Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Kairi continued to walk beside Sora, the girl glancing up at his house as they approached it. Finally, a place to rest. She was already feeling warm and at peace from the problem disappearing and by being next to Sora, but rersting at his house was a plus.

Riku walked a few steps behind his best friends, hands in loose fists at his sides out of habit. The whole way here he had been looking around at his surroundings. New York was like Destiny Islands, in a way; homes were in sight and people were genuinely happy by what he could read on their expressions. It was busier than the Islands, but he could see how his friends could adapt to it.

Roxas kept his hold on Namine's hand gentle but secure, walking beside her as they approached Sora's home. They all agreed to crash here for the night, considering it was probably late evening by the way the sky was a dim blue from the sunset. Besides, he didn't want to separate himself from Namine anyway.

 

Sora walked up the steps of his porch, stopping himself and Kairi when they were in front of the door. He reached towards his pocket without thought, but then he realized that he was in his traveling clothes, so he wouldn't have his keys on him. "...You still know how to break into houses?" he asked Kairi, the sheepish smile on his lips showing that he didn't have a key on him. Kairi was good at popping locks, which had surprised him the first time she did it, but now he saw that the skill could come in handy.

Namine noticed that along with the sky getting darker, the air was getting a little bit cooler. However, that didn't really matter now, since Sora's home was right here.

 

Kairi turned her eyes to Sora and smiled softly at his expression, but she nodded anyway. She reached into the pocket of her jeans, having a paperclip in her pocket on a daily basis in case she forgot her key. Or, in cases like this, Sora forgot his. "Maybe I should teach you how to do this," Kairi joked lightly, stepping closer to the door as she worked on opening the lock.

Riku arched an eyebrow, slightly confused. Break into houses? What exactly had he missed while he was gone?

 

Sora brought his arm back to his side, a sheepish smile on his lips as he watched Kairi do her thing. "I think you said that the last time I forgot my key," he said, trying to remember it. It had been a long time ago, but it had been during a time when he had often forgotten to carry a house key on him.

 

"Probably," Kairi said, laughing a little. She bent down a little as she worked on unlocking the door, maneuvering the paperclip around until she finally heard the "tick" of the lock being opened. "There." She straightened and pulled the paperclip out of the keyhole, twisting the knob and letting the door open in front of her. Kairi turned back to Sora and her friends, a triumphant smile on her lips.

Riku only continued to look at Kairi in confusion. "Huh. When did you learn to do that?" he asked, seeing the girl step into the house first.

"A little while ago," she said, walking further into the dark entryway to allow everyone in behind her. She'd brilliantly forgotten her key one day and once she finally got back into her house, she looked up ways online on how to get back into her home without a key. It worked out well, and for more than just her.

 

"This is why it's important not to get on her bad side," Sora muttered to Riku jokingly, a smile forming on his lips as he followed Kairi inside his him. He flipped on a light switch on the wall, which illuminated the area nicely.

 

"No kidding..." Riku followed Sora inside, briefly recalling that the last time he was on this doorstep was to provide bad news. Right now, it seemed like that news was old news, and things were better now.

Kairi bent down, starting to untie her sneakers. She barely heard her two friends speaking, but she couldn't make out what they were saying. Regardless, she let it go and tended to her shoes.

 

Sora turned to look at the door when he was inside, looking past Riku and seeing Roxas and Namine come in. An idea came to mind at the sight of Namine, and he wished he would have thought of it sooner. "Maybe we should have gone to your house, Namine," he started jokingly. "We could have raided your fridge."

"Ha ha," Namine said, rolling her eyes as a smile appeared on her lips. She knew that her fridge was a big reason why Sora and Roxas often came to her house, but tonight, they were at Sora's. that was alright with her; she would enjoy having some food in her house this week.

 

Riku followed Kairi's lead and slipped his shoes off as well, glancing at Sora with a slight turn of his head. "So your appetite hasn't ceased," he recognized with a shake of his head. He turned his eyes to Namine. "I feel sorry for you."

Kairi turned around after placing her shoes neatly against the wall. "Roxas isn't any better," she added with a small smile, her eyes finding the blond boy by the door.

Roxas whirled around after he shut the door, eyes wide. "Hey!" he cried, eyes finding Kairi instantly. Since when did things get turned on him?

 

Namine turned to look at Roxas, the girl gently slipping her hand out of his and moving over to slip off her shoes. "They're both pretty bad; sneaking in through kitchen windows to steal brownies..." She arched a brow at Roxas at the mention, knowing that climbing in through Kairi's window had been his idea.

 

Roxas smiled sheepishly at Namine's look and words, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah... We may have gotten the brownies, but after that wasn't so fun," he said, glancing from Namine to Sora, and then finally Kairi.

Kairi only smiled, turning her gaze from Roxas to Riku. "Sora and Roxas had to clean my basement after stealing my brownies," she told him, having seen how confused he appeared.

Riku rolled his eyes and shook his head, though a smirk of amusement was on his face. "Figures," he said, walking past Kairi (who was the furthest into the house) and making himself at home, turning to go into the living room.

 

Sora turned to his friends, seeing that there was a break in the conversation now that Riku started towards the living room. "Be right back," he said, starting down the hall. Since he had the chance, he would get out of his traveling clothes and put on something normal, like sweats and a T-shirt.

 

Kairi watched Sora go before motioning for Namine and Roxas to follow her with her hand. She started toward the living room, hoping the Riku hadn't tripped in the dark. Then again, the hall light was probably providing enough illumination for him.

Roxas nodded once, but first started to slip off his shoes. Even if he had neglected to do it before, he needed to do it now, especially if he wanted to be more comfortable.

 

Namine's shoes were off by this point, so she just glanced at Roxas before she followed Kairi to the living room. She wasn't sure what they were all going to do now, but she was glad that they were someplace cozy, unlike that warehouse.

 

Riku was already sitting in the chair he had occupied a few days ago, leaning against his fingertips that rested against his temple. He saw Namine come into the room out of the corner of his eye just as Kairi turned on one of the lamps, but he didn't react in anyway.

Kairi turned on the lamp between the loveseat and the couch only, thinking that was enough illumination and that it provided a nice cozy feel to the room. She sat down on the loveseat with a small sigh, glad to be somewhere comfortable instead of in the hands of Smith and his Heartless.

After slipping off his shoes, Roxas followed his friends into the living room. Since he was in a place surrounded by peace, he couldn't help but notice his wounds. He was dirty and his clothes were torn in several places, and his body was sore. Smith had put up a good fight, but fortunately Roxas and his friends were the ones that came out victories. It was only bad that it wasn't unscathed.

 

Namine walked over to the couch and sat herself down, the furniture comfortable to her. Things were silent around her, but strangely, it felt alright. They had all gone through a lot today, and she supposed that it all kept everyone feeling like they wanted to be quiet. She knew, because that was how she felt.

 

Roxas walked in and approached the couch Namine was on without a second thought. He lowered himself down to the cushion beside her, his eyebrows furrowing a little bit at the soreness of his body. Oh well. He would just have to get used to that.

 

Sora walked down the hall towards the foyer, now wearing a pair of gray sweatpants and a white T-shirt. He felt better now that he was in clean clothes, and while he was back in his room, he had thought that maybe Roxas would want to put something else on too. So he set out some stuff, though he wished that he had some clothes that would fit Riku as well. Oh well, some things couldn't have been helped. He entered the living room and sat down next to Kairi on the loveseat, seeing his friends already in seats.

 

Riku looked over at Sora's attire and let out a single chuckle, the boy's lips turning up faintly. "You didn't waste any time, did you?" he asked, referring to how quickly his best friend got changed out of his traveling outfit. Somehow, it didn't surprise him; Sora always did prefer more comfortable clothing. That was why he wore those poofy red pants a few years ago. "Come on! These feel great!" he'd said. Right.

 

Sora shrugged lightly, ignoring the pain that the movements caused by putting on a small smile. "Yeah, well..." Well, Riku was exactly right; getting changed was the first thing that he did when he got home, but he didn't think any of his friends could blame him. After all, he had other clothes he could put on; why not change right away?