Chapter 5: Realize
Everything that I ever thought of was going to be okay. I just had this feeling that everything will be okay.
I don't intend to run away when things get bad anyway.
But…will I be able to stay on the ground and face the problems?
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Sora P.O.V
After eating that good chocolate ice-cream which reminds me of my hair…well…it only occurred to me that it does until Kairi told me that.
She's very….observant.
Well, the point is, after we ate the ice-cream, we decided to go back to Yuffie's house. And we have to get ready to go on…the journey.
I don't know why or what this world has anything to do with our world, but I swear if I can get Kairi and myself to go back to our world, I'd do anything.
And somehow…I feel like Kairi's going to have a great burden on her shoulders.
"The sky's getting dark." I heard Kairi say.
I looked up. "Yeah…" I said.
We both got up from our bench and headed back to Yuffie's house.
We got back, but there was a note on the table.
Dear Sora and Kairi,
I'm really sorry, but I had such an important thing to do, and I have to leave town. I'm so sorry I can't see you guys off, but I know you'll be fine. If you need some help, go to the fairies. You know, where you got your clothes.
But I'm so sure that we'll meet again. I am so, so, so, sure.
P.S. How do I know that? I'm psychic, you know. I'm not lying!!
Yeah, so that was the letter.
"I guess…we should get ready to go too." Kairi said.
But then the rain poured down. "Uh…why don't we wait till it stops raining, right?" I suggested.
"Y-Yeah. You're right." She said, looking at the floor.
Did I say something wrong?
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Kairi P.O.V
Ah…of course we should wait till it stops raining! I'm so stupid!
Then again, I'm only stupid when he's around.
I don't know why, but he just makes me feel so dazed and I can't think straight sometimes. For instance, there was a day in school when Sora passed by Namine and I while we were walking to our class.
Unfortunately he wasn't having the same subject as us that time. Well anyway, he passed by us and said hi, but I only managed to reply after he left and that was the same time I banged into the water fountain.
Namine wasn't even helping by laughing her guts out, and man, her laugh is so freaky and loud that everyone started looking at us. Thank god Sora didn't see it.
But Roxas did, and you know what he did? He laughed with her, though I think his laugh was much saner than Namine's.
"So, what do you think Yuffie could have gone to?" Sora asked.
That snapped me out of my trance. I looked at him, and smiled awkwardly.
"Um, I wonder…hm…maybe she went to her parents' house, to look after them…?" I said, thinking that could have been a possibility.
"Yeah, I guess that could be it." Sora said, nodding.
That made me blush. Hey, give me a break, he's THE guy I like, and I hardly talk to him.
I watched the rain fall. I actually love the rain, and I love to sleep while it's raining. It feels really good.
"Sora…" I started, but I stopped when I saw him fall asleep on the bed. I chuckled. He looks so…cute!!
I just watched him sleep…but I find myself feeling sleepy as well. Maybe it's just the rain…
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Sora P.O.V
I do realize I've fallen asleep. I feel like I'm half awake, but I can't open my eyes. I'm having a dream that I can't make myself wake up. Unless the dream ends…
I don't see myself walking, but through my eyes, I could see that I'm heading towards a cliff. Strangely, I don't feel myself…it's like…this body I'm in isn't me.
Then I see someone. She's wearing a cloak that covered her head, and I can't see her face clearly. But what I can see is that she was crying.
How do I even know it's a she? That's weird…
What surprised me was that she jumped off a cliff. Right in front of me, she jumped off.
I felt like everything was going by do fast, and by the time I knew it, the place was deserted.
But you know, when that girl jumped, I saw a flash of red appearing under her hood.
Somehow it looks so familiar…
I wake up. I wasn't startled, and I wasn't panting or scared or anything. I was…I don't know, confused…
I turned to see that on the other side of the bed, Kairi was sleeping. I looked at her closer.
I finally see why lots of guys like her in our school. She's cute, I can't deny…and she looks like a baby when she sleeps. Hahah. I'm starting to feel a bit warm on my cheeks.
But then I see her tossing and turning suddenly, followed by tears forming in her eyes and sliding down her cheeks. Why…?
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Kairi P.O.V
No…don't go…
I see him fall. For some reason I start crying. I start screaming his name. I don't want him to go.
Is that boy Sora? Is Sora falling off that cliff?
There's someone behind me. The man who pushed the boy off this cliff. I know I should follow him down. I can catch him. I know I can.
I run towards the cliff and jump off. The wind pushed my hood off my head and my cloak is almost blowing away from my body. But as long as I can reach him…
I see him…but…he's not clear. His face is blurred, and I don't see him properly. Who is this? Is this Sora? Or is it someone else? Someone I don't know?
But even though I don't know this person, I felt like I would die if he left me. Shouldn't I feel that way for Sora?
Ironically, I could crack a smile and I can almost reach him…
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Sora P.O.V
"Kairi…" I start waking her up. I don't know what dream she had, but her tears were falling more and more and I was starting to get worried.
"Kairi, wake up." I said, shaking her slightly. She stirred.
She jolted up from the bed. She blinked, and a few drops of tears fell again.
For some reason beyond my understanding, I wiped the tears of her face with my fingers.
"Why are you crying? Mind to tell me the dream?" I ask. Hey, I am concerned about her. Besides, this is what my mom used to do.
She looked at me for a while, and I looked back at her. Is she contemplating to tell me her dream?
Her face goes red. Is she blushing? And again, for some reason…
She's so cute and I broke into a grin.
"Come on, don't be shy. You can tell me anything." I told her.
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Kairi P.O.V
After I heard him say that, I start tearing up again. And he's still holding my face gently. That's why I like him. That's why he's so cool to me.
My tears fall again, and he wipes them off. But…I don't know, but I don't think I want to tell him this dream. It'll weigh down my heart, but I don't want to tell him yet.
Besides, I think I'm feeling better already. He's making me feel better already.
"Sorry…but I don't feel like saying it now…maybe…some other time." I said.
Oh I hope that wasn't bad.
"Ok, whatever makes you feel better, but if there's anything I could do to help, don't hesitate to tell me." He told me.
There are a billion things I would want to tell you. It's all about you.
I could just easily say it in three words though.
Then I looked at Sora, and he spread his arms wide. "Want a hug?" He asked, grinning.
I blushed. "I-I…can?" I asked.
"Sure! I think you need one anyway!" He said, laughing.
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Sora P.O.V
Yeah, I know I was pretty bold. But hugs make the world go round.
Or was it love?
Hugs do still make the world go round. I know so.
"I know I can't do much, but I know a hug always helps! So come on, besides, I did give hugs to many people before…like…uh…well…there was this time Roxas hugged me, but then I think he tripped on his skateboard." I told her.
"The point is, I know hugs help." I said.
Then, she laughed. She laughed uncontrollably, and she hugged me.
Oh god, please tell me I'm not blushing.
"You're the sweetest guy ever!" She said.
I can't be blushing! Me, out of all people, blush?
But I did blush in fourth grade when this girl gave me a candy. I love candies…
Then I felt a tiny pressure on my chest. Kairi was leaning against my chest and I felt warm.
I'm sure she does too.
"Thanks Sora…a hug really helps." She said, letting go.
What? I didn't even hug her back. I was too surprised to hug her back.
Er…not that I wanted to…no, but I do. It's just that…
…Never mind.
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Kairi P.O.V
Oh me gosh! I hugged Sora! This is the second step to a relationship!
I'm not hoping much though…sometimes these things are what friends do to others, right?
At least I'm his friend. That's good enough…
I'm lying to myself.
The rain is still pouring down…I guess we'd be leaving in the afternoon or maybe evening.
Depends on Sora, if he wants to leave as soon as we can, then I wouldn't mind.
Yet I feel like I don't want to leave this place. I don't know, I really do want to go back home, but I was just starting to feel so comfortable in this place…
"Don't dwell on your problems too much; you'll end up feeling blue." I heard Sora say, and I turned to look at him, surprised.
"You look so troubled. I don't know if it was about your dream, but don't think about it too much. Maybe it's best to leave it for a while, and then think about it again." Said Sora.
I looked outside the window and sighed. "I'm just starting to feel comfortable in this place. I don't know why, but I think I'd start to miss this place if we left." I told him.
"Yeah, that's true…but we can't leave our world like it is now." He said. "I don't know if things have changed yet, but we can't leave our world like that." He said.
I nodded. "Sorry...I must be saying stupid things…" I said, mumbling at the end. I feel bad now…
"It's okay, and I think it's good to let out your feelings as well. I have a feeling that you're the type of person who would feel good saying everything they feel and think at once, or else you'd be blue all the time." He told me, and he was grinning at me.
I am? I don't know that. But he's so cute!
"Thanks…Sora." I said, grinning back.
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Sora P.O.V
How to say this…
I kind of feel that Kairi's really cute. She really does look cute. I'm not sure, but at some time, I find myself blushing. If not, I'd be feeling really warm on my cheeks.
I don't like that…I don't like to blush.
I want to know…if…I do…
Like her…
"Sora! The rain's stopped! You wanna wait for a while or go now? We could go visit the fairies for a farewell!" Kairi said, smiling at me.
I have a feeling that I don't….
But I have a feeling I will.
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Author's Notes: I finally updated! I don't know if anyone's still interested in this story…but I thought I should still update! Reviews please?