Summary: [PG-13] Kairi's new. She befriends Riku and his friends and a few
other characters. Riku tells her about Sora [a friendless island goer who
used to be Riku's Best friend] and his painful past. Kairi finds out that
his past is linked to why he doesn't talk. Kairi meets a girl at the
orphanage. Kairi thinks that she might be connected to Sora in some way,
but Riku tells her that she should just leave Sora and his life alone
because he has been through way too much. Kairi doesn't listen and tries
her hardest to try and reunite a broken family. [K/R]
Disclaimer: [sigh] I don't own the characters in Kingdom Hearts... Tetsuya Nomura does... I only wish I did... Then Sora wouldn't look as creepy now... oh no... and Riku, Riku wouldn't be blind... and sweet old Kairi... Oh Kairi would be with Sora... At peace and in harmony... Too bad I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
A/N: Hey guys, I am back! [Screams because we love Lei] I wrote this whole story out on paper during my vacation and now I am typing it up and posting it because I want to see what you think. Since it's already finished it shouldn't take me too long to get it out there... So here ya go! 'Promise':
The tiniest glint of light washed through the sleek, white curtains and an aura of gold spread out across the smooth, pallid sheets. Her soft, peach skin almost seemed to bleed into the gentle rays as they washed over her frail body. Her dark, crimson hair fell in thin wisps over her eyes, tickling the freckles that lined the bridge of her nose. Dawn had broken and her eyes lightly flickered open, trying to adjust to the sudden profusion of light. She slowly pried herself up and yawned.
Mornings were dark where she came from. Her life before now seemed like nothing but a large, hollow void. Nothing seemed to come to her, not even the most unadorned memories.
'Kairi,' spoke a gentle voice from the doorway. Kairi arose to a sitting position and flung her legs over the side of the bed, her feet barely touching the polished ground. Her gentle gaze shot up to the man at the doorway. He slowly opened the door and stepped through. His heavy, black boots hit the hardwood floor with a soft thud as he approached.
'Did you sleep well?' he asked. She nodded in return and lit a small smile.
'Yes, thank you,' she answered lightly. He nodded, took a seat next to her on the bed and opened his mouth to speak. 'Um, before you say anything, I'd just like to clarify. I don't remember anything, nothing at all. Only that I am here now, on this island. So... I really can't answer any questions that you can't answer yourself about all this,' Kairi explained as she crossed her ankles in attempt to get them to stop swaying. She looked up into the man's dark hazel eyes. He nodded.
'Okay, well, the bathroom's across the hall. Breakfast is at 10:00,' said the man as he got up and moved over to the door. "I'm James, by the way. You'll be staying here for a while, at least until we can find you a real home,' with that James had walked out and Kairi was left to sit in thought. After a few minutes she turned her head to a strange sound to her left. At first in shock, she realized that she wasn't alone in this place. There was a girl in a bed on the other side of the room. Kairi raised an eyebrow as the girl was tossing around and muttering something unperceivable.
Kairi sighed and rose from the bed, her feet hitting the warm, wooden floor. She walked over to the door, but stopped moving when she hard a little voice behind her.
'Who are you?'
Kairi flung herself around in panic when she realized that it was just the little girl who had been asleep moments ago. She sat straight up in her bed; legs in an Indian style; long blond hair flowing over her shoulders; bright, sapphire eyes staring up at Kairi in fascination.
'Kairi... I'm Kairi,' she answered. The girl nodded.
'I'm Brenna,' she said in a light tone. 'Are you going to be staying in here with me?' Brenna questioned as she cocked her head to one side.
'It looks like it,' Kairi replied as she smiled and walked off.
Kairi sat at a long table surrounded by about ten other kids. From the looks of it, their ages ranged from about four to sixteen. Kairi sat next to Brenna and some boy who looked to be around the age of sixteen. Her, the boy, and two other girls looked to be the oldest, which seemed around the same age. The rest of the cavalry looked around 12 or under.
Kairi wasn't very hungry and felt as though her stomach would not approve if she tried to shovel anything down there.
'Aren't you hungry Kairi?' Brenna questioned as she looked down at Kairi's empty plate and bowl. She shook her head slowly in response and simply just sat there, staring off into space. Brenna shrugged as she continued eating her Cocoa Puffs. Kairi turned her head and eyed the guy sitting next to her.
'How long have you been here?' Kairi questioned the kid as he slowly looked over at her. At first he just stared at her. 'I should imagine you don't like to talk about it... Sorry I brought it up,' said Kairi in a complete state of boredom and anxiety. She sat back and eyed the deep mahogany table carefully.
It seemed eerily quiet, though children screamed like banshees across the room. Perchance it was just Kairi's head that made it seem quiet.
'When I was nine both my parents died in a car crash. The rest of my family doesn't live around here,' Kairi looked over at him. 'The thing is, most people don't adopt anyone over the age of two. I guess we were just out of luck,'
'We?' Kairi questioned lightly in response. The guy pointed to the girl sitting across from him.
'My sister and I,' he answered as the girl looked up at Kairi and then eyed her brother curiously. 'I'm Sith and that's Cait. She doesn't like talking to people she doesn't know... Or people she just doesn't like,' Sith explained. Kairi nodded.
'I'm sorry,' she replied to Sith.
'Yeah,' said Sith. 'Me too,'
After breakfast James instructed Cait and Sith to show Kairi around town a bit, but Kairi insisted that she go alone.
'There's a lot of trouble around here...' Sith trailed off.
'How? It's an island with a max population of, what, 100 people,' Kairi stated.
'One twenty-five,' Sith corrected. Kairi sighed.
'I think I can manage it. I'm used to being alone. I'm always alone,' she implied as Sith frowned.
'Well, here, you're not always as alone as you may think...' said Sith as Kairi frowned. She nodded slowly and turned away.
'Well then, if I'm not back by three I guess you can O.P.D me and suggest I got attacked by one of your invisible spirits,' Sith sighed and Kairi left the room and shut the door behind her.
A/N: If my spelling and grammar is monstrous, I am sorry. Let me know about any of your complaints, suggestions, and requests in your review!!! Your opinion is my life! It's the gas that keeps me going. You know; unless you don't want me to keep going... then don't review. Hmmm. Thanks.
Lei
Disclaimer: [sigh] I don't own the characters in Kingdom Hearts... Tetsuya Nomura does... I only wish I did... Then Sora wouldn't look as creepy now... oh no... and Riku, Riku wouldn't be blind... and sweet old Kairi... Oh Kairi would be with Sora... At peace and in harmony... Too bad I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
A/N: Hey guys, I am back! [Screams because we love Lei] I wrote this whole story out on paper during my vacation and now I am typing it up and posting it because I want to see what you think. Since it's already finished it shouldn't take me too long to get it out there... So here ya go! 'Promise':
The tiniest glint of light washed through the sleek, white curtains and an aura of gold spread out across the smooth, pallid sheets. Her soft, peach skin almost seemed to bleed into the gentle rays as they washed over her frail body. Her dark, crimson hair fell in thin wisps over her eyes, tickling the freckles that lined the bridge of her nose. Dawn had broken and her eyes lightly flickered open, trying to adjust to the sudden profusion of light. She slowly pried herself up and yawned.
Mornings were dark where she came from. Her life before now seemed like nothing but a large, hollow void. Nothing seemed to come to her, not even the most unadorned memories.
'Kairi,' spoke a gentle voice from the doorway. Kairi arose to a sitting position and flung her legs over the side of the bed, her feet barely touching the polished ground. Her gentle gaze shot up to the man at the doorway. He slowly opened the door and stepped through. His heavy, black boots hit the hardwood floor with a soft thud as he approached.
'Did you sleep well?' he asked. She nodded in return and lit a small smile.
'Yes, thank you,' she answered lightly. He nodded, took a seat next to her on the bed and opened his mouth to speak. 'Um, before you say anything, I'd just like to clarify. I don't remember anything, nothing at all. Only that I am here now, on this island. So... I really can't answer any questions that you can't answer yourself about all this,' Kairi explained as she crossed her ankles in attempt to get them to stop swaying. She looked up into the man's dark hazel eyes. He nodded.
'Okay, well, the bathroom's across the hall. Breakfast is at 10:00,' said the man as he got up and moved over to the door. "I'm James, by the way. You'll be staying here for a while, at least until we can find you a real home,' with that James had walked out and Kairi was left to sit in thought. After a few minutes she turned her head to a strange sound to her left. At first in shock, she realized that she wasn't alone in this place. There was a girl in a bed on the other side of the room. Kairi raised an eyebrow as the girl was tossing around and muttering something unperceivable.
Kairi sighed and rose from the bed, her feet hitting the warm, wooden floor. She walked over to the door, but stopped moving when she hard a little voice behind her.
'Who are you?'
Kairi flung herself around in panic when she realized that it was just the little girl who had been asleep moments ago. She sat straight up in her bed; legs in an Indian style; long blond hair flowing over her shoulders; bright, sapphire eyes staring up at Kairi in fascination.
'Kairi... I'm Kairi,' she answered. The girl nodded.
'I'm Brenna,' she said in a light tone. 'Are you going to be staying in here with me?' Brenna questioned as she cocked her head to one side.
'It looks like it,' Kairi replied as she smiled and walked off.
Kairi sat at a long table surrounded by about ten other kids. From the looks of it, their ages ranged from about four to sixteen. Kairi sat next to Brenna and some boy who looked to be around the age of sixteen. Her, the boy, and two other girls looked to be the oldest, which seemed around the same age. The rest of the cavalry looked around 12 or under.
Kairi wasn't very hungry and felt as though her stomach would not approve if she tried to shovel anything down there.
'Aren't you hungry Kairi?' Brenna questioned as she looked down at Kairi's empty plate and bowl. She shook her head slowly in response and simply just sat there, staring off into space. Brenna shrugged as she continued eating her Cocoa Puffs. Kairi turned her head and eyed the guy sitting next to her.
'How long have you been here?' Kairi questioned the kid as he slowly looked over at her. At first he just stared at her. 'I should imagine you don't like to talk about it... Sorry I brought it up,' said Kairi in a complete state of boredom and anxiety. She sat back and eyed the deep mahogany table carefully.
It seemed eerily quiet, though children screamed like banshees across the room. Perchance it was just Kairi's head that made it seem quiet.
'When I was nine both my parents died in a car crash. The rest of my family doesn't live around here,' Kairi looked over at him. 'The thing is, most people don't adopt anyone over the age of two. I guess we were just out of luck,'
'We?' Kairi questioned lightly in response. The guy pointed to the girl sitting across from him.
'My sister and I,' he answered as the girl looked up at Kairi and then eyed her brother curiously. 'I'm Sith and that's Cait. She doesn't like talking to people she doesn't know... Or people she just doesn't like,' Sith explained. Kairi nodded.
'I'm sorry,' she replied to Sith.
'Yeah,' said Sith. 'Me too,'
After breakfast James instructed Cait and Sith to show Kairi around town a bit, but Kairi insisted that she go alone.
'There's a lot of trouble around here...' Sith trailed off.
'How? It's an island with a max population of, what, 100 people,' Kairi stated.
'One twenty-five,' Sith corrected. Kairi sighed.
'I think I can manage it. I'm used to being alone. I'm always alone,' she implied as Sith frowned.
'Well, here, you're not always as alone as you may think...' said Sith as Kairi frowned. She nodded slowly and turned away.
'Well then, if I'm not back by three I guess you can O.P.D me and suggest I got attacked by one of your invisible spirits,' Sith sighed and Kairi left the room and shut the door behind her.
A/N: If my spelling and grammar is monstrous, I am sorry. Let me know about any of your complaints, suggestions, and requests in your review!!! Your opinion is my life! It's the gas that keeps me going. You know; unless you don't want me to keep going... then don't review. Hmmm. Thanks.
Lei