Sora's POV
I swung open the hospital doors and then ran towards the receptionist with Riku following me.
"Roxas Strife. Can you tell me what room he's in?"
The lady looked at me a bit with shock but quickly recovered and typed something in the computer.
"He's in room 813 on the 8th floor, sir."
As soon as I heard that, I ran towards the nearest elevator not bothering to say thanks and then waited as the elevator took us to the 8th floor. During the party, Reno got a text from Axel and then said that Roxas got into a car accident. At first I thought it was a joke, but he didn't look like he was joking at all.
"Sora."
I looked to the side a little bit to see Riku looking at me with concern. I'm glad that Riku got his brother Sephiroth to give us a ride to the hospital, but now that I'm here, I don't know if I want to see the condition Roxas was in.
The door to the elevator opened and I stepped out first before running to find the right room. When I got there, I noticed that Axel was sitting on a bench across from the door. My fist tightened as I put the pieces together. I walked up to him and when he turned his head to face me I punched him square in his face.
"Sora!"
He didn't flinch at my punch but just stared at me with a distant look. It made me sick to see his face. I punched him again in rage and then tackled him to the ground while yelling at him.
Soon enough, Riku held me back and I struggled to get out of his grip. I wanted to go kill that no good rotten bastard for what he's done to Roxas.
"Sora control yourself!"
I screamed for Riku to let me go, but he didn't comply. What made me stop was the door to Roxas' room opening to see a doctor walking out.
"Is there a problem here?"
I calmed down and then huffed when I was placed on the ground.
"Are you related to Roxas Strife?"
He directed his attention to me.
"Yes doctor, I'm his brother. Is he alive?"
"Well, he is-"
"Is he awake right now?"
"Yes bu-"
I didn't give him a chance to finish as I ran into the room and saw Roxas on the bed with a bandage around his head and arm while the rest of his body was covered by a blanket.
"Roxas. Thank goodness you're okay. I told you that you shouldn't have stayed around Axel. Look what's happened to you."
I stood right next to the bed and he just looked at me before giving me a confused look.
"Roxas?"
"Roxas are you okay?"
Axel walked into the room and actually looked like he was worried about Roxas, but I didn't believe it. He gently pushed me to the side before kneeling down and held one of my brother's hand with his own.
"I'm so sorry, please forgive me. I didn't mean for this to happen."
The redhead kept rambling on and on, but Roxas just looked at him with bored eyes before he turned his attention to me.
"Sora who is this weirdo?"
Time skip - Axel's Pov
"Sora who is this weirdo? "
I kept replaying that simple question a dozen times in my head and still couldn't believe it. When he first asked that, Sora just said I was a friend of his. I was a bit surprised that he gave him that answer since he was the one that punched me not long ago.
He probably thinks I'm a bastard that doesn't deserve him. When we left Roxas to rest, he gave me a look that told me that he did it for his brother. When we were all outside Roxas' room we saw a adult with blond hair in a plain T-shirt and jeans sitting on the bench in front of us with the white wolf that was with Roxas before the accident.
"Uncle Cid!"
The man looked up and then smiled before standing up and catch Sora who threw himself at him. Chibiterasu, I think that's his name, jumped up and circled around them in excitement.
"Hey kid! How long has it been since I've seen ya? 5 years? You look like a fine kid now! Are you gaining some weight?"
"Uncle Cid!"
"I'm just kidding."
I smiled a bit at the moment these two were having before frowning when I came back to reality.
"What are you doing here with Chibiterasu? Is he even allowed in here?"
"Don't worry I got special permission from the owner of this hospital. And Chibiterasu? Is that what you guys named him?"
"Well, it's Roxas' wolf, so he named it."
"I didn't expect anything less of him. Anyway, I'm here since Cloud died, you guys need a new guardian. And I know that out of all the relatives who could take care of you, I was the best option so I drove all the way to your house just to see you're not there.
Sora's uncle placed him down then stretched his arms out and sighed contently when he heard a satisfying crack.
"Then I met up with Squall who was with a friend of his named Yuffie and Roxas' wolf was with them too. There she told me what happened to Roxas and gave me the address to this hospital with Chibiterasu."
"So you're there guardian?"
He nodded.
"When Roxas was hit by the car his ribs were crushed from the impact along with his left arm. After the hit he was sent flying to a pole and manage to cause some damage to his brain which made him have amnesia."
Everyone was silent for a moment, including Chibiterasu until I broke it.
"So he doesn't remember me or anyone else except for his family?"
"No that's not it. His case of amnesia is a small one, so he remembers his main information, but he may not recognize some people or forget what he did for the past few days. Other than that he should remember everything."
"How long will he be in the hospital?"
"It will take about a month or so for his ribs to heal along with his arm. At the most he'll stay here for 3 months."
"Thank you doctor."
The doctor nodded before leaving all of us alone.
"Who are you two again?"
Sora's uncle asked as he pointed to the two of us. Sora walked over to Riku's side and then held hands with Riku.
"This one's Riku, my boyfriend."
"Ahh, so you're the person that's tainted Sora's mind."
"That's what everyone's been saying about me."
He chuckled deeply before looking at me.
"And the redhead here..."
"He's the reason that Roxas' like this."
I saw Sora's eyes harden and his hand gripped harder in Riku's as he said that.
"Now I'm sure there's a perfectly explanation for this, but for now go home."
"But Uncle Cid!"
"I want to have a talk to this young man. Do you mind taking him home, Riku?"
"Not a problem sir."
Riku started leading Sora back to the elevator but stopped when he stayed where he was.
"Don't worry, kid. I'll be back home as soon as this is done."
Sora nodded and then allowed himself to be pulled into the elevator by Riku. When the door closed, Cid sighed loudly then sat down on the bench and patted the seat next to him. I gladly sat down while Chibiterasu sat down on the other end.
"So who are you to Sora and Roxas?"
"I'm Sora's friend."
"Now why do I not believe that?"
"That's what Roxas' thinks I am."
He nodded as if in silent agreement.
"So were you his boyfriend before this accident?"
I paused and sadly shook my head.
"We never got that far, and it was all because I was so stubborn."
"Tell me about it."
Time skip 20 min later
"I was so angry at him that I didn't notice a driver speeding down the road. When Roxas called my name I was about to punch him again but instead he pushed me out of the street and let himself get hit."
I bitterly said the last part and mentally kicked myself for being such an idiot.
"He told me 'I love you' at the very end, and I thought he wasn't going to make it, but he did. I guess it came with a price."
My eyes start to water a bit but I didn't let them fall. Cid sighed again before slapping my back hard enough to fall to the ground in front of me.
"Stop thinking about the past, if Roxas' really loved you then he wouldn't forget ya. So just try to make him remember you. If that doesn't work, start over and win his heart then."
Cid sighed and petted Chibiterasu who was sleeping peacefully next to him. I stood up and smiled.
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it. Just try to protect him harder this time."
I nodded and he grinned before waking Chibiterasu up.
"You oughta be tired now, I'll take ya home."
"Thanks."
He got up and went into the elevator first with Chibiterasu. I looked back at the door Roxas was in.
"Goodnight Roxas. I love you."
Time skip- Roxas Pov
When I woke up, I blinked once, then twice wondering why my room smelled gross. I then remembered why I was here and sighed.
"Why does bad things happen to me all the time?"
Again I sighed at my bad luck and then pushed a button on the right side of the bed to make the mattress bend a little so that I could be in a sitting position. My eyes wandered around the plain room and then at the window which had its curtains covering the light that indicated that it was morning.
"What the heck am I suppose to do now that I'm awake?"
I slowly started whistling different anime songs that I liked to hum or play on my ocarina that my mom bought me. I looked around the room again and sighed that my small instrument was probably at home.
After the last song ended a click was heard from the door and then was opened a bit just so that a white wolf could come in. For some reason I wasn't afraid of the wolf so I let him close the door behind him. Once that was done, he went over to my bed and put his front paws on the bed.
At that point, I noticed that it had a small bag in its mouth. At first I just stared at the white wolf that looked at me with a friendly expression before my mind clicked.
"You...you're Chibiterasu aren't you?"
The wolf barked like a dog while wagging it's tail.
"It's nice to see you boy. What do you have there?"
Chibiterasu placed the bag in my uninjured arm and then I opened it with ease. Inside was surprisingly my ocarina, deck of cards and a wrapped sea salt ice cream popsicle stick with a note attached to it. I looked at the note closely.
"Yo kid! It's me Uncle Cid, Sora told me about your trick in getting Chibiterasu to follow you so I put some stuff that you might want in a bag and gave it to him before he left. Sora and I'll visit you in the afternoon or somethin since we have some stuff to do in the morning. Don't get to lonely without us. Make sure to eat the ice cream first before it melts. -Cid "
I slightly smiled at the message before putting the message back and tearing of the plastic around the popsicle stick with my mouth. After a while the ice cream was almost finished when I heard Chibiterasu whined at me as he looked at the sea salt with longing eyes.
I chuckled at him before licking it one more time and then throwing it on the other side of the room just to have him catch it in his mouth and then throw away the stick in the trash can nearby.
"You're such a good wolf. Come here Chibiterasu."
I motioned towards the spot right next to me at him. He did as he was told and jumped on the bed before cuddling right next to my uninjured arm.
"Hmm, it's gonna be hard playing the ocarina with just one hand, should I just hum instead?"
Chibiterasu lifted his head at me and then shook it.
"Then what do you want me to do huh? I practically whistled all the songs I know, and I'm pretty sure that doing it all over again would just annoy the heck out of me."
He barked again and somehow I knew what he was saying.
"You want me to sing?"
He nodded his head at me.
"I'm sorry but I can't sing even if my life depends on it."
Chibiterasu barked before sticking his tongue out at me which made my eye twitched.
"You calling me a pansy, furball?"
He looked at me and inside I could tell he was smirking at me. I sighed at this before relaxing against the mattress.
"It's not like I know the lyrics to any songs."
Chibiterasu barked at me again and my eye twitched once more.
"Oh now you're calling me a liar?"
We both looked at each other with determined expression before I cracked.
"Fine, I'll sing something. Don't laugh at me when I start singing even though I'll sound like a girl for sure. What to sing about though."
Chibiterasu's ear picked up at the last sentence and then poked his head into the bag before taking out the Ace of Hearts.
"You want me to sing about the one I love? How cliche is that?"
He placed the card in front of me and I sighed.
"You're lucky I remember one song that's about love. The thing is that, I don't think I love anyone yet."
Chibiterasu shook his head at me and nudged his head at my side before looking towards the door. I looked at the door as well and then gave him a questioned look.
"Are you saying someone loves me?"
He seemed to smile at me and I sighed.
"If that's true, then I hope I meet that person soon someday."
He nudged my side again which made me slightly annoyed.
"Yah Yah I'll start singing just wait."
I breath in and than our before completely relaxing my body.
(It might be better to listen to the actually song so copy and past this in a new tab watch?v=ZSJK2lg3cbY&feature=related
The singing will start at 0:40 or somewhere there
The place where I got the English and Romaji lyrics from here if you want to look at it watch?v=zdD9aq4u2Nk&feature=related)
"seijaku ga machi o
tsutsumu yoru ni
furi sosogu shiro
kazashita te no hira ni
fureta shunkan ni toketeku
hakanai hito kakera
oto mo naku tsumoru
hikari o
atsumete kimi wa warau
ima donna oto?
kotae tatte kimi wa mÇoo nani mo
kikoe nai
kurush§iitte itte kure yo
samish§iitte itte kure yo
mukae ni iku donna toko emo
ika nai deyo dokoemo
oite kanaide bokura zutto
futari de hitotsu darÇoo
furi tsumoru yuki to tomo ni
kiete yuku kimi o
daki shimeru koto shika deki nai yo
kanau nara mÇoo ichido dake
kimi no koe ga kiki tai
mÇoo ichido tada ichido dake
yonde yo"
I stopped singing for a while and again I saw that Chibiterasu's gaze was on the door again.
"What's so good about that door? "
I shrugged my shoulders and then started singing again.
"utsurotte samayou hitomi ni
utsutta hito shizuku
hai iro no sekai
tomatta mama yuki dake ga sotto
furi sosogu
tsumetaku natte iku yo
modora nai sono koe
toke au koto mo yurusare nai
ore no koe o kiite yo mata waratte yo
namida sae kare hate
kimi no koto
tokase nai
kanau nara kono koe
subete ubai satte
itosh§ii hito eto ataete kuda sai
kimi ga inai sekai ni tada hitori
noko sareru no nara
kono mama
issho ni
kuchite yuku yo"
Again I paused and saw pictures flash in my mind. One was of me when I was little sitting against a tree eating ice cream with a boy with red hair. Another picture flashed and it was of me and that redhead again but kissing. Again a picture flashed and the redhead was hugging me from behind. The image was blurry so I couldn't tell if I was crying in that one or who the boy was. When the images stop I continued singing.
"aishiteru tada sore sae
ie nai mama
towa ni
toza sarete yuku
kimi tono sekai
saken demo todoka nai yo
kimi no koe wa mÇoo inai
aaaahhh~
furi tsumoru yuki yo dÇookafuri tsuzu kete zutto
kono mama subete ubai satte yo
haka nai koe no inochi goto
kaki keshite subete
shiro ku"
( English version)
"On the night everywhere is dead silent
Snow falls down
On my palms I hold up
Snow falls and melts in a moment
What a transient life
Snow like a light piles up without a sound
You gather it and smile
"What does my voice sound like now?"
Even if I reply, you can't hear anything anymore
Tell me you feel painful, tell me you are lonely
I'll find you anywhere...
Please don't leave me alone, please, I beg you
Aren't we sharing one soul?
As snow piles up, you gradually wither
I can't do anything but hold you tight
If possible, just one more time, let me hear your voice
One more time, just one more time
Call out my name...
Your empty eyes are out of focus, I see one drop in them
In the gray world everything is motionless but the snow
You're getting cold, your voice is gone
We can't even melt each other as one
Listen to me, smile to me again
Having no more tears, I can't melt you with my tears...
If possible, take my voice away and give it to my precious one
If I'm to be left in the world without you
Let me wither with you
I love you, unable to tell you so
Our world is reaching its end
How hard I scream, neither your voice nor yourself will come back
aaahhhhh~
Snow showers, I beg you please don't stop falling
And take me away with him
Let everything wither with my miserable voiceLet it all white..."
I suddenly felt tired from singing since who knows when and started drifting into sleep with Chibiterasu as my arm pillow.
Axel's Pov
When the singing stopped I quietly opened the door and then closed it the same way before bringing a chair over so that I could sit next to Roxas' bed.
"Roxas, if that's how you feel about me, don't worry, I'll never leave you anymore. I won't let you suffer."
I gently placed a hand on his cheek before wiping a strand away from his eye.
"I promise I'll love you forever."
My lips went onto his in a soft kiss for a while until I broke away. I silently said good bye to Roxas before exiting the room the same way I entered.
Chibiterasu's Pov
I opened one of my eyes when I saw the redhead left. Apparently he really does love my master. I'll just have to see what happens next. I looked at my master who was sleeping soundlessly and smiled a little before going to sleep.