It wasn’t too often Xion spent time with Riku. Both were busy with their separate lives but that didn’t stop the two from trying to associate from time to time. Today though, it was different. They were walking and talking, catching up about school, work, relationships...just the usual hangout. 

“Do you hear that?” Xion stopped walking and craned her neck. There was silence for a moment before she heard the small noise that she had heard before. “There it is! It sounds like a bark.”

She left her friend’s side and tried to pinpoint the sound. It was difficult because the sound was rather low but after a few moments of looking, Xion found the source.

“Riku!” she called him over as she crouched down, “It’s a puppy!” she moved some branches away from the bush she had wandered over to. Sure enough, there shivering under all those twigs and leaves was a small dog.

After a bit, the door to the shop opened, Namine leaned over the counter some to greet the guest. However, upon seeing who it is, she relaxed some and walked from behind the counter, approaching the other.

“Riku,” She began, reaching out for him.

[ text ]: oh!

[ text ]: i knew you’d come around…i’ll clean my room then.

Yes hi hello hey!!! Riku has been accepted! Welcome to Solias! Hopefully it’s just as sunny and beautiful as Destiny Islands!

darknessintothelight

There was a fair bit of commotion surrounding the gym, the multitude of workout machines used by the people inside. They all shared the common goal of exerting themselves to the limit for that chance of getting stronger. A few of them were regulars, and of them was Terra, pumping his arms up and down in the bench press, the combined weight he lifted leaving some of the others around him gawking. The youth in question was running on adrenaline alone at this point, not even bothering to count the reps, until someone broke his concentration, asking for their turn.

“Just...give me...a sec...”

With his focus gone, he started realizing just how exhausted he was. With a grunt of exhaustion, he forced the bar and its weight up above him to the resting brace. With several deep breathes, he slowly sat up, taking his towel and wiping his face, quickly doing the same to the spot he rested on out of pure courtesy. Standing up, he turned to the next person, a grin on his face.