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kh_drabbleChallenge: [154] still believe
Title: Etchings
Word Count: 331
Spoilers: KH1
Summary: He stood by her for a decade as she carved.
Three days after the only girl ever allowed in The Secret Place arrived, Riku found her sitting on the cool sand, scraping fruitlessly against the back wall with a rock. He was notably perplexed by how determined she was, scratching away with a fervor he likened to Sora’s whenever they wrestled.
“What’re you doing?” he asked.
She waved him closer, to which Riku obliged almost instantly, despite himself. Maybe it was the widely frightened glint in her eyes that lured him, coupled with the fact that he was Riku, and whatever views the other children had of him was explanation enough.
“There’s monsters,” she whispered, once he had crouched down next to her. “I have to keep them from coming.” She resumed carving, without ever actually making a dent in the stone. Riku watched her movements silently: two curves at the top curled around, and came together to make a point at the bottom.
“Why not just fight ‘em?” It was a good excuse to brandish his new toy sword, anyway.
She laughed. “You really wanna fight ‘em, Riku?”
Riku hesitated. As far as he knew, monsters had to be fought; otherwise they’d just run around and make a mess, and beat up everybody. Or worse. He swallowed uncomfortably, making an attempt to rationalize.
“If they do ever come here, I’ve gotta fight ‘em, right?” he finally reassured her, the confidence reemerging in his voice like the push of the incoming tide. “I gotta protect everybody.”
“Then, we’re definitely safe!” she said happily. He relaxed.
Ten years after the only girl ever allowed in The Secret Place arrived, Riku tore open the door to the heart of the world, unleashing a slew of golden-eyed monsters. When he glanced down at the crumbled stone, something caught his eye- an etching of some sort, carved into stubborn stone with a patient and persistent hand.
Two curves at the top that curled around, coming together to make a point at the bottom.
Kairi’s heart.
Title: Etchings
Word Count: 331
Spoilers: KH1
Summary: He stood by her for a decade as she carved.
Three days after the only girl ever allowed in The Secret Place arrived, Riku found her sitting on the cool sand, scraping fruitlessly against the back wall with a rock. He was notably perplexed by how determined she was, scratching away with a fervor he likened to Sora’s whenever they wrestled.
“What’re you doing?” he asked.
She waved him closer, to which Riku obliged almost instantly, despite himself. Maybe it was the widely frightened glint in her eyes that lured him, coupled with the fact that he was Riku, and whatever views the other children had of him was explanation enough.
“There’s monsters,” she whispered, once he had crouched down next to her. “I have to keep them from coming.” She resumed carving, without ever actually making a dent in the stone. Riku watched her movements silently: two curves at the top curled around, and came together to make a point at the bottom.
“Why not just fight ‘em?” It was a good excuse to brandish his new toy sword, anyway.
She laughed. “You really wanna fight ‘em, Riku?”
Riku hesitated. As far as he knew, monsters had to be fought; otherwise they’d just run around and make a mess, and beat up everybody. Or worse. He swallowed uncomfortably, making an attempt to rationalize.
“If they do ever come here, I’ve gotta fight ‘em, right?” he finally reassured her, the confidence reemerging in his voice like the push of the incoming tide. “I gotta protect everybody.”
“Then, we’re definitely safe!” she said happily. He relaxed.
Ten years after the only girl ever allowed in The Secret Place arrived, Riku tore open the door to the heart of the world, unleashing a slew of golden-eyed monsters. When he glanced down at the crumbled stone, something caught his eye- an etching of some sort, carved into stubborn stone with a patient and persistent hand.
Two curves at the top that curled around, coming together to make a point at the bottom.
Kairi’s heart.
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