Riku had no idea how to lift that burden from him. He would gladly try to take part of the load upon himself, but he doubted he'd fair even as well as Sora did.

With my luck I'd be Toshi's mom, Riku joked. Still, the concept that their hearts were that old was... humbling.

Riku covered his eyes when the star-shaped object appeared, taken somewhat by surprise. Slowly he reached out for it, but he still held it between himself and Kairi. If she wanted to take it, she could. A peaceful smile crossed his face and his voice was soft. "I wonder what would happen if we took this one to Sora's Station."