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First fic, so R&R very welcome. Please critisize, and if it is possible, enjoy some drabble on love from Riku's point of view.
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As I lean against the old warped bark of the paupu tree, staring off into the sunset, I can't help but notice them from the corner of my eye, sitting together on the salt lathered planks of the small wooden dock.
I had to say, I was always slightly perturbed by the sight of them together. Not because he was not right for her, per say, but because I wanted it to be me by her side. But this wasn't a necessity, so I refused to act upon it.
You see, I have come to realize something in my constant pondering, in my welcome, and at the same time painful, alone time watching over them from afar. Love has two things, two basic elements that just so happen to also make up humans: Needs, and wants.
As every human is different, these elements change from person to person, and so do they for love. Every love has differing needs. These basic things that held it together, that kept the bearer of said love afloat in the deep see of sorrow that was emotion unrequited, that kept them from the edge of insanity, of the dark suicidal abyss.
What, you ask? Then how is it that love fades? How is it that people do not kill themselves if their love goes unreturned? Well, hell, I just answered those questions. Needs and wants. Just as a person's needs can vary, can change, so can the needs of love.
I'll give you an easy example. My love has.... complicated wants. It wants for Kairi to leave Sora behind, for her to run into my arms and say "I love you Riku, so take me away you big lug."
…....Okay so maybe that's not exactly what my Love wants, but you get the picture. On the other hand, what it needs is far more simple, and much easier to accomplish. It needs for Kairi to be happy. It needs for Kairi to be safe. It needs to know that no matter what happens, she'll be OK.
So let us go over the simple checklist to see why I haven't impaled myself with Way to Dawn, shall we?
Kari is happy. That's a check
She's safe. Why not? I mean she has two key-bearers for best friends, both of which would easily give there lives for her.
No matter what happens to me, someone reliable, someone who I can trust, will fulfill the above. Namely, Sora.
So even with myself feeling perturbed, even with the deep seated jealousy I couldn't help but feel towards Sora's relationship with Kairi, I was OK. Cause Sora made her happy.
Cause Sora kept her safe.