we followed them down the hillside, roxas had one of my arms wrapped around his shoulder, i told him i could walk, but he worries to much about me, im stronger than he thinks i am

"were here" axel smiled, me and roxas looked ahead and saw pluto sat beside a white van, on the side it said 'woodland resuce'

"roxas i can walk" i smiled, roxas smiled back and released my arm, i stood properly, ignoring the pain that shot through my leg, axel opened the doors at the back of the van

"you can rest in here" axel smiled, we nodded and jumped in the back, where there were 2 beds that rested ontop of somedraws and cabinets, roxas claimed the one on the right, so i carfully jumped on the left, i layed my bag against the wall, and layed down, i hadnt even noticed that axel has closed the doors, leaving the back in a cooling darkness, i felt both riku and axel shuffle in the front and start the engine

"you both can sleep if ya want its a good few hours till twilight town" riku said calmly

"thanks been a while since i slept in a proper bed" roxas sighed happily, laying down and closing his eyes

"yeah thanks" i sighed before doing the same as my twin, i know i should be more thankful than this, but there in danger, everyone who helped us in the past ended up dead, so you can probably guess why im not pleased about hitching a lift of these lads, but what choice do we have, i have a buggered knee, oh for a few days anyway, the darkness slowly stole me away into a worrysome sleep, full of pain and suprisingly hope...

..."what we gonna do?" a deep husky voice muttered, is that axel?

"i havent a clue buddy" a smooth husky voice sighed, is that riku?

"we cant leave them riku" the first sighed, so the other was riku, which ment that one talking now is axel

"i know but we cant force them to stay either" riku sighed, are they on about me and roxas? i heard axel sigh

"true but we have to try i mean there our age and look at them" axel sighed, clearly worried, riku sighed also

"i know theres somthing were clearly missing here i mean they had gun wounds? and the scars dont help" riku grumbled

"yeah theyve been through some rough shit" axel grumbled

"yeah" riku sighed

"so we gonna try?" axel asked

"no harm in trying" riku chuckled "that and you want the blonde" riku laughed, WHAT! axel want my brother?

"so what if i do" axel growled "i think he likes me?" axel muttered, roxas really is not smart, even i could tell he likes him

"maybe he does, who knows" riku chuckled

"what about you riku you like the brunette dont ya?" axel said smugly, WHAT! riku likes me? oh dear god

"i dont know yet" riku sighed, ok so i can still save him, maybe not axel but i can save riku

"i bet ya 10 munny you do" axel suggested

"your on" riku laughed and thats the last i heard before blacking out again into a world of even more worry and happiness?...

...i was being shaken? why? i slowly opened my eyes to have my eyes locked with worried green ones, even though they were worried they reminded me of polished emeralds

"uhhhh" i moaned as riku jumped of me, i sat up my head spinning slightly, it had been a while since i slept in a bed, i still wasnt used to it

"where here" riku smiled, roxas was giving me a worried glance, axel was looking at me suspiciously and riku was smiling calmly

"ok thanks for the lift" i sighed jumping of the bed and grabbing my bag, roxas did the same and riku hopped out the van, followed by us, the pain in my knee had stopped for now "so we will be of thanks for the lift" i sighed whilst closing the doors to the van and turning to riku and axel, who were looking at me strangely, i raised an eyebrow "what?" i asked

"its nothing" axel muttered, i nodded

"well we best be off huh sora" roxas muttered, my eyes locked with his and i knew he didnt want to leave but he knew he had to

"yeah we had" i sighed

"you dont have do ya?" axel asked, i became confused then i remembered my 'dream' which i now suspect to have actually been them talking

"why dont we?" roxas asked, hope in his voice, i sighed and rolled my eyes and shook my head, i had a look at our surroundings, it looked like we were near twilight town clock tower, i looked to my left and saw a icecream stall, it had a sign outside saying 'sea salt icecream' oh that sounds tempting, i havent had sea salt in ages, well 5 years, i shook my head and looked to my right and gulp, i saw bright pink, long wavy hair, a pair of clouded blue eyes locked with mine, they filled with wicked joy, his hand slid in his pocket

"roxas" i said urgently

"what?" he asked, i knew he had turned to me or he would be in the same state i was

"get riku and axel out of here" i growled

"why?" roxas asked, i knew he still hadnt turned and i couldnt turn on him or he would win

"marluxia!" i growled, roxas gasped and felt him turn, my hand had been working into my bag and was slowly pullin out my handgun "get. them. out!" i growled

"what about you?" roxas sobbed

"ill be fine save axel and riku" i growled, marly smiled wickedly at me as his hand slowly slid out his pocket, revealing a handgun, mine was already out, he shot at me and i rolled out the way, laying my body against the a wall, away from the van, out of marlys view

"you and your little freinds are fucked" marly sang, i gritted my teeth, i felt somone land beside me, i turned to meet marlys evil smile, i shot him in the arm, he gasped before he could do anything i kicked him in the nuts, i saw roxas push riku and axel into the front of the van and him climbin in the back, i looked down on marluxia who was clutching his balls and glaring at me, i kicked him in the head before running towards the van, roxas opened the door i jumped in but before roxas had the chance to close the doors a sharp pain shot through me, i screamed

"SORA!" roxas yelled, draggin me into the van

"DRIVE!" i demanded, pain in my voice, and the van roared into life

"sora you ok?" roxas asked urgently as the van began to drive

"where are we goin?" axel asked, panic in his voice

"ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HERE!" i screamed out of fury and pain, my back was throbbing from the bullet wound, the van picked up speed and i was slowly blacking out

"sora where are you hurt?" roxas asked, panic and worry in his voice, it was getting darker slowly

"my...back" i gasped before blacking out again...

...oh my god! am i dead? did marly finally win? oh my back hurts so damn much, so im not dead then, cos if i was dead i wouldnt be in this much pain

"sora can you hear me?" somone asked, panic in there voice, i groaned and i heard two sighs of relief, i opened my eyes and they once again locked with worried green ones that belonged to riku, yet again

"can you feel anything?" riku asked and he moved back abit

"nothin other than the shooting pain in my back" i groaned and i sat up, which forced riku to sit in my lap, both of us blushed at the postition and riku quickly jumped of, i could feel somthing trickling down my lower back "i can feel it" i sighed, riku moved behin me

"take you top of so i can get a better look" riku demanded, i nodded and carfully took my top of, i wasnt nervous really, i mean yeah i body had its fair share of scars, i had more than roxy as i always protected him over myself, i felt rikus cool hands on my back, it was nice, but not in a medical way? "ok this isnt as bad as i thought but the bullet is still inside and it needs stitches" riku muttered

"do it" i sighed, i didnt have to see rikus face to see it was shocked, as i saw axels face, it was the images of pure shock

"sora you do realises i have nothing to numb it with?" riku asked

"i know but youve seen all my scars so i have high pain resistance so just do it please!" i begged at the point of tears, i was crumbling for some reason, axel was looking at me sadly, like he knew what what going on in my head, was my face that easy to read?

"ok" riku sighed "axel could you?" riku asked, axel nodded before smiling sadly at me, i sighed shakily, i had to remain strong, i noticed that roxas was nowhere to be seen "your very brave you know" riku muttered

"why am i?" i asked, shock in my voice

"you defended me and axel when were nothing more than strangers, and then you took the blow for us all" riku explained, i could tell he was smiling slightly, i heard axel

"here ya go im gonna go check on roxas" axel muttered before running of somwhere

"im not brave im stupid" i sighed, rikus hands slid up to my shoulders

"why are you stupid?" he asked, his voice right beside my ear

"because i had a clear kill shot back there and i didnt take it, im a coward who cant even protect his own blood let alone anyone else" i sighed, saddness and despair creeping into my voice, tears began to fall from my eyes and ran down my cheeks, i let out a sob and i heard riku shuffle behind me, he sat infront of me and i bowed my head, which he just tilted back up, his face was so sad

"that doesnt make you a coward sora, it means your not a murder" he sighed, his hands cupping my face and wiping away my tears

"but i cant even protect roxas" i sighed

"why cant you?" riku asked

"have you seen his body, the day marluxia stole our parents from us i vowed to never let anyone harm roxas, and look at him, i broke that vow" i explained, my face becoming ashamed, the pain in my back had stopped completely now

"sora you have to accept that roxas will get hurt, but you kept him alive all these years" riku smiled slightly, so roxas did explain the situation to them, makes my life easier

"i guess" i sighed, averting his gaze, i felt his thumbs begin to stroke my face, my face leaned into his hands slightly, my eyes returned to his

"lets get your back sorted then well sort your emotions out" he smiled, i smiled slightly and nodded, he smiled nack and his hands gently slid of my face and he went to my back again "oh" riku gasped

"what?" i asked

"we have some numbing stuff" riku chuckled, i sighed happily

"thankgod" i sighed happily, riku chuckled before i felt a small prick of pain in my back, i instantly became numb on my back and i smiled thankfully

"this makes life easier sit still" riku demaned

"ok" i smiled and i stayed perfectly still whilst riku worked on my back, sorting it out, my mind relaxed and my emotions took over, helping me understand the emotional side of all this, it had been so long since i had listened to my emotions and let them make things easier to understand, i could feel rikus hands on my back, they were nice and cool and send shivers through me, even though his hands were cold my body felt so hot and hazy, i dont know why? it had been so long since i had listened to my emotions, i had been driven by my determination to surive and pushed aside anything that threatened that.

"im done sora" riku said happily, i nodded and sighed happily as his hands slid of my back, leavin a cold trail down my back, it made my body hotter and even more hazy, i couldnt understand it, was i ill?

"thanks" i smiled as i stood up, slingin my shirt back on and turning to riku, who was packing the stuff away

"no problem like i said you saved me and axels lifes" riku chuckled before closing the bag and turning to me, his face had lit up because of his smile, his eyes were sparkling in the twilighted shine, all in all he looked fucking gorgeous

"well im not heartless" i smiled, my cheeks flamming red the more i looked at him

"ahh ture your not" he smiled, more as he walked past me and lent against the nearest tree, one foot raised to the tree, his arms folded over his chest, the sight of him made my body hotter and the hazy thicken, and then it hit me, like a ton of brick, i liked riku! and im pretty sure he knew it, no on acted like that unless they were flirting, but i havent listened to my emotions for 5 years, ive forgotten, what was the old saying my mom used to say?

"follow your heart went lost in the dark"

i smiled slightly thinkin over her words to me and roxas, i dont think he remembers it, but i sure do, and thats what ill do, its been 5 ears but im not amateur, i took a deep breath and slowly walked over to riku, who wore a puzzled look on his perfect face, i stood directly infront of him, i took another breath before standin on my toes and pressing my lips to his soft ones, it only lasted a brief second but i felt electricity run through me and into him, i pulled away and averted his gaze

"sorry" i whispered before gulping, when he didnt say anything for about 3 minutes, i looked up at his face, his eyes were wide, the usual sparkling green had became cloud, his cheeks were rose red which highlighted his skin perfectly, his lips parted slightly, all in all a state of pure shock, i gulped and was ready to run when his lips closed and formed a smile that only made him even more gorgeous, his eyes darkened slightly and became a foggy moss green, insted of emerald green, he grabbed my waist and pulled me against him, i blushed madly, his free hand trailed up my chest, round my neck and rested on the back of my head, the movement sent a shiver through my body, causing the heat and hazy in my body to increase, and now i understood the heat and the hazy, it was lust, he leaned closer, stopping leaving inches between our lips, my hearts pounded in my ears

"im not" he whispered slyly against my lips before pressing his soft lips to mine, my body exploded, my blood quickened, my heart pounded and the haze became almost solid and the heat became unbareable, my eyes slid closed as i shyly responded to his kiss, now hes in danger, even more so now, but i dont care, its feels so nice to be loved again, it feels just so right