Kingdom Hearts II: Long Way Home

Chapter 9: Double-Edged Sword

The red haired girl opened her green eyes and gulped. She sat upright and saw Roxas next to her, covered with sweat. He turned to her and his eyes widened. She was shivering and sweating more than him. Her eyes were half closed and she looked very weak.

"Max…" He placed his hand onto her cheek and it was boiling. "You're really hot." She leaned her head onto his shoulder and sighed. He got a nearby thermometer and stuck it into her mouth. They waited a few moments and Roxas took it out of her mouth. When his blue eyes fell on the number, they widened.

"You've got a high temperature, it's 40˚C! You're not going out today." She frowned at this and pouted.

"But I don't want to stay here all alone!" Maximum whined.

"Please, stay here."

"Roxy, please." She fluttered her eyelashes and her green eyes sparkled. He sighed with defeat and shook his head.

"You're too much to handle. But I love you." He mumbled and leaned closer to her. He placed his cool hand onto her face and captured her lips. She closed her eyes and melted into the kiss. He pulled away and nuzzled her neck.

"But you're resting here." She groaned at this and lied down onto the bed.

"You're so mean!" She mumbled.

"You'll thank me one day." He joked and she rolled her eyes at this.

"Whatever." He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Love you."

"Love you too, champ." She giggled and he winked. Shortly he left after placing a cold towel onto her forehead and he pecked her lips. Max sighed and closed her eyes.

"I might as well sleep." She whispered and fell into her dreams.

"Mai, what's wrong?" She looked away and sniffed as a tear fell down her cheeks.

"You can talk to me about anything." She looked up into his blue eyes.

"It's been so long since you've said that." She whispered and sniffed. "You never used to notice me as much back on the island and I feel as if we have moved away from our friendship." She made the lie look real, it was about Kairi. He frowned at this and held her hands.

"I'm sorry Mai." Sora wrapped his arms around Mai and hugged her tight.

She hugged back and cried on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Sora... I..." Max mumbled and opened her eyes. She sat upright and felt a tear fall down her cheek. The red haired girl touched her wet cheek and raised an eyebrow.

"Huh? Where…did that come from?" She wiped the tear and sighed deeply. She ran a hand through her hair and realised that she felt a bit better. Max checked her temperature again and it was now 37°C.

"Alright, I'm gonna go and get some ice cream and find Roxy!" She giggled and got changed into her usual attire.

She got out the house and went to the Usual Spot to see a note. It said that they were investigating a few things for the project for Independent Studies. Maximum sighed and rolled her eyes at this. Her worst nightmare was Independent Studies, it was so awful! There was list and a few ticks next to it. She knew where they would be at next.