Kingdom Hearts {Reader Insert}

17. Bacon for the Soul

Tifa and Leon had gotten Cloud into his room and were both tending to his wounds and making sure he had anything he might need. He still hadn't woken up, which bothered you. You tried to help them take care of him, but in the small rooms you just got in the way.

So you were down in the kitchen making yourself a small early dinner. Or late lunch. You weren't sure which this would be considered. It was somewhere between two and three o'clock. You were just slapping together a small sandwich. You sat down at the table with it and watched Cid fiddling with the controls. You could tell he was agitated. He had been that way ever since Tifa and Leon had come up the ramp with an unconscious Cloud. You wondered if he had reacted the same way when Cloud had carried you onto the ship after your fight with Cerberus.

Maybe the Coliseum is bad luck.

Yuffie slid down the ladder and walked toward the kitchen. "That is a great idea," she told you as she pointed at your sandwich. You nodded as you took a big bite. After a few short minutes of Yuffie pulling together a sandwich in the kitchen- spending half the time looking for mustard in the fridge- she joined you at the table. You were both quiet as you munched. Cid left the room, grumbling something about checking the gaskets downstairs.

"You know he's going to be okay, right?" Yuffie reassured you, noticing your mood and Cid's as he left the room.

You nodded.

"Cloud's been through a lot worse," she added.

You weren't sure if you were glad to hear that or if it upset you more.

Both yours and Sora's ships stayed where they were that night. Everyone was waiting for Cloud to get better before taking off to the next world in distress. Luckily, there hadn't been any emergency signals, yet.

The next morning you woke up and walked down the hall to peek into Cloud's room. It was quiet except for his breathing. He still wasn't awake.

"Oh, hey, [Name]," Tifa rushed past you with some bandages and a little jar of some green substance. She was already dressed and ready for the day and it looked like she had been for a while. You wondered how early she had gotten up to keep an eye on Cloud's recovery.

"He's still not awake," you commented, not sure what else to say.

"No," Tifa sighed. "But to be honest, I wouldn't want to be awake with these on my body either." She pulled back the soiled gauze that was wrapped around his chest and you saw blistered and burnt skin in huge hand prints on his chest. Your eyes widened at the size of them. One hand was spread from his right collarbone to his sternum and the other was mirrored and translated down about 4 inches on the other side. They were the focal point of multiple dark bruises and burns, Tifa washed the wounds with a damp cloth and then spread some of the ointment from the jar over both marks before re-wrapping them. After gathering her supplies she stood and smiled at you. "Alright, time for some breakfast."

You followed Tifa downstairs and she stashed the materials in a cupboard close to the entrance of the kitchen that you had never had any reason to open. Apparently that's where all of the extra healing stuff was. You knew the cabinet above it was where the potions, ethers, and etcetera were kept.

"Pancakes, waffles, french toast...?" Tifa asked no one in particular as she looked around the kitchen.

"Waffles!" Yuffie cheered as she entered the room.

"Sounds good to me," you agreed.

You helped them get all of the ingredients out and the waffle press, but the sound of the ramp opening caught your attention. You wandered into the main cabin and found Sora, Donald, and Goofy walking onto the ship. Cid had his hand on the remote for the ramp and was closing it now.