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Disclaimer: I don't the Square Enix characters. Blah blah blah.
"Um…? What?" was all Hato could say.
Kairi, as she called herself, still stood with that big, goofy, slightly freighting smile on her face. Her blue eyes were friendly and danced from Pyra to Hato, examine them openingly. Her shoulder length red hair fell gently about her face making her look so friendly, it was disturbing.
"Where are we?" Pyra asked while edging closer to Hato.
Kairi cocked her head to the side and her smile grew even wider. She took two steps towards Hato and Hato jumped back, blocking Kairi with her hand.
"You are scaring me girl! Now start talking or I'm opening a can of whoop ass!"
Pyra blushed and covered her face. Why Hato? Why? Kairi laughed and waved a hand of dissmisle to Hato.
"Judging by all that blood on your shirt, you've already opened a can!"
Hato stared at Kairi and blushed. Something like that. Pyra bit her bottom lip and looked and the ground. If you only knew… Kairi, seeing that she hit a tender spot, became serious.
"So what happened? You run into a bunch of nasty heartless?"
The two girls looked at Kairi and then to each other. Both shrugged in unison.
"What's a 'heartless'?"
Kairi' face drained of all emotion except for utter dismay. She studied the other's girls faces and realized they were serious. A smile twitched at the corners of her lips and Hato took a step back.
"So you saw them! They saved you, you saw them, and they brought you here so I won't be lonely any more! That sounds so like them! But why didn't they stay? Oh, I hope everything is ok…"
Hato let out a scream of desperation.
"They? You're making my head hurt, girl!"
"The name's Kairi, not girl." she said, her hand on her hip.
"Kairi…" Hato mocked. Before Kairi could respond to Hato's sassiness, Pyra stepped between them.
"Kairi, we have no idea what the hell you are talking about. We were at my house, there was a falling star, and then another one..:"
"And another, and another…" Hato interjected
"Yeah and the next thing we know, we're waking up on the shore. No lockless, no them."
"Heartless and they are boys. I was really hoping to see them again, too. It's been so long, ya know?" Kairi's words caught in her throat and her eyes became glassy.
No, we don't know. Hato though, rolling her eyes. Pyra gave Kairi a sympathetic look and turned face Hato. When she say Hato pouting, she frowned on her friend and gave her a light smack on the arm. Hato rolled her eyes again and folded her arms across her chest, half out of annoyance, the other from the cool breeze. Pyra put a reassuring hand on Kairi's shoulder and Kairi gave a small sniffle.
"Stop or I'll cry too." Hato whined.
Kairi gave them a weary smile and whipped her nose with the back of her hand.
"Sorry. Can I tell you guys a story?"
Hato and Pyra looked at each other and back to Kairi.
Hato and Pyra stared at the sobbing girl in disbelief. Even around the campfire, Kairi still had her friendly air, but now her face was stained by tears. No one said anything for a long time. What was there to say?
"Whoa." Hato sighed, breaking the long silence finally. "So all that really happened?"
Kairi offered her a weak nod and whipped her eyes with her shirt. Hato looked at Pyra with amazement while Pyra stared blankly at Kairi. Hato had so many questions for Kairi. But she couldn't ask then them. Then she'll start asking about me and I'm not ready for that. Just then, Kairi stood up and brushed herself off.
"I'm tired, are you? You really should get cleaned up, ok?"
Hato looked up Kairi and nodded. Kairi walked to the entrance, allowing room for the girls to follow her. She had lead them to some kind of cave just left of a medium sized waterfall. We used to play here, the six of us. Selphie comes every now and then. Wakka and Tidus rarely come anymore. Those were fun and care free days. No worries. She lead them through a dark, winding tunnel that was damp and pleasantly cool. Hato had reached her hand out to touch the walls and her fingers were met by the cold, welcoming stone. It wasn't long before they reached an opening, light pouring in from above them. Large boulders settled snuggly in soft white sand decorated the place while long green vines dangled above from the cracks of the cave.
Hato knelt down and came face to face a cute little doodle of three stick figures holding hands with a big sun over them. The figure in the middle was smaller than the other two, and the one on the left of the little figure was slightly bigger than the other one. Hato couldn't suppress a giggle as she ran her index finger over the overly-execrated sun. How cute! Hato laughed. Kairi smiled. We all used to come in here and draw on the boulders. It was so much fun. We'd spend hours on end in here. There must be over a thousand little doodles and drawings in here. But this is my favorite and it means so much to me. She moved to the far right of the cave and knelt down next to a ragged drawing of a little girl and boy giving each other stars.
Pyra walked on the other side of the drawing and carefully traced the star. They gave each other stars? How romantic…for little kids. A sad smile formed on Kairi's lips and she shook her head at Pyra gently. No, not stars. It's called a paopu fruit. There's a legend behind it. It says that if two people share one, their destiny's become intertwined. Hato and Pyra let out a longing sigh and stared at the drawing. Kairi stood and directed their attention from the drawing and to a small clearing where a little circle of rocks had been carefully placed around wood. Kairi motioned for them to sit on a large boulder and she took a seat across from them. She pulled out a book of matches, struck one, and gently placed it in the wood where a small flame formed.
"Their names were Sora and Riku."
And here she stood paternally waiting for them to follow her, the small fire now only a memory. Had a great journey like that really happened? Can a person lose their heart? Hato asked silently. Only she knows, I guess. Both girls stood and took another good look around the cave.
"I wish I had one of these when I was younger." Hato said bitterly.
Pyra just shrugged and brushed herself off. She turned to follow Kairi as Hato walked in front of her and stood behind Kairi. Pyra, still looking around the cave, sighed. Could that be happening to me and Hato? An adventure like that? Wouldn't it be cool… save the whole my-heart-getting-stolen-thing. What if we find those boys Kairi was talking about. Wait a minute… the boys! Pyra squealed and ran after the girls, but because it was darker than she realized, she ran into the girls and she ended up knocked kairi against the cold stone, causing her to yelp and buck upwards.
"Whoa, hey! What the big idea?" Kairi said, pouting.
"That's just it! An idea!" Pyra said, half talking, half laughing. "I just had the greatest idea in the world!"
Hato and Kairi looked at each other and back to Pyra who had started to snort, a habit she has when she get excited.
"Ok, ok. Why don't we find the boys, bring them back here, and go home!"
"What the hell…?"
"Wait! If we tell them how much Kairi misses them, they'll come back and we can use that to black male them into taking us home!"
Hato simply stared at her friend while Kairi smiled.
"That's a good idea! Let's do it!"
"Wait, wait, wait. You two are so forgetting something. We don't know where they are, we don't know where we are, and um, HELLO! WE'RE ON A FUCKING ISLAND! WHAT, WE'RE GONNA DRIVE OFF THIS BITCH? I DON'T THINK SO!"
Pyra pouted and crossed her arms. Kairi stared at Hato in shock.
"Look, I don't mean to be mean but, how do we get off this island?"
Pyra looked at her feet, her pride smashed. Kairi smiled a rather weird smile. It was mixed with sadness and cruel irony.
"I know." Kairi said softly, "Let's built a raft."
She sat at the long, all white table with nothing in her hands but the pencil and the notepad. She sat humming to herself, the pencil moving even so gently over the notepad. The all white room seemed to swallow her whole, but she kept humming, her stride never falling. The door wisped opened and in walked three males. They walked spaced out, not really wanting to be near each other, but having to suffer through their time together.
The first one sat in a chair across from her, his dirty blonde hair falling lazily about his face. His stone blue eyes half closed, possibly in boredom. The second boy also took a seat across from her but made sure to keep his distance from the blonde. He was a bit taller than the blonde and his brunette hair was messy and gave him a wild, exotic look, his marble blue eyes adding to the touch. He lent forward on the table, propped up by his elbows, and sighed. The third boy didn't sit at all, rather he stood behind the blonde, leaning against the all white wall. He was no doubt the tallest of the group, his long limbs fitting his body perfectly. He crossed his arms against his chest and cocked his head to the side, long silver locks falling onto the black trench coat he wore. He had an unreadable expression, mostly because he had a thin black cloth pulled tightly over his eyes making him look dangerous. None of them said a word until she suddenly dropped the pencil on the floor and gently cradled the book against her chest.
"Are you finished, Namine?" the blonde boy spoke, his voice soft yet strong.
She smiled and finally looked up at the three boys before her, her soft blue eyes greeting them silently.
"Yes, I am Roxas. Sora, Riku, would you like to see?" she said, trying to hide her excitement. She looked at the boys individually as she called their names. The blonde Roxas, the brunette Sora, and the silver haired boy Riku. Sora and Roxas stood while Riku gave a yawn of disinterest. Namine turned the book around to revel a portrait of three girls sitting around a small fire, two together, one alone one the opposite side of the fire. The lone girl had a serious look on her face as her mouth was slightly opened and her hand was raised toward the sky. The two girls were sitting closely together, their faces showing awe and wonder as the other spoke. Namine had drawn in great detail but she outlined the two girls and circled them in gold etching.
"Who are they?" Sora asked, tracing the two girls.
"They, are the ones who will help us win this war." she replied, her eyes shining.
Roxas and Sora leaned in closer to the portrait and even Riku walked up the them, pulling off the cloth to get a better look. He leaned forward and let his aquamarine eyes scan the girls and they landed on the lone girl.
"Kairi," he said bitterly.
Sora tensed and bit his lip. Roxas sighed and stood upright and stretched his limbs, almost hitting the other two boys. Riku growled and Sora pushed Roxas' arm away.
"What do we have to do?" Roxas asked, already walking toward the entrance.
"Bring them to me. I wish to speak with them. Especially her." Namine ran her finger over the girl with the longest brown hair. Riku scoffed and tailed behind Roxas while Sora stayed back a bit. As they all exited the room, Namine finally allowed herself to smile completely.
"It will be over soon and I can go home."
Ya! Second chapter is done. More reviews this time, please. Oh, I feel some tension between Sora and Riku. And why did Riku loath Kairi like that? Stay turned!