Disclaimer: I do not own Sora, Kairi, or any other Kingdom Hearts characters involved in this story. Other persons/places mentioned in this story are fictional and are not intended to name any realistic person/place.
Warning: This chapter and/or future chapters may include: Suicide, Self-Inflicted Harm, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, and Minor use of Profanity
Chapter 16: Dark Shadows
The next day, Sora went in search for the answers. He now had the freedom to go and look for Kairi without feeling bad he was attached. Though unfortunately, he came up with nothing. He spent the day asking neighbors, school teachers, or anyone for that matter but know one knew what had happened to Kairi Tesloh. The neighobrs nearby were never too fond of Mr. Tesloh, they kept their distance and kept to their business. They didn't even know the man's name. Though there was one person who may know what had happened that night, sadly the woman was very discrete and did not like to socialize. She had lived there for as long as anyone can remember. She had to be at least in her late sixties. Sora tried to speak to her but she wouldn't even open her front door. She wanted nothing to do with people she had no business with.
That night Sora felt anger and disappointment. He didn't understand, why would she leave without him, without even saying a word? He sat on his front porch and stared blankly at the empty house next door. He was so eager and determined to find her before, but now he simply feels beat and loosing hope. He continued staring at the old white house, its dusty curtains, and its piled up newspapers.
"I got to find her."
Sora gets up from the porch and walks up to the house, her house.He turns the door knob, it is unlocked. The door creeks as it opens. His heart feels heavy, it begins to beat faster and faster. His palms are sweaty, he doesn't know why.
"Hello"
"Is anyone here?", he asks feeling dumb. He knows the response.
He walks around in search for something, a clue of where she would be now. The house looks as abandoned as it does from the outside. There are mounds of clothing laying in random places, beer cans, and a leftover baloney sandwich. Baloney, just the thought of it makes him want to barf, let alone one that hasn't been touched in months. Okay, enough with distractions. He didn't come here to look at a old moldy baloney sandwich.
He shifted his view from one object to another, trying to find anything that would be significant. He walks to Kairi's room, maybe he'd find something there. Looking around he see nothing that would giving hima lead. All her belongings appear to be here, everything was left untouched since he last was in here. He didn't understand. If she had moved, wouldn't she take her personal belongings? The bed was made, the room looked as always, but there was something that drew his attention from the corner of his eye. It was was a locket.
When Kairi was still a child, at the age of only five, she was given a silver locket. Her mother had given it her for her birthday. It was in shape of heart and had the words "I'll love you forever" ingraved on the back. Kairi always wore the locket around her neck, evermore after the acciedent, tucked neatly under her t-shirt. Sora had seen it once before, they day before her disappearance.
He picks up the locket and runs the small link like chains of the necklace through his hands. He holds it on his plam, closing his fingers and grasping it tight. Oh how he feels as though he has her, but yet, it is only a locket made of silver, but still, it was a part of her. He puts it in his pocket and walks out of the room, only to see what he hadn't noticed before.
Dried up blood covers the living room wall.
His heart begins to pound once more. He's breathing heavy, he cannot swallow. Kairi? Could it be? No! This cannot happen, it simply can't. His mind begins to race, thoughts seem to emerge out of nowhere. They are surrounding him, like dark shadows circling, awaiting to defeat their victom. He must leave this place. He has seen enough. His heart is racing a thousand miles per hour, as he was backwards in shock, then finally turns and leaves.
The door is left open, Kairi sits by the window as tears stream down, following the path they have long know.
Author's Note: Okay, so I'll try to get the next chapter done as soon as I can. Sorry for the cliff-hanger, it was a must. XD. So anyway, the next chapter should reveal it all for those of you who were wondering about Kairi. Thanks for all the reviews.
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