Trust the Unseen ( Passion )
#43. memory - (memorable happenings)
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, its characters, settings and the like. These words, however, are mine.
She'd never known what had really happened that day so long ago. She'd never asked and they'd never told.
Thinking back, she wished she knew. She wished she could remember more then a blinding light and the contours of a nameless face. What had happened? Where had that light come from? Who was that person?
Unanswered questions. She let it go a lot of the time -- but she suddenly had the strongest urge to know. To remember.
Finding either one of the boys hadn't exactly been easy. Getting around the island was, for them, quite simple now. They were able to jump a fair distance and height and they were able to run... Well, faster then she could dream of keeping up with.
Her silver haired friend was reluctant to even walk with her, almost as though he anticipated what she was going to say next.
He did.
"Kai, I'm not really up to talking about it."
"Will you ever be?" Kairi asked, looking up at him. He lowered his eyes to the floor and that only fueled her need to know. "What happened? It's been too long, just tell me."
"It's not that easy." Riku said, kicking at the sand, his eyes darting about. Looking for Sora, she thought, to come and help him with this.
"Was it really that bad?"
"There's nothing to say -- Sora sacrificed his heart for you and you became conscious again. He turned into a heartless and you were there, you know the rest."
"Where were you?" She asked confused, her voice turning harsh. It took a few moments but Riku finally answered, his voice just as harsh, if not more, then hers.
"I was watching from the sidelines and damning Sora to hell. I wanted to save you, I was going to. I stayed away because you never gave a damn -- it was always about Sora. In that moment, all that mattered was that you'd found him."
Kairi looked at him shocked. How could he even think that...?
"You were... I saw you when I woke up. That's who I saw!" She said.
His voice was bitter and she only then realized how badly he'd wanted to keep her safe. How badly he'd wanted to save her. How much the memory had hurt and how much she'd taken him for granted. "Does it really matter anymore?" He asked, looking her in the eyes one last time before walking away.
Conspiratorial whispers and hushed conversations.
That's why... He and Sora...
"Nothing's wrong Kai, we're just talking about something. You know, man talk." Sora joked.
She could only watch as he walked away, the picture of a long since broken relationship.