"Ah." Riku sighed happily and flung himself onto the beach. Tidus, Wakka,
and Sora came walking out of the ocean and flopped down on the warm sand
next to him. The sound of sand crunching brought their attention to Selphie
and Kairi who were pulling the skiff up onto the beach.
"Hey! Are you guys gonna help us pull these logs or just lay there like bums all day?" Kairi voice caused all four boys to open their eyes and turn their heads to her.
"I think that's your answer Kairi." Selphie crossed her arms and kicked her foot, sending sand flying on all four boys.
"Hey!" Tidus yelped as the he and the other boys sat up, throwing their head back and forth to get the sand out of their hair.
"Selphie." Kairi tried to reprimand her friend but suddenly felt strong arms around her waist. "Hey, what the?"
Riku grinned as he hoisted the small girl up and walked into the surf. Wakka grabbed Selphie's arms and Sora took a hold of her legs. They too walked into the breaking waves, with a screaming Selphie flailing between them. Tidus just sat back and laughed at the whole thing.
"RIKU!!" Kairi hit the cold water with a splash as the muscular arms fell away. Riku smirked and watched as Sora and Wakka swung Selphie back and forth, counting to three. She too joined Kairi under the waves and Wakka fell backwards into the surf laughing.
Suddenly Sora got a strange look on his face and looked into the water which was cloudy with upturned sand. Then the brunette was pulled quickly under the water. Riku looked around, but he was the only one he could see in the water.
"Look out Riku!" Tidus yelled from the shoreline, trying to contain his laughter.
Riku felt a shadow fall over his back and he spun around quickly only to be faced with Wakka leaping out of the water at him. Trying to dive away, Riku ended up flattened on the sand below him as Wakka performed a swan dive on his back. His soft green eyes opened underwater, but he couldn't see an inch in front of his face because of all the sand in the water. 'Oh I'll get you for that one Wakka.'
Digging into the sand Riku pulled himself into deeper waters, using his swimmers lungs and staying under water for as long as he could. Finally he came up gasping for air and looking around in the deeper and clearer water for his friends. Sora had a hold of Kairi and was throwing her through the air. Riku just sat and watched his two best friends wrestle with each other, Kairi trying as hard as she could even though she knew she was no match for Sora.
"Dude..I feel left out." Tidus came running towards where everyone was and jumped into the middle of things. Wakka came up behind him and grabbed him under the arms, holding him a couple of feet out of the water.
Riku used this as a distraction and swam back to the group, having caught his breath. He kept himself low in the water as he approached his completely unaware prey. Only two feet from him, Sora suddenly spun around, hearing the soft movement of water behind him. Riku jumped forward, hoping to knock Sora down, but the smaller boy held his arms out and the two ended up with their hands locked together, trying to push against each other.
The others swam over and began to cheer on one boy or the other. Riku's smirk was set against Sora's grin and the two continued to try and gain the upperhand.
"Take em down Riku!"
"Go Sora. You can do it!"
"Come on Riku. Don't loose to that wimp.'
"Yeah Riku! You can beat him!"
Sora blinked and looked at the crowd, but keeping his guard up against his formidable foe.
"Hey. Why is only Kairi rooting for me?" Selphie Tidus and Wakka just looked between them and shrugged.
"Duh Sora. Riku's stronger than you. He's gonna win." Tidus just laughed and Wakka and Selphie nodded in agreement.
"Gee thanks.." Sora doubled his efforts against the silver haired boy and then Riku let up. Sora was ready to cheer as he pushed forward against Riku, until the boy pulled to one side and let go. Sora's arms went to catch something, but there was nothing nearby and his face his the water with a loud splash.
"Ha. Told ya Riku was gonna win, ya?" Wakka patted Riku on the shoulder as the boy stood proudly over the fallen Sora. A brown mop of wet hair came up and angry blue eyes stared at the victor.
"So close...I was so close..." Sora mumbled as he pushed his hair away and smiled.
"Come on guys. It's almost dark." Kairi and Selphie were already swimming happily towards the shore and Tidus was swimming to catch up.
"See ya guys lata!" Wakka waved back as he ran for his boat.
"Come on Sora. Time to head in. We can finish the raft tomorrow and then leave." Sora nodded and swam ahead of Riku, reaching the shore first. As Riku dove forward and began to body surf in on a small wave, he could feel something nagging at his conscience.
Turning around, he gazed out at the open ocean. He suddenly had a bad feeling. Trying to land gracefully on the beach and not end up with a face full of sand, Riku stood up and continued to stare out over the ocean. The sun was almost set, and the sky was beginning to fade into black.
"Come on Riku! You don't wanna be the last one home do you?" Sora winked at Riku before taking off down the beach, expecting his boyfriend to follow. But Riku's eyes never left the sea. Wrapping his arms around himself, Riku shivered, even though the breeze was warm against his skin.
"Coming..." Riku ran forward, putting the odd feeling out of his mind and catching up to Sora in time to swing his arm around his shoulders and walk to their boats together. As they climbed in, Sora picked up his oar and began to row towards his home, when he noticed the unusual color of the sky. It was fading from the dark blue of near sunset into pitch black. It was darker than he'd ever seen it. Shrugging away the odd feeling in his stomach, Sora paddled to catch up to Riku and cast one last glance over his shoulder at the dark horizon.
The End.
Wow that sucked. I'm sorry to all of you who have been reading and reviewing, but I had no more ideas for this fic. None at all. I didn't want to carry it any farther, because that would be where the game really begins. I wanted to keep it on Destiny Islands. I apologize for the absolute suckiness of this ending, on the bright side, go read my fic Darkside. That one is now taking up all my time. Bye readers!
"Hey! Are you guys gonna help us pull these logs or just lay there like bums all day?" Kairi voice caused all four boys to open their eyes and turn their heads to her.
"I think that's your answer Kairi." Selphie crossed her arms and kicked her foot, sending sand flying on all four boys.
"Hey!" Tidus yelped as the he and the other boys sat up, throwing their head back and forth to get the sand out of their hair.
"Selphie." Kairi tried to reprimand her friend but suddenly felt strong arms around her waist. "Hey, what the?"
Riku grinned as he hoisted the small girl up and walked into the surf. Wakka grabbed Selphie's arms and Sora took a hold of her legs. They too walked into the breaking waves, with a screaming Selphie flailing between them. Tidus just sat back and laughed at the whole thing.
"RIKU!!" Kairi hit the cold water with a splash as the muscular arms fell away. Riku smirked and watched as Sora and Wakka swung Selphie back and forth, counting to three. She too joined Kairi under the waves and Wakka fell backwards into the surf laughing.
Suddenly Sora got a strange look on his face and looked into the water which was cloudy with upturned sand. Then the brunette was pulled quickly under the water. Riku looked around, but he was the only one he could see in the water.
"Look out Riku!" Tidus yelled from the shoreline, trying to contain his laughter.
Riku felt a shadow fall over his back and he spun around quickly only to be faced with Wakka leaping out of the water at him. Trying to dive away, Riku ended up flattened on the sand below him as Wakka performed a swan dive on his back. His soft green eyes opened underwater, but he couldn't see an inch in front of his face because of all the sand in the water. 'Oh I'll get you for that one Wakka.'
Digging into the sand Riku pulled himself into deeper waters, using his swimmers lungs and staying under water for as long as he could. Finally he came up gasping for air and looking around in the deeper and clearer water for his friends. Sora had a hold of Kairi and was throwing her through the air. Riku just sat and watched his two best friends wrestle with each other, Kairi trying as hard as she could even though she knew she was no match for Sora.
"Dude..I feel left out." Tidus came running towards where everyone was and jumped into the middle of things. Wakka came up behind him and grabbed him under the arms, holding him a couple of feet out of the water.
Riku used this as a distraction and swam back to the group, having caught his breath. He kept himself low in the water as he approached his completely unaware prey. Only two feet from him, Sora suddenly spun around, hearing the soft movement of water behind him. Riku jumped forward, hoping to knock Sora down, but the smaller boy held his arms out and the two ended up with their hands locked together, trying to push against each other.
The others swam over and began to cheer on one boy or the other. Riku's smirk was set against Sora's grin and the two continued to try and gain the upperhand.
"Take em down Riku!"
"Go Sora. You can do it!"
"Come on Riku. Don't loose to that wimp.'
"Yeah Riku! You can beat him!"
Sora blinked and looked at the crowd, but keeping his guard up against his formidable foe.
"Hey. Why is only Kairi rooting for me?" Selphie Tidus and Wakka just looked between them and shrugged.
"Duh Sora. Riku's stronger than you. He's gonna win." Tidus just laughed and Wakka and Selphie nodded in agreement.
"Gee thanks.." Sora doubled his efforts against the silver haired boy and then Riku let up. Sora was ready to cheer as he pushed forward against Riku, until the boy pulled to one side and let go. Sora's arms went to catch something, but there was nothing nearby and his face his the water with a loud splash.
"Ha. Told ya Riku was gonna win, ya?" Wakka patted Riku on the shoulder as the boy stood proudly over the fallen Sora. A brown mop of wet hair came up and angry blue eyes stared at the victor.
"So close...I was so close..." Sora mumbled as he pushed his hair away and smiled.
"Come on guys. It's almost dark." Kairi and Selphie were already swimming happily towards the shore and Tidus was swimming to catch up.
"See ya guys lata!" Wakka waved back as he ran for his boat.
"Come on Sora. Time to head in. We can finish the raft tomorrow and then leave." Sora nodded and swam ahead of Riku, reaching the shore first. As Riku dove forward and began to body surf in on a small wave, he could feel something nagging at his conscience.
Turning around, he gazed out at the open ocean. He suddenly had a bad feeling. Trying to land gracefully on the beach and not end up with a face full of sand, Riku stood up and continued to stare out over the ocean. The sun was almost set, and the sky was beginning to fade into black.
"Come on Riku! You don't wanna be the last one home do you?" Sora winked at Riku before taking off down the beach, expecting his boyfriend to follow. But Riku's eyes never left the sea. Wrapping his arms around himself, Riku shivered, even though the breeze was warm against his skin.
"Coming..." Riku ran forward, putting the odd feeling out of his mind and catching up to Sora in time to swing his arm around his shoulders and walk to their boats together. As they climbed in, Sora picked up his oar and began to row towards his home, when he noticed the unusual color of the sky. It was fading from the dark blue of near sunset into pitch black. It was darker than he'd ever seen it. Shrugging away the odd feeling in his stomach, Sora paddled to catch up to Riku and cast one last glance over his shoulder at the dark horizon.
The End.
Wow that sucked. I'm sorry to all of you who have been reading and reviewing, but I had no more ideas for this fic. None at all. I didn't want to carry it any farther, because that would be where the game really begins. I wanted to keep it on Destiny Islands. I apologize for the absolute suckiness of this ending, on the bright side, go read my fic Darkside. That one is now taking up all my time. Bye readers!