Last chapter! Hooray for Roxas! There are hints of Zemyx and AkuRoku in this chapter, and finally the RikuSora. Hope you guys liked this!

Chapter 6

Roxas

Riku sat across from Sora, watching as the younger teen stared at him in return. The brunette grinned. "Have fun with Anti?"

"Yes, actually. He's pretty lovable once you get him to come up to you. He's just a little nervous. It was liked dealing with a wild animal, really." Riku said with a smile.

Sora nodded. "I told you, he's a Heartless really. He's not so bad, even though he's a little vicious. Sometimes."

Riku snorted faintly. "That's for sure."

"Are you ready to meet Roxas?"

The silver-haired boy blinked. "Oh, right. I'd forgotten him, I guess."

Sora crossed his arms. "That's going to make him really happy. Well, here goes nothing I guess…"

He breathed deep, closing his eyes. There was a subtle shift in the look of his face this time, though it wasn't a lot. His hair changed to a soft blond color, more controlled spikes that framed his face. His clothes changed too, going to the more recognizable clothes that Roxas wore while he was in Twilight Town.

The Nobody opened his blue eyes, meeting Riku's gaze. His eyes were only a little lighter than Sora's own ocean blue orbs, but they were still the same large blue eyes that made Sora so innocent.

Roxas nodded in greeting. "Hello Riku."

Riku smiled slightly. "It's kind of nice to not have to fight or try to catch you. I have to admit I would rather just sit and talk with you."

The blond snorted faintly. "I'd rather not get chased." he said drily. "That was never any fun to begin with, especially when it reminds me too much about being in The Castle That Never Was."

Riku blinked. "What?"

"Demyx was a bit of a spaz, to put it lightly. He often dragged Axel and I in to all sorts of trouble, and more often than not we got chased by some member of the Organization, though it was usually Xigbar. He's easier to anger." Roxas said with a grin. "Demyx likes to pull pranks, that all you need to know."

"Who's Demyx?"

Roxas snorted. "How could you not know him? He had the weirdest hair style, that mullet mohawk thing? He also carries around that sitar. He's a weird one, that for sure. But he definitely knew what he wanted to do with himself, and he was funny to watch when he got flustered."

Riku raised an eyebrow. "What did he get flustered over? I thought Nobodies don't have feelings."

"Well, that all depends on how you look at it." Roxas said with a thoughtful look. "We're told by Xemnas that we don't have feelings, but if you asked any of us, we would tell you that we do. Demyx, for example, was totally and completely in love with Zexion. We all knew it, that's why it was fun to watch him blush and stutter when the other actually hinted at a relationship. They didn't get long together though. He was killed by the replica of you that was in Castle Oblivion." Roxas looked down. "Demyx was so upset when that happened, it took both Axel and I to calm him down…"

"Demyx!"

Roxas ran through the halls of The Castle That Never Was, his breathing a little heavy as he tried to find the Melodious Nocturne. He knew that Demyx had run the moment that Xemnas had announced the deaths of the members that were in Castle Oblivion.

Zexion had been one of the ones that they had lost.

"Demyx!"

Roxas looked up as Axel joined him in his running, his own eyes worried. "Hey, where did he go?"

"To his room I think!" Roxas responded. "Come on, he really looked upset!"

They came to Demyx's room in no time, the other's name shining in faint letters over the door, his other name just beneath it. IX. Demyx. The Melodious Nocturne.

Roxas moved first, gently knocking on the white door. "Demyx?"

There was no response, and Axel sighed. "We just gotta go in, Roxas. He's not going to answer."

The blond glared up at him. "Well I had to try. I just can't go barging in there."

He slowly opened the door, peeking inside. "Demyx?"

He spotted a lump on the bed, hiding beneath the blue coverlet and shivering slightly. His face fell slightly, sadness lingering in him as he went to Demyx's side, gently setting a hand on the other's shoulder. "Demyx…"

Slowly the other Nobody poked his head out from under the blankets, and Roxas blinked in shock as he saw that the man's face was wet with tears. Roxas reached out, gently wrapping an arm around Demyx. The Nobody instantly buried his face in Roxas's small shoulder, sobbing lightly into the black cloak.

Axel crept forward, sitting on the side of the bed as Roxas held Demyx while he cried. Axel put out a hand, touching Demyx's shoulder gently. "Come on Demyx, don't feel so bad…"

"I loved him, Axel…" Demyx sobbed softly. "We don't have hearts, but I loved him, I know I did! He was so cold to everyone else, but when he was with me he was so kind, he was gentle and warm…"

Demyx clutched tighter to Roxas, shivering faintly. "Why did he have to go…"

Roxas slowly lowered Demyx to the mattress, pulling the blanket over him. "Get some rest Demyx, you'll feel better."

Neither Axel nor Roxas were quite sure how to handle the situation; they had never been in it before. Demyx however, seemed to realize that he needed to guide the two to what he wanted them to do.

He pulled the youngest Nobody down next to him, cuddling next to him as Roxas blushed faintly. Axel slowly was pulled down as well. Demyx cuddled into the redhead, smiling. "You're warm, just like he was…"

The Nobody finally drifted off like that, enclosed in the warmth of Axel and Roxas's arms.

Roxas's face was a little sad as he remembered this. "It took a while to get him to calm down, but he eventually slept. Axel and I stayed there all night, holding him."

Riku tilted his head slightly. "I take it Demyx was sort of the baby of the group."

The blond nodded. "In a sense. I think he was actually a little older than most of us, but he had the most… innocent and childish personality. He liked to look on the bright side of things, and as such he had a rather naïve view of the world. He liked to think that even though we had no hearts, we still had emotion. I suppose it was his influence that first started the rest of us on the notion."

"What do you mean?"

Roxas chuckled faintly. "Well, Axel and I were partners, we'd been that way since I was placed in the Organization. After living with Demyx for as long as we did, well, his love for Zexion almost started… rubbing off on us. Axel and I started to notice each other, and it wasn't long before we had a mutual attraction…"

Soft kisses were pressed along pale skin as Roxas pressed his head back into the pillow, his mouth open slightly as breathy pants and moans escaped his lips. He pressed his lower body up, shoving his hips against Axel's stomach as the older man skimmed over his body.

"Axel…"

The redhead grinned against the younger's pale skin; his lips almost wicked as he licked his way along Roxas's throat. "Gods, you're so beautiful Roxas…"

"Axel… I love you Axel…"

"I love you too, Roxas…"

Roxas smiled slightly. "I miss him very much, even now. But I can wait. We promised we would meet again, and I've never known Axel to break a promise."

Riku couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't have a chance to say anything though; Roxas interrupted him with a grin on his face. "So, what's your feelings for Sora?"

The silver-haired teen froze, his mouth open a little, his aquamarine eyes wide. He swallowed, and then spoke. "Um, I…"

The blond grinned wider, knowing that he had caught Riku. "I know that you feel something for him, Riku, I can feel it. Come on now, I won't tell Sora."

Riku glared at him slightly, but then his face softened slightly as he looked down. "I guess… He was always my rival, especially when we were younger. I felt betrayed by him when he first started traveling with Donald and Goofy, but after a while… When I saw how he was looking for me so diligently, and when he finally found me… I felt, whole again. It was as though I had been missing something."

Roxas tilted his head. "Missing something?"

The teen smiled slightly. "Sora's smile. When I saw it again, the world just… brightened right up again. Just that simple little thing, so bright and cheery, it cleared up the darkness lingering inside me. I felt like things weren't going to be so bad anymore."

Roxas smiled. "I see… well then, I guess I just have to say that I approve of this relationship. You have my blessing."

An instant later Riku was left staring into Sora's blushing face, the boy's blue eyes wide. He stared at Riku, the blush on his face darkening slightly. "Riku, I…"

"Did you…" Riku paused. "Did you hear that?"

Sora nodded. "Yea. Yea, I did. Do you… Did you mean that?"

Riku nodded slightly. "I… Yea."

They sat in silence for a moment, and then Sora crept closer, carefully inserting himself against Riku's body. The silver-haired teen froze, and then slowly relaxed; wrapping an arm around Sora's shoulders and leaning back onto the sand. They lay against each other, Sora breathing deep of Riku's scent.

"Hey Riku, how long have you liked me?"

The older teen was quiet for a long time, his fingers trailing through the lingering ends of Sora's brunette spikes. "I think… Since you found me in The World That Never Was. I think that I liked you before that, but it wasn't until then that I figured it out." He turned his head to look at the younger, a smile on his face. "You were so happy, and your smile was so bright. You made everything look… not so dark."

Sora smiled widely at that, his blue eyes sparkling as he looked into Riku's eyes. "I've always liked you. You were always so cool."

Riku snorted, and then leaned forward, kissing Sora gently. "Enough talking, it's boring."

Sora's happy laugh echoed in the air as the two lay on the sand, watching as the sun went down below the horizon and the shimmering water.