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Roxas P.O.V
I felt myself awakening from my slumber, i let my eyes groggily open, spying Xion's room. I looked around the Room, and finally i noticed her bed. Empty.
I felt panic rise within me. She had been sleeping for two days now, everyone was worried.
But now she was gone, and two days is quite long. I got up, feeling the panic rising. Once out of Xion's room, i started making my way trough the corridors.
-Survived worse. What is you name anyway? We've been talking for a few minutes now, i don't know your name. Oh, and I saw your twin in my room, sleeping in a chair facing my bed, really creepy if you ask me." I heard a feminine vice say, rounding a corner i saw Xion and Sora, who was fidgetting uncomfortably " Not my twin, my Nobody... My name is Sora, i am 16"She nodded, releasing a small "Ah " And she started walking again Sora followed. I saw Xion Sigh , I see her turn back to Sora with annoyance in her expression "Look, if you're gonna follow me around, can you at least tell me if you know where Oswald is. And if you do know, please tell me. I don't want to be wandering like this." She pointed to her bruised and cut legs, Sora was turning redder by the minute as she rolled Her eyes and cleared her throat "My eyes are up here, and I would like to know, do you know where Oswald is?" Sora seemed to come out of his stupor, because he nodded, got under Xion's right arm and began to lead Her " I CAN walk, you know?" he nodded in what seemed like irritation "Yes, but can't you see that right now you are fragile Xion?" I could see Xion slightly shake in anger "I am NOT fragile, nor delicate, or breakable for THAT matter. I am not porcelain, that would break once it fell. Anyway, How do you know my name?" Sora turned to Xion "Oswald told me your name." Sora's voice's pitch become a little higher, like a silent scream " And why can't you accept a little help right now? You are hurt, you can barely walk, and you're around the Castle as if you had never felt better, when you need to use the wall so not to have your legs give out from under you because of your weight! Let Me Help You Xion." The last phrase, he said it sternly, as if he was talking to a small child. I saw a frown come to his face, and then Xion shook her head sideways, but made a gesture for Sora to lead the way. I followed the two of them to the direction that i learned was the tower where Oswald controlled shows that he made with fireworks. Sora looked at Xion, and soon after frowned "Uhhh... So... How long have you been here? I Heard from Oswald that it wasn't long, and that you're though. Is it true?"
Xion balanced her head from right to left in a so-so manner "Well, i've been here for about a year, and about your other question I don't think i am that 'though', I just help around with what I can , if I can't help, I don't. In times I can't help, I let Big Bad Pete do the job." Sora looked at her, a mix of admiration and shock in his features " And how about the monster that attacked you? Did you know you were gonna lose? And if you did why did you fight it? Why not run?" I could easily spy Xion sigh "Well, i knew i probably wouldn't be a match for the Hopper, but there were bunny children with me, they needed a protection, something to distract the Hopper at the moment , i was caught off guard. But I was the perfect bait, a weak looking scrawny young , female character , besides, young characters don't regularly have training, what attacked me was a robot, it calculated the chances, i probably had a 10% chance of winning in it's eyes, it sub-estimated me, leading to my victory. But even tough I won, the Hopper still did some damage, so I collapsed." I could see Sora nod" Oh , and Sora? Tell your twin slash nobody to stop hiding, i wanna meet him!"Xion said quite cheerily and it made me blush " H-Huh?"once i reached them both, Xion looked at me with a small smile " It's good to meet you Roxas... good to look at you face to face. Without either me or you being asleep!" Her smile brightened, as if my mere prescence had her day better ( It wouldn't be until much later that I would figure out that statement was true), and her smile was contagious, because I could feel a smile lightening up my features, I don't know why, but being near her made me feel good, like a itching in the back of my brain trying to tell me something that i did not remember-like a good memory- in a very pleasant way.I could feel a chuckle rumble trough my chest, I could also hear her chuckling, both our chuckles soon turning to bubbling laughter , easily forgetting Sora, who was now walking behind us, with Xion taking support on the walls. Soon, before either me or Xion noticed we were at the stairs that led to the top of the towers. The three of us stopped, with me and Sora paying close attention to Xion's reaction and expression. Her teeth were ground together, making a low screeching noise that I had to strain to hear, her eyes were analysing the stairs as if they were her worst enemy, she seemed to weighting her options, that were quite obvious- She could either ask for Sora's and mine's help, completely shattering her pride, or try to go up the stair by herself, going trough the strain , pain and probably hurting herself much more than she already- I faced the stairs also,frowning, as did Sora. I could hear Xion sigh, and i knew she made her choice, whatever it was. She started walking fowards, towards the stairs. I could feel my eyes widen, i was going to ask her what she was doing, but Sora was faster " W-what do you think you're doing?" Xion looked back at us, a twinkle in her eyes and a small pain- hiding smile on her face " What does it look like? I'm going up the first flight of stairs! Are you two coming or not?" I could feel anger boil up in me, could she not see she was hurting herself? She always tried to protect me, or keep me from hurting, couldn't she see i wanted to do the same...? Wait... always?! Could it be that my memories of Xion are coming back? Exhaling an irritated puff of air trough my mouth I looked at Sora " Sora, you can go eat in the mess hall if you want to, it's quite early. You haven't eaten yet. I'm sure. You can leave us alone if you want." I could see Sora nod nervously, before scurrying back to a lower point in the castle. I turned back to Xion, letting a small sigh leave my lips " Well, i am very sorry, Xion, but there is no way around it. I do hope someday in this life still you will consider forgiving me." Xion looked at me expectantly, while letting her head fall slightly to the side, making her look like a small child, questioning my words. While she was thinking about my words, I scooped her in my arms,- even though i knew this would probably vaporize her self-esteem - while she simply blinked. We were halfway to the stairs of the second tower when Xion started squirming in my arms, trying to free herself from them- a task proven fruitless , might i add. I felt a smile tug at both corners of my lips "So Xion, did you know t-this is not t-the first time i c-carry you like this? The first time it was in front of all MeanStreet, on the day me and Sora A-arrived. You had passed out." I looked at Xion's direction, and saw her face turning a cute shade of pink- Cute?-, and her clear ocean eyes were big, and I would not lie that I could feel heat in my cheeks too, I was embarrassed. She turned her head slightly to the side , than back at me, and in what I thought was an attempt to hide how flustered she had gotten, she gripped my coat ( yes, i still wear my organization XIII coat once in a while, mostly when traveling), and hid her blushing face in the crook of my neck, I felt myself blush More. She chuckled lowly "Huh... You're ... different, everyone offered help, but when I rejected they would back off. Not you, and this is the first time we actually meet, and we barely know each other, yet you help and protect. Always helping... right, Roxas?" . I felt myself stiffen,she knew me... before? But i thought Oswald said she didn't have memories of Kingdom Hearts. I noticed she was slowly falling asleep, and i'd let her. At least until we got to the last tower, where Oswald was.
-Time skip -The last Tower-
Roxas's P.O.V
When we finally arrived at the Last Tower, it was almost dusk.
I could see Oswald preparing one of his 'Famous FireWork shows'- Or so i'm told. He could tell I was there- his ears perked up-, He looked my way , and noticed Xion in my arms, I glanced at him. Slowly lowering Xion to the ground, supporting her with my left arm around her waist, I lightly shake her with my right arm " Xion... time to wake up. Were here with Oswald" I could see Xion's eyebrows furrow above her eyes that were still closed, making her look adorable "Hng... W-what? We're... here?" She asked whilst opening her eyes. I could feel a small smile on my face while i nodded " Yes, Xion, we're here... You wanted to talk with Oswald, No?" She groggily nodded, when she spotted Oswald, a small smile lit up her features, Eyes slightly glowing "Hey Oswald, I * yawn*... wanted to talk with *Yawn* you. I do hope you don't mind." I looked from Xion to Oswald, seeing him flash a smile to Xion "Yes, Xion, I imagine you have questions." Xion nodded, more awake, and quite happy "Well first off how long was I out for? I need to make up for the lost time, dozens of Blotlings still out there, and if i was out for long they can have created trouble." Oswald nodded " Well Xion, you were out for two days-" " T-TWO DAYS?! NO! That's so long, i'll have so many jobs to do, Pete may be mad, and I had promised Peteronic that i would help him in TomorrowCity A-an-and I-I-I promised i would do some deliveries for ClaraBelle and Horace, Then Goofy, Donald and Daisy needed help to find lost pieces A-and Smee, I-I promised to help him with anything he needed! They- They'll be so mad! How will I-I apologize?" I could easily tell that there wasn't just guilt inside Xion, there was despair, as if she was afraid to break a promise, I could see tears start to form in her eyes " H-how will i make up for them? What if they don't want to be my friends anymore? What-wha- what if they're mad?"Oswald sighed, and approached Xion " Xion, none of them are mad, they are just worried, none of the mentioned are mad, or angry. Just... worried." Xion frowned, she seemed scared, confused and even embarrassed to some extent " But Oswald, that's two days, I have to go back to work, there is going to be so much to be done." Oswald frowned, as he rubbed his temples, his ears shifting irritably , as if he knew and dreaded this part that was coming "Xion, you have to rest. That's all you have to do.""Bu-" This time I interrupted Xion No "'buts' Xion. He says you need to rest. You will rest." Xion glared at me and Oswald, but sighed, resigned to her faith.
She moved to the entrance of the tower, ready to start the slow descent that led to the Dark Beauty Castle. I could see she was going to try and descend herself, without help. I felt my eyes narrow as I reached her. Slightly Crouching myself, using my right arm to take her legs out from under her, Which made her head land on my left shoulder with a soft 'Thud'. I looked at Xion, her cheeks were a little puffed, as if she was miffed by my actions and her arms were crossed. I felt my left eyebrow raise , and an amused smile form on my lips "You can't ask for help, can you? What's the big deal?" Xion sighed , and relaxed in my arms "I don't like asking for help, I don't like bothering people with my problems, Roxas. I can solve them. Others have their own problems to worry about." I frowned, but all the same nodded, I felt like that sometimes. But Xion didn't seem to understand that sometimes people needed help. I didn't know how I would be able to live under the same roof as her. Sora and I were going to live in the Dark Beauty Castle until the rocket in another city- I think Oswald said Tomorrow City- was ready to depart. I sighed, continuing the descent to the Castle. This was going to be difficult.
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