Endings

Sitting beside him on the paupu tree, Xion sighs.

"You're right—dawn on the islands is beautiful."

Riku hears the longing in her voice—and feels his heart ache for her.

Making up his mind, he turns and kisses her with all the passion he can muster. When they finally break apart, he gazes into her eyes in silence as the stars fade above them with the coming of day.

"Stay here, then," Riku whispers. "Stay... with me."

"Okay," Xion grins. "I will."

There are no such things as happy endings, because nothing ever really ends.

Author: Like I said, I wrote this waaaay back before chapter 50 was even up just to have the ending in sight. I like open-ended endings that still resolve the plot because stories that end that way feel more real - it feels as though the lives of the characters will go on even after you close the book.

This drabble is set the morning after Riku takes Xion home again after the last battle. Yes, a lot more will happen after this... but with Xehanort gone, a big part of their journey has just ended. But nothing ever really ends, because something new will begin in it's place.

Even though this is the last drabble of my series and serves as it's "ending," there's more to come from me... and since it's a written story, you can always go back to the start and begin again with this one if you want to. ^^ (And for those of you who like to read things in the order they happen, I've mapped out the order of these and will include that in the bonus chapter! :D)

And for those who remember my first couple author's notes where I said the title for this series came from a novelette I read (that is, Two Hearts, the sequel to The Last Unicorn) well... The last line is a kind of homage to that as well.

To my reviewers:

Toaneo07 Ver2.0: Thanks, glad you liked it! ^^

vanitas1776: I sure hope it will. ;) And yep, I'm almost back on my normal schedule... And don't worry, I plan to work on my full-length story a lot more as soon as this one's done! I think I'd end up having RikuShi withdrawals... XD

Espionage247: Same here, I love how it works into the plot... It's a little thing, but it's a big thing. :) And I know, I'm gonna miss working on it... D:

See ya next time! (Well, at least once more...)