Chapter Two: Persistence is a lovely thing
Kairi says she didn't believe in it. Sora says he's going to prove her wrong. So how did this end up being the biggest competition of the year? Sora&Kairi

A/N: Now that I think about it, this is the first story I ever wrote on a whim, haha! Sadly I have no ending set for this story unlike my previous fanfics and only the climax and such is planned out for Incompatibly Compatible. It's so sad…Thank you all for the positive feedback and sorry about not updating. More of my thoughts are posted at the end of this chapter.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Kingdom Hearts in anyway.

Was it just her, or was the world around her spinning?

Kairi shook her head. This was not happening! How could that pervert disappear all of last week and suddenly reappear again in a uniform for her school? It just wasn't possible! Or at least, Kairi liked to believe so…

As soon as the bus came, Kairi tried her best to recompose herself and entered the bus. It was practically empty like it usually was, so Kairi decided to rush towards the back of the bus to grab as seat. Sitting by the window side, Kairi put her bag on the empty seat beside her and stared out the window. Whatever the case— she did manage to slap the guy and he probably forgot about the whole incident, right?

"Excuse me?" a polite voice asked.

Kairi turned her head and glared. What the hell was he doing here?

Standing by her seat, he managed to keep a smile on his face despite Kairi's obvious mood. He took off his earphones and spoke, "May I have this seat?"

As cute as he seemed, Kairi had a different answer in mind, "No."

"Alright then," the smile still across his lips. Taking her bag, he pushed it towards her and took his seat right beside Kairi.

"Hey!" Kairi exclaimed trying her best not to cause a commotion. No need to get kicked off the bus, right? "That's a violation of personal space!"

"What? It was an empty seat and you wouldn't move your bag over," he smirked.

His cockiness was beginning to aggravate her, "The bus is practically empty! Take a seat somewhere else!"

"Yes, but I want this seat," he teased with his happy-go-lucky voice that contrasted with Kairi's tone.

"Well move to another one!"

"No. Why don't you?"

Kairi wasn't going to play his game. She wouldn't let him get the best of her, "Fine then, if you're not moving, then so am I!"

"Great, I wasn't planning on moving anyway."

"Grr…"

The bus ride seemed slower than usual to Kairi. She hated this boy. He was much too arrogant for her taste.

"By the way, sorry about last week."

Did she just hear correctly?

"It was an accident; I mean the bus did make that sudden stop. I mean, I did save you from falling…"

Was he apologizing?

"So, friends?" he smiled extending his hand for a handshake. It wasn't that flirty smile he did moments ago; it was a really sincere one.

Her answer though was still the same.

"No."

"Geez, you're mean." He said, shocked; but he quickly recovered from it. "So how about we introduce ourselves, I'm Sora."

"Well, Sora." She said with sarcasm dripping from her voice, "Why don't you just leave me alone!"

"No," he told, "Not until you forgive me for my accident. I mean, I didn't even do it on purpose."

"I still hate you." She glared.

"And I seem to like you already," he grinned and continued, "As newly found friends; we should know the basics of each other. So what's your name?"

It was such a cheesy lop-sided grin that would probably make most girls melt. All Kairi wanted to do though was tear it right off.

She stayed silent, trying her best to ignore him. Kairi didn't need to be put in jail for murder.

"Okay, skip that question. What's your favorite color?"

As annoying as it was, it was only fair to answer a few of his questions she thought.

"Violet."

He smiled seeing as how she was finally playing along, "Favorite movie?"

"Anything with murder." It was best to intimidate the kid. Either way action packed movies were her favorite so she wasn't too far off.

"Wow, you're violent." Amusement was clear in his eyes, "Favorite ice cream?"

"Heavenly Hash."

"Mine too! Okay, how about favorite clothing brand?"

"I don't care about that."

"Okay then, favorite TV. show?"

"I don't watch T.V."

"Next question then…" and he just kept going.

The bus soon came to her stop and she sighed in relief. Kairi literally pushed him over and walked past him out the bus, she was fuming with annoyance. Quickly standing up, Sora chased after her. Flirty guys were always her worst enemy.

"Hey, I said wait up!" Sora said, lagging behind. He quickly caught up.

No matter how fast she walked, it seemed he managed to match her every step. Damn him for being so tall!

"Hey!" a familiar high-pitched voice called from afar. Kairi turned her head. It was Selphie.

"Wow, you sure look angry today." Selphie then whispered in Kairi's ear, "And who's the cute guy? Is your boyfriend, Kairi?"

"NO!" Kairi was so defensive at the moment. Why couldn't this Sora kid take a hint and leave?

"So your name is Kairi, what pretty name," Sora smiled walking closer to her.

"Ugh!" Kairi pushed him away and walked past the two. Sora smirked while Selphie just giggled as the two trailed after Kairi.

The bell had rung. Saved by the bell it seemed. For once Kairi loved the bell. This Sora kid was having fun pushing her buttons. She hated it when people got the best of her.

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Maybe it was just her, but she began to resent this day so much. This 'Sora' was actually a new transfer student to their school and she was right about him coming from the local public high school. Of all the new schools he chose on the islands, why did it have to be this one?

Whatever the case, Kairi knew better than to associate with him. He was just too annoying. Everywhere he went girls would fangirl, and guys would ask to be friends with him. Figures. This school lacked excitement and a new student was enough to drive them overboard.

"Kairi, you shouldn't be so mad at me," Sora shook in head in a sarcastic disappointment. He was clearly teasing her.

"Well, I have every right to! You're practically in all my classes!" Kairi yelled back at him.

The two were currently walking down the hallway since the lunch bell had rung five minutes ago.

"No, just four." Sora corrected, holding out four fingers.

"Out of six!" It was no use fighting. This kid wouldn't get angry for the world. He was too amused by Kairi's expressions.

Kairi sighed, "You're miraculously the most popular kid in this school despite it being your first day. So why don't you talk to same of those giggly-girly-girls that actually want your attention?"

"Because, I only know you Kai." Sora replied innocently.

"You don't even know me! Heck, we never even spoke a word to each other or even crossed paths until a week ago! And it's Kairi not Kai!"

"Not true. I've seen you since the tenth grade since you've always taken the same bus as me."

It was so weird. She though she was the only one who noticed.

"Well who cares, just leave and get out of my face!" Kairi said with a harsh tone. She stomped away to the cafeteria. Sora knew better than to go after her as much as he wanted to.

She had never expected him to listen, and she was right. During the duration of the week all he did was tag along with her. When he wasn't in her classes it was just as annoying. All the girls in school would just glare at her.

She didn't even like Sora. Hate was the best word to describe how she felt about him.

The school week was finally over and it was the most glorious of days, Friday. School was just over and Kairi for once actually planned to hang out with her friends that afternoon.

"So we all meet at the ice cream shop at 4:00, correct?" Olette just had to be sure.

"Yeah, I just want to change my clothes real quick before we hang out. I hate this uniform," Selphie told with a pout.

"Fair enough. So see you later guys at the usual place." Kairi waved them goodbye and they separated. They would all soon meet up at their regular hang out; the local ice cream store near the beachside.

As soon as Kairi reached home, she quickly changed into a pair of white shorts and a green sleeveless shirt. It was a typical thing to wear around with the hot weather that Destiny Islands brought. She quickly put her wallet in her pocket along with her keys and walked out the door. Her parents always knew about her going out on Fridays. It was like a routine.

The ice cream shop was only a walk away for Kairi unlike the other two girls. As soon as she entered the shop she could feel her mouth hang.

It was as if Sora was following her. There in the ice cream shop, was Sora by the cashier register making an order.

She didn't want to go in anymore, but she knew she had to wait for her friends and ice cream was something she could not resist even if the annoying teen was there. Opening the glass door, he turned his head and saw her.

"Hey, Kairi! Didn't think I'd see you here." he greeted. Sora turned back to woman at the cash register, "Actually, make that two please."

"Sure thing," the employee told keeping that smile that all workers always had to keep. Sora then paid for his order after he received two small ice cream cones and walked up to Kairi who was looked around the shop for any signs of her friends.

It was a fairly popular shop and was usually busy this time of day.

"Kairi, stop walking away from me! I already bought you ice cream," Sora told as he caught up to her trying to get by the many people crowding the shop.

"Huh?" she turned as saw him holding two small cones.

"It's Heavenly Hash," he told her extending one of the ice cream cones towards her, "Your favorite, right?"

She didn't know what expression to give. Muttering a 'thanks,' she snatched the cone and began eating it. Kairi was still a little astounded that he would actually remember her favorite flavour.

"You're welcome," he told, grinning that trademark grin of his.

"Kairi!" a voice called from behind them. The two turned in unison.

"Hey Olette, have you seen Selphie?" Kairi asked completely ignoring Sora who was currently following them around.

"Not yet. Who's your friend?" It was Olette's turn to ask. She had never seen him until today.

"No one." Kairi glared at Sora despite him getting her ice cream.

"I'm Sora, and you must be Olette I presume?" he said in a sophisticated yet flirty tone.

Olette blushed, "I have a boyfriend."

"Blonde hair and hazel eyes?" Sora described with a smirk.

"How did you--"

"I met him the other day. All he could talk about was you." Sora smiled genuinely.

Olette blushed while Sora laughed. All Kairi could do was glare.

"Kairi, Olette! Over here!" it was Selphie's voice. They all turned around, and sure enough it was her standing by an empty table for four.

Kairi just stomped her way there while Sora continued a conversation with Olette—more like flirting, really.

While Olette had sat across Selphie, Sora had managed to sit across Kairi.

"Ooh, is that the guy that's been following you around since Monday?" Selphie giggled while pointing towards Sora.

Kairi groaned.

"Why yes," Sora answered for her with a winning smile, "I'm Sora, a friend of Kairi's."

"A friend of no one!" Kairi exclaimed. She had just finished her ice cream, "Go away Sora!"

"But I bought you ice cream!"

"Yeah, he bought you ice cream!" Olette defended.

So that was the plan. Kairi twitched regretting that she even thanked him earlier.

"Plus, he's so cute!" Selphie had clung onto his arm in an attempt to make him stay.

"Yeah Kairi, let him stay!" it seemed Olette had completely taken Sora's side of the situation.

All Sora did was give his cutest set of puppy dog eyes.

"I hate you…" Kairi muttered. It was clear that she wasn't going to put up a fight.

"Yay!" Sora cheered with the other two girls.

A waitress soon came by their table. Even though you could order in the front, waiters and waitresses could also come to your service in the shop—especially since the lines were sometimes rather large.

"Are you all ready to order?" the woman looked like she was nineteen or early twenties. What Kairi hated the most was the looked she was giving Sora. Why was every girl so swooned at the sight of this guy anyways?

"Yes Ma'am. I'd like one coffee float." Sora turned to Kairi, "What would you like?"

Kairi just glared, "A vanilla milkshake I guess."

"Sure thing, I'll have your order coming right up." Even though the waitress was smiling, Kairi could clearly see how envious she was of her for even being near Sora. Disgusting.

"Don't you have friends?" Kairi asked, anger was clearly written across her face.

"But you girls are my friends, right?" Sora said looking towards Olette and Selphie.

"Of course Sora," Olette smiled politely, "Come on Kairi, lighten up. It's a Friday."

"And we have a really hot guy at our table," Selphie grinned leaning her head on Sora's shoulder. She was always such a bold girl.

Kairi just continued to grumble.

The waitress soon came with Sora and Kairi paying for the milkshake before the woman left.

"So how did you meet our Kairi," Selphie asked.

"She usually takes the same bus as me in the morning."

"Oh, so you're that guy she keeps taking about?" Olette questioned.

Sora grinned, "Kairi talks about me? Isn't that sweet."

Kairi just rolled her eyes.

Selphie gave a small pout, "Not really good things though."

"What year are you in Sora?" Olette asked politely.

"Fourth year." He answered.

"Really? That's the same as Kairi and me. What classes?"

"Aww! Why am I the only one in eleventh grade?" Selphie whined. She was a year younger than the rest of the group but since she had grown up with Olette and Kairi since their middle school days, so it was only natural they were would still be together.

"Well, I take art, drama, biology, and math with Kairi," Sora replied.

"Cool, what are you planning to take after high school though?"

"Can you calm down with the questions Olette? Imagine if Hayner was here," Kairi sighed.

"Fine, fine," Olette frowned.

The waitress soon came back with Sora and Kairi's drinks. While Sora was happily sipping away, Kairi drank her own rather quickly due to her boiling anger.

Kairi tried her best to keep her anger in check as other three continued to converse. Why oh why did Sora have to ruin her afternoon?

"So Kairi will you be joining us at the mall tomorrow?" Olette asked.

Kairi shook her head and managed to sound polite. It was only Sora she was annoyed at, "Sorry, I'm busy."

"Aww, you never come shopping with us anymore." Selphie frowned.

"Come on Kairi, be a good sport and join us. I'll only come if you do," Sora smiled as he extended the invitation.

"Shut up Sora."

Olette glanced at her watch, "Well, I gotta go guys. I have to watch my little brother for the rest of the day."

"I think I'll go home too," Selphie decided with a grin, "My show is about to start."

"Well I'm definitely not staying with this idiot," Kairi stated standing up from her seat as well.

"If everyone's going home then I guess I am too." Sora told.

Every one soon stepped out of the ice cream shop. Selphie had decided to give Olette a ride home seeing as how their houses were in the opposite direction of Kairi's.

"Do you need a ride too Sora?" Selphie asked, hope clear in her eyes.

Sora shook his head, "Thanks, but I just live walking distance from here. Plus, Kairi needs someone to walk her home."

"No I don't." Kairi stated bluntly, "Bye Olette. Bye Selphie."

"See you later Kairi! Bye Sora!" Selphie winked towards Sora playfully.

"Take care of our Kairi!" Olette waved both of them goodbye as she and Selphie left.

Kairi was well on her walking towards the direction her home. It wasn't as if she was obligated to wait for Sora.

"Kai, wait up!" Sora called out, he caught up to her quite easily.

Kairi just let out a sigh. She was tired out from Sora's antics and just wanted to go home.

"You know it's rude to ignore people who are trying to get your attention," Sora said as-a-matter-a-fact.

"Just shut up Sora!"

"Why do have to be so angry? Olette's right you need to lighten up. It's a Friday."

Kairi stopped in her tracks. Why was she so pissed? He was annoying, she knew that much, but why? She had always hated most guys to begin with maybe that was the reason. Instead she made up another excuse, "Maybe it's because you invaded my personal space in the bus!" she pushed him away from her causing him to stumbling slightly.

"Aww, you're still mad about that? I said I was sorry!" he apologized away, "C'mon Kai."

She glared at him. He was just so persistent that every nerve in her body was telling her to punch him, but that face he was making made her think twice.

Kairi had never really looked at his face clearly until now. He had round cheeks for a seventeen year-old boy and his blue eyes were so big—and the way his honey colored hair frames his face it was so…

"…cute," Kairi said under her breath unconsciously. Her eyes widened at the words that had just escaped her lips. Did she just say that?!

Sora gave a baffled look. She had said it like a whisper but he was sure he heard right, "What?"

"N-Nothing!" Kairi's face was now a cherry red from the embarrassment, "I forgive you, okay? Now go!"

Her pace quickened. She was determined to reach home before he could question her.

Sora's lips curved into a wide ear to ear grin, "You said I was cute!"

"No I didn't!" she protested still managing to stay six feet ahead of him.

Sora ran up to Kairi, "Yes you did!"

""No! I just remembered t-this shirt at a store I go to and it looked c-cute, okay?!" she was so humiliated right now, "Stupid Sora!"

"You like me, admit it!" Sora grinned.

"You're such a kid, you know that!"

"You like me! You like me!" he chanted running away down the street.

"Get back here!" Kairi yelled raising a fist.

"But you said "go away!" Remember?"

As Kairi had almost caught up to him she had tripped on the cracks of the sidewalk.

"Whoa!"

Instinctively she snagged onto his shirt as he turned around to catch her. Their faces were so close that Kairi could feel his warm breath on her skin. Finally snapping out of it, she blushed furiously and pushed him down.

"You're an idiot," she smirked. It wasn't like her harsh comments from earlier. It was just plain teasing now.

"But I'm a cute idiot." He smirked back.

Kairi rolled her eyes, "You'll never get over that will you?"

"Of course not!" he still had a huge grin plastered across his face as he stood up to brush the dirt off his pants. Luckily Kairi had pushed him onto the soft grass of someone's lawn rather than the hard pavement of the sidewalks.

She sighed, a small smile on her face. The two continued to walk until they reached Kairi's home—Sora's own being farther down the street.

"Bye Sora," Kairi waved him goodbye as she began walking to her front steps. If you took out the horrible first impression he made on her he wasn't too bad.

"Later Kairi," Sora waved her goodbye as well as she began walking towards his own home.

A/N: I thought I'd at least put up the chapters I did finish for this story despite me discontinuing it. It breaks my heart to leave a story unfinished, but I just don't have the heart to finish this fic when I have a guilty feeling that this story will just end up as whiny and immature as my The Skater & The Artist fic. But if you like Roxas/Naminé, I'm sure most of you won't mind joining me in my new story Undisclosed Desires. It's very new and for sure I know I can finish that one. It's really hard for me to write any other pairing other than RxN, so sorry for disappointing you all, but thanks for anyone who did like this story. Much love goes out to you all. :)