I've been thinking about writing this for a while, and it takes place when Kairi was 4. This is all about her past.
"YOU'RE WHAT?" Leon stared at his kid sister, gaping in shock.
"I'm running away tomorrow, Leon. Did I stutter?" Kairi answered
"There's no way you could survive out there alone, Kairi."
"I know. That's why I'm taking you with me," Kairi answered.
"No way, sis. I am not running away. Why would you want to?" Leon answered.
"That's pretty much the stupidest question of the year," Kairi answered. "Mom isn't fun anymore, almost never gets out of bed, and whenever she does, she hits us! We never get anything to eat, and I never even knew our dad because he left before I was born! If he was still here, maybe mom wouldn't be such a… a… a meanie! Plus, Hollow Bastion's a total slum. Need I say any more?"
Leon was silent. Suddenly, their mother's voice called, "Kairi! GET OVER HERE!"
"Oh, no!" Kairi ran into the closet and closed it behind her.
"Kairi!" Leon called after her. He then quickly hid under the bed. Their mother abused Kairi more, but he still got pounded all the time. They heard their mom's bickering and muttering as she stomped through the hallway. She opened the door to their bedroom – yes, they were forced to share one- and searched through the room. She violently opened the closet door and screamed "There you are!"
Kairi screamed her head off, trying to break free of her mother's tight grip. "What did I do now?" she asked.
"There's a cockroach in the kitchen!"
"So?"
"And you were ordered to kill all the insects!"
"What did the bugs ever do to you?" Kairi protested, still being dragged by her mother into the kitchen.
"Alright, that's it!" her mother exclaimed, banging her head into the wall.
Leon ran out from their bedroom and watched the shadows. He saw that Kairi had managed to break away from their mother's firm grip. Their mother had picked up a steak knife and pointed it at Kairi. Kairi screamed and tried to run away, but their mother grabbed her by her wrist and said, "This is the last straw, Kairi." Leon gasped as he saw all that was happening. He quickly summoned his Gunblade and ran into the kitchen. He threw off their mother and threw a mini-missile at her, making her pass out.
"You're right, Kairi. Get your stuff packed. We're leaving now," Leon said, completely fear-stricken.
What did you think of the first chapter? R&R or die painfully!
