A/N:.:twitching insanely: Yes, I have joined the forces of Kingdom Hearts... or whatever. MOOHAHAHA!
Riku: You mean "muhaha?"
Genki: No, moo, as in a cow.
Riku:.:staaaarrre:
Sora: Why am I so scared?
Genki:.:bursts into insane laughter:
Sora:.:backs away slowly: Shouldn't you go to bed? You have to work tomorrow.
Genki: Nuh uhh... I worked today, the tournament's tomorrow! I suck at mini-golf... oh well. Maybe now that I work there I won't so much anymore...
Disclaimer: ShimaGenki doesn't own Kingdom Hearts. Nooooope... she borrowed it. She plans on buying it someday, and she's determined to go reserve the sequel.
Genki: Erm... no, wait! YOU LIE! I HAVE CHAIN OF MEMORIES! NAMINE IS EVIL! EEEEEVIL :hisss:
Sora: And yet, you can't beat it.
Genki: Riku's so mean. T.T He won't stop killing you.
Riku: It's called you don't care enough to properly fix your deck.
Genki: THAT'S IT! YOU TWO, KISS!
Riku/Sora:.:stare at each other: Ehhh?
Genki: THIS IS SHONEN-AI!
Riku/Sora: O.o
Genki: Jus' kiddin'. You can look at this fanfic as either shonen-ai or just friendship. ENJOY MY FIRST KH FANFIC! n.n
Claustrophobia
Chapter 1
Another sunrise, another day. I opened my eyes half-way to see the pink and purple rays shining through my window. Thinking that it was much too early to awake, I laid back in my mattress, throwing the light covers back over my shoulder. My mind drifted away into thoughts that I could not control...
"Sora, come on!" Riku was calling to me, continuing to run on ahead. I attempted to follow in pursuit, but my legs wouldn't move. I glanced down to see what was wrong, but I found small, black creatures tugging at my ankles. I went to scream, but nothing came. I couldn't even whisper. Fear building with every passing moment, I was pulled back onto the beach, and dragged into the salty sea, which tasted oddly of mushrooms... "Sora! Come on, get up!"
"Sora! Hello?..."
"I think he's dead." My eyes snapped open and my entire body belted up, which was enough force to knock the silver-haired teen onto the floor. Rubbing my head in pain, I looked down to see him, slightly agitated. Kairi was also by the bedside, laughing. "Or not," he groaned.
"He's finally awake!" The girl clasped her hands together in high joy. Riku crawled up on the side, arms folded and head rested on top. "Silly! It's after noon!"
"Noon?" It finally occured to me that full-blasted sunlight filled the room, which was (part of) the reason my body was covered in a sheet of sweat. "How come no one woke me up earlier?"
"Your parents went out hours ago, and we've been trying to drag your butt out of bed since then." Now Riku was smiling, but in that creepy manner that was... creepy. "Now, get up! We need to talk."
"To talk?" I blinked. He nodded, rose from his position, and tugged my arm like he was trying to rip it directly from it's socket. I knew he was playing and I imitated the same at his arm. One pulling the other. Making each other stronger because we're too stubborn to give in. "I'm still half-asleep and you still can't get me out of bed?"
"I'm being easy on you for that reason." A surprising amount of strength joined in and literally threw me from the bed and onto a huge lumpy object. Lifting my head and blinking about twelve times per second, I realized that the object was Kairi. 'So that's why it feels like there's a foot being shoved up my uh... there is.' In a quick flash, I was up and out of the way, so to speak. My so-called friend was in a fit of hysterics, and my face was hot. Mad hot.
"Riku!" I chased after him, and he fled out the window and onto the soft sand. Of course, I was directly behind, hobbling across the sand. After all this, I still felt groggy. "Get back here!"
There was another burst of laughter erupting from a new source. Turning, I saw Tidus laughing at me. What the heck? "Still in your PJ's?" It took me a moment to take that in. PJ's? Instantly, I remembered that I was still wearing the clothes I had drifted to sleep in. Crap. Already exposed, I forgot to care, and continued the chase, now for more reason then where I started.
About an hour passed. Exhausted as if ready for tomorrow, I rested on the beach's shore, shirtless and curled in an odd position. Something tickled my hair, but I supposed it was the wind. The sound of the waves and wind binding in rhythm cradled me to sleep.
My next awakening was probably the least pleasant. Somehow, I managed to start by coughing up salty water on the side. My head ached, my entire body shook. But there was something warm holding me, so much softer than the sand. A voice rumbled from my resting place. "Are you all right?" My eyes adjusted to the strong light entiring them. As soon as I saw the silver-hair, I knew just whom was holding me. "Sora?"
"I-I think? What happened?"
"I'm not sure. I just saw you drifting lifelessly in the water and carried you to shore. You weren't breathing so I..." The remainder of the sentence fell short.
"You what?"
"It's not important. What is important that you're okay. What in the world were you doing before you were like that?"
"I... fell asleep on the beach." Maybe the tickling was a warning that waves were going to carry in. Maybe.
"You've got to break that habit. One of these days, you'll kill yourself doing that." I nodded, knowing that I had practically attempting suicide in my sleep countless times. But the warm beach was so inviting... except for the sand in your shorts. Which, by the way, really itched now.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" I suddenly brought up, knowing that the previous topic was going nowhere. By the next week, I'd probably be dead for it anyhow. "You know, before you threw me on top of Kairi."
"Oh... you see, me and Kairi were thinking... what if we left the island?"
"What?" I propped myself up closer, my head leaning on his muscled chest. "Leaving the island? We're surrouded by water! That's why they call it an island!"
"But then, how did Kairi get here?" He beat me on that one. "We thought we could build a raft and see what else is out there." There was a short pause left for thoughts. "I just can't stand being stuck here much longer. It's like claustrophobia... there's nothing to do, nowhere to go." I felt his breathing rise and fall, and then a huge rise, followed by a long sigh.
"What about our parents? Won't they miss us?"
"Think about it, Sora. Wouldn't they want us to go out and do more, be more? Besides, it makes it more of an adventure. Something out of the ordinary. Doesn't that pump you at all?" The more I thought about it, the more it excited me. Seeing new sights I've never seen before, meeting people that we had never known their existance. Being cooped up in on a small piece of land made me wonder just how much there was to see. And, yet...
"I guess. But it..."
"It what?"
"It scares me. What if we don't make it? What if we end up finding something we didn't want to? What if..."
"What could be worse than staying here?" he practically growled. "Come on, Sora, don't be afraid. Don't be a coward. It'll be the three of us... we'll all support each other."
"Kairi's going?"
"For sure." I didn't think I could trust those two alone-- in a sense of taking care of themselves, that is. "And you are. Unless--"
"No," I cut in. "I'm going with you guys."
"I thought so. We're going to start our plans tomorrow. ...hey, Sora?" I nodded cluelessly. "Why the heck are you leaning on me?"
"You're comfy..." I wore a catty smile and snuggled him. There was nothing on this island warmer than your best friend. "And I'm sleepy..."
"Out of all the people I've met, which isn't many, but still, you sleep the most. Are you sure you're not a reincarnated sloth?" I shrugged and made myself comfortable where I was. My grin only got wider when two arms held me closer, and I was warmer. No matter where we went, we'd still be together... right?
A/N: I suck at making lengthy chapters. Hn. I don't care. What could be worse than being stuck on that island? Well... I was gonna say being Amish, but they're hypocrites. And any Amish offended by that... uh, HELLO? Obviously you're using a computer!
Sora: Wait, what about the Amish Computer Virus?
Genki: That's just a joke. Amish don't use computers. Well, not supposed to. I hear they hide their PS2s and technology... but they use generators so it's a'ight.
Riku: What's Amish?
Genki: Who do you think those people dressed in black all the time (no matter how hot) who smell like crap (literally) and don't use technology?
Riku: ...oh. Those people.
Genki: You grew up on an island, I grew up in a small southern Pennsylvania town. Let's go run away somewhere when we're old enough. ADVENTURE!
Sora: WHAT ABOUT ME?
Genki: Hmm... have a hat. :hands a hat:
Sora: Gee... thanks...
Genki: You are now Satoshi-- no, Sorashi, striving to be a Pokémon Master! Come join us!
Sora: Sorashi? Oh! Ash... I get it.
Genki: ...put that hat on and I'll kill you.
Sora: O.O But...
Genki: REVIEW! Or... the Pokémon and Keyblade Master gets it.
Sora:.:whimper: