Ok... i might not be able to update for about a week. Let me explain why:
1. My school is putting on a production of Beauty and the Beast for the next 4 nights. My friend/girlfriend is the stage manager, so i am going for most of the nights. Combined with massive amounts of homework, i will have little time to work on this. (Its complicated. I asked her out, she said yes, but we havent talked about it since. Its odd.)
2. Technical issues. My keyboard is on its last legs. My n key doesnt work half the time and tab and space switch their functions randomly.
Well, heres the chapter. This is... um... uh. FINE!! Its filler, alright! Forgive me...
Chapter 5: A Stranger in a Familiar Land
A small white ferry pulled up to the dock in Whitemark at about 7 o'clock in the morning of January 1st. The ferry itself was unremarkable, but the crew and passenger were quite a sight to behold. The captain of the ferry, Scrooge McDuck, was perhaps the only ferry captain to ever were a top hat and a suit with coattails while yelling orders at his crew, as well as the only CEO to ever pilot his own product as a job. Then there was the crew itself, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. They were Scrooges great nephews. Each of them wore a different color duck billed cap and shirt, with Huey in red, Dewey in blue, and Louie in green. Their color scheme is probably a good thing, considering that they are identical triplets.
The strangest of them all, however, was their single passenger. She was a girl of about fifteen, with dark black hair and eyes the color of the sea. She wore a long black cloak with flared sleeves and a zipper in the front, almost like a coat, but not quite. She had a beaming smile on her face.
"Okay, Xion. Here we are. Whitemark. Now get off of my ferry, you caffeine fiend. If I didn't owe Ventus and Aqua a favor, I would have charged you full price. Now, away with you." Scrooge said in an agitated voice. One of the triplets had the smart idea of giving Xion coffee during the 24 hour trip from Sydney to the island. She had gone really, really hyper for a couple of hours, running around the small boat like some sort of poltergeist. Then she had gotten really emotional and emo, crawling into a corner of her bunk and sitting there with her arms wrapped around her knees crying. Five minutes later she was back up on deck, touching everything and making a mess.
"OK!!!! Bye!!!! Thanks for the ride!, Uncle Scrooge!!! I'll send you the money for all the stuff I broke!!! And for all that candy and coffee!! " Xion shouted as she jumped from the ferry onto the docks. She ran off into the town, leaping over the occasional passed out reveler from the party of last night.
"That girl sure is something…" Huey said in an awe filled voice.
"She has to be if she wants to survive what fate has in store for her." Scrooge replied in a sage like voice. He slowly took the ferry out of the dock and out onto the open sea.
Xion ran like the wind on one of those sort of windy days that is good for flying a kite but not much else. She had no destination in mind, except maybe running into Sora or Kairi. But mostly she was exploring the island, examining the sights. Thus, she was paying attention to everywhere but directly in front of her when she ran full force into a rather unexpected solid object.
The object happened to give away, sending both it and Xion tumbling down a rather large grassy hill. Finally, they came to a stop and Xion got her first good look at what she had run into. The object turned out to be a silver haired boy. He looked to be about fifteen years of age. He groaned underneath Xion. Slowly, his eyes opened. They were a brilliant green in color, unlike anything Xion had ever seen.
"What the fuck was that?" He asked, his voice full of the dull pain that one often experiences after an impact with another human being running at a respectable speed.
"Im so, so, so sorry I ran into you like that!!! I was just running along, looking at the sights when bam!! I ran into you. Im really sorry!!! My names Xion!!! I love sugar and coffee!!!!! What is your name? I like your eyes! They are such a pretty color! Do you know Sora and Kairi!!! I'm looking for them! Did I tell you I love coffee!" Xion blurted out all at once, speaking in a pleasant, energetic tone of voice that hid the internal nervousness she was suddenly feeling. Those eyes… it's the eyes. They had a sharpness to them, a glint that was pure willpower and understanding. They could pierce a man's soul, it seemed, yet had the strength to chose not to.
"What…um, apology accepted, Xion… my name's Riku. You say you are looking for Sora and Kairi? Why? "Riku said in a confused voice, somehow managing to understand the babbling stream of syllables that Xion had just let out. Probably from the massive amount of time he spends with Sora and Kairi when they are high on sugar.
Then, Riku got a good look at her face and gasped. Xion looked like what Sora and Kairi's daughter would look like, if they ever actually had kids. Which, knowing them, would happen about 9 months from now.
"Wh…. What? Why do you look like Sora and Kairi!!! Who are you?" Riku asked, shocked.
"Well, you see, my father is Ventus and my mother is Aqua. So technically i'm both their cousins."she explains, blushing to the color of the red stripe on a candy cane for some odd reason.
"Wait... what!?! My brain is about to explode here. How could you be Ventus and Aqua's child? Your what, fifteen? They only left the island ten years ago!" Riku exclaimed, his mind reeling from this sudden encounter.
"Umm... well, i'm not quite their child in that way. One of their friends made me from their dna spliced together. i was born 9 years ago, but they sped up my growth a bit so im fifteen!"
With that, Riku's brain, that poor, overworked creature from Sora and his antics, finally gave up. Which means Riku fainted.
About a minute or two later, Riku came to. He slowly opened his eyes. Above him, Xion was giving him a concerned look, her sea green eyes flashing with tears.
"Riku, you ok?! I'm sorry I made you faint. Don't worry, I'll leave you alone now. I dont want your brain to go all kablooie again. I dont blame you if you hate me. Most people do. Ill just go sit on that rock over there and wait for Sora and Kairi to wander by. Again, i'm really sorry." she walked away towards a rock and promptly sat down on it, tears streaming down her face.
"Wait... Xion!"Riku shouted as he got up from the cold, grassy ground. He ran towards her.
"Xion... i'm sorry i fainted. Its just that my brain gets overloaded at times. It comes from dealing with Sora all the time. And i don't hate you. Why would i do that. I actually kind of like you. Now, do you want me to take you to Sora and Kairi?" he said and asked, then, surprising even himself, put his arm around Xion.
Xion's expression had changed from melancholy emoness to one of amazed happiness, which turned into pure joy when Riku gave her that awkward half hug.
"Really!! You don't hate me?! YAY!!! LETS GO FIND SORA AND KAIRI!!!" she shouted as she grabbed Riku by the hand and, pulling him along, ran off into the light of the morning.
That ends this chapter. Totally random. I knew i wanted to include Xion in here somehow when the idea of her being related to Ventus and Aqua came to me. More of her strange past will be revealed later on. Please, review. I want to know whether that idea is too random for even you guys. Adios/sayanora/good bye/have a nice day.