A/N: MORE! MORE! OOH-- MOORRRRREEEEEEE!
Riku: O.o
Genki: More fanfiction, of course! X3
Sora:.:trying to figure out how Pokéballs work:
Genki:.:blink: Okay, Sorashi, let me show you. :steals Pokéball,chucks at a brush,BRUSH CAPTURED: See? Not hard. :picks up Pokéball,pushes button: BRUSH!.:points at Sora: UNTANGLE ATTACK!
Brush: BRUSHBRUSH!.:lunges for Sora's head:
Sora: AUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!
Genki: Riku, do da disclaimer!
Riku:.:sigh: ShimaGenki doesn't own anything. Now, if you don't mind, I think I'm gonna go play some DDR...
Genki: DDR? MY DDR? DON'T BREAK MY NEW PAD!

Claustrophobia
Chapter 2

That afternoon, I sat at my desk, scribbling into my journal with haste. So many things to write, so many things to ponder... I wondered soon if my wrist before I was done.

'Riku wants to leave the island. I'm shocked. I mean, I had thought about it once before, but to actually leave? This... this is a dream. It can't be happening. This is just a twisted thought that will leave me when I wake. But... why aren't I waking up? I feel trapped, not on the island, but in myself. I can't breathe...' I felt my pencil stop its work, leaning over, until I dropped it and my head onto the unfinished pages. It was too late before I realised that I was falling asleep.

The following morning, there was a hand pulling at my hair, the second rude awakening in a row. I growled angrily, slapped it away, and turned to yell, when I saw my mother, looking at me strangly. "Sora? Are you all right?" she asked. Surprised, I quickly remembered my journal was wide-open to read, I slammed it closed and smiled back at her.

"Sorry, I was up until late."

"Kairi and Riku are downstairs. Go change into some new clothes and meet them down there." She planted a kiss on my forehead and left, swiftly past the doorway. Groaning, I slowly rose from the chair, my back aching from the awkward position, and headed for my closet. I quickly tugged off my previous clothes and slipped on a green t-shirt and blue pair of jeans. I thought it was too hot for the stupid hat and blue vest, but put on the green gloves anyway. I ran out the room, down the flight of stairs, and into the kitchen, where my two friends had been waiting for me.

"Your mom told me to tell you that she had left, she loves you, and to remind you to wear a fresh pair of boxers today." Riku snickered while Sora's face turned bright red. "Just kidding about the boxers. Anyway, we've already started plans for the raft. We'll build it with some of the wood from the trees around here, we can use the huge blanket in the treehouse for the sail, and there's some spare rope from the dock. It might take us a few weeks to build-- Are you listening?" This whole time until now I had been staring out the window. My attention captured, I turned to him. "Sora?"

"Yeah, I've been listening. Why a few weeks?"

"We can only do so much in a day, especially with our parents."

"What if they found the raft?" Kairi inquired, looking at Riku (of course) for the answer.

"We'll tell them..." He found himself unable to answer the question.

"That we want to go fishing on it!" I hopped in. Kairi smiled at me as if to respond, "Brilliant," while Riku glared at me, obviously jealous.

"That works," he said, rolling his eyes and turning away from me. "So, let's start right now." I blinked. "Come on." He rose from his spot at the table and walked out the door, followed by Kairi, and of course, me last.

"Ah, the last log we'll need for now," I panted, throwing it onto our giant pile of wood and rope. We had gathered enough supplies to build the bottom, but the sun had already begun to set. It was getting dark, and all three of us were due at home anytime now.

"Okay, well, we'll start building tomorrow. See ya guys." Riku waved, and walked out of view. I waited for Kairi to move, but nothing happened.

"Kairi?"

"It's nothing," she responded, like she read my mind. Smiling, she also left me alone. I wondered why, but it felt like something was out of place here. Maybe it was just that we were planning to run away? I couldn't figure it out.

The next few days passed by. We hadn't gotten far: only half of the bottom of the raft was done, since none of us had any experience in any kind of construction. Riku seemed to be the only one who knew what he was doing at all. After a while, me and Kairi gave up and just began to search for more wood and rope. As I dropped another log by the oldest, he stopped me. "Sora, do me a favor, would you? Hold this log right here until I can tie it to the rest. It's being stubborn..." I bent down and held it with both of my hands, and Riku weaved his arms through mine to create a knot. "Thanks," he smiled, pulling his arms back. I released as well and scooted away, deciding I wanted to rest for a few moments on the sandy beach. He looked at me curiously when I fell onto my back and fell asleep...

I felt something strike across my back. Another black creature. I remembered it from a previous time, when they had pulled me away from the beach. Seering pain coursed through my vertebrae. I was becoming numb. "Don't give up so easily," a voice whispered. "You are the one I have chosen." I blinked awkwardly, and then stood up to face the darkness. It grew larger into a monster if it had not been one already, and faced it. Why wasn't I running away? "You are strong. That is why I have chosen you. But don't be afraid..." I stared it down, and watched as it shrank. So easily defeated? "And you will succeed."

My eyes reopened to the light warming my body. The sun felt so warm to my face, too warm. I reached up to feel it, the extreme heat felt on my hand. What the heck? "A little hot there, Sora?" Kairi asked, leaning over me. "Or perhaps you forgot sunscreen?"

I groaned. Of course I forgot that. "Yeah..." I grumbled, tossing on my side in the sand. "What of it?"

"Your face reminds me of a cherry," she giggled. "How long have you been sleeping here?"

"He's only been there for two hours," Riku laughed, finishing his last knot for the moment and kneeling by me.

"Two hours? Seriously?" My eyes widened and I sat up rather hastily. He nodded to me, and Kairi giggled more. "Augh... sorry..." Rubbing my head, I peered up to my friends, who were both chuckling at me. Since when was I so funny? I was startled when Kairi got up to collect more supplies. "Riku?"

"Yeah, Sora?"

"Don't you feel like something's going to go wrong?"

"Why do you say that?" He asked, a small amount of anger shaking in his voice.

"I... just don't know. There's something in my gut that's telling me that something bad's gonna happen," I spoke truthfully. Two arms enclosed me closer to my friend. A comforting embrace, knowing that we could trust each other forever.

"Don't worry. If anything happens to us, I promise, we'll be together in it." Although his words seeemed to hold truth, something about this whole thing just wasn't right...

Something was going to happen. Something bad. Even terrible.

A/N:singing along to Easy Breezy: Ahh... Utada's voice is most beautiful!
Riku: You only know her from the Kingdom Hearts theme...
Genki: Yui-chan let me burn her CD onto my computer! X3 Japaneesy is a funny word O.O
Riku:.:siiiigggghhh:
Genki: Before I go, I did have a few things to say. First of all, this fic was inspired by a sudden urge to write, Utada Hikaru, and... other stuff that's been going on lately in my own life. I don't believe I shared that... remember Sora being all like, "It's exciting, but I'm scared. This can't be real, blahdeblah?" Hey, had to come from someone. No worries, I'm staying right where I am. I do have a short writing... thing that I've been planning to post in dA. ...Yeeeeeaaahh... I was totally freaked. O.o OOH! AND GUESS WHAT?
Riku: What?
Genki: I RESERVED KH2 FOR ME AND YUI-CHAN! OH SQUEE! I'M SO EXCITED! X3 Supposedly it's supposed to come in on the 1st of December... :gasp: THE SAME DAY I JOINED DEVIANTART! HAPPY DA B-DAY TO ME!.:grin:
Sora:.:runs in with hair straightened, throws Brush across the room: How bad is it?
Riku: ... :giggle fit:
Genki:grin gets wider:
Sora: That bad?...
Genki: OMG REVIEW!.:laughs: