Xion blinked at him, startled and drawing back at the rise in his voice, not entirely sure what caused it. "What...?"

It clicked a moment later. She'd felt someone watching her, both times Riku had mentioned. She'd gone into the corridor to get away from whoever had been following her--

If she'd know it was Riku, she would have stayed and explained this sooner.

"I'm sorry," she said, closing her eyes in order to suppress the tears threatening to fall. She'd really messed this up. "I'm so, so sorry, if I'd know that was you I wouldn't have--!"