Hand in hand

[savedbyasong]

Characters: Shion, Xion and you!
Setting: Dorm floors, round the tower
Format: Either
Summary: After Xion's shadow experience Shion and Xion meet up again, and then go on their daily trek to find all their friends and check up on them, whilst chasing away each others shadows
Warnings: Shadows

Shion toweled his hair dry and tried to ignore the shadows surrounding him. What, are we just some extras now? Not even worth mentioning once the curtains are closed?

Shion gritted his teeth, he knew they weren't real and he knew trying to talk to them was useless.

Anger is not a good substitute for guilt and shame Shion, do you really think you can just ignore us?

"Safu..." He tried to push past the shadows, but they followed him, the smallest one piping up next.

Why did you let us die Shion? I thought you were really brave. I don't want to be like this, Can't you fix it, miss Karen says you can fix anything, like you fixed my knee.

He waited outside the bathroom, waiting for Xion, wanting to put his hands over his ears.

Just like your father, a waste of time.

[Around the tower] Hand in hand they walked the tower, chasing away each others shadows. And looking for those they knew, or those they didn't. It seemed people who were alone were in most danger from them, or at least seemed saddest. So anyone who was alone, or they knew at all was approached.

Shion paused every now and again to write notes, though he couldn't even work out how to even start to work out what they were, or if there was any way to get rid of them for good.

Comments

hi he still doesn't trust you

[savedbyasong]

[Seeing Sephiroth Shion's eyes narrowed and he stepped forwards, to put himself between Xion and Sephiroth, putting his hand on the EMR in his belt.

[attheclocktower]

[Xion's met Sephiroth at least once - just enough times to not have much trust for him either. Still, she didn't like the idea of Shion shielding her (that was her job). In the end though she merely puts a hand on his shoulder, to let him know that she's there too and ready to lend him a hand if need be.

Though she hopes it won't come to blows or anything. These shadow children are problematic enough on their own - speaking of which, she spots one moving out of the corner of her eye, hears a familiar whisper, and turns, seeing one of the shadows that Shion had chased away earlier crawling on the wall behind them]

[neverbeamemory]

[The lingering shadows cling close around Sephiroth's legs as he turns his full attention to Shion - since he stepped forwards. Everything about that gesture screams protection over Xion; Sephiroth tilts his head slightly to one side in response. This is the boldest he's seen the kid.

He blinks though and drops the glare to the shadows to one side of him. An unwelcome whisper is scowled at ever so slightly before Sephiroth looks up again over the two of them and starts to walk down the hallway towards them.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion blinks expression softening as he realised just how many shadows surrounded Sephiroth.] Hey [He stepped forwards, but not threatening Sephiroth, though that would change if Sephiroth got anywhere close to Xion] Leave him alone.

[attheclocktower]

[By the time Xion turns back from her own shadow child, Shion's already taken a few steps forward. She follows him, keeping her hand on his shoulder. She's a bit more wary though, keeping a careful eye on Sephiroth... and noting the little crowd of shadows following him]

That's a lot of them.

[More than she's seen around any other person yet]

[neverbeamemory]

Don't pay them any mind.

[So he thinks, so early on in the week - ignoring them has to happen since he can't fight them like he would any other monster.

As irritated as he sounds from some of the whispered comments around him it's clearly not aimed at Shion, as irritating as he personally finds the notion of friendship. His comment only triggered, by Xion's as he comes to pass them in the hallway, Sephiroth's silver head inclined down towards her a little as well.]

[savedbyasong]

We can try and get them to leave, they seem to move if other people tell them to. [He makes shooing movements at the shadows, keeping an eye on Xion in case Sephiroth even looked at her wrong]