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Chapter 79
When they opened the door, the three of them were almost dripping wet. They walked inside to find Alex sitting on the couch, watching the tv. “Where’s Sora and Kairi?” Riku asked. “They left as soon as we got here. They said to tell you they went to the other island. They said they’d be back soon.” He replied.
“Who’s he?” Tidus asked Riku quietly. “He’s Alex, one of my friends.” “And what’s her name?” Tidus asked in a casual tone. “Anna; she’s another friend.” Anna had fallen asleep a minute or so before reaching the house, so Tidus knew she wasn’t listening. “She single?” He asked. “I don’t know. You’ll just have to ask her.” Riku answered. “You don’t know if she’s single or not? How long have you known her?” Tidus was expecting a “yes” or “no” answer. “Close to a year.” “And you don’t know if she’s single or not yet?!” “Yes, Tidus, she’s single. She’s also sleeping, so stop yelling.” Riku replied, getting annoyed. “Sorry; I didn’t mean to yell. Did I really yell?” “You were close to it.” Alex answered as he got up to get some food from the kitchen.
“Do your parents know you’re here?” Tidus asked Riku as he laid Anna on the couch. “No. It might be better if they don’t. We won’t be staying here for very long. We’ll probably leave as soon as we can.” He responded.
“Tidus? Riku?” The two boys turned around, and Alex looked over at the front door. In the doorway stood Kairi’s mom and dad. “Uh, hi.” Tidus said awkwardly. “It’s good to see you’re back, Riku. Is Kairi here?” The woman looked at Tidus and Riku with hopeful eyes. “Um, yea, she’s on the island, but she’s not here in the house. The guy in the kitchen is a friend of mine, and the same for the girl on the couch.” Riku answered. Alex walked out of the kitchen and stood beside Tidus, since he was closer than Riku. “Hi. Nice to meet you.” Alex said politely. Kairi’s parents smiled at him.
“Do you know where exactly Kairi is on the island?” Her father asked as he closed the door and hung his coat on the coat rack. “At the island we used to play on.” Tidus answered as he sat on the couch across from the one Anna was lying on. Riku sat down beside him, and Alex sat down beside Riku. “How long have you all been here?” The woman asked. “Alex was here before Tidus and I got here, but we haven’t been here very long.” Riku answered. She walked into the kitchen, and the man sat down in a chair close to the couches. “If you don’t mind me asking, why is she asleep?” Kairi’s father asked. “She passed out not too long ago, and when she woke up, she had a serious headache and then fell asleep. I can take her to my house or something, if you want.” Riku replied. “Oh, no, she’s fine. You could take her up to Kairi’s room, if you want, though. Her bed would probably feel better than the couch does.” The man said.
Riku decided to go ahead and put Anna on Kairi’s bed. He picked her up gently and carried her up the stairs, down the hall, down the next hall, and into Kairi’s bedroom. Riku knew his way around Kairi’s house. He and Sora had been there so many times that he knew it like the back of his hand. He laid Anna on Kairi’s bed slowly so he wouldn’t wake her up. He sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at her peaceful face, wondering what was going to happen to her in the future. He kept wondering what was going to happen to her after the whole crisis they were going through ended. He knew she wanted to stay with them on the islands, but part of him couldn’t help but wonder if that would actually happen. What if she couldn’t stay? What if she had to stay on Earth? What if he never got to see her again? Riku rubbed his head and stood up. After making sure Anna was still asleep, he silently left the room.
“What took you so long?” Riku looked at the direction of the voice and found Tidus sitting on the couch, flipping through the tv channels. “They had to leave. Said they were about to be late for some business meeting. And that we can stay as long as we’d like.” Tidus continued. “I was thinking; you should try it sometime.” Riku said in reply to Tidus’s question. “Very funny. Thinking sure does take a long time.”
“Or maybe it just took him so long because he was thinking about his new girlfriend.” Wakka said from the kitchen. “When’d you get here? And she’s not my girlfriend.” Riku looked at Tidus, who grinned. Riku already knew Tidus was the one who told Wakka about Anna. “Two minutes ago. And so you were thinking about her. Sounds like you wish she was your girlfriend.” Wakka walked into the living room holding a bag of chips. “Glad to see you too, Wakka.” Riku said sarcastically, ending the conversation.
“Tidus wishes she was his girlfriend, also. I think I’d like to meet this Anna. He tells me she’s pretty hot.” Wakka pointed to Tidus, who blushed and threw a sofa pillow at him. “Anything you want to say about her?” Riku sarcastically asked Alex. “She’s hot, all right. Same with Kairi. But I’ll let you guys fight over Anna, and Sora can keep Kairi.” He answered nonchalantly. “Wait, so this Anna is single? Now I think I should really meet her.” Wakka grinned, half joking and half serious. “She’s single, but there’s no way she’d want to go out with either of you. I can’t imagine any girl who’d go out with either of you.” Riku said as he sat down. “Shut up.” Tidus answered, glaring at Riku. Riku just grinned.
“Finally, it stopped raining. Right after we get out of the boats, of course.” Kairi said as she drug her boat up on the shore. “Yea, mother nature’s just being really nice to us today.” Sora joked as he walked over to Kairi after dragging his boat onshore. She was wringing her hair, trying to get as much water out as she could. Sora took off his shoes and socks and threw them into his boat. Kairi did the same.
“I have a question for you. I want you to answer honestly, too.” Kairi said as they walked on the beach. “Ok.” “Back before you ever got the keyblade, before the storm came to Destiny Islands, you and Riku used to race all the time. The last race before the storm came,” She paused for a moment and then finished, “Riku and you talked for a second, and then you looked really hesitant to start the race. Before that, he threw you a papou fruit. What was that all about?” She sounded sincere; she really wanted to know. “You saw all that?” He looked at her and watched her nod. “You were much more observant that I thought you were.” He laughed a little, mostly out of nervousness. “He threw me a papou fruit and then told me he knew I wanted to try it out, or something like that. Before the race started, we talked about what we wanted to name the raft. Then I said that if I won the race, that I got to name the raft. But he said that whoever won would get to share a papou fruit with you.” Sora blushed a little, barely enough for Kairi to notice. “And why were you hesitant to do the race?” She inquired with a smile. “I was afraid he’d win. After I lost, he suddenly said that the raft’s name was Highwind, which was what he wanted to name it. He later said the papou fruit thing was a joke.”
Kairi smiled. “So you really liked me back then?” He nodded. “You know, at first, I liked Riku. But, then, that changed. When Destiny Islands was restored, and I was back on this island, I went to the Secret Place. When I saw what you drew, I had a hard time trying not to cry. I was happy, but I was sad.” Sora looked at her again and found that she had a wistful look in her eyes, as if she were reliving the moment. He took her hand and squeezed it before saying, “I haven’t been in the Secret Place in a really long time. Let’s go see it.” Kairi recovered from blushing when he took her hand, and nodded. On the way there, Sora reached up to a tree and pulled down a papou fruit without saying anything.
Once they reached the entrance, the sun was already shining brightly, lighting up the tunnel. Kairi went first, and Sora followed. Kairi stepped into the room and took a deep breath; she loved the smell that occupied the room. Sora took her hand again after walking into the room, and led her over to where their drawing was. They stared at it silently, both feeling so content that they almost couldn’t stand it. “I think my part of the drawing shows why I almost failed art class.” Sora mentioned, breaking the silence. Kairi laughed and looked at him with deep blue eyes sparkling with bliss. He looked into her eyes and melted inside. Her laughter stopped, but the sparkle in her eyes remained.
“Kai, you and I both know we’ve been separated more than once before, and it’s likely to happen again in the future.” Sora mentioned. “Yea.” “I just want you to know that no matter what happens, we’ll always be together. We’ll always be in each other’s hearts. No matter what, Kai, we’ll always be together. I promise.” He said, looking into her eyes. “Yea.” She smiled, looking right back into his. He squeezed her hand slowly, making her blush. He leaned closer to her and kissed her. When he pulled away a few seconds later, he found her blushing madly. She was so happy she could barely stand it, and he felt just the same.
“So, have you guys kissed yet?” “No, Tidus, we haven’t.” “So you’ve never kissed her?” “Yes, I have, Wakka.” “I thought you said you haven’t kissed! Did you kiss her on the cheek or something?” “Yes, I did, Tidus.”
Riku was stuck with Tidus and Wakka, who wouldn’t stop asking about Anna. Alex just sat there and grinned silently. “What color is her hair?” Wakka asked. “It’s sorta dark blonde, and it’s straight and kinda long.” Tidus answered. “Her eyes?” “Blue.” “Is she tan?” “Not very much. She’s just a little darker than Kairi.” “Is she tall?” “She looked like she was. She’s skinny, too. But not too skinny. It’s a healthy kind of skinny.” “Can she fight?”
Tidus didn’t know the answer to this question. He looked to Riku, who nodded. “How well?” Wakka asked. “Really well.” “She couldn’t beat me, could she?” Tidus asked. “Yea, she could. Easily.” “Well, she wouldn’t be able to beat me, right?” Wakka asked confidently. “Yea, she’s more than able to beat you.” “I don’t believe you.” Wakka said. “Yea! I bet I could beat her!” Tidus added. “Fine. You guys can fight her later. Just don’t come crying to me when you lose.” There was a moment of silence, which Riku enjoyed tremendously. “She sounds really hot!” Wakka suddenly mentioned. “She is!” Tidus agreed. “Uh, Riku?”
All the boys turned around and saw Anna standing at the bottom of the stairs. Tidus and Wakka both stared with wide, nervous eyes. “How long have you been standing there?” Alex asked, since he knew that’s what Tidus and Wakka were thinking. “Um, maybe three seconds?” She answered with a tired voice. She rubbed her eyes and slowly walked into the living room. Riku got up and walked over to her. “How do you feel?” He asked. “My head still hurts. Where are we?” She asked as she slowly looked around. “Kairi’s house.” “Oh, right.” “Come here.” Riku led her over to the empty couch. She sat down, and then he sat down beside her. “You’re Wakka, right?” She asked. “Yep, that’s me. I hear your name is Anna.” “Yea.” “Where’s Sora and Kairi?” She asked, seeing that they weren’t there. “On the other island.” Riku answered.
After a few minutes of silence, Anna fell asleep, leaning against Riku with her head resting on his shoulder. “Why is she so tired? It’s not even late.” Wakka asked. “She’s tired cause she drained most of her energy not to long ago. Then she plunged a few hundred feet into the ocean, which gave her a bad headache. So don’t wake her up. You guys can talk to her later.” He said.
Anna unconsciously snuggled up against Riku, moving her head up against his neck. He had to move his arm, or else it would fall asleep, so he put it around her. “Lucky.” Murmured Wakka and Tidus at the same time. Alex grinned, as did Riku. ‘Yea, I really am lucky.’ He thought to himself as he felt her gentle, shallow breathing, her warm, soft skin, and her silky hair. He didn’t know how he could get any luckier.
Chapter 79
When they opened the door, the three of them were almost dripping wet. They walked inside to find Alex sitting on the couch, watching the tv. “Where’s Sora and Kairi?” Riku asked. “They left as soon as we got here. They said to tell you they went to the other island. They said they’d be back soon.” He replied.
“Who’s he?” Tidus asked Riku quietly. “He’s Alex, one of my friends.” “And what’s her name?” Tidus asked in a casual tone. “Anna; she’s another friend.” Anna had fallen asleep a minute or so before reaching the house, so Tidus knew she wasn’t listening. “She single?” He asked. “I don’t know. You’ll just have to ask her.” Riku answered. “You don’t know if she’s single or not? How long have you known her?” Tidus was expecting a “yes” or “no” answer. “Close to a year.” “And you don’t know if she’s single or not yet?!” “Yes, Tidus, she’s single. She’s also sleeping, so stop yelling.” Riku replied, getting annoyed. “Sorry; I didn’t mean to yell. Did I really yell?” “You were close to it.” Alex answered as he got up to get some food from the kitchen.
“Do your parents know you’re here?” Tidus asked Riku as he laid Anna on the couch. “No. It might be better if they don’t. We won’t be staying here for very long. We’ll probably leave as soon as we can.” He responded.
“Tidus? Riku?” The two boys turned around, and Alex looked over at the front door. In the doorway stood Kairi’s mom and dad. “Uh, hi.” Tidus said awkwardly. “It’s good to see you’re back, Riku. Is Kairi here?” The woman looked at Tidus and Riku with hopeful eyes. “Um, yea, she’s on the island, but she’s not here in the house. The guy in the kitchen is a friend of mine, and the same for the girl on the couch.” Riku answered. Alex walked out of the kitchen and stood beside Tidus, since he was closer than Riku. “Hi. Nice to meet you.” Alex said politely. Kairi’s parents smiled at him.
“Do you know where exactly Kairi is on the island?” Her father asked as he closed the door and hung his coat on the coat rack. “At the island we used to play on.” Tidus answered as he sat on the couch across from the one Anna was lying on. Riku sat down beside him, and Alex sat down beside Riku. “How long have you all been here?” The woman asked. “Alex was here before Tidus and I got here, but we haven’t been here very long.” Riku answered. She walked into the kitchen, and the man sat down in a chair close to the couches. “If you don’t mind me asking, why is she asleep?” Kairi’s father asked. “She passed out not too long ago, and when she woke up, she had a serious headache and then fell asleep. I can take her to my house or something, if you want.” Riku replied. “Oh, no, she’s fine. You could take her up to Kairi’s room, if you want, though. Her bed would probably feel better than the couch does.” The man said.
Riku decided to go ahead and put Anna on Kairi’s bed. He picked her up gently and carried her up the stairs, down the hall, down the next hall, and into Kairi’s bedroom. Riku knew his way around Kairi’s house. He and Sora had been there so many times that he knew it like the back of his hand. He laid Anna on Kairi’s bed slowly so he wouldn’t wake her up. He sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at her peaceful face, wondering what was going to happen to her in the future. He kept wondering what was going to happen to her after the whole crisis they were going through ended. He knew she wanted to stay with them on the islands, but part of him couldn’t help but wonder if that would actually happen. What if she couldn’t stay? What if she had to stay on Earth? What if he never got to see her again? Riku rubbed his head and stood up. After making sure Anna was still asleep, he silently left the room.
“What took you so long?” Riku looked at the direction of the voice and found Tidus sitting on the couch, flipping through the tv channels. “They had to leave. Said they were about to be late for some business meeting. And that we can stay as long as we’d like.” Tidus continued. “I was thinking; you should try it sometime.” Riku said in reply to Tidus’s question. “Very funny. Thinking sure does take a long time.”
“Or maybe it just took him so long because he was thinking about his new girlfriend.” Wakka said from the kitchen. “When’d you get here? And she’s not my girlfriend.” Riku looked at Tidus, who grinned. Riku already knew Tidus was the one who told Wakka about Anna. “Two minutes ago. And so you were thinking about her. Sounds like you wish she was your girlfriend.” Wakka walked into the living room holding a bag of chips. “Glad to see you too, Wakka.” Riku said sarcastically, ending the conversation.
“Tidus wishes she was his girlfriend, also. I think I’d like to meet this Anna. He tells me she’s pretty hot.” Wakka pointed to Tidus, who blushed and threw a sofa pillow at him. “Anything you want to say about her?” Riku sarcastically asked Alex. “She’s hot, all right. Same with Kairi. But I’ll let you guys fight over Anna, and Sora can keep Kairi.” He answered nonchalantly. “Wait, so this Anna is single? Now I think I should really meet her.” Wakka grinned, half joking and half serious. “She’s single, but there’s no way she’d want to go out with either of you. I can’t imagine any girl who’d go out with either of you.” Riku said as he sat down. “Shut up.” Tidus answered, glaring at Riku. Riku just grinned.
“Finally, it stopped raining. Right after we get out of the boats, of course.” Kairi said as she drug her boat up on the shore. “Yea, mother nature’s just being really nice to us today.” Sora joked as he walked over to Kairi after dragging his boat onshore. She was wringing her hair, trying to get as much water out as she could. Sora took off his shoes and socks and threw them into his boat. Kairi did the same.
“I have a question for you. I want you to answer honestly, too.” Kairi said as they walked on the beach. “Ok.” “Back before you ever got the keyblade, before the storm came to Destiny Islands, you and Riku used to race all the time. The last race before the storm came,” She paused for a moment and then finished, “Riku and you talked for a second, and then you looked really hesitant to start the race. Before that, he threw you a papou fruit. What was that all about?” She sounded sincere; she really wanted to know. “You saw all that?” He looked at her and watched her nod. “You were much more observant that I thought you were.” He laughed a little, mostly out of nervousness. “He threw me a papou fruit and then told me he knew I wanted to try it out, or something like that. Before the race started, we talked about what we wanted to name the raft. Then I said that if I won the race, that I got to name the raft. But he said that whoever won would get to share a papou fruit with you.” Sora blushed a little, barely enough for Kairi to notice. “And why were you hesitant to do the race?” She inquired with a smile. “I was afraid he’d win. After I lost, he suddenly said that the raft’s name was Highwind, which was what he wanted to name it. He later said the papou fruit thing was a joke.”
Kairi smiled. “So you really liked me back then?” He nodded. “You know, at first, I liked Riku. But, then, that changed. When Destiny Islands was restored, and I was back on this island, I went to the Secret Place. When I saw what you drew, I had a hard time trying not to cry. I was happy, but I was sad.” Sora looked at her again and found that she had a wistful look in her eyes, as if she were reliving the moment. He took her hand and squeezed it before saying, “I haven’t been in the Secret Place in a really long time. Let’s go see it.” Kairi recovered from blushing when he took her hand, and nodded. On the way there, Sora reached up to a tree and pulled down a papou fruit without saying anything.
Once they reached the entrance, the sun was already shining brightly, lighting up the tunnel. Kairi went first, and Sora followed. Kairi stepped into the room and took a deep breath; she loved the smell that occupied the room. Sora took her hand again after walking into the room, and led her over to where their drawing was. They stared at it silently, both feeling so content that they almost couldn’t stand it. “I think my part of the drawing shows why I almost failed art class.” Sora mentioned, breaking the silence. Kairi laughed and looked at him with deep blue eyes sparkling with bliss. He looked into her eyes and melted inside. Her laughter stopped, but the sparkle in her eyes remained.
“Kai, you and I both know we’ve been separated more than once before, and it’s likely to happen again in the future.” Sora mentioned. “Yea.” “I just want you to know that no matter what happens, we’ll always be together. We’ll always be in each other’s hearts. No matter what, Kai, we’ll always be together. I promise.” He said, looking into her eyes. “Yea.” She smiled, looking right back into his. He squeezed her hand slowly, making her blush. He leaned closer to her and kissed her. When he pulled away a few seconds later, he found her blushing madly. She was so happy she could barely stand it, and he felt just the same.
“So, have you guys kissed yet?” “No, Tidus, we haven’t.” “So you’ve never kissed her?” “Yes, I have, Wakka.” “I thought you said you haven’t kissed! Did you kiss her on the cheek or something?” “Yes, I did, Tidus.”
Riku was stuck with Tidus and Wakka, who wouldn’t stop asking about Anna. Alex just sat there and grinned silently. “What color is her hair?” Wakka asked. “It’s sorta dark blonde, and it’s straight and kinda long.” Tidus answered. “Her eyes?” “Blue.” “Is she tan?” “Not very much. She’s just a little darker than Kairi.” “Is she tall?” “She looked like she was. She’s skinny, too. But not too skinny. It’s a healthy kind of skinny.” “Can she fight?”
Tidus didn’t know the answer to this question. He looked to Riku, who nodded. “How well?” Wakka asked. “Really well.” “She couldn’t beat me, could she?” Tidus asked. “Yea, she could. Easily.” “Well, she wouldn’t be able to beat me, right?” Wakka asked confidently. “Yea, she’s more than able to beat you.” “I don’t believe you.” Wakka said. “Yea! I bet I could beat her!” Tidus added. “Fine. You guys can fight her later. Just don’t come crying to me when you lose.” There was a moment of silence, which Riku enjoyed tremendously. “She sounds really hot!” Wakka suddenly mentioned. “She is!” Tidus agreed. “Uh, Riku?”
All the boys turned around and saw Anna standing at the bottom of the stairs. Tidus and Wakka both stared with wide, nervous eyes. “How long have you been standing there?” Alex asked, since he knew that’s what Tidus and Wakka were thinking. “Um, maybe three seconds?” She answered with a tired voice. She rubbed her eyes and slowly walked into the living room. Riku got up and walked over to her. “How do you feel?” He asked. “My head still hurts. Where are we?” She asked as she slowly looked around. “Kairi’s house.” “Oh, right.” “Come here.” Riku led her over to the empty couch. She sat down, and then he sat down beside her. “You’re Wakka, right?” She asked. “Yep, that’s me. I hear your name is Anna.” “Yea.” “Where’s Sora and Kairi?” She asked, seeing that they weren’t there. “On the other island.” Riku answered.
After a few minutes of silence, Anna fell asleep, leaning against Riku with her head resting on his shoulder. “Why is she so tired? It’s not even late.” Wakka asked. “She’s tired cause she drained most of her energy not to long ago. Then she plunged a few hundred feet into the ocean, which gave her a bad headache. So don’t wake her up. You guys can talk to her later.” He said.
Anna unconsciously snuggled up against Riku, moving her head up against his neck. He had to move his arm, or else it would fall asleep, so he put it around her. “Lucky.” Murmured Wakka and Tidus at the same time. Alex grinned, as did Riku. ‘Yea, I really am lucky.’ He thought to himself as he felt her gentle, shallow breathing, her warm, soft skin, and her silky hair. He didn’t know how he could get any luckier.
