Chapter 2
"Riku....Kairi..." Sora drifted in and out of consciousness. Sometimes the black robed figure was there and sometimes it wasn't. The keyblade master was far too weak from the battle to think of freedom and the fact that Donald and Goofy were in another forsaken place didn't help. Gathering what little energy he had he pulled hard on the chains that bound him to the wall.
"Nothing..." he whispered as he relaxed against the wall. Then, in hopes of lightening the gloom he thought of what Kairi would say.
"Don't give up!" Her voice rang through his head.
"I know you're stronger then this." Riku's voice came next. Sora smiled at the support his friends gave him even though they weren't there.
"I'll find you Riku, then we'll both go back to Kairi." He said as he felt his strength leave him, looking at the charm Kairi gave him Sora whispered
"I promise......" then he collapsed, the only thing holding him up was the chains in a dark cell.
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"So how good are you at fighting?" Tidus asked Riku. Riku thought for a moment and then finally replied
"I'm okay." Kairi was about to say something when Riku cut her off with a look. She glared at him and he shook his head. She sighed and trotted over to the dock where Selphie sat. Tidus considered this then smiled.
"In that case...I challenge you to a practice duel!" he yelled triumphantly. Hoping this would impress Kairi he swung out his practice sword and looked at him expectantly, thinking he would back out Tidus taunted.
"Scared?" Riku looked at him, then smiled.
"Okay, your wish." He said simply and brought out his sword. Tidus looked at the red and black sword, seeing that it was real jumped back.
"Hey! Practice duel means fake sword! FAKE!" The young boy thought panicking. Wakka smiled and Selphie giggled. Tidus felt the blush burn across his face and coughed into his hand. Looking back at Riku he saw that the real sword had vanished and had been replaced by wooden sword. Riku smiled and mouthed 'only to be fair' Tidus scowled and set himself up in stance. Wakka stood at the edge and counted down.
"3!...2!....1!....GO!"
Tidus flung himself straight at Riku, the silver haired youth sidestepped the attack and swung down with his sword HARD. Tidus crumbled under the attack and before Riku could continue Tidus tripped the boy. Riku realizing the attack did a jump kick on him sending Tidus careening back. Then he delivered the final blow. Silence took the field as Riku walked over to Tidus. The blond haired boy glared at Riku with hatred in those blue eyes and realized with surprise that Riku had offered him a hand. Tidus ignored it and stood up by himself which wasn't easy, he felt like he'd been pounded with a hammer. Riku shrugged and Selphie jumped up.
"Me next!!!" Kairi stared at her.
"Are you mad?!" She demanded.
"I just want to see how good he is!!" She replied scathingly and jumped down from the dock. Getting her nunchaku out (A/N: looks more like a skipping rope..) she faced Riku ready to fight. He shrugged and only said
"No whining when you lose." And grinned Wakka did another count down.
"3!..2! .. 1! .. GO!"
Selphie swung at Riku who dodged it by jumping into the air. He landed behind her and smacked her back sending her flying by at least a foot. She got up and rubbed her head. Turning towards him she began to send her weapon in a spiral around her. Riku attacked her by tripping her first then smacking her on the head.
"Ouch! I think I went down faster then Tidus!" She remarked as she stood up. Wakka smiled and took the next fight. None of his attacks worked however. Every shot he threw was hit back by Riku's sword, much like a baseball and a bat.
"Hey Kairi! How about you? Wanna shot?" Selphie asked. Kairi studied Riku and Riku observed her for a moment. The she shook her head.
"Nah, I'd like to keep my pride if its all the same." And smiled at the three kids all rubbing sore spots. Riku breathed relief. He didn't want to hurt Kairi.
"Since when do you fight?" He asked her after they'd set down and everyone but them had left. She smiled and handed him a pear which came from the island.
"Tidus has been teaching me how to fight with the sword ever since I asked him to." She said biting into it.
"When?"
"After Sora restored the island." She said now looking at the ocean floor which was beneath them. Sitting on the dock she remembered when Sora and she had sat together here. Right before the storm and right before this thing all began.. She suddenly started crying and her tears fell into the endless sea. Riku dropped his half eaten fruit and put an arm around her shoulders whispering
"I know, I know." She leaned against his shoulder and tears continued to trickle from her face. Then she brushed them away angrily and looked at Riku.
"We have to go out and find him!" She said standing up.
"How?!" He demanded standing up too.
"I don't know, but sitting here won't get us anywhere!"
"I know, but what if I can't protect you?! What if...what if you.." he trailed off and she looked at him.
"What if I what?" she asked softly. He looked at her and clenched his fist.
"What if you lose you heart again?!" she stiffened and was stunned. She hadn't thought of that. Then she walked up to him and placed a hand down on his clenched fist.
"I couldn't fight then. Now I can, and I learned a few new tricks from Sora's friends while he was fighting. I can manage." Riku stared at her disbelieving.
"Tricks?" he whispered faintly. She smiled lightly and walked over to a small pile of dried sticks. She touched the pile and whispered
"Fire." The pile burst into flames.
"Magic." Riku breathed as he stared at her. Then walked up and demanded
"What else?!" She smiled and replied
"Ice, thunder, etc. Just the basic spells. I don't have the leveled up ones." She frowned. Then looked at him with pleading eyes. "Please Riku!" Riku sighed then looked at her and put on a stern face. Kairi's heart sank.
"No, we'll..." He began and Kairi lowered her head.
"..just have to stop waiting and find him!" he finished and Kairi looked up in disbelief.
"You mean it?!" She demanded.
"Yep. So let's find a way off this place!" He said happily and they were about to turn when a voice stopped them.
"What do you mean 'let's find a way off this place' and who's Sora?"
The two of them turned to find a very stern faced Tidus.
Disclaimer: Not mine, just the plot and idea for story. Next one out soon.
"Riku....Kairi..." Sora drifted in and out of consciousness. Sometimes the black robed figure was there and sometimes it wasn't. The keyblade master was far too weak from the battle to think of freedom and the fact that Donald and Goofy were in another forsaken place didn't help. Gathering what little energy he had he pulled hard on the chains that bound him to the wall.
"Nothing..." he whispered as he relaxed against the wall. Then, in hopes of lightening the gloom he thought of what Kairi would say.
"Don't give up!" Her voice rang through his head.
"I know you're stronger then this." Riku's voice came next. Sora smiled at the support his friends gave him even though they weren't there.
"I'll find you Riku, then we'll both go back to Kairi." He said as he felt his strength leave him, looking at the charm Kairi gave him Sora whispered
"I promise......" then he collapsed, the only thing holding him up was the chains in a dark cell.
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"So how good are you at fighting?" Tidus asked Riku. Riku thought for a moment and then finally replied
"I'm okay." Kairi was about to say something when Riku cut her off with a look. She glared at him and he shook his head. She sighed and trotted over to the dock where Selphie sat. Tidus considered this then smiled.
"In that case...I challenge you to a practice duel!" he yelled triumphantly. Hoping this would impress Kairi he swung out his practice sword and looked at him expectantly, thinking he would back out Tidus taunted.
"Scared?" Riku looked at him, then smiled.
"Okay, your wish." He said simply and brought out his sword. Tidus looked at the red and black sword, seeing that it was real jumped back.
"Hey! Practice duel means fake sword! FAKE!" The young boy thought panicking. Wakka smiled and Selphie giggled. Tidus felt the blush burn across his face and coughed into his hand. Looking back at Riku he saw that the real sword had vanished and had been replaced by wooden sword. Riku smiled and mouthed 'only to be fair' Tidus scowled and set himself up in stance. Wakka stood at the edge and counted down.
"3!...2!....1!....GO!"
Tidus flung himself straight at Riku, the silver haired youth sidestepped the attack and swung down with his sword HARD. Tidus crumbled under the attack and before Riku could continue Tidus tripped the boy. Riku realizing the attack did a jump kick on him sending Tidus careening back. Then he delivered the final blow. Silence took the field as Riku walked over to Tidus. The blond haired boy glared at Riku with hatred in those blue eyes and realized with surprise that Riku had offered him a hand. Tidus ignored it and stood up by himself which wasn't easy, he felt like he'd been pounded with a hammer. Riku shrugged and Selphie jumped up.
"Me next!!!" Kairi stared at her.
"Are you mad?!" She demanded.
"I just want to see how good he is!!" She replied scathingly and jumped down from the dock. Getting her nunchaku out (A/N: looks more like a skipping rope..) she faced Riku ready to fight. He shrugged and only said
"No whining when you lose." And grinned Wakka did another count down.
"3!..2! .. 1! .. GO!"
Selphie swung at Riku who dodged it by jumping into the air. He landed behind her and smacked her back sending her flying by at least a foot. She got up and rubbed her head. Turning towards him she began to send her weapon in a spiral around her. Riku attacked her by tripping her first then smacking her on the head.
"Ouch! I think I went down faster then Tidus!" She remarked as she stood up. Wakka smiled and took the next fight. None of his attacks worked however. Every shot he threw was hit back by Riku's sword, much like a baseball and a bat.
"Hey Kairi! How about you? Wanna shot?" Selphie asked. Kairi studied Riku and Riku observed her for a moment. The she shook her head.
"Nah, I'd like to keep my pride if its all the same." And smiled at the three kids all rubbing sore spots. Riku breathed relief. He didn't want to hurt Kairi.
"Since when do you fight?" He asked her after they'd set down and everyone but them had left. She smiled and handed him a pear which came from the island.
"Tidus has been teaching me how to fight with the sword ever since I asked him to." She said biting into it.
"When?"
"After Sora restored the island." She said now looking at the ocean floor which was beneath them. Sitting on the dock she remembered when Sora and she had sat together here. Right before the storm and right before this thing all began.. She suddenly started crying and her tears fell into the endless sea. Riku dropped his half eaten fruit and put an arm around her shoulders whispering
"I know, I know." She leaned against his shoulder and tears continued to trickle from her face. Then she brushed them away angrily and looked at Riku.
"We have to go out and find him!" She said standing up.
"How?!" He demanded standing up too.
"I don't know, but sitting here won't get us anywhere!"
"I know, but what if I can't protect you?! What if...what if you.." he trailed off and she looked at him.
"What if I what?" she asked softly. He looked at her and clenched his fist.
"What if you lose you heart again?!" she stiffened and was stunned. She hadn't thought of that. Then she walked up to him and placed a hand down on his clenched fist.
"I couldn't fight then. Now I can, and I learned a few new tricks from Sora's friends while he was fighting. I can manage." Riku stared at her disbelieving.
"Tricks?" he whispered faintly. She smiled lightly and walked over to a small pile of dried sticks. She touched the pile and whispered
"Fire." The pile burst into flames.
"Magic." Riku breathed as he stared at her. Then walked up and demanded
"What else?!" She smiled and replied
"Ice, thunder, etc. Just the basic spells. I don't have the leveled up ones." She frowned. Then looked at him with pleading eyes. "Please Riku!" Riku sighed then looked at her and put on a stern face. Kairi's heart sank.
"No, we'll..." He began and Kairi lowered her head.
"..just have to stop waiting and find him!" he finished and Kairi looked up in disbelief.
"You mean it?!" She demanded.
"Yep. So let's find a way off this place!" He said happily and they were about to turn when a voice stopped them.
"What do you mean 'let's find a way off this place' and who's Sora?"
The two of them turned to find a very stern faced Tidus.
Disclaimer: Not mine, just the plot and idea for story. Next one out soon.