Reflection
Riku wakes up one morning to find Xion staring at her own reflection in the mirror, her eyes distant, sad... even scared.
"Xion?" he asks, gripping her shoulder with his hand. It's the touch that snaps her out of it, not his voice.
"Oh," she mutters, almost inaudibly. "Sorry..."
Riku kneels down beside her. "Is everything okay?"
Xion shakes her head, standing up. When she looks at him again, though, she's smiling.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Riku frowns, not believing her.
She's not the only one who's afraid of what she might see in her reflection.
Author: Set during Days again! It's kind of funny how both Riku and Xion have problems with... er... losing themselves. Riku understands that fear in a way no one else really can.
To my reviewers:
XIIIXV: Yes, I'm back! And when I said I might be a little busy, that just means it might be a little erratic for a while. Summer's less than a month away for me now... All I have to do is catch up in some work by then and I'll be fine.
Mirae-no-sekai: Well, yeah... She and Riku would always be getting into danger, I'm sure. And I could see Riku just jumping in the way of an attack to save her, whether she thinks she needed it or not. And while the year isn't over just yet (less than a month left!) things are going alright at the moment. I've got some work to catch up on by the end of next week, though... I'm not enjoying that. ^^;
Espionage247: Thanks, I love protective!Riku, too. Even if Xion finds him annoying when he gets that way, she must find it endearing on some level. And I'm working hard on my schoolwork! Grades close next week, so I have to be...Lol.
See you next time! (And yeah, it might be a week or so before the next one, just to warn you. I may not have much time to dedicate to anything but schoolwork till then... But the year's almost over! Kind of strange...)