Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Sora exhaled a breath through his nose, staying silent now for a few reasons. One was that he didn't have anything to say, and the other was that he was sure the pain was coming through in his voice now. He wished that weren't the case; he really wanted this pain to just disappear right away. But that wasn't going to happen.

 

Kairi ate her sandwich in silence, not willing to attempt conversation. She didn't want to hear the pain in Sora's voice, and there wasn't really anything to say.

 

Sora set a hand on his stomach, the other by his side and curled into a light fist. He was a little ticked that his chest was in so much pain; it was all because of Nathaniel and the move he had used trying to kill Sora by squeezing him. It would have worked, too, if Sora hadn't outsmarted him.

 

Kairi finished her sandwich after another minute passed, the girl setting the plate that rested in her lap on the nightstand, switching it for the water. She took a small drink before looking at the glass in her hand, seeing Sora's form out of the corner of her eye. What could she do to help him? Kairi didn't want him to suffer.

 

Sora took in a soft breath, his chest rising a little bit with the action. He didn't want to think about that, though, since thinking about Nathaniel still made his blood boil. He left his thoughts alone, which brought him back to the pain he was feeling. He almost felt like he wanted to sleep, just to escape it. But he was in no position to sleep, and Riku was expecting him to come home sometime within the next few hours.

 

"Sora?" Kairi called softly, her gaze remaining on the glass in her hands. She wasn't sure what she was going to say yet, but she felt she had to say something.

 

"Yeah?" Sora asked, opening his eyes and looking up at the ceiling. He didn't feel Kairi's gaze on him, so he didn't bother looking over at her. Besides, then it would have been even more obvious that he was in pain.

 

Kairi tapped her fingertip against the glass, biting her lip for a second. "You know I care about you, right?" she asked, her back still to him as she sat on the edge of her bed. She figured it was better to ease into things, not jump right to them.

 

"Of course," Sora said, thinking that it was a silly question. Kairi showed that she cared all the time, whether it was through her words or actions. Or, in a lot of cases, through her eyes, which often showed more than words could express.

 

Kairi turned around then, looking over her shoulder at Sora as she angled toward him more. "Then let me help you," she requested softly. She looked at his face, even though he wasn't looking at her. If there was anything she could do, she wanted to do it. He seemed like he needed some support, at least in her eyes.

 

Sora shut his eyes, figuring that he should have expected something like this. "Alright," he said with a soft nod, the back of his head still on Kairi's bed. He didn't know what she had in mind, but he wouldn't stop her from doing whatever she wanted to do.

 

Kairi furrowed her eyebrows despite Sora's answer, but turned around. "...I'll go get you some medicine," she declared, setting her glass on the nightstand. She would get him a bottle of water as well, to help get the pills down.

 

"'Kay," Sora said, keeping his eyes shut. Then, though, an idea came to mind. "Wanna go downstairs? For the, uh, TV?" he asked, saying his thoughts before Kairi could leave the room. He didn't want Kairi to sucker him into lying down in her bed; he was here to be with her, not fall asleep in her bedroom.

 

"Sure," Kairi said, not minding the idea. She set her hands on the bed on either side of her before slowly pushing herself up, not wanting to lose her balance in case she wasn't as better off as she thought. But once she was standing, she felt like she could at least walk. The girl looked over at Sora, willing to wait for him.

 

Sora brought his hand off his stomach and set his hands on the bed beside him, opening his eyes as he pushed himself up into a sitting position. He held back a grunt, pain surging in his body. He ignored it to the best of his ability, though, as he started rising to his feet.

 

Once Kairi saw Sora rising to his feet, she turned toward her nighstand. Since they were going downstairs now, she might as well bring the plate and glass of water with her; she didn't want to worry about it later. She picked up the plate with one hand and grabbed the glass with the other, holding them securely for the trip downstairs.

 

When Sora was on his feet, he brought a hand to the back of his head, running over his spikes without thought. Laying on them had probably messed them up a little bit, though his hair was naturally crazy. He blinked, the thoughts disappearing as he turned to Kairi and motioned towards the door with his head. She could go down first; he would follow.

 

Kairi nodded slightly to Sora's motion, her eyes leaving him and landing on the door as she started walking. She was glad that her rest provided her with some energy; she could at least walk now without feeling so weak. The fact that she had food in her stomach was probably a plus as well.

 

Sora's hands went down to his sides as he followed being Kairi, who seemed to be fine now after her rest and meal. He was glad to see that, since she deserved to feel better. At least one of them was feeling half-decent.

 

Kairi walked out of her room and down the hall, knowing Sora was following closely behind. She started to descend the stairs, prepared to head toward the kitchen. "Why don't you go ahead and turn on the TV?" she suggested, going down a few more steps before she was on the first floor. "I'll be with you in a sec."