Unforeseen Attraction
By: Kietah-chan
A/N: Hiya! Ok, thanks for reviews. See? It didn't take me AS long as before to update! Right? He he . . .Well, anyways, I was reading some of old fics, and I'm surprised. They're pretty damn sad . . .lol. Now my fics got all happy. I dunno, I kinda want to go back to tragedy and drama and cold hard sappy romance again. But . . .I can't think of a plot idea. If any of you guys have ANY plot idea like my old fics (but not TOO close to them), send 'em to me in your reviews, ok? Arigato! Here ya go!
Kietah-chan: I'll let Sora do the disclaimer today!
Sora: ::reluctantly steps into spotlight:: do I really have to?
Kietah: yes.
Sora: damn you . . .::brandishes sheet a paper::
Paper: BRANDISH!!!!!!!
Disclaimer:
Sora: Kietah-chan does not own any of the characters in this fic, because if she did, Sora would be a monkey and rule the magical world of coconuts . . .the hell?
Kietah: tee hee! Anyways, on with da fic!
Ch. 3: Midnight CompanionSora's POV:
I sat up in bed and stared blankly out the window facing the sea. You could hardly see it, but nonetheless, I was just staring at it. Call me crazy if you like. I could hear the continuous waves lapping at the sandy shore, though. That sound was always so comforting. It was too damn hot for me to sleep, so I threw the sheets off of me and lay there; thinking.
Why is my life so screwed up? I obviously had something to do with it, but it seems that everything I do goes wrong. Everything! I want her so bad, but . . .I can't seem to get her. She seems to be just an image in my mind that I'll be haunted by forever. It's almost like our so-called "destiny" is to be apart, but my stubborn mind can't seem to handle that fact (or is it fiction?). My father has always told me that I have way too much determination. Is that really a bad thing? It seems to be, because I am now so determined for her, that I'm chasing a false dream.
She's in my memory . . .and my mind . . .all the time . . .I can't get her out of my head . . .
I swung my legs around to the side of my bed and stood to my feet. I was too lazy to change out of my clothes from the day, so I ended up flopping down on my bed in my school uniform. I pulled a sweatshirt on over this and zipped it up the front. I shoved my feet into my sneakers and walked slowly and quietly over to my window by my bed.
I unlatched the bronze lock with a soft snap and pulled the window up. I was immediately greeted with a cool breeze that had came straight from the ocean. I closed my eyes briefly; savouring the salty smell and feeling the sweat dry on my brow. I came back down to reality and carefully crawled through the tiny space of the open window and lowered myself slowly on the edge of the roof.
Making sure I closed the window, I crawled over to the side of the roof and peered down. It was a long jump, but I was desperate just to clear my head. I could've just stayed on the roof for a bit, but I needed to walk. Badly. I closed my eyes once more and braced myself for the jump. I crouched low and leapt off the edge and landed hard in a flowerbed below. I felt the stinging sensation rising up through my legs, and they almost gave out, but I some how managed to keep my balance. My lower legs gave a huge throb, but I ignored it and stepped onto the path that ran through my backyard to the school.
As I walked, I gazed around me. I have never been outside this late before, so the familiar path I took everyday seemed like a whole new world at the dark hours. I raised my gaze to the night sky and saw many stars dotting here and there, along with a large and glowing moon. A few scattered clouds were seen every now and then, but, besides that, it was a pretty clear night. The crickets and other sorts of insects chirped merrily in the long grass on either side of the path. The sound ceased, though, when I stepped past their perches. The cool wind blew again and I shivered now, even with a jacket on, and hugged myself to keep warm.
A twig snapped up ahead on the path, interrupting the silence. The insects must have heard it too, because they abruptly stopped making their music of the night, waiting in suspense of what the intruder could be. I, too, stopped and listened intently to try to hear any normal sounds. It was complete silence now, making this peaceful place suddenly seem suffocated with anxiety and danger.
"Who's there?" I blurted out in more of a protective voice than fearful. There was no response at first, except for the ocean waves on the shore sounding far away. Then, all at once, a figure emerged from up ahead on the path. It was rather tall, from what I could tell in the darkness, and didn't seem to notice me at first. Then, it turned its head in my direction (I think) and started towards me.
"I had a feeling you were going to sneak out on a hot night like this," my best friend said breathlessly, waltzing up to me nonchalantly. I let out the breath I was holding back for the past 5 minutes. It's only him . . .nothing to freak out about . . .
"What the hell are you doing out here? You almost gave me a heart attack!" I shouted angrily at him, now that my heart rate had returned to normal. I wasn't really "angry" at him, it's hard to be to your best friend, and it was more like a "playful" kind of anger. The goosebumps that had been all over my arms were still there, but the hairs on the back of my neck weren't prickling anymore.
"The same reason you're out here, duh," he said matter-of-factly. I rolled my eyes, (even though he couldn't see in the dark) and grinned.
A moment passed between us as the crickets started to chirp again and the breeze blew cold on us. I held myself closer to try to generate heat, but I had almost completely gone numb. I hate nights like this: the weather temperature is really hot, but then the breeze is cold and it practically FORCES you to wear a jacket, even though you're hot. It's very annoying.
"What are you thinking?" Riku asked me curiously as he peered into my face. His question took me somewhat by surprise. 'What was I thinking?' I thought uncertainly. I didn't respond at first, I was too busy trying to think of a quick lie to cover up my real thoughts. I was really thinking about her again. I didn't want to tell him that because, obviously, he would know my secret. Plus, he obviously likes her, too.
"I'm just thinking about all my homework I forgot to do . . .hehe . . ." I lied casually, grinning again. I laughed nervously which made my lie sound much more like a lie. Riku didn't say anything, but the look he was giving me said all his thoughts for him. I cleared my throat distractedly.
"So, um . . .yea . . ." I started off uncertainly. I really wanted to just continue walking, but I couldn't do that . . .it would look WAY too obvious. Riku averted his eyes to behind me, and for slightest and shortest moment, I thought I saw a glint of hatred flash in the aquamarine.
"Will you just stop pretending?!" He suddenly shouted angrily at me, really catching me off guard. The once-glimpse of hatred was now shining full long in his gaze. I stepped backwards in alarm. Immediately my mind was swarmed with questions:
'Does he know?''What should I say?!'
'Is he reading my mind?'
"What?" I asked him stupidly. This little one-worded answer seemed to have pissed him off even more. He grabbed me by the shoulders with a tightened grasp that dug into my collarbones with force. I tried not to show any emotion; I didn't want to look even MORE obvious.
"Look, I know and you know that you like Kairi, ok? You don't have to keep pretending. Now, listen closely:" he hissed at me through clenched teeth. I was listening as much as mind would allow between the thousands of questions.
"Only one of us can have her, and I'm willing to make sure of it!" With that, Riku slammed my back into the nearest rock with a powerful force. The shock hit me in the lungs and I gasped for breath. It was getting harder and harder to not show any emotion what so ever.
In the time that he yanked me away from the rock, I pulled back my right fist and socked him right in the left eye. It seemed that that hurt me more than it hurt him, because a large throb ran through my hand and up my arm. Riku let go of my shoulders to my relief and stumbled backwards, his right hand covering his injured eye.
After a matter of seconds, when I had my head down, trying to catch my lost breath, a strong blow slammed into my gut and I bent over, completely lost of breath, now. Pain seeped through my entire body. I gasped for some precious air, but to no avail. No matter how many times I tried to draw breath, none came to my lungs. The sharpest pain of all was coming from one of my lower ribs. The stinging and throbbing of it made me realize I had broken a rib or two. It felt like it had snapped into a million pieces.
The pain wasn't over yet, though. Riku came out of nowhere and sunk his fist into my gut again, harder this time. I couldn't hold back my emotions any longer. I cried out in pain as my already pulsing rib gave into more torture. I was knocked to the ground my Riku's foot and I tasted dirt and blood. Now the side of my head was throbbing madly.
There he kicked me once again in my gut seven more times with the strength of a 16-wheeler until I finally rolled over. My head was spinning and I couldn't breathe. The ground I was staring at was slowly sliding in and out of focus as my head continued to throb along with my numb stomach. Something stirred in my stomach and burbled up to the surface of my mouth. I retched out a fair amount of sticky blood on the cold dirt. My vision started to darken as I heard the quiet footsteps of Riku walking away casually.
I couldn't breathe anymore . . .
20 minutes later . . .
Kairi's POV:
I sighed deeply with the chilly breeze blowing in from the restless sea. It was a dark night, but the moonlight and stars guided me along the path to the school. The path was still familiar to me even in the darkness, for I had walked on it way too many times for me to forget. I could've treaded on this with my eyes closed.
It wasn't until around 11:30 did I realize that I had forgotten my book along the path today. It probably flew out of my hands after Riku tackled me, or it could be in the shady grove of trees I stopped at. I didn't know. I had sneaked out of my house to go find it, so, here I was.
My pajama pants were rather long and were dragging on the dirt as I walked. I didn't bother putting on a jacket, but now I was regretting it. My bare shoulders of my spaghetti strap black top were almost numb with cold from the wind. Part of me wanted to go back to my house and try to warm up there, but then I would just sweat to death instead. I needed to get that book.
I was still slightly mad about this whole day, but now, it being midnight, I seemed to have slightly forgiven everybody and everything. I made a promise to myself when I was younger to never hold a grudge against someone for more than a day. I kept to it ever since then. I can't be mad at someone forever.
Just then, the silence was shattered by a quiet cough up ahead on the path. I paused for a moment, listening for whatever it could be. My mind suddenly settled on the fact that it was Riku trying to attack me again, so I started to turn around and sneak quietly away from the soon-to-be scene.
Another cough was heard, only louder this time. It didn't sound too healthy. It almost sounded like it had something lodged into its throat or lungs. The sound disgusted me, but my curiosity got the better of me.
I stepped slowly down the dirt path with caution, glancing around me everywhere for someone to jump out. A little bit ahead on the ground, I saw a leg sticking out from behind a large rock. I could not recognize anything about it, for it was really dark. I squinted my eyes for more details in it, but I couldn't find any. I took a few more steps towards the rock and leg, moving more and more slowly and carefully.
I moved around to where I was facing the leg and saw more of a figure slumped up against the rock. I still couldn't tell who it was besides the fact that they were wearing their school uniform. It was obviously a guy because of the pants. I crept closer and closer to the body of the mysterious guy, still trying desperately to identify him.
I kneeled down next to him and slowly reached a hand out to touch his shoulder and pull him onto his back so I could see who it was. I immediately spotted blood on his jacket, only making me work faster. I grabbed his shoulder and slowly turned him on his back so he was facing me.
" . . .Sora . . .?" I asked quietly after realizing whom it was. There was no response. I gasped out in horror and shock as I saw what he looked like. There was blood running through his light brown hair, turning it a dark brunette. It was hard to see anything in the dark, but I could see that he was holding his side protectively. I then knew that he wasn't faking it.
The clouds then shifted their position and the moonlight shone brightly upon the ground. I could now see everything else about him. There was blood covering his mouth that was slightly parted open. The blood that was running down the side of his face mixed in with the blood on his lips, chin and neck. Dirt clung onto some patches of blood. The part that really scared me was the fact that his eyes were closed.
'Could he be dead?' I thought, my mind now going numb in fear and shock. His face did look peaceful, but as I leaned down closer to him, I heard some raspy breath drawing in and out of his mouth. I let out a slight sigh of relief for the moment.
"What . . .happened to you?!" I shouted to him, still kind of numb with shock. I shook his shoulders faintly. He did not respond, as usual. I did not really expect him to; I just wanted some kind of sound of relief.
"Help! Somebody please help!" I yelled over my shoulder at some of the nearby houses. Nobody answered my call. I turned back to face him, now sort of angry by what was going on.
"Why won't you answer me?! Snap out of it, you bastard! Wake up!" I screamed at him. I didn't understand why nobody could hear my yelling at this half-dead boy. At last, Sora made a sound from somewhere between a moan of pain and a cough. He slowly opened his bright blue eyes.
His eyes were not like I used to see them. They were slightly filmed with blood from his hair. He fixed his zombie-like gaze on my furious and frightened face. I did not know what to say to him. My mind was swarming with questions that will probably never be answered.
" . . .Kairi . . .?" He whispered weakly. I continued to stare at him in awe and fear. 'He looks so pitiful lying here like this . . .' I thought blankly.
"Can . . .can you walk . . .?" I asked him quietly. 'What am I thinking?!' I thought incredulously. Am I actually considering bringing this classmate of mine back to my house?!? Is THAT what I'm thinking? I must be mad!!
"I think so . . ." He answered meekly to my question. I slowly stood to my feet, part of me not believing what I was doing or if he could really walk or not in this condition. I grabbed one of his arms gingerly, careful not to hold too hard, and swung it around my shoulder carefully and pulled him up to his feet. Immediately, I was under his almost complete weight and I staggered for a moment, trying to regain my balance. I did, and stood up straight. He was much taller than I was, so it felt kind of awkward.
Sora wobbled some and almost fell back to the ground, but I grabbed a tighter grip on him, and he stayed put. I noticed that he still clutched onto his stomach or ribs protectively with his free hand, which made me wonder.
Out of nowhere, his already pale face turned a ghostly white. A deep burbling sound murmured from somewhere inside of him and he bent down hastily. He wretched up a large amount of blood onto the ground with a horrifying sound. Some of the blood splashed onto my cami, but I didn't really care. After he was finished, he straightened back up; some stray blood on his face and chin.
'He's really sick . . .he needs serious medical help, quick,' I thought numbly. If I did bring him back to my house, what would I do? I'm not a certified nurse . . .the only thing about health and medical stuff was in Health Class! I couldn't just keep him there . . .something bad would happen. He could maybe even die . . .
'But then again, why am I even helping him to begin with?' I asked myself blankly. True, maybe I'm doing this because I'm a nice girl and I can't just not help anybody who needs it . . .Just think about it, if I wouldn't have came here on this night, he could have died.
I started to somewhat drag Sora along with some mild help from him too. I didn't want him to exert himself, because he kept staggering. I could tell that this was going to be a long trip back to my house. I headed in that direction from what I could see, of course, because the moon conveniently went behind some stupid clouds.
The earlier coldness that I had felt had almost gone away because of this extra heat. I felt a little bit better, even though I was lugging this weight. I know that I had forgotten my book back there somewhere, but I didn't care. I had a whole new matter on my hands, now, and I had to take care of this. 'Had?'
The truth of the matter was . . .
I had no idea what I was planning to do with this midnight companion . . .
But I just want to get this night over with . . .
A/N: Yay! That was a long chappie that I decided to put a lot of detail and crap in it for not apparent reason! grins Sorry if that was pain staking. So . . .yes, more action is to come. But now comes the part I'm kind of nervous about:
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