Kingdom Hearts fic: Connections of the Heart (Chapter 5)

Connections of the Heart on AO3
Or directly to Chapter 5
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Rating: T
Pairing: Sora/Riku/Kairi
Summary: In order to buy a political alliance that could get her officially crowned, Princess Kairi has to bring a partner on a diplomatic mission. Her fiancé, Sora, doesn't care for the spotlight, and is terrified of messing the opportunity up for her. So they enlist their best friend, Riku, who is much more suited to the social expectations of a future royal consort. While the three agree to rules intended to protect their relationships to each other, mutual attraction and affection are difficult to turn off. And it isn't long before the stakes for the diplomatic mission itself grow higher as well.

In chapter 5: Some personal realizations are made.

[Also, yesterday the first Kingdom Hearts game turned 20. It doesn't seem like this franchise can be that old, and yet.

Also also, only one chapter to go!]