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Chapter Three: The Ocean
Xion had never really watched the sun set before in her life. She'd seen it slowly descending in the sky, but after that she'd usually just go inside. She sat on the beach, watching Axel, Roxas and Naminé throw a ball around. They seemed to be having enough fun. She would have liked to join them, but she wanted some time alone. Ever since her and Axel had started dating things just hadn't been the same. Though she loved him, she sometimes missed the days where she could sit on a bench outside the school and just draw a picture of anything that came to mind. She just sat there and felt the cool breeze against her skin, and for the first time, watched the sun set over the horizon.
The ocean seemed to glow and the sun appeared to have gotten three times bigger, until it finally disappeared. Xion took a deep breath, savoring the moment. The sunset was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
"The parties starting, Xion." Kairi's voice suddenly sounding, disturbing Xion's peace, but she didn't mind.
"Oh, alright then. I'll be over in a minute."
"Okay, see you."
She cast her eyes upon the ocean again but there was nothing beautiful there anymore. She sighed, and stood up.
Kairi really had gone all out for the party. There were colorful lights up everywhere and tables of food everywhere. She'd even set up chairs and little places for people to lounge around and chat. There was a surprising amount of people there; Xion had only expected there to be a few, but there was at least one hundred. The place looked like a night club or something.
"Hey, enjoying the party?"
Xion turned to see Riku smiling at her. "Oh, hey. I just got here, but its really nice."
"Yeah." he handed her a small plastic cup filled with juice.
"Thanks." she nodded, taking it from him.
"So, what's Twilight Town like?" he asked, as the two of them walked over to the shore.
"Well, its big I guess." she laughed nervously, not sure how to explain. "Have you never been there?"
"Not yet, I've been wanting to go for a while. I guess I've just never gotten around to it."
She smiled at him, and he blushed a bit. But thankfully for Riku Xion never noticed when people blushed. "Twilight High is really nice."
"When did you move there?"
"Just after christmas last year. I was really overwhelmed at the beauty of the school; all of the other schools I've attended in the past weren't that great at all."
He laughed. "And how many schools have you been to?"
"A lot." she chuckled. "My father is a business man, we're always moving around. Thankfully he told me that we'd be staying in Twilight Town for a long time, cause he has a good job there."
"Thats good then. I've lived here my whole life, but I never get tired of it." he sighed and breathed in the cool ocean air, and Xion did the same.
"I don't know how anyone could get tired of a place like this. I'd love to live here."
"Yeah. There is one problem though."
"What's that?"
"We have to wear uniforms at school." he groaned.
Xion giggled. "Oh, that is a problem. I'd definitely hate to wear the same outfit everyday."
"Yeah, it sucks. But other than that its a pretty great school and a beautiful place."
"Hmm."
"So, have you graduated yet?" he questioned.
"No, I'm just going into grade twelve this year."
"Oh, I see."
"What about you?"
"Yeah, I did. I'm going back to school to take a few more courses. Thankfully this time around I don't have to wear a uniform."
"Thats good."
"Yeah."
There was a moment of silence, and all that could be heard was the soothing sound of the waves and chatter coming from behind them.
"Hey, you know where the best view of the ocean is?" he suddenly asked, breaking their silence.
"Um, I dunno, where?"
"Here, I'll show you."
He took Xion up to a very small island was was attached to the island by a bridge. On it, there was a tree that had been bent over on its side, or maybe it had just grown that way. Riku waked over to it and climbed on, then slip over and made room for Xion. She sat on too, and marveled at the way the moonlight lit up the ocean.
"Wow, this is a great view." she said.
"Sora, Kairi and I used to come here a lot, but now we don't so often." he sighed.
"What's that fruit over there?" Xion asked, pointing to a yellow, star shaped fruit that was hanging from the end of the tree.
"Oh, thats a paupu fruit."
"Oh, really? I didn't know they were shaped like that."
"Yeah, its weird." he slid over a bit more and reached over to grab the fruit, then went back over to Xion. "They say that if two people share one, their destinies will become intertwined." he smiled at her.
"Have you ever shared one of someone?"
"Not yet, no."
She looked at him with twinkling eyes and beamed. "Well, will you share one with me?"
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"Where the hell is Xion?" Axel asked Roxas.
"I haven't seen her." he replied, taking a bite of cake.
"We've barely spent any time together." he pouted.
"Don't worry, we have lots of time left here. You guys will spend time together."
"Well I wanna spend time with her now." he rushed away. "Hey, Kairi!"
"Oh hey Axel." the red head greeted. "Like the party?"
"Yeah, its great. Have you seen Xion anywhere?"
"I saw her a little while ago, but haven't seen her since."
"Damn it where did she go?" Frustrated and annoyed, Axel charged off in the direction of the tree.
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"We drink paupu juice a lot in Twilight Town." Xion said, taking half of the fruit from Riku.
"They're getting popular now, aren't they? They come exclusively from here."
"Don't they grow anywhere else?"
"Nope."
"Well, thats kind of cool."
"Yep. Okay, on three. One... Two..Thr--"
"What the hell is going on here?" Axel voiced just as Xion and Riku were about to eat their paupu.
"Oh, hi Axel." Xion said.
"Are you guys sharing a paupu?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yeah?"
"Xion, we haven't even shared one yet, and you're sharing one with this guy?"
"What's the big deal?" she raised an eyebrow. Why was he getting so worked up about it.
"Go away Axel, we were just hanging out." Riku said.
"She's my girlfriend." Axel said defensively.
"Axel, leave." Xion ordered, getting angry and irritated with him.
"Correct me if I'm wrong," he said in a sarcastic tone, "but didn't we come here to spend time together?"
"And we will spend time together, just not right now. Now go." She pointed her finger at the party that was happening a little ways away. This time, Axel didn't argue. He grimaced at her in anger before storming off.
"How do you put up with that?" Riku asked.
"He's never like this." she looked back at him with regret. "I feel kind of bad now." she hopped off the tree. "Sorry, I better go find him. I'll see you later."
Disappointment was clear in Riku's expression. "Bye."
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"Axel wait!" Xion called out, chasing after her boyfriend.
"What, come to rub it in even more that you'd rather spend time with someone you just met than your boyfriend?" he said angrily.
"No actually. I came to apologize."
"Whatever."
"Axel." she grabbed his arm and stopped him from walking away. "Sorry, okay? Riku and I were just getting aquatinted."
"I think you were doing a bit more than that." he stressed. "God Xion, why don't you just dump be now and save yourself the trouble?"
"What? Why would I want to dump you?"
"You were sharing a friggen paupu fruit with him, you obviously like him."
"Oh." she finally started to understand. "You think because I was sharing the fruit with him, it means that I like him?"
"Well, yes! Haven't you heard the legend? If two people share a paupu fruit their destinies will become intertwined."
"Oh... I didn't realize what it meant."
He scoffed. "Yes you did." she felt terrible. At the time she was perfectly aware of what it meant, but Xion was never one to believe in myths and legends. Though she hated to admit it, she actually did kind of like Riku. He was a really nice person, and he actually seemed interested in her. He asked her questions and even though she knew it wasn't that interesting he acted fascinated. Damn it Xion, you have a boyfriend! She scolded herself, wondering what on earth she was thinking when she was about to share that fruit with Riku. She couldn't do that to Axel, she did love him. Then why have I been feeling so angry and unsure around Axel, and so safe around Riku?
Was this chapter okay? Its not very long, but I guess it kind of starts out the whole story line. You can kind of see where things are going lolol.
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