It was just like any other normal day, on the normal piece of land known as Destiny Island. To some, the small island might be considered a trap, surrounded by water; the only way to get to the nearest city was by a boat that traveled twice daily, but to those that lived there the island with its different flora, fauna, and multiple stores more then made up for the lack of neighboring cities.
It was on this island that a young boy made his way down the small side street, his head bundled up with a large red scarf that allowed for only a few pieces of dark brown hair to poke out. Keeping his face down to avoid the cold winds that were blowing around him, he continued to walk at a slow pace, seemingly cut off from the rest of the world, until the sound of quickly approaching footsteps behind him caught his attention,
"Sora! Wait up!"
The boy turned, looking up, and watched as girl his age ran up to him, taking a few moments to catch her breath before looking at him, a glare plastered on her face.
"Sora, you jerk! She said, her deep red hair framing her face as she punched the boy on the shoulder, "why'd you go off and leave me! I was only a few minutes late!"
Sora looked at her sheepishly for a few seconds, before looking down. Ever since third grade the two had walked to school together each morning and now, nine years later, they continued on with the tradition, with one small recent change.
"Sorry Kairi, but I didn't think you'd get there before eight….and I didn't want to walk when…when he was…"
Kairi looked at him for a few seconds before the angry look on her face melted away, and she moved in closer to put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"You know I wouldn't have been that late, and even if I was, we could have just taken a different route."
Sora nodded his head, before both of them turned and started on their trek to Destiny High.
Truth be told, the walk to school hadn't always been such a somber occasion, in fact, it had once been a time of laughing and smiles, of course, that had been before…"the incidents".
If you were to ask Sora today what "the incidents" were, he were blush for a few moments, before getting angry, punching the nearest solid surface he could, and walking away.
It had been almost nine months ago when "the incidents" first began. Back then, the walk to school was a trio event, instead of a doubles. Walking along with Sora and Kairi, always right next to Sora, would walk a boy their age, tall and muscular, with silver hair that framed his face and made him look practically perfect.
His name was Riku, and it had been in the fourth grade that he and his parents had moved to Destiny Islands, and lived on the same street as Sora and Kairi. At first, he spent the first few months griping and whining about being on such a tiny island, and always told his parents that one day he would build a raft and return to Traverse Town, the large city that they previously had lived in. However, after a few months with the other two, he got accustomed to living on the small island, and soon enough any thoughts of leaving were soon forgotten.
However, it was ninth months ago that the strong friendship that had developed between Sora and Riku began to crumble away, starting in March with what some people have dubbed "The Trash Incident."
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It was a normal day, because the weather was so nice that day the administration had decided to allow the students that were done with their lunch early to go outside and enjoy the sun for a little bit before their next classes.
Outside, everyone had formed their own little groups, each of which was deep into their own conversations.
On one side of the lot, close to the trashcans, stood a group of street hockey players. One of the nice things about Destiny High was its variety in both academics and athletics. While it maintained the normal basketball, baseball, and football teams, it also had one of the best street and ice hockey teams in their regions.
At the moment, the group, which consisted of Riku and three other members; Tidus, Wakka, and Axe, were discussing their game later in the day over in Traverse Town against another of the better teams, the Mushu Warriors. Because of the boat schedule, the team would have to leave right after lunch, which would explain why there were random pieces of hockey equipment scattered all around them.
On the other side of the lot stood Sora, Kairi, and two of their other friends; Namine and Roxas. It was weird, but some people could have swore that Sora and Roxas were brothers, twins even, but if you were to ask the two boys, they would deny it, pointing at their different colored hair and styles in clothing.
"So, what's everyone doing tonight?" Namine asked in a light voice as she played with the hem of her pale yellow sundress.
"Nothing much, why?" asked Roxas, taking a moment to look over towards the other side, when a rather loud laugh echoed over from Riku's group.
"Well, there's a new movie that came out yesterday, and I thought it would fun if we all went."
The rest of the group nodded, giving their silent approval, before Sora interjected.
"I'll go ask Riku if he wants to come, if they get back from their game in time."
Roxas and Kairi nodded as Sora made his way across the lot. Before he could get over there, though, he saw Axel look over in his direction, before reaching over and whispering something in Riku's ear. The silver headed boy was silent for a moment, before getting out what looked like a small chuckle.
As soon as he got close, Sora began the ritual that was getting Riku attention. He had first done it in the fifth grade, and ever since he had always done it to grab the taller boys attention. Quietly, he snuck up behind Riku and gave a quick tap on his right shoulder. Suppressing a chuckle, he jumped to the left in order to avoid being seen by the other boy, however, before he realized it, he felt a hand on his back as stumbled past the group and over to the trashcans.
He was falling, fast, and before he could catch himself he landed over one of the trashcans, causing it, and himself, to fall to the ground. To make matters worse, it seemed like all of the contents from the can had spilt out onto him, as his nose was bombarded by the various smells of rotten foods and the like. Opening his eyes, he could see the remains of previous lunches, now scattered all over his body.
If that wasn't bad enough, the sound of the trashcan had alerted everyone else in the lot, all of which now had their focuses directly on him. It wasn't long before the entire group burst out laughing, as Sora was still unsure as to what had happened, until he said it.
There stood Riku, his eyes wide with his arm still outstretched and his hand wide open, focused in Sora's direction. Sora's anger almost immediately shot up; Riku had pushed him! Working his way up, he slipped once due to an old piece of meatloaf, which only made everyone laugh harder, before finally standing up, many of the rotten pieces of food still attached to him.
Finally, he did the only thing could think of, he stood and glared at Riku the best he could. Riku stood there for a little longer, before dropping hand and doing the unthinkable; he began laughing along with the rest!
That was all Sora could take, quickly he ran past Riku, past the other hockey players, and even pat his other friends, before running back inside the school and into the closest bathroom, where he stayed for the rest of the day, huddled in one of the stalls.
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After that day, Sora made all attempts to avoid Riku at all costs. Sure, the other boy had tried calling him multiple times and even stopped by his house, but each time Sora and either ignored the call or stayed in his room, avoided him during school, and even changed his daily walking route to avoid passing by Riku's house.
After two weeks of flat out ignoring him, Sora had finally decided to allow Riku to apologize to him, and so, he made his way to school that cool, spring day in hopes of fixing his friendship with his once best friend.
"Alright, we're here!"
Sora looked up, he knew that Kairi had been talking the whole time they had been walking about something…he might have heard her say 'ribbon' a few times, which meant she was probably talking about the upcoming spring dance.
Ugh, the spring dance, something else that Sora had mixed feelings about. On the one hand, the idea of getting dressed up just to stand around and talk to friends, maybe do a little dancing, seemed like something that should be avoided at all cost.
On the other hand…the thought of that night also brought a small smile to Sora's lips. Ever since Sora had been able to get over "the incidents" he may have been unsure of his status with Riku, or even why Riku had done the things he had done, but one thing was certain…he was going to get even with Riku for all the things he had done.
Oh yes, revenge would he his…
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Preview of Next Chapter: Sora volunteers to be on the dance committee, Riku watches him from the shadows, and we find out about "The Cherry Incident." Stay tuned!