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"Catch me if you can!"
"Come on Kairi, we just played this game a few minutes ago!"
"Don't be such a baby, Sora! Come on; try and catch me!" Kairi smiled and started giving him the puppy dog face. "This ought to work" she thought. Sora could never resist a good puppy dog face. Especially if Kairi was the one doing it. Sora sighed.
"Awww, Kairi! You know I can't resist that face. Curse you!" Sora laughed and stuck his tongue out at her. "Now come here!"
Kairi squealed and started running off across the beach. "You can't catch me, you can't catch me!" Kairi was surprisingly fast for a girl, and whenever they played "catch me if you can" she always seemed to get away. She always loved seeing the look on Soras face when he lost. It was kind of cute in a way.
Sora tried his hardest to catch her but it was all to no avail. "Kairi…. We both know that I can't catch you even if my life depended on it. It's like trying to chase Sonic the Hedgehog. I give up!" Sora was always a sore loser, so he crossed his arms over his chest and huffed. Kairi giggled.
"Aw, don't pout!"
"I'm not pouting. I don't know what you're talking about…." Sora continued to pout.
Kairi smiled. "What if I let you catch me this time?"
Sora perked up a bit. "Really?" Kairi nodded. Sora smirked. "Okay, you're on. You better not be pulling my leg, or you're going to be in trouble!"
Oh, I'm so scared" Kairi said sarcastically.
"You better be! Here I come!"
Kairi shrieked again and started running across the beach again.
The wind was running through her hair that day. It was a beautiful day and she could remember it perfectly. They were ten years old that day; a time when they didn't really have a care in the world, except when they couldn't decide between the purple or the blue crayon. Kairi sighed. She always thought about the times when she didn't have cancer; a time when she was happy. A time when she didn't have any problems to deal with. She continued to stare out over the ocean and just pretended for a few moments that she was normal and nothing was wrong with her. Speaking of which…..
A little more than ten minutes ago, Kairi started to feel a pain in her stomach; similar to the pain she felt a few nights ago. God, not this shit again. It seemed like she could never catch a break. Just as soon as she started to feel better, the pain started all over again. Sometimes it was mild, and she could deal with it, but sometimes the pain would be too much to tolerate and she cried herself to sleep. One time the pain was so bad she had to go to the emergency room and she had to spend a few nights there until she was good enough to leave. She never wanted to experience pain like that again; it was the worst moment of her life. "But, this feels different. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe it's just my nerves getting the better of me." Kairi started breathing in and out.
"Oh my god. I can't do this. I can't do this!" Kairi curled herself up in a ball and started to sob. After a few minutes of sobbing she decided to take out her phone and cancel her plans with Sora.
"Hey Sora, something came up and my mom wants me home right away. Sorry! Maybe next time! :)-K
Kairi was about to hit the "send" button when she heard footsteps behind her. She recognized the footsteps anywhere. It's too late. Kairi wiped her tears away fast so he wouldn't know she was crying.
"Kairi?"
Kairi stood up and turned around and smiled weakly at the spiky haired boy. "Hi Sora!"
Sora smiled. "Sooo, you wanted to tell me something. But why all the way out here?" Sora tilted his head to the side and put on a puzzled face.
"I-I don't kno-know" Kairi stuttered with her words. Sora gave her a look.
"Are you okay, Kairi? You don't seem like your usual self."
He was right. Kairi always had a smile on her face, even when times were hard. She was always happy and she usually never got embarrassed easily. She was happy-go-lucky, down to earth, and just a great person to be around. She always put everyone else first before herself. She was always there for you when no one else would. She could make anyone smile. But these days she didn't have a lot to smile about. But she always put on a smile for Sora and Riku, because she didn't want them to know that something was wrong. Kairi looked down at her shoes and sighed heavily.
"Kairi, you're scaring me. Say something, so that I know you're okay."
Kairi looked up at him and smiled weakly. She started to feel like she was going to black out at any moment. Her forehead and palms started to sweat and she felt really hot all of a sudden and she began to feel light headed. This was new. She had cancer for a couple years and she never felt this bad. It was always a pain in her stomach, so she had no idea what was going on. Kairi looked at him again and she looked miserable, and anyone with eyes could see that she was not okay in the slightest. She looked like she was about to pass out at any second.
"Sora….." Kairi reached out for him when all of a sudden – THUD.
Kairi fell to the floor. "KAIRI!" Sora rushed over to her and began shaking her shoulder. "Kairi! Kairi! Kairi! Wake up, wake up! Sora began to freak out. "Someone call 911! Someone call 911, dammit!"
After a few hours Kairi began to slowly open her eyes. Her room felt really bright for some reason. She felt really groggy.
What the hell happened? Kairi rubbed her forehead. Man, my head really hurts.
And what the hell is that beeping sound?
When she finally came to, it was then that she realized she was not in her room. She was in a hospital. What the hell HAPPENED?!
It was also then that Kairi realized she was not the only one in the room. She looked over and saw Sora sleeping in a really uncomfortable position in one of the chairs in the room. She smiled weakly at him. "Sora?"
Sora moved a little bit and opened one of his eyes. When he saw that Kairi was awake he jolted to her bed. "OH! Thank god you're okay! You really scared me!" Sora reached for her hand and held it.
"What happened to me? The last thing I remember was seeing you on the beach. And now I'm in a hospital room." Sora just looked at her and he looked really broken for some reason. He was always happy, but this time he looked down right upset. This scared her because she had never seen him that upset before. "Sora, is something wrong?" Kairi asked nervously.
Sora rubbed her hand with his thumb. "Kairi, when I brought you to the hospital, I had them do a few tests to see what happened to you, and, and…. Oh god, Kairi." Sora wiped a few tears from his face.
Kairi sat up a bit more, really nervous to ask. "What is it, Sora? You can tell me." Kairi smiled.
Sora looked down at the floor for a few moments and Kairi wondered if he had even heard her. She was about to ask what was wrong again when he spoke up.
"You have cancer."
Kairi fell back on the bed and just stared at the ceiling. "I can't believe this! It isn't fair! You have cancer!" Kairi sighed.
"I know, Sora." Kairi continued to look at the ceiling, not wanting to see the look on his face.
"You…. What?" Sora couldn't believe what he was hearing. Kairi sighed and explained to him when she found out she had cancer, and all the nights of pain she felt and how she didn't want to tell him because she didn't know how to break it to him and she didn't want to see his reaction. She told him that she had only about a year left to live. She didn't mention the dream she had. She decided that it was pointless to tell him.
Sora shook his head. "I can't believe you didn't tell me. I'm supposed to be your best friend! We are supposed to tell each other everything. This is crazy, Kairi. I can't even believe this is happening right now."
Kairi finally decided to look at him. "Are you mad at me?" Sora looked at her and rubbed her cheek.
"Of course not! I could never be mad at you. I wish you had told me, but I understand why you didn't. I'll always be here for, and I'll always be your friend. I'll be by your side no matter what. If you die- Kairi interrupted him.
"When I die" Kairi corrected him. Sora sighed.
"When you die, just know that I will always love you and I'll always be here for you. I'll always remember you." Sora smiled down at her.
Kairi smiled and rubbed his hair. "I'm so glad to hear you say that. It means a lot to me."
Sora smiled, but then frowned. "Have you told Riku yet?" Kairi sighed. "No, I haven't."
Sora smiled weakly at her. "Why didn't you tell us both at the same time? It would have made things a lot easier on you."
"I know, but I wanted to tell you first. I don't know why, but I felt like it was going to be impossible to tell you."
"Why would you think that?"
Kairi shook her head. "I don't know, to be honest. And I couldn't even tell you to your face. You had to find out this way." Kairi looked around the room. Sora shook his head.
"It's okay, I understand."
Kairi smiled. "I'm glad."
Hope you enjoyed. Sora finally found out! Maybe not in the best way, but he found out nonetheless. I wonder how it's going to go with Riku? Stayed tuned to find out!
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