Riku glanced to her hand at her touch, completely neutral to it. "If what you said ab--"
The teen was suddenly cut short. It felt like something in his head was being torn apart and rearranged. He leaned forward, holding his hand just short of touching his face, as if his own touch would make it worse. His fingers gnarled by pain, he grimaced and grunted. Riku's other hand went to his chest and he slid from the bench to his knees. Emotions flooded his heart. Determination. Hope. Concern. And sadness.
WHAT DID SHE DO?!
The pain subsided, and Riku opened his eyes, just to stare past the ground a moment, seeing nothing that existed beyond his own mind.
Upon familiar sand Riku knelt. The sun still felt warm against his black coat and blindfold. There was a girl in his arms, murmuring. ...What had she said? She sounded just like Kairi. She felt about as light, too. Riku didn't need to use dark senses to tell her body must have looked delicate. ...Her voice sounded worried. He sensed her expression mirrored this. A subtle sensation let him know the last time they met her hair was short. That same type of feeling let him know her bangs were in her face. Riku could feel the subtle touch of her hair against his glove as he brushed it gently away from her eyes. There was a sound! ..Someone was close by. ...Who?
Riku blinked, finding himself away from that beach. His heart pounded. As the youth turned back to the replica, his hand went into his pocket, slowly fingering the blindfold before pulling it out. Looking at her as if he couldn't place where he'd seen her last, he slowly put on the blindfold.
[closed]
Riku glanced to her hand at her touch, completely neutral to it. "If what you said ab--"
The teen was suddenly cut short. It felt like something in his head was being torn apart and rearranged. He leaned forward, holding his hand just short of touching his face, as if his own touch would make it worse. His fingers gnarled by pain, he grimaced and grunted. Riku's other hand went to his chest and he slid from the bench to his knees. Emotions flooded his heart. Determination. Hope. Concern. And sadness.
WHAT DID SHE DO?!
The pain subsided, and Riku opened his eyes, just to stare past the ground a moment, seeing nothing that existed beyond his own mind.
Upon familiar sand Riku knelt. The sun still felt warm against his black coat and blindfold. There was a girl in his arms, murmuring. ...What had she said? She sounded just like Kairi. She felt about as light, too. Riku didn't need to use dark senses to tell her body must have looked delicate. ...Her voice sounded worried. He sensed her expression mirrored this. A subtle sensation let him know the last time they met her hair was short. That same type of feeling let him know her bangs were in her face. Riku could feel the subtle touch of her hair against his glove as he brushed it gently away from her eyes. There was a sound! ..Someone was close by. ...Who?
Riku blinked, finding himself away from that beach. His heart pounded. As the youth turned back to the replica, his hand went into his pocket, slowly fingering the blindfold before pulling it out. Looking at her as if he couldn't place where he'd seen her last, he slowly put on the blindfold.
"...Xion?"