Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts. I'm working on it though. Now, all I have to do is graduate, find a good-paying job, and buy Squareenix and Disney. Which shouldn't take long. Only a couple million years.

Thanks to Kajifire, who was the first to review!

Oh yes. A warning. Sexuality and sexual preferences are discussed in this. It was labeled "romance" for a reason.

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Chapter 2: Wait. You Like Who?

Kairi couldn't help laughing as his momentum carried them both backwards. She ended up in Sora's arms, on top of him again as he grinned at her. Then, before she could react, he reached up and pulled her head down, his warm lips pressed against her own.

Kairi gasped and pulled away from him in shock. Behind her, she heard Riku curse. Sora sat up as well, his eyes wide.

"Kairi, I'm so sorry—I didn't mean to—" he said. Then, to her surprise, he turned to Riku. "Riku, please. I swear—" It took Kairi a moment to realize that Sora was apologizing to Riku for kissing her. But why would he do that? Suddenly, a thought struck her.

'Oh my God,' Kairi thought, dazed, 'They're gay. Riku's pissed—Sora's sorry—Oh my God. They're together. I never would have guessed…'

"We agreed, Sora," Riku said angrily, standing up. 'Oh no,' Kairi thought, 'I can't let them break up because of me. I have to do something…'

"We agreed, neither of us would touch her like that until we got this sorted out."

'Maybe if I—Wait a minute. What? They're fighting over me again? They're not gay? What's going on—'

"I know," Sora moaned, burying his face in one hand. "I just… don't know what came over me."

"Yes, you do," Riku snapped. "You know as well as I do." He looked over at Kairi and winced at her confused expression. "You must think we're the two biggest perverts on the face of the earth."

"Actually, I'm just a little confused," Kairi admitted. Boy, was that the understatement of the year…. Riku ran his hand through his hair nervously. He looked like he didn't know where to begin.

"Kairi, you do know that we both like you, right?" he asked finally.

"Of course," Kairi said, still confused, "that's why we're friends." They were making no sense.

"He means 'more than just friends,' Kairi," Sora said softly. Kairi turned to stare at him.

"But wait, you mean you're not gay?" she asked. Sora gaped at her and Riku let out a sound that sounded like a choke and a strangled cry.

"No…" Sora said, flushing. Kairi bit her lip.

"Okay…. So why did you apologize to Riku for kissing me?" she asked. Sora's confused expression cleared instantly.

"Oh. Well, umm…that's kind of a long story…and you really should be—"

"Uh huh. Like I'm going to get any sleep now," Kairi said, crossing her arms and looking at them both expectantly. Riku sighed and he and Sora exchanged a resigned glance. Finally, Sora took a deep breath.

"Kairi, we've both always liked you—"

"—which is why we competed so much when you were around—"

"—but we never really realized how much until we got back—"

"—and that's where things got interesting."

Riku and Sora looked at each other again and flushed. Kairi raised an eyebrow at her two friends. Obviously, they really did have quite the story to tell, but she was still only getting bits and pieces of it, especially when both of them tried to tell it at once.

"What?" she asked. When both of them tried to talk at once again, she held up her hand. They both shut up and she pointed at Sora. "You first, since you started this." He flushed again and looked away for a moment.

"Umm, you remember when I found you in Hollow Bastion?" he asked. Kairi nodded. How could she forget how hard he had fought to save her? "Well, I—I was so happy I had you back, Kairi, but… something still felt like it was missing." Sora looked at Riku nervously. Riku just smiled sadly.

"It just—didn't feel right. To be with you and not be with Riku, too. I guess—it's just that we were always together here on the island, so…."

"You went to find Riku," Kairi supplied. Sora nodded.

"But, that's also part of the reason why I couldn't take you with me," he continued. "While I was with you, I kept feeling something—like something was missing that should've been there. That had to be there. I wasn't even as happy that I had found you as I thought I would be. There was just a feeling of wrongness."

Kairi took this in silently. So, he hadn't been happy that he had found her? Sure, she had been worried about Riku back then too, but still…. Having Sora leave her alone again after all of that had been even harder.

"I felt the same way," Riku said. Startled out of her thoughts, Kairi looked at him. He gave her a brief smirk. "Of course, when I found Kairi, she was basically a lifeless puppet, but still, there was the sense that someone else should be there as well." He glanced at Sora sideways. "Maybe that's why I kept making sure our paths crossed."

Sora stuck his tongue out at him, but Riku looked down. "I was jealous, so as much as I knew we should all be together again, there was a part of me that rejected the idea. Maybe its just because I thought I'd be cast aside eventually."

"Oh, come on, Riku," Sora said, punching his arm, "she could still choose you."

"Sora, we've been through this—"

"Let me get this straight," Kairi interrupted, "you two have been playing leapfrog throughout the worlds for the past two years because you couldn't figure out your feelings for me?" Both boys thought about that for a moment.

"Basically," Sora said.

"But when we went to close the Door to Darkness, I could've easily slipped through to the other side," Riku said, looking slightly embarrassed, "but as soon as I felt Sora there and not you, that feeling of wrongness that Sora described earlier came back. By the time I actually got to the door, I didn't even want to go to the other side."

"So, why'd you tell me to take care of her?" Sora asked. Riku shrugged.

"I didn't know you felt the same way," he said. "I figured I felt that way because part of me knew that you and Kairi should be together." He looked up at Kairi quickly. "It's not that I don't want to be with you, it's just that….well, I guess I always figured that Sora's feelings for you were stronger than mine."

Sora blew a raspberry at his friend.

"I don't think it's that I care for her more, it's just that I show it more," he said. Riku looked at him, surprised, and he gave the older boy a droll look. "You've always had a problem showing when you like someone, Riku. Took you two weeks to even acknowledge my existence in public when we first met."

Riku grabbed the pillow he had stolen from Kairi earlier and lightly whacked Sora with it.

"Yeah, well, you were a freak then. Still are, come to think of it…."

Sora growled at him and tried to grab the pillow from Riku, who kept it just out of range. Kairi stared at her two friends.

Okay, so they liked her. That way. She could accept that. After all, they were teenage boys, after all. It was expected. But, all this about a feeling of wrongness…? Not being able to be with her because they weren't with each other too? What did that mean?

"So…" Kairi said slowly. The two boys stopped their pillow fight to look at her. "Are you two saying you like me, or each other?" Sora and Riku sighed in unison.

"That's actually the part we can't figure out," Sora admitted.

"All we know is, when we're all together, it just feels right," Riku said slowly. "We don't know why or anything…."

"Wait. What do you mean by 'right'?" Kairi suddenly asked, uneasy with the way they were acting. Sure enough, both boys blushed deep red and refused to look at her.

Ah hah.

And how had she missed this little detail? Oh, that's right, she hadn't really been looking for it…. Kairi rubbed her eyes and refused to look down at them and confirm what she already knew.

So, that's what Riku had meant when he had muttered that she should be afraid of them and later, that she probably thought they were perverts. They both got turned on when they were with her. But only when it was all three of them.

Kairi suddenly wished she had stayed in bed. This was a lot to learn in one night. First, that her two friends were planning on leaving home again and then that they not only liked her, but they only liked her when they were all together….

"This is why you didn't want me to come with you two again, isn't it," she said. It all made sense now….

"Well, it does make for a bit of a problem," Sora said, grinning at her sheepishly.

Kairi could understand that. Fighting in that state…well, she wasn't sure what it felt like, but it must feel pretty weird. And then, when they were all alone on the Gummi Ship or raft or whatever….

"Wait a minute, if you two were planning on leaving without me, wouldn't you just get that 'wrongness' feeling again?"

"Er…well, yeah. But we figure we can sort of handle it now—now that we know what it is and all," Sora said. "And at least we wouldn't have had to worry about—" Riku cleared his throat and Sora shut up. Kairi got the point though. If she wasn't there, they wouldn't have to worry about wanting her and doing other things….

"Kairi, are you okay?" Riku asked, sounding concerned.

"Yeah, yeah, I just need a minute to figure all of this out," she said, waving him off. Okay, so her two best friends like her. Yeah. She had gotten through that part. It was the other qualifier that had her mixed up. Why would they only get aroused when it was all three of them?

Kairi certainly knew what they were talking about when they said it didn't feel right when one of them was missing, but she had never thought of it in a sexual way before….

"Are you two sure you're not gay?" She just had to ask. Once again, both boys blushed deep.

"Yeah, definitely," Sora said.

"The feeling of wrongness is there when it's just the two of us too, remember?" Riku added. Kairi looked at them carefully and smirked.

"You've tried it, haven't you," she said. Once again, they both made sounds like they were being strangled and looked away. Sora coughed.

"It's not that…"

Kairi looked straight at him, wanting to laugh.

"You do know you suck at lying, right?" she asked, smirking at his discomfort.

"Well, the important thing is, it didn't work," he answered hurriedly. Riku groaned and buried his head in his hands. Kairi couldn't help it anymore. She started laughing.

"It's not that funny," Sora grumbled.

"I'm sorry—but you two—your faces—" Kairi stopped laughing and wiped away a tear. The two boys looked like they were fighting back smiles. She sighed, trying to delay the inevitable.

"So, what do we do now?" she asked, finally.

"Well, I can think of one thing," Riku said, looking at her sideways, "but you're probably not up for that. So, I guess, it really depends on your feelings. You'll have to choose one of—"

"And just how am I supposed to choose one of you when you say it has to be all three of us in order for either of you to get aroused?"

Riku and Sora looked at each other, startled.

"Good point."

"Guess we never thought of that."

The three of them sat in silence for a moment as they tried to figure out their problem. Kairi didn't know about the other two, but this little conversation was going to keep her awake for a long time unless they got it all figured out. Still, she looked at them again.

'Whenever I think about them, I think about both of them. Haven't I always known that I wanted to be with both of them forever? Sure, a couple of years ago, I just meant as friends, but as Riku pointed out, things change. We've all grown up a lot since then. And honestly, I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be with…' Kairi started as she realized something.

'They're right. It's just not right when it isn't the three of us. It isn't as much fun, and I certainly don't feel as comfortable or happy. Is that what they meant by the "wrongness"? I guess I never really thought about it, because I always knew that one of them would try to bring us all together again.

'And then…in the World That Never Was, when Riku was about to leave me alone with Sora, I know I felt something then. It felt like my heart was screaming "NO!" And even though I knew he wanted to leave, something made me hold him back. Was that what they were talking about?

'But do I feel that way towards either of them? Sure, they make me happy, and my heart starts beating faster whenever they're around, but… I guess, I've never thought of them that way before. Come to think of it, I've never thought of anyone that way before…'

Then again, she was a Princess of Heart… maybe she wasn't suppose to feel that way towards anyone… Kairi frowned at that thought. No, that couldn't be right.

Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Jasmine, and Belle were all in serious relationships, most of them married. Alice had never mentioned anyone, but she was about the same age as Kairi, if not younger, so it wasn't likely that she was married yet.

Still, if the others didn't seem to have a problem with relationships, maybe it was just her. Of course, the others didn't need to worry about the fact that there were two….

Then Kairi felt it again. Her heart squeezed itself tight in her chest, screaming "NO!" at the mere thought of choosing one of them and leaving the other behind. And to walk away from both? Oh, hell no.

But what to do? She knew they both cared for her enough to not hurt her, but what if…. Kairi shook her head to clear it. She could "what if" all night with this subject if she wanted to. From the looks on their faces, Sora and Riku were doing enough of that on their own. She didn't want to hurt either of them either, but what if… ARG!

Enough. She would just try a little experiment and see what happened. After all, they had seemed willing enough to wait for her decision. Surely they would wait, if she decided her nerve wasn't up to something like this….

She crawled over to where the two boys sat together, still thinking about how to alleviate their "problem." They looked up at her as she approached, but neither of them questioned her. She sat down in front of Riku, still not quite believing what she was about to do. Then, before she lost her nerve, she reached up and kissed him fully on the mouth.

He froze, but only for a second. Before she could move away, his arms shot out and pulled her against him as he took control of the kiss, stroking her bottom lip gently with his tongue. Kairi sighed as she felt herself relax into his embrace. He felt so good. So commanding. So warm. And he tasted like, well, Riku. There really was no other way to describe it. It felt—right.

He groaned against her, his tongue becoming more insistent. She knew what he wanted, but she didn't think she was ready for that. Not yet anyway. Gently, she pulled away from him, looking up to see him staring at her, breathing heavily. His pupils were dilated, she noticed absently. She looked to the side to see Sora sitting a few feet away from them, looking completely crushed. Still, he smiled bravely.

"I guess this means you've chosen, huh?"

To his surprise, Kairi shook her head and moved out of Riku's embrace before either of them could stop her. Sora stared at her confusedly at first, but then understanding lit up his eyes as Kairi kissed him the same way she had Riku.

Kairi had to give him credit, he was faster than Riku, either that or he had simply had a bit of warning. In any case, Sora met her halfway with his lips and instantly took control of her mouth.

Kairi was surprised. She certainly hadn't expected Sora to be the forceful one. Still, even as he took advantage of her partially open mouth, he was gentle as he explored it. And, just the same as Riku, he tasted exactly like what Kairi thought Sora should taste like. Wild and carefree, but still tender. And he tasted so right.

She pulled away from him as he started to get a little too into it. She caught his gaze as she moved away from them both to sit back on the bed and flushed as she recognized his hungry gaze for what it was. Pure, unadulterated lust. The eyes of her two best friends were filled with it.

Unable to look at either of them, Kairi pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her burning face in her arms. Gods, what was happening to her? What was happening to them? Right now, her heart was racing and she had no idea what she wanted…okay, so she did have an idea, but… could she do that? This was Sora and Riku!

"Kairi?" Riku's soft voice called to her. She felt him sit so he was right beside her and he began to awkwardly stroke her hair. "Are you okay?"

"I just made out with my two best friends," Kairi said weakly.

"Well, I don't know about Riku," Sora said, scooting closer to her as well, "but I certainly didn't mind."

"Definitely not," Riku agreed.

Still, Kairi refused to look at either of them. This had to be the scariest thing she had ever done in her life, and that included running through unknown portals, jumping off balconies, and fighting ugly little black monsters. This was her heart she was dealing with now. She didn't know if it was breaking or finally coming together.

"This is all so confusing," she said softly.

"Tell me about it," Sora sighed. Kairi looked up to see him staring at Riku speculatively. "I have no idea why, man, but I feel like I should kiss you next." Kairi blanched at the thought. Was he serious?

Still, part of her whispered slowly, 'Would it really be anymore weird than what you've already done? They're best friends with each other too.'

'But they're both boys!' Kairi protested silently.

'So? They both love you. Is it so weird that they would love each other too? They've known each other longer. They feel comfortable together. Do I need to continue?' But Kairi found that she couldn't argue against it anymore. There was a part of her that believed that maybe, just maybe, they could all….

"Sora, we tried that already, remember? It was a disaster," Riku was saying.

"Only because Kairi wasn't here," Sora said. Instead of denying it outright, Riku pondered this a moment, chewing on his bottom lip. He glanced at her.

"Would you mind?"

"Why are you asking me?" she asked. Riku shrugged. Kairi sighed. "It can't be any more weird than what we've already done," she said finally, echoing her previous thoughts.

"True," Riku said, slowly. He crawled over to Sora. "If it feels wrong again, I'm pulling back," he warned. Sora nodded and Kairi watched as the two slowly came together.

They had done this before, she realized, as both of them turned their heads at the last moment to avoid bumping noses. Sora's hand came up to brush Riku's hair away from his face as their lips gently met. Kairi felt herself gasp as something woke up inside her. Her heart beat furiously as Sora and Riku's tongues played together and she belatedly realized just what they had been doing to her. Still, there was something missing… she felt the deep, inexplicable need to reach out to them while they were doing this.

Abruptly, they both pulled apart, cursing.

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A/N: Yes, I know. I am evil and I shall probably burn in hell.

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