Dead Wrong

He thought it would be easy to say good-bye, despite everything they'd been through.

But when the time came to part with her forever—and not just her, but all his memories of her, of the days they'd spent together—he realized he'd been wrong.

Dead wrong.

"Thanks for everything, Riku."

She refuses to look up at him as she says this, and he knows her heart is breaking.

Just like his.

"Yeah," he agrees, quietly. A simple response, yet all he can muster.

He only hopes she didn't hear the pain in his voice.

He'd never felt so terrible.

Author: I think I'm gonna post a fluffy drabble next chapter.

And Riku, really, you should've known better. Of course you're gonna miss her, even if you can't remember what you're missing.

Thanks once again to Amatus for reviewing! I thought you'd like that drabble. :) And I'm glad you liked Out of Time, too. I did get the subliminal message you sent in "Almost." Man, that is just just a sad (yet sweet) idea. It makes me smile to think that, too. :3 Ah, Riku. Xion's probably going to be very annoyed with you in that case. XD. The first image that popped into my head when I read your comment on rivalry was, actually, a continuation of the idea I had for the Thanksgiving picture. XD. Cause Riku's too sexy for his own good dressed like that. (Did I really just type that? ^/^ Lol.) I actually really like the Sora vs. Xion idea, though. Not too many fics portray either of them as the jealous type... I think I'll go with that. :D Aw, Nomura's such a tease, isn't he? Have you seen the newest trailers for 3D yet? (I can't tell if it's flashback or what, but Braig makes an appearance. o.o) As for Riku and Xion... I think they'll be okay this time around. After all, I think they make a pretty awesome team. It'd take an awful lot to get past both of them. :) And yeah, the line does make perfect sense in context... But I still cracked up when I went to Youtube just to read the comments. Man. Gotta love the comments. XD. And thank you.^^ I'm glad you like it. It was fun to draw Leon blushing like that. :)

See ya next time!