Chapter 4: Greetings and Decisions
"So, it looks like you had fun last night," said Kairi trying not to giggle as she smiled evilly at me.
"Okay what did you see?" I demanded.
"Oh nothing," she said giggling. "Except the smell of love, and the sight of two lovers.
"Ha ha," I said sarcastically, as my cheeks burned crimson. "Okay, so I had a little action last night, so what, I enjoyed it and that's all that matters."
"Whatever Dude," she replied. Come on, everyone's waiting for us.
"What time is it anyway?" I asked.
"Oh, only 12 o'clock!" she yelled.
"Dang," I said as I ran around trying to find something to wear.
"Come on you two hurry up!" yelled Riku.
"We're hurrying!" I yelled as I burst out of Kairi's house trying to put on my shoe and comb my hair as best I could. "I'm here!" I yelled triumphantly.
"Okay, Dude has apparently left the building," said Sora, laughing.
"So what do I need to see?" I asked intently.
"We have some more newcomers," said Riku, looking at me with his cool icy eyes. "They seem to have come around and apparently know you and Kai."
"Where is Kai anyway?" I asked.
"Since she kind of had a lot of action yesterday," said Sora, smirking at me, I decided to let her sleep in."
"And you say I sleep in," I muttered. "Why does everyone know about yesterday anyway?"
"Okay, okay so we sort of dropped in, not on purpose of course, but we were just passing and didn't want to disturb either of you," Kairi explained.
"In your time alone," added Sora trying hard not to smile, "I've got to say Dude she's one hot chick."
"Hey," said Kairi, punching Sora's arm.
"Oh, getting jealous, are we Kairi," said Riku laughing. Let's go see the newcomers now.
As we walked down the beach to the Riku' house, I couldn't help, but wonder who the people would be if they knew me.
"Hey Dude," a familiar voice greeted me. "Long time, no see."
"Chenny? Luna?" I gasped. This was awesome! My best friends were right here to help me through this.
"You didn't think you could leave without us, did you?" said Luna with a smile.
There was Luna for you sarcastic as ever. She could get a little hyper sometimes but always knew the sensible thing to do and had a good mind and heart. She was one of my only true friends that I could confide my feelings in.
"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA," yelled Chenny.
Chenny, he was just about the happiest person you could meet, with a happy and go lucky attitude. Almost always hyper and crazy, Chenny could cheer me up almost instantaneously. He was a true friend and was very intelligent. Thank the Lord that they were here.
"So Dude any new adventures lately?" Chenny asked.
"Um... maybe," I said sarcastically. I then told them everything that happened how I battled the Heartless, then went to Disneyland and ended up here. I still hadn't told them about Kai and the Keyblade, I might tell them later, I decided.
"Wow, sounds like you've had some fun," Luna joked, "Come on I need some fresh air, I'm dying in here."
We spent the whole day talking about experiences we'd faced and then I asked them how they had gotten here.
"Well, we found it kind of odd when Luna didn't see you at school for 1 week, so we called your house, but no one was there, your house isn't even..." Chenny stopped abruptly.
"Are you saying... that my family... my home..." I asked tears welling up in my eyes.
"I'm sorry Dude..." Luna said comfortingly," They're gone."
"No it can't be!" I yelled back. "I don't believe you! I don't fucking believe you!" With that I ran of to be with myself. I had found this spot I like to call it "The Place of Thoughts" or as Riku and Sora called it "The Secret Place. Not so secret anymore I thought as I sat down and poured through my thoughts. Man, in so few days, my life had changed from normal, to totally... weird.
Not that I hated it or anything, but I wished I had my life back.
"Why? Why me?" I yelled into the darkness surrounding me from the night sky.
"Because you were chosen," a voice behind me said.
I whirled around in my stance and drew my sword (if I didn't tell you I had found my sword from karate on the beach a few days ago). I saw myself looking into amber eyes and a body concealed in a tunic with a hood. "It's you," I gasped as feeling of fear shot down my spine. What the hell are you doing here and what did you do to my family?" I furiously inquired. "What have you done with them?" Just then I felt my whole body shaking in fury. I lifted my sword and lunged at him. A great force shot out of his hand and threw me backwards of my feet into a rock. He laughed maniacally as I struggled to regain my footing.
"The darkness will always defeat you, you cannot win, and they think you are a warrior," he said sarcastically.
No one can diss me and get away with it. I leapt up, rage shooting through my veins through a force I can't explain. I drove the sword with all my might and shouted the word: FIRE! The force of my attack left the person sprawled on the ground.
"Who's powerful now?" I said with a piercing stare as I held the sword to his neck. "Who are you anyway?" I asked still holding the sword at his throat.
"That will be a mystery to you," said in a hushed voice. "We will meet again I can foresee it," and with that he vanished from sight.
"What's happening to me?!" I yelled into the darkness. "Why was I chosen? Why me?" I yelled with tears streaming down my face. Eventually, I became so sick I blacked out, I wanted all this to end.
I woke the next morning to-just my luck-rain. For a while I just wandered, rethinking my life over and over and over again. "Where do I go from here?" I wondered aloud. "Who will bring me back to my normal life? I have a feeling all our lives aren't normal anymore."
I felt rotten. Somehow... it felt like I brought all my friends into this-without meaning to- but still. "There is no hope for us," the wind seemed to whispered quietly in despair. I had no idea of how far I had walked, that I walked straight into a forest.
"Great," I said, "I'm depressed and lost."
Hours passed like days in that forest. Those questions haunted me for the whole time there. It seemed like eternity, until I walked out of the forest. It was dark, yet I could somehow see like it was daytime, like the shadows where my friends. Coming out to play with me, to touch my spirit and make it stop this hurting. Then suddenly, they were gone, scattered into the nothingness that never was. A pool of water was nearby. I walked up to it and looked at my reflection. Looking back at me wasn't the confident, joyful young man I once was. Now it was depressed, dirty and lonely person. Then all of a sudden the reflection changed, it was still me, but in another place, with some sort of weapon, I couldn't make it out. My friends were there and I was happy. Could this... could this be our destiny? I felt happy again, like this reassuring force was sending me a message that everything will be OK. Slowly, I made my way back to our homes following the way that I had taken. I just noticed something though, I was starving, like I needed food right now! Weird how hunger can get to you right when you least expect it.
As I walked I knew that my friends would be there for me no matter what, that I could face any adventure that faced us.
Just as I came up to Riku's island, I knew something was wrong. All was dark and there were mysterious clouds surrounding the island. Everyone was there, except for Kairi, but one person stood out.
"Riku!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. He was being swallowed up by the darkness, his hard face set in determination and will. His muscular arm outstretched toward Sora as if to say that the darkness was the only way off this island. Sora was reaching with all his might.
I ran up there as fast as I could and tackled Sora to the ground. As I looked up Luna grabbed Riku's hand. It was a big flash... Chenny yelled "NO!" There was a flashing light and all was quiet again. Then I realized it, Luna was gone.
Author's Note: It has taken ages to write this and I apologize for all my faithful readers if this is not to your liking. It's not one of my best, but it's OK. Please review soon. Rock on!
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