Sora was jealous. Sitting atop the paopu tree, he watched his two best friends laugh next to him and felt a twinge of that unpleasant emotion again. Even though they were is closest friends, something in him didn't want Kairi and Riku to be together. He thought he knew that part of himself, but when he went to look at it (to tell it to leave well enough alone) he found it unidentifiable. He decided this was a good thing and forced himself to smile, a little sheepishly.
"Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad."
"She came to me crying saying it would never come out." Kairi teased.
"I said I was sorry..." Sora mumbled halfheartedly.
"I can't believe you tripped on your own feet!" Riku laughed.
"I swear, they coat those floors with wax or something." Sora laughed sheepishly, putting his hands behind his head. Kairi and Riku exchanged glances and broke into laughter.
They all sank into that warm feeling one gets after sharing a laugh with friends, and settled in to watch the sunset over the ocean. In a matter of minutes the whole sky was lit up with brilliant shades of orange and red, the passing clouds tinged with pink. The entrancing rays caught the three of them up and held them in wonder. They stayed like that for a while, gazing placidly into the setting sun until Riku broke the silence.
"Nostalgic."
"Hm." Sora agreed.
"Almost makes me want to go see other worlds again." Riku grinned devilishly.
"Not even funny," Kairi pouted at him. Riku smiled at her lightly, and Sora felt that pang again.
"It was a little funny..." Sora put in. This time the smile was directed at Sora, and he basked in its warmth.
"Thank you, Sora. I try my best." He said, teasingly resentful of Kairi's words.
After a while the sun went down completely, and only a few pink rays of sunlight peeked over the horizon. It was getting late, and they needed to get home to bed. The three dispersed and made their way back to where they had left their boats at the makeshift dock. By the time Sora made it back to his room the sun was gone and the sky was lit up with stars. He watched them through his window, pondering the unpleasant feeling in his stomach.
Sora and Riku had been best friends since as long as he could remember, and they and Kairi had been best friends since she mysteriously appeared on the island. Sora didn't want anything to have to come between them. This jealousy just felt so wrong . He spent so long and worked so hard to get his friends back that he didn't want to lose them for a silly thing like that. He had finally found Riku... Sora fell asleep with the image of Riku and Kairi laughing together drifting in front of his drowsy eyes, and dreamt unpleasant dreams.
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Sora, Riku, and Kairi copyright Disney and SquareEnix.
This is my first attempt at Shonen-ai, so please be gentle, but do tell me what needs improvement so I can fix it for the next chapter. This lovely idea was presented to me by my lovely Neko-chan, so much luffs to her for the inspiration w
Oh, and in case you were wondering what Kairi's talking about, I'm not sure if it will come up in later chapters, but Sora tripped and spilled a strawberry smoothie all over Selphie, who came crying to Kairi complaining about the stain. Just thought I'd let you know.