All the extra activity in the school once again chased Xion outside. She was mostly skulking around in the shadows in the lee of the building, trying hard not to be seen. She would have just... slept... if there was somewhere safe to do it.

For once, not because she was breaking, but because... it would be that much less time she was terrified.

Though all this hiding out did give her more time than was probably healthy to dwell on that weird bad dream she had had. Well, most of it had been bad. Seeing Axel wasn't bad at all. Except that he hadn't been here when she woke up.

Xion shuddered, hunching in on herself. Then she made the choice and when she thought no one was looking ran for the shore. Maybe... maybe she could see him coming. He said he was coming... right? So he'd be here... right?

She stood on the beach, statue still staring out at the barrier.