Sleepless Chapter 19

"Are you alright?" Tidus whispered. She knew he meant, Would you be alright if I kiss you? Kairi blinked and stared at him. She had a choice, she wondered if the one she was leaning towards was the right one to choose.

"I'm fine," she whispered, barely audible. Tidus's eyes widened slightly, a little surprised. He squeezed her hand as he leaned his lips to hers. They closed their eyes and their lips met. It was gentle and cautious but Kairi found it very sweet. She smiled and he broke away from her.

"What's wrong?" He asked gently with his face as red as she'd ever seen. She giggled at him and shook her head.

She moved her free hand through his hair gently. She thought she heard his fast heartbeat, or maybe it was just hers. Tidus started leaning to her once more. Footsteps climbed the stairs and the blonde jerked his body away from Kairi as fast as he could. She laughed at him and turned back to the TV to pretend they were watching it.

"What are you doin'? Watching static?" Tidus's dad, Jecht, asked with a quick laugh as he stared at the static-filled TV.

"It's not working, dad." Tidus pointed out. Like his dad didn't notice.

Jecht nodded to himself, "My TV ain't working either. Let me call the neighbors." His dad then ran downstairs. Kairi sat up and tossed Tidus the remote. They looked at each other and blushed. He slid near her side and pressed his lips against her ear.

"Did I scare you?" His voice was soft and a little pained. She turned to look up at him and smiled.

"I trust you," she replied honestly. Kairi pecked his cheek as she got up. "You might wanna finish your homework though. I finished before you too! Aren't you proud of me?" She asked with a small laugh. Tidus stood up also and smiled at her. He was about to say something by his dad called him from downstairs. Tidus ran downstairs to talk with him.

"None of the neighbors' TVs are working either." Kairi heard Jecht inform. She frowned at herself. Something is up. She looked at the television, still static. But she heard sound coming from it. Sound of people talking, but she couldn't make out the words. Every so often she'd see blurry images, but she couldn't make out those either. Kairi decided to try Tidus's computer. It was conveniently turned on, all she had to do was turn on the monitor. She hovered the cursor over the time, 5:15 PM. She looked at the small pop-up in disbelief. It was Friday. Four days have passed since she slept.

"Tidus!" She yelled as she started running out of the room.

"What is it?" Tidus asked. The blonde boy and his father looked at her.

"Tell me what day it is," Kairi ordered. Tidus and Jecht looked at each other.

"It's Monday." The father and son both said in unison.

Kairi shook her head, "That's not what it says on your computer."

"What does it say?" Tidus asked as he started going up the steps.

"Friday."

"What the hell?" Jecht yelled. The three of them ran to Tidus's room and hovered over the time again; it was Friday. "I think I gotta call the neighbors again," the father muttered. As he walked down the steps the teens heard him say, "All I did was take a nap and…"

Kairi and Tidus turned to each other. "That's impossible." Kairi whispered, "Do you think everyone on the island slept at the same time?"

Tidus stared at her, thinking, "Hold on." He sat in his computer chair and went to the local news station website. "What the…"

"What?" Kairi questioned while she wrapped her arms loosely around Tidus's neck.

"It wasn't updated since Monday," Tidus replied. He tried the school's website.

"Wasn't updated since Monday," she replied worriedly. "Tidus…what do you think is wrong?" He shook his head. "Let me call my parents." She let go of Tidus and picked up her cell phone that was on the ground. She pressed her home number in.

Ring…Ring…Ring…

"H-Hello?" Her mother yawned.

"Mom?! Tell me you weren't just sleeping." Kairi begged. Tidus quickly turned to Kairi, his eyes wide.

"Yeah, your father and I decided to take a nap," She yawned again. Tidus looked at her, wondering what her mother told her.

"Ok, say hi to dad for me. I gotta get…back to my homework. Love you!" Kairi said quickly and shut the phone. She turned to Tidus and nodded.

"No freakin' way."

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