Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Discord ❯ Chapter II: The Calm B4 the Storm ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Cherry_chain 
A year later...
Non Anime: Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.17.2006 | Updated On: 12.17.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 211 | Status: Completed
A year later...
Non Anime: Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.17.2006 | Updated On: 12.17.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 211 | Status: Completed
"Pssst. Rowan" Rowan slowly opened her eyes, and yawned, sitting up on the sandy beach, blinking as she found herself looking directly in the face of Alan, her best friend.
"What is it Al?" Rowan asked sleepily, the hypnotic lapping of the waves to her right almost putting her to sleep again.
"Come over here, I have something to ask you." Alan said, a strange note in his voice. Rowan yawned again, stood up, and followed Alan. The two headed for the small island set apart from the main islands by a bit of shallow water. That was the small Island where the bent paopu tree was planted, and it was the place the kids loved to stick around.
You must be wondering why she was sleeping on the sand right? It's the annual no-so-official Destiny town's island Kids camp out. OK, it's a long name, but it's fitting. Every first day of summer, a few of the kids gather at the Islands to celebrate, by camping at the Islands. In their whole group, in the whole group, the kids only have a total of two tents, so there isn't enough room for everyone to be able to sleep with something over their heads. The girls sleep in one tent, while the boys take the other one. Alan and Rowan volunteers to sleep outside every year- they enjoyed being under the stars, and they didn't mind the sand, though it is annoying to have to get the little debris out of the hair in the morning.
Well, there is room in the boy's tent this year. Sora isn't here anymore, and everyone's always wondering what happened to him. He disappeared with Riku and Kairi two years ago, but they came home without Sora. They never told anyone what happened.
Going across the small bridge to where the bent Paopu tree is, Rowan wondered what Alan wanted. He seemed kind of nervous. The two of them settled onto the bend paopu tree and for a few moments, just staring at the moon, and the bright band of light that was starting to appear over the water, announcing the new day. Alan looked at her awkwardly, and then held out something to her. She cocked her head in surprise. It was a star-shaped fruit. The paopu.
The paopu is the symbol for Destiny. Legend says that if two people shared one paopu fruit together, they are "Sharing one destiny" and they were be forever a part of each other's lives. For people living on the islands, it was a symbol of love, used in place of Cupid.
"Um...I was wondering if you would...um..." Alan said. Then looking around nervously, he split the paopu in half, and handed one half to Rowan. Rowan took it, not really sure of what else to do. The sun was halfway up now, spilling its radiance across the water, like an overturned bucket with it's content slowly creeping across the floor. Alan looked away from her and just began to eat his half of the paopu fruit. Rowan smiled and took a bite out of hers. She was sort of expecting a day like this for a long time- she and Alan has been friends for as long as she could remember, and they were close, closer then most people knew. She just hoped that Tidus wouldn't find out about this. They'd never hear the end of it if he did.
Alan was a year old than Rowan -she was 16, and Alan was 17- but Alan was still half-a-foot shorter then Rowan. He's always been short, but he was quick and nimble. What he lacked in strength and size he made up for in his agility. He was fast, flexible, and perfect with balance. He was the only one that could outrun Riku in the obstacle course other then Sora. He had bright green eyes filled with mischief, and untidy black hair that can't be kept straight no matter what he does. He was a happy-go-luck kid, and most people liked him, except the teachers. He was a troublemaker and boy is he ever a teacher's nightmare.
Rowan herself had long brown hair, hazelnut eyes, and a slim but strong build. She wasn't a real girly-girl. She liked snakes and spiders, frogs, and sparring and other stuff most girls would scream at. She didn't care about getting messy, and loves to hang around the guys. She finds lots of other girls boring- all they ever talk about is guys, make-up, and things like that.
And did I tell you about her morbid fear of water?
A game that all the kids liked too play was trying to get the paopu fruits from the bent tree. When she was 7, Rowan tried it. She almost got one before she slipped and fell into the water. She still remembers how the salty water stung her eyes, and how horrible it tasted -a mixture of salt and something bitter- and how water came down her throat instead of air when she tried to breath. How freezing cold it was, and how scared she felt after Alan and Riku got her out of the water. Ever since then, she was scared of water. It was the reason she never participated in the Blitzball game the others -especially Tidus- loved to play.
Later that day, everyone packed up the tents. Last night's campfire was now buried beneath the waves thanks to the tides, so they had no worries about a smothering fire that could spring back to life again. Rowan chatted happily with Kairi, Stelphie, Alan and Tidus as they rowed their boats back towards the town. After they get all their gear packed up at home, they would go back to the Islands and play like they normally do- try to the paopu fruit, spar, do races on the obstacle course, and etcetera.
Oh, she has no idea of what is about to intrude upon her peaceful life.
"Who knows? Maybe starting a new journey wouldn't be so hard. Or maybe it has already begun."-Kairi KHII
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Hehe, I'm introducing my main character here, Rowan. She's based off my real friend, Rowan, and this story is dedicated to her, and my other friend Alan. Not that anyone cares, but my friend Rowan has just returned from the hospital after being hospitalized for a long time because she had blood cancer, so it's the reason I'm writing this for her.
"What is it Al?" Rowan asked sleepily, the hypnotic lapping of the waves to her right almost putting her to sleep again.
"Come over here, I have something to ask you." Alan said, a strange note in his voice. Rowan yawned again, stood up, and followed Alan. The two headed for the small island set apart from the main islands by a bit of shallow water. That was the small Island where the bent paopu tree was planted, and it was the place the kids loved to stick around.
You must be wondering why she was sleeping on the sand right? It's the annual no-so-official Destiny town's island Kids camp out. OK, it's a long name, but it's fitting. Every first day of summer, a few of the kids gather at the Islands to celebrate, by camping at the Islands. In their whole group, in the whole group, the kids only have a total of two tents, so there isn't enough room for everyone to be able to sleep with something over their heads. The girls sleep in one tent, while the boys take the other one. Alan and Rowan volunteers to sleep outside every year- they enjoyed being under the stars, and they didn't mind the sand, though it is annoying to have to get the little debris out of the hair in the morning.
Well, there is room in the boy's tent this year. Sora isn't here anymore, and everyone's always wondering what happened to him. He disappeared with Riku and Kairi two years ago, but they came home without Sora. They never told anyone what happened.
Going across the small bridge to where the bent Paopu tree is, Rowan wondered what Alan wanted. He seemed kind of nervous. The two of them settled onto the bend paopu tree and for a few moments, just staring at the moon, and the bright band of light that was starting to appear over the water, announcing the new day. Alan looked at her awkwardly, and then held out something to her. She cocked her head in surprise. It was a star-shaped fruit. The paopu.
The paopu is the symbol for Destiny. Legend says that if two people shared one paopu fruit together, they are "Sharing one destiny" and they were be forever a part of each other's lives. For people living on the islands, it was a symbol of love, used in place of Cupid.
"Um...I was wondering if you would...um..." Alan said. Then looking around nervously, he split the paopu in half, and handed one half to Rowan. Rowan took it, not really sure of what else to do. The sun was halfway up now, spilling its radiance across the water, like an overturned bucket with it's content slowly creeping across the floor. Alan looked away from her and just began to eat his half of the paopu fruit. Rowan smiled and took a bite out of hers. She was sort of expecting a day like this for a long time- she and Alan has been friends for as long as she could remember, and they were close, closer then most people knew. She just hoped that Tidus wouldn't find out about this. They'd never hear the end of it if he did.
Alan was a year old than Rowan -she was 16, and Alan was 17- but Alan was still half-a-foot shorter then Rowan. He's always been short, but he was quick and nimble. What he lacked in strength and size he made up for in his agility. He was fast, flexible, and perfect with balance. He was the only one that could outrun Riku in the obstacle course other then Sora. He had bright green eyes filled with mischief, and untidy black hair that can't be kept straight no matter what he does. He was a happy-go-luck kid, and most people liked him, except the teachers. He was a troublemaker and boy is he ever a teacher's nightmare.
Rowan herself had long brown hair, hazelnut eyes, and a slim but strong build. She wasn't a real girly-girl. She liked snakes and spiders, frogs, and sparring and other stuff most girls would scream at. She didn't care about getting messy, and loves to hang around the guys. She finds lots of other girls boring- all they ever talk about is guys, make-up, and things like that.
And did I tell you about her morbid fear of water?
A game that all the kids liked too play was trying to get the paopu fruits from the bent tree. When she was 7, Rowan tried it. She almost got one before she slipped and fell into the water. She still remembers how the salty water stung her eyes, and how horrible it tasted -a mixture of salt and something bitter- and how water came down her throat instead of air when she tried to breath. How freezing cold it was, and how scared she felt after Alan and Riku got her out of the water. Ever since then, she was scared of water. It was the reason she never participated in the Blitzball game the others -especially Tidus- loved to play.
Later that day, everyone packed up the tents. Last night's campfire was now buried beneath the waves thanks to the tides, so they had no worries about a smothering fire that could spring back to life again. Rowan chatted happily with Kairi, Stelphie, Alan and Tidus as they rowed their boats back towards the town. After they get all their gear packed up at home, they would go back to the Islands and play like they normally do- try to the paopu fruit, spar, do races on the obstacle course, and etcetera.
Oh, she has no idea of what is about to intrude upon her peaceful life.
"Who knows? Maybe starting a new journey wouldn't be so hard. Or maybe it has already begun."-Kairi KHII
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Hehe, I'm introducing my main character here, Rowan. She's based off my real friend, Rowan, and this story is dedicated to her, and my other friend Alan. Not that anyone cares, but my friend Rowan has just returned from the hospital after being hospitalized for a long time because she had blood cancer, so it's the reason I'm writing this for her.