"You really WERE the worst guardian ever, you know."

The angel lowered his head, his sky blue eyes gazing at the ground he was sitting on. "Yeah, I know."

They were located in a meadow that was completely quiet and serene. There were no others, or Heartless, or Nobodies, or anything. Just them. The soft, grassy earth was littered with patches of brightly colored and pastel flowers of all shapes and types, which gave off a sweet, lingering scent. The pure blue sky that hung above their heads was dotted gently with puffy white clouds, floating along happily. There was a calming aura about them, one that is certainly rare to find.

The girl seated next to him plucked a daisy from the ground and began pulling the petals off gently, in a bored fashion. She said, "I mean, you never protected me or Cantoria. I thought you were supposed to be trained for that kind of stuff?"

A sigh on the boy's part. "Yeah, yeah. Sorry about all that…" He could feel his self-esteem dropping by the second.

She continued, "And like, what's up with the whole disappearing act? When I needed you most, you weren't there!"

"I said I was sorry, Xat…"

"All those times when I really, REALLY could've used some help, where were you?" She flicked some hair from her face. "Oh, that's right. You were somewhere else! Geez, Dix!"

"…" Dixano frowned, and looked away. It pained him to know he had failed her so many times. He would try his very best, he really would, but it never seemed to be good enough. He was her guardian, and he couldn't even protect her. He felt like such a loser.

Xat crossed her arms, and glared at him. "So? What do you have to say for yourself?"

Silence.

"I regret so much, but…out of all the times I've let you down…I've really regretted this one thing…"

She cocked an eyebrow. "Eh? What're you talking about?"

He took in a deep breath, and said, "By not being around you, I've missed all my chances. You never got to know how I felt. I've failed you, not only as a guardian…" his eyes diverted downwards, "…but also as a friend."

Her glare softened a bit.

Dix looked up at her. "And as a friend, I should've been honest with how I felt, and—"

"Oh, spit it out already!" She said, rolling her eyes. "If you have something you want to say, then jus—"

All of the sudden, the boy pressed his lips against hers in a sweet, soft kiss.

Xatricona was too stunned to do anything as she found herself almost melting into the kiss. It seemed as if the bliss that swam around them melted away, so that the only thing that ever mattered and ever existed was the one, simple, loving embrace that was occurring between them.

Yet shortly, Dix pulled away, ending it. He gazed into her confused and content eyes, with something she'd never seen within him before.

"My greatest regret most is not doing that sooner."

And with that, the angel disappeared through a dark portal, leaving her alone.

She sat there in silence for a while, before disappearing herself. She shook the shattering kiss out of her mind for now, but she would never, ever truly forget it.

And her greatest regret was never kissing him back.

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This drabble is a challenge given to me by CatrionaHearts. The criteria:

Xat/Dix. For the sheer banter.

I hope it turned out okay.

Xat belongs to CatrionaHearts, and Dix belongs to Ben-So-Deadly.

HEY EVERYONE! LISTEN UP!!

This weekend: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, I will NOT BE HERE. I'm going to another state with my family, meaning I will NOT be updating those days.

So, what I'm going to do:

On Friday, in ADDITION to Friday's drabble, I will be releasing 3 EXTRA drabbles for the weekend (that way, I haven't technically missed a day ;D).

I'll remind everyone up until then. See ya tomorrow!