Heartless Imperfection
Chapter VIII
Sora opened his eyes. The dull light was nearly enough to blind him. He put a hand up to his eyes, and noticed his gloves were removed. After a quick feel, he noticed just his shirt was also taken away. The slim youth rubbed his brilliant, blue eyes and removed himself from the bed. He found his shirt hanging, and his gloves on the floor.
After donning his clothing, Sora felt his head. A large patch covered the left side of his head, just above his ear, leaving behind a sharp sensation of pain. The boy refrained from touching it and pushed his way out of the room and down the wooden staircase. Tifa was sitting at the table, having a talk with Marlene.
She looked up, and whispered something to Marlene. The little girl ran around to prepare something for Sora to drink. The boy sat down at the table, his eyes following Marlene.
"Your friends will get back soon, they just went to retrieve your Gummi Ship." Sora looked toward her and simply nodded.
"What happened," He asked, suddenly. "Well, when I fell down, I mean."
She smiled at him and started to manipulate a few strands of her hair between two gloved fingers. "You were hit by falling debris from the pillar. Cloud jumped from our escape ropes, picked you up, and we swung away, out of Sector seven. Your friends followed us, too."
Sora slowly absorbed this, mouth agape. "I see…"
He then went over events in his head, recalling a few images. As of a sudden, other thoughts returned to him. The red-haired girl from his year-old dream, the white-haired boy, and one new image, one of which he could not recall ever having. It was that of a tall man carrying a long Masamune blade, beckoning Sora to come forward. He was clad in all black, clashing for attention with his long, white hair.
Sora's stomach started to disagree with his previous meal, whichhe had whenaboard the Gummi Ship, and he asked to be excused; though Tifa thought it was an after-effect of the 'fever'.
Donald piloted the Gummi Ship to land in a small clearing near Elmyra's home, amidst a few flower patches. Afternearly fifteen minutes, Sora greeted them with open arms. "Goofy, Donald!" The trio has been reunited once again.