What The Heart Wants || Sora

06

We ended up playing a game similar to 21 questions. Sora was the one asking whereas I was the one answering, he wanted to know more about me. He kept the questions safe and simple, only asking a few personal ones here and there. I didn't give much away from where I'm from to make him suspicious but kinda alter my answers a bit.

Is this what it feels like to have a friend? Like I said, I wouldn't know because I would stay inside the house all the time. I was anti-social to begin with but there were times I did want someone to talk to besides my family. But since I played video games, I didn't think there were other girls like me in my neighborhood. Girls were I live were obsessed with clothes and make up.

I accidentally spaced out when Sora was waving his hand in front of my face, calling out to me. I felt my cheeks warm up in embarrassment but Sora only chuckled in amusement, a grin on his face.

"You weren't kidding when you said you space out a lot, for a second I thought I was boring you with my story." He poked my cheek, making me flinch in surprise. "But its cute."

"C-Cute?" I stuttered.

Sora nodded, smiling with his eyes closed. "Yep! I find it cute!"

"I-It's not really..." I looked off to the side, trying to look anywhere but at him. Until I felt a hand on my head, giving it a small pat.

"Hey, I'm just teasing." Sora said. I turned my head back to look at him with a pout. "What? I can't help it though, you're fun to tease sometimes."

"I'm not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

He and I stared at each other for a second before I let out a laugh, Sora laughing along with me. When I stopped, I saw Sora getting blurry meaning it was time for him to go. "Well, time to go Sora."

Sora pouted. "Geez, way to make it sound like you want me to leave." He lifted a hand to his face, inspecting it as it was getting more blurry each second. Until the unexpected happened....

It became whole again.

My brows rose up in surprise, looking at Sora in shock. He looked confused himself as he locked eyes with me. Hesitantly, I reached out and took his hand in mine; it felt completely solid. Usually, when Sora begins to look blurry or hazy, I wouldn't be able to touch him unless he was fully clear and whole.

This is unexpected.

"Does this mean...I get to stay longer?" Sora asked after a minute of silence.

I shrugged. "I'm not sure. From what I can remember, you only stay here on an average of an hour or so. No longer than that." How I know that? Sora told me. You see, when he 'wakes up' its from an hour from when he falls asleep. I don't know why an hour, but its what he noticed.

"You think this might mean something then?" Sora asked again, oddly calm.

"Maybe...how come you're calm about this? What if you don't go back?" I looked at him oddly, knowing him he would at least be worried about that.

Sora nonchalantly shrugged. "It doesn't matter." He laid down onto his back. "I could use the break, plus, I'm not alone here. I have you." He shifted his head to the side a little to look at me, a cheeky grin on his face.

I sighed, shaking my head. "You should at least worry a little, you know?" But I also laid down next to him as the sky began to turn twilight. Sora and I said nothing, only watching as the sky change color.

Oh yeah, this must be his first time seeing it. Since I've been here most of the time, I see it a lot.

"So...time does change here." I can hear the awe in his voice. "It's so---pretty." Glancing at him, he looked so mesmerized, there was a twinkle in his eye that showed his amazement. I quietly giggled to myself, bringing my attention back to the scenery above us.

"Yeah...it is."

Meanwhile back in the real world...

"Why isn't he waking up?"

A girl and a boy stood over a body, the person looking to be sound asleep but can wake up any moment.

"I--I don't know." A taller male stood on the other side of the sleeping body, looking perplexed. "How long has he been asleep for?"

"It's been a whole day, Ienzo." The girl replied. "He went to take his usual nap but never woke up. I tried waking him after an hour he slept but nothing."

The male next to her nodded. "Even I tried to wake him up, nothing happened."

"That is concerning." Ienzo hummed in thought. "I'd like to run some tests, if you'd let me. I'll let you know if I found something."

The pair nodded, before looking at the sleeping body of their friend with worried eyes.

"Please wake up soon...Sora."

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