. Chapter 10 .
. Cave Hunting .
"How've you all been lately?" Kairi asked as she walked down the road. Selphie skipped next to her, "Fine. We did miss you, though!" Hayner ran up beside Kairi, "Yeah, no one would shut up about you guys!"
"Did we miss anything important?" Namine teased, referring to Hayner and Olette. Hayner gave her a look, and looked away blushing. "Hm..." Rikku tapped her chin, "Tidus and Yuna started going out about two days ago." Namine froze and looked at Tidus.
"Tidus got game?" She asked, now looking at the couple that was holding hands. He then tripped on a rock that sent both him and Yuna to the ground. Kairi sweat dropped, "Tidus don't got game." Alice walked behind everyone and asked, "How's the Organization?"
Kairi looked down at the ground. So much has happened lately, in the span of two weeks; fainting, her foster father showing up, finding out Namine and Roxas were siblings... small things that made a big difference. "It's been... interesting."
"I hear their food their is amazing!" Pence chimed in, licking on his ice cream. Namine giggled; they were all still the same. "So," Olette pulled out a map of the school, "Where should we start looking for this cave?"
"You're the one who's tacked in on the subject," Tidus placed his hands behind his head, "You tell us."
"Well, it's obvious it can't be on high ground... and if it's secret, then it should be where we least expect it..." Olette got into her thinking pose. "Then let's look at the taco stand!" Selphie squealed, receiving confused looks. "What? Olette said it should be where we least expect it."
"Why don't we start looking at the beach?" Namine suggested, receiving nods. "Yeah, the beach is at low grounds... why don't we search the west area beach? No one ever goes there since it's on the other side of the sun." Yuna found herself being pulled towards someone.
"See? This is why I asked you out. You're so smart." Yuna giggled as Tidus kissed her cheek. "Aww." Namine and Kairi sang together. "Ew." Hayner twitched, "Can we get out of here?"
Olette giggled at his antics. Hayner noticed, and looked away blushing once again. Olette did the same. "Are those two blind?" Rikku whispered as she sweat dropped.
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Tidus groaned, "Mhuw... where the hell are we going? We've been walking for two hours straight! Is it really that hard to find some god forsaken cave?" Yuna plced one of her hands on his chest, "Darling, please be patient."
Kairi was getting frightened by the strange air around her. No one was at the beach except for her sister and friends. Th... The campus is just up that hill, Kairi... you can make a run for it... they won't notice! Kairi shivered, she felt like she was in a horror movie. She hated horror movies, anything scary... anything that made her tremble.
Someone placed a hand on Kairi's shoulder, and she turned around to find a skeleton. She screamed her loudest and ran off in the distance. Hayner burst out laughing once he removed his skeleton mask. "Hayner!" Namine yelled, placing her hands on her hips. "Fine, fine," He said waving his hands, "I'll get her back."
After about a minute or so, Kairi was back with Hayner. She held a paper bag over her head, choosing not to see her surroundings. "I th-thought the beach was s-supposed to be b-beautiful!"
"Yeah, but this is the west side beach. It's the other side of the island... the side that gets barely any sun." Tidus said in a creepy tone. "Stop scaring her!" Rikku scolded, giving Kairi a comforting hug. Namine's cell phone began to ring.
"Hello?" She asked; a lazy voice answered from the other line. "Namiineee..."
"Roxas?" She asked- the other line groaned. "Are you almost done wih your cave thing? I'm tiiired!" Namine laughed, at least he wasn't stammering as usual. "Um, Roxas, just give me some more time."
"More time? Do you have any idea what you're putting me through?!" Namine pulled the phone from her ear due to the increased volume in Roxas' voice. "I appreciate you doing my work for now, Roxas... but I really want to spend some time with my friends. Please? Please?"
"Fine." Namine heard Roxas scream in frustration before he hung up, causing her to giggle. "Hey," Selphie grabbed onto Namine's sleeve, "Is it true you're Roxas' half-sister?" She nodded with a smile, "Yeah, he still feels kinda awkward about it." Everyone heard a splash of water, causing Kairi to jump into the air with fear.
Turns out it was just Tidus who had fallen into a small pond with a miniature waterfall. (A/N: Remember that waterfall you had to get the fresh water from in KH1? That's the one!) "Darling!" Yuna came running towards him, "Are you all right?"
"Too... tired..." He groaned, letting himself droop on the surface. "I think we should stop looking." Kairi shivered, "I mean... there's nothing here, r-right? Right? Ri- AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kairi had tripped on a rock, and fell into a pathway that lead to an unknown place. Kairi's screams were getting quieter, meaning she was getting in deeper to where she was headed.
"OH. MY. GOD." Rikku's eyes widened. Pence began screaming like a girl. "Oh god, the antichrist is coming!"
"H-Hayner! Y-You're brave ar-aren't you?!" Namine stuttered, "G-Go get her!"
"And jump into that hell hole?" He shivered, "Yeah right!" Everyone huddled together, still hearing Kairi's screams. They finally heard a loud 'Thud', meaning Kairi had reached the end. "NAMINE! OH GOD, PLEASE HELP ME!"
"K-Kairi?" Namine took a step forward, but was held back by Tidus, "Don't do it Namine! It's suicide!" They heard another scream from Kairi. "THE GHOST OF THE KEYBLADE MASTER IS IN THERE!" Olette shrieked, jumping into Hayner's arms. Hayner was much to occupied being frightened to notice the love of his life clinging onto him.
"Don't look into the light, Kairi!" Yuna yelped. "We'll get some help!" With that, everyone ran towards the top of the campus, their hearts racing from the unexpected fright.
Roxas slammed his head on the living room work table. How much time did Namine plan on taking? She had asked him kindly to take over her Organization duties, and he willingly accepted. How could he say no to those sparkling eyes?
His cheek was pressed against a paper that had just finished printing. Roxas then began to take a short nap until he felt someone slap his head with a towel. Above him was his brother, still sweating from his previous basketball game with Axel. "Aren't you supposed to be working on Namine's stuff?"
"Aren't you supposed to be working on Kairi's?" Roxas asked slyly, feeling something against his cheek. He noticed he had drooled on the printed paper, and the ink was imprinted on his face. "I'm already done." Sora replied with a smile, playing with his cheek to tease Roxas. "Where did they run off too anyway?"
"Namine told me they were meeting with their old friends. Said they were going to look for some... legendary secret cave or something." Sora froze. "She said what?"
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Sora ran across campus, still wearing his sports attire. He held a flashlight in one hand, and headed for the west side beach. He found Namine running towards him with a few other people, screaming their heads off. "Namine!" He waved.
She stopped in front of him, placing her hands on his shoulders. Sora looked behind Namine, and didn't see Kairi amongst all the people. Namine was panting heavily. "Namine, where's Kairi?" Sora asked, being screamed at in the face by Hayner. His eyes were bulging out, and the veins in his eyes were completely visible.
His hands cringed, "Sh-She fell into thos whole a-at the west side b-beach!" Sora backed away, wiping off the spit on his face. "Please get her back!" Namine pleaded, pratically getting on her knees. Sora nodded, and continued running towards the beach. He avoided any fangirls in the process; he had a task to finish.
Kairi was trembling; she had no idea where she was. It was dark, and she could barely see anything. She knew there were somewhat braches stretching across the walls. If... there were walls. Her unexpected fall made her muscles feel numb, and she could barely move.
No one was in sight, and she had heard Namine and her friends leave ages ago. She was alone, it was dark, and her body felt numb. She placed her arms on her shoulders, hugging herself. She fell to her knees, and was frozen for a second. She felt a warm tear run down her cheek; unfreezing her body.
She was really scared. Her soft sobs echoed through the dark atmosphere as she waited for Namine to return with some help. She heard footsteps not too long after, causing her to stop and turn around. She faced the direction where she fell from, and could see the light from outside the hole. There was a moving shadow, meaning someone was out there.
Kairi placed a hand over her mouth; normally a person would ask for help, but when it was Kairi, she tended to believe in the worst case scenario. I-It's the ghost of th-the keyblade master! Kairi felt her body being dragged towards the hole, looking at the mysterious figure. She heard someone trip against a rock, and heard a masculine scream from outside.
Someone was now sliding down the same hole as she backed away quickly. She felt someone press against her, sending her to the ground. She screamed along with the person that had just fallen on top of her. She was breathing heavily, and so was the person laying on top of her.
She could feel a pair of eyes on her, making her feel uneasy. At least I know its a human... Kairi inwardly sighed in relief. "K-Kairi?" The voice asked. As Kairi was pinned to the ground, she smelt a familiar cologne, and locked her own eyes with pure, blue oceans. "Sora?" She breathed. She felt the person shift upwards, then shining a light in her face.
He took her ice cold hand, warming her with his own. He pulled her upward, bringing her back to her feet. Kairi stumbled a little as she fell onto the person's chest. She then realized the light came from a flashlight. The person shone the light on both of them, thus making Kairi sigh in relief.
"Sora!" She squealed as she ran into his chest, encircling her arms around him. Sora felt his shirt getting soaked, realizing Kairi had been crying. He placed a hand in her auburn coloured hair, and one against her back, pulling her closer. "I thought someone was going to hurt me..."
"No one's going to hurt you..." Not while I'm around, at least... She sobbed onto his chest, clutching onto his now drenched shirt. They stayed like that for awhile, until Sora decided it was time to stop. "Kairi." He whispered, gently pulling her away.
"S-Sora... I-I'm sorry, it's j-just... I was so sc-scared and..."
"Shh." He hushed, deciding to bring her closer again. "Everything's all right now. Namine sent me to look for you."
"How did you know I would be here?" She sniffled, clinging onto him like there was no tomorrow. "Truth is," He whispered gently, "I always go here." She looked up at him with crystal-like eyes, "Y-You're not scared? I-Isn't there gh...ghosts here?"
His laugh echoed through the dark cavern, "Of course not, Kairi. No ghosts, just... memories." Kairi felt paralyzed. "M-Memories?" Sora slung one of her arms over his shoulders, keeping her balanced. He shone the light around the place, revealing many rocks and drawings. Kairi began to feel even more scared, and moved closer to Sora.
"Kairi there's nothing to be afraid of. They're just drawings." He shone the light on one particular rock, revealing two faded drawings of two people facing each other. They seemed to be giving each other something. "See those names on the corner?" Sora focused the light on faded lettering on the rock. Kairi squinted, and tried to make out the words.
Keyblade Master & Princess of Heart (1675)
"1675?" Kairi's mouth dropped open. "And it hasn't faded away yet?" Sora brought the light closer. "Keep reading." He instructed, now placing an arm around her waist to bring her closer.
Thinking of you wherever you are, we pray for our sorrows to end, and hopes that our hearts will blend. -Kairi
Kairi's eyes widened, "The Princess of Heart, and I...!!" Sora laughed, "I know, I got kinda freaked out too."
"You knew?" She asked, receiving a nod. "As I said, I go here all the time." Sora spun her around and shone the light on more various drawings created with chalk. "D-Did you draw these, Sora?" Kairi asked, almost half giggling. "Go ahead, you can laugh."
"N-No, they're pretty good." She pointed at a boy with spiky hair, "Is that Uzumaki Naruto?" Sora's mouth dropped open, "That's Roxas!" Both of them paused for a moment, then laughed together. "I go here to practice my drawings. I couldn't draw on campus because people would always make fun of me... so, I eventually found this place and starting drawing here."
Kairi smiled and picked up a piece of chalk, breaking it in half as she handed one to Sora. "Are you the only one who knows about this place?" Sora thought for a moment, "I'm pretty sure the headmaster knows, but either than that... I think I'm the only, besides you, of course." Kairi began drawing on a blank rock, leaving Sora to watch her actions. She drew a profile picture of a spiky haired boy.
"Is that supposed to be me?" Sora smiled as he received a nod. "That's pretty good Ms. Lockhart." Kairi looked up at him, "Your turn." His eyes widened, "Nuh-uh, I am not drawing you."
"Why not?" Kairi asked, moving from Sora's grasp as she placed her hands on her hips. "Because..." He whispered, "I don't think I'll do you any justice." Kairi blushed, D-Did he just call me pretty? Th-That's sweet... I guess. "Just try." He huffed as he placed the chalk in contact with the rock. His hand was unsteady, thus causing his result to be a bit... messy. "See? I told you I'd be horrible!"
Kairi laughed, "Sora it's fine. You know what? I know someone that can help you with your drawing." Sora grinned, "Thanks. I really need it." They were both silent for a few minutes, until Sora's cell phone began to ring. "Hello?"
"Sora, oh god, are you dead?"
"Roxas. I just said hello, I'm obviously not dead." Sora sweat dropped at his brother's strange actions. "Well, where are you? Everyone's worried sick about you and Kairi! Is Kairi all right?" Sora looked over at her; she seemed to be looking at his drawings. "She's fine. Um... we'll be there soon, okay?"
"Fine, but hurry back! Namine's been--" Sora heard Namine scream before the line went dead. Sora sighed and looked over at Kairi. She seemed so interested in his drawings as she smiled at each one of them. She pulled her hair behind her ear, and looked over at him with her bright blue-purple eyes. He looked over at his drawing. I really didn't do her any justice.. wait, Sora. What are you saying? Stop. Stop it! Don't get carried away with your thoughts!
"Sora?" Kairi asked worriedly. He looked up at her and flashed her a goofy smile. "Time to go, Kairi." She gave him a playful frown, "Aww. Okay, but before we leave there's something we should do." Sora raised a brow, "And what is that?"
"Sign our drawings of course."
Sora Strife & Kairi Lockhart (2009)
Phew. Sorry about the ending, I just feel really weak right now. I have no idea why. To be honest, I've just made everything in this chapter up on the spot. I've never given much thought as to what would happen in the cave. Well, at least there was alot of SoKai! Anyway, review reply time!
Brittney: I see you sleep late as well xD
Chipmunk4ever: It's all right, computer yelling gets quite fun sometimes =P
msdramaqueeny: Don't worry, I get that -slaps forehead- moment all the time! Especially when my guy friend doesn't notice that this girl likes her... augh! I just have to slap my forehead!
Thank you for the reviews. Sadly, I've lost alot of you again :( But it's all right, I know it'll work out. Thank you for your support and I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes!
-Kyorii