With a teasing grin, Riku offered a quick wink before sliding back a bit to give her distance. “I’ve been looking for you. You disappeared on me, and Sora, too. You guys are really giving me a run, you know that?”
" Well, cardio is important you know! What kind of friends would we be if we let you slack off? " she grinned, giving him a gentle nudge with her hip. Looking up at her friend, she thought about how much she had missed Riku's attitude when he first came back with Sora. He had been so quiet, and there were times when Kairi had worried he would stay that way for a long time. Luckily, he slowly seemed to be gaining back the confidence he had before everything that begun.
Realizing she would probably make Riku worry if she stared at him too long, she shook the thought from her mind.
" Hey, why don't we reward all that running with something? Like ice cream! " she suggested, taking Riku's arm and linking it with her own.