Chapter 10!
Kairi felt Sora completely pass out as his full weight leaned on her, almost causing her to fall over. "Shit," She said out loud, looking around the room frantically, as if a magic cure for her problems would be there. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
"I need…. Help. No, magic. I can't do magic… um…" Kairi still remembered, of course, that Donald was a wizard, but it was the getting Sora TO Donald that was the problem. She could go get Donald and then come back, but she didn't want to leave him alone… what if he died? No, he wouldn't die…. He couldn't… but……
Kairi looked at Sora's keyblade which was tossed on the floor. She was sort of sad to see that he was no longer using the oathkeeper, which had her charm. Instead, it was some super-cool heart thing, which made his key look more like a sword covered in gold vines. How did he use magic with that? Did he just say 'heal!' and poof, he was healed?
She picked up the keyblade as quick as she could, and pointed it at Sora. "I don't think this will work..' She thought to herself miserably. But she had to at least try.
"Um…. Heal?" She said, in an unsure voice. She held her breath and waited for something, anything to happen.
A small glow gathered at the tip of the blade…
But then it died.
"Heal damn it!" She yelled furiously. The tip glowed again, for about five seconds. Then it died again, and the keyblade returned to normal.
"Well… fine. I don't need you!" Kairi tossed the blade aside, and knelt down next to Sora. Hmph. It didn't have her charm anyways.
She started to shake him by the shoulders gently. "Sora, wake up," She said in an urgent voice. It was barely above a whisper. "You've got to wake up, really, we need to get you to the ship, please…."
Sora's eyes seemed to flutter for a second, as if he were trying to get up, but forgot how.
"That's it!" Kairi said, hope shining in her eyes. "C'mon, we just need to make it to the ship, it's not far, I can help, really…."
He opened his eyes briefly, still breathing like he just ran a mile.
"That's it…" Kairi said, in the same voice a mother would use for a child. She started to help him up, but his legs wouldn't support him. His mouth moved, like he was trying to say something, but nothing came out.
"Oh, screw this." Kairi said, and she picked up Sora like a bride. He was heavy, no doubt, but if she could just make it to the ship…
She staggered at first, holding him was like holding a hyperventilating baby elephant, but she could manage. Maybe.
She kicked the door open and started running as fast as she could while holding him. When she looked at him, she noticed his eyes were closed again, and his breathing was very slowly returning to a normal rate. Good thing… right?
Kairi was still frantic, however, as she would occasionally stagger under his weight. She looked down at him again, and wondered what she would do if he died. After all she went through. Him dying. It shouldn't happen. Life is cruel, but that cruel?
She noticed a drop of water land on his face, and thought for a moment it might be raining, which would just make her day.
That was the first time she noticed she was crying.
'Oh God...' She thought, as she blinked the tears out of her eyes. Not now. She didn't need to go into another panic attack. Not now.
She had finally reached the gummi ship, after what seemed like hours, and started kicking at the door furiously. She would have yelled louder than she did, but she was out of breath.
"Open up! Open up NOW!" And shortly after, Goofy opened the door, a mug in his hands. But as soon as he saw Kairi carrying Sora, he threw the mug behind him and yelled "Oh shit!" before helping her carry Sora inside. This was the first time Goofy cussed. Ever.
The two of them set Sora down on the couch, the whole time Donald yelling things like "Whadja do to him?', "Is he in a coma?", and "What did I tell you about sewers?"
Kairi collapsed on the ground next to Sora, still catching her breath. "I…don't….know…" She said, in between pants. "But, he just… passed out….."
"Heal him!" Goofy shouted while running around the room aimlessly, as if loking for something that might help them.
Donald didn't need telling twice. He quickly pulled out his scepter (save the queen) and pointed it at Sora, while quacking "Curaga!"
Light gathered at the tip of his wand, and seemed to beam itself, very snake-like, over to Sora in the blink of an eye. His body glowed with the same brightness, but soon returned to normal color.
There was a pause.
"Well…?" Kairi asked, her breathing returning to normal. "Is he okay?"
"Um, Yeah, of course, do you think my magic would fail? But…" Donald felt Sora's forehead, only to discover it was burning up. "He's a little hot… go get him a wet wash cloth, will ya?"
Kairi thought about arguing, but figured it would only take a moment anyways, and got up to go to the bathroom.
As soon as she left, Sora opened his eyes.
"Sora..?" Donald was about two inches from his mildly sweaty face. "Are you alright?"
I… I need…. To go…" He started to cough raggedly, causing both Donald and Goofy to jump and get worried faces.
"Where do you need to go?" Goofy asked in a soft voice, ears drooping.
"Hallow… hallow bastion…. I need……"
He started coughing much more this time, except when he took his hand away there were a few drops of blood on his hand. That was enough for Donald.
"Okay," He said, angry and worried at the same time. We're going to get you there, right away, but in the mean time, you're sleeping. Okay Sora? Okay?" He said this all in a louder voice than usual, as if coughing impaired his hearing.
Sora didn't nod, he merely looked at him with his glazed eyes, and they both hoped he understood.
Donald pulled out a small vile from a nearby drawer, which contained a lime green liquid, and poured it down Sora's throat. Sora didn't fight, not like he could, and quickly lay down on the couch again. His breathing was almost normal, much unlike a few minutes ago.
"What was that…? Goofy asked, looking both worried and confused. A trademark Goofy look.
Donald replied, with an obvious voice, "A sleeping potion. It was a very weak one, so it will last about a half hour to an hour, and we should be able to get there in that amount time."
Kairi came back with the wet rag, looking slightly relieved. "He's breathing normal. Thank god." She rushed over to him and put the towel on his forehead, smoothing out his spiky hair. "Sora…. you idiot…."
Donald cleared his throat, to get Kairi's attention off Sora and on him. "I'm going to the control room," He announced, as if there were thirty people in the room instead of three. "We'll be there in a bout half of an hour." He matched off, a waddle in his step. The automatic door closed behind him.
Kairi and Goofy exchanged glances.
And it was awhile before Goofy got the message.
"Oh! I…. erm… I'm gonna go get somethin' ter eat…." He chuckled nervously, Kairi giving him a false smile. He left.
After the door closed, Kairi let out a sigh and returned all of her attention to Sora. He looked completely normal and relaxed now, a drastic change from only-what- five minutes ago? It was hard to believe that just a few moments ago she feared he might die; now she was sure it would never happen. Never.
She sat down on the floor by the couch, resting her head on his chest, as it slowly moved up and down. She was smiling inside. This was almost like a dream! Sure, she didn't know what had happened to Sora, and she didn't know where they were going- a new planet, she assumed, to fight heartless- but all that mattered was that Sora was okay now, and they were together. If she had known this only a week ago she would never have believed it. She had almost started to believe it was all a dream….just like they all said….
No, they're gone now, she told herself sadly. But deep down, there was a slight twinge of joy, the joy you get when you finally get revenge. But… death? That wasn't the revenge she wanted. She wanted Sora to show up, sweep her off her feet in front of them all, and to say something heroic and romantic. But no. Some weird guy in a coat shows up and kisses her against her will.
Who WAS he, anyways? He said that 'she had grown up…' Riku? Hm…she still had no idea, and she pretended that it had never happened. But it DID. She was saving that kiss for Sora! How dare they! But there was nothing she could do, what was done was done. The worst part was, though, that deep down she almost enjoyed it a little….
It made her feel disgusted with herself.
Ugh! Get over it Kairi! Sora wouldn't have to know that, even if he found out about the kiss. Yeah, he would go out and hunt him down, whoever he was…. Yeah…. And then they could live happily ever after…..
Kairi giggled to herself a little. She was a princess, after all……
The rhythmic falling and rising of Sora's chest lulled her to sleep.
"O my God. Look, a girl is in our class." Two teenage buys sat talking in a corner before practice started.
"Seriously? I thought this was an all BOYS class."
"Well, it WAS, but not anymore."
"This is gay. We should complain."
Kairi slowly walked over to them. This was it! The day she started to learn to fight! All for you, Sora, all for you…… Better get started on the right foot!
She shifted nervously from foot to foot. "Um… Hi… I'm new, and sensei told me to learn people's names before we start. So… I'm Kairi. Who are you?"
They exchanged glances, trying not to laugh.
"I'm……" One started.
"…Outta here." The other boy finished for him.
"Yeah, what he said. Seriously... a useless girl…… I though sensei was smarter than that……"
They said this as they walked off, leaving Kairi in a state of shock. Did they really just say that…?
Am I a useless girl……?
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Kairi slowly opened her eyes, and for a few moments forgot that she was even on a ship, and expected to see the familiar surroundings of her bedroom. Instead, however, she saw a large living room, and in front of her a still sleeping Sora.
It had only been ten minutes while she was asleep, so they still had twenty minutes until they reached their destination. (I can add… yay!) She stood up with stiff joints (from sleeping in a sitting position on the floor) and took one last look at the peaceful Sora before going downstairs. She wanted to explore more.
Kairi entered through the bedroom of Sora, Donald and Goofy, the top of her head almost brushing up against the ceiling. And, though she knew it was a massive invasion of privacy, she decided to look in his closet.
It was really small, naturally, and only seemed to have Sora's things in it. Where Donald and Goofy stored their stuff was unknown to her. There were two racks of clothing, most of which was armor and such, a shelf stuffed with bangles, necklaces, and braces with magical properties, and a small dresser, which must have had other clothes.
'Should I….?" Kairi thought to herself, as she held the handle to the drawer firmly, on the verge of opening it. "Aw... why not? HONESTLY, when will I get the chance again?'
She slowly opened the top drawer, which contained-surprise surprise- boxers, undershirts, and more. But since Kairi wasn't a pervert, this didn't interest her much. She was just relieved that he wasn't a brief person. (is that how you spell 'brief ' when you're talking about underwear? lol I have no idea.)
Yet, being nosy, she shuffled some of the boxers aside, to see if he had hidden anything else in the drawer.
Her lucky day.
In the back corner, she found a little box which held several things, one of which was the small vial that contained the water of life. He had shown it to her earlier, but she still wondered if it worked. She held the vial up to the light…
The water… it was like a diamond in liquid form…
………take it………drink it now………………
Kairi snapped out of it and quickly put the vial back into the box. She couldn't take that! It was Sora's, not hers. Besides, if she drank it, she'd probably die. Which sort of sucked.
Then she looked at what else was in the box, and underneath the few, pointless things, such as paperclips, small noted, etc, (why he kept them in a box in his drawer was a mystery to her), she almost screamed what she found.
A condom.
Right here! In his very bedroom! A CONDOM! What would he need one for? He wouldn't be off fooling around, not when he had his commitment to her! And not only that, but-gasp- It was CHERRY flavored!
Her mind was traveling at a thousand thoughts a second. She angrily shoved the condom into her pocket (rather than back into his DRAWER), and was about to leave the closet in a blind rage, when something completely changed her mood.
There, hanging on the inside door, was her charm.
She was sort of shocked at first; she thought that he might have lost it earlier. But here it was, in a safe place, looking exactly as it did four years ago. In fact, maybe that was why he didn't use it anymore. Of course! He must have not wanted to break it, so he kept on the ship instead. How thoughtful!
So, within a few moments, Kairi had convinced herself that Sora was, in fact, a kind, wonderful person who would have no need for condoms, because everyday he would see her lovely charm hanging on his door and think "I can't wait to give it back to her!"
'Besides,' thought Kairi, 'maybe he just got the condom a few days ago and it was for us…' She blushed to herself, feeling much better. After all, she loved cherry.
Kairi decided to check with Donald to find out when they would be there. Much to her surprise, she found that Donald was asleep at the wheel.
"O MY GAWD! DONALD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE'RE GONNA CRASH AND DIE, O MY GOOOOOOOOOOD!"
Kairi went into panic mood, shaking the duck furiously, and screaming randomly at the top of her lungs.
""WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Donald interrupted her screaming as he rubbed his eyes. "It's on AUTOPILOT you idiot!"
"There's… there's autopilot…?"
"YES. Dear Lord child! I thought Sora died or something!"
He yawned loudly and stood up.
"…Sorry…."
He just glared for a moment. "It's no big deal… We're almost there anyways. About five more minutes."
Kairi gave a little squeal. She was going to get to fight heartless with Sora! How amazing!
"What planet are we landing on?" She asked while looking at the computer screen.
Donald hit a few random buttons, and a large picture showed up on the screen. Didn't you hear me earlier? Hallow Bastion."
Kairi's eyes widened as she looked at the planet… the planet where she was for so long…..
Memories still haunted her, good and bad…..
In the other room, Sora eyes started to open…..
Well, there's chapter ten! SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE (again, lol) my inet was down for awhile, but now we have earthlink. Because AOL failed us. Again.
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