Chapter 1: The Meeting Place

He climbed to the top of the clock tower, as he did every day. Today was different, today was the last day he would be here. The life of this fire was dying. He was nothing left but embers. Considering the jump, as he did most days, he felt no one would miss him.

He was shocked to see a head of blond hair sitting there, in the meeting place they shared so long ago.

"Roxas?" he whispered, almost to himself, but still heard by the boy.

"Axel! It's really you!" the smaller boy yelled running into his old friends waiting arms. "I was sure you had forgotten about this place."

"Well it's a part of you, and you're a part of me…"

"Aww, is Axel blushing?"

"Shut up!"

His Embers flared up into a great fire, as the thought of jumping fell from his mind.

A/n: No flames please, this is my first try! And thanks to XoxoRoxas for giving me inspiration! Read her story "Every day" if you would like better one-shots!