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It was raining out but they were up there anyway. The clock tower was magnificent, it couldn't be denied and sitting up there with the wind blowing around him it made Axel feel just as grand and important. He looked glance at the blonde beside him from the corner of his eyes. He would need that confidence now. Just one look, one single unimportant look meant the world to him. It made him feel empty, reminded him that he was empty. It was kind of nice. He wondered sometimes if he had become numb, grown use to the absence of a heart. Roxas made him remember what he lacked, gave him a faint impression of what it had been like to feel. Roxas made him feel whole somehow.

For some reason it made him want to leave. You don't need a heart to feel. The body and mind are enough to bring back all the sensations. He felt his body go warm, his mouth dry, his breathing quicken, and he had to look up. He never had been one for feelings. He had the faint impression that when he had been "Somebody" he had been a loner even then. He had let the days melt into one great mess that couldn't be untangled no matter how hard you tried. Days were mere illusions. And now, they all had meanings. Part of him severely missed the life where he could go where he wanted, when he wanted. There were too many ties here.

Oh well, whether he wanted to or not he had these ties and they weren't going away any time soon. And besides, he didn't even remember that life. For all he knew the loner routine was something he had come up with on his own to fill in the empty spaces. They may be Nobodies but, in a way, they were still human. He looked at Roxas again and braced himself. He could do this, he had to before something tore them apart, for in time something would. Love, he knew that's what this flicker of past emotion would have been called, like this couldn't last forever. Some obstacle would appear and pull them apart but he was going to make the most of it while they were both here together.

"Hey Roxas…."

The boy turned and looked at him and he had to grip the ledge of the tower to keep the emptiness from overwhelming him. Damn, Roxas looked so innocent with his legs over the side swinging in the wind and his wet hair allowing small drops to fall into those bright blue pools. Axel shook his head to clear his mind and took a deep breath to steady himself.

"Axel, you ok?"

A small hand rested on his shoulder, tensing in case it should have to pull him back and keep him from pitching down over the side.

"Y-ya just lost my balance there a little."

Roxas forced Axel's head down so he was looking straight into the eyes of the one he loved with all his missing heart.

"You look pale. Something you wanna talk about?"
"Kinda." He looked away again and cursed himself for blushing.

"What is it?" When he didn't answer, Roxas frowned. "You know you can tell me."
"I love you."

He had said it and now he wanted to run away and hide like the coward he was.

"Oh, is that all?" Roxas laughed a little. "I figured that out a while ago, thought you knew. I love you too."

Axel had a feeling he wouldn't be able to stop smiling even if he wanted to.