The title sounds like a germ or something.

My eyes fluttered open.

The room was dark. Through the blinds I could see the sun had yet to rise. I finally realized I was the only one in the room and began to panic.

"Sora?" I called, throwing the blankets off of me.

I yanked the door open and walked briskly down the hall. The entire house was dark and empty. Reaching the living room, I called out his name another time.

He promised he'd never leave me again. He—

"What?" he poked his head out from behind the refrigerator door.

I sighed, in relief. "I thought—you—"

Sora raised an eyebrow, "Kairi.." he closed the fridge, "Are you ok?"

I shook my head, "...Yeah. Never mind."

So I'm totally overreacting. I nearly had a seizure because Sora went into the kitchen to get...pie. He walked me back to the room and held me 'til I fell asleep.

I didn't expect to see him when I woke, but he was there. He looked a lot younger when he was asleep. I gently moved the hair away from his eyes and smiled. I was still trying to get over the shock of him returning. I was mad at him for so long, believing he lied to me. But he's here...and everything's ok. Maybe things will go back to the way they were before. The three of us all home. Riku, Sora, and I. We weren't exactly kids anymore, but at least we were home—together.

Sora exhaled loudly and gave my hand a small squeeze. Our hands felt a bit clammy (which was partially my fault, for refusing to let go of his). He was leaving again, I knew it. I've been in a bit of denial, but I know the King is going to call him back soon; any day now. He's aware of this, too.

I really don't want him to go.

I used to feel awkward just staring at him, afraid that it would seem creepy if I stared too much. But now I'm afraid to take my eyes off of him; Afraid that if I did, I'd miss something or just…not see those few sacred seconds of him. Just watching him sleep or breathe was worth trading anything for at this moment.

Why am I so afraid of everything…?

The next few days are good. Great, actually. Iallow the thought of Kingdom Hearts, King Mickey, and the keyblade to slip my mind. Everything was fine. We shared carefree days together, just like we did before.But then came the letter I had been dreading. I found the letter in a glass bottle near the shore. I almost didn't show it to him, but I'd have felt guilty for letting the world fall apart because of my selfishness.

I race down the shore towards Paopu Island, where I know I'll find them. (Sure enough, they are there.) I run across the bridge and stop in front of Sora, andlean forward to catch my breath. Sound seems to suddenly go out. Sora's lips move but all I hear is my heart pounding. I hold out my hand and show them the bottle. Sora quickly takes it out of my hands and pulls the message out. I watch as he reads the paper, already preparing to hold back any tears that may fall.

I know, this seriously reeked.

I'm sorry.

This is my first Sora/Kairi fic in like..a kazillion years.

I'm rusty.

And I'm still grounded.This will probably be my last update for a while (Unless my mom miraculously takes off the mean pants and...un-grounds me.That orI will just have to ninja my way on the computer again).