Ah yes and here's chapter 9 for ya. Nice variety of things happening in this one, which is good. Have fun.
Disclaimer: I WISH I owned Kingdom Hearts. Ok not really, I just wish I owned Sora, heh heh. But I don't so, tough luck.
Claimer: I DO own Falina, Ceres, Narimo, the plot, Sora, Riku...oops, just take Sora and Riku outta there, heh heh.
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Sora and Falina finally finish telling Riku everything, except of their newfound feelings for each other of course.
"Man this all happened kinda fast didn't it?" Riku said scratching his head.
"Yeah. Just shows how quickly things can change." Sora said.
"Well, at least you got your memory back, even though some of it's a bit sad. Course, it's probably better that you knew." Riku said somewhat glumly. "So, that necklace can really bring you back to life if you die?" He asked, changing the subject and lightening the mood.
"Yeah, at least that's what my father told me in my dream, or, memory, either one." She answered.
"So if like me or Sora were to die, the necklace couldn't be used to revive us?"
"No, at least I'm pretty sure. My father said it could be used to revive 'me and me alone'." She said.
"Well hopefully if any of us die it'll be you." Riku said leaning back and looking at Falina.
"No, hopefully none of us will die." Sora said almost angrily, correcting him. Riku just looked at him, then closed his eyes with his hands behind his head. Falina heard her stomach growl, and put her hands over it to quiet it.
"Uh, Riku, you didn't happen to bring any food with you did ya?" She asked hopefully.
"Nope." He replied. She slumped over in dismay.
"Darn. I'm starving."
"Yeah, we haven't eaten since the night before we got here." Sora added.
"Well then we should probably just go out and find something to kill and cook it. I'm not really as hungry as you guys, but then again I ate just before I went to your house looking for you." Riku said.
"Yeah I guess that's pretty much our only option. Unless we want to wait until we go insane from starvation and try to eat each other." Sora said jokingly.
"No way, you probably taste horrible." Falina said to him, slightly grinning.
"I probably taste better than you." He said grinning back.
"Can we stop arguing over who tastes better, and go find something to eat besides each other." Riku said, getting their attention.
"Ok ok, let's go 'Captain Humorless'." Sora said as he got up.
They all got up and went outside. Luckily, there was actually some life around here, for there was a small forest of trees, and a stream a few yards away from the cave. Sora and Falina noticed it when they first got there, but were too confused at what happened to go there. They walked into it, seeing a few birds here and there.
"Man Sora, we shoulda came here when we first got here." Falina said looking around.
"Yeah I know." He replied, also looking around. Riku heard something in the bushes. He looked down to see a rabbit.
"Look there guys!" They both looked and saw it.
"Let's get it." Riku said. Sora and Falina agreed.
Sora and Riku snuk up behind it. It perked it's head up, but seeing nothing, went back to eating grass. They jumped from behind the bushes, and they fell to the ground as the rabbit took off. They ran after it, leaping for it several times, but missing every time. They looked rather ridiculous. Even Riku was having trouble, catching a rabbit of all things.
They finally snuk up on, and came from two sides, confusing the tired rabbit. They finally got him. They killed it as humanely as they could, not wanting to do it in the first place. They went back to the cave.
"You two are aware how funny you looked doing that right?" Falina said smiling.
"Oh get off it, we got him didn't we." Sora said, looking away. Falina simply let out a small laugh. Riku was embarrased a bit, but wanted to forget it so he didn't say anything.
They got back to the cave and made a fire, and found some way to hold it over the flame and cook it. They skinned it first of course. Riku had a knife that he always carried with him for defense.
When it was done they ate it, somewhat reluctantly, since this was the same creature they just saw hopping around and still furry. It didn't taste that great to Riku, but it was pretty good to Sora and Falina since they hadn't eaten in a while.
"Great, now I'm thirsty. Hey, we should go back to that stream by the woods where we caught the rabbit." Sora said.
"Yeah, I'm thirsty too. That water looked pretty clean from what I could see anyway." Falina agreed.
They all walked back to the stream. To their surprise there were fish in it.
"Um guys, we coulda just caught a fish instead of chasing after that rabbit." Riku said.
"Yeah, I wish we'd known sooner." Sora said sitting down by the water.
They all got a drink, which the water was pretty good, almost like spring water.
"Ahh. If we could just keep catching fish and rabbits, I think we'll be fine until we can figure out a way back home." Sora said sounding satisfied.
"Yeah and this stream would be a great place to take baths, though we'd have no soap or anything, but it's better than nothing. As long as there aren't any snakes and stuff in here." Falina said laying on her back. Riku and Sora looked kinda funny at her, but it was true.
"Well, should we head back to the cave now?" Riku asked, while getting up.
"Yeah." Sora and Falina agreed. They all walked back to the cave as it became sunset.
They talked for a while, and Riku told them about walking into Sora's room and finding the blue pillar of light, and walking into it, then getting transported here.
"Yeah that sounds like what happened when we came here." Sora said.
"Yeah, except for the blue pillar of light, we just saw a flash of white light, and then we were in the void and landed here, injuring ourselves in the process of course." Falina added.
"Speaking of which, how's the gash in you side?" Sora asked her.
"Oh, I guess it's a lot better, since I haven't really felt any more pain from it." She lifted up her shirt to the top of the the gash, and began unwrapping the temporary bandage that she forgot was there. It was now pretty much just a scar.
"It looks ok to me. What about your arm, your gash was slightly bigger than mine after all?" She questioned. He pulled up his arm to look at it.
"It's practically a scar now like yours, only not quite as healed because like you said, mine was slightly bigger than yours." He answered.
"So what happened anyway?" Riku asked, somewhat confused.
"We landed on rocks when we came here, and they made a pretty big gash in his arm and my side." Falina informed him.
"Yeah but she didn't tell me about hers, because she was too busy taking care of my arm to worry about her ownself. I ended up waking up and find the blood stain on her shirt, which is when I found out about it." Sora said crossing his arms.
"Oh get off it, I was gonna tell you the next day." She said crossing her arms as well. They gave each other evil glares.
"Gee you two are just like a married couple." Riku said smiling.
"Oh don't even start it!" They practically shouted in his face. The whole situation looked pretty funny really. And Riku just grinned even more.
Eventually they became tired out and decided it best that they went to bed. Sora and Falina slept in their usual places, right beside each other. Riku slept a couple of yards away from them.
Later, when Sora was sure Riku was asleep, he sat up and rested on his arm. He looked at Falina, who had her back turned towards him. He leaned over her and placed a kiss on her cheek. Her eyes slowly opened, and she looked at Sora.
"Whaddyou still awake for?" She whispered.
"Dunno, just couldn't sleep I guess."
"I don't see why you're not tired enough to sleep, Mr. rabbit chaser." She smiled and lay her head back down.
"Maybe I'm just not used to sleeping on such hard ground. Or maybe I'm just not used to going to bed without a goodnight kiss." He said making a pouty face and putting his arm around her.
"Whaddyou mean you're not used to going to sleep without a goodnight kiss? Did you just have someone come over and kiss you before you went to sleep before I came? Nevermind I don't wanna know." She said. She rolled over on her back. "I guess I won't be able to sleep now, since you woke me up." She whispered the last part a little loudly.
He just smiled and leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips. She smiled when they stopped.
"You think you'll be able to go to sleep now?" She asked, knowing what the answer was probably going to be.
"Maybe. You think you'll be able to sleep now?" He asked smiling back.
"No. At least not unless I have a nice soft pillow." She said returning his pouty face from before. He lightly laughed, knowing what she was wanting.
"Ok, you can have your pillow since I got my kiss." He laid on his back and she placed her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. He rested his chin on top of her head, thinking to himself.
"Do you think we'll ever find a way back home." He asked.
"Well I don't know about my home, but if you're talking about your home, I think we probably will. I don't know how, but we'll probably figure it out." She answered.
"Well you know that my home is your home too. We don't even have any idea where you home is, or what it's like." He said.
"Yeah. I should probably thank you forever since you took me in even though you had no idea who i was."
"You don't have to thank me forever, you've already thanked me. And now I'm glad I took you in." He said smiling even more.
She smiled and closed her eyes to go to sleep. He stroked a part of her soft hair until he too fell asleep. But unlike what they thought...Riku was awake.
He had heard the whole thing. It didn't surprise him though. He figured it was practically inevitable that those two were gonna get together. He simply smiled and rolled over on his side and went back to sleep.
The next day Riku was the first to wake up. He looked over at the two still sleeping in the others arms. He smiled because he thought it was kinda funny really, since he knew their little secret and they didn't know he knew.
He walked outside in the bright sunlight. It looked like they had slept a little late. He walked over to the stream they went to yesterday and got a drink. He wondered why most of the land looked like it had been destroyed, except for a few patches of forest here and there. It looked like everything was trying to grow back.
After a while of staring at the stream and the sky he walked back to the cave. He quietly walked in to see that Sora and Falina were still snoozing the day away. He picked up a stick, walked over to Sora and squat down beside him.
He started poking the side of his nose, just to see if what he'd do, or hopefully wake up. Sora's nose wiggled and he pulled his hand up and swiped the stick away. Riku, noticing that that didn't work, took in a deep breath.
"WAKE UP!" He yelled. They both jumped up to what would have been practically ten feet in the air, if the ceiling of the cave hadn't stopped them. They came down hard rubbing their sore heads.
"Ow...what'd ya do that for?" Sora asked, still rubbing his head. Riku was trying to surpress his laughter.
"Yeah I was havin a good sleep until just now." Falina said.
"You two lazy bums slept late, so I figured I'd give you a wake up call." Riku said still smiling.
"Well gee thanks." Sora replied sarcastically. He got up and went outside, and Riku and Falina followed. It was a nice sunny day. One of those days that makes you feel like swimming more than anything. Sora and Falina stretched, letting the suns rays hit them. Falina put a hand to her hair and felt it.
"Ech, I need to wash my hair. It's so dry." She said trying to pull it back out of her face. She then remembered what she said about how the stream would be a good place for her to take a bath.
"Hey, I'm gonna go wash up in that stream. And when I come back we'll catch some fish to eat or somthin." She picked up her jacket and started walking towards the stream, when she suddenly turned to them. "And if either one of you even thinks of peeking at me you'd better get acquainted with the ground cause your heads will be stuck in it. Got that, NO spying." She said demandingly. They looked almost frightened and they tensed up.
"Yes ma'am." They said at the same time in small voices.
"Good." She smiled and turned to walk to the stream. They relaxed and shot a quick evil glare in her direction. Riku looked at Sora.
"How the heck can you be in love with her?" He asked. Sora jumped back surprised.
"Whoa hold up wait a minute, whaddya mean in love with-" He quickly said, trying to hide it even though it was no use since Riku already knew.
"Oh don't deny it idiot, you and I both know it's true." Riku said, cutting him off.
"Huh, you know, but how'd you know?" Sora said rather confused now.
"Let's just say that next time your up in the middle of the night, make sure that everyone's asleep." Riku said smiling. Sora, knowing what he meant, figured it was probably best he knew.
"Oh really now. So you heard everything last night?" He asked, looking up at Riku.
"Yup." He nodded while looking in a different direction. "...Ya know it kinda gets on my nerves when people tell me what to do." Riku said, changing the subject.
"Yeah." Sora replied, not even realizing exactly what Riku was getting at. They both looked at each other mischeviously.
"...Well, she told us not to look." Riku slowly said. A grin slowly creeping on both their faces.
"So to get back at her..."
"We will." They both said in unison. They quietly crept through the tall bushes that lined most of the stream. They got down on their knees at one part and stuck their hands in the bushes to get ready. Sora started having second thoughts.
"Riku I don't really wanna do this now, I don't wanna get acquainted with the ground." He said half whispering and half whimpering. Riku quickly looked at him.
"Don't be such a scaredy cat, she can't so anything to us." He said as he looked back towards the bushes. Sora, hoping he was right, just nodded in agreement.
"Ok on my count...1, 2,...3!" Riku said as he quickly parted the bushes with his hands and Sora did the same.
They didn't even have a split second before they felt a sharp pain in their foreheads. They sat back grabbing their foreheads in pain. They heard Falina laughing her head off. She had figured they would come, since boys will be boys, and got a couple a rocks ready for them.
When the pain subsided they stood up and looked at her, which she was still dressed of course.
"Oh very funny." Riku said sounding somewhat angry.
"Ow that really hurt." Sora said closing one eye while rubbing his sore face with one hand.
"Well that'll teach ya then for doin what you're told not to." Falina said still smiling widely. "Now if ya don't mind I still haven't taken my bath, and I would appreciate it if you'd leave. And if ya come back your gonna feel somethin worse than a rock in your forehead." She said pointing in the direction of the cave.
They turned and walked away with their heads hanging somewhat angrily while mumbling something. When they got to the cave they plopped down outside the entrance, cross-legged with their chins in their hands. Not turning his gaze, Riku finally spoke.
"I feel sorry for you man."
"Why's that?" Sora asked, also not averting his gaze. They were both facing one way, not looking at each other.
"She's your girlfriend." Riku answered.
"Shut up." He replied in a monotone voice still looking forward.
Falina just finished washing herself as good as she could without soap. She just dried off with her jacket since it was made of terra cloth, and it's not like she'd be needing it today. She got dressed and started walking back to the cave. The quick little bath did make her feel better though. She finally got to the cave to see Sora and Riku sitting there looking bored as ever. They practically seemed like statues.
"Man, I hope I didn't hit you two that hard." She said. They slowly turned their heads towards her.
"Oh don't worry, you didn't. We're just bored out of our minds." Riku said slowly. Sora sighed and plopped over on his back, laying there and staring at the sky.
Since it was now sunset, they finally got up and made a little fire outside the entrance of the cave. They went and caught a couple of fish, and Sora and Riku got soaked in the process. They came back and Falina started cooking them while they dried off.
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Author's Notes: Ok, hope you liked this chapter. I'm sure most of you thought Sora and Riku getting smacked in the foreheads with rocks was pretty funny. Ha, I woulda loved to see that man, lol. Anyway, not much else to say except to remind you I update every Friday. But if something comes up, the chapter will be up on Saturday. Seeya. ~*~ Sky ~*~
Reviewer Credits:
LewsThereinInsanity: Yeah I told ya there'd be a bit more action in chapter 8 now didn't I? I also said it was longer didn't I? I am trying to make the chapters a little longer now. Anyway, thanx for the review! ^_~
Akira5867: Glad you liked chapter 8. It was one of my faves too. Yeah it is pretty funny imagining Sora slamming his fist into a boulder. I probably shoulda wrote something about him feeling a pain in his hand when he became himself again, lol. Thanx for the review! ^_~
Aniiston: Yes, chapter 8 was a good one. Trust me, I'm not worried about you stealing any of my ideas, though I wouldn't really mind that much. Yeah the water fight thing is a bit cliche, course my story's full of cliche's, as you can tell, lol. Thanx for your review! ^_~
Disclaimer: I WISH I owned Kingdom Hearts. Ok not really, I just wish I owned Sora, heh heh. But I don't so, tough luck.
Claimer: I DO own Falina, Ceres, Narimo, the plot, Sora, Riku...oops, just take Sora and Riku outta there, heh heh.
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Sora and Falina finally finish telling Riku everything, except of their newfound feelings for each other of course.
"Man this all happened kinda fast didn't it?" Riku said scratching his head.
"Yeah. Just shows how quickly things can change." Sora said.
"Well, at least you got your memory back, even though some of it's a bit sad. Course, it's probably better that you knew." Riku said somewhat glumly. "So, that necklace can really bring you back to life if you die?" He asked, changing the subject and lightening the mood.
"Yeah, at least that's what my father told me in my dream, or, memory, either one." She answered.
"So if like me or Sora were to die, the necklace couldn't be used to revive us?"
"No, at least I'm pretty sure. My father said it could be used to revive 'me and me alone'." She said.
"Well hopefully if any of us die it'll be you." Riku said leaning back and looking at Falina.
"No, hopefully none of us will die." Sora said almost angrily, correcting him. Riku just looked at him, then closed his eyes with his hands behind his head. Falina heard her stomach growl, and put her hands over it to quiet it.
"Uh, Riku, you didn't happen to bring any food with you did ya?" She asked hopefully.
"Nope." He replied. She slumped over in dismay.
"Darn. I'm starving."
"Yeah, we haven't eaten since the night before we got here." Sora added.
"Well then we should probably just go out and find something to kill and cook it. I'm not really as hungry as you guys, but then again I ate just before I went to your house looking for you." Riku said.
"Yeah I guess that's pretty much our only option. Unless we want to wait until we go insane from starvation and try to eat each other." Sora said jokingly.
"No way, you probably taste horrible." Falina said to him, slightly grinning.
"I probably taste better than you." He said grinning back.
"Can we stop arguing over who tastes better, and go find something to eat besides each other." Riku said, getting their attention.
"Ok ok, let's go 'Captain Humorless'." Sora said as he got up.
They all got up and went outside. Luckily, there was actually some life around here, for there was a small forest of trees, and a stream a few yards away from the cave. Sora and Falina noticed it when they first got there, but were too confused at what happened to go there. They walked into it, seeing a few birds here and there.
"Man Sora, we shoulda came here when we first got here." Falina said looking around.
"Yeah I know." He replied, also looking around. Riku heard something in the bushes. He looked down to see a rabbit.
"Look there guys!" They both looked and saw it.
"Let's get it." Riku said. Sora and Falina agreed.
Sora and Riku snuk up behind it. It perked it's head up, but seeing nothing, went back to eating grass. They jumped from behind the bushes, and they fell to the ground as the rabbit took off. They ran after it, leaping for it several times, but missing every time. They looked rather ridiculous. Even Riku was having trouble, catching a rabbit of all things.
They finally snuk up on, and came from two sides, confusing the tired rabbit. They finally got him. They killed it as humanely as they could, not wanting to do it in the first place. They went back to the cave.
"You two are aware how funny you looked doing that right?" Falina said smiling.
"Oh get off it, we got him didn't we." Sora said, looking away. Falina simply let out a small laugh. Riku was embarrased a bit, but wanted to forget it so he didn't say anything.
They got back to the cave and made a fire, and found some way to hold it over the flame and cook it. They skinned it first of course. Riku had a knife that he always carried with him for defense.
When it was done they ate it, somewhat reluctantly, since this was the same creature they just saw hopping around and still furry. It didn't taste that great to Riku, but it was pretty good to Sora and Falina since they hadn't eaten in a while.
"Great, now I'm thirsty. Hey, we should go back to that stream by the woods where we caught the rabbit." Sora said.
"Yeah, I'm thirsty too. That water looked pretty clean from what I could see anyway." Falina agreed.
They all walked back to the stream. To their surprise there were fish in it.
"Um guys, we coulda just caught a fish instead of chasing after that rabbit." Riku said.
"Yeah, I wish we'd known sooner." Sora said sitting down by the water.
They all got a drink, which the water was pretty good, almost like spring water.
"Ahh. If we could just keep catching fish and rabbits, I think we'll be fine until we can figure out a way back home." Sora said sounding satisfied.
"Yeah and this stream would be a great place to take baths, though we'd have no soap or anything, but it's better than nothing. As long as there aren't any snakes and stuff in here." Falina said laying on her back. Riku and Sora looked kinda funny at her, but it was true.
"Well, should we head back to the cave now?" Riku asked, while getting up.
"Yeah." Sora and Falina agreed. They all walked back to the cave as it became sunset.
They talked for a while, and Riku told them about walking into Sora's room and finding the blue pillar of light, and walking into it, then getting transported here.
"Yeah that sounds like what happened when we came here." Sora said.
"Yeah, except for the blue pillar of light, we just saw a flash of white light, and then we were in the void and landed here, injuring ourselves in the process of course." Falina added.
"Speaking of which, how's the gash in you side?" Sora asked her.
"Oh, I guess it's a lot better, since I haven't really felt any more pain from it." She lifted up her shirt to the top of the the gash, and began unwrapping the temporary bandage that she forgot was there. It was now pretty much just a scar.
"It looks ok to me. What about your arm, your gash was slightly bigger than mine after all?" She questioned. He pulled up his arm to look at it.
"It's practically a scar now like yours, only not quite as healed because like you said, mine was slightly bigger than yours." He answered.
"So what happened anyway?" Riku asked, somewhat confused.
"We landed on rocks when we came here, and they made a pretty big gash in his arm and my side." Falina informed him.
"Yeah but she didn't tell me about hers, because she was too busy taking care of my arm to worry about her ownself. I ended up waking up and find the blood stain on her shirt, which is when I found out about it." Sora said crossing his arms.
"Oh get off it, I was gonna tell you the next day." She said crossing her arms as well. They gave each other evil glares.
"Gee you two are just like a married couple." Riku said smiling.
"Oh don't even start it!" They practically shouted in his face. The whole situation looked pretty funny really. And Riku just grinned even more.
Eventually they became tired out and decided it best that they went to bed. Sora and Falina slept in their usual places, right beside each other. Riku slept a couple of yards away from them.
Later, when Sora was sure Riku was asleep, he sat up and rested on his arm. He looked at Falina, who had her back turned towards him. He leaned over her and placed a kiss on her cheek. Her eyes slowly opened, and she looked at Sora.
"Whaddyou still awake for?" She whispered.
"Dunno, just couldn't sleep I guess."
"I don't see why you're not tired enough to sleep, Mr. rabbit chaser." She smiled and lay her head back down.
"Maybe I'm just not used to sleeping on such hard ground. Or maybe I'm just not used to going to bed without a goodnight kiss." He said making a pouty face and putting his arm around her.
"Whaddyou mean you're not used to going to sleep without a goodnight kiss? Did you just have someone come over and kiss you before you went to sleep before I came? Nevermind I don't wanna know." She said. She rolled over on her back. "I guess I won't be able to sleep now, since you woke me up." She whispered the last part a little loudly.
He just smiled and leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips. She smiled when they stopped.
"You think you'll be able to go to sleep now?" She asked, knowing what the answer was probably going to be.
"Maybe. You think you'll be able to sleep now?" He asked smiling back.
"No. At least not unless I have a nice soft pillow." She said returning his pouty face from before. He lightly laughed, knowing what she was wanting.
"Ok, you can have your pillow since I got my kiss." He laid on his back and she placed her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. He rested his chin on top of her head, thinking to himself.
"Do you think we'll ever find a way back home." He asked.
"Well I don't know about my home, but if you're talking about your home, I think we probably will. I don't know how, but we'll probably figure it out." She answered.
"Well you know that my home is your home too. We don't even have any idea where you home is, or what it's like." He said.
"Yeah. I should probably thank you forever since you took me in even though you had no idea who i was."
"You don't have to thank me forever, you've already thanked me. And now I'm glad I took you in." He said smiling even more.
She smiled and closed her eyes to go to sleep. He stroked a part of her soft hair until he too fell asleep. But unlike what they thought...Riku was awake.
He had heard the whole thing. It didn't surprise him though. He figured it was practically inevitable that those two were gonna get together. He simply smiled and rolled over on his side and went back to sleep.
The next day Riku was the first to wake up. He looked over at the two still sleeping in the others arms. He smiled because he thought it was kinda funny really, since he knew their little secret and they didn't know he knew.
He walked outside in the bright sunlight. It looked like they had slept a little late. He walked over to the stream they went to yesterday and got a drink. He wondered why most of the land looked like it had been destroyed, except for a few patches of forest here and there. It looked like everything was trying to grow back.
After a while of staring at the stream and the sky he walked back to the cave. He quietly walked in to see that Sora and Falina were still snoozing the day away. He picked up a stick, walked over to Sora and squat down beside him.
He started poking the side of his nose, just to see if what he'd do, or hopefully wake up. Sora's nose wiggled and he pulled his hand up and swiped the stick away. Riku, noticing that that didn't work, took in a deep breath.
"WAKE UP!" He yelled. They both jumped up to what would have been practically ten feet in the air, if the ceiling of the cave hadn't stopped them. They came down hard rubbing their sore heads.
"Ow...what'd ya do that for?" Sora asked, still rubbing his head. Riku was trying to surpress his laughter.
"Yeah I was havin a good sleep until just now." Falina said.
"You two lazy bums slept late, so I figured I'd give you a wake up call." Riku said still smiling.
"Well gee thanks." Sora replied sarcastically. He got up and went outside, and Riku and Falina followed. It was a nice sunny day. One of those days that makes you feel like swimming more than anything. Sora and Falina stretched, letting the suns rays hit them. Falina put a hand to her hair and felt it.
"Ech, I need to wash my hair. It's so dry." She said trying to pull it back out of her face. She then remembered what she said about how the stream would be a good place for her to take a bath.
"Hey, I'm gonna go wash up in that stream. And when I come back we'll catch some fish to eat or somthin." She picked up her jacket and started walking towards the stream, when she suddenly turned to them. "And if either one of you even thinks of peeking at me you'd better get acquainted with the ground cause your heads will be stuck in it. Got that, NO spying." She said demandingly. They looked almost frightened and they tensed up.
"Yes ma'am." They said at the same time in small voices.
"Good." She smiled and turned to walk to the stream. They relaxed and shot a quick evil glare in her direction. Riku looked at Sora.
"How the heck can you be in love with her?" He asked. Sora jumped back surprised.
"Whoa hold up wait a minute, whaddya mean in love with-" He quickly said, trying to hide it even though it was no use since Riku already knew.
"Oh don't deny it idiot, you and I both know it's true." Riku said, cutting him off.
"Huh, you know, but how'd you know?" Sora said rather confused now.
"Let's just say that next time your up in the middle of the night, make sure that everyone's asleep." Riku said smiling. Sora, knowing what he meant, figured it was probably best he knew.
"Oh really now. So you heard everything last night?" He asked, looking up at Riku.
"Yup." He nodded while looking in a different direction. "...Ya know it kinda gets on my nerves when people tell me what to do." Riku said, changing the subject.
"Yeah." Sora replied, not even realizing exactly what Riku was getting at. They both looked at each other mischeviously.
"...Well, she told us not to look." Riku slowly said. A grin slowly creeping on both their faces.
"So to get back at her..."
"We will." They both said in unison. They quietly crept through the tall bushes that lined most of the stream. They got down on their knees at one part and stuck their hands in the bushes to get ready. Sora started having second thoughts.
"Riku I don't really wanna do this now, I don't wanna get acquainted with the ground." He said half whispering and half whimpering. Riku quickly looked at him.
"Don't be such a scaredy cat, she can't so anything to us." He said as he looked back towards the bushes. Sora, hoping he was right, just nodded in agreement.
"Ok on my count...1, 2,...3!" Riku said as he quickly parted the bushes with his hands and Sora did the same.
They didn't even have a split second before they felt a sharp pain in their foreheads. They sat back grabbing their foreheads in pain. They heard Falina laughing her head off. She had figured they would come, since boys will be boys, and got a couple a rocks ready for them.
When the pain subsided they stood up and looked at her, which she was still dressed of course.
"Oh very funny." Riku said sounding somewhat angry.
"Ow that really hurt." Sora said closing one eye while rubbing his sore face with one hand.
"Well that'll teach ya then for doin what you're told not to." Falina said still smiling widely. "Now if ya don't mind I still haven't taken my bath, and I would appreciate it if you'd leave. And if ya come back your gonna feel somethin worse than a rock in your forehead." She said pointing in the direction of the cave.
They turned and walked away with their heads hanging somewhat angrily while mumbling something. When they got to the cave they plopped down outside the entrance, cross-legged with their chins in their hands. Not turning his gaze, Riku finally spoke.
"I feel sorry for you man."
"Why's that?" Sora asked, also not averting his gaze. They were both facing one way, not looking at each other.
"She's your girlfriend." Riku answered.
"Shut up." He replied in a monotone voice still looking forward.
Falina just finished washing herself as good as she could without soap. She just dried off with her jacket since it was made of terra cloth, and it's not like she'd be needing it today. She got dressed and started walking back to the cave. The quick little bath did make her feel better though. She finally got to the cave to see Sora and Riku sitting there looking bored as ever. They practically seemed like statues.
"Man, I hope I didn't hit you two that hard." She said. They slowly turned their heads towards her.
"Oh don't worry, you didn't. We're just bored out of our minds." Riku said slowly. Sora sighed and plopped over on his back, laying there and staring at the sky.
Since it was now sunset, they finally got up and made a little fire outside the entrance of the cave. They went and caught a couple of fish, and Sora and Riku got soaked in the process. They came back and Falina started cooking them while they dried off.
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Author's Notes: Ok, hope you liked this chapter. I'm sure most of you thought Sora and Riku getting smacked in the foreheads with rocks was pretty funny. Ha, I woulda loved to see that man, lol. Anyway, not much else to say except to remind you I update every Friday. But if something comes up, the chapter will be up on Saturday. Seeya. ~*~ Sky ~*~
Reviewer Credits:
LewsThereinInsanity: Yeah I told ya there'd be a bit more action in chapter 8 now didn't I? I also said it was longer didn't I? I am trying to make the chapters a little longer now. Anyway, thanx for the review! ^_~
Akira5867: Glad you liked chapter 8. It was one of my faves too. Yeah it is pretty funny imagining Sora slamming his fist into a boulder. I probably shoulda wrote something about him feeling a pain in his hand when he became himself again, lol. Thanx for the review! ^_~
Aniiston: Yes, chapter 8 was a good one. Trust me, I'm not worried about you stealing any of my ideas, though I wouldn't really mind that much. Yeah the water fight thing is a bit cliche, course my story's full of cliche's, as you can tell, lol. Thanx for your review! ^_~