Daydreams in Summertime
A/N: fOmg, second fanfic. O.o I tried to not write this one while the other one was still in progress… but I couldn't take it. TT-TT;; This is rated teen just in case.
Disclaimer:I am not a doctor and I do not study anything in the medical field, so if I write something that's not medically correct, then I'm sorry, cause I really wouldn't know. I'll try my best though… Oh yeah. I also don't own Kingdom Hearts. XD And I don't own the song "Edelweiss". That song is from the movie, The Sound of Music.
Description: Kairi's got a secret crush on Sora, but he's going out with Namine. While Namine's away on vacation, Sora gets into an accident and wakes up with amnesia… & mistakes Kairi for Namine. Hohoho.
.Chapter One – The News
Namine giggled as she fed Sora a French fry. The smiles on their faces displayed unconditional happiness and bliss as they ate and talked to each other, their hands interlocked in between them under the table, supposedly hidden from their friends' view. Kairi's head was hung low but her eyes were watching every move the two of them were making. Her heart would race every time she saw Sora smile.
"Kairi?"
"Huh?" Kairi picked her head up to see her two best friends, Riku and Selphie, stare at her. Selphie grinned.
"Were you staring at Sora again?" she winked.
"N-no!" she denied.
"Oh, come one," Riku said, "It's written all over your face. If it weren't for Namine, you'd be smiling uncontrollably by now."
Kairi gasped and covered her cheeks. "W-was I blushing?"
"Hahaha, of course you were!" Selphie replied. "Man, Kairi, you're so cute!" Kairi pouted her lips as Selphie continued to laugh. Riku on the other hand failed to be amused.
"I don't know why there would be any reason to blush. It's just Sora getting fed some toxic cafeteria food," Riku grumbled.
"Hah, Riku, I think you're just jealous of Sora," Selphie said.
"WHAT?" he retorted.
"Hah, chill out! She IS your ex, you know!"
"That was like a year ago! I'm totally over her now," he stated. He nervously glanced at Kairi who just smiled back warmly to reassure him that he was free of blame.
"Excuses, excuses!" Selphie intoned.
"But can it be that Riku just doesn't like Sora?" Kairi solemnly asked. Riku looked back at her expression and was unable to respond to her question. He looked away, now feeling a little guilty.
"D-don't give me that look, Kai," he said. "I didn't mean—"
"Of course he hates him!" Selphie confirmed, "There's always this rivalry between them in mainly sports and sometimes girls since he ended up taking his ex-girlfriend!"
"SELPHIE!" Riku exclaimed. She laughed again as Riku scowled in embarrassment. Even Kairi chuckled a little as he tried to regain his posture. "Anyway! That's not the reason why I said that. I meant that the cafeteria food was horrible. If anything, I'd feel sorry for him for eating such crap."
"Even though you hate his guts?" Selphie teased. She shrugged back in defense as Riku glared at her and backed down when he saw that her playful smile didn't waver. Kairi chuckled at them as Selphie cleared her throat. "Yeah, well anyway, Namine won't be around to feed him crap fries for long," Selphie said.
"Huh?" the two chorused.
"Yeah, you heard me." Selphie leaned in closer. "I hear that Namine's going away for most of the summer, so Sora's probably gonna blitzball himself crazy for the rest of vacation."
"Where is she going?" Kairi asked.
"Don't know."
"She's going to Twilight Town," Riku said. "That's where she moved from four years ago and she goes there ever summer."
"Oh, I remember now," Kairi said. "That was the only time we actually saw you while you were going out with her."
"What do you mean?" he asked.
Kairi looked down and bit her lip. "Well, I mean…"
"She means that you totally shut us out during your relationship with her," Selphie explained. "Right, Kairi?"
Kairi looked away guiltily, but nodded.
"Oh yeah… Sorry about that," Riku said.
"It's okay…" Kairi looked back at Sora who was laughing with Namine. The blonde hugged his arm and kissed him on cheek before resting her head on his shoulder. Something tugged at Kairi's heart to look away but she couldn't help but to keep staring at the lovely pair caught in the moment. Riku and Selphie worriedly switched glances at each other when they noticed that Kairi's eyes were filled with longing and envy.
- --- -
Suddenly interrupted from deep thought, Kairi jumped when a shrilling cry came from one of the hospital rooms. A couple of nurses rushed passed her and made their way to the source of it; other nurses and patients capable of walking peeked out of their rooms to see what was going on. Kairi remained leaning against the wall, listening to the wailing patient or visitor and watched a nurse check if things were all right.
"Is everything okay?" called out a low voice. Kairi turned and looked up to see a tall, old doctor with red eyes and blonde hair, only half of his body outside of the room he was in.
"They got it covered, Doctor Ansem," the nurse replied. He nodded and went back into the room, just as all of the other curious patients did. Kairi peered inside the door Dr. Ansem went into. She saw a man and a woman, most likely Sora's parents, stand by the hospital bed. Sora's mother was in tears as she gazed at her unconscious son, although Kairi could only see the foot of the bed. She pulled her head back and continued to wait for his parents to leave. Sighing, she restlessly looked at her watch.
Selphie and Riku are late, she thought to herself.
"I'm very sorry about that," said Dr. Ansem, his voice coming from the room. "So, he went out for a drive, but you're unable to verify where and why?"
"We don't know where," Sora's dad answered, "But as to why… well, I think he and my wife had a fight about something and he just left… you know how teenagers are these days."
"I—I didn't m-mean for him to…!" Sora's mom choked on her words and began to sob uncontrollably. Kairi bit her lip and shut her eyes tight. She felt horrible for overhearing all of this. With one hand clutching the side of her skirt, she anxiously looked at her wristwatch again; a minute barely passed. She shut her eyes again in an attempt to block out the conversation going on inside the room. Another flashback was starting to come as she remembered what happened the other day.
- --- -
It's been a week into the summer and Kairi was finally able to sleep in. She wasn't a morning person and she would often sleep well after midnight. But that morning before noon, Kairi woke up to an irritating ring. Groaning, she opened her eyes opened and her brain registered the tune: "Edelweiss" in monotone-cellphone form. Selphie or Riku was calling her. Annoyed, she took the phone and pushed the "ignore" button, hoping that they'd understand that she was sleeping. She put the phone away under her pillow and her head plopped back down into it. Before falling back asleep, the phone rang again, and Kairi ignored it, hoping they'd stop calling. After a couple of time of this, she set the phone on vibrate. Soon after, she felt her pillow vibrate. Vexed and now a little more awake, she finally picked up.
"What?" she grunted.
"Kairi?" It was Selphie. "Thank God you finally picked up. Are you awake enough to hear this?" She sounded serious. That's unusual for her. "Oh, and just so you know, I found this out from Riku. He didn't want to be the one to tell you, so he told me to do it." Kairi wondered this was going to be bad news. Then again, why would Selphie keep calling her after Kairi's obvious refusal to pick up? She picked her head up, ready to brace herself for the worst.
"What is it?" Kairi asked.
"It's Sora," she replied, pausing a little. "He… he got into an accident."
Kairi's eyes widened and she jumped out of bed. "WHAT?"
"I know, I know! But don't freak out, okay? He's in the hospital now," Selphie said.
Kairi was at a loss of words. Tears welled up in her eyes as she covered her mouth.
"Oh my God…" she mumbled.
"What? I didn't hear you."
"Is he alright?" she asked when she moved her hand away.
"Yeah… He's fine. But Tidus…" Selphie trailed off.
"What? Who's that?" Kairi asked frantically. "But Sora's alright, right?"
"Yes, Sora's fine! Tidus is one of Sora's best friends from the blizball team. He… he was with Sora," she continued. "It was yesterday. They were coming back from the airport when they went to see Namine off. Some car ran a red light and crashed into the passenger's seat… Sora was driving, so he wasn't hit directly… But Tidus was in shotgun and he…" There was a long pause.
"…He what?"
"He died, Kairi! He died!"
- --- -
"Kairi?"
"Huh?" Kairi looked up to see Selphie and Riku.
"Sorry we're late," Riku said.
"Spacing out, huh?" Selphie asked with a concerned smile. "How are you?"
"I'm fine…" she replied.
"Looks like Sora's parents are in there," Riku observed as he peeked into the room. "Is that why you're waiting out here?" Kairi nodded. "I see."
"Hmm, you can only see his feet from out here," Selphie noticed.
"He's in a coma," Kairi said.
"For a day, huh?" Selphie pondered to herself. "Wow. I wonder how Namine would react."
"She probably knows already," Riku said.
"Well then. That already starts off her crappy summer," Selphie invoiced. She noticed Kairi staring at the floor. "Hey, Kairi, cheer up," she said, nudging her. Kairi nodded glumly.
"Thanks, guys, for agreeing to meet me here… I wouldn't have been able to do this alone," she said. "Especially you, Riku… I know you and Sora aren't on very good terms."
"Pfft… s'not a problem. I don't hate him, it's just his attitude I don't like sometimes," he clarified. Kairi nodded, still not understanding what there is to dislike Sora.
"I think you should thank Namine," Selphie said. Kairi and Riku gave her a confused look. "You know, for not being here, for deciding to take a vacation. You wouldn't have been able to visit Sora if Namine were here, would you?"
"I-I don't know…"
"It would've been awkward for Riku and Namine only vaguely knows us. Even so, she knows enough to know that we're not really friends of Sora. We don't even talk to him," Selphie explained. Riku and Kairi looked at each other and shrugged.
"I guess that's true," Riku said. "But Namine's the reason why Tidus and Sora got into an accident anyway. They were coming from the airport."
"Then this is just a blessing in disguise," Selphie said.
"Uh, Selphie? Tidus died in the accident, in case you've forgotten," Riku reminded. Selphie shrugged.
"And that's tragic. But I think you guys should think more positively. Life sucks anyway, so maybe Tidus is happy where he is," she suggested. Riku just stared at her, almost dumbfounded to hear this coming from someone who was always energetic and lively. She never ceased to amaze him.
"I'll never understand your logic," Riku said. Selphie just smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Sighing, Riku noticed Kairi staring at the floor.
"Kairi? Are you okay?" he asked, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Kairi looked up and nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay…"
"It's okay Kairi! You can become Namine's 'replacement' while she's gone!" Selphie winked.
"SELPHIE!" Kairi exclaimed with eyes wide.
"Hah, chill out! I was obviously joking! I can't believe you took that seriously," she sniggered.
"Only you could still crack a joke in this kind of situation," Riku sighed.
Before Selphie could respond, three adults came out of the room: Sora's mom, dad and Dr. Ansem. Sora's mom looked at the teenage trio unexpectedly, wondering if they were Sora's friends, but said nothing to them.
"We assure you that Sora will be just fine here," Dr. Ansem said.
"Yes, Doctor, we know that Sora is in good hands. Please call as soon as anything happens," Sora Dad replied.
"I-I'll start sleeping over h-here r-right after we attend his friend's funeral," Sora's mom informed shakily.
"That's fine," the doctor replied.
"Please take good care of him," Sora's dad said.
"We will."
The couple departed and made their way to the elevator. Sora's mom looked back at the three teens again, particularly at Kairi. A chill went down Kairi's spine as she gazed into her watery eyes. They were the same as Sora's eyes, a deep azure. The pair went into the elevator and Kairi looked back at the doctor.
"Excuse me…?" she said shyly, but the doctor didn't' seem to hear her.
"Hey, Doc," Selphie called. Dr. Ansem looked at her. "We're here to see Sora Kamaya. Can we?"
"Go right ahead. But don't wake him up," he said, as if he assumed they were dumb enough to do that.
"Course not. Thanks," Selphie said, and the three of them entered the room with Selphie leading the way.
Kairi was last to enter, her heart racing. She felt as if her heart stopped when she saw Sora; he had bandages wrapped across his forehead, a pad on his right cheek and another that covered half of his right eye. There was a cut on his cracked lips that had already healed and the blanket was all the way up to the tip of his chin. Selphie whistled at the sight of him.
"He does look pretty banged up," she said. Riku stayed up against the wall with his arms crossed as he observed him. Kairi hesitantly went by the side of the bed to get a closer look. In spite of the damage done on his face, Kairi thought he looked like an angel that was just sleeping. She could hear the beating of her heart in her ears as she stared down at him, almost in denial that she was close enough to just touch him. Kairi's face felt warm; it all seemed surreal.
The moment was interrupted when Kairi heard Selphie chuckle. She looked up at her, wondering what was so funny.
"What now?" Riku said.
"She's blushing!" Selphie whispered. Kairi, who heard what she said, gasped and covered her cheeks.
"S-Selphie!" she whimpered in embarrassment. Selphie only ended up bursting out in laughter.
"HAHA! Why don't you go on ahead and kiss him!" she joshed. Kairi's eyes widened and her face only got redder as she was at a loss of words. Riku sighed and shook his head. "Aww, now she's blushing from ear-to-ear!" she hooted.
"For God's sake, Selphie. Stop teasing her already," Riku complained. Selphie tried to contain her laughter, but with no success. Riku looked at Kairi, who was too flustered to say anything back. "Just ignore her, Kai."
Kairi nodded and looked back at Sora. I wonder if he can hear all of this, she thought. Riku looked at his watch.
"It's almost noon. I think we have to go soon," Riku said.
"Huh? But we just got in here," Kairi said.
"Yeah, well… We would've had maybe 15 more minutes more if Riku and I weren't late, but Sora's parents would've killed our time anyway," Selphie said. "Remember that job I interviewed for? I got accepted and it's not good if I'm late the first day. And Riku here is our ride because our parents suck at not giving us cars."
Kairi looked at Riku, who just shrugged.
"We don't have to go now. We still have a little time," he said. Selphie thought for a minute then grinned.
"I know! How about Riku and I wait for you outside the room since this little trip here was all for you?" Selphie suggested.
"What?" Riku and Kairi chorused.
"Yeah! Isn't that a cute idea?" Selphie said. She walked over to Riku and grabbed his arm, dragging him out the door. "Come on, Riku!"
"W-wait…!" Kairi squeaked.
"H-hold a second…!" Riku said. "You didn't even wait for her response!"
"I don't have to," she said, and out the door they went, shutting it.
Kairi was at a loss of words. She looked back down at Sora, who was just lying there peacefully. She sat down in the chair next to him and exhaled deeply.
"I'm so sorry about that…" she said. "Wait, what am I saying? You can't hear me…"
Kairi gazed at his perfect complexion and blushed again. Covering her cheeks, she sighed and shook her head. She got up and thought for a moment.
"I… I'm sorry. We haven't formally met before," she began, "but we've been in the same schools for years since I moved to Destiny Island, which was ten or eleven years ago. I came from some place called Radiant Garden. That's from the mainland… pretty lame name for a town, huh? I hardly remember the place though."
She walked toward the window and looked outside. She could see Riku's car, a dark, sleek green. She looked back at Sora.
"Oh, yeah. Those guys that were just with me are my two best friends. I'm sure you know Riku already, but been friends with me ever since so we're kind of like childhood friends. We met Selphie in 5th grade when she moved from Balamb Garden, and ever since then we've become this trio…" she watched him just lie in bed as if there would be any kind of response. "Wow, if you were to wake up right now, I bet you'd freak out. We really don't know each other…" She scratched her head and chuckled as if to laugh at her foolishness. "Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't told you my name. I'm—"
Suddenly the door opened; it was Riku.
"Kairi," he called out, "We're going."
Selphie butted in.
"No, don't listen to him! He's just jealous!" she said.
"Selphie!" he irately said. "I'm not jealous! We really have to go now."
Kairi giggled. "I'm coming," she said. She looked back at Sora and waved. "Bye, Sora." And with that she made her way toward the door.
"Did you just say 'bye' to him?" Selphie winked.
"Uh…"
"Hahahaha! You did, you did!"
"Give it a rest, Selphie."
"Hahahaha! She's blushing again!"
Rings of laughter and chatter soon started to fade as the voices became less and less distant. Sora remained motionless until his lips started to move.
"Kairi…" he murmured.
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A/N: Hah, that chapter felt long. Sorry if it felt too dragged out. That was mostly all information through dialogue, so this is just the beginning. ;D Yep. It's three in the morning and I have school tomorrow. But yeah! Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it.
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