Chapter Five: Ocean
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
I don't know what it is... But something about the ocean always did attract me to it. I'm not sure if it's the color, or the smell, or the sound, or just the feeling I get from it... Maybe it's all of those put together, a special mixture that just attracts me to it. Makes me love it, no matter what.
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
I take in a deep breath and pull my knees up closer to my chest, so that I can rest my chin on them. And I continue to watch the ocean as it now changes colors, the sun setting behind the shimmers of the water. For now, my mind is at peace. At peace from all the things that have been plaguing it for the past few hours. Nothin' like the good ol' ocean to ease my mind. Gee, I need like a little "pocket ocean" to carry around, so that whenever I need to calm down and be at peace I can just wip it out and be like VOILA! No more out of control, easy to piss off, and confused Katie! Nope, you'd have a calm Katie, which is very hard to get. Ask any of my friends.
Oh wait, you can't. I almost forgot, the majority of them are... hmm, how can I put this... DEAD!
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
I sigh, someone's coming. Probably to see how I'm doing. Go away.
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
Looks like they won't be going away...
Crunch. Crunch...
"Katie?"
"Yeah...?"
"Whatcha doin'?"
"Watchin' the sunset."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because I can."
"Oh... ok." I look over at Courtney as she sits down next to me on the sand, I scoot over a little so she can rest her back up against the oddly bent tree that I'm leaning against. Then I look out back at the ocean. We're both silent for a while as we watch the ocean waves crash into shore.
"Katie?"
"Hmm?"
"Is this what you've been doin' for the past couple of hours?"
"Mmm-hmm."
"Why?"
I grunt in annoyance, and give her the "why-are-you-asking-when-you- already-know" look. She nods in responce.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Talk about what...?"
"You know..." she nudges me.
"No... I don't." I answer.
"Why?"
"Didn't your mom ever tell you that curiosity killed the cat?"
"You forget, I AM a cat-girl, despite my appearance."
"Which is exactly why you need to take extra special heedence to that saying."
She rolls her eyes at me. "Hasn't killed me yet, I'm willin' to go on a limb here."
"Too bad for you I'm not talkin'."
"You suck."
"You suck more."
"Yeah, well... you suck and swallow."
"You suck and swallow and suck again." I smirk. "And you know there isn't anything worse than that."
She frowns at me. "How come you always get the last line?"
"I'm just good like dat."
"Bitch."
"Hey, I am NOT a bitch. I'm a SUPER bitch."
"Oh, well, excuse me for being wrong."
"There's no excuse for you, but you are forgiven."
She shoves me playfully. And we're silent for a few more seconds before we both begin to laugh.
"You know..." she says after she can catch her breath, "You should have seen the look on Riku's face when you attacked him. He was totally not expecting it. His eyes just about bugged out of his head!"
"Man..." I mumble snapping my fingers, "I missed all the good stuff didn't I?"
"I don't know..." she looks at me with a sly grin, "You did have him on top of you. It couldn't have been THAT bad." she wiggles her eyebrows at me. I roll my eyes, but I can't help the small tinge of red that forms on the bridge of my nose. I HATE it when I blush.
"ANYWAY," I say, trying anything to get away from this subject. "What's our next move? Did Mr. "I've Got A Plan" ever figure out what to do?"
"Don't get off the subject." She looks at me knowingly. I HATE that too, how she just KNOWS.
"Too bad." I say telling her with my expression that I don't want to talk about it anymore.
"Fine... But, no. Well... not exactly..."
"Does he have a plan or not?"
"He does, but it made so sense to me whatsoever."
"What'd he say?"
"That we need to "go through the door"... whatever the hell that means."
I shrug my shoulders at her and look back out to the ocean, by now the sun is out of sight, lost behind the wavy horizon, but it still leaves a faint trace of light behind.
"My thoughts exaclty." She says with a sigh. Ok, so I'm back at square one: not understanding a damn thing. But hey, it's better than knowing everything and having two crazy girls rely on you, like with what poor Riku has. But... what DOES he mean by "door"? That just doesn't make any sense... I'm going to have to ask him about it... If I can ever build up the courage to talk to the guy again.
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
I don't know what it is... But something about the ocean always did attract me to it. I'm not sure if it's the color, or the smell, or the sound, or just the feeling I get from it... Maybe it's all of those put together, a special mixture that just attracts me to it. Makes me love it, no matter what.
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
I take in a deep breath and pull my knees up closer to my chest, so that I can rest my chin on them. And I continue to watch the ocean as it now changes colors, the sun setting behind the shimmers of the water. For now, my mind is at peace. At peace from all the things that have been plaguing it for the past few hours. Nothin' like the good ol' ocean to ease my mind. Gee, I need like a little "pocket ocean" to carry around, so that whenever I need to calm down and be at peace I can just wip it out and be like VOILA! No more out of control, easy to piss off, and confused Katie! Nope, you'd have a calm Katie, which is very hard to get. Ask any of my friends.
Oh wait, you can't. I almost forgot, the majority of them are... hmm, how can I put this... DEAD!
Wissshh... Wissshh... Wissshh...
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
I sigh, someone's coming. Probably to see how I'm doing. Go away.
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
Looks like they won't be going away...
Crunch. Crunch...
"Katie?"
"Yeah...?"
"Whatcha doin'?"
"Watchin' the sunset."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because I can."
"Oh... ok." I look over at Courtney as she sits down next to me on the sand, I scoot over a little so she can rest her back up against the oddly bent tree that I'm leaning against. Then I look out back at the ocean. We're both silent for a while as we watch the ocean waves crash into shore.
"Katie?"
"Hmm?"
"Is this what you've been doin' for the past couple of hours?"
"Mmm-hmm."
"Why?"
I grunt in annoyance, and give her the "why-are-you-asking-when-you- already-know" look. She nods in responce.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Talk about what...?"
"You know..." she nudges me.
"No... I don't." I answer.
"Why?"
"Didn't your mom ever tell you that curiosity killed the cat?"
"You forget, I AM a cat-girl, despite my appearance."
"Which is exactly why you need to take extra special heedence to that saying."
She rolls her eyes at me. "Hasn't killed me yet, I'm willin' to go on a limb here."
"Too bad for you I'm not talkin'."
"You suck."
"You suck more."
"Yeah, well... you suck and swallow."
"You suck and swallow and suck again." I smirk. "And you know there isn't anything worse than that."
She frowns at me. "How come you always get the last line?"
"I'm just good like dat."
"Bitch."
"Hey, I am NOT a bitch. I'm a SUPER bitch."
"Oh, well, excuse me for being wrong."
"There's no excuse for you, but you are forgiven."
She shoves me playfully. And we're silent for a few more seconds before we both begin to laugh.
"You know..." she says after she can catch her breath, "You should have seen the look on Riku's face when you attacked him. He was totally not expecting it. His eyes just about bugged out of his head!"
"Man..." I mumble snapping my fingers, "I missed all the good stuff didn't I?"
"I don't know..." she looks at me with a sly grin, "You did have him on top of you. It couldn't have been THAT bad." she wiggles her eyebrows at me. I roll my eyes, but I can't help the small tinge of red that forms on the bridge of my nose. I HATE it when I blush.
"ANYWAY," I say, trying anything to get away from this subject. "What's our next move? Did Mr. "I've Got A Plan" ever figure out what to do?"
"Don't get off the subject." She looks at me knowingly. I HATE that too, how she just KNOWS.
"Too bad." I say telling her with my expression that I don't want to talk about it anymore.
"Fine... But, no. Well... not exactly..."
"Does he have a plan or not?"
"He does, but it made so sense to me whatsoever."
"What'd he say?"
"That we need to "go through the door"... whatever the hell that means."
I shrug my shoulders at her and look back out to the ocean, by now the sun is out of sight, lost behind the wavy horizon, but it still leaves a faint trace of light behind.
"My thoughts exaclty." She says with a sigh. Ok, so I'm back at square one: not understanding a damn thing. But hey, it's better than knowing everything and having two crazy girls rely on you, like with what poor Riku has. But... what DOES he mean by "door"? That just doesn't make any sense... I'm going to have to ask him about it... If I can ever build up the courage to talk to the guy again.
