Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Rating: K+ (I suppose?)
Warnings: Not really. Beware of fluff?
Spoilers: Yeah sort of.
Type: One-shot
Here's one in Kairi's perspective (next chapter will probably be Riku's since he told me he's feeling unappreciated). I told you guys I'd find something fluffy!
By the way today's word opaque means: not clearly understood or expressed.
Opaque
Her love for Sora had been almost instant; something she was sure that happened to many whom first met the boy. His charm was uncanny and that smile was so beautiful; it's hard to believe it couldn't make women swoon. The moment he found her on the beach, cheerfully inquiring here of her origins, she knew she had a crush on him that only grew with time into a blossoming love. He was naïve, unable to pick up on her hints, even when he returned as a budding teenager. It wasn't until she had grabbed him by the shoulders one morning as the sun began to rise and brought him into a kiss, the whooping and cheers of their friends a background melody – that Sora finally understood.
Her love for Riku had been slower, more unnoticeable, maybe because her eyes were always on Sora. But, she believed it started when she awoke after her heart was given back to her, Sora gone – the heartless and Ansem in his place, ready to attack, only being held back by Riku's desperate willpower. And even as she dated Sora, Riku was never deterred. Their first kiss was shared on the dock, the evening sun gleaming in their hair, and even though she felt like she was betraying Sora she didn't stop it.
She knew their feelings for her were mutual. It was always obvious, the moment they hit puberty and really took notice of her, their fighting for her never stopped. Races, duels, and even how they seemed to both try and use buttery words to charm her ('Kairi, if it wasn't for you-' or 'Kairi, you're so smart-') which always left the other fuming.
Their love for each other, however, she wasn't sure when it started. Maybe it had always been there, even before she had met them or maybe it had come to them recently, crashing into them a derailed train. Their first kiss, however, she had been lucky enough to catch. It had been the afternoon, the sun high in the sky, and Sora and Riku had been, on a rare occasion, on the beach, dueling. She wasn't sure who lost their weapon first, but she did see Sora tackle the taller into the sand, laughing, then Sora had leant down and suddenly they were kissing and she was the sole witness, hidden by the leaves that covered the secret place.
At first she had been furious, storming out of her hiding place and screaming, scaring both of the boys apart with Sora stuttering out apologizes, when suddenly Riku said as calmly as possible, "You shouldn't talk Kairi. You kissed me too." Sora's expression went blank and Kairi suddenly turned on the silver-haired keyblader, angry at him too and verbally began to express it, enunciating on how he had kissed her.
"Couldn't we all date each other?"
It had been that innocent, Sora-like comment, which made her pause.
"That's insane Sora! Completely stupid!"
"But, you like me and him right? And I like you and Riku. And Riku likes you and since he was kissing me back I guess he likes me too so… why not?" Deep blue eyes blinked at her, urging her to say yes.
"I'm game." Riku spoke up eagerly, considering he had nothing to lose since he hadn't been dating either.
Kairi looked from one to the other and shook her head. "It's not right!"
"Who said?" Sora intoned.
"…It's not normal!" She fought again.
"Kairi, you're a princess, Sora and I fight with keys and in case you haven't noticed, some of our friends consist of being a talking mouse, duck and dog." Riku added in an almost uninterested tone.
"It would never work…" She tried one last time.
Sora gave her a grin filled with battle-won confidence and said, "How do you know if we haven't even tried?"
Needless to say, she packed up all her qualms and hid them away in the deepest recesses of her brain. Sora could always get her to do anything – well almost anything – and if he hadn't Riku's silent pleading eyes would have done it.
When it first began she had been so sure that it would fail. Three people in a relationship? Preposterous! How do you get married to two men? And both of them were brash, neither hiding their affection for her or each other. Sora had no problem holding hands with both of them when they strolled through town and Riku never hesitated to give them both a peck on the cheek to greet them even if they were in the middle of the classroom for all to see. It served to give their classmates quite a headache and their parents quite a stir. They got a lot of disapproval – encouragement was definitely lacking. Classmates taunted them, teachers reprimanded them, their parents tried to tear them apart.
Sora took it all with a cheerful grin, Riku was aloof about it, but Kairi at first wasn't sure how to deal with it. She was a good child, who her parents hardly ever disapproved of, who all the teachers liked and who had a somewhat popular lifestyle. It was unsettling to feel the opposite treatment. What was worse were the glares and the mean words some of the other girls would snap at her in the bathrooms or down the hall. Why wouldn't they be a little ticked off though? First she had Sora, but Riku too? Two of the best looking guys in the whole school all to herself? Greedy much?
Sometimes it got to be so much that she nearly backed out of it and had Sora and Riku been anyone but Sora and Riku, she probably would of. But those two had a way of saying things, of doing things that just made her realize why she was willing to risk it. Sora's smile, for example, should be banned from the world. That simple quirk of the lips, eyes shining in his handsome face, was enough to make her melt. Or Riku's voice! She swore he was given his voice from the Gods for the single purpose of seducing the female population. All he had to do was lean over, purr a single word of 'stay' in her ear, and she would.
And what was funny was she doubted they even realized it. They didn't know how some of their simplest of actions made her love them more. Sora didn't know how cute he was when he pouted after losing some sort of competition or how strong he looked when he dueled, or how sexy he looked in black because it really brought out that mysterious air in him and it really made his eyes glow or how endearing he looked when his eyes were gleaming with lust for them. Riku didn't know he was a beautiful thing to behold when he was fighting, or how heart-wrenching his green gaze could be when his wistful eyes were upon the night sky, his boyhood curiosity never completely gone, or how adorable he was when he woke up in the morning, stretching like a cat or how hot he was just after a long swim in the ocean, chest heaving and skin glistening.
Likewise, she didn't know what drew them to her. She didn't know that she squealed in the cutest of ways when she was excited or that even though she was a girl, had always tried to act less like one by joining in their races and even once let them try and teach her how to fight – a very attractive thing to them – or that when she was content she had one of the most beautiful of smiles spread across her lips or that she was absolutely stunning in pink or red, colors that matched or complimented her red-hued hair, making the two boys swoon.
And, likewise, Riku and Sora agreed that if Sora's smile was his best quality and Riku's voice was his then Kairi's eyes were what always made their hearts skip a beat. Her eyes just had a way of showing her every emotion – from happiness to anger – but they could also always see an underlining love and light just for them in those blue depths.
And because both had had a taste of the darkness, it was what kept them balanced to her – her light and her love.
A/N: A little 'how they got together' story. I like Opaque as a word since it defines their relationship. Now see wasn't that cute? This one is one of my favorites.
Alright now if anyone else thought this was horribly full of sappiness raise your hand and review!
