ext_144983 ([identity profile] uzumakisama.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] kh_drabble2004-11-01 11:01 pm
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Theme: Paopu
Title: Little Stars
Word Count: 296 (meep! drabbles are hard T_T;;)
Warnings: Cuteness?


Riiiku~ It's not gonna work!

Yes huh! Just watch! I'll make it grow! I just gotta do it like your mommy told me!


Riku remembered that day well, sometime when he had just turned five and his younger best friend was finally allowed to venture the play island alone with him. He didn't remember much from before Kairi's arrival, but there was that one day...

Riku, the pupu fruit is sticky! C'mon!!

I need to finish, hold on! There! That should do it! A tree will grow from these seeds!

Nuh-uh! A tree can't grow from something that small!

Then where do trees come from, huh?


His mother had brought it to him as a souvenir after traveling around some of the larger islands. She'd thought the legend had been adorable. Back then Riku hadn't understood the significance behind the Paopu's symbolism, but...

Always the curious one, he had to try it. Earlier that week, Sora's mother had taught him how to plant fruit, and he'd been waiting for the right moment to try growing something from seeds.

And after showing off and breaking his souvenir open, what had he discovered?

I dunno where they come from, but-- Ack! The pupu!

Oh yeah! Let's eat it! Mommy also said something special happened when two people shared the pupu.

Like what?

Dunno, but we'll find out!


All those years ago, he'd done it. In just a tiny hole at the side of his island, the seeds were planted. He'd have his own tree, a Paopu tree, so he'd have lots of little stars to share when he grew up.

The odds had been against the seeds, but years had passed. The tree had grown.

And though Riku remembered all about that one special day, Sora had forgotten.

[identity profile] wrong.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Riiiku~ It's not gonna work!

Yes huh! Just watch! I'll make it grow! I just gotta do it like your mommy told me!


*drags mind from gutter*

Ahem, YES...Well, I think it's cute. ^___^;; Drabbling isn't easy, but I think this is an admirable first attempt. :D Great job! I love your imagery, and your kid!Riku and Sora speak didn't get on my nerves like some other works do.

[identity profile] wrong.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
...

Okay, you just killed me.

[identity profile] wrong.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
At five, yes, I expected some incoherence. But you have some writers who have Riku and Sora talking in BABY-SPEAK when they're eight or nine. x_X Such a headache.

[identity profile] everything.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
... The last line is what makes it so awesome to me.

[identity profile] moontear.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Gah, Susie T_T;; That last line was so sad! Gave me goosebumps. But it was sooo~ cute, anyhow.

[identity profile] ichbinfishstick.livejournal.com 2004-11-02 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That was such a bloody cute drabble. Honestly, it's such a beautiful concept ;-;

[identity profile] eternal-moonie.livejournal.com 2012-05-29 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Such a cute drabble! Well done!