Disclaimer: We lost the case -sobs-
People, this is PATHETIC! we only have 6 reviews. I have added something to motivate you to review, see the ending A/N.
----Skye's POV----
We packed up the next day to head out for the next world. We stood at the World Exit, not knowing what would lie beyond it. We waved to Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith, then turned to go out the door. I was about to push it open, when I noticed Sora wasn't here. I turned around just in time to see Yuffie give Sora a kiss on the cheek, and I strangley felt no jealousy. Sora blushed a deep red, then walked back to me and held my hand. We pushed the door open together, and there was a long stairway, leading into nothingness.
"Well, here goes nothing," I said. I stepped onto the stairs and Sora came after me. And thus, our long journey began. Shelby ran up to Sora.
"Where we goin'?" She asked.
"I have no idea," he replied. "But I think we are almost there." I looked in front of us and saw a pinkish looking blob. I think that's where we were headed. Oh well, I guess we weren't close enough to see it. Sora and I walked with our fingers laced, while Shelby walked behind us, Jay on her shoulder.
"I feel so left out," she said to Jay. He rubbed her cheek. "Thanks, Jay. I love you." I looked at Shelby.
"You pervert. YOU JUST SAID YOU LOVED MY CAT!" I stared.
"Uhh.." Shelby laughed nervously. Sora just gave Shelby a look that said, 'Whatever...' Then I tripped. Over my own foot. Idiot. Anyway, I fell. A long way. I tried to catch a step on my way down but it was no use. The stairs were starting to curve, and I was going to fall off if I didn't do something soon. I was getting closer to the edge, with nothing to do; not able to help anything... I reached the edge but managed to hold on. Sora and Shelby started running down the steps, Sora moving the fastest. I started screaming. Heck, you would too! Sora ran up to me and tried to grab my hand, and he would have gotten it had I held on just a few seconds longer.
-----Sora's POV-----
I stared down into the blackness where Skye had been moments before. I was on my hands and knees, gazing into the darkness. First Kairi and Riku, now the love of my life... I was breathing heavily.
"No... Skye... Come back..." I said, as if it would make her fly back up to the stairs. A tear escaped my eyes.
"...Sora?" Shelby asked. I just sat there. Shelby was starting to look kinda scared. She edged past me, and took off back towards Traverse Town. I collapsed to my knees, then onto all fours. Skye couldn't be... dead... I refused to believe it... but... The sound of her screams as she fell filled my ears, the same way tears filled my eyes.
I don't know how long I lay there. It must have been a long time, because eventually Leon came and picked me up, but I didn't protest. I was too upset. We walked for what seemed like hours and I felt myself being lain down. I rolled over and fell asleep.
-----Shelby's POV-----
(her POV about the above)
I stood there watching Sora. He seemed to be spazzing. I wanted to make sure he was ok, so I took a GREAT leap of faith.
"...Sora?" I asked. He sat there, not saying anything. I started running back towards Traverse Town. I spared a glance back and saw Sora on all fours, tears flowing down his face. (this is WAY ooc xD) I ran faster and got there much quicker than I thought I would. I burst into the Second District where I was lucky enough to meet Leon, who was talking to Cid about one thing or another.
"Leon! Help- Sora- spazzing- Skye fell- dead- Sora- needs help-" Leon stopped me.
"Just take me wherever!" I took off again, not caring that I was at risk of heart failure. Great. One would be dead, the other will will be in a mental istitute, and the last will be hospitalized. Leon pulled out his gunblade but I didn't know why, nor did I care at this point. We burst through the World Exit and I looked down the pathway and saw Sora was still there. I sighed out of relief. Leon ran ahead of me and picked Sora up. I thought he would struggle, but he remained calm. We walked back to the First District, and up into the Moogles' workshop.
"Moogles, can you get us a cot?" Leon said. At once, all 3 Moogles ran around, then pushed a cot into the middle of the floor, sheets and all. Leon lay Sora down and he fell asleep.
"What were you saying about Skye-?" I explained everything from when Skye fell off the stairs, to right now. "So.. Skye's..."
"Dead, yes." I said, not believing it myself. I sat down, tears running down my cheeks, onto the floor. One Moogle came up and mopped up my tiny puddle of tears while another brought me a tissue box. These Moogles are so sweet.
"We are sorry, kupo. For everything. Skye would come see us every day, kupo. We are sad to see her go, kupo." Shelby nodded and picked up the Moogle and hugged it.
"Thanks little Moogle. Now, how about getting me a cot?" The Moogle rushed off and came back with another cot. I flopped down and fell asleep, dreaming about Riku.
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"Is he gonna be ok, Squall?"
"Most likely. I have had the Traverse Town Police check out the stairs but there was no sign of Skye."
I sat up, knocking Jay into my lap.
"I... I need to talk to Sora," I said.
"Shelby, Sora was moved into the Green Room this morning, I don't know if he's awake or not. There's one more thing. The Moogles keep saying they saw Skye in Sora's room in the hotel, just standing over him," Leon said. It took me a while to process all this info. I got up from my cot and just started running. I ran out the door into the Second District. I threw the door to the Green Room open and flung myself inside it. I looked at the bed, and there was Sora, but he was awake.
"Sora?" I said.
"Shelby? What are you doing here?" He asked me.
"What are you doing up?"
"I don't know. No one would ever come in here, so in my spare time, I made this." He held up a wooden cross, with Skye's name etched in it. I smiled.
"It's beautiful."
Sora got up and as we walked around the Second District, Sora pointed to the top of the Bell Tower.
"That's where she first kissed me. Right there, in between those two pillars." I glanced up, then back to Sora.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah.. I just need time to clear my head." there was an awkward silence.
"I miss her already," Sora said.
"I know. I do too," I replied.
-----Sora's POV-----
We got to the World Exit. This was going to be hard to do. I picked up the cross I had made and shoved it into the ground next to the World Exit. I started walking back to the hotel.
"Sora? Where you going? We still have worlds to save!" Shelby yelled to me. I sighed; I guess there would be no arguing to her. I smiled and turned around.
"Alright. Let's go." We walked out the World Exit together. About what seemed like hours later, I asked Shelby, "Why haven't you cried over her yet? You saw the way I acted and I only knew her a few days. What's up with you?" She gazed at me, then replied, "You can't be with me 24/7." She ran ahead, and I struggled to keep up.
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We were inside this little room, just staring around, not knowing what to do. Then, a little rabbit ran by, saying something about being late. Wait, did that rabbit-
"Did he just talk?" Shelby said, as if she was reading my mind.
"Yeah, I think he did," I said.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's follow it!" Shelby cried. I should have known she was going to say that. I followed the rabbit and Shelby into a room, and looked down to see the rabbit had shrunk! He was tiny, and he ran through a tiny door. I walked up to the door, and saw that the door knob was alive. I didn't like this place... I kneeled down and asked the knob how to get so small, and he replied:
"You drink the bottle there on the table, and I also heard a noise over there towards the fireplace, like something fell off. Would you be so kind as to put it back? Now, I need a little more sleep!" And the knob went to sleep. I looked at Shelby, who shrugged, and took a swig of the (?) orange bottle. I felt this strange tingling, then shut my eyes in fear of what I might see. For example, the fact that Shelby was in a skirt. I opened my eyes when the tingling stopped and looked up at Shelby and... uh.. Let me just say I was REALLY scared right then. I screamed and ran into the fireplace. I peeked out at Shelby who rolled her eyes, then drank some of the orange bottle. She shrunk then came over to me.
"Hey, let's go see what that door knob said fell off the fireplace," she said. I nodded and followed her. We rounded the corner and saw Skye, sprawled out on the floor of the room. Her beautiful hair was fanned out behind her, her arms away from her sides, her eyes open in fear. I ran up to her.
"SKYE! SKYE! WAKE UP! SKYE!" I yelled. I felt her pulse and it was slowing down. "PLEASE SKYE! YOU CAN'T DIE! PLEASE! Please... Please..." As if in response, she opened her eyes and looked at me.
"...Sora?" She said feebly. I sat her up and hugged her. Shelby was standing there, dumbstruck. Sky hugged me back and pulled away, then put a hand on my cheek. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled our foreheads together.
"MY GOD GET A ROOM!" Shelby bellowed. Skye stared at her, then opened her mouth to say something. I stopped her.
"No, Skye. You have just been through who knows what; let's take you to that bed over there." I picked her up (She was light for a fourteen year old) and set her on the huge bed. (don't ask how) I felt tired and crawled in with her. I wrapped my arm around her waist and we fell asleep, ten times happier than I was fifteen minutes ago.
A/N PHEW! LONG chappie here folks! Took me forever and a day to write. I have decided that I nor Shelby are going to update until we get a certain amount of reviews, so we are aiming for 5 new reviews, then we shall update. nn
Shelby: twitch
Sora: twitch
Me: Why are you twitching?
Sora and Shelby: Ice cream stand...
Cabbage man: I can't get any buisness with the ice cream guy here! I'm going back to Omashu!