Prompt: (90) Magic
Pairing: Mickey/Minnie
Setting: Post-CoM
Rating: K
Word Count: 346
"You're a king back in your world, so you must have a country to run right?" Riku let out a small chuckle. "I remember back home when I was little, I would pretend I was king of an island we used to play on. I don't think I'd want to be king anymore though. I might not be able to handle the responsibility."
Mickey's body sagged guiltily. "I guess I can't handle it myself either," he confessed. A quizzical look crossed Riku's face, so Mickey elaborated. "When I met you in the realm of darkness, I'd been away from home for a while. Gosh, it must have been at least a year by now. And this isn't exactly the first time I, er . . . 'ran away' either."
"Then you must have a brother or someone to runs things while you're gone?" Riku guessed.
"Minnie." A bright smile lit up Mickey's face when he said her name, but it reluctantly drooped soon afterward. "I . . . really miss her."
"I see," Riku said. "It must be really hard when you have to say goodbye, huh?"
"I . . . I couldn't even this time." Mickey kept his eyes trained on the ground. "Knowing where I was going, I . . . Welp, I wasn't sure if I'd be comin' back."
Riku nodded again. He'd had a similar experience himself recently. The thought of the castle gave him an idea though. "Mickey, remember when you were able to send some of your power to help me fight off Ansem? Maybe you could use that to talk to . . ."
The slow shaking of Mickey's head caused Riku to trail off, though a small smile began to return to the king's face at the hopeful thought. "That magic is one I can only use in a reaction to danger. I would love to activate it to visit, but . . ."
A long pause overtook them before Riku spoke up again. ". . . Well, at least you know she's safe."
Mickey laughed happily at that. "You're right!"
Originally this was going to be a lonely theme about Mickey missing Minnie during his KH1 journies in the realm of darkness, but in the end my love of the Riku-Mickey friendship moved it over here. And I know I'm technically supposed to be on hiatus right now, but this idea was stuck in my head today and I already had the script written so I really just needed to add the narrative and I decide okay why not. XP
Every time I watch that kiss in the KH2 credits I want to see more Mickey/Minnie canon content. Perhaps in KH3. :3
- Star-Shaped-χ