tall_dark_and | a day's rest and retreat ; twilight town

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a day's rest and retreat ; twilight town

Our scene is set in the World That Never Was, sometime in the morning. Or at least, what passes well enough for morning - it's not as if the lighting changes, but it is sometime after people wake up, at least.

The specific setting for this venture is in Namine's Tower, where a dark path is opening. Out of this steps Riku. Today is the day that Riku and Namine have planned to take a trip to another world, and he wanted to come as early as possible. Partially in case they run into any problems, and -- well. Partially because he would just like to spend as much time with her as possible.

He has prepared for the occasion, and this fact is obvious from one glance at him. Riku has taken the trouble to ditch his usual outfit, and get ahold of something nicer. Hanging around Hollow Bastion for a few hours can prove to be a beneficial venture. It earned him some nice slacks, and a white dress shirt. His hair is pulled back into a simple ponytail.

That is not all the preperation he has done. His left hand is hiding somethng behind his back - but what could it possibly be?

"Namine?" he asks, his voice a little hesitant and soft.

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She closes her eyes, breathless again -- breathless as always -- when Riku kisses her.

It's true, she wasn't happy just then, but only because she's so caught up in what will happen to them in the future. And she's never thought about the future before. Not until now. Not since Riku.

The memory-witch always focuses on the past, on memory. So, now? Her entire world -- as far as she knows it -- has been flipped upside down. She's been forced to think about different things.

When the kiss is over, she manages a small, soft, somewhat weak smile. She wants him to promise her something, but...it seems so much to ask of him.

Riku doesn't pull away after the kiss. Something about all of this makes him want to cling as much as possible, not put distance between them. He's still close enough for his lips to brush hers when he speaks, for their collective breath to mingle.

"What can I do?" he asks quietly. "How can I help you feel better?"

She's warm all over, and the tingle in her lips as Riku's brushes them makes that invisible non-pulse in her quicken.

For a moment, she doesn't reply. She wants to tell him what she has in mind, but she isn't sure how...and it's selfish of her to ask of him such a thing...

So, instead it is her turn to kiss him, sealing the very small space between their lips.

Was that what Riku had in mind? Not exactly, and he has a feeling that she's delaying something. But he didn't think there was any harm in letting her, for a moment or two.

He stops holding her quite so tight, just to concentrate more on this. One hand back on the wall, the other resting gently on her hip. In the past, they've only shared brief kisses, but he doesn't part their lips so quickly now.

After all, there's no rush, is there?

No rush at all.

A slight shiver runs up the length of her spine.

She doesn't know what she's doing, or what's going to happen as this has never happened to her before, but her mind is unable to process all of these things. It's mostly fuzzy, a bit of a blur, and the only thing she can clearly think of is how this makes her feel.

And it makes her feel... unexplainable.

She isn't sure where to put her hands, so she merely holds onto him, her eyes closed as she kisses him back. Again, and again, and again.

There's no rush, but Riku does have to chuckle into one of the kisses. "Am I going to have to coax the question out of you," he says, before kissing her once. twice. three times more. (There really is no hurry, see.) "Or will it ever make it to the light of day?"

He sounds more than a little breathless.

"I can be very... persuasive."

She does allow herself to smile a little against another of his kisses, but the sound of his voice and the way he speaks to her is making her blush far more than she thought it possible.

Breaking off their kiss, she shakes her head. Her face feels flushed. "You can try," she whispers, "if you want."

Riku curls his fingers into her hair, brushing it back. He then moves his lips to the exposed spot behind her ear, kissing it firmly. "But are you hiding it because it's a secret, or just because you want to see what I do?"

Well... curiousity would never hurt the cat, this time.

Naminé shakes her head again, letting out a slight gasp of surprise as his breath tickles her ear. Her arms flop back to her sides uselessly. She could turn into jelly right now.

For a moment, she is literally unable to answer. She swallows, her voice coming out a little shaky. "Maybe...I-I mean...both," she replies daringly.

Riku chuckles, his lips ever so close to kissing sensitive skin again - but not quite. "Why so secretive?" he asks, with a purr in her ear. "It couldn't be that bad, could it?"

No...she doesn't really want to think about that right now, but she's forced to and there's a sinking feeling inside her that mingles with all the euphoric, more fuzzy things she feels everywhere.

"I...it's selfish," she manages to say, closing her eyes again, letting out a breath. He's teasing her in every way, and she's completely falling for it all.

"So?" Riku asks. He doesn't sound too concerned with that fact. "Everyone's allowed to be selfish, sometimes."

He slides a finger under her chin, gently pressing it up so that he can kiss the hollow of her throat. He still has a hand on her hip, and his fingers are tracing slow patterns there.

She shivers very slightly again, letting out a rather contented sigh. One of her hands goes to Riku's arm, resting there lightly enough so that his movement along her hip guides her.

Every part of her tingles with his touch, and it's hard to concentrate, but she manages. She manages to whisper, "...Even someone like me?"

Surprise registers in Riku's eyes for a moment, though he should have expected that this was the problem. He won't press her to talk about it before she's ready, but that doesn't mean he can't reassure her.

Riku lets go of her hip, sliding his hand up her arm to take ahold of her hand. He presses a gentle kiss against the palm.

"Especially someone like you."

She watches Riku carefully, deciding in her mind whether it would be all right for her to tell him what she wishes to say.

Oh, she wants to. How she wants to. But whether or not she should is another matter entirely.

Hesitantly, Naminé takes a breath. "Will you...promise me something, then?" she begins.

"What do you want me to promise?"

Riku isn't sure what to expect from this. But he'll do whatever's necessary to make her happy.

She clutches his hand with both of hers, now. Her expression is one of utmost seriousness.

Part of her remains hesitant, pensive, maybe even a little reluctant. She doesn't want to make him promise her this if it means keeping him from the things that could make him happy...or happier.

"After you've accomplished what you have to do here in the Shadow Realms...And you are ready to go back to your home, back to Sora and Kairi..." she starts, her voice soft, "...could you..."

Riku isn't sure he'll ever be ready to go back there. But that was beside the point, and it wasn't something he was going to make a mention of. "Could I what?" he prompts, instead.

She takes a breath.

It's too late to take her words back, now.

"Could you bring me with you?" Pause. "Even if...only for a moment. I would just like to see what it's like to be in your home world...with you, after all of this is over."

That was easy to promise.

"Of course," he says, and smiles. "I wouldn't want to do anything else."

Somehow, now... it wouldn't be quite the same, without her there.

Suddenly she lets out a giggle of relief.

"I just didn't want to...burden you with having to keep this sort of promise," she says.

"A burden?" Riku grins at her. He feels a sudden urge to be stupid, so he just... goes with it. Sora doesn't have a claim over the right to do so, after all.

"I would slay a thousand heartless to get to your door," he declares. "I would carry a hundred boulders to clear you a path. I would walk the entirety of the worlds to get you your heart's desire. This is hardly a problem."

Naminé begins to smile and soon it turns into a series of giggles. She is so relieved and glad, and her entire body language shows this.

Why is it that Riku has this sort of effect on her? She can't explain it to herself, and she isn't sure whether there really is an explanation.

"You're silly," she says, still giggling.

"Only because of you," Riku says, although that may not technically be true. He was certainly silly enough before any of the past year's mess occured. He just... hadn't been for awhile.

She lets out a content sigh, and hugs him just because. Now she believes she is at the point where she can freely do this without having to hesitate.

It feels oddly liberating.

"Thank you Riku," she says, as she rests her head against his chest.

a day's rest and retreat ; twilight town

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