Alone
That's the was only way to describe me.
Anti-social, smartass.
This is how I lived.
Poor, broken, and pitied.
This is what I hated most of all about my life. My parents died when I was 10. A freak accident, they say. I am still alive, so they must be happy for me. I had nobody, my relatives are who-knows-where, I was too old for an orphanage, and my friends left me because I need 'alone time'. I lost my social skills and focused on work. I had to balance it at first but I had done it. Eventually I had moved on to becoming college level material. I am the top of the school, yet had no social skills.
Which is why I am confused by this situation.
"Sora, could you help me study?" asked some guy on the blitzball team. "I'm sorry," I said with a forced frown. "Do I know you?" Yes I know that guy. He's Tidus, Destiny Island Public Schools' (DIPS) main blitzball player. He was once my friend, but he had better things to do than spend time with a 'depressed' kid. "It's me, Tidus! Your best friend from 5th grade!" Yeah right! You ditched me just like the rest of my 'friends'. "I don't have any friends." I said with a deadpanned face.
I know I'm being cruel but 3 years of ostracization can change anyone. "I'm sorry about that," I continued. "You still have to pay for the tutoring as well." I give tutoring sessions 500 munny a week. It's good money for someone like me. Why do I charge anyone? I got annoyed with all these people asking me to take time out of my day to help them. He walked away sulking about my unreasonable view on life.
SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH TIDUS
I walked away sadly trying to get some way for Sora to remember me. He changed when his parents died. He worked more than ever to live his life. He had a part-time job and everything. Me and all his other friends called for a group chat on the play island.
FLASHBACK: 4 YEARS AGO
"So what's up with you guys?" he asked. "We have seen each other like this for a while." No it was just him. We all hang out together behind his back. "Sora," said Riku. "We all think you should leave the group for a while." Riku was a guy who was a year older than Sora, and had grey hair and emerald-green eyes. The group consisted of me, Riku, Selphie, and Wakka. We did practically everything together. But still, Sora needed to get over his parents' death. He says it's alright, but I think he needs to figure things out on his own.
Sora was utterly destroyed at the idea of leaving us. "Why do I need to leave?" He was yelling now. "I need you guys, I need your help." he was breaking down. He's supposed to be stronger than this. With his random babbling we all just left him crying in the sand.
END
It was like that for an entire year. He tried to sneak up on us and we would always split up and run. Eventually he just disappeared, nobody said his name, he existed once again when he was nominated valedictorian. A rare achievement for someone like him. Eventually he started giving tutoring sessions for 500 munny a week. He turned into someone we didn't even know anymore. By the end of freshman year, there was nobody who didn't know him.
'I gotta report the memory blank to Riku.' I thought sadly.
WITH SORA
Man is he dumb or what? I felt somewhat bad for lying to him. The look on his face could stop all wars. Anyway I wanna know why he's asking for tutoring before the beginning of our freshman year. He must realize he blew his cover the moment he spoke to me. They're trying to get me back in the group. "Sorry kids," I said to myself. "You already lost me."
THE NEXT MORNING 8:37
I woke up to see the new neighbors who moved in next door. I managed to get a house myself and still live in a good neighborhood. My morning consists of me eating cereal and typing up my latest story, A Moment 2. It's a book about my life if my parents didn't die. I'd have crazy adventures that involves me beating up some idiot who wants to ruin my life, with a giant key.*
Back to the new neighbors, I put on my jacket and shorts along with my red shirt** designed by Kingdom Hearts, the largest corporation in the world. I step outside and knock on their door. If were gonna be neighbors, I wanna see your face so I can choose when I want to avoid you. The door opened to reveal a brown haired woman who looked like my mother. I think I'm gonna cry later today.
"Hello can I help you?" she asked with a sweet smile. I must have spaced off. "Sorry," I said with a sheepish smile. I tend to get nervous around women. "My name's Sora," I continued. "I'm your new next door neighbor." She cast me a suspicious look and said, "Where are your parents?" Crap, I gotta go. "I'm sorry," I said shakily. Damn I will not break down in front of her. "I have to go, quite busy." I'm running for the my door as fast as possible. I immediately break down crying on the couch. I'm so disappointed in myself, yet I'm so happy. It's like god reincarnated her as...
Fuck I never got her name. Oh well, guess I'll work on my book Moment 2.
My day is going to be a long one.
THE NEIGHBORS
I shouldn't have asked that. There were no cars in his driveway when we got here yesterday afternoon. It made me think that the house was abandoned. So of course I got suspicious of that boy, Sora. Maybe Kairi can help me with my mistake. "Mom, who was it?" Well speak of the devil. "It was our next door neighbor. I think I scared him off with a personal question." She raised an eyebrow at me, telling me to continue. "I merely asked where his parents were before he ran off like he was about to cry." I think it's obvious what was wrong. "Well, could you show me what he looks like?" asked a curious Kairi.
I'll explain, I have a tendency to keep track of everyone using a secret camera in my hair. At the end of the day. I fast forward through the day to make sure nothing is ever stolen. It's a habit but Kairi says it's a OCD. I take the camera pin out my hair and let her do the rest. She connects some wires to the TV and presses play.
It basically shows him looking very emotional and distressed. ["Hi I'm Sora, I'm going to be your next door neighbor." "Where are your parents?" He shifted uncomfortably away from me and said "I'm sorry, I'm quite busy, I have to go!] *Pause* Kairi paused the video as soon the question arose. "Mom?" Kairi said quietly. I have a feeling I won't like this. "You scared off my favorite author." Sora? An author? I just can't see it. "Do you remember the limited edition book of A Moment In Our Hearts? The book has his face on it, multiple times."
Really? I never pay too much attention to the pictures of books written by Utada Hikari the alias of Kairi's lover, as she selfishly claimed. If what she said was the true, then his parents might be dead. He might've been scared of me because I might look like someone familiar from his past. It's starting to make sense.
He must be alone and abused by his own family/guardians. A little farfetched but maybe it's true. "Kairi, tomorrow I want you to find out more about Sora." "That's my plan." she replied nonchalantly.
WITH 'THE GROUP'
Honestly, I had no idea on how to respond to Tidus after he reported Sora's memory blank. "Tidus, he never forgotten about us. He's just giving the cold shoulder." This guy, man is he dumb. He's worse than the old Sora. "Yeah," said a sparkling Selphie. You can see the sparkles surrounding her. "Sora, no matter how much he wants to, can't forget about us." "Yeah man, he's Sora." said the omnipresent guy, Wakka.
Man, did we screw up or what. I can't tell if he's really still Sora.
After his 57th attempt to talk to him, he just shut out every one he ever had. The only way time he talked to anyone was the when he needed something or someone needed him. Certain books were made by Utada Hikari aka Sora. Hikari is Sora's middle name. Nobody but his parents, me, and Sora knew this. He was the only one on Destiny Islands with anything related to the ghost writer. His story is about an idiot named Sora who goes around saving the worlds of the universe.
He's written A Moment in our Hearts and Chain of Memories. He gave permission to Kingdom Hearts to start selling clothing based on his book. Hell he worked for 3Fairies. A company made to support people in need of job. You can work at any age here, no child labor laws for us. But why did he say he needed help?
What went wrong?
(A/N): Sora might act like an asscrack towards everybody. Aerith, Sora's mother really is dead, there was no name change. Next time there will be character bashing, sadly it's my favorite character. Will Sora entally unstable and get his old friends back? Probably not.
* = A book series based off the Kingdom Hearts Series
** = Kingdom Hearts 1 Sora
LoFord is OUT!
