Trust the Unseen ( Passion )
#16. time - (you wanted to remember)
Disclaimer: I do not own KH, its settings, characters, etc. These words, however, are mine.
"You said, once, you wanted to remember." A greying Kairi said softly, tears brimming in her eyes.
Riku looked down at her, his eyes emotionless, his face expressionless, before he quickly looked away. It had been such a long time -- and he'd been doing fine, finally. Why she felt the need to suddenly do this, she couldn't explain, but she wanted to see if she could grasp something of the old Riku and keep it close to her.
They'd lived young together, they'd grown old together. They'd been through a lot.
And then she lost him.
His memories.
His soul.
Holding her hand up to his cheek, she saw him flinch a little at the contact, but he focused on her again. "Look," she whispered, placing something in his outstretched hand resting on the chair's arm. He looked down at the object she'd placed there and brought it up to his face to examine it more closely. She waited with bated breath for a reaction.
Nothing.
Her heart fell to her toes and she shut her eyes, tired and exasperated.
"Kairi?" He said, breaking the despair-filled silence. His voice was rough, as though he hadn't spoken in months -- and the truth was, he hadn't.
Her head snapped up and their eyes met. She saw it then, a flicker of something deep in his glowing eyes; recognition.
Her eyes brimmed with tears for the second time in minutes and one began to make their way down her cheek. He lifted his hand, unused for so long and gently wiped it away.
It fell back to its original resting place, his limb already drained of energy.
And then, as quickly as it was there, it was gone.
Such is the woe of time.
But it was all she'd needed.