Kingdom Hearts: Before the Door

A Light in the Rain production

Neki © Light of Heaven and Kitty Fetish

Reni Concept © Kitty Fetish

Reni © Black Rainy

Kingdom Hearts Characters and Concept © Square Enix and Disney

Final Fantasy Characters © Square Enix

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Why do you say that?

Cuz I'm going to try to update tonight! Which is December 20th!

whoooooo! Awesome! Go Rainy! Write, Write, Write!!!

...that line reminds me of when Axel—

Rainy?

Yeah?

Write.

Okay.

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Chapter 10

"Okay! A liiiiiiiittle lower!" A fifteen year old Neki called up to a fourteen year old Reni.

"Nekiiiiiiii! I can't go down any further or I'll drop you!" Reni whined. Indeed, if Reni tried to go down she would drop Neki. To explain the position, I'll resort to childish language:

Joo know that thingy in the Dive to the Heart with Sora where Selphie, Wakka, and Tidus are? And then later on Tidus is waving his stick around (no innuendo intended) like an idoit? Yes, Idoit not Idiot. Anyways, you find the rope thingeh there too. You should have an idea what I'm talking about.

Well, Reni was holding Neki's ankles while Neki hung head down from the railing, while trying to search for something that would pertain the reason Sora, Kairi, and Riku weren't hanging out around them, Tidus, Wakka, or Selphie.

"But I think I found something!" Neki called back. Her attire had changed quite a bit since the last time we saw her. Her hair had grown longer, and down to her shoulder blades with two locks of bangs covering her left eye. She now had a red tube top that stopped just below her bosom, and a black tank top under that that when down to her belly button, with a red checkered arm band on her right arm. Her shorts were now replaced by hip hugger jeans with a cute belt holding them up, and cuffed with safety pins at the bottom. Her shoes were now red with black soles, and she wore a cross choker.

"I don't care! I'm either about to drop my best friend while ruining my arm sleeves, or go falling over with you!" Reni's clothes had changed too. Her pink jumper had changed into a dark pink tank top with a magenta skirt with her original pink pockets. She too, had arm warmers, starting at her shoulders and going way past her fingers. They weren't wide though, but narrow. Her original Mary Janes changed into black sneakers with pink straps.

"No! We have to find out why Riku, Beaver, and Sora aren't hanging with us and I—IIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Neki screamed along with Reni as they fell into the water below, Reni still clutching Neki's ankles.

Soaked, Reni sat up and shook her hair out of her eyes and wringed water out of her hair. "See? I told you I would drop you! I told you, and told you!"

"Okay, okay!" Neki answered after spitting a stream of water out of her mouth. She pouted. "There was something good up there too!"

Reni blinked, turned and looked up at the spot Neki had been trying to reach. She stared.

"Neki?"

"Yes, oh spaghetti-armed one?"

"It's a plastic bag."

"Yes, captain obvious! That's a big clue!" Neki whined, falling back into the water.

Reni sat and stared. "It's a plastic bag." She repeated.

"They could be shopping!"

"Neki, they'd have to leave the island to do that!" Reni whined, splashing water at her friend.

"Maybe they use catalogs!" Neki replied, splashing Reni back.

"No, then we'd see men with clipboards running around the island carrying boxes. And there'd have to be mailboxes here too! Or a phone!" Reni pointed out, wiping water from her face.

Neki blinked. Reni looked up. Neki had a weird look on her face. Reni smacked her own forehead and groaned, "What have I done?"

"RENI!!! WE MUST SEARCH FOR A PHONE!!!" Neki cried dragging Reni up into a standing position. She began to run around the beach looking for a phone, a cord, anything!

Sighing, Reni said, "Neki, why don't we just ASK why they're not hanging out with us? It wouldn't hurt and—" Reni paused to shriek when she found Neki's face right in front of hers, looking positively angry.

"Are you doubting the way of the random to find the answer?" Neki spat angrily. Reni's eyes widened and she shook her head vigorously. "Good." Neki's angry disposition changed to happy. "Let's look for a phone!" Reni vigorously nodded instantly running off in search of a phone.

Neki smiled, then frowned. Then smiled again. Then she frowned. "Wait, did I just scare my best friend into the way of the random?" Neki thought aloud. Shrugging, she answered herself, "She's probably really tired—I mean, we DID force Sora, Beaver, and Riku into playing Twister until two in the morning last night!" She skipped off. They nearly always played Twister on Thursdays, ever since they were preteens.

Flashback...

"Riku, right foot green," Kairi called out, ignoring that the spinner was placed at right hand yellow.

Riku glanced at the closest green. His eye twitched and he blushed as he launched himself from his front facing the ceiling, to facing the floor—I mean, Neki.

Basically, Riku was in an inappropriate position above Neki.

End Flashback...

Of course Neki would remember something like THAT.

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Reni quietly ran into the hollow tree cave thing. She noticed the big, white cloth was missing from the wall. "The chocolate?" she said softly. She entered further to make sure it was still there somewhere. It wasn't. Staring at the wall mysteriously, Reni turned and walked out to report her findings.

Well, she WOULD have left if she hadn't heard some faint laughter coming from the other side of the tree wall. Reni threw herself against the 'laughing' wall, and pressed an ear to it. It sounded like...Sora's?!

"Ummm, Reni? Are you hugging the wall?" Neki suddenly appeared in the cave entrance arching an eyebrow at Reni.

"No, I'm listening to Sora." Reni whispered, not moving from her position.

"...Reni?"

"Yes?"

"You're hugging a wall, not listening to Sora."

Reni rolled her eyes. "Ugh, I hear Sora laughing and—oh darnit!"

"What?"

"I can't hear anything anymore!"

"OH MY GOD YOU'RE DEAF?!!!"

Reni shook her head sighing. "No, but I do have something to report for our findings."

"Speak, young one." Neki commanded, sitting Indian style.

Reni kneeled. "The big white cloth on the wall is gone," she pointed at the opposite wall. "And I heard Sora laughing on the other side of this wall." She patted the wall she was nearest to.

Neki rubbed her chin. "How does a missing cloth and Sora laughing tie into each other?"

"Is there another side to the island?"

"...what?" Neki asked, leaning in closer.

"Another side to the island," Reni gestured to the left. "You know, we only go around THIS side, is there another?"

Neki looked at the wall mysteriously. "You think Riku, Sora, and Beaver are on the other side?"

"Yeah, possibly."

Neki grinned mischievously, "Reni, look for a way to the other side of the island!" They saluted each other, and ran out of the cave, and down to the beach.

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"NEEEKIIIIIIII!!!! NEKI NEKI NEKIIIIII!" Reni's voice screamed over and over again, causing Neki to jump.

Neki, thinking Reni was in some sort of trouble, ran as fast as she could to the direction of the screams. She found Reni standing simply by the wooden door on the right side of the island.

"What?! Are you hurt?! SPEAK TO ME REN-REN!!!" Neki grabbed the younger girl's shoulders and shook her violently.

"I-I-I f-f-oun-d-d a-a-a do-o-o-r-!" Reni managed to say between shakes.

Neki stopped shaking, looking Reni in the eye. "That's it? That's why you were screaming bloody murder?"

"Yes."

Sighing, Neki let her arms drop, and she walked to the door. She blinked at it. "Why didn't we notice this before?"

"Because we always thought the bridge was going to fall on us so we didn't go under it."

"Why didn't we jump down to the other side?"

"Because Riku was usually on the other side of the bridge so you ran over to him."

"Oh...what about you?" Neki asked, arching an eyebrow at her and putting her hands on her hips.

"You dragged me along."

"Oh, well, let's get going!" Neki smiled crazily as she reached for the doorknob and turn—wait. Turn? TURN? TURN?!!! TURN!!! "RENI IT'S NOT TURNING!!!" Neki bawled, still trying to turn the firmly placed doorknob.

Reni gently pushed Neki aside and tried to turn it too. It didn't turn. Reni blinked. "I think it's locked..."

Neki's eyetwitched. "DARNIT TO CHOCOLATE!" She kicked the nearby cliff.

Reni sighed and said, "Oh come on, there has to be more ways to get to the other side." She grabbed Neki's arm and dragged her away. "There was this big square hole somewhere oveeeeeeerr...here!" Reni stopped and pointed over somewhere.

"Where? I can't see it!" Neki pouted. Reni pulled her along to the spot between the stairs and the ladders. She pointed at the square tunnel, high up in the wall.

"There," Reni said. Neki smiled.

"Okay, let's get up there!" Neki squealed, running over to the wall. "Reni! Give me a boost up!" Reni smiled, ran over, cupped her hands for Neki's foot to rest on, and bent her knees to ready herself for the weight she was about to hold up. Neki put one hand on Reni's shoulder, the other on the wall, and placed her foot in Reni's hands.

"Drop me, I'm bringing you down with me," Neki warned Reni, causing the girl to roll her eyes.

"Just get up there!" Reni bent her knees lower for preparation.

Neki launched herself onto her foot, relying on Reni to hold her weight, and grabbed the edge of the tunnel. "Push me up!" Reni pushed on Neki's foot, allowing her to clamber onto the ledge. Smiling, Neki thumbed up Reni.

"Okay, help me up!" Reni reached a hand up, and Neki grasped it, pulling the younger girl up.

Together, they began to walk through the tunnel...

...and straight into the wall.

"OW!!!"

"ERASER!!!"

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