Kingdom Hearts- FFM V3!

Sora smiled faintly when he felt Kairi's head against his shoulder, and he brought her closer to him without thought. Having her in his arms felt so natural, and he was so glad to have her as a part of his life...no matter what.

 

Kairi felt herself being pulled closer to Sora, and she didn't object. She brought her hand up, placing it lightly on Sora's chest as she exhaled a soft breath. She was comfortable, here...in Sora's arms. It made her feel like she was a piece of a puzzle, and she fit perfectly right here.

 

Sora looked down at the hand on his chest, his faint smile growing at the sight. Her touch only made Sora feel more fortunate that he had this girl in his life. But, he did have one thing to say... "Sorry for leaving you awake by yourself for a little while," Sora said quietly. He did feel a little guilty for that, but at the same time, he knew he couldn't help it.

 

Kairi blinked once, hearing Sora's soft words. "It's alright. You needed your rest," she said gently. He hadn't looked so good a little while ago, and she knew that once the medicine kicked in that Sora would be asleep anyway. It was understandable; he was sick, and needed rest.

 

Sora nodded faintly, taking in Kairi's words. She said it was alright, and he believed her. Really, Kairi wouldn't lie over something so trivial. But then again, twenty-four hours ago, he hadn't thought she would lie to him at all. That had changed, circumstances turning them against each other for a little while. He winced faintly, a headache starting up at that very moment.

 

Kairi let her eyes fall on the window near the bed, noticing how the sky had grown darker in the last few hours. She didn't know what time it was now, but she knew it was getting close to being late. Regardless, she probably wasn't going to fall asleep. She had slept the entire day almost, after being awake until around five-thirty this morning...when all of that happened.

 

They couldn't avoid talking about it forever...Sora recognized that. He didn't want to be the one to bring it up, but at the same time, he wasn't sure if Kairi would willingly talk about it. But they really need to discuss what happened....

 

Kairi blinked once, her indigo eyes focusing on the window again before they traveled back to her hand on Sora's chest. She inhaled and then released a breath softly, not thinking about anything. She didn't really want to, because if she did, those thoughts would pop up again.

 

Sora blinked one time, focusing his sight on the hand on his chest. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Kairi looking in that direction as well. He sighed faintly, knowing what he had to do. "I think we need to talk," he stated quietly.

 

Kairi kept her eyes on her hand, biting her lip slightly before answering. "Okay..." she said softly, noticing the way Sora said his soft-spoken words. The tone was quiet, but the way he said it...well, Kairi got a feeling that it was going to be revolving around the thoughts she wanted to avoid.

 

Kairi's one word answer hung in the air for a few moments, and Sora let it be that way, unable to think of anything to say. This was a touchy situation, and he certainly didn't want to make it worse by saying anything stupid at the very start.

 

Sora's bedroom became silent. Kairi started to nibble on her lip, not really sure how to say what she was thinking. She had to admit that she was a little nervous, the girl already knowing what they were most likely going to talk about.

 

"Earlier..." Sora started quietly, his eyes staying on the hand as he spoke. "...Why didn't you tell me?" He was referring to Kairi leaving his home without telling him...leaving despite his protests that she didn't get involved. That had hurt him pretty badly, knowing that the one person he trusted with everything went behind his back, pretty much lying to keep her secret.

 

Kairi tensed at the question, her predictions being proved true. Her eyes were glued to her hand, the girl frozen for a second as she took in the words. She pressed her lips together for a moment, remembering how she had neglected to tell Sora she was leaving. Kairi exhaled a breath before speaking. "I knew you wouldn't let me go," she answered softly, her eyes locked on her hand against Sora's chest.

 

Sora nodded faintly, the teen lifting his gaze to the wall in front of him. He looked at it blankly, not really focusing on that. The brunette had expected an answer like that, so he wasn't too surprised by Kairi's words. "You're right," he started. "I wouldn't have let you go."

 

Kairi closed her eyes at Sora's response, the guilt piling on top of her even more than before. Now that she was actually talking to him about it, she felt even worse for her decision. But... "I did what I had to at the time...even if it didn't work out that way in the end," Kairi said softly, referring to how she left for the "exchange", which never even took place.

 

Again, Sora nodded faintly. He understood that. "I know that, Kairi," Sora said softly. There was nothing mean behind his words, no anger in his tone. He recognized that if he had been in Kairi's position, he may have done the same thing. But still...the fact that she had gone behind his back stung.

 

Kairi pressed her lips together, not sure what to say. The guilt was over her now, and she knew that this was going to get even more touchy...and she didn't want it to. So Kairi stayed silent, still staring at her hand on Sora's chest.

 

"If I was in your position, I probably would have done the same thing," Sora said softly, pausing for a moment between sentences. What he was about to say would probably upset both of them, but it did need to get out in the open. "But the fact that you went against me...even after I told you I didn't want you going...that hurt. A lot. And the way your purposely toyed with my emotions, so I wouldn't know what was really going on--" Sora stopped himself there, biting on his lip lightly as he gazed a tthe wall. He felt like a fool, falling for something like that. But then again, he really didn't have any reason to suspect that Kairi was up to anything.

 

Kairi squeezed her eyes shut, her eyebrows furrowing slightly over her closed eyes. She felt like she had been slapped by Sora's words, and that's because she knew they were true. "...I'm sorry," she said softly, her voice weak. "I never meant to hurt you so much. It's just that...I knew that you wouldn't let me go, and I couldn't just stand by and let Namine get hurt..." Kairi didn't open her eyes, afraid that tears would be visible if she did.