Open your Eyes

Chapter 2: Eye of the Storm



The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes were Riku's two green blue eyes staring right at me. "You're awake!" he said, sounding excited. "Hey, Sora!" Right away, I knew that I shouldn't have opened my eyes. How could anyone's eyes be so blue? It hurt to look at them. I groaned. Then, I realized something. I was lying here, on Destiny Islands. A place that I thought was supposed to be imaginary. I felt a wave of nausea rush over me as all of my questions flooded back. Why was I here? Is this really real? Am I dreaming? Another wave of nausea rushed over me as I heard Sora say, "Riku! Who';s that?" I then promptly rolled over (away from Sora and Riku) and threw up. Oh great, I thought. That was a really good first impression. I heard Sora let out a surprised "Ahh!" Riku moved a little ways away from me. Luckily, I had sense enough to crawl over to the ocean and wash my face and mouth before attempting to speak. I turned around and got to my feet. I was still a little unstable, so it was hard to stand. "Sorry," I said. Then I realized that my cheeks were on fire. Even though I was wearing a t-shirt, I was blushing like mad. I shifted from foot to foot, feeling incredibly warm in my long blue jeans and my black-and-blue striped t-shirt. I was glad to have my long, thick brown hair back in a braid and off my neck. I shifted my eyes from Sora to Riku, and then looked down. "It's okay!" said Sora brightly, "Come on, you have to meet Kairi." Kairi. The girl that both Riku and Sora liked. I noticed that at the name "Kairi," Sora's smile grew larger, and Riku shifted his eyes downward. "I'll come too," he mumbled. As Sora lead the way down the beach, I noticed Selphie for the first time. Her large brown eyes grew even bigger when I approached. "Sora, who's..who's that?" "She just appeared," said Sora. "Riku found her." I offered my hand to Selphie. She eyed me suspiciously, then gingerly took my hand and shook it. Selphie let go very quickly. I found myself smiling. "You don't have to worry. It's not like I'm going to hurt you." Selphie looked more suspicious then ever. Sora laughed , and Riku looked over at me and grinned. Please, I thought to myself. Please, just let Riku like Kairi. I laughed as well, in spite of the sick feeling in my stomach. "Hey man,what's...man, who's that?" I didn't have to turn around to recognize the Jamaican accent. It was Wakka, the Blitzball player. I turned to look at him, and I realized that Kairi and Tidus were standing beside him. I laughed again. "Hi," I said, sticking out my hand. Tidus walked forward eagerly and shook it. Wakka hesitated, while Kairi came up to me. "We don't usually get visitors!" she said, flashing her dazzling smile at me. "What's your name?" At first I thought of giving a silly name, like Mary-Sue. But then I shuddered, remembering the Mary-Sues on fan fiction.net. I did not want to be like these girls. So I gave my real name. "Luna," I replied. "Pretty name," said Wakka quietly. "Thanks," I said, grinning at him. "So..." started Sora excitedly. He looked like he was too excited to say whatever it was he started. Riku sighed and Kairi edged closer to Sora. "He means, how did you get here?" said Riku, asking the question for Sora. But there was a hint of a question in Riku's eyes too, and I could tell that he had another question; Why was I here?

"Um..." I started. I knew that one thing would definately not make a good impression. My overuse of the word "Like." I'm not a valley girl or anything, but it's a really hard habit to break. I'd just have to try and not use that cursed word... "Well, I was just walking home from school, and when I came through the door, I..." "Do you live in another world?" asked Sora, obviously excited. "Yeah," I said. "It's called 'Earth.'" "Wow," whispered Kairi softly. "Er... where is she gonna stay?" asked Tidus. I could tell that he really didn't want to bring this up. Wakka shifted uneasily from foot to foot. I looked down at my shoes, as I felt my face grow warm again. "I-I could stay in the Secret Place," I said, then immediately regretted it. I shouldn't have said that! I was supposed to be from another world, so I shouldn't know where everything was! "How do you know about that?" asked Riku sharply. I could feel his brilliant green blue eyes delving into my mind. I quickly looked down. "Um, someone told me about it in a story," I said, making eye contact with him. Immediately, as though he had just discovered something, Riku turned to Kairi and said, "She can stay at my house."

I froze right there. Kairi giggled nervously and said, "She might be more comfortable with a girl, Riku." I suddenly realized that I would probably have to choose between the two of them. That would not be fun. Then, I remembered who Riku was working for. Ansem. The man that had sent me here. What would Riku do to me? Would he kill me? Because getting killed wasn't high on my "Things to do" list, I decided that offending Riku would be better then being killed. "Er..." I started. Then Riku smiled and said, "It's okay. She won't mind." Sure, I thought. Don't ask me. As I looked out toward the ocean, I realized that the sun was setting. I felt a stab of loneliness. I missed my house, my mom, my dad, my fish... My stomach growled. I miss my dinner, I thought. I collapsed on the ground, crying. Kairi dropped to the ground beside me and began to rub my back. "It's okay," she said soothingly. I looked up through my tears to see Wakka crouched beside her, looking concerned. He dug in his pocket and came out with a packet of Kleenex. "Here." he said. "You can use this." I looked up at him. He seemed really and truly concerned. I smiled up at him. "Thanks,' I said, reaching for the Kleenex. As soon as I had finished wiping my eyes with the Kleenex, Kairi helped me to my feet. "Thanks again," I said. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad here.

A few minutes later, I was walking along the beach with Riku. The sun had almost set, and it was getting dark. Yet again, I thought of all the girls on Earth who would kill to be in my shoes right now. I looked over at Riku. Because I'm about 5 foot 10, I could look him in the eye. His face had lots of shadows on his face, due to the setting sun. Those big green blue eyes of his were set straight ahead. Those eyes... they reminded me of the blue opal that was on a ring I had back home... home. I stumbled. Riku didn't notice. "Erm..." I started. Riku turned to look at me. "You, Sora, and Kairi are really close, aren't you? Have you guys done anything special lately?" i hoped that this question would give me insight on what day this was. If they were almost finished the raft, then the Heartless might attack tonight. "Well, we've started to wonder.. are there other worlds out there?" I shivered. Were they already building the raft? "So, we started building a raft about a week ago," Riku continued. "We just have to put the finishing touches on it tomorrow..." I cried out. Grabbing onto Riku's arm, I stopped him. "Riku! The Heartless! They're going to attack tonight! Don't let them take you Riku!" I yelled at him, hoping that somehow, he would get the message, and he wouldn't go to their side... Riku looked me in the eye. "So you aren't a messenger from Maleficent. I thought wrong," he said slowly. I looked him straight in the eye for the first time. "It's too late then?" I asked slowly backing away from him. Somehow, though, the more I backed away from him, the more alone I felt. The wind blew, making my braid fly to the side. I looked up. A dark, swirling vortex had appeared in the sky. It looked like the one I had been sucked into back home. I tore my eyes away from the swirling dark mass in the sky. Looking over at Riku, I saw that he was headed for the small island where the Papou tree was. The island where he would loose Sora. As I watched his long silver hair blow in the wind, I realized fully what was happening. Destiny Islands was about to be destroyed. I didn't know where Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie would go. Digging in my pocket, I pulled out the pack of Kleenex the Wakka had given me. I would need this. The storm grew stronger. I took a deep breath.

Then, I ran after Riku.







Author's Note: Yay! I was going to continue a little bit farther, but I decided to give you, my dear readers, another cliff hanger. Please review! I know, I know, I'm insanely evil! This story is dedicated to my dear friends from drama, whom I miss a lot! Also, read my friend's story. Yes, DARK DUDE FINALLY HAS HIS OWN STORY! His story is called, "Tied to the Darkness". Yay! You might know him from "What Happened Here?' When you are done reading his story, read "CareBears and Fortune cookies". That's by DisturbedBunny. Thanks a million everyone!

AlWaYs,

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