This standard disclaimer states that I, in fact, do in no way own or are affiliated with anyone who owns the game Kingdom Hearts, yet I do claim all exclusive rights to all characters not produced by the Square Enix Team, Disney, or anyone else who happens to show up from any company, etc. This standard disclaimer also wishes to state that if given the chance, I would like to own Kingdom Hearts. For I would be rich indeed. Please, enjoy.
prologue.
"So what…you're just going to run?"
"I'm not staying here anymore...it's pointless to keep fighting when nothing is accomplished."
"Raix…"
"Don't." The other speaker, Raix, said suddenly, cutting him off.
They stood face to face, heavy black hoods obscuring their facial features from each other. The blackness of the night shadowed them even further, and the sparse neon lighting from the few signs did little good. The second speaker, Raix, looked upward through the rain to the cloudy sky.
"I can't be the hero anymore, Roxas. Not after what happened…I can't work for someone who would let people die for no reason." A note of pain carried over the sound of rain slapping against pavement.
"We tried, Raix. We really did!" Roxas protested loudly, desperation in his voice. "You know just as well as I do how hard we fought to keep that planet alive…but in the end it just wasn't good enough!"
"It would've been enough if we had had more than two Bearers fighting!" Raix turned back to face the other male. "Just think: After that retreat was sent out, we defended those people for over three hours. Three hours, Roxas!" He spread his arms wide. "Imagine if we had fifty people! A hundred! Think of what could have been done, the lives we could have saved!"
Roxas was silent long enough for Raix to know he had hit a chord. Though he would never admit it, Roxas was agreeing with what he was saying. He turned back to the stars.
"I'll go somewhere far away…to some distant world, take up a life there. Maybe modify a mind or two…"
"How?"
"I borrow a bit of your girlfriends magic…"
"You mean she APPROVES of this?" Roxas took a step towards Raix, anger in his voice. In his mind a picture of a young blonde girl flashed briefly. "Why?"
"Because, Roxas. She may not like me leaving, but she at the very least understands why. I can't stay here any longer. She knows she can't stop me, so she figured she might as well have helped me." He sighed. "I owe her a lot for this."
"You…you can't just walk away from them, you know that! It's so much more complicated than just hiding away in some dark corner! They'll find you!" Inside, the males mind whirred top speed. They'll probably send me to do it, too…
"I can take what ever they send at me." His response was brief, like pursuit was no concern. "You know that just as well as I do."
Their eyes met, connected through the black, brilliant green and shimmering blue. His companion winced at his friend's words. Roxas racked his brain, desperately trying to find the words to make him stay. Anything to stop him from running away, from going off to hide his head and never resurface.
He could find none.
"You…you're really just going to leave?"
His friend didn't respond. Having a sigh, Roxas hung his head, letting the rain roll off his hood onto his boots. A gloved hand rested on his shoulder, and he looked back up to see his friend smiling sadly.
"You know you're more than welcome to come with me. We could try being friends outside of work for a change." The comment brought a smile to Roxas's lean face. The smile didn't reach his eyes, for they remained as dead and sad as they did before. It flickered for a second, just a brief moment, but then he ruefully shook his head.
Raix paused, the sad smile still on his face, and turned to walk slowly away through the pouring rain.
The Sun and the Moon.
By Portugal.