Part of Riku wanted to run out of the room. To bury himself in his sister's arms and hide there. But he couldn't make himself leave. He couldn't leave his Prince alone and in pain. He had to be brave for him.
When his Prince, his Sora, was brought in though, Riku thought he might be sick. His handsome, brave beloved was so still. Pain written across his face. "What happened to him?" he asked. He thought he deserved an answer to that at least! "I thought someone was going to be protecting him!" Many someones!
Hayner was so concerned about the Prince that he'd almost forgotten that Roxas's mother and the Princess were supposed to be here too. He let go of Roxas's hand so that he could hug his mother, and hugged her too, closing his eyes briefly with relief. "I am so glad you are okay," Hayner murmured before pulling back and seeing the Princess. "The both of you."
In another life, they might have publicly acknowledged themselves as his cousins. Either way, they were his family.