Kiss Paralysis

Nothing like a nap on a warm summer day.

Chapter 13, Nap Day

"How many have you caught so far?" asked Tidus as he held up his three very impressive fishes.

"Six," Riku responded showing Tidus his bucket full of fishes nearly twice the size of Tidus's.

He grumbled and went back to his place on the dock, resting his chin on his palm and mumbling something about Riku to himself.

By now it had been noon, around nine o' clock the boys had all participated in a game of blitz ball; Riku and Wakka had teamed together, and Sora and Tidus teamed up, and to everyone's surprise Sora and Tidus won (this honestly was a rare occasion). The game was close but Sora had managed a point during the last round and if Wakka had played a bit more defensively the game would've ended with different results. While the 'men' relentlessly played blittz ball, Kairi and Selphie walked among the island, cleaning up their old hiding nooks and flower picking as they used to do as girls.

Sora was now inside the main hut, resting under the shade of the palm trees and sleeping soundly on a tight hammock. Riku and Kairi had been on the tinier island where they had replanted the paupu tree a few years back and were fished, not for the sake of catching fish but merely just to pass time and idle.

"Sora can sure sleep, didn't he go to bed earlier than all of us?" Kairi asked, thinking of no other negative motives, but naively amazed at Sora's sleeping habits.

Riku shrugged and smiled, "He's probably worn out from the game."

"Riku," Kairi looked to the clear green-blue water, watching as the scales of a fish shimmered a brilliant glare, "Can you believe it? We're all really starting our lives as adults now."

Momentarily Kairi's words carried Riku into a placid dimension where there'd only be happiness for everyone, an equal and content happiness, he looked to the sky, "Yeah, we've come a long way."

Kairi leaned her head onto Riku's shoulder, "I think it's time you've found yourself a girl."

Riku dismissed her comment, there wasn't anyone out there for him but Sora and he was adamant in that decision.

Tidus came back from his wooden deck on the other side of the island with Selphie, "Ha--I've got seven fish!" he declared.

Selphie sighed, "No, you havefive fish, the other three are mine!" she elbowed him in the ribs.

"You weren't supposed to say that!" he growled boyishly as he took a seat beside Kairi.

"Hey, where's Wakka?" asked Kairi as she drew up her dangling legs and hugged her knees.

"I think he's taking a nap with sleepy head back in the hut," Selphie answered sitting on the other side of Riku.

"I think I'll go check up on him," Kairi said but as she went to put her sandals back on her line began to dance.

"You caught something!" stated Tidus dumbly.

Her hands rapidly grasped the rod, keeping the pole firmly in her hands, "Hey Selphie check up on Sora for me, will you?"

Selphie nodded and began to walk towards that direction, "Alright!"

"I'll go too, I'm thirsty," Tidus followed after the brunette girl.

The rod was beginning to bend and Riku began to intervene, "I think you're going to need help with that," he stood behind Kairi and offered support as she began to reel it in.

"I don't think I've ever caught anything this big before!" she exclaimed as she continued reeling.

Riku continued to pull the rod, whatever it was it sure had no signs of releasing, he furrowed his brows and continued to tug at the rod, "I don't think you have either."

There was only darkness at first, after a while there was daylight and soon after there was twilight. Between the twilight and the daylight there was darkness. The darkness is somewhere I didn't want to be . . .

"Seems like Wakka's sleeping comfortably," Tidus noted as he poked Wakka's stomach and watched Wakka's face wrinkle up in distress then relax, he then opened up a cooler and pulled out a bottle of water, taking a gulp.

"Hey, Tidus c'mere, I don't think Sora is doing so well--Sora wake up!" she shook him but he continued to struggle in his sleep.

Tidus walked over and gave Sora a bit of a shake, "Hey, Sora--wake up."

Sora's eyebrows furrowed in his sleep, "I don't want to go to the darkness--I just, I--"

Something about the daylight just didn't appeal to me. I don't know why.

"I don't love you Kairi!"

Sora woke up with a jolt and felt heavy stares impale him. Selphie put a hand to her mouth and Tidus continued to watch, a dismayed expression etched on his face. Sora shook his head and blinked, what had he done? He didn't know how to respond, he could only remember his dream, the daylight, the twilight, and the dreadful darkness.

"Guys, what happened?" he asked in a hushed tone.

Both of the looked at each other, then glanced over their shoulders at Wakka who had woken only seconds after Sora screamed.

"Uh, nothing," Tidus broke the awkwardness.

"Yeah, Tidus was just telling me about how many fish he caught," Selphie played along for the moment.

Not to sound cheesy but the fish story sounded a little fishy to Sora, "OK . . . so exactly how many fish did you catch?"

"Seven," Tidus put on his prideful smile.

"Yep, really big ones too," Selphie noted.

"Ya right!" Wakka replied as he balanced on the hammock, "Tidus couldn't catch a fish for da life o' him."

Tidus glared at Wakka and for once Selphie glared in unison with him, "I can catch lots of fish!" he retorted.

Sora chuckled and before a childish argument could erupt the hut door swung open, "Guys--hurry up Riku needs help, Selphie grab some towels and the first aid kit!"

"Wh-what's going on?" she asked as she scurried to the cabinets grabbing the provisions Kairi had asked for.

"I have no time to explain, just hurry!" she grabbed Sora by the forearm and urged him to run, picking up speed once they got outside.

Sora could feel the sand and pointy edges of the small rocks stab into his feet as Kairi ran faster, wondering how she gained such physical strength. Wakka had began sprinting faster than them and was already ahead, he knelt down near two figures or what appeared to be two figures ahead of them. Sora could make out one of them, positive that it was Riku but the other seemed quite unfamiliar.

"What's going on?" Sora asked but Kairi didn't reply she only kept running.

The image grew clearer the more they ran and he could now discern that Riku was kissing a girl--no he was performing CPR. Blinking and rubbing his eyes he knelt down on the opposite side of the girl.

"I can still feel a pulse," Riku's heroic traits coming into play, he breathed into her again, "C'mon."

Sora was frantic just as everyone else was but some place in the back of his mind he was a little irritated by the sight.

"Let's carry her back to the shack," Kairi stated.

"No, I think she's coming back, her breathing has gotten heavier," Riku replied.

Wakka looked up and saw Tidus and Selphie running towards them, "Over here!" he yelled, waving at them.

Sora's azure eyes stared back at the girl, her drenched blonde hair was messily swept over her round face, her lips had reddened from Riku's hard kisses--no, breaths. His eyes widened and he noticed the smallest twitch in her eyebrows and she began to cough.

"She's alive," Selphie said relieved as she observed the girl's body for any bruising, cuts, or injuries of any sort.

"Thank goodness," Kairi took a towel from Selphie and began to wrap the girl with it.

"Sora, help me carry her inside," Riku commanded.

He nodded, thinking rationally instead of selfishly as he grabbed one side of the alien girl, being wary to not accidentally harm her.

The group trekked slowly but slightly hastily to the shack, taking the smoother but barely longer path back.

"Does anyone recognize her?" asked Selphie.

"I've never seen her around before, maybe she's a tourist," Kairi hypothesized.

Tidus moved one of her bangs from her face, "She sure is pretty."

"Ya," Wakka agreed, the boys grinning.

"That's off subject," Selphie barked as she opened the shack door for Riku and Sora.

"Someone get blankets prepared for her," Riku said sternly which transformed everyone's playful moods to something more serious.

Sora gently placed the girl onto the largest of the three hammocks, "Her breathing seems steady," he remarked.

"Yeah," Riku put a hand to her forehead, "I don't think she has a fever."

"Should we bring her back to the mainland?" asked Kairi.

"When it gets cooler, the sun might dehydrate her at this time," Riku noted.

Selphie began to prepare beverages for everyone, "I'll start making lunch now."

Kairi wrapped her arms around Sora and kissed his cheek, "Don't worry, I'm sure the girl will be fine," she assured, believing that Sora's worries were focused on the girl.

He smiled acting assured and nodded.

Riku sat by the girl's side, observing her closely. She was cute but very unfamiliar, he had never seen her around before.

Selphie felt a little intimidated by this girl, "C'mon Riku have something to drink," she motioned for him to come towards the table as she poured him some lemonade.

He remained by the girl's side for a moment then rose to Selphie's request, gently grazing Sora in a small secret move of affection, "OK."

Sora sighed and watched as Tidus stared at the girl, it seemed everyone was eager for her to awaken but Sora wasn't so sure she was that easy to trust--but surely she must be, she doesn't have a single malign feature about her.

Riku took the glass of lemonade and headed towards the door, "I'll be back, I'm going to look to see if there might be anyone else out there."

The brunette girl put her hands on her hips, "Don't stay out there too long, lunch will be done soon," she said in a motherly tone.

Sora tentatively rose, "I'll help," he volunteered.

Tidus remembered the incident that happened before the discovery of the unconscious girl so he suppressed his urge to help them, "Later," he waved.

Selphie looked at Kairi as she began cutting up some vegetables, not realizing she had been staring at her, I wonder if she has any idea . . .

"Hey, Selphie we have bread, right?" asked Kairi,ceasing Selphie's gaze.

"Yep, we sure do," she rummaged through the basket and handed her the loaf.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

A/N: An update TWICE this month, I'm so proud! Today is my birthday and I got in the mood to write with all this new found birthday inspiration. Thanks for all the helpful reviews, I managed to come up with some more plot twists, this story might drag on longer than I intended. I feel old, I'm sixteen and I've been writing fics since I was eleven.

Disclaimer: It's my birthday, I deserve to own Kingdom Hearts, at least for a day . . .