Rivalry
"Riku, I was wondering... Do you wanna go hang out on the island? Y'know... Like we used to?"
"Actually, Sora, I asked Xion to—"
Sora's expression suddenly goes bitter, and Riku sighs.
"Sora..."
"You're just as bad as Tidus and Wakka," Sora snaps. "You spend all your time with her now."
Before Riku can protest, Sora walks away, leaving Riku all alone.
He can't help but feel a little guilty—it's true enough. Nothing was really the same anymore.
He still hadn't expected Sora to feel such rivalry towards Xion.
Not since he'd always had Kairi.
Author: Third revision of this prompt, and personally I like it a lot. I feel really, really bad for Sora though. He doesn't want things to change, but he can't stop change from happening. First Tidus and Wakka start doing their own thing, then Riku starts going out with Xion...
I think it's understandable that Sora feels a little left out.
On the other hand, though, that's how Riku always used to feel about Sora and Kairi. So there's actually a bit of past rivalry in this drabble, too.
Thanks to Amatus for the review! I'm still in awe that that idea dawned on me. I'm definitely using it somehow. I was imagining that both of them wound up with paint-spattered hair, though I'm sure it'd take a lot longer to wash out of Riku's completely. XD. It'd be really funny with red, cause that'd turn pink as it faded. (And that, Riku, is why you don't go and hug your girlfriend when she's covered in paint no matter how cute she is. Lol.) Abs would be funny. XP Xion. (And no, I wasn't thinking abs. Though... Who knows? Maybe some paint just... spilled somewhere. Maybe. XD) I love Riku's side, too. It's fun to play as him. And COM was actually my first KH game. (And boy, was it a wierd place to start. o.o) I'm sure you'll like this drabble. :D Even though it's sort of sad. And I'm glad I didn't ruin anything for you. (Though, research has proven that knowing the end to a story doesn't take away from the enjoyment at all in most cases-and I think it's doubly true with games since you still have to work to beat them even if you know the ending. Like I still haven't beaten any of the Kingdom Hearts console games and haven't even played BBS at all. I'm up to Hollow Bastion in the first and on... the day after Roxas gets mugged by Riku in the second (though I got to Pirates before, but that was when the PS2 I own now still belonged to my friend who moved away. He deleted that file at some point between the last time I played at his house and the time I bought the console and games from him. And I still haven't had time to get there again. I still have his best file, though, which he told me to keep. So... I can beat Xemnas and see the secret endings anytime I want, cause he unlocked all the good stuff on that file. :D Though it's kind of sad in a way.) So yeah, long story short... I tend to spoil plot details on stuff like that for myself, too, unless I know in advance that I have/will have the system and the game before it comes out. In which case I avoid the subject online until I'm done. And yeah, I know we'll make it. It just feels stressful right now, that's all.
^That rambly enough for ya? Lol. (And I swear, I talk like this, too.)
And also to MonMonCandie! XD. Like I said, no comment. Getting paint in... strange places is exactly the reason you don't hug someone who's covered in it. Yeah. Hug. Whatever. Lol. ;) And you're welcome. :D
See you next chapter!