A/N: Went a bit over the limit on this one...but oh well. I culled it down as much as I was able. :)
Warnings: Uh...I can't quite recall at the moment if or when I've made this clear, but since it's showing up here...Kadaj uses Riku being friends with Sora as an excuse to stalk Kairi (wait...I had Vanitas list this as being one of the things that irritated him back in "Do Not Disturb", but I don't think I clarified then...well, here you go now!). I think that's fairly trigger-y, so watch out, but I don't think it's that explicit in this chapter...but still, just so y'all are aware. Kadaj isn't all that nice of a person in the AEM-verse. Sorry, but not everything is fluff. ;)
Dedications: To Ghostwriter, who took my mentioning that I'd love to tie Kadaj into AEM, and ran with it. ^^
Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
Mangoes and Limes
Prompt 25: Puzzle
Peeking around the corner and watching Kairi deal with Kadaj as he dropped Riku off was an activity that all of the Valentine siblings participated in. Xion, the Valentine cousin, ended up getting roped along on the days she visited her aunt and uncle's house.
It even seemed to follow nearly the same routine, every time.
"Goodbye, Kadaj," Aunt Kairi would say, as she firmly closed the door in his face. Sora would bound out of the not-hiding place and hustle Riku off, and Roxas would glare at Riku before Naminé would drag him away to go color or something.
And then Aunt Kairi would turn around, undimmed smile in place as she looked at Xion.
"Wanna help me make lunch?" she would ask.
Sometimes Xion just didn't get her Aunt Kairi.