Papou Fruit Love
A Riku Love Story
Prologue
A young five year old boy with short, shining silver hair and beautiful light blue eyes was hiding behind a tree, clutching a yellow star shaped fruit to his chest. He had on a yellow and black shirt that had a black collar and a zipper down the middle, sandals and some purple shorts. He peered out from behind the tree, looking at a four year old girl with ocean blue eyes and long, light brown hair, wearing a light gray dress and having no shoes on, playing with a boy the same age as her and looked like her, but his darker brown hair was wildly spiked, it pointing in many directions. His small heart pounded fiercely in his chest as he tightened his grip on the fruit. He had a crush on the pretty four year old girl, it lasting almost for a year now. His parents laughed and thought it was cute that when he said he thought he was in love with the girl, them being so young and all. They said that it was just a young crush. But he believed it was love, so he was waiting for the boy to leave so he could finally tell the girl how he felt and, hopefully, share a Papou Fruit with her.
"Well, I am going inside now. Come in soon, o.k. Sister?" The boy said, wiping off the sand that clung to his clothes.
"Alright Nii-San." She said, wiggling her toes, not even looking up. They where not actually related, just considered each other as siblings since the looked so much alike. The boy started to walk toward where the silver haired one.
'Oh no! What do I do now?' He thought, but didn't have much time. He shoved the Papou Fruit behind his back as the brown haired boy saw him behind the tree.
"Riku? What are you doing there?" The boy asked.
"Nothing Sora! Uh… just taking a walk." The sky blue eyed boy said, dropping the fruit on to the ground so Sora wouldn't notice it.
"Well, come on! You are going to miss dinner." The cheerful brunette said before tugging Riku away from the tree. Riku had completely forgotten he was staying the night at Sora's. As he was dragged away, he turned to glance at the pretty four year old before turning his attention away from her.
Why did it have to happen? If either of them stayed just a little longer…
"AIEEEEHHH!" A young girl screamed, it ringing out through the whole island.
Riku felt his heart stop. He knew that voice. "That was Korei!" He cried out and bolted out of Sora's house, leaving Sora in utter shock. He ran to the spot they last saw her, his small legs carrying him as fast as they could. He stopped, his eyes wide at the sight before him.
"Ah… uh…" The girl from earlier whimpered, holding one eye with her hand, curled in a tiny ball in front of a tall male wearing a cloak, a long, bloody katana in his hands. Blood soaked the sand and covered the young girls hand and the front of her dress. Riku looked up angrily at the hooded man.
"How dare you hurt Korei!" He cried out, and then charged at the man. A terrible pain erupted through his stomach as the stranger kicked him away. He felt something wet seep through the back of his shirt as he landed on the ground, but didn't pay attention to it. He looked up to see the stranger pick Korei up off the ground, her passing out from the blood loss. "No! Let her go!" The man ignored the silver hair child as Sora ran into the scene.
"Riku, what is… SISTER!" He screamed, seeing Korei in the man's arms bleeding. Like Riku, Sora tried to charge head first at the man, but also was kicked into the sand. The male heard adults coming and ran away, seeming to disappear into the sunset with the child.
"No…. Korei…" Riku whispered, feeling his sapphire eyes sting, tears threatening to fall. He then noticed the wetness on his back. He turned around and looked on the ground. He saw the Papou Fruit he was going to share with Korei, crushed.
Suddenly every thing went black as he felt a cold liquid splashed across his head.