Sleepless Chapter 6

How much of last night was real? Was it all in my head?

She sat on her bed and rubbed the sleep from her eye. Everything seemed so real to her, but wasn't that what all dreams felt like? Kairi let out a yawn and caught sight of the thalassa shell. "No…" She said quietly. She placed her hand over it to feel if it was real, it was. Kairi ran to her bathroom to get dressed, she had to talk to someone. People raced through her mind as she threw whatever clean clothes she could find on her.

"Mom!" She yelled. Kairi started sprinting downstairs to the kitchen, slipping and sliding as she did so. "Mommmmm!" Kairi yelled again.

"What, sweetie?" Her mother questioned, facing her daughter as she was scrambling eggs.

Kairi stopped to catch her breath and took in the surroundings. There were three people in the room, her, her mom, and Tidus. "Hey Tidus! What'cha doin' up so early?" Kairi giggled as she sat beside him at the table.

"Whoa, Kairi…Noon is early for you?" Tidus laughed as he pointed to the clock.

She couldn't believe her eyes, she was normally an early riser. "How'd I sleep so long?" Kairi pouted.

"You did have a tiring day yesterday, it's alright, Kairi." Tidus reassured with another one of his sunny smiles.

Kairi sighed and nodded, "I guess."

"Oh, Tidus's mother told me all about how he saved your life, sweetie. So don't get so down!" Kairi's mother smiled mischievously.

"What?!" The young teens yelled in unison.

"Why are you so surprised? News travels fast between moms." The adult said with a light smile. She then walked to the table and spooned the eggs into the center bowl. "Help yourselves."

"Thanks!" Tidus said eagerly as he did just as he was told.

"Thanks mom…" Kairi mumbled as she eyed her mother.

Her mom leaned down to her daughter's ear and spoke, "We'll talk in a little bit. Just have some fun with your friends. Sora and Riku's parents are more understanding today. I talked to them, so don't worry about it."

Kairi looked at her mother with sad eyes. In reply, her mother kissed her forehead and walked off into the family room to watch what was on the television.

Kairi looked at the table, not feeling so hungry, but grabbed food anyways. "So how'd you sleep last night?" She asked with a smile.

Tidus was drinking some orange juice and gulped it down quickly to answer her question, "The storm woke me up once but I passed out after a few minutes. And you slept well, I'm guessing." He laughed at the last part.

His laughing must have been contagious because Kairi started laughing with him, "Hey!" She said once her laughing started to die down. She pushed his arm playfully and it made him laugh even harder.

"Oh, Tidus!" Kairi said quickly.

Tidus immediately stopped and looked at her seriously, "Yeah?"

Kairi tilted her head to the side and thought for a moment. "I was wondering if…you maybe wanted to go somewhere…with me today?" She invited sweetly and she took a sip of her orange juice.

"Uh…" Tidus mumbled as he looked down at his plate and scratched his head. "S-sure, Kairi." He said nervously.

"Great! After breakfast? Or I mean brunch?"

"Actually, it's lunch for me." He chuckled.

The two teens decided to just hang out at the park and maybe run into Selphie and Wakka if they were there.

"Tidus…can I tell you something?" Kairi asked while they walked on the trail under the heavily forested area.

"Of course!" Tidus nodded. They both stopped walking and she turned to stare at him.

"Promise you won't tell anyone?"

"Promise."

Kairi smiled and began, "Last night during the storm someone was in my room and it wasn't anyone I think I know." Tidus shot her a concerned look. "I don't know what he wanted! He was just in my room…I may not have known who he was but he knows who I am."

"Kairi…" Tidus said worriedly.

"Yes?" She said absent-mindedly.

"Did he…do anything to you?" Tidus whispered, anger sparking in his eyes.

Kairi's eyes got wide and quickly shook her head, "Oh, no! Of course not!"

"Then where'd he go?"

"I don't know…He was gone when I woke up."

"You passed out?! Then how do you know he didn't do anything?"

"Because I think I'd know. I'm sure he didn't do anything."

Tidus narrowed his eyes at her. "Tell me what he looked like because I'm going to kick his-"

"'ey, Kairi! You ready to learn how to play blitzball, ya?" Wakka interrupted without knowing.

"Hey, Wakka! I don't know. I don't think I can hold my breath under water very long." Kairi giggled. She looked at Tidus, who was looking at her caringly. He didn't want anything bad to happen to her, especially after Sora and Riku disappeared.

"Tidus and I can teach you. Hahah! Of course he's still learnin'!" Wakka boasted.

Tidus laughed and shook his head, "I'm better and you know it!" He said playfully, but also aggressively.

"Ok, maybe!" Kairi half-agreed.

"Then let's go!" Tidus smiled as he grabbed her hand. The three teens started running off to the beach.

Thanks for reading chapter 6! I'm about to pass out now. Haha, I hope you liked it. Review, thank youuu!