Kairi Beloved
Chapter Seven
While Riku and Elizabeth sat by the sunset, Sora and Kairi were swimming in the ocean. After an hour or so of swimming, they exited the water and sat on the paopu tree to watch the remaining of the sunset.
The moon had appeared, and stars illuminated the blackened sky. It was a beautiful night.
Kairi cried. A shooting star! Quick, let's make a wish!
They sat closer together, closed their eyes, and made a wish silently, and the shooting star disappeared. They opened their eyes.
They had both wished not nothing terrible would ever happened to either of them.
But something terrible was about to happen.
The earth began to shake and tremble, and the earth cracked. Kairi screamed, and she fled into the Secret Place. Sora followed but flew backwards when the earth shook even harder. His own shadow began to grow, and there it was.
His shadow was now enormous, and it towered over him like the Empire State Building. It was his Darkside that he had fought many times before.
But he could do it.
If only he had a weapon...
His eyes searched for a weapon around him, and his eyes stopped when he saw a dagger laying on the floor not too far from him. He reached out and snatched it, and ran at Darkside.
Heartless emerged from the earth, and puddles of darkness tried to grab Sora, but Sora stabbed at the Heartless and at Darkside's arm: his weakness.
The earth shook again, and plants, rocks, and other objects began to lift into the air and swirl around Darkside. Sora dodged the flying objects while he hit Darkside with the knife and avoided being attacked by the Heartless.
Darkside paused for a long time, and then the dagger in Sora's hands vanished. His shadow disappeared, and figures in black cloaks loomed into his view. The figures' faces were concealed by their cloak hoods. Sora strangely felt a searing pain cut through him, and he realized they were invisible ropes tightening on him. They fastened around his wrists and ankles, and the figures were controlling him. They pulled the ropes so that Sora had come towards them, and one figure grabbed his hand.
Sora yelled as a piercing pain entered his body. A portal with strange mixtures of liquids swirling in circles appeared, and all Sora could see was pitch black darkness. The figures pulled him into the portal, and Kairi's voice entered Sora's head.
she screamed. DON'T LEAVE ME!
Sora shouted. Visions of Kairi flashed in his mind, and Kairi was running towards him, tears dripping from her eyes.
I can't let them take you this time, Sora! Kairi cried.
I'll come back for you, Kairi! Sora told her loudly.
I know you will! Kairi said, and she stopped running. The pain began again, and Sora had gone from Destiny Islands.
NO, SORA! Kairi yelled. Tears rolled down her cheeks. DON'T LEAVE ME, PLEASE, NO! DON'T LEAVE ME, SORA! I LOVE YOU, SORA, BUT DON'T LEAVE ME! WHATEVER YOU DO...
She collapsed onto the ground, sobbing. She did not have enough strength to stand up. I... can't... let... you... go... she whispered between sobs. DAMN DARKNESS! I'LL GET TO SORA, AND YOU'LL BE SORRY!
Breathless, Kairi fell asleep, sobbing. She had to get to Sora... Why was she sleeping after Sora and Riku had left her... What was happening... Why did it all happen to her...
The next morning, Kairi awoke, now restored to full health and power. Without anywhere else to go, Kairi walked into the Secret Place, her mind boggling with images of Sora and Heartless...
She stopped in her tracks. she said. I have to get to Riku!
She turned and looked out into the ocean. Riku was probably safe... But she had to find him, had to find him to help her find Sora... It wasn't the end of Sora, Riku would know what to do, he's been in other worlds...
Kairi had to find out where Riku was, and she had to do it soon.
The Secret Place!
She hurried into the dim Secret Place, and she ran to the door. She closed her eyes and traced her fingers across it delicately, and the door opened. Out of the door were an infinite amount of stars and worlds.
Which world was Riku in?
He couldn't be in a different world, Kairi thought. He didn't go through the door... What am I thinking? I have to go across water to get where he did!
Kairi turned from the door, and it shut, and she ran from the Secret Place. She could use a boat to get to Riku! Kairi hastily hurried over to one of the boats and jumped into it, grabbed the paddle, and paddled out in the ocean, unaware of what was going to happen.
Was Sora still safe? Was Riku still safe? Would Kairi find Riku and be able to save Sora? Would she be safe, too? These questions were unanswered and haunted her mind, and she had to get the answers...
She looked back at Destiny Islands, its beautiful waterfalls and plants, and the paopu tree. She wondered if she would ever come back. Yes, she would, she had to... it's where she grew up...
Mysteriously, everyone at Destiny Islands had disappeared from the island. Her parents had been murdered, and so had Sora's and Riku's parents, and everyone else had gone. It was a strange thing that had occurred, and Kairi missed her parents dearly, and she would always love them. And she wondered if she would ever see them again...
It had seemed like hours that Kairi had been paddling. She knew she was extremely far from Destiny Islands, since all around her was water: but-
Ahead of her Kairi noticed an island. The island reminded her a lot of Destiny Islands, with its beautiful plants and trees. And one tree caught Kairi's attention: a paopu tree stood near palm trees, crouched, with ripe paopu fruits on its limbs.
The paopu tree reminded her much of Sora and Riku, and how they both wanted her, how they both cared for her, how she had to find them both. And how she wished she had not disappointed Riku or Sora. How she wished she would be with them both at the moment. But it would never be the three of them best friends again, after what had happened with them.
And all of it was only because they both wanted Kairi.
Kairi paddled to the shore of the island, and hopped out of the boat. She threw the paddle aside. Kairi set her foot on the sand on the island, breathing deeply.
Was Riku on this island? Her eyes surveyed his surroundings. There were an endless amount of palm trees, and it was as if the island was only made of palm trees. But there had to be at least someone on this island.
Was Riku even here? Or had Kairi wasted her time coming here?
