A Place to Belong

The way she looks, smiling brightly out the gummi ship's window—the stars reflecting in her eyes—it's hard to believe her presence here isn't natural.

But she was created, not born... And Riku knows that must still bother her on some level.

"But how will I know where I belong, truly?"

As confident as she tries to appear, that doubt must still be inside her, somewhere.

"Hey, Xion..." Riku mutters, catching her attention. She turns to face him as he steers the ship toward home.

Riku smiles at her.

"Don't worry, I'll find you a place to belong."

Author: Yo, sorry for the longer-than-usual wait for this one... Not only did I get really sick with a sinus headache (not the worst I've had, but still no fun DX) but things also got rather crazy yesterday when I was feeling somewhat better. Really crazy. O.o But I think everything's going to be okay now, so no worries~

I knew I was going to work in that Xion quote from the moment I saw this prompt on the list. :D It really must bother Xion, though, the fact that she was made, not born... Lets just hope she won't pull a Mewtwo on everybody. Though I think that would be Repliku's job. XD

To my reviewers:

MonMonCandie: Yeah, you were right! *high fives* But... I gotta say, in the last chapter the "Nightmares" reference wasn't from TWEWY, though the Reapers were... The Dream Eaters come in two forms, "spirits" and "nightmares." The Spirits are the friendly ones that can team up with the heroes, while the Nightmares are the ones that attack them. I was just making it clear which set I meant... But yeah, Xion was taking the words right out of Riku's mouth, XD. She's technically made from Sora's memories, so it's only natural that she'd probably have some of him in her as well, right?

XIIIXV: Yeah, it's awesome. :D One of the best games I've ever played, and that's saying something. The plot is solid and keeps you on your toes, while the gameplay itself is both challenging and fun. At times I got pretty frustrated with the bosses for beating me over and over when I wanted to get to the next part of the story... Lol...

Mirae-no-sekai: Oh, in my full-length fic they WILL be, count on it. ;D Though if they use the same rules, I wonder what the heck Riku and Xion would have to give up...? They're also not the only ones playing. XD But anyway, I agree. There are parallels between the characters as well...

Espionage247: Well, they kind of BOTH have to win together, but yes. ^.^ They make it out, don't they?

DMGSilverAirHead03: Yeah.^^

Toaneo07: Glad you like it.^^

See you next time. :)