Note: Hmm....I think I'm going to leave everyone in suspense about Riku and Sora and move on to another aspect of the story. In the prologue, I showed (or was supposed to be showing) Riku's viewpoint, Sora's viewpoint, and Kairi's viewpoint. Well, as Kairi is the only character I'm yet to mention, here goes a chapter dedicated to her. It might be my only one for a little while, and it probably won't be very long...but I'm going to give it my best shot. So, without further procrastination, here is Chapter Five!

The sand. It's always moving. Always rolling in and out of the ocean, seeing new places, drifting... But, it's hard to tell. It always looks like the same sand covers our beaches...it all seems to stay in place.  Maybe, we're all like that. Even though we feel as if we are suspended in one place, we're really drifting. Drifting together...and apart.

            Contemplating such thoughts, Kairi was sitting on the beach, tracing small circles in the sand. Come to think about it, she was sitting in the same spot, Sora had been daydreaming off at...when they were trying to build their raft and get out off the island. If only they had known earlier...now that she had left the islands once...she never wanted to leave them again. They seemed to be so amazing...so perfect now that she was back. Well...almost perfect. Without Sora or Riku...the islands seemed so forlorn. Lonely and bleak...she never noticed how much their presences brightened the place up. Now, she'd give almost anything to have them back. Especially Sora...

"Kairi? What are you doing out here?"

            Kairi turned around to see Selphie running towards her, carrying a heavy blanket. She draped it over Kairi's shoulders, shaking her head at her.

"It's the middle of the night! What are you thinking!" she demanded of her best friend, shaking her head.

Kairi laughed gently, clutching the blanket around her and nodding. Yes, it was about 11:30 at night...close to the time when the stars burned their brightest. The crescent moon shone dimly above, adding it's light to the star's to reflect their silhouettes off the ocean's surface. The golden sand was only a dull gray at this hour, and the world seemed to reflect in shades of gray, black, and white alone. Well...aside from Selphie's outfit. It looked bright yellow, no matter what the hour.

"I don't know... I just wanted some time alone." Kairi replied, shrugging. "It's not that cold out here. It never is."

Selphie sighed and shook her head. No sense in fighting with Kairi. It seemed, ever since the whole incident with everything happening to the island, Kairi had grown stronger. Not only stronger...but something else. Something else seemed different, she seemed older. Calmer. When everyone else had heard Sora and Riku were gone...they all were upset. Especially their parents. But, Kairi hadn't been that way. She had simply said, 'They'll come back', and hadn't shed a single tear. Well...there was one, but that was it. What a girl...

"Selphie?" Kairi suddenly asked, looking to her friend. "I think Riku and Sora are going to come back soon, you know that. I just have a feeling..."

Selphie looked to Kairi with confusion, cocking her head to the side. Why had she suddenly said that?

But, she couldn't help but get excited at the idea, replying, "Really? That's great!"

Kairi nodded and looked back out towards the water. Both were silent for a while, watching the lights dance off the water. A fish jumped up and splashed back into the water, sending the ocean a jolt with small ripples. Kairi looked up at Selphie and smiled.

"Let's go home. It's getting late." she said, standing up.

Nodding, Selphie climbed to her feet and followed Kairi, the two slowing engaging in conversation about some random light-hearted topic Selphie came up with. As they left, the ripples in the ocean water settled, and the glass-like ocean surface reformed. And, in the sky above, two stars winked into existence.

Note: Much happier than my last one, right? Well, now that you've read it, I beg you all, review!