Pretense
As they leave the festival where they spent the day, Riku tries his hardest to keep his eyes on the road and not the girl beside him.
He knows he shouldn't have panicked earlier when he lost her.
Xion notices his quietude and frowns.
"Riku?" her voice is worried.
Despite himself, Riku looks at her and smiles—if it will ease her pain, why not?
"Nah, everything's fine."
"Okay then," Xion smiles brightly. His heart falls.
Whether she sees through him or not doesn't matter.
Their fragile pretense of... whatever it is they have will shatter soon enough.
Author: I actually had to cut this one down a lot... I let it get away from me. This one ties back to a couple previous drabbles, especially "Shades of Grey" and "Illogical."
And yeah, it's a Days drabble! :D I figured "pretense" would be, since the very word applies to their Days relationship... Since any attempts at a "relationship" beyond what they had would be insincere. :(
To my reviewers:
vanitas1776: Yep, I couldn't agree more. ^^ I really like those kind too. It's fun to try to get a lot into so few words, if difficult at times.
DestinyCrusader: It might take you a while to get to this, but thanks a lot for the review! I'm glad you like what you've read so far! ^^
Espionage247: Thanks, I agree. Everyone wants it, but Xion would probably be desperate for it because of what she is. Riku's replica sure was...
See ya next time! ^^