Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts…nor any of it's characters.

Note: My first attempt at a Kingdom Hearts fic. Hope you enjoy this one. Forgive me for grammar mistakes and such (as always), and…This may end up being another "dead end" fic…'less of course you people like this one.

Warning: OOC…Erm…Not sure as of yet really what is in store for this fic…'cept the high probability of shounen-ai (Riku&Sora).

Unexpected Tide

Chapter 01: Lost

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Blue. Blue as far as the eye can see. Such a lovely tint that is only more beautiful once one is submerged into its depths. It is a color that I can get lost in so easily, but not for the sheer fact that it's an attractive color…it runs deeper than just a 'favorite color' …To me, it is home. Whenever I gaze upon the wonderful hue, I feel a warm, satisfied glow that screams to me, 'this is where you belong.' Though, lately, my body has not been satisfied with just gazing. It yearns, aches to be submerged once more. But I—

"Riku!" My thoughts are dashed to pieces and I tear my gaze from the sea as a familiar figure runs towards me with that dopey grin. "Riku, what are you doing out here? You just walked off from the others suddenly…" I looked up at the brown-haired boy, with the most beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen, to see a small pout on his face, "I just wanted to think for a little while. Selphie wasn't helping." I frowned a little and the other boy chuckled, "Hehe, yeah…Say, Riku?"

"Yeah?" I replied with feigned interest as my attention had wandered back towards the sea. "I foun—"

"Heads up!" both of our heads turned towards the call and Sora could only let out a yelp before a blitzball made a firm 'dink' as it ricocheted off of the boy's head. The ball then hit the poupu tree that I was sitting on and landed with a 'sploosh' in the ocean water.

"Aw…"

"Sora!"

"Riku, you could have caught it, ya?"

I merely gave a shrug and slid off from the leaning tree as Wakka, Tidus and Selphie walked up. Wakka frowning at the loss of his ball, while Tidus and Selphie poked at Sora, who was still rubbing his head. Then the argument began, "Tidus, you owe me a new ball, man."

"What? It's not my fault—Sora was too slow to catch it!"

"But you did kick the ball off in the wrong direction, Tidus!" Selphie decided to join in, grinning at the prospect of causing a little 'harmless' trouble. As the bickering continued, the ball also continued its journey further away from the island when a light bulb suddenly went off in my head. There was a chance that I would just make my longings worse, but I'm at the point where I don't really care anymore. I slip off my yellow and black shirt as I say with a hint of aggravation in my voice, "I'll go get the stupid ball." Everyone stops immediately, some gaping, and I jump off the ledge before anyone can question me.

As soon as my head became submerged my body felt alive again as many suppressed senses began to awake in my glorious surroundings. The cool temperature, the seeming loss of gravity, the colors and life—a small taste of freedom that my body so longs for! Despite the fact that I was in a state of bliss, my earlier statement was not forgotten. I moved swiftly as if I had a purpose, surfacing only for appearance, so that the others –if watching—wouldn't notice anything unusual. I caught up to the blue and white object all too soon, and reluctantly headed back for shore. When I was waist deep, I tossed the object to Wakka as the group quickly came up to the shoreline, not even waiting for me to reach it before bombarding me with comments and questions.

"Thanks, Riku!"

"Wow, Riku, that was so great!" I quirked an eyebrow at Selphie, "Retrieving a ball from the water isn't anything special..."

"No, but moving like a fish is!" Tidus grinned as he smacked his hand across my back, and my heart skipped a beat. "What?" I asked, trying to remain calm, and hide the nervousness from my voice. "You were swimming really fast, ya?" Wakka said as he looked to the others, who all nodded with looks of awe still on their faces.

"I couldn't even walk over here from my house before you got back," everyone looked over to see Kairi walking up, "I saw you jump in when I stepped out of my front door, and your were back before I could get here." She smiled innocently, but I suddenly felt sick. In my state of bliss, I surfaced 'for air' but I forgot to keep my speed at a minimum—shit. "Well, guess I better go dry off. It's getting late anyway. I'll see you guys tomorrow!" I quickly moved to retrieve my shirt, then ran off to my house as the others threw their parting words at my back. I reached the safety of my home with a loud slam of the front door. The loud noise didn't matter, despite what the others thought, I live alone here.

Aloud sigh escapes from my body before I begin to search through my dresser. 'I definitely need this now…Especially after that stupid mistake. They're going to be sending harpoons through me if I'm not careful.' I felt my brows furrow in frustration as the object of my search was eluding me. "Strange…" I muttered to myself as my pace quickened along with my heartbeat. Before I knew it, I was proceeding to tear my house apart. "Damnit!" I heard myself yell out in frustration as I also managed to make a lovely hole in my wall. Greeeaat. Not only did I slip today, I've punched a gaping hole in my wall, AND I've lost a fucking part of myself! "AAARRRGGG!" I slid to my knees in despair. 'If I can't find it…I'll never be able to fully return home…and if someone's stolen it…" a violent shudder passed through my body. "I don't even want to think about what would happen to me then…" I weakly pushed myself up onto my bed and many tears eventually lulled me into the darkness that is sleep.

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((AN: So…Good? Bad? Reviews pleeeaase! Also, I believe I spelled that fruit tree's name wrong…Anyone know/remember the correct spelling?))