Theme 60 – Future

"What do you want to do when you grow up?" It was a question they'd all been asked a thousand times.

When Sora was six, he wanted to be fireman. Riku had wanted to be a doctor, which made Kairi say she wanted to be a nurse. Sora couldn't stand that.

At ten, Kairi wanted to be a teacher. Riku wasn't sure what he wanted anymore. There weren't that many jobs on the Islands. Sora wanted to be an explorer. Riku pointed out there was no where new to explore. Sora stuck out his tongue and said "What about the bottom of the ocean? No one's explored there yet!"

Now, they were fifteen and sixteen, and Riku wondered what exactly they could be. Certainly nothing normal, like they'd planned when they were little. They were already two years behind in school, and it just didn't seem that important anymore. What was the history of their small place, when they knew the history of plenty of worlds – and didn't know about hundreds of others?

Sora, specifically, might already have his job for life. The worlds would always need protection, and once he was too old to provide it, he'd have to choose and train someone to protect them after him. Riku and Kairi would help, of course, but this was somehow strictly Sora's destiny. Sora wasn't sure he liked it, but he had come to accept it, mostly. Kairi worried about how often he'd be home.

Riku thought Kairi could try for a normal life, but he was sure it would never suit her. She was kind and gentle and pure, and completely in love with Sora. Somehow, they would have to work it out.

All together, the three of them were completely unsure about the future, what they would do with it and where they would end up. But they were mostly excited, and right now, it was good enough just to be home together.