Chapter 1
Kairi stretched out on the sandy beaches of Destiny Islands... She remembered the heartless, which swarmed the island, but now everything was back to normal... Except for the fact that both she loved were gone. She closed her eyes... "Sora, Riku, both of them trying to save me... Riku, even turning to evil! Do they still feel the same about me?" Her heart ached from missing them both, but who would she run to first if they both reached the island together? She hit the sand with her fist, a tear dropping onto the Island's dry, hot sand. Kairi hopelessly fell onto the beach, sobbing. "I remember, the time when we were young, both drawing each other in our secret place"... She ran into the base of the tree, crawling in, smiling at all their drawings, once she emerged into the tree's 'cave'. She sat down on the dirt, then her head fell onto the chalk-drawings that Sora and her drew, and her eyes opened wide... She ran her hand across the drawing, and saw a drawing of Sora handing her a paupu. "Sora..." She took a peice of chalk up from the ground, and drew her handing the star-shaped fruit to Sora, and another tear fell from her eyes. "I'll wait for you..."
Tidus crawled into the secret place, his eye on Kairi... He whispered to himself "Poor Kairi, loosing both of the ones she cared for most.... It must be painfull to come back here," and looked at the ground. "Hey, Kairi," He said, looking back at her. "Everyone's been looking for you, You must have been here for at least a day," He looked at the ground again. "I really should get back to the beach... But there's no point... It just makes my heart ache more... Sora and Riku aren't here... Whats the use?" She said, looking away. "Well... You still have me, Wakka, and Selphie," He said, a little jolt of hope in his voice. "I... I might as well." She said. " Thats the spirit!" Tidus said, starting to crawl through, Kairi following close behind. She stretched her arms out wide once she got out from the cave, and shaded her eyes from the sun. "You must be hungry." Tidus said. "We saved you some lunch." He smiled, and she grinned back. "Thanks" and she trotted off with him to eat.
Kairi walked up into the tree house. "Yo, Kairi!" Wakka exclaimed. She smiled "Hi.." "Specials today are cheese sandwhiches with noodle soup. Enjoy," Selphie grinned and said. "Thanks guys" Kairi said, and hungerly dug in. "Yum, the noodles are great! Complements to the chef," she said and winked. After they finished, she watched Wakka and Tidus go at it in an "all out war", Wakka with his blitzball, Tidus with his rod. Wakka ended up winning, Kairi and Selphie had a laughing fit, Tidus was so angry! She smiled. It was the first time she was having fun on the Island without Riku and Sora. At least she still had friends here. She looked at the sky then to the paupu tree which Riku always used to sit upon. "Who... Who should I share a paupu with?" She said, forgetting about Selphie, watching Wakka beat Tidus. She ran up to the bridge, and to the paupu tree, and attempted to climb it. Half way through, she fell. Great, now she was soaking wet. She looked up at the four star-shaped fruits, and sighed.
Looking at the water below her, Kairi sighed again. She totally had forgot about Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie, which looked completely confused about what she was doing. Did they not even miss Riku or Sora? Well, now she had done it. She ran off again, stumbling over her feet as she went, but never falling. She went into the secret place again, Sobbing. "Now everyone thinks I'm a freak... Even Sora and Riku's mothers wouldn't be like this." She kicked the secret place's wall. Her eyes couldn't help looking at Sora and Her's drawing, and gently ran her finger accross the paupu. She fell asleep crying. Early morning, She set out to get a paupu again, remembering the paupu Sora tossed over the bridge. She remembered smacking herself afterwards for listening in. She started to climb the tree, and touched the star-shaped fruit... She grabbed It quickly, and smiled. "Victorius," She whispered to herself. She climbed down and rested her back against the bottom of the tree, holding the paupu close.
"Kairi... Kairi!" a friendly arm shook her shoulder. "Tidus?" Kairi said. "What? No!" he laughed. She opened her eyes, and with a suprised expression on her face, she jumped up and hugged him. It was Sora, Sora was back! She kissed him, and Sora looked at her, wide eyed. He looked straight into her eyes, which now opened, and kissed back. He smiled, and Kairi did as well. "I missed you... Alot... The others think I'm crazy..." She lauged. He looked at the paupu she was holding in her hand, with wide eyes, and looked back at her, with an understanding expression on his face. "I... I noticed, on the picture we drew of each other..."
Kairi stretched out on the sandy beaches of Destiny Islands... She remembered the heartless, which swarmed the island, but now everything was back to normal... Except for the fact that both she loved were gone. She closed her eyes... "Sora, Riku, both of them trying to save me... Riku, even turning to evil! Do they still feel the same about me?" Her heart ached from missing them both, but who would she run to first if they both reached the island together? She hit the sand with her fist, a tear dropping onto the Island's dry, hot sand. Kairi hopelessly fell onto the beach, sobbing. "I remember, the time when we were young, both drawing each other in our secret place"... She ran into the base of the tree, crawling in, smiling at all their drawings, once she emerged into the tree's 'cave'. She sat down on the dirt, then her head fell onto the chalk-drawings that Sora and her drew, and her eyes opened wide... She ran her hand across the drawing, and saw a drawing of Sora handing her a paupu. "Sora..." She took a peice of chalk up from the ground, and drew her handing the star-shaped fruit to Sora, and another tear fell from her eyes. "I'll wait for you..."
Tidus crawled into the secret place, his eye on Kairi... He whispered to himself "Poor Kairi, loosing both of the ones she cared for most.... It must be painfull to come back here," and looked at the ground. "Hey, Kairi," He said, looking back at her. "Everyone's been looking for you, You must have been here for at least a day," He looked at the ground again. "I really should get back to the beach... But there's no point... It just makes my heart ache more... Sora and Riku aren't here... Whats the use?" She said, looking away. "Well... You still have me, Wakka, and Selphie," He said, a little jolt of hope in his voice. "I... I might as well." She said. " Thats the spirit!" Tidus said, starting to crawl through, Kairi following close behind. She stretched her arms out wide once she got out from the cave, and shaded her eyes from the sun. "You must be hungry." Tidus said. "We saved you some lunch." He smiled, and she grinned back. "Thanks" and she trotted off with him to eat.
Kairi walked up into the tree house. "Yo, Kairi!" Wakka exclaimed. She smiled "Hi.." "Specials today are cheese sandwhiches with noodle soup. Enjoy," Selphie grinned and said. "Thanks guys" Kairi said, and hungerly dug in. "Yum, the noodles are great! Complements to the chef," she said and winked. After they finished, she watched Wakka and Tidus go at it in an "all out war", Wakka with his blitzball, Tidus with his rod. Wakka ended up winning, Kairi and Selphie had a laughing fit, Tidus was so angry! She smiled. It was the first time she was having fun on the Island without Riku and Sora. At least she still had friends here. She looked at the sky then to the paupu tree which Riku always used to sit upon. "Who... Who should I share a paupu with?" She said, forgetting about Selphie, watching Wakka beat Tidus. She ran up to the bridge, and to the paupu tree, and attempted to climb it. Half way through, she fell. Great, now she was soaking wet. She looked up at the four star-shaped fruits, and sighed.
Looking at the water below her, Kairi sighed again. She totally had forgot about Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie, which looked completely confused about what she was doing. Did they not even miss Riku or Sora? Well, now she had done it. She ran off again, stumbling over her feet as she went, but never falling. She went into the secret place again, Sobbing. "Now everyone thinks I'm a freak... Even Sora and Riku's mothers wouldn't be like this." She kicked the secret place's wall. Her eyes couldn't help looking at Sora and Her's drawing, and gently ran her finger accross the paupu. She fell asleep crying. Early morning, She set out to get a paupu again, remembering the paupu Sora tossed over the bridge. She remembered smacking herself afterwards for listening in. She started to climb the tree, and touched the star-shaped fruit... She grabbed It quickly, and smiled. "Victorius," She whispered to herself. She climbed down and rested her back against the bottom of the tree, holding the paupu close.
"Kairi... Kairi!" a friendly arm shook her shoulder. "Tidus?" Kairi said. "What? No!" he laughed. She opened her eyes, and with a suprised expression on her face, she jumped up and hugged him. It was Sora, Sora was back! She kissed him, and Sora looked at her, wide eyed. He looked straight into her eyes, which now opened, and kissed back. He smiled, and Kairi did as well. "I missed you... Alot... The others think I'm crazy..." She lauged. He looked at the paupu she was holding in her hand, with wide eyes, and looked back at her, with an understanding expression on his face. "I... I noticed, on the picture we drew of each other..."