[002 || Written]

[darknessinside]

[The handwriting is a little sloppy, as if this was jotted down in a hurry.]

Hey Spades--

Found some stragglers. I'm bringing them back to the ship.


[Private to Sora:]

Heads up...one of them is Roxas.

Comments

[reluctantjinrou]

That's good. It'd be more problematic than if I got hurt. I don't want you to get hurt.

[darknessinside]

I've been hurt before, I'll get hurt again. [Shrugs.] It happens. I heal, too, just...not as fast. I can get Sora to speed it along, though.

[reluctantjinrou]

I'm sure. Just try and be careful.

[There's something very interesting to his right side, and he'll look there.]

[darknessinside]

I will if you will.

[Reaches out, tugging the edge of his shirt down a bit. The wound might be nearly gone by now, but fast healer or not, Riku would prefer if he wouldn't go around letting these Navy guys injure him and stuff. :|]

[reluctantjinrou]

I suppose I can make that deal. I wasn't really worried about it, and if they hit me, then they didn't need to shoot anyone else.

[He could be a vampire shield, really. It doesn't hurt nearly as much now and it's receding before Riku's very eyes. Soon it'll be just a memory of that time he got shot.]

[darknessinside]

[Frowns.]

Just because you can heal...

[Trails off, not wanting to sound like he's nagging him or something. He drops his hand.]

Never mind. You're fine, I can barely even see it anymore.

[reluctantjinrou]

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.

[Except he is nagging him and Natsuno should have thought things through more.]

[darknessinside]

...Don't apologize. I—

[Don't really have any right to tell you what you can and can't do.

Except for when he's actively trying to kill himself, but otherwise it's not really Riku's place.

He gives a soft, somewhat awkward laugh, and looks away.]

It's got nothing to do with me, I guess. And anyway, you're...not wrong.

[reluctantjinrou]

[Sure, he's not wrong, but he's not right either, and maybe Riku was a little worried. Natsuno should be more careful in the future, that's all.]

We'll just agree to be careful, right?

[darknessinside]

[Nods.]

Right. Good. I'll take that.