Things I'll Never Say
Roxas: why are you doing another Kingdom Hearts fanfic when there are so many other casts you have written down on that paper Eli?
Axel: so? Who cares Roxie? We get to spend another fanfic together! don't be rude, thank the girl and get back to memorizing your lines.
Roxas: what lines? I'm the mute! I have no words to say Axel! It's the point of being a mute!
Axel: oh… touchy today are we? I'm sure you'll relax out a bit the minute the cameras are rolling.
Roxas: Axel if I were you I'd shut the fuck up. And to the audience; this fic will contain Elizabeth's original characters as well. She doesn't like using some of the KH characters and mixing them up to make them all work with the cast she needs.
Me: would you both mind shutting up and get back to your lines? I want to finish giving the rest of my summery if you don't mind. I also want to let people know that: I might have Final Fantasy Characters in here that are not part of Kingdom Hearts, and I also apologies for the slightly crack pairings that I have for Axel's parents."
Axel & Roxas: alright Eli… we'll go memorize our lines.
Axel: wait a minute? My parents are crack? Why not Roxie's for a change.
Me: Shut up and fuck off Axel… Alright, now that that's taken care of; there is the summery.
Roxas is a mute, he hasn't spoken since October, 13th, 2000; when his family was brutally murdered in front of him. He gets bumped from foster home to foster home for the simple fact that no one wants a child that wont talk- though our parents may have us think otherwise. On the last day of school, graduating Roxas is being moved again, sent to live with the head detective on his parents unsolved case- the man also being a friend of the family for years.
Getting to the detectives house, Roxas learned he knew very little about his life in actuality. All will be explained, but in good time.
Story:
It was the last day of school, I'd finally done it- made it through a whole 12 years of school- well, I'd made it through ten years since I was graduating early; and it was not an easy thing to do. I managed to skip grade three and then grade eleven, but one thing that I always wanted… one thing I truly wanted, was a reason to talk again.
I hadn't said a single word since October, 13th of 2000- yes, I had the date memorized, I just… had nothing to say. There was no reason for me to tell the police what happened, they figured it all out with forensics and the written statement I gave when the officers asked me questions.
It was a normal day for me, as normal as it ever got; people would try and make me talk, do anything to make me talk really. Some people would poke me, others would toss pieces of paper at my head, maybe even stick their legs out in the hallway so I'd trip and scream.
"Hey! Roxas! Wait up!" I stopped in my tracks, turning around and seeing Sora running up behind me, big annoying smile on his face as I just rolled my eyes, turning towards my locker again and starting on the combination.
"Hey… aren't you excited about the Grad ceremony today? Its our last tutorial and out last hours of truly being in school before university." I just shrugged as Sora started rummaging through my bag, truly being one of the people I didn't care since I knew he was going for the stupid pocky I always kept in there.
"Ha… found it." he smirked as he pulled the box out, offering me one like it was his to offer. I rolled my eyes and grabbed the box away from him, pulling one out and handing it to him. "Awe… am I being punished Roxas? Did I do something bad?" I shrugged again, stuffing the box back into my bag and pulling it out, making the entire locker as clean as the day I got it at the beginning of the year.
"I'm sure Mr. Gillfred will be happy to see us for the last time, I have no idea why he has such a problem with us… I mean; yeah you don't talk, but there is no real reason for him to be such a jackass." I just shrugged again, honestly; what was there to say to that? What was the point of answering a question like that? And people wondered why I stopped talking.
We got to the large science room and Mr. Gillfred smirked at us. "Well! Look who decided to join us class? Roxas and Sora. Aren't they the best students ever? Straight A's in all their classes, stylish look, bad-ass attitude and always late! Sit down boys, we've got some stuff to go through as 'end of the year activities' and I want to get started." I only rolled my eyes and I let my bag hit the top of our table; making a large bang in the process that had most of the girls jumping. What did he think we were doing? Moving to the back of the room to walk through the wall?
"Alright, now I have here the paper from the beginning of the year; where we all wrote out something positive about the people in our tutorial… and we're going to do another one today after the year, to see how much our answers have changed on our views. First up Roxas… and since I know you wont talk I've written names out on the board, just write down the first thing that comes to your mind when you look at a name before the rest of the class prepares."
I nodded, getting out of my seat and moving to the front of the room, knowing that what I was about to do would be nothing more then another tick on the long line of mishaps I'd had during school for the simple fact that I could get into trouble.
Jessica; bitch. Harvey; asshole. Natalie; don't care. Michael; dick-head. Katie; twat… etc. etc. the basic thing is the moment the teacher noticed what I was doing… well; I was asked to kindly go down to the principals office as all the girls decided to start throwing their own curses at me.
I did nothing more then grab my bag, smirking at all the older students and heading on my way; as far away from the stupid classroom as I could get on my way to the roof.
People always thought that I acted out because my parents died and I'd seen it- well, people who knew. But most people thought I was just an asshole. When I didn't talk while I got groceries the cashier would just think I was rude, when I didn't talk to the bus driver he'd make extra sure to not stop at my stop, waiting until the next bust stop to finally pull over and open the stupid doors.
The roof had such a gorgeous view; if they had known about the view I doubt they'd have put a stupid school with no windows facing east there. Something better would have been placed there… maybe a art gallery, or an observatory. The harsh cliff directly beside the building was something I'd been sketchy about at first, not wanting to go to a high school where some kid might get pissed and throw me over… but the lack of windows and the fifteen foot high chain-link and barbed-wire fence prevented that.
Around five o'clock the best sunsets could be seen from that spot, unfortunately at only ten after two the only thing to be seen was a forest and some clouds- still a magnificent view- I'd based many art projects off the single view.
I let out a sigh, knowing that I had to leave if I wanted to make it back home and get packed so I could move out that night to my newest location for another two years- I was counting down the days until I'd be allowed to move out on my own, knowing that I'd rather be silent and alone then silent and with people.
With a huff I started my trek home, knowing I'd have to pass Sora's house to get to my current house.
My hands were stuffed in my pockets, my headphones in my ears blasting Your Gonna Go Far Kid by The Offspring. Wondering just how long it'd take to get all my stuff packed up and ready to go, I could probably have beaten my own personal record of everything in one hour.
"Roxas! What are you still doing out? shouldn't you be getting ready? don't tell me the principal said you couldn't go to the ceremony."
I shook my head, letting out a sigh as I walked passed Sora's house, the bouncing brunette hopping out of his house and up to me. I grabbed a pen out of my pocket and grabbed his hand.
'I'm leaving. Skipping out of here and heading off again. This is my last day in Hollow Bastion.' Sora looked shocked as he read the words on his hand, shocked.
"What do you mean your leaving Hollow Bastion? Where are you going?" I shrugged again as I began walking again, wondering if the brunette would follow me all the way to my house and skip his convocation to ask me questions I wouldn't answer.
I let out another sigh "What do you mean you don't know? How could you not have told be before?" Sora being more annoying then ever. I gripped his hand again and started writing 'I didn't think you'd care… its not like anyone would miss me anyways, you'll be fine the moment you realize that I'm not interesting.'
"No I wont! I'll miss you, of course I will!" I just rolled my eyes so he could see and let out a huff as I turned back towards my house, determined to get back to my house as soon as possible.
Sora decided to follow me back to my house, blabbering the entire way about how it wasn't fair that I hadn't told him. I wanted to scream at him, simply to tell him to shut the fuck up, but hey; what was the point to just give him the satisfaction of breaking my 8 year speechless streak.
I hopped up my front steps two at a time, stuffed my key into the lock and the moment I got into the house I slammed the door in Sora's face, hoping to get it through the boys head that; yes, I knew he was gay, yes, knew he had a crush on me, and no was not interesting even if I was gay as well.
The stupid brunette knocked on the door and I let out a sigh, opening it back up and looking at him as sternly as I could.
"Roxas… why did you close the door on me?"
I gripped his hand and started writing with my pen again 'You need to get to convocation. And I need to get packed.'
"Fine… but at least give me your email, then I'll give you mine." I let out a sigh and nodded, looking for an empty space on his arm before writing again; '' I smirked as he only scoffed, shaking his head and rolling his eyes as he grabbed my pen and hand. "I'll just spam everything until I get a reply then. Hope the first part is correct for the same of the world Roxas." I only shrugged again as he stopped writing.
"Alright… I'll talk soon Roxas… be safe wherever you go alright?" I nodded, looking into his deep blue eyes almost as bright as mine. He smiled, moving quickly as his lips pecked my cheek before he spun around and left the house before I could clobber him.
I let out a sigh, reaching up and closing the door, moving my hand to my cheek and feeling the spot he'd touched, wondering if the odd feeling was kin to attraction or just annoyance that I had to wash my face.
I let my bag drop to the ground, determined to burn it and all its contents the moment I got to whatever new place that Detective Terk- the man working my parents case since it happened and who was a dear friend to my family and I when we were still intact -came to pick me up like he did every time.
I'd moved fifteen times, that is fifteen different houses in eight years, yeah, I got around a lot. Two houses a year since this would be my sixteenth house- ironic since I was turning sixteen in four months.
I hopped up the stairs two at a time, passing the stupid yapping rat-dog on my way and shutting my door on it. I stuffed my iPod onto the iHome I had, determined to make my packing time go by at least with music, thinking about a nap once I was done packing up the three drawers of clothes, the bed-set my electronics and finally the few things I had in the bathroom I'd been given as my own.
Forty five minutes later I let out a deep sigh, glad that I'd finished in under an hour, everything packed up in one large duffle bag for my clothes and bathroom supplies, a briefcase for my electronics and another duffle bag for my bed sheets.
I flopped down onto my bed, completely bare and I closed my eyes, wondering if I could manage to get a nap before my 'family' came home or Detective Terk came to pick me up.
(o.o)
"Roxas… wake up… Detective Terk is here for you." I jerked awake, feeling the hand on my arm, shaking me.
"Oh! Sorry Roxas. Detective Terk is downstairs waiting for you." I nodded, rubbing sleep out of my eyes as I tried as hard as I could to get my heart to calm down in my chest.
My 'father' nodded his head and turned towards the door, grabbing up my two duffle bags and walking out. I shook my head and grabbed my fully charged iPod off the iHome. Unplugging the machine and stuffing it into the briefcase with the rest of my electronics.
I grabbed up the rest of my stuff and hopped down the steps, giving a wide smile as I noticed Reno Terk standing by the door, classic smirk on his face and his hands stuffed in his pockets, talking with my current keeper about where he was taking me I supposed.
"Hey, there's the little bugger. How you been Roxas?" wide smile as he took one hand out of his pocket and waved at me. I just nodded my head and walked up, setting my briefcase down on the floor and looking around the house thinking if I was missing anything and not seeing anything.
"Alright… have a good one Roxas. You know we're always open if you need us." I nodded again, giving the man I'd called keeper for half a year a smile and nod before grabbing one duffle bag and my electronics before following Reno who'd already grabbed my second duffle bag.
Reno and I had texted and emailed each other for years after everything happened, I'd even spent the first month with him because I'd scream and cry if they tried to take me away.
I set my things down into the trunk of the car, keeping my iPod with me and moving to the passenger seat with a bright smile on my face, knowing that anytime he picked me up for anything it meant ice-cream. So many times I'd texted him and asked if he could drive me back to Twilight Town so I could go to the graveyard and visit my parents graves, he'd close to dropped everything, taken the hour to drive down and get me, just to drive back for an hour of me sitting on the cold ground, eyes tear filled as I looked at the delicately carved names, Reno always just standing behind me a ways, or being right there when I really needed the shoulder. It was comforting that I knew I could count on him for anything.
The moment Reno sat down in the car he flipped on the switch for the music, already on the channel we both enjoyed since our car rides to new places started.
"I got a call from your school today… now, what makes you think that your family would get so angered about that they'd have the school call me? A little old police officer from five towns away? Just to make sure that you get a scolding about name calling… at your age Roxas?"
I only smirked, Reno's 'scoldings' would be no more then telling me something I did that was wrong, or something I did that wasn't right and nothing more. He'd simply tell me I did a 'no-no' and then brush it off with a chuckle.
"So… you still drink chocolate milk-shakes… right Roxas?" I nodded as he looked over at me, bright green eyes contrasting exceptionally with his red hair and the bright blue sky; green goggles on the top of his head standing out more then normal thanks to the high color contrast.
Reno smiled as he pulled up to the closest Dairy Queen getting to the drive thru and rolling his window down with the power button.
'Hello, Welcome to Dairy Queen… what may I get for you?'
"I'd like two of your largest Chocolate milkshakes." he looked over at me as the person agreed, said how much it would cost and then rolled forward to wait.
"So, how's school treating you Roxas? Got your diploma on hand?" I shook my head, reaching into my pocket and grabbing out my paper and pen.
'Nah, convocation was today, I missed it to pack. No problem though, It'll be sent in the mail. I just have to email in with my new address.' Reno nodded and I set the paper down, knowing there was never much to talk about with him, just comfortable silence.
"So; Roxas Martin… do you know where you are to be going from here?" I shook my head, pulling my legs up to my chest in my 'classic ice-cream pose' as he called it. "You don't? how odd… here I figured your magnificent brain would remember everything I said." I gave a fake scowl and he scoffed.
"Fine, I'll tell you when we get there… I'll keep it a secret until then though." I let out a scoff and rolled my eyes slightly, there were always times when he wouldn't tell me where I was going, just to take me to a new town that I didn't know completely.
"You know as well as I that its not safe for you to stay in one place… with that lunatic man out there who killed your family its no wondering we don't make you-"
I nodded in agreement as we continued driving, going to the new destination as we always did.
(o.O)
An hour of straight oldies music, seat dancing and ice-cream was something I'd missed. No one in Hollow Bastion seemed to really care how things worked on my time, they all had a certain schedule that couldn't be changed; everyday the same thing, never changing… it was horrible.
I noticed the streets Reno Drove, the exit from the highway he took, the wonderful and horrid image of the buildings and streets I knew so well again; we were in Twilight Town.
I looked over at Reno, wondering why he'd bring me back, why I'd be placed with a family back in the stupid city that had everything to do with my parents death and the fact that I never liked being there if I wasn't at his house.
"Don't look so upset, I promise you'll be fine with what's going to happen… do you have any questions Roxas?"
I pulled my paper out again and scribbled out 'How's your wife and sons doing?"
"Yes… Tifa and Axel, I only have one son… and their doing really well. He's about your age actually, but he's still got a week of school that he's pissed about." I scoffed, knowing that any teen would just want it to be done with. "Their actually excited about seeing you again, and I'm going to warn you now; Tifa is going to hug you, so don't be mean, alright?" I nodded once, knowing that the woman liked giving me hugs calling me a 'small plushy of my dad' having been friends for years.
I watched the scenery pass by, noticing that Reno was taking a different route from the direct route to his house if we were in fact going there. "Don't worry Roxas… it'll be fine, I promise you that you'll be pleased with the outcome." I nodded gradually, trying to figure out where he'd have me put in Twilight Town, mentally going through who lived there and who would be willing to take in the kid who's parents were brutally murdered in front of him.
We remained silent again, me just looking at the scenery, watching to see what had changed and what hadn't, things that'd been removed altogether in some places.
I'd finally noticed that we were getting close to his house, the large white houses becoming more and more like his. I could just close my eyes and picture it; white picket fence that I'd run passed with blue and red paint on my hands, effectively painting it a multitude of colors. There were large balconies on every bedroom window, the porch of the house was grand, giving the house a very mansion feel. The color of the house was at one point white, at another point a rusted red color, shingles on the roof always black and the backyard was so huge it could fit three Olympic swimming pools. I loved coming over as a kid with my parents, bugging Axel until he played with me, never having to work too hard to have him play with me- though getting him to go swimming with me in the one pool that they did have was impossible.
"Hey Roxas… not falling asleep on me now are you?" I shook my head as I opened my eyes the image of Axel and I playing vanished as I looked over with a smile, hoping that my silence wasn't something that was getting on his nerves.
"Alright then… because we're here." I looked around and noticed the big house, seeing the steel blue paint covering the house, giving it a very new ages look. All the upper windows were open and white curtains fluttering out of the windows into the summer wind weeks early for when it'd be needed for the beach.
A smile broke out across my face as Reno stopped the car, he turned it off and we both climbed out, me not bothering to grab my things for the brief visit as I jogged up to the front door.
I barely knocked once before it was opened and I was being encased in a tight grip that Tifa never seemed to loose, no matter how many times I saw her in one day. She'd always give me the biggest hug if I needed it.
"Roxas! Its such a pleasure seeing you again! I missed you so much! How have you been? I hear you graduated early, and I'm so proud of you! Come, come… tell me how everything went." it saddened me that every time I came over she expected me to talk, but I knew that on the inside she was just checking to see if I'd broken out of the habit.
We spent a moment looking at each other, me apologetically and her expectantly before she nodded with her smile. "You can type all about it in a moment… we got a new system I think you'd like; a wireless transmitter set up to our TV to a laptop we've got…whatever comes on the laptop screen when its turned on will be right there on the TV. Come, I want you to try it out."
I was shocked for a moment before I kicked my shoes off, setting them neatly down and following her into the familiar living room. The house always smelled like Christmas to me, something I hadn't experienced properly in a long time. The family either wouldn't bother with even trying to have a Christmas or they'd send me off for the day to mope around in the park like a freaking homeless kid. Though, I suppose I was homeless, I didn't have anywhere to call home.
Tifa motioned for me to the couch and I walked over, taking my seat and letting out a sigh, sinking into the soft cushion that I had missed so much since the last time I was there- over a year before that.
"Alright Roxas; take this… and just let me turn the TV on." I nodded and took the laptop she'd handed me. I set it on my lap and looked at the large screen, seeing my reflection on the screen.
"Alright Roxas… try typing in a Word window." I nodded and my fingers flew over the keys, not sure what would happen as soon as my fingers stopped.
"Yes! It works. Reno! Come in here and see this! The computer and projector system works!" I looked up and noticed the computer screen on the TV, everything I'd typed out was on the screen.
"Wow… Roxas… you're a poet. 'To love a beast is to love ones own horrid habits. And to love ones self is to be a narcissist. So loving a beast is better then loving ones self, because you can run away from a beast, but not yourself.' its absolutely beautiful, I love it."
I just smiled up at Tifa, noticing that she looked over towards the door with a smile. I turned myself and noticed Reno shuffling into the door with all my stuff, plopping it down with a loud huff before he straightened up, cracking his back into place and looking over.
"You know… the least you could have done was help out a bit Roxas, oh! I see Tifa's showed you the computer system… pretty nice, huh?" I looked from Reno's smiling face down to the pile of my stuff at his feet before turning to Tifa and seeing her kind eyes travel between Reno and I the way I was looking between them.
'What are you talking about? Why is my stuff inside if I'm just going to have to lug it all back outside?' Tifa turned to the TV before her smile vanished and she looked over at Reno with a harsh glare.
"Reno Terk! How dare you not tell him! You-" she stopped herself as she picked up a pillow and chucked it across the room, hitting Reno in the head and making him stumble backwards despite the fact that he was holding his hands up in defense.
"Hey! I was going to make it a surprise! Stop pelting me with pillows!" a large smile crossed his face as I watched Tifa throw another pillow, much harder then I thought she'd be able to. I mean, I knew she was strong, but not that strong, there was almost a crater in the wall where the pillows were hitting.
"Will you at least let me tell him then?" Tifa stopped throwing pillows, making me wonder where they had all come from.
"Then explain Reno." Tifa fell down into the couch across from me, her fingers reaching up and pinching the bridge of her nose as Reno let out a sigh and started collecting the pillows and tossing them back into the living room.
Reno walked into the living room and sat down beside me, his mouth still in a wide smile
"Roxas… I know your expecting me to take you to another extravagant city, to a new home that you'd have to get settled into and a new town, all that fun stuff. And well, its just not going to happen anymore. I knew that after twelve I really should have done this; but I've given up being the head Detective on your parents case, and I'm offering that you live here. We've actually already have legal custody of you.
"I promised your parents before you were born that if anything happened to them, I'd take you in at Sixteen. it's a little hard to explain, and its going to take a few days to get the whole story out so you can understand it properly… but I swear, this is something that'll be good for you. Promise."
I just looked at the two for a moment, going back and forth between the two smiling faces, completely shocked. Reno was just smiling at me, his classic smirk gone as he watched me with his kind green eyes.
"Anyhow… once Axel gets home he's going to show you up to your room and help you get all set up before we do anymore explaining… we'll hook your computer and any other devices up to the WiFi, and you've got free reign of the TV. Kitchen, the theater room is where we last left it and if you want you can go swimming- the one place Axel probably wont bother you."
I nodded and turned the Computer off, watching as the TV went right back to normal satellite. The two characters chasing each other around like a Saturday morning cartoon.
I nodded as I set the computer down, pulling my piece of paper out again and moving it so Reno could see what I was writing.
'You remember our talk about being gay… right Reno?'
He just smirked. "Of course Roxas. And don't worry, the other two don't know. I'm good with keeping secrets. Now go have some fun, alright? Curfew is six o'clock if you leave the house just make sure your back by then- though you might want to wait for Axel, the town has changed quite a bit." I nodded as I stood up, looking around the house and wondering what I was going to do, what there was to do, with or without Axel around.
(~.O)
The sky was so blue, something I just loved to look at, I hadn't gotten a chance to look around the house for the entrance to the roof yet, so I didn't really know what the view from the Terk home.
Cloud watching was a good thing, so many different things could hide in one simple cloud, and so many different clouds could pass by on a windy summer day.
"Hey Roxas!" suddenly a head popped up above me, flaming fire-engine red hair, a mix of emerald green and acid green eyes looking down at me. Two purple colored upside down tear drop marks under the green orbs making me focus on his eyes more, not freaking out like he'd obviously intended; a good thing about being silent was I heard a lot.
"Well… at least you didn't freak out completely." a smirk much like Reno's crossed the red heads face, I recognized him as Axel; I'd seen him enough to know that he was two years older then me and stopped talking to me for almost two years.
"Still not talking huh? Well, mind if I join you?" I shrugged, wondering if the red head was going to say anything else as he shuffled around until he was comfortable beside me, his elbow touching mine and one of his knees angled so it was bumping mine.
"So… this is nice… I haven't seen you in a long time Roxas, how's your schooling going?" I just shrugged, making sure that Axel could feel it in his elbow. "I'll take that as a good thing then… want to just watch clouds in silence?"
I sat up and looked down at the red head, his hair spiked out behind his head and pooling where it touched the soft grass. I nodded at him and he only gave a smirk in agreement before he gave a single relaxed nod.
I lay back down and let out a sigh, watching as a ship passed above us, sails and everything as it was blown across the sky into the next town over.
"Roxas, this is boring… can we do something else?" Axel sat up and put his head back in front of my face, smirk on his face, raising a hand and playing with the skin underside of my forearm.
I only shrugged as I sat up as well, grabbing my paper and pen 'What do you want to do?' Axel took and read the paper before grabbing the pen too, scribbling out his own answer.
'I don't know, go to the mall and get you some new sheets for your bed… pick out paint colors, watch stupid people shop, go bug my friends that I've got a new sexy roomie?'
I blanched slightly at that, his smirk turning from playful to sexy for a moment before he scoffed and got up. "Course not, common Roxie… I'll show you up to your room first so you know what your going to be working with." I just nodded as he stood up, moving to get up myself before he thrust his hand in my face.
I timidly took his hand and allowed him to pull me to my feet, much easier then I'd thought he'd have been able to. The moment I was on my feet I felt his hand squeeze tighter before he let it go.
I had no idea what the hell was up, I thought Axel was a player straight guy who would never flirt with a guy. So he was either pulling my leg, he was gay too, or he was just obnoxiously straightforward and playful with people.
I followed him into the house, my hands in my pockets and my eyes turned to the skies… and Axel. It was hard to deny it; the guy was fucking sexy his slightly ripped blood red shirt- just two shades off his hair color. Black skinny jeans hugging his butt like they were made for him and the bands around his wrists brought out how delicate his hands looked.
"So Roxie… you wanna see your room right?" he looked back at me over his shoulder, smirk that I figured was permanent. I nodded and he stopped, making me walk up beside him. "I like walking beside people Roxie… now smile a bit will you? Its cant be that bad living in our house right? After all the camping trips and all the dinner dates you'd think your be happy."
I just nodded, letting my face take on a slight smile as I followed him inside and passed the dining room, passed the kitchen and to the grand staircase.
"Hey… where are the two of your going?"
"Up to Roxas' room. Want to show him what he's working with so we can go to the mall and grab some paint. Maybe some bed sheets that'll fit the bed you guys decided to put in there."
"Alright… don't take too long Axel, we want to take you guys out for dinner when you're ready to head out."
"The SUV or separate cars?" Axel stopped on the stairs and looked down at his dad in the living room.
"Separate cars of you guys are going paint shopping. And make sure you help Roxas take his stuff up to the guest room until we're done painting his room, alright?"
"Kay dad. Roxas, keep heading up and stop on the third floor, I'll be right behind you with the bags." I turned to follow him to help but he just held his hand up. "I can do it myself Roxie. Just head up and I'll be right there."
With a glare I stomped down the stairs passed him and grabbed my electronics and one of my duffle bags, stern expression on my face as I walked passed him again, catching the sexy smirk on his face again as I made my way to the third floor.
The house's smell changed as I went up, from the bright happy smell of the main living area, to a more sophisticated sent on the second floor where I knew Reno and Tifa had their room, and the third floor- a place I hadn't gone since Axel and I were kids -the smell got more musky, a sent strictly Axel, cinnamon and peppermint, with a slight hint of a fire-like sent.
I wanted so deeply to take a deep breath and never let it out; but I figured that Axel would notice. I waited as he came up behind me, flipping the light switch on and motioning to the last room, passing me in the hall and walking in the door.
"My room is right across the hallway, you've got a balcony, and you can put whatever color you want on the walls, more then one color if you want even., everything is actually for you to change. And unfortunately right now because your in the guest room you only get a front yard and street view. But your room… if beside mine." Axel dumped my stuff down and moved back out of the room, grabbing my hand and tugging me to the door beside the one he'd pointed out as his.
"This is the room you get to change as much as you want, mom and dad are even willing to change the carpet if you want." I nodded walking into the room behind him and noticing that it was bathed in the color of a deep orange and purple sunset. The walls were white, but the light coming from the setting sun was just glorious.
My eyes were drawn to the balcony and I moved across the room quickly, opening the white gossamer curtains and opening the doors, seeing right away the sunset I'd missed for over eight years.
It looked like the sun was saturated in gold and love to Roxas. He'd spent so many days worth of hours just sitting on his roof with his parents, watching the same sunset from there, the same sunset that was in every town, but was just better in Twilight Town, I hadn't found a better sunset then the one found in my home town.
"You look happy… care to explain why on paper?" I turned around with a smile and nodded, pulling my paper and pen out 'The sunset is best in this town. I haven't found a better one.' he only smirked as he read the paper.
"Well, I feel honored to live here then. I've only traveled, but never really thought about the sunset from different places. I always thought it was the same everywhere." I only rolled my eyes, trying my hardest to not get pissed at him for saying that.
"So, do you know what colors your thinking about?"
'Can I have more then one? Like a mural?' my writing slightly messy as I tried to write it quickly.
"Probably… thinking about a piece of artwork or something? You an artist Roxas?" I just shrugged not really sure on how I should answer.
"Alright then… we'll head out now and get you your paint, and bed spreads." I nodded and followed him again, paying attention when he pointed out the bathroom and where his parents room was if I needed them.
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The moment we got back into the house I let out a contented sigh, it felt so nice being inside a house I was allowed to call home. Axel was determined to carry the paint and the new sheets I got, I won out and at least got to carry my new sheets.
"So, we can get painting tomorrow and then you'll be in your own room in no time." I nodded as we turned to the stairs.
"Roxas… are you home?"
"Yes dad, we're back!"
"Roxas! You spoke, I knew you- oh, Axel… stop speaking for him." Reno rushed out of the living room before scowling at the red head.
"Well sorry… but I doubt he would have answered."
"Fine. Axel, go put the stuff upstairs. Roxas, if you could come in here, there is something we need to tell you." I looked at Reno for a moment before nodding and handing Axel the bags I had been holding, getting nothing more then a smile from him as I turned towards the living room and walked into the living room with Reno.
Tifa was sitting down on the couch, a kind smile on her face, hands folded on her lap and one of her legs under her in a comfortable position.
"Please Sit down for a moment Roxas… there is something your parents wanted us to give you." I nodded, moving over to the love seat and sitting down right away, not about to miss an opportunity for something my parents wanted to give me.
I curled both my legs up to my chest and looked at Tifa and Reno expectantly, waiting for what they were going to say.
"Hey… no one started without me right?" Axel plopped onto the love seat beside me, making me tilt to the side so I was leaning on him, still in my little ball shape.
"Roxie…even if you like me and all… I'm not comfortable with this, we haven't seen each other in two years." I just rolled my eyes and pushed off of his chest, sitting more comfortably with him beside me as Reno and Tifa started looking slightly worried.
"You know… the more you worry him and look like that, the more he's going to freak out when you tell him." Axel sounded slightly annoyed and bored, but at the same time his smirk was gone and he was looking seriously at Reno and Tifa.
"Then how about you tell him Axel? Lets see how well the 'almighty Axel Terk' handles telling Roxas the big news."
Axel just rolled his eyes and looked back at me, his bright green eyes captivating me as he reached forward, grabbing my chin and locking eyes with me. My heart felt like it was going to explode in my chest but I couldn't look away; and what was worse, I didn't know why I was acting so much like a fucking girl.
"You, Roxas Martin. Are a vampire, and a very special vampire. Your parents were Cloud Martin and Arieth Paole, two vampires of the most powerful line of purebloods in the world. Your father was the son of Dracula and your mother is was the daughter of Elizabeth Paole. Both are the highest rank of purebloods in the vampire world. The Martin clan is technically the kings of the vampire world, and the Paole are like the dukes." I stared at Axel for a moment before I turned to Reno and Tifa, wondering if they were going to put a rest to the stupid words Axel was spewing and tell me whatever the hell they were going to tell me.
"Uh… that's actually it Roxas… we have a letter here for you from your parents. You really should read it and then decide where you want to go from there." I only nodded, my eyes trained on the bright white envelope that looked like it'd been sealed yesterday.
"You know Roxie… we're vampires too, my family and I'm sure if you wanted a vampire-like demonstration I could-"
"Axel… let him read the letter will you?" Reno giving a glare to the red head beside him, the red dashes under his eyes accenting his slightly duller shade of green. I reached over and took the letter from him, my heart pounding as I looked at the wax seal that could only be described as a key shape; a very odd key shape, with a crown in the tooth part.
I cracked the seal, glad that I missed the image of the key and opened the envelope, trying my hardest not to get a paper cut. I pulled the thin paper out, noticing right away how delicate and special it was for actually being parchment and not paper. I flipped the parchment open and looked at it, my eyes scanning over the page in general before I began to read.
'Dear Roxas, I know this really sucks, and you might not know what happened to us, but your mother and I have written this letter for you in hopes that it'll explain everything for you if we cannot.
'If your mother and I are not there, then that means we're gone, for good. And that also means that you received this letter from Reno like we asked. There are probably a lot of questions and if that loud-mouth Axel has said anything to you I'm sorry, but its true.
'You, Roxas Martin, are a vampire, and one of great importance. I am from the Martin Clan; a clan that has been around since the beginning; a vampire bloodline that has procreated with nothing but the finest of vampire blood in the world. I am a pureblood of Martin, and your mother is a pureblood of Paole; another long line of vampires that has lives since the beginning.
'The two bloodlines have never joined together, and to be honest; they never should have. There will be many people wanting to speak with you after your sixteenth birthday Roxas, and there will be many people trying to get you to do many things. Promise your mother and I that if we aren't there, you will stay with the Terk's. Always have at least one of them with you alright? You must promise us this.
'I wish we had had more time then we did, but I know that the time we had together was good, it was really good. Your mother and I have written several notes- one every two years since your birth for you to read on your sixteenth birthday. Their hidden in the house; one taped in the fireplace, another hidden in our closet, your favorite book in our study, our desks each hold a letter, and another has been hidden under your bed, taped again. They explain more then these.
'We both love you Roxas, very much… and, I hope you can forgive us for not being there for you. We love you very much, and Reno should be able to help you with anything you need help with, questions, concerns, just ask and he'll tell.'
I guess tears were needed for a moment like that; my parents had left me notes, not just one with Reno, but hidden throughout our house. I knew it was still there, it'd been untouched for all those years thanks to the fact that I wouldn't let the lawyers sell it every time they asked with Reno there- simply because he held the deed until I turned eighteen.
I reached up and cleaned my face off, no longer wanting to even have the stupid salt-filled water on my face. I sniffled shook my head, trying to clear my mind as I re-folded the parchment and slipped it back into the envelope, still not believing what I was being told.
"Roxas, you don't believe this, do you?" I shook my head and buried my face in my arms, determined that this was all just some big joke they were playing on me. I knew how much the Terk's like playing jokes on me just to see my expression, I'd had a lot of jokes played on me by them- but they'd always been kind jokes before. They'd never forged a letter from my parents before, never taken anything this far. It'd always been small and meaningless. Jokes like this were played on me by the fuck-heads and pot-freaks in my schools… the people who'd try and make me talk.
I shook my head and stood up, not about to let them see me cry. It hurt having them play this joke on me; it was sick and wrong, you don't take an orphaned kid and give him a fake note from his parents, telling him he's a vampire. Why would they do that to me?
I walked into the bathroom, not bothering to close or lock the door as I held myself up over the sink, tears still falling down my face, half expecting one of them to walk into the bathroom after me and apologize for doing that.
I saw something red and guessed it was Reno, but when I looked up in the mirror I saw nothing, just letting out a sigh before ducking my head back down again and trying to stop my crying.
"I didn't mean to be that frank Roxas… but I'm- we're not lying, Roxas. You really are a vampire, and so are we." I looked back up in the mirror, expecting to see Axel behind me, but saw nothing.
My eyes searched the bathroom through the mirror, positive that I heard his voice coming from directly behind me. I suddenly felt a hand on my right shoulder blade, moving slowly up to the top of my shoulder. I watched as my clothes creased and nothing made them, as indentations of fingers came over the crest of my shoulder I looked down at my shoulder, seeing long pale piano fingers there.
"It's not a lie, and in a few months, you'll loose your reflection too, you'll get fangs, heightened senses…" my eyes darted back to the mirror and I saw nothing, darting back down to my shoulder and seeing the pale fingers, nails painted black and two rings on middle and ring finger.
AN:
Me: Alright! Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoyed it very much! I'm going to be posting ch.2 of my newest story. I hope you don't think its too odd to have another KH vampire fic, but I think the characters work well the way I have it.
Axel: alright, here are the vampire rules for this fanfic… if you ever need it just come back here to Chapter one. Rule Number One: we do not fucking sparkle!
Roxas: Rule Number Two: we don't burn in the sunlight; we're just light sensitive
Reno: Rule Number Three: we don't need be invited into your house once we actually turn into vampires, even if that house is owned by vampires.
Axel: Rule Number Four: we can eat garlic, but seriously, who the hell likes it?
Roxas: Rule Number Five: Only bad psychopathic vampires kill people; others knock you out, take what they need and then go… leaving you feeling nothing more then confused.
Me: I hope you enjoyed this chapter… *descreatly leans over towards cast* hey Gaara… get out there and do your thing.
Gaara: *Lets out a sigh and walks forward* please review the chapter, we're all dying to hear your comments *Turns back towards me* Now give me my cookie. (Imagine his face completely serious through all of this)