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Two - Calm of Wind
-Destiny Islands, Winter-
"Kairi." Sora said gently, approaching her as she sat alone by the frozen waterfall. The snow had calmed down, a nice breeze gently blowing across the Islands.
"I'm...sorry, Sora. I just..." Kairi turned to look at her old friend. His smile was warm and inviting, he seemed to have not been affected by her outburst at all.
"We all miss, Riku." Sora said, taking a step towards her.
"Yeah..." Kairi looked down at her feet, "Do you really think he died?" Sora stopped his advance, he gazed at her.
"I dunno...Kairi, how did you feel about him? Was he just a friend? Or more...?" Sora asked in monotone, making it hard to figure out his true feelings.
"I..." Kairi couldn't admit how she felt about Riku. Not to Sora.
"Well?" Sora asked, as if forcing the answer out.
"He was my best friend. Like he was yours...and you are mine." Kairi replied.
"What if I..." Sora was standing close to her now, but she didn't look up at him, "What I felt more...for you?" The wind seemed to stop.
-Balamb Garden, Winter-
Riku took a deep breath as he leaned against the wall watching asthe security guard circled the main area of Balmb Garden. He had to make it over two wings to get to the Dormitories. For a guest, he was pushing it by breaking rules thatstudents got suspended for. Breaking curfew and going into a member of the opposite sex's dorm. Being bored, he had read the rule book many times in his bed. The guard nodded and continued his route, disappearing around the fountain in the center. Riku crouched and began to quickly move towards the dormitories. He passed the Cafeteria Wing, the small of hot dogs from dinner wafting out. It was almost enough to make him forget about Rinoa. But he continued, pinching his nostrils. Riku made it to the Dorm Wing with no problem. He stood and casually walked through the halls, searching for Rinoa's room. Names were plastered on the doors making the job easier. Riku hung a left and bumped into someone, someone with a shotgun.
"Riku." Irvine said, smirking, "Are you going to become a peeking tom? Because that's what I'm here to guard against."
"Far from it...it's Rinoa." Riku replied, trying to edge his way past Irvine. But Irvine stayed in the way, moving to block Riku at every step.
"So, I've got another Rinoa stalker in the school. You group of guys are really persistent." Irvine said, restingthe shotgun on his broad shoulder.
"Rinoa wants me there..." Riku said, folding his arms.
"So, you guys are dating? You know, I heard the librarians gossiping about Rinoa and 'some boy' in the library. Would that boy happen to be you?" Irvine joked.
"One, nothing happened in the library. Two, Rinoa wants me to tell her stories." Irvine began to open his mouth, but shut it, "Oh? Not going to make a joke?" Riku taunted. Irvine smirked,
"You leave yourself open too much, kid. I could joke all night. But you look anxious for some reason...I'm curious. I thought you didn't like Rinoa so much?" Then it struck Riku, why was he getting so excited? Why did he want to see Rinoa so much? Could he be feeling something for her...?
"I..." Riku was speechless.
"Figure it out." Irvine stepped aside and gestured for Riku to go ahead, "This would be the second time this staff has let you go easy." Irvine said. Riku nodded and headed down the hallway,
"Thanks." Riku called as he walked.
"One, people are trying to sleep. Two, there are other guards who aren't going to be so leniant." Irvine said, disappearing around the corner. Riku grinned as he continued down this rather short hallway. He found Rinoa's room quickly, her name was the only one on the door. So she had a dorm all to herself...Riku held his hand up and knocked on the door. It flew open before the second knock came down,
"I hate waiting, you know." Rinoa said, grabbing his arm and pulling him inside. She shut the door and locked it quickly.
"Well, I ran into some problems..." Riku said as he looked around the room. It was rather small. A simple bed in the corner with pink sheets and a dresser. Books were strewn across the floor, most open. Riku turned to look at Rinoa who in turn was already gazing at him. They stood there for what seemed like hours. Riku broke the silence, "So...what do you want to know about?"
-Destiny Islands, Winter-
Kairi was speechless. She knew there something between them, but she never felt it was more then a great friendship. Sora placed his hands on her shoulders, his face drawing close to hers. She didn't move,
"Sora...I don't..." Kairi took a step back, Sora's hands falling off her shoulders.
"Kairi, just wait." Sora said, moving forward again. He placed his hands around her waist this time and gently placed his lips on hers. A mixture of emotions sped through Kairi. Hate, Love, Anger, Lust. She didn't know which to feel, so she accepted it. She began to kiss him back and wrapped her arms around him, clinging to him. It was then that the wounds began to heal and new ones began to rip open. She still loved Riku. But these new feelings made her question it. Was she too young to know what love was? Did she even love Sora? Did she like him more then just a friend? Was this just a way of making herself feel better? Sora backed away, but Kairi moved forward; trying to continue. She had to figure it out. Sora placed his fingers on her lips and smiled, "I love you, Kairi." She felt he was playing with her. Luring her in then shutting her out.
"Sora!" Goofy's voice called out, "We're bac-" There was a loud crash. Sora turned and laughed, racing to Goofy who lay sprawled out on the floor. Kairi stood in silence, the wind still blowing gently.
"You love me. But how do I feel? ...What about Riku...?" It was enough to make her crumble.
-Balamb Garden, Winter-
"The darkness...the light...the Heartless...Nobodies...all of it." Rinoa said, sauntering over to her bed and sitting down on it.
"And you had to read when the Library was closed...why?" Riku asked, sitting on the floor.
"It's a forbidden study...after this world was attacked by them. Our army fought them off but...we lost so many."
"So because a lot of people died, this is forbidden?"
"And because a sorceress named Ultimecia tried to use the darkness as a weapon against us many years ago before I was born. And well...not too many people are filled with light. So the new government is forbidding the study, trying to erase it completely, so no one like her can exist ever again."
"That's a silly idea. But that's how government's function. Hide it and forget about it." Rinoa smiled,
"That's why I support a group called the Timber Owl's." Riku caught himself looking at Rinoa again, "They're a rebel group. Trying to stop all this...hiding. If we can all come to the truth with ourselves and truly be good people then there's no reason to fear the darkness." She was incredibly beautiful. He knew he could get back to Kairi, it was simple. But a doubt began to rise inside him. Did he want to return? "Are you listening to me?" Rinoa asked, she had moved right in front of him during his thinking period.
"Yeah...owls." Riku said, smirking. Rinoa frowned, trying to move forward to give him a light slap. But her knee slid on the carpet and she fell forward into his arms. Her head rested against his chest, her face growing hot.
"Uh...ummm...oops." She mumbled, not moving her head. She liked the feeling. Riku placed his hands on her shoulders and set her back, feeling guilty just for that.
"It's alright." Riku said, smiling. Though his face was growing red as well.
"You know what, let's post-pone that talk." Rinoa said, leaning forward. She placed her lips on his and he wasted no time in returning the kiss. Rinoa lightly pressed a hand against Riku's chest and slowly pushed him to the ground as the kiss continued. Riku reached up and lightly began to un-button her sky-blue overcoat. She stoppedkissing andwrapped a hand around his wrist, stopping him. Then let go. Once it was un-buttoned she tossed it aside. Riku prepared to start removing her shirt, but he stopped. He stopped everything. It felt right and wrong.
"Give me time." Riku said, lightly pushing her aside. He stood and began towards the door,
"Riku...what's wrong?" Rinoa asked. Then she added in jokingly, "Are you afraid of girls?"
"I'm afraid of something, yeah." Riku left quickly, if he stayed, his guilt wouldn't matter anymore. And that was bad. Along with that,he felt nearly the same way about Rinoa as he did Kairi and he only knew her for three days. That had to mean something...
The Calm of Wind ends
and
The Graceful Water begins to fall