Caution: minor fluff, nothing bad, just some cute stuff anyway if you don't like it sorry

Sora's Pov

When a wolf howled in the dark Kairi instantly tensed up and gripped me.

"Kairi chill, it's just a wolf, and it's probably far off."

I actually had no idea where the wolf might have been at all.

I just wanted to comfort her. She nodded and closed her eyes.

"Kairi look! A cave!" I started to run, she quickly realized to grip tighter so she didn't slide off.

I ran into the cave. I called out. "Anyone here!" I yelled.

No one and nothing answered so I set Kairi down.

"Kairi we should sleep here for the night, it's getting dark and I don't want to be out there when it gets pitch black, especially because we both know were lost."

The beautiful auburn haired girl gazed at me.

"But, were in the woods, Sora I'm scared." She pulled her knees close to her and tucked her head in.

I was attempting to make a fire but I stopped and glanced at her. I could see the fear in her eyes so I set the stick down and walked over next to her.

"Kairi," I quickly stopped talking and grasped my arm. "AH" I blurted. I sat down and gulped. My arm looked horrible. It was bloody and sore.

Kairi directed her attention to me.

"Sora! Are you ok?" she asked. Forgetting her fears.

She pulled out another leaf she had placed in her pockets.

"Sora the other leaf is old and it's covered in blood, please let me replace it."

She made a puppy face.

I knew she only wanted me to feel better and it made her happy when she thought she was helping.

"Well, ok, I suppose so." I braced myself. She picked my arm up again and put it on her lap.



Carefully unwrapping the old leaf she swiftly replaced it with the new one. It was extremely painful. I jerked and winced a few times before she was done.

When she was finished she stood up to admire her job.

I opened one eye and I saw it was over, I turned my head back to her and she giggled.

"You're such a weirdo Sora. You don't care about being practically killed by nobodies but I can't put a leaf on a cut without you whining."

I frowned

She halted her smiling and tilted her head.

"Sorry…" she whimpered. "It's ok Kairi."

She threw the bloody leaf in the fire.

She sighed as her eyes shifted around the room.

"Kairi? What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing." She replied. She came and sat by me.

"So, thanks for helping me out today." She blushed.

"Thank you for getting me to the beach!" I pointed out.

"And, um…Sora?" she turned her head completely away from me.

"Hmmm?" "Thanks…for the song." She faced me and took a deep breath.

"I meant it Kairi, every word of it."

She stared at me for the longest time. She scooted closer to me and rested her head on my shoulder.

"Sora, I'm really sorry I didn't just keep walking.

It was stupid of me and I feel really bad."

I just shrugged. "It's ok, you were tired." I replied.

"Yeah, but you nearly died today and I was completely untouched, but I complained and you barley even shed a tear."

She sighed. "I'm really sorry Sora, I was really mean."

She began to cry.



"I feel like I made it worse and I am really sorry Sora please forgive me, I, I didn't even think about it, please, please forgive me."

Her tears turned into sobs. I didn't really know what to say.

"It's ok Kairi, I'm fine and I forgive you ok?"

She sniffled and looked up at me.

"My crying isn't making it better is it?" She sat up.

"Oh god, I'm so sorry, I'm such a baby." She pleaded.

"No Kai, you're not, your emotional, I will say that but not a baby." I didn't want to make her feel bad, even though I was the one who felt horrible.

"This is nice, just the two of us." She muttered. She closed her eyes and opened them again.

I felt the chill of the wind and the sting of the cold. It was beginning to rain.

Suddenly the lighting split the dark sky with a flash of light. Kairi jumped slightly.

I didn't even flinch.

"Sora how can you (yawn) not be scared of anything?" she sleepily questioned.

"I get scared. I was scared today when I thought I might lose you if you fell. That's why I flipped you over, remember?"

Her eyes fluttered. I could tell she needed a bed soon.

"Kairi?" I asked. "Yeah?" she answered. "You look cold, and tired… why don't you go to sleep. I'll watch for nobodies."

"No Sora, I'm not leaving you out here alone." She shook her head but despite her pleads I picked her up bridle style yet again and lay her down with her head next to the parachute's pack.

"Sora, no!" she begged.

"Kairi, use this as a pillow and use this as a blanket ok?"

I asked ignoring her comments. I took my jacket off. "SORA!" she screamed. "Calm down Kairi, just go to sleep ok? Please, and use the jacket as your blanket."

I threw it down to her and walked over to the entrance of the cave. She sat up.



"Sora, you'll be cold, and you must be tired you were the one who risked your life for me today." She whined.

"Come to bed Sora, please!" She begged.

I took a glimpse back at her. She looked helpless and scared.

"Kairi, I can't what if the nobodies come again?"

"If you stay up all night you won't have any strength to fight." She knew she had made a point.

"Ok, but just for a while." I declared.

I went and lay down on the left of Kairi. She scooted close to me.

She was so close in fact I could feel the warmth of her breath. It was soothing and comforting.

"Sora?" She asked. "Hmmm?" I was too happy to reply with words.

"Sora, can I sleep by you, I'm scared." She began to cry.

I sat up as fast as I could and wrapped my arms around her. "Yeah, Kai you can, it's ok."

I tried to assure her of her safety but she knew I wasn't going to be able to guarantee it. She sniffled. "Thank you Sora."

I lay back down and sighed. She came over close to me and rested her head on my chest along with her hands which were curled into fists.

I turned on my side so her head was next to my chest.

My heart was pounding. She snuggled with me and I relaxed myself.

I picked my right arm up and lay it over Kairi's waist.

She smiled keeping her eyes shut.

I hugged her even closer to me.

She started to breath in a steady pattern as if she was falling asleep. She was close enough I could feel each breath she took, and I could hear every sound she made.

It made me feel lucky.

I knew I was hurt, and still in danger and lost but she made me feel lucky to have her.



I began to stroke her hair gently with my other hand. It must have felt good because she smiled and playfully laughed.

"Kairi?" "Hmm?" This time she was too comfortable to reply with words. "I…I love you."

I knew I had to say it, and this seemed like the perfect time.

"I love you too Sora." She answered with no hesitation.

"Sora, you don't have to do this you know." She reported plain out.

"What, wait what do you mean?"

I stopped playing with her hair and stared hard at her.

"Well I mean when I asked you if I could sleep by I, I don't want you to think you have to lay with me or hold me and whatever else you would call what you're doing."

She glanced up. I got it.

"Oh…well no I get it, I didn't think that Kai, I'm lying down with you because I want to. Is it ok with you?"

She nodded.

She smiled and nuzzled my neck.

"Good, thank you." She closed her eyes and settled back down.

I continued to massage her hair.

She fell asleep soon after.

I could tell by her breathing. It began to steady. And every 4 seconds after she exhaled she would in hail.

I couldn't fall asleep.

I couldn't just go to bed knowing heartless could be outside.

It wasn't that I didn't want to stay with Kairi, I did more than anything. But I needed to protect her first.

If I fell asleep and the nobodies came back, I don't know how I would live with myself knowing I wasn't ready.

I slowly lifted my arm off her waist. She shifted a bit but she wasn't disturbed. I slid myself away from the sleeping auburn haired girl.



Slowly and quietly I stood.

I heaved a sigh of relief. "Night Kai…" I whispered.

Walking over to the caves entrance I found a pointed stone.

I bent down and picked it up. Examining it I decided it would be fun to carve our names into the caves wall. "S.O.R.A & K.A.I.R.I."I spelled out each letter carefully.

I dropped the stone and stood back.

"Perfect." I smiled to myself.