interesting.

"Remember what I said," He almost sang to Kairi, before turning curtly and meandering out of the store.

Selphie shook her head in disgust, grabbing Kairi's trembling hand, "He's such a creep…" She brushed the bangs from the redhead's violet eyes, "You okay?"

"I guess…" she replied lamely, "Can we find the dress now?" She tried to pull of a smile. It was fake and pretty shaken, but Selphie decided it would be best to get the girl's mind off of the trauma that was Riku.

"Sure!" She pulled the girl along with one last glance towards the front. Riku was standing just outside the store, smirking at the girls, before turning and walking away.

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Kairi breathed, flicking a curl out of her face, "You think I look good?"

"You couldn't have found a better dress!" Selphie complimented, grinning.

The girl glanced again in the mirror, turning this way and that to try and get her body at every viewable angle possible. The dress was a shimmery baby blue, hugging her body in all of the right places. It went midway down her thigh, and had one strap on her left shoulder, thick enough that it ran diagonally over to her right. The whole dress looked bunched, one piece of fabric folding under another in a sexy, but sophisticated way. She completed the look with black heels – one strap by her toes, and one around her ankle with the bow in the back.

Her long, crimson hair was curled via Selphie, and allowed to cascade down her back in a flowing, elegant way. The littler friend placed a sparkling hair piece into her hair as well, and her look was complete with some smoky eye make up and a natural looking pink liquid lip stick.

"Well I'd say this is about as good as it's gonna get…" She smiled and shook her head.

"Hey Kai?" Selphie suddenly put on a very serious face, and her friend turned towards her, concern etched onto her features.

"Yeah?"

"Just don't think –"

The doorbell rang throughout the house, almost every member of the Porter family yelling "I'll get it!" Kairi dashed from the room just in time to see Axel and Reno jumping down the stairs.

"I've got it!"

"No way! This is your first date in like twenty years! I want to get it!"

"I've never once in my life answered the door!"

Kairi swiftly kicked her heels at them, one hitting Axel in the privates, and the other nearly smashing into his face. He flicked it away in desperation and Reno tripped on it, though he wasn't down and out yet. He scampered towards the stairs where Kairi hadn't stopped to see if her brothers were okay.

Alex was trolling up the stairs from the basement at an alarming rate, tripping over himself to get to the door. Kairi smashed the door shut, sending him cursing and tumbling down the stairs.

Screams came from her mother and father. It was something along the lines of "I just want to talk to the kid!" and "Andrew, you'll scare him away for sure!"

Selphie appeared upstairs with her shoes, knowing Kairi would be the first to the door (as she normally was, since she had far more tactics than the boys), and chucked them downstairs.

One hit Reno in the back and he stopped to yell at the brunette about it. Alex finally made it up the stairs and tackled Reno down, thinking he was the closest to the door. Everybody wanted to poke fun at the first guy Kairi had brought home in a long time, but nobody would get the chance.

"Go Kairi! Run!" Selphie cheered, a wide grin on her face. She loved when the doorbell rang at the Porter's house, because it was always comical to watch the intense race to the door. All of them were very spontaneous and outgoing people – not to mention competitive, and enjoyed holding bragging rights. The door was a simple every day thing…

When she was younger, she used to beg her boyfriends to ring the doorbell when she was at Kairi's hosue, just as a special treat to herself.

The girl flung open the door, shoes in her hand, hair frazzled. Her eyes held a wild look – matching the crazed fighting behind her.

"Ready?!" She breathed.

"Uh…" He was speechless. He wanted to tell her she looked stunning, or maybe take the flowers out from behind his back and surprise her… but he couldn't break away from how much panting she was doing, or the screams from inside the house. Not to mention the near murder that was happening behind her.

"Great! Let's go!" She slammed the door, and disappointed yells were heard from behind the door. Selphie yelled something inside as Kairi rushed him down the sidewalk.

"What was that?!" He demanded.

She flashed him a smile and patted down her hair. They stopped at the end of the long driveway where he had parked the car, and she slowly put on her shoes. "Let's pretend that I'm coming out of the house right now…"

He blinked stupidly.

"Come on Sora! Turn around, then turn back around and pretend it's the first time you've seen me all night!"

"Uhm…" He stuttered, but slowly turned around. She giggled, and he noticed he was still holding the flowers behind his back.

She flicked her hair from her face, and shined her cell phone on her face to make sure her make up was alright. She flattened out her dress and sucked in a breath. The worst part was already over. "Okay…" He turned back around, and tried to pretend this was the first time he'd seen her all night.

She was downright gorgeous. "Hey Kai…" He stated, trying to play along. He seemed better at it than her, because she snickered.

"Hi… Are you ready to go?"

He nodded, and revealed the already discovered roses to her, "These are for you…" He smiled, "I would have gotten more, but I bought out the whole stock at the grocery store…"

There were just over two dozen, and she squeaked in surprise before jumping into his arms. "You're the best!"

He laughed and slipped an arm around her back. "You look really beautiful by the way…"

"You think?!" She beamed.

He nodded and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "You have to explain to me what happened though…"

She gestured to the car, and he quickly opened the door for her before she could, and then jogged to the other side, slipping in.

"This is really nice!" She gasped, "I didn't know you had a car this cool!" Laughing, she glanced at him, to find that he was staring at her with a serious look on his face. There was no need to tell the girl it was Roxas' dad's car, and besides, he really wanted to be filled in. "Okay…" She sighed, "Well technically you really haven't met any of my family. My mother of course, Molly… Never my dad, never Reno, Alex you met when he was hung over and cranky, so that barely counts, and you've seen Axel before…"

"Okay…" He started the car with a grin, signaling to her that she should keep going.

"My family is all very close…" She laughed and glanced out the window, her eyes growing distant, "Everybody thinks its so weird how we're all so protective about each other, and so into each other's lives…" She shrugged, "Being the only daughter in the family, everybody finds my life to be far more interesting than they should, except for my mom… But since it's my mom, she naturally wants to know too… And well," another laugh escaped her pink lips, "They all know I'm going on a date tonight with this guy they've barely met, but know I've been seeing…" She glanced at him for the first time.

"And we're all pretty…" She searched for the word, rolling her hand in the air as he gripped the steering wheel, eyes barely on the road. "Competitive, and want to know things first… It's sort of like a game…" –giggles- "So they knew when that doorbell sounded, if they got there first, they'd immediately get to hammer you… It's pretty intense to get out of the house without anyone harassing you!"

What she just said really didn't make sense to Sora. He tried to put it into perspective with his own family – Sora always wanting to know everything about Lavender's life, and vise versa, but he figured it didn't even compare to Kairi's family, considering Sora barely ever wanted to get the door when he knew one of Lavender's boyfriends was coming over.

"They sound great!" Was all he could think to say. It was so different than his own family, but sounded immensely fun.

"You'll have to come over for dinner sometime!" She beamed, wiggling around in her seat, animatedly slapping the dash, "And then you can meet everyone! Then if you survive it and can still tolerate me we'll know its true love!"

Both of them laughed, the words of her sentence never quite hitting them in the right way. Both sat in silence for a moment, collecting their thoughts. Sora began to grow nervous, groping his mind for something to say.

"Where are we going?" It seemed Kairi did it for him, "Or is it a surprise?!"

"No surprise…" He grinned, "We're going to a place my sister told me about…"

"And what place would that be?"

"It's called the Crab King…"

She paled, "What?! Dressed like this? Shit at least let me –"

"Trust me!" He breathed out, laying a hand on hers to calm her down. He glanced from the road to her, noticing how the sunset seemed to capture her silky skin, "The name is very deceiving…"

"I hope you're right!" She moaned, thudding her head against the window.

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A/N: Wow! That was longer than I thought it would end up being!

I hope you like Kai's family hehe, it was so fun to write! Uh Oh! More information on Riku the asshole! Eek! O.o

I hope you enjoyed!

-zesty-