Setting: Destiny Islands, KH2 ending
Genre: Friendship, Hurt/Comfort
Characters: Naminé, Sora, Kairi, Roxas
Rating: K+
Promise
"It's my luck charm, be sure to bring it back to me!"
"Don't worry, I will."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Sora and Kairi's promise. It gave Sora a memento, to remember his best friend by. At the same time, it gave Kairi reassurance. There was no way Sora would break their promise. He would bring back her charm, and more importantly, he'd come back. He and Riku would return for sure, and they'd all be together again.
So much meaning to such a little promise.
"I'll come back to you... I promise!"
Kairi's worries still weighed down on her, though. She wanted to go with him. They'd always been together, along with Riku. She couldn't remember the time before their group had formed.
Even though she couldn't come along, at least she heard it out clearly. He'd return... she'd just have to wait for him.
"From now on, I'll bring you good luck. I'll keep you safe."
Naminé had given Sora her good luck charm, just like Kairi had, but this time, Sora wasn't leaving. Sora promised to stay by her side because of it, so he could be her new charm.
...Or at least, that's how Sora remembered it. Really, the promise was never made.
...So, then, why had Sora tried so hard to fulfill it, even after he knew it as fake?
"When I wake up, I'll find you. And then there will be no lies. We're gonna be friends for real. Promise me, Naminé."
The promise she and Sora shared. The real one. Naminé was sure it wouldn't matter. Sure that he'd just forget. But... somehow, he convinced her. She knew if anyone could fulfill the promise, he could.
"Yeah, you're right. Okay, it's a promise."
"Roxas! We will meet again. And then we can talk about everything. I may not know it's you, and you may not know it's me. But we will meet again. Someday soon. I promise!"
The more she remembered it, the more unsure of her own intentions she was. Had she really meant that? Had she somehow believed? Even when she knew... when she thought that they'd fade into darkness. Would they have met again?
Even so, this was a promise she kept. They met again, at the same time she met Sora again. He had returned to Kairi, she noticed. A promise he made sure to keep. His promise with Naminé herself wasn't kept, though. He'd forgotten her for real... She had Roxas, but she still felt bad. That was a promise neither she or Sora kept.
When Sora finally finished his promise and returned Kairi's charm, Naminé wasn't sure how to feel. He's managed to keep two...maybe three promises. She only had her one... but that didn't make it any less meaningful.