Chapter Seven

Author's Note: I added this chapter in for Khaz cause she gave me this awesome idea! I'm so happy! It's a snow day! Yes!

Title: Confections

Time: Pre-KH2 (I feel special)

Rating: T (language)

Summary: It's funny how a little bit of melted ice cream can save someone's life.

Disclaimer: I'm running out of ways to avoid saying it. Hm…

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Riku's current predicament could be described quite simply. He was seriously screwed. Simply put.

It seemed he had underestimated Sora's Nobody, just like he had underestimated Sora. And the darkness's hold over him. And Goofy and Donald's loyalty for Sora. And Maleficent's influence over him…

Yup, thought Riku bitterly, it seems I have a tendency to underestimate things…

"Well no more," he spoke out loud, not caring that no one was around to hear his mental break through, "You hear that world? You're all fucking better than me got it?! That's right! I'm done pretending that I'm strong!

"Crap," he muttered sitting down with a half-hearted plop, he tore his blind fold off out of frustration and stuffed it back in his pocket.

After Roxas had beaten him Riku had been pretty damn defeated and at the moment he didn't have the patience for that blindfold that King Mickey had suggested when his eyes had turned yellow.

Riku sighed, he'd done enough moping around, it was time to head back to DiZ's and tell the scientist that he had failed. Just imagining the scientist's smug face made Riku's stomach clench. Oh well…

Just then he sensed a familiar presence over his shoulder, "Heartless… I am so not in the mood for this…" he whispered, his wounds hadn't fully healed from his battle with Roxas…

But he called Way to Dawn to his hands nonetheless and assumed his fighting stance; gritting his teeth for the first strike. There were about a hundred of them swarming around attacking Riku in turns or all at once. Riku fought them back valiantly for a while before he gradually began to feel his strength waning.

And then quite suddenly Riku felt something hard thump on his head. Shaking his head slightly to clear it of its swimming-ness Riku glanced down at the ground to see…

A gift basket? Okay… That was unexpected…

He wondered briefly if the basket had hit him harder than he thought because clearly he was seeing things. Using his dark firaga to push the Heartless back a little he picked up the basket and peered at the contents.

The basket was full to the brim with things Riku recognized all too well… His favorite flavor of gum, his favorite flavor of ice cream (obviously melted), his favorite book… It was all there… And written on a tiny fold of paper were the words: "Good-Bye".

And then Riku knew who had sent it. He recognized that writing, and he knew who would go through the trouble of making this, and he knew who knew all his favorite things…

Suddenly a Door to Light appeared, smiling slightly Riku tightened his grip on the handle of the basket and headed through…

The Door lead to DiZ's mansion, and Riku felt he knew what to do now. Because no matter how much the darkness affected him Tidus would be there to pull him back out.

Author's Note: I'm so happy! I really like this chapter so please review and tell me you agree! After all, it's so terribly rude to read a story and not review! Snow! Snow! I love it so! WHEE!!!

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