#⊱✿⊰ ┊ ʰᵉ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵃ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗˡᵉˢˢ. ʰᵉ ⁱˢ ᵍᵉⁿᵗˡᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ. ( kingdom hearts )

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starter for : @tenebrave

" riku .. what a pleasant surprise. i was sure that you must be a brave knight gallantly joining a princess ! or at least .. i've read about brave knights similarly. "

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starter for : @wendyfulmother

" you mean to say that during your time on neverland , you encountered a fearsome crocodile that frequently approached with a ticking noise ? were you afraid ? "

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another tag rose forgot oops

⊱✿⊰ ┊ ʰᵉ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵃ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗˡᵉˢˢ. ʰᵉ ⁱˢ ᵍᵉⁿᵗˡᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ. ( kingdom hearts )

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somehow she knew this conversation might come up had she met with riku again after such events in the past transpired. she has already had numerous conversations with beast about how to properly act in forgiveness. his response happened to be always to not forgive anyone for trying to take belle from him but she at least made it a point to usher him towards being respectful.

a slight sigh of relief can be heard from her. it was nice to know that there was a bit of worry. " you're worried about how you might be perceived by him now ? please don't worry , riku. he's not a monster. you understand , don't you ? when you .. " well , she will have to think about her words further. " .. when you .. care for someone so greatly and they are taken from you , i suppose we would all act the way he did. don't you think ? " a beat. " my papa was once taken from me. he was to be a prisoner here. had that occurrence not happened , i surely wouldn't have found this castle. " she had to find the bright side. " of course i wouldn't ask for my father to be kidnapped to find a castle and a most wonderful friend .. but .. in the end , i had the pleasure of meeting you and sora through these many heartless circumstances too. "

❝ Yeah. Never seen someone so excited about things that get lost in the back of a kitchen drawer. ❞ Every day house items and books-- these people sure were easy to please. Maybe it was a little admirable how little they asked of the world.

Unlike Riku, who follows up her suggestion with an unthinking, ❝ Not really. ❞ But the moment he says it he can just imagine said sorcerer giving him a certain look. And if that wasn't enough to convince him to mind his manners, the promise of hot chocolate certainly prods him to reconsider.

❝ --But I'd better make sure that you make it safely to the library with all those. ❞ He plays it off, awkwardly following after her.

❝ You sure the big guy won't have a problem? ❞ They didn't exactly meet on good terms, last he recalled...

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" oh ! " natural surprise and then a warm smile quickly forms. " these are for me ? oh , how wonnnderful. i must thank master yen sid the next time i see him. did you happen to deliver all of those thingamabobs to ariel from yen sid too ? i remember hearing about the overwhelming excitement from her. " she giggles , taking the books. " thank you so much , riku. you are an excellent delivery boy , i must say. " a beat , she'd begin to turn with her free hand ushering him in. " won't you come in ? i am sure that the castle staff would love to make you some hot chocolate. "

͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏❝ Wh-what?! ❞

A sigh. ❝ I'd say get your head out of those kinds of books, but that'd make my trip here kind of useless. ❞ He raises a box filled with thick and intricately bound books.

❝ Courtesy of, Master Yen Sid. ❞