&you stand.

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[when you have to obey everyone's orders, you've got to watch who you hang out with. so this one's wandering around in a room that's like a child's playground, sitting in a swing. he's got an oversized sweatshirt on and the hood over his hair, just so no one will approach him. ... at least, he hopes so.]

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[memorywizard.livejournal.com]

(unfortunately for you, he's trying to meet more people. so, after a lot of internal debating, he walks up to you)

Hi.

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[sjfks; glances up, clutching at the chains.]

... hey.

[memorywizard.livejournal.com]

Uh...my name's Nami.

(handshake?...maybe?)

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

I'm Riku.

[... oh! uh. handshake. right.]

[memorywizard.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you, Riku.

[littlest-prince.livejournal.com]

[jingle jingle jingle. from now on he can be heard before he can be seen because of that pink light red collar around his neck, gold bell hanging from it. he peeks into the room and goes wide-eyed at seeing a playground.]

Wow...

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[looks over at him. stiffens for a minute, before forcing himself to relax. it's not him.]

[littlest-prince.livejournal.com]

[wanders in, heading towards him a little hesitantly.]

Hey Mister, how come you're here all by yourself?

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[blink.]

... oh. I'm hiding from someone.

[puts his finger to his lips.]

Will you keep it a secret for me?

[littlest-prince.livejournal.com]

'kay! I can keep secrets!

[beams at him.]

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[smiles.]

That's good.

[littlest-prince.livejournal.com]

What's your name? Mine's Kai!

[tilts his head, bell jingling again.]

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

I'm Riku.

[littlest-prince.livejournal.com]

Waaaah. I know too many Riku's now! There's Miss Big Riku, an' Miss Bigger Riku, an' Mister Kitty Riku, an' Mister Bunny Riku, an' now you!

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[... a-aw.]

Uh... don't know what you would call me.

[atenderbruise.livejournal.com]

[So much for I'll catch up, right? Sora here suffered from broken ribs thanks to that Gemini, but don't worry. He was alright now. Thanks to some friends finding him and let's just say he never wanted to here the word "potion" ever again.]

H-Hey Riku, guess I never got to catch up with you.

I'm sorry...

[He gives a sheepish little smile as he's walking over.]

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[eyes him sadly for a moment, looking down at his feet.]

... it's fine. You're okay, right?

[atenderbruise.livejournal.com]

[He caught the look, shaking his head while he did a full spin.]

I'm perfect, taught that guy a lesson he'll never forget.

[He gave a little smile, hoping the lie was good. Really, he'd suffered enough. So he didn't want Riku to worry.]

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[Sora, you have no idea how much relief is on his face.]

Oh... that's good. I'm glad you're okay. Maybe he'll understand now.

[atenderbruise.livejournal.com]

[He shook his head. That smile tightening in to a line while he rubbed his temples.]

He won't understand anything, I don't want you to talk to him Riku.

He's bad news...

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[blink, and he looks away. 'I don't want you to talk to him' isn't a direct order, nor an indirect one. it's just expressing an opinion.]

... I have to be around him. I don't have a choice.

[atenderbruise.livejournal.com]

Why do you have to be around him Riku?

[He's trying to walk to the side so he can catch a glimpse of Riku's face. Was he allowed to? Sure, he didn't know much about this one. But clearly Riku needed help.]

...I'm serious.

[He slowly cupped the silver haired teen's face in his hands, bringing the other to eye level with him.]

I don't want you to listen to him, talk to him, look at him, or be anywhere near him.

[He felt strongly about this, that Gemini was bad news. He didn't want Riku to fall apart in those hands.]

Just don't.

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[there's nothing too special about his face, but he is surprised at what he's doing. at the order, he flinched a little and looked away. that cancels out a lot of the Gemini's orders, and makes it so he can't be around him to get new ones. he smiles a little.]

Thank you... I... won't be around him.

[atenderbruise.livejournal.com]

[If he actually knew was he was doing, Sora would be calling himself a Genius right now. Returning the small smile with his own.]

I should be the one thanking you for actually listening to me.

[Hopefully listening to him. He could never tell, but he'd take Riku's word.]

Are you okay?

[obeyingly.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head.]

I have no choice but to listen to orders given, Sora. That's why I had to be around him and call him Master.

[... ah. looks away.]

I'm fine.