After about six more minutes, Sora finally calmed down enough to hear what his soon-to-be lover had to say.
“Heh, so you love me too, huh?” the older one said, looking down at the dumbfounded teen on his chest. “Too!? You mean you…?”
“Yes, Sora, I love you too. I didn’t try to wake you up for nothing… And I tried so hard not to forget… I’m sorry…” He said. Both boys looked into each others eyes, both deep in thought. But then Riku broke the silence once again.
“But… I wanted to ask you about the picture where you and Kairi Shared a Paupu fruit. What was that about?” He asked. Sora froze. The chalk the covered his back was the chalk the picture the boy was talking about. Kairi was going to be pissed!
“It was only a picture…” he thought out loud for the older guy. Just then, Riku got up and was exiting the cave. “Riku!? A-are you mad at me??? Please don’t go!” Sora nearly pleaded as Riku was halfway through the cave entrance. The elder boy shook his head.
“I’m not mad. I’ll be back in a minute, I promise.” Then, the elder was gone.
Unknown to Sora, Riku was running as fast as he could to the smaller island that held the only Paupu fruit tree known to man. He climbed up the lopsided tree and grabbed the star-shaped fruit that would change his life forever. He then saw another boat in the distance that was going to ruin everything if he was caught by that boat;
It was Kairi.
He quickly ran over to the cave and hid the entrance some, in hope that she would look everywhere but in the cave they were in first. Riku loved the brunette to death, but he also knew that Kairi liked the boy, too. He didn’t want to see his other best friend hurt.
Riku squeezed through the entrance to find his angel staring at the dim-lit ceiling, waiting patently for his return.
Sora was so relived when Riku returned; he literally stood up and hugged the boy to death. … Then he saw the Fruit.
“R-riku? Is that… a paupu fruit?” He asked eyes wide and stupidly standing there. The elder nodded, slicing the fruit in half. “What’s a picture to the real thing?” he retorted, handing the boy the one of the two halves. Sora blushed.
“We’d better hurry. If we don’t get back soon, Kairi’s gonna come looking for us.” Riku said, knowing that the red-head was already on the island searching for the two. Eyes widened once again; Sora also knew of the crush Kairi had on him, and also knew that she would be hurt. They soon after started eating the fruit slowly, but at the same time fast.
Both boys started to feel funny as they ate the fruit. It was sweet, and at the same time sour. But what both boys didn’t know yet, was that there hearts were slowing down and speeding up by the power of the fruit. And finally, when both of them were done, there heartbeats were in sync.
Then, they kissed, neither one of them wanting to breathe any air but there own. After a few more seconds, however, they disdainfully let go for air just as Kairi made her way into the now crowded cave.
“Hey, you two okay? The second movie is gonna start soon.” She asked, noticing that some things were different, though, she couldn’t put her finger on it. Both the boys shook there heads; they were more than ok.
“We’ll be out in a minute Kairi.” the older one said. “We just have to talk about something real quick.” “Alright, but hurry up! The others are gonna murder me!” she said, leaving for the boat that would take her home.
“…Does this means we’re boyfriends?” Sora said bluntly. Riku chuckled. “Yes, Cheesy blunt boy. But…” he turned his head to the entrance. “I don’t think we should tell anyone. Not yet, at least.” Sora nodded, knowing that not just Kairi would be upset at the news.
There friends, parents, and everyone else they knew wouldn’t fully accept it, no matter how easy they took it. They had to keep it a secret.
No matter what.
So with that thought, and another quick kiss, they were walking over to the impatient girl, tapping her foot, but smiling all the more at her two best friends.
Not knowing of the adventures that lie ahead.
Owari
