Pairs of Unlikely Sorts
Description: Riku and Cloud pair up shortly after Riku leaves the Destiny Islands.
Chapter One~Papou Secret
Riku sat against the curved Papou tree, facing the ocean.Next to him sat Sora on one side, and Kairi on the other. "The sunset is so beautiful." Kairi commented on the large sun, barely bobbing over the ocean in front of them. "I wonder if they have sunsets like this in other worlds." Riku said, looking at Kairi. Sora looked back at his house, then at the sky. "It's gettin' late...I need to get home." Sora said, getting up, and heading off the small plateau, and towards his home. Riku watched untill Sora was out of site, before plucking one of the star- shaped Papou fruits off the tree. Kairi watched him, as he took a bite out of the small mango. "Kairi, do you know the legend of the Papou fruit?" Kairi looked at him, and shook her head. "They say, that if two people share one of these Papou fruits, their destinies become connected forever." Riku explained. Kairi looked at him, expectantly. Riku took another small bite of the fruit, and then offered it to Kairi. She looked at the fruit, and then at him. She took the fruit from his hand, and held it in front of her face a moment. She then took a few small nibbles off of the small fruit, and set it on the ground. Riku put his fingers on her chin, and slowly lifted her face towards him. She closed her eyes, and he leaned over to her, kissing her gently. "Riku..." She said, in barely a whisper. He put his two forefingers over her lips. "Shhhh. Not another word...this is our secret, and let's keep it this way." He said, looking at her. Suddenly, their thoughts were shattered, and their gazes torn. A huge bolt of lightining struck over the island. Slowly, a tree fell over, creating a massive shadow of dust around it. "Stay here." Riku said. He grabbed a fallen branch from the Papou tree, and headed towards the downed tree. A small, black form slowly rose from the seperating cloud of sand. It got up, and started towards Riku. Riku backed away, to find more of the small monsters surrounding him. He turned, hearing a shriek from near the Paopu tree. Riku turned, and ran towards Kairi, where she was being sucked into a huge sphere of blackness. "Riku!!!" She shouted, holding her hand out towards him, as she began to vanish. "KAIRI! NO!!!" He ran towards her. Riku jumped, and lunged towards her hand, but when he got there, she had allready vanished. "Kairi! Kairi, where are you!?" He shouted, turning around, shouting, looking for Kairi. He stopped, seing Sora running towards him. "Where's Kairi!?" Sora asked, coming up to him. "She's not here..." Riku said, suddenly realizing what was happening. "I thought she was here with you!" Sora shouted. "Kairi left, Sora! The worlds are open...she went to another world." Riku explained. He could feel the darkness begin to wrap around his body. "Riku!" Sora yelled. "Come on Sora, lets go!" He held out his hand, and the black energy began to rise up into it. "Go where!?" "To other worlds, Sora. We'll go together." He said. As he spoke, the dark light began to engulf Riku's body. Sora finally went to grab Riku's hand, but it was too late. The darkness began to take over Sora too, but he stepped back. Riku watched as his Riku, and his island home, dissappeared into darkness, not to be seen by him again.
Description: Riku and Cloud pair up shortly after Riku leaves the Destiny Islands.
Chapter One~Papou Secret
Riku sat against the curved Papou tree, facing the ocean.Next to him sat Sora on one side, and Kairi on the other. "The sunset is so beautiful." Kairi commented on the large sun, barely bobbing over the ocean in front of them. "I wonder if they have sunsets like this in other worlds." Riku said, looking at Kairi. Sora looked back at his house, then at the sky. "It's gettin' late...I need to get home." Sora said, getting up, and heading off the small plateau, and towards his home. Riku watched untill Sora was out of site, before plucking one of the star- shaped Papou fruits off the tree. Kairi watched him, as he took a bite out of the small mango. "Kairi, do you know the legend of the Papou fruit?" Kairi looked at him, and shook her head. "They say, that if two people share one of these Papou fruits, their destinies become connected forever." Riku explained. Kairi looked at him, expectantly. Riku took another small bite of the fruit, and then offered it to Kairi. She looked at the fruit, and then at him. She took the fruit from his hand, and held it in front of her face a moment. She then took a few small nibbles off of the small fruit, and set it on the ground. Riku put his fingers on her chin, and slowly lifted her face towards him. She closed her eyes, and he leaned over to her, kissing her gently. "Riku..." She said, in barely a whisper. He put his two forefingers over her lips. "Shhhh. Not another word...this is our secret, and let's keep it this way." He said, looking at her. Suddenly, their thoughts were shattered, and their gazes torn. A huge bolt of lightining struck over the island. Slowly, a tree fell over, creating a massive shadow of dust around it. "Stay here." Riku said. He grabbed a fallen branch from the Papou tree, and headed towards the downed tree. A small, black form slowly rose from the seperating cloud of sand. It got up, and started towards Riku. Riku backed away, to find more of the small monsters surrounding him. He turned, hearing a shriek from near the Paopu tree. Riku turned, and ran towards Kairi, where she was being sucked into a huge sphere of blackness. "Riku!!!" She shouted, holding her hand out towards him, as she began to vanish. "KAIRI! NO!!!" He ran towards her. Riku jumped, and lunged towards her hand, but when he got there, she had allready vanished. "Kairi! Kairi, where are you!?" He shouted, turning around, shouting, looking for Kairi. He stopped, seing Sora running towards him. "Where's Kairi!?" Sora asked, coming up to him. "She's not here..." Riku said, suddenly realizing what was happening. "I thought she was here with you!" Sora shouted. "Kairi left, Sora! The worlds are open...she went to another world." Riku explained. He could feel the darkness begin to wrap around his body. "Riku!" Sora yelled. "Come on Sora, lets go!" He held out his hand, and the black energy began to rise up into it. "Go where!?" "To other worlds, Sora. We'll go together." He said. As he spoke, the dark light began to engulf Riku's body. Sora finally went to grab Riku's hand, but it was too late. The darkness began to take over Sora too, but he stepped back. Riku watched as his Riku, and his island home, dissappeared into darkness, not to be seen by him again.