Larxene had just finished a simple appendix removal operation and was currently washing her hands in the lavatory outside the OR. She pressed on the soap dispenser, releasing the pink and overly sweet smelling foamy soap on her hands. She thoroughly applied the foam between her fingers and all over the palm and back of her hand until just above her wrists. Once she was satisfied with the coverage of the soap, she rinsed it off and switched out of her bloody scrubs into some clean ones, leaving the dirtied ones in the hamper to be cleaned later. As she walked out into the fairly quiet hallway and looked out the window into the dark, she sighed to herself. It had been a long shift, but she was just a few short hours from returning home. She had just arrived at the coffee dispenser when her pager beeped. Her attempt at a caffeine fix foiled, she hurried to the ER where there was a new patient needed her attention.

"What's going on?" Larxene arrived only a minute after receiving the page, and was greeted by one of the ambulance attendants.

"A young boy was found unconscious on the outskirts of town. He is in a coma, but it's likely he'll wake up in a day or two, like that Axel fellow who was just admitted."

"Alright, have him put in the same room as Axel, I'll get the proper tests prepared and meet you there in a few minutes."

"Right away ma'am." The ambulance attendant told the nurses what Larxene told them, and Larxene rushed to get the tests prepared.

After Larxene turned away, the nurses transferred the young boy from the ambulance gurney to a hospital cot and rolled him down the hall. One of the nurses glanced at the young-looking blonde boy then continued steering the bed while speaking to the other, "He looks so young. I wonder what keeps happening to these people. This is the twelfth one who has treated for the same thing in the past little while…" the young brunette woman looked concerned, and glanced in the direction of the red haired man she was talking to.

"Yeah, even Dr. Larxene was found like this. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. Come on, if we keep her waiting she's going to get angry again. I'd really rather her not call in that really angry man she brought in when Ben almost botched that circumcision the other day."

"You're telling me." She paused as they turned a corner and caught an elevator, "And he even looks really scary, with that X scar on his face. Did anyone else notice that his eyes glowed yellow while he yelled at Ben?"

"I think you were imagining it." The elevator opened, and they had only a short distance to their destination. "Anyway, since our shift is up tonight, we should go grab a coffee later."

"Sure. Anyway, here we are." The redhead opened the door, and the woman pushed the young boy into the room, seeing his roommate was asleep. The nurses placed the bed next to the other boy's bed, then waited for Larxene and her interns to show up.

As soon as they entered, Larxene finally took a look at the boy who entered, and smiled as she realized her guess was right. She ran the usual tests, then told the interns and nurses to hook him up to a nutritional IV then leave the rest to her. After doing as told, the nurses and interns left to socialize before they got paged again, but Larxene stayed by the boy's bedside.

"Well, I know someone's who's going to be pleased you're back, Roxas." Hearing Axel stir in the bed over, she turned and walked over to his bed.

"Larxene, who were you talking to just now?" Axel tried to look over her shoulder, but she had the height advantage with him lying in the bed.

"Oh, just your new roommate."

"New patient huh? Great, now forced small chat will be a part of this whole experience."

"Don't worry, you'll be out of here tonight, but I have a feeling you may want to stay a little longer." Larxene had a knowing smile on her face which was bugging Axel to no end.

"Are you kidding me? Why would I want to stay? The food is gross, the water is too cold, the nurses are annoying, and this damn nightgown shows way more than I'm comfortable with."

"Well, I have two reasons. Reason #1, Demyx still has to get his spare room ready to accommodate two more people…"

"Why two?" Axel asked, cutting off Larxene.

"Well, lets just say your roommate here isn't the only place where you'll be rooming together…"

"Why would someone from the hospital be coming home with Demyx and I- unless…"

Larxene grinned and stepped out of the way so Axel could get a better view. His smile grew wider as what he was hopeing turned out to be true. Roxas laid peacefully in the bed.

"He showed up while you were asleep. He'll be awake in a few days, and then he'll be staying with you and Demyx. He's been planning this, since he and his band mates own a house with a lot of rooms. Now, I have other patients to look to, keep resting, you can still come visit Roxas when you leave after tonight." With that, Larxene exited the room, leaving Axel alone with his unconscious friend.

Axel watched Roxas, paying attention for any reason in case something went wrong with him. He was glad to finally have Roxas back, maybe he would finally remember, at least that's what Axel hoped.

"Good to have you back, Roxas. Now you can finally be someone again…"


AN: I know people may see some flaws with this whole thing, and don't worry, they will be addressed in due time. Next chapter to be posted ASAP.