A/N: What's the difference between a hit and a visitor? Is there a difference? I was wondering so I asked my friend and she doesn't know. ... she also thinks this is awkward... XP. As far as I know (which isn't much XD) stories get abused on here ... haha I love my logic ... or lack thereof ... it's all good XD


"Good night love," Riku said as he kissed Xell on the forehead.

"Good night, sweets," Xell said. "You sure you don't want to sleep in your own bed?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I don't want to risk hurting you if I dream that dream again," Riku said, getting under the covers of the spare cot.

Xell laid down on Riku's bed with a sigh. "You know you never hurt me. Never have, never will."

Riku didn't answer, but he heard her. 'I hope you're right,' he thought.

He laid awake in the dark room for a only sound after awhile was Xell's deep, even breathing. Riku laid still looking in the direction of the ceiling, but not seeing it due to the blindfold.

Riku didn't know how long he just laid there before Xell's breathing increased rapidly. Riku sat up and listened. Before he could say or do anything, Xell screamed. He turned on the light, got up, and sat next to her.

"What's wrong, love?" Riku asked. Xell sat up and rested her head on his shoulder, eyes wide with fear. Riku wrapped his arms around her in a reassuring hug, rubbing her back slightly to help calm her down.

"I ha-had... a t-t-terrible... n-ni-nightmare," Xell said, her teeth chattering with adreneline.

"Shh. It's O.K., love. It wasn't real," he soothed.

"It was s-s-so horr-r-rible, th-though," she stuttered. "I'm gon-n-na ki-kill Xa-a-al for having m-m-me read th-that."

"Read what?" Riku asked.

"Blood Moon Curse. That's some sc-scary stuff," Xell said, calming down.

"How so, love?"

"Alright, the book was about a fucked up incest-y family and the main character was the nanny for the kids they kidnapped. Well, i became the main character in the dream and it just had to be the part of the 'wedding'," she said, saying 'wedding' sarcastically. "In that part the main charatcer is chained to a table in a mosoleum while the family feed the dead. Literally. They shoved food into their rib cages. I woke up just after the 'ceremony' began and by that I mean the son, who is messed up in the head more than the rest of them, was about to rape me."

"..." Riku just stared at her wide eyed. "Who the hell would right something like that, let alone read it?"

"Apparently that author and Xalcry thought it was a bout ghosts," Xell chuckled the last part.

"She still read the whole thing?"

"As she said, she 'had to know what happened to Amberlynn'."

"Alrighty then. Anyway, it's alright. You'll never end up in some messed up place like that. I can't say any messed up place because who knows where we'll go in life."

"True," Xell said, then added with a smile, "We may spend some unfortunate holiday with Axel's family." They both chuckled and Riku squeezed her tight briefly.

"Well, you should go back to bed, love." He kissed her forehead and went to get up to go back to his cott when Xell didn't let go from the hug. "Lovely love, you have to let me go so you can sleep."

"Nu uh. I feel better when you're here," she said in a small voice.

Riku sighed. "Here. You get under the covers and lay down. I'll lay right next to you until you fall asleep," he said, tucking her in.

"O.K.," she replied.

He laid down behinde her. Her back to him as she cuddled up to him. He kissed the back of her head, put one arm around her wiast, and whispered, "I love you, Xelledina. Good night, love."

"Good night, sweets. I love you," she mumbled groggily.

Riku planned to stay awake until she fell asleep then return to his cot. So much for that plan. He fell asleep long before Xell. Riku dreamed of nothing that night for the first time in a long while.


Xalcry couldn't sleep so she decided to sit on the fire escape and star gaze. She stepped out of her window and stepped on something odd. Upon stepping on the odd object, a grunt was uttered on the fire escape. It wasn't Xalcry's. She whirled toward the sound and quickly pinned the person against the wall with her arm on their neck. The person was tall so she had to stand on the nearby chair to keep her hold on them by leaning against the arm on their neck and her other hand beside thier head. She was eye- level with her visitor and found herself staring into green eyes. She released him.

"Damn it, Axel! Wh ydid you go and scare me like that?!" Xalcry demanded as she leaned against the railing opposite him.

"Well, how was I to know you'd go all Zenna Warior Princess on me!?" he retorted.

"What are you doing out here anyway? Creeping on your fellow floor mates via the fire escape?"

Axel crossed his arms and, looking uncomfortable, looked away from Xalcry. "You shouldn't be out here alone at night. Your visitor may not have been me."

"You didn't answer the question," she persisted.

Axel mumbled something in response.

"What was that? I couldn't quite hear that."

"Never mind!" Axel suddenly snapped. "Go back inside and stay there. 'Night." And with that, he jumped onto the next fore escape and continued to his appartment window.

Xalcry watched him go. "How weird," she said sitting down on the lawn chair. She began to looked at the stars, but didn't really see them.


Axel reached the fire escape infront of his window and entered his room emgrossed in his own thoughts.

"Did you go to 'check on her' again?" Roxas asked from the deat at Axel's desk.

"What?" Axel asked, he wasn't paying attention. Roxas repeated his question. "No," Axel said quickly then looked away.

"Axel, you're a terrible liar," Roxas said, receiving a glare from Axel. He ignored it. "You like her, don't you?"

"Like who?" Axel growled. He was not likeing where this was going.

"Xalcry," Roxas clarified.

"No," Axel snapped then looked away. No exit. Roxas was near the door and Axel was not about to leave his own room.

"You suck at lying, Axel. You do and you knowit. Quit acting like a little kid and be a man," Roxas said.

"Out," Axel said way to calmly.

"Fine, but I saw you on the fire escape and heard you two talking thru the wall earlier. You're not exactly quiet," Roxas said as he closed the door behind himself.

Axel flopped onto his bed. "Son of a bitch," he muttered as he closed his eyes.