"Kotori!" Umi cried out in fear, hugging the fellow shipmate close. Both were standing on the deck of the giant boat, the waves crashing against the sides and causing it to rock back and forth vigorously. The two of them were stuck with the rest of their crew in a giant storm. Unluckily for the two 17 year olds, they also happened to get locked outside of the cabins.
"It'll be alright, Umi-chan!" Kotori remarked, a smile plastered onto her face. "It's not like the boat is in danger of sinking! After we get out of this, we can go eat macaroons with the rest of the crew!"
Umi shivered slightly in a mix of nervousness and embarrassment. "I'm more worried about the others," she admitted as her thoughts drifted off towards a certain blonde-haired quarter Russian.
"I'm sure they'll be okay," Kotori reassured the Japanese beauty. "Eli and Nico are very strong, they won't be swept away so easily."
"I hope so."
The two fell silent, watching as the stormy clouds moved slowly across the sky bringing along the gloomy rain. If it wasn't for the fact that they were in a storm, the atmosphere would almost have been peaceful. Sadly it was not in fact peaceful, and soon enough a particularly violent wave decided to knock into the boat and send it rocking suddenly towards one side. Umi was lucky enough to be near enough to the railing to grab on. Kotori however was not.
Kotori gasped as she started to lose her balance, falling backwards and hitting her head on the railing behind the two with a loud thump. Her mind went hazy, and she could barely make out the blur that was Umi reaching out her hand frantically towards Kotori. She reached her hand out in response, and the two made a light brush of contact before another wave hit and Kotori ended up falling into the ocean in a giant splash.
Umi yelled out in distress, gripping onto the railing even harder than before. The blue-haired girl felt like crying at that moment. Desperately she tried to stand up, only to continue being knocked down by the furious rocking of the vessel. Umi felt her knees collapse under her, and a feeling of immense fear washed over her and froze her in place.
"Kotori!" she yelled out. Her shout was a mix of anger, sadness, pain, and regret all mixed into one. One tear fell only to followed by many more as the rain fell down even harder than before. "Kotori… I'm sorry."
Kotori opened her eyes slightly, only to close them as the water caused them to feel a burning sensation. She tried to move her body, only to have it numbly register that her body wasn't cooperating with her. Her limbs felt heavy and useless in the cold deep waters.
Is this it? Is this really how I'm going to die?
Kotori's thoughts were a jumbled mess, her thoughts full of the ship and the members aboard it. A sense of dread made itself known, as the little bird continued to sink down into the stormy waters. Kotori could do nothing but accept her coming demise, her consciousness slowly fading away into nothing.
"Don't worry," a voice murmured. "You're not going to die."
Kotori tried to open her eyes and locate the source of the voice. The water still stung, but she forced them to stay open for as long as she could. Despite her efforts however, she could only make out a blur of purples and blues that seemed to blend in with the rest of the ocean. Her eyes finally closed fully as her mind drifted off into darkness.
Disclaimer: Obligatory disclaimer goes here saying I don't own what I don't own
AN: Basically, .x and I wanted to write KotoNozo fanfic because she's a Kotori account on IG and I'm mainly a Nozomi account. This was supposed to be a one-shot. Somehow it turned into something that isn't a one-shot. I'm going to work on my other stories though, I swear. This fic is low-priority, but the plot bunnies were just running wild. Aaah, I'm not sure how to write Kotori though. I'm also not used to third-person ehehe... This prologue is the shortest thing ever though, I swear.