That's exactly what I'd want to see in a RiKai relationship. At the very least, it'd be cute to see them on Destiny Islands, post-KH2, and have Riku saying to her, "Come here. I'm going to show you how to fight properly."
I'd dig that. Would make for proper interaction between them and could still keep the original balance of them both hanging out because of Sora - seeing how Sora'd probably shrug Kairi off about that, but she'd insist, so Riku'd be the only choice left, and he'd have the motivation of keeping her from being a liability to either him or Sora in the future :3 (how did we get into such an in-depth RiKai discussion here? Ah yes, to balance SoNami)
I think that's part of what I found the most amusing in the Destiny Islands Memory World in CoM. Kairi wasn't there not because Namine replaced her or anything. Look back to the KH1 Destiny Islands; you'd have Selphie, Wakka and Tidus talking about how lucky Kairi is to have Riku, and Riku challenging Sora to a race over who'd get to share a Paopu with Kairi.
Namine being on the Islands and Sora going ga-ga over her doesn't contradict anything; it just gave
him a romantic interest in light of
Riku being together with Kairi XD
Gah, just thinking how excellent a SoNami/RiKai combo could've been makes me furious in light of what we got instead
SoKai being all but lacking, SoNami being wasted, and Riku ending up alone (because Xion disappeared until she'll come back as Aqua in KH3 in which case I call dibs on opening the Aqua/Riku FC >:3)
I would want it to work both ways though, with Kairi helping him battle his inner demons while he helps her battle hers.
Post KH2 would be great for him to comfort her, yes. In a way, she's coming from where he already was, being at odds' ends with Sora on a lot of things, power and abilities being one of many.
I'd like to see her PoHness dealing with his Darkness.
In a way, I wish that scene in Reverse/Rebirth had really been Kairi talking to Riku, not Namine in disguise.
In a way, I think that would've made me hate how they shove Kairi everywhere more XD if they'd have kept the words the same, of course.
I think had Namine showed Riku Memories of his time with Sora and Kairi, being his "Light" so he had nothing to fear the Light for, it would've served the purpose you want without pissing me off too badly, and showing a yes connection between Riku and Kairi.
As it stands though, they only did that so that Riku would "recognize" Namine and agree on some level to hear her out.
Funnily enough though, the manga just had a
voice speak to him, no face nor shape, showing the whole act was all but redundant >_>
Guess Riku was used to hearing voices from Mickey in KH1 XD
And I think that makes his character development better. It's an ongoing process that happens gradually over time, which is also how it works in real life, for the most part.
My point exactly :3 Which is why I'm actually happy we got to see him so little in KH2, in light of how being seen is what all but killed Kairi and Sora x_X and I dare say even Namine. I donno, I liked her KH2 self a lot less than her CoM self, even at the end of it which was more KH2-like, but still different.
Nah, I've like Kaimyx for a long time. Not as long as SoKai, but a pretty long time.
Whatever floats your boat :3
I would very much like to see a fic like that! :thumbup:
This just tied in with what I said above about Riku teaching Kairi how to fight. xD
I just might end up writing it, or at least plan something like it.
I'm working on a SoNami fic, but I'm not sure if you'd like it either. It's basically an alternate version of Chain of Memories, where Namine really was a long-lost friend of Sora, Riku, and Kairi's, but something went wrong when they were children, and she had to leave. She still has her memory powers, but it's not because she's Kairi's Nobody, and instead of tampering with Sora's memories, she's actually fixing them. And then it has Riku and Kairi starting to remember her too, and Kairi starts trying to figure out what happened to Namine in the first place (with help from Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka). And there's more to it than that, but I won't go into too much detail.
This reminds me of a story draft I wrote once, about how KH could still be KH with Kairi being the "Shadow" and Namine being the real Princess, going on a somewhat similar concept to yours :3 and a few random noob theories but oh well XD
See, Namine
was the real girl on Destiny Islands, and she truly did disappear as Sora initially remembered (he later saw her on the Destiny Islands Memory World, but meh XD I already explained why I don't think that was too much towards the 'Kairi replacement' department - she didn't replace her, Kairi was just "Riku's" >:3). The reasons behind it can vary, seeing how Namine was not only a Princess of Heart - but also one with the strongest ties to the Keyblade Masters. Either kidnapped or pushed away willingly to keep both Sora and Riku safe, Namine disappeared, and erased herself from Sora and Riku's Memories. Seeing however how dear they both held her, and how being Wielders and she was a PoH they had such a strong bond, and both had intensefully strong Hearts, not a Nobody was born, yet another being, truly being a Shadow - being Kairi.
Kairi was actually the longing in Sora and Riku's Hearts to have Namine back (since they knew something was missing, so they created something to lessen the loss), as well as Namine's regret for being forced to leave her home and loved ones behind.
As time went on, Kairi eventually made Sora and Riku want to make the raft and go on to other worlds - to them under the claim of wanting to find out more about her Home (she did appear out of nowhere on the night of the Meteor Shower, which was when Sora made his promise to Namine, and thus sealed her fate since going away to protect
him was the least she could do - so Namine disappeared, making for Kairi's creation).
Kairi as a whole went inside Sora on the Night of the Storm, making for Namine - elsewhere - to collapse, making for the lifeless shell we see in KH1 :3 as KH1 went on, Sora kept seeing Kairi, who slowly became Namine over time as he began remembering her, and the question of who was he and Riku really fighting over was raised.
It's all but throwing CoM into KH1, I know, but it goes on from where, where Namine concludes to Riku that - seeing how Sora ended up being obsessed with her as he did in CoM - that it was best Sora forgot about her.
That leaves us with KH2, where it was
Kairi who reached out to Roxas, doing again what she originally did - and reached out to "Sora" in Namine's stead, just like Namine wouldn't let herself do before she disappeared. That in turn mended the bonds Namine refused to remake with Sora, and let Sora eventually wake up - only DiZ still saw her as a threat due to her powers over Sora and Riku's Memories, and KH2 progressed on smoothly until it was really Namine that was kidnapped and who Riku saved, and then enter a joyous reunion for the three of them where Sora got to not only thank Namine, but be with her at the end <:
Kairi all along continues to be the Shadow that watches over the three, for that is the reason for which she was born - watching over Namine's smile, which was brightest when she was with Sora and Riku ^-^
*loves this*
*sigh*
Hook him up with Selphie.
I do that regardless, though I more see them as the cruel and ironic relationship where Sora's with Selphie because he can't bring himself to say no to her and thus break her heart, but that makes it all even worse :\
Though in all seriousness, you could give the fic a comedic touch with Sora and Selphie deciding that Riku and Kairi are Meant to Be, so they start going back and forth to their respective BFFs and try to get them together. Unless that wouldn't work, since I don't know what your story's about.
It wouldn't work in what I have planned, but it could make for a nice touch elsewhere regardless XD
It reminds me of my long-ass fic I had planned once going by the notion that Namine - being made more from Sora, was like a rejected transplanted organ and eventually was rejected from Kairi's Being, once again left to fend for herself. She awoke on Destiny Islands though, and it was Riku who conspired with Selphie and went as far as not only trap SoNami in the same cart on the ferris wheel, but ended up (accidentally but still) sabotage said ferris wheel to get the happy couple stuck at the top
