Exhaustion
Xion moves closer to Riku's sleeping form, brushing his hair away from his sweat-covered forehead absentmindedly. The movement is familiar, somehow.
She smiles as she remembers the way his aquamarine eyes had glinted in the candlelight before he gave in to his exhaustion.
Xion was just glad he was alive.
Saving her from the guards had been noble of him, but it would have been a stupid way for him to die.
The sound of his breathing is ragged, but even—like waves against the shore—and Xion finds herself drifting to sleep beside him...
...And she dreams of an endless ocean.
Author: Direct sequel to "Excuses." Which, by the way, is part of the Reapers' Game arc in my head... but could work for any time that Riku gets hurt protecting her. I don't think it'd exactly be a rare occurrence...
I don't know how many of you would've seen it anyway, but I published another (partially) RikuShi one-shot yesterday (with a good helping of TerrAqua on the side) called "You Never Know." I'm really proud of it, and if you like this story of mine you should check it out... :)
To my reviewers:
vanitas1776: Yeah, they will... I'm hoping to work on My World Begins With You more after this, but I'm still working on a few other stories as well already. ^^
Mirae-no-sekai: Thanks, I think so too! ^^ I'd like to see them as friends in the end...
DMGSilverAirHead03: Thanks a bunch for all the reviews! I'd reply to them, but there's a lot. :D All your feedback is good to hear, though. I'm glad to hear it... (To answer a couple questions, though... There WILL be a second season of Korra! And if you just google "which Riku are you?" test it's the first one that comes up, or should be. ^^)
See ya next time! ^^