'Thinking of you, wherever you are...'
That's the sentence that ran through Sora's head everyday since he defeated Organization XIII. He was confused at this; All his friends were here on Destiny Islands with him, and he was happy! Finally, after four long years, he found them, but Roxas was still inside of him. That didn't bother him, seeing as he thought Roxas was pretty much locked inside of his heart, but Kairi said that when he arrived here with Riku after defeating Xemnas, that she saw Roxas in my place, except... He was so miserable, and tears were cascading down his face.
Sora didn't have a clue why his doppelganger would he crying. He left Organization XIII, and everything was fine now. The Heartless has calmed down recently, and all the worlds were peaceful. He could tell, Roxas was still sad, because from time to time, a overwhelming wave of grief and pure unhappiness washed over him, and the name 'Xigbar' would flash in his mind; He would find tears brimming in his sapphire eyes: Roxas was crying, but he didn't feel the same emotion, so the tears wouldn't come; But why was Roxas crying? The name even appeared when he thought about the World That Never Was...
"Sora! Where are you? Did you forget we had to go to the World That Never Was today?"
He heard his best friend Riku call him from down below on the beach, and his eyes widened. He had completely forgot that he was supposed to explore that Castle That Never Was for information and to make sure the Organization was gone! He wasn't about to shirk the work King Mickey personally asked him to do. 'Stupid me! How could I forget about this?' Sora thought, frowning. He slipped his jacket on, socked feet pounding on the smooth wood, scarcely stopping to put on his shoes, which rested outside the large room on a wooden platform hidden in the massive trees. Scrambling down the ladder at thoughts of seeing Goofy and Donald after months of separation fueled his excitement, he failed to remember that he always forgot about the last few stairs, thinking he was already at ground level. He yelped and landed on his buttocks with a dull 'thump'.
"Sora..." Kairi sighed, laughing. "You always slip on those stairs don't you?"
The red haired girl strolled over and helped her embarrassed friend up, who pouted at the smirking face of Riku, the silver haired male standing next to Donald and Goofy.
"Sorry..." He muttered sheepishly, scratching the wild mane of chocolate brown hair with a gloved hand as he followed Kairi to the red and yellow gummy ship where the rest of their small group stood.
"Sora!" The brunette was enveloped in a bone-crushing hug from Goofy, who jumped on him, followed by Donald, who thankfully didn"t weigh nearly as much.
"We missed you, you know." Donald said with as much of a smile as he could manage with a duck's bill.
"I missed you guys too." Sora smiled, blue orbs sparkling with happiness.
"So, you all ready to go?" Riku questioned, green eyes glinting in the sunlight, arms crossed.
"Yeah, we're ready," Sora said, nodding."To the World That Never Was!"
The small group climbed into the gummy ship, Riku and Kairi taking their places in the passager seats while Sora, Donald and Goofy sat at the cockpit, strapping themselves in before pressing a few buttons. The ignition roared, and the ship began to lift off slowly, blowing white sand into a blizzard as they rose into the clear azure sky. The rockets attached to the rear flared blue flames, and they flew into space, accelerating with every foot gained. Light blue turned to black, stars glittering and twinkling on the horizon, where Hollow Bastion and Twilight town were barely visible in the distance, marking that they had a ways to go before reaching their destination; Interstellar travel was always lengthy, too lengthy for Sora. The brunette unclipped his safety harness, and stretched, yawning.
"So, how have you guys been?" Sora asked, leaning back in the blue, padded chair mounted to the metal floor."Busy I bet, right?"
"Not really, Goofy here just sleeps all day..." Donald grumbled, rolling his eyes over in Goofy's direction and mock glaring."I end up doing all his work."
"Well I didn't have no work." Goofy protested."The Heartless haven't up been to nothing since Sora beat Xemnas, y'know. Glad of that though! Everyone's finally safe!"
"Yeah, you're right." The three turned when they heard Riku pipe up, and appear from behind Sora's seat.
"Riku! Don't scare me like that.." Sora pouted, but grinned quickly, grabbing at Riku's long silver locks. The latter yelped with he was pulled into a headlock, and a fist rubbed at his head.
"So-ra...Stop it!" Riku laughed.
"Sora, I think Riku's letting you win..." Kairi stated as she walked up to the two males, adjusting his dress slighty. She smiled at Riku, who simply smirked; Sora raised a eyebrow.
"I let you win." Riku whispered, snickering.
"Riku!"
"Hey, you guys should cut it out! We got work to do." Goofy said.
The two males quieted down and looked at each other. They shouldn't be fighting over something like this, besides, Riku let Sora win most of the time so the brunette wouldn't complain. Sora crossed his arms childishly and pouted, turning away from Riku, who simply sat back down in his seat.
"What are we looking for anyways?" Kairi asked, attempting to break the slight tension with some conversation.
"King Mickey said to look for papers, and stuff on their computers. Also check some guy name Vexen's lab for anything." Donald responded. "We'll be there in about an hour."
"That's boring..." Sora huffed. He yawned and pressed the button on the side of his chair, reclining back so he could put his feet on the massive control board. Abruptly, he felt a piercing pain in his head, and he groaned softly. It didn't feel exactly like a head ache... The pain stirred and moved down to his torso, ending at his heart.. Everytime his heart thumped, it send a shiver of pain through his body.
'Sora!'
He heard Roxas' voice call him. What the...Roxas was inside him...but was he coming out? The pain intensified as a glowing figure appeared before them, shimmering and silent. Sora cried out in agony as his heart and mind wrenched to let Roxas free from his binding. Both Riku and Kairi summoned their keyblades, taking fighting stances to protect a incompasitated Sora.
"It's Roxas everybody!" Goofy yelled.
Goofy was correct. Roxas stood before them all, frowning and his blue orbs lit with a mixture of anger and sorrow. He reached a hand out toward Sora, who flinched, panting as the pain ran rampant through him.
"W-why...Are y-you he-here...?" Sora grunted.
Roxas stared at Sora with piercing sapphire orbs, silent; A aura of sadness enveloped the ship. The Nobody crossed his arms solemly, looking downward. Roxas felt tears brim in his eyes, but he wiped them away quickly.
"I'm..." He hesitated. He knew he was going to lie."H-help you guys..."
He would never want to help Sora, not after what he and his 'friends' did to him... There was only one reason why he would 'help' them: All he wanted to do was see the pictures of him, pictures of Xig- He felt his heart wrench; He could barely think of his lover's name. The only thing left, was memories and pictures. He could almost feel those soft touches from calloused hands, chapped lips caressing him here, there, and everywhere; Those were moments that could never leave his heart. And he could see his son again... He hoped his little boy was safe. Whevever he was, if he was watching over Roxas, he
must be beating himself up over the fact thst Sanzadora was left alone because of a mistake...
"That's great..." Sora coughed briefly.'We'll need all the help we can get. How long can you stay?"
Roxas again hesitated to speak, gulped, refusing to make any eye-contact for fear of possible questions, then ridicule. He shifted uncomfortly in the gaze of the group. "As long as I want.."
"Are you okay?" Kairi asked.
Dammit. She picked up on his emotions, just like Xion could do...But even more so him.
"Y-Yeah!" Roxas exclaimed."I'm fine, just takes alot out of me..."
"We're almost there." Donald stated.
They hadn't realized just how much time had passed. Roxas knew it was only a matter of time before he could find the box, and he could see him again, even if it was only a remnant of the past. Even remnants ment that much too him.. He could remember all those sweet touches, the love; He knew he felt it, when someone tells you they love you...you feel like passing out. You feel like running and crying; you feel like hiding and keeping quiet; He remembered crying, because he felt so happy. It was so hard, to lose someone you love, someone who kept you sane, kept you happy, and kept you sad when they left, even for a little while. Someone who gave you a reason to feel sad when they had to go, only to make you feel on top of the world when they came back, someone to hug and kiss, feel there skin against yours. With his eyes closed, he could remember feelings; go back to so many memories. No matter what he think about, it always involved Xigbar. He couldn't not do it. He could still feel his thumb just grazing the top of his lip, softly and unhurriedly. He really missed that. He thought back to a couple of situations when he would touch me like that; when we'd share a laugh, a picture, memories...those touches felt just like those memories. He would miss them, but Sanzadora would be there, so he had to be strong and support his child since he other father was... He remembered for the first time, he saw him cry when Sanzadora was born, he just so happy. Even though it hurt like hell, he was proud of his newborn boy, and he cried alongside him. At least Sanzadora would be there, waiting for him.
He felt himself quiver as the ship flew into the dark atmosphere of the World That Never Was, where he would find the box, the box of their touches, their kisses, there memories; Their lives together, so short, yet so long. The bright castle came into view, almost appearing as if someone stilled lived there...
"It's been a while, eh?" Riku piped up, breaking the silence.
"Yeah..." Sora murmured softly.
Roxas stared at the castle with unblinkign blue orbs. He wished just once to see him again, but he frowned on that thought; Seeing him just once, would make it even harder to keep going, knowing the person you love so dearly will always be out of your reach. The ship sped over the darker trees, masking even darker ground, flying over tall skyscraper and massive neon signs. They flew to the side of the Castle That Never Was, hovering until Donald spotted the large opening in the side for gummy ships; They docked, relaxing when the ship came to a stop. Overall, it was a smooth landing, Riku and Kairi not even having to sit and put their seat belts on. Small metal hands clamped on the ship, keeping it low and steady so its passengers could exit safely. Donald and Goofy went first after unlcipping their seat belt, followed by Sora, Kairi, and Riku, and last was a hesitant Roxas, who sighed heavily as he made his first step into a place he never thought he would see again...
"Hey Roxas, where are the rooms?" Sora asked.
"Tenth floor through the twelth floor." Roxas responded quietly. Even as they walked through the metallic room towards the door, he kept his eye adverted from the small group, cheerfully making conversation about random things, including the task at hand. He smiled ever so softly at the memory of him licking sweet Sea-Salt Icecream from the corner of his mouth while the talked about random things solely for purpose of hearing each other's voices.
"Roxas! C'mon!" Sora yelled at him, while he stood motionless like a statue.
"Coming..." He sighed and followed the brunette up the stairs and into the brigh main floor of the castle. The familiar metallic silvers, blues, and whites swirled around him in ornate patterns on the walls, the walls where they would runs around, laughing and smiling when all the others were gone on Vacation day, a rare occurance.
"Aww man, look at all these stairs," Sora groaned, pouting.
"Come on, it'll be good exercise. You're a lazy bum, so you don't do much." Kairi said, laughing. She started up the steps, calling for Sora and Roxas to follow her.
"Huh, Guess I'll be going with Donald and Goofy, since I didn't get a choice!" Riku yelled the end of his sentence, emphasizing it as he looked up at Kairi, who simply stuck her tongue out and waved for Sora and Roxas to hurry up and follow her.
Sora went first, running up the while stairs while Roxas simply hurried up the stairs, trying to to alert Sora of his plans. He was almost...scared, to find the picturebox. He yearned to see those pictures so much, yet it scared him that he would never see the pictures other was a almost irrational fear: why would you fear the one that you love so much? He sighed softly and continued following the two happy teens on the stairs above him, briefly looking back at Riku and his small group heading towards Vexen' lab. His heart gave a pang; Sora and the rest had no clue about Sanzadora...He truly didn't want them to find out, so he would have to get there first. He sped his pace, rushing past Sora and Kairi, whose eye's widened; They looked at each other in surprise before Sora yelled, "Hey, wait up!"
"I'm gonna search the first room." Roxas announced as he bounded up the stairs. He hated that he couldn't use portals... He would get there so much quicker, but oddly, he could never summon up the darkness like Axel or He could.. Fortunately, there was a large glass and metal platform up ahead, so he could rest. The Grey Area, where he had received missions and...where he met him for the first time to the left, through a doorway. He stopped, panting as his cheeks flushed from the workout; Being stuck inside someone's mind for months wasn't good on the body... He barely stopped as he started up the next, winding staircase, Sora and Kairi barely being able to keep up with him.
"We're...gonna rest..." Sora panted, but looked up; Roxas was almost halfway up already.
As he ran up the stairs by twos, he could swear he heard Sanzadora laughing up above, playing or coloring as he waited for his father's return. 'He's safe...' Roxas cried in his head, smiling to himself. Only a few more steps before he would reach his room. The first step onto the blisteringly white hallway brought back a wave of memories, and turned his head towards the metal door marked with the roman numerals for '2'; He was right, he heard Sanzadora laughing! He slowly walked up, gulping as his clammy hand touched the doorknob.
'This is it, Roxas.' And he turned the doorknob without another thought.
"X-Xig-b-bar?" He choked on his lover's name. There Xigbar sat, Sanzadora in his lab, staring at him with that same piercing, yet loving golden orb. Sanzadora's equally golden orbs brightened, and he leapt onto the carpet.
"Daddy!" Sanzadora leapt into his outstretched arms, laughing and grinning as Roxas held him so tight. The five year old boy tittered as the warm arms he missed kept him close, stroking his obsidian black locks softly, moving to twirl his growing ponytail; Xigbar stood, and walked over to Roxas and his son silently, grinning wide. "Look Papa, he came back! Just like you said he would!"
"He did, didn't he?" Xigbar chuckled and squeezed the hugging pair close, kissing Roxas' head tenderly.
"I missed you both...s-so mu-much.." Roxas let out a sob, tears brimming in his saphhire orbs as he smiled. He felt his son snuggle close and rest his head on his shoulder while Xigbar placed desperate, sloppy kisses on his head.
"Roxas...Where ya been, baby?" Xigbar asked, bringing his thumb up to caress his lover's sweet cheeks, wiping tears away, a touch he missed dearly.
"Away for a spell sadly...But, how..." Roxas trailed off; He wasn't going to begin with things Sanzadora didn't need to yet at this point in time; Xigbar saw th slight change in emotion.
"Sanzadora," Xigbar gave a mock grunt and he picked Sanzadora up and sat him on the ground softly."Will you go in your room for just a minute? Me and Daddy gotta talk about some adult things, 'kay?"
"Aww, okay..." Sanzadora pouted, but smiled up at Roxas."You'll come play?"
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it." Roxas said. He smiled as he bent, and gave Sanzadora a soft kiss on the head, his son bounding away into his room and closing the door.
Xigbar advanced on Roxas. "Hurts, don't it?" Roxas always knew Xigbar could read his mind like a children's papaperback book. After he asked, he closed the last step of distance, first kissing the edge of his lover's cheek before licking his lips apart from each other. A thick, raspy tongue strolled in, caressing a softer, hesitant tongue. Xigbar kept his tongue inside Roxas, giving a sloppy kiss against soft lips. Warm hands he dearly missed found there way under his hood, brushing against his neck before squeezing tight, while his hands slipped under Roxas' shirt and jacket, sensualing rubbing the creamy, perfect skin.
"I w-was right..." Roxas sobbed softly, laying his head against smooth leather."When someone gives you a reason to feel sad when they go, they do make you feel on top of the world when they came back. You came back Xigbar..."
"I guess, haha. I could say the same to you..." Xigbar chuckled, and kissed Roxas again, slipping his tongue inside the warm cavern. Roxas let his hands wander around his lover's body, letting them freely dip in Xigbar's pants as he let the latter's tongue dominate him. He broke the kiss quickly, wiping tears away from Roxas' eyes.
"How...long were you gone?" Roxas asked softly.
"Five minutes. I remember fadin' n' all but then after a few minutes, I just appeared back here,' Xigbar shrugged."What's left'a my soul's bound to this here room, Roxy. I can't leave..."
He trailed off, staring at Roxas with a pained golden orb.
"What's wrong, baby?" Roxas sat down on the bed, motioning for Xigbar to come and lay his head on his lap.
"I only got one year to live 'fore I fade away for good." Xigbar stated. The sniper laid his head on Roxas' lap, feeling soft fingers stroke his head softly. He couldn't fade away and leave Roxas and Sanzadora alone...
"N-No...Can I do anything?" Roxas stammered.
"I dunno. I can't leave you guys... I'm already an idiot for leavin' Sanza alone while I went to fight. If I hadn'ta done that, I'd be alive and... y'know, not dead... I wanna redeem myself." Xigbar sighed softly.
"Xigbar, Sanzadora doesn't know, so he doesn't hate you for it. And you're not a idiot, you just did a idiotic thing because you were trying to protect Sanzadora and bring me back. I'm gonna save you, okay?" Roxas assured his lover, whispering softly in a pointed ear.
"Okay... Wish I could help, but I can't leave this room, I tried.. I'd fade away completely if I did." Xigbar stared up at the beautiful saphhire orbs he had missed so dearly over the last months.
"Roxas, where are you?"
"Crap, it's Sora!" Roxas exclaimed.
"So that's how ya got here. Don't worry, kid. He ain't gonna do nothin', I'm here." Xigbar said, standing up.
"Yeah, but I kinda lied to him. The only reason I was 'helping' him was to find the picture box 'cause I didn't know you were here." Roxas held Xigbar's arm gently.
"It's okay babe. Go be with Sanza, I'll give'em the message." Xigbar grinned and herded Roxas' towards the door to Sanzadora's room, decorated with a sticker of a fruit bat.
"Okay...Call me if you need me."
"C'mon, kiddo. I'll be okay, he can't kill me." Xigbar chuckled softly, returning to his usual cocky personality, the same personality that attracted him to Roxas.
Roxas nodded and opened the small door, where Sanzadora sat in a small chair, drawing a picture. He walked over and stood in front of Sanzadora.
"Daddy!" Sanzadora shouted. Roxas lifted his son up, and held him close. "I missted you."
"I missed you too, Sanza. What'cha drawing?" Roxas asked softly, flopping down on Sanzadora's small bed as the latter cuddled against him. Such small hands gripped his jacket; It was amazing how much Sanzadora looked like Xigbar, the same golden orbs like the sun itself melted, obsidian black locks tied in a tiny ponytail, and a exactly identical grin. He missed his little child so much... It was a miracle Xigbar was alive and well to take care of him...
"It's a pic-ture of me n' you 'n Papa!" Sanzadora chimed excitedly with a grin. He hopped down and snatched the drawing from his desk, shoving it in his father's face proudly. It was a simple picture, drawn with crayons and stick people with clothes on; But, Roxas recognized Xigbar on the left, with his scar and eyepatch, Sanzadora in the middle, and he himself on the otherside, with bright yellow hair and round blue eyes; Xigbar and himself with both holding Sanzadoras hands with smiled taking up their whole faces.
"I love it Sanzadora, it looks just like us," Roxas said, praising and complimenting his son happily, the latter beaming with joy. "Has Xigbar seen it yet?"
"Nope, it wasa surpise for when you was gonna come back." Sanzadora snickered."We gonna have to show it to Papa, wight?"
"Yeah, he'll love this picture, it's wonderful. You could be an artist one day," Roxas said, smiling.
Outside, he could just barely hear Xigbar and Sora through the closed door.
"Where's Roxas?" Sora demanded, keyblade pointed up at the much taller man.
"Here, where he's supposed ta be, kid," Xigbar sighed. This was getting old, real fast. The kid doesn't take a freaking hint! He already told Sora that Roxas was with their son, but the moron wasn't listening. He kept saying he was lieing, and tht he was supposed to be dead, and yadda, yadda, yadda... Xifgbar couldn't see how Roxas managed to be inside this retard's mind without going insane; He felt bad for his sweet keyblade wielder.
"You're lieing!" Sora growled.
"Y'know what, Imma 'bout sick n' tired of this..." Xigbar gave a frustrated snarl and turned away from Sora, snatching the picture off his nightstand; The framed photo was shoved in Sora's face.
"Ya see this, kid?" Xigbar pointed to himself in the photo, holding a four year old Sanzadora in his arms with Roxas next to him."That's me, there's Sanzadora, our son, and then Roxas!"
"That could be fake," Sora protested, blue orbs angry and determined. Who did this nobody think he was fooling? He knew Nobodies couldn't feel emotion, and guys couldn't get pregnant, so this photo had to be fake. An certainly Roxas couldn't be in love with...this guy...
Xigbar stared at Sora for a long minute; What in the hell was wrong with this kid? Did he have some mental disorder that made him suspicious about everything, or was he just that bstupid and unbelieving? He sat the prized photo back down and strolled over to Sanzadora's closed door, knocking and entering when he was called in.
"Sorry, but Roxy, Sanza, will you two come here for a sec?" Xigbar asked at his lover and son, who sar on the bed, cuddling, laughing, and talking.
"Was wrong Papa?" Sanzadora asked softly, confused.
"Nothin', kiddo." Xigbar smiled and picked Sanzadora up while Roxas stood, and followed him; Sora gasped when he saw the three emerge from the room. Maybe he was wrong...
"See?" Xigbar smirked.
"Okay..." Sora said."So what."
"So what?" Roxas repeated."What do you mean 'so what'?"
"You probably brain-washed Roxas and r-" Sora was cut off but a angry Xigbar.
"Your lieing." Xigbar said. Sora obviously didn't care that there was a small child in the room while talking of such matters. He sat Sanzadora down, who stared at Sora with all the fury a five-year old could muster."Sanza, wait in your room for us, okay."
"Okay..." Sanzadora sighed, but stuck his tongue out at Sora before bounding into his room, and closing the door with a click.
"Why would you say that?" Roxas questioned."I'm ashamed to be your nobody."
"It's not like wanted a nobody!" Sora shouted in protest.
"I'm glad, or else I would've never met my Roxy." Xigbar pulled Roxas close, eyeing Sora.
"What are you gonna do to him?" Sora asked.
"Nothing, now get out." Xigbar pushed Sora out of his room, and shut the door in the boy's face, locking the door soundly.
"Finally, some peace... Kid gave me a headache from pure retardation..." Xigbar graoned and let Roxas pretty much hold him.
"Why Xigbar...Why is it so wrong that we love each other?" Roxas asked desperately, clutching Xigbar's coat so tightly... Xigbar looked at Roxas' sullen face with a frown fraught with pain, but he smiled softly at first. A finger touched rosy lips, chapped and inviting; a gesture to sooth his precious keyblader down. Scarred cheeks pulled at his mouth, at the corners like marionette's strings get tugged upward. A smile? He tried, for Roxas and Sanzadora; It was hard not to truely have a heart to feel with, smile with. Roxas would protest at this thought, saying that they had hearts... Maybe Demyx had got to him too. If he didn't have a heart... he wouldn' be feeling the pain, the guilt of almost leaving Sanzadora alone and defenseless, the rush of love when Roxas even came near him, or the special feeling of having someone who came from part of your body look up to you as a parent, a father, and a hero almost.
"I-I dunno Roxas..." Xigbar responded simply with a huff. "But I'll try real hard, for you n' Sanzadora. We can't give up can we?"
Roxas stared at Xigbar; It amazed him, how Xigbar could go from sullen and misrable, to encouraging. It was as if he pushed away any bad emotion, locking it deep inside himself, just so he could seem so strong to both Sanzadora and himself... No matter what, Xigbar could always share his feelings with him. Xigbar had so many layers to his soul, and this was just a part. He had reached all but one, one that he didn't know if he could reach, simply because it was too personal and had things one should never tell or maybe...you just couldn't tell. Maybe, that's where all those feelins went...
"Xigbar... You can talk to me." Roxas kissed Xigbar's scar, stand on his tip toes. He had grown...
"I know...," Was all Xigbar said.
"Shh...baby.." Roxas cooed."Come with me, I have something to show you that Sanzadora drew himself."
"Okay." Xigbar's expression flipped like a script and he grinned.
They stepped over to the door on the adjacent wall, and opened the green door, where Sanzadora laid on his bed, thin legs dangling over the side of his bed. He looked up and grinned at his fathers, hopping down.
"Did the bad man leave?" He asked as strong arms lifted him up.
"Yeah, he left." Xigbar said.
"Sanzadora, are you gonna show Xigbar the picture you drew?" Roxas asked suggestively.
"Oh yeah! Here Daddy!" Sanzadora pointed to the piece of paper lying face down on the small red desk made of soft wood, and Xigbar picked up.
"It's awesome!' Xigbar grinned at his son. It was Roxas, Sanzadora, and himself, all smiling with little U-shaped crayon mouths and holding hands. If only that was the way if truly was, no Sora and his lousy friends, he wasn;t dead, and Roxas had his own body, so they could live happily.
"I drawed it from the picture you showed me of Daddy." Sanzadora explained matter-of-factly.
"You got all the detains right, even the little piece'a hair that sticks out like a anntena." Xigbar announced, chucklign as he pointed to said lock of hair on the right side of Roxas' head.
"Hey!" Roxas said playfully, temporaily able to forget about everyone. It was just Sanzadora, Xigbar, and himself.
"Imma have to get a frame so I can have it by me'n Roxas bed so we can see it when we wake up." Xigbar assured his son with a mischevious tug of the tiny, growing ponytail on Sanzadora's.
"Ya better!" Sanzadora threated with a cheery grin.
"We will." Roxas said.
"Papa, you was wight we ya said Daddy was gonna come back to us." Sanzadora yawned quietly.
"Yeah, and I'm glad too," Xigbar breathed."Sleepy?"
"Uh-huh..." Sanzadora's lemon orbs fluttered. It was a shock to see who quick the little boy got tired.
Xigbar sat Sanzadora's feet on the ground, watching his pride and joy stumble sleepily over to his bed.
"There you go..." Roxas murmured softly. He grabbed the green blanket decorated with flying saucers from the green shelf, and spread it over Sanzadora, who eyes had already closed. "I'll see you when you wake up..."
"Okay...Daddy...' Sanzadora trailed off, smiling softly.
Xigbar and Roxas silently exited their son's room, shutting the door softly.
"What now?" Roxas looked up at Xigbar.
"Cuddle on the bed...Sora gonna be here long?" Xigbar had already flopped down on the bed.
"A few days unfortunately. I think they're gonna camp out of the first floor." Roxas joined his precious lover of the bed, snuggling close and laying his head in the crook of Xigbar's neck.
"They must be down already, seein'..." Xigbar yanwed."As it's quiet..."
"You tired also..?" Roxas mumbled.
"Didn't...sleep so good..." Xigbar muttered. He hadn't noticed how exhausted he was... He could easily deal with not getting enough sleep, but this emotional stuff...must be getting to him.
"Shhh...Take a nap, I'll wake up when Sanzadora wakes up, okay?" Roxas stroked Xigbar's back gently.
"Okay..." Xigbar trailed off as he closed his eye; He hoped all of this wasn't a bad dream.