Chapter 20: B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!

Your POV

You and Sora left Traverse Town and, as of now, on your way to the Deep Jungle. So, naturally, you're listening to Phil Collins! Yay!! You are playing it through the intercom system so that you can sing along in your room.

"You'll be in my heart! No matter what they say!" you sing. "You'll be here in my heart, always...always." You love that song! Suddenly the ship lurches. You turn off your Ipod and run out of your room.

"Are we here?" you ask. Sora nods, then turns around. His eyes widen a little, then he slowly shakes his head.

"You ready?" he asks, standing. He's wearing camouflage! Like you! You match!! Omgee...it's army Sora!

"Sure am!" you reply. You are wearing a camo tank with camo cargo pants and a hat even! You gloves are camoflauged, too! This hat is the best, though. Military bucket hats are the bomb!

Sora opens the door cautiously and looks out.

"Sorry, just making sure I landed on the ground and not in a tree," he explains, grinning.

"Fine by me!" you say. You absently touch the pocket where you have cunningly stored your w.c. Hopefully you'll get to go swimming later.

You follow Sora through the jungle closely. It would be easy to get lost in a place like this. Sora steps with caution, so you follow his footsteps exactly, placing your foot in the imprint of his. His are huge, partially because of his shoes, so it's a safe bet. It's also the alternative to falling in a pit or something. That wouldn't be fun.

Suddenly something drops down directly in front of you. You scream and fall on your arsenic, closing your eyes. Sora turns around quickly, then laughs. Why is he laughing?

"It's okay, Kira," he says. You open your eyes and take his outstretched hand. He helps you up, then you actually see what dropped down in front of you...or should you say "who"? It's Tarzan! Unfortunately, he doesn't look too happy to see you. Sora picks up on this.

"Do you remember me? I'm Sora, remember?" he says slowly.

"...Sora," Tarzan repeats.

"This is my friend, Kira."

"...Kira."

"We're all friends, remember?"

Tarzan thinks for a moment, then nods.

"Friends. Help Tarzan."

You and Sora nod. He motions for you to follow him, so you and Sora follow him farther into the jungle.

Soon you reach a small opening. Gorilla nests line the outside edges. The place seems deserted, though. You randomly look up, only to see the gorillas hiding in the trees. Sora looks up as well, and his eyes widen.

"They look so afraid," he whispers. You look a little harder. He's right. All of the gorillas look scared out of their wit's end. But why would they be so frightened? You look forward a bit more to see a young, brunette girl sitting on her knees, crying. You recognize her as Jane.

"T-Tarzan," she gasps, her eyes widening. "D-did they...?"

"Friends," Tarzan says.

"Oh, I see. You look familiar," she says to Sora.

"I should be. I'm Sora," he says.

"Oh, now I remember you! But who are you, miss?"

"I'm Kira," you say, bowing.

"Well, Kira, I'm Jane."

You smile kindly, then frown up at the freaked out gorillas. "What happened?"

"Sabor...he-"

"What the ef? I though Sabor died!" you shout.

"How d'you know all this stuff??" Sora shouts back.

"I can't tell you!" you say angrily, stomping your foot. "But I'm right, aren't I?"

"Yes, but that's who it is. He keeps coming for the little ones, taking them as kill. I'm sure that's who it is," Jane explains.

"Find him," Tarzan says to you and Sora.

"We'll take care of it," Sora says. He then turns to you and says, "Let's go." You nod, and the two of you run off into the jungle once more.

After Some Serious Running...

Your POV

You and Sora stop for a moment, looking across to the other side of a ravine.

"How are we gonna get across?" you ask, afraid of what the answer might be.

Sora considers this question and the circumstances, then replies, "We'll have to swing on these vines, I guess. He walks over to a vine and tugs on it.

"What?! No way!" you cry.

"Oh, come on," he says, holding out his hand. "If you're too afraid to do it alone , then come with me. I won't let you fall. I promise."

You hesitate, then take his hand. He pulls you up on a knot in tied into the vine and stands behind you.

"Hang on tight, don't look down, and you'll be fine, okay?" Sora says, putting his arms around your waist. You nod instead of verbally answering. If you were to verbally answer, you puke all over the place cuz you're so friggin' NERVOUS!! "Okay, here we go." He pushes off and you feel a small tingle in your stomach. Ugh. You would've rather climbed that tree back in Wonderland. "Get ready to switch." WHAT?!?!?!? Is he SERIOUS?!?!?!? "Okay, let go...NOW!" You release the vine, only to have another one shoved into your hands.

You close your eyes. *This is awful. I mean, it's bad enough just being up here to begin with,* you think, *but with him holding me this way?! It's making me soooo nervous, it's not even funny! Not that I don't like it to an extent...*

The process of vine-switching repeats a few times, then Sora says, "Okay, last one." You open your eyes and look up at Sora. He looks so...determined. And hot. Your gaze wanders down to his arm around your waist. Although it's making you nervous, you can't help but enjoy it. Does he like this as much as you do? You avert your eyes once more and look straight ahead. You're almost there.

Soon you step out onto the grass and leaves. You collapse onto your knees, shaking.

"LAND!!" you shout, laughing. Sora laughs as well.

"C'mon, let's go. You can kiss the ground later."

You grin and stand. You're still shaking a little, but you ignore it as you and Sora hike through the greenery. Suddenly Sora stops.

"Whoa," he says quietly. You look over his shoulder to see a beautiful waterfall cascading into a pool. Fruited trees and bushes surround the shady area. "I've never been back here before."

"It's so beautiful," you murmur. You take a few steps back and smile. "We're stopping by here on our way back."

"Fine by me," Sora says, walking away. You sigh a little, then follow Sora.

Sora's POV

You march with Kira through the endless weeds. Tonight should be a lot of fun. You haven't gone swimming in a while, so it'll be nice to get back in the water.

Kira walks behind you, humming a song quietly-as usual. You smile a little. She was so nervous about that whole vine thing; you could feel her heart pounding in her stomach, but she did it anyway. You've got to wonder, would you have been that brave? That willing to come face to face with a fear just to help your friend?

*She must really care about me,* you tell yourself. *Wait, I've thought this before!...Back in Wonderland, that's when it was...*

"Sora," Kira whispers, dragging you out of your thoughts. She grabs your wrist and points down. "Look."

CLIFFHANGER!!