.:Author's Note:.
Hey ma peeps! How's it going? Good? Good. All right, down to business. Yes I know I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, but that just makes it all the more dramatic. And boy was there a lot of drama in that last chapter. If you didn't notice, I tried to make it a little more light hearted, but I think the drama still overpowered it. And I stuck some fluff in there, because I just felt the urge to.
Oh, and now I'm really sad because all of you who have reviewed my story before aren't reviewing anymore. Only two people reviewed last chapter. Seriously, that makes me feel sad and unloved. I like to hear if you like the story or not, or if you have constructive criticism I love that too. Really. Flamers go ahead and flame it. I don't care. I might just ignore it if you just want to say it sucks because it just does, but if you have a reason, I may or may not agree. I don't go after people who flame me unless they're really mean. Okay, just wanted to say that. So now, onto the next chappie! Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: Once there was a beaver named Fred. He had an account on FanFiction, and wrote stories. One day he forgot to put the disclaimer on one of his stories, and the world blew up. That is why I do not own KH and why you should always put disclaimers on things you don't own.
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The Things You Do…
"Sh-she…she's dead!" she said finally.
They stared at the sobbing girl in disbelief. There was no way Yoko could be dead. Riku was the first to regain motor skills, and sprinted out of the room, followed by the others soon after. Leon had managed to get ahead of everyone and was the one to burst into the room, but Riku knocked him over, and ran in first. As everyone got into the room, and Leon got up finally, they stared at the heart monitor as Zera had done.
"B-but…" Yuffie choked out. No one knew what to say. Riku collapsed next to the bed and held Yoko's hand, and everyone stared on with sadness. After a minute Aerith noticed something…off. Yoko's breathing mask was off, and although it was barely noticeable, she could see the girl's chest moving up and down. She couldn't see the IV either, and was pretty sure the heart monitor had been taken off. She smiled in relief, but before she was able to say anything, Riku began to talk.
"Dammit Yoko! Why you! Why you dammit! I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm so sorry…" he trailed off. Aerith moved up next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Again she was about to speak before they heard a rustle of movement, and a moan.
"Riku…stop being a cry baby."
They all stared at the girl struggling to sit up in the bed. When she was finally up, she stared back at them.
"What?" she asked. Zera ran to her friend and pounced on her.
"Yoko! You're okay! Thank God, I thought you died! Don't ever scare me like that again," she shouted. She was happy, but tears kept falling from her eyes. She didn't notice the hurting girl under her.
"Ow, ow, ow! Dammit Zera! Get off of me!" Yoko yelled. Zera clambered off of her quickly, and stood at the side of her bed. She sniffed, but tears were still coming.
"Thank you," Yoko said huffily. "So what was all that commotion?" She then felt two more attachments that had pushed past Riku and Zera on her.
"Yoko!" Kairi cried.
"We're so glad you're alive!" Sora said. They hung on for a bit longer, and then let go.
"Uh…okay? Seriously. What happened?" Yoko asked again. Aerith stepped forward.
"You've been out for three days. It would've been much longer, but someone gave us a potion I've never seen before to help you along. I thought you'd be out for at least three or four more days, but I guess you heal faster than most," she said.
"Yeah! And when Zera went in to check on you, the monitor thingy wasn't beeping, so we all thought you died," Yuffie explained. Yoko nodded slowly.
"Well, I'm not dead," she stated.
"And we're all so happy," Leon said sarcastically, even though he couldn't help but to smile. She rolled her eyes and smiled. She looked at Riku who seemed a bit fidgety, and her smile turned into a smirk.
"Hey, can I talk to Riku alone you guys? I think you're making him nervous," she said. His cheeks tinted a light pink as she said this. Everyone nodded, and then left after giving her another hug. Well, everyone except for Zera. She was about to walk out when Yoko called out to her.
"Hey Zera!" she said.
"Mmm?"
"Could I talk to you after Riku?" Yoko asked. Zera smiled.
"Sure. Just send Riku out to get me after you guys are done," she said, and then walked out.
"Hey Riku?" Yoko said, turning to him. He went over and sat on the bed next to her. She hugged him tightly, burying her face in his shoulder. He was a bit shocked, but returned the gesture quickly.
"I'm glad you're okay," she said.
"Me? I should be saying that! I could've lost you! Why'd you let her…do that to you?" Riku asked. She sighed and pulled away a bit.
"Because she was one of the only friends I could truly trust. I was blinded by fury, but I didn't really want to kill her. If she wanted to kill me, I thought that I could die happy knowing that you loved me and, even though she had betrayed me, had taken the time to know and befriend me," she told him. They sat, still embracing each other, in silence until she spoke up again.
"Just…hold me like this for a little longer Riku," she mumbled, hugging him tighter and burying her face into his shoulder again. He kissed the top of her head and nodded.
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"Hey Zera?" Yuffie said, waving her hand in front of the girl's face. "You okay?" Zera snapped out of her trance and shook her head.
"Yeah. I'm okay. I'm just kind of nervous about how she'll think of me now. I mean I almost…" she trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence. Everyone nodded in understanding. They were all sitting in the living room area on the couches, waiting for Riku to come out.
"If she wants to talk to you, then she probably isn't as mad as you think she is," Kairi said, trying to comfort her.
"Yeah. She's been your friend for who knows how long. I bet she'll forgive you," Sora added. Zera frowned. She knew she and Yoko had been friends since about third grade, but she was truly scared that she wouldn't forgive her. Takuto put his arm around her shoulders and she put her head on his shoulder.
"It'll be okay Zera," he said. She sighed and closed her eyes, waiting for Riku to come. Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie were talking about something else, deciding to just leave her be for the moment. Aerith left to make tea again. When she came back, Riku walked back into the room.
"Zera. Yoko wants to talk to you," he said. Zera turned back, just noticing him there. She nodded slowly and got up.
"It'll be okay," Takuto told her before she left the room. She walked down the hall and entered the room nervously. She walked over to the bed and sat in the chair that she had been using for the past three days.
"Hey Zera," Yoko said.
"Hi…" Zera responded. She gave the other a small smile before looking down at her lap. "Glad to see you're dong better." Yoko frowned.
"What's wrong?" she asked. Zera's head snapped up.
"N-nothing! I'm fine. I should be worrying over you, not the other way around," she said.
"Well, I'm fine. And I know you aren't. What's wrong Zera?" Yoko asked once again. Zera bit her lip and looked down again.
"Um…well, I thought you would be mad at me for what I did. I-I don't expect you to forgive me, but I want to say I'm really sorry. During that fight…I was mad at you for stupid reasons, but…I didn't want to kill you. That had been Marla. She was controlling me I think. I don't except you to believe me either, but I want to tell you. I'm just…really sorry," she said. Yoko sighed and smiled a little. She leaned over to Zera.
"Come here," she said. The other did what was asked, and Yoko pulled her into a friendly hug.
"It's okay. I never could stay mad at you for long," she said. Zera smiled and returned the hug with a small laugh of happiness as a tear fell down her cheek.
"Thanks," she said. They pulled away, and she wiped away the tear. "Sorry that I'm so emotional."
"Meh. I wouldn't have it any other way," Yoko said. Zera giggle and stood up.
"I don't think you can stand up yet, so do you want me to carry you to the living room? It's the least I could do. Besides, you must be hungry," she said. Yoko nodded.
"Thanks," she said. Zera picked her friend up, mindful of the wounds, and carried her to the living room where everyone had been.
"Yo," the injured girl said, giving the others a small wave.
"I take it you two made up?" Leon asked.
"Yup!" Zera replied. She set Yoko down on the couch next to Riku. Aerith came into the room holding a tray of plates, and Yuffie came in behind her, carrying the same thing. They distributed the food, and sat as well.
"I bet you're hungry Yoko, so eat up!" Aerith said.
"Thanks Aerith," Yoko relied gratefully as her stomach rumbled. They ate with small conversation here and there. They were all glad that Yoko was finally up. Zera was slowly slipping back into her hyper self. It all felt so much more comfortable now instead of before, when there was that depressing cloud hanging in the house.
"You know what? If you weren't here Yoko, Zera would be really quiet right now," Sora said suddenly. Yoko stared at Zera who blushed a bit.
"Wow. I could never imagine that little ball of energy being quiet," she said.
"It's true. She took it kind of hard and got all depressed because of you," Yuffie said.
"You make it sound like it was my fault," Yoko said, crossing her arms.
"Well, technically it is, but you didn't do it intentionally," Kairi said. Yoko rolled her eyes.
"But I'm not depressed anymore so expect me to be twice as hyper as before! Oh! I need chocolate!" Zera said, bouncing up and down next to Yoko. Her friend put her hand on top of her head, pushing down to stop the bouncing.
"No chocolate for you. You're hyper enough already, so wait until tomorrow," she said. Zera nodded her head rapidly.
"Oh! Oh! Talking about depressing things, I feel like singing the emo song!" she said. Yoko groaned as the others looked at her with questioning gazes.
"What's the emo song?" Takuto asked.
"You don't want to know," Yoko said, holding her head in her hand.
"But they asked, so they shall know!" Zera shouted. She stood up and went to a clear area. "Alright, before I do this, you need to know that this is a guy singing this, and there's some parts that I'm speaking." They nodded. She cleared her throat and began.
(spoken)
Dear Diary, Mood: Apathetic
She acted as though she were writing in a journal and speaking to herself.
My life is spiraling downward.
I couldn't get enough money to go to the Suffocate Me Dry concert.
It sucks because they play some of my favorite songs like, Stab My Heart cause I Love You, and Rip Apart My Soul, and of course Stabbity, Rip, Stab, Stab.
And it doesn't help that I couldn't get my hair to flippy thing the other day.
Like that guy from that band could do. Somedays…
She then tossed the imaginary journal over her shoulder.
(sung)
I'm an emo kid, uncomforting as can be you'd me uncomforting to if you looked just like me
She pointed to them and then to herself.
I have paint on my nails and makeup on my face
I'm almost emo enough to start shaving my legs
She reached down and made a motion like she was shaving her leg.
Cause I feel real deep when I'm dressing in drag I call it freedom of expression, you'll just call me a fag
Cause our dudes look like chicks and our chicks look like dikes
Cause emo is one step below transvestite
She held up one finger and shrugged her shoulders. She then grabbed her throat.
Stop my breathing and slit my throat
I must be emo
I don't jump around when I go to shows
I must be emo
She grabbed a blanket that was conveniently place near her and held it up so it covered all of her except her eyes.
I'm dark, and sensitive with low self esteem
The way I dress makes everyday feel like Halloween
She dropped the blanket and held her hands up in and 'I-don't-know' gesture.
I have no real problems but I like to make believe
I stole my sisters mascara and now I'm grounded for a week
She started pouting, and crossed her arms.
Sulking and writing poetry are my hobby
I can't get through a Hawthorne Heights album without sobbing
Girls keep breaking up with me
It's never any fun they say they already have a pussy
They don't need another one
She grabbed her throat again.
Stop my breathing and slit my throat
I must be emo
I don't jump around when I go to shows
I must be emo
She pointed to her hair and held out a foot as if showing them her nails.
Dye my hair nail polish on my toes
I must be emo
She stared playing air guitar.
I play guitar and write suicide notes
I must be emo
She then went back to acting as though she were writing in a journal again.
(spoken)
My life is just a black abyss.
You know? It's so dark.
And it's suffocating me.
Grabbing a hold of me and tightening its grip.
Tighter then a pair of my little sisters jeans.
Which look great on me, by the way.
She put a hand on her thigh and swiveled her eyebrows suggestively. She then held out an arm and acted as though she were cutting herself.
(sung)
When I get depressed I cut my wrists in every direction
Hearing songs about getting dumped give me an erection
I write in a live journal and wear thick rimmed glasses
I tell my friends I bleed black and cry during classes
She pretended like she was crying.
I'm just a bad cheap imitation of goth
You could read me Catcher In The Rye and watch me jack-off
I wear skin tight clothes while hating my life
If I said I liked girls I'd only be half right
She made a shrugging motion again.
I look like I'm dead and dress like a homo
I must be emo
She waved her hand and rolled her eyes.
Screw XBOX I play old school Nintendo
I must be emo
I like whine and hit my parentals
I must be emo
Me and my friends all look like clones
I must be emo
Finally, she went back to 'writing' in the imaginary journal.
(spoken)
My parents don't get emo.
They think I'm gay because they saw me kiss a guy well, a couple of guys.
But I mean it's 2000s, can't two, or four dudes make out with each other without being gay.
I mean chicks dig that kind of thing anyways.
I don't know diary, sometimes I think you're the only one on that gets me
You're my best friend. I feel like tacos…
Finally finished, she walked back over to them and sat down. Yoko just shook her head, but couldn't help but grin at the actions Zera had put to it.
"What...the hell...was that?" Riku asked, thoroughly scared out of his mind by the song. Zera grinned.
"It's the emo song! Formally called: 'I Must be Emo'!" she replied. They all burst out laughing except for Leon, who was too cool for that, Riku who was still a bit freaked, and Yoko who already knew the song as well as Zera since her friend listened to it so much.
"That's one weird song!" Kairi said grinning.
"Yup! But it cheered everyone out of this depressing mood right? Well…except for Leon maybe. But that's cause he's emo too and too cool for that kind of stuff," Zera said.
"I'm not emo you idiot!" he yelled, glaring at them as they snickered at him evilly.
"Sure," Sora said. Yuffie got up and poked him in the side.
"Cheer up emo kid," she said. They burst into more laughter as Leon fumed. He was seriously considering being emo…but he wasn't going to.
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The next day, Zera walked in to see Takuto talking to Yoko who was sitting on the couch, courtesy of Leon carrying her there.
"I told you, I don't completely trust you, but if Zera is okay with it, the I'm fine with it too," Yoko said, looking irritated.
"What about me?" the aforementioned girl asked. They turned to her.
"He was apologizing about everything and saying how it was his fault. I keep telling him that if you're okay with it, I am too since I trust your judgment," Yoko replied. Zera went up to Takuto and wrapped an arm around his shoulders.
"Of course I'm okay with it. You've changed sides. You're with us now, and you proved that by helping us out of that place. Yoko doesn't give out her trust too easily so you'll have to earn it like anyone would have to do," she told him. He nodded with a small smile.
"Besides. We'll be keeping an eye on you," she said, winking at him. He blushed a bit, but smiled still.
"Thanks," he said. He was glad he had been forgiven, but he still felt bad about it all.
"Now how's about some breakfast," Zera said walking into the kitchen.
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Eventually everyone gathered back into the living room. It was around noon, and Aerith and Yuffie were serving food to them all in the living room again. About halfway through the meal, Zera sat down her food, stood up, and started pacing.
"What is it?" Sora asked. She stopped.
"I have a theory!" she said suddenly.
"About what?" Kairi asked.
"Why Yoko's mask was off when she first woke up. Aerith told me someone had taken it off and I have a theory!" the other replied. Yoko raised her hand. "Yes Yoko?"
"Zera I was the-"
"No! Don't spoil my theory! Let me tell it first, and then you can say what you were going to say," Zera said, cutting her off. Yoko sat back, rolling her eyes and waiting for her friend to explain her 'theory'.
"Alright. It was the middle of the night and Leon woke up. He was getting a bit horny, so he decided who his victim would be," she started.
"What the hell kind of a theory is that!" Leon yelled, his cheeks tinted red from the accusation.
"It's my theory and I'm sticking to it!" Zera replied, sticking her tongue out at him. "Now, where was I? Oh yeah. He was choosing his victim. He decided on Yoko since the rest of us were healthy and not in a coma! So he snuck into the room and only got as far as taking off the mask when…Mojo Jojo shot him with a hypno-beam making him go unconscious and forget what he was doing!"
Everyone stared at her.
"What?"
"…"
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" Leona and Yoko shouted. Zera shrugged.
"That's my theory and I'm sticking to it," she replied. "It's not my fault you can't handle the truth."
"Zera…" Yoko growled.
"Yes?" her friend replied innocently.
"There're two problems with your theory."
"What?"
"Mojo Jojo is a character in some stupid kid show called Power Puff Girls."
"And?"
"And I took off the fucking mask."
"Oh…dammit!" Yoko rolled her eyes and sighed. Yep. Everything was just about back to normal.
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.:Author's Note:.
So how do you like it? You like Zera's theory about Leon? Lol. I had that stuck in my head for a while now, so I just had to stick it in there somewhere. Along with the emo song. That's a real song and it's freaking awesome! I love it. So there's your daily dose of random weird stuff with a bit of fluff thrown in there. I'm not too sure if I like it, but how's about you tell me if you do, 'kay? Review purty please!