Riku wanted to ask if they had like him better than they'd liked Kairi, but this really wasn't the time for that and he tried to push it out of his mind. It wasn't important.
"Sora," Riku admonished softly, "You are very important to me. Do you really think I wouldn't 'put up' with you?" He pushed Sora's hair out of his face and pressed a kiss against Sora's forehead.