Year 1
Chapter 10:
Tragedy, a Christmas Miracle for Kairi: Part 2
"I have some bad news; it seems that Kairi Kalladay has been in a car accident."
My mind froze.
"What?" Selphie choked.
"No," I sobbed, sinking to my knees. Riku knelt down beside me, holding me as I wept.
"I-Is she dead?" Sora asked inaudibly.
"No, but she is in a coma," Ms. Futoni answered.
"This is all my fault. If only I hadn't" Selphie started, tears falling down her cheeks.
"No!" Sora shouted, not turning around. "None of this is your fault."
"Sora, I…I…I'm so sorry!" Selphie cried. She ran a few paces and leaned on the back of his shoulder, sobbing hysterically. Her face was buried in the back of his shoulder, her hands barricading both sides of her face.
"How, when?" I managed.
"It was in her limousine, a drunk driver lost control nearby and rammed into the driver's side of her car. The driver of the limo was killed instantly killed but Kairi survived and was rushed to the E.R. She suffered major head trauma and her right hip was dislocated. As long as she wakes up, she'll be fine," Ms. Futoni assured.
What if she doesn't?
Riku helped me up and out of the office while Sora kept his head down and Selphie followed, sobbing.
"You two three will be staying in my room," Riku said as we went to the girls' dorms.
"Alright," I agreed weakly. Sora went back to pack his things so Riku, Selphie, and I went back into my room to pack and I started to cry.
Kairi was there, last night, now she was in a coma in the hospital.
I stuffed my clothes and my sketchbook into my white suitcase. Selphie did the same, but she packed her cell phone instead of a sketchbook.
Wearily, we headed for Riku's room. Sora was already there, his suitcase on the floor next to the empty bottom bunk. He was on the bed, his hands behind his head as he stared blankly above.
Selphie climbed up onto the top bunk, putting her suitcase by the latter to the top bunk. There, she sat Indian style in her jeans and yellow sweatshirt.
Riku led me to his bed, my suitcase resting under the single bed. I collapsed on the blue sheets. Riku sat on the edge like he always did, putting a comforting hand on my back.
My back started to tremble.
"Are we allowed to visit her?" Sora asked, snapping out of his daze, looking to Riku for an answer.
"Probably, it depends on her condition."
"Ms. Futoni said it herself; Kairi only has a dislocated hip. It's probably in a brace. They let people visit patients in comas," Sora said.
"What if she doesn't wake up?" Selphie asked, tears brimming in her eyes.
"Don't say that!" Sora snapped. "She has to! She has to wake up! She can't leave me! Not when I love her this much!"
"Sora," Riku said.
"She can't…go…" Sora finally broke down, his body slumping down and completely shaking.
"Kairi," Riku whispered so low that I could hardly hear him.
I grabbed onto the back of Riku's shirt, sobbing. He turned around and kissed me once, lowering me onto the pillow, pulling up the covers.
"Rest," he told me, covering me with the bed sheet.
Then he resumed back to his position on the edge of the bed, looking out the window.
Rain started to pour down.
"Look, the sky is weeping," Selphie said.
"The sky knows our pain," Sora said, his voice fading.
"We'll visit Kairi tomorrow," Riku said.
All through the night, soft sobs escaped everyone's lips, including my own. Riku slept with me in his arms, his lips often caressing my neck futilely.
The next day, I wore a pair of light jeans and a loose, plain black, T-shirt with black sneakers. Selphie wore a white sweatshirt and dark jeans with white and blue tennis shoes. Sora put on a black short sleeve shirt and baggy, jeans with a chain hanging on it.
Riku was the only one wearing color.
As a foursome, we went to the office.
Sora was the one who asked.
"Ms. Futoni, can we visit Kairi in the hospital?"
"Yes, but I will have my secretary drive you," she said. "Rei' Charel (Ra-Char-ale)!"
A girl with long green locks and pale skin came out. She was in a green turtle neck and jeans. She was so skinny; she looked like she had an eating disorder. And she was tall, about 5'11".
"Yes?" she asked with a smile.
How could she smile when we were in so much pain? Then it hit me. We did it all the time. Everyday, another person dies, and we laugh. We laugh as someone takes their last breath. We laugh at death…
"Could you drive these kids to the hospital?" Ms. Futoni asked.
"Sure, follow me," the Rei smiled.
She led us to the parking lot to a red van.
"One of you will have to sit in the front," she said as she dug through her purse for her keys. "Here they are!" she said, holding out silver keys.
Rei unlocked the car and let us in. Selphie took the front seat while I sat in the middle between Riku and Sora.
We buckled our seatbelts and Riku checked mine to see if it was tight enough. Like I said, he was way too overprotective.
Soon enough, Rei had started the engine. Smoothly, I saw the white lines of the road change as she drove us to the hillside road.
The trees danced by as the car swiftly passed by, mile by mile. I caught a glimpse of the beach but I hardly paid much mind to it.
About fifteen agonizing minutes later, the general hospital came into view. No ambulances were whizzing by so I guessed that there were no major emergencies.
As soon as Rei parked, we hopped out the doors and sprinted to the entrance of the hospital.
"Wait!" she called but we didn't stop.
Then I remembered something. She probably didn't know who we were seeing.
But then again, her cheerfulness made me nauseous.
Sora was first inside and he went straight to the front desk. Slamming his hands loudly on the desk, getting the young nurse's attention, he shouted, "What room is Kairi Kalladay in!?"
"Kalladay, um…" she flipped through the pages in her clipboard as the rest of us caught up. "She's in room 302." Her caramel eyes looked to Sora.
"Thanks," he said, whisking off again.
The nurse looked confused.
"What way is room 302?" Riku asked calmly, making the nurse blush.
"It's on the third floor, first door to your right," she blushed.
"Thanks."
Selphie, Riku, and I chased after Sora who was going completely the wrong way.
Pushing past angry doctors and surgeons, Selphie bellowed, "Sora! Kairi's on the third floor!"
Sora stopped, frantically looking for an elevator.
"The elevator's over here!" Selphie called as Riku pushed the red button on the wall.
Sora ran to us, panting.
The empty elevator doors slid open slowly. Immediately, we squeezed inside.
I found the button pad and pressed the three. The elevator doors closed.
A small jolt came from under my feet, signaling that we were moving. An instant later, the doors opened and once again, we sprinted out.
We sort of scattered along the way and I rammed my face right smack into a door. Rubbing my now sore nose, I peered up at the white numbers on the green door.
301
"I found it, it's over here," I called. Sora, Riku, and Selphie raced back to my side.
"Ready?" Riku asked, looking down at everyone.
We all nodded except for Selphie who gave her small 'yep' instead.
Riku's hand enclosed on the golden knob; with a click, the door opened. In there was a brunet girl. On her wrist was an I.V. and her leg was up in a blue sling. The room was bare and white, like my room… Kairi had a monitor next to her, keeping track of her heartbeats. It read that she was stable.
As we approached her, I noticed how peaceful she looked. It was as if she was sleeping. Eyes shut, lips pressed, hair spread on the pillow; anyone would ask if she were sleeping.
Wordlessly, Sora sunk into the small stool by her bedside. Quietly, he stroked her hair, wiping the auburn strands from her face. His hand returned limply to his side.
"Kairi," Selphie sobbed, tears falling from her cheeks.
I held onto Riku for comfort.
Sora was taking it the hardest.
"Kairi, if you can" Sora started.
"Talking to her isn't going to bring her back," Riku said.
"Shut up!" Sora snapped, glaring at Riku. Then his face softened as he turned to gaze down at Kairi.
"Kairi, if you can hear me," Sora started again, taking her hand, "If you can hear me, squeeze my hand."
Nothing happened. Sora's face fell, growing paler.
Realization hit me that I was never going to see Kairi again. Nor would she ever speak to me. I had lost a friend. Sora had lost his lover and his best friend.
Suddenly, Kairi's hand slightly moved, gently squeezing Sora's hand.
Our eyes widened.
Maybe there was hope after all.
"Kairi," Sora said, flashing his trademark grin.
"Maybe she will wake up," Riku said, smiling a little, obviously relieved that Sora was right.
The door behind us swung open. A nurse, an elderly one, carrying a towel and water stepped in.
"Oh, there aren't supposed to be visitors," she informed.
"B-But her hand moved," Sora argued.
"That's impossible, this patient hasn't responded at all since she came," the woman barked.
My heart dropped.
Kairi's hand squeezed Sora's again.
"See!"
"Oh my goodness, doctor!" the woman dropped her things and rushed out the door.
Loud commotion came from the hallway. In stepped the man in white. Glasses perched on his nose, black hair topping his head.
He walked straight over to Sora, wearing a fake smile as he kneeled down. Riku, Selphie, and I were ushered out of the room by that pesky hag. Still, I heard and watched from the doorway.
"Young man, can you show us what you did?" the doctor asked in the tone used to talk to a six year old.
Sora nodded. "Kairi, squeeze my hand again," Sora said softly.
She stayed motionless, except for her hand. She squeezed his hand again.
"Remarkable! She never responded to anyone but you," the doctor explained.
"She's kind of stubborn," Sora chuckled.
The doctor made some marks on his clipboard.
"We need to ask her a series of questions to determine her condition. I'll write, you ask," the doctor said, getting his pen hanging from his white uniform pocket.
"Okay, but can you let my friends in again?" Sora asked.
"Oh, yes," the doctor chuckled. He ushered the nurses out and let us back in. Now it was only the doctor, Sora, Selphie, Riku, and I.
The doctor gave Sora some directions while we stood out of the way.
The first question was to squeeze Sora's hand at any name she recognized.
Sora: squeeze
Riku: squeeze
Selphie: squeeze
The list went on and finally, my name.
Namine: squeeze
I was relieved that she remembered everyone's names, including mine.
Next question: Who was she?
Kairi answered her bio completely correct; her age, her name, height, weight, all of it.
The questions continued on and Kairi answered them all. She knew who she was, her friends, everything, even math.
Kairi was still in there.
"Can I stay here?" Sora asked as the doctor stood up.
"You can but I can't say that it's all that comfortable to sleep sitting up."
"Thanks, I guess I'm staying," Sora grinned. "Tell Ms. Futoni that I'm staying until Kairi wakes up."
"What?" Riku was about to argue but I stopped him. He looked at me incredulously.
"This is what Sora and Kairi want," I said.
Riku looked to his feet. "Fine," he sighed.
It was 2 to 1.
Riku, Selphie, and I went back to Riku's room but not before telling Ms. Futoni about Kairi. With a smile, she approved of Sora's decision to stay by her side.
It was about ten at night when we got settled in. I still shared a bed with Riku and Selphie was still on the top bunk. Every minute, she was getting paler. What was even worse was that she hadn't eaten since she heard about Kairi. That was over twenty four hours ago.
Selphie and I were lying in our beds when Riku stepped in, just getting out of the shower, his hair damp and a towel hanging from his shoulders. He wore a navy blue tank top (men's of course) and black baggy pants. After putting his dirty clothes in the basket in the closet, he came straight to me, sitting on my bed.
I was lying straight out, staring at the ceiling.
My dead eyes looked at Riku. He was just as pale as me now, which was bad since he wasn't that pale before. I flipped my wrist over and stared at the purple veins that kept me alive. Then I looked to Selphie, who kept her face in the pillow. Her legs were outstretched, giving me a good look at how pale she was. She wasn't as pale as me or Riku but her island tan had disappeared. Now her skin was pasty, unhealthy.
Riku put a hand on my stomach since I was on my back.
"Don't worry; things are looking good for Kairi. At least she's responding," Riku soothed.
I held his arm, cuddling to it as much as possible like a little kid, desperate for attention.
Chuckling weakly, Riku laid down next to me, gently nudging me closer to the wall. He sat up a bit to touch the lit golden lamp. The light disappeared.
Riku laid back down. I cuddled into Riku's chest, my face being covered by some of his damp, platinum hair.
It was almost Christmas. It sure didn't feel like it. It felt more like hell. No presents were probably going to be given this year.
Suddenly, Selphie started coughing, starting to choke.
"Selph!" Riku shouted, turning on the lamp and jumping out of bed. Riku climbed up the bunk bed ladder and onto her bed. She was coughing, clutching her neck.
Riku's eyes widened.
"Nam, get her inhaler! It's in her bag!" Riku ordered, holding Selphie in his arms.
I did as he told. Quickly, I scrambled through her bag and on the very top was her orange inhaler.
"Here!" I called, tossing the inhaler to him.
Riku caught it and took off the clear lid, putting part of it between her lips. She stopped coughing but at first, her breaths were longer, her stomach sucking in more than it should have. Eventually, her breathing evened and her eyes opened.
"Ri…Riku…?"
"Thank God. You had an attack Selph, you almost died," Riku said.
"I did?" Selphie squeaked, looking down at me. I was standing on the floor with worried eyes. I nodded.
She looked at Riku, then to her feet.
"You're feeling okay, right?" Riku asked.
Selphie didn't look up but she nodded. Riku let go of her and hopped off the bunk. Then he handed me her inhaler to put away.
We stood in silence, Selphie on her bed, now staring blankly at the ceiling, me sitting on my bed, and Riku looking intently out the window.
The tune to Green Day's song Boulevard of Broken Dreams started playing.
Riku pulled out his cell from the top drawer in the corner of the room by the window and flipped it open.
"Hello."
"Sora! What? Slow down," Riku said.
A few moments passed by in silence, at least to me and Selphie.
"Right, bye," Riku said, closing the flap to his blue cell.
"Who was it?" Selphie asked, looking down at him, out of her daze.
"Sora, and the doctors said that Kairi is expected to wake up in the next week," Riku grinned.
"Really!?" Selphie shouted.
"That's great," I smiled.
Riku put his phone away, his lips in a smile, clearly satisfied with how the night turned out.
His fingertips touched the golden lamp, giving the room darkness. Pulling up the blue bed sheets, he tucked both himself and me in. His arms wrapped around me for the rest of the night.
My blue eyes opened slowly to a gray world. I stood up and looked around. Nothing but gray swirled around me.
Suddenly, a girl in a white dress came into view. She was standing up, her back to me, her mid length auburn hair draped over her shoulders, staring into the distance as if she were waiting for something.
"Kairi," my lips didn't move.
The girl turned. Her eyes were as blue as always.
"Namine," her lips moved, turning into a gentle smile. "Has Riku been taking care of you?" She put her arms behind her back, her right hand gripping her left elbow as she walked around me. Her feet danced on air.
"Yes," my lips still didn't move.
"I'm sorry," Kairi apologized, stopping her tracks around me. Her eyes focused into the distance. "I'm sorry for putting you guys in so much pain."
"Kairi…"
"Tell Sora and the others that I'll be back soon," she said, turning to me with a pure smile.
"Kairi!"
I felt my lips finally move but a blinding white light blinded my eyes.
"Kairi!"
There was no response.
My eyes snapped open and I shot up.
"Nam?" Riku mumbled, looking at me hazily.
Sweat dripped down my face, my palms soaked, as was my chest.
"Kairi, she's going to wake up soon," I said, hopping out of bed and racing to my suitcase for a change of clothes.
"What?" Selphie asked, sitting up.
It was dark so I couldn't read anyone's facial expressions.
"Ho do you know?" Riku asked, shuffling out of bed and coming to me, putting a hand on my shoulder from behind.
"I saw her, in my dream. It was her, I just know it!" I shouted, tears in my eyes as I turned around to face Riku.
Riku's hand dropped.
His face panned down, most likely to study me.
"Let's go."
Selphie hopped out of bed immediately with a loud thump.
"You better be right Nami!" she yelled with a smile.
Her cheerfulness was returning.
We all changed into the clothes we wore earlier. Riku then held up some car keys.
"How about we take my dad's Pontiac?" he smirked.
Selphie and I smiled, determination at full capacity.
Riku was a good driver, getting us to the hospital in record time safely in his white Pontiac with Selphie and in the backseats.
Quickly finding a parking hole, we sprinted out of the car and into the lit hospital entrance.
Broken heart,
One more time
Pick yourself up,
Why even cry
All of us, despite the doctor's warnings, ran to the elevator. The empty doors opened and we climbed in, doctors chasing after us. They were too late. The doors shut.
Broken pieces
In your hands
Wonder how you'll make it whole
I pressed the red button that had a three written above it.
You know,
You pray
This can't be the way
You cry,
You say
Something's gotta change
And mend this porcelain heart
Of mine
Of mine
The doors opened and we raced out and around the corner.
Someone said
"A broken heart,
Would sting at first
Then make you stronger"
You wonder why this
Pain remains
Were hearts made whole just to break
Riku's hand gripped the golden doorknob, turning it. Hearing a click, it opened.
You know,
You pray
This can't be the way
You cry,
You say
Something's gotta change
And mend this porcelain heart
Of mine…
Creator,
Only you take
Brokenness
And create it
Into beauty
Once again
Sora's face was resting on Kairi's bedside, his hand linked with hers on her stomach. His blue eyes cracked open.
You know,
You pray
This can't be the way
You cry,
You say
Something's gotta change
His head moved upward as he blinked, getting a grip on life. His eyes were hazy at first, but they cleared.
"Riku?"
You know,
You pray
This can't be the way
You cry,
You say
Something's gotta change
And mend this porcelain heart
Please, mend this porcelain heart
Of mine
Of mine
Two more cerulean eyes cracked open.
"Sora?"
Creator
Her hand squeezed his a little tighter. Sora's head whipped back and stared at the brunet who had awakened.
"K-Kairi?" his voice cracked.
Mend this heart
Sora sat, frozen in place. His eyes remained on his lover.
Suddenly, she jumped into his arms, letting go of his hand.
"Sora…Sora…" she sobbed, tears falling from her face, her porcelain heart weeping.
"Kairi, welcome home," Sora said, shutting his eyes, putting his arms around her.
Kairi was extremely lucky. She hadn't lost any of her memories, she woke up within three days of the accident, and her brain was intact. She could walk but due to the hip injury, she had crutches. Plus, she was excused from PE for the rest of the year.
Lucky!
Selphie had jumped in and gave Kairi a huge hug! It knocked Kairi back into her pillow. Selphie sobbed and apologized, saying she didn't mean what she had said about never wanting to see her again. Kairi chuckled, hugging her friend, apologizing for telling Tidus. The two smiled and laughed.
When Riku came around, he pulled me to her bedside with him. Selphie was still hugging her friend and Sora was on the stool, his grin came back to life. Kairi asked if Riku took care of the others and he didn't have to say a thing, Selphie screamed a 'yes' instead.
Kairi looked to me.
"Thanks for passing my message," she had said.
We shared the same dream! The others looked confused but I smiled back.
Dear Journal,
Kairi's back and school has started. And everyone was worried when they heard what had happened. She came back the same day school resumed so most assumed she had broken her leg. Sora hasn't left Kairi's side since. As for Selphie, she's still avoiding Tidus. Sora, Riku, Selphie, and I all had a small "Welcome Back" party for Kairi. Still, Christmas was kind of skipped this year. Oh well, there's always next year.
All that matters is that Kairi is still here.
End of Chapter 10
Chapter 10 is uploaded! And Kairi is perfectly fine...just on crutches. Her side of the car wasn't all that damaged in the accident. Now the tragedy is over and the humor is coming back. Now that I think about it, it's getting closer to the end.Six chapters or so left. I'll update probably tomorrow since I'm still working on chapter 12 and I like being ahead.
The song bolded above is Porcelain Heart by Barlow Girls. It really fits the scene. But it took me an hour to copy it on becasue they went line by line and it's a four or five minute song... Go to YOUTUBE, they have KH videos with the song!!!
Still, the document on my computer looks better on Microsoft Word. The title is in a box with 2 small pictures of a character below.
I even made a cover, theme song, and maybeI'll do anending song. The theme song is All the Things She Said by T.A.T.U
The cover features Namine and Kairi.
I'll update when I finish chapter 12 and I'll tell you this, there IS a SEQUAL and probably a third one too. I'm planning on asking my friend, the obsessed one, for some ideas. And she says she wants to start an account. She's a good writer so if she does start one, I'll put her pen name down here in another chapter. If you like Sora, Kairi, or Riku, even Zexion, Tifa, and Cloud, she'd probably write about them. I'll find out if she started an account when I go back to school. R and R or I won't update. The more reviews the I'm writing because I like too. It's qite easy for me to stop updating.
And this story, which is the reason I changed it from humor, is more randomized so if you have ideas, you can tell me them in reviews and I might use it. I didn't come up with Sherman the goat on my own. This story, like one I read im Naruto, can be funny, tragic, anything. I might include some horror.
If you think: Axel, Roxas, Olette, and Larxene have had no parts, in about four or five chapters, they'll be the stars in one.
Till next time. Oh and I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy...sadly...