"You ready?" Sora asked without thought, not really thinking about the pool anymore. Of course she's ready, you goof--she came to you. He was a bit distracted since he felt completely relieved nowt that he saw she was alright. He knew she was, but it was still good to see her without injury.
Alrighty. ;D
Sora immediately rose off the couch at the sound of the doorbell, a small smile forming on his lips. Kairi. He headed over to the door and opened it, seeing the girl he loved standing right there. "Hey, Kai," he greeted her, still wearing a smile.
Not really. xD I figured I'd control the guy in this, if you don't mind. You could have the girl, if you want.
Sora sat himself down on the couch, hands folded as he leaned forward and let his elbows rest on his knees. He wasn't really thinking about anything--he had done enough thinking the previous night--er, morning. Now he was just staring off into space, waiting.
So I see. ;3
After a few minutes, Sora was all set. He had on his swim trunks and a T-shirt that he would keep on for the walk there. And his towel was by the doorway, ready to be grabbed as soon as he was going to head out the door.
Okie-dokie. x3
Even though he hadn't gotten a full night's rest, Sora felt well enough to go out for the day. He was thankful that no more dreams had haunted him while he was asleep, and so he was sure he could pull off not worrying his friends today. He had just finished eating, and now he was going to go get changed quick before Kairi got to his house.
Sora stayed up for a few more hours, getting a midnight snack, watching some television, and then just laying in bed for a while before he fell back into a dreamless slumber. OOC: You may lead a time gap. ;D
I read a lot of Ted Dekker books. I like Black, Red, White and Green by him (It's a series). It reminds me of Narnia, but 10x better and more action packed. Another good one by him is Kiss. And as a few other people have said, the Left Behind series is really good. =)
"Goodnight," Sora responded softly into the phone. After a moment he ended the call, his phone going back onto the end table. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, knowing that he wouldn't be going back to sleep again anytime soon. But at least Kairi was alright--he was extremely grateful that. And his darkness was under his control. He would never be a slave to it; he knew it.
Sora smiled weakly at Kairi's attempt to make him feel better. He still felt bad, but he was grateful she wasn't asking any questions. "I'll see you later?" he asked softly, referring to their plans to go to the pool. He was closer to the pool than Kairi, so she would be coming to his house and then they'd meet Roxas and Namine there. That was what they had agreed to when they spoke to Roxas earlier that day--no, yesterday.
Sora exhaled a soft breath in relief, his eyes shutting in relief and shame. Relief because she was alright, and shame because he had awoken her for no reason. "Sorry for waking you," he said again. "You can go back to sleep now," he said gently. "Sorry."
Sora brought hand to his head, feeling bad about waking her up. "Sorry I woke you," he started softly. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay." His voice had a bit of worry in it, but it was mostly gentle. Sora was in control of himself again, and he forced his voice to remain calm.
"Kai?" Sora said without thought, holding the phone tightly against his ear. She sounded alright to him...just tired. And then he remembered that normal people were asleep at this time in the morning. He shut his eyes tightly, mentally scolding himself for not even thinking of what to say to her. Obviously he wouldn't tell her about the dream--he couldn't bring himself to worry her like that.
Sora gasped, shutting his eyes tightly. Only a dream...only a dream....he kept telling himself, trying to calm down. His eyes immediately reopened when he remembered who else was in his dream--Kairi. He needed to make sure she was alright; it didn't matter if it was 2 in the morning. He reached over to take his cell phone off the end table, speed-dialing Kairi with shaky hands.
"Kairi," Sora heard himself say. But he hadn't actually said it; it was the darkness controlling him. But...it sounded just like him! Kairi wouldn't be able to tell that anything happened. The next thing he knew, he was embracing Kairi, and she was embracing him back. Kairi, Kairi! he tried to cry out, but it was no use. She couldn't hear him...couldn't tell that anything was wrong. There was absolutely no way for him to connect with her, not with the darkness reigning in his heart. And then Dark Sora moved to kiss her, only an inch away from her lips-- "No!" Sora shouted, bringing himself out of the nightmare. He gasped and bolted upright, covered in sweat. He instinctively brought a fist to his heart, trying to come to terms that everything was only a terrible nightmare. He was still in control...he always would be.
It 'tis done. ;D
Later that night... Sora furrowed his brows in his sleep, the teen not having a peaceful slumber at all. His dreams were haunting him, making him subconsciously grind his teeth as he slept. "You're finished," Dark Sora growled at Sora, the evil entity standing over the fallen Keyblade wielder. Roxas was nowhere to be found, safely with his other friends. Sora was aware enough to know that this was really the end for him; he had no strength left in him to fight. He had given everything, but it hadn't been good enough. Sora gasped when he felt himself fading away, his darkness taking his place in his body. But his mind wasn't completely gone; he could see and hear like normal but he couldn't speak or move his own body. Now he was standing upright, his dark-self fully in control of his body. He heard a voice call out to him, and his eyes landed on the redhead in the doorway. Kairi.
