Wind

by The Six of Hearts

Chapter2 up.AU Kairi had strange powers that make her an outcast. Long ago, she had a friend that used to play with her, despite her strangess. But he had to move away. Years later, Sora moves into town, and tries to get Kairi to trust him. SK

4. Broken

6H: I was upset, cause I hadn't gotton any reivew for awhile- but then I read on the front page that ff.net has been having troubles with the emails! Boy, was I glad to hear that! I mean, not to hear that the staff had been backed up with the emails, but that people HAD been reviewing- I read them by looking myself up in the search and clicking the reviews by my stories.

Anaretsu: You sure love to rant.

6H: And you sure love to be annoying.

Sora: And the BOTH of you like to TORTURE me by putting Kairi through HELL!!!

6H: Anyone read the Kingdom Hearts manga? There are scanlations (scans that have been translated) on this site: kingdomhearts2.net

Anaretsu: I read it too. It's very good! Sora has so many funny faces in it.

Sora: I do?

6H: You're agreeing with me?

Anaretsu: Oh. I guess I am.

6H: Well, onto my story!!!!

"speaking"

'thoughts'

~lyrics~

memory/flashback

Wind~By the Six of Hearts

Chapter 3-Broken

The sunlight came through the low windows around the bed she rested in. The unfamilar scent of her surrounding filled her. Even though she sat up by herself, and looked alright nothing was okay. Kairi was still in shock. At Leon's she hadn't been able to move much, so Sora carried her home on his back. Unfourtantly, he could only make it to his house. So, he let Kairi spend the night there. The brown haired boy came in with a tray- upon which rested a bowel and cup. He set it down next to the bed, and pulled up a stool. Kairi didn't even look at him. She couldn't face anyone anymore.

"Kairi...are you doing okay? Do you feel better than yesterday?" There was silence. "I understand. You can stay as long as you like. I only live with my mom- and she'll be gone for another two or three months. Now eat this. It'll make you better..." He put the tray where she could reach it and walked out of the room, sensing she needed to be alone.

Kairi was broken. Like a broken doll. She rested her arms on her knees, and then buried her head in them. Everything lacked it's goodness now. Everything was evil. Everything was a lie. And no matter where she went, Riku was there. His piericing ice eyes found her. There was no light.

~Don't try to live so wise

Don't cry cause you're so right.

Don't try with fakes or fears

'Cause you will hate yourself in the end.~

Sora sat outside in the back yard of his house. He watched the blue sky that relfected his eyes, deep in thought. He thought that Riku was one of her friends. Espically when he said he was going to take her home. But that was to get Sora out of the way. Why hadn't he stayed with her? Why did she even let her out of his sight? He could've-

No. He wouldn't do that. It would've only made him an outcast. It would've brought him back to when it all started. His father hated him now because of it. At his last school, they had stayed clear of him. He would never do that. Never ever...

But if he had- then Kairi would've been safe. Out of anger and frustration, he screamed at the sky.

~You are still blind if you see a winding road

'Cause there's always a straight way to the point you see.~

Her powers. The curse of which made her 'dangerous', a 'bringer of the end', a 'symbol of death'. Those powers that were the reason she had her gurdians. Wakka, Selphie, Cloud, Yuffie and....

him. The one who was supposed to protect her. She loathed him with a firey passion that would never go out. She threw her pillow acroos the room and pulled the quilt over her head.

'Leave me alone! Leave me...why do you come after me...'Those ice shaded eyes would always find her. The blood....the pain...the tainting....

Sora walked in quietly. He sat down on the stool by the bed and watched the shapeless form under the covers. He didn't say anything at first. He just watched. His eyes had no emotion, his face was blank. He just sat there and watched. Kairi layed still, aware of his presence. The silence pounded in her head.

"Kairi...I'm sorry. This is all my fault...It might as well have been me who did this to you." She threw the covers off her and looked at him with her tear filled, glassy eyes.

"NO!!" She flew onto him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, and sobbing into his jacket. He seemed a little stunned at first, but then put his arms gently around her back.

"I should've stopped him. But I practically handed you over to him."

"It's not your fault." she gasped out, in between sobbs. And they stayed liked that- maybe for a long time.

Kairi fell asleep from crying, right in Sora's arms. When he made sure she was out, he gently layed her down on the bed, and put the covers over her. He slowly steped out of the room, and before closeing the bedroom door, he smiled for the first time since this morning.

"Goodnight." He whispered. He walked down the hall to the kitchen, where he sat at the table. Kairi seemed like such a wonderful and kind person- at least before this happened. Why would someone do this to her? Espcially one of her 'friends.' He wanted to beat this kid up so bad. He just couldn't sit around watching Kairi die. Well, not die as in the real meaning of the word- but her soul was gone. She was a souless lump. He wondered what he could do. He walked back to her door and considered going in so he could keep a night vigil at her beside. But she might get scared. What she needed was to be alone. So, he decided to sleep out of her door. He turned out all the lights in the house, and lay against the wall in peacful, dreamless sleep.

The next day, Sora had to go to school. He promised to be back as soon as he could. He bring back all her missing assaignments- but most importantly he would anwser no one about Kairi's condition or situation. He walked down the road, and Kairi flopped down on the bed- staring at the wooden ceiling.

Sora returned home. When he entered the room, Kairi let out a gasp of horror. He had blood coming from the corner of his mouth. There were rips in his clothes- and one of his gloves was missing. He slumped down on the stool by her bed. Bruises littered his kind face, and his one eye was half closed in pain.

"Hey." he said. "You okay?"

"I should be asking you that!What in hell happened?"

"I fought Riku. It was really a great fight." He said. "I got him good. Bloody nose, and I even gave him a black eye." He seemed somewhat pleased, but he was trying to hide the seriousness. He talked as though he was in pain, but he never said a word of pain. He was only worried about her.

"Fool."

"Huh?"

"We are you concerning yourself with me? I'm just worthtless...no one wants me..."

"Stop that. I did this because I wanted to. I wanted to hurt the guy who took you soul!" She turned to look at him. Gently and hesitantly, as though she might hurt him more, she touched her delicate fingertips to the small stream of blood from the corner of his mouth, and brushed it away.Sora sat there, sort of speechless. No one had ever cared for him when he was hurt. He had gotton in fights before, but he never let anyone close- no one wanted to help him anyway. And then he always pushed him mom away.

Sora dragged himself home. Cuts bled on his arms and face. He figured he had at least sprained his wrist. Looks like no piano for awhile. He opened the apartment door.

A women with long dark brown hair stood up in shock.

"Sora! What happened?" Sora just staggered to his room. "Sora? Sora! Stop that! Let me help you."

"No! Stay away from me!" She stood back in shock. Her son denied her-his mother.

"Sora? Let me-"

"No! You don't understand!" He yelled. He ran into his room and slammed the door shut. He sunk down on the floor in pain and weakness. Tears fell from his eyes. Why did it always end like this? Why? Would he always lose? It had all happened so fast-the girl he liked, Cypher, had started hanging around him and then had been flirting with him. Then, her boyfriend came and beat him mercilessly. Cypher had told him a whole bunch of lies that Sora had done something rathe obscene to her. She watched the whole thing. Everyone did. And every jeered the losing Sora. The called out for his enemy to kill him, beat him down, cut off his hands to silence the music.

But why?

"Why?" he murmered.

"Huh?" A stream of bitter liquid fell onto his hands.

"Why am I always the loser?" Kairi looked at him.

"What do you mean?" Sora lifted his head to look in her eyes.

"I always end up losing...and alone..."

~Don't try to live so wise.

Don't try, cause you're so right.

Don't dry with fakes or fears,

Cause you will hate yourself in the end.~

Sora lay on top of the blankets around Kairi, as she gently stroked his hair. He sniffed every now and then, as he told her the stories of his past. She cradled his head on her lap, as she soothed him like a mother. He told her how his father made them move suddenly- he couldn't remeber why- but he only remembered that he was happy back then. They moved to a larger town- but his father left him and his mom. They moved to the city when his mom needed a job. That's when he turned to the music. He played beautifully, but the other kids taunted him because of it and for other reasons that he didn't explain. He was always being beat upon by the other kids, and he was always lonely. Then his mom and him moved out here, and he was happy for awhile, until Kairi got hurt by Riku.

"Shh...it's alright...I'm here, and I won't leave you.." Kairi whispered melodically. Sora shut his eyes.

"Kairi...what's that paper you always carry with you?"

"What paper?"

"The old looking one-over on the table there." she gazed over at it. It was the note from her childhood friend. The one she couldn't remember. She always kept it with her because she felt lonely, and that short letter made her feel that someone else like her was out there. But now, she didn't need it anymore.

"It's nothing."

~Don't dry with fakes or fears,

Cause you will hate yourself in the end.

Cause you will hate yourself in the end.

Cause you will hate yourself in the end.

Cause you will hate yourself in the end.~

END Chapter 3------

6H: Now, how awsome was that?

Anaretsu: Not very.

6H: -_- Feh.

Sora: I thought it was good. For once. _

6H: Whatever. Anyway, please review!! ^_^