Hey guys! Sorry it took so long to get this chappy up! I had a long stretch of writer's block, and then stuff came up and… Ya:D
But now the chapter is here, and the rest should come shortly because I have a pretty good idea of how the story is going to go from here! WHOOT! Anyways, enjoy! Remember to R&R!
-Yakkie
Disclaimer: I have not created and do not own any of the characters, places, and worlds in this fanfic. They are rightfully owned and have been created by the makers of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.
Chapter 8 – Three's a Crowd
Riku suddenly jumped to his feet at the sound of blades clashing.
"Roxas must've found Sora," Riku smiled, looking at the ground, "I doubt those two could get very far while living in the same world."
Riku looked out at the ocean before lifting his hand and opening a dark portal.
"Good bye Destiny Islands… Again," Riku said before stepping through the portal, "Again the darkness leads me away from this realm."
"Good morning Kairi!" Naminé said as Kairi opened her eyes.
Naminé had woken up early, and was eager to talk to Kairi.
"Ugh…" Kairi mumbled as she closed her eyes and rolled back over, "It's too early to get up, Naminé!"
"Nonsense!" Naminé said as she leaped out of the bed, "The sun is up! That makes it the perfect time to get up! Besides, your clock says that it's seven thirty already!"
"SEVEN THIRTY!" Kairi cried, bolting up in the sleeping bag, "That's so early!"
"Is it really?" Naminé said, making Kairi's bed, "I woke up at quarter after five this morning!"
"How are you my other half, yet you can get up so much easier than me?" Kairi said, slowly getting out of the sleeping bag, "That doesn't seem very logical to me!"
"Maybe it's because our predicament is so strange in the first place," Naminé shrugged, "I'm feeling a lot better today!"
"That's great! Listen, maybe we can go find Riku today and tell him how you feel!" Kairi said, running a comb through her hair.
"Maybe," Naminé said, looking out Kairi's window, "I'm not too sure Roxas would like that though…"
"WHAT!" Kairi cried, "Sure you said you loved Roxas, but you never said that he was actually here!"
"I guess I left out that one small detail last night," Naminé said, looking down, "Riku and I saved Roxas from drowning in the ocean, but I think Riku is jealous. If Roxas sees me with Riku, I'm afraid something will happen! Oh, but I really don't want either of them to get hurt!"
"You've really gotten yourself into a mess Naminé," Kairi said, shaking her head, "I wonder if there's anyway this situation could get worse!"
"Oh, it could be a lot worse Kairi," Naminé giggled, "We could both be stuck in the World That Never Was with both Riku, Roxas, and Sora lost to the darkness and no one to save us. Organization XIII could be restored to full power, and they could be trying to harness the power of Kingdom Hearts again!"
"Shut up!" Kairi giggled, playfully hitting Naminé on her arm, "Crazy stuff like that isn't going to happen right now! I mean social wise, and what normal teenagers put up with, not crazy princesses like us, and sexy keyblade wielders!"
"Kairi!" Naminé exclaimed.
"I'm just teasing you Naminé," Kairi laughed, "You are so naïve!"
"I am not!" Naminé said again, blushing.
"Sure you aren't," Kairi laughed, stopping suddenly, "Wait! Did you just hear that?"
A voice was calling Naminé from outside.
"Naminé!" the voice yelled, "Are you there?"
"That sounded like… like," Naminé started enthusiastically.
"Roxas!" Kairi said, finishing the sentence and grabbing Naminé by the hand, "C'mon we better go see if it's really him!"
Naminé nodded quickly, and the two girls ran out of the house.
"She better be here on this island," Roxas said, looking around.
He had spent all night building a raft to take to the other island. It had taken him a long time to cut down the palm trees needed to make the raft, and it took him even longer to find a rope.
"I feel like I have somehow done this before," Roxas had thought to himself while he was building the raft, "But at the same time, this feels completely new to me!"
After he had tied the cut down palm trees together with the rope, he figured that he'd need a piece of cloth or material of some sort to use as a sail. He had looked around the island when he found what he thought was Sora's house. Sora's boxers were hanging on a clothesline outside the house, and Roxas decided that they would make an adequate sail. After the raft was finally finished, the sun was starting to rise.
"Yes!" Roxas said, jumping on his raft while it was still on the sand, "I think I'm ready to go!"
Suddenly his mind flashed back to when Naminé had saved him from drowning. Roxas jumped, and he was immediately not as keen on his idea of going across to the other island.
"Maybe I should make a life vest or something…" Roxas had said, looking around for something to suit his needs.
Eventually he ended up at Sora's house again. He noticed that Sora's jacket and pants were also on the clothesline.
"If I blow air in these and tie them shut with palm leaves, then they should be able to serve as flotation devices!" Roxas exclaimed, grabbing them off the clothesline.
He did just that, and soon, he was on his way to the other island. He managed to get there without tipping the raft or falling off, which was a fantastic feat for him. Once he had reached the shoreline he swiftly jumped off the raft and started shouting Naminé's name.
"Naminé!" Roxas shouted, praying that she was with Kairi on the island.
"Roxas!" he heard her shout, as she and Kairi ran out of Kairi's house.
"Oh my goodness!" Roxas said running up and hugging her, "I'm so glad you're okay! Did Riku do anything to you!"
Roxas leaned in to kiss Naminé, but then remembered Kairi.
"Well…" Roxas said, pulling away from Naminé and clearing his throat, "Did Riku do anything to you?"
"Umm well…." Naminé said, looking down at her feet.
"Do you want me to leave?" Kairi said quietly.
She really felt like Naminé and Roxas needed a time alone.
"Umm… would you mind?" Naminé asked her sincerely.
"No problem!" Kairi said, walking off, "After all! Three's a crowd!"
Naminé waited until Kairi had gone back into the house before turning and facing Roxas.
"Let's go sit by the shore, Roxas" Naminé said, taking his hand and leading him towards the shoreline.
Once they got there, they sat down and looked out at the sea.
"The sea sure is pretty here," Naminé said, looking out at the beautiful waters.
"Yeah, it is," Roxas said, giving Naminé a convicting glance, "But something's not right! You never answered me when I asked about Riku! What happened!"
"Riku…" Naminé said flatly as she continued to look out at the water, "Roxas… He…He…"
"C'mon Naminé!" Roxas said, "Just tell me!"
"He kissed me!" Naminé said quickly, looking down at her feet.
"WHAT!" Roxas said, jumping up onto both feet, "HE KISSED YOU! WAIT 'TILL I GET MY-"
"It's okay Roxas," Naminé said quietly, looking back out the sea, "It's… fine."
"Fine!" Roxas shouted, "FINE! Oh I see! You really do love Riku more than me! I knew the whole time Naminé! I'm not stupid you know!"
"Roxas!" Naminé said, jumping up on her feet, "It's not like that at all! Riku is like an older brother to me!"
"Yeah!" Roxas sneered turning away from her, "How do I know-"
Suddenly Naminé turned him around, grabbed onto his head, and kissed him. Roxas was stunned. He really was sure that Naminé loved Riku. After what seemed like forever, Naminé pulled away and looked Roxas in the eyes.
"I love you, Roxas," Naminé said, "I love you, and only you."
"Naminé..." Roxas said slowly, still looking her in the eyes, "I love you too."
"They're so cute!" Kairi said from inside her house.
She had watched the whole scene from the window. Suddenly her phone rang, and she ran to go pick it up.
"Hello?" Kairi answered.
"Hey Kairi!" Sora said on the other side.
"Hey Sora!" Kairi said cheerfully, "What can I do for you?"
"Umm listen, this may sound a bit strange..." Sora said into the phone, "But all my clothes have gone missing! Do you know anything that has to do with this?"
Kairi walked over to the window to look outside for any clues. She immediately spotted Roxas' raft.
"Believe it or not, I actually do!" Kairi giggled into the phone.
"What!" Sora exclaimed, "What happened to them!"
Kairi thought for a minute before deciding that it was probably better to leave Naminé and Roxas on their own for a little while longer.
"I'm not going to tell you!" Kairi giggled as she hung up the phone, "Poor Sora, never knows what's really happening!"
"Kairi!" Sora yelled into the now dead phone, "Ugh!"
Suddenly, Sora started to feel funny. He decided to go downstairs to get a drink of water, but he realized that as he passed his bedroom mirror he looked almost transparent.
"What!" Sora, astonished with the fact that he could see right through himself. With that Sora felt light-headed and he fainted, landing on his cold, bedroom floor.