Does the Paopu Fruit Really Work?
By Niquala
"Riku!
Give it back!" The cry of a young boy on Destiny Island. Where is
this? A far off world that is a single island. Who is this boy? A
young boy named Sora. He ran after his friend, Riku in attempt to get
his wooden sword. His spiked hair flying behind him, and blue eyes
sparkling. His friend before him, holding his sword. And, Sora's.
Riku was about the same age as Sora, maybe a little older. His own
silver hair illuminating his blue eyes. Riku smiling and happy that
he had taken Sora's sword successfully again. They were running
across the beach.
Finally, Riku stopped and turned around,
showing Sora his sword. "You want it?"
Sora nodded wearily.
"You really want it?"
Sora nodded again.
"Okay then. You asked for it." Riku tossed Sora his sword only for Sora to find that Riku was on top of him, fighting.
"Riku! Quit it!" Sora yelled, pushing Riku back.
"But you asked for it!"
"I'm gonna kick your butt!" Sora ran up to Riku and gave him a good lesson, until they were both panting and tired. "Yes, Victory!" Sora said, smiling. "Catch you later." Sora headed to his house.
"Yeah… but I get Kairi," Riku said.
Sora stopped. "What?"
"You heard me. I get Kairi."
Sora turned around. "You wana bet? I bet she goes for me!"
"Yeah right."
"You know how I'm so sure?" Sora pulled a star-shaped fruit out of his pocket.
"Not the paopu fruit again… I told you that thing doesn't work."
"Well, then you won't mind if I just share it with Kairi…" Sora said, smiling. He began to walk away.
"Wait!" Riku tackled Sora. "Don't."
"He he. It does work, and you know it."
"It doesn't work and I don't want you and Kairi getting hitched!"
"Why?"
"Because."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because… um…"
"Oooooooohhhhhhhh. I get it."
"YOU CAN'T TELL HER!"
"Now why would I do that?"
"Because."
"Why?"
"Now don't start that again."
"Well, anyway, I have to help Kairi do something."
"Okay…"
Sora tossed Riku the fruit. "Good luck with Kairi." Sora walked away across the beach to where a girl with red hair was standing. "Hi Kairi! You ready?"
"Yeah," she answered.
They left.
"A paopu fruit… Does it really work?" Riku wondered aloud.
Two hours later, the end of the day, Sora and Kairi came back and found Riku on the dock. "Hey Riku." Kairi said and sat down by him.
"Well, I have to uh… go get a coconut," Sora said. "I'll be right back." Sora jumped off the dock and hid in a palm tree. He wanted to see if Riku used the paopu fruit.
Riku and Kairi talked. Sora didn't hear. "Just use the stupid fruit!" he growled. Then he saw Riku put his arm around Kairi. Then Riku took out the fruit. "Wait for it…" Kairi looked at it and then looked at Riku. "Wait for it…" She slapped him! Sora was so shocked he fell out of the tree. "Whoa!" he landed face first in the sand. Riku walked by. He laughed.
"Well, I guess the paopu doesn't work," Riku said, tossing it to Sora.
"And," Sora said, getting up, "I'm going to go talk to Kairi."
"Go ahead." Riku waited as Sora was sitting. Then he spied. "Wait for it…" Sora took the paopu fruit out. "Wait for it…" Kairi looked at Sora then the fruit. Then back at Sora again. "Wait for it…" She took the fruit and threw it into the ocean and then kissed Sora on the cheek. "What?!" Riku said and fell over.
Copyright Hannah Blackwell 2007
