Kingdom Hearts: Meet Me by the Rosemary
A Light in the Rain production
Neki © Light of Heaven and Kitty Fetish
Reni Concept © Kitty Fetish
Reni © Black Rainy
Kingdom Hearts Characters and Concept © Square Enix and Disney
Final Fantasy Characters © Square Enix
Neki and Kixen's Song – Lullaby for a Stormy Night © Vienna Teng
All rights reserved.
Light: All right! Mom Beater is up and going!
Rainy: Mom Beater? Honestly?? What will our mom's think?
Light: Where did we go wrong?
Rainy: -thinks- True, good point.
Light: Yes, well…On to the story!!!
Rainy: Right, because we've already made our joke.
Light: Yeah, and now we're just being pesky authoresses
Rainy: Another good poi—
Light: SHUT UP ALREADY!!!
Rainy: Yeah, that.
Chapter 1
Bleary eyes blinked open, the sunlight blinding them for a moment, before they were shaded by a figure. Glowing amber eyes stared back before disappearing from the line of sight. Sitting up and blinking again, a young looking brunette with dark blue eyes glanced around her surroundings. Not too far off sat a rosette girl with piercing feline eyes sitting cross legged.
"What…What's going on?" Her eyes flew to the cloaked man standing with his arms crossed.
"Ah. Our final addition has awoken." She looked to the other girl, who seemed oddly familiar.
"Who are you people, what am I doing here?"
The girl looked at something out of her line of vision, then smirked, "We're Nobodies."
"Your name."
The girl frowned, "Ah, I don't have one yet. Neither do you. That's Roxas though." Her frown deepened, "He's special."
The brunette looked to wear the other girl pointed to find a boy with blonde bed head hair leaning on a tree, "Hey." She looked back at the cloaked figure.
"My name is not for you to know." Her eyes narrowed, not liking that answer one bit, "However, now that you are awake, I can name the two of you." She blinked as his eyes settled on her first, and the letters R-E-N-I spelt out a name in front of her.
"Reni?"
She gasped and the letters began to spin around her, stopping as a blinding light flashed, leaving a large X in front of a new name.
"Xinre…"
The man turned to the rosette, who stood up, brushing dirt and grass off of her blue green skirt. N-E-K-I appeared before her, then in the same fashion as Xinre, the girl got the name…
"Xanadu???" The girls honey colored eyes grew wide, "OH I DON'T THINK SO!" Roxas and Xinre coughed away their laughter, while the girl glared at the man, looking positively livid, "I will NOT be called that! It has nothing to do with my somebody!" He coughed an excuse, then the words whirled around again, only to end with Xanadu again, "SON OF A—"
"Why don't you think of a name?"
The three turned to face the quiet boy, "What?"
He avoided their gaze and repeated, "Choose your own name."
The cotton candy haired girl blinked a few times, then frowned, "I can't think of one."
"SEE?!? It's not me! It's all your somebody's fault!"
"HEY! Don't blame her for having an individual name"
"Individual my ass! That's just plain weird!"
"What's a somebody?"
Everyone stopped, then stared at the brunette. Finally, the older man sighed, "Xanadu—
"NOT MY NAME!"
"—You are to fill her in. Roxas, come with me." He opened a portal looking thing and Roxas stepped into it, followed by the man, which sealed it off. The two girls sat in silence until another portal opened and a man with unusual spiky red hair stepped from it.
"Yo."
The two raised their hands in greeting.
"I'm Axel. A-X-E-L Got it memorized."
"Do I have to spell it every time, or can I just call you Axel?"
Axel looked over at the girl in question, then bust out laughing, "DUDE! What is with your hair??!?" She idly brought a hand up and fingered a strand of her bright pink hair.
"I haven't a clue what it looks like…" He stopped laughing, then started up again, Xinre joining in as well.
"IT'S PINK!!!"
"You're one to talk Sonic."
"Who's that?"
"Haven't a clue."
"So…" Axel took a sweeping look at the two, "What are your names?"
The brunette raised her hand, waving it in the air, "Xinre." Axel nodded, the looked at the other, "And that's Xanadu." The redhead busted up laughing again, which resulted in Xinre leaping forward to keep the other from dismembering the poor lad.
"That just ain't right…" He sighed, the straightened up, "I'll name you. What's your somebody's name?"
"Neki."
"Okaaay… Weird hair and a weird somebody…" He brought his hand to his chin, stroking it idly as he thought, "AH!" Kixen! 'Cause Kixen kicks 'em!" Kixen and Xinre gaped openly at the male, "What?"
"Love the name, but the catchphrase is a bit on the lame side…"
Xinre nodded, "I have to agree."
Axel rolled his eyes, "Whatever… Let's just get the two of you set up back home."
"Home?" the girls chorused.
He opened a portal, motioning for them to enter, "The World That Never Was."
- - - - -
Neki arched her back then leaned forward, her feet dangling dangerously off the ledge to the city below.
"Ne, Riku…"
She pictured him turning around, a smile on his face.
"Do you see it too?"
Reflected in her eyes was the pale crescent moon, giving her the same ethereal glow of that night.
"I wonder…"
Reni's blonde hair flashed past her vision, revealing the girl standing next to Sora, Kairi, and Riku.
"Do we all see it?"
Riku extended his hand, but she knew that this time she couldn't grasp it.
"Do we all see the same moon floating in the same sky?"
- - - - -
Sora sat up, blinking and rubbing the sleep from his eyes, "Reni?" Mumbling next to him caused the boy to turn his head.
"Few more minutes Yuffie, I want to beat Neki's record."
He snorted and shoved the girl, "Neki's record for what?"
Sitting up herself, the blonde grinned, "For sleeping in." Sora grinned back.
"She was pretty good at the, no?"
Glancing around, Reni solicited, "What's up?"
Sora followed suit and looked around the empty plan, "Couldn't sleep." His blue eyes fixing on Reni's, he asked, "You think she'll be alright?"
Scoffing, Reni stood up, stretching her back, "Of course! She's the best there is when it comes to making it out of situations on top."
Standing as well, the brunette looked to the path, "True…" He began down the trail, stepping idly as he listed to Reni's footsteps fall in behind him, "I wonder where it is she has to go to…What she's doing, you know?" He couldn't see, but she nodded anyway.
"You think we'll be able to get back home?" Reni ran to catch up with him, peering up at his face. Sora looked at her, blinking quiet a few times, he stopped walking and nodded. Smiling, Reni continued, "Of course! Right? You did promise your girly-friend after all."
"She's not my—"
"DENIAL!"
He flushed a few shades and turned away from her, "Daww!!! Sora's embarrassed!" Mock sighing, she threw her hands to the sides, palms up in a shrugging motion, "You and Riku both. I swear." He gave her a look, causing her to grin from ear to ear.
"You know…" instantaneously the mood was sobered, "Now that I think about it, I can't quit recall why Kairi and I didn't want the two of you to come…"
Reni placed a finger to her lips, "Was it because we are exceedingly annoying?"
"That was my excuse." Reni snorted a laugh, and Sora chuckled, "But really! I can't think why…"
Reni sighed, sobering the mood yet again, "Maybe it was because you liked things before Neki and I came… A trio is better – and easier to say – then quintet." Pausing for a brief second while Sora opened his mouth to retort, she said, "No matter how much fun you and Neki think that word is."
Sora snorted a laugh, then looked up into the sky, his eyes flicking from one star to the next, landing on the moon.
"Ahead lies something you need…"
Sora and Reni turned on the spot, a crossing of three roads. Nothing being there, they faced forward again, only to find a cloaked form.
"But to claim it, you must lose something dear."
Again the cloaked for disappeared, leaving just one path leading forward.
Reni scowled furiously, "I guess that's the way we go."
The boy nodded, "Guess so."
- - - - -
It was a rather odd looking castle, with turrets and ledges made out of neat, straight lines, and pointy. Green roofs, and bronze walls, Reni was simply drawn to it, walking far more steps then taken by Sora.
Glancing back at him, she asked, "We go in?"
He nodded, lips set in a frown, "In we go."
Donald huddled behind Goofy, who was hiding behind Reni, "Are you sure?" Reni could only stare at the two with grim determination.
"We go in, with or without you." The two grimaced, then nodded. The four took deep breaths, then pushed the door open. Blinded by the sudden light, they threw their hands up, shielding their eyes. Sora opened his first, blinking a few times to adjust to the whiteness of the walls, floor, and just about everything.
"Somebody uses a lot of bleach."
"Not the time Reni."
"I knew that."
They stepped forward, to the cloaked figured that awaited them. Arms crossed, and hood pulled far enough to cover the whole face in black, the deep voice rumbled through Reni's nerves, "Welcome to our castle." The group stiffened, "Have no fear. You're in no danger here. I will not hurt you." And as if reading the duck's mind added, "I'm not a Heartless, and your magic won't work."
"Eh?" Reni looked perplexed, "Why not?"
"As soon as you stepped foot into this castle you began to forget."
"Forget what?"
"Your memories."
Silence filled the hallway.
"Forget what?"
Sora hung his head in shame as Goofy took the lead and explained, "Reni does that well enough on her own, please don't encourage her."
"…"
Donald coughed, "Aside from Reni's increasing stupidity—"
"HEY!"
"—what else is there to know?"
The cloaked man seemed to regain his composure, "In this place, to lose is to find and to find is to lose."
"Will I be able to learn a new language?!"
Everyone stopped.
"Yeah…" Reni shrugged, "Sora's stupid too."
"HEY! Wait, yeah…"
"PAY ATTENTION!" He coughed, "In this place, to lose is to find and to find is to lose."
"You just said that." Sora pointed out.
"I just figured that if I didn't repeat it you'd be whining to me about it later."
Reni put her hand on her hip, "But if to lose is to find and find is to lose, then won't we forget anyway?"
Goofy nodded and faced the girl, "I think he just likes to hear his voice."
"What a narcissistic guy, ain't he."
"I'M RIGHT HERE!!!" Friggin' idiots… Coughing again, he continued, "That is the way of Castle Oblivion."
- - - - -
Riku set his face in a grim line. Cyan clashed with amber, and a low growl escaped from his throat, echoing around the empty bleach white hallway.
"Ansem."
"Boy."
He ignored the lack of actual name, instead tilting his head to the side and glaring harder at the older man, "Why the hell are you still alive?"
"That matters not," Replied Ansem. Riku stepped forward menacingly, "Calm yourself. I'm merely here to collect my bounty."
"What?"
"You reek."
"What?!"
He rolled his eyes at the boy's outburst, "Of darkness you stupid—Dear god…"
Riku had lifted his shirt up, smelling himself to see if Ansem was being truthful. Sighing, the older of the two threw something at him, getting a resounding 'thunk' when it contacted with Riku's head.
"What?"
Ansem pinched the bridge of his nose, "Deep breath; he's the perfect vessel…" He cleared his throat and addressed Riku, "It's a card, your key for moving about the castle?"
"What?"
Again he pinched his nose, breathing deeply to keep from decapitating the boy, "This is Castle Oblivion." Riku nodded.
He bent down, picking up the perpetrator of his slightly bleeding forehead, "A card huh?" His face still faced the item, but his eyes flicked upward to Ansem's, "What's the catch?"
Ansem smiled, eyes glinting, "No catch. Jus when you give in to the darkness gain, I get your body."
The card fell to the floor, "No can do, sorry, don't think so."
"We'll make it a bet, "Riku's ears visibly perked up, "You lose, I get your body. You win, I leave you alone."
"And?"
"And your girlfriend."
Riku coughed, "And?"
"And the key bearer."
"And?"
"And your sister."
"And?"
"…and their companions?"
"And?"
"What else?!" Ansem yelled, arms raised to the ceiling.
"I don't know. Just wanted to see what else I could get," Riku blinked and shrugged, picking the card back up, "Alright, you're on."
Ansem blinked and shrugged as well, lowering his previously raised arms to his sides, "Oh…Okay…" He cleared his throat again, and lifted his hand palm up towards Riku; a gesture he knew all too well.
Riku took a step back out of habit, watching the glow of darkness surround him, idly staring at his hands and torso. As the green glow faded, the teen scowled, "What did you do this time?"
He chuckled, "I gave your heart another taste of darkness."
"What?!?"
"What!?!" Ansem mocked, "You know you can be quite annoying if you choose to be…" Riku grinned in a fashion similar to a certain blonde, "Anyway, find the fountain. Some you miss—"
Riku was already gone.
- - - - -
Neki smiled, opening the door to find a fire already in the fireplace of her living room, "Mickey…" she sighed, throwing her newly acquired bag of 'tricks,' as the mouse had put it, on the floor next to the small burgundy loveseat. She ran her fingers over the titles of books that lined the bookshelves built into the walls. She turned her head in the direction of soft music lofting from the kitchen, where she found a small stereo playing. Switching it off, she glanced around the kitchen, squealing and letting an ear-to-ear grin cover her face.
"AN ISLAND!"
Not a sandy island, but a kitchen island. Similar to the one back home. Where she'd sit and listen to Sumiko talk about Sora when he was a baby, or make her breakfast, or do arts and crafts with Kairi, Selphie and Reni. Taking a running leap, she slid onto the counter, taking in the rest of the kitchen. She had a fridge, a gas stove, with cabinets lining the walls. Lots of space… She was going to need to find lots of things to put in them.
In the adjoining dining room was a small table, with four chairs around it. Neki blinked, "That'd be perfect for the four of us…" She shook her head and trudged back into the living room, finally noticing the stairs, and went up them to find a small hallway leading to a bathroom and a bedroom. The bed was about the same size as Riku's back home, with sheets and blankets of alternating black, white, and red stripes of different sizes. There was a dresser, and a closet with sliding mirror doors. Other then that it was empty.
But it was perfect…
She smiled and belly flopped onto the bed, reveling in the soft sheets, "Empty… but perfect."
- - - - -
Reni rolled her eyes, saying in a sarcastic manner she learned from Neki who learned from Yuffie, who picked it up from Cid, "Nooo…We're just talking to an empty hallway. Isn't that right Sora?" The man huffed, causing the girl's eye to twitch, mumbling under her breath, "Huston, we have a she-man…"
Sora, catching on and taking the role of Neki, replied normally, "No, that's not right. Obviously, we've been talking amongst ourselves!"
"Yes," Reni agreed, still sarcastic, "And we all magically know that in Castle Oblivion," she cast a glance in the hooded man's direction, "to lose is to find and to find is to lose." Donald and Goofy hid their smirks, while Sora nodded in a half-assed somber manner.
"Alright, look. If you four aren't going to take me seriously I'll friggin' leave you to fend for yourselves."
"Won't you end up doing that anyway," question Donald, arms crossed. The air crackled with animosity, and Reni was beginning to go into ADHD mode. She blinked, stepping around the hooded man and squealing happily.
"I found a door!" Turning on her heel, she saw a flash of angry eyes, "What's your face look like? I wonder if Neki's going to have enough pudding," Sora shuddered, "CHEESECAKE!" The males raised their eyebrows, exchanged looks and shrugged – all in unison too, "Creepy… I want some pumpkin seeds. The ceiling's got lines on it—"
"Right, well," here he threw something at Sora, which he caught and saw was a card, "That is your right of passage for Castle Oblivion."
"Where to lose is to find and to find is to lose," the group mocked.
He leveled them with dangerous glares, "That's it. You're on your own. No more hints. No more help from Marly."
Reni's attention was brought back to the situation at hand, "Come again?"
He paused in what they assumed to be a blinking movement, before portaling out of the room.
"Marly?!"
- - - - -
The first thing their eyes saw as the portal opened up in front of them was rain; dreary, ongoing, cold rain. The girls blinked as drops landed on spots of exposed skin. Xinre bit the inside of her cheek to keep from squealing, as it was something against her inbred nature. Kixen blinked bleary, staring up at the sky and closing her eyes to enjoy only to feel her arm being tugged by leathered hands – Axel's hands.
Xinre watched her companion intently, her odd behavior towards the weather bemusing the brunette, "It's like you've never seen the rain before," commented Axel, who gave the two a wry grin.
Kixen shook off his grip and shook off her thoughts, "Not first hand." She smiled, a ghost of a smile, and spun, delighted in the sensation, "This is wonderful. Better then Hollow Bastion." The three blinked, and Kixen stopped spinning – choosing instead to skip gleefully down the street, lyrics jumping from the unknown abyss of her mind.
Little child, be not afraid
the
rain pounds harshly against the glass
like an unwanted stranger,
there is no danger
I am here tonight
little
child, be not afraid
the thunder explodes and lightning
flash
illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight
Neki's heart leapt, her voice jumping into song as the sky disappeared with the flash of the lightning. The window was cold, the complete opposite of her blistering hot forehead. The eyes staring back at her were the same color – deep toned brown edged in green – but pink locks fell in front of her face. She blew it off as a trick of the lighting and her fever, but the scowl that stared back at her empty features sent her into shock.
She brushed back her hair, closing her eyes again and placing a hand on the cool glass, knowing that the glowering figure in it was mimicking her actions. Her melodious voice filling the empty space behind her and the empty ache in her heart.
and
someday you'll know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws
you near me
falls on rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes
the beautiful world that you'll see
in the morning
little
child, be not afraid
though storm clouds mask your beloved
moon
and its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams
I am
here tonight
Leaning against the window, her amber eyes scanned the room, pausing to smile and give a thankful nod to Axel, who was seated on what would be her bed. He nodded back, closing his eyes as she continued with the song, her lips parting to draw a breath.
Xinre lounged on her bed, fighting to stay awake but failing to the soothing tone that was embedded in Kixen's voice and the song. Blue eyes blinked, wondering for a brief moment how the rosette even knew the song in the first place, but letting the thought slip through her fingers at the next verse.
little
child, be not afraid
though wind makes creatures of our trees
and
their branches to hands, they're not real, understand
and I am
here tonight
for
you know, once even I was a
little child, and I was afraid
but
a gentle someone always came
to dry all my tears, trade sweet
sleep for fears
and to give a kiss goodnight
She sank to her knees, singing despite the raking sobs jumbling her words; the memory of stroking Sora's hair on one of their rare good days, singing him to sleep as Reni snuggled into her side, Kairi in her other, and Riku's chest pressed against her back. The five of them spending the night at her house, together and happy. Her hand slid down the glass, leaving the lines of her fingers lingering on the surface.
Neki took a breath, staring teary eyed out at the peaceful slumbering new city. The thought of them has evaded her until now, in the dark of night – alone for the very first time in her entire life. So alone… So cold…
Turning away, she couldn't bear the sight any longer, she began to sing again, her voice trembling, but holding strong.
well
now I am grown
and these years have shown
that rain's a part of
how life goes
but it's dark and it's late
so I'll hold you and
wait
'til your frightened eyes do close
and I hope that you'll know...
that
nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls on
rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world
that you'll see
in the morning
everything's
fine in the morning
the rain'll be gone in the morning
but I'll
still be here in the morning
The melting of another voice, hauntingly similar, did not go unnoticed, and the two opened their closed eyes, hands on the glass, looking out, searching fruitlessly for the other. Both knowing full well, that somewhere, both near and far away, was someone who needed the other, desperately, unconsciously searching for the missing half to a locket, the final piece to a puzzle. The sound of the rain hitting the roof began to take its toll on the singers, gently lulling them to sleep.
- - - - -
Riku skidded to a halt, the image of the fountain came into focus, and his breath caught in his throat.
The blond hair was unmistakable, and the honey eyes glinted gleefully at him as she turned around. His voice wouldn't work, and it wasn't until she smiled that he took a breath, letting it out in a frail, "Neki…"
She hooked her hair behind her ear, shifting her weight and facing him; she had been admiring the molding in the fountain, tracing it with her finger. Beckoning him over, she blinked quickly at the kiss to her cheek, "Riku, that wasn't—"
"That was very necessary," he interrupted, grabbing her hands in his own, "God was it necessary." Her eyes fell, the smile going with it, "Neki?"
"Riku... This is very important," here she removed her hands, placing them in her lap, "The darkness will try to tempt you. It runs thick in the veins of this place, and inexplicable power keeping this place here. It will play off your emotions, and your feelings, and most of all," a pause to glace at the doorway, away from his questioning gaze, "your memories." He blinked and stood up.
"What?"
She only stared at the archway, the hallway that would lead him to his next destination, "I'm not really here." His eyes narrowed, "I'm an image of your memory, created by the castle, by the girl, to warn you of the dangers." She finally turned to him, and he saw the emptiness in her eyes, the void that replaced the love he knew should be there, "Once you leave this place, you will be in the castle's territory, and there's nothing she can do to stop what must be done."
"What has to be done?"
"You must forget." Her features fell, and the replica of Neki rubbed her arm awkwardly, the clarity of her lines faded, "My time is up, another memory approaches, and I cannot stay. Soon they will know, and she will be in trouble. The girl is his only hope, I cannot have her in danger," she looked at him, the brown eyes pleading, "I'm sorry to disappoint."
He smiled at her, "At least I got to see her face once more."
"You will see her again."
"...Yeah..."
- - - - -
Reni stood, her sides aching and her head swimming, "Who in their right mind would name their child Marly?! No wonder he's here in this shady place."
"Speaking of shady," everyone's attention was brought down to their littlest member; Jiminy, "Something about what he said is setting off warning bells… I don't know, but something's fishy." He paused, thinking hard, "You began to forget? To lose is to find, and to find is to lose?"
Sora nodded, "I know, I feel the same… But as soon as I saw this place…" He glanced at the card in his hand, the image of Tranverse Town printed in glossy ink on the front, with the Heartless insignia on the back, "I knew… I just knew we'd find something here."
"Really?" Reni looked over at Goofy, "Me too!"
Donald chirped in, "Me too!"
"I hate to admit it, but I too felt it…"
The males looked over at Reni, who had gone back to inspecting the large ornate door. She said nothing at first, then quietly, she murmured, "I could just feel them." Reni turned to face them, quickly, urgently, rashly, "But if we don't go in," her hand glided on the smooth surface, fingers slipping into the grooves, "we might never find out what that is! It could be Neki, Riku, the King, anybody! Anything!" She looked straight at Sora, "So fearless leader, what are your orders?"
Sora took in the room, twisting to stare at the entrance, now firmly sealed. His eyes scanned the faces of his comrades; the mal tempered Donald, the 'not-all-there' Goofy, the always thinking Jiminy, the confusing Reni. The conviction swelled in his eyes, mirrored in that of Reni's, "Yeah." He strode up to the door, latching on the handles and wrenching them open, "Let's go."
Together they walked in.
"To find the King and Riku."
Only Reni looked back.
- - - - -
Light: That took longer than necessary…
Rainy: You're telling me! I've been waiting for my turn forever!!!
Light: I know I know!! So to make up for it, I wrote a little mini-scene for everyone! –grins- think of it as a KH2 spoiler for the fic!!
Rainy: Spoiler? –interested-
Light: Yeah! So without further ado…
I'm Ready to Fall
His voice was gentle; soft as not to scare the poor girl who he'd come to care so much for. The lapse in their relationship had caused him to ask the questions. He had known it was there, but not why, not since when, not how he could manage. He had thrown away queries for that of a greater purpose. It was with that purpose that he spoke to her, to appease his appearance, to make her understand – he had to. For her.
"Neki listen to me…"
She didn't want to hear it, her mind blocked out the smooth rumble, the memory of that voice telling her sweet dreams before slipping into the dark abyss to wake up with an arrow in her heart. She couldn't take it. It wasn't the gruff but comforting sound she had known all those years, the voice that plague her memory while she crossed the street holding the hand of a stranger. Only him.
"This isn't real."
It was. As he inched forward, she stood her ground, ears covered, eyes shut. The world she was seeing wasn't real, it couldn't be. It defied everything that she had been taught, all that she had learned. The cyan eyes were not cyan, the skin was too tan. He was too tall, she didn't fit into his arm like she had before, melding perfectly into the crooks of his arm, her breath leaving shivers down his neck.
The hood was slipped back, and her ears perceived an intake of breath, her eyes opening to see her cover draped down her back, hanging limply. Her eyes found his, watering as she was received with the cold calculating eyes of a monster, not the cool eyes of her beloved. His hand reached for her hair, deciding against it at the last second, but not removing it from the hair, leaving it hovering there.
She couldn't stand it. Pushing his chest, she caused him to step back, his face expressionless, only staring at his hand, where the hair had been a few centimeters away. She brushed back her bangs, her eyes darting around the empty room. She knew what he would say, he would ask why, and she would tell him. It was just a matter of how long he would take to get over the shock.
"Neki…"
"I cut it."
He paused, mulling over what to say in response. He liked it? Not particularly. Her long hair had framed her face, giving her angelic qualities that he loved. The short hair ended at the nape of her neck, showing the faint scars that ran along her neck and chest in flame like patterns.
It was different? That was for sure, and he was certain she didn't need him telling her what she already knew; she always hated that, nicknaming him Captain Obvious and Sora his sidekick, Evidently Boy.
"I…Why?"
"Because."
He glared, not liking her dodging the subject, "But why?" Her eyes became unfocused, drifting off to someplace and sometime he didn't know. He waited patiently as here eyes began to water, though she did not cry, "Neki?"
"I needed to fall."
E n d
Rainy: I love you.
Light: I know.
Rainy: OFF TO WRITE MY CHAPTER!!! –under breath- Finally.
Light: You know what?! YOU write with a killer bad case of writer's block, okay? THEN you can say that!
Rainy: -runs off to write-
Next chapter written by: Black Rainy
Read and Review like all the good little children do!