Reunification

[Reno]

"Come on Kairi! Live a little! You HAVE to celebrate your 21 like this!" Selphie, one of Kairi's very best friend's, pushed the taller red-head in the bar. She knew the other was only reluctant cause she was such a goody-two shoes. "I mean come on your dad was doing stuff like this when he was tweleve!"

The area was huge. A dance floor in the middle, bodies mingling as they danced and drank and laughed and fell and trampled each other. strobe lights flashed all around. The bar off to one side, drinks upon drinks behind it. A stage, along with all the tables, was at the back, lit up with skimpy girls dancing on it, the professional which the men were watching and crowding like men.

She giggled, and before poor Kairi knew it, they were off to the side of the large club, a drink in each of their hands. "you got to try it!" She took a sip of her drink, just as the dance on the stage ended.

An announcer went off, and something strange happened. The regulars to the bar began to wolf whistle, but the men backed away and suddenly the ladies moved to the crowd of the stage.

"Eee! it's gonna be a guy!" Selphie squealed, keeping her eyes peeled, watching as the very MALE dancer walked out. He was in a large black coat, closed for now, but it was obvious their wasn;t too much underneath. He wasn;t a stripper but he was daaaamn close.

"Oh wow look at those eyes and that hair and... hey wait... isn;t that... SORA?!" Selphie stared, eyes wide, and being the gossip she was she recalled the brunette's history almost instantly. Sora San had been a bright child with a kind smile, but a bit of a pushover. Kairi had been friends with his best friend Riku, the most popular guy in school. but Sora had always been in his shadow, just... not really there or known. A side kick. Thought the brunette didn;t seem to mind it.

But... in the 10th grade Kairi had gotten close to him somehow. And they started to date. Riku had hated it completely, and the two best friends had a bad falling out, but sora still dated Kairi... Selphie had found it SO romantic.

But trajedy struck. At the beginning of their senior year, sora's father died. Sora and his cold-hearted brother ryten both dropped out of school. ryten was rumored to have run away. while the rest of the San family moved to the slums. Sora and Kairi tried to maintain contact, but it was just too hard and eventually... they lost touch.

and broke up.

And now here he was... about top dance in a VERY provocative way for them... and all Selphie could thing off was to drool all over again. Sora had turned into quite a MAN. And it;d only been four years!

[Jade]

She remembered waking up, if it wasn't for her father calling her bright and early in the morning to wish her a happy birthday, she probably would have slept at least three more hours! " Good morning Daddy...!" she had called back in return as her father had given her the big, your still my little baby girl speech! It was the same speech he gave her on every birthday, or any time she even brought up having a boyfriend! He was... beyond over protective! She really did wonder if her father ever would let go of the Daddy's little girl mentality.

Kairi yelped as her friend pushed her from behind so forcefully " I know i know!" she shouted letting out a Eep of surprisee, Selphie was intent on getting her to drink some alcohol now that she had finally reached her 21st birthday, she had been nagging her all day " Im going to get you so drunk Kairi girl! Your going to love it I promise! Were going to have a blast!" Kairi's eyes narrowed slightly " I think your forgetting thats because my Dad is crazy! Havent you figured that out?" she chuckled giggling at her friend

It was her first time ever being in a club, most of the clubs around here served alcohol and you had to be 21 to even try and get inside! Well there were exceptions to the rules... sneaking in... knowing somebody that worked at them!

She stared around the club was a black light club music playing everywhere, men and woman dancing all over, and the music was so loud it almost felt like her ears were going to pop! She took the drink from her friend and just stared at it, beer... she remembered sipping it once when she was little and it tasted horrid! " I uh... don't know..." Kairi said looking at the cup of alcohol in her hands " Is there something that tastes better?"

Kairi's eyes narrowed instantly when she heard about the guy dancer, Selphie tended to drift off into her own little world with such things. The man walked out a long black coat, you couldnt barley see his face or anything, was he a stripper of some sort... she thought that was illegal in this kind of club... so she thought... but something felt so oddly, and eerily familiar about him... that hair... that spiked chestnut colored hair... those eyes the same color as the very sky that gave the light to the earth... she paled suddenly " Oh... my god..."

" S... SORA!?" she shouted in unison with her friend not being able to even believe it, how... what...? Sora couldnt dance! He was never good at dancing she remembered how much she pestered and would tease him about it back in school.

Her heart hads tarted to pound as she just stared towards him, a sense of nervousness coming all through every nerve in her body, she remembered that day... when it just seemed like they had started falling apart. Sora stopped talking to everyone after his father died... he slowly drifted away until he just disapeared, he stopped coming to school all together, then his entire family moved away and it was like he made sure nobody would know where to find them...

But now there he was dancing up on stage... the crowd around her was heering, he was dancing just like a proffessional... what had...? " Sora..." she whispered suddenly clenching the drink in her hand.

" Its impolite to stare you know..." a voice said from behind Selphie, a man with long brown hair and a cheerful smile said standing directly behind her. He had caught glance of both her and Kairi the very moment they had walked into the club.

But he knew exactly what she was drooling over, his cousin of course " You see Sora there, hes just the starting act!" he grinned holding a beer out to the girl " This your first time here?"

His name was Tenks, Tenks Gast, he had looks that would kill, soft long chestnut colored hair the same color as Sora, and orange eyes that you could stare into and maybe even lose yourself into. His entire body was built like a rock, his tight shirt showed his chest and abs all sticking outwards. But right now... his eyes were dead centered on the two girls before him.

[Reno]

Sora was blissfully unaware of everything as he strutted along the stage. He had gotten lessons - lots of them. waltzing, swing, erotic, and even pole dancing - and when he got on the stage, the lights flashing in his eyes, he didn;t even really see anyone anymore. Sure he talked to them, sweet-talked money out of them, danced for them... but he remembered no faces, remembered no names, no cell numbers no nothing. He was like a robot on auto-pilot. He was sometimes ashamed of doing this... but then he remembered hwo he was doing it for. how many family members he had to support, and everything happening to him became inconsequencal.

As long as Raine kept smiling, Iris kept learning, Adan kept volunteering, and Kenji kept doing his work, Sora figured it was all worth it. Keeping them fed, getting the bills paid. everything.

Sora swung his hips, dancing across the stage.the girls called and screamed and whistled. he tugged off a little necktie he was wearing, throwing it out to them. He saw the money being shwon in the air. It was showtime.

He stood in front of them all as he unbutton the coat, revealing he wore no shirt underneath, Slowly the long piece of clothing slipped from his shoulders and pooled at the ground, revealing tanned skin with the muscles of a dancer and leather tight jeans that hugged his form but hid nothing. The girls screamed as he stepped forth, getting closer to the stage, purring sweet nothings and winking promises as the took the money or even hell allowed then to slip it in his pockets. He danced away after he thought he'd been greedy enough.

There was one pole on the stage and he curled his hand around it, looking at them. "Want this?!" He purred, sliding his body along it. the girls went nuts. He winked, curling a leg around it as he spun.

No he wasn't a stripper. But he was DAMN close.

Selphie was still dumbly watching sora as he danced, unable to figure out how Sora, cute INNOCENT Sora could get up there and be hot sexy... beast Sora... and unable to figure out why she found it so hot but DAMN he was good.

However the tlak of a boy nearby made her lose her concentration. She glanced at him, eyes gleaming as she caught sight of him. Wow he was hot too! "... Are you the next act?" Selphie asked, drooling profusely at the thought. Sudden screams drew her attention back and her cheeks flushed seeing sora danced with the pole. "D-Damn!"

[Jade]

" You didnt tell me this was this kind of club..." Kairi said suddenly whispering into Selphie's ear, one thing was for certain, if her dad knew she was coming to a place like this, even if technically the men werent stripping... he would still kill her! It almost made her feel bad watching Sora like this... but she had seen much more than what the girls screaming all around him reaching out for him were seeing now....

Her sweet Sora, that sweet innocent smile, those dreamy sky blue eyes which she always loved, but the Sora before her was antyhing but that... he was seductive, brash... she tightened her fist watching something was boiling up inside of her...

" Your girlfriend doesnt seem to get her eyes off center stage, you two bi?" Tenks said joking suddenly trying to pull their attention off from his cousin, Sora had this way of pulling girls his way, it was something he himself didnt get... something he wanted but himself couldnt figure out! Hell was had twice the body Sora had... looks even... atleast he was pretty sure he was better looking than his cousin!

Kairi took a step forward suddenly , she knew exactly what it was... even after all these years... the idea of these girls... of these girls staring at Sora like that it irritated and angered her, but was there really anything she could do about it?

Tenks gave another weird stare then looked at Selphie hearing her little comment " You know for the right girl I sometimes give... a special one on one in the back room" he pushed his hand through his own hair. " Call it a male lap dance if you will..."

[Reno]

Selphie could only shrug, grinning innocently. It wasn't a strip club besides... seeing Sora again might not be all that bad.

However something Tenks said drew her attention almost automatically. "Will that show be... free?" She fluttered her eyelashes. "Or are you a shark and are going to take all my money."

Sora dances along stage, swaying with the music. By the time his fiasco was over he had once again gone colelcting money, even dropped a few kisses and whatnot for the regulars or someone who tipped him especally well. And then he waved cheerfully, getting of the stage, going to the back room probably.

"Yeah thats a great idea!" Selphie said suddenly. "Kairi can go find Sora and speak with him, and I can get a private show!"

Sora sighed, throwing the jacket off on his chair, grabbing a shirt he had taken off earlier for his show and putting it on. He took out several wads of cash, sititng down to count it leisurely.

[Jade]

She had watched all the woman around him, throwing money down just to watch him move his body around in ways that at one time she only wanted was for her... she started forward her pushing her way through the crowd. Her heart was pounding, what was she doing... was she following him further back? He left her... so why should she... why should she be going after him...? Why did she even care about seeing him anymore it just...

" Sora..." she breathed gripping onto the door as she walked him go down the hall of the back area towards where ever he was going, she creeped her way further inside, hopefully she wouldnt get into any trouble... but right now she didnt care. She had to see him, she had to confront him about this... no not just this... there entire life altogether, she wanted to know why he just up and disapeared! Its like... he just stopped caring...

Tenks had taken her hand gently kissing the top of it, his orange eyes staring deep into her own " Oh I charge... but you ill give you a special discount..." he tugged her away towards the back room, a grin on his face quickly shutting the curtains.

A seat was placed at the center of the room as Tenks lead her sitting her down his hands gently massaging her shoulders, each finger tracing every spot that he knew to drive a woman wild. " Theres a reason why im usually so damned expensive..." he whispered into her ear seductivley

[Reno]

Sora was licking his lips as he counted. It was a good haul. This job paid better tipwise then it did check wise. He usually made more dancing then he did per pay check especally if he got lucky and someone else called out, giving him a chance to do a second performance. Of course that wasn;t all he did here. When he wasn;t performing, he also was a bartender and copcasionally part of the clean up crew.

He heard someone scmapering down the hall and looked up, hands tightening around the money he so desperately needed. Why didn;t he close his door?

He heard the steps getting closer as someone, a female he didn;t recognize instantly, walked past then seemed to freeze as they looked into the dressing room. "What are you-" he started but trailed off as the girls eyes met his. A soft periqinkle, almost purpulish hue, crimson red hair framing a heart-shaped face and a beautiful, sexy body. She had gotten a little taller, her hair had grown some more, her body had developed fully from the awkwardness of the teenager years to that of a woman.

But he still recognized her instantly. "Kairi...." And then oddly enough he remembered what day it was. He remembered looking at the claender this morning, suighing wistfully in rememeberance of the importance of it. And he stuttered it out, and in this situation it was almost comical, "Happy birthday."


Selphie grinned excitedly as she was escorted away to a private booth like area, locked from sight by only a curtain. It was kind of excited knowing any moment someone could tear the curtian down and see some sort of naughty act if they weren;t piss-off drunk enough to forget it in the morning or soemthing.

She groaned softly, shivering as his figners traced and moved along all the right spots. "Mmm... your real good I see." she said with a wide smile.

[Jade]

Kairi poked her way past she stared into the room slowly creaking open the door peaking her head inside, and she gave him a blank stare... She watched as he counted the money in his hands like that was the only thing in the world that even mattered to him anymore.

The two of them truly had grown apart in every way shape and form... her Sora... in some way... was just some cheap whore who danced for woman for money... she breathed pushing the door open even more as she stood there directly in the door way just looking at him, balling her fist.

She felt torn right now... one part wanting to latch onto him and never let go, the other... just wanted to hit him... give him all the pain he had put her under into one blow! Everything... the feeling of when he disapeared all started coming back as she stared at him just a few feet away " S... Sora..." but then the words clicked how did... why did he still remember...?


Tenks grinned he was good, girls never seemed to get over it... there were ups and downs about his job. Someties it was really gross looking girls, overweight ones, nerdy.... but when he got the beautiful ones it was well worth the attention! Then... right now was really one of those times... when it was worth the attention. He leaned down close to her ear suddenly " Feel free to touch... I don't mind..." he said a grin.

He could still remember when he started this damned job... Sora had told him it was easy money, and for a single guy... god it paid well! Though... he felt like kind of a man whore... most guys would go around bragging about a job like this... but he knew very well if either of his parents found out that he was doing a job like this! Oh god he would be dead... especially his father... life would... be over so to speak, but thats why he was good at hiding that with good grades in school!

[Reno]

He looked at her quietly, seeing her eyes dancing to the money in his hands. He wondered what she thought of him. Even after all these years, after all the opinions he;d heard in the world... the one that ony truly still mattered... was hers.

He foled it up, standing up and sticking the money in his back pocket for safe-keeping. He looked at her silently. "Uh... what are you doing here?" he asked, unsure of why the other woman was here. He KNEW she hated alcohol... and dance clubs were never really her thing. This wasn't the way he expected her to sepdn her birthday that was for sure. He always thoguht her 21st would end up beign original - not the old 'lets go to vegas and gamble and drink the shit out of yourself' type thing.


"You just said the magic words." Selphie said with a grin, her hands reaching up, rubbing down the ahrd abs of his chest. Back in high school everyone had caleld her the town flirt. She dated and been itnerested in more guys then she could count...

and had sex with quite a rounding number of them too. She;d never had many lasting relationships because she had problems focusing her attention on one boy. she got bored rather easily. The interest quickly melting to boredom.

[Jade]

Sora of course knew nothing about her anymore... but she... all she could see was the Sora that left her, and quicker than Sora could react and as loud as a whip cracking hard like thunder the sound of her slap crashed against Sora's face. The look in her eyes were anything but those of an old friend or love. Her other hand continued to ball up ready to strike him at a moments notice, all the pain that he had put her through...

" You left! You bastard! How dare you! How dare... I...!" the memories started flooding back into her mind, the last conversation the two of them had, Sora had told her that everything was truly going to be alright, how he promised her he would stay in school. But his promises were all broken... everything he told her were all lies... things just to make her feel better, or maybe even just to make himself feel better.

Her heart would continue to pound deep in her chest, she wanted to do alot more than just slap him... if it were up to her...


" What words were those?" Tenks teased looking directly into her eyes he smirked taking a step back away from her seat " Right now im still questioning whether to charge or not..." he said in a joking tone. This one... oh no this one was definatley free of charge, getting a girl like her in here was really something. Hell he really didnt care what she did to him, but then again he was a guy and usually whena beautiful girl wanted to rub all over your body, well that was a good thing!

[Reno]

Sora looked at the glint in her eyes and knew what was coming. He didn't bother stopping her. He stumbled as she hit him, grimacning somewhat. He lfited his head, looking at her as she yelled.

"Did you come back here just to yell at me?" Sora asked once she was through. "Because I honestly don't have time for that. I have a job to do." He knew he was being cruel, but she was stepping into territory she couldn't even begin to understand.


Selphie just chukled, her hands running over his body, brown eyes gleaming mysteriously. She also knew how to weasel her way out of payment. Even if Tenks hadn;t automatically, stupidly, deciding he wouldn't... she could have gotten him to agree using other methods.

[Jade]

Kairi took a step back suddenly, she crossed her arms looking away from him, that... that was all e could say after all this time? He really didnt care... not a piece in his heart had feelings for her... "I hate you" she whispered then turned walking for the door, she was leaving. She didnt want to be in this place, no she didnt want to be around him... Every last thing about him just made her sick. His face... his eyes... his hair... his personality... even what he was doing now...

He quick pace started outwards down the hall, and soon back into the club, she had done what she got there to do. That slap was all her anger built up against him for the past few years... He wasnt her Sora anymore. Sora had died the moment he found out his father had died... But now she just had to find Selphie...


Tenks smirked leaning down into her ear " Times just about up..." he said suddenly.

[Reno]

Sora watched Kairi walk from his room, feeling anger suddenly shoot in his heart. He growled and chased after her suddenly. Kairi was just stepping back into the club when his hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her back into the hallway.

He pushed her against the wall, glaring down at her fiercely. "So that's it huh? You get to see three seconds of me on-stage after not hearing from me for four eyars and already you've determined who I am? You think you know everything huh?"


Selphie pouted. "Already?" She leaned in, kissing him suddenly.

[Jade]

Her arm was yanked right before she could re-enter the club, moments later she hit hard against the nearby wall. She grimaced when she looked up at him, the look in his eyes were anything but happy, they were serious and angry... it was a look he had never given her not in a million years. But now... now that very look was piercing right through her own eyes as she continued to look into his own, with the very same intense look of hatred.

" Let go Sora..." she hissed curling her fist into a ball, he had put her through too much pain... and she wouldnt let him do it... not now... not again...


Tenks blinked feeling her lips against his own but soon leaned forward kissing back, his hands moving along her sides gently. This girl... she was something... he guessed she didnt care about the no touching policy, but then again he did give her permission do do whatever she wanted... this could... get interesting...

[Reno]

Sora growled down at her. "So you can go home and tell all our old friends that good ol' innocent Sora became a common whore?" He let her go though surpriseingly, taking a few steps away. "I bet Riku will get a kick outta that." He turned his back to her. "I know your pissed at me Kairi just cause I dropped off the middle of the earth but you know what your problem is? All you think about it yourself. You never even though to ask why."

He tilted his head a bit, before walking back towards his room. "You were always like that though. You cared more about your own image the people's feelings. Your so fucking spoiled you think your such a princess... And I can see that hasn't changed."

His words were cruel and harsh. Blunt. Full of anger but not of hate. Sora could still never hate a person. "And what are you going to do next? Run home and cry to your father how mean ol' Sora treated you?" She always did THAT before too.


She wrapped her arms around his neck, eyes falling shut as she deepened the kiss. Selphie had never lsitened to the rules either. Besides... theyw ere only there to get broken anyways.