Something had told him that from the very beginning--getting close to them would be a mistake just like getting close to anyone else in this forsaken town would be. Riku's used to being on his own, used to enemies and hard decisions and death and the stench of darkness and blood.
Still, he doesn't like seeing an innocent person die before his eyes.
When Xion finds him, he's near the watering hole, looking out over the water as he might have done at home. In spite of how he'd always wanted to leave the islands... right now the scent of the water is soothing.
As she approaches, he turns to look at her.]
Xion.
[Come and join him. In spite of his jumble of feelings inside, he's emitting his usual quiet calm.
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Something had told him that from the very beginning--getting close to them would be a mistake just like getting close to anyone else in this forsaken town would be. Riku's used to being on his own, used to enemies and hard decisions and death and the stench of darkness and blood.
Still, he doesn't like seeing an innocent person die before his eyes.
When Xion finds him, he's near the watering hole, looking out over the water as he might have done at home. In spite of how he'd always wanted to leave the islands... right now the scent of the water is soothing.
As she approaches, he turns to look at her.]
Xion.
[Come and join him. In spite of his jumble of feelings inside, he's emitting his usual quiet calm.
He figures she needs that, right now.]