Papou

"Hey, Sora!"

"What?"

"Come here a second!"
Riku was lounging on his little island, carving another wooden sword. Sora ran over to him, his own sword shoved in his belt. "What?"

The 15-year-old looked up, smirking. "What'd you get Kairi for Christmas?"

"Uh… Why should I tell you?"

"I swear I won't tell."

"Okay… I got her… a papou…"

"Whoa… Copycat!"

Sora became defensive. "What d'you mean?"

"I got her one too."

"Well… Can't we both share it with her?"

"No way!"

"All our destinies can be entwined, can't they?"

"Well, yeah, but it's more meaningful if only one shares it."

The boys stopped, their minds working frantically. Suddenly, Sora yelled, "I got an idea!"

"What?"

"We'll both give her one, but see which one she accepts!"

"Uh, okay… What if she chooses both?"

"I don't think she will…"

"Okay. Good job, Sora, you finally thought of something by yourself!"

"Than- Hey! That's not fair!"

Riku ran off, laughing, Sora following as fast as he could.

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"Guys! Riku, Sora!"

"What?"

"You guys didn't get me a present! And after I went through all the trouble of getting you two real training swords!" The girl was pouting, but her eyes were laughing.

Riku and Sora looked at each other, then back at Kairi. They spoke simultaneously, their voices slightly frightened. "We did get you something, Kairi! We just wanted to give them to you in person!"

They held out the papou, horribly wrapped and taped messily. Riku smiled. "We got you the same thing. We needed to find out who you'll choose."

"What did you get?"

"We got you papou fruit. Take whoever's papou you want to be with."

Kairi blushed. "This is… sudden…"

Sora grinned. "Why don't we close our eyes and let you kiss which one you choose!"

"Okay…" She smiled. "Close your eyes!"

Riku and Sora shut their eyes, tense and pumped. Kairi put a hand over her mouth to suppress her giggles. She leaned forward, brushed her lips against Sora's, then did the same to Riku. She stepped back and laughed. "Okay, I chose!"

Riku and Sora opened their eyes and looked at each other. "She chose me!"

They realized they had both said the same thing and started yelling. "She chose me!"

"No, me!"

"I chose both of you!"

Sora and Riku stopped fighting and looked and Kairi. She smiled. "I chose both of you. I like you both just the same."

Sora looked confused. "Can… can you do that?"

"Apparently she can."

Kairi threw her arms around their necks. "I love you two. Please, please promise you'll never leave me."

Sora and Riku closed their eyes and hugged her back. "We promise, Kairi, we promise."