She put her hand over his and when he looked at her in curiosity, she
only smiled. It was always like this. She would puzzle him and confuse him
and when he'd look at her with inquiring eyes, she'd never answer. Only
smile, and look away. It had been this way for a long time.
Sora looked up at the starry sky, never noticing Kairi's gaze fixated on him. This was the part about him that irritated her. He was so naïve that he never understood her actions of affection towards him. She averted her gaze to follow Sora's, never taking her hand from his. That is, until a third person walked onto the scene, she quickly pulled her hand away.
"Sora, can I talk to you for a moment?" The third person, a boy with white hair, called Riku, asked.
The younger boy nodded, a smile on his face and he stood, bowing politely to Kairi. He turned from her to follow Riku and she could no longer see the deep blue color of his eyes. She watched as the two boys walked away together and then turned her attention back to the rolling waves of the sea.
"Sora. I-I'm sick." Riku muttered, while looking up at a tree, and softly plucking a paopu fruit from it.
Sora's head jerked up to look at his best friend. His blue eyes, which normally appeared to sparkle, dimmed.
"Just what do you mean, Riku?" He asked, a tremor in his voice. The older boy, gave a fake chuckle and ruffled the younger boy's brown hair affectionately, "I mean, I won't be with you and Kairi for much longer."
Tears welled up in the younger boy's eyes and he threw himself in to Riku's arms. Sighing, Riku returned the embrace. Sora had always been very affectionate, but tonight, Riku realized, could very well be the last time he'd be able to hug Sora, or it may not be.
"Do me a favor, Sora. Please don't tell Kairi. She's always so happy and something like this would tear her fragile heart apart." The white- haired boy insisted.
He didn't know how he did it, but for the next few weeks, Sora was able to push the thought of Riku's sickness back into a corner of his mind. It was as if his friend had never even said the words that he had thought he'd heard. Occasionally, however, he'd remember and he'd have to excuse himself to be alone for awhile. Sometimes to think things over, and others, to cry.
Sora was watching Kairi and Riku while sitting on the roots of a tree, his legs crossed in front of him on the sand. Riku had pointed something out on the beach that had washed ashore and picked it up and handed it to Kairi. As the object passed from Riku's fingers to Kairi's, Sora noticed a slight gleam. The girl smiled and said something to Riku, who nodded, before the girl leapt into his arms, a large grin on her face. Sora was too far away to hear them speak, although when he heard Riku's voice, it seemed so distant anyway.
"Riku, what's it called again?" Kairi asked, rotating the spherical object in her hand, that night as the three sat under the starry sky.
"It's a pearl, and I believe they're very rare, so keep it safely with you. Always." Riku explained, with a smile on his lips.
Kairi smiled, and laid back into the sand. Sora sighed and wondered how long they'd be able to stay like this. He hoped for all eternity. That was impossible, however, because Riku was living his last days. Sighing, the brown-haired boy stood and left without a word to the other two. He went somewhere quiet, far enough away from the both of them. Then he let the tears fall down his face, softening the sand where they landed into wet mud. Silently, he cried, his strength leaving his body. He laid down on his side and closed his eyes. Drifting off to sleep, he dreamt of the three of them trying to get off Destiny Islands.
"Riku. I don't know what to do with Sora." Kairi sighed, putting the small gem into her pocket.
Riku gave her a puzzled look and she went on to explain, "I have feelings for him. Yet, everytime I try to do something to show him this, he doesn't notice!"
Riku sighed, looking down at the ground, he seemed hurt, "You've shown him affection all his life. He's also a bit too naïve to notice the small details, you need to do something that he'd know was not a normal act of affection, but an act of love."
"Like what, though? I feel as if I've tried everything." Kairi said, a single tear slipping down her cheek.
"Something like this." Riku said, putting his hand on her face, and wiping away her tear with his thumb, then taking her in his arms and kissing her warm lips.
Kairi's eyes widened. "What's he doing?! He's not playing around! He's. Serious." She thought.
Sora looked up at the starry sky, never noticing Kairi's gaze fixated on him. This was the part about him that irritated her. He was so naïve that he never understood her actions of affection towards him. She averted her gaze to follow Sora's, never taking her hand from his. That is, until a third person walked onto the scene, she quickly pulled her hand away.
"Sora, can I talk to you for a moment?" The third person, a boy with white hair, called Riku, asked.
The younger boy nodded, a smile on his face and he stood, bowing politely to Kairi. He turned from her to follow Riku and she could no longer see the deep blue color of his eyes. She watched as the two boys walked away together and then turned her attention back to the rolling waves of the sea.
"Sora. I-I'm sick." Riku muttered, while looking up at a tree, and softly plucking a paopu fruit from it.
Sora's head jerked up to look at his best friend. His blue eyes, which normally appeared to sparkle, dimmed.
"Just what do you mean, Riku?" He asked, a tremor in his voice. The older boy, gave a fake chuckle and ruffled the younger boy's brown hair affectionately, "I mean, I won't be with you and Kairi for much longer."
Tears welled up in the younger boy's eyes and he threw himself in to Riku's arms. Sighing, Riku returned the embrace. Sora had always been very affectionate, but tonight, Riku realized, could very well be the last time he'd be able to hug Sora, or it may not be.
"Do me a favor, Sora. Please don't tell Kairi. She's always so happy and something like this would tear her fragile heart apart." The white- haired boy insisted.
He didn't know how he did it, but for the next few weeks, Sora was able to push the thought of Riku's sickness back into a corner of his mind. It was as if his friend had never even said the words that he had thought he'd heard. Occasionally, however, he'd remember and he'd have to excuse himself to be alone for awhile. Sometimes to think things over, and others, to cry.
Sora was watching Kairi and Riku while sitting on the roots of a tree, his legs crossed in front of him on the sand. Riku had pointed something out on the beach that had washed ashore and picked it up and handed it to Kairi. As the object passed from Riku's fingers to Kairi's, Sora noticed a slight gleam. The girl smiled and said something to Riku, who nodded, before the girl leapt into his arms, a large grin on her face. Sora was too far away to hear them speak, although when he heard Riku's voice, it seemed so distant anyway.
"Riku, what's it called again?" Kairi asked, rotating the spherical object in her hand, that night as the three sat under the starry sky.
"It's a pearl, and I believe they're very rare, so keep it safely with you. Always." Riku explained, with a smile on his lips.
Kairi smiled, and laid back into the sand. Sora sighed and wondered how long they'd be able to stay like this. He hoped for all eternity. That was impossible, however, because Riku was living his last days. Sighing, the brown-haired boy stood and left without a word to the other two. He went somewhere quiet, far enough away from the both of them. Then he let the tears fall down his face, softening the sand where they landed into wet mud. Silently, he cried, his strength leaving his body. He laid down on his side and closed his eyes. Drifting off to sleep, he dreamt of the three of them trying to get off Destiny Islands.
"Riku. I don't know what to do with Sora." Kairi sighed, putting the small gem into her pocket.
Riku gave her a puzzled look and she went on to explain, "I have feelings for him. Yet, everytime I try to do something to show him this, he doesn't notice!"
Riku sighed, looking down at the ground, he seemed hurt, "You've shown him affection all his life. He's also a bit too naïve to notice the small details, you need to do something that he'd know was not a normal act of affection, but an act of love."
"Like what, though? I feel as if I've tried everything." Kairi said, a single tear slipping down her cheek.
"Something like this." Riku said, putting his hand on her face, and wiping away her tear with his thumb, then taking her in his arms and kissing her warm lips.
Kairi's eyes widened. "What's he doing?! He's not playing around! He's. Serious." She thought.