Running Away
He walks away from her, which takes more effort than it should. Half of him wants to run away from her; the other half wants to run back. The last words of their conversation still echo in his ears.
"Thank you, Riku."
Those words almost froze him where he stood.
Why thank him? His words had only caused her more pain. He didn't deserve thanks for that—for telling her what sad fate awaited her at the end of what few days she had left to her.
His steps were slow, but...
He still felt like he was running away.
Author: Because there's something about the ending of that scene that gives me this feeling... There's something a little too careful/deliberate about Riku's actions and tone of voice. Like he's forcing himself to hold back.
And Riku should feel like he's running away, cause he is. Running away from having to deal with Xion, and having to deal with his feelings.^^
Thanks to Mirae-no-sekai for the review! ^^It is cute overload, isn't it? There's going to be more drabbles about Hikari as this goes on, too. :)
And also to Espionage247! I'm glad you loved it. Hope you like this one, too.
And finally, thanks once again to Amatus! Lol. I forgive you.^^ And no, you never told me that before. That is a pretty name, but I do agree that it doesn't quite fit in. That's the hardest thing for me, thinking of names, cause somewhere along the way I decided I wanted them to have meaning. So the name can't just sound right, it's got to be right. Which takes forever sometimes. DX. Which meaning did you give Haruki? A lot of the possible meanings would fit, though. :) Back on track, I've always thought Riku'd end up with a silver-haired daughter who'd grow up to be a total badass. A very pretty one. XD. She'll be back for some later prompts, I'm sure, so you'll see more of her then...^^ Hikari's one of my favorite words, actually. (I'm fond of light-related words, anyway, so...) :D And I'm so happy you like it. (I just realized I've got "eternity" on my list to, dang it. I can't think of "eternal" without thinking of Xemnas, which is a bit creepy...)
Oh, I almost forgot! "Faith" is up on my dA now. :D I may go and edit it later and add more shading, but I'm eager to get to work on "Out of Time." ^^
Till next time~!^^