Follow Me Home
Chapter Sixteen
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Vanitas was thrown into a jail cell; his hands still cuffed together. He heard the door shut and keys clanking. He lay there on the floor.
'That... whore... did this to me...'
"HEY!" The bars rattled. There were a few inmates outside of his cell yelling and throwing derogatory comments at him. One guy in particular was fuming; Vanitas almost thought he was going to break through the bars.
"I HEARD YOU KILLED MY BEST FRIEND!"
"Rai, calm down..." Another inmate said to him, but he pushed him down.
"JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU GET OUT OF HERE... I'M GOING TO RIP YOU TO SHREDS!"
Vanitas didn't bother arguing with him. His mind was elsewhere. He could care less what that guy was saying.
All of a sudden, whistle sounds nearly killed their eardrums. All of the inmates got down on the floor and put their hands behind their backs. Rai looked over at Vanitas with the most deathly glare he could muster.
'I'm breaking out of here the first chance I get... and then... I'll kill Roxas... Kairi... and Sora...'
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Roxas came up to Kairi's bed. Her vision was blurred and it was dark, so she could only make out the outline. Roxas hated seeing Kairi in the hospital, no matter what the situation.
"Is it okay if I turn on the lamp light?" Roxas asked her.
"Why did you walk out of the room?" Kairi asked; her voice was weak.
"Huh? Oh... I was... telling the nurse something..." He lied. He was somewhat relieved. Roxas turned on the light.
Kairi tried to move her body, but it just hurt everywhere. She gritted her teeth and tried to force herself to roll onto her side, but the pain was unbearable. She cried out. This sent Roxas into a frenzy.
'How can I... help her...?'
They heard knocks on the door. A doctor walked in. He pulled Roxas aside.
"Police are outside. They're wanting to question her about what happened."
"No way." Roxas responded, looking over at her. She was still struggling to move. "Kairi's had more than enough. If they have questions, they can ask me."
"But..." a policeman poked his head in, "...it would be much better to hear from her... you know, for the investigation's sake."
"Then at least wait until she's feeling better!" Roxas said, heated. "Don't you have any consideration for people's feelings?" He turned towards the doctor, "What's your diagnosis? Is she going to be okay?"
"She was very close to developing hypothermia. I'm glad that you got to her when you did. She has cuts and bruises all over her body, though. As you can see, her eye has also taken a few hits. Those things will go away in due time, but... she will need your support. She was very lucky... most battered women don't make it..."
"Kairi..." Roxas tried to hold his tears back.
"She can stay here tonight. I'll fill out the release papers in the morning."
"T-Thanks..." Roxas sniffled. The doctor shut the door. Roxas went back over to her. He took her hand in his and stayed there.
"I'm sorry, Roxas..." Kairi mustered, turning her head slightly.
"You don't have to be sorry... this is not your fault..."
"I... won't... disobey you anymore..."
'Disobey...?'
Roxas was alarmed at this word; had Vanitas put this in her head?
"You were right..." Kairi gave a faint smile, "...you were always right..."
"Kairi, please..."
She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. Once again, she became still and drifted off to sleep, not taking her hand away from his.
'I guess she really didn't see him...'
o.o.o
Sora entered the downtown area. People passed him left and right, going about their everyday lives; laughing with their friends, spending time with their families... and yet he was alone amongst the crowd. Sora had never felt so empty...
Part of his identity was lost the day he found out. He was lost. He didn't know what he wanted anymore. Everyone around him always seemed so happy. Even when his Aunt and Uncle would be close, it made him sick to his stomach. He used to have that loving feeling for another, but it was all destroyed in a matter of moments. As optimistic as he tried to be on the outside, he didn't know how much longer he could keep pretending.
As Sora passed all of the shops and nightlife clubs, he noticed a familiar looking girl in the Family Mart stocking the shelves in front of the window. Sitting at the booths on the other side of the door was Ienzo, with a baby girl in the seat next to him. Sora immediately went inside to check it out.
"Xion?"
Xion perked up and looked at him; shock flowed through her.
"It... is you!" Sora turned around and placed his gaze on Ienzo, who had stopped eating the ramen he had just bought. Sora felt a little awkward, but the baby girl was what really caught his attention. He instinctively went over to her and said, "She is adorable! Is she yours?" He gave Ienzo an expectant look.
"N-No! It's hers!" He pointed at Xion out of embarrassment. "I'm just waiting for her to get off of work!"
"Really?!" Sora gasped. "Xion, that's awesome! Who's the father?"
Xion shot a glare in Ienzo's direction. However, she was more confused at the fact that Sora was actually here. She heard that he had died as well and was trying to put the pieces together.
After her shift was over, Sora walked with them down the street to the apartment that they lived in. He took off his shoes and went inside after them.
"I'll tell you if you tell me," Xion said, taking a seat on the couch. "Fair?"
"Tell you what?" Sora raised his eyebrow.
"How you're here right now!"
"Oh, that's simple. Right before the train exploded, I was able to get away."
Xion was surprised at his casual way of speaking about it. "But how?"
Sora shrugged, "Pure luck? Now, tell me! Who is this precious little girl?" Sora picked her up and cradled her.
"Eh... well..."
"She had sex with Roxas. The result was Ayaka." Ienzo blurted out. He was tired of her hiding this. Xion gave him a 'i'm going to kill you' look.
Sora's expression changed dramatically. "WHAT?!" Upon closer inspection, he did kind of see a resemblance...
"You can't tell anyone!" Xion took her child from his arms. Sora was too much in shock to say anything else. "I don't like him or anything!"
Sora felt like she was lying, but he held in his assumptions. "He... doesn't know?"
"She refuses to tell him for whatever strange reason." Ienzo said.
"IENZO, I'M GOING TO—" She was cut off by Ayaka's sudden crying.
Sora took a seat on the couch and tried to take everything in. 'Roxas has... a daughter...? When did this happen...? So that means... he cheated on Kairi?'
A smirk crept up on his face; he couldn't help but laugh at this. Not at Xion, per se, but at Roxas and Kairi. She just had to keep seeing him and then, in the end, he went off and did the same thing to her. This was the icing on the cake. Somehow, Sora felt so much better and he wasn't even sure if he even should. After calming down a little, he then became a little more serious. This little girl's father was a complete idiot.
"I promise I won't tell anyone." Sora said.
"Thanks..." Xion sighed in relief. "Anyway, I'm glad that you're okay."
"Motherhood has changed you some." Sora chuckled, "You were always so mean to me."
"Whatever..."
"So, Sora... what are you doing now?" Ienzo asked, changing the subject.
"Well, I don't know if I should say, but I'm living with some friends back on the Islands for now. I was about to go home when I spotted you guys."
"Gotcha." Ienzo took a sip of water.
"So how often do people mistake you two for a couple?" Sora joked. Xion glared at him.
"Way too often..." she sighed once again.
Sora stayed over for about thirty more minutes. He came to the conclusion that he just needed to be around people—good people—to feel better. He waved to them and went on his way.
He had no idea what to think about Kairi at this point. Part of him felt like she got what she deserved, but the other felt that no one—not even her—should have gone through such torture. She pretty much lost everything. Sora didn't know who she was anymore.
Then again, he didn't know himself either.
He was so conflicted with his feelings that the only way he knew how to deal with it was to just keep moving forward.
'Whatever happens, happens...'
o.o.o
Roxas pushed Kairi around in a wheelchair down the hallway. This was the fourth time he had circled that floor, but he didn't mind. Kairi held tightly onto the many blankets that covered her. People stared at her face as they walked by. They were probably thinking terrible things about Roxas, but he knew that they were wrong.
From now on, no matter what it took, Roxas was going to try even harder... even if he had to sacrifice himself in the process.
There was no turning back.
All of a sudden, Kairi busted out crying right in the middle of the hallway. Roxas panicked and went around to check on her; some nurses stood up from their desks and observed.
"Kairi, what's the matter? Kairi!" Without thinking, he placed his hands on her arms. She flinched and cried even louder.
"What's wrong with her?" A few nurses surrounded them.
"I... I don't know!"
He never knew.
He could never reach her.
Kairi was always unattainable.
"I... miss... Sora... so much..." Kairi sobbed, nearly choking on her words.
And that was why.
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End of Part One
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A/N: So like I said, I'm splitting this story into two parts. Part two may or may not be just a -little- more lighthearted than part one... but I'm not making any promises! So, folks! This means that we are half way through the story! What else could possibly be in store for our beloved characters that I've made you hate so much?
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