Obsession
Standing at his usual perch, the man in black reflects.
He can't stop thinking about her, about the girl he'd fought.
His first words to her were confused, conflicted, shocked.
"Your face... Who are you really?"
Instead of trying to sort his feelings out, he turned that confusion into bitterness, hatred.
"I don't know who you're supposed to be... but you can't fight fire with sparks. Your Keyblade, it's a sham—worthless."
Even then, he knew it was a lie.
He hurt her, and she hurt him, too—worse than he cared to admit.
His obsession with her frightens him.
Author: As bad as he *obviously* hurt Xion at their first meeting, I get the feeling her last line to him cut deep, too. And the whole "man in black reflects" thing seems pretty obsessed to me.
And while they hated each other at first, I think those feelings changed rather quickly. So quickly, in fact, they weren't even able to sort them all out. Which leads to the other cutscene in Days where they discuss Xion's fate at the islands. At least, that's how I see it.
Hey, at least they can say they always felt strongly about each other.
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