Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Kairi tilted her head to the side slightly as she looked at Sora, noticing how he wasn't moving. At all. She knew then that he was really upset, with her or the situation or both. But what could she say? How could he understand her intentions? Sora would only be more upset with her once he found that out.

 

Sora looked up after hearing silence for a few more seconds, the brunet opening his eyes and seeing Kairi a few feet in front of him. He opened his mouth as if to say something, and then he closed it again. He didn't know what to say now.

 

Kairi met Sora's eyes and didn't move, the girl lowering her head slightly. However, she still kept eye contact, not able to look away. She hated to admit she was scared of Sora, but he had never truly been this angry in front of her directly, or at her for that matter. She knew things were different, and it showed even more now, unfortunately.

 

Sora lowered his head, seeing a bit of fear in Kairi's eyes. He knew that his anger had caused that, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize over it. He had the right to feel what he was feeling right now. "I need to sit down," he declared, glancing up at Kairi before he started towards the living room. He needed to try and control all these emotions going through his heart, and he needed to prove to Kairi that he wasn't going to snap at her again.

 

Kairi watched Sora go silently, but then she followed him without thought. What else was she going to do? Stand there? No, it was her home, after all. Plus, she wanted to set things right, no matter what she was feeling.

 

Sora heard Kairi following him and he wasn't surprised at all; he had sort of expected her to. He entered the new room and took off his jacket as he walked, feeling overheated. When he reached the couch, he set it on the armrest next to him as he sat down, sitting on the edge of the seat and leaning forward.

 

Kairi carefully sat herself beside Sora, for some reason not wanting to be away from him. She didn't know why, but she felt that he needed her. It confused her just as much as it shocked her, but she sat there anyway. Kairi stared at her lap for a few seconds before turning her head, gazing at the boy she loved.

 

Sora had his elbows on his knees, the teen lifting his hands and hiding his face in them. I'm a mess, he realized, shoulders slumping at the thought. This was all too overwhelming for him, and he didn't even care that he was having a mental breakdown in front of Kairi now. In some strange way, it felt good to not be alone during this.

 

Kairi let her eyes linger on Sora, despite the fact he wasn't looking back. And then after a moment, she set a hand on his back. It was a natural thing for her to do when someone she cared for was in a tight spot, even if she was surprised she did it now. Kairi just wanted things to be right again; they had gotten messy far too quickly.

 

Sora slowly lowered his hands, his eyes staying shut as he felt Kairi's hand on his back. Please keep your hand there, he mentally pleaded, the brunet needing to feel somebody there with him, supporting him. He had done everything he could to keep the Christmas Town incident hidden, but now that it was in the open, he didn't know what to do.

 

Kairi stared at the side-view of Sora in silence. Once a few seconds passed, she lightly started running her hand over his back. Despite the fact that she had tricked him, she still wanted to comfort him through this. He deserved that much from her.

 

Sora felt how Kairi's hand ran over his back, and he also felt how stiff he was compared to the light motion. He felt some of his resistance melt away, the brunet softening because of Kairi's gentle motion. It was true that she and Roxas had brought up a lot of pain, but despite that, Sora realized how badly he needed her to help him as he sorted out everything from that day.

 

Kairi continued the motion in silence, not saying anything. She wasn't sure what she needed to say, if anything was to be said at all. What Sora told Roxas had been terrifying to hear, but if he wanted to talk to her about it, she would listen. Kairi loved Sora and wanted to help him overcome whatever pain he was feeling.

 

Sora was thankful for one thing: he hadn't told Roxas in depth what the Heartless were or how they manifested themselves. That was something he would always keep to himself, no matter what. He wouldn't talk about it any other time except for maybe today...if he could find words to speak.

 

Kairi took her eyes off Sora's face, instead watching her hand travel up and down over the fabric of his shirt. This was obviously very hard for him, and she could understand why. However, she knew she could never fully know what he was feeling, even if he did share the story with Roxas, and accidentally with her as well.

 

Sora exhaled a soft breath, keeping his eyes shut as he allowed Kairi to rub his back. "Nobody was supposed to know about that," he murmured softly, his voice reflecting his sadness. Though they didn't know the full story, they knew much more than Sora was comfortable with. He would do anything to go back in time and take back going to Roxas's house if he could, but he knew that wasn't a possibility.

 

Kairi glanced at Sora when he spoke, but her eyes followed her hand once more as she rubbed his back. She didn't say anything, feeling that she shouldn't. However, her thoughts were triggered. I'm sorry it was forced on you, whether it was Roxas who did it, or me in the long run. I'm sorry...

 

"And that was just one day," Sora said softly, opening his eyes halfway as he looked down at the ground. "It wasn't the worst thing I experienced." Coming so close to death was scary, but that wasn't even what had him shaken up over the whole thing. It was the illusion Heartless and how their mind tricks forced him to see that illusion--the one that he still wouldn't put into words because he was so ashamed.

 

Kairi didn't like what she was hearing, but she supposed it was inevitable. At least Riku had been there for Sora, when nobody else could have been. Not her, not Roxas or Namine... Kairi continued running her hand over Sora's back, not saying a word.

 

Sora turned his head towards Kairi, opening his eyes completely when he looked at her. "But I'm not going to talk about any of that," he declared. "Ever." And if ever would have, he wouldn't have spoken to Kairi about it; it wasn't her job to carry his burdens.