Chapter Eight: The Door
I run underneath a near by tree into a cave created by an upturned root. I run right into the darkness of the cave, not caring if I would happen to slam right up into the caves walls. But amazingly enough, I don't, and I enter the main chamber of the cave. Oddly, the cave has a kind of sky light above it, like this cave was once the home to a really big fox, and it had once made this place it's den. Great, now I'm going to be eaten alive by a giant fox. Oh joy.
Once my eyes adjust to the lighting, I find that this place is not inhabited by a giant man-eating fox--much to my comfort--no, what I find instead is almost more surprising than a giant man-eating fox, what I find is... drawings. Lots and LOTS of... DRAWINGS. Now, don't get me wrong, these drawings arn't works of art, actually they look like the work of a very imaginative kid, but the fact that I wasn't expectin' to see drawings in a place like this is why I'm in such a state of awe. NEVER in my wildest dreams would I have ever have been able to do somethin' like this when I was little.
I walk up the the nearest wall and run my hand along some of the drawings. I chuckle at some of the horrible pictures, and stare at others with this feelin' that I know this, like I had experienced this before, or... somethin'. Before I know it, I've circled the entire cave, marvelling at the grandeur of the place, and how it had some deep and special feelin' to it. This was a special place, a SECRET place, to someone. Exactly WHO is beyond me, but someone really loved it here. And I can't help but feel that I love it here too.
I plop down on the ground and lean up against one of the walls-- careful not to smudge any of the works--and sigh as I look at my reflection in the small pool of water next to me. I can only see a faint trace of my features, my eyes, my nose, my frowning lips, the glint of my golden hoop ear-rings, my unruly bangs poking into my eyes, and my long brown hair falling over my shoulder ever so slightly. My reflection wavers, and my face seems like it broke apart, as a water droplet falls into the pool. I look up to see a few stalagtites hangin' from above, every now and then one dropping a little of it's mineral filled water onto the cave floor. I look back down at the pool of water and notice somethin' different about the features on my face. Not that my mood changed, or that my face changed, but... somethin' in the light is just... different. Like there's a new source of light... comin' from behind me.
With that thought I don't waste any time in findin' the source of the light. Lookin' around I find nothin' on the ceiling except for the sky light that was there before. So I look at the walls, and find that--! HOLY CRAP! The freggin' WALL is GLOWING... uh... not good...? It's not everyday that you see a wall in some random cave glow like that...
I'm in complete and utter shock, so it takes me a few seconds to accept then analyze my situation. Only there's one small problem, I can't quite accept what's goin' on here. The freggin' WALL is glowing! How often does THAT happen?! So, I give up on accepting it, and now I'm interested in what contraption is making it glow. Maybe the kids that drew these murals on the walls had made a machine of some sort to produce light? Or just scare the livin' crap outta anyone who wondered into their hole? Highly unlikely, but surely possible... well... maybe.
Half in curiousity and half in my will to run like hell outta here, I stand--rather abruptly too, almost hit my head on a low hanging rock--but after that, I can't seem to muster up enough wit to do check it out. My commonsense is fighting a vicious war with my curiousity. I wanna go over and check it out... but I don't wanna die in the process. And, as I told C- dawg before, curiousity killed the cat. Good thing for me my alter-ego isn't an acrazed cat-girl.
That's it, there's my decision. Curiousity kills cats, not hyper, over-imaginative teenage girls. Though my conclusion makes no sense what-so- ever, it's enough for my commonsense to back down, and I slowly walk over to the wall. SLOWLY definitely should be brought to your attention, sure I'm dumb enough to go check it out, but I am cautious enough not to get killed... hopefully.
Before I even realize it, I'm standing in front of the wall, being blinded by the light. Well great! Here I am being an absolute MORON standing in front of a wall that's glowing... With my luck it'll be explosive or somethin'. I rub my forhead, I can't believe I'm gonna do this...
I reach out and touch the wall.
To my surprise and my relief, nothing happened. What a RIP-OFF! SOMETHING should've happened... Oops... Spoke too soon.
In the middle of the wall a "hole" appeared. Not just any hole, mind you, this hole was in an odd shape. My brown eyes widen when I realize what it is. It's a keyhole. That's kinda odd, to have a keyhole in the wa...ll... Crap. I think I just found the door Riku was talkin' about. I back up alittle and notice that it's not the ENTIRE wall that's glowin', just a small section... that's in a door shape. Dammit, it just figures that I would find it...
A thought crosses my mind: Is it locked? I guess it would be. Who would leave something like this unlocked? (Someone like me...) Another thought crosses my mind: I wonder if them key like things we beat them Heartless things with could unlock it? I wince as I imagine a giant Courtney hover above me then bonk me on the head.
"You baka! Why do you wanna UNLOCK IT?! Leave it ALONE!"
I shake my head, to clear my mind of the "Giant Courtney". Damn, she's around me so often that even when she's NOT here... she IS. I sigh, then make a decision in my head. I'll go and get those two baka's, tell them what I've seen, then prepare for departure. I'll leave everything I've concluded about Riku to the side, for now. Maybe this'll give him the chance to redeem himself.
I turn to leave, then I'm shoved forward so fast I land flat on my face. "Ow..." I mumble then get back up. I turn, SLOWLY again, and stare blankly at the now open door. Um... not good?
A minute or so goes by, I don't really know why I was expecting anythin' to happen. I just kinda figured there would be Heartless jumping out to eat me. Or for me to get either sucked in, or pushed away from the door by a freak current, or SOMETHING. There isn't even an odd scene inside the door, it's just... black. Like the damn doors been open the whole time! There's NOTHING wrong here! Nothing at ALL!! This makes me angry. WHY won't somethin' HAPPEN?! I snort at the door, geez get me all worked up and then don't do anything. Just like Riku, both jerks.
I feel my shoulders sag and my muscles loosen. Oh, what the hell, who cares? If it's not doing anything now, it won't later. No use gettin' angry, right?
****
I left after that thought. Left the door wide open too, but I don't care. Right now I'm leaning against the upturned root, nursing the small cut on my forhead. I guess that when I fell flat on my face--from the door pushing me I realized--I cut my head. Strange... I didn't even feel it! No pain, not even alittle! And I couldn't tell that blood was running down my face freely. Damn, was I THAT destracted? Oh well.
While I'm on the subject, I think I bruised my back as well. Stupid door... That aching feeling won't go away, but it's not too bad, right now. It'll probably get worse later, I'll just have to make sure I don't do anything to upset it for awhile. I stand up straight and wince. Well, I said I was cautious enough not to get killed. I never said I was cautious enough not to get hurt.
"KATIE!!" I hear Courtney call. Damn, they still lookin' for me? Figured they'd have given up by now.
"KATIE!!" I hear Riku call. My heart almost stops. Yeah, sure, I'm mad at the guy but that doesn't mean I can't still LIKE him. Everything he does to me is still effective. Whether I like it or not, I can't decide.
I catch a glimpse of the two as they round the corner of a near by tree. Eeep! HIDE! And I dive into the line of bushes, much to my backs dismay. While down here laying on my stomache I can't help but think... about my first day on Destiny Islands... How RIGHT when I woke up I had to pee like there wasn't a tomorrow... I just hope I'm not behind the same bush that I "relieved" myself behind that day... Though pee happens to be the most sterile fluid... that doesn't justify anythin', it's still disgusting. They walk over to me and stop, but I don't think they can see me. I can't help but pull a Dana Carvey. I AM a "Master of Disguise"! I grin at myself. I'm such a dork.
"Where in the hell is she?!" Courtney growls. Riku remains silent. "Who does she think she is?! To blow up like that for no reason! And even AFTER you apaulogized, and it wasn't even your FAULT!" She kicks a stray rock, and to my horror it comes skipping my way. I don't have time to move out of the way, and even if I did then my cover would be blown... CRACK!!! Oww... I rub the space between my eyes where the rock struck. It STINGS! I don't know which is worse! The rock, or the coconuts.
"Don't over-react Courtney. I'm sure she had a reason." Riku states calmly.
"I'm not over-reacting. And don't stick up for her! What she did was inexcusable!" She pauses, then continues. "I just know Katie, and she had better have a good reason for her behavior. Though knowing her she won't, and she'll be jumping out from wherever the hell she is, only to say she doesn't remember anythin'." She sighs.
I glare up at her. I do NOT act like that!... Ok, so maybe I do. But that's how I keep my care-free attitude! There's a REASON! Not a very good one... but a reason nonetheless! Geez, that's no reason for her to get all worked up... maybe this is her way to... relieve stress? Yeah, that might be it.
Well, if she's gonna relieve stress on me, then I shall do the same, to HER.
I grin evilly and pick up the rock, chuckin' it at her. Revenge is sweet. There's a yelp then a curse. Though I don't know where it hit her, judging by the word choice in her cursing I could tell it hurt. I peek up to see Courtney rubbing the back of her head, a death glare scanning the area, while Riku picks up the "amazing flying rock" and examines it in awe.
He's so cute sometimes, especially when he's confused.
"What was that?!" Courtney booms.
"A rock." Was Riku's answer. "Looks like it was thrown."
"No shit sherlock." Courtney mumbles. HEY! She got that from me! Line stealer... I'm gonna have to punch her later. "But WHERE did it come from?"
Hehe, your MOM!
"Your mom." Riku says, and then he realizes what he just did and slapped his hand over his mouth. I stare at him in shock. So does this mean that my mind reading has gone so far as to ACTUALLY put words in other peoples mouths? Only on way to find out! Mwahaha.
"What did you just say?" Courtney looks at him confused. He opens his mouth to explain, show time!
I said you're gay.
"I said you're gay." His eyes widen, I stiffle a laugh. "No no no no! That's not what I meant!" He says putting his arms out in defense.
I meant your moms gay.
"I meant your moms gay!" He's awarded with a mighty slap from Courtney. I can't control my laughter anymore, I burst into a fit of giggles, rolling around and out of the bushes to stop in front of C-dawg and Riku. They both look down at me as I fight for air, confusion and alittle furry all over their faces. I can tell by their glares they blame me for what had just happened, but they have no proof.
After a while Courtney speaks up. "Where the HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?! You should really stop running away everytime something makes you upset! You're making us feel like your mother! And I don't like it!"
"I was in the bushes, watching you guys make asses out of yourselves. That's where I've been. I WILL NOT stop running away, it's all I have. And you are DEFINITELY NOT my mother, you don't have to feel like you need to watch over me! So DON'T, I'm FINE on my OWN!" I defend. What's the matter with her?
"Fine on your OWN huh? Then what happened to your head?" She askes crossing her arms.
"The BRUISE inbetween my EYES is from the ROCK that you KICKED at me!" I say pointing to it, while crossing my eyes to see it too. "And the cut... is... from, well... that's a long story that I need to talk to you guys about." Riku's brows shoot up, and Courtney's lower.
"Start talkin'." She growls. I gulp.
"Well... " I start, "When I ran away, which by the way Riku, I'm over, so don't worry. I'm still mad at you, don't get me wrong, but I'm not upset anymore. Anyway, when I ran away, I ran into this cave type place, and there I found the coolest lookin' murals on the walls. Not the best pictures I've ever seen," I see Riku frown, must've been his works of art or somethin', "but cool nonetheless. I sat down to sulk alittle when this strange light started to come from the far wall. I went to check it out and found that a keyhole appeared. Guys, I think I found the door you were talkin' about!"
"Well, it's not like it was lost in the first place." Riku states, lookin' at me with a mixed expression. "I knew where it was the whole time."
"Interesting story Shit-head." Courtney says using my father's nickname for me. I frown at this, sure make me think of my lost family... "But that still doesn't explain what happened to your head."
"Oh right, kinda forgot to mention that." I laugh and rub my neck, they both sigh. "Well, I was turning to go and tell you guys what I found when the damn door opened," I see the alarm in Riku's eyes, "and it slammed me in the back, I fell, and that's where I got the cut. No biggy."
Courtney rubs her temples in frustration and Riku is stiff. Well, two completely opposite reactions, and neither one of them are concerned if I'm ok. Hm... Typical.
"Did you just say that the door... OPENED?" Riku manages to get out.
"Uh... yeah, why? Is that bad?"
"Well, it's not exactly good... Did anything happen?"
"Not a damn thing, believe it or not. Kinda disapointed me to tell ya the truth, but what can ya do?" I say shifting my weight to my right foot.
"Ok, you two head back to the tree house, and gather any supplies you think we might need. I'll go check on the door. And make it quick, I'm not sure what's going to happen now that the doors open." Riku instructs, then dashes off to the cave. Courtney and I stare at his fleeing figure.
"Oh, sure." I mumble. "It's ALWAYS the woman's job to do the packing, while the man gets to do all the cool stuff."
"It just figures don't it?" Courtney says turning to me.
"Yeah, just figures." I sigh, and we head to the tree house.
Autor's Notes: There how's that? At least it's not on a cliff hanger anymore! BE HAPPY EVERYONE!! LOVE & PEACE!! But seriously, next chapter's gonna come out as soon as I'm done with it. Everyone's kinda surprised as to how many chapter's I just put out eh? Well, it's a long story, and DON'T COMPLAIN!! It's a good thing that I got 8 chapter's out so fast! ^^ Anyway, gotta go, JA!!
I run underneath a near by tree into a cave created by an upturned root. I run right into the darkness of the cave, not caring if I would happen to slam right up into the caves walls. But amazingly enough, I don't, and I enter the main chamber of the cave. Oddly, the cave has a kind of sky light above it, like this cave was once the home to a really big fox, and it had once made this place it's den. Great, now I'm going to be eaten alive by a giant fox. Oh joy.
Once my eyes adjust to the lighting, I find that this place is not inhabited by a giant man-eating fox--much to my comfort--no, what I find instead is almost more surprising than a giant man-eating fox, what I find is... drawings. Lots and LOTS of... DRAWINGS. Now, don't get me wrong, these drawings arn't works of art, actually they look like the work of a very imaginative kid, but the fact that I wasn't expectin' to see drawings in a place like this is why I'm in such a state of awe. NEVER in my wildest dreams would I have ever have been able to do somethin' like this when I was little.
I walk up the the nearest wall and run my hand along some of the drawings. I chuckle at some of the horrible pictures, and stare at others with this feelin' that I know this, like I had experienced this before, or... somethin'. Before I know it, I've circled the entire cave, marvelling at the grandeur of the place, and how it had some deep and special feelin' to it. This was a special place, a SECRET place, to someone. Exactly WHO is beyond me, but someone really loved it here. And I can't help but feel that I love it here too.
I plop down on the ground and lean up against one of the walls-- careful not to smudge any of the works--and sigh as I look at my reflection in the small pool of water next to me. I can only see a faint trace of my features, my eyes, my nose, my frowning lips, the glint of my golden hoop ear-rings, my unruly bangs poking into my eyes, and my long brown hair falling over my shoulder ever so slightly. My reflection wavers, and my face seems like it broke apart, as a water droplet falls into the pool. I look up to see a few stalagtites hangin' from above, every now and then one dropping a little of it's mineral filled water onto the cave floor. I look back down at the pool of water and notice somethin' different about the features on my face. Not that my mood changed, or that my face changed, but... somethin' in the light is just... different. Like there's a new source of light... comin' from behind me.
With that thought I don't waste any time in findin' the source of the light. Lookin' around I find nothin' on the ceiling except for the sky light that was there before. So I look at the walls, and find that--! HOLY CRAP! The freggin' WALL is GLOWING... uh... not good...? It's not everyday that you see a wall in some random cave glow like that...
I'm in complete and utter shock, so it takes me a few seconds to accept then analyze my situation. Only there's one small problem, I can't quite accept what's goin' on here. The freggin' WALL is glowing! How often does THAT happen?! So, I give up on accepting it, and now I'm interested in what contraption is making it glow. Maybe the kids that drew these murals on the walls had made a machine of some sort to produce light? Or just scare the livin' crap outta anyone who wondered into their hole? Highly unlikely, but surely possible... well... maybe.
Half in curiousity and half in my will to run like hell outta here, I stand--rather abruptly too, almost hit my head on a low hanging rock--but after that, I can't seem to muster up enough wit to do check it out. My commonsense is fighting a vicious war with my curiousity. I wanna go over and check it out... but I don't wanna die in the process. And, as I told C- dawg before, curiousity killed the cat. Good thing for me my alter-ego isn't an acrazed cat-girl.
That's it, there's my decision. Curiousity kills cats, not hyper, over-imaginative teenage girls. Though my conclusion makes no sense what-so- ever, it's enough for my commonsense to back down, and I slowly walk over to the wall. SLOWLY definitely should be brought to your attention, sure I'm dumb enough to go check it out, but I am cautious enough not to get killed... hopefully.
Before I even realize it, I'm standing in front of the wall, being blinded by the light. Well great! Here I am being an absolute MORON standing in front of a wall that's glowing... With my luck it'll be explosive or somethin'. I rub my forhead, I can't believe I'm gonna do this...
I reach out and touch the wall.
To my surprise and my relief, nothing happened. What a RIP-OFF! SOMETHING should've happened... Oops... Spoke too soon.
In the middle of the wall a "hole" appeared. Not just any hole, mind you, this hole was in an odd shape. My brown eyes widen when I realize what it is. It's a keyhole. That's kinda odd, to have a keyhole in the wa...ll... Crap. I think I just found the door Riku was talkin' about. I back up alittle and notice that it's not the ENTIRE wall that's glowin', just a small section... that's in a door shape. Dammit, it just figures that I would find it...
A thought crosses my mind: Is it locked? I guess it would be. Who would leave something like this unlocked? (Someone like me...) Another thought crosses my mind: I wonder if them key like things we beat them Heartless things with could unlock it? I wince as I imagine a giant Courtney hover above me then bonk me on the head.
"You baka! Why do you wanna UNLOCK IT?! Leave it ALONE!"
I shake my head, to clear my mind of the "Giant Courtney". Damn, she's around me so often that even when she's NOT here... she IS. I sigh, then make a decision in my head. I'll go and get those two baka's, tell them what I've seen, then prepare for departure. I'll leave everything I've concluded about Riku to the side, for now. Maybe this'll give him the chance to redeem himself.
I turn to leave, then I'm shoved forward so fast I land flat on my face. "Ow..." I mumble then get back up. I turn, SLOWLY again, and stare blankly at the now open door. Um... not good?
A minute or so goes by, I don't really know why I was expecting anythin' to happen. I just kinda figured there would be Heartless jumping out to eat me. Or for me to get either sucked in, or pushed away from the door by a freak current, or SOMETHING. There isn't even an odd scene inside the door, it's just... black. Like the damn doors been open the whole time! There's NOTHING wrong here! Nothing at ALL!! This makes me angry. WHY won't somethin' HAPPEN?! I snort at the door, geez get me all worked up and then don't do anything. Just like Riku, both jerks.
I feel my shoulders sag and my muscles loosen. Oh, what the hell, who cares? If it's not doing anything now, it won't later. No use gettin' angry, right?
****
I left after that thought. Left the door wide open too, but I don't care. Right now I'm leaning against the upturned root, nursing the small cut on my forhead. I guess that when I fell flat on my face--from the door pushing me I realized--I cut my head. Strange... I didn't even feel it! No pain, not even alittle! And I couldn't tell that blood was running down my face freely. Damn, was I THAT destracted? Oh well.
While I'm on the subject, I think I bruised my back as well. Stupid door... That aching feeling won't go away, but it's not too bad, right now. It'll probably get worse later, I'll just have to make sure I don't do anything to upset it for awhile. I stand up straight and wince. Well, I said I was cautious enough not to get killed. I never said I was cautious enough not to get hurt.
"KATIE!!" I hear Courtney call. Damn, they still lookin' for me? Figured they'd have given up by now.
"KATIE!!" I hear Riku call. My heart almost stops. Yeah, sure, I'm mad at the guy but that doesn't mean I can't still LIKE him. Everything he does to me is still effective. Whether I like it or not, I can't decide.
I catch a glimpse of the two as they round the corner of a near by tree. Eeep! HIDE! And I dive into the line of bushes, much to my backs dismay. While down here laying on my stomache I can't help but think... about my first day on Destiny Islands... How RIGHT when I woke up I had to pee like there wasn't a tomorrow... I just hope I'm not behind the same bush that I "relieved" myself behind that day... Though pee happens to be the most sterile fluid... that doesn't justify anythin', it's still disgusting. They walk over to me and stop, but I don't think they can see me. I can't help but pull a Dana Carvey. I AM a "Master of Disguise"! I grin at myself. I'm such a dork.
"Where in the hell is she?!" Courtney growls. Riku remains silent. "Who does she think she is?! To blow up like that for no reason! And even AFTER you apaulogized, and it wasn't even your FAULT!" She kicks a stray rock, and to my horror it comes skipping my way. I don't have time to move out of the way, and even if I did then my cover would be blown... CRACK!!! Oww... I rub the space between my eyes where the rock struck. It STINGS! I don't know which is worse! The rock, or the coconuts.
"Don't over-react Courtney. I'm sure she had a reason." Riku states calmly.
"I'm not over-reacting. And don't stick up for her! What she did was inexcusable!" She pauses, then continues. "I just know Katie, and she had better have a good reason for her behavior. Though knowing her she won't, and she'll be jumping out from wherever the hell she is, only to say she doesn't remember anythin'." She sighs.
I glare up at her. I do NOT act like that!... Ok, so maybe I do. But that's how I keep my care-free attitude! There's a REASON! Not a very good one... but a reason nonetheless! Geez, that's no reason for her to get all worked up... maybe this is her way to... relieve stress? Yeah, that might be it.
Well, if she's gonna relieve stress on me, then I shall do the same, to HER.
I grin evilly and pick up the rock, chuckin' it at her. Revenge is sweet. There's a yelp then a curse. Though I don't know where it hit her, judging by the word choice in her cursing I could tell it hurt. I peek up to see Courtney rubbing the back of her head, a death glare scanning the area, while Riku picks up the "amazing flying rock" and examines it in awe.
He's so cute sometimes, especially when he's confused.
"What was that?!" Courtney booms.
"A rock." Was Riku's answer. "Looks like it was thrown."
"No shit sherlock." Courtney mumbles. HEY! She got that from me! Line stealer... I'm gonna have to punch her later. "But WHERE did it come from?"
Hehe, your MOM!
"Your mom." Riku says, and then he realizes what he just did and slapped his hand over his mouth. I stare at him in shock. So does this mean that my mind reading has gone so far as to ACTUALLY put words in other peoples mouths? Only on way to find out! Mwahaha.
"What did you just say?" Courtney looks at him confused. He opens his mouth to explain, show time!
I said you're gay.
"I said you're gay." His eyes widen, I stiffle a laugh. "No no no no! That's not what I meant!" He says putting his arms out in defense.
I meant your moms gay.
"I meant your moms gay!" He's awarded with a mighty slap from Courtney. I can't control my laughter anymore, I burst into a fit of giggles, rolling around and out of the bushes to stop in front of C-dawg and Riku. They both look down at me as I fight for air, confusion and alittle furry all over their faces. I can tell by their glares they blame me for what had just happened, but they have no proof.
After a while Courtney speaks up. "Where the HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?! You should really stop running away everytime something makes you upset! You're making us feel like your mother! And I don't like it!"
"I was in the bushes, watching you guys make asses out of yourselves. That's where I've been. I WILL NOT stop running away, it's all I have. And you are DEFINITELY NOT my mother, you don't have to feel like you need to watch over me! So DON'T, I'm FINE on my OWN!" I defend. What's the matter with her?
"Fine on your OWN huh? Then what happened to your head?" She askes crossing her arms.
"The BRUISE inbetween my EYES is from the ROCK that you KICKED at me!" I say pointing to it, while crossing my eyes to see it too. "And the cut... is... from, well... that's a long story that I need to talk to you guys about." Riku's brows shoot up, and Courtney's lower.
"Start talkin'." She growls. I gulp.
"Well... " I start, "When I ran away, which by the way Riku, I'm over, so don't worry. I'm still mad at you, don't get me wrong, but I'm not upset anymore. Anyway, when I ran away, I ran into this cave type place, and there I found the coolest lookin' murals on the walls. Not the best pictures I've ever seen," I see Riku frown, must've been his works of art or somethin', "but cool nonetheless. I sat down to sulk alittle when this strange light started to come from the far wall. I went to check it out and found that a keyhole appeared. Guys, I think I found the door you were talkin' about!"
"Well, it's not like it was lost in the first place." Riku states, lookin' at me with a mixed expression. "I knew where it was the whole time."
"Interesting story Shit-head." Courtney says using my father's nickname for me. I frown at this, sure make me think of my lost family... "But that still doesn't explain what happened to your head."
"Oh right, kinda forgot to mention that." I laugh and rub my neck, they both sigh. "Well, I was turning to go and tell you guys what I found when the damn door opened," I see the alarm in Riku's eyes, "and it slammed me in the back, I fell, and that's where I got the cut. No biggy."
Courtney rubs her temples in frustration and Riku is stiff. Well, two completely opposite reactions, and neither one of them are concerned if I'm ok. Hm... Typical.
"Did you just say that the door... OPENED?" Riku manages to get out.
"Uh... yeah, why? Is that bad?"
"Well, it's not exactly good... Did anything happen?"
"Not a damn thing, believe it or not. Kinda disapointed me to tell ya the truth, but what can ya do?" I say shifting my weight to my right foot.
"Ok, you two head back to the tree house, and gather any supplies you think we might need. I'll go check on the door. And make it quick, I'm not sure what's going to happen now that the doors open." Riku instructs, then dashes off to the cave. Courtney and I stare at his fleeing figure.
"Oh, sure." I mumble. "It's ALWAYS the woman's job to do the packing, while the man gets to do all the cool stuff."
"It just figures don't it?" Courtney says turning to me.
"Yeah, just figures." I sigh, and we head to the tree house.
Autor's Notes: There how's that? At least it's not on a cliff hanger anymore! BE HAPPY EVERYONE!! LOVE & PEACE!! But seriously, next chapter's gonna come out as soon as I'm done with it. Everyone's kinda surprised as to how many chapter's I just put out eh? Well, it's a long story, and DON'T COMPLAIN!! It's a good thing that I got 8 chapter's out so fast! ^^ Anyway, gotta go, JA!!
