Wow, I can't believe the response this got. So here's the second part. Let me know if I should do a third.
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The street was nearly abandoned when they exited the club, Demyx stumbling a bit on the curb. He laughed loudly in a rather child-like manner. "Shoot. Didn't see that."
Reno smirked at the blonde who had somehow become rather endearing over the course of the previous few hours. One drink had turned into four and the guy had managed to convince the Turk to dance with him.
Reno rarely actually danced at clubs.
"So where to next?" Demyx tried to walk the curb but kept falling over.
The redhead watched him idly. "Dunno. Where do you want to go?"
"There any water around here?"
"There's a reflecting pool three blocks away."
"Cool." The blonde gave up on the balancing act. He grabbed the thin man's hand and tugged him forward. "Let's go there."
Reno took the lead but Demyx did not release his hand. The pair walked the few streets to the war memorial where the pool sat. As they crossed the street to it, Demyx let go of Reno's hand to run ahead.
He kneeled on the edge of it and hunched over. Reno had no idea what the other was doing. It was not until he himself was a few feet away that he noticed.
Demyx had placed both his palms on the surface of the water. Slowly, rings began jumping up in liquid ripples, working their way out across the pool. The height of each ring increased as it fanned out.
"Wow." Reno was genuinely impressed. He pulled out a cigarette and brought it to his mouth. "That's a neat trick, yo."
The blonde grinned up at him, green eyes shining. "I wasn't sure if I could do it any more."
"Why?"
"Cause I'm not a Nobody any more." He turned back to the water. "Least I don't think I am."
Reno narrowed his eyes. This was a Nobody? He did not buy it. Nobodies were those creepy looking, weaving silvery-grey things. This man was a living, breathing, conscious being.
"I'm not sure what I am now." Demyx spoke idly. He lifted one hand and began tracing patterns in the water. Further out in the pool, those patterns began appearing. "I thought Nobodies were supposed to fade back into darkness when they die but I came back."
"You died?"
"Yeah. Sora got me." He chuckled. "I knew he would. He's as good as Roxas was."
Reno had heard the name Roxas before. He had spent the past few months collecting as much information as he could about that was going on in the worlds. He had learned the location of several people he knew but had yet to figure out how to get to them.
"So is the Axel guy you mistook me for a Nobody, too?"
"Yeah. I figured if any of us would make it through it would be him. He had a real goal, something he cared about." A sad tone had entered the man's voice.
Reno blew out some smoke. He sat on the edge of the pool, letting his long legs stretch out. He turned his head to watch the water dance for a few minutes before turning back to the young man controlling it.
"What would you do if you found him, yo?"
Demyx bit his lip and glanced up. "Dunno. He was my friend. I'd just like to see a familiar face, you know?"
Reno snorted softly, returning his attention to the water. "Yeah, I get that."
"Hey, Reno?" The redhead flicked his blue eyes over. The blonde smiled softly at him. "Thanks for putting up with me."
The Turk stood and tossed his butt away. "You done here?"
"Uh, sure." Demyx removed his hands from the water, shaking them dry. "I guess it's really late and you want to get home."
"Where are you staying?"
"Uh, well…"
Reno figured as much. He took the other's arm and lead him from the pool. "You can stay at my place, yo."
Demyx looked at him uneasily. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
