A Book Without A Name..........
Chapter 2 : No More Than A Whisper
Guess what? I'm learning to read and write Nihongo (The Japanese Language). It's so cool. I hope maybe I'll be able to read a few words on the Japanese KH: COM website soon.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in this story.
"dialog"
'thoughts'
Memories or Dreams
All day long memories run through her head in a tangled web of thoughts. Usually Kairi welcomed memories. As she was getting older it was harder to hold on to them, and easier to let go. That was another reason she had wanted to write her book to remember. Kairi never wanted to forget even though some memories where painful. Some people would have found it easier to not think about them and to never remember. Kairi was not one of those people. It was all she had left of her two best friends her memories and her pictures.
Today was a different day. So many ran through her mind all at once it was too much to handle. She felt as if her head would explode at any moment. She could not sit still. Kairi found her self pacing around trying to find something to keep her occupied.
In the kitchen she tried to finish washing a sink load of dishes. The old china had been there a while. It was caked in food particles, grim, and things that could not be identified. Kairi scrubes vigorously trying to perfectly clean them. The soap suds from the plate she was holding dripped off and feel into the metal sink. She closed her eyes, sighed, and started to rinse the hopelessly dirty dish.
'Maybe I shouldn't have came home.' The china slide to the floor and broke into a thousand pieces. Kairi bent down to clean the shattered glass. She held one piece in her hand a bright blue piece. It sparkled as the rays from the outside come through her kitchen window. Somehow she wished she could glue the plate back together again, but she new she couldn't just like her life. Then she felt it. The pain she had felt that morning when it all had started returned. The bit of plate was crushed between her fingers. Crimson red blood ran down her hands and slatted on the white tile floor. She barley was able to keep her balance by holding on to the edge of the sink. Her head was hurting so much.
Kairi stood on a small patch of fine golden sand. It was the same sand that had been on her Island. Besides the sand she saw nothing, but darkness . She didn't know where she was, or how she got there.
"Kairi" She saw Sora running toward her.
"Sora" Kairi called to him and took a step forward. The ground shook, and she stumbled. But, Sora was there to catch her before she feel. He looked strait into her deep blue orbs.
"Kairi, remember what you said before. I'm always with you too. I'll Come back to you. I promise." The land Sora was standing on started to drift away from the sand. They reach out to each other hoping to hold one for just a moment more.
"I know you will." His warm hand slipped from hers, and they watched each other fade away.
That was the last time she had seen his wonderful goofy grin.'What's wrong with me?' Kairi got a towel and pressed it to her openly bleeding hand, and finished picking up the plate shards. 'I wish these memories would go away just for today.' She decided to give up dishes. Her hand was quickly rapped in a thick white gauze, and Kairi opened the door to her room.
She closed the curtains in her room, so the blinding light that had waken her up would not shine through though it was not nearly as strong as it was before. While in her room she that something she loved to do might help Kairi grabbed a pen and paper. She tried her best to write something, a paragraph, a sentence, a poem. Finally she managed to start something.
A tangled web that never ends
A song sung gently in the wind
Two hearts beat as one
Though never knowing
The love that was always there
Never knowing that they both care
One left never to return
The other left to die slowly within
It was so hard to keep her hand steady. It shook uncontrollable and sweet poured down making the pen slip from her grasp. In frustration Kairi laid her head on the oak table, and brought her fist upon it. A shrill escaped her lips, and she allowed her self to do something she hardly ever did, cry. She cried harder than the night before the night she had felt so weak, harder than when she had first lost them, harder than she had in her entire life. The water feel down her cheeks uncontrollably. She was not even trying to fight now. Two names were chocked out in a whisper mixed with salty tears. They were the names of her two best friends. Kairi felt broken, lost, lonely. All the years without them had taken a toll on her. It was bound to happen eventually, the breakdown. A time where she would feel like she had lost all hope. It just happened that today was that day.
Then she heard the soft patter of rain echoing through her whole house. It drew her attention away from her own mangled thoughts and dusty memories to the small blue curtained window in her room. Kairi picked up her tired body, and walked to it. She pulled back the deep sea colored curtains. With tear filled eyes she watched the droplets drip down the glass. One by one they fell some connected together, and formed shapes. She pressed her palm against the cool window. Her skin was instantly chilled. Kairi shuttered and quickly pulled it away. The sudden change in the weather was very strange. This morning it had been so sunny. It had looked like it would never rain again. Now the heavens are crying. She felt as if the sky was mimicking her.
'What are you doing?' she asked herself. 'Who are you Kairi? Look your letting yourself cry. You never ever cry. So why start now?' She gently lowered herself to the ground, and rapped her tan arms around her knees. Her long red hair feel in her face as she laid her head in her hands. Kairi shed no more tears. She just listened to the sounds of the steady rain, and her own breath.
Kairi.....
"Huh?"
Kairi.....
When she opened her eyes she saw nothing. Kairi felt like she really hadn't opened them at all. She ran her fingers over her face to make sure her eyes were really open, but they were. Was she blind? Then she heard it again a strange but familiar voice. It whispered her name over and over again. The sound echoed in the dark abyss. What was this strange place? Kairi pushed her self up and forced her self to stand. Her legs almost gave way underneath her. She stumbled like a child learning to walk for the first time. Finally she got a hold of her self and stepped forward reaching out feeling for something that might be solid, but she could not feel anything except the chilling air that swirled around her.
"Where am I." She said not meaning to say it out load.
Don't be afraid Kairi.....
"Who are you?" She turned her head looking for the source of the voice as if that would due any good. Kairi could maybe see a foot in front of her if she looked really hard, and clearly nothing was there.
Don't be afraid.....
"Tell me who are you."
You miss them don't you.....
"Sora.... Riku..."
You miss them.....
"I do." It became silent. The voice disappeared into the nothingness. She felt utterly alone now. Kairi felt forgotten. Tears threatened to fall, but she held them back. She would not allow her self to be weak, but she felt so scared. Starting to shiver Kairi was unsure of weather it was from cold or fear. All she wanted at this point was to wake up,because she knew that this must all be part of some kind of horrible nightmare. 'Wake up. Why won't I just wake up.'
Suddenly her nightmare turned into a fantasy when a new and familiar voice spoke to her in no more than a whisper.
I'm sorry it was short. I was going to make it longer, but I decide to break the chapter up some. That means I'll have the next chapter out a lot sooner though, because I have half of it written already. Oh yeah sorry the poem I wrote was so bad. I'm not very gifted in the poetry department. R&R, and don't forget if you find any errors let me know so I can fix them. Thanks guys.
Lyphe: Thanks for reviewing!!! I'm glad you liked it. I hope I updated soon enough. I would have updated sooner, but I have a lot of school work to do.
Lvkishugs: I'm glad you thought Kairi's emotions were right. I was afraid they wouldn't be. I'll fix the part that Kairi was supposed to say. I did make her say it in the memory, but I didn't really write who said it so I don't think it was very clear. Thanks for reviewing!!! I'll read your story Time Yet To Come (Everyone read it.) as soon as you update. I can't wait to read more!!!
Me: I'm glad you finally found my story. You know instead of me you should have just put the person that lives across the street. I'll talk to ya latter.
Sekhemnet: I think I made a boo boo. Sometimes I flip from past and present and I don't realize I'm doing it. I'll make sure to fix it. Thanks for reading my story and letting me know!!!