Hey, it's Sarah again. I would just like to thank everyone for their nice reviews! Thank you so much! Well, sorry if it took a little while for me to update, but I wanted it to be perfect. Well, here it is!
Oathkeeper- Chapter 2
A massive wave pounded on the shore, swallowing both Sora and Kairi. Sora immediately sprang up, coughing. Kairi rubbed her eyes, confused as to where she was. Sora looked at her and realized that they were still at the beach.
"Kairi?" Sora's voice was hoarse from just waking up. He turned his torso to face Kairi, who was squinting at the intense sunlight being projected onto her face.
"What? What is it?" She mumbled tiredly. She finally opened her eyes widely and took a glance at Sora. The memory of last night all came flooding back.
"Kairi, we fell asleep here last night," Sora's voice sounded troubled. "Everyone is probably wondering where we are." He jumped to his feet, and sand started to drift off of his clothes.
"Oh, no…" Kairi said. She knew how Sora's mother could get, and especially after him already being gone for two years, she must be worried sick. "C'mon!" She grabbed Sora by the wrist, pulling him forward. His scent was salty, but then again he had spent the whole night sleeping on the beach.
The two left Sora's house feeling relieved. His mom knew that he couldn't have been far, and there was no misunderstanding. "Well, we have the whole day to do whatever we want," Sora began. "So, what do you want to do?" He smiled at her, awaiting her answer.
"Let's go get Riku!" She replied instantaneously. Sora's heart sank. As much as he loved spending time with his best friend Riku, he really wanted to spend the day alone with Kairi. They walked over to Riku's house, and he came out, yawning.
"Do you know what time it is? It's seven o'clock!" Riku looked irritated. His frustrated look turned into a smirk, and he stepped outside the door. "Let's go swimming."
The day was slowly coming to an end. Once again, the sun was starting to set over the small island. The three had spent their day swimming in a small pond where a beautiful waterfall poured over a cliff. It was getting chilly, so they finally decided that enough was enough. Kairi and Sora walked Riku back to his house. His parents wanted him home for dinner; they were a lot stricter than Sora's mother. Sora's mom knew that he had to catch up with his friends, and she understood that he just wanted to have fun. A soft ocean breeze flew by, rustling the leaves of the palm trees.
"Well, I should be getting back, too." Kairi's soft voice broke the silence. "I'll see you later, okay?" The sound of this made Sora sadden. He loved her company.
"Okay, bye Kairi." She walked away, and slowly disappeared in the distance; leaving Sora was all alone with nothing to do. He walked over by the waterfall where he, Riku, and Kairi had been swimming just hours ago. He walked along the pond, until he came to a bunch of trees and branches concealing something, The Secret Place. He slowly pulled away the branches, revealing a passageway. He cautiously worked his way through the darkness. He stood by himself, observing the drawings that he and Kairi had made when they were little. He looked to the spot where he and Kairi had drawn each other's faces. Below it was the drawing of his hand giving Kairi a paupo fruit, which he had drawn before the storm came. However, next to it, there was a drawing of her giving him a paupo fruit as well. He walked over to it, running his fingers over it. She had drawn this. A grin emerged on his face.
Sora sat on the dented paupo tree, on the island where he and Riku always use to sword fight. He stared off into the sunset, wondering what all his other friends on other worlds were doing at the moment. He held a paupo fruit in his hand, and he fiddled with the stem at the very top. Its bright yellow color gleamed. It was still fresh; he had picked it just minutes ago.
"Hey!" Kairi's voice called out from the distance. She made her way over to the tree which Sora was sitting on, and took a seat next to him. "What's that?" She motioned to the object he was holding. It was slightly covered by his hand, making it barely visible.
"It's a paupo fruit." Sora held it up for her to see. There was an awkward silence, where the two both remembered the drawings in the cave.
"Oh," Kairi said eventually. "Like the one's we drew in..." She stopped there and looked to Sora.
"Yeah," Sora started, knowing exactly what she was talking about. "The cave…" They stared at each other for a moment, and then turned away.
"You know the story... right?" Kairi asked, just to make sure that he understood.
"Yeah," Sora was getting nervous. He had butterflies in his stomach. "That's exactly why I drew it… The people who share one will be in each other's lives forever."
"I've always wanted to try it..." Kairi began. She stopped herself, and looked down at the ground.
"Want to share it?" Sora asked, and then turned to face her. His heart was pounding aggressively in his chest.
"Sure," Kairi said, grinning. Sora took the star-shaped fruit and split it in half. He handed a piece to Kairi. He held it to his mouth, and Kairi did the same. He bit into the fruit, and the flavors danced on his tongue. It was sweet, but tangy at the same time. Its refreshing juices spread inside his mouth. He finished his piece and smiled at Kairi. She licked her lips and looked over at Sora blissfully. His hand crept over to hers, and he held it gently. Their shoulders were touching slightly, and their faces were just inches apart. Sora slowly leaned towards her, his eyes slowly closing, and she did the same. Their lips touched softly, and they stayed there for a moment. Kairi's lips were smooth and soft, just the way Sora had imagined. It was a short, modest kiss, but full of passion all the same. They broke apart slowly, and their eyes opened. They smiled at each other, and then Kairi nonchalantly rested her head on Sora's shoulder, and they dazed off into the sunset.
Well I hope you enjoyed that one! It was alot shorter, and I didn't take much time to edit it, so if there are any mistakes, I'm sorry! I'm not sure if I'm going to continue this story, so let me know if you wnat me to. Thank you!
