Two Hearts

by Knight-Dawn

When two hearts beat as one, no power is strong enough to come between them. They were lonely once, and broken, but together they are whole. 100-challenge drabble fic. Riku/Xion pairing. 100. Endings. "There are no such things as happy endings, because nothing ever really ends." 101. Bonus extras and out-takes chapter. The fanfiction half of this is now complete!

59. Forgotten

Forgotten

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Riku knows his worst fear—darkness, consuming him, filled with that awful voice you will submit to me and he must struggle against there is no escape for you but he will escape somehow—but he only learns Xion's one night when she wakes up screaming and turns to him for comfort, sobbing into his embrace.

"I dreamed that you never came back," she cries. "That you... never even remembered..."

Riku's hold around her tightens, and her voice falls to a whisper.

"...I never wanted to be forgotten, Riku."

"It won't happen again." He mutters. "I promise."

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Author: Being forgotten would be terrible, it's one of those "fates worse than death" in my opinion... and probably one of the reasons my heart went out to Xion when I finished Days. I have a hate/love relationship with endings to stories that deal with entire events or people being forgotten.

But to imagine what it would feel like to be aware of the fact that no one remembered you? That'd be terrible. So in my head-canon, that is what Xion is most afraid of. Not the dark, not even dying... but being forgotten.

To my reviewers:

XIIIXV: Aw, lucky! And... unlucky. I've misplaced my DS charger before, too. But I usually keep it somewhere where I can find it... Anyway, to answer your question (which, come to think of it, I probably should've mentioned somewhere...) I actually imagined them to be human at that point. The one plotline never really explored in Atlantica in Kingdom Hearts is the "Ariel turned human" one... so Riku and Xion would be exploring the land part of that world with human!Ariel and Prince Eric. (I kind of wish we'd get to see merman!Riku, though. LOL.)

Sakura Scout: Lol, that would be pretty bad. I don't think Roxas is in Atlantica, though, so they have it all to themselves... XD. Yes, Sebastian's the perfect guy to turn to for help in her situation. :)

vanitas1776: Yeah, that'd be a cute scene. But what do you mean "where did that one come from?" Anyway, I'll work that into a drabble if I get a chance. Can't have too much of their kids, after all. ;)

See ya next time!