Your Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts/Others Experience

Your Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts/Others Experience (Part 56)

After sitting in bed for a good twenty minutes with nothing but nagging paranoia to keep you company, you found yourself sighing repeatedly.

'What's wrong with me?' You wondered, pulling the covers over your head, taking in another deep breath. Your heart began pounding and if felt like you weren't getting enough air. You tried to just will yourself to sleep, but were rudely awoken by a a loud crash. You jumped up, the blanket flying off as you got to you feet, still on the bed.

You chuckled nervously as you saw it was just the window. A large gust had blown it open and it smacked against the wall. You grabbed the flapping curtains and pushed them aside while you got the windows shut, double checking the hatch in the middle so it wouldn't happen again. You flipped the light on and sat with you back against the wall. Your heart was pounding so hard that you could feel it in your throat and in your temples.

There was a knock at the door, and you called out a 'come in.'

Ichigo's dad poked his head in, holding another mug of hot chocolate.

"Is everything okay sweetheart? I saw the light on." He asked, seeing you pressed up against the wall, hand over your heart, and the blankets only half on the bed.

"Yeah. I'm fine." You said, and he gave you a look, but he let it go. He then remembered the mug in his hand.

"There was some left over, would you like it?"

"That'd be great. Thanks." You said and he smiled softly, walking over to the bed and setting it on the nightstand. He picked up the blanket and fluffed it out properly over the bed, then kissed the top of your head, his beard tickling your forehead as he pulled away. This guy was like a father to you, the one you never had. Just his being in the room helped you to feel better.

"Try and get some sleep." He said as he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

You sighed, taking the mug and trying to remember the first time you had ever had Isshins 'world famous hot chocolate,' you had to be around 6, right after the start of 1st grade.

School had started about two weeks earlier, but your mother didn't want you going until your black eye healed up. This was around the pinnacle of your dads drinking days, and the abuse worsened. Now that it was faded to a reasonable color that wouldn't raise questions, you were standing infront of your classroom door, Caius at your side.

"Come on, muffin. It'll be fun." He said, trying to reassure you as you clung to his side. He chuckled slightly before knocking on the door for you. "I have to go to my own class now, I'll get you after school. Then mom will take us home. It's gonna be over before you want it to be, I promise." He said, squeezing you as he waited for the door to open. As the teacher opened it, your brother gave you one last squeeze before walking off.

"Hello there, are you ≈≈≈≈?" A warm voice rang out. You looked up, terrified, and met the soft brown eyes of a sweet looking woman.

"Yes." You squeaked out your answer, and she smiled widely, taking your hand and pulling you into the room. She took you to the front and put a hand on your head as she stood behind you.

"Everyone, this is ≈≈≈≈, your new classmate." Everyone responded with a synchronized 'hello, ≈≈≈≈.' And the teacher turned to you again. "My name is Mrs. Kurosaki, but you can just call me Mrs. K. You can sit right here, next to Ichigo." She led you over to a table and had you sit next to a skinny little boy with orange hair and caramel colored eyes, the only thing distracting form his hair was his bright smile.

"Hi." You mumbled, sitting beside him.

"Hello!" His smile got even wider.

"Alright, settle down, no talking." Mrs. K. scolded, taking her place at the front of the classroom. Since you two were next to each other, he was your first friend there. Mrs. K. was pretty strict about her no talking rule, so you didn't really talk much, but being near each other soon became a comfort. At recess you would normally just stay on the swings, with your brother and his friends, since Ichigo was always off fighting the bullied that were getting on him for his hair.