I'm back from the dead! Yes everyone it is the sequel to Survival's Barriers, so if you haven't read that, I suggest reading that first before so you fully understand what's going on.

Honestly I am going to try my hardest NOT to take more then a month break, and with breaks coming up it shouldn't be too difficult. Anyways! First chapter is a little boring and slow but bear with me, I have great plans in mind for this sequel.

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It had been at least a week since their attempt to escape the island.

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"Hey Namine, you alright?" Roxas asked, walking down the white beach to sit next to the blonde girl. She was sitting with her knees hugged to her chest and eyes glued to the blue waves; watching intently as if the deep ocean would give her all the answers.

"I'm okay," Namine replied, her eyes fixed on the blue ocean before her, "I'm just thinking, as usual." Her blond hair swayed in the ocean breeze, settling over her right shoulder when it died down.

"You remember anything yet?" Roxas wondered.

Namine shook her head, closing her light blue eyes, "Nothing… It's like my memories are just out of reach. I can't figure it out…" She opened her eyes and turned towards Roxas, "I do appreciate you, Sora, and Kairi helping me though."

Roxas offered a small smile, "Hey we're friends, and it's what we're for."

Namine smiled back, turning her attention back towards the ocean. "Where are Sora and Kairi anyway?"

Roxas shook his head, "No idea." The couple had taken a liking to going off on their own to who-knows-where. Sometimes they would only be gone for minutes, other times hours. Even one time Roxas was sure they had fallen asleep wherever they were due to them not being in the small cabin in the morning with Roxas and Namine. He never pushed or asked questions about it as long as he knew his sister was happy. Not that Roxas minded it though; he loved spending time with the beautiful blonde girl that had literally ridden the waves into their lives.

"I suppose we should head back," Namine said, nodding towards the setting sun. She got up, fixing her light blue shorts and white tank top.

"Yeah," Roxas replied, getting up as well. He smiled at Namine, "How much do you wanna bet Sora and Kairi aren't back at the cabin yet?"

Namine grinned up at him, "A handful of blackberries?"

"Oh you're on!" Roxas exclaimed, knowing how rare blackberries were on the island, and ran back towards the cabin with Namine hot on his heels.

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Namine ended up coming out better, not only in her bet with Roxas but the race back to the cabin. She had burst in front of him half way to the cabin and kept her lead the entire way. Roxas was a little upset he lost but damn that girl could run. He wondered if she was some sort of track star before she ended up on the island.

"Looks like they aren't here, I win!" Namine exclaimed from inside the cabin, skipping out with a grin on her face.

"Yeah yeah I'll get you your blackberries tomorrow," Roxas replied through the smile on his face. The two had grown close in less than a week. Especially after Roxas' raft failed to carry them more than a hundred feet into the ocean; needless to say he was glad Namine was there to make him feel better.

Although, as Roxas thought back on it, there's no way his raft should've just sunk like that. They had barely made it out into the ocean when the raft began to give way beneath them; a few more feet and the whole thing broke in two beneath them. When he asked Sora if that ever happened to him when he tried to get off the island Sora merely responded by saying he had never tried escaping before. Though it bugged him, Roxas figured the world could wait as long as he could be with Namine.

As Roxas was deep in thought, Sora and Kairi came strolling towards the cabin, fingers intertwined with each other's.

"Hey you two," Sora waved as he came up and sat next to Roxas in front of their cabin.

Roxas turned to Sora and blinked, taking a second to realize the brunette was next to him. "You cost me a handful of blackberries spiky," Roxas muttered.

"I wha-?" Sora started.

"It was a bet," Namine giggled, "how was your day?"

"Oh it was great," Kairi smiled, leaning on Sora, "the highlight of my day was Sora wrestling with a tree branch."

"Hey!" Sora exclaimed as Kairi, Namine, and Roxas started laughing.

"A tree branch Sora? Really?" Roxas said between bursts of laughter.

"That tree branch was tough," Sora huffed, crossing his arms and turning away.

"Aw," Kairi said as she kissed his cheek, "don't worry it was hilariously cute."

Sora blushed, wrapping his arms around Kairi and kissing the top of her head, "Well then I guess its okay." He grinned and turned to Namine. "So what did you guys do all day?"

Namine shrugged, "Walked around the island for a while, ate some fruit, and watched the sun being to set on the beach."

"Slept and followed Namine around," Roxas stated simply as Namine giggled.

"You know, I'm glad we're still on this island," Kairi sighed, watching the leaves on the top of the trees sway in the wind.

"Yeah I'm kinda glad the raft didn't work," Roxas smiled.

They all sat together for a while, watching the trees and listening to the sound of the island. Each one lost in their own thoughts as the light from the sun slipped away and was replaced by the moon and a star filled sky. The calmness took over as Kairi closed her eyes and fell asleep leaning on Sora.

It seemed like a long time before the stillness was broken by Roxas. He stood up, yawning and stretching his arms above his head. "We better head inside; I'll see you guys in the morning." He waved as he walked inside, Namine not too far behind him, her eyes filled with sleep. Sora gently maneuvered Kairi so he could pick her up without waking her. He slowly stood and carried her into the cabin, setting her down on one of the four beds they had constructed out of many leaves.

Sora smiled down at the beautiful red head and stepped back outside, taking in the island one more time before drifting off to sleep. He took a deep breath, "Never thought I'd ever be truly happy here," he muttered to himself a smile on his lips.

The brunette turned to go back inside but something moving caught his eye. He turned towards it, squinting to try and see it closer but all he saw were shadows among the foliage. Sora shrugged it off as being his imagination and stepped back inside, lying down next to Kairi and drifting into the arms of sleep.

Outside, a set of yellow and red eyes flashed into existence in the shadows but disappeared as soon as they came.

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