Hikari here. I completely forgot to upload this yesterday, so here's the new chapter. And a quick note before you begin, when Luxu approaches the memorial to the Foretellers, it's almost right after they've left the area for those of you who are trying to figure out which keyblade disappeared. Now, onto the show, nyah~!
Chapter 1
In Castle Oblivion, within the room where Sora rested.
"You have a choice to make, too," Namine said.
"Why me, too? No one's messed with my memories," Riku asked.
Namine looked at him, waiting for a moment before she spoke. "It's not your memories. It's your darkness. In your heart there is darkness, and in that darkness is Ansem. He may be at bay for now… but eventually he'll wake, and he will take over you just like he did before. But I have powers you can use. With my powers, I can put a tight lock on your heart. That way, Ansem could never come out from inside you."
"What happens to me if I let you do that? Will I forget everything like Sora?"
Namine stayed silent, giving the answer with only the look in her eyes. After a bit more explanation from Namine about the consequences of his choices, she asked him to choose again. A bit more discussion happened and then Riku had come to his answer.
"I don't need my heart locked. I'm ready, I'm gonna fight Ansem," Riku answered with a serious tone.
Namine pursed her lips, clear worry etched into her face. "But what if his darkness overtakes you?"
"If that happens, then the darkness will show me the way," Riku answered.
After the two talked a bit more, now with Riku commenting that Namine reminded him of Kairi, he was finally ready to leave. He told Namine to look after Sora and then turned to leave.
Just as he was about to exit the door, Namine grabbed hold of his wrist. "Wait Riku! Uh… there is one more thing."
Riku turned around, wondering what she possibly could have meant. "Huh? What is it?"
Namine hesitated, thinking over her thoughts carefully. Quickly she let go of Riku's wrist and straighten up. "I wasn't too sure at first… it took me a while to realize this, but while I did not mess with your memories… I did notice something else."
"Something else?" Riku asked. He raised an eyebrow, trying to understand what she was getting at. But nothing came to mind what she could have meant.
Namine bowed her head. "I didn't mean to look too deeply, but I noticed something about you. In your mind… there are hidden memories. Real hidden memories, not like the fake ones I created for Sora."
"What?" Riku asked. He almost couldn't believe the words he had heard. He had hidden memories? How could that be? And of what?
He furrowed his brows, trying to take in this new knowledge. "Do you know what they are?"
Namine tilted her head back up, meeting Riku's eyes again. "No. They are deeply buried, I've never really seen anything like it before."
"Is there anything you could do about it though?" Riku asked, becoming increasingly curious about apparent hidden memories locked in his mind. Out of everything that happened, it was intriguing him the most.
"I believe so," Namine replied quietly. "I think that I could awaken them… if you wanted."
Riku closed his eyes, beginning a deep thought process. "I have hidden memories… but what are they? I mean I guess that's why I can't remember them, they are hidden after all."
He crossed his arms and let out a long sigh. "I feel like they must be important… either that or they are repressed. If they were bad and I repressed them, maybe I shouldn't remember. I don't know… but I think it would be good to know, at least some point."
Riku opened his eyes again, seeing Namine waiting patiently for his answer. He cleared his throat. "Thank you for offering, but for now I'll just think about it."
Namine nodded in understanding. "Okay, let me know if you make a decision."
Riku gave a nod back and then headed out of the room, ready to face Ansem.
300 days since Roxas joined the Organization.
Namine and DiZ stood in the white room, starting at the capsule that held Sora, still asleep. A problem had occurred where restoring Sora's memories had stopped. DiZ said that they would have to take action soon if nothing with Sora could be done. But for now they were at a stand still, and there was nothing Namine could do.
She sighed and exited the room, back into the hallway of the Twilight Town mansion. It was where they hid out now from the Organization, hoping they could continue to go undetected. Continuing through the mansion, Namine walked into a different room, and found Riku, who appeared to be staring out the window, even though he had a blindfold on. There was a contemplative look on his face.
Before she could even speak up, he turned to face her. "Namine, is something wrong?"
"The restoration of Sora's memories has come to a halt, and it's outside my control."
Riku's shoulders slumped. Even with the blindfold covering his eyes, it was clear that he looked disappointed. "Oh… I see. I guess that means more waiting then. You don't know how long it will last for?"
Namine shook her head. "I'm uncertain of how long it will take before I'm able to make anymore progress." She paused for a moment before continuing to speak. "Since I currently not able to work on Sora's memories, have you decided about your own locked ones?"
Riku stayed silent at first, thinking it over carefully. Eventually he spoke back up. "I do want to know why I have locked memories. I really do want to know why… and since we seem to have some time on our hands I guess we could do it now."
"It will only take a few days, as theses memories already lie within your heart. All I have to do is chain them together with your current ones and you should be able to remember them at your own pace."
"All right," Riku replied. "Let's do this then and get it over with."
Hope that you've enjoyed the read, and aren't too upset with me posting a day late. Please follow/favorite/review; I like feedback. For those of you who have your own theories on who the foretellers are/will be, feel free to share your thoughts. Until Friday, Nyah~
