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AN: Hey!!! Guess who is completely done with auditions? If you guessed me, you are correct! Oh hell yeah!! Ok, so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. Oh, and also, this one is extra long, just for you! Lorca the Great, I love you!!! You finally read it! And even reviewed! That made me smile. Why? Because I worship you!!! And your amazing writing stuff. ALso, I'd like to thank BYEBYE908 for favoriting. Oh and bloodyhacker19, thanks to you as well. Jellybeans-steh, thanks for the review. Yay!! I love you all. Ok, so thats all I can think of right now.

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Roxas woke to a buzz by her head. Groggy, she rubbed her eyes and answered her vibrating cell phone.

"Hello?"

"Where the hell are you? We've been waiting for like an hour!" Sora. Roxas' older brother yelled more, but by then she had tuned him out.

"Shit! Sorry, I forgot to set my alarm last night! I'll be there in like three seconds." She promised, jumping and pulling on jeans.

"No. Don't bother. I can't believe you sometimes."

"Sora-"

"No, whatever. We'll be there in a few minutes." He hung up. Roxas sighed. Leave it to her to forget that she was supposed to meet her brother and his new girlfriend in the park this morning. She ran a brush through the mess of blond hair on her head, before giving up and pulling it back into a ponytail.

She dashed to the bathroom and tried desperately to make herself presentable. She finally decided that she was a good as she could hope to get. "Shit shit shit!" She muttered as she rushed back to her closet to dig out her bathroom bag that she took on her travel's to dig out her makeup. Sora told her she looked more professional if she acted like a mature women, and apparently that included makeup.

When she was done, she rushed to the kitchen, cramming the dirty dishes wherever they would fit and be out of sight. She ran back to the living room, knocking over a pile of dirty clothes in the process. Sighing, she hurriedly picked up the clothes, throwing them into her room along with the rest of the clothes scattering her apartment.

A knock sounded on the door as she had finally finished throwing things into her room. She quickly opened the door, smiling at her older brother.

"Sorry, I can't believe I did that!" Roxas said, smiling apologetically at the tall girl standing behind her brother.

"Well, it really was quite rude of you." Sora said, still obviously ticked off. "But I guess I can forgive you. But you better have your act together when you start working. One day 'over sleeping' will cost you your job." He cautioned.

Roxas looked down. How could someone make her feel so utterly pathetic? "Sorry Sora." She said, hugging her older brother.

"It's okay, so this is Rika." Sora said, smiling up at the much taller girl.

"Nice to meet you." Roxas said, smiling she extended her hand. "And I'm terribly sorry I kept you guys waiting."

"It's fine. It's so nice to finally meet the little sister Sora speaks of so often." She said politely.

"Sit down, can I get you anything to drink?" Roxas asked, gesturing to the couch. Sora sat, and Rika followed his lead.

"Some coffee would be nice." Sora said.

Roxas nodded, walking to the kitchen. She quickly set some to brew, and took the cups to the people waiting on the couch when it was ready.

"So how is work going?" Roxas asked.

Roxas spaced out. Sora could talk for hours about his job. She had no interest in it. But she knew asking would get him talking. It looked as if Rika would be another one of those girls that Sora thought were the proper kind of young lady that he would forever compare her with.

She was a day dreamer. At least, compared to her brother. Every time Sora came to town, he would always tell her how she had to become a responsible adult. And then he would ask if she knew what she was majoring in. She dreaded him asking, but knew it was only a matter of time. She would say she didn't know, and he would shake his head, and make obvious his displeasure.

She knew she was the failure. Sora was the great one. He had picked up the pieces when their parents had left, dropping out of school to get a job and provide for her. Now he paid for her education. And he wasn't shy about reminding her either. No, Roxas was thankful that he had been there. He had practically raised her. Even though he wasn't that much older than her, he had years more experience in the real world.

Roxas sighed. "Roxas, are you okay?" The concern in Sora's voice made Roxas feel bad for the mean thoughts she had thought earlier.

"Yeah, I'm okay, just a bit tired. I've been fighting cold all week." She said, looking up at her older brother.

"Oh, can we get you anything? Be sure to get plenty of rest. What classes do you have today?" Sora asked, instantly transforming into the caring older brother. This was what Roxas loved about him. He sat next to her, leaning forward and feeling her forehead. She waved him off.

"No, I'm not sick, just under the weather. I'll be fine. I just have English and science I think. And I live practically on campus, I'll just walk or ride my bike." She said, smiling at the concern in her brother's eyes.

They left shortly after that. Roxas collapsed on her bed, looking up at the ceiling. Her cell phone buzzed by her head again, a text message from Pence.

Apparently there was some party being thrown to celebrate something or other. She doubted anyone really knew or cared about who or what the party was celebrating. But it was a party, so she might as well. Besides, Pence had asked her to go, which meant he wanted her there. He had probably heard the girl he liked was going to be there, so he wanted to have someone to hang with there.

She could understand that. He had done similar things for her in the past. She texted him back that she would be there and sighed. She was exhausted. She set her phone to go off in time for her to get ready for the thing she had told Pence she would be at, and quickly fell asleep.

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Roxas walked into the building the party was with Pence at her side. Blaring music assaulted her ears, to loud for any discernable melody to be heard. She fought her way over to the drinks and grabbed a beer. "Hey, Pence, you want . . ." She turned around to see that Pence had already disappeared into the crowd. "Great." She said, looking around.

Roxas took a seat in the corner, sipping her beer slowly. She didn't really feel like getting drunk tonight. She leaned back in her chair, feeling the beat in the music pulse all around her. She slowly rose, leaving her drink, and entered the mass of swirling bodies.

Music pressed into her on all sides, and Roxas let the beat take her. She loved sinking into the music and moving people all around her. She could just slip out of her mind and into the crowd. She drifted for an indefinable amount of time until she realized she was dancing with one other person.

She looked up into green eyes. "I know you." She said, shocked out of the dance. The taller girl smiled, nodding slowly. She leaned down so the younger girl could hear her above the music.

"Yep. You do." She said into the smaller girl's ear. The girl's warm breath tickled Roxas' neck and she shivered. They weren't really dancing anymore. Just swaying with the other people surrounding them, just starring into each other's eyes. It was like they were in their own world. The blonde was suddenly struck with the urge to kiss the older girl.

Roxas' phone vibrated, jerking her back to reality.

She slipped away, out of the crowded dance floor, and outside. "Hello?"

"Hey, Roxas. I know you're a college student now, but should you really be out this late?" Sora.

Roxas' eyes narrowed. "What makes you think I'm out?" She demanded.

"Please Roxas, I can hear the music from here. Look, I'm not on your case, I just want to make sure you're grades aren't suffering. And I'm worried about the kind of people you're hanging out with."

"Pence invited me tonight! Pence! Wow, way to have faith in your little sister." She said, a little pissed.

"Look, I'm not on your case, I just worry about you." Sora said. Roxas sighed.

"I know. I love you. I'll call you tomorrow."

"I love you too Roxas."

They hung up.

Roxas dialed Pence. "Hey, I have to go, so I'll see you later, okay? I can walk home so don't worry." She said as soon as he picked up.

"Ok, night." Was the response she got. She sighed and began to walk home.

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Roxas stopped, head spinning. She coughed and sat down, her head pounded. Her eyes were watering, and she gasped, trying to get enough air through passages that were suddenly much too small. She desperately looked around, there wasn't anyone in sight. She dug through her bag for her cell phone.

A voice stopped her before she could find it. "Hey, are you okay?" She looked up to see Axel looking down at her worriedly.

"Can-can't breathe" She managed to rasp out, wheezing again as she tried to get another breath. She didn't hear the rest, she had started to panic a little, she was aware of someone talking nearby, but couldn't make anything out.

"Hey, an ambulance is coming, calm down." Green filled Roxas' field of view. She was in full panic now, desperate for each breath, but hearing the older girl's voice calmed her down some. She nodded, still gripping her throat as if that was somehow going to help.

"Ok, breathe with me, ok? In . . . Out . . . In . . . Out . . ." Roxas tried to breathe with the older girl, but found herself calming down just from hearing that voice. "Good, that's it. Just keep breathing, nice and slow. Slow and deep." Axel instructed.

The ambulance pulled up next to them quickly. People took Roxas and piled her into the back. Axel piled in as well. Someone put an oxygen mask over Roxas' mouth, and began questioning Axel on what had happened. Roxas was exhausted, and hearing that voice was soothing, she soon drifted off to sleep.

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Roxas awoke again in a hospital bed. She closed her eyes, opening them again slowly. She took in her surroundings. Light filtered through the window, warming the sheets around her. She could breathe now, which she much preferred to her previous state. She heard a slight beeping sound beside her, which she assumed meant her heart was beating. Her head hurt a little, but all in all she felt pretty good. She glanced down at her hand, shivering as she saw there was an IV in. She hated needles. Blood she was fine with, pain, sure, needles? Hell no.

But that wasn't what held Roxas' attention. A tall redhead was curled up in one of the chairs next to the bed asleep. It was one of the most beautiful things the blonde had ever seen. The sunlight trickled through the blinds to light the girl's hair on fire. Her face was completely relaxed, more serene that Roxas had ever seen it before. The tattoos on her cheeks seemed to fit there. The blonde doubted she could have made them look that natural. In fact, they looked perfect on her, even when she was asleep. It made Roxas smile slightly.

A nurse walked in, looked up from the chart she was carrying, and seemed startled to find her awake. "Oh, you're awake."

Roxas frowned, holding a finger to her lip and pointing to where Axel slept. "Yes, sorry. I'll send your doctor in when I'm done." She said while fixing up a new IV. She left shortly after.

"So, how you doing kid?" Roxas jumped as Axel spoke, she hadn't noticed the older girl wake up.

She tried to say something, but nothing came out. Wordlessly Axel handed her a water bottle. She smiled her thanks and took a swig. "Thanks. Of course now you'll have to disinfect this, who knows what crazy and bizarre uber germs of death I have?"

"I'm pretty sure you can't catch allergic reactions. At least that's what they think it was. They still have to do some tests to figure out what you're allergic to, but that's what they think. All I know is they gave you meds and you got better."

Just then the doctor came in. "Hello, first, is there anyone you would like us to call?" Asked the middle height brown haired and eyes doctor who had just entered the room.

"Um, depends how serious it is. So go ahead and tell me." Roxas said, Sora would freak out when he heard, she sighed internally.

"Well the good news is it looks like it was just an allergic reaction."

"Just?" Axel interrupted. "You call not breathing 'just an allergic reaction'?"

"Well, allergic reactions are treatable, and although you did have a pretty bad response, we can give you a prescription for an epi-pen, with that you can live a normal life just like you did before." The doctor said, getting over his uneasiness from Axel's comment.

"Ok, so what am I allergic to?" Roxas asked, figuring she should know what he was supposed to stay away from.

"Well, we aren't exactly sure yet . . ." He trailed off.

"What? So what am I supposed to do? Not leave?" Roxas demanded, panic entering her voice.

"Oh no no. You should be able to go home later today. You just have to keep your epi-pen near you, and be careful not to expose yourself to things you've had an allergic reaction to in the past." The doctor explained.

"Um, okay?" Roxas said, not quite sure.

"Should someone stay to watch her or something?" Axel asked.

"Yes, that would be ideal. Are you roommates?"

"No-"

"Yes." Axel cut in. "I can keep an eye on her." The redhead said. "So can we go now?"

"Uh, yes, I don't see why not. I'll get one of the nurses to let you know about the epi-pens. We'll send one home with you, as well as tell you both how to use it." He said, leaving the room.

"So you're my roommate now are you?" Roxas asked, mildly amused.

"Well, it was either that or I'd have called you every three minutes to make sure you weren't dead, so this way it'll just be easier. I'm hoping that you'll be cool with me crashing on your couch." Axel said with a cocky smile.

"Yeah, okay sure, anything to keep your cell phone bill down." She joked.

"Excuse me ladies, the doctor would like me to show you how to use an epi-pen, and then you can go home, sound okay?" The nurse came into the room, looking at the chart in her hands. Roxas smiled and nodded, listening to the nurse talk to them.

When she was done, she went into the adjoining bathroom to change back into her normal clothes. She finished and walked out of the hospital with Axel at her side.

"So, can I give you that ride now?"

Ending Notes: Hope you liked it. Don't know when the next one will be up. Sorry for that. Also, for those of you whp want to know, theres a one shot I did this week up. Its called Scarecrow. Its not my best peice, but hell. I had to write it. Read if you want, and don't forget to review this story!!! It'll make me happy.