Hey ^_^ This is my first real fanfiction on this site. I've just been really into KH fanfics lately and I was listening to this song and felt inspired! Btw if you don't know it, it is Second Chance by Shinedown. I love this song. So enough about me! Onto the prologue!

Edit: For all those who have already read this and for those who are about to, I forgot to mention that this is going to be story with the pairing AxelXRoxas and there will be slight yaoi... so if you don't like that kind of stuff then you have come to the wrong place. I'm not going to have any lemons in here, though I might hint at stuff and have romantic scenes ^_^ I can't help myself with that.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, any of the the characters, or the song Second Chance. I just like them a lot. :)


Prologue

My eyes are open wide; by the way I made it through the day.

I watch the world outside, by the way I'm leaving out today.

I just saw Hailey's Comet she waved, said,

"Why are you always running in place?

Even the man in the moon disappeared somewhere in the stratosphere."

A dark figure slipped through the hall, quickly and quietly. Finally, after so much planning, the night had come for him to leave. There was nothing to stop him, everyone sleeping soundly as he crept through the dark house. His heart beat furiously as he moved forward, his cruel mind tormenting him with images of every possible way that tonight could go wrong. His parents or either one of his siblings could suddenly throw open their door, catching him before he even got to the stairs. Or he could fall down said stairs and wake everyone up as he crashed onto the ground floor. That had actually happened before but he hadn't been sneaking around when it happened.

Tell my mother, tell my father, I've done the best I can

To make them realize this is my life. I hope they understand.

I'm not angry, I'm just saying. Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.

Passing by his parent's door, a loud snore was heard and he paused, looking sadly towards the noise. It brought back so many memories of aggravation and sleepless nights but he knew he would miss it all the same. A dull pain started in his chest as he stood there, remembering. He may have been running away but he still loved his family and it hurt to think that he might never see them again.

Please don't cry one tear for me, I'm not afraid of what I have to say.

This is my one and only voice, so listen close it's only for today.

I just saw Hailey's Comet she waved, said,

"Why are you always running in place?

Even the man in the moon disappeared somewhere in the stratosphere."

Shaking hands reached into a coat pocket to extract a thin envelope with two names on it. A moment later it was carefully placed in front of the door where it would be seen once the room's occupants stepped out. Then he shoved his hands into his pockets, trying to calm his shaking before he continued on his way, down the stairs to the front door where he paused once more to look back at the home being left behind. One final look was all the allowed himself before slipping out the door, closing it on all the precious memories that the house held.

Tell my mother, tell my father, I've done the best I can

To make them realize this is my life, I hope they understand.

I'm not angry, I'm just saying. Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.

There was no going back now. He was on his way. He was free!

Here is my chance. This is my chance!

Freedom... his one chance. He should be happy, right? Then why did he feel so horrible? He stopped walking and leaned against a street lamp, staring around aimlessly. He knew he should be getting as far away as possible at the moment but he just stood there, his eyes falling on his own reflection in a shop window. A pair of miserable blue eyes stared back at him from underneath a head of blonde hair that spiked up oddly in different places in a slight gravity-defying way. Reaching up, he tugged on a spike with a frown, thinking of his brothers' own gravity-defying hair. Cloud and Sora both had spikes that stood up in all directions, though Sora was a brunette while Cloud was a blonde like him.

Tell my mother, tell my father, I've done the best I can

To make them realize this is my life. I hope they understand.

I'm not angry, I'm just saying. Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.

He felt his breath hitch as memories of his brothers swam before his eyes. His older brother, Cloud, ruffling his hair like he always did before he left the house. He was a man of few words, so that was his way of saying goodbye to his little brother. His older twin, Sora, tackling him excitedly for no reason at all. He felt his chest tighten and his eyes water as he remembered all the times they had together. He had never been away from his twin before, but he would just have to find a way to deal with it. And Cloud was away at college most of the time anyway, so maybe that would make it easier on him.

Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Rubbing his eyes to clear them, he turned and sprinted down the street, willing himself not to cry. He didn't notice the pair of heartbroken blue eyes, identical to his own, that watched him as he disappeared around a corner.

Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

"Why, Roxas?"


:) I might not like this when I reread it next week but right now I'm happy with it. And if you are too then I would really appreciate a review. If not, then a review to tell me why not would also be appreciated! I am open to any and all criticism! And if you have any ideas for how you want the story to go then feel free to tell me. I have many ideas myself but sometimes the best ideas come from other people ^_^ ok thanks for reading! Hopefully you'll come back for chapter 1! Whenever I get to it, anyway... I have a major test I should be studying for right now O_O