1st Road

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[The first thing one might notice when entering this dream, is the rain - heavy drops falling to the ground, pooling on the ground to puddles.

The Darkness weights heavy in this world and dream, shadows sliding over rain-slick streets, waiting waiting waiting to fight an opponent, to devour a heart, to create yet another of their kin.

But aside of the Heartless there is only one other being present in this dream, a boy, dressed in a dark coat, a hood hiding hair and face. He is wandering the city, ignored by the Heartless - as tempting as they might feel by the muted smell of his heart, there is something about him that warns them off; a strange, possessive smell that stems from one of their own.

It has been a long time since Riku's dreams have been anything, but this.

Anything, but dark.

He isn't bothered by that, not anymore. Not since realizing that someone has to bear the weight of the darkness.

That in this, he can protect all things he holds dear; even if once he has taken the last step, has accepted all of Ansem's powers as his own, he will no longer be able to return home or to his friends' side.

He has accepted that.

The darkness - be it real or dream - has long lost its terror to him.

So he continues wandering the streets, maybe aimless, maybe to find that one person he has been preparing to encounter.]

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[Riku adds that flinch to his list of strange-Sora-reactions. It's definitely not usual for him - out of the two of them, Riku was normally the one who was less prone to physical contact.

But then that comment; for a moment shock flickers over his face - how could Sora think this, who could he believe himself to be capable of... how when he had been the one to-

...

Something has to be wrong with his memories, maybe Namine has made some sort of mistake, or maybe it is because Sora had woken up too soon - he shouldn't be awake yet, not without Roxas, right?

(And maybe that is the reason why there was so much darkness in his smell, because he is still missing his other!)

Closing his eyes beneath his blindfold, he gives Sora's shoulder a slight squeeze, and hopes hopes hopes that his moment of surprise and shock hadn't been too obvious.]

So that's what it's about... [He shakes his head slightly, shooting Sora his best reassuring smile (even if he feels so terribly, terribly uncertain about what he is doing here. But then again, he has always been good at pretending.)]

It's alright. The Islands were restored a while ago.

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R-Really?

[Immediately, his demeanor changes. He clings to Riku, and-- There are tears. So much pain he'd caused, and he'd been afraid he'd never be forgiven. But now, Riku's here and he's not being cruel. IT's almost too good to be true.]

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Really. I would never lie to you about something like that.

[And it isn't a lie - the Islands are restored after all... at least to Riku's knowledge.

Now, the clinging is far more like Sora and after a moment Riku shifts his arms to pull him into a (lightly awkward?) hug.]