The Mother

by AnimatedRosie

"'Sora, Dinner's ready,' Kioku called. No answer. She wouldn't be surprised if her son was napping again. 'Come on down,' she shouted. More silence. She looked out the window. The storm was rolling in, more sinister now. 'Oh no.' Panic filled her voice now. 'Sora' But he was already gone." What happens to Sora's mother, the character with only one line? Completed 8-12-17

4. Chapter 4

The nightmare haunted her for months. In fact, Kioku's ominous dream even altered her everyday activities. She stopped going out after dark. She began to sleep with a nightlight. Never before had she so much regretted living alone.

Kioku didn't think much of the fact that her load of laundry had suddenly decreased by half, nor did she think it particularly odd that she would occasionally make enough food to feed two people.

The room at the top of the stairs remained devoid of life.

On one sunny Saturday morning, Kioku heard a knock at her front door. Setting down her coffee, she wandered over to the source of the noise, and answered it.

"Kairi?" she said, puzzled. Kioku hadn't seen the girl in a few months. Her hair was longer now, and her face thinner. She looked much older than when Kioku had seen her last.

"Hi, Ms. Kioku! How are you today?" Kairi inquired, an amicable smile across her face.

"Oh, I'm well," Kioku responded, still a little befuddled at the girl's presence. "How about you?"

Kairi stretched her arms into the sunlight and said, "With this weather, I couldn't be better!" She let out a youthful giggle and continued, "It's so nice out, I just thought I'd come over to see if…" She trailed off mid sentence.

Kioku found the girl's forgetfulness endearing. "Listen, do you want anything to eat or drink? I made some lemonade just yesterday. It should still be fre−"

"No thank you," Kairi interrupted. Her expression had shifted to one quite bleaker than its previous incarnation. "I didn't mean to bother you, Ms. Kioku. Sorry for being such a scatterbrain."

"It's alright dear," said the older woman, as a band of clouds began to roll in. "I've been doing my own share of forgetting lately, too."

A/N: I'M SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG WOW.

I'm sorry! I knew this chapter would be difficult to write (because I wanted to make it clear that Kioku has forgotten about Sora without explicitly saying it), but then school happened, and then I would forget about this, and then I would remember it, but then I would remember how hard it would be to write BUT NOW IT'S DONE I DON'T CARE IF IT'S BAD AT LEAST I CAN MOVE ON NOW.

Please stick with me! Roxas will show up soon!