Days passed since the friends had met and with each day they became closer. Everyday they played with Sora's beach ball until the unexpected happened. It popped.
"Riku! It popped!" Sora yelled. Riku ran over to where Sora was standing and bent down to take a look. "Guess we'll have to find something else to play." He replied, picking up the wrecked ball. They decided to sit down and talk about what they were going to play.
"How about tag?" Sora suggested.
Riku shook his head, "It's no fun with one person...how about hide and seek?"
"Great idea. I wanna be IT!" Sora laughed.
"Okay, count to fifty and then come looking for me." Riku started to dash off.
"Okay." The
young boy called after him. He walked over to the shack, walked into
it, and started to count. "1...2...3...5..4...7...10.."
Meanwhile
Riku was already on the island that he would be standing on his last
moment on the islands yet he didn't know it. He ran into a bush by
the edge and hugged his knees close to his body. He'll never find me
here. He thought.
"39....40...23...50!" Sora finished
counting and started to look on the main island. He couldn't find
Riku. He decided to check on the island with the strange tree that
bent over the water. "I wonder where he is..." He mumbled
to himself as he scanned the island with his eyes. "Maybe he's
not here..." He turned back and was on the bridge when he heard
something.
"Woah! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Riku had stood up and lost his balance. Splash! He fell into the water. At first he wasn't worried, but then he remembered he couldn't swim! He started kicking and trashing in cold substance.
"Hang on!" Sora called to him. He ran over to where Riku had fallen. He then dived into the water without hesitation. He could swim. He grabbed Riku who was now riding behind him, grasping his shoulders. When they got to shore both collapsed.
"Thanks." Riku said, breathing hard.
"No problem." Sora replied, breathing even harder. "Tomorrow I'm going to teach you how to swim." They both laughed.