Title: Iridescent Hearts (Challenge fic)
Chapter 3's Theme and Pairing/s: Need; One-sided RiKai, implied SoKai
Disclaimer: Nothing is owned, nothing is claimed.
WHOA HELLA YES I DIED HERE FOR A FEW MONTHS. I WOULD APOLOGIZE ENDLESSLY FOR THE WAIT, HERE'S AN UPDATE TO SHOW I'M NOT GONE. I MISSED ALL OF YOU. I wrote this in 15 minutes, I just had to show I wasn't dead. Hi hi!
He was her Knight, she was his Princess. She needed him. That was how it was supposed to go, right?
The day he met her, they were both so young, so naïve, they knew nothing of what was out there, and yet she came from what, the sea? He wouldn't believe that, no. She had to come from another world, as crazy as it sounded, and he'd prove it one day.
How was he so sure of himself, you ask? Kairi was like no one he'd ever met. Riku watched her grow and glow, and without realizing it, so did his feelings for her. Everywhere, she carried a sort of light with her. The girl smiled brighter than any sun. Her joy was his joy.
He would protect her. It was his sworn duty. No one else could do such a thing even better than he could.
But, alas, he was wrong.
He tried to deny it. He didn't want to accept it. But what has been seen could never be unseen.
He noticed how she'd perk up at the mention of their other friend. Notice how she was always there at the mention of his name. Sora. Sora, Sora, Sora. It was always him.
They would compete, and while it was playful Riku always saw it as a challenge. But, no matter how many times he won, Kairi would always rush over to Sora, saying that he did a good job.
Sora was Kairi's first priority. It was always evident. Kairi always chose Sora.
Riku may have been her Knight, and Sora was no Knight, not even a Prince. He was her Jester. But as her Jester, Sora knew how to make her smile.
As the boy scoffed in disdain, waving away his thoughts, he realized how stupid it was. It was always the other way around, wasn't it?
It was the Knight that needed his Princess. But, it seemed like the Princess didn't need him, did it?
And what was a Knight without a Princess to protect?
Nothing.
Whoops. Angst.
Ingenuous-Amethyst – Aaa, you're welcome! Glad you liked it! I just realized how adorable they were too xD
. – Somehow it does work! xD Aaaa stop it you, I'm blushing ; / ; Whispers Saix is dense pass it on /shot
LovelessKiara – sdasdfghjkl I'm so glad you like it so far, thank you very much!
SoraxKairi7 – Aaa, thank you!
Star-Shaped-X – It's a super fun challenge, so nice to see someone else taking it! C: RepliNami is so adorable ohmygod, there needs to be more of the pairing ; / ; Yeah, word limits are my weakness xD Eeee thank you so much!
