A death in the family

Namine

Had Anyone told me when I was younger that there was going to be a time in my life that I would feel completely empty and alone then maybe I could have prepared for it, and yet here I was locked in My room with the feeling that I would never be whole again. A feeling that rocked me to the core and left taking everything with it was the last feeling I remembered. Things had not always been like this for me, not even two days ago I felt happier than I ever knew I could have. However two days ago my father was not laying dead on his bed across the hallway.

27 hours earlier

I opened the door to My car and stepped out. There was little worry in my mind that today would be different to any other day on destiny islands but when all you have to look forward to in a day is school and TV. Closing my car door and walking towards the front door was when I first noticed that something was wrong. I hadn't even opened the door yet and there was a smell, at first a little disgusting but all that changed when the front door opened. The smell. That god damned smell. I quickly rushed into the house shouting for My father, yet when no one called out no matter what I told myself I knew what was in father's room.

Rushing up the stairs and into the room across from mine was the thing that had taken every feeling in my body and stripper me of them. On the bed was my fathers body laying there in a state which could only be described as something from a horror film. on impulse I ran down the stairs and vomited all over the floor. I quickly called the DIPD and waited for them to arrive. Not even a tear ran down my face when I found him. I wanted to cry and scream yet nothing would come. That was the last time for nearly half a year that I felt anything.

Four Months later

"AGH" I shot up in my bed and covered my mouth. My eyes were flooded with tears and my throat felt like I had just drank acid. This was the first time in four months that I had cried or even let out a scream. I heard footsteps coming down the hallway and knew that Tidus and Selphie were coming to check on me, Tiuds and Selphie were friends of dad's who offered to take me in after he passed away. Tidus was always very nice to me but I could tell since the first day that I got here that Selphie wanted me to leave, it wasn't because she didn't like me or anything like that it was because she thought that I needed to move on and I was starting to think she was right.

"Namine are you alright" I heard Tidus shout when the door flew open and I could only nod in response "I'm fine I just had a bad dream that's all." I looked up at the two of them and I could only think of how good they have been to me and how I've never given them anything in return. "Go back to bed I'm fine" and with that I watched the both of them leave. I made up my mind that this was the last night I would spend in their care. I reached over and grabbed my phone. 3:07AM. I took a deep breath and opened it up. Three presses later I was on his name. He didn't even know what had happened to dad and at this point I don't even think he cared but I needed to talk to him. I pressed the call button and hoped that things could only get better from here. I needed them too

"Hello?"

"Roxas?"

"Namine? What's wrong?"

"there's a lot I need to tell you and there's no one else I can talk to."

"tell me what happened."

"you promise you wont be angry at me?"

"I promise."

"It's dad. He died four months ago. I've been staying with Tidus and Selphie ever since."

"How did it happen? Dad I mean?"

"Heart attack in his sleep, didn't feel a thing."

"Are you at Tidus and Selphie's place right now."

"yeah."

"Get the train to twilight in the morning, we'll talk then. I promise."

The line went dead. I couldn't help but feel a tiny little smile crawl up on my face. After 8 long years I get to see him again. Brother.

Roxas

I hung up the phone and a small chuckle escaped my lips. "old coot finally kicked it huh?" I thought back to the fights we had and the harsh words that were spoken. I pulled a cigarette from my pack, placed it between my lips and lit it up. It has been 8 long years since I last spoke to Namine. I had Axel give her my phone number two years back because he thought that maybe we should re-connect but we never spoke and I was never even sure she had it. I got up from the couch and turned off the TV which was on in the background. "how did she even know I would be awake" I laughed to myself. Although it had been 8 years I still remembered everything about her. I couldn't wait to see her.