Disclaimer: "sighs" I do not own Kingdom Hearts. " Sighs again sadly and says bordely" Or any of the characters but Amanda and Krista.

Chap. 5

Kairi awoke to be by Sora's side. Her face turned immediately red. She probably resembled a tomato. Why was she in Sora's bed? Potty brain thoughts began to enter her head and she checked to see if she had her clothes on. Yes, fully clothed. She blew out a breath of relief. Then she remembered she had snuck in here last night to get away from Amanda and her gross boyfriend for the night. Nobody would want to stay there for that. She looked down at Sora. He looked so peaceful, with his eyes closed and his black lashes on his cheeks. She felt her hand go near his face, but she pulled it back. Kairi didn't want to wake him up yet.

Getting up very slowly so she wouldn't wake Sora, she made her way to his dresser and nightstand. It had been so long since she had last been in his room. Probably like 2 years. It had changed so much. Kairi looked at the dresser. It was aligned with a ton of pictures in plain picture frames. There were ones of him and Riku, Wakka, and Tidus. They were all either laughing or dinking around. She giggled when she saw one of Wakka giving Sora a noogy. Then there were ones of their whole gang, Sora, herself, Wakka, Riku, Tidus, Yuffie, and Selphie. It was amazing that they had all stayed friends after all these years. Sure, there were the occasional fights, but they got through them. Then there were ones of her and Sora. One of them in the fifth grade on their first day of school, one of them splashing in the ocean in 7th grade, and one with her getting thrown into the water by Sora. Kairi's face became stricken. She had been so happy back then. In all the pictures, she was laughing and smiling. She hardly ever did that anymore. She bit her lip, trying to keep from crying. She was mad at herself. Mad at herself for crying, because that was what she did the most. The tears began to well up in her eyes. No, she couldn't cry. She wanted to punch something after one rolled down her cheek and landed on the dresser top.

Kairi continued to cry near the dresser, the pictures and frames becoming a blur. She didn't notice that Sora was beginning to get up. She let a sob escape her lips. Unfortunately, Sora had heard it.

Sora…………

Sora had woken up to a strange sound. He lifted his head up, and opened one eye. He noticed that Kairi was standing by his dresser, where all his pictures were. He thought she was probably laughing at all the pictures on it, because some were pretty funny ones. But then he saw her shoulders shake, and her hand went to her face. She sniffled. He got up.

"Kairi?" he said quietly. He didn't want to startle her.

Kairi quickly stopped crying. Oh no, her head screamed, he knows something is wrong. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. The tears immediately stopped on command, and she tried to rub them away as quickly as possible. She turned around, her face facing towards Sora's. "Yes" she said as cheerfully as possible. Her nose was running, so she had to sniff. Grand, she thought, there goes the cheerful part. Sora knew she was hiding something. He could see the tear marks on her face. Her eyes were looking sadder than they had before. He wanted her to tell him. To tell him what was wrong. To gather her in his arms and make sure she was all right. " What's wrong?" his voice said without him knowing. Sora saw the panic in her face right when he said it. " Nothing's wrong, why are you asking?" she asked and told him quickly. He had to get the answers out of her, why she was so sad, why she had that big bruise on her stomach. " You were crying, weren't you"? Sora looked in to her eyes as he asked her. They held depression, fear, and panic. He even noted there was a frown wrinkle on her forehead.

Kairi…

Kairi dreaded this. He knew something was wrong, and he was going to fish the answers out of her. She was going to resist. " No, I'm just getting a cold. My nose is sniffly." She lied to him. Sora just took a step towards her, his face solemn. " I see the tear marks on your face. You hardly ever smile anymore. Your eyes tell me something is wrong. And I saw the bruise on your stomach." He said, barely above a whisper. Kairi cursed at her eyes. They told everything. " I told you where I got the bruises from Sora" she said more fiercely than she intended too. Her feet started to walk towards the window and her hands found her purse. " I got to go," she said as she opened the window. " Kairi, tell me what's wrong. I know you're hiding something from me. Please, tell me. I can help you with what's wrong. Please." Sora pleaded. When she was just about to get out the window, she looked into his eyes. He desperately wanted to know. She couldn't tell him. More tears blurred her vision, and she climbed down onto another branch. " I'm sorry, Sora" he heard her whisper as she disappeared. Going to the window, he saw her running figure bolt across his front yard and across the street. He wasn't going to let her get away. He ran out of his room and slipped on tennis shoes. Then he bolted out of the door and straight towards Kairi. All this soccer practice is totally paying off, he told himself as he got closer and closer to her. She looked back and started to run faster.

Her bare feet hurt against the concrete. The patter pat of her feet on the sidewalk became insane. She kept on running, running, running, until a voice in her head yelled " Stop, just tell him" Kairi didn't listen, but went faster, and she could hear Sora behind her. " Kairi!!" he yelled. Tell him the truth, the voice said again. You'll be happier. Happier, she thought. That was what she wanted the most. To be happy again. The stupid abuse had taken over her body, making her depressed. It made her want to bang her head against a wall. She had to tell him. The patter pat started to get slower, and her legs gave way. Her knees made contact with the ground, and she felt the skin tear there. She didn't care. The tears kept coming, and coming. They practically made a puddle on the ground. Sora came to a stop beside her and dropped down to sit by her. Her voice sobbed and she jumped onto Sora, clinging to him like a baby. " I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, Sora. For not telling you." She wailed to him. He instantly hugged her back, and they stayed like that for a little while she cried. He noticed that they had run all the way to the park, and they were on a sidewalk lined with trees. At least nobody could see them.

He looked down at Kairi. He was going to figure out the truth, and he was scared for what it was going to be. His hand went to her face and he lifted her chin up. The tears had soaked his shirt, but he didn't care. His face sort of blushed when he looked into her eyes, the tears still flowing. " Could you please tell me what has been happening, Kairi?" he asked her. Kairi nodded. Now or never, she thought, as she looked him straight in the eyes. "I've been being…abused, Sora…by Krista…for a long time."

End of Chapter 5.

Squeals yippeeeeee!!! I finally got it in. I'm so proud of myself. Did you like this chapter? It's basically another sad one. Please review, or I shall turn you into a carrot and eat you with cheese!!!! Muhahahhahha!!