by Flare Haynekie
Disclaimer: ….. chapter one…..
Warnings: AU, OOC-ness, shonen-ai
Author's notes: curious how I had forgotten to add shonen-ai on the warnings. Welcome back to chapter 7! Yay-ness!
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Chapter 7: Sora is scared of…
Knocking on the door softly, Kairi waited for her best friend to come out. She anxiously expected the hyperactive girl to come bouncing from anywhere… just not to jump from the roof and tackle her.
"KAIRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Selphie squealed.
"Okay, Selphie! I'm glad to see you too! Now get off me!!!" Kairi struggled with the brunette.
"Okay!" And true to her word, Selphie got off Kairi, and helped her get up. "What are you doing here Kairi? Weren't you going to be really mean to Riku's new friend and then have him for yourself? That's what you told me earlier…."
"Yeah, well, my plan backfired. I even took that tramp's lunch, and you know what happened?!"
Selphie shook her head. "Not really…."
"She ate half of Riku's lunch! So I need your help to make Riku mine again!"
"Riku was yours?"
"Skip the details."
"Ah!" Selphie blinked. "And what's her name?"
"Sora. You know, like sky." Kairi growled, then suddenly realized her mistake.
"Sky? Her name means sky? That's just like the legend!!! And Riku means earth, so that's just even more perfect!" Kairi forgot that Selphie's a hopeless romantic. "Where is she?"
"At Raku's Break Spot…" Kairi mentally hit herself, before watching Selphie ran off in direction of the school. "Great… there goes my plan… but then again!!"
Meanwhile, Sora had his head on Riku's arm, while Riku kept watch for costumers. Sora closed his eyes, only to open then again to another high-pitched voice calling for Riku.
"Oh boy…" Riku muttered, Sora curiously looking at the door as Selphie ran into the store.
"Riku!!!!! There you are! I was looking for you! Kairisaidthatyoumetsomenewgirlwho's namemeansskyandcompletelymatcheswithyoursbecauseourlegendsayssomethingabouttheearthandtheskyandit'scompletelyperfectandtotallyromanticbecauseyounevergettoseesomethingascoolandromanticasthishappeninginalltheotherislands!!!!" Selphie rambled, before stopping to take a large gulp of air.
Sora got dizzy from trying to catch up with what she was saying. Riku just sighed. "Selphie, a bit slower this time?"
"Okay! Kairi said that you met some new girl who's name means sky, and completely matches with yours because our legend says something about the earth and the sky, and it's completely perfect and totally romantic because you never get to see something as cool and romantic as this happening in all the other islands!!!!"
"How did she manage to remember all that?" Sora asked, looking up at Riku.
Riku simply shook his head before answering. "I don't know, Sora. Selphie is a very strange girl."
"And?? Is that Sora?" She quickly asked, noticing how close the two were. "I bet it is! Hi Sora! My name's Selphie Tilmitt!! I'm in Riku's class during first period, second period, and fifth period!"
"Ah, pleasure to meet you." Sora said with a soft smile. "I'm Sora Barzahd and I moved here from Kuri City yesterday before lunch."
"From the city?! Then that means you're not totally used to the tropical weather here, right?"
"That's right. I'm used to a much cooler weather."
Selphie gave a jump. "That's soo cool! Don't worry, we'll make sure you don't suffer too much from the heat. Riku's an expert too! He can give you the greatest cooling system in all the island."
"I'm not sure I understand what you're talking about…"
Riku chuckled. "You really want to know? Come over to my house later on, and I'll show you. I'll give you a small tour of the town as a bonus."
Selphie grinned. "Hey! Is it true that the names you two have match the legend?"
Riku and Sora nodded, which made Selphie squeal. "That's soo cool! And is it true that you two shared lunch as well?" Riku and Sora nervously nodded once more. "That's soo romantic!! Oooh! I know! Let's go and hang with the guys at the beach! Tidus and Wakka invited me, and I had kinda forgotten, so I might as well invite you two, that way the gang can meet Sora too!"
"I can go." Riku said. "What about you, Sora?"
Sora tilted his head. "Well, I'll ask dad, but I think he'll let me." Sora took out his cell phone, the small Paopu charm tinkling with the movement as he searched and dialed Sion's number. "Hold on a sec." A said before talking to Sion. After a while, he hanged up and gave Riku a happy grin. "He said that it's no problem!" Sora jumped off the stool. "Grandma!! Me and Riku are leaving with Selphie to go to the beach for a while! So I'll come back tomorrow again!"
After Caroline appeared and hurried them off, the three running off to their street so Sora and Riku could go home and change. Minutes later, with a shirt, swimming trunks, and sandals, the boys followed Selphie to the beach, where Tidus and Wakka waited in the water.
"Tidus!!!!!! Wakka! I brought Riku and Sora with me!" Selphie announced as Tidus and Wakka got off the water towards her.
"Sora? Who's Sora, Selphie? And where's Kairi?" Tidus asked.
"Sora is Riku's new best friend! Their names match the legend so I'm gonna marry them one of these days!" Selphie so boldly announced, Riku sighed with a light blush on his face, while Sora looked down at his feet to hide his blush.
"Marry them? Are you sure you can do that?" Wakka asked.
"Of course! Leave it to me! I can do it, no problem!" Selphie grinned, taking off her shirt and throwing it with Tidus and Wakka's before joining the two on the water.
Riku shrugged, taking off his shirt and placing it with the other's. He was going to run off and join them when he noticed Sora watching the waves. "Sora? What's wrong?"
Sora sighed. "Nothing really. I'm just wondering how mom felt when she was my age, growing up in this island, with lots of friends like you do."
Riku walked over to where Sora was, and softly placed his arms around the brunet. "Come on, you can make friends too. Almost everyone in the island are very nice, so you shouldn't have trouble fitting in."
Sora laughed. "I kinda noticed when I arrived. But then again, you weren't exactly the sweetest thing when I met you yesterday."
Riku shrugged, pulling Sora's shirt off. "Kids these days need a little strong voice so they can listen." Riku threw the shirt on the pile of already discarded clothes. "Anyway, come and join the fun. This is your first day of fun in the island, so you should enjoy it at much as you can." Riku ran towards the water, pulling Sora with him.
"Riku! Wait! I can't-" Sora tried to tell Riku something important, but was cut short with Selphie tackling him.
"Yay! Sora's here!" she squealed, pulling Sora out of the water in case she could accidentally drown him. She took a close look at the almost freaked out Sora. "Huh? Sora… Sora's a guy! Hey, Tidus, Wakka, Riku, look at this! Sora's a guy!!!"
Tidus and Wakka swam over to see what Selphie was saying. Selphie let go of Sora to think of what she should do now. As soon as Sora was released, he grabbed a hold of Riku.
"What wrong Sora?" Riku asked, holding the scared Sora.
Sora just held Riku tighter. "I can't swim." He whispered.
Riku twitched, then laughed. "Are you serious? You have to be kidding me!" Riku grinned, swimming farther away from the shore, followed by the curious Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka.
"I'm serious!" Sora looked at the shore, noticing they were in really deep waters already. "Riku!! What are you doing?! Don't go deeper in!" he desperately said, holding to Riku for dear life.
"What's wrong with Sora, Riku?" Selphie asked.
Riku smiled, holding Sora while somehow staying afloat with the panic ridden brunet. "Nothing too serious. He just can't swim, and I think he's deadly afraid of the water."
"I am scared of the water!" Sora exclaimed. "I almost drown in a pool once! So whatever you do, Riku, don't let go!"
Riku sighed and softly hugged Sora. "Do you think I would be crazy enough to do that?"
"YES!!"
"Come on, Sora. You trust me that little?"
"I should! We met just recently…." Sora trailed off, his hold on Riku softening.
"Sora?"
"I'll trust you." Sora whispered.
"What?"
"I'll trust you." Sora repeated a bit louder. "I'll trust you, so don't let go for anything."
Riku sighed then smiled. "Of course I won't you silly little thing. Just, enjoy the water. I won't let you drown."
Sora nodded. He quickly blushed when he head Selphie's delighted "aww", followed by some held laughter from Tidus and Wakka. "Guys! Stop that!" Sora pouted.
"I'm soo sorry, Sora!" Selphie apologized with a wide smile. "Hey! I have and idea!"
"What now, Selphie?" Tidus asked, praying that it isn't something dangerous like the last time she said she had an idea.
"Let's all go to the Paopu Island! Sora's new, so we have to show her- I mean, him, all the cool places here!" Selphie said, pointing to the circular island on their left with a bridge connected to the main island.
Tidus and Wakka shrugged, then followed Selphie to the island, careful not to swim too far ahead, so Riku could be close to them. Safe on land, Sora gladly thanked Riku, then climbed the stairs after the other three had done so. Up in the island, Selphie dragged Sora to the bent Paopu tree.
"Look, Sora! This is a Paopu tree, and the yellowy star fruit is the Paopu fruit!" Selphie proudly said. "You know that it is said that Destiny Islands is where the sky meets the earth, and the horizon is almost never there?"
Sora nodded. "My mother wrote it in the letter she left me. I don't know what it means, but I think is tied with the famous legend I keep hearing about."
"Of course! The legend says that once the child of the sky, Sorae, fell in love with the child of the earth, Rikue." Selphie started as everyone sat around her to hear the legends that almost everyone knew already. "They had a secret relationship here on Destiny Islands. Whenever they met, they would hide in the tree that's in the middle of the island. The grown-ups call it the Fate Weaver. Anyway, it is said that their relationship was prohibited, but they never say why. They say that it's because they both came from different places. So, Rikue one day made a magical fruit with the help of Sorae, and the three daughters of time. The fruit, when shared with the kiss of a loved one, would tie their fates forever. But there was a catch. The daughters of time told the pair that if they were to share this fruit, the world would completely end, because the earth can never be with the sky. It was utterly impossible. After the daughters of time disappeared, Sorae was forced to return to the sky. But before Sorae completely disappeared, Rikue promised Sorae that he would make it so they could be together, no matter if he had to become human and searched the world for a way. And so he did. He became human, and made sure that his name was passed down."
"But none of my parents have names like mine." Riku quickly added. "And it's not seen in my family tree either."
"But, what happened with Sorae?" Sora asked, curious.
Selphie nodded. "It is said that Sorae also became human, and searched the world to be reunited with Rikue. But I've heard that the museum found out that the whole name passed down thing was made up by the researchers. The most common rumor is that Sorae and Rikue would somehow be reborn one day at almost the same year, and would be reunited here in the island by the magic of the Paopu fruit."
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To be continued!
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Author's note: Hah! No cliffhanger! Yay! Anyways, that's one weird legend. I have no idea how I came up with it, but I needed a legend and there's one! Completely original! I think. Well, so far I haven't seen one like this, so it's original! And the plot thickens! Plus, because of the legend, this chapter is a bit longer than usual! Yay! Thanks to all those who review!
Oh! Before I forget, I got aim again! I'm by FlareHaynekie (or by soraluvsriku, although this one is rather new and I don't use it much). So, if anyone wants to drop by and chat, I'll be very, very happy!
A very big thanks to xXNotHeartlessXx who was my beta for this chapter! Thankies!
Plus, my usual thanks to my very lovely reviews who love my little ficcie so much:
1. piggiesofdoom – I'm sorry! My mistake! I misread it… it's a bandana, you're right. And yes, Kairi has issues. Thankies for being so nice! Me would huggle you if my little stars wouldn't get deleted every time I write them.
2. diamondprincess2006 – thanks for the review! I'm working as fast as I can… but not fast enough! I keep killing my plot bunnies…
3. MagRowan – yes, Kairi can get jealous very fast! Well, to your question as to when Kairi will know Sora's a guy, it'll be next chapter, I swear it! Thanks for the review!
4. cammy-world666 – yes, I updated! I kinda seem to update when everyone least expects it… oh well! Eh, I didn't think Sora was a girl at first…. I'm kinda very good at telling anime character genders… specially when my brothers like to switch them. Everyone says it, and it's true! It was very sweet when Riku kissed Sora's forehead like that. The tongue action will have to wait a bit… I mean, they're still getting to know each other!! But it'll come, not to worry!
5. synchu – it's okay! I understand. I was almost attacked by one! So, I got lucky. I hope you're alright now. Thanks for being another of the loyal readers/reviews!!
6. xXNotHeartlessXx – you feel luved? I feel very luved! I get so many nice reviewers! It makes me wanna write even faster! But to make the story more interesting there has to be plot twists! I so the plot bunnies breed like crazy…. Oh, when you do write a fic where Riku isn't possessive, do tell us all! I would love to read that!
Well, that ish all ladies and gentlemen! Until the next chapter!
Flare (high on icecream and soda by the time she wrote this)