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Nicole's POV:
It was 5 years since the accident. I'm fine now. I've made friends with Sora, and Riku. Kairi and I never really hung out much, we were more or less just acquaintances. I've been staying pretty much outside, on the small plateau on the edge of the island, didn't want to impose on Riku. I was just happy I was here. It was nice here. But nothing perfect can ever stay, I'll learn that soon enough..
I yawned and woke up from my little tree on the plateau to see Riku and Sora hanging over me, grinning. I was startled and fell out of the tree. They both started laughing but Riku came down to help.
"Watch it, Nicky." That was his nickname for me. I wouldn't let anyone but him and Sora call me that. "Don't need another accident."
"Excuse me for being accident prone." I murmured and stood up and stretched. "What's on the agenda for today?"
"Me and Riku were gonna make a raft." Sora said. I shrugged.
"Still curious about what's out there?" I asked. Riku grinned.
"How can I not be? It's so complex, there has to be other worlds out there. And I want us to find them." Riku said. I blinked slightly and nodded.
"Okay, Rik'. What do we need?"
"Oh I've already gotten my stuff. Sora just needs to get his." Riku stated, glancing at Sora, who gulped.
"Well excuse me for sleeping in!" He muttered. Riku grinned and watched Sora mutter something under his breath and head off to get his materials.
"He sure hates looking for that stuff doesn't he?" I said. Riku nodded.
"We all have to do our share. You're really good at constructing, I'm good with designing, Sora can find stuff and Kairi can...Well.. She's the more recreational of us all. I think she's making necklaces for good luck." He said. I shook my head.
"I've never been able to believe in that kind of stuff. I don't think inanimate objects can really help you with much of anything." I stated, though later I would be proved wrong.
"Well, I guess that just depends on the person you are. After all, you have a different background then us."
"Well.. Yeah, that's true, I guess.."
"...You ever think about your life was like before you came here?" Riku asked.
"All the time.." I muttered and sighed. "I want to remember.. I can't even remember my old name."
"Why'd you pick the name Nicole?"
".. I truly don't know.. I felt some kind of... affinity with it.. I don't understand it either." I said. Riku put his arms behind his head, holding his head up with his arms.
"Think you'd wanna go back home.. if you ever found out where it was?"
"Well, I don't know really. Kind of like Kairi's situation, I don't know, but I like it here irregardless."
"Ah..." Riku said and was silent.
"I hate to break the moment you too.." Said a grinning voice from behind us. Kairi. I blinked and hopped down from the tree. "I was wondering why you weren't helping Sora, he's off looking for stuff by himself."
"Well, Kairi, remember that we said we'd all contribute a little bit? Sora had yet to get off his lazy arse and do his work. He said he had some strange dream he kept babbling about or something like that."
"Hm.. Weird. Well, I think I'll go ahead and finish my necklaces for the trip. See you guys later." She said and smiled, walking off. Riku sighed slightly and I turned to him.
"You like her, don't you?" I asked. Riku blinked and blushed a little. A bit uncharacteristic for the boy, so he shook it off quickly.
"Who, Kairi? No, of course not.. I.... Well...Oh, dangit Nicole, just shut up." He stammered. I grinned, though it did bug me a little inside.
"If you do, you should probably go after her quick, or Sora might beat you to her." I said. Riku blinked at me.
"What makes you think that?"
"Sora's told me before he has feelings for her, and I can tell she likes him, I've got an intuition. It's just a matter of time before he asks her out or something to that degree."
"Heh.. Well.. I never said I liked her in the first place." Riku said defensively.
"..Rik', you do know you're a bad liar."
"No I'm not!" He snapped. "Er.. I mean..." He sighed testily. "Ugh, I don't even know what I mean.. Just.. Lay off, okay?"
"Fine, fine.." I said. I looked down below the plateau, obviously having something on my mind.
"..Do you like Sora, Nicole?" He asked, hopping down from the tree.
"Hm? No. What gave you that idea?"
"Erm.. Nothing. I was just curious..." He changed the subject. "Bet you ten dollars that Sora isn't done in the next hour." He grinned at me. I smiled.
"You're on."
I lost the bet.
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