Kingdom Hearts: New Key

Yawnless Nights

I lay down in my bed made of ice and think about my family. My little sister gets home at 5. The bus drops her off right in front of the house. Who's going to let her in? It's only me and mom. What if those assholes in black try for her? What if they kidnap her? What if they destroy the house? I can't just sit here and wait for them to do what they want. I need to speak to Tobleman.

As I cry into my pillow and pound on the mattress, I hear light rapping on wood. I stifle my sobs and listen intently, trying to hear the noise I thought I heard a second ago. It pops up again and I walk to the door, heart fluttering in the hopes that it'll be Tobleman coming to help ease my nerves.

I place my Charm on the door to open it and see the complete opposite of what I'm hoping for. It's Kaze, looking more disheveled than he did before. As if it's possible. But I've taken a liking to him a little. He can rise to the occasion when need be.

"Sorry if I'm bothering you but I just felt like I should at least talk with someone about everything that just happened. And you seem to be friendlier than Ean. I don't even think he knows our names," he says.

"Sure, come in. You'll just have to stand the cold and freeze your ass off. Unless you've got some way to adapt," I say, inviting him in.

"Thanks, I'll try not to freeze it," he says, grinning slightly.

He steps in and immediately almost slips backwards. I didn't notice how smooth the ice was until now. It's almost like these rooms were specific to us. I reach to help him and he gives a modest refusal. Guess he's a strong independent man who don't need no woman. I snicker in my mind. The door then freezes back shut and I just stand by him.

He gets up and carefully steps around the I would call living room and sits down gently on the ice couch, as if he might break it. He shivers and rubs his hands together. He has the standard nerdy white button-down and khakis on. I'm not sure if he has a shirt underneath. He's practically freezing to death. Poor thing.

He turns to me and asks, "So what do you think so far?"

"What do you mean?" I question back.

"Of the whole thing we're in right now. We've been sucked into some random conundrum and have no explanation at all. We seem to be taken away from our families and friends as well. Primarily, on the brain, we have weird superhuman abilities and we don't even have an inkling of a clue as to how or why we have them. Isn't this all too strange and sudden to you?" he says, taking a deep breath after his blurb.

"It is. I'd love an explanation from Tobleman. He seems to be the only one who knows about all this besides those cloaked assholes. Speaking of, you mind telling me about what happened with you? I assume you got approached by one too," I ask.

He tells me all that happened, from Butch, to the ice imprisonment, and to the summon down to the principal's office. I sit in amazement afterwards, confused on why these bastards are bothering us.

"Yours?" he says.

"Excuse me?"

"Your story," he replies, waiting for my perspective.

I tell him and he sits in what seems to be deep thought. He looks as if he wants to ask something but decides against it and tells me that I had it worse.

"You think we can do anything to get in contact with our families? I want to talk to my mom and make sure she's okay. I want to tell her that I'll be fine. At least I think so. And I want to hear my little sister's voice. I hope my mom gets home after all to make sure she gets in the house. I just want to know that they're safe," And I bawl my eyes out. The tears flow down my face. The snot oozes out of my nose. I taste an abundance of salt, salt water and mucus mixing together. Disgusting. But I can't help it. My heart aches and I can feel my lungs collapse each time it fills with air. My body shakes, and my head begins to pound. I feel a tinge of embarrassment as I remember Kaze is still here in the room. Then I'm surprised as I find that I'm in his arms, crying into his chest. He's so rigid and frail feeling. It's weird because he's really a stick body. But I don't seem to find a care because I feel weak enough as it is.

When the tears end and my body ceases to stop quivering, I get up and go to the bathroom to clean up. When I come back to the living room, Kaze is there, face as red as a tomato and he's turned the TV on.

"The TV works. Surprisingly. I thought it was just ice. I think it's equipped with all channels and even Hulu. You wanna just watch a couple of shows or movies?" he says, trying to ease the awkward moment that passed.

"Sure, I don't know what else to do and I don't think I'm getting any rest. We can watch a movie." I oblige. I appreciate the switch up in the mood.

We sit and watch 'Aladdin' to pass the time. The entire time, I sit and think about the craziness that was today. Fight to the death, discovering new abilities, not being able to go home to my family, being thrown with strangers in a random place God knows where. It's at this time that I realize how my life won't ever be the same. The same terrifying cliché that everyone in the movies come to understand.

The cliché still stays rooted in my mind as I say good night to Kaze and he goes to his room. It stays rooted as I walk slowly across the ice floor and into my room. It stays rooted in my mind as I lay down and close my eyes to find myself staying conscious.

It stays rooted in my mind as I stay up all night despairing.