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Riku's PCD is offline.

[She sounds oddly... calm about the news, but those that know her well know that it's getting to her. First Makoto vanishes, then Rhode vanishes, making Tyki unstable, and now Riku.

Especially Riku. Because Rei knows what's lying in store for him when he returns home.

There's a quiet pause, as if she's about to continue with what she's going to say, before she shuts off her PCD.]

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[She blinks before taking the orb gingerly, as if she were afraid of breaking it. She could feel the energy in it and she cupped it in her hands, watching it.

Rei smiles a little.]

... thank you. I'll keep it on me when I go.

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[He only nods, because really, what is he supposed to say? Be careful? It would sound empty and hollow and neither of them deserve that.

So instead he wraps his arms around her once more, pulling her in tightly, and for the first time, his own voice is soft, gentle, as if it's on the verge of breaking.]

Please come back safe.

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I will.

[She squeezes him tightly.]

I promise.

[And she means it. Ulquiorra, Usagi, and Hitsugaya will not allow her to die. Which, to her, hurts more than dying itself, but she is reluctant to think about it.]

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[You're not allowed to die, Rei. Get over it.

The squeeze is more reassuring than the words, and he leans in, pressing a soft kiss to his cheek, before whispering against the skin.]

I love you.

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[She knows, she knows.]

I love you too.

[It's muffled but it's there.]