Chasing after love
Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters. If I did, I wouldn't have brought out the Chain of Memories game only for the Nintendo advance outside Japan.
So…. me not owning it I guess; P
This fic has been checked with spelling check twice but not beta'd so I'm sorry if I missed things, just let me know and I will try to change it!
Pairing: Roxas/Sora, Hayner/Olette
Rating: Teenager
Warnings: Not that I know off!
This fic is for Ralisa, for her kindness and friendship!
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Roxas ran as hard as his legs would carry him towards the train station.
He cursed under his breath as he heard the familiar sound of a train coming in.
There was no way he was going to make it, but there was also no way he would give up. He would never forgive himself if he did.
He heightened his speed and quickly reached the station the same time the whistle sounded that indicated the train would leave.
Jumping up the stairs he ran to the locket to find the girl behind it holding out a ticket to him. "Already paid for." Was al she said and he nodded.
Not taking the time to think about it he ran into the rain just before the doors closed.
Out of breath he sat down on a bench. Trying to catch it he thought back to Hayner' words.
"Do you love him?"
Roxas laid his head against the window as he closed his eyes, thinking back about what had happened that evening…
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Earlier that evening
It had been a quiet evening as Roxas went to bed early for it was cold and there wasn't much to do around his house.
He was already half asleep when a soft sound alerted him.
Trying to ignore it Roxas turned in his bed and threw his pillow over his head. "Go away."
The sound repeated itself again and again. Finally he sat up and looked around to catch something hitting his window softly.
He couldn't see what had hit it so he moved over to it and looked down.
In the white snow he could see someone standing but couldn't make out who it was.
Silently he opened his window only to yelp when something extremely wet and cold hit him right in the face.
Startled he fell onto the ground with a loud bonk and blinked with his eyes.
Quickly he sat up and rubbed the back of his head as he looked around for the source of his fall.
Instantly he spotted something white and round that he identified it as a snowball.
He grabbed it as he shook his head as he looked at the perfectly shaped snowball.
There was only one person who could make snowballs like that and throw them so precisely. He turned back to his window.
He threw the ball downwards, right onto the boy's hat down below.
The hat on the boy's head fell off revealing spiky brown hair and a surprised face that looked up to him.
"Roxas!"
Roxas laughed. "What are you doing here Sora?"
"Waking you up." The brunette smiled and even from that distance Roxas felt his stomach act strangely.
Ignoring it he smiled back. "Alright, I'm awake now, what do you want?"
"Go ice- skating with me!" The brunette laughed widely as he threw his hands out.
"What? It's late!"
Roxas frowned as Sora shook his head and tapped on his wrist. Roxas looked up to glance at the tower clock to see it was only seven o'clock.
"Okay so it ain't late, it's still dark!"
The brunette laughed again. "So? It's beautiful out here!"
He folded his hands in front of his face as he looked up to him. "Please?"
Roxas sighed as he nodded and closed his window.
Quickly he dressed and put his coat on and walked outside.
A beaming brunette sitting in front of his house greeted him.
Roxas chuckled. "Why is it that I can never deny you anything?"
Sora chuckled too as he looked at him like he expected something.
"Alright, lets get going then."
"Yay!" Sora jumped up from his sitting spot and together they walked to Sandlot where Roxas knew the ice-skating ring was.
As they reached it Sora took out his wallet but Roxas stopped him.
"There is however one condition to us going ice-skating."
"What's that?" The brunette asked him clearly confused.
Roxas smiled. "I pay for everything understood."
"What! I can't let you pay, I asked you to tag along!"
Roxas shook his head. "See it as a date then. See I just asked you out so that means I'm paying and that's that."
Sora sighed but didn't argue further as a slight blush appeared on his face.
Roxas smiled as he took out his wallet.
He rented two pairs of skates and quickly he put them on before he heard Sora call him.
As he turned around he saw that his friend was already on the ice turning circles.
Roxas carefully made his way over to the brunette, ignoring the fact that he called him slowpoke.
He needed all his attention to focus on staying on his feet right now.
Sora laughed as he finally made his way towards the brunette.
"Hey slowpoke!"
"You're just really fast Sora and I can't ice skate so quite mocking me."
Roxas said semi-sad. Sora only laughed as he moved in front of him.
"Come on, I'll show you how it must be done."
He held out his hand and Roxas happily took it and let Sora pull him over the ice.
Sora quickly showed him how it had to be done and soon they were ice-skating together.
After several rounds Roxas leaned against the side of the ring as he tried to catch his breath.
Sora stopped next to him and smiled as he looked at Roxas.
"Darn, why can you ice-skate so well? I though you lived on tropical islands."
Sora laughed and nodded. "I do, but when I go visit Leon and the others they take me out to ice-skate. Leon and Cloud were the ones that learned me how too."
Roxas blinked before he laughed. "It's hard to imagine someone as Cloud or Leon spending time to ice-skate."
Sora smiled. "You'd be surprised what they can do."
The brunette winked to him before he moved to the center of the ring again.
Roxas looked at him.
"Do I want to know?"
Sora shook his head. "Nope."
He made a pirouette on the ice before he held out his hand.
"Come on Roxy! Let's skate some more."
Roxas frowned on the nickname before he took Sora's small hand into his own and pulled the brunette towards him so they were only inches apart.
"What's with the nickname?"
Sora blinked at his sudden movement.
"What nickname?"
"The name you just called me."
Sora smiled widely making a surprised Roxas suddenly lose his balance.
"Whoa."
Sora threw his arms around his neck to keep him from falling.
Roxas felt a blush rise on his cheeks as Sora leaned against him to prevent them both from falling.
"You ain't going to fall are you?"
"Don't plan to."
He laid his arms around Sora's waist and pulled him close.
Sora didn't seem to be bothered by his movements at all and Roxas smiled.
"So…are you going to tell me what the nickname was about?"
He flushed a little as he realized just how close they really were but couldn't bring himself to let go of the brunette in his arms.
Sora smiled but never got the chance to answer as three people suddenly surrounded them.
"Are you two here to ice-skate or make out?"
Sora blushed at their blond friend as he smirked at him.
Roxas stuck out his tongue. "You're just jealous I get to hold him without getting beat into a bloody pulp."
"You bet I am!"
Hayner laughed as he looked at them.
Roxas saw Sora's blush increase, but instead of letting go of him he pulled him even closer.
"And do I have a say in this?"
"Nope, sorry angel, but I just can't let Hayner take you from me."
Hayner laughed again. "Don't worry Sora, I wouldn't dare. Roxas would become livid if I'd were to take you away from him."
"Hayner, Roxas! Give him a break!"
Olette smacked them both on their heads before she took Sora's arm and pulled him out of Roxas embrace.
Roxas pouted as Sora laughed and let himself be pulled along.
"Are you two going to leave me just like that?"
"Yep."
"No saying goodbye kisses for me?"
Olette laughed as she skated away with Sora.
The brunette turned towards him and waved.
"For a kiss you got to catch us first!"
"Olette!"
"What? It's not like he will be able to catch us."
Olette chuckled as Sora shook her head.
Roxas skated towards Hayner.
"What do you say, are we going to catch those two?"
His blond friend looked at him with a smirk.
"If that means I can get you to finally kiss Sora…heck yeah. But Olette is mine. Come on slowpoke!"
Roxas blinked as Hayner raced away and skated right into some guy and fell with a loud bonk onto the ice.
"Might be an better idea to watch where you're going you idiot."
Pence laughed. "Come on Roxas, I'll help you catch them too."
"And who are you going to kiss?"
"No one. Olette and Hayner are crazy for each other. Even though Hayner is completely dense to her."
He waved to the blond who was currently trying to get up a few meters behind them.
"As for Sora…. I rather not die."
Roxas blinked. "What do you mean?"
Pence laughed. "Well…In case you haven't noticed, Sora has a lot of friends looking out for him. Even now he's here I can see eyes in the shadows watching over him in case someone tries to be foolish enough to harm him."
He stopped for a moment to get steady on the slippery ice before he continued.
Pence smiled as he looked at him. "But most importantly…. everyone knows he belongs with you."
"What?" Roxas slipped in surprise and fell onto the ice hard.
Immediately he felt pain shoot through his back as he growled.
"Darn."
"Roxas, you alright?"
He looked up to see Sora and Olette ice-skate towards them and stop in front of him.
The brunette looked kind of worried as he leaned down so he was sitting in a kneeling position.
"Yeah…just bruised I think."
"Here, let me help with that."
Roxas saw the brunette look around him before he laid his hand on his shoulder and murmured "Cure."
Immediately Roxas felt warmth pull through him and the pain disappeared.
He let himself be pulled up by Sora and smiled. "Thanks."
He was amazed at how easily the brunette moved from a sitting into a standing position without the threat of falling.
"You're welcome." The brunette smiled as he let go of him again and his eyes twinkled.
Roxas blinked as he looked at him and suddenly took his arm. "Got you."
Everyone blinked and Sora suddenly pouted, as he understood what he meant. "That ain't fair."
Hayner quickly grabbed a hold of Olette who knocked him on the head.
"Sora's right, that's not fair."
Pence laughed. "You two never said anything about any conditions in between the catching so it's fair."
"I suppose."
Roxas saw something flash through Sora's eyes that looked a lot like sadness as Olette came over to them but before he could see it really clear it disappeared again and was replaced by a smile again.
The girl had obliviously missed it as she stopped and smiled at them both.
"So…how about this. We go to get ice-cream and after that we can kiss?"
"Sounds fair enough to me." Hayner laughed as he clapped in his hands but Roxas kept looking at Sora.
That sudden expression kept flashing in front of his eyes but he wasn't sure what it had meant.
Why would Sora be sad by the idea of them kissing?
"Oi, Earth to Roxas! Are you even still on this world?"
He blinked as he noticed Olette waving her hand in front of his face.
"What?"
"Are you going to stand there all day?"
He looked around to see that everyone was taking their ice-skates off.
"Oh."
Quickly he skated to them and took his ice-skates off and handed them back to the owner who gave him his money back.
As everyone was ready they walked outside and walked towards a small restaurant that was completely deserted.
Hayner, Pence and Olette ordered their normal ice cream and paid.
As Sora moved forward to order Roxas stopped him.
"As I remember correctly I had asked you out."
"But the ice-skating is over."
"Yeah, but the evening isn't."
He smiled as Sora stared at him and ordered two ice creams.
Handing one over to Sora he pulled him with him to the others.
"How come Roxas is paying for Sora's ice cream but you two let me pay for mine?"
Olette glared at her two friends who both blinked.
Pence turned red as he stuttered something but Hayner smirked.
"You heard Roxas, he's taking Sora out and so it's natural he pays. You on the other hand threatened to harm us if we didn't come so you should be paying for us. But since we're such good friends and know you don't have that kind of money we pay for ourselves."
Roxas laughed for Hayner' smart answer as they all ate their ice cream.
When all the sticks were eventually tossed into the garbage can Olette stood up.
Looking around her she smirked. "How about we go to our usual spot?"
"Yeah, less eyes on us." Pence agreed with a wink to Roxas before he looked at the clock tower.
"Oh crap, I can't tag along. I promised my mum I'd help her out."
They all nodded as they said their goodbyes and watched Pence run away.
"Okay…so shall we go?"
Hayner smiled as they all nodded and left.
As they walked Olette pulled Sora with her to check out some clothes for him making the brunette look back at the two in pure shock.
He mouthed, "help me" but the two ignored him as they sat down.
After a few minutes of silence Hayner chuckled. "I'm surprised."
"About what?" Roxas looked at him confused.
"That he's letting Olette torture him."
He motioned to the girl that was currently trying to get the brunette to try some clothes on, something he defiantly didn't like by the looks of it.
Roxas chuckled.
"It's not like Sora can't take care of himself. He's just to nice for his own good."
"Got a point there, man. He's no push over no matter how cute and innocent he might look. Aside from those magical powers he has and that keyblade he can still put on a good fight. I didn't think there was anyone that would be stronger then Seifer or you."
Roxas smirked as he looked at Hayner. "So you think he's cute?"
Hayner let out a small laugh but didn't blush as he answered. "Well…. let's put it this way, he doesn't have normal standard looks."
Roxas stared at him and Hayner blinked.
"What?"
"You do know people often think we're twins right, or at least close family."
Now a blush did find his way to his face but he shook his head.
"Nah…. maybe by first appearances yeah…but when you see you closer and get to know you two no one will make that mistake again."
"How do you mean?"
Hayner shifted as he looked at their friends, Olette finally having Sora giving in and letting her pull clothes over his head and making him turn around in front of her.
"Well first of all you're looks. You've got blond hair and he's a brunette. Also his hair is a lot spikier then yours and longer. And he is smaller then you, even if it's only a little. Both in length as in body build. Second thing...the eyes."
"Our eyes?"
"Yeah…his eyes are just a tiny bit darker then yours are. They are a deeper shape of blue. More Intense. "
Hayner didn't look at him as he spoke but Roxas still found it strange that he saw that much difference in the two of them.
"Sora's too nice. He doesn't say no to his friends, even if he doesn't like something. He's trusting and kind and very social. Heck, I'd say he would even be friendly to his enemies if they wouldn't threaten his friends. And there is that kind of look around him…its not really girly but also not really manly. And that kind of makes him look cute and innocent."
Roxas nodded as Hayner turned to him.
"You however are very capable of saying no. You aren't very trusty or social."
Roxas gave him a punch on his shoulder and Hayner laughed. "See, you even hit your own friends. But seriously though you don't have that girly thing around you. Not that same innocence that Sora has."
Roxas chuckled. "You know, you can be pretty deep at sometimes."
"Hey, did you just insult me?"
"No, in fact I gave you a compliment."
Hayner stood up as he sighed. "Let's go save Sora from that girls claws."
Roxas nodded as he followed Hayner quietly as he thought on what he had said.
"Roxas!"
Being pulled out of thought he looked up at the same time to see Sora jump over him and hide behind him.
"Hide me, she's insane!"
Not even surprised at the ease with how he jumped Roxas looked at him before he noticed the clothing he was wearing.
His black outfit had changed into a dark blue shirt that closed around him tightly and a half long skirt that hugged him in exactly the right places and made him look adorable.
Hayner blinked before he laughed and gave him the thumbs up. "Looking good Sora!"
A glare was his answer as the brunette held onto Roxas' back.
A small smile reached Roxas' lips.
"Ah come on Sora. How bad can it be?"
At that moment Olette came running to them holding something up.
Hayner blinked. "Is that…. make-up?"
"YES!"
Sora yelped as Olette came closer to them and ducked behind Roxas.
"Oh come on Sora, it ain't that bad to wear make-up."
"Yes it is! I'm a boy…look at me! You forced me to wear a skirt! A skirt! And wearing things I never ever wanted to wear!"
The boy sounded desperate and Roxas blinked before a blush found its way to his cheeks.
"Are you wearing what I think you're wearing?"
A smack on his head was all he got and Hayner ducked away to snort down a laugh making him the receiver of death glare from Sora.
"I'm not that evil Roxas. Besides there were no panties in his size."
Olette rolled her eyes. "He's referring to the high heels I made him wear."
Immediately Roxas turned around, making the other lose his balance as he fell onto his behind on the hard street.
"Watch it missy."
Everyone looked up to see an old man come closer and take Sora's arm to help him up.
The man smiled to Sora's shocked look.
"Did you hurt yourself missy?"
"Mi…Eh…no…"
"Good…good. Well better be careful next time you decide to throw you're girlfriend on the ground sonny."
He held out an accusing finger to Roxas who immediately turned bright red.
Then the man waved and walked away, leaving three stupefied teens behind.
Olette shrieked like an obsessed fan girl and turned to Sora and Roxas, who both looked horrified.
"See, you can pass for a girl any time!"
Sora just blinked as he looked at Roxas. "Can you hold her down while I go get my own clothes back?"
Roxas nodded, still unable to talk and he and Hayner took a hold of Olette as Sora quickly ran back into the store.
Not even five minutes had passed for the brunette was back.
The girl outfit had changed into his own pair of dark blue pants that hung loosely around him and a lighter blue sweater that was tightly fitting and hugged him closely, showing the boy's slender body build nicely.
"Better." Roxas smiled as he let go of Olette.
Hayner smirked. "I don't know, the girl outfit looked pretty cute on him as well."
Sora glared at him. "Let's just get going shall we?"
Olette smiled before she glanced to her watch.
"Eh…guy's it's pretty late. I really have to get home or my parents will get worried for me."
"I'll walk you home. Sora, it was nice seeing you again, come back to visit us soon again."
Hayner waved to both boys's before he pulled Olette with him.
Sora waved to them as he smiled.
"I should be getting home as well."
"I'll walk you to the station."
Sora nodded to him and together they walked in an easy silence towards the station.
Sora bought a ticket as Roxas waited patiently and soon the train was there.
Sora smiled to him. "You should come by soon. Everyone will be happy to see you."
"Yeah, I should really come visit Namine and Kairi soon. Those girls will have my head if I stay away to long."
Sora laughed. "Yeah. And you only see them sometimes. I have to deal with them both every day and then throw Riku with them…"
"A nightmare coming true." Roxas laughed.
Sora smiled. "Nah, that's Halloween town."
They both chuckled as the train signal sounded.
"Well…see you next time Roxas, I had a splendid time."
"Yeah me too."
Roxas smiled as Sora stepped into the train and turned back to him as the doors closed.
"Bye!"
"Bye!"
As the blue train slowly left he could see Sora wave from the window and waved back till he was no longer in sight.
Turning he walked back to his apartment and walked inside where he let himself fall on the bed.
With a sigh he look outside the window.
Suddenly he felt completely empty, like he didn't have a heart anymore even though he knew that wasn't true.
Sighing again he sat up as he heard the doorbell.
Walking downstairs to it he opened the door to see Hayner standing there.
"Hayner? What are you doing here, I thought you were going to bring Olette home."
The blond smirked. "I did and received my reward."
"What reward?"
"The promised kiss. She was just sky about giving it in public."
"Kiss?"
Roxas thought for a moment as Hayner just stared at him before he remembered.
"Darn, Sora left before I could ask for it."
"Then you should go after him and claim it."
Roxas shook his head. "I can't just go after him all the way to Destiny Islands for a kiss?"
"Why not? You won didn't you? Or you don't want to get it, I'd happily take it for you."
"No!"
"Thought so. Go after him Roxas."
"But…"
"Do you like him?" Hayner sat down on his bed as he looked at Roxas.
"Well of course." Roxas answered as he sat down besides Hayner, not getting where he was getting at.
"Do you love him?"
Roxas blinked as he looked at Hayner, but his attention was drawn to a picture that stood on his nightstand. It was of Sora, him, Namine, Kairi, Riku, Goofy, Donald and King Mickey.
Hayner saw him looking at the picture and took it as he held it in front of him.
"Do you love him?"
Taking the picture from Hayner into his hands he let his fingers slide over Sora.
"Yes…. yes I do."
"Then go after him and claim that kiss."
"But…what if he doesn't feel the same?"
"He does, trust me on that." Hayner moved his hand over the photo so only he and Sora were visible and he sat how the brunette was leaning against him and smiled.
"But how am I going to get to Destiny Islands?"
"You should hurry. As I went home I saw a blue train coming. I think it will be at the station in a few minutes."
Roxas stared at his friend. "A blue train?"
"Time's running short mate…choose."
Hayner stood up. "I'll tell the others tomorrow that you'll be gone. Just…come back to visit us sometime will you?"
Roxas nodded slowly.
"Then go catch that train now."
Roxas nodded as he suddenly turned and ran downstairs.
Outside he turned and looked at his window as he saw Hayner wave him off.
"Go after the one you want! He's worth it!"
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That was how Roxas found himself in the train going to Destiny Islands.
How he knew the train would go there he did not know and he didn't care.
All he could think about was how he would get to see Sora again. And what the brunette would do if he suddenly saw him so soon again. Or how he would react to what he had to tell him.
But that would be a worry for then. Right now all he wanted was to get to his friend and hold him again………………
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Okay…this is the end of the fic,
Sort of anyway.
I was thinking about making this a two chapter fic, with how Roxas gets to the islands and goes to find Sora then…. but I didn't know if that would be something you guy's would find fun so I'm keeping it like this for now.
If there are several people who want me to write that I will, even if it will take a bit of time. Do you not want that and let me leave it like this, let me know too so I know what I should do.
For the dress up part…I got no idea why I put it in, just seemed like fun to dress Sora up ;P
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the fic and hopefully till a next time
Ps: I love reviews!
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