Knowing How
Knowing how much it takes to bring Xion to tears, Riku is stunned when a simple gift does it—just a handful of flowers a child had picked for her, dirt still falling from the roots.
"Thank you," she muttered, watching the girl run back to join her family and friends where they were celebrating. Xion looks at Riku and smiles, wiping her eyes.
"Forget-me-nots," she says, answering his unspoken question.
Before he can do anything, they're confronted by the fox himself.
"Come on, you two—join in the fun!" Robin laughs, dragging them into the group with him.
Author: Because Robin Hood has always been one of my favorite Disney films, and I'm sad it hasn't even been alluded to yet in Kingdom Hearts. :3 I somehow see the Keybearers splitting up to help out worlds in KH3. Wouldn't that be awesome? So this drabble takes place somewhere in there, between Xion's return (which I speculate in this to occur sometime at the end of 3D) and the final battle against Master Xehanort (which would be the final boss of KH3.) Riku and Xion took care of Nottingham together, while Sora and the rest were somewhere else.^^
As for the forget-me-nots... Well, I hope the reason they make her tear up a little is obvious. :( That little girl had no way of knowing, though, that Xion has been forgotten before. I guess it evens out though, cause they're gonna have a good time at this party. :D
Thanks to MonMonCandie for the reviews! :) Well, maybe not creepy exactly. He's tragic and sad in a way, too. I feel bad for Terra, but certain cutscenes with Xemnas give me chills. It was fun to twist his quote to a RikuShi angle, though. :) And I love Howl, too. 3 And yeah, Irregular Orbit did seem like it would be hard, but then I started thinking about the "orbit" part and thought of space. Which led me to that whole metaphor thing, but... Darn, it was hard to find the right words to explain it.^^ Glad you liked them, though.
See you next time!