"Thanks for coming with me to visit my brother. My mom says she'll be showing up later after work. It would have been just me."

"Thanks for staying through my class."

"Yea, yea, shut it lovebirds. Xiggy and I are here to ya know."

Roxas blushed and chuckled looking behind him at the two men. "Sorry Dem... Hey what do you mean Lovebirds?!"

"You two have been talking non-stop since we left school! SO I'MA CALL YOU LOVEBIRDS."

Demyx and Roxas glared at each other as Xigbar came up behind them knocking their heads together. "Shut it you two were out side his room!"

Roxas snapped up swallowing loudly. He knocked on the door entering the other three close behind. "Sora? You awake bud?" His eyes locked onto the bed as its inhabitant shuffled into a sitting position.

"Roxas?" The child mumbled rubbing his blue eyes. "Is that you?"

Roxas chuckled walking over and ruffling the boys brown locks. "Yea little bro, I came after mom said you wanted to see me. I brought Dem and Xig too."

Sora's eyes lit up as he giggled motioning for the group to come closer, "Demmy! Xiggy! Yay!" His pool blue eyes stopped on Axel with confusion. "Brother? Who's that?"

Axel and Roxas looked knowingly at each other, then back at the little boy. "Sora, this is Axel Faox. He's an English teacher at my school." He paused sitting closer to his little brother on the bed. "He was also in the Army with dad, the same troop."

Pain flashed across sora's face as he gripped his older brothers hand tighter. "He... He knew papa?"

Axel smiled. "Yes I was in the service with your father, he was a good man."

Sora looked up at him with wide eyes. "C...Can you tell me what he was like? In the army?"

Axel smiled wider as Demyx and Xigbar pulled up some chairs. "I would be honored young one."

Sora smiled widely and snuggled into his brothers embrace. "Let me tell you a tale of a man who worked hard to help those in need..."


By the end of Axels story there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Sora clung to his older brother sobbing into his shirt. "Daddy... He... He was so strong." Roxas nodded holding his little brother closer letting his own tears slip down his cheeks.

"Your dad was an amazing guy, dude." Roxas looked over at Demyx gratefully and smiled.

"Yes he was, In fact Sora do you remember the songs he used to sing us?" Sora looked up at him wide eyed and nodded. "Want me to sing one?"

"Yes!" Sora squeaked his voice cracking.

Roxas chuckled and started humming.

"Imma take this badge off of me, I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, it's gettin' too dark for me to see and I feel like I'm knocking on heavens door."

Sora and the others stared in awe as he sang.

"Well I'm knock, knock , knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Oh I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door."

Tears formed in the groups eyes.

"Tears drop knock on heavens door, Angels carry heroes home from this man-made war, some masked one that saw four. And we still ain't sure all I know is that it's stone where his heart was pure. A sense of pourpose is worthless when your six feet down, maybe we did it all for country and crown did we do it for the Dow Jones blues goin' down? I guess we'llhave to let the politicians figure it out come on now."

A crowd of nurses and patients flocked outside the door, listening intently.

"Imma put my guns in the ground, I can't shoot them anymore. That long black cloud is coming down and I feel i'm knockin' on heavens door!"

Sora joined in humming the melody as Roxas sang.

"Well I'm knock, knock , knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Oh I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door."

The brothers looked at each other in harmony.

"Hey, yo some cats came home with half their hand, dramatic dames call him half a man. I feel your pain sometimes it feels that life's a scam until we see the light at the end of the plan. Young blood, I know your dad rests loads in the calm. In the cradle of the Lords lovin' arms, behind the night where the angels fall asleep singin' songs, we'll all be together when the father calls.. His souls."

Sora leaned against his brother nodding off.

"I'm knock, knock knockin on heavens door, can you hear me! I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door! Yeah!"

Roxas let his voice fade with the last word leaving the room to echo before falling silent.

"That was beautiful Rox. I didn't Know you could sing like that." Xigbar spoke up after the silence.

"Yea! You were amazing dude!" Demyx piped up grinning from ear to ear.

"Indeed you did sing very well, just like the last time I heard you."

Demyx's head whipped over to look at Axel. "You've heard him before?! No fair!"

"Hey!" Roxas hissed his voice quiet. "Shut it! Sora wore himself out."

They trio looked over at him and his brother snuggled against him in the bed. "..Daddy... Roxas..." The child mumbled a smiled playing on his lips.

"Why don't we finish the conversation outside." The other three agreed with Axel's proposition.

Roxas slipped out of the bed and tucked his brother in warmly. "I promise Sora, I will find a way for you to get better." He looked down at him with a look of pure hope and love.


"So what does your brother have?" Demyx asked when they were out of the building.

"Vocal cord paralysis, it's an illness where the vocal cords don't open or close properly. It's the reason for his coughing the other day at school." Roxas stated as they walked to the parking lot.

"Roxas!" The four men turned to see a grey haired boy run up to Roxas panting.

"Riku? What's wrong?" He asked looking down at the boy.

"What rooms Sora's? Can I see him? Is he ok?" Riku yelled grabbing his shirt. "I.. I was away on vacation until today! Is he ok?"

Roxas placed a hand on Riku's head. "He's ok Riku, Yea you can see him just go inside and ask for his room number. He's asleep, but I bet that card you made him won't go unnoticed if you place it on his nightstand." The boy blushed before running inside a small thank you floating in the wind.

"Now," Roxas spoke smiling at his companions "Lets head home shall we."

"Dem and I will walk we don't live far from here." Xigbar stated pulling the blushing teen behind him.

"Bye Rox see you Monday!" Demyx yelled waving as he was pulled away.

The two remaining people looked at each other a knowing smile playing on their lips. "So need a ride blonde?"

Roxas smiled wider. "I'd love that."

Hope you liked it

The song was called Knocking on heavens door by Uriah Shelton.

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