Chapter 2
Awake and Alive
Announcement: The name of the chapter is inspired by a song AND album by Skillet.
To be bothered no more, here we go!
3rd person POV
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The girl stirred in bed, wincing at the pain in her right arm and left leg. She looked around the room: Grey with yellow, some navy blue, some orange, and a spiky red-haired boy. She yelped at the sight of him, hiding under the covers. She had no idea what he would do to her. She couldn't remember who did what to her and she was afraid at the thought of another person hurting her.
Klink! The girl uncovered herself to see that the boy was gone, but to see another boy, much younger. She wasn't afraid, knowing such a young child could do nothing to her.
"Wh-who are y-you?" the girl stammered
"Ienzo," the boy stated while handing her a piece of paper. Written on the paper was:
Name:
Age:
Birthday:
Relationships:
The girl stared at it blankly, not knowing what to do. Ienzo handed her a pen to write. Oh…
Name: Nayami Mato
Age: 13
Birthday: 3~21~1999
Relationships: No family. No friends. No Relationships
Nayami handed back the paper and pen and Ienzo left in a rush. He came back just as quickly as he left with a book in hand. Ienzo sat down in the chair next to the bed and read, like nothing had ever happened.
"Uh-Um…Ienzo? Where am I?" Nayami stuttered
"Radiant Garden Castle," Ienzo replied blankly
"Oh…So I'm 'home'," she muttered.
Ienzo kept reading and Nayami ended up with a book herself, reading until she fell asleep.
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When Nayami awoke, she saw a note on the desk next to her bed:
Saw You liked books. Me too. Went to go get som more! ~ienzo
Nayami read the note and laughed, noting his misspelled word. She sat in silence, thinking. Will I ever get better? I'm so alone here. What am I gonna do?
Klink! Nayami looked up to see Ienzo, a numerous amount of books in hand.
"Ienzo! What are you doing? Get over here, before you drop something," Nayami giggled out, trying to hold in her laughter. Ienzo dropped the books on the bed, climbing in to sit with Nayami. There was a look of wonder on the girl's face as she stared at the young boy. He looked up at her and laughed, handing her a book while opening his own. They read together through most of the day and ending up falling asleep in each other's arms, each with a book.
Nayami woke up to bright sunlight, seeing that Ienzo was gone. The books were still there and she was confused on where he went. Nayami tried to get up, but couldn't muster up the strength to do so. She flopped back down, content with her effort. She heard a knock on her door and when it was opened, she saw Ienzo walking in with a sloth-like motion. Nayami laughed at the sight of his face, though she could only see half of it. They sat down to read again for most of the day, Ienzo only leaving when Nayami was tired.
Through the week, Ienzo visited Nayami. They read and Nayami did most of the talking. On the seventh day of her arrival, Ienzo never visited Nayami.
Where is that little boy? He should be here by now, Nayami thought to herself. She ended up getting out of bed, staggering and gripping anything near her. Nayami limped to the door and upon opening it she saw Ienzo with a group of people.
"Yay! She's finally out of bed!"
"Took her long enough."
"Hey! She was beaten up! Give her some slack!"
All the voices made her dizzy and she made her way towards the couch. The room was quite random. More like a living room…
"So, how are you feeling?" the same red-haired boy that was in her room earlier asked.
"F-fine. Thank you," Nayami stuttered, shying away from the boy.
"Hey, I'm not gonna hurt you. Whoever did that was mean. Name's Lea," the boy comforted. A blue haired boy walked up, sitting on the floor next to Lea.
"I'm Isa," the boy said.
"We saved your ass. I'm really glad you're O.K. I would have been devastated if you got seriously injured and couldn't recover," Lea told Nayami in a hushed voice. Nayami looked at her arm, just realizing that it was healing up.
"Thank you so much, Lea, Isa."
Nayami talked with the two boys, getting to know more about them. She thought it was wonderful to have them here.
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Nayami's POV
"Ahh, Lea," I sighed as I flopped down in bed. My ankle and arm were getting sore so everyone put me to bed. Lea was so sweet and caring, even though he didn't know me. Knock, Knock.
"Come in," I said cheerily, "Oh, hey Lea. You want something?"
"Nah, just wanted to talk to you more," he said shyly, shuffling his feet around while looking at the ground.
"Well, alright! Come sit," I patted the chair next to me and he came willingly, "Okay, now what?" I asked him.
"Umm…So, uh, do you remember anything from what happened?"
"All I remember is two guys jumped me and I woke up here."
"Oh, so you don't remember what they look like…"
"No, sorry, Lea."
There was a pause when I remember something, "Hey! I remember something important!" I exclaimed
"What, What?!" Lea stared at me, anticipation burning in his sharp green eyes.
"I wield the Keyblade."
