Chapter Eleven: "The Closer You Get to Light, The Greater Your Shadow Becomes..."
I hugged Lexy tightly, "You don't know how much I've missed you!" I cried, the tears flowing endlessly.
"And I, you." Lexy hugged me back, just as tight.
I've forgotten just how good it felt.
I pulled away, "But...what will you do now?"
I was puzzled, and I could tell she was too-she had lived with darkness so long....
Lexy looked away guiltily, "I guess I must fulfill my duty besides..."
I was shocked. "But Lexy! You have no reason to anymore! There has to be another way!"
"We can't control fate, Jess."
"Yes we can! You don't have to live with this anymore! The heartless would be gone! We wouldn't have to worry anymore!"
Lexy's thoughts were ablaze with arguments: "So what?' "What if I could leave...""Endless power.""Shattered hearts..."
And still Jess pleaded with her.
She was down on her knees, hands clasped before her, eyes begging for her to let go....
"Lexy, you know this isn't right!"
Duty...Destiny...
"You could come with me!"
Shadows...power..
"All of this could end!"
Bound to shadow, saved from light.
"We can help Riku!"
...Riku?
Suddenly the person in question burst into the room.
"Lexy! I heard my name and-you." He glared at Jess spitefully, daring her to move.
"What are you doing here?!?!? How did you get here?!?!?"
"I-I....."
Lexy could only watch Riku approach Jess-her heart willed her to move, but her mind willed her to stay.
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING TO LEXY?!?!?!"
Jess lept up, keyblade drawn in a defensive position.
"I wasn't about to hurt her, or touch her in any way." Her voice hardened, sharp as steel.
Riku grinned and unsheathed his own blade.
"You really think you stand a chance against me? Me? The King of Darkness?"
He prepared to strike.
"Leave here now, or you will never be able to."
Jess only stared, and dropped her keyblade to her side.
She glared hard at Riku, and uttered in a voice unlike herself, "Then let it be done."
Lexy knew what to do now.
Her heart had told her in a pure, clean lilt.
"You are free."
End Chapter Eleven
I hugged Lexy tightly, "You don't know how much I've missed you!" I cried, the tears flowing endlessly.
"And I, you." Lexy hugged me back, just as tight.
I've forgotten just how good it felt.
I pulled away, "But...what will you do now?"
I was puzzled, and I could tell she was too-she had lived with darkness so long....
Lexy looked away guiltily, "I guess I must fulfill my duty besides..."
I was shocked. "But Lexy! You have no reason to anymore! There has to be another way!"
"We can't control fate, Jess."
"Yes we can! You don't have to live with this anymore! The heartless would be gone! We wouldn't have to worry anymore!"
Lexy's thoughts were ablaze with arguments: "So what?' "What if I could leave...""Endless power.""Shattered hearts..."
And still Jess pleaded with her.
She was down on her knees, hands clasped before her, eyes begging for her to let go....
"Lexy, you know this isn't right!"
Duty...Destiny...
"You could come with me!"
Shadows...power..
"All of this could end!"
Bound to shadow, saved from light.
"We can help Riku!"
...Riku?
Suddenly the person in question burst into the room.
"Lexy! I heard my name and-you." He glared at Jess spitefully, daring her to move.
"What are you doing here?!?!? How did you get here?!?!?"
"I-I....."
Lexy could only watch Riku approach Jess-her heart willed her to move, but her mind willed her to stay.
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING TO LEXY?!?!?!"
Jess lept up, keyblade drawn in a defensive position.
"I wasn't about to hurt her, or touch her in any way." Her voice hardened, sharp as steel.
Riku grinned and unsheathed his own blade.
"You really think you stand a chance against me? Me? The King of Darkness?"
He prepared to strike.
"Leave here now, or you will never be able to."
Jess only stared, and dropped her keyblade to her side.
She glared hard at Riku, and uttered in a voice unlike herself, "Then let it be done."
Lexy knew what to do now.
Her heart had told her in a pure, clean lilt.
"You are free."
End Chapter Eleven