.:Author's Note:.
Nyaa! I haven't updated anything in forever! Well…except this of course. But I'm trying to finish this. I really need to get on that… (-.-') Meh. I'll have to get my ass in gear soon, cause this is gonna be over soon. Yes, yes you read right. It's coming to an end! So sad! But don't worry. It's not like this is the last chapter. I still have some things to do before I end it.
Okay, this chappie doesn't really have much relevance to the plot line, but it's so you can (hopefully) have something to laugh at even though the title is kinda serious. After what happened, I think the story needs it. So, without much further adieu, here's the next chapter.
Disclaimer: nope. I don't own KH. Go talk to Disney and Square.
Healing the Wounds
Yoko's POV (ha. I haven't done someone's POV for a while now…)
It's only been two days since I've woken up from my coma thing. Two…fucking…days. And Kairi's already pissing me off! Speaking of Kairi…
"Yoko, you look uncomfortable. You want a pillow?" she asked. That's the twentieth time she's asked me this. In a span of one hour. So now I'm trying very hard to control my twitching eyebrow.
"As I've told you before Kairi, I'm fine. In fact I'd be even better if you'd leave me alone!" I shouted, crossing my arms in an annoyed manner. That shut her up…for about two minutes.
"But you just look-"
"I'M FINE NOW LEAVE ME ALONE! GODDAMNIT! WHY DO YOU INSIST ON FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE! YOU DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING!" I shouted, my self-control popping like the tiny bubble it is.
"Well excuse me for caring. Can a friend not help their friend out when they are hurt?" she huffed.
"You've helped enough now leave me alone," I replied. She gave a little 'hmph' and stomped out of the room. I sighed in relief as she passed through the doorway. She's been following me around everywhere I go. Either Leon, Riku, or someone else usually carry me into another room since my body hurts basically.
Maybe she thinks I'm mad at her or something. But why would I be mad at her? Well, aside from the fact that she's been annoying the fucking hell out of me with her constant questions of whether I feel okay or not, or whether I need something. It's driving me crazy!
And now I've realized that I'm burning holes into the coffee table in front of me with a glare because Leon just entered the room and is looking at me strangely. I redirected my glare at him. He stared at me for a second before turning and walking out the way he came. That's right…just walk away…
I sighed. Great. Now that I've just scared one of my modes of transportation away, my stomach has just declared itself hungry and is now waging a war with my will. I really hope Aerith comes in with lunch soon. That or somebody else who can carry me to the kitchen. It sucks not being able to get around on my own.
Normal POV"Alright! Time for some awesome cooking from…Zera!" the girl shouted, whipping out a chef's hat and putting it on her head.
"Uh…Where's you get that hat?" Takuto asked. She went silent.
"…I dunno…but I have it! Now it's time to cook! Let's make something really nice for Yoko okay Taky!" she said happily, using her pet name for him. His cheeks flushed a bit.
"Please don't call me that Zera," he said.
"Aww, but I like it," she pouted.
"Well…what are you going to make?" he asked, trying to change the subject. Zera grinned.
"Well…how's about we make some cookies! I know she likes the chocolate chip ones," she said, running to the fridge to get some ingredients.
"Okay," he said with a shrug. "Anything I can do to help?"
"Not really. You can go wait for me in the living room while I do this," Zera told him. Takuto nodded. "Oh! Before you go, could you heat the oven for me? I'm not good with that stuff. Ovens are essential for baking cookies, and if I do it, they'd either turn out mushy, burnt, or the oven would just blow up," she said.
"How do you know that?" he asked.
"It happened once! Technology hates me…" she said, hanging her head in shame. "All the laptops I've had, which were three before the one I have now, have all broken in some way, shape, or form (1). Usually it has something to do with the screen of it. Plus I blew something up in the microwave once when I heated it for too long."
"…Oh," Takuto said, not really knowing how to respond to that. Zera grinned.
"Yup! Now I must make the precious batter which will then be turned into the soft chewy goodness that are cookies!" she said, dragging him out of the room. "No interruptions please!"
With that she walked back into the kitchen, leaving him alone with Yoko in the living room. Yoko was stretched out on the long couch reading a book she had found in her room and brought with her. He stood there for a moment; thinking of what he could do while he waited for Zera.
"Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to have a seat?" Yoko asked suddenly, startling him.
"Y-yeah. Sure," he said quickly, sitting down on the closest chair. He glanced at her nervously. He wasn't sure if she had forgiven him yet or even would. He sighed. If he had nothing else to do, now was a good time as any to ask.
"Yoko?" he called out.
"Hmm?" she answered, not looking up from her book.
"Um…are you okay with me…being here? Knowing what I've done and…what I almost did?" he asked quietly. Yoko paused in her reading and looked at him over the top of it. He was staring at the floor. She sighed and put the book down in her lap, her finger saving her place in it.
"What do you think?" she asked. He looked up at her with a bit of surprise. "I don't really know your reasons for being with them. All I know is that you changed because of Zera. She really trusts you. Almost as much as she does me. If she trusts you that much, then I have no reason to not let you be with us. I, of course, don't trust you nearly as much as Zera does. You'll have opportunities to earn it though," she continued. He smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. I'll try my best to earn it," he replied.
"Good idea. Now, Zera's my best friend so I'm protective of her like she's protective of me," Yoko said in a serious voice. "I'm keeping my eye on you, so you better not do anything more to hurt her. Zera really loves and trusts you. She's been betrayed more than once before I met her for believing in people too much, and I don't want it to happen again. It almost happened between us, though I'm glad it didn't. I'm telling you this as a warning. Hurt her and I won't hesitate to beat you to a bloody pulp and leave you out in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of heartless and now means of fighting back."
He stared at her for a minute or two before finally responding.
"Uh…right. I'll make sure to keep that in mind," he replied nervously. At that moment, Zera chose to come bouncing in.
"Hey guys! What 'cha talking' 'bout?" she asked.
"About how bored I am with not being able to move," Yoko replied. Her friend grinned and bounced over.
"Alrighty then! We'll just have to relieve you of tha-"
"I TOLD YOU I'M SORRY KAIRI! I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!"
There were many crashes heard and Sora landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. Kairi appeared at the top holding a shoe and was fuming. The three looked at Sora, then at Kairi, and at Sora again.
"What…the fuck?" Yoko said finally.
"SORA!" Kairi shouted as she stomped down the stairs. Sora recovered from his daze finally and looked up at the approaching girl in fear. He looked around for something to protect himself with, and then scrambled up and behind Zera who was still standing. She gave him a confused glance then looked over at Kairi who was heading towards her.
"Um…what happened Sora?" Takuto asked. Kairi's scary when she's mad.
"He said my butt looked big!" Kairi answered for him.
"But I said I liked it!" Sora said in a desperate attempt to save him the beating. Zera sidestepped and pushed him in front of her.
"Sorry, but I have no choice but to give you to her. No girl likes being insulted. Especially when it involves their ass or body weight," Zera answered to his wide-eyed stare.
"Now…come here Sora!" Kairi said with an evil smile. He whimpered as she grabbed him by the shirt and then dragged him back up the stairs.
"I'm innocent I tell you! Innocent!" he shouted. He was flailing his arms and legs trying to break Kairi's grip, but to no avail. She hit him on the head.
"Shut up Sora," she said, and continued her trek up the stairs.
"I hate PMSing girlfriends…" Sora said as the disappeared out of sight. Yoko and Zera sighed and shook their heads.
"Well, I know to never insult a girl for sure now," Takuto said nervously.
"You were going to before?" Yoko said glaring at him.
"Ah! N-no! No," he said quickly. 'She's scarier than Kairi still,' he thought as he laughed nervously. Zera sat down next to him.
"Well that's good. Now, I say we play some cards to pass the time!" she said happily.
"What are we going to play?" Yoko asked.
"Go Fish!" the other said.
"Um…I've never really…played cards before, and I've never learned any games of that sort," Takuto confessed. The two girls looked at him like he had another head, and his cheeks were dusted a light pink out of embarrassment.
"What!" they shouted in surprise. He turned a darker shade and smiled nervously. Zera hugged him.
"Oh you poor deprived child! We must teach you right away!" she said. She let go and started to deal the cards. They taught him the rules and he caught on quickly. After a few more rounds they heard a ding from the kitchen.
"What was that?" Yoko asked.
"They're done! I'll be right back," Zera said happily, and bounced out of the room without answering the question. Yoko turned to Takuto.
"She made chocolate chip cookies for you and they're done cooking now I guess," he told her. Yoko's eyes went as big as saucers and she turned to Zera who was now walking I with the cookies.
"Here they are!" she said, setting them down. "They're still hot though, so-uh, hey…Yoko…um, why are you looking at me like that?"
"You tried to cook? Again?" Yoko said.
"Is that a bad thing?" Takuto asked, not really sure where this was going.
"I don't think it is!" Zera said. She popped a cookie in her mouth and chewed happily. "They're really good!"
"Yeah, just one problem Zera. These are sugar cookies. Not chocolate chip," Yoko stated, holding up one of the cookies.
"But…they're really good!" Zera said with wide innocent eyes. Yoko sighed and shook her head. She took a cookie and took a bite.
"Fine. I'll admit it's good, but if you're able to try to make something totally different than what you were trying to make, you're not allowed to cook anymore," she said. Zera laughed and rubbed the back of her head. Takuto smiled and took a cookie also.
"Thanks for the lunch Aerith!" Kairi said as the older brunette set the food down for everyone. They were all eating in the living room again. It'd been almost a week since Yoko had woken up. They'd gotten used to eating there when they were all together since there wasn't enough room in the dining room. There was one person missing though. Yoko was resting at the moment in her room since Aerith had forced her back there. Kairi also promised to leave her alone if she did, so Yoko went even if it was reluctantly.
"You're welcome. It's nice to cook something for someone other than these two!" Aerith said with a smile. Yuffie pouted.
"What's that supposed mean?" she asked.
"Sorry Yuf, but you guys only eat about two different things, so when they're here, I can cook something different. So you guys like it?" Aerith said, turning her attention back to the others. Sora, who was shoveling food into his mouth, looked up at her and nodded his head rapidly in approval. The brunette laughed, then looked at Riku, Kairi, Zera, and Takuto for their answers.
"It's great," Kairi said, answering for all of them. They nodded in confirmation.
"I haven't had cooking since we were at the King's castle, or back at my world!" Zera exclaimed. Aerith smiled.
"Well I'm glad," she said, and then sat down to eat her own food.
"Is Yoko coming out for dinner?" Takuto asked.
"She can't really walk yet, so unless one of us gets her she won't be here," Leon stated.
"I'll ge-"
"Wait! Everyone listen!" Zera shouted suddenly, cutting Riku off. "Three…two…one!"
BAM!
The sound of something falling over was heard as they all looked at Zera with confusion and amazement written on their faces. She grinned.
"Right on schedule," she said.
"What was that?" Sora asked.
"Yoko was trying to walk and fell over in the hall," she replied.
"SHE WHAT?" Riku yelled, and then ran out of the room. The others gave her looks of disbelief.
"Yoko!" they heard Riku shout. Zera grinned again.
"I'm pa-sychic!" she said. Takuto chuckled a bit at this.
"Hey, you okay?" Riku asked as he helped her sit up. Yoko sighed.
"Yeah. Just peachy," she replied sarcastically. He sighed.
"You should be more careful. I know you're getting more and more of your strength back, but you should still take it easy," he said. They were now standing up fully. She leaned on him for some support. She was panting slightly from the effort and dull pain that echoed through her body. He rolled his eyes and picked her up bridal style.
"Wha!" she shouted in surprise. She hadn't been expecting that. He carried her back to her room. He set her on the bed and then sat down beside her.
"Why'd you take me back?" she huffed.
"You're over-exerting yourself by doing that. I'll go get you something to eat okay? You need your rest," he told her. He leaned over and gave her a peck on the lips. He leaned his forehead against hers and smiled.
"Now don't move you stubborn idiot," he said. He got up and left. Yoko's face was a light pink. She sank down into the bed and crossed her arms.
"Bossy…" she said with a smile.
.:Author's Note:.
So that's the end. Of this chapter! Hehe. Oh the fluff…and randomness. I jst felt like giving you guys some insight as to what they were doing while Yoko was healing. There's more of this, but I decided it might be too long then. So I'm splitting up into two chappies. Well, hope you liked it. Review please!