Hehe! Second Chapter! Woohoo!
I just got back from camp, and I wrote this chapter there. Insomnia is good inspiration.
Sora smiled as he stepped off the Gummi Ship onto the Destiny Island hangar. It had been four years since he had been home. Four years since he'd talked to Kairi. The heartless attack had been so threatening and extreme that there was never any time to write or call. His time was filled with exterminating the heartless and saving the Worlds. But every waking moment he had, he thought of her. He couldn't wait to look into her beautiful lilac-azure eyes - the same eyes he loved and fell in love with. He couldn't wait to hear her voice - her sweet, velvety voice that reminded him so much of the softest silk. He smiled fondly at her memory and continued his trek to his hometown.
"Home. Finally home!" stated a quiet masculine voice from behind Sora.
"Yeah, Riku! Can you believe it? Four long years away from home." he sighed.
Riku smirked. "You mean four looong years away from Kairi."
Sora rolled his eyes and ignored Riku's teasing as they continued on through the Gummi Hangar. They made their way through the many underground tunnels until finally reaching the exit, which let them out in the center of a shopping district. Taking a deep breath of the fresh afternoon air, he caught the aroma of freshly made cinnamon rolls from the bakery nearby. His stomach growled.
"Can we can stop by my place for some food?" pleaded a hungry Sora. "I'm starved. And I'm sure my mom would love to see us, too."
"I guess we can." Riku replied, checking his watch. "It's only 6:30 in the afternoon."
"That'll leave us with enough time to find Kairi!" Sora exclaimed excitedly, jumping up and down and clapping his hands like a little boy.
Riku lauged at his best friend's enthusiasm. Even through thick and thin, Sora never failed to smile and make those around him smile also.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" cried Sora, suddenly a few feet ahead of him. "Race you home!"
Riku chuckled darkly, jumped up and catapulted himself off the nearest light pole to get ahead, terrorizing some innocent bystanders as he landed dangerously close to them.
"Eat my dust!" he turned and called back to Sora,before breaking into a run.
Sora stared at his silver-haired friend in shock, watching as he ran through crowds, weaving his way towards Sora's house.
"You wish!" cried Sora, recovering from his suprised stupor. "I'll make you swallow those words!"
.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.
Kairi sighed to herself as she strolled down the shoreline of the beach. The sun was just setting, laying out its colors on the blue water in front of her. She hummed softly to herself as she she stopped to sit on the curved trunk of the old Papou tree, that was sanded down from years of use. She propped herself up on its worn-out trunk and proceeded to swing her legs back and forth. She watched the pendulum- like movement of her feet before once again fixating her gaze on the quickly fading sunset before her. She watched as the sun sank lower and lower, pulling its colors with it until it was gone - exposing the twinkling stars and the silver moon.
She began to hum softly to herself. A song that she remembered about dreams, wishes and the heart. She was beginning to forget this song too. She sang it everyday, to help her remember, but to no avail. She could hardly even remember why she was on the beach in the first place. But she remembered that she was waiting. She was waiting for someone - yes - someone with beautiful cerulean blue eyes. A boy. A boy with beautiful blue eyes. She couldnt remember his name though.
I'll give you a hint. Starts with an 'S'. Her eyes widened as she heard a masculine voice. It was a memory. Somehow, somewhere, she had forgotten about this boy once long ago, and had remembered him and this was the hint he gave her. But she had forgotten again. She heard laughter - his laughter. But who was he? Kairi shook her head, her crimson tresses hitting her in the face. No. It was probably just one of her many faded childhood memories. A tear slid down her cheek as she started to cry. She never bothered to wipe them away anymore, as they were always there.
"I'm breaking more and more each day." she whispered into the wind. "Everyday I'm losing bits and pieces of my heart." She buried her head in her hands and let the hot tears fall.
Please, she pleaded inwardly. Please, someone come fix me.
.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.
Sora's mother had been surprised to see the two boys, smothering the both of them with hugs and kisses. While ensuing many questions about their journey, she baked the boys her Worlds-famous casserole, which both Riku and Sora devoured happily. After stuffing themselves full and thanking Mrs. Strife, they excused themselves and headed out the door, but not before more hugs and kisses from Sora's overjoyed mother.
Sora walked down the streets of his hometown with a full stomach and a spring in his step. He was ecstatic to see Kairi again. His gravity-defying, brown hair bounced with every step he took, and his blue eyes sparkled with excitement. He scoped out the town with interest, as if never having been there before. He stopped every now and then to look through a window into a store or walk into a bakery. Riku trailed behind him, chuckling at his best friend's youthful antics.
"Riku!" Sora called out, examining the busy town around him. "This town is smaller than I remember."
"Maybe because you grew? Or maybe because they decided to put up some new buildings?" Riku suggested, spying some bulldozers and caution signs.
"Hmm... Maybe. I never did pay attention to - oof!" Sora collided with a brown-haired girl, and knocking her over in his attemt to recognize the town.
"Ohmigosh!" cried the girl frantically, waving her arms. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was go -"
"It's totally fine." Sora interrupted, holding out his hand for her. "Just be-" Sora stopped mid-sentence when he recognized the girl's face.
"Selphie?" came Riku's voice, filling in for Sora's stunned silence.
"The one and only!" Selphie stood and laughed. "Riku! Sora! You guys are back!"
"We got in just this afternoon." replied Sora, recovering from his shock.
Selphie smiled and hugged both boys. "Well, I'm late for work so I gotta go. Catch you later, 'kay?" She turned to leave.
"Wait, Selphie!" Sora stopped her.
"Yes?"
"Do you know where Kairi is?" Sora questioned, eagerly awaiting the answer.
At this, Selphie's face fell and a glimmer of a tear could be seen in her eyes.
"She's... at the beach." She replied, eyes downcast.
"You're the greatest, Selph!" Thanked an overexcited Sora.
"Wait, Sora!" Selphie called out, grabbing Sora's wrist as he turned to leave.
She hesitated. "You... should know..." She sighed. "Kairi's not herself."
The boys exchanged worried glances.
"What do you mean?" Riku asked cautiously.
Selphie let go of Sora's wrist and gave him and Riku a sympathetic look. "It's hard to explain. I think you should just see for yourselves."
Upon hearing this, Sora sprinted as fast as he could to the beach, Riku trailing along not far behind.
Ahhh... this was so hard to write! I don't even know why. Constructive criticism appreciated. Sorry if there is any grammatical or spelling mistakes. If you loved it then, great! I didn't really feel this was my best piece of work, but hey, im an amateur. Read and Review!
Love and Clouds
- DHD :)