Last time I left you at the part where Kairi was heading home

Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts or the song. Don't cha hate when that happens?

Chapter 2: N' Trust in the Mercy of the Sea

"Kairi! Wait up!" a voice called from behind.

Kairi came to a halt and turned around, a small smile formed as she greeted her brunette-haired friend. After her friend caught up, they both turned and continued to walk.

"Hey, do you feel like going out to the island?" the girl asked. "Tidus and Wakka are all wrapped up in their ballgame and they won't go with me."

"Not today. Sorry," Kairi replied, quickening her pace as if to avoid the subject.

"Aww, why not?"

Kairi hesitated for a second before putting out her own question: "Do you remember those boys who used to hang out with us?"

"Riku?" the girl answered.

"Yeah."

"I wonder what happened to him. I sure miss him."

"He's far away," Kairi replied, "but I know we'll see him again." Kairi smiled at the fact that she knew that her friend would come back.

"Sure. Of course we will," the girl added trying her best to be optimistic and cheer Kairi up.

"And the other boy," asked Kairi.

"What other boy?"

"The one who was with Riku and me all the time; we played together on that island. His voice always used to be there…but now it's gone. I can't think of his face or his name. I feel awful about it. So I told myself 'I'm not going to the island until I can remember everything about him'" Kairi answered.

"Are you sure you didn't make him up?" The girl didn't want to sound rude but she was pretty sure there wasn't another boy.

Kairi spazzed out again and grabbed her head. This was probably the fifth time this happened already. A few moments later, Kairi arose from the ground and raced to the shore leaving the other girl in a state of confusion.

"Kairi…" the girl questioned after pulling up next to Kairi who was on the edge of the shoreline. This was really weird. What happened to Kairi and what is going on?

Instead of answering, Kairi pulled out a green bottle, dropped her bag, and placed the bottle in the water.

"What's that?" the girl asked as the water floated away.

"A letter…I wrote it yesterday to the boy I can't remember. I said that no matter where he is… I'll find him. One day. And when I stopped writing, I remembered we made a promise, something important. This letter is where it starts. I know it," Kairi replied.

"Wow… I hope he gets it.

"He will."

The girl nodded in agreement.

"Starts with an S," Kairi said to herself.

I'll send the message in a bottle
N' trust in the mercy of the sea
Stormy weather
Oh yeah
Waitin' for love to set me free

Once again, more stuff you already know. I took the dialogue from KHII, obviously. Don't worry. Here's where the fun begins. It's time for that "stuff in the middle" to come in. Told from Kairi's viewpoint, we'll see what happens before Axel showed up. I'll deviate from the songfic plan a bit and we'll see what happens.

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