Breezy: "Hmm…"
Naminé: "What's wrong?"
Breezy: "I'm running out of ideas…"
Roxas: "Well, we can't help, then. We'd be writing your story. You wouldn't be working. And you need to, too."
Breezy: "Don't make me add you to my list, Roxas."
Naminé: "Umm, Breezy doesn't own KH, KH2, its characters, plot, or storyline. She only owns Elizabeth."
Roxas: "Speaking of which, where is she?"
Breezy: "Taking a long, well-deserved nap. I couldn't get her up at all, so she'll be there for a while."
Naminé: "I think we're stalling them from the chapter."
Breezy: "Yeah, I guess. Go ahead and read, like you need my permission. Oh, and sorry for the shortness. My brain's been dead lately."
Walking around the castle wasn't bad, as long as you still avoided the higher members. Not all the higher members were bad, though. Xigbar was okay, and if you caught Xaldin in a mood where he wouldn't stab you, he was almost normal. Zexion wasn't as unkind as he was creepy. Usually, you could only catch him with a book in hand. Ugh, I'm rambling again.
Axel and I were walking down the castle floors, headed to the 'tower.' Why weren't we using a portal you ask?
Axel was still on 'probation.'
Chances were, if we used one, I'd toss my cookies. Not the chocolate-chip ones, either.
It took Axel a good fifteen minutes to open one of the big doors out of the castle. After he managed to open it a good size, we stepped out.
The streets of The World That Never Was were small and empty. The only thing that could be heard was the low whispers of people in the homes. We were making a pretty good pace, and the tower was in sight.
CRASH
Suddenly, a tall, thin, white… thing jumped out of an alley and dove for me. Luckily, I tripped over my feet in surprise and it hit the ground instead. I heard Axel mutter something that sounded like a cuss, and he hit it with a small ball of fire. The ball took care of it, but there was a small problem:
There were more of them.
Axel threw me a small pipe to hold them off, and he summoned his charkams. About a minute later, I had my hands on my knees, gasping for breath.
"What… was that?"
"Dusks. They're weaker nobodies. Probably smelled a good heart and went straight for it. Remind me to give you a weapon when we get back."
We'd reached the 'tower' after fighting a few more dusks. Axel still couldn't use a portal, so we had to walk aaallll the way to the top.
All 28 flights.
When we finally reached the top, I could feel a strong breeze blowing in our direction. Axel watched in amazement as I began a steady sprint- straight towards the edge. Without thinking of flapping, I jumped, Axel nearly falling over the edge as he watched.
Falling, falling,
I began to flap about two seconds after I jumped. Axel still watched only to see me rise, gathering altitude. Ah, the familiar sound of air rushing by my ears, the short stomach flips. How I'd missed it. You know, all of you should try flying sometime. Below me, I could see smoke coming out of chimneys, small patches of early morning fog, and the perfect scene for a painting.
After I'd had my fun, I landed shortly on the top of the building.
"That was amazing!" Axel said as he ran my way.
"Usually, I'll fly a little longer, but I don't want to lose my strength."
"It doesn't matter, it was still amazing!"
Axel kept bragging on me all the way back to the castle about how I looked and my 'performance.' He had a hard time explaining to Xemnas where we were, however.
It had been two weeks after our 'outing' and Demyx and Axel had just come back from a meeting. Axel looked, well, sad. Demyx seemed to be trying to cheer him up, only in vain. So, we spent the afternoon trying to cheer him up. Axel left a few hours later, leaving Demyx and me alone. Demyx sighed and said,
"You probably want to know what going on, huh?"
"That would be nice."
Demyx sighed again, and tensed, as if he were bracing himself for an impact.
"It's Roxas. He's gone."
Breezy: "Oh!! A cliffie! Maybe if a get a review or two, I'll write some more. Now is the time I'd like to thank those of you who have reviewed. I can't do this without you guys!
Roxas: "I'm gone?"
Breezy: "Yup. Amazing I've gotten this far, huh?"
Roxas: "Actually, I was wondering how you'll do without me in the story."
…
Breezy: "Is that a complement or an insult?"
Roxas: "Do you want to know?"
Breezy: "… Never mind. Please review everyone! Bye!"
