RoxasxRikku FanFic - "Song of Healing" Chapter One.
The blue waves of the sea crashed against the sandy shore of the Twilight Town Beach, as a spikey, blonde-haired teen with melancholy blue eyes stood looking out to the goldish, orangish sunset that reflected off the sea.
He sighed heavily.
He placed a hand over his chest where his heart SHOULD be, but wasn't.
Roxas was a Nobody, meaning he had no heart.
You're average Nobody couldn't feel emotion, but Roxas was special. He could feel just as much, if not, more emotion than the average person could.
He was in a lot of pain right now. The girl he loved had left him behind for someone else.
Roxas had awoken in the previous night when he heard the door slam, and find that his girlfriend was no longer laying next to him.
He went into the kitchen to find a not on the fridge that read:
"Dear Roxas,
You were always so great to me. You gave me more than I could've ever asked for. You gave me all that I needed. You proved to me that Nobodies really COULD love, and you were my first love, as I was your first love.
But there is a big difference between what I need, and what I want. And what I want, is to move on. I'm sorry to tell you this Roxas, but I've fallen hard in love with Sora.
I wish nothing but the best for you, and I hope you'll be ok.
Love, Namine."
Roxas recalled every single word, and every single letter that the note read, and thinking about it, he gripped his chest tighter, and squinted his eyes, as they turned salty as the ocean that lied before him, and a tear streamed down from his right cerulean hue.
He had his iPod in his pocket, and the earbuds in both ears as he listened to the song.
It was an instrumental piano song called "The Song of Healing".
The song made Roxas feel so many different emotions at the same time. Comforted, melancholy, happy, sad, at peace, in despair, even..... healed.
Maybe in a way, the song actually DID live up to its name, and it actually DID heal.
He closed his eyes, and sighed with the song on repeat, as the sun started to go completely down and the bright, celestial stars had risen, with the cool night air rushing against his pale, white face.
"It's getting late.... I should probably go back...."
He said to himself, in a lifeless tone.
He turned around, and started walking onto the boardwalk, and down it he went.
His apartment wasnt too far from here, and his roommates, Axel and Demyx would start to worry if he didn't return soon, especially atfer everything that happened between him, and his now EX-girlfriend.
Step after Step, and foot behind foot he walked, his head facing the ground, "The Song of Healing" still playing on his iPod.
Walking towards the way that Roxas was walking away from, was a long,blonde-haired girl, who kept her hair in a ponytail with braids, and an orange tank-top, that exposed her stomach, and short, green shorts, along with two bright green eyes with spirals in them.
She was a very hyper-active, energetic girl, with one of the kindest hearts anybody would ever know.
She was in a hurry to get to the beach and get some sea-salt icecream from the stand before it closed.
She was running swiftly, when all of a sudden there was a big thud.
She fell backwards, as did Roxas, and his earbuds flew out instantly.
Despite Roxas's extremely melancholy mood, Roxas was never the type of guy to be "Hostile" or "mean".
He quickly got up, and offered the blonde his hand.
"I'm so sorry! I should've looked where I was going! and...."
Roxas finally got a good look at the girl and realized she looked a lot like Namine.
Except this girl had green eyes, where as Namine had blue, much like his own.
She smiled, and took his hand gently, rising up on her feet.
"Cunno!.. I mean... Sorry! I was running so fast, I really should be more careful!"
(Cunno is Al Bhed for "sorry". Rikku is an Al Bhed."
Roxas just paused and stared at her for a moment.
His blue orbs fixated on the girl he had just met.
Something about her..... made him feel so..... Euphoric, and comforted.
It's like.... In that brief moment in time.... he forgot all about Namine. He forgot about the emotional pain he was going through BECAUSE of Namine.
He shook his head to get himself out of the daze.
"Sorry!"
He said shyly.
"Zoned out for a moment...."
She giggled in reply.
"Its ok! it happens!"
He rubbed his face before speaking to her once more.
"I... haven't seen you around before.... Did you just move to Twilight Town?"
She nodded her haid swiftly.
"Mhmm! I lived on the Besaid Islands with my friends, but decided to move to somewhere a little more.... Urban y'know?
I move a lot.... Always been kind of a drifter I guess.... hehe"
He smiled.
A real smile, for the first time since namine left him.
"Well since you're new, and all.... I could show you around the town tommorrow.... if ya want....."
Roxas said, as his face turned a reddish tint, his blushing was apparent.
The twirled her hair in her finger, and nodded happily.
"That'd be great! I bet I'd have a lot of fun!"
Roxas extended his hand.
"I'm Roxas."
He had a welcoming smile on his face.
"Pleased to meet you! I'm Rikku!"
She replied happily, shaking his hand.
"How 'bout we meet at the icecream stand Rikku, about 6 'o clock tommorrow?"
"That'd be perfect!"
She quickly gave him a hug.
Roxas wasn't expecting this, as her nature was definitely different from Namine's.
Rikku was much more outgoing than Namine was.
Roxas returned the hug, before walking back down the street to his apartment.
He fellt a lot better now, but that's not to say he wasn't still crushed. He was still sad, but just not as sad as before.
He turned the key, to find his roommates/best friends, Axel and Demyx sitting on the couch with the T.V. off.
They both had worried expressions but Axel's soon turned angry.
"And just where have you been short shit?"
His long, red, spikey hair draping around his shoulders while his green eyes lit up.
"You said you'd be back at seven, here it is nine, and me and Dem were worried SICK!"
Roxas sighed, and looked to his feet while walking over to the fridge, and pulling a can of "Miller Light" out.
"I know, I know.... I just lost track of time I guess....."
Axel looked at him with a stern expression, but then walked over, and placed a hand on his shoulder, and looked at him with concerned eyes.
"Sorry I snapped at ya man.... Me and DemDem are your best friends though... We worry dude. Next time you're gonna be late, just call one of us ok? That way we dont have to worry."
Roxas offered a light smile to his best friend before taking a sip of the beer.
"I will... I'm sorry.....
But hey, just to give ya'll the heads up, I'm probably gonna be gone from 6-10 P.M. tommorrow...... Theres this girl I met...."
Axel gave a suprised expression to Demyx, and Demyx said in reply.
"Playin the field are ya Rox?"
Roxas blushed and shook his head.
"No, no, no, nothin like that.... Just showin a new friend around town is all...."
Axel winked.
"Suuuuure ya are Roxas."
He slapped his shoulder playfully.
Demyx hopped up in joy.
"Well thats good! now me and Tidus can re-schedule our date for tommorrow! Since the three of us wont be hanging together."
Axel yelled out playfully
"Oh sure! just leave me here to watch TV while you two go on dates!"
"It's not a date for christ's sake!"
Roxas said plopping down on the couch.
Demyx stretched out.
"Well, I'm gonna head to bed..... Tired from skating all day...."
"I think I'll do the same....."
Roxas said tiredly.
"Same here...."
Axel finally said.
The three parted ways to their bedrooms.
"Well g'night everyone"
Roxas shouted before hopping into his bed.