Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Kairi felt her lips turn up a little at the corners, not so surprised that Sora knew she was awake. "Good morning," she replied softly. She wondered briefly how long he had been awake, but decided she didn't want to ask the question. It didn't matter as long as he got enough rest, right?

 

Sora smiled softly despite his serious thoughts, the brunet hearing some sleepiness in her voice. "Sleep alright?" he asked softly, letting his gaze fall on the girl that was snuggled so close to him and was under his arm.

 

Kairi nodding a little against Sora's shoulder. "Yeah," she said, lifting her eyes to him then. "How about you?" It struck her just then that he had stayed all night with her, and that she'd been in his hold all night. Hopefully he got a good night's rest as well.

 

"I slept good," Sora said with a soft nod, keeping his eyes on Kairi. He had been very comfortable, and surely it was because of the girl he was with now. His injuries weren't even bothering him, which surprised him a little bit. However, he wasn't going to complain; he was fine with not experiencing pain for a little while.

 

Kairi's faint smile grew a little, the girl lowering her sight back to Sora's chest again. "That's good," she replied quietly. If he hadn't gotten a nice rest, she would have felt guilty; he stayed with her, after all.

 

"Mm," Sora hummed, nodding faintly as he looked down at the end of his bed. He considered talking to Kairi right now about everything, but she had just woken up; he didn't think she would like having anything sprung on her when she was still a little sleepy. Right?

 

Kairi felt the small silence fall between her and Sora, though she found that she had something that was left unsaid last night. Right before she fell asleep, she couldn't find the energy to express her gratitude, so she did it now. "...Sora?" she called softly, her eyes staying on his chest for the moment.

 

"Yeah, Kai?" Sora responded, the volume of his voice matching hers. He glanced down at her, his gaze resting there even though he could see that Kairi wasn't looking back at him.

 

Once Kairi heard his response and felt his eyes on her, she lifted her own to meet his. "Thank you," she said softly, "for last night. I appreciate it." Sora had comforted her through an awful dream, but she slept peacefully once he was with with her. She felt the need to express her gratitude, so she did.

 

Sora felt a soft smile appear on his lips as he met Kairi's gaze. "My pleasure," he said softly. Even if the circumstances that pulled them together weren't that great, he was glad to spend the night so close to her. Waking up that morning had been the best part, looking down and seeing the girl he loved in his arms. The sight of it had brought a smile to his lips at the time, making him feel warm inside.

 

Kairi smiled softly at the look on Sora's face, his words making her know that she shouldn't have felt guilty over the fact that he was with her. She was curious about how he was feeling, but if he got a good night's sleep, like he said, then he probably wasn't doing so bad. Kairi knew that if her concerns got too bad, she would ask, but otherwise she wouldn't speak about it.

 

Sora tilted his head slightly, trying to read Kairi's expression. He had been getting better at it lately, the teen relearning how to read the girl he loved. Judging by her facial expression now, she wanted to say something, but instead, she was staying silent.

 

Kairi realized after a moment that she was staring, and once she saw the look on Sora's face, she lowered her sight in both shyness and embarrassment that Sora caught her in the act. She let her eyes rest on her hand that was against Sora's chest, trying to calm the blush that had crept up on her face.

 

A soft chuckle left Sora's lips when he noticed Kairi's shyness. He felt shy himself, which was something he hadn't experienced for a little while. Being with Riku for four months had taught him to be bold, and being shy was the opposite of that. It felt strange, going back to an old habit like that.

 

A timid smile appeared on Kairi's face, the girl glancing up at Sora under her lashes at his chuckle, but then her eyes went back down to his chest. "Sorry. I didn't mean to stare," she said, speaking her mistake out loud. Sometimes that happened simply because of the brightness in Sora's eyes, not usually like now, when she had something on her mind and forgot what she was doing.

 

"I was staring too," Sora confessed with a shy smile, shifting his gaze to the bed when he spoke. He had been trying to read her expression, but it was staring nonetheless. He didn't feel the need to apologize, though, since Kairi didn't even seem to notice how intently he was looking at her.

 

Kairi's smile grew a little more, the girl glancing back up at Sora before her eyes found her hand again. They sometimes did do that same thing together, and she knew it was because they loved something about the other. It was just how they were; they had always been like that, really.

 

Sora kept a small smile on his lips, his eyes staying down. He was surprised that Kairi hadn't caught him staring; at first, he thought that he had been the reason why she had gotten shy and looked away. Apparently, though, she had made herself feel shy by staring at him.

 

Kairi let the silence linger for a bit longer, her eyes on her hand that was lightly against Sora's chest. Her shyness was still apparent on her face, the girl trying to calm her warm cheeks. But she spoke anyway, curious. "So...why were you?" Kairi asked softly, referring to why Sora was staring at her before. She wasn't expecting a big answer, because usually it was just because they liked looking at each other. There was nothing wrong with that.

 

Sora was surprised at the question, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to answer it or not. No walls, Sora, he reminded himself. Don't lock her out. "Uh...I was thinking, about a few things," he admitted, his voice a little more serious than before as he gazed at the bed. He started to recall what he had been thinking about a few minutes ago, before Kairi had woken up.