Second chapter is up. Yey! This one I think is much better than the first one. It's kind of hard to start a story like this, but, it's a bit better in this chapter. Anyways, read and enjoy!
Oh, and this chapter seemed to confuse a few of my friends. Let me tell you now, this chapter takes place during the time that Kingdom Hearts starts at, therefor, Naomi and Riku are 15, and Sora and Kairi are 14. I know, it's a big time skip from the last chapter, but, it would be boring if I wrote everything that happened in between. So...
Also, last thing I have to say. I do not hate Kairi, and I know that Riku seems slightly out of character in this chapter. I was having some strange writers block thing. It wasn't really a block, it was just...whatever I wrote sounded odd. So please forgive me for that.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Kingdom Hearts, or any of Square Enix or Disney's characters. I do, though, own the rights to my original character, Naomi.
I lazily opened my eyes, letting the sun that was shining through the palm trees shine in my eyes. I yawned quietly, still not feeling completely awake from the snooze that I had just woken up from. I closed my eyes once more, trying to shut out the sunlight, and sighed.
I soon felt the subtle shifting of sand beside me. At first, I thought it was only the wind, blowing the sand around. But, I was soon proven wrong when I felt three fingers start to poke my bare stomach.
"Wake up, lazy," I heard a chorus of three people say. I opened one eye, and put on the best glare that I could. The three other teens, Kairi, Sora, and Riku, just laughed at me.
I sat up slowly, pulled down my white collared shirt with black pinstripes so it would cover my stomach. I also fixed my black tie and white petticoat with sheer black cloth over it.
Yeah, for being at the beach, I dressed like it was winter.
Kairi gasped slightly, then started running her fingers through my hair, trying to get all the knots out of it. I coughed in annoyance.
Kairi and I never had the greatest friendship, if you could even call it that. About a year or so after I appeared, Kairi showed up during a meteor shower.
Let's just say that 'Little Miss Sunshine' made a comment on my clothing's color, so I said that I hated bright colors, and she called me a freak. Now normally, when someone called me a freak, I would giggle insanely, and say, "Thank you!" because it is true that I am a freak. But, Kairi was so serious and rude about it that I got mad.
We were still friends, but we were just mean to each other. A lot. "So guys. Ready to finish the raft?" Sora asked, becoming more hyper by the second. "Well, we will be when Lazy gets her fat arse up," Riku said, chuckling to himself. I shot him a playful glare.
"So, Sora," Kairi started to ask, "Did'ya get the stuff we need to finish the raft?" Sora dropped everything on the ground in front of him.
"One rope?" Kairi asked him.
"Check."
"One piece of cloth?"
"Check."
"Two logs?"
"Check."
"Great!" Riku cheered, "Now all that we need are some supplies for the trip!" Sora groaned. "Don't worry, you bum," I said giggling, "we'll get that stuff tomorrow."
"Hey, who are you calling a bum?" Sora smirked. "'Ey, Lazy?" I giggled again, twitching slightly. "The invisible guy behind you," I said sarcastically, "Who do you think I'm calling a bum?"
"I am not a bum!" Sora exclaimed.
"Are too," I said smiling.
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are-" I started, but Riku cut me off by saying, "Okay, munchkins, no need to bicker." Kairi giggled at us. "I am not a munchkin," I defended.
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not! We're both the same age!" I squealed. Everyone laughed. "You're insane, Neo," Sora told me. Over the years, I earned the nickname Neo. Short for Naomi, I guess.
"Yup! I am insane!" I squealed as we all started walking across the beach. We walked for a while, laughing along the way, then finally reached the paopu tree.
We all sat in silence, looking into the sunset. Sora and Kairi sat on the trunk of the paopu tree, while Riku leaned up against it. I, for one, was hanging upside down off the paopu tree trunk, beside Riku.
"So," Kairi said dreamily, "what d'you think it'll be like, once we set sail?" I blew a strand of hair out of my face. "Do you think there really are other worlds out there?" I asked. "It would be nice if there were," Kairi chimed in.
Everyone sat in silence again. The only noises that we could hear were the sounds of the waves hitting the little island, and the rustling of the paopu leaves in the wind.
"So, say there really are other worlds out there. What would you do there?" Sora asked Riku. "I guess I never really thought about it," he started.
Though, I didn't really pay attention to what Riku was saying. I was too busy concentrating on the train of though that had just stopped at the station in my mind.
'What if we never make it to another world?' I mused. 'What if there aren't even any other worlds , and what we're doing is useless?' was the main thought that I was focusing on.
"Hellooo," I heard Kairi squeal. Riku leaned over so he was in front of me, but since I was hanging upside down, well, you get the idea.
"Earth to Naomi. You still on Destiny Islands?" Riku asked me, looking at me strangely. I giggled like the insane girl I am. "Nyup, why you asking?" I replied. "Well," said Riku, "we asked you a question."
"And that question would be?" I asked, grinning sheepishly. Sora sighed, and asked his question again. "What are you gonna do when we find other worlds?" I thought for a moment, before answering, "I'll explore, and see new sights. Maybe I'll even learn a bit about the culture of other worlds."
"Yeah, that's what I wanna do!" Kairi exclaimed, "Along with that, I want to find my real home. My world."
"But Kairi!" I squealed, sitting up and positioning myself so I was sitting upright on the paopu tree.
"This is your real home!" Sora finished for me, "and we're also your family!"
"Same goes to you, Naomi!" Riku told me, "We're your family, and this is your home!" Kairi and I smiled. "Thanks guys," we said in unison. We all looked into the sunset. "Hey guys, it's getting late. We should get our rest," Kairi said, finishing her statement with a yawn.
Everyone got up and started walking away, but I stayed seated on the paopu tree.
"Hey, Sora!" I heard Riku call, "Look at what I found!" Seeing as I was a curios girl, I turned around and watched Riku and Sora.
"What's this?" Sora asked, staring at the star shaped fruit that Riku had just tossed into his hands. "A paopu fruit," Riku replied. "You should know the legend. If you share it with someone you really care for, your destinies will become intertwined."
I giggled as the thought of who Sora would share the fruit with popped into my head. 'Kairi of course, no doubt about it.'
Sora heard me giggling, so he shot me a glare. I stopped, but still held the smile on my face. I turned back around, and faced the sunset.
"Whatever," I heard Sora mumble behind me. "C'mon," Riku chuckled, "you know you wanna try it."
"Oh, c'mon Sora! Don't be such a…hey, what are you-OW!" Riku yelled. I turned around, and saw Sora running away from the fallen Riku. Apparently, Sora had just thrown the paopu fruit at Riku's face.
"Nice shot, Sora!" I yelled at Sora's retreating back. I ran up to Riku, and stared at his slightly bleeding nose.
"I'll get him for that!" Riku yelled, smirking an evil smirk. He jumped up and got ready to chase Sora, but stopped. "Nah, I'll get back at him tomorrow."
Riku wiped the blood from his nose, and turned around to look at me. "You seem quiet. Normally we can never shut you up!" he exclaimed, laughing slightly. I just giggled madly, and twirled around on one foot, though, falling in the process.
"You really are strange," Riku managed to say between his laughs. "Yup yup!" I squealed while lying sprawled out on the sand.
Okay, as depressing as I looked, I was actually the hyper and insane member of the group. I dressed in all black, put on black make-up, and always wrote dark poetry, but I still acted like a five year old who just discovered candy. Actually, I seem more childish now than I did when I first appeared on the island!
I hopped up off the sand, and sat on the paopu tree. Riku sat beside me, and put his head on my shoulder.
"Tell me a story," he said in a cute baby voice. "Okay!" I squealed, imitating his voice. "Once upon a time, there was a-" I started, but Riku started squealing, "Yay! That was a great story!" I giggled at him.
"So," he said, getting rid of his baby voice, "tomorrow is our last full day here…before we set sail."
He removed his head from my shoulder, so I leaned against him. "What do you think the other worlds are like, if there even are any?" I asked, getting more tired by the second.
I never got to hear his reply, though, because I fell asleep seconds later. Riku smiled down at my sleeping figure, and carried me to the dock.
"Naomi," Riku whispered in my ear, "Naomi, wake up." I shot up, and bonked foreheads with Riku. "Who shot who in the what now!" I shrieked, not yet realizing that I was awake.
I looked at Riku, who was sprawled out on the sand. "Ow," he said flatly, twitching as he sat up. "I sowwi," I said innocently. Riku grinned.
"C'mon, we gotta get home, it's getting late," Riku told me. We untied our boats from the dock, and got in them.
As we paddled back to Destiny Island, Riku said, "Look up." I looked up into the starry night sky. "Purdy!" I squealed, admiring the beauty of the stars. Riku chuckled.
As I stared at the sky, a star seemed to have blinked out, almost like a flashlight turning off. 'Neato' I thought.
We reached the island, and tied our boats to the dock. Riku turned to me and asked, "Want me to walk you home?" I smiled, and replied, "'Kay."
We linked arms, and walked to my house. "G'night," Riku said as we approached my door. We unlatched our arms, and I poked Riku's nose. "Night."
I watched Riku walk away as I took my house key necklace out from under the collar of my shirt. I pulled the necklace off of my neck, and unlocked my door.
I walked into my house, and tip-toed to my room, trying not to wake my guardians. In my room, I slipped into my night clothes, and got into my bed.
It took me a while to sleep, though, because a thought popped into my head. 'Will anything change after we set sail?' I shrugged off the thought, and snuggled against my pillow.
'Nothing can go wrong…I hope…' I thought, before drifting off into a dreamless sleep.
Yep, Riku did seem slightly out of character, but only for a bit. Anyways, hope you liked it! I'm going to start writing the third chapter soon, so it should be up in a few days. Maybe less, I'm not sure. I write whenever I have time, and lately I'm not having that much time, so. Sorry, if it takes a while to update.
'Kay, I'll cut my rambling, and let you all be on your way.
(takes off her hat, and bows) Thank you, and have a nice night!