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Roxas could feel it. Today would be his last as an orphan. An overcast sky, threatening rain somehow made him hopeful. He looked at the calendar that showed the duties of all the boys of the room for that day. He sighed seeing the date was his apparent birthday, he didn't fully believe if was his actual one.

Roxas was getting up to begin his day when Beatrice, the manager of the orphanage came into the shared room of the boys. "Roxas be ready in five minutes. This is looking to be one of your last chances." She said her voice was harsh but calm. He nodded at her and finished getting ready. "My last chance," he said to himself as he left the room to see the family that was here to see him.

Roxas stormed into his shared room. He did everything he could but once again nothing! They took a look at him, talked and made the excuse of him being too old! He began to put his things, which wasn't much, in a bag. He was 15 now but the longer he stayed the less chance of getting a family he had.

Roxas looked around the room to check he had all his stuff and then slipped out the window, making sure to close it once he was out. Didn't want any of the small kids to fall even if it was a short distance. He then left the ground of the orphanage and after some time left the town.

Shortly he came across the start of the woods. He's heard stories of a lost kingdom being on the other side. The woods didn't look very dense but he was told that Royal guards were to keep people out of them. Roxas turned and looked to see none of these guards, so he ventured into the woods. "I may not know where i'm going but it's better than there," he sighed.

Within a few hours Roxas made it through the other end of the woods. He was amazed to see lost of land unfold before him, much different than the ever busy town the orphanage was in. He could see a small village in the distance and a large castle somewhat closer to him. If this was another country it was much smaller than that of the one of his home.

Roxas kept walking for another few hours, as he neared the castle the rain had begun to pour down. He looked around his general area to a place of shelter, only seeing the castle. So he ran to it.

Once at the door he knocked loudly. He waited but no one came so he tried to open the doors which oddly were unlocked. He stepped inside but there was no light so he couldn't see. Soon he began to shake the water from his hair as his eyes adjusted to the darkness.

He could now see most of the entrance hall before him so far he could see four doors around him and things that were further in the shadows. He could hear the rain coming down heavily.

"Well this hasn't been the worst birthday ever."

Roxas sighed as he tried to open each of the doors only for them to be locked. Seemed like checking to see if he could nap in one was out. He went to the area he couldn't see very well. Roxas froze at what he saw, skeletons. They had on what looked like uniforms to royal guards just without armor.

Despite this his eyes spotted a key in the pocket of one of them. Carefully Roxas took the key muttering a small thank you. He figured the key went to a door so he tried it on the doors around him. Out of all the door that could be in the castle it actually unlocked the second door he tried.

Entering the room he was kinda happy to see that the room had a bed and that besides dust the room was perfectly untouched. The window was dirty from the outside but he could see that the rain wouldn't let up soon. Roxas patted the dust from the bed and then lied down on it. He looked at the ceiling wondering many things like how the kids at the orphanage would be without him and how Beatrice would act once they found him missing. He sighed, "I'm free now." Not too long as he went through his thoughts he feel asleep.