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Kairi is bitten

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It was a warm day, Xion had just come off the phone to Axel and was bursting with excitement for some unknown reason, Namine had just finished getting dressed and was checking she had the right books for the school day and Kairi was still asleep.

She was rudely awoken by a human known as Xion jumping on her bed "I've done it!" she shouted.

The redhead groaned, two slithers of blue revealed themselves as Kairi peered at her sister through half lidded eyes "And what, may I ask, have you done?"

Xion grinned evilly as she jumped off the pink covered bed with added flamboyance "Axel Lea is going to ask Roxas Strife on a date!" she laughed, "That means that you, dearest sister, owe me money!"

That woke Kairi up, she sat bolt upright with her mouth hanging open "No! I was meant to beat you! SoRiku was meant to win!"

"Well AkuRoku has won so cough up!"

"Roxas might say no."

"Riku hasn't even asked Sora."

"Axel might chicken out.

"This is Axel we're talking about here!"

"Guys!" Shouted a timid voice from the doorway, "I hate to interrupt you but dad said breakfast is ready" Namine sent a nervous look around Kairi's room before walking to the kitchen, her school bag swinging over her shoulder.

Xion laughed before bolting after Namine knocking a glass of water over in the process. Kairi watched her go before sighing and pulling her usual pink dress over her head and headed for breakfast.

After they'd eaten and Kairi had plastered her face in make up the sisters brushed their teeth and left for school deciding to walk as it was such a nice day.

"So how are your plans going?" Xion asked Kairi as they waited for the light to turn red so the cars would stop and they could cross the road.

"Well I've spoken to Riku and got him thinking."

"Are you two still trying to get your best friends together?" Namine asked as she took a picture of a bird in a tree for a reference for her art piece.

"SoRiku is my OTP! I have a blog on tumblr and everything" Kairi squealed, "I ship them so hard!"

"Do they know?" Namine asked trying not to sigh.

"Well Riku knows..."

"Axel and Roxas shall soon be together and then I'll have to start planning the wedding!" Xion's giggles soon turned into cackling as the trio crossed the road.

They turned left at the end of the road and saw the looming building that was their school in front of them. It looked like a prison with it's whitewash walls and perimeter fence.

As they neared the alleyway that was used by two shops to put rubbish bins Kairi had a bad feeling inside her stomach, like something bad was going to happen. She heard a strange noise come from the alleyway and stopped to listen. Xion and Namine noticed that she had stopped and turned to look at her.

"What's wrong?" Namine asked hugging her sketch book tighter to her chest subconsciously.

"I thought I heard something" Kairi explained.

They were silent, listening for sounds. A gurgling groan came from the darkness of the alleyway, the three teens backed up as a man came tumbling out of the darkness.

He looked half dead.

His black and white striped hair was tied in a low pony tail there was dried blood surrounding his head. There was a broken eye patch strap hanging off his ear. Blood was pouring from a deep cut on his arm, what looked like teeth marks were on his neck blood leaking from the small holes, the man's eyes were a strange shade of white rimmed with red, small flecks of amber were all that was left of their original colour.

Kairi did a double take at the man's appearance, no one else seemed to notice that anything was wrong with him "E-excuse us" Kairi stuttered trying to get around him.

The man grabbed her arm as she moved towards him "Let go!" Kairi shouted at him panic bubbling around her.

He didn't seem to hear her. The man's teeth plunged into Kairi's arm, before he could do to much damage Kairi yanked her arm away and looked at the man in shock.

Xion pulled the redhead's other arm and grabbed Namine's hand before running towards the school.

Once they reached the courtyard Kairi looked at her arm, there were small bite marks but they weren't deep. She hugged her arm to her chest and looked over at Axel and Riku who seemed to be arguing about something while Sora and Roxas were laughing on the floor.

The bell went and her sisters left to find Roxas while she headed to her first class, math. Xion soon caught up with her and they sat in their respective seats.

Half an hour into the lesson Kairi felt like she could see the world spinning on it's axis. Her head pounded and she felt like she was about to faint, throw up and explode all at once.

Xion seemed to notice this and asked to be excused. Mr Siax didn't seem to be to happy about it but let them go to the toilets.

"Are you okay?" Xion asked with a worried expression as Kairi leaned heavily on a sink.

"I don't think so" Kairi mumbled, "I just feel so...weird."

Her body started to tingle and her skin felt clammy. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and saw that her eyes looked dead, the light behind them fading.

Kairi coughed into her hand, it felt wet, she looked at her palm surprised to see flecks of blood. She had just coughed up blood. 'Oh god holy shit.'

"Kairi?" Xion asked as she coughed again, this time the crimson liquid flew from her mouth and poured down her dress. It became harder to breathe and Kairi clasped on the ground in a crumpled heap.

"Kairi!" Xion rummaged in her bag for a water bottle while moving towards her fallen sister.

Kairi's eyes closed slowly "Xion..."

Said teen bit back a sob and shook her sister's shoulder "Come on Kai! Now isn't the time to sleep!" Xion slapped Kairi's cheek, "Stay awake! Damn it, talk to me!"

Xion heard a groan and laughed in relief "Thank god!"

But the relief was short lived, Kairi stood up, she loomed over her sister who was still kneeling on the floor. Her hand reached out and grabbed Xion who cried out as the cold, clammy skin touched her.

The older teen tried to bite the black haired girl in her grasp "K-Kairi? What are you doing?"

She looked up at her sister's face and gasped.

Xion pushed Kairi away from her and shook the contents of her bag on the floor, with her eyes on Kairi she grabbed the first thing that came to her: a butter knife. As the older teen lunged for her again Xion stabbed the knife in her stomach; it did nothing, the redhead continued to attack her sister.

Blue eyes widened when the knife didn't work, Xion pushed open the door and ran back to her class. She threw the door open and then slammed it shut once she was inside, using her body to barricade it shut.

The image of white eyes rimmed with red with flecks of violet was still clear in her mind.

Kairi was bitten by Xigbar! Blame him!