I'm really, really sorry I haven't uploaded any sort of writing lately. I feel really bad having you readers wait for so long, especially with my other fanfic. But I'm hoping to be able to write more, even with my school about to start up again. Anyways, I hope you enjoy! Thanks!

Sleepless Chapter 33

It felt like someone poured ice cold water abruptly onto me. I stiffened and shook with his gentle words floating around me. His words were something I wanted to hear and, in effect, there was something I wanted, or more like agonizingly needed, to say. But my mouth wouldn't open; they were sealed tight into a straight line with my teeth locking them in place. And then my chance vanished into the thin, almost nonexistent, air that tore me away from him.

The ground shifted beneath my feet and the boy that I longed to speak to and missed was no longer there. I was now in an empty, dark void with only myself as company. It didn't bother me, not including the anger that pulsed through me for having my reunion cut short, I was used to this. I couldn't recall how, but I knew that I was. I slumped down into a ball and wrapped my arms around my knees. I gazed blankly into the dark, slowly becoming fearful of this place.

Why am I so alone?

I dug my face into my arms to hide my view of my surroundings; there wasn't anything to see anyways. It was silent as I stayed in my silly attempt at protection, trying my best to etch ever detail of the boy into my mind so I wouldn't forget him.

I heard laughter ahead of me, finally breaking the eerie silence. His blue eyes looked at me, his face only inches apart from mine. He laughed again. "It's good to see you up," he straightened up and turned around, putting both hands behind his head.

I noticed then that the black space was replaced with an island. I furrowed my eyebrows but then ran after the spiky brunette.

"How long was I out?" I chuckled. The light atmosphere instantly calmed me and made me feel like this was home. Home. Where was home? I looked around this lone island and found nothing I remembered, besides him. Even if I couldn't remember him entirely, he was the only person I knew. It was scary, but at the same time I figured I didn't mind.

He smiled at the sun and turned to me, "Long enough to start snoring." His smile turned teasing as I gasped in embarrassment. He threw his head in the direction of a very close, small island connected by a bridge and grabbed my hand before I could say otherwise. He ran with me into the wooden shack that brought us up to the bridge, stopping before it.

"You okay?" I questioned, tilting my head to look at him from his right side. His gaze only stared at the sky ahead of us.

It looked like he was in a deep thought and didn't hear me, so I squeezed his hand. "Yeah, of course," he nodded softly. "But, are you, Kairi?" His blue eyes finally looked at me seriously.

The question sounded like it meant something else, leaving myself to go into a deep thought. Am I? Am I alright? I felt something, like a dying spark of understanding. I looked at him and saw someone else, but I wasn't scared. Because the boy that was now before me gave me one of his sunny smiles and I felt comfort. Like everything in the world was going to be alright in time. In time, were the key words. I looked at him, his blonde hair glowed in the light and I saw the creases in his tan skin from his smile that was slowly fading. I smiled too and suddenly felt a tear run down my cheek. I realized then that I couldn't remember him either. I looked away and wiped the lone tear away before I looked up again. But the blonde was gone and the brunette looked at me with a slight pout. But he smiled and took my hand again, leading me across the bridge. "I'll…be alright, in time." I whispered, knowing somehow that the boy heard me even when he didn't reply.

He brought me to a peculiar tree that bent strangely, making it the almost perfect natural couch. I caught sight of star-shaped fruits that hung below its green leaves. I only looked at it for a moment before he helped me sit down. I looked at the setting sun and saw all the warm colors that I loved to see. The yellow was the center of attention but my eyes looked away from it to see the oranges and reds. The shades of orange wrapped its arms around the dying reds. It was beautiful. I wish that I could sit here like this more often. I was starting to forget how long it's been since I've done this. No, I have forgotten. Was it that long ago? I stopped my thoughts once I saw this blank.

"Kairi," the boy muttered. I turned to face him, wanting so badly to say his name as well. "Does it hurt?" The question was random and odd. I noticed his demeanor changed as well, his hands were folded in his lap and his head was looking down upon them. His eyes cautiously looked up to the sky and finally to me.

I waited for a further explanation, but the blank look on his face seemed like there was nothing to explain, causing me to feel like an idiot again today. "I'm trying to deal with it."

"By yourself?" His voice rose in pitch, I figured he was surprised.

"I'm kind of getting use to it. I've been taking care of a lot of things by myself since…" I trailed off and found everything start to get blurry, not just my surroundings but also my thoughts. I blinked harshly and saw someone's hand on top of mine. The blur slightly decreased and I saw that in the brunette's place was a girl with blonde hair. Strange, I finally realized maybe I was dreaming. So I let myself dream.

Her sad, blue eyes looked at me as if she were pleading. "You won't need to be alone anymore. Because soon, everything will go back to the way they were. I promise. It'll take some time, but…" watching her talk was difficult. I could see that she was breaking. I didn't know what she was going on about but I understood that she felt guilty for something she did and she wanted to make things right.

I smiled gently at her and she stopped talking. "You're just like me," I laughed. At this, her eyes widened but I went on. "I can't put my finger on it exactly, but you remind me a lot of myself. I'm guessing it has something to do with taking care of things. Because you're doing a lot by yourself as well, aren't you?" I took her half-hearted smile as a yes. I held her hand and looked into her eyes. I felt like I was looking into a mirror. Sure, she had blonde hair, but her eyes and expression seemed like my own. "It'll be alright."

She smiled warmly and nodded. "You're right. And Kairi, I hope to see you again." In a few seconds she was standing and walking off.

"Where are you going?" I questioned while I jumped off from the seat. I was both surprised and confused at this sudden change. The sky turned white and so did everything else. The girl stopped walking and turned around to face me.

"To check his progress, seeing that you're recovering well after you bumped your head," She chuckled and continued walking.

Her words confused me as soon as they were spoken. I didn't understand what she meant. "Wait! Who is this guy? What bump?" I started chasing after her but she was soon out of my sight.

It was that moment when I realized I lost myself again.

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