[A/N] That last chapter... God, I wasn't expecting anything even remotely
close to that to happen. I was thinking that Kairi would wake up on the
beach and Sora would be gone and she... Well exactly, I kind of got stuck on
that one, so I tweaked it a bit. The really bizarre thing about this story
is that I am literally making things up on the spot as I write them. I
clearly have no plan as to what even the basic plot is. Not even a single
idea. So I'll just keep pouring things out, and see how it works. If it
really sucks in the end, I will never attempt this again. I promise
[winks]. Voici chaptoro cinq.
Kairi and Riku sat on the couch in silence. It was almost pitch-black outside and it was only 2:00 in the afternoon. It had been raining for a few hours now and the noticeable sound of thunder could be heard [though very rarely] in the far away distance. Kairi was already biting her nails, not looking forward to what tonight would bring. But somehow, she always felt secure whenever Riku was around. I mean, who wouldn't basically? He could break a cement block with his single hand and a single hit. Actually, he could probably break five of them with one shot if he ever tried. He could break you in half if he really wanted too. Besides the small amount of fear that he might go into an angry rampage and suddenly feel like killing you, he was pretty good protection. I mean, the last time he went on a rampage like that was three years ago.
Anyway...
Kairi felt quite protected. She had always been afraid to death of thunderstorms just as Sora was always deathly afraid of spiders... especially the little tiny defenseless ones that live in attacks. But this is beside the point... Kairi hated thunderstorms so much that she could sense that one was coming sometimes a few days in advance. She usually tended to go over to Riku's house and spend the day with him in the fortification of his bedroom. Though the last time she did that she was only sixteen years old that was nearly four years ago, if not more if my calculations are correct [I haven't decided yet...]. The last thunderstorm that the Destiny Islands had seen was just about four years ago, oh yes, the night that Sora came back... again [No need to explain now, I think I have all that crap sorted out, so it's better to wait and surprise you all with that stuff near the end... ha ha ha!].
Yeah, so Kairi was pretty much very afraid of thunderstorms just to sum that last paragraph up.
Kairi and Riku were huddled together under the same plaid afghan. Kairi had already preformed the mission of unplugging every single electrical appliance in the house, besides the phone [incase Sora called] and a single light in the living room where they were sitting. She also took the liberty of lighting a few candles while she was at it, so that she could see if the lights went out.
'I don't want the power to go out Riku. I hate the dark nearly as much as I hate thunderstorms,' Kairi stated as she stared directly at on of the candles' flame, seemingly mesmerized by it's captivating mystery.
'Don't look directly at the flame, Kairi, you'll hurt your eyes,' stated Riku matter-of-factly.
'Why? It's not like the sun,' Kairi replied refusing to tear the gaze from her enticing subject.
'So, it could still damage your eyes...' Riku's voice trailed off as he stared down at Kairi. She didn't move. 'Fine, if the next time I see you and you need a prescription for glasses... Don't blame me, I was the one who tried to prevent it,' Kairi's gaze shifted up to Riku and she shook her head slowly, back and forth. 'What?' he exclaimed as if... well, as if he was oblivious to that fact that he was acting like her older brother or something. Kairi sighed and stared down at the ground.
A flash of light flickered violently from outside and Kairi met her gaze to the window. Suddenly the whole house shook as a sound a thousand times greater than an million fireworks being set off at the same time met their ears. Kairi jumped and screamed at the same time completely without meaning too or even realizing it at first. She quickly drew her hand over her mouth and her eyes went wide.
'That sounded like a damaging one,' Kairi whispered as she looked up at Riku. Riku smiled and almost laughed too. Actually, I think he did laugh.
'Kairi, thunder doesn't damage things, I've told you before. Don't you remember?' Riku questioned. Kairi nodded, but still wouldn't abandon her hypothesis that it could indeed damage something if it were loud enough. Noise can be a powerful thing. At least in Kairi's mind it was powerful.
Anyway...
The two of them sat there for an unbelievably extended period of time. The silence of the room could probably be heard from miles away. It was hard to tell if even either one of them was still breathing. But thank the Gods for the fact that they weren't just sitting the whole time. Eventually, as the storm worsened by the minute, Riku brought Kairi into a laying position as he could obviously tell that she was in some great need of comfort.
'Did you hear that one?' Kairi questioned intently. Though it's kind of heard not to miss even the tiniest sound when you're laying in complete silence.
'Yeah, it's was probably just lightening hitting a tree or something,' Riku replied lightly as he wiped some hair out of Kairi's face. He seemed to have some kind of obsession with Kairi's hair. He never ceased to play with it whenever he had the chance. Or something like that.
'When was the last time someone died in a thunderstorm?' Kairi questioned as she pulled the afghan tighter around herself.
'People only die in thunderstorms if they're dumb enough to run out into the middle of a field holding up a large metal pole. I wouldn't worry about it,' Riku replied softy. 'Do you think Sora is dumb enough to do something like that?' Kairi questioned as she drew her eyebrows together in wonder.
'I don't know. Probably...' Riku's voice trailed off. Kairi bit her bottom lip. Hard. 'I'm only kidding!' Riku exclaimed as Kairi refused to reply to his last statement. 'He might be dumb enough to do something like that seven years ago, but it's not very likely now.' Kairi nodded.
'I know,' she replied. 'I hope that he's okay,' said Kairi softly.
'I'm sure he's fine,' Riku assured. 'I mean, it's not like he's out in some other world fighting a boat load of evil guys in black trench coats that claim to need his heart to survive,' stated Riku blankly. Kairi bit her lip even harder this time. Riku sighed. 'Kairi, he's fine,' said Riku firmly.
'What if he's not? I wish that he could just learn to tell me where he's going. Then maybe I wouldn't have a reason to worry so much,' Kairi replied dramatically.
'I don't think you have a reason to worry Kai. Trust me,' Riku assured. He wrapped both his arms tighter around her stomach.
'I hope so,' Kairi whispered in response. The silence again ensued and Riku let out one last, exaggerated sigh.
Suddenly the single light in the room flickered out and a dim glow convened the darkness. Kairi let out a frightened, yet slightly agitated moan. The thunder rapidly became more severe, ostensibly leaving no single second in silence. Loud crashes and intense bursts of lightning left Kairi in a state of discomfort she seldom ever encountered.
'Just close your eyes,' said Riku lightly.
'I am,' Kairi replied nervously. Her eyes were in fact shut so tightly it almost looked painful.
'I don't think it's the thunder that you're afraid of...' Riku's voice trailed off softly.
'What do you inquire it might be then?' Kairi asked as her eyes grew ever more intensely shut. Riku sighed and stared up at the ceiling.
'Separation anxiety,' Riku replied. 'The fear that he's going to leave again, to any extent you'd like to put leaving...' Riku replied quietly.
'You know that only makes me more nervous, you saying that,' Kairi replied, the distinctive element of fear audible in her voice. Riku sighed as he, again [laughs], brought his hand up to her head to wipe the hair out of her face. Kairi sighed and released the tension on her eyes, letting the lids rest peacefully over them. She carefully rolled herself over so that she was lying on her stomach atop of Riku's. She rested her head to one side. Riku wrapped her afghan up around her shoulders and ran his hand through her hair once more.
'Don't let me fall asleep, okay?' Kairi inquired in a whisper. 'Incase Sora comes home...' her voice trailed off and Riku could tell that she was considerately tired.
'Alright,' he lied as he ran a hand down her arm and rested it around her back. He sighed and continued to stare up at the ceiling.
Kairi and Riku sat on the couch in silence. It was almost pitch-black outside and it was only 2:00 in the afternoon. It had been raining for a few hours now and the noticeable sound of thunder could be heard [though very rarely] in the far away distance. Kairi was already biting her nails, not looking forward to what tonight would bring. But somehow, she always felt secure whenever Riku was around. I mean, who wouldn't basically? He could break a cement block with his single hand and a single hit. Actually, he could probably break five of them with one shot if he ever tried. He could break you in half if he really wanted too. Besides the small amount of fear that he might go into an angry rampage and suddenly feel like killing you, he was pretty good protection. I mean, the last time he went on a rampage like that was three years ago.
Anyway...
Kairi felt quite protected. She had always been afraid to death of thunderstorms just as Sora was always deathly afraid of spiders... especially the little tiny defenseless ones that live in attacks. But this is beside the point... Kairi hated thunderstorms so much that she could sense that one was coming sometimes a few days in advance. She usually tended to go over to Riku's house and spend the day with him in the fortification of his bedroom. Though the last time she did that she was only sixteen years old that was nearly four years ago, if not more if my calculations are correct [I haven't decided yet...]. The last thunderstorm that the Destiny Islands had seen was just about four years ago, oh yes, the night that Sora came back... again [No need to explain now, I think I have all that crap sorted out, so it's better to wait and surprise you all with that stuff near the end... ha ha ha!].
Yeah, so Kairi was pretty much very afraid of thunderstorms just to sum that last paragraph up.
Kairi and Riku were huddled together under the same plaid afghan. Kairi had already preformed the mission of unplugging every single electrical appliance in the house, besides the phone [incase Sora called] and a single light in the living room where they were sitting. She also took the liberty of lighting a few candles while she was at it, so that she could see if the lights went out.
'I don't want the power to go out Riku. I hate the dark nearly as much as I hate thunderstorms,' Kairi stated as she stared directly at on of the candles' flame, seemingly mesmerized by it's captivating mystery.
'Don't look directly at the flame, Kairi, you'll hurt your eyes,' stated Riku matter-of-factly.
'Why? It's not like the sun,' Kairi replied refusing to tear the gaze from her enticing subject.
'So, it could still damage your eyes...' Riku's voice trailed off as he stared down at Kairi. She didn't move. 'Fine, if the next time I see you and you need a prescription for glasses... Don't blame me, I was the one who tried to prevent it,' Kairi's gaze shifted up to Riku and she shook her head slowly, back and forth. 'What?' he exclaimed as if... well, as if he was oblivious to that fact that he was acting like her older brother or something. Kairi sighed and stared down at the ground.
A flash of light flickered violently from outside and Kairi met her gaze to the window. Suddenly the whole house shook as a sound a thousand times greater than an million fireworks being set off at the same time met their ears. Kairi jumped and screamed at the same time completely without meaning too or even realizing it at first. She quickly drew her hand over her mouth and her eyes went wide.
'That sounded like a damaging one,' Kairi whispered as she looked up at Riku. Riku smiled and almost laughed too. Actually, I think he did laugh.
'Kairi, thunder doesn't damage things, I've told you before. Don't you remember?' Riku questioned. Kairi nodded, but still wouldn't abandon her hypothesis that it could indeed damage something if it were loud enough. Noise can be a powerful thing. At least in Kairi's mind it was powerful.
Anyway...
The two of them sat there for an unbelievably extended period of time. The silence of the room could probably be heard from miles away. It was hard to tell if even either one of them was still breathing. But thank the Gods for the fact that they weren't just sitting the whole time. Eventually, as the storm worsened by the minute, Riku brought Kairi into a laying position as he could obviously tell that she was in some great need of comfort.
'Did you hear that one?' Kairi questioned intently. Though it's kind of heard not to miss even the tiniest sound when you're laying in complete silence.
'Yeah, it's was probably just lightening hitting a tree or something,' Riku replied lightly as he wiped some hair out of Kairi's face. He seemed to have some kind of obsession with Kairi's hair. He never ceased to play with it whenever he had the chance. Or something like that.
'When was the last time someone died in a thunderstorm?' Kairi questioned as she pulled the afghan tighter around herself.
'People only die in thunderstorms if they're dumb enough to run out into the middle of a field holding up a large metal pole. I wouldn't worry about it,' Riku replied softy. 'Do you think Sora is dumb enough to do something like that?' Kairi questioned as she drew her eyebrows together in wonder.
'I don't know. Probably...' Riku's voice trailed off. Kairi bit her bottom lip. Hard. 'I'm only kidding!' Riku exclaimed as Kairi refused to reply to his last statement. 'He might be dumb enough to do something like that seven years ago, but it's not very likely now.' Kairi nodded.
'I know,' she replied. 'I hope that he's okay,' said Kairi softly.
'I'm sure he's fine,' Riku assured. 'I mean, it's not like he's out in some other world fighting a boat load of evil guys in black trench coats that claim to need his heart to survive,' stated Riku blankly. Kairi bit her lip even harder this time. Riku sighed. 'Kairi, he's fine,' said Riku firmly.
'What if he's not? I wish that he could just learn to tell me where he's going. Then maybe I wouldn't have a reason to worry so much,' Kairi replied dramatically.
'I don't think you have a reason to worry Kai. Trust me,' Riku assured. He wrapped both his arms tighter around her stomach.
'I hope so,' Kairi whispered in response. The silence again ensued and Riku let out one last, exaggerated sigh.
Suddenly the single light in the room flickered out and a dim glow convened the darkness. Kairi let out a frightened, yet slightly agitated moan. The thunder rapidly became more severe, ostensibly leaving no single second in silence. Loud crashes and intense bursts of lightning left Kairi in a state of discomfort she seldom ever encountered.
'Just close your eyes,' said Riku lightly.
'I am,' Kairi replied nervously. Her eyes were in fact shut so tightly it almost looked painful.
'I don't think it's the thunder that you're afraid of...' Riku's voice trailed off softly.
'What do you inquire it might be then?' Kairi asked as her eyes grew ever more intensely shut. Riku sighed and stared up at the ceiling.
'Separation anxiety,' Riku replied. 'The fear that he's going to leave again, to any extent you'd like to put leaving...' Riku replied quietly.
'You know that only makes me more nervous, you saying that,' Kairi replied, the distinctive element of fear audible in her voice. Riku sighed as he, again [laughs], brought his hand up to her head to wipe the hair out of her face. Kairi sighed and released the tension on her eyes, letting the lids rest peacefully over them. She carefully rolled herself over so that she was lying on her stomach atop of Riku's. She rested her head to one side. Riku wrapped her afghan up around her shoulders and ran his hand through her hair once more.
'Don't let me fall asleep, okay?' Kairi inquired in a whisper. 'Incase Sora comes home...' her voice trailed off and Riku could tell that she was considerately tired.
'Alright,' he lied as he ran a hand down her arm and rested it around her back. He sighed and continued to stare up at the ceiling.