DESTINY ISLAND
Kairi had drifted so far out that she hadn't realized she could no longer touch the bottom. She had been floating in the water for about an hour with out realizing it. She forgot about living, and for the first time in days, she lost thought of Sora and Riku and all that had happened. For the first time, she felt like she was no one, just at peace. It was the best she had remembered feeling in a long time. It was now around noon and the tide was going out. Kairi slowly hit something that made her snap back to reality at once. There was a poupu fruit floating in the water. It must have just fallen off the tree because she was nowhere near the small island. She got off balance and gently swam to capture it in her hand. It was a soft, yellow, star shaped fruit with a few green leaves sprouting from the top. She remembered that Riku had once told her if you shared it with someone you really cared about then your destinies would become intertwined. Kairi didn't think much of it then, that Riku and Sora used to fight about who would share one with her, but now it was all clear. It was never apparent how much either of them felt about her. Both of them risking their lives for her, sure, then it becomes pretty obvious. But a poupu fruit? Kairi just thought it was a silly crush or something. The way she would look Sora directly in the eyes when they talked, and he would get all nervous and would start to look around aggressively to avoid eye contact.
Kairi let the waves carry her to shore where she still held the poupu fruit in her hand. What to do know? She thought as she walked along the beach. She came across the entryway to the secret place and stared at it. She slowly turned her attention to it fully and began to advance to its entrance. She ducked down to avoid a mess of shrubbery above her. She followed the light filled tunnel to a small room with a wooden door at the end. She examined the walls, running her hand across their marked surfaces. She remembered how the three of them used to take rocks and draw things on the stone for fun when they were younger. Kairi smiled. Coming to the end of the room near the door the smile was quickly erased from her face. She knelt down slowly, placing the fruit on the ground. She ran her hand over a drawing she had done. It was when she and Sora where about seven, they had attempted to draw each other. They came out pretty good, considering their age. It was weird though, Kairi never remembered there being a poupu fruit between the two of them, Sora must have added it in. before he left. A tear came to Kairi's eye and it rolled down her cheek as she ran her hand over the textured surface. She smiled a solemn grin and let out a small giggle. She drew her eyebrows up.
"Oh Sora, y-you were, in love with me." muttered Kairi as more of a question. She took a rock from her side and began scratching in something; she drew an alternate hand going from her face to Sora's offering a poupu fruit as well. She smiled deeply at her work and ran a hand down Sora's face. She leaned her head into the wall and closed her eyes as tears trickled down out of them leaving small wet marks over the already dripped on floor.
"Ehem," came the sound of Wakka trying to get Kairi's attention from the doorway. Kairi jumped up and looked over at Wakka as he stood there.
"I thought that you might have been hungry." Said Wakka holding out a small paper bag. Kairi shook her head.
"No, I'm not. not right now." Wakka advanced into the room. Kairi slowly slinked up the wall in order to conceal it from Wakka. Wakka stopped once he knew what she was doing.
"Um. Here, incase you get hungry later." He said as Kairi gently took the bag from him and smiled graciously. Wakka returned the smile and began to leave.
"Thank you, Wakka." Said Kairi as she slowly sank back down to the ground and sat against the wall.
"Any time Kairi." Wakka left just like that and Kairi opened the bag. That's when she realized that she hadn't eaten for about three days and was really hungry after all. Let alone hungry, she couldn't eat. There was an apple, a Twinkie, a chocolate bar, and a soda. Kairi smiled. Wakka was a junk-food fanatic. She slowly reached in and took out the apple. After taking about two bites she was satisfied and placed it back in the bag and placed the bag back on the ground next to the poupu fruit she realized how much time she had spent in there drawing, the light seemed dim. She must have been in there for a few hours at the least. She stood up and made her way out of the stone structure just as the beginning of the sunset began. The sky was lined with deep wine reds and purples. Kairi looked at it, the sun melting into the see, colours flowing together in perfect harmony. It was breathtaking. She slowly walked over to the dock where she noticed Wakka sitting there looking out over the horizon. Kairi walked down over to him and sat down next to him. She continued staring off into the distance as Wakka's gaze shifted to look at her.
"What's your story Wakka?" Kairi questioned, as she slowly looked him back in the eye. He knew what she was talking about but questioned it anyway.
"What do you mean?"
"Why are you hear, you're a mystery. You have a secret, I know that." Said Kairi. Wakka looked down into the water, it was completely calm, and nothing was disturbing it.
He sighed loudly, "Well. Where I come from, I had no family, I had nothing really. I was alone. But there was this one girl, her name was Katie, my only friend, we were very close. And um, one day our worlds got separated and she was on the other side." Wakka said. "Now, I was without the only thing in life I knew I had, but I still survived. That's when I met Tidus and Selphie, they had been separated from their family's as well, and so we went on a journey, to find them."
Kairi looked over at Wakka, "Did you ever find them?" she questioned softly.
Wakka nodded, "Yea. but for them, it was too late. That part of the world was lost in a state of chaos, people ran around killing everyone they could find. Apparently they had found Katie before I had, because she was dead, everyone was dead. Tidus found his mom and sister and Selphie found her dad. It was as if I was the only one who didn't get something back. I hated everyone then and everything. That's when we all moved here, to Destiny Island." Said Wakka, noticeably trying to fight back tears.
"I'm sorry,' said Kairi in a weak voice.
"No, it was okay. I realized that no matter how lonely you think you are, you will always have someone to turn to. Even if you can't see them and they're not right in front of you. They're there, everywhere you look. I got over it eventually, moving here helped. I made new friends I moved on. I may never love anyone as much as I loved Katie, I still love her, but it's okay. Life is a gift; treasure it while you still can. That's what she always used to say to me." Said Wakka smiling up at the sky.
"Do you, um, think she's up there?" Kairi asked feeling as though her question was stupid after she heard herself say it.
"I do," Wakka nodded. "I think she protects me, like a guardian angel, or something." Kairi smiled.
"I wish I had a guardian angel." Said Kairi.
"You do," Wakka replied. "You do."
Kairi had drifted so far out that she hadn't realized she could no longer touch the bottom. She had been floating in the water for about an hour with out realizing it. She forgot about living, and for the first time in days, she lost thought of Sora and Riku and all that had happened. For the first time, she felt like she was no one, just at peace. It was the best she had remembered feeling in a long time. It was now around noon and the tide was going out. Kairi slowly hit something that made her snap back to reality at once. There was a poupu fruit floating in the water. It must have just fallen off the tree because she was nowhere near the small island. She got off balance and gently swam to capture it in her hand. It was a soft, yellow, star shaped fruit with a few green leaves sprouting from the top. She remembered that Riku had once told her if you shared it with someone you really cared about then your destinies would become intertwined. Kairi didn't think much of it then, that Riku and Sora used to fight about who would share one with her, but now it was all clear. It was never apparent how much either of them felt about her. Both of them risking their lives for her, sure, then it becomes pretty obvious. But a poupu fruit? Kairi just thought it was a silly crush or something. The way she would look Sora directly in the eyes when they talked, and he would get all nervous and would start to look around aggressively to avoid eye contact.
Kairi let the waves carry her to shore where she still held the poupu fruit in her hand. What to do know? She thought as she walked along the beach. She came across the entryway to the secret place and stared at it. She slowly turned her attention to it fully and began to advance to its entrance. She ducked down to avoid a mess of shrubbery above her. She followed the light filled tunnel to a small room with a wooden door at the end. She examined the walls, running her hand across their marked surfaces. She remembered how the three of them used to take rocks and draw things on the stone for fun when they were younger. Kairi smiled. Coming to the end of the room near the door the smile was quickly erased from her face. She knelt down slowly, placing the fruit on the ground. She ran her hand over a drawing she had done. It was when she and Sora where about seven, they had attempted to draw each other. They came out pretty good, considering their age. It was weird though, Kairi never remembered there being a poupu fruit between the two of them, Sora must have added it in. before he left. A tear came to Kairi's eye and it rolled down her cheek as she ran her hand over the textured surface. She smiled a solemn grin and let out a small giggle. She drew her eyebrows up.
"Oh Sora, y-you were, in love with me." muttered Kairi as more of a question. She took a rock from her side and began scratching in something; she drew an alternate hand going from her face to Sora's offering a poupu fruit as well. She smiled deeply at her work and ran a hand down Sora's face. She leaned her head into the wall and closed her eyes as tears trickled down out of them leaving small wet marks over the already dripped on floor.
"Ehem," came the sound of Wakka trying to get Kairi's attention from the doorway. Kairi jumped up and looked over at Wakka as he stood there.
"I thought that you might have been hungry." Said Wakka holding out a small paper bag. Kairi shook her head.
"No, I'm not. not right now." Wakka advanced into the room. Kairi slowly slinked up the wall in order to conceal it from Wakka. Wakka stopped once he knew what she was doing.
"Um. Here, incase you get hungry later." He said as Kairi gently took the bag from him and smiled graciously. Wakka returned the smile and began to leave.
"Thank you, Wakka." Said Kairi as she slowly sank back down to the ground and sat against the wall.
"Any time Kairi." Wakka left just like that and Kairi opened the bag. That's when she realized that she hadn't eaten for about three days and was really hungry after all. Let alone hungry, she couldn't eat. There was an apple, a Twinkie, a chocolate bar, and a soda. Kairi smiled. Wakka was a junk-food fanatic. She slowly reached in and took out the apple. After taking about two bites she was satisfied and placed it back in the bag and placed the bag back on the ground next to the poupu fruit she realized how much time she had spent in there drawing, the light seemed dim. She must have been in there for a few hours at the least. She stood up and made her way out of the stone structure just as the beginning of the sunset began. The sky was lined with deep wine reds and purples. Kairi looked at it, the sun melting into the see, colours flowing together in perfect harmony. It was breathtaking. She slowly walked over to the dock where she noticed Wakka sitting there looking out over the horizon. Kairi walked down over to him and sat down next to him. She continued staring off into the distance as Wakka's gaze shifted to look at her.
"What's your story Wakka?" Kairi questioned, as she slowly looked him back in the eye. He knew what she was talking about but questioned it anyway.
"What do you mean?"
"Why are you hear, you're a mystery. You have a secret, I know that." Said Kairi. Wakka looked down into the water, it was completely calm, and nothing was disturbing it.
He sighed loudly, "Well. Where I come from, I had no family, I had nothing really. I was alone. But there was this one girl, her name was Katie, my only friend, we were very close. And um, one day our worlds got separated and she was on the other side." Wakka said. "Now, I was without the only thing in life I knew I had, but I still survived. That's when I met Tidus and Selphie, they had been separated from their family's as well, and so we went on a journey, to find them."
Kairi looked over at Wakka, "Did you ever find them?" she questioned softly.
Wakka nodded, "Yea. but for them, it was too late. That part of the world was lost in a state of chaos, people ran around killing everyone they could find. Apparently they had found Katie before I had, because she was dead, everyone was dead. Tidus found his mom and sister and Selphie found her dad. It was as if I was the only one who didn't get something back. I hated everyone then and everything. That's when we all moved here, to Destiny Island." Said Wakka, noticeably trying to fight back tears.
"I'm sorry,' said Kairi in a weak voice.
"No, it was okay. I realized that no matter how lonely you think you are, you will always have someone to turn to. Even if you can't see them and they're not right in front of you. They're there, everywhere you look. I got over it eventually, moving here helped. I made new friends I moved on. I may never love anyone as much as I loved Katie, I still love her, but it's okay. Life is a gift; treasure it while you still can. That's what she always used to say to me." Said Wakka smiling up at the sky.
"Do you, um, think she's up there?" Kairi asked feeling as though her question was stupid after she heard herself say it.
"I do," Wakka nodded. "I think she protects me, like a guardian angel, or something." Kairi smiled.
"I wish I had a guardian angel." Said Kairi.
"You do," Wakka replied. "You do."
