Chapter Four: Intro So-Ra

Of five fish left for him he ate all of it leaving only the sticks that had squired them, throwing them into the fire as he finished them one by one. Hearing the sticks crackle and pop in the fire as they're eaten away the silver haired Riku reaches for his shirt, he'd put his pants on before indulging in the food. Throwing the shirt over his head his arms appear first through the torn sleeves then his head through the torn whole meant for his head.

Hearing a splash his head turns spotting the brown haired boy from earlier his arms resting on the ground his tail flipping in and out of the water. His curious blue eyes watching the silver haired boy intensely, "You left this for me," Riku asks pointing to the fire, "didn't you?"

Seeing him nod he sighs relieved, "I see," he mumbles smiling, 'how did he manage that?' seeing the fish boy slowly sink back into the water Riku dives after him, "Wait!" he yells the echo twice as loud. Getting a face full of dirt his hand grasped onto the others hand, "Don't go," he coughs spitting out dirt.

Shaking loose dirt from his hair and face he looks up seeing the boy with a frightened look in his eyes, "Why don't you say anything?" Riku asks, "What's your name?"

The pale smaller hand not pulling away a murmur is heard the brown haired boy takes a breath his mouth open as if to say something. Seeing the silver haired boy's excited face only seemed to farther his nervousness, blushing the boy pulls from his grasp diving under the water.

'Damn it!' Riku cusses mentally his face turning to a scowl his hand grasping dirt, "why won't you talk," he lets out a mixture of questioning and hate in there the echo reflecting more emotion in it as it bounced of the top of the water and deeper into the cavern.

Sighing it was useless, "I didn't even get to thank him," Riku pouts having positioned himself by the fire again occasionally looking at the water to see if the boy had quietly snuck up without his knowing. Though every time so far left him sighing looking back into the flames of the now dying fire, 'what am I going to do when it dies out? I won't be able to see a thing,' concerns arise and this only makes things worse on his end, "Please come back," he mumbles pouting pulling his legs to his chest resting his head against his kneecaps.

'Come on stop moping around,' Riku's thoughts pick up looking around once more resting on the darkened area away from the water. The dim fire light couldn't penetrate it as it lingered consuming what was there, leaving its shadow.

A shiver going down his spine hearing what he thought was a moan or some sort of call only after he thought he saw something did he move, "what the-," scrambling to his feet his blue eyes lock on the shadowed area.

Hearing that noise again only louder he looses his nerve stepping down, 'I'm unarmed and don't know what it is,' he thinks stepping towards the water away from the light. The sound of it getting closer only makes him take another step back estimating its size. Hearing the splash of water his head turns seeing the boy once again.

"Hey-," he starts the fish boy jumping out of the water pushing Riku forward towards the sound as something flies out hitting Riku in the face. Causing him to fly backwards, landing himself in the water in the arms of the boy who wouldn't talk.

Coughing something heavy remained on his face his arms flailing trying to get it off he hears it scream in a high pitched voice of a squeak. "Get it off!" Riku yells feeling tiny claws latching onto his cheeks.

"So-ra!" the high pitched voice squeaks again not liking the watch as it splashed on its body, "So-ra!"

"Get off!" Riku yells his hands flying to the thing that had now talked trying desperately to get it off.

"So-ra help," the think squeaks tearfully digging into the pale boy's skin feeling it's grip slip, "So-ra,"

Struggling, the thing goes flying plopping in the water a screech heard as it struggles to stay above the water. As the silver headed boy gasps for air the grip on him is released causing him to sink somewhat as he swam to the edge. "So-ra! Sora!" that squeaky voice calls taking on water panicking the splashing of water slowly disappearing.

The fire still hanging on Riku tries to pull himself out of the water laying on his stomach with his success looking to the still water and the dead silence not suiting the situation. 'What was that?' he thinks freaking out feeling dirt imbed itself in his scratched cheeks as he panted from the frightening experience.

His eyes cracking watching the silent water and its silent ripples the brown haired fish boy off to the side of him with something in his arms. "H-Hey," Riku breathes sitting up seeing there was something in his arms. Twitching he swallows seeing the thing released moving towards him slowly.

Pausing, the black object shakes back and forth water flying from its coat releasing a sigh or relief, "So-ra thank you," it squeaks politely.

'So-ra, sora?' The blue eyes shifting to the fish boy, "Sora," he breaths holding that breath seeing the boy react, "that's your name?" he questions his heart skipping a beat. The brown haired boy looking at him he blinks his mouth parts as if he was to speak.

"Don't talk to him like you know him!" that squeaky voice screeches lunging at Riku ready for attack.

"Shit," Riku gasps that thing hitting his face again knocking him to the ground, "Get off!" he screams tugging at the thing clinging to his face for the second time.

Splashing in disapproval, the small fuzz balls attention turns to the boy identified as Sora, "But so-ra," it pouts dismounting from the face hearing another splash his brown head shaking back and forth.

"What the hell are you!" Riku screams his fists clenched his echo twice as loud, "And who do you think you are!" growling the fire wavered before going out. Sighing annoyed his eyes narrow, "wonderful,"

"So-ra why did you save him?" the voice asks agitated also. Not getting a reply it nods arms crossed eyes closed, "Alright so-ra if you say so," it says turning towards the silver haired boy, "Don't you dare try anything So-ra trusts you,"

Blinking Riku stares in the direction the voice came from, or so he thought anyway, "Trusts me,"

"Hmf I don't know why," the voice growls, "stay were you are so-ra is watching you," the thing continues running on deliberately jumping on Riku's head sinking its claws into his head.

"You little-," Riku starts turning reaching out for the thing wanting to throw it against the wall or possibly drowned it in the water. Sitting in the dark waiting the silence didn't suit him, so he inched his way towards the water following the sound it made, 'Sora must be here still,'

Feeling the ground drop off the water met his bare feet and the sound of something about to run away brings out his voice, "uh Sora don't leave," Riku awkwardly lets out thinking of there last encounter.

Half expecting the brown haired fish boy not to listen to him the silver haired Riku sighs, his legs in the water completely and head positioned down, "I'm all wet again," he sighs feeling something slimy brush against his feet. Pulling away slightly Riku sighs again hearing the surface break his head raises, "How did I get here," he asks his hand reaching out running into something soft and also wet, "hu,"

Tracing his hand through it back and forth he feels Sora pull away causing him to lean forward loosing his balance diving in the water the brown haired boys hair still in his finger tips. The water pulling him in deeper his sight was no good down here ether though his hands found Sora, grasping around his waist feeling the dorsal fine on his lower back. Opening his mouth to say the fish boy's name he chokes forgetting he was underwater as the water rushed into to waterless crevice. His arms loosening almost releasing the fish he had no damned air left; after all he wasn't prepared for this.

Trying to get to the surface the brown haired Sora blinks able to see everything, getting nose to nose with Riku he helps guide him up, and along with locking his lips with the others giving him oxygen on the way there. The whole time arising feelings Riku thought he'd gotten rid of.

Breaking the surface Sora simply pulls away looking at Riku innocently as he notices the fire had been lit again. Riku on the other hand could feel his heart race in his throat and he was unsure whether to thank him or get mad, "Um-," He starts his eyes locked on the boy happy he was able to see again, though not quite registering what started the fire. "Thanks," he smiles uncertain leaning closer to brush his lips against Sora's own feeling his face heat up at not being rejected.

"What do you think you are doing to So-ra!" that squeaky voice screams pounding on Riku's head knocking him back into the water only to jump on Sora's head. "So-ra don't get to close to the pervert,"

Surfacing pissed off, "What's your problem!" he yells fists clenched for the first time seeing what was talking, "what the- you're a-," Riku starts staring at the small rabbit like person.

"Stay away from so-ra," it states its cheeks puffing out and long ears standing straight up.

"He came on to me!"

"So-ra wouldn't do that!"

"Oh yea!" Riku yells fist clenched and out of the water, "You wanna bet!"

"So-ra did you really?" the rabbit like creature asks its eyes all watery looking down at the owner of his head, "No, so-ra don't do it he's bad news!"