Riku Fangirls: You wouldn't if you know what's good for you...-growl-
Joe: YEAH!
Naminé: -sob- what about me?
Sora53: Oh yeah, you.
Corita: Now it's just Riku and me from here on out...no more Sora, Donald and Goofy! HAHA!
Sora Fangirls: -growl-
Corita: Erm...---
Disclaimer: I dun own KH or CoM. I own Corita and her special little hidden spot on the island. Go imagination!
Corita glared unblinking at Riku, who was looking back with a dark look in his eyes. Maybe it was her imagination, but Corita could almost see the darkness flare up as she said her last comment.
Riku turned his head away, and without another look at Corita, muttered one word, "Ansem."
Corita's stomach flopped over. She'd touched a nerve, and she knew it too well.
"I'm sorry, Riku, I didn't mean to..."
"It's not your fault." Riku said coolly.
The two walked in silence for a while, barely stealing glances at each other. Still, the island winds were hard to ignore.
"It's still hard to believe, isn't it?" Corita asked. "Everything's the same as when we left."
"With the minor removal of our friends." Riku said in his irritatingly calm voice.
"Yeah, there's that." Corita mumbled. "Shouldn't we spend some time on the island before we find Zexion? It's such a nice day..."
Riku stopped and looked at Corita. Her bright eyes shined with excitment, unwilling to accept refusal. Riku sighed, yet gave it.
"Yay!" Corita squealed.
"Corita, you sound like a little kid."
"I don't care! I haven't been on the island in a long time and I've missed it. Haven't you?"
"Of course, but that doesn't mean..."
"Let's go!" Corita cried, running forward.
"Corita! Wait!" Riku called, following behind. They ran along the long stretch of beach of beach, and
Corita headed up the small bridge and towards a steep, winding path. Muttering under his breath, Riku followed the crazed Healer up the path. After following this path for a few minutes, Riku finally reached the top.
All around him, the ocean was visible. The small circular area was barren, with a few tufts of grass and coconuts scattered on the ground. Sitting against the coconut tree, staring out to sea, was Corita.
"You're not allowed up here, you know." Corita said softly. "Girl's only."
Riku gave a rare chuckle, and moved over to the tree. "This is your special place, right?"
"It hasn't changed a bit. Just like you." Corita added grimly. Riku sat down, leaning his back against the tree as well. The sun was beginning to set on the island, casting a beautiful glow over the trees and sand below.
It was a while before either of them spoke. They were busy feeling the wind blow, brushing their hair back and bringing the scent of the ocean to where they sat.
Even it it was only an illusion.
"Tell me about your journey." Riku said.
Corita's head jerked at Riku's sudden question. She turned her head to look at him. "You mean, my journey with Sora? Why?"
"Despite what I said about wanting to see more worlds, that night on the islands...I never got to see them. Even in this castle, what I saw wasn't real..."
Corita's heart sank; she couldn't help feeling bad for him. He'd wanted so badly to see other worlds, experience something new...yet all he did was open his heart to darkness and become Ansem's pawn.
"I suppose it started when we landed in Traverse Town..."
"You got your own hotel?" Riku asked curiously.
"I guess you could say that. The owner went crazy and gave the place to me. We kinda destroyed half the beds that night by jumping on them too much."
"Sounds like you had a good time."
"It was fun..." Corita said in a sad tone. "Me, Donald, Goofy...and Sora. I'm not boring you, am I?"
"No, of course not." Riku said. The sun had long since set, and the only noise besides their voices was the waves crashing into the island far below. "Keep going."
"Well, then we headed out for Neverland...but we were kinda stopped on the way there..."
"By the Heartless."
"Yeah. They teleported us to the pirate ship...Donald and Goofy were down below with me, but Sora fell from the deck for some reason."
Riku shifted uncomfortably on the ground. Corita turned to where he was sitted, even though she could barely make out his face.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
Riku sighed. "I...I was just showing off. Maleficent had helped me find Kairi, and I had to show him how I was better...how I had won...how darkness had helped me."
Silence echoed in the air for a short time, but Corita grinned after a short time...a grin that couldn't be seen in the night.
"Don't worry, Riku. Everything'll clear up soon. Do you want to hear the rest of the story?"
"Please." Riku said. Corita was glad that he wasn't dwelling on the past at the moment, so she searched her memory for the story he wanted to hear.
"Well, we met Peter Pan in the ship's hold, and we headed out into the ship. In one room, we found Wendy, the girl Peter Pan was looking for, and she said there was another girl in there, so we assumed it was Kairi. We split up and headed into different rooms to look for them..."
Corita stopped, wondering if she should continue. Riku's face showed no emotion, so it was hard to say if this part of the story should be skipped or recited.
"Then I kidnapped you." Riku said, continuing the story for her.
"Er, right. After that, I woke up in that dungeon, and Jiminy helped break me out. We made our way though that annoying castle, and at the Rising Falls...erm..."
"I stole your friends, your brother's Keyblade and his dignity."
"Erm...right."
The story continued in this fashion, with frequent stops and 'erms' by Corita, which were promptly filled in by Riku. When Corita reached the point where she told him about reaching Castle Oblivion, Riku stopped her.
"The sun is rising." He said serenly. "You've been talking all night."
"All night?" Corita asked, amazed.
"Well, you stopped a lot, what with the 'erms' and all."
"Erm...right."
"Well, it's summer. The nights aren't that long on the island."
"How do you know it's summer?"
"That's how I remember the islands. Long, lazy summer days...short night...the sunrise always used to wake me up."
"Sora hated it when the sun woke him up." Corita commented. "I was an early riser, but Sora hated getting out of bed. Our mom usually had to drag him out."
"Lazy Sora." Riku joked. He and Corita laughed, and Riku stood up.
"Well, we aren't going to get anywhere sitting here." He said.
"Right." Corita said, staring out to sea where the sun was slowly climbing in the eastern sky.
"Here." Riku offered, extending his gloved hand down. Corita grabbed it, and he pulled her up.
"Thanks." She said as she brushed some sand out of her hair.
"No problem." He said kindly. "Back down that path we go..."
Riku headed towards the path, expecting to hear Corita's footsteps behind him. A moment later, the silent island rang with Corita's coughing.
"Corita! Are you alright?" Riku asked, turning back to her. She had one arm supporting her on the coconut tree, and she was covering her mouth with the other, coughing loudly.
"I'm...fine..." She said slowly, moving her arm away from the tree. "Must've just gotten some sand in my throat or something weird like that."
"O-okay." Riku said, unsure. She took a few uneasy steps towards him, and slowly sat down on a large rock near him.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a bit dizzy...I'll be fine in a minute."
"Coughing? Dizzy?" Riku said, frowning. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Of course!" She said boldly, standing back up. "See, I'm already fine! It was just a fluke or something! I don't get sick!"
"Sure." Riku said, rolling his eyes and turning back to the path.
Sora53: The previous chappie may have been the end of Sora's story...but this is just the beginning of Corita's story!
Joe: Corita's story? How do I unlock THAT version in CoM?
Sora53: Beat Sora and Riku mode 53 times each .
Joe: ANYTHING FOR CORITA! -grabs GBA-
Corita: Joe, you know she's lying, right?
Sora: Yay! I just beat Corita's story on CoM!
Corita: O.o what? WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AT THE END?
Sora: Umm...I forgot! -runs away screaming-
Corita: SORA! GET BACK HERE!
Naminé: Aww, siblings! -sniff-
