[Riku's been living alone for weeks now; something he's used to lately and almost prefers now that the holes were filling in and haze clearing. All the suffering that happened, the pain that he caused - no, was the instrument for the hurting...
It was just an absentminded thought as he glimpsed at the mirror in front of him while washing his face
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[Him too. It wasn't a coincidence. It wasn't just paranoia or ghosts. They were playing with the cities inhabitants again. Suddenly, seeing that Heartless from the Realm of Darkness was a lot more real than she had convinced herself.]
You need me to come over there?
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[He blinks, before looking toward the watch before looking away; so many glass shards...]
I'll be fi-
Ha ha ha... Riku...
[He grits his teeth, eyes disappearing behind a curtain of hair. Damn it.]
...Please.
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[She heads out the door of her apartment and up to the roof to use her Glider. Less of a chance of anyone seeing the Keyblade that it forms from after all. And then she's heading to Riku's place and wasting no time heading inside once she gets there.]
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[He just sits there for a moment before standing again, washing off his still bleeding knuckles until it blended in with the water. Cleaning out the glass first, Cure spell later. ...When he remembered how to cast it. Damn it, why could he remember Terra going over how to cast it before, yet fail at recalling how it goes?
Oh well, at least the wound's cleaned out. By the time Aqua arrives he's sitting in his chair in the main room, daring not to even glimpse at anything with a reflective surface until he's calmed down. He doubts he even has to say the door's open, but still-]
Never heard of knocking?
[Halfhearted bluff or not, at least he tried for the sake of normalcy.]
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Fleeting images out of the corner of one's eye is one thing, being attacked by them, though?]
-oi, you doin' okay?
[He hasn't talked to the other kid in a long time, much less heard that voice.]
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...There've been worse days.
[The night they last saw each other being one of them.]
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But with the way those guys run this place, I'd say it'd be easier to expect things to get worse.
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At least this fear has been conquered several times before.
[Xehanort is a friggin' cockroach, man.]
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He hates when a sharp tongue is used against him, and even more when it's from someone who he could care less about. Nobody or not. Riku's fist clenches even tighter, blood dripping still from his fist as his eyes vanish from sight. It isn't the darkness that he fears...
When he speaks his voice is shaky at first but slowly, ever so slowly, it builds up that confidence that never escaped him. That grin that crosses his lips...]
I do not fear it...! That was conquered long before.
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He glances at her in an almost bored manner, appraising that look. There was a quick shiver going down his spine at that; no matter the differences in power, she could at least pull off the intimidation and bluffing tactics well. But still...
That smirk across his own lips only grows. Try and plant doubts into his heart all you want, Larxene. It'll never work!]
Mind your own business.
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