Put Together the Pieces

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Disclaimer: I wish I owned Kingdom Hearts.

"Winter break's almost over! We've still gotta-"

What Hayner thought they had to do would have to wait, because Olette began to cough violently. When she stopped, she murmered, "Sorry." She wasn't feeling well at all. The remaining three looked at her with various expressions: Hayner with frustration at being interrupted; Pence in slight confusion; Roxas looked with concern.par tab

"Now," Hayner said. "Like I was saying-"

"Olette," Roxas said softly. "Why are you here?"

"You look terrible," Pence added.

"Thanks, guys," Olette said thickly. She sniffed and sighed.

"We don't mean it likethat," Roxas said. "We're just worried. I mean, you're really pale." He crossed the Usual Spot to the couch where she currently sat. "And you're burning up," he added, after putting his hand on her forehead gently.

"Hayner brought me here. I was going to stay home. He said I shouldn't waste my vacation. I don't blame him, though," she said, sounding very throaty. Roxas gave Hayner a look.

"Being sick isn't a good reason reason to not spend winter break with your friends!" Hayner cried.

"You're dumb, Hayner."

"Whatever. Pence, Roxas is being rooomaaaantiiic!-" he drawled out the word, mocking him. "-Wanna leave these two alone?" He winked broadly.

"Sure," Pence said, laughing. Roxas and Olette couldn't help smiling a bit, too.

"Later, lovers," Hayner cooed, and he and Pence left.

"Wow," Roxas said.

"Yeah," Olette laughed.

They sat there for a minute. There was a comfortable silence, but Roxas felt the need to break it. He could ask about- no, no. That wouldn't be a good thing to bring up now. Roxas watched as Olette pulled her knees into her chest, layed her head on them, and closed her eyes.

"Uh," Roxas muttered. Olette opened her eyes and looked at him. He felt bad to interrupt her, but now he had to say something. "Do you, uhm, you want, want, uh-" (What's wrong with you, Roxas? he thought, viciously. Talk!) "Do you want me to take you home?"

She shrugged. She would much rather stay here with him than go home, it was too tense there, so uncomfortable to be in her own home. She would never say that though. She didn't want to worry him. He understood, anyway. They had a connection, Roxas and Olette. They understood each other. They all had connections, being such good friends and all, but they had something closer. But it didn't show when they were all together. It wasonly apparent when it was just the two of them. He crouched down by her.

"Can I get you anything?" he asked softly. "Anything at all?" Roxas could be the biggest sweetheart.

"Uh-" she coughed. "A blanket or something?" she said, but it came out more like a question.

"Sure," he said with a smile "I'll be right back." And he was. Within the minute he was with blankets. He wrapped them around her carefully, as if she was made of glass. Even with the blankets, she was freezing. She shivered, but tried to hide it from Roxas. She looked at him. He was thinking, no doubt, but the expression on his face made her heart melt.

He was concerned, she believed that he did honestly care; he felt bad that Olette was sick. She had known him forever, it seemed like. She knew that, if he could, he would take her illness for himself. He would rather suffer himself than see others suffer. She admired that trait in him. She could enver be so noble.

She was so lost in thought, shivering the entire time, that she didnt notice Roxas sit next to her. He pulled her close, wrapping her in his arms. He was more muscular than she had expected. She rested her head on his shoulder. He smelled good. Olette couldn't put a finger on what, exactly, he smelled like. It was clean, but it was obviously a boy. That's what Roxas smelled like. Clean and boy. She giggled to herself, thinking of how of oxymoronic that sounded, which set off a coughing fit.

The coughs shook her small frame. She could barely breathe. Roxas held her closer than ever. He wanted to take it all away from her. She's done nothing to deserve this! he thought angrily. Tears began pool down her face. Please let it end, he thought desperately. Please. It hurt him to see her like this. Without realizing it, he kissed her hair gently. Almost immediently, her coughing started to stop. Roxas was freaked out.

What just happened? thought Roxas.

Olette, on the other hand, was just glad it was over. She never wanted to expierence i anything like that ever again. She also loved the swooping feeling in her stomach when his lips touched her head. She cuddled closer to him. Despite all of his efforts to keep her warm, she was still freezing, though she washot to the touch. They were now in a tight embrace: chests together, her legs over his, her head on his shoulder, his head on hers.

They sort of lost track of time. It could have been minutes, hours, days, even, that they were like that. But Olette's shiver and cough brought Roxas out of the clouds and back to Twilight Town. He suddenly let go.

Olette's eyes snapped open.

"What-?" she started to say, but Roxas' movement stopped her. He pulled the blanket off of her and the cold air pieced her skin. Quickly, Roxas closed the tiny space between them, and he tucked the blanket under his shoulder. They were together, under those blankets.par tab "This is cozy," he said, his voice breathy. Olette gave an equally breathy laugh, because, the truth was, she couldn't breathe very well. She felt her face getting hotter than ever. her heart thumped in her chest, causing her pulse to fly. She looked up at Roxas, who was very red in the cheeks.

Roxas couldn't believe his nerve. This was the very thing that took place in his daydreams. He could not believe it was really happening. He would think he was dreaming if he couldnt feel his face burning and Olette's soft skin next to him. She was looking at him, her green eyes glowing. He had always loved her eyes. They said everything she was feeling, letting him read her like a book. Now, they seemed to ask him, What now?

He pulled her closer with his right arm and left it there. She excepted it and came closer to him, closing her eyes and putting her hand on his stomach. He turned his head and kissed her cheeck, and he felt her smile.par tab They fell asleep.

Hayner and Pence walked in a few hours later, laughing at the others quietly. They saw the two cuddling. They saw Roxas' arm around Olette. They saw the closeness of them. What they didn't see was Roxas' and Olette's fingers interlocked, their hearts beating as one.

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