She arguably did just that in KH1 as well. We just saw noticeably less of HER to realize that no, Sora and Riku don't really care all that much, something that somehow became more evident in future games. In fact, I blame a lot of the Org's misguided efforts in kidnapping Kairi to the plot of KH1 - Sora did this and that for Kairi because of the plot so he'll do it again, regardless of love or whatever :v
Mmhm. Reason #1 why SoNami >>> SoKai for me - Sora told us everything he could about his made up Memories. He told us Namine was part of his group, was bffs with him and Riku, and then showed us that adorable promise scene. Then came their actual introduction and they had to get over their differences. Sora had to come to terms with what Namine really was - and Namine had to let him go. And still at the end, Sora made Namine promise she'd be there for him when he woke up because despite it all, he wanted to have her by his side for real. Kairi-Memory standing right in front of him be damned.
I can't blame him all that much, because
1) Riku half forced him into it with the race,
2) the non-romantic meaning is actually kind of cute. by "sharing" a Paopu, he was making sure they'd be alright and come back and what not. and Kairi justified that will and showed Sora he'll always have a place to come back to in KH2. Home representative ftw.
And then comes BBS and shows us that no, Selphie, sharing a Paopu isn't all about romance. Thank you, Aqua.
So I'm kind of ok with it. Too bad the rest of their relationship is gag-worthy.
Nah, she never made either of them look hetero. Specifically in KH2 ("I LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR YOU! *clings*), but not really in KH1 either. Riku didn't care until Sora got him completely jealousy-tripping and Sora shifting focus once her Heart was out of his Body XD;;;
Eh. Can't really blame her. She was a lonely girl who just wanted a friend and even then the Organization forced her hand. I doubt she'd have done it all on her own, and she could've just wiped Sora, Donald and Goofy's Memories completely. Made them forget about Larxene and Marluxia and together with Repliku, they'd have lived in a happy world Namine'd orchestrate by constantly manipulating their Memories and making sure they won't remember things they shouldn't have (this is also a great part of why I call bull on Namine saying Sora'll eventually remember Kairi and all that - why offer him to keep his false Memories if it was doomed to fail from the get go?)
But she didn't. She gave Sora a choice and accepted being forgotten by him. :C Despite not having to do so and basically taking the short end of the stick by force. She's god-moding and she gave it up.
Gods I love Namine <3 The poor thing ;;
I prefer KH1 Kairi because even if I believe Riku and she dislike each other, at least she didn't write him off like she did in KH2. There was, how to put it? Active dislike. She offered Sora they ditched him, she rolled her eyes at him. I dislike the girl but at least she was better written overall than she was in KH2.
Goody!