Written for skystorm-lionheart on tumblr. Prompt was "Value Me"
With a strong, practiced stroke, Sora slashed his Keyblade through two Shadows and rolled away just in time, evading the sword of an Orcus slamming into the ground.
Ugh, an Orcus. He needed to get rid of it before it disappeared and made the battlefield even more chaotic. He cast a slowing spell and leapt into the air in a direct attack, stabbing through the Orcus' neck and ripping the head clean off, the rest of the body dissolving into shadow.
Sora inwardly cheered at his victory, only to realize that his spell had worn off and he was still falling, leaving him open to a barrage of fireballs from several Red Nocturnes hovering near him.
Oh, oh shit. Sora shut his eyes and braced himself for the collision, getting burned was never pleasant after all, even if he could heal from them instantly.
Instead he landed on the ground safely, a dark barrier shimmering around him and shielding him from the heat. Sora grinned at this development.
"Riku, man, I love you!" Sora shouted, as he took the chance to blast the Nocturnes with water.
"Sora, I appreciate your feelings towards me, but isn't…" Riku cleared out all the Heartless around him in one fell swoop, "… this a bad time to declare them?"
"Fine, I'll shut up now and declare them when I take you out for dinner!"
"You said you were broke!" Riku called back.
"I won't be after we're done with these guys! I'm gonna hold your hands and say every single thing—" Sora kicked a Heartless away from him. "I like about you—" The Heartless dissipated in dark smoke, and suddenly he and Riku were back to back. "Over candlelight!"
"You sap," Riku said, breathlessly. "Why am I dating you again?"
Sora peeked over his shoulder to see Riku's face flushed from battle, or was that embarrassment? Probably both. He cast Curaga over them, before giving Riku a nudge. "But are you up for it?"
Riku laughed. "Of course." They dived into the next wave of Heartless with fervour.