Riku still held Ciarens hand as they walked down the street. He wasn't pulling her anymore, just gently tugging her along. Sora and Kairi walked a few paces ahead, holding hands and whispering to each other. It was obvious that they were a couple, but Ciaren wanted to ask Riku to make sure.
"Riku are they a couple?"
"Ya they got together last year," he said. He said it quickly, not looking at quickly, not looking at Ciaren while he said it.
"How old are you?" He looked older than he had in the game.
"I'm seventeen," came the curt reply. Ciaren was right he was older than he had been in the game. The rudeness was unnecessary, and it was starting to piss her off.
"There's no need to be rude," the words blurted out before she had a chance to stop them. She blushed lightly, feeling guilty. But then Riku started chuckling. Ciaren looked up at him.
"Alright that's true" He said. They looked at each other for a moment but then continued walking.
They soon arrived at Kairi's house, where she gave Ciaren some out fits to borrow until she could buy her own. Kairi and Sora decided to stay there, leaving Ciaren and Riku to walk the rest of the way. It was finally then that Riku decided to speak up.
"So how old are you?"
"Sixteen, I turn seventeen in June."
"What date?"
"June 22"
"What's your favorite color?"
"I have multiple, blue, black and purple."
It was suddenly twenty questions. He asked her everything that he could think of. It was nice at first but then it started to feel like an invasion of her privacy. Ciaren was revealing so much about herself and she was learning nothing of him. It made her feel so exposed.
"What's with the sudden twenty questions?" She had finally snapped when he asked about religion. All it did was bring up painful family memories.
"I didn't hear you asking any question" he replied, he said it teasingly.
"I tried earlier but you seemed unresponsive."
She didn't want to argue with him, but she didn't want to answer any more questions. Ciaren waited for his response but she didn't get a verbal one. He didn't seem angry, just came forward slowly and kissed Ciarens forehead. It was as light as a feather, but the skin felt like it was red hot.
Almost as suddenly as it happened, it was over. Riku turned and started walking again like nothing had happened. Ciaren raised her hand to her forehead not wanting to lose the feeling of his lips there.
What did he mean by that, she worriedly thought, biting her lip.
"Come on if you want a place to stay Ciaren!" he called back, not even turning his head. Ciaren hurried to catch up, more confused than she had ever been in her life.