Another good story from me, i hope. I want this one to be good, i want people to like it. It's different then my other stories, in my oppinion at least. I'm workin on my other stories, but this one came into my mind first. Also, for anyone that reads this, i'm looking for someone to help me work on a new project. If you're interested, and i approve of your writing, this might work well. Pass it along that, i'm not looking for anything bad.
Disclaimer- I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or the Nine Inch Nails song that this story is named after. I do like NIN though, because Trent Reznor is THE MAN!!
Every day, Sora sat on the same seat of the bus that brought him home. Every day, he sat alone. Every day was exactly the same to him. Nothing changed. Nothing ever happened differently. No matter what, Sora would never find anything that could change his day. He couldn't find an escape from the monotony.
Sora walked onto the bus, deposited his money, and walked to his seat. He sat down, looking out the window, his same routine. He didn't have any work to do, so all he had to do was go home, no school work for him. He always got it done before he came home anyways.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" He heard, looking over at a cute young girl with pink hair, pointing to the seat next to his. He also noticed the blush on her cheeks, feeling some heat on his cheeks.
"No, it's not." He said, wondering who this person was. He'd never seen her on the bus before. She looked about his age, maybe just a year or so younger them him.
"Hi, I'm Kairi Misaka." The girl said, a smile on her face. She seemed far too happy to be sitting on the bus, next to him. Then again, he felt a little better, something breaking the rut of his day.
"I'm Sora Rukai." He replied, looking at her again. She was wearing a black zip up hoodie with some band's name on it. She was wearing black jeans also, looking like a stereotypical punk. Then again, he was wearing a black jacket and a band shirt himself, so he wasn't in a position to judge.
"I almost missed this bus, and I have to kind of thank you for me getting on."
"What do you mean?" Sora turned to look at her more, curious. She looked at him, slightly confused.
"You don't know? Wow. The bus driver had to get your attention before you actually paid. I was able to get on thanks to you."
"You're welcome, I think," Kairi giggled at his response. "What?"
"Oh nothing."
"Right…well, did you just move to around here?"
"Yes actually. I moved into an apartment on 7th street two days ago."
"Wait a minute, which apartment?"
"The one next to the old theater, why?" Sora laughed.
"What room number's yours?"
"3A. What's so funny?" Sora laughed harder.
"Howdy neighbor!" Sora laughed, and Kairi just looked at him.
"Are you saying that-"
"3B, that's my apartment!"
"No way!" Kairi covered her mouth, holding back a laugh. Sora's rut had just lost its grind wheel.
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"It's fine Kairi, just come in." Sora said as he walked with her down the hallway.
"I just don't wanna be a disturbance. What if someone comes to visit? What if your girlfriend came to visit?"
"Girlfriend?" Sora coughed, "I don't have a girlfriend. What gave you that idea?"
"Uh…um…nothing," Kairi said, turning her head. Sora pulled out his keys, opening the door. He tossed his things onto a chair and motioned Kairi inside. She followed and looked around, scanning the apartment, "Wow. How long have you lived here?"
"Since my parents decided to take a second permanent honeymoon. They've been depositing money in my bank account every month, more then enough to pay for rent."
"So you're rich?"
"Not even in the slightest. I just get money from my parents every month. I don't use it much, I'm pretty good with what I have."
"Well I think that's a good thing about you Sora." Kairi smiled.
"Thanks Kairi," Sora walked to the fridge, looking inside. "You thirsty?"
"No I'm all set." Kairi walked over to the counter, looking at Sora. Sora began to reach for something, and then closed the door, not grabbing anything. Kairi tilted her head.
"Sora, is something wrong?"
"No, nothing's wrong." Sora muttered, something obviously on his mind. Kairi felt like pressing the matter, but since they had just met, didn't think she should. What was he reaching for? She thought.
"So how long have you been living here in town?" She asked, trying to get off the subject swirling in her mind.
"I'm sorry Kairi…." Sora sighed.
"What for Sora?" She looked at him, confused.
"I…well…kind of have a problem…." His fingers started to twitch some.
"Sora what is it? I trust you enough. We just seemed to, connect on the bus. And you're my neighbor," Kairi walked over and placed her hand on his, looking at him, "So please, tell me what's wrong."
"Well, the thing is….every day for me is so…broken and….the same. I've tried to break it; I've tried to walk away from my problems. But the walking involved, something else…." He looked to the side, silent. Kairi looked at him, and then slowly covered her mouth.
"Oh no…..Sora….you were reaching for…." She couldn't finish the sentence. Sora stood silent.
"If you don't feel comfortable, just go…. I'll be fine." Sora finally said. He waited for her to leave, but she stepped closer and hugged him.
"I'm not leaving just because of one thing that's wrong with you. I'm not leaving just because you have a problem. I'm staying because….because….well because I wanna help you Sora!" Kairi hugged him close.
"Kairi, that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me." Sora said quietly.
"First things first Sora, let's start to solve your problem." Kairi let go of him, and he turned to watch her pull the bottles of beer out of the fridge, setting them near the sink.
"Uh, what exactly are you doing Kairi?" Sora walked next to her, curious.
"I'll show you, and this should be helpful to solve your problem." She reached over and grabbed a bottle opener, popping the tops off each bottle, then took two and emptied them into the sink.
"Oh I see! Well," Sora grabbed two bottles, and started to empty them also, "two people can do it faster!"
"Sora that's amazing! You're kicking your bad habit just like that! I'm proud of you!" Kairi smiled and continued to help Sora change his life, one bottle at a time.