A storm was coming. Riku could sense it. He always could feel things no one else could. Discernment he thought it was called. His mum while she had still been around had taken great heed of Riku's gift to see things that could not be seen. Unfortunately her son knowing when something bad would happen was not enough. She had become paranoid and eventually took her own life.
Riku stood on the dock behind Tidus and Selphie who were making out at its edge. He ignored the two love birds and continued to look out at the huge purple rain clouds gathering in the distance. Something strange was awoken within him and his eyes blazed with fire, 'The door…' he spoke softly,' …it's opening' He had no clue to what that meant but the feeling he got from it was a foreboding sought. Not entirely evil, but not entirely good as well. The door was opening; a great power was to be unleashed. If he could only harness it then perhaps he could make all his troubles disappear.
Riku smiled- yes, all his dreams would be made true, Kairi would love him, Sora would look up to him as a hero and the three of them could leave the island for a better place. Riku turned and walked home with dreams high in his heart and a tear in his eye. He had opened his Heart to the outside world. He had beckoned for something and something had replied. The darkness had touched his soul, infected it. And Riku had embraced it back.
'This is not good!' Kairi moaned and ran her fingers through her hair, 'No food left, fresh clothes- no space private enough to change into them, Its cold and windy, the sea is getting a bit bumpy and just to make it worse…' she held out her hand and caught a drop of water that had fallen from the cloudy grey sky,' …its starting to rain'
Sora grunted in agreement, 'I can't believe we never equipped the raft with a tarpaulin!'
'We never thought it might rain!' Kairi groaned. She huddled up against him and he hugged her close, 'What are we going to do?' she shivered,
'Lets get some food' Sora replied and pointed at the dark shadow of a fish trailing behind them in the water, 'We don't have a fishing rod though!' Kairi looked at his determined and hungry face, 'No, but I have this' Sora drew his pocket knife, 'wait here' he told her and dived in.
The fish saw the splash and charged the young teen that splashed out of the way just in time. Kairi screamed in terror, 'It's a shark!' Then the rain began to pour. It soaked her to the bone and made it hard to see Sora at all. She could tell he was still there because his red shorts stood out in the dullness and they were thrashing around as he fought the creature,
'Aghh!' Sora cried out as the huge fish bit into his well tuned calf muscle,
'Sora!' Kairi scrambled to the edge of the raft and reached out her hand. Sora clumsily swam his way through the waves and back to her, 'Pull me up!' he roared and she struggled to do so. As she pulled on Sora's arms the Shark came back for more. It opened it mouth to take a bite but Sora booted it in the nose and with a heap of strength pulled himself, went and bloody up onto the raft. He gasped rapidly for air and Kairi pushed on his chest to help get rid of the salty water in his throat.
A small fountain of water squirted out of his mouth and he stopped convulsing and passed out.
The storm had arrived on the destiny islands. Trees were being ripped from the ground by their roots and the seas crashed furiously up against the docks. The people of the island hid in their basements from the ferocious winds and hard, heavy rains. Riku was apparently mad with grief because his friends had disappeared half a week ago, according to the gossipers of the village and had ran out into the storm. He was supposedly looking for Sora and Kairi but he was actually going to the door. He trooped through the rain when all of a sudden a small shadowy creature rose from the ground. It had glowing yellow eyes and sharp taloned claws, 'what the…' Riku asked squinting at the thing. It ran towards him and grabbed at his shirt, tugging and pulling like it wanted him to follow it. It ran off a few metres and stopped. It looked back at Riku and beckoned with its eyes: "Follow me"
Riku after a moment's decision ran after the creature and into the dark. It led him were he was originally heading- The secret place. A cave under the roots of a huge tree that went deep underground. It had been Sora and Riku's hiding place for so long until Kairi had come to the island. Sora had begged Riku to let her in because she was special. She was of course; otherwise Riku would have never fallen for her, the way she tossed her short brown hair out of her eyes, her beautiful violet eyes! His love for her was that of the intensity of the sun, but Riku could never tell her that. In his heart he knew she was attracted more to Sora because of his happy-go-lucky personality, the thing that Riku had wanted all his life but could never seem to grasp. Instead he would lock himself away studying books and fighting. Over the years he had toned his muscles to the extent of his fifteen year old body and his skin had become pale from spending too much time inside. Sora had saved him in a way; they had become 'true' friends when Riku was twelve and Sora eleven. For a few years now Riku's mum had been dead and Riku was very depressed. His life was at the point were he would carve into his arm with a knife how useless he was and was tempted each day to jump of the cliff at the end of the island to his death.
Actually he still had no clue why Sora had befriended him. Perhaps it was because he felt like helping him out after knowing him all his life. Or maybe it was a dare and Sora had gotten to know the boy as a good guy. Which ever one it was Riku's personality changed drastically, he was still a shy outcast with hardly any friends but he no longer wanted to take his own life which was good.
Kairi however had made friends with both Riku and Sora as soon as washing up on the island. She had viewed herself as an outcast too because she had no idea were she had come from and was able to relate to Riku. Sora- he was the one who had found her that morning so it was only natural that he had her as a friend.
Riku had liked Kairi first. When Sora and he were in the cave talking about stuff that guys talk about, Sora would still be jabbering on how gross girls were while Riku leant against the rocky wall day dreaming of Kairi and what he wanted to do with her.
Riku followed the monster down the tunnel and into the catacomb below. Mushrooms grew in the corners and the walls were covered with graffiti by Sora and Riku. He did not notice the one with Sora and Kairi sharing a Paopu fruit. Instead he headed straight for the oak door at the end of the room.
An eerie glow emitted from underneath the door and Riku's guide ran straight through the closed door and into the dark, 'What is this door anyway?' Riku whispered and placed his hand on it, 'No handle, no lock, what is it for?' he placed his other hand on it thinking. Suddenly there was a rumble from behind it. Riku stepped back just as the door was flung wildly open and a dark wind exploded from it, sending Riku tumbling back towards the entrance, 'No' he muttered and grabbed onto a boulder firmly lodged in the ground. He used the rock to pull himself up and made his way to the door. Inside it was a thick mucusy layer of purple slime. Riku pushed on it with his finger and a shock was sent through his body, 'Power' he smiled and stepped right into it.
And that was the last thing he remembered.
