Forgotten: Chapter Two
The next day Riku seemed to be pretty much over the previous day. He woke me up like usual; poking me in the side. Like usual everyone met at the Paupou Tree; we sat in our usual spots: I lying under the palm's shady leaves and Riku, Sora, and Kairi on the Paupou tree. Riku brought up the subject of building a raft and everyone, including myself, agreed that it sounded fun and was a good idea if we ever wanted to figure out where I came from. Sora ran around most of the day, searching for whatever we told him to get. It was really funny watching him try to get the coconuts from the palms while I packed caned foods.
Kairi made most of the designs for the raft and Riku tried to take all of the credit. I was lazy for most of the day, barely helping, just walking around the shores and in and out through the tiny island trying to make the sights stick, so that I'll never forget them. It didn't help much, I ended up falling asleep under a shady palm, like usual. I woke up only to find Riku snuggled in close to me with his arm around my waist. I didn't push him away just yet, I laid there examining his features, his hair, and the way his chest rose and fell. I wiggled in closer, and he gratefully wrapped his arms around me tighter than before, and that's when I heard it, the persistent sound of his beating heart.
The pulsing put I into an almost peaceful almost calm state of motion, my eyes began to slowly close as I lay there limp in his arms. I came to my senses though, once again reminding myself of the lost (but now not forgotten) memory of Linu, and painful pushed me from him. Riku woke abruptly. I could see the hurt in his eyes, if only he could understand how I really felt. I wish I didn't have to act this way, I wish I could tell him that I enjoy being in his arms, even if that iis/i cliché. Riku made me happy, but not as happy Kairi made Sora, no couple could compare to that. So I did the usual, ran. Only this time Riku grabbed for me, pulling me into a tight embrace. I allowed my arms to reach up his back until my finger tips could feel the tops of his shoulders; returning the hug. I blankly stared off into the distance, wishing this could never end.
"The raft is done, it's built, and we're leaving tomorrow night" he whispered "you're coming." the last part was more of a demand than a question, and he squeezed me tighter as he said it. He was trembling, and wouldn't let me go. "What's wrong?" I softly said into his ear "I mean you've been acting so strange lately. You'll explode on me, and then you'll do something like th-" just then he pulled away and stared me intently into my eyes. "-is." I finished the one word.
"Why do you do ithis/i?" he grabbed me again this time gently pulling me down beside him on the pure white sand "You always give me mix signals... you know what? Never mind, none of this even matters." he stood and I copied "We're leaving tomorrow and we're-" I cut him off by pushing the air out of his lungs from a great embrace, I held back the tears. "It does matter, it matters to Me." he smiled when I said this, scooped me up with great grace and agility, and threw me into the water. I sprayed him with a salty mist and he pounced on me, knocking me underwater. We tumbled with the current, sun burnt and tired we retired to the sandy beach. With our backs to the inland, propped up against a great palm, our hands intertwined in an undoable knot, and we watched the sunset together lustful desires pulled us in closer, and for the first I let him lean in and take control, not worrying what may happen later, I was just worried about the 'now', and how badly I wanted this inow/i. When his lips crashed on mine, my heart unlocked and I gave him the key to control me.
RIKU'S P.O.V.
Watching her go was the hardest part for me. She meant a lot to me, I would kill for her. Only knowing her six months, felt like I knew her for six lifetimes and the empty spaces between my fingers felt cold and abandoned. I walked to our usual meeting spot, the Paupou tree, and just laid there staring up at the stars, something didn't feel right, but I decided to ignore the notion of deceit, for it started to rain. I took cover underneath the long bridge that lead from the Paupou Tree to the tree house. The shadows began to play with my head; they danced in a human like manner, mockingly jabbing towards me. Then I heard Sora cry my name, he was above me on the bridge. I jumped up and joined him, there were shadows all around us, and they began to pop to life from the ground. Sora held his pathetic wooden sword, but it was better than nothing. "Sora! Distract them!" I yelled as I ran off in search of my own sword. "RIKU!" Sora shrieked in disbelief.
I found it by the docks by our raft, which had been destroyed, and began to run back before I saw her, Miku, was lying on the sand facedown. I ran to her, kneeling at her limp body; I shook her. She awoke with a depressed expression, she sat up, and I helped her to her feet. By this time the shadows had circled us. Miku clung to my arm while the shadows circled us. "Nobodies..." Miku whispered. Suddenly Sora was in sight running towards us, "What's going on?!" he yelled at us from a distance, "KAIRI?!" and once he grew closer the 'Nobodies' (as Miku had called them) began to morph and change into a black-purple gooey mess beneath our feet, Sora backed away, and Miku's face was blank. I extended my free arm to Sora, wanting him to take my hand. "Join us, Sora; we can save Kairi, the three of us together." He was unsure, and he hesitated.
Miku and I began to skink, skink into the dark abyss below. As the darkness engulfed us I felt invincible with Miku by my side, she's mine; All mine.
