WOW! I'm super duper sorry that I keep taking so long! It's been pretty hectic, because I'm a Sophomore after all, and finals are extremely hard. WELL GUESS WHAT GUYS?! I got all A's this semester and all A's on my final exams! So excited about that. Well I won't ramble, cause I always feel terrible for keeping you all waiting so much, so, here's the chapter you've all been waiting for!
DUH DUM DUM! XD
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Kairi have you seen…Kairi did you SEE that it was incredible! Kairi…Kairi look at this….you'll love the way this looks….Kairi…Kairi…
"Kairi?" The voice was a little droned out, but Kairi could tell it wasn't any of her friends, it was probably her doctor. Why was she so nauseated? And dizzy? Maybe the anesthesia.
"Kairi, can you hear me?" The voice repeated.
Oh. Doctor…doctor Strife?
"Yea…yeah. Sorry." Kairi stuttered. Kairi opened her eyes only to be greeted by darkness.
"Doctor…doctor! Please, please why can't I see?!" She was beginning to panic. It couldn't be that after the surgery, it wasn't a success…could it?
Namine, Sora and Roxas came in the room shortly after her small anxiety attack along with Namine's mother.
"Kairi, you're awake!" Roxas exclaimed.
Doctor Strife cleared his throat and explained in a quiet, calm voice. "Kairi, there are pads over your eyes to protect the tender spots around your eyes from the surgery. They will probably be a little sore for a few hours, but we will take them off right away…but I'm going to get my chart, just because before we let you go home we're going to run a few tests to check your vision. I'll be right in to remove those eye pads, Kairi!"
With that Kairi calmed down, but she was still overwhelmed. After all, she would be seeing for the first time within five minutes.
She felt someone grab her hand, knowing the touch was Sora's. He squeezed it tighter and smiled. "We'll be right here."
Kairi tried to smile in return, but her head was pounding. She was going to see.
Her attention turned towards the doorway when she heard Dr. Strife come back in.
"Okay Kairi. Are we finally ready?"
Kairi looked down and squeezed Sora's hand with a nod.
"Alright. Here we go." Dr. Strife snapped on his latex gloves and began to peel off the pads.
As the pads were removed, and practically Sora's hand, Kairi got more and more anxious.
"Okay Kairi. Open your eyes."
"Wha…This is…this is…SORA!?" With that Kairi wrapped her arms around Sora and smiled.
Her exclamation was more of a question, even she couldn't believe it. It was just something too good to be true.
This can't be happening.
"I can..I can see you! I can see everyone! Nami! Roxas!"
I see everyone. But you, you're the only one I see.
Sora smiled and kissed Kairi's forehead as Namine and Roxas came over and embraced her as well.
Namine's mother came and hugged Kairi as well. "Honey congratulations. You know how much we love you. I'm going to get the car ready, and when we get back home we are going to throw you a huge party, dear!"
"Oh…okay nama! Thank you so much!" Kairi exclaimed.
Namine giggled. She loved it when Kairi called her mom "nama." It was a nickname Kairi had come up with when she was young, a mix of Namine's mom and Mama.
"Great. So we have a success. Kairi, please come with me down the hall for a moment so I can explain a few things to you that you'll need to know."
"Okay.." Kairi got up and quickly fell. Sora caught her arm and helped her up.
"Oh. Silly me." Dr. Strife said bringing out a wheel chair.
"The surgery probably has you weakened, and of course you are not used to your new vision."
Sora grabbed Kairi's hand and guided her to the wheel chair. "I'll see you in a few."
"We're going to get the car ready, my mom already left, so Sora will wait for you in the waiting room and we'll be outside of the hospital."
Sora smiled and nodded at Kairi, knowing she could see.
Kairi felt her heart pound.
I never knew he was that….that..
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"Okay Kairi now this is the exam room we will be working in. I'm gonna need you to sit here and repeat the letters you see to me."
Kairi nodded and stumbled on to the chair.
This is hard.
"You do remember what letters and numbers look like from when you were a child, am I right?"
"Yes." Kairi answered. "And I can read, I learned at a very young age."
In a way, she was lucky. All those years having to learn everything and fend for herself really paid off.
"Okay now, what letters do you see on all the rows?"
"Umm…a o r x z s….o h f z d….and e o s d a?"
"Very good Kairi. You can get off the chair and sit right here. Were going to test your close up vision."
Kairi did as she was told and waited to be tested.
"Now I'm going to give you these flash cards. Tell me what numbers you see on them."
"Ah…6...9...4 and 2."
Dr. Strife jotted down information on his chart and handed Kairi another set of cards.
"Now what letters do you see?"
"….t…a…g..d?"
"Hmm. Seems like you are far sighted. I'm going to prescribe you with some reading glasses. And you're good to go! You're not colorblind, and your far sight is close to perfect. Well, Kairi. I have a pair of readers that are already in your prescription. Style is Rayban Wayfarer Readers, Number 0233948. They seem to be in style, and they are no charge with the surgery. So here you are, would you like brown or black?"
"Uh, um. Brown is fine, thank you."
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The ride back to Namine's wasn't too long. But it felt that way to Kairi. Looking out the window was they drove made her head spin, it was actually quite overwhelming.
The colors. The sky. The trees, The cars. Everyhing was so..so…colorful.
"I love you Kairi! I love you Roxas! And Sora."
They all laughed.
"Hah! Too bad Sora's mine!" Roxas laughed.
Namine playfully punched his arm. "ROXAS!"
Roxas shrugged. "You'll be okay. There's plenty of fish in the sea!"
Namine pouted as Roxas hugged her. "Haha, Oh Namine. You're my only fish."
Kairi's smiled faded as she came to realize.
You're my only…you're the only fish in my sea.
She giggled again.
You're the only one I see.
"Kairi. How do you feel right now?" Sora said grabbing her hand. Kairi smiled and looked at him.
What was an adjective to describe Sora? Was there one? Maybe she should call him beautiful. Or maybe not at all. That just wouldn't work.
She smiled. "Everything's wonderful. My head just hurts a little."
Sora laughed. "Well I'm so happy you can see. Were here now."
Kairi laughed and then stopped as she saw Namine's house. It. Was. HUGE.
"Nami! I didn't know your house was THIS big!"
Namine laughed and hugged her friend. "Wait till you see the inside. Your favorite rooms…and the pool area. Kairi, you've got so much to see."
"Yeah. Including yourself. Do you even know how incredibly gorgeous you are?" Sora added.
Kairi blushed and looked down. She had no idea what she looked like.
But all her dreams and thoughts and anticipations were now lost, as her new vision adjusted to a sight she never wanted to imagine seeing.
The beads of sweat starting to drip down Namine's mother's face. The dilated pupils of Roxas, Namine and Sora. Sora's arm wrapping around Kairi's fragile fram in the tightest way possible.
And standing there on Namine's porch was Kairi's step parents. With fire in their eyes.
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OKAY I KNOW I LEAVE YOU ALL WITH A CLIFFIE LIKE EVERY CHAPTER AND I'M SORRY! But I can't resist O_o
Well, What did you all think!? I've had school, and writer's block. So it look me a way long time to update.. Plus summer too.
BUT I AM BACK! FOREVER!
SO please please please review and tell me what you thought. By the way, I'm very grateful for all my reviewers now! And I izzz gonna thank dem now! :D
SO HERE WE GO GUYS.
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livingtrinity- I'm sorry you've been down lately, I know exactly how you feel! But don't fret. I updated! And I wish I had a friend like Namine too. That's why I enjoy writing how nice she is, it makes me feel like I have a fictional friend sometimes XD Jeeze I'm a noob.
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mUSIC4LiFE95 - Hi! And don't worry, I know how it feels to sound blonde sometimes XD But I'm very glad you like this chapter! As for Kairi learning to read and write, she doesn't need to. As you probably just read. Her step parents never cared to teach her anything, so she always sought help on her own, so her teachers at school taught her. And she also learned at a very young age, due to her intelligence! Hope that helped you understand a little better.
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