Dark


Xion stands alone outside, breathing in the cool night air. She loves the way the night smells, so different from the day—it's just one more thing she'll miss if she...

Refusing to think of that, Xion holds her head high and takes a deep breath before glancing into the room where Riku's already fast asleep, his blindfold laid out on the nightstand beside his bed.

She watches his chest rise and fall for a while before slowly turning away once more.

"The dark... is this really what you're so afraid of?"

She isn't sure she wants him to answer.


Author: Another prompt set during their time spent together in Days.^^ Riku's pretty secretive about his fears, so Xion wouldn't know that he's not just scared of the dark but also of turning into someone he isn't (Xehanort) and also... He's scared to get too close to her, too, since he knows he's only going to lose her. But he can't help that.

I like the idea that Riku might take off the blindfold when he sleeps, though I think he might leave it on sometimes, too... But I have plans for the drawing that corresponds to this drabble that require the blindfold to be off. :D ('Cause Riku's not as asleep as Xion thinks...)

Anyway, thanks to MonMonCandie for the review! Lol, I thought it might be surprising (since I didn't say where they were till the end, after all...) Honestly, Robin Hood's the one I forget sometimes myself, but when I remember it I remember I loved it when I was little. It's been forever since I watched it, though. :( Mulan's my all-time favorite, though. I agree, though, that they should work all the animated films in somehow before it's over.^^ And sweet, I'm glad it was fitting.

See you next time~!