Yeah... My title is unoriginal...AGAIN! But Riku won't stop singing that song...despite the warzone of notebook flinging.Thank God he's not trying to sing as high as Utada Hikaru or I think his vocal chords would be slit by now...

Okay. These scenes are really special. Like in 'Lost in an Aquamarine Dream', these drabbles were meant to be part of my character's shattered memories and why her 'Light vanquished' heart can't relinquish his image. They aren't "connected", but they are technically together. Hope you like them.

Dedication: xAkix and Sekhemnet. I know the two of you really like my chapter fic, despite the fact that I update like a sloth. Thanks for your undying patience.

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I can't understand this...Why? Why is he so determined to be close to me? I thought... Ithought no one...could... Was he wrong? Will this Islander protect...me? Hmmm...even though my questions are unanswered, his embrace seems to make the concern obsolete...

Riku...

The Future Doesn't Scare Me...

I close my eyes and pull deeper into my dark state of confusion and hopelessness. The rare sensation of emotion slips over my cheeks as my heart sends its trembling about my body.

But, slowly, I draw still at an unknown sensation

A strong arm comes across my stomach and holds tightly as its owner lays beside me now. I can feel his heart upon my shoulder blades and his soft breath through my hair.

An odd feeling washes over me as I'm gently held by this mysterious, Island boy.

"I promise I'll protect you...No matter what happens...I'll take care of you..."

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I try to open my eyes, but I'm blinded by the piercing darkness that surrounds my fallen entity. I feel so cold, my body literally freezing from the inside... It's almost as though my heart had frozen and now pumps frigid blood through my veins.

I know in realistic terms, my body is right where it has been for the last five minutes, and yet, it's like I've fallen into the abyss of an eternal nightmare.

But soon...I hear a small pulse... I assume it's a heartbeat...but how...how can I hear it so clearly and beautifully? It feels warm...comforting...like the sun... It enters me and embraces tightly, melting the ice like the coming spring... But I still don't understand... Why can I hear it so well?

My eyes shut gently once more, hypnotized by the passionate beats of this strange heart. My senses seem to return, particularly that of touch. The warm skin of someone's arm rests upon the small of my back while the other affectionately holds my head. I can feel his fingers within my scattered hair; it feels strange…nice…

My cheek feels like it's upon some form of fabric; I can't determine the make, but guessing by the warmth my cheek has and the clarity of that heartbeat…I assume the fabric is upon it's owner…

My blank eyes try to open, but they can barely breach the area of a slit and I just give up. I know not of the heart's owner, but a solitary name slowly brushes upon my lips and remains for several moments before tumbling into the air.

"…Riku…"

"I've got you, and my fate be damned if I ever let go…"