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Chapter 7: Losing One Another
Roxas stood out in his balcony, awaiting the return of his older brother. His spikey hair swayed in the freezing breeze, sweeping through his t-shirt and shorts. Goosebumps crawled over his skin as the winds chilled his flesh. Holding his hands around him for warmth, he shivered in reaction to the cold weather. He didn't care. He was determined to wait there until the moment his brother came back home.
"Roxas?"
The young boy turned around to see his worried mother looking down at him from the inside of his room. Carrying a blanket, she walked over to her young offspring to offer him the warmth that he was currently deprived of. "Sweety come here... what were you thinking? It's freezing out here."
The small blonde searched for the ground to avoid her eyes, not ashamed of what he had done, but for worrying his mom. "I wanted to wait for Cloud... I promised I would wait for him... I got a surprise for him..."
His mother giggled as she wrapped the cloth around his body to be rid of the chill. He gladly accepted it, snuggling up to the soft, fuzzy fabric. The both of them looked out in the sky watching the sun slowly descend down the horizon. Time was running out for the eldest sibling, leaving the rest of the family to worry about his current state.
Roxas' mother took her mind off of the thought, changing the subject to help the tension and worry diminish. "So... what was it you had for your older brother? Did you make him something in school?"
"Well..." He had no words to describe his gift as none of them could could even compare to his creation. Roxas was currently a second grader in Twilight Town Elementary, making great progress in his education. Out of his grade, he was already one of the most improved, showing great talent in school. "We had to make a story about who is our role model in school. I chose Cloud cause he's my big brother and I wanted to give it to him. It.. it means a lot to me."
Roxas took out a sheet of paper covered in small handwriting and a giant A+ on the top. The essay was pretty long for a young boy to write. His talents surely did surpass most kids his age. "Roxas this is beautiful. He's going to love it I promise."
The woman hugged her little son, waiting for her other son to join them. Her long, slim arms surrounding the small child as he did the same to her. After a moment of hugging, a honk was heard down at the ground below. Roxas jumped from his mother's grasp to look over the balcony. There was a red truck containing none other than his brother, smiling at the family above him. The eldest son leaped out of the car, looking up at the second story porch. "Hey what's going on?"
"Well Roxas has..." She turned around trying to find Roxas only to figure out he had already left to go to his brother. "He has a surprise for you!" She chuckled as she heard the stomping of the little boy, traveling downstairs to see Cloud.
Roxas flung the front door open, and flew up in the air to tackle his older brother. Successfully knocking him over, the two sons fell on the grass rolling around in the lawn from the impact. Roxas couldn't help but laugh as Cloud pretended to play dead.
"Cloud?" The older brother just laid there sticking his tongue out, trying his best not to breath. "Cloud! You're not dead?"
Cloud then lifted his head up to look at the younger blonde and smiled. "Yes I am Rox!" He said as he returned to his 'Dead' state. Roxas wouldn't have it, deciding to try and find a way to get his brother to cooraporate.
"I know how to get you alive again!" Devilishly said Roxas as he brought his hand to Cloud's stomach and started to tickle. Cloud jerked from the funny feeling, trying to escape Roxas' cruel hand.
"No! No! Ok I'm alive! I'm ALIVE! I'm LIVING!" He laughed as Roxas finally ended his terror of tickles. The two of the giggled as their mom came out of the inside of the house.
"What are you two up to now?"
"Aw mom! We were just fooling around... It was all Roxas' fault anyways..."
"HEY!"
The three of them grinned as the family was finally all together. "Well Roxas says he has a surprise for you... Don't you Roxas?"
Roxas' smile vanished as he looked up at Cloud. 'What if he doesn't like it?'
"C'mon Roxas! Give me!" Cloud said as he bent down on his knees to reach the height of the younger sibling. Roxas shyly took out a paper and held it out to his brother. Roxas' grip was shaky and nervous, just awaiting the disapproval of Cloud. The older son took the paper and started to read the contents of the essay.
My Hero by Roxas Strife
My hero is someone who has always been there when others haven't. Someone who saves me everyday from dangerous stuff. My hero is my older brother, Cloud.
Cloud was always here watching over me ever since our daddy left and he works really hard to make us all happy. My mom works 2 jobs so it's good that he's here to cook and clean. He always brings me candy after school when he comes to pick me up and even sometimes leaves high school when I need him here for my school.
Sometimes we fight like when he threw that secret party that mom wasn't supposed to know about, but we made up and both cleaned the house together after a gazillion people ruined it.
He is also going to be in the army soon so he's going to be fighting for us whenever we need him. He's going to have a gun and save people's lives.
Cloud Strife is my hero.
The older brother had tears at the brim of his eyes, threatening to fall at any moment. The salt, irritating his eyes, he rubbed them away to make sure Roxas wouldn't see. However, Roxas did see. Ashamed, Roxas slowly turned around and dragged himself towards the door.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The younger blonde turned to look up at his brother. "You hated it that's why you're crying right?"
Cloud walked up to the younger Strife child and squeezed him in his strong arms, hugging the daylights out of him. Roxas was confused and now losing oxygen. "Roxas, how are you so smart... and stupid?"
The older brother pulled back away from the little child to look at him straight in the eyes. "I loved it... It was the best surprise I have ever gotten..."
"R-really?" Roxas asked in non-belief, amazed by the response.
"Yes... It was amazing! Mom never told me you were this smart! C'mon!"
"Alright guys! Let's go inside and eat! It's spaghetti!"
The two of them darted inside simultaneously yelling "Last one there is a rotten egg"
The whole family went inside to enjoy whatever was left of that lovely evening, all together.
"Roxas calm down! We need to be patient." The little boy kept waiting at the front window, waiting for any sign of his brother's return.
"But mom! How long is he supposed to be over there anyways! They can't keep him fighting there forever! He promised to try and come back next week!"
His mom came up next to him and patted down his crazy spikey hair. She smiled down at him as he loyally awaited for Cloud's return. She held him for a moment and took him away from the window and sat him down at the table to eat his hot dog and macaroni.
She didn't want to discuss her own son being in the war, still worried for his well-being at the moment. It was hard to watch him take boot camp, and harder to watch him leave the country to fight. She was proud, but she wished for any alternative for him besides fighting.
She started to heavily clean her kitchen, keeping her mind off of the subject. Once she reached the dishes, Roxas brought his plate to her and watched her nervously scrub the glasses. "Are you worried too?"
The mother looked up at her innocent son, who also had the appearance of worry. A sudden knock was heard at the door, scaring the both of them. He then smiled, realizing that it was Cloud finally arriving after months of service. "He's here! He's here!" He yelled as he started dashing to the door.
His mother relaxed, following the little boy to the front door.
Roxas swung the door open, but to his surprise Cloud wasn't there, instead it was the mailman. "Oh hello there Roxas! Anxious today huh?"
The boy was disappointed, leaving the door for his mother to occupy. "I'm sorry about that sir, he was just waiting for Cloud. He's still doesn't get how this works really."
"Understood. Just be sure to tell him hello for me once he finally arrives." He told her, handing a bunch of envelopes and leaving them to continue his route.
She started to flip through the mail, piece by piece, looking at the contents of the delivery. One of the letters caught her eye, with the bold letters on the front 'Army' and 'Cloud'
She savagely opened the letter, trying to see what it had inside. Ripping the envelope, she finally freed the paper, holding out so she could properly read it. Reading the letter, she felt her legs grow weak, shrinking down to the ground and collapsing to the floor. Roxas saw her fall and ran to her. "MOM!"
Leaning over his fallen mother, he took notice of her sobbing and holding herself on the ground. Her sobs were almost screams, screeching through the house. The horrid shouts echoed around the room, making it almost unbearable to witness. Her back was facing him, making it hard to look her in the eyes. Tears falling from her face to the floor, wetting her shirt and the tile.
"Mom? What's wrong?"
She felt him crawl over her body to look at her face. "Mommy?"
"Come here baby..." She asked as she curled up against a wall with him in her arms. She brushed her fingers in her little son's hair, embracing him. The tears trickled from her face down to Roxas', scaring him a bit from the sudden emotional change.
She held him like that for awhile, not wanting to spoil the moment she had with him. All Roxas could do was sit and accept his mother's sudden grasp, hoping to assuage her depression. It was weird how she was brought down so easily, especially since the third member of their family was going to be arriving soon. "Honey... Cloud..."
Now he was frightened to death, afraid of what she was going to say next. He knew what she was going to tell him, but he had already started making prayers that she wouldn't say what he had feared was true.
"Cloud is gone..." She said, trying to calm him, only losing control of her own emotions in the mix. The two of them were now sobbing, holding each other for support.
Roxas escaped his mom's reach, jumping from her arms "NO! He can't... no no no no No NO!"
He ran to his room, locking the door and running to the balcony. He kneeled to the ground, and steadied himself. He put his two hands together, and leaned his head over. "Please... let this be a joke..." He prayed. He continued to pray and pray, wish after wish, it was no use. Roxas just couldn't find himself to accept the fact that his brother was gone. Cloud wasn't coming back.
Witch of Tragedies: I know emotional... I've been kinda depressed recently soo its been easier to write this. Don't worry it'll all make sense later I promise!
XIIXV: Wow! Wouldn't want anyone hurt now would I? I have it all planned so you'll have to wait and see! I am killing people though but I need to get around to it soon!
Anti-Sora-makes-me-cry: Thank you! I have to at least kill some people! haha! You'll have to keep reading to find out! Haha
Don't worry guys! Just don't panic! I think i must've hit the panic button cause now no one wants their favorite character dead.
And these backstories are important... trust it's what we do...
We'll get to the killings soon... :)
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