~Pity~

Even though his life sucked as bad as his, Riku felt pity for Xion.

Her life wasn't even hers to live. She was created for the sole purpose of evil, and Riku hated that. It was too similar, too familiar to what had happened to him.

But, Xion didn't beat herself up for it. She just quietly walked along the shore, making Riku feel even worse.

It was his fault that she's going to die. Even if it was an illegal life, it was going to disappear from the face of the planet.

It wasn't fair. If he was able to find redemption, even it was behind a mask, didn't she have the right as well?

The white-haired boy sighed. There's no way around it, he thought. It's either her or Sora.

And, he owed it to Sora and Kairi. He would come back with him. He was determined ot keep that promise.

Xion would disappear, just as it should have been.

Still…

The pain around his heart seemed to grow as the days passed. As if… it didn't want to say goodbye.

~0~

Xion loved the beach. It was her place of serenity, her place of happiness.

It was also the place where she spent most time with him.

To her surprise, she enjoyed spending time with Riku. There were alike in more ways than she would've thought of. He actually smiled from time to time, and even though it was a small sign, it was a sign of happiness.

So when said boy sits next to her, she doesn't react. She trusted him, to the extent that she let her guard down when he was with her.

"Xion, do you feel sad?" He asked, breaking the silence.

Xion was a little startled, but answered truthfully.

"Technically, I can't feel, but I wouldn't feel sad for myself, it's that what you mean."

Riku blinked. "But, you're going to die, don't you want to-"

In that moment, she put a finger to his lips, silencing him. He blushed; even through her leather gloves, he could feel the heat of her hands.

"I prefer to think that," she began. "Instead of being destined to die, I was given the gift of life, even if it was for a short time. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world." She smiled a smile that tugged at his heartstrings.

He made a new promise to himself that day.

I will make sure that, for the remaining days of her life, Xion will be able to have a reason to smile that that.

Pity was a feeling, that he didn't want her to feel, or feel for her.

~0~

~OmegaStarShooter14~