Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Burn ❯ Chapter 21 Demyx ( Chapter 21 )

Burn

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy nor am I making any money by writing this.

A/N: I finally got my new laptop!! It's SO much better than the old one. The only problem is that I have to transfer all my files over and I lost all the settings including my custom dictionary so I have to add all the character names to the dictionary again. Sigh.

As always, thanks to MuffinPirate for betaing this.

Chapter 21 Zexion

I feel so weak, both physically and mentally. I'm barely able to function anymore. I'm so tired all the time and I don't want to do anything, not even to drag myself out of the bed in the morning. I do manage to, though.

Why?

It's all because of Demyx. He is the only reason I'm alive right now. It may sound cliché, but it's the only way I can describe it. I never thought it would happen to me, but that was before I met Demyx. He really is something special. He is uncommonly kind, gentle, and a good friend.

One day, I got a great surprise. My nurse Rebecca came in unexpectedly.

“Zexion, you have a special guest here to see you,” she said with a smile. I looked at her blankly. “I'm not telling you who it is; you'll just have to see for yourself. Now come on, get up, and put something on and I'll take you to see your guest. If you want help, just let me know.” I shook my head. “All right. I'll wait outside for you.”

I nodded and Rebecca went out. I went over to my dresser and pulled out a pair of clean clothes. I stripped my pajamas off, neatly folded them, put them away in the proper drawer, and pulled my clothes on. It was a long, arduous task because I was so weak. I brushed my hair (not that it really mattered—my hair went all over the place anyway) and pulled on my shoes and socks.

When I was ready, I slowly crossed the room and opened the door. Rebecca was waiting right outside. She turned around.

“Oh, are you ready?” she asked. I nodded. “Come with me then.”

We slowly proceeded down the hall, taking several breaks. I felt so pathetic; I couldn't even walk down the hall without resting. Rebecca was very patient with me and helped me whenever I needed it.

We finally arrived at one of the conference rooms. Rebecca opened the door and ushered me in. Dr. Wise was sitting at the head of the long table. To his right was…Reno?

“Reno!” I gasped upon seeing my redheaded godfather.

Reno rose from his seat, smiling. “Hey, Zexion.”

He looked really worn out, causing me to feel a huge wave of guilt. This was all my fault, I knew it. Reno was so worn out because he was worrying about me. Tears filled my eyes before I could stop them.

“Zexion? What's wrong?” Reno asked anxiously. “Aren't you glad to see me?”

I nodded, but couldn't stop the tears. I buried my face in my hands and started sobbing. I looked up just in time to see Reno look over at Dr. Wise questioningly. Dr. Wise nodded and Reno walked over to me. He wrapped his long arms around me.

“Hey,” he said softly, holding me close to his chest. “Don't cry, okay? Tell me what's wrong. I want to help you. I want you to be happy.” This only made me cry harder. Reno sighed softly and held me. “You know, I can't help you if you keep crying like this.”

I sniffed softly and tried to stop my tears but they just kept coming. I buried my face in Reno's shirt and cried my eyes out. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't stop crying.

“You know what, it's okay,” Reno whispered. “Cry as much as you need to, all right? It's not a bad thing to cry.”

“He's right, you know,” Dr. Wise said. I looked up at him, my sobs quieting. “Crying is a healthy expression of your emotions. It's normal to cry when you're upset. Would you like a Kleenex?”

I nodded miserably, and Dr. Wise produced a tissue. I pulled away from Reno and took it. I blew my nose, and Dr. Wise handed me another tissue and I blew my nose again. A third tissue took care of the tears in my eyes and on my cheeks. I let the used tissue drop to the table with all the others I had put there and took a deep breath.

“Is that better?” Reno asked.

I nodded. “Reno, I'm sorry.”

“Why are you sorry?” Reno looked surprised.

“For everything!” I cried. “For hurting you, for making you worry, and for causing you so much trouble. I'm sorry!”

Reno just stared at me in a stunned silence after my little outburst. I felt a whole lot better after getting that off my chest and I felt strangely calm. After a few minutes of staring, Reno smiled weakly and hugged me.

“Oh Zexion, you mean so much to me. I'd be devastated if you died on me,” he murmured. “Why can't you understand this? I know you're sad about a lot of things and I feel like I failed as a guardian, no, as your parent because I couldn't help you at all.”

“You haven't failed,” I whispered. “I love you.”

“I know Zexion. I do too.” Reno held me closer.

“Why don't you have a seat and we'll have a little chat,” Dr. Wise suggested.

Reno and I sat on either side of Dr. Wise at the table.

“So what's going on, yo?” Reno asked.

Dr. Wise took a deep breath. “I think it will be beneficial if we start having group therapy sessions, meaning that both of you come in for sessions with me. Zexion, of course, is already seeing me daily. I would like you, Reno, to come in once a week with him.”

“All right,” Reno agreed. “That sounds good.”

Both he and Dr. Wise turned to me.

“What do you think, Zexion?” Dr. Wise asked. “What do you think of this?”

“I think…” I exhaled slowly. “I think it's a good idea.”

“Okay, then,” Dr. Wise said with a smile. “Is there a specific day of the week that does or does not work for you, Reno?”

“No, it doesn't matter what day our meeting is. My schedule is pretty empty.” Reno shrugged.

“All right.” Dr. Wise pulled on a pair of glasses. “Let me take a look here…” He opened a large datebook in front of him and turned to a specific page. “Is there's a specific time that's better?”

“Well,” Reno replied. “Evenings work better for me, but I'm sure I can get off work if I need to.”

“All right,” Dr. Wise said. “How about Monday at eleven? Will that work?”

“I'll have to check with my boss, but it should be all right.” Reno smiled.

“All right. Let me know what the decision is.”

“Got it.” Reno nodded.

“I have to have a word with you, Reno, before you go.”

“All right.” Reno stood up and turned to me.

I got up and quickly went around to the other side of the table, and I hugged Reno.

“Goodbye,” I whispered.

“Bye Zexion. See you next week, huh?”

“Yeah,” I nodded.

I broke away from him and went to the door, turning around and stealing one last glance at my godfather before I left.

To be continued…

A/N: Woefully short chapter, I know. It seems like I can't write long chapters anymore, at least not for this. XD Oh well.

I'm not sure how often I'll be able to update now because school is back and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I shall try hard, though. I have Chapter 22 finished and I'm working on Chapter 23.

Thanks to FinalFallenFantasy for pointing out my typo. I really appreciate it!