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Title: Proof of Existence

(Chapter) Title: Dual Stance

Author: Summing up the Stars

Genre: Drama

(Chapter) Genre: Drama

Rating: T

(Chapter) Pairing: Leon/Riku

Authors Note: This drove me nuts. I'll admit it. I like this one, but it very nearly killed me. :D Fun, no? Sorta, Kind, Maybe a sequel to 'Griever'.


As the last heartless returned to the darkness, Leon turned to Riku, only to find him with his head bowed and a hand to his face.

A soft patter made him looked down, his heart sank and alarm grew as he spotted a growing puddle of red liquid on the ground in front of Riku.

Leon quickly crossed the room to the silver haired male. Gently pulling Riku's bloodstained hand away, Leon's eyes widened.

Riku's blindfold was half torn through; a diagonal slash ran above his right eyebrow, and across the bridge of his nose, to under his left eye.

There was something very surreal about the moment Leon met Riku's uncovered eye. With the gleam of his silver hair, the inky blackness of the ruined blindfold, to the crimson of his blood, and the most, amazing, aquamarine of his only visible eye.

Leon worked the rest of Riku's blindfold off, doing his best to be careful, as Riku hissed in pain.

A glint of silver caught his eye as he pressed the black cloth to the slash, attempting to halt the bleeding.

Looking down he saw a blood spattered Griever hanging around Riku's neck.

"I'm sorry." Leon said tearing his gaze away from the ensanguined metal.

Riku looked mildly confused. "What?"

"The necklace" Leon replied, "It seems it didn't bring you any luck."

If the black cloth hadn't been in the way, Riku would have raised an eyebrow. "That depends on how you view it."

Now it was Leon's turn to look confused. "What?"

"This," Riku said, motioning towards his face with his blood covered hand, "could have been far worse."

"Besides," Riku said as he smiled softly at Leon, before reaching up and tracing Leon's scar with the non-bloodied hand. "This is the first time I've ever seen you", before laughing softly and continuing, "and it seems we now match."


Finish