kh_drabble | [Challenge #54: Choices] Between Friends

Challenge: Choices
Title: Between Friends
Word Count: 311
Characters: Riku, Sora, Kairi
Rating: G
Genre: Anti-angst

Between Friends

Sora stood on the beach facing his two best friends, Riku on one side, Kairi on the other.

This was it. The time had come. He had to make a decision. Sora felt like his whole life had led up to this moment.

He couldn't bear it. This was too hard! And totally unfair. Why did he have to choose? He loved them both!

"You've made us wait long enough, Sora," Riku said, his quick temper snapping under the stress of waiting. "If you don't choose NOW, you're not gonna get a choice."

"But I..." Sora began, trying to stall for more time.

"Just pick, Sora," Kairi said with a confident smile. "Either way, it'll be okay."

"Well..." Sora's eyes darted from one loved one to the other. "I guess...If I HAVE to choose...I pick both!" With a wide smile, he leapt at his friends, snatching the ice cream out of Kairi's hand and the popsicle out of Riku's, and jamming both into his mouth at once.

"...that's disgusting," Riku commented, as the overflow of frozen treat dribbled down Sora's chin onto his clothes.

"Sora, you pig!" Kairi laughed, delighted.

"You're gonna get brain-freeze," Riku warned, right before the splitting headache struck.

"Waaaaaaugh! Auuuuuuuuuuuuuugh!" Sora hollered around his gigantic mouthful of popsicle ice cream, dizzy from the freezing pain.

"Doofus." Riku grabbed him and sat him down on the beach before Sora fell over. He sat down on one side of him while Kairi sat down on the other. Together, they watched the waves roll in.

After a few minutes, when Sora had recovered, he smiled at his two best friends. "Hahah, that was awesome. You guys are the best!"

Riku reached over to roughly muss his hair affectionately and Kairi touched Sora's arm before leaning close for a half-snuggle.

Destiny Islands was the best place in the world.