Not one to snub a friend when they want to meet up, and especially since she's been pretty anxious to see Riku again, he doesn't have to wait long before she's all but running his way with wild abandon. He does, indeed, owe her a hug, she's decided, and he doesn't even have to be the one to give it to her. She takes the initiative, barely taking the time to carefully put down her lantern before she has her arms flung around him.