Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Thanks to all the lovely, lovely people who read my story, Christmas on Destiny Islands! Please leave a review after you read!
Did you guys know that on the PlayStation 2, the little logo on the disc drive clicks so that if you switch your Ps2 to stand vertically, you can click the little logo so that it is right-side-up? That's so trippy! I didn't even notice until I read my instruction manual.
Anyway, here's chapter 2...
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Riku knelt behind a bush in Kairi's backyard. The yelling had grown louder and Riku had been tempted on more than one occasion to go inside and put a stop to it, however, he knew that Kairi wouldn't approve of his methods.
He sighed, leaning back against a tree and watching the house. He could hear Kairi's voice now, sobbing about something, he couldn't make out the words exactly. He hated this, having to sit here and do nothing while his dearest friend was getting treated like crap by her family. He was torn out of his thoughts when the backdoor slammed open, Kairi running out into the dark backyard, sobbing.
She hesitated on the edge of the forest, glancing angrily back at her house. Her parents hadn't even bothered to follow her out. She wiped away a few tears, plunging into the brush and trees.
Riku leapt to his feet, barely able to see her in the darkness. He could hear her up ahead of him, her choked sobs and ragged breath. He followed her for about fifteen minutes before she broke out of the foliage onto the silent beach. She tripped on a chunk of loose driftwood and landed awkwardly in the sand. She curled up, tucking her knees up to her chin and sobbed, watching the wide ocean out in front of her.
Kairi jumped, hearing the sound of footsteps behind her. "Who's there?" She called nervously into the darkness. She sat up on her knees and got ready to run if the need arose. "Who's there?" She called into the darkness again, louder this time.
"Relax, it's just me.." Came Riku's calm reply. Kairi settled back into the sand as she watched him emerge from the foliage onto the moonlit beach. She tried to wipe her tears away, but only managed to smudge sand onto her face.
"Riku…"She choked, obviously relieved. "What are you doing out here?" She looked up at him, amazed that his aquamarine eyes reflected in the moonlight.
He knelt down, seating himself in the sand next to her. "Nothing really, I was just worried about you." He replied mysteriously, gazing dreamily out at the ocean.
Kairi looked at him, a thought crossing her mind. "Where you watching me..?" She accused, not sure whether to be upset with him or grateful.
He looked up at the stars, silently trying to build up the nerve to tell her the truth. "…Yes. I told you, you really worried me." He lowered his voice, glad that it was dark enough that she wouldn't notice his light blush.
She watched him for a moment, trying to sort out her feelings for him. She wiped a stray tear from her face, noticing when she pulled her hand away that there was still sand on her. She almost jumped when Riku reached over to brush the sand from her face, smiling slightly to himself.
Kairi didn't know what to do, no one had acted so gentle toward her since her adventure in Traverse Town, back when Sora had just become the Keyblade master. She blushed deeply as she watched Riku lean closer to brush the sand from her left cheek, shifting uncomfortably under his soft touch. He laughed quietly and Kairi's heart thumped at the sound. She was sure he could hear it, and tried not to look at him.
"Kairi, you should go home.. It's getting cold out here." He said quietly, not really wanting her to go, but aware that she had left her coat behind when she ran out the door. She gazed up at him when she heard her name, trying to focus on what he had said. There was something there, she had heard it. Some small note in his voice. It took her a moment to register the sound, not quite believing it could be true.
"..No." She replied defiantly, smirking at him. "I don't feel like going home right now, if you're so cold, maybe you should go." She said in mock haughtiness. She closed her eyes and raised her face to the sky. Please, she thought desperately to herself, I need to hear it…
"..Kairi." he began, shifting his gaze down to her little clip-on key chain watch. "It's getting really late, come on." He began to stand up, turning toward the ocean and staring out across the motionless expanse. He knew what he needed to say, but he was too reluctant. He couldn't bring himself to tell her. He turned his back to her, completely facing the ocean.
Behind him, Kairi opened her eyes, watching him. Silent tears began running down her already tear-stained face and she lowered her head to the ground, "Riku…"She began, but choked.
Her voice sliced through him like a knife, leaving him vulnerable. He spun back around to her, kneeling down and bringing his face level with hers. She looked up at him, her eyes full of pain. She tried to look away from him, but he gently grabbed her jaw, keeping her gaze on him.
"Kairi…" he began, trying to form the words. He began blushing deeply now, and even in the dark Kairi noticed. She held her breath, making him even more nervous. "Kairi…I-" He paused to release her chin. "I love you.." He said simply.
Upon hearing himself finally say it, he slipped backward and landed on his rear in the sand, facing her and expecting rejection.
She lowered her face to the sand, he couldn't see her expression anymore. She was resting on all fours, staring intently at the ground. After a moment of tense silence, she wiped a hand across her face and looked back up at him. "Is that all..?" She choked out an anxious laugh, smiling at him.
Riku could only stare in disbelief at her. "Riku.. I love you, too." She giggled, crawling closer to him, tears of gratitude forming in her eyes. He reached up and brushed them away, his hand lingering a bit longer, caressing her soft skin. He brought his arm around her back, slowly, as if asking permission. When she didn't pull away, he pulled her closer. She leaned in and kissed him softly, pulling back after a moment to look into his face.
His eyes still shone in the moonlight, glowing aquamarine. She had never seen eyes like his before, they were beautiful. She brushed his silver hair back and ran her fingers through it, running her hand down the back of his neck to his shoulders and pulling him in to another kiss.
He still couldn't believe it was happening, even though she was resting firmly in his arms, he couldn't believe it. "It's too good to be true…" He whispered, almost convincing himself it wasn't real.
Kairi looked back at him, slightly confused. "What?" She almost laughed, watching him as he released his grip around her and slid down until his back was resting in the sand. He looked up at her dreamily. "The girl of my dreams falling in love with me? It's can't be happening.. 's too good to be true." He said, staring up at the sky.
Kairi stared blankly at him for a while, finally bursting out in laughter. "You spend way too much time on your own." She said, leaning over him and smiling.
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Thanks to all the lovely, lovely people who read my story, Christmas on Destiny Islands! Please leave a review after you read!
Did you guys know that on the PlayStation 2, the little logo on the disc drive clicks so that if you switch your Ps2 to stand vertically, you can click the little logo so that it is right-side-up? That's so trippy! I didn't even notice until I read my instruction manual.
Anyway, here's chapter 2...
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Riku knelt behind a bush in Kairi's backyard. The yelling had grown louder and Riku had been tempted on more than one occasion to go inside and put a stop to it, however, he knew that Kairi wouldn't approve of his methods.
He sighed, leaning back against a tree and watching the house. He could hear Kairi's voice now, sobbing about something, he couldn't make out the words exactly. He hated this, having to sit here and do nothing while his dearest friend was getting treated like crap by her family. He was torn out of his thoughts when the backdoor slammed open, Kairi running out into the dark backyard, sobbing.
She hesitated on the edge of the forest, glancing angrily back at her house. Her parents hadn't even bothered to follow her out. She wiped away a few tears, plunging into the brush and trees.
Riku leapt to his feet, barely able to see her in the darkness. He could hear her up ahead of him, her choked sobs and ragged breath. He followed her for about fifteen minutes before she broke out of the foliage onto the silent beach. She tripped on a chunk of loose driftwood and landed awkwardly in the sand. She curled up, tucking her knees up to her chin and sobbed, watching the wide ocean out in front of her.
Kairi jumped, hearing the sound of footsteps behind her. "Who's there?" She called nervously into the darkness. She sat up on her knees and got ready to run if the need arose. "Who's there?" She called into the darkness again, louder this time.
"Relax, it's just me.." Came Riku's calm reply. Kairi settled back into the sand as she watched him emerge from the foliage onto the moonlit beach. She tried to wipe her tears away, but only managed to smudge sand onto her face.
"Riku…"She choked, obviously relieved. "What are you doing out here?" She looked up at him, amazed that his aquamarine eyes reflected in the moonlight.
He knelt down, seating himself in the sand next to her. "Nothing really, I was just worried about you." He replied mysteriously, gazing dreamily out at the ocean.
Kairi looked at him, a thought crossing her mind. "Where you watching me..?" She accused, not sure whether to be upset with him or grateful.
He looked up at the stars, silently trying to build up the nerve to tell her the truth. "…Yes. I told you, you really worried me." He lowered his voice, glad that it was dark enough that she wouldn't notice his light blush.
She watched him for a moment, trying to sort out her feelings for him. She wiped a stray tear from her face, noticing when she pulled her hand away that there was still sand on her. She almost jumped when Riku reached over to brush the sand from her face, smiling slightly to himself.
Kairi didn't know what to do, no one had acted so gentle toward her since her adventure in Traverse Town, back when Sora had just become the Keyblade master. She blushed deeply as she watched Riku lean closer to brush the sand from her left cheek, shifting uncomfortably under his soft touch. He laughed quietly and Kairi's heart thumped at the sound. She was sure he could hear it, and tried not to look at him.
"Kairi, you should go home.. It's getting cold out here." He said quietly, not really wanting her to go, but aware that she had left her coat behind when she ran out the door. She gazed up at him when she heard her name, trying to focus on what he had said. There was something there, she had heard it. Some small note in his voice. It took her a moment to register the sound, not quite believing it could be true.
"..No." She replied defiantly, smirking at him. "I don't feel like going home right now, if you're so cold, maybe you should go." She said in mock haughtiness. She closed her eyes and raised her face to the sky. Please, she thought desperately to herself, I need to hear it…
"..Kairi." he began, shifting his gaze down to her little clip-on key chain watch. "It's getting really late, come on." He began to stand up, turning toward the ocean and staring out across the motionless expanse. He knew what he needed to say, but he was too reluctant. He couldn't bring himself to tell her. He turned his back to her, completely facing the ocean.
Behind him, Kairi opened her eyes, watching him. Silent tears began running down her already tear-stained face and she lowered her head to the ground, "Riku…"She began, but choked.
Her voice sliced through him like a knife, leaving him vulnerable. He spun back around to her, kneeling down and bringing his face level with hers. She looked up at him, her eyes full of pain. She tried to look away from him, but he gently grabbed her jaw, keeping her gaze on him.
"Kairi…" he began, trying to form the words. He began blushing deeply now, and even in the dark Kairi noticed. She held her breath, making him even more nervous. "Kairi…I-" He paused to release her chin. "I love you.." He said simply.
Upon hearing himself finally say it, he slipped backward and landed on his rear in the sand, facing her and expecting rejection.
She lowered her face to the sand, he couldn't see her expression anymore. She was resting on all fours, staring intently at the ground. After a moment of tense silence, she wiped a hand across her face and looked back up at him. "Is that all..?" She choked out an anxious laugh, smiling at him.
Riku could only stare in disbelief at her. "Riku.. I love you, too." She giggled, crawling closer to him, tears of gratitude forming in her eyes. He reached up and brushed them away, his hand lingering a bit longer, caressing her soft skin. He brought his arm around her back, slowly, as if asking permission. When she didn't pull away, he pulled her closer. She leaned in and kissed him softly, pulling back after a moment to look into his face.
His eyes still shone in the moonlight, glowing aquamarine. She had never seen eyes like his before, they were beautiful. She brushed his silver hair back and ran her fingers through it, running her hand down the back of his neck to his shoulders and pulling him in to another kiss.
He still couldn't believe it was happening, even though she was resting firmly in his arms, he couldn't believe it. "It's too good to be true…" He whispered, almost convincing himself it wasn't real.
Kairi looked back at him, slightly confused. "What?" She almost laughed, watching him as he released his grip around her and slid down until his back was resting in the sand. He looked up at her dreamily. "The girl of my dreams falling in love with me? It's can't be happening.. 's too good to be true." He said, staring up at the sky.
Kairi stared blankly at him for a while, finally bursting out in laughter. "You spend way too much time on your own." She said, leaning over him and smiling.
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