The pen etched, back and forth, back and forth, darkening the spot above the forehead of the boy. 'Light, but not too light. Dark, but not black……Oh…..Browny…… and his eyes…..how could anyone forget those baby blue eyes? He had such a wonderful personality. Such a…. serious look. How do you put that all on paper?'
The bell above the door lets out a huge roar, and the other 23 kids surrounding Kairi jump up… Forcing bodies push through the door, hurried, any spare second could cause a loss of the time you DON'T have to spend in class. Kairi's hand releases the pen. It slowly warps two fingers around the drawing, and slides it into the folder sitting on the desk. The room had emptied. Kairi glanced around to see the teacher, Mr. Humphre staring at her. She grinned, a little embarrassed, and slowly stood. She picked up her bag and hung it on her shoulder. "Heh…." She breathes a half hearted chuckle. Mr. Humphre clears his throat.
Kairi quickly grabs her folder and heads for the door, fast. It was coming, she knew it was coming. "Er, Kairi….." Frozen dead in her tracks, Kairi grins, with worry, and turns to her teacher. "Mr. Humphre….?" He, once again, clears his throat. Kairi walks towards him slowly. "I have been informed by friends of yours that….." he pauses. Kairi laughs, in her head, what was he getting at? Friends? She barely spoke to anyone at Destiny… In almost a year. "Well, It seems that people have been aware that you have been…… silent for awhile….." Kairi looks at him. "Is there something wrong with being…..silent?" she asks innocenly. He smiles. "You see, we think something may be wrong?" She looks at him, oddly. "Wrong?" He nods.
"Maybe you should see the councler…. Mrs. Hooving…..?" She was taken back by his suggestion. "Why?" He smiles at her, he places his hand on her shoulder. "My dear, I am not dumb… something is troubling you, and, well, I don't want you to go out on us one day…" Kairi blinks at his suggestions. "Please, Kairi dear, tell me! I need to know so I can help you! Accepting the truth is the first step to a successful recovery….." Kairi glares at him. Without a word, she turns and walks away. "Kairi?? Kairi? Hun, come back, were not done talking yet, Kairi!"
Kairi walked down the halls pretty fast, trying not to "accidentally" run into Mr. Humphre again. Rght foot, left foot, right, then left. Well, what does he know…..? She thinks. I don't need a psychiatrist, I need Sora back… I need life to….. become normal again….. Kairi stops, dead in her tracks, she turns to the right. There is a mirror hanging in the hall. "Never realized that before…." She smiles…. But what is normal? Were things ever simple for us? Her hand clutches the folder tight, a tear runs down her check. Her hand flies up to her check. Why am I crying?! I should be used to this feeling by now….. It seemed like the halls were thining…… Kairi began to walk again, she was only stopped when the bell rang, the loud shock scared her. It was the end of the year…… New alarm systems, volume heights being fixed. She chuckles…She was late… She giggles at the thought. 'If I had stayed and listened to the old man's lecture, I could have atleast got a pass' She looks around again. The halls had emptied. She smiles. "Better hurry….." she whispers.
She begins to walk, the hall is dead silent, all except the clinking of the keychain Selphie made her for her Seventeenth birthday, that now resides on her backpack strap. Kairi's finger traces the binding of the folder. Was her story ending……? Or was this just the beginning….? Loud footsteps broke Kairi's train of thought. She turns around and heading down the stairs is none other than Mr. Humphre. Kairi, thinking quick, darts into the nearest room she can find. As the door shuts, she drops her bag, and leans on the wall, eyes shut, she lets out a huge sigh. "Can I help you dear?" A kind voice comes from in front of her. Hesitant to open her eyes, Kairi moans a little. Slowly, her eye lids lift, and standing before her is a very happy looking woman, wearing all white, and only white, even her hair was white, all white, it was like staring at clouds…... "Am I dead?" Kairi mumbles. "Oh, you're a funny little thing…" She offers her a hand, Kairi takes it and the woman pulls her up.
"Are you new here?" The woman asks. "Oh, no, I have been here since freshman year….. I—" She pauses. "Where am I?" Kairi asks, confused, but thoughtful of the source. "This is the nurses office dear! Oh my, I did not recognize you at all….." Kairi looks confused. "Yeah well, I didn't recognize where I was…." She pulls the strands of hair in her face behind her ears. "Well…" The woman begins, "I don't think I see you down here often. Or ever. So you never get sick? Is that so?!" Kairi grins. "I'm just perfect…." She says sarcastically. The woman laughs. "Yes, yes, you are a funny one, I would know it! Well child, what's the matter?" She walks to her desk and sits down, pulling a thermometer out of her desk drawer. "What?" Kairi asks, obliviously. "Well, your in the nurses office…..Are you not feeling well?" Kairi gains a smile. "Uh, yeah… Im kinda dizzy…" Kairi lies, thinking this is the perfect oppertunity for a hall pass… "Oh my, my, my, my, alright, lie down hun….." She walks slowly over to the bed. She gentally sits, feeling the soft mattress below her. She closes her eyes taking a deep breath in.
'The start….' She smiles.