A/N: Hey everybody. I really appreciate the reviews I got even if it was only four. Still, it means the world to me! Thank you for supporting this fic! I would like to thank Regenade Of Illumination, Master Of Kingdom Hearts, Hoshizora No Hikari and InTheDarkWithRiku for being my first chapter reviewers. You guys rock! This chapter is for you four! Enjoy. First, the disclaimer. Roxas, do you want to do it?
Roxas: Puh-lease, why would I waste my time doing that?
Me: Becuase I order you too now do it!
Roxas: You're not the boss of me! Fuck off!
Regenade Of Illuminaton: Oh no! He said the 'F' word!
Master Of Kingdom Hearts: -gasp- We must punish him!
Hoshizora No Hikari: I got the soap! –stuffs it in Roxas's mouth and starts cleaning his mouth with it-
Roxas: -spits out soap- Yuck! That was gross!
InTheDarkWithRiku: Hah! Teaches you not to use foul language anymore.
Roxas: That's not fair. Angelofsweetness gets to use it. Why can't I?
Me: Becuase I control this story so I can say whatever I want. You're just casting in it.
Roxas: Aww man.
Me: Haha! Now do the disclaimer or I'll ask my reviewers to wash your mouth with soup again!
Reviewers: Don't you mean soap?
Me: Who fucking cares?
Reviewers: -gasps- She said the 'f' word! Get her!
-grabs angelofsweetness and washes her mouth with soap-
Me: Yuck, that is gross.
Roxas: Hah! Now you know. Oh well, better do the disclaimer. Angelofsweetness does not own any KH series. Just a copy of their game and some merchandise.
Me: Thanks! –spits out bubbles- Now, on with the story!
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Looking Through You're Eyes
Chapter 2: Meeting, greeting, and knowing
Sora's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't expected to hear what he just did. This poor girl was blind? "What-what did you say?" asked Sora, his voice shaking for some reason. Kairi let go of his hands and turned around slowly. She placed a foot in front and stretched her hands out far. She made her way towards her bed, taking little baby steps.
Sora's mind filled with questions about this mysterious girl. How did she know which direction she needed to go? Did she remember every inch of her room? How did she know how many steps to take? He was confused at her actions. Kairi finally made it to her bed and her hand made contact with its softness. She smiled and sat down and turned towards Sora.
"I'm blind Sora. I lost my sight when I was 7. I am used to this condition. It may seem troublesome but I believe that this is all a test that god is making me go through. I must be strong,"
"How?" asked Sora. "How did you get...umm...bl-blind?"
"I-It was after I found out about my parents death. You could say it was too much for me until I fell ill and had eye cancer. That is the consequence I have to pay for crying all night long,"
"I-I'm so-sorry. I didn't mean to offend you or anything,"
Kairi smiled and shook her head. "Don't be Sora. I'm used to this. The darkness I see. The sorrow I feel. I've been feeling it for 9 years. This is who I am. A normal girl...a nor-normal bli-blind girl," Sora could see that she was trying to fight the tears that were begging to come out. Even blind people deserve to cry right? Kairi rubbed the water away and leaned her head on her pillow.
"Sora, cou-could you visit me some other time? I-I...I need to be alo-alone for aw-awhile," said Kairi and covered herself. Sora looked at Kairi concerningly and then back at Aeris. The brunette girl nodded and Sora left the room along with Aeris. She closed the door and looked at Sora who was in deep thought. She's blind? How am I supposed to hang with a blind person? Is that any fun? This so ruins my year..
"Sora, do you want me to show you the rest of the house?" asked Aeris.
"Huh?" was the reply from the blur boy.
"I asked if you wanted to see the rest of the house,"
"Oh, umm, yeah, that would be great," Aeris smiled and she gave the teenager a tour around the mansion. There were many rooms yet a few patients. There were also many facilities such as a swimming pool, a television room, a library, a studio, a music room and many more. What caught Sora's attention was a room with golden doors. It was pretty big so the room must be wide.
"Aeris, what's in this room?"
"Oh, that's a special room. No one is allowed to go in because it contains files and reports about a certain project that Kairi's father, the mayor, was working on before he died,"
"Wait! Hold up! Kairi is the mayor's daughter?"
"Didn't you know? She was always on the news with her sister,"
"Oh yeah, who is her sister and what sickness does she have?"
"Her names's Larxene and she lost her sight of hearing. She is a very stubborn girl and refuses to wear her hearing aid. She claims she prefers to be deaf then listen to people. She took her parents death more calmer than Kairi. Still, she's hurt inside and bottles up her emotions. That's Larxene for you,"
"Doesn't she care about her?" asked Sora. "Doesn't she care about Kairi?"
Aeris shook her head. "She doesn't want to admidt that Kairi's her sister. She says she lives alone and in her life has no one but herself. Kairi was sad at first but she understood her sister's feelings," Sora nodded in understandment. He now felt even more pity for Kairi. Her life is a wreck. He has never seen someone's life so full of misery like the blind redhead's.
Just then, Sora's cellphone rang. Sora took it out and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey goofball. Dad and I are coming to pick you up,"
"Roxas, why aren't you here? Aren't you supposed to help out too?"
"Why would a hunk like me waste my time there?" Sora then heard a smack noise meaning his father had hit Roxas's head. Sora laughed at this and heard Roxas start arguing with his father.
"Alright, alright, see you later Rox," said Sora and hung up. He turned towards Aeris and grinned. "I have to go. I'll come by tomorrow same time with my brother and Riku okay?" Aeris nodded and Sora waved at her before leaving with his backpack. Aeris returned it with a wave and a warm hearted smile. Oh Sora. I hope you can shine Kairi's life. She's been through so much and deserves some happiness. I trust you can do it. I have faith in you.
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"Yo Riku. Morning," said Sora to Riku as he and Roxas made their way to Riku's locker. The albino haired boy looked up and saw them. He gave them a smile and waved back at them. "Hey, why didn't you come to the home yesterday?" asked Sora.
"Oh, sorry about that. I had to take care of something,"
"Don't tell me. Another date with another girl?"
Riku shut his locker door and nodded. "Man, Riku. That's like the twentieth girl this week. Why don't you just go out with just one girl for pete's sake," said Roxas. Riku sighed and gripped his bag tighter and he and the other two made their way to class. "You know why. I'm trying to look for the right girl. Its hard for me. I just can't seem to find her. Unlike Roxas here, I am not a playboy,"
"Hey, what can I say? The ladies love the skater dude. I'm just smooth and cool. That's why every girl digs me,"
Just then, a blonde girl walked by with her friends and Roxas went into a daydream stance. Sora rolled his eyes while Riku shook his head in dismay. The blonde girl was walking towards them and Roxas quickly laid back on the lockers and tried looking cool. The girl passed by them and her friends giggled as Roxas winked at them. "Hey Namine baby. What's shaking girl?"
"Don't call me baby Revene. It sickens me hearing it from you,"
"Sickens you? Or does it make your heart beat fast? Does it make you feel weak in the knees? Come on Namie. Darling, I know you want me,"
Namine rolled her eyes. "The only thing I want you to do is stay away from me you sick player, perverted boy!" and with that, she left with the other two girls. "Wait Namine! Call me okay?" shouted Roxas. Namine just kept walking with her friends. Roxas turned to Sora and Riku and they just looked at Roxas sympathetically.
"Why don't you just give up on her Rox? She's not intrested in you. You've been trying to get her since sixth grade and we're like in the ninth grade now. Give it up dude," said Riku.
"That's what makes her intresting. She's not like other girls who are easy to get. She's a stubborn girl and she knows how to manage people. Besides, she has a nice ass,"
"I don't know why I'm related to a pervert like you," said Sora. Roxas just smirked and then, a swarm of girls squealed. "Oh my god! Its him!" they yelled and stormed their way towards the boys direction. "What did I tell you. The ladies love the Roxas charm," boasted Roxas and turned towards the girls. "Ladies, relax, there's enough Roxas for everyone,"
The girls then ran PAST Roxas and were crowded around Riku. "Oh my god! You are so built. You are so hot! Sign my arm Riku! Are you seeing anyone? Call me Riku!" said the girls all together. Riku sweat dropped while Roxas's jaw dropped to the ground. "Umm...sorry ladies. I'm late..so...Sora! Roxas! Code red!" yelled Riku.
Sora nodded and Riku tossed a shirt towards Roxas and Sora pushed Riku down. Roxas then whistled to get the girls attention and they turned their gaze to the BHK. "Yo ladies! I have Riku's shirt that he wore after basketball practice! Come and get it!" yelled Roxas. The ladies squealed and ran towards Roxas. He then threw the shirt far away and the girls raced after it like mad dogs.
"Phew, thanks guys," said Riku.
"No prob," said Sora and Roxas in unison. The bell then rang. "Opps, we're going to be late. Lets go guys," said Sora and they made their way to their next class. There, they took their normal seats which were at the back and there were their other two girl best friends, Yuffie and Selphie. "Hey guys. I can't believe what you did yesterday," said Selphie.
"What?" asked Riku confusingly.
"You and Sora blew up the lab! I can't believe it! That was the best way to start a new year of ninth grade,"
"Well," said Sora while leaning back on his chair. "That's what we do,"
Just then, the teacher came in and the class turned their attention to her. "Good morning class. I'm Mrs Mouse or Miss Minnie if you may call me. I'll be teaching you litearature and english so I'll try to make it as intresting as possible. Now, how about if we begin with-,"
A knock then interupted Miss Minnie's speech. "Oh, come in," said the teacher. The door opened and there stood a teenage girl with dark brown hair and yellow highlights and dazzling emerald eyes. She stood there and smiled at the teacher. "Is this Miss Minnie's class?"
"Yes it is. Are you a new student?"
"Yeah, I just tranferred here,"
"Okay, and what is you're name?"
"Michelle, Michelle Sanchez,"
"Mitch?" asked Phoebe, one of Namine's closest friends. Michelle looked at the girl and then her emerald eyes widened. "Phoebs?" Phoebe nodded and waved at her frantically and Michelle did the same. "I take it you know her?" asked Miss Minnie.
"Yeah, she's my cousin,"
"Oh, then you can show Michelle around after class then. Is that okay?"
Phoebe nodded and Miss Minnie smiled. "Okay, if you mind taking a seat next to Mr Allster there," continued the teacher and pointed to the seat beside Riku. Michelle smiled and made her way to her seat. When she sat down, Riku couldn't help but look at her. She was quite pretty with her eyes and all. Riku mentally slapped himself.
Come on Riku. You don't even know one fucking thing about her. Just forget about it. Besides, she might just be another fangirl or something. Still, Riku continued to observe her as she took notes at what the teacher was telling and her voice when she replied to the people that greeted and welcomed her. The class soon ended and Michelle then stood up, forgetting that her papers were on her lap.
They fell down and Michelle groaned. "Great, just great," She began picking the papers up and then, a hand helped pick them up too. Michelle looked up and saw Riku helping her. "Here, let me help you," Michelle couldn't help but stare into his aqua eyes. She felt mesmorized by it but shrugged it off. "Tha-thanks," replied the girl. Geez, Michelle. Stutter much.
"I haven't seen you around Destiny Islands before. You just moved?" asked Riku politely.
"Well, sort of. My parents always go on buisness trips so they transferred me here since they thought Destiny Islands was a great place to 'express my talent'," said Michelle while bending her fingers during that word.
"Talent?"
"Oh, my parents planned me to be a traditional spanish dancer. They say I have to follow the Sanchez tradition. My grandmother was one and so was my mum so I guess its my turn,"
"I see. You don't sound too happy about it. Is the-,"
"Riku! Hurry up! Our next class is starting!" said Yuffie as she, Selphie, Sora and Roxas were waiting at the doorway for him. "I'm coming," said Riku and he handed the papers to Michelle. "I'll see you later maybe?" asked Riku. Michelle smiled and nodded and Riku responded with a grin. He waved goodbye and went to his friends. Michelle smiled knowing she had just made a new friend.
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School passed by fast that day. Sora and his friends were ouside the school compounds, talking. "Well, we'll see you girls tomorrow. Me and the boys here have to go to the disabled home for some help thingie," said Riku.
"Oh, okay, serves you right for blowing up the lab," said Selphie.
"Hey, it was an accident okay? I didn't know sulphuric acid could be that dangerous,"
"That's because you always sleep in Mr Donald's class. You'd beter pay attention if you want to pass midterm,"
"Geez, you sound like my mum Selph,"
Selphie stuck out her toungue. Yuffie looked at her watch then gasped. "Uh oh. I'm late for my karate lessons. I'll see you guys later. Bye," and with that, the girl left. "I have to go to my dad's candyshop and work my time. See ya," The boys watched as Selphie ran off and they sighed. "Come on, we don't want to be late," said Sora and they rode on their skateboards towards the house.
When they reached there. Riku and Roxas gasped at the inside of the house. "Dude, this crib is sweet," said Riku.
"Told you so," said Sora.
"Wow. If disabled people get to live in this house, maybe I should cut off my ams or something," said Roxas as his eyes scanned the house. Just then, they heard footsteps coming way. "Hello Sora. These must be Roxas and Riku I presume," said Aeris.
"Yeah, guys, this is Aeris. She's sort of the owner here,"
"Nice to meet you," said Aeris and the boys greeted her. After explaining what they need to do, Aeris told them their patients. "Riku, you're with Yuna. She sort of has eye problems as in her left eye can see only blue and her right eye can see only green so she needs help with her colour sight. She's not much of a problem so you can handle her," Riku nodded and sighed in relief he got an easy patient.
"What about me?" asked Roxas.
"You're getting a patient called Paine. This patient is quite tough because she has trouble communicating. Her voice is cracked so she can't talk much. She's a loner and needs some company. Hopefully you can do that Roxas,"
"Easy. I get along great with the chicks. I am a ladies man after all,"
"Urm...I see. Well, let me show you to their rooms. Sora, you may go see Kairi now,"
Sora nodded and made his way towards the blind girl's room. When he reached the door, he remembered what happened on his previous visit. She looked depressed. Sora was determined to at least make her smile a genuine smile at him. He doesn't really like depression or sadness. He was after all a cheerful guy. He knocked on the pink door and waited for an answer.
"Come in," replied Kairi and Sora opened the door. "Hey Kairi, how are you- holy fucking shit!" said Sora as he covered his eyes. Kairi was trying to zip her dress up but she couldn't reach the zip so it sort of reveald her back and the hook of her bra. "I am so sorry Kairi. I didn't know that you were changing. I-I...urgh, you must think I'm a sick pervert now huh?"
Kairi giggled. "No, its cute and sweet you said sorry. Normally guys when they see girls change they drool and all," Thank god Kairi was blind because then she couldn't see how red Sora's face was. "Umm...Sora, can you help me? I seriously can't reach the zip," said Kairi. Sora nodded and walked over to her. He placed his fingers on the zip and slowly lifted it up.
Sora took this oppurtinity to inhale the scent of Kairi. She smelled like strawberry for some reason. Maybe it was her hair. It smelt sexy. Sora quickly slapped himself and banished the perverted thoughts away from his mind. Kairi turned around and tried to touch Sora's hand. The boy sighed and took Kairi's hand in his. Kairi smiled as she felt his fingers intertwining with hers.
"I'm sorry about yesterday Sora. I guess I couldn't control my feelings,"
"Its okay. I understand. You're going through a rough time. Just try and relax okay?"
Kairi nodded. Her smile still carved on her face. Sora somehow got a feeling that the smile was just a fake one because it didn't make Kairi's face shine or it didn't reveal pure happiness. It was plain fake and that's all there is to it. "Umm... Sora, what time is it?" asked Kairi. Sora looked at his watch and told her it was a quarter past three. "Oh, can you take me to the garden please? This is the time where I water my plants,"
"You grow plants? How do you know if they're blooming or growing well. You can't really...umm...see?"
"I just know. Its hard to explain. Its like my sixth sense or something,"
Sora looked at her confusingly but threw that look away. He then took her hand and guided her to the door. "Hey Kairi, why don't you use like a walking stick or something so that you could easily know where you're going?"
"You're a curious boy," said Kairi and Sora blushed. "Well, its because I prefer not to use one. I don't need a walking stick as long as I have my other senses. When I got blind, they became stronger and I could use them even more than when I could see," Sora curled his mouth into an 'o' and continued leading Kairi to the garden. At the stairs, Sora held her hand with one of his and his other hand held her waist so she wouldn't fall.
"Hold me tightly Kairi," said Sora and he could have sworn he saw a slight blush rise up in her cheeks. Maybe holding her that tight was making her uncomfortable. She slowly walked down the stairs step by step and she gripped onto Sora tightly as though not wanting him to let go. Finally, they reached the garden. Kairi took one deep breath and exhaled it.
"I love the fresh air out here. It relaxes me. Its a shame I can't see the view out here or I bet the view would ne breathtaking too,"
"You're not missing much. Its just like any old plain garden," lied Sora. The view was actually very beautiful. Bushes were growing everywhere, flowers as far as the eye can see, fountains and monuments around, an orchard was there, many fruits and vegetables were growing and looked ready to eat. It was a magnificent sight.
"Maybe you're right. Okay Sora, do you see any red roses?" asked Kairi. Sora looked around and spotted a place where there were many red roses. "Well, I see a whole bunch of it near a water fountain there," replied Sora. Kairi smiled. "I told you they were blooming and growing perfectly,"
"You are a smart one. I like that in a girl,"
Kairi blushed. Eventhough she couldn't see Sora, she somehow had a feeling he was grinning now and for sure, he was. "Could you please take me there? I need to make sure they are doing well," said the redhead. Sora nodded and guided her towards the rosebush. There, he sat her down near them and Kairi placed her hands on them. Her fingers traced every single rose and she smiled as she felt their soft red petals.
She plucked one of and inhaled its sweet aroma. She sighed at it and smiled. "This smell reminds me of my mother. For some reason, she would always smell like roses. I didn't know what made her smell like that before but now I know,"
"What was it?"
"Its her motherly smell. Every mother has their own scent that their children can tell. Its in their motherly hearts. God made them have it so that their children won't forget the smell of their mother,"
Sora thought about it and realised it was true. His mother always smelled like apples for some reason. She would always hug him and he remembered since he was small, his mother's apple scent always remained to her. Sora smiled at how Kairi was smart at these kind of things. It was amazing how a blind person knows so much about life then a person who has visual senses.
"Say Kairi?" asked Sora. "Why do you like roses anyway?"
Kairi grinned. "It reminds me of life,"
"Huh?"
"A rose is like life to me. Its beautiful when its healthy and growing and its ugly when it wilts and dies. When life is happy for you, you feel like nothing can go wrong. Everything goes well for you. You are living it in your way but when misery or tragedy comes into your life, everything goes hectic. It makes life look worthless and not worth living for. You could even feel like dying sometimes,"
Sora absorbed what Kairi had said and it made perfect sense to him. He stared into her dull eyes and could tell she was in deep thought. "I don't really like roses. It just reminds me of life. Of how we're living. A rose to me is the way life is to me. It may sound crazy but that's what I believe in. Do you understand Sora?"
"I do Kairi. In fact, you just taught me a valuable thing,"
"And what is that?"
"To believe in what I believe in. Doesn't matter on how you believe as long as you always believe in it. Thanks Kairi,"
"You're welcome Sora. I guess lessons from a blind person does affect you huh?"
Sora turned to look at Kairi and smiled. "More than you'll ever know," He then watched as she neared herself to the roses and inhaled their scent again. She seemed to like it for some reason. Eventhough her eyes showed her blindness with its dull colour, when she inhaled the scent, a small teeny tiny bit of blue can be seen, as though her her vision was coming back to her but Sora knew it was impossible.
Kairi's finger ran through her roses again until she stopped. She winced in pain and took out her finger. There, on her middle finger, was a thorn sticking out of it. "Sora, why is my finger hurting? Did I cut myself with something? What is it?" asked Kairi.
"You accidently got a thorn from your rose bush stuck in your finger. Let me help you take it out,"
Sore gently took the thorn out and Kairi hissed in pain as he did so. "Ssh, its almost out. Just a little bit more Kairi," said Sora with a comforting tone. Kairi trusted him and contained the stingness of it as Sora managed to get the thorn out. He threw it away and placed Kairi's finger in his mouth. Kairi was shocked. Her finger was suddenly wet and it felt like someone was licking the blood away.
Kairi wondered what Sora was doing but she felt it was best she let him aid her. He then took out a tissue and wrapped it around her finger. The stingness wore off and now, the pain was reducing too. "There, that should make it better. And you know what comes after you get a cut?"
"What?" asked Kairi suspiciously. The next thing she knew, she felt something soft on her cheek. It felt warm too. It only lasted for awhile until it was gone. Kairi held the place where she felt it and smiled. She knew what it was. Sora had kissed her cheek. Sora was blushing big time now. He didn't know what overcame him to suddenly kiss someone he barely knew.
It still felt good though. And worth it too. His first mission was completed. Kairi was smiling at him and it wasn't a fake smile. It was real and beautiful. A genuine smile.
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There you go, chapter 2. Sorry if I'm updating slow. My exam's have just finished today so expect faster updates! Woohoo! Sorry there were no sweet moments with the others. Next chapter will have along with more SoKai moments as Sora learns more about Kairi. Oh yeah, and this is a RikuxOC fic so if you don't like Riku with an OC, than sorry. I just can't find a girl from KH for Riku and he deserves a girl! Anyways, go and review now! Please review! Flamers are welcome! Just not too harsh okay? So go and REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!
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