Author's Notes: It's been a while since I've posted a new story here! I had a few sitting on my computers for years and I wanted to release them before the new game comes out!

If you would like to follow the whole story "Life" with all three parts: "The Other Side Of The Fence", "Sibling Rivalry", and "The Runaways", make sure you follow "Life" already posted, otherwise feel free to read and follow each story separately! This one mainly focuses on Roxas and Xion.


~The Runaways~

Xion

~The Alone and Broken~

Over time she had learned to smile more since the incident months ago. Things for her were finally normal. She was at peace. There were lapses in her memory as to what had happened to her. At times she wanted to remember, but at other times, she thought it was better to leave the past forgotten.

"Xion!"

Surprised, she felt someone grab onto her arm. She looked over to see a dark red-haired girl grin toward her. Xion relaxed as she instantly recognized the familiar face. "Kairi." The times she saw her, she was grateful. If it wasn't for Kairi, she wouldn't have been a part of a new family. The two of them had gotten along really well. Kairi had always treated her like a sister, but now in writing they were. If it wasn't for her, she wouldn't have felt as if she had a normal life again. Now she had a warm bed to return to at the mayor's house with her new mother and father. There were very few memories from her past, but part of that didn't matter anymore. She liked her new life now with her friends.

As they walked, another figure came toward them. Both of them had smiled. Kairi nodded toward Xion as she smiled and waved toward the silver haired teenage walking toward them. He smiled toward Kairi before he turned his attention to Xion. The two had started walking together.

Roxas

~The One Who Never Was~

From the floor above, the blonde, spiked haired boy walked beside his three friends. Hayner and Pence were going on about a beach story they had shared together. A part of him was listening until he looked over the edge of the railing. The slight smile had disappeared from his face. Below, he spotted the raven-haired girl walking and smiling. Every time he had spotted her, all he felt was guilt and sadness in the pit of his stomach. More than anything he wanted to speak to her again, but he held back ever since the day they had met again after what happened to her. The time he had ran into her inside of the hall, he could still remember it clearly.

The moment that they had saw each other again, he had called out to her. "Xion!" He grabbed onto her shoulders as she stared at him surprised. "Xion! You're all right!" There was moment of silence between them. His eyes searched her. A feeling of unease came over him. She seemed lost.

Then she had seemed to relax. "Oh!" He breathed out in relief. He was glad that she was okay. The first words he heard from her had made his heart dropped in his chest. "Um…? You're-you're Sora's brother right?" His eyes widened and lifted up toward her. He had searched her face, hoping that it was some kind of joke, but the innocent smile on her face had told her otherwise. "Kairi told me that he had a brother. You must be him."

He stared with his mouth open in shock. "You…Xion it's me! Roxas!"

Nervously she rubbed her head. "I'm sorry… I don't…really remember you…" His eyes shook. It couldn't be. Xion looked uneasy. "I…don't remember much since my accident." She walked passed him, feeling bad. It seemed to have hit him hard. "Maybe I'll see you around…"

Until this day, he still didn't understand how she could have forgotten him, but it also seemed that she thought what happened to her was an accident. Regardless, he had to find a way to make amends. The past had continued haunted him. He couldn't forgive himself for not being there to save her.

"Roxas! Roxas!" Roxas snapped out of his thoughts to feel Pence shaking his shoulder. His friends had looked at him concerned. "You're doing it again," Pence pointed out.

Since they had become his friends some months ago, they had been worried about him. There were times he would zone out while he was deep in thought. When they asked about it, he didn't want to talk about it. Roxas gave them a bittersweet smile. "Oh…! Sorry…" He placed his hand in his pocket and walked. Hayner, Pence, and Olette had followed behind. Roxas took one last glance toward the floor below him toward her again. Another feeling had dwelled in his stomach which made him frown. It seemed that every time that he saw her, she always had the same person walking with her. A few thoughts came to mind about why he was a little upset when he saw Riku walk with Xion, but he couldn't pin the feeling exactly.

Riku

~A Chosen Second~

"How are you feeling today?"

He smiled toward Xion who had smiled back. "You ask that every day. I'm fine."

"You sure?"

She nodded. A relieved smile appeared. The two had become inseparable over the last several months. At first, he had only heard about her through Kairi. Every day she had visited Xion in the hospital. The first time he had offered to go with her was the first time he had officially met Xion. It wasn't the best of first meetings, but he could understand that. She had been through something traumatic. The bruises and cuts on her were noticeable, but he had done his best to be comforting. Xion was silence toward him at first, mainly talking to Kairi since the two had known each other longer, but over time, they began talking. Afterwards, there were times he had visited her alone at the hospital. He was still uncertain about how she had ended there. The little bit she had told him just seemed to fade in the back of her mind. Now whenever he had asked if she had remembered something, she would always tell him that she hadn't. From then on, he decided not to press her on it anymore and to move on. He had made it his mission to watch over to make sure that she didn't get hurt again. Over time, the two had become good friends. They had spoken every day mainly through school. He had grown to care about her.

"Riku?"

"Hm?" He snapped out of his thoughts and turned his attention to her.

Curious she had tilted her head. "What are you thinking about?"

He smiled a little. "Just thinking about…how we met."

It surprised her that it was on his mind, but she pushed it aside. She tried not to remember the reason she was in the hospital. "What's important is that we know each other now." He nodded in agreement.


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