Chapter 5: Heartbreaking Truth
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Kairi gaped at Sora. He was looking deep into her eyes, waiting for a reaction. "No..."she whispered. "N...no...it can't be true," she said, still taking it all in. She shook her head, "I won't let you die!" she rose her voice, panicking. "I'll...I'll do anything!"
"Sshhh," Sora said, trying to calm her down. "I'm sorry Kairi. You can't do anything. Believe me, I have tried everything." Kairi took in some deep breaths, "What happened?" she asked, not quite able to process what was going on.
"Well right before I came here, I fought Ansem at Hollow Bastion for the last time," He explained. ~I remember him.~ Thought Kairi ~Sora fought him here on Destiny Islands before he left for those long 3 years. He was the main cause of the worlds disappearing..~ Sora continued, "It was a long, hard battle. It was two equals battling the war of light verses dark. I guess you could say that I won." He paused for a second. "But right before he died, he put his strongest curse on me. By that time I was injured and too weak to block it. All I could do was watch his cursed words travel from his mouth to my heart." He sat there, looking at her in shame. "I wasn't strong enough Kairi. I needed to be strong for you and I failed."
"No!" Kairi said. "You were strong. I can't believe how brave you were." Sora gave her a faint smile. "Kairi, there's something else. The curse says that I will slowly die as my heart gets enveloped in darkness...I can feel my heart getting weaker by the minute. I think I only have a few more hours left before I have to leave."
Kairi gasped. "Leave?! B- but you just got here." Sora sighed. "I know, and I'm sorry about that, but I don't want you to remember me as how I was right before I died." He looked at her, trying to get her to understand, but Kairi refused to. "No. I won't let you leave me again." Sora shook his head, "Kairi I don't want you to see me die. It will be too hard for you." Kairi looked at him disbelievingly. ~I can't believe how much he cares about me...worrying about me when he's the one dying!~ But she still stood her ground, "I don't care. I'm not going to let you go off and die alone. It just isn't right. Plus I want to spend as much time with you as possible."
Just then Kairi's bedroom door flung open. Mary hurried. "You are up!" she cried. "How are you feeling? Oh no I still see those horrible marks on your arms. Oh my God I was so worried about you! But you know, we really need to talk about what happe-" she suddenly stopped, feeling the tension in the room. "Oh...I'll just be going now." She said cautiously while turning around. After she closed the door, Sora laughed. "Well she seems different. How has she been while I was gone?"
Kairi wasn't amused. Sora was trying to change the subject. Ignoring his last question, she said in a desperate voice, "Sora, please don't leave." Sora sat there for a while, contemplating on her wishes. After a minute he finally looked at her and nodded, "Okay." Kairi flung her arms around him. "Thank you." She whispered. They sat like that for a long time, cherishing every moment with each other.
While cuddling, Sora tried to cheer her up by telling her stories of his experiences while he was gone- the people he met, the worlds he saw, and the battles he fought. Kairi all the while was silently crying, and just nodded at his stories, trying to remember this moment forever.
Kairi was still too weak to go outside, so she and Sora just spent hours in her room: talking, laughing, and even just enjoying each other's company by cuddling in silence. It was almost as if there was nothing to worry about. It seemed like they were the only two people in the world, and they had all the time they wanted.
Mary seemed different...a lot livelier. She would come up to check on them every once in a while, bringing food and drinks or just to see how they were doing.
"So," Kairi said, "Explain to me this 'Curegra' spell you were talking about earlier." Sora laughed. "Well, I basically have the ability to heal myself or others on command. There are a lot of tricks up my sleeve you don't know about." Kairi giggled for a second, and then her face grew serious. "Sora, if you have the power to heal, why can't you just heal yourself? Wouldn't the curse be lifted?"
Sora frowned. "No, the spell has no effect on the curse. I guess it's too powerful. I'm sorry Kairi, the curse is irreversible. There's absolutely no way to-" He grasped his chest, right above his heart, and flinched in pain. Kairi's eyes widened. Sora looked at her sadly. "Kairi, it's time..."
"No." Kairi whispered, as she watched Sora slowly sink to the ground. "No!" she screamed. She ran over to him, kneeling beside him. "Sora...Sora! Please stay with me," she whimpered, tears streaming down her face. "Kairi," Sora whispered, "I love you." "I love you too Sora, more then you'll ever know." Kairi said, looking into his eyes. Sora gave her a faint smile before closing his eyes.
Kairi leaned down and kissed Sora's lips. His body went limp. Sobbing, she rested her head on his chest. ~No...this can't be happening. He can't di-~ Kairi's thoughts got interrupted when she heard faint whispers behind her. She sat up and looked around. ~What was that?~ Suddenly, the whisper grew louder, repeating the familiar words, "Love heals all..." Kairi gasped. ~Just like my dream!~
She looked back at Sora, unprepared for what she was about to see. A thick black substance was seeping out of Sora's chest. It slowly rose up to the ceiling, and then disappeared. Kairi looked up in wonder. ~What was that? Where did it go?~ Confused, she began looking around the room when she heard a shaky voice next to her, "K-Kairi?..."
~AN~ Hope you liked this one. Sorry if it was too dramatic. Hey now u guys can't be mad at me! I didn't kill anyone! YES! *punches fist in the air* I'm not a murderer! oOo snap. Lol k next chapter soon (
Kairi gaped at Sora. He was looking deep into her eyes, waiting for a reaction. "No..."she whispered. "N...no...it can't be true," she said, still taking it all in. She shook her head, "I won't let you die!" she rose her voice, panicking. "I'll...I'll do anything!"
"Sshhh," Sora said, trying to calm her down. "I'm sorry Kairi. You can't do anything. Believe me, I have tried everything." Kairi took in some deep breaths, "What happened?" she asked, not quite able to process what was going on.
"Well right before I came here, I fought Ansem at Hollow Bastion for the last time," He explained. ~I remember him.~ Thought Kairi ~Sora fought him here on Destiny Islands before he left for those long 3 years. He was the main cause of the worlds disappearing..~ Sora continued, "It was a long, hard battle. It was two equals battling the war of light verses dark. I guess you could say that I won." He paused for a second. "But right before he died, he put his strongest curse on me. By that time I was injured and too weak to block it. All I could do was watch his cursed words travel from his mouth to my heart." He sat there, looking at her in shame. "I wasn't strong enough Kairi. I needed to be strong for you and I failed."
"No!" Kairi said. "You were strong. I can't believe how brave you were." Sora gave her a faint smile. "Kairi, there's something else. The curse says that I will slowly die as my heart gets enveloped in darkness...I can feel my heart getting weaker by the minute. I think I only have a few more hours left before I have to leave."
Kairi gasped. "Leave?! B- but you just got here." Sora sighed. "I know, and I'm sorry about that, but I don't want you to remember me as how I was right before I died." He looked at her, trying to get her to understand, but Kairi refused to. "No. I won't let you leave me again." Sora shook his head, "Kairi I don't want you to see me die. It will be too hard for you." Kairi looked at him disbelievingly. ~I can't believe how much he cares about me...worrying about me when he's the one dying!~ But she still stood her ground, "I don't care. I'm not going to let you go off and die alone. It just isn't right. Plus I want to spend as much time with you as possible."
Just then Kairi's bedroom door flung open. Mary hurried. "You are up!" she cried. "How are you feeling? Oh no I still see those horrible marks on your arms. Oh my God I was so worried about you! But you know, we really need to talk about what happe-" she suddenly stopped, feeling the tension in the room. "Oh...I'll just be going now." She said cautiously while turning around. After she closed the door, Sora laughed. "Well she seems different. How has she been while I was gone?"
Kairi wasn't amused. Sora was trying to change the subject. Ignoring his last question, she said in a desperate voice, "Sora, please don't leave." Sora sat there for a while, contemplating on her wishes. After a minute he finally looked at her and nodded, "Okay." Kairi flung her arms around him. "Thank you." She whispered. They sat like that for a long time, cherishing every moment with each other.
While cuddling, Sora tried to cheer her up by telling her stories of his experiences while he was gone- the people he met, the worlds he saw, and the battles he fought. Kairi all the while was silently crying, and just nodded at his stories, trying to remember this moment forever.
Kairi was still too weak to go outside, so she and Sora just spent hours in her room: talking, laughing, and even just enjoying each other's company by cuddling in silence. It was almost as if there was nothing to worry about. It seemed like they were the only two people in the world, and they had all the time they wanted.
Mary seemed different...a lot livelier. She would come up to check on them every once in a while, bringing food and drinks or just to see how they were doing.
"So," Kairi said, "Explain to me this 'Curegra' spell you were talking about earlier." Sora laughed. "Well, I basically have the ability to heal myself or others on command. There are a lot of tricks up my sleeve you don't know about." Kairi giggled for a second, and then her face grew serious. "Sora, if you have the power to heal, why can't you just heal yourself? Wouldn't the curse be lifted?"
Sora frowned. "No, the spell has no effect on the curse. I guess it's too powerful. I'm sorry Kairi, the curse is irreversible. There's absolutely no way to-" He grasped his chest, right above his heart, and flinched in pain. Kairi's eyes widened. Sora looked at her sadly. "Kairi, it's time..."
"No." Kairi whispered, as she watched Sora slowly sink to the ground. "No!" she screamed. She ran over to him, kneeling beside him. "Sora...Sora! Please stay with me," she whimpered, tears streaming down her face. "Kairi," Sora whispered, "I love you." "I love you too Sora, more then you'll ever know." Kairi said, looking into his eyes. Sora gave her a faint smile before closing his eyes.
Kairi leaned down and kissed Sora's lips. His body went limp. Sobbing, she rested her head on his chest. ~No...this can't be happening. He can't di-~ Kairi's thoughts got interrupted when she heard faint whispers behind her. She sat up and looked around. ~What was that?~ Suddenly, the whisper grew louder, repeating the familiar words, "Love heals all..." Kairi gasped. ~Just like my dream!~
She looked back at Sora, unprepared for what she was about to see. A thick black substance was seeping out of Sora's chest. It slowly rose up to the ceiling, and then disappeared. Kairi looked up in wonder. ~What was that? Where did it go?~ Confused, she began looking around the room when she heard a shaky voice next to her, "K-Kairi?..."
~AN~ Hope you liked this one. Sorry if it was too dramatic. Hey now u guys can't be mad at me! I didn't kill anyone! YES! *punches fist in the air* I'm not a murderer! oOo snap. Lol k next chapter soon (