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[ Kairi doesn't remember falling asleep, but as she stirs in the dark, she has to rub the sleep from her eyes. What time is it? She sits up in bed, reaching for the lamp on her nightstand and slipping a hand under the shade to twist the knob. She hears it give a click, but she's still sitting in the dark. Sliding off of the bed and onto her feet, she tries to squint through the dark to make out even the faintest of shapes that are her furniture to help her avoid obstacles as she makes her way to her bedroom door. Fortunately, her room's clean and there are not too many things to trip over, so she makes it to the door after a minute or two of walking around with her hands held out in front of herself, trying to feel her way through the room. Finally, her fingertips are pressed against the wood of her door and she lowers a hand to turn the doorknob, pulling the door open.

Everything is dark. Kairi's looking up toward the hallway ceiling questioningly, still half-expecting the lights to come on, but after a few seconds of this, she realizes that they're not going to fix themselves. So she peers down the corridor, wondering which way to take to get to the room housing the power controls. But there are so many rooms... and as Kairi's settle on the hall, she can't help but notice there are so many glowing eyes staring back at her. She opens her eyes wide in surprise, and her attempt at slipping away without so much as a noise to further reveal herself fails miserably as she takes a few steps back into her room only to trip over one of the Shadows that has crept into her room. The graceful escape is foiled before it can begin, as she comes falling to the floor and onto her butt. ]

Ahh! Get off!

[ The girl's scrambling backwards in some sort of crabwalk in the dark, kicking at the Heartless at her feet and elbowing the Heartless closest to her head for the time it takes her to move two yards backward and finally twist onto her knees and hands, shoving herself up onto her feet while not wasting a moment before starting into a run. She doesn't know where she's going, only that she wants to get away from them. The Heartless, on the other hand, are hungry for the Light, so while some seep into the floor to follow her, others toddle after her on their feet. Kairi runs into her bed, hitting her shin on the bed frame and biting back a pained noise as she crawls onto the mattress, groping out for the lamp still set at the opposing side's nightstand. Both hands make contact with it for just a brief second before their fingers curl around the body of it, tightening their grip and yanking it back toward her, effectively ripping the cord from the wall's socket.

If the lights had been working, anyone walking by would have seen Kairi swinging a lamp at the Shadows which were now accompanying her in bed. Spotting another mass of yellow eyes at the floor, however, Kairi opts to relieve herself of the lamp, throwing it at the Heartless with as much force as she can manage. The sound of the lamp shattering makes Kairi jump, but she just snatches up a pillow in the same movement, using it to smack the Shadows still in bed with her. ]

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[Good grief Kairi, can't stay out of trouble can you? The darkened hallway is what caught Riku's attention, since that's fairly suspicious all on it's own- the glowing heartless eyes just make it even more so. The sound of commotion is enough to warrant either curiosity or concern though, so here's some fighting assistance from someone who can see pretty well in the dark.]

[ Oh good, because throughout the Kairi flailing, she hasn't noticed or remembered that the offensive objects she's using won't do much good against Heartless. And because Kairi can't tell one patch of darkness from another, Riku might get whacked in the head by that pillow if he comes too close. ]

[He's just taking out the groups of heartless as he gets to them, trying to clear out most of them around Kairi. A pillow to the head is not quite the thanks he expected though.]

Kairi? It's me.

Riku!

[ She figures he must be one of the good ones if he's helping her. The pillow swinging comes to a stop, and Kairi's trying to figure out where Riku is in order to avoid hitting him. What would have posed a serious problem for her seems to be more like child's play for her friend, but she's not the least bit bothered by it. Rather, she's extremely thankful that he found her! ]

[He's just doing his best to keep her out of trouble, that's all. Though depending on just how many heartless are popping up, they may want to just relocate.]

[ As Riku clears out the heartless, their numbers make a steady decline. They aren't popping back in—but Kairi and Riku might want to relocate just to be able to get out of the dark, because the power sure doesn't look like it's coming back on anytime soon.

Kairi walks on her knees to the edge of the bed before swinging her legs over the edge and tentatively placing her feet on the floor. ]

Are they... gone?

[Scans the room once the fighting's over, doing a quick check to make sure he doesn't sense any more around.]

Seems like. You okay?

I'm okay!

[ There's a sigh of relief, now that she knows the Heartless aren't around. She stands up, reaching out to see if she can find Riku in the dark, and takes a few careful steps forward.

She's letting out a yelp, having just walked over the shattered remains of her old lamp. Ouch. ]

[Grabs her gently by the shoulder, so she knows he's there.]

What happened?

[ Even when Riku grabs her shoulder, she doesn't move again, not wanting to accidentally shove any pieces of porcelain deeper into the soles of her feet. ]

I threw a lamp earlier and... I just stepped in it.

[ She bites her lip, eyes watering a bit. ]

[Sighs, picking her up to carry without another word. He's headed for the closest bathroom, probably down the hall where there's light.]

[ As she's being lifted, the sound of a couple pieces of porcelain falling back into the pile is heard. The feeling of air on open wounds stings, but she doesn't say anything. She feels bad for getting into trouble and needing rescuing. She doesn't want to have to be rescued anymore—and needing it twice in one day isn't a good start. ]

Sorry, Riku...

[Well, that means the day can only improve from this point. Once in the bathroom, he sets her down on the counter top, then goes looking for a couple potions.]

It's fine.

[ Kairi's still giving him an apologetic smile. ]

Thanks.

[ While he's tracking down some potions, she's lifting up one of her feet into her lap, tentatively trying to pick the shards out. She'll just be placing a few pieces of bloody porcelain beside her. Yech. ]

[Sets a couple potions on the counter by her, now looking through the cabinet for something else.]

You're probably going to want to put some peroxide on that. Just in case.

[ Blink. ]

Oh.

[ She smirks, putting her foot down to pick up the other. ]

Thanks, Doctor Riku~. Heh.

[ And she's entirely oblivious to the irony in this. ]

[Pauses, smiling just a little. That is ironic. He pulls a bottle down from one of the higher shelves, setting it by the potions.]

I've still got a few more years before I know enough for that.

[ There'll be a few more shards added to the pile of broken porcelain before Kairi sets down her foot only to swing her legs up onto the counter, resting her heels at the edge of the sink as she leans forward to get the water running. ]

Is that what you want to do? Be a doctor?

Eventually, yeah.

[Watches, making sure things go smoothly- like a good doctor should~]

You'll be good at it too! You're good at everything you do~.

[ Kairi's slipping her feet into the sink now, and there's a river of red spinning down the drain within seconds. The redhead inhales sharply as she wrinkles up her nose. Ahh, she'll never throw a lamp again. ]

[Probably a good idea not to throw anything made of porcelain again, yes.]

That's not entirely true.

Name one thing.

[ Once the water's running clear again, Kairi turns off the faucet and reaches behind herself to get that peroxide with one hand and pointing up to the towel rack with the other. ]

And could you get me a towel?

[ If not to put this stuff on with, to bite on while she does it. ]

...Telling the truth.

[He's really not too good at that. He's not bad at grabbing towels though, so here, have one.]

[ Huh? Kairi takes the towel, but all she does is continue to watch Riku. ]

What's that supposed to mean, Riku? Have you been telling lies?

Not exactly.

[It's just not exactly truth either.]

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/repeatedly raped by work. :<

D:

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