A/N: Didn't have time to post this before work this morning, but here it is! Today's theme is old friends. Please enjoy!
Day 21: Old Friends
"Naminé."
"Yes, Riku?" she answered, turning, and dropping everything that was in her lap. She gasped, clasping her hand to her mouth. "It's you."
He smiled wryly. "So you do remember me."
She stood, ignoring the sketchbook and pencils at her feet, and dared walk closer to him. "How could I ever forget you?" she breathed. The replica looked as he had when they were all trapped in Castle Oblivion. It was as though a day hadn't passed since Marluxia's defeat. "I always wondered where you went," she confessed.
"I've been all over, but it seems my devotion to you has never wavered." Namine froze. "I had to see you. I want to understand why I can't forget you." He reached for her hand. "Will you come with me?"
"Riku, I-"
He silenced her with a smile. "I'll bring you back. It won't take long, I promise."
Remembering all she had done to him, she realized she couldn't deny him. She took his hand and he opened a portal of darkness before them.
"Naminé?!"
She turned to see Roxas rushing toward her. She shook her head as she stepped into the portal after the replica. The confusion in Roxas's eyes was the last thing she saw of the room she'd been in. She turned to the replica and gasped. His eyes had changed to gold and his grip on her hand was hurting her.
"You won't get away from me this time, Naminé."