"So I can go to school…but on one condition?" Roxas asked as he walked across the room using his new walking cane. It's black and easily foldable from what the doctor had told to him. He was supposed to use it at all times, so it has to be within Roxas' reach.
"What's the condition?" Roxas asked once he walked a few more steps across the room.
"Axel has to be with you at all times, if Axel isn't available, then Sora or Riku will be there," Cloud responded. Cloud watched Roxas' reaction. His face contorted into a somewhat surprised expression but snuck back to that same blank look like always. Then his face seemed to change to anger for a split second.
"Why him?" Roxas asked after giving a once again blank look while he walked back to the other side of the room.
Roxas was practicing walking around objects that had been put up in his therapy room. He had been going to therapy for a couple days and was pretty used to the walking.
"Because, he is the one I trust the most and he is willing to do this. I already talked it out with his older brother, Reno, and he said it would be good for him," Cloud said as he moved aside so he wouldn't get whacked in the shin with Roxas' cane.
"But we only have one class together, and doesn't he have a job?" Roxas asked as he bumped into one of the cones, cursing under his breath as he moved around it.
"We already talked it out with the school. They switched around his schedule to match yours. His job said that he was due for a break. So they're giving him some time off," Cloud said as he deemed the safest place from Roxas would be to lean against the wall.
Roxas immediately zoned in on Cloud, stomping towards his father's voice. Cloud continued to stand there. Until Roxas made it over resulting in Cloud's shin to become bruised by his cane.
"Why the hell is he doing this? Doesn't he have anything better to do than to baby-sit me? Why does he have to in the first place? I'm fine on my own." Roxas said as he threw the cane across the room. His face shifted into frustration that soon receded after he realized what he had done. Stupid idiot Axel.
After letting Roxas calm down a bit, Cloud sat on the floor and pulled Roxas down in front of him—so the two were facing each other.
"Axel cares about you. You're one of his best friends, of course—" Cloud said before he was interrupted.
"Best friends?" Roxas asked in disbelief, "Since when has he considered me his best friend? He has always pranked me along with Sora and Riku. Since when was I anything more than just an object to be pranked?"
"Roxas…" Cloud started but was interrupted when the nurse came in and told him his hour was up.
Cloud got up off the floor and held out his hand for Roxas. Roxas held up his hand and Cloud tugged on it to pull him up. Cloud walked over to where his son had thrown his cane and picked it up. He said goodbye while hugging him. He then gave him his cane as he was being ushered out the door by the nurse.
Cloud remembered something and quickly turned around and yelled out, "School starts in two days! Be excited!"
The nurse scolded him and left Roxas standing there, smirking.
"Ow..! Damn it, Sora," Roxas cursed.
"Sorry, I didn't think your head would go so high!" Sora replied.
"Well maybe next time you should warn me when my head is going to hit the car roof," Roxas countered as he sat in the seat next to Riku and buckled his seatbelt. Sora crawled in next to him and closed the door.
"Is everyone ready?" Cloud asked as he started the car.
"Yeah," Sora answered, "as long as Roxas will stop being such a baby."
Roxas gave Sora a look of death.
"You know I would actually be afraid of you if you were actually looking at me," Sora sneered.
Roxas huffed and looked straight ahead muttering, "Bastard".
Sora looked out his window. He never wanted to say something like that but if Roxas wanted things to just go back to normal. Then he would have to.
Flashback
"Sora!" Riku yelled after his friend as he raced down the hallway trying to catch up to him. He rounded around a corner and saw the bathroom door close. He raced inside and looked thru the stalls. The last one was locked and he heard muffled sobs coming from inside.
"Sora… you know it's not your fault," Riku reasoned, "Now come on. Unlock the door and let me in." Riku stood in front of the door for a while until he heard the soft click.
The door opened and Sora was sitting there crying. Riku walked in and wrapped his arms around his friend comfortingly. He stayed there holding the brown haired boy until his tears receded.
When Sora stopped crying, Riku pulled him out of the bathroom and to the waiting room. The two sat down next to each other. Sora dropped his head into his hands.
"Sora… you know this isn't your fault," Riku started but realized he didn't have to say anything else. Sora stood up and held out his hand to his friend. Riku gave him his hand and Sora gave him a smile.
"Yeah I know… I just. I got carried away. I don't know how he is so fine with being blind. When he made that joke I… I wasn't ready for that Riku! He can't see us anymore!" Sora practically yelled. It's a good thing Riku brought him to an empty room.
"Sora… maybe he doesn't want to be thought of as anyone different. He probably wants everything to stay the same as before. You're the one who told me that he was finally warming up to us," Riku said as he put his hand on his friend's shoulder.
Sora gave him a confused look. Riku waited a bit for his words to seep in as watched Sora's eyes widen in wonder. Sora's mouth moved into a big smile and he jumped on the silver haired boy.
"You're a genius, Riku!" Sora said as he squeezed the life out of his best friend.
"Yeah, yeah," Riku said as he pushed the shorter one off of him, "we better bet back to your dad or else he is gonna beat us with his belt".
Sora laughed and followed Riku to the lunchroom.
Flashback end
"Sora, what the hell? Move so I can get out,"
Sora was brought back to Earth at the sound of his name being called. He turned and stared at the blind boy. He started to wonder what Roxas was talking about until Riku opened the car door.
Sora didn't know he had been leaning against the door until it opened and he fell out of the car. His back hit the pavement and he spluttered around for a bit.
"What happened?" Roxas asked as he moved his leg to get out of the car. Sora saw his brother move and immediately ignored the pain he was in and got up off the ground. He stood up and helped the blonde out of the car.
Roxas frowned in irritation as Sora helped him get down and broke away from his grip when both of his feet were firmly on the ground. Sora lightly touched his shoulder and steered him in the right direction using his hand as a guide. Sora lightly squeezed Roxas' shoulder when they got to the front door of their house.
Riku watched in amazement as Sora opened the door and lightly placed his hand on Roxas' back, alerting him to walk forward.
The two of them had taken therapy classes along with Axel. Roxas was fine when Sora helped him but when he worked with Axel, he tended to mess up more. He would place his hand on his shoulder instead of his back or he would squeeze too hard, sometimes causing Roxas to flinch. Roxas usually walked away, but not before hitting Axel with his cane.
Riku quickly hurried after the two and followed them into the living room. Roxas fell onto the couch and spread himself on it. Riku noticed that the blonde was missing an important item and looked at the other twin.
Sora was walking around the kitchen— which was connected to the living room—looking for something to eat. He pulled out some crackers and walked back into the living room. He was about to sit on the couch when he noticed Riku looking at him. He gave him a questioning look before Riku started talking.
"Hey Roxas, where's your cane?" Riku said as he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, waiting for all hell to break loose. Riku watched as Roxas' eyes widened a bit but went back to being blatant.
"Sora, where's my weapon?" Roxas asked his brother.
Roxas hated it when people called his cane "a cane". He thought it made him sound old. He had a hissy fit about it at therapy one day when he was practicing with Axel. Axel came up with calling it "Roxas' blunt trauma weapon" since he was always hit with it.
Sora giggled and figured it was in the car so he got up and went to go get it. Sora found it in the trunk and came back inside the house to find Riku on the floor and Cloud standing over him with a satisfied look on his face. Roxas had an 'amused' look but it vanished when he heard Sora entering the room.
"Damn it all, Cloud," Riku said as he slowly got up from the ground. Cloud held out a hand for him and he took it. Riku gave him a questioning look but then smiled. "Does this mean yes?" Riku asked turning towards the older man. Cloud slapped him on the back and eyed the confused Sora standing in the doorway.
"Yes! And you know what the consequences will be if anything bad happens!" Cloud said as he walked over to Sora.
"I gotta get to work. They said I could get the morning off but not the whole day. Make sure you help Roxas get ready for school tomorrow. Do you want me to drive you?" Cloud said as he went to get his work bag and walked towards the door to get his shoes on.
"Hmm," Sora thought and looked toward Roxas, "Hey Roxas, walk or drive?"
Roxas had been deep in thought, his eyes closed but when Sora's loud voice came in causing him to jump. His eyes remained locked at nothing as he thought about his decision. Cloud never used to offer to drive them unless he had a day off. Today was no exception. It was only going to be this one time. His decision was made as he replied back, "Drive".
He got up from the couch and walked towards his brother's voice. Sora walked to him and handed him his cane. Cloud chuckled at how much closer the two have gotten. He wondered how long it was going to last.
"Alright, I will pick you guys up in the morning," Cloud said as he walked out the door.
As soon as the door closed, Sora pounced. He let out a warrior cry and jumped on the unsuspecting blind blonde. When he landed, the two fell to the ground. Roxas cursed every word he knew and probably some he didn't and Sora laughed his little ass off somewhere above him. He pushed the other boy off of him and ran his arms around the floor, looking for his weapon or something damn close to it that could be used to potentially hurt Sora.
Riku laughed at the two, he walked over to the cane and picked it up, then helped Roxas up, leaving Sora to lay there and complain.
"Riku~~~! You stupid tall-ass traitor!" Sora yelled from the ground. Riku knew how to punish the whining boy. He turned to Roxas and gave him his cane and positioned him to aim for Sora. The second his hands left the blonde's… the dinosaurs died.
Roxas whacked Sora on the head and stormed off to his room, leaving the hysterical Riku and whining Sora.
He climbed his way up the stairs and flopped down on his bed. He slept for a couple hours before Sora came and jumped on him again, alerting him of dinner time. He ate dinner with Sora, Riku and Cloud. After dinner he and Sora said goodbye to Riku and Roxas headed back upstairs to bed.
As Roxas lay in bed waiting for sleep, he thought about what tomorrow will hold for him. Were things really going to be the same? Axel had promised they would. Axel has always kept his promises. He promised that when Roxas gets back, nothing will have changed except for the fact that he was now blind.
Roxas thought about how people will react tomorrow as he succumbed to sleep in the now usual black world.
HEYYYY! yeah i know! Sundays are my supposed PM chapter day! but today is monday! haha oh well and its supposed to be everyother week but i decided yay christmas special! idk!
1- I DIDNT MEAN TO DO THIS BUT I AM A MAD GENIUS! i put 'Yeah I know… I just. I got carried away' bwahahah! that's from the Progressive CM wth FLO~! hahahahah DISCOUNT!
2- i put 'Sora was sitting there crying' and it was originally going to be 'Sora sat on the toilet crying.' but i thought it wouls ruin the moment! ahhaah yeah goodness!
i would like to thank beta and ani fro this chyapter and pretty much whole story! Yes this autors not has ALOT of spelling errors in it and i dont really care!
DISCLAIMEER!- noticed i dont have this... no i don't own KH or walmart or home depot or progressive! wat i do own if the name! PURPLE MANATEES FOR LIFE! PURNATEES FOR SHORT! hahaha
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