Funny

(Second Encounter)

"So, you ready to go?" Roxas asked, settling down his knife and fork on his now empty plate.

"Yup." Sora shoved the last of the Cinnamon Swirl in his mouth and gulped the rest of his drink.

Roxas laughed. I could get used to this. He thought dreamily as he observed Sora's silly eating antics.

Roxas finished the rest of his drink with one last swift and stood up. Sora did the same.

"Let me help you with that." Roxas said as he took the canvas from Sora.

"Oh thanks." Sora smiled as he balanced the rest of his art materials in his arms.

"So where exactly are we going, Roxas?" Sora asked once they're out of the coffee shop.

"Well…" Roxas stopped at his tracks and tilted his head to Sora. "That's up to you, Sora."

"Me?" Sora's brow furrowed. "Why?"

"You said you came here to paint, right?" Sora nodded his head."So I guess it's probably best if you start doing it now since it's almost twilight." Roxas laughed at his inside joke.

"Oh." Sora laughed. "Would that be okay? I mean… would it be okay for you to come with me?" He asked with a little worry in his tone.

"Of course." Roxas smiled. "Besides, I also wanted to see the way you paint, Sora."

"Alright." Sora smiled.

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"Okay let me get this straight." Roxas said as he and Sora arrived in front of the Station Plaza. "You came all the way here to Twilight Town just so you could paint a train station?"

"Not that!" Sora rolled his eyes. "That!" Sora turned Roxas around and pointed at the view in front of him.

"Wow." Was all Roxas could say.

"Don't act so amaze!" Sora whined at Roxas's response. "It's not like you don't live here for never seeing that g view before." He motioned for the scnery in front of them once more.

"I may have lived here, Sora." Roxas sighed. "But none of these matters to me anymore. It's like a common thing to me now."

"Whatever." Sora rolled his eyes. He walked towards the end of the Station Plaza where a brick wall was separating him and the wonder that was the 'Great view' as Sora liked to call it.

He placed his art material on top of the wall and climbed on it.

"Sora what are you doing?" Roxas asked his brunette friend.

"I told you I'm gonna paint this view. And this…" Sora sat down next to his art materials. "…is the perfect spot to get the job done."

Roxas sighed and shook his head. He placed Sora's canvas on top of the wall and sat next to him.

"Here." Roxas said as he gave Sora his canvas.

"Thanks." Sora smiled. He took a sharp Staedtler pencil from his art kit and began sketching.

"Sora…" Roxas began after sometime.

"Hmm?" Sora asked while his eyes are still fixated on his canvas.

"I…" Roxas sighed. "Never mind."

At this Sora stopped sketching and looked up at Roxas. "What is it, Roxas?" Sora asked.

"Uhh… never mind that." Roxas scratched the back of his neck. "It's something persona...l And I know I'm still not in the place to ask you any of those."

"It's okay, Roxas." Sora smiled. "We're friends now, right?"

Roxas smiled. "Right."

"That's good." Sora went back to sketching the rest of his work. "So what is it that you're gonna ask me?" He tried again.

"Well…" Roxas fidgeted with his hands. "I was just wondering if… if…" He stuttered. "You know… a guy like you would happen to have a girlfriend at this time of year."

Sora stopped sketching, probably taken aback by the question which Roxas thought was bad. "I'm…" But before Roxas could voice out an apology, Sora said, "No, I don't have a girlfriend."

Roxas heart almost missed a beat at those words. "R—really?" He managed to ask despite his heavy stuttering.

"Really." Sora stated and went back to his work.

"That's good." Roxas muttered to himself. Sora felt his lips twitch as he heard that silly comment from the blonde. "Why'd you ask?" He looked at Roxas from the corner of his eye.

"No reason." Roxas looked the sky.

Sora shrugged his shoulders. "Hey Roxas…"

Said blonde directed his attention to the brunette. "Hmm?"

"Could you look at my picture?" Sora handed the canvas to Roxas. "It's not done with the sketching yet but it's a start." Sora smiled.

"Whoa!" Roxas said as he looked at the picture with astonishment. "And to think that you did all of these in just less than five minutes." Roxas laughed. He gave Sora back his canvas and Sora went back to sketching the rest of his picture.

"What about you, Roxas?" Sora asked he began adding some details on the building on his right. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Roxas looked at Sora. "No." He said softly.

"Why not?" Sora's brow furrowed as he drew the wrong proportion of the building. Sora took an eraser from his art kits and began to erase the building lightly. "I mean… you are Roxas. I assumed you'd be one of those guys who… you know." Sora seemed to be lost of words.

"Well…" Roxas scratched the back of his neck. Roxas noticed that Sora is having trouble with drawing the write proportions of the building on their right.

"Here, let me." Roxas took the canvas and pencil from Sora. Roxas erased Sora's sketch and proceeded with his own work. "I guess the reason that I don't have a girlfriend yet…" Roxas said after a moment of silence which made Sora look at him. "…is because I haven't found the right one yet." Roxas gazed dreamily at Sora. This caused Sora to blush.

Roxas also blushed as he realized he had been staring at the brunette.

"Pffft…That's so cliché, man." Sora turned away from Roxas and stared at the sunset.

"I guess you don't know what true love is then, aye Sora?" Roxas handed Sora his canvas.

Upon reaching for the canvas, Sora accidentally took hold of Roxas's hand instead of the canvas itself. "I do now." He stared at Roxas's night blue eyes. Roxas blushed.

Sora noticed this and saw that his hand were still on top of Roxas. "I'm sorry." He said as he gently took the canvas back.

Roxas just nodded his head.

Not soon enough, Sora had finished with his sketching, but the young brunette wasn't quite satisfied with its outcome.

"What?" Roxas looked at Sora in disbelief. "What do you mean it isn't beautiful?" Roxas raised a brow which made Sora think like he was crazy. "It's the most beautiful sketch I've ever seen!" He said, assuring.

"Well…" Sora hesitated. "I don't know." He lifted his canvas again and examined it again. "There seems to be something missing."

"What?" Roxas asked.

"I'm not quite sure exactly/" Sora sighed in defeat.

"Let me see that." Roxas examined the picture. "Hmmm…" Roxas brought his hand up to his chin to think. "I know!" Roxas suddenly burst out which made Sora look at him.

"What?" Sora asked with a lot excitement.

Roxas jumped from the wall and motioned for Sora to do the same. The walked toward the middle of the Station Plaza and looked at the 'Great View' again.

"Do you think the picture would be better if we added this part?" Roxas pointed to the brick floor in front of them.

"Now that you've mentioned it… The scenery looks kind of nice with the brick wall in it." Sora smiled. Sora climbed on top of the wall and began to sketch excitedly.

"So Roxas tell me something." Sora said once Roxas sat beside him. "Where do exactly you and your mom live anyway?"

"We used to live in Station Heights together." Roxas's voice held a lot of sadness in it. Sora noticed this. "Used to?" He asked politely.

"Yeah…" Roxas brought one knee up to his chest and rested an arm on it. "My mom's in Destiny Islands right now."

"Why?" Sora asked sadly.

"She said it's the closest place she'll ever be with dad, that's why she decided to live there." Roxas explained.

"Well why aren't you staying with her?" Sora asked again.

And miss this opportunity to meet you? No way, sir. Roxas smiled to himself at that thought. "Probably because I like it better here in Twilight Town." He simply said. "Sure I love my mother so much and I'm more than willingly to do everything for her… But if I stayed there knowing my hearts not into it, then neither one of us would be happy." Roxas said.

"You know mo…" Roxas trailed off as he realized what he was about to say. "Parents… they always want what's best for their children and they always want to see them happy."

"Yeah…" Sora just smiled.

Once Sora was finished with his sketch, he erased some of the unnecessary lines and examined. "Uhhh…" Sora pouted.

"What?" Roxas tried to stifle a laugh.

"It not good enough." Sora whined.

"Let me see that." Roxas leaned over Sora's shoulder. "You're telling me that…" Roxas pointed at Sora's work. "…is still not good enough for you?" He raised a brow.

"Well…" Sora blushed.

Roxas smiled and patted Sora's shoulder. He took the canvas from Sora and sighed as he examined the drawing. "What do you think is missing Sora?"

"Hmm… why don't you add something then, Roxas?" Sora suggested sheepishly. "I mean, you're a great artist too. I'm sure you'll figure out what's missing."

"But it's your work, Sora. I can't just add something I want to work, it'll mess everything up." Roxas said worriedly. "Sure we're both artists, but still. we both have different point of views."

"Its okay." Sora smiled. "Anything goes in the world of art, right? Besides, if a painting is made by two great artist, I'm sure it'll turn out as a masterpiece. After all, two heads are better than one, right? "

Roxas smiled back. "Well if you say so."

After few minutes of sitting in silence under the warm sunset, Roxas had finally decided what was missing in Sora's painting.

"I've got it." Roxas smiled triumphantly. Roxas turned Sora and said, "Can you look straight at the sunset, and bring your knees up to your chest as if you were in deep thought?"

Sora nodded his head and obliged to Roxas's request. He even wrapped his arms around his legs to add more effect. "How's this?"

"Perfect." Roxas said. He erased some of the building Sora drew on the bottom left part of the canvas.

"What are you doing?" Sora asked, alarmed.

"Just trust me, okay?" Roxas asked.

Sora smiled. "Okay." He said and went back to his original position.

Roxas smiled to himself. He picked up the pencil next to Sora and started sketching the brunette boy.

"So tell me, how will drawing me make the picture better?" Sora asked slightly turning his head to Roxas.

"You'll see." Roxas's brow furrowed when he made a mistake on the lower right part of Sora's hair. "Will you do me a favor and go back to the way you were before? Please?" He asked cutely.

Sora blushed and turned his head.

"Finish!" Roxas looked at his work with a triumphant grin.

"Let me see." Sora said excitedly. He leaned over Roxas, noting to himself how close his face were to the blond.

"Wow, Roxas!" Was all Sora could say. Right there, on top of the brick wall that Sora drew not so long ago was he sitting, staring at the horizon just like his position before.

"It's amazing." Sora looked at Roxas's eyes and smiled.

Roxas blushed. "Th-thanks."

"I know!" Sora exclaimed and took the canvas from Roxas. Roxas gave the brunette a quizzical look.

Sora hurriedly sketched in his canvas, without showing it to Roxas, and after sometime he gave it to Roxas. Roxas gasped. Sora drew a picture of him sitting next to Sora on top of the brick wall with his legs spread in front of him and his hands resting on the back.

"It's beautiful." Roxas commented still staring at his self. Roxas looked at Sora and noticed the blush on Sora's cheeks. "Why did you draw me?"

"Because…" Sora scratched the back of his neck. "I think the thing that is missing from the picture is us." Sora blushed harder.

"Us?" Roxas blushed as well.

"Y-yeah." Sora stuttered. "It's a wonderful day today you know?"

"Really? Why's that?" Roxas asked slyly.

"I got to meet you." Sora looked away. Roxas laughed. "So you think the reason this scenery is better is because I'm in it?" Sora nodded. "Curse me and my good looks!" Roxas grinned.

"Shut up." Sora pouted. Roxas laughed at how cute the brunette was.

"What do you say we start painting now?" Roxas suggested.

"Alright." Sora smiled. He handed Roxas a brush and placed the paint bottles in front of them.

"I knew there's a reason why I brought two brushes with me." Sora commented with a smile as he produced another paintbrush from his art kit. Roxas looked at Sora holding out another brush and proceeded with painting their masterpiece

"So, are you ready to look at our work now?" Roxas asked sometime after they've finish their work. The sun was already long gone by the time they've finished and the moon and the stars were now on its rightful places in the sky.

Both boys were sitting with their legs spread in front of them and their hands were resting at the back, facing the Central Station with equal amounts of splotches on their faces and shirts.

"I think the paint's already dry by now. So…" Sora took the canvas. "Yeah."

"Are you ready?" Roxas took the other end of the canvas.

"As ready as I will ever be." Sora laughed.

"Alright." Roxas took a deep breath. "One…"

"Two…" Sora smiled.

"THREE!" They turned the canvas over and gasped at what they saw.

"It's beautiful." Roxas commented, eyes fixated on the picture.

"I'll say." Sora said, equally amazed as Roxas. "Did we really paint all of these?" He asked in disbelief.

"Last time I check." Roxas said.

"Ha-ha. Very funny." Sora said sarcastically. "I guess now all we need to do is sign it."

"We?" Roxas asked.

"Yup. We." Sora nodded. He took a calligraphy ball pen from his art kit and signed the bottom right of the picture. "Here." Sora gave the calligraphy ball pen to Roxas. "You helped me painted it so I think it is right that you have the recognition as well."

Roxas chuckled. "Alright." He signed his name below Sora's.

"Great!" Sora smiled. He looked at Sora and was surprised to see Roxas staring at him lovingly and—is that a blush?

"I'm glad I stayed here and met you, Sora." Roxas said softly.

"Y-yeah me too." Sora stuttered. "I mean not with the staying here part, the meeting you part." He ranted. Roxas chuckled which caused Sora to blush.

Sora broke his gaze from Roxas's eyes and turned his head the other way but was stopped when a hand cupped his cheek. "Sora…" Slowly, Sora looked at Roxas and was surprised to see that the lovingly gaze in Roxas's eyes was still there.

"Yes?" Sora managed to squeak. Roxas shook his head. With that, Roxas leaned in to capture the brunette's lips in a kiss.

Sora, still surprised from Roxas's sudden movement, remained immobile. After sometime, Sora relaxed in Roxas's touch and kissed the blonde back.

To be continued… ^_^V