Chapter 4: Lost Boys (Home Once Again)
"So where's Donald and Goofy?"
"Huh? Oh them! They went to stock up at Hallow Bastion. They should be here any day now." Sora rests his hands lazily behind his head as he pads down the beach. "I'd usually travel with them but they needed me to break down the remains of the world walls." Sora grins widely at Kairi. "Soo! They're all here huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"After the worlds were restored they all came back right? Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka, I mean. They all came back am I right, and the secret place as well?"
"All back!" Kairi smiles and grabs Sora's hand. "Come on, I'll show you!" Kairi runs back to the waterfall and crouches into the small space in between the cracks in the rock. She brushes aside the mossy plants and holds them up for Sora to pass through. The two walk down the short pathway until they reach a small cavern. "Just as you left it." Sora gazes around the room taking in the sight. His eyes rest on the picture of him and Kairi that they had carved into the rocks when they were children.
"Hey!" He points to the picture that is now altered to show Kairi giving Sora a Poupu fruit, and smiles. "This is different." Kairi blushes at the comment. "Actually that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I…" A loud crash interrupts Kairi, the two run from the small cave to see the gummi ship buried in the sand.
"Looks like they're here." Sora grins his goofy smile. "Hey Donald, Goofy! You made it. Welcome to my home world." Donald and Goofy leap from the gummi ship, Goofy waves and chuckles. "Hi there Sora. Good day to you Kairi." Donald taps his foot impatiently while the others talk.
"Ah come on Donald you knew I couldn't resist visiting my old Friends again. It was a rough ride here, and you know I could use the rest." Sora rests his arms on his knees to keep his balance while he crouches down to see the duck. He looks at Donald pleadingly.
"Alright." The duck squawks. "You can stay. But not for to long." Sora stands quickly. "Great! Lets go visit my mom. She's probably worried sick. " Sora runs to the dock and brings one of the boats out into the water. "Hop on in you guys." Kairi brings her boat out next to Sora's, Donald hops in hers, Goofy in Sora's. The four paddle out joking and laughing the whole way to the large island. Sora ties his boat to the dock and continues into the city, the others following close behind. He keeps on walking until he reaches a house with two faces crafted out of clay hanging next to the door, one of Sora and another of a woman with short light brown hair that is curled out. Sora opens the door and invites the others in. "Mom! Mom... I'm home." Sora is greeted with the pounding of feet and a woman appearing magically around his neck.
"Sora!" The woman kisses him on the cheek and takes his head into her arms. "Your home. I never thought this day would come. You haven't changed a bit. Your still my little Sora."
"Umm… Hi Mom. Nice to see you to." The woman sweeps Sora and the others into a small living room and motions for them to sit. She leaves the room and returns a few minutes latter with five porcelain cups and a steaming pot of tea. She pours them each a glass and passes them out to each of the guests before setting down with a glass herself. Sora blows the steam from off the top of his glass and takes a slip.
"Thank you mom."
"I missed you my little baby. You just disappeared on night and then these weird monsters appear and attacked the place, then next thing I know I wake up and your gone. I thought you were eaten by those ant thingies until Kairi told me what happened. I thought you would never return."
Sora gives an apologetic look and hugs his now crying mother. "Oh mom."
"So where's Donald and Goofy?"
"Huh? Oh them! They went to stock up at Hallow Bastion. They should be here any day now." Sora rests his hands lazily behind his head as he pads down the beach. "I'd usually travel with them but they needed me to break down the remains of the world walls." Sora grins widely at Kairi. "Soo! They're all here huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"After the worlds were restored they all came back right? Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka, I mean. They all came back am I right, and the secret place as well?"
"All back!" Kairi smiles and grabs Sora's hand. "Come on, I'll show you!" Kairi runs back to the waterfall and crouches into the small space in between the cracks in the rock. She brushes aside the mossy plants and holds them up for Sora to pass through. The two walk down the short pathway until they reach a small cavern. "Just as you left it." Sora gazes around the room taking in the sight. His eyes rest on the picture of him and Kairi that they had carved into the rocks when they were children.
"Hey!" He points to the picture that is now altered to show Kairi giving Sora a Poupu fruit, and smiles. "This is different." Kairi blushes at the comment. "Actually that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I…" A loud crash interrupts Kairi, the two run from the small cave to see the gummi ship buried in the sand.
"Looks like they're here." Sora grins his goofy smile. "Hey Donald, Goofy! You made it. Welcome to my home world." Donald and Goofy leap from the gummi ship, Goofy waves and chuckles. "Hi there Sora. Good day to you Kairi." Donald taps his foot impatiently while the others talk.
"Ah come on Donald you knew I couldn't resist visiting my old Friends again. It was a rough ride here, and you know I could use the rest." Sora rests his arms on his knees to keep his balance while he crouches down to see the duck. He looks at Donald pleadingly.
"Alright." The duck squawks. "You can stay. But not for to long." Sora stands quickly. "Great! Lets go visit my mom. She's probably worried sick. " Sora runs to the dock and brings one of the boats out into the water. "Hop on in you guys." Kairi brings her boat out next to Sora's, Donald hops in hers, Goofy in Sora's. The four paddle out joking and laughing the whole way to the large island. Sora ties his boat to the dock and continues into the city, the others following close behind. He keeps on walking until he reaches a house with two faces crafted out of clay hanging next to the door, one of Sora and another of a woman with short light brown hair that is curled out. Sora opens the door and invites the others in. "Mom! Mom... I'm home." Sora is greeted with the pounding of feet and a woman appearing magically around his neck.
"Sora!" The woman kisses him on the cheek and takes his head into her arms. "Your home. I never thought this day would come. You haven't changed a bit. Your still my little Sora."
"Umm… Hi Mom. Nice to see you to." The woman sweeps Sora and the others into a small living room and motions for them to sit. She leaves the room and returns a few minutes latter with five porcelain cups and a steaming pot of tea. She pours them each a glass and passes them out to each of the guests before setting down with a glass herself. Sora blows the steam from off the top of his glass and takes a slip.
"Thank you mom."
"I missed you my little baby. You just disappeared on night and then these weird monsters appear and attacked the place, then next thing I know I wake up and your gone. I thought you were eaten by those ant thingies until Kairi told me what happened. I thought you would never return."
Sora gives an apologetic look and hugs his now crying mother. "Oh mom."