Hallo! That's German for 'hello' just for all of you out there that didn't know that :) . Anyways, the fifth chapter is here!!!!!!!! Whoo hoo! This chapter is a very short chapter, but I promise the next few ones will be either longer, better, or both! Just wanna let you guys know that there is more to this story than meets the eye ( woah, I just sounded all smart and mysterious there..), just a hintie: Ari's past is VERY different than she remembers ( hehehe, I'm leaving you all in suspense, don't worry, you'll find out in either chapter 10 or 11). Oh, and if you think that the story starts out slow, well, YOU'RE RIGHT! But don't worry, it gets very suspenseful in chapters 7 and 8 ( yes, I have written all this stuff down before, in a Sanrio notebook to be exact...) And, ALL QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! I PROMISE!!!

*see chapter 1 for disclaimer*

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Chapter 5: Beach Party

One by one, the children from the main island arrived at the dock, set their things down on the sand, and jumped into the ocean.

Ari ran up to the bridge that led to the small, separated island. She set her backpack down and stared out to the ocean.

The boys and girls from the island were all scattered in the mass of blue water, the most near the beach. Ari took off her clothes, revealing her blue, Hawaiian print bikini. She then went to the other end of the small island, ran to the opposite edge, and jumped off.

"Look out below!!!" she yelled as she plunged into the water below her, splashing nearly everyone.

"Hey Ari, watch out!" Sora yelled. "You almost landed on top of me!"

"Sorry Sora." Ari replied. "Hey, do you know where Riku is?"

"Right behind you." Sora answered.

Ari turned around to see Riku, with his arms raised in the air, but she turned around too late. Riku dunked Ari underwater, making her view of the island change to a view of everyone's feet underwater.

Ari searched around underwater, Riku's hands still holding her down, and finally, she found what she was looking for.

Ari grabbed onto Riku's ankles, and tugged them toward her, pulling his feet out from underneath him. Riku immediately fell over into the water, almost on top of Ari, creating a huge splash.

When the two finally came up from under the water, they stared at each other for a moment, and then both burst out laughing.

The day continued somewhat normally. There were numerous chicken fights, swimming contests, and games of Marco polo. Many kids also jumped into the ocean from the separated island, only to run out and jump in again.

This continued through the whole day until, finally, the sun began to set, and the children began to go home except for four, that is.