Shattered
He watches as the ice encases her body while Roxas just sits there, holding her. He watches her smile at Roxas, watches her hand fall limply to her side.
As much as he wants to turn and run away...
He is frozen, held in place by the ties that have grown between their two hearts in the short time they've known one another.
He catches a glimpse of her last smile, and that is what finally breaks him. His heart is as shattered as her body, broken into a thousand pieces.
...He is forgetting her already, and that hurts too.
Author: Chapter fifty! This means it's half-way done! ...I don't know whether to feel excited about that or sad. Huh.
Anyway, sequel to "Out of Time," and based on the idea that Riku was there when Xion fought Roxas (and died.)
...So, for the next one, do you guys want a Days related drabble, a "phantom-limb" drabble, or a post-return drabble? :D
To my reviewers:
XIIIXV: Lol, I just look and see a glass of water. ^^; Time is relative, so three months could be either a short time or a long time depending on what happens during them. o.o And the bright side about my story is that, even when it's finished, it's always possible to re-read! ^^
Mirae-no-sekai: It's challenging to write a 100 word drabble and have it capture the feeling I want it to sometimes, but I enjoy that challenge! I'm glad you liked their reactions. :) And I don't know when it comes out in other countries, but they're usually not that far behind.
MonMonCandie: I'm still waiting on subbed cutscenes for most of the game, but I can tell you that as far as I know the Reaper's Game (though mentioned by Neku) won't play out the same way it does in these drabbles. Since the whole TWEWY cast of heroes are going to be in it for sure, I just decided to play with the idea that the Keybearers might play the Reaper's Game. So, it's all based off of one hint dropped in a trailer I saw, and beyond that even I don't know what's canon. XD So, everything in this drabble series is based off of stuff that's either in games that are already out or is just my wishful thinking for the 'future' that could happen. :) And yes, I know that it's never exactly explained how they take the toll... But, as you say, the players in TWEWY don't really have much of a choice. ^.^ Riku doesn't have to play, but he wants to be Xion's partner...
Espionage247: Thanks a lot! I was going for impact with that last line. ^^ Re-reading "Start" after that gives Xion's comment in that one a completely different tone. XD And I'm happy about RikuShi being your favorite couple now partially because of this. ^^ It's my favorite KH couple, too... And that's saying something, because I used to prefer Roxas with Xion. Then I read a couple RikuShi stories and started to become interested in them. Finally, I tried writing one myself and... Well, somewhere along the way of writing more about them and reading more about them it became my favorite KH pairing, too. ^^
DMGSilverAirHead03: Lol, it's okay... I have to save a lot of money, too. :C But KH3D isn't the only game I'm interested in, so I think the platform will be a good investment... And I'm glad you're still enjoying the story!
Here's to crossing the half-way mark! *cheers*
See ya next time!