Riku woke, her head hurting from crying so much last night. She didn't know what had come over her. She slowly sat up with a hand on her forehead as if trying to stop it. Her eyes scanned her room even though she knew it and its contents well. Finally, after staring off into space for sometime, she stood and walked out to the balcony. She felt down for some reason. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice as a certain phantom thief crept onto the balcony and came up behind. "Ok, what's bothering you? And don't try to tell me it's nothing. You've been moping around for a while. So just tell me and you can avoid being annoyed with the same question over and over again." Dark said with his hands in his pockets. Riku twirled around to face him, her eyes showing a deep sadness. Dark was taken aback by this look in her eyes. In a million years he had never expected she was capable of that look.
"Why do you want to know?" Riku asked as the emotion that was in her eyes a moment ago left and was replaced by anger and surprise. "I don't really want to know. I'm just tired of you moping around. You're usually not like this. It's actually quite annoying." He said in a careless tone. This brought the anger even more apparent on her face. "Shut up! I'm just…...I'm just having a hard time emotionally. I don't know why." She said as she stared at the ground. Dark stared at her for a minute. "Maybe it's because you always hide your sad emotions from people. But hey, what would I know?" he said as he shrugged his shoulders. Riku looked up to him. "You know, you're right. You don't know a single thing about me. All you care for is Risa and don't even try to deny it. Just because you dumped her doesn't mean you don't still have feelings for her." She told him with crossed arms. He looked at her with surprise. "So? What does this have to do with your problem?" he asked with a smug look on his face. Riku groaned angrily before speaking. "Gah! You're so annoying! Hurry up and get better!" she said as she started to head back in. "Does this mean you're starting to warm up to me?" he asked with a smirk. Riku stopped in her tracks. "No! When I say hurry up and get better, it's so you can hurry and leave!" she said before continuing in. "Humph. Sure it is." He said before going to the guest room she had reluctantly given him.
Riku stood in the kitchen trying to get back into her regular routine to keep her mind off all the events that had happened in the last few days. Her tears had finally stopped coming as well as her constant headaches. She figured getting back into her regular routine would help her in a way. Suddenly, she heard a knock at the door as she set her plate on the table. She walked to the door not thinking of who it might be. "Yes?" she asked as she answered it. There at the door stood Emiko, Daisuke's mom. Riku's face fell as she saw a very tearstained and saddened face before her. "Mrs-Mrs Niwa? W-what is it? Did they find Daisuke?" Riku asked her as she moved aside to allow her in. Emiko moved slowly not wanting to look at the young girl before her. She finally nodded but wouldn't look at Riku. "A-and? Where is he?" she asked wanting to know about his whereabouts and safety. "Hi-his body was washed up on shore. He's dead." Emiko stuttered out, new tears flowing. Riku only stared at her without a word escaping from her mouth. She didn't remember anything after that. All she remembered was blacking out and being caught by someone just when she was about to hit the ground.
She slowly woke up, her cheeks flaming and her eyes red from tears she had cried as she slept. Sitting in a chair beside her was Dark, the last person she expected to see sitting beside her. "Where's Mrs. Niwa?" she asked in a very quiet voice but it was loud enough for him to hear. "She left. Apparently the news was too much for you." He said in a lazy tone. Riku turned her head to face the wall in front of her again, her eyes sad. She was tired of crying but it was all she could at the moment. Dark interrupted her thoughts when he suddenly spoke, cutting through the silence that had settled in the room. "I'm going to stay even when I'm healed." He said as he stared at the wall also. Riku's head immediately snapped towards him. "Why? I mean, wait! No! You can't!" she said as she sat up. Determination entered her sad eyes. Dark looked at her before speaking, his eyes also showing determination but for a different reason. "Don't try to stop me. You need me. You're a wreck. If someone isn't here to make sure you take care of yourself you're probably going to stop eating and then you'll die of starvation. You're going to fall apart. I just know it. You've been under so much stress so just shut up and deal with it." He said before standing up and exiting the room. Riku only stared after him knowing each word he had spoken was true. She had no room to argue.
Ok. I know it kinda sucks so far so bare with me. I also know they seem a little out of character right now. It might be because I read a sad fanfic before typing this chapter so...yea...anyways, tell me what you think.