Echoes
Echoes of the tide follow him everywhere he goes—no matter how hard he tries, he can't get that ringing sound out of his ears, out of his mind, out of his sight.
It's beyond the point of creeping him out—wandering the streets of certain worlds gives him chills and makes his gut twist into a knot. There's a presence haunting him... Always lurking at the edge of his vision.
He never catches more than a glimpse of the shadow that follows him, day and night... Never hears more than that whispered sigh in his ears.
Xi...on... Xion...
It's never enough.
Author: I'm actually very happy with this one! And not just because of the semi-Greek mythology influence that sort of helped inspire me.^^ (A fanfic I just read by Amatus really inspired me, too.^^ D'aww, it was so cute but so sad... :C)
The myth of Echo, though, deals with a girl who was too talkative and thus was cursed to only repeat the ending of what others said, who eventually fell in love with a man who never noticed her... So she wasted away until all that was left was her voice. It's actually a rather creepy myth...
To change the subject from that, I just love phantomlimb!RikuShi. :) Hope you guys enjoy this one as much as I loved writing it!
To my reviewers:
XIIIXV: Hmm... It's hard to know, but I still hope she'll be in it for real. (If not, I say she comes back ANYWAY and will base my fanfic off that concept.^^) And yes.^^ But his memories will all come back for good eventually... No more remembering, then forgetting, then remembering again...
vanitas1776: I don't think writer's block would be my problem, lol! I promise to keep writing these until it's done.^^ And then... I'll start something else. :)
Espionage247: Lol, I loved writing that scene so much, but I love this one too! Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Till next time~