Destiny Islands Rehabilitation Center
Prologue
I don't own Kingdom Hearts
There was something about the way the sun twinkled high in the sky. It told me I was not to have a good day. It was condescending and I didn't like it one bit.
"SORAAAA!" I winced and smirked a bit. Oh yes, I am to have a bad day. The sun is already high in the sky, and I am still in bed on a Saturday. My mother wouldn't like that one bit.
Wincing slightly I cover myself with a blanket before she comes in to shake me awake. Sure enough she grabs my shoulder and shakes me, getting a yelp from my mouth. Well, at least I can act surprised.
"Mom…" I moan and turn over, staring at her with my puppy dog blue eyes.
"Get up! It's Saturday and your friends have been around twice to see if you were up!" She scolds.
"I'll get up, but mom, I kinda just fell asleep after my shower yesterday…and I'm…" I trailed off, finding sudden interest in the ceiling.
"Hn, okay then." She got up and left. I gave a sigh and throw the covers off of me as soon as I couldn't hear her footsteps anymore. Rummaging around my dresser, I give a yawn and then look around my room to see if I have any junk food lying around. After getting dressed, I walk down the stairs with an empty box of pocky that I need to throw away.
I get a raised brow as my greeting.
"Sora, it's hot out." She tells me. I look down and realize what I'm wearing. I'm not too surprised, it's become a habit to cover almost every inch of my body. I wore a loose turtle neck, long sleeved shirt, and baggy pants.
"I know, but this is a light shirt." I say, "Besides, I really don't need any more of a tan." She makes a sound at the back of her throat and turns around to continue making lunch. I glance at the stove and see the time read after one already.
"Sweetie, what time did you go to sleep yesterday?" She asks. I smirk and reply, "You mean this morning?"
"Sora!"
"Haha, sorry mom, I couldn't sleep so I stayed up playing games. That made me tired. I didn't stay up long enough for the sunrise though…" I trailed off.
"Soraaaa!" She whines and then gives a sigh, "What am I going to do with you…"
She smiles at me nonetheless. I finally give up the game and tell her the truth.
"I was studying, actually, for my history test Monday and Mrs. Triasky won't be too happy if I get less than perfect on her test." I sat at the table as my mother began to pull out various things from the refrigerator.
My mother and I have this mutual understanding. She treats me with respect and thinks about me, and I make things easy for her.
"Oh, Sora, I need you to pick up some things for me at the store…" She tells me. I nod and pick up the pen and little notebook on the counter. She begins talking and I begin writing.
"I need some things from the pharmacy. Can you get me some of my...personal things, you know which ones. And my medication also, that needs to be picked up." I scribble something down on my little notebook and simultaneously begin to chow down on a piece of bread.
"And pass by the supermarket and get some juice, apples…"
"Strawberries." I say, adding it to the list.
"Hn? Oh yes. Oh, what else do we need…" She trailed off.
"I need soap." I jot that down too and close my notebook. She smiles at me and pulls out her purse.
"Here, if there's not enough I'll pay you back." I nod and slip the money into my notebook.
"You're so organized." She says and turns around.
"Hn." I reply. She sets a sandwich down for me on the counter and I greedily begin to eat.
"It's the end of the month; I have to go to work. Tomorrow I have to go too, but only in the morning." She says.
I give a nod, swallowing the food in my mouth, and say, "Okay."
"I'm really sorry for leaving you alone." She says with a long sigh. I shrug.
"Hn, I'll be fine mom, I have my friends, we can hang out for a while."
She hugs me and kisses my check. Hoisting her purse onto her shoulder she says, "Behave."
I make a face as if I was debating to take the advice or not.
"Sora!" She pats my head and walks out the door. The door shuts behind her and I whisper, "Bye."
So, well, what do you think? I finished reading the first volume of offbeat when I thought of this. Don't worry; it won't go in that direction. Sora's not going to be a stalker or anything…welllllll….um, he will be kind of like Tory, with the whole writing things down in his notebook concept.
