Enough

You heard her as you were pulling your small, wodden boat up onto the sandy shore of the neighboring island that you and most of the other children went to explore and play games. It was quiet at the time though, school had just been released for the day about an hour ago and luckily, you two were the only ones there. Making your way closer to the place you were guessing she would be, you looked up to admire the deep blue sky. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining bright and there was barely a cloud up above, but you knew that somewhere else, there was a never ending storm that was constantly washing away the happiness she so very much deserved.

She was crying and you knew just the reason why. What hurt the most was that the only thing you could do was just be there - and you hoped it would be enough.

Arms innocently held behind your back, you slowly crossed the bridge that led to one of you and your friend's favorite conversation spots. She quickly turned when she heard your footsteps, though they were very light, and your heart suddenly sank to the lowest pit of your stomach when you saw her flushed, tear-streaked cheeks and her normally vivacious, blue orbs filled with crystalline tears instead.

"S-Sora..." she stood to meet you, wiping the tears away with her forearm, as if she was trying to hide the fact that she was crying. "What are you doing here?"

You smiled softly as you led her to sit on the nearby tree that you often found yourselves many times before. "Whaddya mean?" you asked wryly, "We always hang out and talk here."

She smiled, you could tell it wasn't forced either, that was a good sign. You shifted in your seat a bit as you tried to think of what else to say, "Is this about what happened at school today?" you asked in a cautious tone. She nodded slowly and more tears came, 'Nice job, genius.' say to yourself, scooting a few inches closer to Kairi and placing a hand on her shoulder. "Hey..." you began, feeling lower than ever for making her cry again. "What does Tidus know anyway? He's just a little, well, scared I guess. We've never met someone like you before, Kairi, it's gonna take sometime for him to get used to it."

"I understand that," she said inbetween sniffs and hiccups, "but it still doesn't give him an excuse to say that I don't love my parents or my home, because I lost all of my memories of them!" tears came racing down her face yet again, "I may not remember what my parents looked like or the things we used to do together, but that doesn't make me love them any less! I know they loved me...they just had to! They couldn't stop what happened to our world anymore than anyone else could have, right?" she asked, looking straight into your eyes like she was searching for an answer that she would most likely never find. You swallow hard once you realize the distance between your faces is rather small and mentally slap yourself back to attention.

"Right." you finally say, quietly but assuredly. 'Kairi's parents had to be good people,' you think to yourself, 'look at her! She's sweet, funny, and always willing to help someone who needs it.' Her eyes softened at your answer as she slid a little closer to you, then brought her knees up to her chest and let her chin rest on top of them.

"Thank you." she said to you softly, looking out into the ocean with distant eyes. You shrug, then jump up from your seat and hold your hand out to her with a smile widely spread across your face.

"I'm always here for you, Kairi," you say as she takes your hand in her own, "just come to me next time he decides to say something stupid like that and I'll take care of it."

She let out a faint giggle and the two of you began to walk back down to the beach, hand in hand, with smiles on your faces. Her eyes full of life once again as you begin to tell her about Riku's idea of making a raft and traveling out to sea, exploring the world together, just the three of you.

It was enough.
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soraxkairifangirl: I know you asked for one with the three of them when they were little, but the minute I read your review, I just couldn't get this idea out of my mind! I promise I'll write you one about the three of them at a younger age, as soon as I get a good idea of what I want it to be about.