Picking Up the Pieces
Xion lays beside Riku, beneath the stars, in the Land of Departure. She's content just being with him like this for now, even though she's dying to go back with him.
Dying to live again, for real this time.
She closes her eyes and leans against his shoulder.
She feels Riku's hand tighten around hers—he's been holding it all night, and she doesn't want him to let go. He's her lifeline, her one true tie to the living world.
"I'm sorry," Riku mutters into her ear. "I'm still picking up the pieces."
"It's okay. I can wait."
Author: Set during the same time period as drabbles like "Unbreakable," "Patience," and "33 Percent." When Riku's still forgetting Xion only to remember her again when he's with her in the dream-worlds. I realized I had yet to write a scene from Xion's side of that time.
Somehow I imagine Xion's last line here to be bitter... And the last thing Riku hears before waking up.
To my reviewers:
XIIIXV: Lol, yeah... Amatus is a little older than Hikari, and Haruki's a bit younger than both of them. I would also confuse their names quite easily. XD.
vanitas1776: I was thinking to do just that, XD. Pregnant!Xion seemed moody enough under normal circumstances... putting her in a bad situation is not going to be constructive for whoever was unlucky enough to consider it a good idea. And yeah, whoever hurt Haruki is probably about to regret their actions as well...
DMGSilverAirHead03: Hm... No, I pity them too. But it's sort of their own fault, lol. And I'm glad you like the names, though I can't really take credit for thinking of them. I tried looking up different names myself, but none were fitting like those are!
See you next time. ^-^
