Sorry! I had a quick writer's block on this chapter but once I got an idea, words start pouring out so it's fine now. x)

Sleepless Chapter 25

He retreated his hand away once he noticed she didn't want it. Tidus looked away quickly and purposely didn't make eye contact with Kairi. He knew something was wrong. Countless thoughts raced through his head and he wasn't sure about a single one. He took his last bite of his burger and brought up a conversation with Wakka about blitzball tryouts at school.

He's ignoring me… Kairi felt hurt. Tidus was too kind to ignore her like this though, wasn't he? She felt so selfish.

Of course he would do this to me. He's been there for everything I asked and what's my repayment to him? Nothing really. I only use Tidus for my selfish benefit. No…please don't be true. That's a lie. Tidus wants to be with me. He said it himself; he'd be fine as just friends. But, that was before we kissed, before I was reunited with the boy I don't recognize, before I fell in love with Tidus.

Her eyes widened at her last thought. In love? She bit her bottom lip to keep in the tears that threatened to appear.

I know I have feelings for…the boy I've forgotten, though I'm not entirely sure how strong they are. But I know for a fact that I…love Tidus.

Should she stay with who she was absolutely positive with or take a chance? Her eyebrows furrowed and looked down at her half-eaten French fries. She wasn't that hungry any more. Kairi sighed out loud, making Selphie turn to her.

"You alright, Kai?" Selphie mumbled while she drank her soda. Kairi turned to her friend and smiled.

"I'm just not hungry anymore." She replied with a smile.

"Oo! Do you mind if I have your fries then?" Selphie questioned with a huge grin on her face. Kairi shook her head and pushed them to the brunette. "Thanks!" Selphie eyed Tidus secretively and then leaned her head towards Kairi's ear. "Are you and Tidus fighting?" she whispered carefully to the red-head.

Kairi turned to face her caring friend and gave a weak smile. She leaned into Selphie's ear, "A little. But please don't say anything," Kairi moved her head away and grabbed her cup. Selphie nodded at her friend's request and made the motion of her zipping up her lips.

Kairi turned to her drink, catching Tidus's eyes for a second, but he quickly looked away. Maybe I should leave… Kairi could feel the tension in the air. She sighed again, "I'm going home, I'll see you later!" She said while she got out of her chair and walked quickly out of the food stop. Kairi rubbed her temples gently as she walked away from them. Everything was falling apart; she knew Tidus was already suspicious of her, anyone could tell that something was wrong. She walked into the park out of habit and walked on the trail. After a long distance in, she sat down on a bench and curled up into a ball. Her eyelids hung tiredly, looking at the green ground. She didn't want to think right now, Kairi only listened to the birds sing and leaves rustle in the breeze. In this problematic world of hers, things started to seem peaceful here. Kairi shut her eyes gently to get the full effect of it, the feeling put a smile to her lips. She fell into a light sleep. After some time, she felt the bench move slightly downward after a minute, so she opened her eyes reluctantly. Kairi turned and saw Namine sitting beside her. She jumped a little, making Namine laugh gently.

"I didn't mean to scare you, Kairi," The blonde smiled. Her voice seemed to float through the air like a bird's song.

The red-head laughed it off and nodded, "Sorry about that."

Namine shook her head and looked up to the sky. It looked like it was going to rain soon, which caught Kairi's attention because it was sunny a few minutes ago. "I'm sorry, Kairi."

Kairi looked at her curiously and asked, "What do you mean?" The blonde shook her head again. It was silent for a few seconds.

"I just wanted to say sorry," Namine whispered. Kairi's cell phone rang then, and she looked down at her waist, where it was clipped to, reluctantly. It said it was Tidus. Kairi gazed up and Namine was gone. Kairi's mouth hung open slightly as she stood up and looked around; no one was in sight. Kairi turned back to her phone and answered it.

"Hello?" Kairi mumbled, still looking to see where Namine went.

"Kairi? Where are you? I've been looking everywhere for you!" He nearly shouted, but his voice was filled with concern. It sent shivers down Kairi to hear him like this.

"How long was I gone?" She asked gently, not wanting to concern him even more.

She heard him breathe a tired sigh, "Like two hours," Kairi's eyes widened and ripped her phone from her ear and checked the time. It was four in the afternoon. "Kairi!" she heard his distant voice from the ear piece. She put her phone to her ear again.

"I had no idea I was out so long," she replied carefully. She heard soft thunder from behind her and the sky started to darken immensely.

"Kairi…can you tell me where you are?" Tidus asked gently now.

"I'm at the park…I…um, don't remember which entrance I went into though," she replied desperately. She tried to recognize her surroundings but nothing seemed familiar to her. Kairi started to walk on the trail, knowing she'll get out sometime if she followed it.

She heard him curse under his breath and sigh again, "Alright, do you remember anything that might help me find you?"

"Well, I'm on a trail. Oh! I entered the one closest to the place we ate at!" Kairi managed to remember.

"We barely enter on that side!" Tidus mumbled in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, I was just so…" she didn't want to finish her statement. She couldn't finish her statement. It was silent for a few seconds; he clearly wanted to know how she was feeling. "Nevermind…" she whispered, looking up at the sky as she continued to walk.

"Kairi, I-" The red-head tripped over a protruding root and fell on hands and knees. She whimpered and rolled on her butt to examine the damage. She noticed some blood trickling down her knees and her hands were red. "Kairi? What happened?" her phone called.

She picked her up her phone, which was about two feet away, without getting up and put it to her ear again. "I tripped," to her surprise, she sounded really hurt.

"Can you get up?" She heard him start running now.

"Hold on, let me try," she whispered while she used a nearby tree to support her. Kairi was able to get up, "Yeah, I'm up." She notified.

"Ok, stay where you are," He ordered. She heard him still running. Rain started to fall, making the ground start to get muddy. Kairi didn't want to hold herself up any longer so she fell back down to the ground, not caring if she got messy. "Did you just fall again?" Tidus questioned with a chuckle.

"Nah, I did it on purpose," she smiled. The rain continued to fall, starting to get her soaked. The blood on her knees started to be washed away and her red hair stuck to her face and neck. She decided to grow her hair out, like Tidus suggested. She smiled at his name. She missed him. A lot. "Tidus…I'm so sorry," She whispered gently.

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