Namine Anna Mae Meehaa Chapter 4

Chapter 4
Riku then turned his attention to Natalie… She as lying on the ground with her arms wrapped around her right leg…
“Natalie, you okay?†Riku asked…He removed her arms from her leg so he could look at it…Her ankle was swollen, but not broken…
“I’m fine...Go check on Sora,†Natalie suggested…Riku looked at her one last time then ran over to get Sora… Natalie saw that Riku shook him a couple of times then he woke up… Sora then stood up and walked over with Riku to go help Natalie… Riku stood in front of her and Sora stood to the right of him…
“Do you think you can walk?†Riku asked… Natalie tried to stand up, but instead…she fell and landed into Riku’s arms…She was blushing…
“Here…I’ll help,†he said… He picked her up by grabbing her skinny waist and pulled up both her legs… She wrapped her arms around his neck as he began to carry her along the beach… But Natalie started to choke again… She couldn’t breathe again…Why does this keep happening to her…Why does the Darkness control her like this? She started breathing heavily and put her head against Riku’s chest…
“Natalie?†Riku asked… She closed her eyes…
“Natalie, what’s wrong?†he asked her…but soon, all she could see was darkness… This time, it wasn’t stopping…She was falling again…Her whole body covered in darkness…She couldn’t see any light…She tried to scream, but the darkness made it impossible for her to even let out a breath…She heard her name being called…but she couldn’t find which way it was… She soon felt something cold splashing on her face… She started coughing and the taste was foul...Salty… She opened her eyes, and Riku and Sora were in front of her…She was lying on the beach again right at the waves of the ocean… She sat up and started spitting out the foul tasting salt water…Riku handed her a bottled water that was in a pouch tied to his belt…
“Thank you,†she said sweetly… She took the bottle and got a drink of some fresh water…
“You okay?†Sora asked… She put the lid back on the water bottle and handed it back to Riku… She shook her head no…
“What’s wrong then?†Riku asked… Natalie dropped a tear and then another…She soon began crying…
“The darkness…†she started…Riku looked at her… She was just staring at the ground…
“The Darkness won’t let go,†she said again… She looked at Riku.. Her eyes were all puffy and red...Riku then hugged her…She hugged him back, she began crying on his shoulder…
“Natalie, don’t worry…I know what it feels like to be engulfed by the darkness…†he said… He picked her back up and started heading for a tree house… Sora pushed the leaves aside and allowed Riku and Natalie to pass… Inside was a bed on some sand…The large leaves were covering the ceiling…
There were no windows…Riku put her on the bed…
“You can stay here tonight…†he offered… She smiled at him…She forgotten how late it must’ve been…The sun had already set and the moon was starting to shine. Riku was nervous, but he kissed her on the cheek,
“Hope you e a wonderful time here,†He said… He began to walk out of the room…
“Wait!†Natalie said… Riku turned around… Natalie stood up and limped over to him...She fell back into his arms…
“I don’t just want a kiss on the cheek,†she said… She gazed into his hazel eyes as he gazed into her pink ones… She got closer, and closer… She was ready…but was he?