I don't want to double post but here is Chapter 6.
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Chapter 6 – Secrets Don’t Make Friends
When I woke up the next morning, I nearly forgot where I was or how I got there. As I frantically looked around, my memory quickly came back to me, along with everything else that happened last night. Lying on the couch, I realized that Riku was gone and there was a large blanket covering my still naked body. I slowly sat up, keeping myself covered as I began to gather all my clothes that were scattered everywhere.
Did that really happen last night? Did I really give myself to Riku?
I couldn’t believe it. And I just couldn’t understand why I did it. I let my guard down completely and caved into his charming presence. But now, things could get very ugly. Especially if Sora finds out.
As I continued to pick up my clothes, Sora’s face kept running over and over in my mind. I told him that I would never cheat on him, and look what happened. I did the worst thing a girlfriend could ever do. He would never forgive me.
I felt so trampy and unfaithful and it was really starting to make me hate myself. Once I gathered all my clothes, I was about to go find the bathroom to change, but I heard Riku’s voice from behind me.
“Morning,” he said, his voice quiet and hesitant.
I turned around to face him, a strange awkwardness quickly filling up the room. He stared at me for a few moments and I could see that behind his shameful face, he was glowing with pride. “There’s a bathroom just upstairs if you want to get changed.”
I nodded to him and, without saying anything, I went straight up the stairs and nearly slammed the bathroom door shut. I made a disgusted expression when I looked in the mirror – my hair a complete mess, bags under my eyes from crying, and my make-up all over my face. What did Sora and Riku see in me anyway?
I quickly got changed back into my clothes and washed my hands and face. Throwing my hair up into a ponytail, I bunched up the blanket and ran back downstairs, noticing Riku in the living room, cleaning up after last nights ‘event’. He heard me coming down the stairs and turned to face me. We stared at each other in silence for a few minutes, before he finally spoke to me.
“Look, Kairi. About last night…”
“No. Don’t say anything about it. In fact, let’s just forget it ever happened. So I’m just gonna go now and see you tomorrow at school.”
I dropped the blanket on the floor and sprinted towards the front door, wanting nothing more than to go home and crawl under my covers. But Riku rushed towards me and grabbed my wrist, pulling me back into him. We were close again, so close that our noses almost touched and I began to get flashbacks of last night.
“Kairi, just listen to me. Last night…was amazing. I know you probably regret it, but I don’t. And I know you and Sora are still together, but just think about it. After you and Sora fought, you came to me, didn’t you? Instead of finding him and working it out, you came here. Doesn’t that mean something?”
I looked up at him with teary eyes, mostly because what he said was true. I did come here last night. In my moment of need, I went to Riku, not Sora. So, does that mean something?
“Don’t tell Sora,” I whispered back, pulling my arm away from his grasp. I kept my eyes fixed on him as I clumsily reached for the door and opened it. Then with a single tear sliding down my cheek, I turned away from him and walked out of his house. I could feel his eyes painfully watching me walk away and I knew that I was breaking his heart all over again. But it was something I had to do.
As I walked home, I looked up at the gray Sunday sky. And I could tell that things were only going to get worse. Especially tomorrow at school.
I finally reached my house and as soon as I opened the front door, I heard the phone ringing. Rushing inside, I ran into the kitchen and answered quickly, short of breath. “Hello?!”
“Glad to see your phone is working now,” the voice answered back. I could tell instantly that it was Sora. I would know his voice anywhere.
“Yea…About that…”
“Kairi, I’m sorry,” he interrupted, his voice filled with despair. “I was thinking about you last night and I realized how wrong I was. I shouldn’t have freaked out at you. I just…don’t want to lose you. I guess I got overprotective.”
When he said this, I felt my heart shatter to pieces. After everything that happened last night, he was now apologizing to me. Could this get any more complicated?
“It’s okay Sora. I’m sorry too.”
“You have nothing to be sorry about. It was all my fault.”
I didn’t say anything because I knew for a fact there was something I needed to be sorry for. He just didn’t know it yet.
“Can I see you today? Maybe we could hang out and talk. I miss you,” he said, breaking the awkward silence I was building up.
“Sure. Let me just take a shower and we can meet in 20 minutes. I miss you too,” I said, feeling I needed to make it up to him.
“Great. I’ll meet you at your house. Is that okay?”
“Sure. I’ll see you then.”
I was about to hang up, but I heard Sora’s voice once more.
“And Kairi?”
“Yea?”
“I love you.”
“…I love you too Sora.”
I hung up the phone, the shameful tears building up inside me once again. Sora was thinking of me all last night while I was with Riku. I don’t know how I could live with myself…
I ran upstairs to take a shower, the hot water calming my nerves a little. In less than 15 minutes I was back downstairs, completely cleaned up and changed. I also made sure to take off my bracelet, just to prevent another mishap. And no sooner than a few minutes later, my door bell rang and I went to answer it.
“Hey!” I said cheerfully, hoping to hide the disgraceful feeling eating me up inside.
“Hey you,” he said, a bright smile spread across his face. He walked closer towards me and went straight into a deep kiss. I pulled away, suddenly having flashbacks of Riku and last night again.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, giving me a confused look.
“Nothing. Nothing is wrong,” I replied, smiling elegantly and leaning in to kiss him back. I had to get my ‘love fest’ with Riku out of my mind. I needed to forget it. And I would. As long as I was with Sora.
The rest of the day was spent watching old movies, eating left over pizza, and just enjoying our time together. This is what I love most about Sora. We could have so much fun together, just hanging out, with no strings attached. We don’t need to go to the maximum level to prove we really love each other. Plus, our time together kept Riku out of my head.
Unfortunately, the time past by so quickly that it was already 10 PM. And since I was tired, we both decided to call it a night and get ready for school tomorrow. As Sora was about to leave, he brought up the subject of our fight.
“Kairi, I had a lot of fun today but we didn’t really talk about our fight yesterday. And I don’t think we can resolve it if we don’t talk about it.”
“I couldn’t agree more, Sora.”
“So…I think we need to stay away from Riku. You don’t know how dangerous he can be.”
When Sora said this, it left me feeling very confused. How was Riku dangerous? I’d known him for most of my life and he never seemed threatening in anyway. Although it didn’t really make sense, I didn’t want to cause any more problems with Sora. We were finally on the right track and I needed it to stay that way. “Okay, Sora. I’ll take your word for it.”
“Good. I’ll see you tomorrow then.”
With a good night kiss, he left my house and walked down the dark walkway, my eyes following each step he took. After I knew he was gone, I soon went upstairs to get ready for bed, but had trouble sleeping. I just couldn’t keep what Sora said out of my mind. Why is Riku so dangerous? And what exactly happened between the two that made them hate each other so much?
Whatever the reason, I didn’t fall asleep until a few hours later, my mind leaving me with many unpleasant dreams.