Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's sequels and characters.
Author's Note: I feel bad for Sora and Kairi. More for Sora, but almost as bad for Kairi. Obviously, Sora's "condition" is not real. Also, just wanted you all to know, since this isn't going to be a very long story, it's nearing it's end.
Chapter 14: Hope
Kairi walked slowly out of the school. Team Freedom was over, much to the dismay of Xion, because she had to go back to Traverse Town with Aerith. Leon and Cloud left too. Olette, Pence, and Hayner went back home to Twilight Town. Tidus remained as a guard, Selphie decided to start ninja school and left with Yuffie. Yuna left for transportation school. Ventus and Aqua started going out, and Kairi didn't see much of them anymore. Namine had gone off to Twilight Town with Roxas so they could find the veterinarian school. Apparently Namine and Roxas had a thing for animals.
Kairi sighed. It was lonely around there now that Team Freedom was gone. The only friend she had left was Sora, and he wasn't much company. He was brought into one of the many spare rooms and sat in a chair. A month had passed, and he still hadn't woken up. Kairi was beginning to question if he'd ever wake up.
"Kairi!" Kairi looked up and saw Riku standing at the front doors of the school.
"Hey, Riku." She said. She hadn't seen him since the day Team Freedom started.
"I'm sorry, about making you into a rebel." Riku apologized.
Kairi froze. She realized that the reason that she met everyone... the reason that Team Freedom started, was because of Riku.
"Thank you." Kairi choked, hugging Riku. Riku put his arms around her.
"What for?" Riku asked.
"You formed Team Freedom, Riku. You did. Roxas, Sora, I didn't make Team Freedom." Kairi explained.
"Really? How?" Riku asked.
"I had to run away because of you. I met all the rest of Team Freedom because of you." Kairi said.
"In that case, your welcome." Riku said. They could've hugged for much longer, but Kairi's phone rang.
"Hello?" Kairi said.
"Kairi, it's me, Larxene. You need to hurry home." Larxene said.
"What? Why?" Kairi asked.
"It's Sora-" Larxene could've continued, but Kairi interrupted.
"I'll be right there." She said, hanging up her phone.
"Sorry Riku! I gotta go!" Kairi called as she started running away. She knew that either Sora had woken up, or something was wrong.
"I'm here!" Kairi yelled, out of breath, as she burst into the castle.
"Kairi, in here!" Larxene called. Kairi dashed up the stairs towards Sora's room.
"What's wrong?" Kairi asked worriedly.
"Something's terribly wrong. I called the doctor already. Sora's heartbeat is getting very uneven and so is his breathing." Larxene said. Kairi saw that she was sitting, waiting, in one of the chairs. She ran to Sora's side.
"Sora! Sora, are you okay? Sora, you need to wake up!" Kairi said. Sora made no movement to indicate that he'd heard. Kairi shook his shoulders.
"Come on, Sora! You have to wake up!" Kairi called.
No reaction.
"Sora! ... okay? Sora, you ... wake up!" Sora heard a fuzzy voice.
"Come ... You ... wake up!" Sora thought he recognized the voice.
I can... hear you... Where am I? Sora wondered.
Darkness was all that Sora could see. He could just hear the fuzzy voice. Only question was... who was it?
It's so... dark. I don't like all this darkness. Sora thought.
"SORA!" The voice yelled.
Kairi. A voice inside him echoed the name.
Kairi, where am I? Where are you?
"Sora, please... please wake up." Kairi said. This time there were no breaks in her words, and they were getting less fuzzy.
Sora's eyes snapped open.
"Kairi..." He whispered, his eyes drooping. He was just glad that there was some light in view now.
"Sora!" Sora felt something tackle him and noticed that it was Kairi.
Kairi wrapped her arms around his neck and put one hand in his hair. Sora wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I'll just leave you two alone." Larxene said.
"You're awake... You're alive..." Kairi breathed, ignoring her mother.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Sora asked, confused.
"Sora, you have a condition. It can change your personality every now and again. It'll make you act totally different, and it could kill you if you never get it treated. The older you get, the higher the risk that it will kill you." Kairi explained quickly.
"What?" Sora asked.
"You were born with that condition. Your family didn't want you to know about it, because they couldn't pay to get it treated. That's why your family was in such a scramble to get money. They didn't want you to die." Kairi said.
"Hold on. I'm going to die?" Sora asked.
"No. My family is going to pay to get the medicine to help you get better." Kairi said.
"Okay." Sora said, looking a bit confused.
"But... it may not completely get rid of it." Kairi added quietly. Sora looked at her with the saddest expression she'd ever seen.
"Oh, Sora!" Kairi cried, bursting into tears and burying her face in his chest.
"K-Kairi... Can't... breathe..." Sora gasped for air.
"Oops. Sorry." Kairi giggled, releasing him and wiping her tears.
"Alright, I'm here. Oh, he's awake? Good. I brought the things I need. I apologize, but I must ask you to leave." The doctor said, walking in.
"Okay." Kairi said, getting up and leaving the room.
Kairi walked up the stairs slowly, heading into her room. She wanted to do something, since she believed that it would take a while for Sora to be... available again.
Kairi walked out onto her balcony and looked at the stars, which had just come out, since their school got out late.
"Oh, Sora. I hope you'll be okay."