Misunderstanding

Kairi had stopped crying for a while now. She was now just relaxing against Sora's chest. Kairi couldn't quite place it, but something about Sora was different from all of the other patients. But then she remembered something. Her mom used to work as a nurse here when she was her age. She had been assigned to a patient who was different from all of the others. When she was upset, he would always hold her and whisper in her ear that he would protect her at all costs.

He looked exactly like Sora except with jet black hair and gold hazel eyes instead of blue. His name was Vanitas. The reason he was in the Asylum was because there were rumors going around that he was a demon. A person who could never age. Vanitas had records of supposed deaths before he got checked in to the Asylum.

He was caught in a fire, drowned, murdered, and so on. However; he didn't have a single scratch on him.

That's why he was put into the Asylum. Everyone thought he was a demon and they locked him up because he insisted that he wasn't. They starved him almost to death.

Kairi's mom would sometimes bring food to him, when she had the chance. Then one day, she had the duty to lock everyone up. She was the only one left in the place. When she went to go lock up Vanitas's cell, he was acting strange. When she walked up behind him; he launched towards her. Her mother was raped continuously that night.

When everyone came to work in the morning, they saw the cell door open. However, Vanitas and her mother were nowhere to be found. Then the rumors started of how she was raped and enjoyed it so they ran off together. Or something stupid like how Vanitas escaped and still holds her hostage today.

But it didn't matter if Sora looked like him, he was different…right?

Before Kairi could continue her thoughts, Sora was pulled away from her by some Nurses. What were they doing? Oh no…they saw them together!

Some other Nurses came into the room with a cart full of medicine. One Nurse picked up two needles. One was filed was numbing stuff that when ejected into the body; the whole body would go numb and the patient couldn't move any part of their body for over 2 hours. The Nurse went up and ejected Sora with the shot. Sora screamed from the pain.

"W-What are you doing to him! Let him go! He didn't do anything wrong!" Kairi screamed at the nurses but nothing seemed to work. She watched as Sora's body shut down. She could see him struggling to move.

"I demand you tell me what you are doing to him and why before you eject him with that stuff!" The Nurse holding the next shot which was a medicine that when ejected into a patient's body; it would knock them out for an hour and looked towards Kairi.

"He was trying to assault you. We need to take action."

"Assault me? He wasn't going to hurt me!"

"Then what was he trying to do!"

"Namin'e got raped! He was holding me because I was crying! He was trying to help me!" The Nurses just stared at her like she was insane.

"Kairi, you do remember what happened to your mother don't you?"

"Of course I do…she's my mother!" Kairi was getting real pissed, real quick.

"Do you even know who this boy is?"

"Yes…his name is Sora. He's kind, gentle and sweet." Kairi didn't understand what they were trying to say.

"Kairi, come with me. I need to show you something." The nurse put down the needle and signaled Kairi out the door.

Kairi shook her head. "No. Not until you release him." The Nurse nodded and the Nurses lifted Sora onto the bed. He was breathing heavily, like he couldn't move his lungs correctly.

Kairi looked at Sora and started to worry. "Will he be okay? Why can't he breathe?"

"He's fine; he's just not used to the medicine." Kairi nodded her head and followed the Nurses out the door. Where were they taking her?

The Nurses led Kairi into the room where they keep all of the patient's files. A Nurse walked up to the cabinet, opened it, and pulled out two files. She handed them to Kairi. One file was on Sora and the other was on Vanitas. Kairi laid them out on a table and opened them both up.

"Look Kairi. Look at the resemblance." The Nurse was pointing to the pictures of Sora and Vanitas. "They look exactly alike. Same look, same blood type, same brainwave scans…everything. Do you know the story of Vanitas?"

Kairi nodded. "He was called a demon. A person who never aged."

"Sora has all of the same features. He even has the same personality of Vanitas before he…you know. We didn't tear you and Sora apart because of the rules Kairi…"

The Nurse looked at Kairi in a sympathetic way. Kairi started to shake her head.

"No. No. I'm not going to believe it…"

"Kairi…"

"No! You don't have any proof that Sora is Vanitas!"

"You're right, we don't. But it's all looking pretty sketchy. Now, were not jumping to any conclusions, but if Sora really is Vanitas, he probably got put back in here on purpose to get to you and do the same thing to you that he did to your mom. Or, Sora is a descendent of Vanitas. He could be like him or nothing at all."

"That doesn't matter! You don't have the right to make these assumptions! Besides, Sora told me that he would let nothing happen to me! No one would touch me!"

"Right there Kairi. Around Sora, you need to read between the lines."

Kairi looked at the Nurse dumbfounded. "What do you mean…?"

"You said that Sora said that he wouldn't let anyone touch you. He didn't say anything about him not touching you." Kairi's eyes widened. No, it can't be true…can it? "From now on, I want you to listen to everything he says and then read between the lines. Okay?"

Kairi nodded. After she headed back to Sora's cell. He was lying on top of his bed, not moving at all.

"K-Kairi? Is that you?"

"Yeah, it's me…" Kairi shut the door and then walked over to Sora's side. It's been almost two hours now. Just five more minutes and he could move again.

Sora looked at Kairi. "Thanks for what you did back there." Kairi nodded. She really didn't know what to say. "Why did they do that?"

"Nurses aren't allowed to have physical contact with their patients. They thought you were trying to hurt me…" Kairi saw sadness in Sora's eyes. Maybe they were just jumping to conclusions about everything. The whole Vanitas thing could just be a coincidence.

"I'm sorry I got you in trouble." Kairi just smiled but then it vanished.

"Sora? Do you by any chance…happen to know someone by the name of Vanitas?"

Sora looked up at Kairi with confusion. "Why are you asking me this?" Read between the lines Kairi! Read between the lines!

"Just answer the question Sora."

Sora shook his head. He was able to move again. "No. I don't think I do…"

"Do you know who your father is?"

"Why are you asking me these questions?"

"Just answer them Sora."

Once again, to Kairi's troubles, Sora shook his head again. "No. I never met him. He left me and my mom when I was little. I was too young to remember anything about him."

"Oh."

"I've been told that I look a lot like him though." Kairi's eyes widened. No, no it's just another coincidence!

"What was his…name?"

"I don't know. Kairi, why are you asking me all these questions?"

"No reason…"

"Bullshit…" Kairi stared at Sora. What did he say? Sora leaned up and put his face in front of Kairi's. "You're asking me these questions for a reason. Why? Is it because you had a great life, and thought you could terrorize me with bringing up my past of how my father abandoned me!" Sora was scaring Kairi. Something was wrong with him…Why was he yelling at her?

"No, Sora! I would never do that to you!"

"Then tell me, Kairi!" Sora grabbed Kairi's arms forcefully. "Answer me! What's with all of the questions? When you left, those Nurses's started asking me questions such as…Do I know who I am? Do I know why I am here? I've been even asked about my past! My past is something I really didn't want to remember!"

The lines Kairi! Read between them! "Why don't you want to remember your past…" Sora shook and hung his head. "Sora…tell me. Did you do something?"

Sora nodded. "Yes…"

"Did you do something to someone?"

Sora nodded. You're getting somewhere Kairi. "What did you do?"

"I…I don't…can't remember exactly what I did. But I know, I did something. Something that I'm not proud of…"

Kairi stared at Sora. If he truly was Vanitas that means that he changed his appearance. That could also mean that he's lying about everything, or something happened to him where he can't remember what he's done.

"Who's…Aqua?" Kairi started to shake with tears. Please, god no… "They asked me all sorts of questions about her…I don't know who it is…"

"She was…my mother…" Kairi started to quietly cry. "Why was I asked about your mother?"

"Vanitas was a patient here…he raped her…and then he escaped and took her as a hostage."

"Kairi, I'm so sorry…"

"Are you sorry for me or because you're guilty and are apologizing for it?"

Sora stared at Kairi. "What are you saying? Why would I apologize for something I didn't even do? I'm apologizing because I feel sorry for you, plus I yelled at you. I lost a father and you lost a mother. That's why I'm apologizing."

"I'm sorry for that…"

"You don't have to tell me you're sorry. I understand. Every time I get asked by my father I get defensive too. As you saw a little while ago." Sora smiled.

Kairi and Sora talked for a bit more after their argument. Then Kairi had to leave to go home. Sora laid in his bed thinking. Why did she ask me about Vanitas? My past has nothing to do with her…