The True You
"Riku... I've been wondering something for a while now," Xion mutters.
He cradles her against him. "What?"
Her hands clench—she doesn't meet his eyes.
"I was supposed to be Sora's replica... but I look more like Kairi. What... What am I to you? When you look at me, who do you see?"
Riku is quiet for a while, then smiles at her and brushes her hair behind her ear before he turns her face towards his and kisses her deeply.
"Don't worry about that, Xion. I don't see anyone but you. The true you—no one else."
Author: I'm sure the fact that she's a failed replica of Sora would be just a little... disconcerting for both of them. But, like Riku says here, it doesn't matter what she was to begin with or what she was supposed to be. She's her own self now, that's all that counts.
Also, I see this happening at any point during (or after) the night before the battle.
To my reviewers:
vanitas1776: I'm not sure what you mean... But like I said, not all of these drabbles come as easily to me. That one was actually my attempt at combining two different drabbles I'd written for boundaries, both of which you'll see in my out-takes chapter. Maybe that's why it didn't flow as well... ^^
See ya next time!