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[uzumakisama.livejournal.com]

Challenge: Call Me, Call Me
Title: Like Me
Word Count: 174
Warnings: Babbling? Riku pov, Ansem-ness



Confusion creeps inside me, raining doubt, raining guilt, filling me with vile conviction. This isn't right. I shouldn't be doing this, I shouldn't care, especially after all you've done to us...

But you're like me, aren't you?

Hiding, pretending, smiling with nonchalant grace.

They don't hear you, like they don't hear me. They don't see your suffering, as they don't see mine.

You're just like me. You are.

What can I do... to get me to you?

What can I do... to make you understand I understand?

I shouldn't be doing this, I shouldn't. But you're like me.

Like me.

They don't understand, but I do.

I read your smiles---they're like mine. You weren't always like this, right? Too much was expected of you... Continually striving to become stronger, better, smarter, everything.

Acceptance was too much to ask for, it seems...

You had everything and threw it all away, just for that one chance to escape. Am I right?

Am I right?

You're just like me.

You're just like me, Ansem.

Like me.

Comments

[moontear.livejournal.com]

How morbid...in a way. But I love it. XD Not a lot of people do Riku's thoughts on Ansem and make them to where he understands our white, towel-haired villain.

[wrong.livejournal.com]

I love these new refreshing ideas! Especially delivered in lovely bit sized fics that would probably be quite difficult to pull off novella style.

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

LOVE it!