Disclaimer: Neither Roxas nor the whole world of Kingdom Hearts belong to me! As sad as it is!
Chapter 1: Coming home!
Today is my first day in this new town, better known as Twilight Town. It's a fairly big town in comparison to my hometown Hollow Bastion but in order to have a good education, it was necessary to move out of my hometown.
It was not easy. After all, I lived there for my whole life up until now. Everything I did, everything I experienced, damn, ALL my fucking memories lie in this town, now all buried in the past. What I miss the most are my friends. We were friends since our toddler years and that is a pretty long time if you consider that I'm now sixteen years old.
I had several reasons to leave my town and my long-life friends. As I said before, I want to have a good education. In Hollow Bastion, that is not possible, at least for me. And now I think is the time to tell you about myself, sort of a little introduction:
My name is Roxas Hikari and I'm sixteen years old. For my age, I'm a really little guy, vertically challenged as my older brother Cloud oh so nicely puts it. I for myself don't think that this is much of a problem if there was not the nice world of the self-proclaimed bullies. And as you probably can guess I have many experiences with these guys. Either they just see a good prey to beat up in me or they think I'm 'cute' or 'adorable' to have their way with me.
Regardless of which reason they have, the outcome is never good for me.
So, after having had too much problems with these guys and a rather long stay in the hospital, my parents decided to sent me to another school. Hollow Bastion only has one, so I had to move. My parents couldn't leave with me because they have a good payed job, so it's only little old me and my charming brother Cloud.
Cloud is 21 years old and attends the TTU, meaning 'Twilight Town University'. Until now, he had to use the train everyday to go to TTU but now with us moving he can get there with the bus or his precious bike 'Highwind'. Regarding this advantage and the fact that our parents buyed us a rather big house only for the two of us, he was more than compelled to come with me and to take care of me. Not that he would do this just for me... no, firstly he was totally against it. Just like me, he had to leave his friends and even his girlfriend Tifa.
Truth be told, I never liked her. She just wanted my brother for his good looks (he's a walking sex-god!) and for his good reputation as a fighter. My advise here is to never challenge Cloud. Once he starts, he goes berserk. The only one able to defeat him is his ex-boyfriend Sephiroth. But that's another story...
So, as I said, he didn't want to leave at all. Than, the offer of my parents came: Cloud has to take care of me, that means that he has to protect me from everyone threatening me, that he has to make sure that I eat correctly (worries of my mum), that I do my homework (HELLO! I'm no little child!!) and that he behaves responsible in front of me.
Now, you certainly think that Cloud is stupid for accepting such an offer! Hell, I thought that too!
After a looong pause (my parents are famous actors, they tend to be a little overdramatic!) they showed us where we would be living.
To say the least, we were speechless. It was a house. A big house. Two stories. Three bathrooms, two master-bedrooms, two guestrooms, a nicely fournished and comfy living room and a very big kitchen (not that I or Cloud can cook). And these are only the important rooms.
In addition to that, we have a big garden with many trees and, last but not least, a swimming pool.
Now that is what I call living. To say we were shocked would be an understatement.
And this little relevation was the reason for Cloud to accept the task of our parents. You can imagine how loved I felt at this moment (insert sarcastic laughter!).
So after my brother agreed to all of this, we begun to pack our things and left Hollow Bastion, our parents and our friends. The good bye's were very different.
I firstly went to our Usual Spot, where my friends and I played as children. There I met up with my best (and only) friends: Hayner, Pence and Olette! They are really nice guys. Hayner is the tough guy in our little group and tends to be involved in fights, mostly with Seifer, his rival!
Pence is calmer and the little genius among us. Olette plays always the role of a mother and a caring friend. I can tell her everything.
When I told them that I would leave, they were crushed, just like me. But in the end they understood my reasons and wished me good luck. Olette even cried and I was also close to tears (that's a really manly thing to do). Hayner just patted me on the shoulder and grunted something like 'We'll miss ya, buddy'! He was never one to openly express his emotions.
Pence took one last photo of all of us so that we would always remember our friendship.
After this, it was hard for me to actually leave, but it had to be done.
Back at home, my father and Cloud had already packed all things in the car and were currently sitting at the kitchentable and talking about my new school. Besides the name of it (Twilight High), I know nothing about it, so there is nothing to tell yet.
My father already got in the car, he was the one driving us. My mother couldn't help but crying. After all, her only children were leaving her for a long time. She hugged me and Cloud and kissed us on the cheek. We got in the car, Cloud in the front, and left.
It's funny, but when you leave a place, it's three times more beautiful than normally... maybe it was just my imagination. When we passed the gates of Hollow Bastion, I looked back, for now the last time.The town soon vanished from my sight.
And that brings us to my current situation. We left Hollow Bastion far behind us and are now in Twilight Town. And I'm more than impressed. This town is huge. One is lucky when he can see the sky because there are so many skyscrapers. All streets are crowded with cars, buses and people, making it nearly impossible to move on. This gives me the chance to memorize this place, or at least to try it. There is so much to see that it's impossible to remember everything in just one day. Regarding my surroundings, I could easily guess that I would get lost more than one time, that was for sure.
My father is cursing about the traffic and, as he says, the incompetent drivers out there which are so not worth having a license. He has a short temper.
While my father has a screaming-contest with other peoplebeing caught in traffic (after all, it IS rush hour!), Cloud is fighting with a simple map, trying to find out where the hell we are and where the hell we should be right now.
Needless to say I did offer my help, but come on! The great Cloud can do everything and doesn't need anyones help.
So I gave up. With my help we would probably sit at our house right now and enjoy the cool water of our pool, but no, I just couldn't hurt Cloud's pride and tell him, that he just could turn the map around.
So, after two horribly long hours, we finally arived at our destination. To see the house in reality was quite something else than the little picture our mum showed us. I felt so little standing in front of it. Cloud just bumped me heading straight for the garden. He can be such an ass. Frowning at him, I make my way over to the entrance. The interior is not what I expected. In fact there was nothing to see. Just plain walls and empty rooms. Empty. Going further into the house, I was presented with the same thing. No furniture. No bed. Only the kitchen, a shower and (thank god) a toilet.
Now, being a little bit angry, I went looking for my father in order to tell him about this mistake. He is currently emptying the car.
"Ähhh, dad? Could you stop for a bit and come with me?"
He promptly stops and enters the house with me. I turn around facing him and look expectantly at him.
"What do you say to that?"
He looks around, shrugs at me and answers: " What? I don't know what you mean? Seems to me like a pretty normal house!"
My right eye begins to twitch: " Don't you think there is something lacking? I don't know... FURNITURE for example??"
Instantly, his face brightens. "Now, I know what you mean. Do you know how expensive this house was?? We pay the house and you guys pay for the furniture. So you two have to find a job. That's what I call 'Responsibility'!"
Laughing like crazy, my father goes back to the car.
Just wait until Cloud hears this new piece of information...
