XIII
'Home is where the heart is.'
This thought lingered in Roxas' mind as he absentmindedly licked his dripping Sea Salt ice cream.
It was a cool summer's evening in Twilight Town, and Roxas was sitting alone at his usual spot; the top of the clock tower, resting after a long day of collecting hearts. It seems that the young Nobody was going to be spending this afternoon alone today. Seeing as his two best friends, Axel and Xion, have yet to meet him. But it was getting late, and most of the townsfolk have already cleared out of the plaza.
A refreshing breeze played with his blonde spikes as he thought over the phrase he had heard in a movie him and Demyx had seen the previous night. The sentence had weaved its way into his thoughts all day now. Now, sitting down in the serene silence in his favorite place, he finally had time to figure out why he couldn't just dismiss the expression.
"Home. . . ." He wondered out loud, setting his bare popsicle stick on the ledge beside him.
The absence of a heart began to make him think he would never find one. He sighed as the faint image of a tropical island on a calm ocean filled his mind for but a mere second, before it was gone.
"What about the Organization?" He argued quietly aloud.
Was it really right to call The Castle That Never Was his home? He lived there alright, but he was a Nobody. Nobody's didn't have hearts, emotions, or a place to call home. Hell, they didn't even have a right to exist for crying out loud!
The Keyblade wielder sighed and laid down against the clock tower, closing his eyes and submitting to his negative thoughts. After only a few minutes of wallowing in his own self pity and hopelessness, a sharp prod in the side, followed by a giggle brought him back to reality.
"Too tired to hang out with little ol' us, eh Roxas?" Said 14 year old rolled his eyes at the redhead's comment and sat up abruptly and smiled at his two best friends.
The trio laughed and conversed until the sun had long gone, and the moon had taken its place high up in the sky. Roxas realized that he may not have a heart, but he had two people he cared about the most. As long as he was with them, he was home.
fin
A/N: Yay! -clap for complete sappiness- If you're wondering, I was letting my Pandora go anywhere when I heard the line "I'm going home, to the place that I belong," from the song Home by Daughtry and the gears started turning from there. I thought I would turn this into a series checking out all the Kingdom Hearts characters after CoM, during Days, Pre-KH2. I'm thinking Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie next. Possibly Kiari too? We'll see ; )
ATTENTION ALL NEBRAE'S STORY READERS! I'M ALIVE! Amazing right? I think only Russian Lullaby is the only one who knew I hadn't disappeared off the face of the earth. That's cause we be Facebook buddies XD
This is to battle the writer's block I've been having for the past few months. So I'll update soon. If I don't, then I give Pyro (Russian Lullaby) full permission to hold it against me the whole school year.
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