Thanks to...
Mirae-no-Sekai (LOL, darn it, Riku! No kidding... silly Riku. ^_^) for reviewing,
MegaWallflower for the continued reviews (O.O Hooray for being caught up, though! :D 6. Forever. - Eh, oh, well, you saw it. ^_^ Agreed!),
delphigirl698 for the favorite story (^_^), and
Knight-Dawn for reviewing! (LOL, in that case, I wish you luck. Can't wait to see them! LOL. I shall keep that in mind... Heh, heh, heh... Haha, Riku's getting good at doing that. Thank you! Ohhh yeah, as if she wasn't there a lot subconsciously, but now... he's done for. XD)
Okay, I swear, I'm done with Riku vs. Maleficent. Seriously. Maybe. I dunno. We'll see...
"Xion? Xion! Come on, where are you?"
Riku kicks another door open, but the circular room beyond is just as empty as the last room. He could've sworn he heard something in here...
"Come hither, child..."
Riku's blood freezes.
That's—
"Maleficent!" Damn it, he never should have left Xion alone, not for a second—
He barrels through the next two rooms before he finds them...
… A moment too late.
Xion falls perfectly in his arms, like she'd planned it all, except that he fails her, falling to his knees with her, cradling her numbly while Maleficent turns her back.
