Lost and Found
"I don't understand," Xion's voice wavers as she tightens her hand around his. "Why are you leaving?"
He looks at her, a wry smirk on his face. "What reason do I have to stay? I'm still incomplete, Xion."
"You have us," She suggests hopefully. "We could help you."
He looks past her, to where the Real Thing stands watching them with a cold gaze.
"Nah, I think I'll pass. Thanks anyway," he says, embracing her one last time. "You know where to find me—lost and found. Where all the broken things end up."
Author: Another prompt that stumped me for a long time, until this scene with Repliku popped into my head and refused to leave. I blame the song "Please Read the Letter" from "Raising Sand," the album by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. Specifically, the line: "There's nothing here that's left for you... better check with lost and found."
Previous incarnations of this drabble included all manner of things. Mainly kittens. Which may yet find their way into a future prompt...
And this one's dedicated to Amatus due to a strange coincidence that's nothing short of Fate. The last drabble in this story of mine was called "Reflection," and I typed most of this one earlier today. This evening, I read the latest drabble in her new RikuShi drabble challenge "Strength and Courage." The newest drabble in hers is titled "Reflection," and deals with Riku's replica. What are the chances? I got chills. Oh well, we've got a lot in common and think alike sometimes. It's funny.
To my reviewers:
XIIIXV: The school year where I live starts later, gets broken up by vacations a lot, and ends later than most other school years. Overall, it's not too bad. And I have to agree with you there, Riku'd probably freak out if that happened. XD.
Mirae-no-sekai: I got the feeling that she started seeing Sora sometimes, too. All things considered, it's highly likely. And yes, Riku was dealing with the problems he'd already had AND the problems Xion adds to his... He was probably pretty stressed out, to say the least!
vanitas1776: Good to hear from you again! That fear's just another parallel I found while writing these drabbles. It's really funny how many things they have in common. I read your drabbles, by the way! I'll send you feedback tomorrow. :)
See ya next time! (I dunno why I started typing that, but it's pretty much become my catchphrase by now, so... *shrugs* ^-^)