"No, Riku don't!" Six-year old Sora wailed desperately.
Seven-year old Riku smirked at his younger friend's fear. "What, Sora, you afraid of some wasp's nest?"
The brunette pouted, blue eyes watery. He clung to Riku's shoulder, hiding behind his back. "No! I just don't-"
Riku poked the nest with a stick. Sora immediately began to whine again, loud and insistent.
"Sora, I think you're scared." Riku teased, while jabbing the nest a few more times.
"Riku, they're gonna come out and kill us! Remember when Wakka got stung by a bee? His face was all red and stuff!"
"That's because he's allergic. We're not." Riku told him confidently. He examined the nest, deciding which way to prod it next.
Sora cowered behind Riku as a buzzing filled the air. The silverette stopped instantly, staring at the wasp's nest with confused eyes.
"RUN!" Sora screeched, grabbing Riku's hand and taking off. He yelled like a madman all the way through the woods, imagining that wasps were right behind them, aiming their stingers with the intent to murder.
A short chuckle. Sora frowned, thinking something was wrong. Why would Riku be laughing if killer wasps were chasing them? Riku burst into full force laughter just as Sora dragged them out of the forest, panting from the speed of their run.
"Why are you laughing?" Sora huffed indignantly, after making sure there were no bugs or anything watching from the shadows.
"You…you should have seen your face!" Riku cackled, wiping his eyes. They weren't even out yet, and you just-"He couldn't take it anymore and began to chortle again.
"Well, they would have been out in a little while, if you kept bothering them!" Sora glared as he defended himself.
"Don't worry, Sora." Riku seemed to have finished."I'll protect you."
Sora eyed him critically. "Promise?"
Riku stuck out his pinky finger, and Sora did the same.
"It's a promise."
Sora grinned happily, his annoyance forgotten. "Then I'll protect you too, Riku!"
Smirking, the silver-haired boy challenged, "Oh, really?"
"Yup." Sora nodded, self-assured. He ran up and gave his friend a hug. "I love you, Riku!"
"I love you too, Sora."
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Ta-daaa! :D Another SoRiku! It's my favorite couple ever, more than AkuRoku! That makes my friend disappointed 'cause she loves AkuRoku more and wants me to write a lot of it.
Hope you enjoyed!
