Wonny: Well, here's another chapie! Have a go! And, wow! A death! Or is it?...

After this chapter, the sections will be written in either Riku's realm, (Destiny Islands), or Sora's, (Twilight Town). So be prepared.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. No seriously, I don't.

Wakka was the first to wake up. He stretched, yawning loudly. Selphie threw something at him and told him to be quiet. While Wakka nursed his injured head, he happened to notice the huge scuff marks in the sand. Wasn't that where the raft had been?

The red head frowned. Had the wind taken it? No, if there was a storm or something like that, he and the others would have felt it. Someone had pushed the raft into the water. And by the looks of the sand in the ocean, not too long ago.

He got to his feet. "Everyone, wake up."

There were immediately moans and groans of protest.

It was then, raking the horizon, Wakka caught sight of the raft.

Someone was on it.

He rushed to the others, shaking them awake. "Someone took the raft, ya!"

He looked up, trying to make out who was on it. He shouldn't have had to. There was only one other person stranded on the island.

Not anymore.

Riku jumped to his feet. "Where is it?" He searched the ocean.

Wakka pointed. "Right there!"

Kairi gasped. "We've got to bring it back! We spent weeks on it!"

Selphie was now sitting in a tree, trying to get a better look. "Hey, isn't that Sora?" She asked.

The five of them fell silent.

"Wow. I guess he took 'Get lost' a little too seriously." Tidus said.

Wakka began jumping up and down, waving his arms like a stranded bird. "Sora! Come back, ya!"

The others began doing the same. "Sora! Come back!"

Sora looked up. They all saw him wave once and drop his hand.

They realized Sora had no intentions of coming back. Ever.

Riku ran off down the beach.

"Riku! You can't just leave!" Kairi yelled.

"I'm not! Get your boats! We're bringing him back!"

The other four ran after him.

After a hurried attempt to push the boats into the water, the five friends started heading to the beach to see if the raft was still in sight.

It was, but only just.

"We've got to get there soon, or we'll never see it again!" Tidus called. No one said it, but they all knew that if that happened, they'd also never see Sora again, either.

Paddling as fast as they could, they got the boats out really far from the island. It wasn't long before they could make out all the details of what was on the raft.

Including a napping Sora.

Wakka was the first to reach the raft. He tied his boat to the mast and went to Sora's side. Dead asleep.

"He's all right!" Wakka called to the others.

"Good, cause when I get a hold of him," Riku snarled, "he won't be."

Tidus gulped. "Uh, guys?"

Everyone followed his gaze. Behind the raft, further out to sea, was a humongous storm cloud. It cover the entire horizon. The waves began to get rougher.

Quickly, the four others tied their boats to the mast of the raft as well. They got back in their boats and began paddling as fast as they could towards the island. If the storm hit them, they were done for.

But the raft seemed to have a mind of it's own. It pulled them towards the storm belt, the sail catching wind gusts more powerful then the strength of them paddling. Meanwhile, on the raft itself, Sora was waking up. He was shocked to see his friends pulling him back to the island.

He didn't want to go back. Besides, they would be furious he took the raft. More misery.

As Sora tip-toed over to the mast to untie the ropes, he saw the storm clouds. He gulped. Well, if it meant getting away, then so be it.

He flipped out a pocket knife and cut the ropes free.

Everyone felt the slack on their boats give, and the boats finally began to get back to the island. Riku, however, looked back and his eyes widened. Sora was sitting next to the mast, putting a pocket knife away. Their ropes, sliced and trailing in the water, weren't pulling a thing. The knots remained on the mast, useless.

"Turn back! He cut the ropes!"

Immediately, heads snapped back. No one could believe it.

"Are you out of your mind!" Selphie cried, "Did you see the size of those clouds!"

Sora merely stared back, unfazed.

"You'll drown, Sora!" Kairi called.

Silence, then:

"Why do you even care?" Sora called back.

Riku grabbed the side of the raft, hauling himself on. He glared at Sora. "You," He pointed at him, "I'll deal with when we get back. Now give me the knife, Sora."

Sora pulled it out, looking at it. Then, he looked Riku in the eye.

"This?" Sora whispered.

Riku nodded. "Now."

Sora flicked out the blade. "No." He started carving his name bored-ly into the wood of the mast. Riku stepped towards him.

"Look, I'm sorry I told you to get lost, but running away isn't going to do anything but get you killed, Sora. So give me the knife so we can tie this thing up and go home." Riku held out his hand.

Sora looked at it wearily. "I don't want to hurt you, Riku. Now go home without me." He turned back to the mast and began carving the crown on his necklace into it.

Riku growled. "I'm not playing games, now hand it over."

He reached for it and yelped, drawing back his hand. Kairi and Wakka had gotten to the raft again, and ran to inspect it.

"He got me!" Riku said weakly. A thin cut ran across his palm.

Kairi eyed Sora in a frightened way. "You didn't mean it, did you?"

Sora looked at her before wiping the blade off on his red jumpsuit. "Go away." He said, continuing to carve the mast.

Riku growled. "That's it. You're done." He launched forward, knocking Sora over onto his back.

"Get off, Riku!" Sora hissed, "Do you want to get hurt?"

"Not as much as I wanna hurt you!" Riku yelled. He pinned the hand holding the knife above Sora's head.

Unfortunately, he forgot about the other one.

Sora's fist connected with the side of Riku's head. The silver-haired boy rolled off, clutching the fresh wound.

Sora chanced a glance at the storm. He waved at Kairi and Wakka.

"Go! Get out of here! Take him!" He shoved them to their boats. Wakka snagged the boy's wrist.

"You're coming with us!"

Sora struggled. "Get off!" Wakka let go, holding a bleeding hand.

"Sora, stop!" Tidus flung himself at the brunette from out of nowhere. The knife skittered to the edge of the raft and plunked into the ocean. Sora ran to the side, plunging his hand in, only to come up empty handed.

Riku pounced on him, pinning his arms down at his sides.

"You are such an idiot!" The green-eyed boy snarled.

Suddenly, the winds picked up.

Selphie climbed onto the raft. "We're in trouble!" She bellowed over the howling wind.

Rain cascaded onto the raft and its occupants. Riku grabbed Sora and pulled him to the center of the raft. Everyone else huddled next to them.

"What do we do now?" Tidus yelled.

"I don't know; hopefully the storm won't last long!" Riku answered.

Sora snorted. "You don't have hope, then!" He received a jab in the stomach from Riku.

"You're the one who got us into this mess! So shut up!" Riku glared. Sora, doubled up, glared back.

Kairi tugged on Riku's shirt. "R-Riku..." The boy turned to look at her. She pointed with a shaky finger behind them. Slowly, they all looked back.

A tsunami-size wave had covered the raft shadow.

Everyone screamed.

"Hold on to each other!" Wakka hollered. Everyone latched onto him. Arms snaked over each other to cling to someone else. It was a ball of human arms.

The wave, in slow motion, crashed down onto the tiny raft, plunging them all under water.

For the most part, everyone stayed together. Everyone, however, was a little reluctant to cling onto Sora.

So when the raft bobbed to the surface, while Riku, Wakka, Selphie, Tidus, and Kairi were still attached to the mast of the raft, a certain brunette was missing...

"Where's Sora!" Riku cried.

Another cry answered him.

"Help!"
Tidus spotted him first. He was a good seven feet away from their raft. Poor Sora was hanging onto a crate for dear life. It had split open, and the belongings had spilled out, leaving the open end underwater with trapped air in it. If it tipped over, letting the air escape, Sora was on his own.

One of the boats had somehow remained by the raft, rope still attached. Selphie grabbed it, untied it from the boat, and made a lasso out of it.

"Yee-ha!" She swung it out over her head. It landed a few feet from the helpless Sora.

"Let me try, ya!" Wakka reeled in the rope and swung it again. This time, it landed neatly around Sora. Easy.

The brunette clung to the rope, desperate to be saved.

Riku and Tidus grabbed onto the rope and started helping Wakka pull.

Things seemed to be going well, but, unnoticed to everyone, the rope was fraying against the side of the raft. It was only when Kairi leaned over to reach out and grab Sora's out-stretched hand when it was discovered.

"Hurry! The rope's gonna-"

SNAP!

The three boys on the raft fell flat. Sora fell back, too. The box tipped over and sank. Everyone realized he was going to drown.

Sora screamed. Kairi screamed.

Riku jumped overboard.

For a moment, everyone thought Riku had lost his mind, but when he started swimming to the other boy, they held their breath.

Just before Riku got to Sora, Sora slipped under water. Riku cursed and went under after him.

Everyone on the raft waited. After a few seconds, the silver haired boy emerged, a coughing, relieved Sora holding onto his neck.

The others cheered. Sora was going to be okay. They overlooked one thing.

Riku's hand was still bleeding.

Underneath the swimmers, something circled...

Selphie was cheering with Tidus, Kairi, and Wakka. She stopped mid-cheer. She took a deep breath and cried:

"SHARK!"

Riku shut his eyes. As if this day could get any worse. He turned to look over his shoulder. Peering through Sora's spiky cinnamon colored hair, he saw the tell-tale gray fin slicing through the water.

"Shit."

All the sudden, it disappeared. The yelling from the raft stopped. Sora sighed.

"Phew."

Riku turned back to the raft. He was two feet away when something brushed by his leg.

Sora shivered. "Riku..."

Riku grabbed the edge of the raft and turned to pull Sora towards it.

Something jerked Sora back, choking Riku.

"So-ra, stop..." Riku tried to get Sora off. Sora cried out in pain.

Kairi noticed the struggle. "Guys, what's wrong?"

Blood started mixing with the water. Selphie gasped.

"It's got Sora!"

Wakka pulled Riku onto the raft, and both of them grabbed onto Sora. By now, the giant fish had a good grip on him and was not going to let go anytime soon. It's tail and dorsal fin could be seen as it thrashed the water, frothing the blood.

Nature decided to take the time to throw another wave into the raft. Riku and Wakka lost their grip on Sora. In one second, the boy was pulled under. The water settled. The blood mixed more and more.

Softly, the ones left on the raft started to cry.

Wonny: Kay, before my readers cry, Sora is NOT dead! And he and Riku will be together. Later. After Riku finishes another raft. Right, Riku?

Riku: I'll finish it when I damn well feel like it.

Wonny: So read and review!