Summer Haze

In the summer haze at sunset, Xion curls up against a shirtless Riku on the sand, a smile on her face.

Riku smiles, too, looking at her beside him.

"I don't know why Roxas hates vacations so much," she says. "They're nice! Well, except maybe the sun gets a little hot..."

Riku chuckles, wrapping an arm around her exposed waist. "The sun isn't the only thing that gets hot around here..."

His comment earns him a half-hearted punch in the shoulder. "Riku!"

He leans over and kisses her passionately.

"I'm glad you had fun, Xi."

Author: I think another reason Roxas hates vacations is staring Xion in the face... She just doesn't get it. XD

And aw, Riku used her nick-name... ^^

We're in the middle of a heat-wave where I live AND we don't have air-conditioning. (Blasted usual cold-weather. Half the houses don't bother with air-conditioning since it's only useful for about a week in the middle of summer. Of course it's a pretty darned miserable week. DX)

I also hurt my left wrist at karate yesterday and have had to wear a brace on and off for the past two days. D: It's not bad, though, should be better in a couple more days tops... But it makes it kinda hard to type. :/

But I have awesome news, too! I'M GETTING KH3D! :D:D:D And the Mark of Mastery edition at that! ^^ I saved up enough money for it... I can't wait!

To my reviewers:

Amatus: Aw, it is kinda sweet... I bet Riku wishes he could've preserved that image, lol! (He's got her smile memorized, anyway, at least. ;D) It's okay, I know you're reading it and that's sweet enough! :)

vanitas1779: You make a good point... I think it'd go like this. Riku: "Um, guys, you're not going to believe this, but..." *tells them about her* Kairi: "Uh, Riku... You feeling okay?" Sora: *looks confused* "No, Kairi, he's serious. I've seen her, too!" Kairi AND Riku: "...WHAAAT?" ...And that's awesome to hear. It means a lot to me that you think so. ^^

DMGSilverAirHead03: Thanks for all five reviews! ^-^ 1. Yeah, it's gonna be awesome! :D 2. I agree. ^^ 3. Yeah, true. She might look kinda like his friends, but at some point he stopped seeing them at all and just sees her... 4. Yeah... :C It's sad... 5. And I agree. It'd be awful. But at least he's starting to remember...

Espionage247: Yep, they're fun to write! It is kind of weird, yet really sweet at the same time. :)

See ya next time! ^^