04 ↔ Shock

[darkercalling]

[Riku appears on the plane, still, but clearly unsettled. He takes off his blindfold and puts it away, the runs a hand through his hair and closes his eyes as he tries to wrap his head completely around what he just went through. He should have expected... but...]

She looked... damn.

[He goes silent for a moment, staring up and off into the

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[smolderingdark]

[Promise I won't gut you this time. Also, he's eating chocolate cake so his mouth is half-full.

HIS LACK OF MANNERS IS APPALLING]

Who?

[smolderingdark]

[Haha. He likes this game.]

What about him?

[darkercalling]

Where does he fit into your world?

[smolderingdark]

He's supposed to save the universe. So far he's doing a pretty good job.

[darkercalling]

[His eyes narrow in thought.]

So they've traded places.

[smolderingdark]

They might not be the only ones.

[darkercalling]

That wouldn't surprise me.

[He studies Axel out of the corner of his eye for a second. Then he looks away again.]

That's why you asked if I meant Kairi, not Naminé. And probably why, last time, you tried to set me on fire. [Bit of a smirk~]

[smolderingdark]

[He smirks back, having noticed he was being studied.]

The Riku I know is a member of Organization XIII. He's boring, grumpy, wears one of these coats, and he uses a sword kind of like the Keyblade. So, y'know... pretty easy to get you confused~

[darkercalling]

[That actually makes Riku cringe a bit.]

I'm not Souless. Not really a member of the Thirteenth Order. I wear this to stay hidden.

[And now, he really wishes he knew what piece of the puzzle Axel is in his own world...]

[smolderingdark]

[That hits a little too close to home, but he doesn't let it show.]

What about the blindfold? 'I can't see you so you can't see me' type of thing?

[darkercalling]

[Slightly amused chuckle~] I wish.

Dayblindness. I've... been in the darkness and mist a long time.

[smolderingdark]

[Never mind. That hits home more.]

Darkness, huh? That's pretty risky for a guy who still has a heart.

[darkercalling]

[frown] I asked for it. In a way.

[He's silent for a moment, thinking back on things he never wants to remember, but knows he should never, ever forget. He shakes his head once, sharply, and faces Axel again.]

But it's mine, now. Not the other way around. Since I'll never be completely rid of it... I'll use it.

[smolderingdark]

[At that little confession, his mask begins to erode. The slight smirk, the feigned apathy, all of it fades into a decidedly sad look.]

... Man. And I thought those kinds of dumb mistakes were only supposed to be made once.

[He realizes what's happening and turns away, rubs at his nose.]

[darkercalling]

[It takes less than a full second for Riku to put two and two together. His eyes go wide.]

You mean, you...!

[smolderingdark]

[He shrugs.]

Yep... me.

[His own disappointment is tangible in those two words.]