A/N: As you might've guessed, this story only has a few more chapters left. I have to get this done before school starts (Early August) Thanks for keeping up!

Chapter 29

The room was dark when Kairi came back. Akira was watching TV, but it wasn't very loud. Kosuke and Kiyori were sleeping. Sora watched her as she walked by slowly, not saying a word. Kairi wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. She pulled open the screen door and went outside on the small balcony, staring out into the city.

Selphie had taken Namine home and was going to stay with her for the night. A part of Kairi wanted to be with Namine, but she knew she had to be here with Akira too. She just hoped Namine would get better as quickly as possible. Another thing on her mind was, how was she going to tell everyone else what happened?

"Hey." Sora appeared next to her, leaning over on the rail. Kairi didn't respond, just kept staring. Noticing this only made Sora ask more questions. "So… how's Haruka?"

Kairi didn't answer. She didn't want to tell him—not yet. However, if she kept the silent treatment up, he was going to guess and eventually get it right. A tear dropped to the ground as she hugged Sora tightly.

"Kairi… did she…" Sora asked, putting his arms around her. Kairi nodded. Sora rested his head on hers and held on firmly, not letting go. "I'm… so sorry…"

"How…" Kairi sobbed, "are we going to tell Kosuke?"

"Why him specifically?" Sora raised an eyebrow. Was he clueless?

"Tell me what?" Kosuke appeared in the doorway.

"Nothing. Go to bed." Sora said quickly. Kosuke ignored him and walked up next to them.

"Mom?" He said looking into her eyes, "What… happened?"

"Kosuke, leave us alone." Sora was starting to get angry.

"Haruka's dead!" Kairi screamed a little louder than she wanted to, and then went back to burying her face into Sora's chest. Sora closed his eyes and held her.

Kosuke shook his head a couple times as if he was in denial. He took a few steps back and almost ran into the screen door. With that, he turned around and ran out of the room. Gasping, Kairi wanted to follow him, but Sora stopped her.

"He wouldn't leave." Sora said.

- -

Kosuke didn't know where he was going. He just ran and ran, making random turns left and right. He came to an elevator. Kosuke pressed the down button seven times before it actually opened and went inside. The button to the first floor had already been pressed by the man standing in the corner. He wore a black, leather coat and a hat that covered his eyes. Kosuke sniffled and backed up against the wall, sitting down.

"They say this elevator doesn't work properly." Said the man. Kosuke tried to ignore him. However, he just wouldn't be quiet.

"It'd stop any minute now…" Was this guy trying to mess with him?

All of a sudden, the elevator started shaking. Freaked out, Kosuke stood up and held onto the rail. That's when everything went silent and still.

"Who the Hell are you?" Kosuke's heart was beating fast. The man grinned.

"Just another one of the many people in the world."

"How did you know that would happen?"

"I've been on this elevator all night."

Kosuke raised an eyebrow. "Why the Hell…? Couldn't you just get off at another floor?"

"Does your father know you speak like that?" The man was calmer than ever.

"Shut up! I'm not in the mood!" Kosuke crossed his arms and sat back down.

"You don't mind if I take a smoke, do you?"

Kosuke glared at him and shook his head. He wondered why he had to be stuck in an elevator with a freak like this. He would be blaming him right now for it, but he just didn't feel like it. Smoke filled the elevator, making him cough a little. Seeing this, the man stopped and put his cigarettes away.

"Call me Massu."

"I won't call you anything." Kosuke said rudely. "Stop talking to me."

"You lost someone, didn't you?"

Kosuke remained silent. Who did this man think he was? He couldn't just prowl into someone's business like this. So maybe Kosuke made himself obvious with the tears and the rush into the elevator, but that didn't mean the guy had to question him every second. He wanted to be left alone.

"Someone important, I see." Massu took a seat, making Kosuke feel a little uncomfortable, even though he was on the other side of the elevator. "I've lost someone too.

"He was one of my best friends. We did everything together. But then something happened, and I had to leave. I left him. He hasn't heard from me since."

"How long are we going to be in here, Mr. Psycho?" Kosuke asked impatiently, banging the back of his head against the wall.

"Long enough."

- - -

"Do you think Kosuke's all right?" Kairi whispered to Sora. "He's been gone for about twenty minutes now…"

Sora rubbed the back of his head. "Like I said, he wouldn't leave his brother here like that."

Kairi nodded and embraced Sora in her arms. She really wanted to know where Kosuke was and it was killing her. If Kosuke wasn't back by midnight, she would go and look for him, regardless of what Sora said about it.

Kairi stood over Akira's bed, wiping his head with a wet rag and pushing the hair out of his face. He opened his eyes slowly. There were breathing tubes attached to his nose. Kairi hated seeing him like this. Sights of any kinds of tubes gave her the creeps, because she knew what that was like. She tried to smile in hopes of making him feel better, but Akira shut his eyes once more. Sighing, Kairi looked at the clock. It was five minutes until midnight.

Kiyori stirred around on the bed like she was having a bad dream, but eventually got quiet again. Sora was watching her. He looked up at Kairi.

"Come over here, honey." He whispered. Kairi looked at the clock uncertainly. "Kosuke is fine. Come on."

Kairi sat next to Sora. He put his arm around her and kissed her cheek, and then leaned his head on her shoulder. Kairi stared at the floor.

- -

Kosuke was about to go crazy. Massu had been talking for the past thirty minutes and it was impossible to get him to stop. Kosuke tried covering his ears, but the man only spoke louder. What did he want with him?

"That's when my wife and I got in a fight and things started to go downhill from there…" He paused and looked at Kosuke, who was rocking back and forth as he plugged his ears. The man laughed. Letting his fingers down, Kosuke wanted to know what was so funny. This was no time to be laughing.

"What's your name, kid?"

"Kosuke." He grunted, looking away.

"Well," the man stood up. "I must be going now."

All of a sudden the elevator started moving again. They were on the third floor. The man got off and grinned at Kosuke as a few other people got on. Without thinking, Kosuke ran after the man.

"Who are you?" He asked once he caught up to him.

"I've told you who I was. Massu. Tell your father that."

"Do you know my father? Hey! Come back!" Kosuke didn't hesitate to chase him.

"Your parents are probably wondering where you are. Don't ever let them get the feeling that you're gone." He said firmly as he walked into another elevator. Kosuke stood there for a moment and then took the stairs back up to the seventh floor.

Fifteen minutes after twelve, Kosuke finally entered the room. A nurse was taking blood pressure again. Kairi got up and walked quickly over to her son, pulling him into a tight hug. Sora stood up and crossed his arms.

"I got stuck in the elevator." Kosuke wasn't sure that they'd believe his entire story, but he told the truth. "There was this crazy guy in there. Dad, he told me to tell you that his name was Massu. I felt like he knew me somehow." He said casually as he let go of Kairi and got in bed. Sora seemed to have frozen in place.

"Sora? Are you okay?" Kairi waved a hand in front of his face. His eyes widened as he nearly dropped the cup of tea he was holding. Kosuke gave him a strange look.

"He… started talking for what seemed like hours about his past… how he had to leave someone he really cared about…"

"Kosuke!" Sora shook him, alarming even the nurse. "Where did he go?"

Taken aback, Kosuke shrugged. "He left."

Sora fell back on the couch. He wouldn't stop staring unbelievably at Kosuke.

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A/N: I know, wth is wrong with Sora, right? Hehe, you'll find out!