HEY GUYS! RAIE'S BACK! Haha, so here's the deal. I had a sudden wave of inspiration. I wrote a song called The Only Fish I Sea last summer, so I didn't know what to do with it. I found it recently, and decided I'd write a story based on it! SO! Read this and please, please review and tell me how you like it so far!
Goodies guaranteed!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. Boo hoo. But I do own my song. Yay!
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Kairi awoke to a throbbing pain in her head and a certain light seeping through the unmovable curtains shielding her eyes.
'How long has it been now?' She thought in her head. 'Since they've been gone, since they adopted me? 11 years…'
She tossed and turned a little longer, before her alarm confirmed that it was time to rise.
She opened her eyes. Black. Nothing. Kairi smiled as she began her daily routine reaching around for her cane. Her small smile disappeared when she heard her stepfather's loud voice boom into her ears.
"GET YOUR STUPID ASS TO SCHOOL, DAMN SLUT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" He screamed.
Kairi's father didn't care, nor had the money to send her to a special school, so she had to try her best to make it though her public high school, Destiny High.
Kairi shivered and got into her uniform as fast as she could. She almost smiled again, remembering how hard it was getting used to this. Always worrying if she had the shirt on backwards, or the tie tied all lopsided.
She didn't care about her hair much, for she painted a picture in her mind on what it looked like. She only had her hair cut once, when she had just turned fourteen. Her stepmother was drunk, and came at her with a knife, but fortunately missed Kairi's neck but cut off half of her hair instead, so that it was just a little passed her ears.
For some reason, Kairi's step mother was unhappy with cutting all her hair off, Kairi always thought it was because she was aiming for her throat, but her stepmother never touched her hair again.
It was a relieving feeling though, one less problem she had to deal with.
Her hair hasn't been touched since then, and Kairi liked it that way. It was long, so long it just barley touched her hips.
Her eyes, always described by her best friend as a cloudy light violet, almost lavender.
They were darker before. Before all the gasoline from the worst day of her life kept her cut off from the world she wanted so much to see.
She carefully poked around her arms and winced, feeling a bruise on each arm. This told her whether she had to wear a jacket or not, which in this case, she did. Fortunately for Kairi, it was the beginning of February, so it was appropriate weather. She searched her closet once more and grabbed her navy blue blazer. She buttoned it up and made her way downstairs.
She walked to the refrigerator and grabbed some orange juice and a piece of bread. Kairi's never been one to like breakfast food anyway, so she decided to just grab her brown tote bag and head out.
"What the hell took you so long, bitch!?" She winced. She couldn't help the venom in her voice, she hated this man. She hated him. She stopped to hold her tongue. It didn't work. "Nothing DADDY I forgot to get my jacket to cover up those natural black and blue marks I was born with on my arms!"
Bad move. "What did you just say to me, you ungrateful little-" Her stepfather stopped to look around for a weapon. Kairi knew every time he got silent, worse things would come. She took it as an opportunity to run so she did. She clutched her cane, moving it from side to side and ran out her door.
She kept running until she turned the corner off her street that she knew was her bus stop.
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The first five periods of school passed by quickly. She had special writing on her locker, and knew exactly where it was anyway, so she went to grab her lunch money.
"KAIRI!" She heard a voice should. She laughed. She knew that voice better than anyone's. Kairi had only one best friend, for nobody else really understood her.
"Namine!" She laughed, happy to have something brighten up her day. She felt Namine pull her into a tight embrace. "Lets go to lunch." She chirped.
They walked to the lunch room. The school district trusted Namine and allowed her be with Kairi every class after fifth period.
They sat down at their round table and Kairi gave Namine the two dollars in her pocket. "Kay! What'll it be?" Namine laughed.
Everyday since Kairi was twelve, She would give Namine her money, and Namine would buy Kairi's lunch. At first it was just a joke, but after awhile, Namine realized it was saving Kairi the trouble of getting up and getting into line, so it became an everyday thing.
"The usual." Kairi smiled. That too. The usual meant what Kairi usually gets for lunch. Which was usually just a plain bagel, and a peach Snapple. (AN: That was a lot of usuals, Lmao, Sorry!)
Namine nodded and went off.
"So Kairi, Didja hear about Yuffie and Riku? Is it true?" A girl asked.
"Shut up Selphie! Gosh, Who cares?" Another girl embarrassingly retorted.
Their table consisted of five girls. They were Kairi, Namine, Olette, Selphie, and Yuffie.
"Selphie, You just cant get enough of rumors can you?" Kairi laughed knowing how much her friend loved to gossip.
Of course, Riku and Yuffie were dating. Not like it was a big deal, but Selphie knew absolutely everything.
Riku was another good friend of Kairi's. So she's known about him and Yuffie before Selphie did.
Namine arrived with both her and Kairi's lunches. They ate and talked for awhile until the bell rang, and it was time for Kairi and Namine to go to Foods class.
"Kairi! Guess what?" Namine asked as they walked upstairs to the Foods room. (AN: There school is kind of like my school, it's really big and has three floors. Kairi's Foods class is on the second floor.)
"What?" Kairi asked.
"Were making really good pasta today! It has like pumpkin sauce in it. People that had it earlier said it was really good!" Namine laughed.
Kairi just smiled and followed Namine to their class.
"Hello Kairi, Namine." Their teacher Ms. Aerith greeted them. She was Kairi's favorite teacher. She always told Namine that Ms. Aerith felt more like a close friend than a teacher, which made Kairi feel very comfortable in her class.
Not to mention the class was very small. Only about 7 students where in this period class. There was Kairi and Namine, Wakka, Tidus, Riku, Axel, and Hayner. Kairi and Namine where the only girls there, but they both enjoyed that class very much.
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Foods went by quickly, as did Art and the rest of her classes.
Kairi Slowly stepped up two sets of stairs with Namine on their way to English. 'At least it's last period…'
Kairi looked to her left. By looking at her, it would seem as though she was looking out the window.
Looking at the waves a good distance from the school surrounding the little island she lived on. But she could see nothing. She was trapped in her own world, her personal black hole.
"Kairi? Please answer number 7?" Mr. Sullivan asked.
Kairi let out a slight groan. She was so overwhelmed.
"What was the question?" She asked. He quickly replied in a stern teacher-like voice.
"Who was Juliet's cousin?" He asked.
"Tibalt." Kairi replied. "Correct. Now for homework I want you all to-" Mr. Sullivan was cut shortly by the bell and Kairi heard the class react happily.
"Fine fine, no homework this week, but don't expect to be so lucky on Monday!"
"Hey Kai." Kairi turned towards the voice. "Hey Nami, what's up?"
"Not much, end of the day huh?" She said. Kairi could hear the smile in her voice.
"Yep." She smiled back. Namine stepped closer towards Kairi.
"I'm gonna go to Roxas's house today. So if you want to sleep over later, you're always welcome. I'll call you when I get home."
Kairi smile stretched wider. "Okay, no problem. Call me." She side doing a little hand signal with her thumb and pinky against her ear,
Roxas was Namine's boyfriend of almost a year and a half. Kairi was so happy for her best friend. Roxas was such a good guy, Kairi knew he would never hurt Namine.
"See you!" Namine said and ran off to meet Roxas.
Kairi smiled and stumbled through the crowds of students ready for the weekend. "Ow!" Kairi winced when a student's backpack slammed against one of the many bruises on her arm.
Finally reaching her locker she sighed, fumbling with the combination.
"I think that's right…" She mumbled. "Good." She smiled to herself when her locker opened.
Kairi was truly proud of herself, it could be nearly impossible for a blind adolescent to enroll in an ordinary high school, but she managed. It's not like she had a choice, but she was still happy.
Kairi has never been one to turn down a challenge, but now that she thought about it, this is one of the biggest challenges she may ever face.
"Oh man…" Kairi groaned realizing all her books fell to the floor.
She fumbled through her papers letting her fingers scan the personalized raised dots on each of her folders and notebooks.
"Okay, English…History…Geometr-" "Hey, do you need some help?"
Kairi gasped at a new voice that had interrupted her spoken thoughts. "Uh..um.. Sure, thank you." She muttered.
"No problem." The voice belonged to a boy, and was coated with sincerity and thoughtfulness.
After all her items were collected, she stood and introduced herself.
"Sorry about all that…" She murmured. "I'm Kairi." She held out her hand.
"I'm Sora. Nice to meet you Kairi." Kairi smiled and could sense the polite smile in his voice as well.
'Sora' She thought. 'He's Riku's friend, isn't he? I know I've heard his name somewhere before, but I've never met him…"
"Do you want me to walk you to the buses?" Sora asked.
Kairi shrugged. "I wasn't going to take the bus today, I was just going to walk around somewhere…"
Sora shot her a confused look, unaware that Kairi couldn't even see it.
"That's what I do after school too, you know…just to think about stuff. Clear my mind. The weathers nice too." Kairi smiled.
"Do you wanna walk with me then?"
Sora couldn't help but smile at her sudden burst of enthusiasm. Or at the fact that she likes to get to know new people.
"Sure, I do." Sora agreed.
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Both Sora and Kairi were walking around Destiny Town (AN: Sooo original, haha!) for about 2 hours. Kairi not seeming to get bored of Sora at all.
After a few minutes of silence, Sora's comforting voice floated to Kairi's ears.
"The sky's so beautiful right now, all these different colors. I love it when the sun sets." He stated.
Kairi froze in place. She felt like crying. She couldn't remember the last time she'd seen the sky, she doesn't even know if she's ever seen a sunset.
She didn't want to cry, but her eyes disobeyed her. Escaped tears traveled down her cheeks.
She quickly wiped them away, but Sora saw.
"Kairi what's wrong? Are you okay?!" He asked. Kairi nodded her head. She almost felt like smiling, he was so kind. So worried about just her. But now wasn't the time for that, and she barley knew him. So she could have also smacked herself in the face for thinking these kind of things at the wrong time.
"I just wish I could see it." Her voice was raspy, but she wasn't crying loudly or violently. Sora couldn't make out why she sounded like she was screaming all morning.
'I shouldn't have screamed at him this morning.' Kairi thought about just hearing herself speak. Both being unaware of the irony of their thoughts.
Sora shoved the thought of her voice aside. Really there was no reason to ponder on something like that, she was a beautiful, beautiful girl. But the real matter hit the naïve Sora as if punching him in the face.
His eyes fell downcast and fought a small lump in his throat to speak clearly.
"You…you cant see?" Sora said. Kairi noticed the hint of regret and sadness tracing his velvet voice.
Although Kairi couldn't see him, she has never imagined anyone so perfect. She felt butterflies flutter through her spine. It tingled and burned in her throat, making it uneasy to speak so she just nodded again.
The next thing she knew, Sora had his arms around her. "I know this is kind of awkward Kairi, but I'm so sorry. I didn't know."
The feeling of his body was lean but strong. It made Kairi feel safe. One of her senses confirming what Sora's body type was. She knew his voice, his touch. There were so many other things she wanted to know about this mysterious boy, but one thing would always be missing.
Having what Sora said finally register in her mind, she pulled away.
"Don't be sorry!" She bit her lip, regretting her high tone. "I mean, I know I just met you…but you've been nothing but kind to me. I don't have many friends, and I feel like I can trust you. It's weird, but I just do. I never felt like someone could figure me out so easily."
She stopped, feeling like she was rambling.
"Thank you Sora." She smiled, feeling a little bit confused and happy at the same time.
Sora grinned back. "Don't worry about it Kairi, if you ever need someone to talk to…uh, you know, I'll be here." He smiled more and could feel hot blood rising to his cheeks, glad for the moment that Kairi could not see it.
"So, uh, where ya headed?" Sora asked shoving his hands in his pockets.
"Um, you know Namine?" Kairi asked, her teeth slightly chattering at the decrease in temperature.
"Namine? Of course I know her. She's going out with one of my best friends." Once again his soft voice caught Kairi off guard.
"C-can you walk me to her house?" Kairi asked, still trying to stop her teeth from chattering.
"Of course." Sora answered. "Oh, here!"
"Huh-" She stopped her question feeling something on her shoulders.
"No, Sora. I'll be fine, I don't need your coat!" Kairi felt bad. Was she giving off some desperate attitude? She hoped not. Kairi never wanted to be a cause of someone else's pain and she looked at something simple like giving someone their coat in that same manner.
"It's okay, I wore a sweater on top of my school shirt today, I'll be alright. I want you to keep it okay?"
Kairi flinched. Not only was he letting her wear it, he was giving it to her. She thought about saying no but 'Would that hurt his feelings?'
"Sora seriously…" She trailed off. He picked up where she left off.
"Seriously. I have like so many more of those hoodies at home, just take it for me, okay?" He smiled throughout his statement.
Kairi sighed. "Alright…"
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The walk to Namine's was long. Kairi's whole day went by so fast, but this 10 minute walk felt like forever. She wandered why. Why a lot of things were happening. Like why didn't Kairi just walk to Namine's hours ago. The girls were best friends, and whenever Kairi was having "family issues" which was practically every night, she would go to Namine's. She pretty much lived there, so why didn't she just go there a long time ago? Or why was she so infatuated with Sora?
Was he just pitying her? Or does he really care? I only met him today and he's hugged her twice.
Twice…'Twice?'
Kairi's thoughts trailed off as she realized Sora's arms where around her again.
"Here Kairi," He handed her a small piece of paper. Kairi guessed it was his phone number. He must have just jotted it down quickly why her mind wondered off.
"Anytime you need someone, don't hesitate. See you."
Kairi stood at Namine's door, faking to watch Sora leave. She was probably staring at the opposite direction where he was going, but for some reason, all she could do was watch. Watch nothing. Stare off and imagine her thoughts of him in the brightest colors her eyes have seen.
"Kairi?" Namine stood at the door. "I just got home, I was about to call you. Did you walk here by yourself?" Her voice changed from surprised to worried.
"No..I didn't.." Kairi trailed off.
"Obviously!" Namine laughed. "I see the hoodie. You've got some explaining to do, huh?"
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YAY! Whew, long chappie! Haha, well don't be surprised. I'm planning on making this a super-de-duper long story! And I'm looking forward to it too! So please pretty please with sugar on top review and tell me what you think, and any ideas are also widely accepted.
If you want to see my song, (Like all the lyrics and stuff) Just review, and in your review ask me to see the song and I'll message it to you. Or if I get a lot of people asking about the song, I'll just post it as one of my fan fictions.
Thank you! And press that oval button! 3
-Raie
