9th Dawn ✯ This will make you ultranumb... [Action/Voice/what have you. T^T]

[limitless_land]

[The buzz from Christmas was still there, but it had begun wearing off fast when there was one particular presence missing from the bed. When he awoke, realizing that the presence was still gone... the first thing he did was pull out the SFC from the bedside drawer to scroll through the names. In doing so, he found a note on top of it.]

[Xion was gone.]

[...Xion... He held his breath, reading that message. Thanking him? ...He didn't deserve her thanks, not with what he later did to her best friend. It's hard to remember even her name now, huh. ...No, he wouldn't forget; never again.]

[After a moment to compose himself, he went ahead with his original plan. Riku scrolled through the list, searching for Kairi's name not just once, not twice, but a total of six times. Nothing...]

[Just like Xion, one of his closest friends was gone, too. In a dazed state he sat up and closed the drawer; hearing a bit of resistance since his eyes were closed to keep back any moisture. ... Opening his eyes, he checked the drawer again to see what was keeping it from closing: two presents small enough to fit in the palm of his hand, one addressed to him and Sora each.]

[...He decided that it would be best to open his in the living room, since Sora was still asleep. ...Lazybones. T^T]

[Riku took a piece of paper with him, writing a small letter to Kairi. Whether he'd be able to give it to her or not if she ever returned or not, he didn't know, but it was better than nothing.]

Kairi,

I never got to properly thank you, for all that you've done here. Don't know if you'll remember or not by the time you read this, but...

Thank you. For being there when I needed you most- when the darkness was so close to my heart that it was becoming hard to see the truth right there before my eyes. When I let it control me again, before I met another friend who's helping me learn to keep it in line.

...And I'm sorry for being weak- for not saying what I should have while you were here. I-

[-I love you, and Sora both. The only family I have left... is never written. Instead, he clutched the good luck charm Kairi had meant to give him on Christmas and that unfinished letter close as he broke down in tears.]



[OOC: This has been backdated to December 29th. Feel free to bug the emo kid via SFC or action.]

Comments

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

'cause of my neck.

_{[But reluctantly, he lowers it to display all those bruises and bite marks. He's got a few scars of his own from his Other, though. The ones he had on his tail had transferred over to his legs when he lost his heart--Sharks, oy vey.]}

Huh... I didn't know that.

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't ask about the bite marks and bruises, knowing it's none of his business. Though there might be a "someone had fun" comment in his eyes past the drying tears.]

Kairi vanished just before Christmas... and Xion apparently left last night.

[He still has the goodbye note on the table.]

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

_{[He simply shrugs at the look, lifting a hand to lightly prod at Riku's cheek. Cheer up, emo kid!]}

Hey, they're safer back home, right?

_{[He'll wisely keep his mouth shut regarding the whole Nobody-thing as far as Xion went. He didn't know a thing about her in the Organization, but she wore the coat--She had to have been one of them.]}

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[asdasdasdkl; There's more mental spazzing at the poke to the cheek, but it doesn't pass his eyes.]

Kairi, yes. Xion... I'm not so sure.

[He wore the coat too, genius... and he knew more about her and what she was because they were connected by memories.]

You forgot all about her too, didn't you?

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

...There's some gaps, now that you mention it. I know she wanted me to call her 'dudette' instead of 'dude', but... I dunno what her element was.

_{[Finally, he crawls over the back of the couch to make himself comfortable next to Riku, propping a boot up on the edge of the coffee table.]}

She was XIV, wasn't she?

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[He nods, making sure Demyx had plenty of room to sit. and just chill. ...Funny, now that he thought about it.]

The fourteenth member, yeah. [He leans back, closing his eyes. How much to divulge and how much to keep to himself.]

Though to those who knew of what she really was from within... she was nothing more than a puppet; less than a Nobody. Except...perhaps to those she knew as friends.

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

That's intense.

_{[A puppet in the Organization? Wow. Maybe Xigbar could shed more light on that...]}

So she was like... A replica or something?

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[Tch. If he remembered. Regardless, Riku nods.]

Yeah, but unlike the one Vexen made from my data...

[He sighs. Sometimes he had to wonder... Was it only just Sora's memories, looking back?]

... Xion couldn't copy memories, even though that was what she was made of. That's why we forgot her.

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

That's really gotta suck. Being forgotten like that, I mean. I wouldn't know what to do if people forgot who I was. We can't feel, but loneliness really bites.

_{[He pauses, fidgeting with the drawstrings to his coat.]}

Did Vexen made her or something? Or did she just... Show up outta nowhere?

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does. That's why I fought to remember all I could...

[He knows how you feel, man. ...Sort of. In a sense. Being possessed does a lot of shit to your brain and human emotions.]

That's my guess, but...

[His voice trails off. ...Huh. That was something he hadn't thought of, before.]

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Vexen always was the kind of guy to tinker around with stuff like that. If he doesn't know, then the Superior would. He's got his nose in everything it seems like.

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

Just like his Other... Guess that's one thing that rubbed off.

[A hollow chuckle. Painful times, man. Painful times...]

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Who's? Vexen's or the Superior's?

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

Xemnas. Ansem, or... Xehanort never could keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.

[Or hearts. But that went without saying.]

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Ansem wasn't his name. Zexion told me some stuff the other day.

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

I know. Better than most, actually.

...Oh? [Consider him interested.] Like what?

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

It's not really my place to say.

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[A faint nod.] I understand.

So, how'd you deal with your Other for a week?

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Huh? Oh, that.

_{[And suddenly a little too cheerfully;]}

Xiggy shoved me off the roof!

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[...One moment, laughing.]

Seriously? That's a little harsh.

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Nah. Sticking my head into a portal that leads to this random chick's room is harsh. Especially when she was changing.

_{[A sheepish grin.]}

I had it coming.

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[...One more moment, not just laughing- having a laughing fit.]

Yeah, have to agree with that. Though, what did you do for THAT one?

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

I poked fun at him, he shoves me off the roof, I saved my hide with a portal and tackled him then we kinda rolled around until he got me into a headlock.

_{[WHY YOU LAUGH BRO.]}

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[A chuckle.] I see... Sounds like the tussles me and Sora used to get into on the islands. Minus the portals, anyway.

We'd tackle each other into the sea, though.

[BECAUSE THE MENTAL IMAGE IS HILARIOUS.]

[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

_{[That gets some staring.]}

You guys are weird.

_{[A HEALTHY YOUNG GUY GETTING OWNED BY AN OLD MAN?]}