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Chapter Eight
Slowly, her mind fading into a dull sense of consciousness, Kairi carefully sat up where she’d found herself, rubbing her eyes to clear her blurry vision. Her head ached, and her body pounded. Blinking, blue eyes back to their usual, alert gaze, she looked around, feeling a shiver run down her spine at the surroundings.
From what she could see, she’d somehow landed in the middle of a vast pine forest. Watery sunlight streamed down through the needled branches in great, glittering shafts, casting patches of weak shimmers through the shadowed ground. The tree trunks stood tall and proud, all around her, their fresh, natural scent lingering in the cool air. They seemed to stretch up as far as her eyes could see. Early morning dew sparkled upon the covered forest floor.
“Where am I?” she said to herself, her voice an anxious whisper. A hand reached up to rub her neck.
Pretty as this place was, she did not feel comfortable. Her arms instinctively wrapped around her body, afraid at these unfamiliar surroundings. Where Gilgamesh’s portal had sent her, she did not know - all she knew was that she wanted to be back on Destiny Island, with Sora, and Riku.
Riku.
Suddenly rising to her feet in an anxious jolt, she looked around desperately, hoping that he’d been sent to the same place. How could she have forgotten him? Her vision darted through the trees, scanning frantically for any trace of her friend.
Nothing; other than a few large logs, fallen branches, and spiky-looking bushes.
Wait, what was that behind the tree?
Nervously, she moved forward, towards a slumped shape at the other side of a large trunk. Tremulously edging closer, fear pounding within her chest, she peered around the tree, hoping to see a cocky smile.
Yes, it was him. That same yellow vest and silver hair were unmistakable. Running towards him, flinging up browned pine needles as she went, she fell to her knees before him, overjoyed to see his familiar face.
“Oh, Riku!” she exclaimed. “I’m so glad you’re alright!”
Eyes closed, he gave her no response. A shot of anxiety surged through her.
“Riku?”
She pushed his shoulder slightly, hoping he’d wake up. Nothing. Tremulously, she reached out with clammy, shaking fingers, gently touching his warm cheek.
Thankfully, his closed eyes seemed to tighten, before, slowly, the turquoise of his eyes met her concerned expression. He squinted in the sudden change of light, but soon got used to it, blinking before recognising her youthful face. A smile spread over his lips.
“Kairi,” he said, voice slightly croaking at first. The gravity of the situation suddenly sunk into him, after noticing these beautiful - albeit unfamiliar - surroundings. They sure weren’t on the island anymore. “Are you okay?”
She nodded, an overjoyed smile upon her face.
“I’m just happy you’re safe!” she replied cheerfully, clasping her hands together in girlish delight. Her expression seemed to fall after the initial pleasantries. She raised her arms, gesturing to the surroundings with a solemn face. “Just… I don’t know where we are.”
Riku slowly gazed around, his ponderous motions suggesting he was in some slight pain. It did not deter him though, as he carefully pulled himself from the ground, using the tree trunk as a support. Rubbing his brow, the stern look upon his face was enough to tell Kairi that things weren’t alright.
“Gilgamesh’s portal sent us to another world,” he grunted in frustration. He was stating the obvious, but Kairi thought better of saying so, replying with a simple nod. A long, angered sigh escaped him; nose wrinkled, turquoise narrowed into furious slits, fists clenched, Kairi had never seen a sourer expression upon his face.
His frustration was understandable - after all, they had only just been reunited, and now, he, Sora, and Kairi were separated again - but the way she saw it, there was no point in getting angry about it; and yet, even this rational thinking was not enough to stop her mind revolving around Sora. He’d been locked in battle with that beast.
“I hope Sora’s alright…” she said, voice in a quiver. Eyes glazed, she gazed at the ground. “He could beat Gilgamesh… right?”
Riku softened his bitter frown, nodding gently to reassure her.
“Of course,” he said. “He’ll be alright, don’t worry about him.” He placed a warm hand on her shoulder. “But we need to find a way out of here.”
Kairi nodded, raising her head to meet his gaze. She watched as his eyes scanned the area for any hints.
A conclusion was reached fairly quickly.
“Looks like we’re gonna have to pick a direction,” he sighed, “and walk.” He rubbed his eyes with his shaking hands, before raking them through his silver hair. “I don’t think there’s anything else we can do.”
“I guess,” Kairi whispered, looking up at him. She trusted his decision. “This forest can’t go on forever.”
With that, he began to walk forwards, gesturing for Kairi to follow him.
She walked at his side, listening to his deep, angered breaths as he went. Clearly, he was furious, kicking the needles and twigs that coated the forest floor. Every now and then, a tree would be a victim of his frustration; his hand smacking against the trunk in an expression of his agitation. Trying to withhold a sigh, she made a short gasp as it fell from her pursed lips.
Riku noticed, breathing a sigh, and raising a silver eyebrow.
“We’ll… get out of this,” he tried to comfort her, although, it was clear from his less-than-optimistic voice that his words were not heartfelt.
Kairi managed to supress a small smile at the irony. Clearly, Riku was the more frustrated of the two, yet here he was, attempting to reassure her. If anything, she should have been the one trying to help him.
“I know,” she said optimistically, eyes held forward. She was appreciative of his efforts, but knew that they had to keep positive. “There’s always a way.”
Riku did not respond, simply continuing to pace.
The walk was fairly quiet, and for ten minutes, they heard nothing but their own footsteps, their own, resonant breaths in the crisp air. This was a magnificent forest, and they could not help but admire its natural aesthetic. Their eyes seemed to wander around as they walked, taking in all of the surroundings. This seemed the type of place that none would see, other than on those jigsaw puzzles, or in picture books. The silent beauty was refreshing.
A bird’s urgent wings flapped overhead all of a sudden, making Kairi jump.
Riku smiled with her shock at the simple sound of a bird, before looking up to find the source of the noise.
His jaw dropped at the sight he beheld.
Hope joo likes. Sorry it's not as good as Dee's =3
~<3
Chapter Eight
Slowly, her mind fading into a dull sense of consciousness, Kairi carefully sat up where she’d found herself, rubbing her eyes to clear her blurry vision. Her head ached, and her body pounded. Blinking, blue eyes back to their usual, alert gaze, she looked around, feeling a shiver run down her spine at the surroundings.
From what she could see, she’d somehow landed in the middle of a vast pine forest. Watery sunlight streamed down through the needled branches in great, glittering shafts, casting patches of weak shimmers through the shadowed ground. The tree trunks stood tall and proud, all around her, their fresh, natural scent lingering in the cool air. They seemed to stretch up as far as her eyes could see. Early morning dew sparkled upon the covered forest floor.
“Where am I?” she said to herself, her voice an anxious whisper. A hand reached up to rub her neck.
Pretty as this place was, she did not feel comfortable. Her arms instinctively wrapped around her body, afraid at these unfamiliar surroundings. Where Gilgamesh’s portal had sent her, she did not know - all she knew was that she wanted to be back on Destiny Island, with Sora, and Riku.
Riku.
Suddenly rising to her feet in an anxious jolt, she looked around desperately, hoping that he’d been sent to the same place. How could she have forgotten him? Her vision darted through the trees, scanning frantically for any trace of her friend.
Nothing; other than a few large logs, fallen branches, and spiky-looking bushes.
Wait, what was that behind the tree?
Nervously, she moved forward, towards a slumped shape at the other side of a large trunk. Tremulously edging closer, fear pounding within her chest, she peered around the tree, hoping to see a cocky smile.
Yes, it was him. That same yellow vest and silver hair were unmistakable. Running towards him, flinging up browned pine needles as she went, she fell to her knees before him, overjoyed to see his familiar face.
“Oh, Riku!” she exclaimed. “I’m so glad you’re alright!”
Eyes closed, he gave her no response. A shot of anxiety surged through her.
“Riku?”
She pushed his shoulder slightly, hoping he’d wake up. Nothing. Tremulously, she reached out with clammy, shaking fingers, gently touching his warm cheek.
Thankfully, his closed eyes seemed to tighten, before, slowly, the turquoise of his eyes met her concerned expression. He squinted in the sudden change of light, but soon got used to it, blinking before recognising her youthful face. A smile spread over his lips.
“Kairi,” he said, voice slightly croaking at first. The gravity of the situation suddenly sunk into him, after noticing these beautiful - albeit unfamiliar - surroundings. They sure weren’t on the island anymore. “Are you okay?”
She nodded, an overjoyed smile upon her face.
“I’m just happy you’re safe!” she replied cheerfully, clasping her hands together in girlish delight. Her expression seemed to fall after the initial pleasantries. She raised her arms, gesturing to the surroundings with a solemn face. “Just… I don’t know where we are.”
Riku slowly gazed around, his ponderous motions suggesting he was in some slight pain. It did not deter him though, as he carefully pulled himself from the ground, using the tree trunk as a support. Rubbing his brow, the stern look upon his face was enough to tell Kairi that things weren’t alright.
“Gilgamesh’s portal sent us to another world,” he grunted in frustration. He was stating the obvious, but Kairi thought better of saying so, replying with a simple nod. A long, angered sigh escaped him; nose wrinkled, turquoise narrowed into furious slits, fists clenched, Kairi had never seen a sourer expression upon his face.
His frustration was understandable - after all, they had only just been reunited, and now, he, Sora, and Kairi were separated again - but the way she saw it, there was no point in getting angry about it; and yet, even this rational thinking was not enough to stop her mind revolving around Sora. He’d been locked in battle with that beast.
“I hope Sora’s alright…” she said, voice in a quiver. Eyes glazed, she gazed at the ground. “He could beat Gilgamesh… right?”
Riku softened his bitter frown, nodding gently to reassure her.
“Of course,” he said. “He’ll be alright, don’t worry about him.” He placed a warm hand on her shoulder. “But we need to find a way out of here.”
Kairi nodded, raising her head to meet his gaze. She watched as his eyes scanned the area for any hints.
A conclusion was reached fairly quickly.
“Looks like we’re gonna have to pick a direction,” he sighed, “and walk.” He rubbed his eyes with his shaking hands, before raking them through his silver hair. “I don’t think there’s anything else we can do.”
“I guess,” Kairi whispered, looking up at him. She trusted his decision. “This forest can’t go on forever.”
With that, he began to walk forwards, gesturing for Kairi to follow him.
She walked at his side, listening to his deep, angered breaths as he went. Clearly, he was furious, kicking the needles and twigs that coated the forest floor. Every now and then, a tree would be a victim of his frustration; his hand smacking against the trunk in an expression of his agitation. Trying to withhold a sigh, she made a short gasp as it fell from her pursed lips.
Riku noticed, breathing a sigh, and raising a silver eyebrow.
“We’ll… get out of this,” he tried to comfort her, although, it was clear from his less-than-optimistic voice that his words were not heartfelt.
Kairi managed to supress a small smile at the irony. Clearly, Riku was the more frustrated of the two, yet here he was, attempting to reassure her. If anything, she should have been the one trying to help him.
“I know,” she said optimistically, eyes held forward. She was appreciative of his efforts, but knew that they had to keep positive. “There’s always a way.”
Riku did not respond, simply continuing to pace.
The walk was fairly quiet, and for ten minutes, they heard nothing but their own footsteps, their own, resonant breaths in the crisp air. This was a magnificent forest, and they could not help but admire its natural aesthetic. Their eyes seemed to wander around as they walked, taking in all of the surroundings. This seemed the type of place that none would see, other than on those jigsaw puzzles, or in picture books. The silent beauty was refreshing.
A bird’s urgent wings flapped overhead all of a sudden, making Kairi jump.
Riku smiled with her shock at the simple sound of a bird, before looking up to find the source of the noise.
His jaw dropped at the sight he beheld.
Hope joo likes. Sorry it's not as good as Dee's =3
~<3
