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Chapter VI

The sun beat down on them in a pleasing way as the soft sounds of the ocean floated up towards them. Being a few hours just after noon Sora, Kairi, and Riku relaxed upon the Paopu tree. They had just finished today's preparations, and were taking a short break together; a bit away from the group they now called friends.

"So…Kairi's world is really out there right?" inquired Sora, as he leaned backwards and questioned to nobody in particular.

"That's right. Now that Luna's group has landed we know there are other worlds out there." replied Riku, a cool confidence and determination shone in his eyes as he stared out to the ocean.

"But, how far will a raft take us?" Sora questioned back, leaning forward a bit to look at Riku.

"Who knows?" he replied, as he gestured with his left hand. "If we have to we'll think of something else." He stated, gazing off into the distance.

"So," piped up Kairi as she, too, looked towards Riku. "Suppose you do get to another world…What would you do there?" she asked, as she let out a small laugh.

"Well, I haven't really thought about it." he paused. "It's just, I've always wondered, why we're here on this island. Out of all the possible worlds out there… Why did we end up on this one?" he stated as he turned to look at the others.

Turning back to the ocean he started to talk once more. "This place seems like just a little piece of something much greater. So…we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else right?"

"Mmm…I don't know…" supplied Sora as he turned on the limb, to comfortably lie on his back, as both of his legs dangled on either side of the tree.

"Exactly!" quietly exclaimed Riku, as he brought his arms down to his sides and gazed out at the ocean.

"That's why we need to go and find out." Getting up from his position he walks towards the edge of the little island. Glancing over to the eight young teens lounging about the beach, he noticed one out of the seven were puttering around a table (probably the one they stored in the shed) making something over a portable stove, while the others lazed about in the sand.

"Just sitting here won't do a thing. It's the same old stuff!" he declared. Sora looked over to him, as Kairi looked up shaking her hair out of her eyes.

"So let's find them together! All of us…" he decided, resolution strong in his voice. Still looking over at the group, he noticed how everyone started to get up from their lying positions. Through their body language he could easily see that they were getting excited about something.

"You've been thinking a lot lately haven't you?" inquired Kairi as she turned and smiled softly towards him.

"It's thanks to you, you know, and the others as well. If you guys hadn't come here, I never would have thought of it." He glances back toward her "Kairi, thanks." His voice was sincere, as he threw a small smile her way. He soon relaxed into his original position, satisfied with just enjoying the view, in the company of heis friends.

"Hmph…You're welcome!" she replied cheerfully, as once again everything returned to a comfortable silence, with the exception of the excited group down below.

(Mizu)

Boring! Boring Boring booorrrriiing~! What exactly is there to do here? It's such a wonderful day! The sun is shining, the wind is giving nice, gentle breezes, and we are on a beach for goodness sakes! Yet, here we are lying down on this warm comfortable sand… it is rather nice, though. Augh! That's not the point though! On such a wonderful day we could be doing soo many fun things. Like a nice heated game of sham battle, or even water fight! Yes! That sounds like so much fun right now! I'm betting Luna would have something in her bag to play with.

"Guys! Let's play roll call!" exclaimed Gizmo rather enthusiastically. One thing I never really got about Giz was his outfit. Seriously, why would anyone wear a long sleeved coat thing, pants, and high boots in the summer? Well, I know I wear tights in the summer, but it's a thin material so it not so bad. Maybe his coat and pants are made of thin material also…I guess that could explain why he never seems to mind or even sweats much. I'll find out one day for sure!

Everyone laughed at his suggestion, except for one. Roll call, after all, was something we 'played' during sleepovers to find out who was sleeping. "For the last time Gizmo, it's not a game!" Raven called out, as she sat up to lightly glare at him, slight annoyance clear in her voice. Raven's outfit was similar, I guess, in a way. She wore a collared sleeveless vest/shirt (no one really knew), with a silvery-grey tank top, made out of some kinda weird sturdy material over it, like an armor or something. She had a tie around her neck, loosely tied. Covering her arms were these glove things. It didn't really cover her hands, but it looped around her middle finger, covered the top of her hands and went up all the way, just a bit past her elbows. She had pants and boots also, but her pants were more…clingy to her. Like my tights! She had bandages here and there, more for decoration than anything else. Oh! And her star pin that held her deep violet hair in a bun! It's such a pretty pin…

Alya piped in then, "Seriously though, let's play something…" her lime green hair fanned out beneath her.

Yay! At last, I'm not the only one who thinks so! Out of all of us…I'd say Alya was the most poetic in a way. Hehe~! She has her quirks too. She has a thing for zippers and belts! She has a zipper ring and earring and the jacket (currently tied around her waist) had zippers on it. And on her waist and thigh were the belts. Mmmm…she has a big thing for denim also…under the jacket was a spaghetti strap top outlined in orange, and covered in flowers.

At this point I couldn't help but listen to Luna's rhythmic cutting. It was kinda makin me sleepy sleepy…Distant laughter and voices appeared when I closed my eyes. A small ball bounced around my mind then, each bounce coinciding with each chop of Luna's blade.

"Hacky guys! Let's play hacky!" I gasped out, as I quickly got up and turned to the others, bubblegum pink hair and ribbons briefly obstructing my view at the quick action. The exclamations of agreement were like music to my ears. Finally! Something fun!

"Hey! Why don't you guys invite Riku them also? I'd bet they'd have lots of fun too,"

suggested Luna as she tossed her cut vegetables into a pan with some hot oil.

"I'll get them!" I cried as I quickly got up and ran to go look for the other four. Waaaah~!

This was gonna be sooo amusing!

"Don't get distracted and make us wait too long, now, Mizu!" Raven's voice faded as I got farther away. I laughed and gave a carefree wave as I went in search of Selphie first.

(Kairi)

Upon the spot we were resting on, we could hear the calls of that one bubbly girl, Mizu. "Kairi, Riku, Sora!" she cried, accompanied by the thumping of her shoes on the wooden planks. We all turned to look at her then. Her hair was flying behind her along with the tails of her dress. Excitement clearly shone through her lavender eyes.

"Guys! You gotta come play with us!" she exclaimed as she slowed to a stop. "It'll be so much fun I promise!" she continued as she grabbed my hand and jerked me off of the tree. Her strength surprised me…she was so skinny…how was she able to pull me off so easily...then again I'm just as small. Maybe that's why. Haha~ then again maybe it's just her enthusiasm. She always seemed to be hyper after all. I was given some time to regain my balance before she was off again, semi-dragging me behind her. I was having a hard time keeping us. She was so fast!

"C'mon guys!" I laughed. I didn't want to be the only one to go. A small fear soon filled me as we continued on. She wasn't serious was she?

"Mizu wait! Can't we take the stairs instead?" I exclaimed as I stumbled behind her.

"Don't worry; this way is faster and more fun! Jump on three 'kay?" she grinned at me…I wasn't so sure about this girl anymore…maybe she was secretly suicidal or something. I couldn't help but wonder when she was going to start counting, as we got closer to the shack and finally started running on it.

"THREE!" she shouted as we jumped into the air. Well, it was more like she pulled me into it. I wasn't quite ready after all. Where was the countdown I was expecting? Overcome with the feeling of weightlessness and butterflies, I couldn't help laughing as we landed next to the waterfall near the shack that housed the stairs leading to the Paopu Island. I wasn't too sure if I was laughing because I'm still alive, or because it was fun, but it sure felt good.

"Haha~ C'mon Mizu let's go!" I laughed as I dragged her this time. Riku and Sora slowly trailed behind us.

"Sora!" yelled Riku as he tossed a yellow object at Sora. Turning Sora caught it just before it hit him in the chest. "You wanted one didn't you?" he continued as he pointed at the object.

"A paopu fruit…?" Sora inquired, confused.

Walking past Sora, Riku replied. "If two people share one their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each others live, no matter what," he paused.

"C'mon. I know you want to try it," he teased, as he waved his hand in the air nonchalantly.

"What are you talking-!" Sora starts, only to be cut off from Riku.

"Ahahaha~!" Riku bursts out, as he starts running off the bridge to join the others.

Looking at the fruit Sora then hesitantly tosses it off the bridge, and starts after Riku.

(Raven)

Finally! We could start. It wasn't as long as I'd expected it to be though. But then again, I guess I should've expected it. Mizu was one of the fastest runners in our group, aside from Dyne.

"Have you guys ever played a game named Hacky before?" asked Alya, as we all turned our attention to their very confused faces. It was so obvious that they have never played it before.

"Don't worry, we'll teach you," stated Gizmo as he patted Sora on the shoulder. Before hand, we had all agreed that I would do the teaching, since I could break it down into easy short, understandable, lessons, while we all demonstrated along the way. With this I started.

"'Kay, the object of this game is to, basically, hit the ball as many times as you can, with only the use of your feet, mostly." I explained. Making a motion with my feet, as if I was about to hit it.

"Mostly" Riku butt in, as they looked on intently, while listening also. My, was he an impatient one. I was just about to get to that point. "Yes, mostly. That's, because you can also use your head, hat, chest, knee, and other items on hand. Like a jump rope for example. As long as the user has a really good control over it and doesn't hit anyone. Nothing big and bulky like a bat or a bag." I replied. Definitely no bags. After all, we don't want to have a repeat of that one time Luna almost clocked out Nova, swinging her shoulder bag around.

"Oh, okay" said Sora as he leaned back a bit and put his hands behind his head.

"Can I use this?" asked Selphie, as she held her 'nun chucks' in the air. I swear, they reminded me more of a jump rope than anything else. Now that I look at it again, it really was a jump rope. Where does she get off calling it a nun chuck? It looks nothing like it. Fortunately, Alya cried out an answer before I could state my opinion and potentionally start a lengthy debate.

"Definitely," she said, shifting into a more balanced stance. Getting along with my explanation, I continued.

"The best part of the shoe to use, is this," I stated, while tracing the inner part of my shoe with my fingers. It's the part where the arch of the foot is. Deciding to demonstrate, I tossed the little bean bag (procured from Luna's bag) into the air and proceeded to hit it a few times before catching it again. "This is the most common way that we play. The main rule; no hands. Now, the other ways that we're about to demonstrate are not the only ones. There are probably more out there somewhere, but, these are the ones that we know. Ready, guys?"

Making sure that everyone was ready, I tossed the bean bag into the air and jumped a bit before hitting it. It flew over to Nova, who wore lots of red…her hat was puffed upward a bit and hanging around the sides, with a button decorating one side. She had on a red button up shirt with HUGE buttons. The shirt ended just above her hips. You would have been able to see her stomach if it wasn't for the fact that she was wearing a white tank top under her shirt. The tank top was tucked into her red short-shorts, which were held up by straps and big buttons yet again. On all of her buttons the threading formed big x's. White gloves and high ankle red and white shoes finished her outfit. Oh yeah, and the monkey tail…she was sooo obsessed with it…I'm betting she 'forced' Luna to sew it on or something. One thing she was good at while playing hacky, was being able to hit all the high shots. Extending her foot out and leaning back a bit for balance, Nova hit the bag, with the tip of her shoe, towards the person across from her.

Who was our coat wearing friend, Gizmo. He was one of the most optimistic guys we have, along with Luna and Mizu. Along with his coat and pants, he had a huge pocket watch that was usually kept in an outside pocket, with the end connected to a loop on the inside of his coat, and the chain hanging out in the front. Let's not forget his hat now. It was a cap with a brim that curved upwards and had a shiny, domed happy face. Which when opened, contained and old styled compass. Catching the hacky with the brim of his hat, he paused for a moment and flicked it to the side to the seemingly unsuspecting boy near him.

Which, just so happened to be Dyne. He wore, a black sleeveless t-shirt that had a skeleton shaped TV. on it, with a rainbow. Around his hips he wore a shorts type overall, that went just past his knees. He never liked having them all the way up, so the top half always hung around his waist. On his feet he wore…ninja sandals…? I don't know what they are, but they covered most of his feet and went up past his ankles. They were checkered of course, along with the bandana around his neck. He currently had his hat on also, seeing as he didn't want to leave it on the ground. It was one of those hats you wore when it was snowing, with the fur lining. With the fast reflexes he had, there was no trouble for him to easily knock the bean bag towards the person across from him, with his signature move. Twisting his leg outwards he hit the hacky with the outer part of his shoe rather than the inside. Sending it careening into its next victim.

Chase was prepared for it though. He wore nice, dark, striped pants, with a zippered hoodie that had a skull on a bottom corner. His sleeves were currently rolled up and on his right arm showed a skull tattoo that Alya dared him to get one year. He had on plain blue and white sneakers and a visor on his head, which also held a skull in the middle. A long belt hung to one side and on his hands were black fingerless gloves that also had a skull adorning the back of each hand. Doing his usual, Chase whacked the hacky in the most common way possible to the girl next to Dyne. With the exception of the foot that did the hitting in the front of the other leg, it was in the back, instead.

Mizu was ready for it. Moving forward a bit, so that she was under the ball, she chest bumped it just enough so that she could easily hit it back into the air, right towards Alya. She had a thing with catching the hacky on the tip of her shoe. And that's exactly what she did. After catching it snuggly, Alya flicked the ball into the air and hit it just hard enough to reach back to me.

Catching the bean bag in the sir, I turned to see the shocked faces of the others staring at us with awe. I couldn't stop the grin appearing on my face then…I wanted to laugh so badly! The look they were giving us was like they were meeting professionals or something. We are not professionals after all, just friends who love to play.

"It's okay guys! You don't have to worry about not hitting it, or even being able to do the things we just did. We've been playing for years! Most of this stuff just comes from instinct and reflexes anyway." grinned Mizu. We all laughed a bit she was right, we have been playing for a long time…

After the instructions were done, the group decided to let the beginners practice a bit before they all played together. While the newbies practiced, they played a round of records, with the exception of Raven who was overseeing the practice of the others, making sure they knew what they were doing. Records, as a game, explained the goal in its name. Being that you hit the Hacky as many times as you can before you miss.

Their best player of this game was Mizu, with a score of about 150, with Raven and Alya right behind. Raven with a bit over 120 and Alya about 110. Following them was Dyne, with a score of about 80. Eden and Blaz were after, getting scores that circled 70, but not quite making 80 yet. Luna was the runner up then, although she ALWAYS seemed to mess up at 50, no matter what she did. No one knew if it was a coincidence or if she did it on purpose. Chase came after getting just a bit over 40. Gizmo followed with a score of about, 35. Nova, unfortunately, always seemed to come last, getting very close to 30, but not making it.

As soon as their round of records was done, they called the others over so they could finally get their game going. The smell of cooking food surrounded them.

"Mmm…Luna's making something good again…" sighed Alya, as she turned her nose up into the air. Nova, too, lifted her nose and smelled the aroma on the breeze, along with the others.

"It does smell good…" she muttered as she turned to look at the one not currently playing with them at the moment. Luna had her hat off and sitting on the side, along with her scarf, for safety reasons. She seemed to be baking several things, wrapped in foil, held on a wire mesh, above the fire. On the table sat a bowl of some kind of vegetable stir fry and hopefully a pot of some kind of stew. There was also a pot of freshly made rive and cut up fruits, next to a bowl of creamy rice pudding. After a few moments of enjoying the smells, their game started. It had to be one of their longest games ever. Selphie, being very adept with her nun chucks, would keep the mini bean bag within the circle of people. Unfortunately, the reach is limited. A wet hacky wasn't very nice to play with when it sprayed you with water, every time you hit it.

(Luna)

Phew~! I finally get some time to rest…Hanging around a fire gets tiring and not to mention, kinda hot also. I don't really mind though, because seeing the smiles of the ones I care for, as they enjoy my food, makes me so happy. A little help would be very much appreciated though… I like to play games with everyone too! Just cause I don't say anything doesn't mean I don't mind… I really wanna play too though…I just…don't want to interrupt their current game, it's been going on for a while now and I don't want them to start over just cause I want to butt in. How I know this? Unfortunately, I'll never tell…it's easier to let them think that I don't know what's going on, when, in fact, I do know. Ignorance is bliss after all. My current dilemma? Trying to figure out how to let them know the food's done, without intentionally stopping the game.

Seeing an opportunity, I quickly tied my scarf and hat together and ran as fast as I could. Doing some quick calculations in my head, I jumped and threw my hat as hard as I could. It flew past the airborne bean bag. Flicking my wrist in I quickly pulled my hat in, so that it didn't get all wet. Smiling brightly, I turned to see the awed faces of my friends. I almost laughed at how silly they looked. Oh my…this was almost as fun as that time when…Wait a minute! Getting off track here…

"I didn't think that would work!" laughed Luna, as she took the hacky out of her hat. "What, are you doing here Luna?" asked Dyne sarcastically, a small smile adorned his features. To the four, who had just met him, he sounded very rude and shot him a confused glance. 'Weren't they all friends?' was the thought running through their minds.

"Hmm…just wanted to say…that dinner is ready if you guys want~," replied Luna a silly grin on her face. She burst with small giggles, then, as her long time friends cheered and made beelines towards the table.

(Luna)

Turning to the four that were left behind, I couldn't help but let out a small laugh. They had such funny "what just happened?' faces. They were so cute! I really just wanted to hug them! Unfortunately for me, they seemed to be like most of my friends. The only person I could actually get a hug from was Gizmo. I loved his hugs! They made me all warm and fuzzy…that's why I love hugs! Not a lot of people like to do that with me…holding my urge back, I instead went up to the two in the middle. Turning them around, I started pushing them.

(Sora)

"C'mon guys! There's no harm in just snacking and hanging out with us right?" grinned Luna as she forcibly pushed Kairi and I towards where the others were eating. "Riku, Selphie! I expect you guys to eat just a bit also!" she called back toward the other two.

It felt so strange to meet someone so openhearted. We just met today and she treats us all like family. It wasn't unpleasant…but rather…out of the ordinary? Yeah, that's it. We couldn't help but laugh though, at her antics. Letting us go and rushing forward, she cried out.

"No! Wait! That's for dessert!" as she waved her arms in the air. It's great how this strange day ended so nicely…

Later that evening, Luna decided to go on a little walk. Having seen Sora toss something over the bridge earlier that day, she went to see if anything was still there. Seeing a little green sticking out, where the water was lapping on the shore, she went over and dug into the sand a bit. She stared in awe as she pulled out a star shaped fruit.

"Waahh~! This is sooo cute! Imma save it." She quietly exclaimed as she carefully placed the fruit into her bag. Satisfied with her find, she walked back to the area where the others were sleeping. A lone star blinked out, just as she closed her eyes and turned in for the night.