Kingdom Hearts II The Untold Chronicles
Chapter One – Fever
"Hurry up Tidus!" Sora shouted. A boy dressed in black, navy, red, and yellow attire. His ocean blue eyes complimented his brown, high-lighted hair.
"Sorry, I skipped lunch!" Tidus chuckled. Also a boy, dressed in white top and a pair of jean knee high shorts. He also had blue eyes with beautiful sandy blond hair. The commotion was on the other side of the island.
The island was called Destiny Island. All the teens called it, 'Destiny Isle' for short. It was surrounded with tall palm trees and had only one mountain range. It was a small island, but it accommodated the people living there. There was no room for any outsiders.
Riku paced back and forth on the only dock on the island. Riku wore a white and yellow sleeveless over coat with a black shirt exposed. He had silver-purplish hair and aqua blue eyes. It seemed most of the time his face was captured in a permanent frown—as opposed to Sora who was never caught frowning. Riku's love interest, Kairi, sat on the dock with her feet in the water.
"Well Hallows Eve is tomorrow! How are we going to get Selphie, Wakka and Tidus for getting me?" Riku questioned Kairi. Kairi pinned her lose red hair behind her ear.
"You always want revenge, don't you, Riku?" Kairi asked.
"Come now! They put syrup and honey in my hair!"
"I also put honey in my hair and look at it!" Kairi said shaking her locks as they flew in the wind. Her hair appeared soft and tamed.
"It dried!" Riku whined.
"I think it helped your hair!" Sora appeared with Tidus. Riku and Kairi glared at Tidus. Tidus gave an innocent smile.
"Howdy…" Tidus started.
"Don't you howdy me!" Kairi said, giving the cold shoulder. "You put ketchup and mustard on me last night!"
"It's all in good fun!"
"Whatever, I'd watch my back if I were you, pretty boy." Riku threatened. "I'll be on my way." Riku walked away from the dock, but not before exchanging a glance with Sora. The glance communicated Riku's shiftiness. Kairi waited until Riku was out of sight before locking eyes with Sora, her love interest.
"He's crazy!" Kairi said to Sora. He shrugged.
"Well I suppose. I'm tired and I'm going back home. I'd thought this be quite juicy." Sora headed back.
"See ya tomorrow!" Kairi called out to him. Tidus looked to Kairi with a twisted smile.
"I'll be seeing you, too, Kairi. Maybe, again—tonight." Tidus mocked while departing as well.
Kairi got the chills up her spine…
It was night fall. Sora sat on the dock by himself. He placed his thumb nail into his mouth giving it a little bite. He was deep in thought. Sora was perplexed by the existence of other worlds. Ever since he had gotten back from battling the evils of Kingdom Hearts, Sora hadn't traveled, or even visited the different worlds. Sora yearned to go visit his friends, Goofy and Donald, and to see how King Mickey was doing. Sora was unaware that a piece of 'drift wood' would answer his prayers—to give him some flavor and variety to his now boring life.
His eyes glanced over the open water. The reflection of the full moon on the water was being blocked by something. Sora glared. Sora grabbed the closest rock to him. It wasn't quiet a pebble but not the size of his fist, either. Sora chucked it at the log that was ruining his peaceful scenery.
"Stupid drift wood!" Sora cursed. The rock connected and the drift wood moaned in pain. Sora covered his mouth and stooped down like a gun went off. His eyes darted back and forth. Sora slithered off the dock and into the sand. He gulped once and pushed through the tide.
Sora's eyes couldn't believe what they were seeing. It was a girl in distress. She was face down in the water with her auburn hair reflecting the moon's light. "Hey!" Sora cried out. "You okay?" She turned over with the speed of a turtle.
"My… My head…" The girl murmured. Sora covered his eyes to be polite. The girl was so dazed she didn't realize her gown was lost-at-sea. She was stark naked. She turned her head in the water as the tide was bringing her in to the beach. Sora looked into her eyes and his heart skipped a beat. A girl band was playing music in his head singing things like, "Love me deeper, love me more, I only love you." Sora looked up to the sky, giving thanks to some kind of deity.
"You love me after all." Sora whispered, moving to the maiden. Sora reached for one of her arms to pull her to shore. The arm he grabbed happened to have an arm band on it. Sora read it to himself. "Shuku… What a pretty name." She blushed lightly.
"T-Thank you." Shuku stammered. Sora watched her petite mouth form the words, then, his eyes started to lower… She smacked him with what strength she had left.
"S-Sorry!" Sora said catching Shuku's contagious stammer. Shuku turned onto her belly and doggy paddled while Sora walked beside her. "My name is Sora." He tried to be suave.
"I really need some where to crash. Can I crash with you?" Shuku requested with her tiny voice.
"Of course! I'm here to help." Sora smiled down to Shuku. She paid him no mind. Sora's smile faded.
"Ah!" Shuku moaned in pain. "I need—I need shelter." Shuku stood up in the shallows. Sora got an eye full and looked down at the water like a gentlemen, but Shuku had a very attractive reflection. Sora's nose turned red and a drip of blood fell into the water. "I'm becoming sick. I haven't been outside in a while. I'm not immune to the bacteria in this water." Sora was pleased that she was beautiful and smart. Shuku took a shaky step. She lost her footing but Sora's strong arms were there to catch her.
"Calm down. Don't worry so much, you'll get wrinkles." Sora said with a big smile. Shuku felt comforted.
"I'll try my best." Shuku said walking with a hop.
"Let's get you taken care of." Sora insisted. Shuku's heart seemed to open up with joy. Sora was so warm and gentle. Shuku didn't believe in love at first sight, but there were no rules against love at first stark naked rescue.
"Excuse me," Riku stared. "Where are your clothes?" She was embarrassed as she hid behind a palm tree leaf.
"P-please don't hurt me." Ashley pleaded. Riku gave a slight chuckle.
"Heh, I won't hurt you if you do what I say." Ashley quivered in fear. She gave a cough, her sickness already setting in. "I'm only joking—sort of." He smiled. Riku had already dealt damage to the fragile minded girl. "Look, I'm sorry." He tried to make even with her. "I've never seen a real black person up close… And naked."
"Don't poke fun at me." Ashley said.
"I'll poke you alright, but not with fun." Riku joked. He was having fun getting her goat. Ashley fell to her knees with labored breaths.
"I'm gonna die… I'm gonna die…" She repeated. Ashley's rate of morbid behavior alarmed Riku.
"You're not gonna die." Riku reassured. Ashley fainted. Riku caught her in his arms and it was all dead weight. She was really unconscious. Riku scoped her up quickly using the palm tree leaf to cover her. "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!" Riku panicked. "She's gonna die! She's gonna die!" Riku rushed Ashley away to his home. He had to sneak her into his house because Riku was forbidden to take late night walks. The last time he took a late night walk; he sold himself to the Heartless for power and posed as a medium to bring the Heartless to Destiny Island.
Ashley sat on his bed, slightly conscious. She was looking out of his window. Riku noticed two scars on her back—where her shoulder blades met. They were long dark brown slits that look like a clever went to her skin. Riku looked away because his eyes were going to her butt.
Riku reached into his closet pulling out a long sleeved white collared shirt he'd didn't wear often. He slipped it on her buttoning it up from the top down. He told himself not to stare at her anatomy. Riku made himself swear he wouldn't. Riku laid Ashley out on his bed. He adjusted her legs, putting them together. Riku turned his room light off to avoid suspicion. Riku looked at the girl he rushed to his house. He placed his back against one of the walls in his room. He didn't know what he had been thinking. Riku should have left her for dead, but something told him not to. He walked over to her and placed his hand on her thigh. He touched her damp flesh. It must've awakened her.
"My name is Ashley. What's yours, stranger?"
"Riku. Nice to meet you." He said holding out his hand for a hand shake. Ashley reached her hand up only to rest her finger tips in his palm. Riku's heart melted. "I don't have many friends on this island, would you like to be mine?" Riku screamed at himself for being such a dork.
"I know I was timid when you saw me, but you're pretty cute up close."
"Thanks." Riku smirked. Cute, he had been waiting for Kairi to call him that. There was a new girl in Riku's heart. "Are you warm enough?"
"I'm chilled to the bone." Ashley said starting to go under Riku's blankets. Riku tucked her in. He sat at the edge of the bed watching Ashley watch him.
"Are you warm enough, now?" Riku asked frivolously. This was out of character for Riku. He felt he had a fresh start since Ashley didn't know about his past or would judge him for it. Riku could be wild and still feel good.
"…Are you looking for a specific answer?" Ashley asked with raised eyebrows.
"No." Riku responded taking off his overcoat and removing his pants. He crawled under the blankets with his black sleeveless shirt and black boxers. Riku cuddled up to Ashley, wrapping his arms around her. "Are you warm enough, now?" Riku whispered into her ear.
"Yes." She said closing her eyes, drifting into sleep. Riku couldn't believe he was being a ladies man. Yet, Riku caught himself thinking about Kairi and her smile.
"Kairi…" He sighed out before going to sleep.
Riku and Sora both woke up to an ear full. Riku's mother began cursing at him, screaming about they didn't have the funds to take care of an outsider. She also chewed him out about sleeping in the same bed with a girl he hardly knew. Riku's mother scolded him and reminded him how Riku doesn't know where people have been.
Sora on the other hand, got a mild scolding. Sora's mother gave him a few harsh words but became concerned with Shuku's health.
"Now Sora," His mother started in a motherly tone "We don't have enough food to take care of some one from another world."
"But she asked for my help. I kinda gave her my word…" Sora made puppy eyes. His mother crossed her powerful arms.
"I'm not gonna fall for it."
"Mom…" Sora bat his lashes at her. She caved in.
"Oh alright, alright already!" Sora gave his mother a big hug. "But she is very sick. You're going to take care of her because she is your responsibility!"
"You're making this sound like my pet bird…" Sora rolled his eyes.
"Yes, and it died. And I'm reminding you again, so that you don't kill her." Sora's mother put fingers to her chin, pondering. "You know, I should make her something to wear… Since she didn't come with clothes and what not."
"Thanks a lot, mom." Sora smiled.
"Yeah yeah…" She shut Sora's door. Sora turned his attention to Shuku who was sweating up a storm.
"It's so hot, Sora." She mumbled.
"I know, I'm sorry, but you have to sweat it out." He told her, tucking her in tighter.
"It's just a cold." Shuku try to turn the worry down a notch. "I was worried over nothing and you are, too!"
"You're my responsibility and I have to take care of you."
"Don't feed me that!"
"How about I feed you soup?" Sora gave a gentle stare.
"Sounds good." Shuku returned the stare. Sora got up and went to his kitchen to prepare something for Shuku to eat. Sora sighed to himself. He went to his kitchen sink to look out the window. He saw children and teenagers dressed down for Halloween as ghosts, the Pumpkin King—Jack Skeleton, witches, and warlocks. There would be no candy for Sora this year because he would be tending to Shuku. Sora closed his eyes tightly to shake it off. Sora still believed that it was a worth sacrifice for a girl so beautiful. Kairi knocked at the door frame leaning her head in. She was dressed as a witch. The outfit was a little on the whore side of the street.
"Sora, it's almost sundown. Aren't you coming out to go Trick or Treating with me?" Kairi asked. She sounded pre-shot down. Kairi expected the rejection.
"Sorry, can't." Sora said dazed. He started boiling the soup his mother left out for him to reheat.
"Can I ask why not?" Kairi posed walking into Sora's home with a seductive saunter.
"I'm taking care of my new friend." Sora blew her off.
"I knew it! Your mom and Riku's mom has been running around town shooting her mouth off about how you went fishing and caught a dame!" Kairi pointed with jealousy.
"Wait—" Sora interrupted her. "Riku's mom?"
"Yeah, didn't you hear? Riku's got a black girl at his house." Kairi turned for the door. "I hear she's pretty special. She's been performing tricks in the town square for the children since noon."
"…I think I will go Trick or Treating with you, Kairi." Sora was curious. Tricks, what kind of tricks could this girl perform?
Sora and Kairi walked hand in hand to the town square. Sora was dressed in his Halloween Town costume he acquired during his last journey to worlds. Kairi looked to him with gentle eyes. Sora looked back with a blank stare. He was starting to lose his feelings for Kairi since Shuku arrived. Sora didn't know if Shuku was casting a spell on him with her grey steel eyes, but he knew he liked it.
The town square was lit up with plastic jack-o-lanterns hanging high above everyone. The town square had a freshwater fountain for people to collect their water. Its source was from the small mountain range on the island.
Kairi was telling the truth. Riku stood in the shadows, dressed as himself, in Heartless attire. Sora was alarmed by Riku's appearance but it was Halloween. The girl that Kairi was telling Sora about was located in front of the fountain on a small stage.
Ashley was bond tightly in a black vinyl halter top witch dress. Ashley had black belts from her hips down to her feet, only in the front. She had black gloves that went up to her biceps. Her witch hat came to a point in the front. Ashley was given a purple staff with a pentagram crowing the staff. The children in their costumes sat before the stage. They were captivated by awe.
"Behold! The power of fire!" Ashley said swinging the staff around gracefully. She ignited a circle of flames around her. "Your fires are hot, but my fires are cold." Ashley stepped through the flames and they died down. She sat at the edge of the stage. Holding her hand out to the children, Ashley crafted a rose composed of fire. The children awed. Ashley put it behind her ear with a smile. She struck poses. "I think it compliments my figure." The flower faded away. "Now it's time for everyone to go Trick or Treating. Even me!" Ashley started another fire on the stage causing a blizzard of smoke. She disappeared in the blink of an eye. The children were amazed and even cheered. They picked up their buckets and pillow sacks. The children made their way to houses laughing and talking about the other tricks she performed throughout the day.
"Wow." Sora said to himself. Kairi was becoming jealous again. She made a face.
"She wasn't that great…" Kairi tried to persuade. Ashley stepped out of the shadows to greet Kairi.
"Hello, again." It had seemed that Ashley and Kairi were already introduced. Sora felt left out.
"Hello." Kairi said. Sora stuck his hand out with his fangs hanging over his lips.
"Hi! My name is Sora! Nice to meet you!"
"H-Hello, my name is A—Ah!" Riku snatched up Ashley's arm turning her away from Sora. Riku's grip was painful. Riku pulled her towards his home with a fire in his eyes.
"Riku, you're hurting me…" Ashley cowered.
"Don't you EVER talk to that guy!" Riku scolded with the might of Zeus.
"I-I-I-I…" Ashley was shaken up.
"Go back to my house! My mother is waiting for you." Riku said cold as ice. Riku gave her a push like shoving off a boat to sea. He turned back around to Sora.
"When did you find her?" Sora asked.
"Last night. I'm assuming that you found your "Shuku" around the same time." Riku said in a monotone fashion.
"Yeah, do you think they know each other?"
"Yes. They probably do." Riku looked at Kairi. They both exchanged warm smiles. Sora didn't notice.
"What's your friend's name?" Sora asked. Riku huffed with agitation.
"If you must know, her name is Ashley."
"Riku, you going home?" Kairi asked. He nodded. "Can I come with?" Riku nodded again. Kairi turned to Sora. "See ya."
"Yeah… Bye..." Sora said in a form of a question as Kairi wasted no time leaving arm in arm with Riku. Sora shrugged. It was okay that Kairi was interested in Riku again. Sora had his mind on Shuku even when he was with Kairi. Kairi was a wonderful childhood friend; however, Sora was growing up and he knew what he wanted. And what Sora wanted—wasn't Kairi.