Alrighty, chapter 5. Pretty sappy this one, but as I know, some of you people like the sappiness. So this chapter will be nice for you. And for those who don't, don't worry, the whole story isn't like this. It gets better, so keep reading. Remember, patience is a virtue.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Kingdom Hearts, or Sora, his oversized shoes, Riku, or his odd pants, Kairi, or anything of hers thank God. Though I wouldn't mind owning Sora at all, heh heh.
Claimer: I DO own Falina and the plot.
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A few days had passed since Falina's arrival. They spent most of those days talking, laughing, going for walks, and having the occasoinal water fight. During those few days, Riku and Kairi had noticed that Sora and Falina were becoming closer friends by the day, they almost sometimes acted like a little more than friends.
Today it was somewhat cloudy. It looked like it was gonna rain, so they decided to go outside and enjoy the day while it was still nice. They went to get Riku and Kairi. Maybe they knew of something to do to keep from getting bored.
They were all walking along, Riku with his arms crossed over his chest, Sora with his hands behind his head, Falina not really paying attention and spacing out, and Kairi trying to figure out something to do.
"Hey Sora, we could always race. We haven't done that in a few days." Riku said smiling at Sora.
"I dunno. Is there a prize?" He asked almost sarcastically and smiled back.
"How about if you lose, I get to hit you. And if you win, we all get to hit you."
"Oh yeah that's the prize I've always dreamed of having." Sora replied to his sarcasm with more sarcasm.
"Ya know this shows just how bored we are." Kairi said.
"Which of you two is the fastest?" Falina asked, coming out of her own little world. Everyone pointed to Riku, except Sora and Falina. They all looked at Sora, knowing that he knew Riku was faster and just didn't want to admit it.
"What? I've beat him a few times before." Sora said.
"Ok I tell you what, I'll race both of you." Falina said confidently. "It's somethin to do at least. Besides, I wanna see if I can beat you two. Or just one of you."
"You're on. This sounds interesting." Riku said smiling.
"Yeah same here." Sora added. They lined up along the beach getting ready to race. As Sora predicted this morning, it began to rain. But that only made things more intersting for them. Kairi stood in front of them.
"Ok, reeeeaaadddddyyy...GO!" Kairi yelled as she threw her hand down. They took off as fast as they could. They were all neck and neck. The rain made it harder because it was getting in their eyes, but they kept on goin. Soon after they started, Sora and Falina were a few inches behind Riku. The finish line was on the small island with the paopu tree on it.
They all started getting tired, and Falina fell a few inches behind Sora. They were almost to the island, but Falina felt so weak now. She fell to her hands and knees breathing hard. Sora looked back and stopped. He ran back to see what was wrong. He got on his knees beside her.
"What's wrong, are you ok?" He asked sounding concerned.
"No, I just got so tired, and started to feel so weak. I felt like I was about to faint, but I think I'm ok now." She said and sat up. Riku noticed no one was behind him anymore, and turned around to go see what was wrong.
"What happened?" He asked with a worried look on his face.
"She got really tired and collapsed, but she thinks she's ok now." Sora informed him.Then Kairi came over.
"Is she ok?" She asked, also worried.
"Yes, I'm fine, now would everyone stop worrying." She tried to stand up but her muscles just seemed like they couldn't support her, and she fell back down to the ground. Sora quickly put one arm around her ribs to support her.
"You sure you're ok, cause you don't seem like it." He asked, even more worried now.
"I guess not. My muscles just seem to give out when I try to get up." She said. "I guess I never realized how weak I was." And it was true, she was weak. Possibly more so than Kairi. Her muscles just weren't that strong.
"Guys I think we should call it a day." Sora said looking at Riku and Kairi.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea." Riku said looking at Falina.
"Are you still unable to stand?" Sora asked, turning his attention to Falina.
"I don't know, lemme try again." She tried again, only to collapse again with even more soreness in her muscles. He decided she shouldn't try standing for a while. Sora gently gathered her into his arms.
"I'm gonna take her home now. Seeya guys." He said as he began to walk off. When they were almost to the house, Falina looked up at him.
"You know this is no big deal right? My muscles just got tired and gave out. I guess I never got much exercise wherever it was I came from." She said smiling a little.
"I guess so, but it still scared me" He said still looking ahead. She looked up at him surprised. 'It scared him...?' She thought. He opened the door and laid her on the couch.
He got him and her something to eat, and talked more about what happened. After they were finished eating, and dried off from the freezing rain, Sora carried her into his room and set her on the bed. He pulled the covers over her.
"Are you ok now?" He asked sitting down by the bed.
"Yes I'm fine. I'll probably feel much better after I get some sleep. Man I'd hate to see you if I really got hurt." She said laughing a little.
"I'm just really protective of my friends, you can ask Kairi and Riku. Well I'll see ya in the morning. Goodnight." He said and left.
"Goodnight..." She said as he left. He walked in the living room and plopped down on the couch. 'I need to stop worrying so much.' He thought. 'I guess I just get so afraid when something happens to my friends.' He pulled the covers on him and went to sleep.
The next morning he woke up, and groggily walked into the hall and used the bathroom. He then went to check on Falina. She didn't look very well at all. He woke her up. She groaned and slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Sora.
"Huh...what is it?" She asked, wondering why he was waking her.
"Do you feel ok today? You look sick." He looked concerned.
"I feel ok I guess." She pulled the covers over her head. Sora, not exactly buying that, pulled the covers off her face and put his hand on her forehead.
"You have a fever. You probably just have a cold from runnin around in the rain yesterday." He said taking his hand from her forehead.
"Yeah probably. Then why didn't you get sick?" She wondered.
"It's probably because you were weaker than me from running."
"I guess..." She started coughing. He left to get her some medicine and breakfast.
After a little while he came back. She took the medicine, though it was disgusting, and ate her breakfast while he went and got himself something to eat. After that they sat on the couch to watch TV, though there was never really anything on.
The boringness of whatever was on TV plus being sick, made Falina very sleepy. She would nod off and snap her head back up to stay awake a couple of times, but it was no use.
She finally fell asleep and fell over on Sora's shoulder. He looked down at her surprised, not knowing she was that sleepy. Being that she was sick, and basically like his guest, he figured he should make her as comfortable as he could.
He smiled and put his arm around her so that her head was on his chest, and put the blanket he had on him around her. As he put his arm around her though, he once again noticed her necklace. The silver chain with the silver celtic cross on it. He picked it up with his other hand to look at it better. It looked beautiful when the light reflected off of it. It looked almost like some kind of magical charm.
He put it down and went back to trying to find anything interesting on TV. Finding nothing worth watching, he felt himself getting drowsy. He laid his head back on the couch, and slowly fell asleep.
About twenty-five minutes later, Falina woke up and slowly opened her eyes. She felt something around her. It was the blanket, and Sora's arm. The blanket was up to her shoulder, and his strong arm was loosely wrapped around her waist. She also realized that her head wasn't rested on the couch like she thought, but laid on his chest. She could feel herself blushing lightly, while wondering how this happened.
She slowly looked up at his face. He was just sitting there, his head laid back, asleep. He looked so sweet when he slept, so peaceful and calm, and seeming to be without a care in the world. She gently laid her head back on his chest. Not wanting to disturb him, and since she didn't really mind the embrace that much, she went back to sleep. She drifted off to sleep quickly, feeling his chest rise and fall from his breathing, and listening to his heart beating. Soon they were both sitting there fast asleep.
Around 15 minutes later there was a knock at the door. The person, hearing no answer, popped his head inside the door. It was Riku.
"Hello, is anyone here...?" He said not very loudly. He saw Sora's head laying on the couch. He walked over and in front of the couch.
"Well isn't that cute." He said putting his hands on his hips. He stepped closer and flicked Sora on the nose.
"Huh what is it?" He said shooting his head up, still half asleep. "Oh, Riku hey. So what're you over for?"
"Since Kairi went to do something with Selphie for the day, she begged me to come over and see how Falina was doin since she couldn't. Looks to me like she's doin fine." He said smiling at Sora.
"Oh give her a break, she has a fever and a bit of a cold from runnin around in the rain yesterday." Riku walked closer to her and lightly put his hand on her forehead.
"Yeah she does have a pretty bad fever." Riku said, taking his hand away.
"She does? She only had a minor fever this morning." Sora said putting his hand to her forehead.
"Ooh, she does. I guess that medicine isn't workin all that well." He took his hand off her forehead. As soon as he took his hand away, she groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
"Mornin sunshine." Riku said, a smile plastered on his face.
"Hey. So what's goin on...?" She replied sleepily. She sat up, leaving the comfort of Sora's arm around her.
"Nothin really. Kairi was just worried and asked me to stop by to check on you." He told her.
"Yeah so how are you feeling now? Any better?" Sora asked, turning his attention to Falina.
"Yeah, a lot better actually, since I had a good nap." She replied looking satisfied. Sora now looked somewhat concerned.
"We just checked your forehead, and it seems your fever has gotten worse since this morning."
"Well, just cause I have a fever doesn't mean I don't feel good." She said smiling innocently.
"Well I guess my job's done here then." Riku said as he turned to leave.
"Ok, seeya." Sora said.
"Bye Riku." Falina added. As soon as he left, she turned to Sora.
"Ok how did I end up waking up with my head on your chest, and your arm around me." Sora jumped back somewhat defensivly.
"Hey you fell asleep and fell on my shoulder. I just figured since you were sick I should give you a break. Not like I haven't ever since we met." He said the last part under his breath.
"I heard that. Relax, it's not like I'm gonna kill you." She said smiling and shaking her hand at him.
"Ok then. Well...whaddyou wanna do today?" He asked changing the subject. She put a finger to her chin while trying to think of something.
"I dunno. What is there to do? Oh I know, I wanna sleep in your warm, cozy embrace again, and then later we can play spin the bottle." She said joking and fluttering her eyelashes.
"Oh sure, why not." Sora said sarcastically. "......Am I really warm and cozy?" She smacked him upside the head.
"Oh give it a rest, I was joking." She said.
"Ow." He said rubbing his head. "Well what do you really wanna do?"
"I dunno, I'm trying to think of something...." The rest of the day they stayed inside talking, watching TV, trying to strangle each other after insults, finding stuff to eat, or anything else to keep themselves busy like bothering Riku, Wakka, or Tidus a couple of times. By the time all this was over, it was dark and the moon was high in the sky.
"Ya know, we haven't been outside much today. Maybe we can find something to do out there." Sora said laying on the couch with his hands behind his head.
"Yeah that sounds good I guess." She replied putting her jacket on. He got up and they walked to the door. She opened the door and bowed down, pointing out the door.
"Ladies first." She said with a large grin.
"Oh thanks." Sora said as he proceeded to walk out the door and suddenly stopped when he realized what she said.
"Hey!" He said turning to her. She was laughing her head off. He grabbed her by the arm and shoved her out the door.
"Whoa, hey now!" She shouted while stumbling out the door. Sora was the one laughing now.
"Dammit, Sora. I'll get you good one of these days. Not that I haven't already." She finished the last part smiling. They walked out onto the island with the paopu tree on it, where Riku always sat. They sat down to stare out at the sea and the moon. It was a full moon so they had plenty of light.
Sora looked at Falina, her hands folded across her knees and her chin rested upon her hands. She looked so beautiful in the moonlight, and the breeze going threw her hair. The white light from the moon made her hair and skin almost look a heavenly white.
She did look almost like an angel...an angel with deep forest eyes. She looked so gentle now, and caring. He looked away, almost blushing, trying to think of something else.
"The sea and the moonlight always seems to make me feel calmer and happier." She said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, it's always made me feel like that too." Stopping her gaze at the water, she looked up at the tree. Noticing a strange looking fruit, she became curious.
"Hey, what kinda fruit, or whatever, is that up there?" She said pointing to it.
"It's a paopu fruit. They say if you share it with someone, your destinies become intertwined, and you spend the rest of your life with that person. But I'd make sure you shared it with someone you really liked." He said, now smiling.
"Wow, that sounds romantic. I wonder if it really works...Ah well, some things are meant to remain a secret." She sighed and leaned back on her arms.
"Who knows. Riku gave me one once, knowing that I wanted to try it." He said now smiling.
"And you didn't?" She asked turning to him and smiling.
"No, I just threw it away. I'm still not really sure why. Not like it matters, we have a whole tree of em right here. Besides, I didn't really have anyone to share it with...except Kairi. But it was at that time that I stopped liking her, because I thought Riku liked her more."
"Oh." Was all she really felt like saying in response.
"But I don't really care anymore cause that's all in the past, even though it wasn't that long ago." He added. He sensed almost a sadness in her after she said that.
He started to wonder if maybe...Falina was starting to like him more than a friend, if not already. He then began to consider his own feelings toward her. It was starting to get cold. It almost always became cold at this time of night. They both shivered as the wind passed by them.
"You wanna go in, it's gettin kinda cold?" He turned to her and asked.
"Yeah. It is getting cold." She replied. They got up and walked back to the house.
They went inside and went to bed, since there wasn't any reason to stay up. Sora got on the couch. Falina settled into the bed, and they drifted to sleep.
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Author's Notes: Ha, like I said lots of sap and a bit of fluff in this one. To let you all know, Falina really isn't a physically strong person. She pretty much never got any exercise where she came from and she was weak from her getting to Destiny Islands. I should've cleared that up more in the story, but oh well. Seeya! ~*~ Sky ~*~
Reviewer Credits:
Tsuki No Miok: Gawd everyone's a damn critic. I know it's practically a frikkin Mary-Sue fic but no one said you had to read it. It get's better anyway. This is the first fic I've ever posted so lighten up. Why the crap did I ever make it to where un-logged in ppl could review? Oh yeah, cause a nicer reviewer said I should. Look, I'll hold no grudge against you or anything, but don't read it if ya don't wanna, k. Seeya!
Akira5867: Thanks! At least someone thinks the sappiness is good. Um, I hope you recover from that run in with the maple tree, lol. Anyway, thanks for your review, I really appreciate it! Seeya! ^_~
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Kingdom Hearts, or Sora, his oversized shoes, Riku, or his odd pants, Kairi, or anything of hers thank God. Though I wouldn't mind owning Sora at all, heh heh.
Claimer: I DO own Falina and the plot.
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A few days had passed since Falina's arrival. They spent most of those days talking, laughing, going for walks, and having the occasoinal water fight. During those few days, Riku and Kairi had noticed that Sora and Falina were becoming closer friends by the day, they almost sometimes acted like a little more than friends.
Today it was somewhat cloudy. It looked like it was gonna rain, so they decided to go outside and enjoy the day while it was still nice. They went to get Riku and Kairi. Maybe they knew of something to do to keep from getting bored.
They were all walking along, Riku with his arms crossed over his chest, Sora with his hands behind his head, Falina not really paying attention and spacing out, and Kairi trying to figure out something to do.
"Hey Sora, we could always race. We haven't done that in a few days." Riku said smiling at Sora.
"I dunno. Is there a prize?" He asked almost sarcastically and smiled back.
"How about if you lose, I get to hit you. And if you win, we all get to hit you."
"Oh yeah that's the prize I've always dreamed of having." Sora replied to his sarcasm with more sarcasm.
"Ya know this shows just how bored we are." Kairi said.
"Which of you two is the fastest?" Falina asked, coming out of her own little world. Everyone pointed to Riku, except Sora and Falina. They all looked at Sora, knowing that he knew Riku was faster and just didn't want to admit it.
"What? I've beat him a few times before." Sora said.
"Ok I tell you what, I'll race both of you." Falina said confidently. "It's somethin to do at least. Besides, I wanna see if I can beat you two. Or just one of you."
"You're on. This sounds interesting." Riku said smiling.
"Yeah same here." Sora added. They lined up along the beach getting ready to race. As Sora predicted this morning, it began to rain. But that only made things more intersting for them. Kairi stood in front of them.
"Ok, reeeeaaadddddyyy...GO!" Kairi yelled as she threw her hand down. They took off as fast as they could. They were all neck and neck. The rain made it harder because it was getting in their eyes, but they kept on goin. Soon after they started, Sora and Falina were a few inches behind Riku. The finish line was on the small island with the paopu tree on it.
They all started getting tired, and Falina fell a few inches behind Sora. They were almost to the island, but Falina felt so weak now. She fell to her hands and knees breathing hard. Sora looked back and stopped. He ran back to see what was wrong. He got on his knees beside her.
"What's wrong, are you ok?" He asked sounding concerned.
"No, I just got so tired, and started to feel so weak. I felt like I was about to faint, but I think I'm ok now." She said and sat up. Riku noticed no one was behind him anymore, and turned around to go see what was wrong.
"What happened?" He asked with a worried look on his face.
"She got really tired and collapsed, but she thinks she's ok now." Sora informed him.Then Kairi came over.
"Is she ok?" She asked, also worried.
"Yes, I'm fine, now would everyone stop worrying." She tried to stand up but her muscles just seemed like they couldn't support her, and she fell back down to the ground. Sora quickly put one arm around her ribs to support her.
"You sure you're ok, cause you don't seem like it." He asked, even more worried now.
"I guess not. My muscles just seem to give out when I try to get up." She said. "I guess I never realized how weak I was." And it was true, she was weak. Possibly more so than Kairi. Her muscles just weren't that strong.
"Guys I think we should call it a day." Sora said looking at Riku and Kairi.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea." Riku said looking at Falina.
"Are you still unable to stand?" Sora asked, turning his attention to Falina.
"I don't know, lemme try again." She tried again, only to collapse again with even more soreness in her muscles. He decided she shouldn't try standing for a while. Sora gently gathered her into his arms.
"I'm gonna take her home now. Seeya guys." He said as he began to walk off. When they were almost to the house, Falina looked up at him.
"You know this is no big deal right? My muscles just got tired and gave out. I guess I never got much exercise wherever it was I came from." She said smiling a little.
"I guess so, but it still scared me" He said still looking ahead. She looked up at him surprised. 'It scared him...?' She thought. He opened the door and laid her on the couch.
He got him and her something to eat, and talked more about what happened. After they were finished eating, and dried off from the freezing rain, Sora carried her into his room and set her on the bed. He pulled the covers over her.
"Are you ok now?" He asked sitting down by the bed.
"Yes I'm fine. I'll probably feel much better after I get some sleep. Man I'd hate to see you if I really got hurt." She said laughing a little.
"I'm just really protective of my friends, you can ask Kairi and Riku. Well I'll see ya in the morning. Goodnight." He said and left.
"Goodnight..." She said as he left. He walked in the living room and plopped down on the couch. 'I need to stop worrying so much.' He thought. 'I guess I just get so afraid when something happens to my friends.' He pulled the covers on him and went to sleep.
The next morning he woke up, and groggily walked into the hall and used the bathroom. He then went to check on Falina. She didn't look very well at all. He woke her up. She groaned and slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Sora.
"Huh...what is it?" She asked, wondering why he was waking her.
"Do you feel ok today? You look sick." He looked concerned.
"I feel ok I guess." She pulled the covers over her head. Sora, not exactly buying that, pulled the covers off her face and put his hand on her forehead.
"You have a fever. You probably just have a cold from runnin around in the rain yesterday." He said taking his hand from her forehead.
"Yeah probably. Then why didn't you get sick?" She wondered.
"It's probably because you were weaker than me from running."
"I guess..." She started coughing. He left to get her some medicine and breakfast.
After a little while he came back. She took the medicine, though it was disgusting, and ate her breakfast while he went and got himself something to eat. After that they sat on the couch to watch TV, though there was never really anything on.
The boringness of whatever was on TV plus being sick, made Falina very sleepy. She would nod off and snap her head back up to stay awake a couple of times, but it was no use.
She finally fell asleep and fell over on Sora's shoulder. He looked down at her surprised, not knowing she was that sleepy. Being that she was sick, and basically like his guest, he figured he should make her as comfortable as he could.
He smiled and put his arm around her so that her head was on his chest, and put the blanket he had on him around her. As he put his arm around her though, he once again noticed her necklace. The silver chain with the silver celtic cross on it. He picked it up with his other hand to look at it better. It looked beautiful when the light reflected off of it. It looked almost like some kind of magical charm.
He put it down and went back to trying to find anything interesting on TV. Finding nothing worth watching, he felt himself getting drowsy. He laid his head back on the couch, and slowly fell asleep.
About twenty-five minutes later, Falina woke up and slowly opened her eyes. She felt something around her. It was the blanket, and Sora's arm. The blanket was up to her shoulder, and his strong arm was loosely wrapped around her waist. She also realized that her head wasn't rested on the couch like she thought, but laid on his chest. She could feel herself blushing lightly, while wondering how this happened.
She slowly looked up at his face. He was just sitting there, his head laid back, asleep. He looked so sweet when he slept, so peaceful and calm, and seeming to be without a care in the world. She gently laid her head back on his chest. Not wanting to disturb him, and since she didn't really mind the embrace that much, she went back to sleep. She drifted off to sleep quickly, feeling his chest rise and fall from his breathing, and listening to his heart beating. Soon they were both sitting there fast asleep.
Around 15 minutes later there was a knock at the door. The person, hearing no answer, popped his head inside the door. It was Riku.
"Hello, is anyone here...?" He said not very loudly. He saw Sora's head laying on the couch. He walked over and in front of the couch.
"Well isn't that cute." He said putting his hands on his hips. He stepped closer and flicked Sora on the nose.
"Huh what is it?" He said shooting his head up, still half asleep. "Oh, Riku hey. So what're you over for?"
"Since Kairi went to do something with Selphie for the day, she begged me to come over and see how Falina was doin since she couldn't. Looks to me like she's doin fine." He said smiling at Sora.
"Oh give her a break, she has a fever and a bit of a cold from runnin around in the rain yesterday." Riku walked closer to her and lightly put his hand on her forehead.
"Yeah she does have a pretty bad fever." Riku said, taking his hand away.
"She does? She only had a minor fever this morning." Sora said putting his hand to her forehead.
"Ooh, she does. I guess that medicine isn't workin all that well." He took his hand off her forehead. As soon as he took his hand away, she groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
"Mornin sunshine." Riku said, a smile plastered on his face.
"Hey. So what's goin on...?" She replied sleepily. She sat up, leaving the comfort of Sora's arm around her.
"Nothin really. Kairi was just worried and asked me to stop by to check on you." He told her.
"Yeah so how are you feeling now? Any better?" Sora asked, turning his attention to Falina.
"Yeah, a lot better actually, since I had a good nap." She replied looking satisfied. Sora now looked somewhat concerned.
"We just checked your forehead, and it seems your fever has gotten worse since this morning."
"Well, just cause I have a fever doesn't mean I don't feel good." She said smiling innocently.
"Well I guess my job's done here then." Riku said as he turned to leave.
"Ok, seeya." Sora said.
"Bye Riku." Falina added. As soon as he left, she turned to Sora.
"Ok how did I end up waking up with my head on your chest, and your arm around me." Sora jumped back somewhat defensivly.
"Hey you fell asleep and fell on my shoulder. I just figured since you were sick I should give you a break. Not like I haven't ever since we met." He said the last part under his breath.
"I heard that. Relax, it's not like I'm gonna kill you." She said smiling and shaking her hand at him.
"Ok then. Well...whaddyou wanna do today?" He asked changing the subject. She put a finger to her chin while trying to think of something.
"I dunno. What is there to do? Oh I know, I wanna sleep in your warm, cozy embrace again, and then later we can play spin the bottle." She said joking and fluttering her eyelashes.
"Oh sure, why not." Sora said sarcastically. "......Am I really warm and cozy?" She smacked him upside the head.
"Oh give it a rest, I was joking." She said.
"Ow." He said rubbing his head. "Well what do you really wanna do?"
"I dunno, I'm trying to think of something...." The rest of the day they stayed inside talking, watching TV, trying to strangle each other after insults, finding stuff to eat, or anything else to keep themselves busy like bothering Riku, Wakka, or Tidus a couple of times. By the time all this was over, it was dark and the moon was high in the sky.
"Ya know, we haven't been outside much today. Maybe we can find something to do out there." Sora said laying on the couch with his hands behind his head.
"Yeah that sounds good I guess." She replied putting her jacket on. He got up and they walked to the door. She opened the door and bowed down, pointing out the door.
"Ladies first." She said with a large grin.
"Oh thanks." Sora said as he proceeded to walk out the door and suddenly stopped when he realized what she said.
"Hey!" He said turning to her. She was laughing her head off. He grabbed her by the arm and shoved her out the door.
"Whoa, hey now!" She shouted while stumbling out the door. Sora was the one laughing now.
"Dammit, Sora. I'll get you good one of these days. Not that I haven't already." She finished the last part smiling. They walked out onto the island with the paopu tree on it, where Riku always sat. They sat down to stare out at the sea and the moon. It was a full moon so they had plenty of light.
Sora looked at Falina, her hands folded across her knees and her chin rested upon her hands. She looked so beautiful in the moonlight, and the breeze going threw her hair. The white light from the moon made her hair and skin almost look a heavenly white.
She did look almost like an angel...an angel with deep forest eyes. She looked so gentle now, and caring. He looked away, almost blushing, trying to think of something else.
"The sea and the moonlight always seems to make me feel calmer and happier." She said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, it's always made me feel like that too." Stopping her gaze at the water, she looked up at the tree. Noticing a strange looking fruit, she became curious.
"Hey, what kinda fruit, or whatever, is that up there?" She said pointing to it.
"It's a paopu fruit. They say if you share it with someone, your destinies become intertwined, and you spend the rest of your life with that person. But I'd make sure you shared it with someone you really liked." He said, now smiling.
"Wow, that sounds romantic. I wonder if it really works...Ah well, some things are meant to remain a secret." She sighed and leaned back on her arms.
"Who knows. Riku gave me one once, knowing that I wanted to try it." He said now smiling.
"And you didn't?" She asked turning to him and smiling.
"No, I just threw it away. I'm still not really sure why. Not like it matters, we have a whole tree of em right here. Besides, I didn't really have anyone to share it with...except Kairi. But it was at that time that I stopped liking her, because I thought Riku liked her more."
"Oh." Was all she really felt like saying in response.
"But I don't really care anymore cause that's all in the past, even though it wasn't that long ago." He added. He sensed almost a sadness in her after she said that.
He started to wonder if maybe...Falina was starting to like him more than a friend, if not already. He then began to consider his own feelings toward her. It was starting to get cold. It almost always became cold at this time of night. They both shivered as the wind passed by them.
"You wanna go in, it's gettin kinda cold?" He turned to her and asked.
"Yeah. It is getting cold." She replied. They got up and walked back to the house.
They went inside and went to bed, since there wasn't any reason to stay up. Sora got on the couch. Falina settled into the bed, and they drifted to sleep.
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Author's Notes: Ha, like I said lots of sap and a bit of fluff in this one. To let you all know, Falina really isn't a physically strong person. She pretty much never got any exercise where she came from and she was weak from her getting to Destiny Islands. I should've cleared that up more in the story, but oh well. Seeya! ~*~ Sky ~*~
Reviewer Credits:
Tsuki No Miok: Gawd everyone's a damn critic. I know it's practically a frikkin Mary-Sue fic but no one said you had to read it. It get's better anyway. This is the first fic I've ever posted so lighten up. Why the crap did I ever make it to where un-logged in ppl could review? Oh yeah, cause a nicer reviewer said I should. Look, I'll hold no grudge against you or anything, but don't read it if ya don't wanna, k. Seeya!
Akira5867: Thanks! At least someone thinks the sappiness is good. Um, I hope you recover from that run in with the maple tree, lol. Anyway, thanks for your review, I really appreciate it! Seeya! ^_~