A/N: Heyyyy readers! :D Omigoshes it's been forever for this story! D: I have a perfectly good reason though! :) You see, my stories were all written (except my three new ones) on a Mac! So, when my rented Mac is taken for the summer, I couldn't update because I couldn't even get on my stories! So, I apologize for not updating but I am going to be now! So, without further ado, Enjoy! :3
A/N 2: Heyy again readers, third post for the day! Also one of my highly neglected stories, I decided to post this as one of the first updated. Although they're all being posted today, (whenever today is..) I wanted this to be one of the first up! Thanks, enjoy!
When I finally opened my eyes, everything was bleary. I quickly blinked away the fog and looked around. The nurses office..dammit. I really needed to start eating. I raised a hand to my head, running it down my face before sighing heavily.
"You're awake." It was Riku. He was standing my the door frame. I simply nodded at his statement, looking back down to my lap. "I'm going to take a leap and assume you haven't been eating again." Riku stated. I sighed again.
"No...no I haven't. Sorry. I've been getting better with eating thanks to my friends...but I guess with work and school I just haven't been paying enough attention." I mumbled out, upset at myself. How could I let Sora, after just seeing him again, see me like that?
"Roxas.." Riku sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I know I said you could take Sora, but if you can't take care of yourself, how can you-" I cut him off with me hand.
"Riku, look at me." He did. "Am I alive? Living, breathing, and actually speaking?" I asked him slowly. He nodded. "Compared to how I was I think I've done a damn good job with taking care of myself." I stated harshly, not letting the bite of my words sting him too much. "You have no idea how hard I've been trying to make a better life for myself because I couldn't do that for Sora." I shook my head, tears filling my eyes. "I had to do horrible, disgusting things to pay for his medical bills. Some things that could have been compared worse than what Marluxia did." Riku's eyes widened. "And when he woke up...those tears that were in his eyes...I couldn't take it Riku!" I screamed, tears pouring down my face. "Over and over while he was sleeping, I prayed to whomever was out there to please, please save my little brother, to spare him because I couldn't protect him! And whoever responded, giving me back exactly what I asked for. Giving me Sora..." I shook my head, letting tears fall in splatters on the nurse covers that covered my waist, paint on canvas.
"When I saw those tears, Riku...I knew that I had to give him up in exchange for saving him...If I couldn't protect him then...how could I protect him now? So, I slowly left...mentally. Then, you took in Sora. He seemed so much happier there too...And then, finally, I physically left. I couldn't stand to see him...to see those eyes that I betrayed!" The tears were flowing rapidly now, a waterfall that wouldn't end. "I had to leave, to better him. I knew you'd keep him safe, safer than I'd kept him, Riku. So don't you dare try to tell me I can't take care of Sora...not now...don't you dare, Riku." I whispered out. "I need him, Riku...just like he needs you...so, please...let him stay with me...you can too...just don't take him away again..." I finished, my fists clenched tightly in balls on the sheets. Riku didn't say a word. Nothing was said, nothing was heard.
A moment passed, and then another, and another. Until finally, I looked up. There stood Sora, crying his eyes out and staring back at me. Behind him, in the door frame stood Riku and Axel, looking down at the floor. Slowly, I blinked. Slowly, Sora moved forward. What happened next was a blur.
Arms encased around me, comforting. Tears were felt in my neck, saddening. And loud sobs were heard, deafening. I just sat there at first, staring off at the wall. But gently, carefully, I moved my arms around Sora and hugged him back.
Things were falling into place.
