Hello everybody! I hope everybody is enjoying whatever weather they have. This one-shot was requested by an anonymous user on tumblr, but I really thank whoever that was. They helped me get my imagination flowing! ^w^ I don't own any of the characters here or Kingdom Hearts in general. Square Enix (and Disney) does.
"S-so um… I like you, Riku, a-as in more than a f-f-friend like, y-you know…"
I stood there, shocked - I never expected it to be this way. I mean, for some time Kairi did show signs of… liking me, but she stopped a long time ago, so I just thought of it as a passing crush. But that wasn't a problem. The problem was, that I, the flirtarious and hearthrob Riku, had… a different kind of crush. Or, more like I felt undying love for that… person. I actually liked… a boy. And not just some boy, but the ever-goofy and probably "girl-orientated" Sora. The one that went to save all of the worlds from darkness, the one that kept on going to save his friends even if he was at the brink of collapsing from exhaustion, the one and only that saved me, a pitiful teenager that always made fun of him from the terrifying grasp of darkness.
He was my light.
But with the auburn-haired girl standing in front of me, waiting for an answer, twiddling her thumbs and with her flushed face hung down, staring at the ground, I knew I had to answer somehow. I shook a deep sigh from me, and replied,
"Kairi… I appreciate the thought," she gasped, and lifted her head sharply at me, "But… well, how to tell you this-"
"No, I get it, you don't like me. That's okay, I didn't expect you to. Well, um… see ya then…" she confidently said, mumbling the last part. I thought for a while. Would it be better if I told her I love the chocolate-spiked boy? I guess I made enough damage, but I thought that it wouldn't hurt to tell her.
I grasped her arm as she started to walk away, and held her firmly in place.
"Kairi, I'm sorry to tell you this, but I figured you might help me somehow. W-well, I uh… actually, might have the tiiniest crush on Sora-"
"WHAT?" was all I heard. She seemed really shocked, but not angry. She snapped her whole body back in my direction, and her eyes were wide open and… did I just spot a glint of excitement?
"Well, it maybe isn't just a crush, but maybe sort of a love that I have fallen so deep into that I won't be ever able to fly myself out of…" Did I actually just say that to Kairi's face? God, I'm so stupid.
"I suspected something for some time, but I didn't really think much of it. Well, sorry, I don't actually have a lot of time now… I'll maybe be able to talk this through with you tomorrow, okay? Good night, Riku!" she beamed slightly, looking as if she forgot about her confession. She is one understanding Princess of Heart, I gotta give her that. She pulled herself free from my grip, and ran off to the distance, probably to her boat to get back home, seeing as we were on Destiny Islands.
I relaxed a bit, seeping in the warmth of the setting sun. The sound of the waves rushing in and retreating back calmed me, but only ever so much. I turned on my heel, wanting to head to the small islet with the bent paopu tree, until I saw-
No, this wasn't happening… my eyes widened.
There, on the bent paopu tree, sat a blushing Sora, staring right at me, with his hands raised in the air, but when I looked closer, I could see what was happening…
He was shocked, and a yellow star-shaped fruit with a vibrant green leaf was dropped onto the ground.
If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll become a part of eachother's lives, no matter what.