Accuracy
The amount of time they've spent together only amounts to a handful of days in the end. Riku knows that. He knows she's doomed, knows DiZ is going to be disappointed once again...
At the moment, he doesn't care.
At the moment, all that matters is the fact that Xion's on the verge of tears from all the pain she's obviously feeling, no matter what DiZ thinks her kind are capable of.
Riku finds himself questioning the accuracy of that belief a little more each day.
When he holds her closer, comforting her, she sure doesn't feel less than human.
Author: "Oh, he told you how he felt, did he? Ridiculous."
Pretty much sums up what DiZ thinks of nobodies in his own words. *shakes head* I get the feeling DiZ sees Xion as even less than a nobody, and he'd probably give Riku down the road for "giving her time to think about her choice." He probably thought Riku was wasting time doing that, even if Riku felt it was something he HAD to do for her. Kind of highlights how different they are.
Also, if any of you haven't checked out my story "Falling" yet, you should! It's a companion piece to this, riffing off of the last drabble (Picking Up the Pieces) quite a bit. ^-^ I'd love to know what you think of it! :D
Anyway, to my reviewers!
XIIIXV: It is something she'd say, poor thing... And yeah, I knew that. ^^ It's really cool, isn't it? I like the idea that the Land of Departure exists as a sleeping world somewhere deep within Castle Oblivion, which is why I think it's the perfect place for Xion to stay sometimes while she's waiting to be rescued.
DMGSilverAirHead03: Aw, that's really sweet of you to say. :)
Espionage247: It's okay! And I'm glad you liked that one, I actually had to draft it several times before I was happy with it. :)
See ya next time!
