The plot bunnies kept me up the other night, so I'm writing this to get them out of my system. The point of view will change and I will let you know when it does. I hope you enjoy!

They're both from different worlds, one running from a family that finds him difficult and while the other looks for a new place to call home. What happens when they have a chance meeting? AU

Chapter One - Awakening

Roxas POV

Why am I here?

There are probably a thousands other things I could do with my time that would be more productive however I did this to myself.

I look towards the bed besides me and it's all to familiar to me. White sheets, pale complexion, and an emotionless face. His banged sticks out against his red hair. Just looking at him brings back old memories that I wish that I didn't have.

I turn away. The memories start to make my head hurt and my heart to throb. No matter what I did I can't be here any longer. I start to get up when I here groaning from besides me.

"Where am I?'

I looked towards the bed beside me. I had thought about what I was going to say to him when he woke up but the moment he wakes up my mind goes blank. So I end just gaping at him.

He looks around the room at first and taking in his environment. It never dawned on me that maybe he's never been to a hospital. After he takes a moment to view his surroundings, he realizes that there's someone sitting next to him.

"Who are you?" he asks. His green eyes were still hazed over from sleep.

"Um..." I look at anything that's not him, "I'm the reason that you're here." My mind was still drawing a blank as what to say.

"Is this a hospital?" He slowing starts to sit up. Pain crosses his face as he holds his head as he does so. I cringe at the thought of the pain he must feel.

"Yes." I wanted to keep this short. I wanted to leave. I needed to leave this place.

"And why am I here?" He looks directly at me; his eyes still hazed over.

Before I can say anything the nurse walks in. She has long brown hair and a smile on her face that matches her bright green eyes.

"Oh! It's good to see you finally awake, we were worried that you might fall into a coma but it seems like a problem any more. She picks up his clipboard from the bed and takes a moment to look at it. "Oh, where are my manners! My name is Aerith Gainsborough. I will be your nurse while you are here." She puts on a smile that could brighten up anyone's day.

"Thank you very much Ms. Gainsborough, but do you know when I can leave? I'm not one to enjoy hospitals to much. They've never brought about good memories." At least he and I have something in common.

"You have nothing to worry about here. As soon as everything checks you'll be free to leave."

"How long might that take?"

"If everything goes smoothly, then you should be out of here by sunset."

"Okay."

I sit there quietly as she ask him what as what I can guess are routine questions. His name is Axel Cross and he has only recently moved to town. He doesn't why though.

He's here for college probably. That's the only reason people come here.

She changes his banged around his head and checks his cuts and bruises. Examines some of the machines and leaves us alone once more. As soon as she's out of the room his turns his attention back towards me.

"So why I am I here again?" His brows knitted against his green eyes, for a moment I just stare into them.

"Wh-Why didn't you just ask ?" I shuttered, my focus was still partially on his eyes.

"I rather hear it from you then her. She's nice but she's still a nurse."

"Have a phobia or something?" My voice was small and weak. It didn't help that mind was having a hard time focusing. Him just talking makes my mind go blank or to verve off into another direction.

"No, I just don't like talk to them. I try to keep it at a minimum. Haven't had the best experiences with nurses or doctors."

"You're not alone on that one." My doctor visits where never a high point.

He gives me a small smile, a smile that seems to make me feel just a bit better. "So, will you tell me why I'm here and why didn't kick you out when she came in here?"

"I talked to earlier before you woke up, she has no problem with me being in here as long as I don't do anything I'm not supposed to." I avoided the other question, dreading to answer it.

"Oh, you didn't do anything to me right?" His gaze questions me.

"Yes, I shot you up with heroine while you slept."

He laughs just a bit. It seems to be contagious I do as well. That might have been the first joke I've made me months now that I think about it.

"I never got your name." He still smiles.

"Roxas Weir" My name sounds odd as I say it. It always has.

He looks at me odd before talking once more,"Are you going to tell me why I'm here or are you going make me ask ? Because it would be heaven sent if you didn't." He looks at me with hope in his eyes that I might spare him that torture.

"Remember when I told you that I was the reason that you were here?" I had to be careful with this.

"Yeah."

"I'm also the reason why you have that banged on your head."

He gives me another questioning look." Can you clue me in? I can't remember anything after yesterday afternoon."

"I... um... " I didn't know how to tell him. I was afraid to tell him

"You can tell me, I promise I won't get too angry." His voice has strength that seems alien to me.

"Promise?" I was scared. I sure if wanted to he could pin to the wall even with that head wound.

"Promise."

"I hit you with my car this morning."