Seeking Solace
Xion turns to Riku slowly, moonlight glinting in her raven-hair. Her eyes betray the feelings she'd been trying so hard to hide. Pain. Sorrow. Fear.
Riku meets her gaze without wavering, knowing his eyes will betray his heart, too—and, for once, he doesn't care. He wants her to see...
"Xion," he breathes, but is cut off as she runs to him from the balcony, closing the distance between them at last. She presses her lips to his mouth, begging him to respond—which he gladly does, kissing her deeply, seeking solace with her even as she seeks it from him.
Author: Set directly after "Death."
Anyone up for a follow-up drabble at some point? x3
The way my head-canon works, Riku tries to keep his distance during Days (which gets harder toward the end...) but starts getting close to her again in the World of Dreams-only to, once again, keep a bit of distance from her as he tries to figure out his feelings. (Typical Riku behavior... *shakes head*) However, as the day of the great battle against Xehanort draws near Riku realizes it'd break his heart to lose her again (which he's known on some level all along) and thus... This happens. :3
To my reviewers:
Sakura Scout: *hugs* No, it's fine-I like that one a lot, too. It's one of my personal favorites as well.^^ You really think I write DiZ well? xD Would you believe me if I told you I can actually hear his voice in my head when I want to, which helps me get his wording/pauses right? I've heard that voice in varied movies enough times to have it down. :3 (He seems to get similar characters all the time.^^) As for the line about "betrayal" ...Yay! You caught on to that.^^ Yes, I put that in there as an allusion to the fact that Xion's affected by Sora-and that part of her would feel betrayed in that situation. And I agree, we must give Vexen an extra hard beating just for Repliku!
Mirae-no-sekai: I'm glad you liked it.^^
Espionage247: I liked writing his perspective a lot.^^ He might make a comeback later in this story (or might not, I'm not sure...^^;) but he'll definitely have a role in my upcoming full-length story. :D
And finally, Amatus: I knew you were still reading it.^^ As for Repliku and Xion... I can see crying, too-and probably confusion, when Xion realizes it's Repliku (who doesn't know her like Riku did...) But, since Repliku is Riku's Replica... I can see him having feelings for her, even if he (like Riku) doesn't catch on at first. It makes for a veryinteresting (and heartbreaking) relationship. And say what! A new trailer... *goes to youtube to check this out...* :3
See you all next time!