Disclaimer: All characters of Kingdom Hearts is property of Square-Enix and Disney.
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"A what?"
"Singing contest!" Sora exclaimed. "I'm joining the singing contest!" A huge grin plastered all over his face.
"Have you registered?" Roxas asked. Sora shook his head.
"I don't know where the place is. I mean, I know where the registration will be held but I don't know where this location is," Sora said.
"Where's the place?"
"Uh…I think it's Mickey Mall," Sora replied. Roxas coughed. "A-Are you all right?"
"Hmm. Just, my neck is ticklish," Roxas said. Sora frowned.
"You've been sick for three days already," Sora said. Roxas smiled weakly.
"I'll be fine."
"Maybe I should ask Namine to take me there," Sora said. Roxas shook his head.
"It's okay. I'll manage. The mall isn't that far from here anyway," Roxas said.
"Okay…" Sora is unsure. He did not want to worsen Roxas' health.
"What time will the registration start?" Roxas asked.
"Oh, it's from 10 AM to 10 PM," Sora replied. Roxas nodded. Slowly, he stood up and weakly went upstairs followed by Sora who was worried about his younger brother. He watched in concern as Roxas changed his clothe. Once Roxas finished, together, they went to the mall, which took ten minutes from their house.
Upon arrival at destination, there are so many people gathering outside of the mall. Since he two twin-alike brothers are short, seriously, they did not know what is going. Sora tried to find out by jumping but to no avail, he is still short. Giving up, he sighed and went back to Roxas' side. Worry is killing him especially when he noticed Roxas' face had gotten paler than before.
"Maybe we should go home," Sora said. "There are so many peoples here."
"When's the closed day of the registration?" Roxas asked weakly. Sora bowed. "Then we shouldn't waste more time. We must get you register."
"But Roxas, your health…"
"I'm still alive, Sora," Roxas said firmly. Sora bit his bottom lip. "Let's go. We'll go through this crowd slowly," Roxas said, smiled. Sora nodded and carefully followed Roxas. He watched over Roxas for the whole time as they walked through busy crowd. Somehow, along the way, he lost Roxas. Panic, he looked around for the blonde.
"Roxas? Roxas!"
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"I can't believe I'm here," Riku said as he stared at the crowds standing on line before him.
"I'm so happy that you decided to help me, Riku!" his father said. Riku groaned.
'This is all Kairi's fault! She forced me to help this old man!' Riku thought.
"Signing session will start in ten minutes. You can take a walk if you want," his father said.
"I'm good. I don't want to be stomped by those fans of yours," Riku said. His father chuckled.
"Suit yourself, son."
Riku sighed. He glanced at the crowds, flinched when he realized they were all homo-fan. Some of them could even be gay themselves. This made Riku want to puke. He was about to hide himself by looking elsewhere but the crowd when then he spotted someone very familiar among the crowd. The said someone is the brunet named Sora and the brunet looked trouble. Then the brunet saw him and ran towards him regardless the guards trying to stop him. The brunet cried as he hugged Riku.
"H-Hey! G-Get away from me!" Riku felt shiver upon the contact and quickly pushed Sora. The brunet sobbed on the floor.
"Oh my. Are you all right?" Riku's father as he knelt before Sora.
"It's my brother. H-He's gone," Sora said.
"Brother? You mean Roxas?" Sora sobbed harder.
"What happened?"
"I-I don't know. I-I was following him t-then he's gone! I'm worried! H-He's sick and n-now…"
"Calm down, boy. Don't worry, we'll find your brother," Riku's father said, rubbing Sora's back.
"But I don't know where he is. W-What if he's fainted? He's not feeling well…"
"I'll ask the Guards to look for him," Riku said and after he received a nod from his father, he left. Sora swallowed.
"Now…" Riku's father smiled at the brunet. "Nice to meet you, Sora."
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'Geh…I hope Sora's not crying like a baby right now,' Roxas thought while holding up a cup of hot coffee. He looked at the crowds who were still gathering in front of the mall. He was sitting on the bus stop located just opposite of the mall. His head is throbbing loud inside his head. Then he looked at the person sitting next to him. A redhead-haired young man and this redhead was the person who had saved him from being stomped by the crowds. "Thanks."
"Hmm?" the redhead looked at him. "Oh. You're welcome." The redhead glanced at the crowds. "You should be careful. Nowadays, the crowds are getting wilder."
"What are they doing anyway?" Roxas asked.
"They're getting Mr. Riku's signature," the redhead replied. Roxas frowned. "The signing starts." Roxas watched as the crowds formed a line. Each of them had newly released book in their arms. "Ehhh…I just hope Mr. Riku sign those books as quickly as possible. The registration will be closed soon."
"…Registration? For what?"
"For singing contest," the redhead said. Roxas blinked. "Well…maybe I should tell you. Actually, the Organization Band sponsored the singing contest. The band is apparently looking for a new member right now. But at this rate, I don't think many people will be able to register on time…meaning less talented people to join."
"...My brother will be joining the singing contest," Roxas said.
"Really? Where is he?"
"I don't know. I lost him," Roxas replied. The redhead sighed.
"Roxas!" They turned their attention to Riku who is running towards them.
"Hey Riku!" the redhead greeted cheerfully. Roxas quirked his eyebrow.
"Axel, what are you doing here?" Riku asked.
"Singer Hunting," Axel, the redhead, replied. Riku rolled his eyes before he looked at Roxas.
"So you're actually here," Riku said.
"I found him fainted among the crowd. Have to pull him out before they kill him," Axel said.
"I see." Riku looked at Roxas again. "Sora's looking for you."
"Where is he?" Roxas asked.
"He's with my father," Riku replied. Roxas coughed. He then stood up.
"Wait, you're still weak!"
"I'm fine," Roxas said and smiled at Axel. "I have to see my brother before he lose his tears."
"T-Then…let me come with you!" Axel exclaimed.
"What?"
"Let me come with you! You said your brother wants to sign up for the Singing Contest, right. I can help him," Axel said. Roxas stared at the redhead in amaze.
"Fine."
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Roxas could not believe of what he is seeing right now. There, by the table, Sora is talking animatedly with Riku's father without any trouble. He thought, if Sora loses him, the brunet would be crying as if it is the end of the world. Apparently, he was wrong. He shook his head, smiled weakly as he approached the brunet.
"R-Roxas!" Sora saw him and in a second, he hugged him. "Roxas, y-you're here!" Tears formed at the corner of the brunet's eyes. "I-I thought I lost you already…"
"Idiot," Roxas said as he smacked the back of Sora's head. Sora whined.
"W-What was that for?"
"For having a great time while I was in pain," Roxas said. Sora gulped.
"I'm sorry! I-I really don't know that you're fainted! I was following you but when I didn't find you anywhere, I started to get panic a-and luckily there's…" Sora glanced at Riku's father and blushed red. "Um, I kinda…forgot…" Roxas smiled weakly, ruffled Sora's hair.
"It's okay. At least you're not crying like a baby," Roxas said, laughed when Sora pouted cutely. "Anyway…" Roxas coughed.
"R-Roxas…m-maybe we should go home. You're not feeling well," Sora said. Roxas shook his head. He grasped Sora's hand then pulled the brunet towards Riku and a redhead young man.
"Sora, this is Axel." Sora looked at Axel, blinked then widened his eyes in shock.
"Oh my GOD!" Sora covered his mouth. "Y-You're Axel from Organization Band!" Sora exclaimed. Roxas blinked then looked at embarrassed-Axel.
"You're one of the members?" Roxas asked. Axel sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck.
"Vocal," Axel said. Roxas suddenly felt dizzy. "H-Hey!" Axel caught the blonde before he collapsed. "Are you all right?" he asked, worried. Roxas gulped and nodded weakly.
"Just dizzy," Roxas replied. 'Well, never expected he is the vocal.' Then he glanced at worried Sora. "Why don't you register your name, Sora?"
"Huh?"
"Oh yeah! You can register your name from me," Axel said. Sora's eyes widened. "I can tell our manager about you and he'll enter your name in the participant's name."
"Oh my god…So it is true! Dreams do come true if you kept praying every night!" Sora excitedly jumped and down before he hugged Axel. Roxas smiled in satisfaction. Riku's father clapped his hands, congratulating Sora. Riku just stared at the happy brunet, feeling weird.
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