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AJ1ri: Actually, I have no clue what Pete is. Lol, I just took a stab at it and made him a cat. And I can't wait for Reconnect either. I hope she comes back. I love Namine to death and thought Roxas and Namine belonged together, but that was before I discovered Namine.
Chapter Two
Simple and Clean
"Hey, Noi, wanna come play with us on our island?" Selphie asked her, as the last bell of the day ended. "It'll be fun. Hey, do you know how to jump rope?"
Noi was confused. "Jump rope? What's that?"
Selphie looked shocked for a couple of seconds and then smiled warmly at her. "Oh, I'll teach you. Come on. Please."
About to decline the younger girl's offer, Selphie pouted, giving her a puppy dog face. "Fine, I'll go." Selphie squealed, and once again managed to grab the black haired girl's hand before running with her to the docks.
As Noi exited Selphie's boat, she stared around her in wonder. Their island was simply amazing. Part of it seemed to be constructed by a huge ship that had run aground years ago. There was also a tree house high above. "It's so beautiful here," she breathed. Turning to Selphie, she challenged, "Last one into the ocean is a rotten egg." Both she and Selphie raced into the cool, clear water of the ocean. When both of them reached it, they began splashing each other, and played Marco Polo.
Once their games were ended and Selphie had gone home, Noi floated in the water on her back. 'Why does this place seem so familiar to me? I mean, this is the first time I've ever seen this place. But everything, the small island, the shack, I remember it all.'
"Hey, new girl!" called an unfamiliar voice.
Noi got to her feet, searching for the person who spoke and she rolled her eyes. It was the silver haired pretty boy, Riku. "I have a name other than 'new girl', y'know?" She said, folding her arms and crossing them.
"Oh, well, I haven't noticed," he sneered. Behind him he was flanked by Sora and Kairi.
"Be nice, Riku," Kairi scolded him, hitting him in the arm, and she then turned to Noi. "He's usually nicer than this."
"Could've fooled me," Noi said under her breath.
"Wow, I've missed this old island," Sora said, obviously not paying any attention to the conversation at hand. "I can't believe I haven't seen it for a year."
"Oh, yeah, Sora, there's something I want you to see," Kairi said, shyly, and she nodded in the direction of a cave Noi had been too frightened to go in. Unfortunately, this left Riku and Noi alone in an awkward silence.
Noi broke it. "Selphie told me you were missing for a year," she said, and then asked him, inquisitively. "Where were you?"
Riku chuckled. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you," he stated, and then walked away from her, out of the water and onto the beach.
Noi, still curious, followed him. "Try me. I want to know."
He stared at her for a few moments, trying to decide if she was trustworthy or not. 'She seems innocent enough. Maybe I am getting paranoid like Roxas said.' He called his Keyblade to him. Way to Dawn shone in his hand before he felt the cold metal weigh his arm down.
She stared at it, amazed, and suddenly she received another vision. She was in a white room surrounded by about thirteen or so people. "Number XIV," a deep voice had announced. "Let us all welcome one of the Keyblade's chosen." The girl (her?) smiled up at a boy, the spiky haired boy, and he gasped, shocked.
A bright light flashed before Noi's eyes and she felt herself grow faint. Before she could fall completely on the ground, Riku caught her, swiftly. "What's wrong with me?" she whispered before going completely unconscious.
In her mind's eye, she saw him, the spiky haired boy standing in the ocean near the beach. As he stood there, another boy, the redheaded boy with the tear drops under his eyes held out his hand to him as a wave came. The spiky haired boy tried to make it to the redhead, but couldn't as the wave bowled them over. The spiky haired boy was pulled by the waves' currents to another part of the island, and he emerged from the water.
Standing on the shore of the island was a girl with short black hair and blue eyes, smiling warmly at him. Once he reached the shore, they both saw something falling from the sky, and for some reason, Noi thought it would definitely be the boy…but it wasn't. It was HER. 'No, this isn't right. It should be you, spiky boy.' Very confused, she didn't even notice herself start to sink under the water, and fall onto a platform of a pretty woman with black hair, wearing a yellow, blue, and red dress.
Noi's eyes snapped open.
"She's awake! Are you okay? Riku said you just fainted!" Kairi was standing about her, and she seemed genuinely concerned.
"I'm…I'm fine," Noi told her. She was laying down on a blanket in what looked to be the tree house. Attempting to sit up, a sharp pain ran through her head, and she laid back down again.
"I used to have a lot of headaches," Kairi mused. "Here, drink this." Kairi handed Noi a green liquid mixture in a glass goblet. "It'll take care of it. It's a Potion." Noi eyed it uneasily. "It won't hurt you." She giggled. Finally, Noi reached for it, and gulped it down. It sent a shiver down her insides, but a good shiver. Not only that it was good.
"What's that made out of? It's really good," Noi asked her, grinning and sat up. All traces of a headache gone. "Where are Riku and Sora?" She asked, noticing the absence of the two boys.
"Out sparring on the small island," Kairi told her. "They'll probably be done when they're tired."
"Oh." Noi smiled slightly back, and then said, "I should be getting home. My…um, parents will be getting worried."
"You don't have a boat of your own yet, so I'll take you," Kairi said, "Come on." She began to climb down.
The two girls said goodbye to the boys. Sora waved and Riku only nodded, but he smiled as he did, which was an improvement from their initial meeting.
"Hey, Noi." Kairi said to her as she rowed her boat to the main island.
Noi looked over to the other girl. "Hmmm?"
"You know, you look like how I used to look, but with black hair," Kairi said, almost embarrassed. "It's really weird, y'know? It's almost like looking into a mirror…I can't help but wonder if we're related or something. You see, I'm adopted, and I don't where I came from." Then she laughed a little. "It's like I have some kind of a connection to you."
Noi hesitated before saying, "Yeah, I feel a connection to you, too. And Sora for some reason. Like I've known you both before or something." Kairi only shrugged, and got out of the boat when they reached the dock.
"Hey, where do you live?" Kairi asked her.
"Oh, just up the hill," Noi said, as they both walked together. "You?"
"In the Mayor's house," she replied. "I'm his adopted daughter. I'm going over back over to the island to watch the sunset with Riku and Sora."
"They're your best friends, huh?"
"Yup, have you ever had a best friend?"
Again, a vision. Her, the boy from her dream, and the redheaded boy sitting on a clock tower, eating ice cream. "I'm not sure…" Noi said, slowly, honestly, "but I think so. I have to go. Bye, Kairi."
Kairi waved and got back into he boat. Noi also waved and watched her leave. Then she turned back and walked towards her small house. 'Is it really possible? Could she be my sister or cousin or something? Is that why I feel a connection to these islands?' Noi thought as she walked, and she smiled again at the thought of finding a relative or at least finding someone who was just as unsure of her past as she was. She felt that she should tell Kairi she didn't know where she came from either, but just couldn't for some reason.
And why did the boys look so familiar as well? Riku, especially. Though Sora was familiar, she still felt there was something about him that she couldn't ignore. Though they met for a day, she knew she'd be connected to him for a lifetime, no matter what took place.
At that moment, Noi knew whatever simple life she hoped to lead, was now over. Nothing would ever be simple.
