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Note: Last chapter I made a mistake, it was supposed to be February 22th, not August, and the year was 2006, if it were 2002, Sora might be just born.
Silly Me!
-I Only Have My body-
Memories: Study Problems
Year: 2007
Sora: 6 - Riku: 17
It was strange. Sora was acting strange. Now that he was six he seemed to grew up a lot, even if just passed one year. There were a lot of changes.
There were days when Sora didn't appear, he was consumed on his books and studies. Everyone at the house was worried about his safety, when he didn't get downstairs and lunch with us, in that case, I had to go for him to his room, and every time I went, he had his eyes planted on the pages of those books Roxas gave to him.
I constantly tried to go out with him, to play and take long naps lying on the grass as we used to do, but he always replied the same
"I'm busy"
Even if those words were simple, they penetrated my heart very hard. What was happening with the Sora who always gave me kisses and just cared about his friends. But most important, Why didn't I notice he had changed so much? Was I that busy with myself to never notice?
I talked with my friends, who were also worried a lot, about Sora's antics. They had tried to play or talk to him, but he never took attention to their words.
Cloud was the first to talk "I wanted to say goodnight to him, I think it was Monday, I tried to give him a goodnight kiss but he just continued reading"
I nodded, telling him somehow that the same happened to me. Everyone told me about their experiences, and it seemed so critical that I started to think about the way to get him out of there. The first attempt seemed a total mischief. I went to his room one night, I knew I would find him studying all over his desk. I opened the door to his room, he looked at me a bit jumpy, but then relaxed
"Riku…" Sora mumbled, his eyes were a little red, maybe because of too much reading, I walked towards him, who just continued reading
"Sora" I said, whispering, trying not to annoy him "Go to sleep, it's ten o'clock"
"Hm…" He replied, but ignored my words
"Sora, please" I repeated, this time sounding more like a plea. I hugged him from behind, and noticed that he was wearing his pink pajamas. He really liked pink…
He sighed, and turned around to lock eyes with me "Riku, I have to finish this exercise" Sora said and showed me some numbers, he was doing multiplications.
I gasped mentally, he knew how to do multiplications? But it took me years, almost when I was eight to learn how to do it! Maybe Sora was…a genius boy? You know, those who learn things before normal people and maturate faster than the others. If that was the case, I was glad, but what he was doing wasn't right at all…
"Sora, you don't have to do this" Riku said "It's too much for you"
"But…I like to study, really"
I looked at him seeing in his eyes if it was the truth, when his eyes didn't show any signs of fakeness I gave up for that night, I tried to smile to him, but it wasn't necessary, he was looking at his book again instead of me. I sighed, tired, and walked away.
"Goodnight, Sora"
"Night, Riku" He said automatically
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Next day I talked with the group, they listened interested at my words, while I explained his reactions and what he said. They gasped when I told them he knew how to multiplicate, and agreed whit my theory of Sora being a genius boy.
"Well, I think it's kind of my fault" Roxas whispered feeling guilty "He asked me to teach him how to do it, I said no, but he insisted" The blonde sighed "I'm sorry"
Riku smiled trying to comfort the teacher "It's okay, I'm not saying that I don't like the idea of Sora being a genius boy, it's just…that I think he's exaggerating a bit with his studies"
"We all think so, Riku" Yuffie said, the other nodded "I wanna help him serious, but…"
"Don't worry, I'll think of something" The silver haired boy stated.
That same night I wanted to try again to make Sora stop studying, I did it at night because I had to study too, and I was free after nine, anyways, I didn't want to give up. I went to his room, a little more decided than before, and opened the door but I didn't find anything, just a pile of papers and some pencils resting on his desk. I have to say that I freaked out a bit for a moment, but then regained my composure and tried to think correctly. If Sora was studying, and wasn't on his room, then he was…At the library.
I went downstairs again and found Zexion standing in front of a door, he looked at me and made a silence gesture with a finger over his mouth. I walked to the door, but before I could enter, he grabbed me by the wrist.
"I think he's sleeping" Then he let go of me "Be careful not to wake him up" He walked away.
I watched him walking away, then proceeded to enter the place. The first thing I saw was that the place was dark, but some strands of moonlight were filtering by the big windows, so I could see my Sora there, resting his head over a book. He was sitting on a chair, I remember that before, when he was four, he wasn't able to see over the table, but now he was able to read resting his head over it. He had grown a lot.
Slowly I walked to where he was and touched his hair, caressing it, and knew that he was sleeping as Zexion said. I smiled sadly, I wasn't happy for this, actually I was worried for his health. I picked him up because I wanted to carry him to his room and put him on his bed, the book fell from his hands but I ignored it and walked away.
The way up the stairs was easy because he wasn't heavy even if he had grown up. With some difficulty I opened the door to his room and got in, I almost fell with Sora to the bed when I tried to put him there, but I succeeded and covered him with the blankets Aerith had made for him. I leaned down and planted a soft kiss on his cheek, then I walked away, wishing him a goodnight.
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I think they were two months since that day.
Sora was the same. Everything was the same. And I wasn't pleased by that. I'm telling you, I tried incessantly to make him stop doing that, but I have my limits. I remember a night when I found myself crying over my pillow because I was frustrated, the reason? I wasn't able to help him, I felt like crap, he didn't act as he was before, I wanted him to be near me, I wanted him to be amazed by my intelligence which he thought was great, but then he started learning new things.
Remember when he said the clouds were made of Marshmallows? Well, now he knew they were just accumulation of vapor, and that their scientific name were Cumulus Nimbus.
There was a night that I will remember forever, when I knew that Sora was going to suffer a lot because of his studies…I was sleeping, well, trying to. I couldn't because I was so damn worried about certain little brunette. I shifted like ten times around my bed, searching for something I couldn't find.
When I heard a sound, like a 'thud'
The first think I thought was that maybe it was just Cloud with Leon making out, but then again, their rooms were downstairs, and the sound was too near of me…Maybe it was Sora…He was studying, so what would happen to him?
I ran to his room, feeling how some drops of sweat ran down my forehead, while my heart raced so fast that I think it was going to burst out. When I reached his room I harshly opened the door, turned the lights on and searched for him, thought that it didn't take me so much because I looked immediately to the desk and then to the floor, where he was lying.
His head was lying on top of his book, which was covered in blood. He had a nosebleed, so the carpet was getting red too, his face was pale and his eyes a bit opened. Riku felt his stomach flop and instantaneously dashed to help the boy. Carefully, he lifted a little his head and in the process he felt Sora's temperature very high.
"Sora! Sora!" The older said while he tried to stop the bleeding, but it was impossible "Guys, Olette, Aerith! I need help!"
After some minutes, Roxas, Yuffie and Olette appeared with a face that could make Sephiroth shiver. They rushed to where both males were and gasped
Olette was the most intelligent, so she thought about a solution before the others "Call the medic!" The girl yelled, and Yuffie who was the fastest ran downstairs to get the doctor.
"Sora…I knew it would be bad for you…" Riku whispered while Roxas covered the boy's nose with his pajamas. Olette was at the door waiting for Yuffie and the doctor
"I'm here!" The ninja exclaimed, dragging the man behind her. "C'mon, help Soriri!"
The man touched Sora's forehead, then his chest and stomach. He took some tissues and covered his nose with it, after that he lifted the brunette from the floor and lied him down on his bed. Everyone at the room looked at him with impatience but the man just kept serious, like the world was ending but he was taking a nap.
"He's unconscious, has a high fever and headache, if he rests and takes some medicine he'll be right"
"B-but the nosebleed?" Riku said
"He just hit his nose when he fell, try not to move it" After his words the man left
I sighed, I hated doctors. I told everyone to leave because I would take care of the little brunette, so, with long faces and hoping their happiness would get better, the went to their respective rooms, leaving me and Sora alone in his room. I glanced at him for awhile before sitting at his side and start stroking his soft and hot face, now flushed. Sora had never been sick and I felt bad for him, he was suffering because of me…
I wanted to hear his soft voice calling me like he did when we played on the garden, or touching my hands when he wanted to talk to me. I wanted it so much…
"R-Ri…" The little boy mumbled, and then winced in pain, making his beautiful eyes shed some tears. I winced surprised when I heard his voice calling me
"Shhhh, it's okay…" I assured him and stroke his little hand, which held mine tightly, I knew he was scared.
"I…feel…b-bad…" His eyelashes fluttered, he was tired too
"Yes, because you fell from your chair while you were studying" I whispered, kissing his pain away, wrapping the blankets tighter around him "You have to stop doing it"
Sora closed his eyes and sighed, he kept silent for some minutes and then answered "I won't…"
I almost broke down with his words, but wanted to know why he said that
"Why? Don't you see that you are sick now because of too much study? That you hurt yourself with this?" I was at the edge of tears and Sora seemed to notice because he frowned saddened and caressed my hand with his chubby fingers "I don't understand why do you force yourself so much! It's okay to study, but you're trespassing the line!"
Again, he just kept silent.
"Why Sora…" I asked him
He looked at me tiredly and answered as simple as anyone could "Because I love you more than anything"
I shocked. I was for sure crying now "No! If you love me you'll stop doing it!" I yelled desperate, but regretted it because Sora whined with pain
"I won't, because…I love you…" he repeated
"Sora…" I tried to stop him
"I love…you" He said for the last time and then proceeded to take both my hands "Sleep…with m-me…"
I gave up, I knew he wasn't going to give up too, but I had all the life in front of me with Sora, so I had more opportunities. I accepted his invitation and lay at his side, attempting not to move too harshly and make him whine again. He sighed contently, it was a long time since we slept together...and somehow I felt relived…
"I…really love…you…"
Those words still in my head, wandering around. But I felt the same, I loved him too.
But maybe I didn't know the way he meant it…
Finished!
Next chap, Sora's Seven!
I updated fast cuz I'll be gone to Mendoza for the weekend, so I left this chap here! Fast, huh? Thanks for the wonderful reviews! REALLY LUV THEM! They were even more beautiful as ever!
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