Kingdom Hearts: Haruka's Journey
Chapter 2
After 2 hours or so, Haruka was a bit tired, so she stood on the island where the leaning tree was, looking into the distance. 'Where did I really come from?' She thought and closed her eyes. 'I dreamed that it was full of such interesting people who were so friendly.'
Haruka opened her green eyes and raised her wrist to look at her bracelet. 'But where did I get this bracelet from?' Haruka wondered and she gazed at all 3 of the gems.
'And those gems, why are there 3? And why do they have the colours, blue, red and green?' Her eyes squinted and she tried to remember but couldn't.
'How can I not remember anything' She shut her eyes tight and tried to remember once more, but her memories were blank. Haruka ran a hand through her bright red hair stressfully. 'This is really worrying, what if I never get my memories back?' Haruka sighed at this and shook her head.
When the red haired girl turned around, her eyes widened, her heart stopped and she gasped; it was Riku and he was standing so close to her. She stepped back and closed her eyes expecting to fall into the water. But this never came, instead a hand held onto her arm and she opened her eyes. The wind blew and the moment felt spontaneous. Slowly her arm was slipping away from Riku's gloved hand and she fell back again, only to be saved by a pair of strong arms which wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer to their owner.
She gulped and felt her cheeks burning red. Riku was holding her so close to him and it felt so right. He could feel her racing heart and she heard his rapid beating heart too. Her arms were wrapped around his back and they held onto each other. It felt so nice, so lovely and so right to be in each other's arms, like it was the perfect fit.
"Riku…I…need to tell you something…" She whispered ever so quietly.
"What is it Haru?" He mumbled and she looked up into those cyan eyes. He smiled at her with that sweet smile and they were just inches from each other.
"Riku…I…" Haruka gulped and she flustered. He cupped her cheek and this made it worse. He gave her that reassuring smile which made everything okay and all the worries or problems disappear. "I lo-"
"Riku!" Kairi sang loudly and he pulled away from Haruka. She felt her blood boil and she was going to lose it. Here she was, about to confess her undying love to Riku, but nooooo; Kairi had to ruin everything! Riku sprinted whilst Haruka just walked behind him.
They got to this towering tree full of coconuts. Kairi stood in front of it and Riku asked, "What's wrong Kairi?"
"I can't get the coconuts Riku." She whined and Haruka rolled her eyes at this. "Can you help me get them?" Kairi asked angelically and Haruka's green eyes widened.
"NO!" Both of them turned around and looked at her. Kairi looked hurt at the tone she used and Riku looked a bit disappointed. Haruka's glare softened when she saw Riku's face and she sighed. "Um, I mean, uh…I can get it!" Sora walked into the scene.
"But Haruka you're shorter than Kairi." He said and Haruka huffed at this.
"Thanks for pointing out the obvious Sherlock! And it's not like I'm going to grow taller and reach for the coconuts." Haruka looked up at the coconuts and smirked. 'This is gonna be a piece of cake.' Haruka wrapped her right arm around the trunk and he left on top. Then she pulled herself up with her feet. Just halfway, Haruka slid down and felt the friction against her body which was burning. She landed on her bottom and what made it worse was a rock.
She got up and grinded her teeth together. They watched her, as she tried, and tried, and tried to get up the tree and get those coconuts, but they ended with the same results; thuds, swear words and groans of pain.
Haruka stood in front of the tree and growled. She pointed at the tree and shouted. "Hey you lousy, lanky, damn tree, I don't like you and you don't like me!" Riku shook his head at this. "But you leave me with no choice coconut tree! I hope you forgive me after I do this, but you pissed me off to the max by embarrassing me!" Haruka cracked her knuckles and ran towards the tree whilst screaming. Riku, Sora and Kairi closed his eyes not wanting to look.
They all heard a loud and hollow thud and opened their eyes. Haruka's fist was on the trunk and after just a few seconds the coconuts fell to the ground. "Woah that was awesome Haru. I never knew you had it in ya!" Sora exclaimed and she turned around whilst crossing her arms.
"I take that as an offense Sora!" She muttered and he smiled goofily.
"Sorry."
"I'm surprised Haru!" Riku added and her jaw hit the ground.
"You guys are so mean! What do see me as?" Sora, Riku and Kairi laughed at this. 'Why are you laughing, you brat?' Haruka thought when she looked at Kairi. Then out of nowhere, from on top of the tree a coconut fell on Haruka's head. She rubbed her forehead and whispered some cursing words under her breath. She looked back at the tree again and shouted, "What is this? I said sorry!"
A few hours later…
Sora, Kairi, Haruka and Riku were at the mini island where the leaning tree was. Sora sat next to Kairi on the tree and Riku leaned against the tree with his arms crossed. Haruka stood next to Riku with her elbows leaning on the tree. "So, Kairi's home is out there somewhere right?" Sora asked and Haruka grinded her teeth together. 'Yeah, it's like only her home is out there and nobody else's.'
"Could be. We'll never know by staying here." Riku said.
"So how far could a raft take us?" Sora questioned.
"Who knows? If we have to, we'll think of something else."
"So, say if you find another world, what are you going to do there?" Kairi asked and Haruka growled internally.
'How dare she flirt with my guy in front of me? She's got Sora for goodness sake! Do you see the way she stands so close when they talk? Like, give him some room to breathe!'
"Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's just that, I've always wondered why we're on this island…" Haruka stared into this distance and couldn't help but wonder why she ended up on this island without any memories. "If there are any other worlds out there…" Riku continued and she closed her eyes. In her memory she someone told her something and she repeated this.
"Outside this tiny world, is a much bigger one." Haruka mumbled and they all looked at her. She looked around clueless and Kairi and Sora ignored this but Riku kept it in mind. "So that's why we need to get out of this world to explore others." Haruka turned to Riku and smiled.
"You've been thinking a lot lately, haven't you?" She asked softly.
"Thanks to you. If you haven't come here, then I would have never thought about this." She was a bit hurt by this and felt guilty yet she didn't know why. Haruka placed her hand at her aching heart and sighed. "I'm sorry for putting so much stress and making you think too much." Riku, Kairi and Sora looked up at this shocked. Haruka was never so…emotional and…apologetic like this before.
"Hey Haru are you okay?" Sora asked curiously and she gasped at this. The red haired girl's eyebrow twitched and she touched her cheeks to find a single tear. Instantly she rubbed her cheek and twisted her face into an annoyed look. Riku placed his hand on her shoulder reassuringly and he mumbled, "You don't have to be sorry." She smiled at this and nodded. "Thank you Haruka." He said and she blushed.
"You're welcome Riku."
Woah, did Haruka get emotional there or what?! Please review!
~Parisa01