Chapter 2-Big News
The next morning, Kairi went down to the beach. Something big was happening. People were running around with excited looks on their faces.Boys were huddled in groups talking animatedly amongst themselves. Kairi caught several pieces of their conversations.
"Did you hear about........"
"Can you believe it?"
"Are you trying out?"
'What is going on around here' Kairi thought.
She spotted Sora, Riku, and Selphie huddled in a group of their own and made her way towards them.
"Whats going on you guys?" Kairi asked them.
Sora turned to face her, displaying that same look of excitment on his face as every other boy on the island.
"There's a new opening in Sacrifice," He said.
Kairi's eyes widend in surprise.
"I thought they filled all the new spots?" She said.
"Some guy decided he didn't want to be in it." Sora explained.
Kairi took this all in. Sacrifice was Cloud and Leon's league of skilled fighters. They formed the group to deal with Sephiroth, whenever he decided to return.
The group also dealt with heartless. Whenever the remaining heartless decided to terrioize a world, Sacrifice was called in to get rid of them. Sora had wanted to join Sacrifice ever since it was formed three years before, but you had to be 19 to get in. Last time Sacrifice had try outs he was only 18. Now they were having try outs again and Sora fit the age requirements
"When are tryouts?" Kairi asked.
"Tommorrow."
"How are you gettting there?"
"They're sending a gummyship to take all the participants from Destiny Islands to Olympus Colliseum."
Even though Ansem was gone, the barriers still hadn't come back up. But people didn't mind, they liked being able to go back and fourth between worlds.
"What about you Riku, are you trying out?"
"I don't think so." Riku said as he wrapped his arms around Selphie's waist.
It took awhile but Riku had finally gotten over the fact that he had lost Kairi to Sora. He realized that he had feelings for Selphie, she too realized she had feelings for him. The pair had gotten together shortly after the Hollow Bastion incident three years before. Now the two were inseperable.
"So I guess a lot of people are trying out." Kairi stated, indicating all the excited Islanders around them.
Sora shrugged ,"guess so. Theres a list of all the participants outside The Daily Destiny office.Wanna see?" Kairi nodded and Sora took her hand.
The Daily Destiny was the island's very own newspaper. When they reached the bullentin board outside the office, they found a small group huddled around it. They were either signing their names or reading the list to find out who else was trying out. Sora and Kari were finally able to get close enough to the list to read it several minutes later. Sora's eyes scanned the list.
"Hey! Wakka and Tidius are trying out!" He shouted.
"No way!" Kairi said.
As if hearing their names Wakka and Tidius appeared beside them.
"You guys are trying out?" Kairi asked.
"Duh! Can't you read?" Tidius said pointing to the list.
"But why?" Sora asked.
"Hanging around this old hunk of land is getting boring. We need adventure," Wakka explained.
"We want to see other worlds, fight things, become heros. Just like you did Sora," Tidius said. Sora blushed.
"Um thanks well anyway good luck."
"You too! Well we got to go work on our moves bye!"
The duo dissappered behind some trees. Kairi raised a thin eyebrow.
"Moves?" She said laughing.
"They're just over excited. Come on lets get out of here."
He took her by the hand once more and led her away from the bullentin board.
Later that day, Kairi stood on the beach, her arms wrapped around Sora's neck.
"Good luck" She whispered into his ear.
The gummyship had arrived several minutes earlier.
"Thanks." Sora said as he hugged her back.
They parted and Sora stepped aboard the gummyship. Kairi stood back to let the other participants board the ship.
"I'll see you in a couple of days." Sora called out to her.
Kairi nodded in acknowledgement. Sora dissapered inside the gummyship just as the engines started.
"Hes going to make it I can feel it." Kairi whispered as the gummyship took off. She watched it until it became a speck in the blue sky.
