Please remember, ( ) parenthesis are thoughts of the appropriate characters (Whosever POV it is), italics are telepathic talk between Liana and Kairi (Have to update this to not cause further confusion during POVS… though why I use 'em, when thoughts get stated otherwise… I dunno…)

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Tales of Vesperia, Justin, or Caryn. I DO have permission to use Justin and Caryn though. I OWN myself, Kairi, and my work in this fic. That is all….


(Kairi's POV)

"Atchoo!" I sneezed as I sat down against the wall near the inn entrance.

"Man Kairi, you really got it bad, huh?" Karol asked as he squat down to look at me in the eyes.

"It'll go away, I just need a hot bath, and a good night's sleep," I smiled up at the small boy reassuringly.

"Woof!" Repede barked in approval at my statement.

"See, even he says it'll be ok," I puffed up a bit.

"Well, we gotta wait for those two to get back to enter though, not sure how long it'll take for Estellise and that Knight to finish speaking either," Rita spoke up.

"True…" I said a bit weakly, to which Rita seemed to jerk a bit.

"Gh…I wasn't being mean or anything…I was just stating facts, you don't have to sound that upset," Rita fussed looking away with red cheeks.

(Is she starting to get a girl crush on me like she does Estelle?) I sweat dropped at the mere thought, "I know, sorry, I'm just a little tired…"

"Uh…you all? Aren't you going into the inn?"

I heard a girl's voice ask us. I looked up and froze…. Caroline.

She knelt down in front of me, "Uhm, are you okay?"

"Uhhh…C-C-Ca-Caryn?" I mustered out with wide eyes, mouth agape in surprise.

It'd be suspicious if I didn't at least say I recognized her if Liana were to spot her and call her out among these two, especially Rita. Though seeing her not recognize me, I knew I needed to rock the boat a bit.

"Huh?!" She stared at me in complete awe, "You know ME?! Wait…you do look a little like…."

It was my turn to be surprised, I thought she wouldn't recognize me still like Justin did… Though… Caryn does tend to be more online than Justin does…it's a logical claim to say she at least can tell I'm familiar after seeing my avatar almost everywhere Liana is.

A large splash alerted us to the side street to where Liana was gaping like an idiot, Caryn soon standing up slowly following suit.

"What's wrong?! What is it?!" I heard Yuri shout as he ran up besides Liana to stare at the scene as well.

It was peaceful until they threw their arms out.

"You BITCH!"

"You WHORE!"

Oh dear…

"GAH!" Caryn shouted as Liana toppled her over and two began a frenzy of mad laughter and rolling into the puddles of the street. I tuned out the two crazed women to focus on Yuri, who looked as disturbed as I figured he'd look, and I couldn't help but smile.

"Kairi?"

I turned my attention to Caryn again, who was now staring at me with eyes as big as the moon, still hugging Liana, certainly now she was seeing the picture…

"Yeah, Kairi, from DeviantArt, Gaia Online, IMVU, she's usually talking in the background in skype, the one who ducks her head when she gets to the camera, or in the IMVU chat room, remember?" Liana winked at Caryn.

"KAIRI?!" Caryn shouted as she hopped up un-hugging Liana.

I waved a bit weakly, I wasn't used to this… I'd never truly interacted with Caryn face to face before… it's more like… just in text I've spoken to her…

"OH MY GOD!" Caryn tackled me to the ground and immediately began to squeeze my breast.

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

I shouted bloody murder, I forgot how obsessed with my figure she was online, and about how she'd brag about wanting to squeeze, pinch, use my breasts as pillows 24/7… and that if she were male, she'd rape me in an instant despite being straight… yes, she declared she'd go lesbian for me… (but I DON'T WANT THAT!)

"MOTHER OF GOD! These things are bigger and softer than in the pictures! You both ended up with them and I didn't….It's not fair! These?! THESE! THESE CAN'T EVEN BE CALLED BOOBS ANYMORE! WHAT…! JUST WHAT ARE THESE?!" Caryn shouted in frustration, before she began trying to lift my dress.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! C-C-Caryn! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" I panicked, she wasn't seriously going to try to rape me here in the street, right?! (NO! I want to give my virginity to Yuri! I have standards to save myself for marriage but…. but if it's between rape from someone else vs. a one-night stand with Yuri; I don't care if it's just a one-night stand! I won't have anyone else!)

Caryn looked me in the eyes dead seriously, "I wanna see if your hips and butt really are like soft round bubbles that combine to make a heart, like in the swimsuit pictures!"

I felt everyone's gaze on me and with as hot as my face felt, I wanted to die. Sniper men from Leviathan's Claw…kill me now…

"DOWN BITCH, DOWN!" Liana chopped Caryn on the head.

Liana… I love you…

"So, she's a friend?" Yuri asked looking at Caryn funny.

"Yeah, she's the friend I told you about," Liana replied, but Yuri looked confused, why?

"So, your friend is a Krityan?"

I blinked at Yuri's words, as did Liana and turned to see, she indeed had Elf Ears, albeit tiny ones.

"Don't look at me," Caryn said staring up at the two, "When that light disappeared I just had them on my head, and not Krittey Anne, Krityan, Krit like a Critical hit, Yan like yams, but with n. My travelling buddies told me about them when we saw some in Aspio, I thought they were elves too."

"Elves?" Karol asked confused, though Yuri broke it up, "Travelling buddies? And you went to Aspio with them, then here?"

Caryn looked up at him, "Yeah, a knight named Flynn and their brigade, I ended up somehow in his tent after the light on the screen-"

I tuned out the conversation, seems when I made that wish Caryn's feelings for Flynn were strong enough to send her to him, which would explain why Justin, who has no attachments or feelings for anyone in this game ended up in the middle of nowhere.

"Um, Caryn, that thought…have you told Flynn about Earth?"

This caught my attention, had she told Flynn?

Caryn twiddled her thumbs, "I'm not a good judge of character much like you are Lian'…he's been very nice to me…but…I just get scared when I think about it…so no, I haven't said a thing…or even hinted at it…"

"Good, cause I'm not 100% sure yet on if I can even spill the beans, especially after that first impression in the alley way," Liana said rolling her eyes.

I became a little confused before answering my confusion (Huh? She said it would be better to let the others know though…why not tell Flynn? …..Oh!...Alexei….right…)

"Oh, where'd he go? We went for a walk, then he said he saw something and ran off," Caryn asked a bit worriedly.

"He dragged Estelle into the inn to talk, Estelle's another travelling companion of ours," Liana answered with a smirk at Caryn, she was definitely teasing Caryn to get her blood boiling.

"O-oh…okay, well we got a room at the inn, so I'll be heading in. You guys should get in to get a room to shower too bef-" Caryn began shakily, she was possibly cursing Estelle about now.

"Hetchooo," I sneezed again, this time shivering badly at the cold I was feeling.

"Yeah, that's kinda too late for one of us, but a shower would be nice, I'm starting to get cold too," Liana stated sweat dropping.

"Then, let's see if those two are done talking," Yuri said as he grabbed the doorknob again and we entered.


"So then, can YOU honestly say with 100% certainty that if a higher officer, hell even your rulers got wind of Kairi's ability to use magic without a blastia that you wouldn't disclose any information or take her in if given the order?!"

Liana asked Flynn the BIGGEST question he'd ever receive from her after Estelle spilled her guts about us being from Earth to Flynn without letting us do so.

Flynn looked taken aback and conflicted, "…"

I felt my insides turning to ice… Would he really tell about us? About me? Would Flynn really arrest me and hand me over to Alexei if given the order? His reaction made me fearful of him like I never thought I would be before. I felt like backing up against the wall as far away from him and running out of this room. Not even Yuri's presence made me feel at ease, like he usually does…

I felt a small pat on my mid-back to see Caryn beside me, smiling at me lightly. I had unconsciously began backing up into the wall while Liana's expression numbed to her emotionless poker face and her shoulders seemed to slump as if they had no supporting muscle or tissue.

"…Wow….that was a fast effective response…you proved the half….thank you for showing me that real knights don't seem to exist anymore, goodbye…." Liana turned around and began walking towards the door to leave the room before she turned back to him one more time, her expression conflicted between raging anger and pain of betrayal, "AND SCREW YOUR DAMN EMPIRE! I'M NOT GONNA SIT BACK AND LET YOU ARREST ME FOR DOING SELF DEFENSE! I WASN'T BORN ON THIS SOIL OR RAISED IN IT! HELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON IT AND LESS SO NOW! SO TAKE YOUR FUCKING RULES AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS! I'M GOING HOME!"

"Liatchooo!" I tried to stop her, but my cold wasn't going to let me off so easily.

"Liana!" Estelle and Yuri shouted in unison as the door slammed before our eyes. And like that, Liana was gone, I hoped Sodia wouldn't spot her, or else Flynn's gonna have to scrape her body off the floor… but then again, I felt she'd deserve it. Cruel… I know… but I knew… in the future she'd stab Yuri… and I was never gonna forgive her for it… though…. we're here…. She doesn't have to stab him…. If I can just….

My mind had been racing too long with thoughts of Zaude… we were nowhere near Zaude yet… So I jumped a bit in surprise at hearing Witcher's voice.

"Sir Flynn, I have news… W-What is Rita doing here?!" Witcher said as he turned to Rita in surprise and then frustration, "I heard you refused an imperial request for assistance. Do you think it's all right for a mage employed by the empire to simply abandon her obligations?"

Yuri turned to Rita confused, "Who's that?"

Rita looked just as confused, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor guy despite how irritating he could be, "Got me…"

Witcher turned away seeming uncaringly, but I could feel he was a tiny bit hurt deep down, he just hides it, "…Humph, whatever. It's not like I care a whit about you either."

"I'll make the introductions. This is my second-in-command, Sodia," to which she bowed to us, not noticing Yuri or I yet, "This is Witcher, a mage who offered his assistance to us at the laboratory in Aspio."

"This is my…" Flynn began, until Sodia's eyes went wide at the sight of Yuri and me.

"You two…! Sir, it's the criminals from the wanted posters!" She shouted and began to pull out her sword, and she was aiming it at…me?!

I clung to the wall a bit more, my unease starting to show as Caryn stepped in front of me and the blade.

"What is it with you and pulling that thing out at unarmed people?! Her poster wasn't even that expensive!" Caryn asked pissed off, "You even did that to me when I first ended up in Flynn's tent on accident! And I was unarmed too!"

"If anything, you should be pointing that at me," Yuri said a bit darkly, not happy with me being so uneasy.

Flynn could sense things could go wrong at the drop of a pin, and tried correcting this confrontation, "At ease, Sodia…! Yuri's a friend of mine and Miss Kairi here is completely innocent."

Sodia turned to Flynn, her sword still drawn at me, her eyes wide in disbelief, "What?! But Sir, they're wanted people."

"I've just heard their story. While Yuri and Miss Liana are guilty of minor crimes, the warrant for their arrest contains false accusations. Miss Kairi's warrant was a false accusation as well, she's cleared of any charges. Later, I will return him and Miss Liana to the capital and explain the situation. And they will receive their due punishment," Flynn explained.

"Though, Liana will probably beat you several feet into the ground before you ever get to 'return' her," Caryn said a bit giggly at the thought of Liana fighting with Flynn a bit before I noticed her knuckles cracking at the thought.

Sodia put up her sword a bit frustrated that Yuri was just being let free for now. Though she turned to me and bowed, "My… My mistake, Sir. Witcher, let's have your report."

Just as it seemed Witcher was about to talk, I felt my nose twitch and, "Achoo!"

Everyone turned to me as I wiped my nose vigorously, I was still a bit chilly.

"Say, Flynn. Me and Kairi are gonna go take a bath together, is that okay?" Caryn said aloud in a 'this isn't discussable' tone.

"By all means, take your time," Flynn responded softly.

"W-We can't bathe 'together'!" I argued at the insinuations and recalled the fiasco outdoors, I didn't feel safe in a bathroom alone with her.

"Why not? We're both girls, aren't we?" She said suggestively, and I felt like clinging to Yuri's arm and begging him not to let her take me.

I whimpered in fear to which Estelle joined in, I wasn't sure whether it was to try to smooth things down a bit with me, or to try to befriend Caryn, "If it's okay, can I join in too?"

Caryn turned to Estelle with a serious look, if there was one thing I knew… it was Caryn didn't like Estelle… PERIOD…

"No… You've done enough damage for one day, Pinky. I don't feel up to a bit of skin ship with you, at all, compared to this bomb shell," Caryn said as she wrapped her arms around my waist and raised my busts up with her arms, causing me to blush more and fight a little bit to get out of her arms.

"…Oh," Estelle said as she returned to her previous upset mood.

"Don't get me wrong, it's not only that I don't like you cause you pissed off my BFF, it's just that you're too PINK….and I don't like PINK….wear Brown…," Caryn finished up as she dragged me towards the bathroom while I struggled and gave everyone pleading eyes, but none came to my rescue…

In the bathroom, I was quickly and forcibly stripped of my dress. My close to death screams were accompanied by a single, sentence, "GOOD GOD, WHY NOT ME, NO FAIR!"

I tried regaining my breath from all my screaming while Caryn got the shower head running and began testing and getting set to fill the bathtub.

"Ugh, it's not fair, Liana just had to give you a major ideal body….I mean it's not ideal for guys who prefer flat chests, but still, dat ass," Caryn complained, until she turned to me and winked, "be grateful I don't have a dick, or else I'd be grabbing those hips of yours and fucking you silly into Ahegao heaven right now."

I wiggled back towards where she had my dress set, until I heard her tone change, "So…now that the sound is being muffled by the water, we can talk a bit more seriously."

I turned to her and noticed her serious expression, seems like game time is over…

"So, you exist, huh? I figured OCs were just in art or in MMORPGs," Caryn began to whisper a bit to not be loud, but still be heard.

"Well…here I exist, on Earth I don't, so yeah on Earth, OCs really are just in art, cosplays, games, you know where else…"

"So, how does it feel?" Caryn asked as she tested the shower water and jumped in, "Existing, I mean?"

"Uhm…I guess it's good?" I couldn't tell at all how she meant that…but…

"Oh come on, it's either good or not!" She said as she yanked me into the shower with her, causing me to yelp, "Now clean up, so you can go soak in the hot water in the tub, or shall I scrub you down?"

I froze and grabbed the sponge, obeying her orders and washed my body before getting into the nice, hot tub.

"So…do you know, how we got here?" She asked, she knew my character, she knew my abilities, I couldn't lie…

"I got scared during that lightning bolt…made a wish to see Yuri….and accidentally dragged you all here with me…I'm sorry…" I felt awful…it was my fault they were all here…and what for? Just so I could 'see' Yuri…I should've wished 'to be with' Yuri…but I wasn't going to be that selfish…

I felt a small wet towel go on my forehead and two arms go around me, which caused me to jump in the water a bit as Caryn whispered by my ear, "Don't be sorry… really, I'm grateful."

I turned to her to see her smiling at me, I almost burst into tears, "Really? W-Why?"

"Cause, I'm with Flynn… that makes me happy… though he's busy a lot, he recently began walking with me to talk to me about just anything. It's like a personal private mini date with him each time! Give it some more time, and I'll ask him out, if he rejects, I'll just keep at it until he gives in," She smiled at me with a slight blush and her heart showing in her smile, she truly was happy with this.

"So… how are things with Yuri then?" She asked deviously, "Anything juicy?"

I blushed a bit, but, "…No…we don't walk together…and we don't talk much…his programming to be beside Estelle is so powerful…I'm not sure I could ever inch in to even be a considerable girlfriend for him…"

"Have you tried taking the initiative in anything?" Caryn asked, a bit more seriously.

"W-Well…N-N-No…I haven't told him or even hinted at it I think…"

I felt a bonk on my head, "Kairi! You gotta learn to take charge! Sometimes guys aren't going to take the first step, so that's your chance! Whenever Estelle ain't around, just ask if he'd go shopping with you, or a walk, or just for a chat anywhere, it doesn't have to be fancy! Indulge in your selfishness! You can't just sit back, or you're basically just gonna let Estelle win…and do you want Estelle to win? Be honest. Tell me."

"…I don't want her to win…" I barely muttered.

"I can't even hear you…do you even want to win him over? Do you want Estelle to win? Think about it."

" I don't want her to win…" I muttered a bit louder.

"C'mon! Think hard about it! Imagine Estelle and Yuri together! Where are you going to be?! WATCHING?! Do you really want that PINK HUSSY WHO'S PROBABLY SLEEPING WITH EVERY GUY IN THE CASTLE, TO HAVE YURI?!" Caryn whispered incredibly loud, thank god for the running shower.

The thoughts came to my mind, the night before the final battle, Estelle and Yuri's 'heart to heart', the exchanged bedroom eyes, and where was I…behind them, eyes filled with tears that prepared to overflow, watching them with my tears finally falling and my heart breaking to pieces when Yuri finally responded to Estelle, "Thanks. I feel the same way."

"NO! I DON'T WANT HER TO WIN! I DON'T WANT ES-" I shouted louder than I thought, my voice cracking, I had actually begun crying at my thoughts. Caryn had slapped her hand on my mouth before shouting herself to cover up what I was screaming about, "GOOD! YOU'RE SOUNDING BETTER ALREADY! SING IT AT A NORMAL TONE LATER!"

I sniffled and tried to pull myself together, but the questions loomed and bombarded my mind, (How do I keep Estelle from winning? How do I stop that? It's in the game programming….there's no way to avoid that…so how?! Is it even possible…and what if I can't win before then?!...What do I do?...)

"Calm down, relax and breathe…" Caryn said as she began patting my back in a massage motion.

"*sniff* S-Sorry…I thought about….and then….I just….What do I do?" I asked, I didn't care if it was bad advice…I just selfishly needed comfort…

"I don't know what to tell you, Kairi. Yuri's a hard case, all I can say is, be aggressive and assertive, oh but not too much, just enough to let him know you want some time with him despite how busy he is, we know Yuri doesn't like clingy dates," Caryn said recalling a line Yuri says in the game about not liking pushy/clingy dates.

"More assertive…I-I'll try…" I said, as Caryn rubbed my head and gestured that we needed to get out and moving to let the others have a chance to bathe.

I got out and we both dried up and got out to wait at the dining table to eat with everyone else.


"Uhm, Kairi, are you okay? Is it getting worse?" Estelle asked concerned.

"Huh? Oh, no…the soup is just very spicy," I sniffled and wiped my nose again when snot dripped down. Estelle looked confused, "Spicy? It's not spicy though."

Yuri took his spoon and got a spoonful from my bowl and took a taste before grabbing his cup of water and gulping it down, "Pah! Man, that's hot stuff! Liana, what'd you put in it?!"

I turned a bit pink as I stared back down at my bowl, was this an indirect kiss? But he didn't leave his spoon in my soup for long…so I don't think it is…I felt myself slightly pouting at that…

"Liana," Yuri huffed out as he drank another cup of water that Estelle got him, "That's a little too sadistically hot….atchooo."

I quickly turned to Yuri, my eyes wide staring at him as he wiped his nose. Yuri was…sick?

"Uh oh, looks like I'm gonna have to get another bowl set…" Liana said sweat dropping.

"Oh no, I ain't eating a bowl of 'that'," Yuri complained as he sneezed again.

I felt worried, he wasn't supposed to get sick in the game EVER…he needs to get better…how…

"Yuri, you shouldn't complain, especially when someone is offering you aid," Flynn argued with him, the two began to argue while Liana snuck away to refill Yuri's bowl and get him a 2nd glass of water.

"I said, I ain't gonna eat it, and that's that," Yuri said to Flynn before grabbing a spoonful of soup and popping it in his mouth. He began to cough galore before grabbing a glass of water and chugging it down. Yuri turned to Liana with angry eyes, "Liana!"

Liana glared back, "Yuri!"

The two engaged in a staring contest that Liana won, to which the loser, Yuri ate his meal. (I hope he gets better with that, we need to go get Rhybgaro tomorrow…Yuri….what do I do…)


"Ugh, Kairi…how'd you eat all that, without needing water every bite?" Yuri asked, looking up at me with a pitiable look, though that look was sheer bliss for me regardless as a hint of concern was in them.

"H-Huh?! Me? Uh well…I…I ummm…I'm used to it…Liana and I eat Hot Cheetos, Ghost Pepper Ranch Chicken wings….lots of spicy things…"

Yuri then turned his head back into the table grumbling, ignoring Flynn's lecture, and suddenly we heard light snores coming from him.

"Ah, he's asleep, we need to get him to bed and get some towels to wet and put on his forehead, along with you," Liana said to me.

"I'll take him to bed, you needn't trouble yourself," Flynn insisted.

"Oh no. We got him, no worries, you should go to bed ahead of us, since you're SO busy," Liana said with a sadistically happy smile on her face that screamed bloody murder.

Flynn was about to open his mouth again, but Caryn knew Liana by now. She grabbed Flynn's arm and lied to try to get him out of there, "We should head back. They got him, plus Sodia and Witcher are probably worrying about us…"

"Your right…Well then Miss Liana, Miss Kairi, I'll leave Yuri to you," Flynn nodded before walking out the room along with Caryn.

With that, my focus went to Yuri, who was fast asleep, but he was grinning and muttered, "I can't eat anymore…" I felt myself smiling from ear to ear, my cheeks were undoubtable burning hot, but still, I just wanted to kiss him so badly right now, I could hardly stand it.

"Oh, Kairi, Dear~" I heard Liana call, it made me stiffen up at the sheer creepiness in her tone.

"Liana, please, leave me alone…not this time…" I begged.

"Awww, but you just looked so happy. Thinking about stealing a kiss?" She teased me.

"Not on the lips, I can't do that to him…..but….I won't lie….I want to," I said sadly, and while I need to be aggressive….indulge in my selfishness….I can't be too clingy or pushy…but would a kiss on the lips while sleeping be so bad? It's not like he knows…and if he doesn't know…then it wont count if it's his first…he doesn't have to say it counts….

"Kairi, we gotta get him to bed now. I'll take one arm, you take the other."

"….Okay," I answered as we both slipped his arms over our shoulders and dragged him back to lay him down and tuck him in his bed. Everyone was asleep thankfully, and Liana went to grab some water and towels.

"Yuri….how can I make you better?" I whispered to him, he didn't stir, but I sat beside his bed, pulling up a chair to sit besides his bed.

(My emotions aren't strong enough to just wish it away…but…they're slightly there…so maybe if I…but I can't…. but it's to make him better….but I can't do that to him….but…but…Yuri….what do I do?...If I can just kiss him, I can take it from him easily….but, to kiss him….kiss him when he's asleep….so empty…there's no passion to it…but…if it's to make him better…but, he didn't ask for it…)

I fought with my emotions, my selfishness, my worries, and I couldn't come to an answer so easily.

"Well, I'm gonna hit the hay, don't forget to get a towel on your head too Kairi," I heard Liana tell me.

"I will, I'm just gonna look after him a bit longer…" my emotions were still at war, but even if I couldn't get my answer just yet, I was going to take care of him for a while and hope he'd get better.

"Alright, just don't sleep too late," she said as she left to shower and went to bed.

Seconds felt like minutes, minutes like hours, and the hours became an eternity as I wiped the sweat from Yuri's forehead for what seemed like the 1,000th time. He still showed no signs of getting better, and I kept to my word and stayed beside him, though an occasional bathroom break would disrupt that promise…

"What do I do…," I said weakly in defeat as I watched his chest rise and fall, a small wheeze rolling out of his mouth, his red flushed cheeks that weren't disappearing even with a cold towel on his forehead. I was running out of stamina to keep awake, I had no clue on the time either, this room had no windows to show if it was getting too late.

Then, I heard commotion going on outside the room and dared to check, the guests were up and getting 'breakfast?!' I took a quick peak at the window and saw how bright it was becoming, albeit still cloudily. I silently shut the door and stared at Yuri in desperation; he CAN'T be sick today…if we take too long, Pauly might…Pauly will…

I had no more room to fight with myself anymore…I HAVE to take the cold from him…and then I'll just have to deal with lack of sleep and a fever, no big deal…I'll never tell him about this kiss…as far as he knows, it's never happened…

I walked slowly and quietly to his side and pulled my hair back to avoid having it run on his face and wake him. I carefully pulled his lower lip a pinch down to open his mouth a teensy bit, no I wasn't going to use tongue. Inch by inch I lowered myself to his face, I felt my face burning with each centimeter I descended, combined with the heat coming from his face I was scorching hot now.

A brush of his lips on mine and my insides began to quiver, they were so soft and squishy, it was better than I could have ever dreamed of. I felt so happy and yet so sad at how pathetic I was to be so happy over kissing an unconscious guy. Every second my lips lingered on his, the weaker I felt my body becoming. Having a cold added onto another cold wasn't pleasant, the stamina I had was fading, my vision becoming slightly blurry, but I pulled back to let him breathe before continuing to kiss him; to draw out the illness from him, I wanted to make sure it was going to be thoroughly gone.

Once I felt like my body wasn't going to take anymore, I pulled back and backed away slowly. Gazing upon his now peaceful face; the flush was gone, the sweat had stopped, he no longer was wheezing, and he was breathing easier. I felt a smile gracing my lips as I sat on the chair I had beside his bed, I could no longer hold on any more; and as my vision began to fade to black, I felt myself fall forward onto something soft, and I fell into a deep dark sleep that didn't seem to last long…

What felt like 4 minutes of sleep went by until I awoke to Yuri gazing down at me telling me it was time to wake up, he seemed so much better…wait…gazing down at me? I turned my head slowly left and right, and noticed I was tucked in a bed…1 bed to the left across from Yuri's bed to be more precise…when did that happen? I recall sleeping beside him in the chair…

Regardless, I obeyed and did my best to stay awake and deal with my oncoming fever and put on a healthy face and get set to depart with everyone for breakfast.


The added illness was taking its toll, already things were becoming a little blurry, but I did my best to deal with them as we headed to Ragou's manor. We all began to converse on Yuri's recovery, I kept silent on the entire ordeal, but…

"It's all thanks to Estelle, she took care of me pretty good, that's probably why I feel a lot better," Yuri said proudly with a smirk.

"! …." I felt my heart being struck by lightning, he thinks Estelle was the one who….but Estelle didn't do it…she'll probably deny it about now, she's truthful about these things.

"Oh, it was nothing. Really, I just changed the towel is all," Estelle said as she began to gush at the praise. (…What?...but she wasn't the one who…)

"So…you fixed him up…hmmm….," Rita said as she gazed at the princess with curious eyes, possibly thinking her powers were involved in it somehow.

"…." I lightly smiled as I walked away from the group but stayed close to avoid them having to find me and ask what was wrong. I was once again at war with myself, part of me slapping myself at how stupid I was…the other half shouting that it couldn't be helped, I had to cure him.

It was karma…I was being selfish…and now I pay the price….I didn't want Estelle to win…but instead of getting ahead, I was falling behind…by driving them closer together, when I wanted to try to put a bit of distance between them….I could be so stupid…

Everything was blurring further and I felt myself slightly losing balance, though I couldn't tell if it was because of my illness or if I had begun crying…I couldn't tell. As I returned to the group, I kept my hair in my eyes to avoid contact in case it was the latter.


Yuri smirked before turning to me, "Ka..i, Fl… clear.. …, you st… ..nt to go .…..h …. ..is?"

Or at least I think it was Yuri, the blurs were getting darker, my body felt hotter, I couldn't hear right, and it felt like my heart wanted to stop.

"Ka…?" the same voice said, the voices were becoming more deeper, more distorted, I couldn't make them out…

"Kairi? You okay there?" I heard Liana ask loud and clear in telepathy.

"I'm fine…" was all I was able to get out at the moment as I tried to sort myself back to normal, but the lack of sleep was taking its toll.

"..iri, ..at. … …ter?" I heard the first voice ask, it took a bit to figure that they were asking what was the matter.

"….Nothing the matter….chi…" was what I got out, the chi rolling off my mouth as a sound effect of a nonfunctioning brain.

"..i?" I heard another voice say, were they calling me? What were they saying? I was getting a bit frustrated with this, I can't hold us back.

"Kairi. C'mon say something, you've been weird since yesterday. What's up?"

I tried to respond telepathically and couldn't, I was too drained and sick to mentally reply, but I tried to hope my voice could reach them, "I'm fine…Rhybgaro…right?...Gotta go…"

"No, I …nk … be.. .. .. take … to ..ynn .nd … if .. .r Car.. can ..ok ….. you .. … inn ….. we.. .ut ….hing …bgar.," the first voice said, and it didn't take me much to figure that one, just hearing the word 'inn' made me think we were going back to the inn.

"No…I'm going…I don't want to go to the inn…" I argued with the voice, until I felt a pressure on my body moving me, or at least I think it was moving me.

"No.., …ry. … ..ed .. re.., ..'re go… .. … inn," they argued back, the blurs were getting so bad, the voices more distorted, my reaction time was getting worse as I tried to struggle free from the pressure.

"No….I don't want to go to the inn…I want to help….I want to go…we gotta go…" I couldn't get free, I didn't want to hold everyone back, I can't hold everyone back, if we don't go, then Pauly…

"..lm ..wn, … … …na …. .. … ..ng, ..'ll .. …. … … …. .., I pr…..," was what a voice said, I could no longer even tell if it was the same voice.

I turned my head weakly and my innards froze…it was getting dark, so dark, I saw blurs of colors, but no faces, I didn't know who anyone was, I couldn't even tell who was pushing me. All I saw was a black blob becoming more and more darker, it was getting dark…so dark and I was alone…the blob was getting closer….no….no one was here anymore. I mustered every ounce of strength I had and did all I could do….get away and scream, "DON'T TOUCH ME! I SAID I'M FINE! I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE INN!"

I couldn't hold on anymore, I tried to, but now even my body was betraying me, I felt my balance failing, Pauly…I'm sorry, "Don't want to go back…..I don't want to go back….gotta go….I don't want to….don't…don't….gotta…go…"

And then I was swallowed up in darkness, no sounds, no sights, nothing, just the sound of my own weak heart and the irritation of my burning body.

I could no longer feel the ground in this dark place, time seemed eternal, but faintly I swore I heard Jude Mathis and Snow Villiers arguing…why would they be here? I probably was dreaming…

"…Jude….Snow…," I murmured out lightly, still feeling like I was in air, until pressure was on my back and I felt like my forehead was being touched a lot.


BONUS

As the long-haired brunette finally gave into sleep, she toppled over, her head laying on Yuri's bed besides him as her body sat in the chair hunched over. It was at that very moment, that a certain pink haired princess awoke from her slumber to tend to her needs in the wash room.

Once she was finished, she sleepily returned to her bed, but immediately took notice of something out of place. She turned her head to notice the long-haired brunette sleeping peacefully besides Yuri, hunched over, that couldn't feel great.

"Kairi?" Estelle asked quietly as she walked over to the sleeping girl and tried to awaken her, but to no avail.

"I have to get her to bed before her back starts to hurt," the princess stated as she reached and tried to carry Kairi bridal style to bed. It took almost no effort to lift the 4'10" girl, and as her breasts pressed against Estelle's own chest, the princess felt a wave of jealousy envelope her over the girl in her arms. 'How can she have such a nice body and not weigh a thing? It seems almost impossible,' the princess thought as she placed the girl in an empty bed and tucked her in with a pout on her face the entire time.

The princess quickly turned to the dark-haired swordsman and walked back to him, 'He looks a lot better now.' She removed the recently placed towel on his forehead, rinsed, and rung it out before wiping his forehead a bit and placing the towel back on his head.

Just then, the sensation of the towel caused the swordsman to awaken, "Hmmm…Es…telle?"

"Oh, Yuri, I'm sorry to wake you. How do you feel?" Estelle asked him as she bowed her head in apology.

He sat up much to the princess's protest, a gentle smile forming on his lips at Estelle, his words came out almost breathless, "I feel a lot better, my body is about as light as air. Thanks."

Estelle gushed as she usually did when she received praise, "Oh…it was nothing."

The two exchanged words of breakfast and awaking everyone. They split up to awaken their team members, and even as the swordsman went to wake the long-haired brunette; no one knew of the girl's deeds, nor the predicament and burden she carried and faced as they left their room.


Got Kairi's POV down, 3 more drabbles to go before the next chapter :D

Caryn: I get to undress Kairi?! I approve!

Kairi: Where's my option to refuse?!

You have none silly :P

Kairi: T-T Liana….

Any who, the drabbles are important to the main fiction, but not only are they important to the fiction… To those who want pairings, fluff, and romance…it's gonna be here :3 cause I'm not gonna be paired with anyone :D

Justin: Yeah cause Liana's a Nier whore, she won't take anyone else's dick but Nier. Plus, the main fic isn't a crossover, but the crack version is.

True :3