Carolyn's Comments:
Mood: Tired
Rant: I want to hurt the person who made gym class… (ahem) Phew, sorry 'bout the small delay. I went on vacation in Iowa over the break. It was okay…it was Iowa after all. Even while I was going to 'interesting' river museums and going down water slides, I managed to get a good deal of work done on my novel. I wrote in a notebook, on account I haven't been blessed with a laptop…yet.
Here's how my priorities work, just in case you're curious:
1.Finish my novel and get the damn thing published. (I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR TWO FUGGIN' YEARS!)
2.Social life.
3.Finish Flash movie.
4.Get a job at local bookstore.
5.Save money to buy laptop.
6.Fanfics.
7.Pass my finals.
8.Rule everything.
'Kay, I'm done. Don't worry all you Katie fans! She'll be appearing in the next chapter so bear with me!
Destiny Islands...
Something's going to happen today.
That thought suddenly shot through Riku's mind without him meaning it to. He came to a stop and frowned.
"Why did I think that?" He asked himself, "Nothing strange has been going on. It's just business as usual here on the islands.
Riku smiled and glanced around at the tropical paradise he called home. He was a tall good-looking boy. He was 19 years old and had short silver hair and striking green eyes.
As he walked down the beach of his home, he spotted his fiancée, Mia, sitting under a palm tree reading a book. She glanced upward and smiled at him. He smiled back and continued walking. Since their adventure, three years ago, Mia's appearance had changed. She still had aqua-blue eyes, fair white skin, and freckles splashed across her nose and cheeks, but now she had cut her orange-red hair short so that the ends just barely brushed her shoulders. She was about 19 as well.
Riku recalled the events that had taken place after the final battle with the demon that had made its home inside Cedric's soul. Cedric was now living on the island with them, Sora and Kairi were still together, and then about six months after their final battle with darkness, Riku had asked Mia to marry him, and, much to Cedric's dismay, she had said yes.
Cedric. He was still in love with Mia, Riku could tell. Ever since Mia had accepted Riku's proposal, Cedric had seemed depressed more and more. It was on more than one occasion that Riku spotted him staring off into space, with a heartbroken expression on his face. Riku shuddered to think about how Cedric would act once Riku and Mia actually GOT married. He'd probably go suicidal or join a cult.
Riku found himself near the pier. He walked over to the edge of it and stared out at the vast sea that lay before him. As for Sora and Kairi, nothing had really changed between them. They didn't have to worry about romantic rivals or any of that crap. Cedric hadn't TRIED to pull him and Mia apart, but it still made Riku feel uncomfortable.
Riku tried not to think about this matter. Maybe Cedric would get over it on his own once he and Mia tied the knot. He secretly doubted it, but he changed the topic his mind was focusing on. He wondered how his otherworldly friends were doing. Were they healthy? Did they ever think about him and the others? What were they doing at that moment?
"Well, I'll probably never know." Riku sighed, "There's no chance of me ever seeing them again. No matter how much I miss them, the walls between the worlds won't budge."
But those thoughts had barely gone through Riku's mind, when he saw a quick flash of golden light above his head. Before he could look up and get a better look, something heavy came down on him. He was knocked down and pinned to the pier.
"Sorry 'bout that!" A cheerful female voice laughed nervously. "I was just...RIKU?!"
Riku shoved the girl off his back and looked at her. His jaw dropped open in shock. His eyes widened in astonishment.
"C-CAROLYN?!"
