Riku sighed as she stared at her ceiling, bored and sad. For some reason, the look on Dark's face when she told him she knew none of the details about the party seemed to bore itself into her mind. She wanted it to go away yet she also wanted it to stay in her mind. His face had a look of disappointment yet it held determination. It might be that he still held feelings for her twin that he had dumped awhile ago. She didn't know and she wasn't going to try and find out. It was none of her business to know. Riku sighed again and stood up, walking to the balcony to gaze at the ocean. She had made it a habit since Risa went missing. It just calmed her nerves and made her temporarily forget her problems. But only for a moment before they pushed themselves back into her mind, demanding her attention like a spoiled child. She didn't hear as Dark walked onto the balcony. "Are you sure you don't know anything about that party Risa went to?" he asked, scaring her in the process. She spun around, surprised at his presence and glared at him.
"Yes I'm sure. Now could you please stop asking me! I told you all I knew so stop bugging me about it!" she growled at him, still furious that he surprised her like that. "Well, it's not much help if you don't know anything! Besides, all I'm trying to do is find out anything helpful to save your sister! So quit snapping at me and just try to be nice for once! I know you hate me and I know you think I'm a damn pervert but you need to trust me this once! I need you to trust me just this once so I can help your sister." He said, his voice softening on the last sentence. Riku looked at him, her eyes showing a small hint of trust yet it could barely be seen. "I-I'm sorry. It's just, this whole thing is hitting me pretty hard. First Daisuke then Risa. I can't help but worry about them and about who will be next. I can't help but think it's going to be me. I just can't handle it like I thought I could." She said, her eyes looking down at the balcony floor that was lighted by the moons reflected light.
Dark looked at the girl who had always hated him. He always thought her a strong girl but he never thought about her weak points. He respected how she tried to be strong for the people around her. "There's no need to try and be brave now. There is no one to be brave for. Risa can't see you so it's okay to let your feelings out." Dark said in a comforting yet very soft voice. His eyes glazed over with a distant thought as Riku looked up at him. No. She wasn't going to let him see her like that. There was no way she would allow it. Riku set a determined look on her face and shook her head, her hair bouncing along with it. "No. Even if she isn't here to see me I still have to be strong. You wouldn't understand. Just leave me alone." She said before rushing inside her room and closing the sliding class door behind her. Dark didn't get to see her next actions as she pulled a curtain across the glass door.
Riku slid down the wall, bringing her knees up to her chest and wrapping her arms around them, her face buried within them. Slow tears ran down her face leaving a hardly visible path down her cheeks. He didn't know how it felt to lose two of the most important people in their life in one year without any knowledge of where they were or if they were alive or not. Riku let the tears fall as she wondered these thoughts. Finally, they stopped and she had the courage to lift her face to look around her dark room. She felt a little better now that she had had a good cry. If this was how she handled the situation after only a couple days of missing she wasn't sure how she would handle it later in if they weren't found soon. She wiped her face and stood up, still leaning against the wall. How could she break down at a time like this? She had to be strong. She had to be strong for her own sake. Maybe then she would actually become strong and would be able to handle this. Yet she wasn't sure she could ever learn to handle this. What would she do? She had yet to find out. For now, her worries would be on Dark's health even if she hated him. She wanted him out as soon as possible. She fell asleep that night, something tugging at her mind. What was going to happen?
Sorry it took me so long to update. I promise there will be more action in the next couple of chapters...don't worry. Also, I know it seems like this is more of a Riku and Daisuke but as I near the end you will see it's a Dark and Riku fic so don't worry about that either. Reviews please.