Lesson
Riku is waiting in the doorway for the children when they come home from their little escapade. He has things to tell them that they damn well should have learned by now—
...But the moment Hikari and Amatus walk over with a beat-up looking Haruki his anger all but vanishes.
Worry replaces it.
"Are you okay?" Riku takes hold of Haruki, looking him over.
Haruki looks down in shame.
"Sorry, Dad... I shouldn't have... If they hadn't found me..." His voice breaks, tears welling in his eyes.
Riku just holds him close, then.
He's already learned his lesson.
Author: Because there's no way Riku would be happy about his children sneaking off to who knows where on their own even though they probably will at some point.
The dark side of Riku's protective nature last chapter made me want to expand on that a little. I actually like the idea that she was pregnant there and that scene last drabble is Riku's fear for both his wife and unborn child being unleashed on a very unlucky opponent. (Who, in my head, varied between being Vanitas and Repliku so much I couldn't decide which he was supposed to be anymore. *shrugs*)
And of course, a big thanks to Amatus for telling me it's okay to use Haruki and Amatus as names for my characters. ^-^ The names just fit so well that I would've had trouble thinking of anything else. (Haruki meaning "sunlight, shine" and sounding a bit like Riku's name and Amatus being Latin for "beloved." Seriously, "Dearly Beloved" plays in my head when I think of Terra and Aqua, so having their son's name be Amatus... It's a perfect fit! ^^)
To my reviewers:
akita1103: Thanks. ^^ Glad you like it! :D
vanitas1776: That sounds great! And okay, I'll keep that in mind as I keep typing these... If I find a prompt that can work that way, I'll write a scene from Xion's perspective there.^^ Thanks!
Mirae-no-sekai: Yikes, I know... Riku still has anger issues sometimes I guess. ^^; To answer your question, I do have a plot line that's halfway coherent right now... It's probably going to take me a while to piece all of it together, though, but yes the "future" drabbles do sort of fit into a story I have in my mind. ^-^
MonMonCandie: XD, yeah I doubt that'd stop him... We can only hope his opponent points him in the right direction before Riku really hurts something. Lol. And you're welcome! ^-^
XIIIXV: In my head I saw him as either Vanitas or Repliku, but... I can't decide, and I liked leaving it vauge. ^-^ Either way, kidnapping Xion was a BAD idea. Lol. Especially if she was pregnant... Dang. LOL.
See you next time! ^^