Roxas lay there, staring up at the sky. Namine lay beside him, resting on his shoulder as he had an arm around her.
"Ah, little Roxas has such a big crush," Sora whispered from where he was leaning against his bike near the two.
"Yes I do," Roxas told him, knowing it would spoil is teasing if Roxas actually agreed. Suddenly, a twig snapped and the two looked in every direction to find the source of the sound.
"No one was moving when that happened," Sora whispered, "We'd better get out of here." Roxas was sure they would be okay; they had stopped a little over six hours ago so they should be fine.
"Namine, time to get up," Roxas whispered in her ear and she smiled and opened her eyes. When she realized she was smiling, a blush crossed her face.
"What is it," Axel groaned and that's when Roxas saw something, a man, approaching them from the north.
"Namine, get behind me," Roxas whispered and Namine did as she was told.
"What do you want," Sora hissed at the man who was still coming toward us. He was a tall man; he was bald with sunglasses and wearing a black suit.
"We didn't kill anyone so why don't you and all your other police buddies go back and eat your stupid donuts," Roxas yelled at the guy.
"Indeed, we know you didn't," Roxas wheeled around to see someone coming toward him from the left. He looked the same as the first, though he had no sunglasses and his hair was a long black.
"They why are you here," Sora asked.
"We need you to come with us," the man with black hair told them bluntly.
"Yeah, I don't think that's going to happen," Roxas told him and the man with black hair got an amused look on his face. That's when Roxas noticed another, this time it was a woman, who was dressed in the same clothing and she had short pale blonde hair like Namine's though it seemed a bit brighter.
"You were warned," the one with black hair told them. "All we're after is the twins, you other children best be on your way home." Roxas thought, there it was again, twins. Roxas looked around to see not one of his friends left. The black haired man got a smirk on his face before he snapped his fingers. Soon, Roxas found the bald man approaching quickly. Roxas ducked as the man punched for his head and stepped back when he kicked with another though he couldn't stop the second fist connecting with his stomach.
"Roxas," he heard Namine yell as all his breath left him and he was knocked backwards into the two bikes behind him. Roxas stayed there for a second, trying to get his bearings. He shook his head and a look of rage came across his face.
"Okay, now I'm mad," Roxas mumbled as he pulled himself to where he was using the bikes for cover rather than a landing pad he quietly crawled from under the bikes to see the bald man approaching. Roxas moved his feet into position that he thought would work and then, he leaped. He kicked for the side of the man's head and he blocked it quickly but he didn't noticed Roxas' other leg and Roxas landed a kick right in the ribs. The man flew sideways and slid across the ground. Roxas walked over and picked up the glasses that had fallen off his face and Sora landed his last kick on the girl who had attacked him. They both heard the dirt bikes start up and a smile crossed Roxas' face and he jumped on the dirt bike Namine was driving. As she spun away Roxas threw the glasses to the shocked black haired man who seemed to be the leader.
"Tell him he looks better with them on," Roxas told him with a laugh as he turned around and actually sat down behind Namine. They rode until they thought it was safe and they all stopped. Roxas climbed of and shook his head, feeling a headache coming on.
"Who were they," Axel asked.
"Not cops, they wouldn't have attacked us unless we had them first," Roxas told them.
"Still they seemed too familiar," Sora mumbled.
"That's it, we've got to get to moms as soon as possible," Roxas said as he threw up his hands and climbed onto the dirt bike. They all pulled on the headsets and the helmets and then they all started their bikes, except for Demyx.
"What's the problem," Sora's cracking voice came over the headset.
"I won't start, I think it's out of gas," Demyx said and Sora sighed.
"Fine, ditch it, let's get going anyway, climb on mine," Sora told him and Demyx did as he was told they took off over the fields, heading toward the town.
"You know they'll be able to trace the bike back to Cid," Roxas told Sora.
"Maybe not, kids' race in fields like this all the time, maybe that's all they'll think it is," Sora told them.
"I don't see why that one ran out of gas and these didn't," Axel said.
"We called him for a rush job, he must have forgotten to fill it up," Roxas told him. With that, we rode on in silence.
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"You won't believe it, they took out Tseng group. They were right there and then the boys took them out," the woman said happily.
"Well it looks like they inherit some fighting skills," the one with short brown hair said.
"Lets hope they didn't inherit too much," the one with black said.
"Well, we know were they are, I think its time we go and pay the boys a surprise visit," the one brown hair said as he grabbed his sword.
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They pulled up to the town a little after day break. Roxas could feel Namine lying against his back as she was sleeping.
"Wakey wakey guys, we're here," Roxas said into the headset.
"I don't know where your house is from here, so you lead the way," Sora told him and he did. He turned to where the city limits were and they followed a road to a small wooden house. The house was a light white color and it didn't seem to be too old. Roxas climbed off the bike and walked up to the door as he took off his helmet. Soon, an old man came to the door.
"What can I do for you boy," the man asked.
"Uh, I was wondering, does a Tifa Lockheart live here anymore," Roxas asked.
"Oh, Tifa, she sold the house to me when she lost her son. She moved to an apartment in town," the man told them kindly.
"Thank you," Roxas told him as he walked back to his friends.
"She moved to some apartments in the city," Roxas told them.
"We'd better stash the bikes and look around," Sora told them and they did so. They stashed the bikes in an old alley and took the keys and Roxas and Sora stacked boxes around them.
"Well, you two certainly have grown," Roxas jumped at the voice. They bother looked around to see a woman and a man, standing in one end of the alley. The woman had long black hair and was wearing black shorts with a black t-shirt and a blue cape thing on top. The man had short brown hair with a scar stretching from his left eye brow across the bridge of his nose to the right. He was wearing leather pants with a leather jacket and a white t-shirt underneath and a strange necklace.
"Of course, last time we saw you two, you were just little ankle biters," another man laughed as he showed himself at the other end of the alley. This one was wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt and dark leather pants. His black hair was in a familiar spike hair style. He had a long blade that was stretched across his back.
"What do you mean, who are you people," Roxas asked looking from one way to another.
"Yeah, get lost, we don't even know who you are," Sora added.
"We'll explain it later, you two just have to come with us," the one with brown hair said as he walked toward them and so did the one with black hair.
"Forget it," Roxas and Sora yelled together.
"Axel, Demyx, get the girls and get out of here," Roxas told them.
"Axel, hmm, why does that sound familiar," the one with black hair said.
"But Roxas…" Namine started but Roxas cut her off.
"Please Namine, just listen to me," Roxas said and she didn't object again.
"Hey, what makes you think that we're going to let you by," the one with black hair told them.
"This," Roxas yelled as he kicked the man in the head and he flipped backwards into the street. Roxas and Sora ran behind their friends until Roxas was jerked backwards by the hood of his hoodie.
"Strange thing is, that's how I met your dad," the one with black hair said.
"Let him go," Sora yelled as he came at the one with black hair but the one with brown hair stopped him and kicked him backwards.
"Well that was a little harsh Squall," the woman said with a laugh.
"Leon, remember," the one with black hair said.
"Let go," Roxas yelled as he struggled though it was no use. Sora was lying unconscious on the ground a few feet away and Roxas had to get to him to see if he was alright. Finally, he just kicked the guy who was holding him and ran toward Sora though the one now known as Leon barely hit him on the back of his head and Roxas fell over unconscious.
"Was that really necessary," he heard as he started to black out.
"Yeah, he would have kicked and screamed the whole way. It would have drawn attention."
"Us carrying two unconscious teenagers across the town isn't?"
"Come on; let's get them to…," Roxas finally left consciousness.
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Little Roxas sat at the counter in the bar as he colored on the picture of his family.
"What'd you drawing there, squirt," a familiar man asked.
"I'm drawing a picture of my famiwe," little Roxas told him.
"Why can't he say family," his older cousin Garrett asked who was sitting a little far away.
"Because he's two," another boy who looked really familiar said. Roxas was starting to understand it, this was a dream. He was seeing through his eyes from when he was a little boy.
"Hey Roxas, say 'red rover red rover'," a man said as he walked in the small bar. It had been the one who attacked Roxas earlier, the one with black hair.
"Wed wover wed wover," little Roxas said, falling right into the trap. Garrett burst out laughing; the other boy just shook his head and smiled at Roxas.
"Stop teasing him Zack," Tifa said as she came from down the stairs.
"Lookit mommy, look what I drew," Roxas said excitedly as he held up the picture.
"That's very beautiful Roxas, here, I'll put it right here," Tifa said as she pinned the picture to the bulletin board.
"Mine's better," Sora yelled. Roxas hadn't even noticed that he had been there but he had been.
"I'll put right with Roxas'," Tifa told him as she did.
"Nice work boys, looks like you're going to grow up to be little Picassos," a woman said and Roxas noticed it as the woman who had attacked them. He was so confused, was this a memory or just some strange dream.
"I'm not little, Woxas is, but I'm not," Sora claimed.
"You're the same height," the boy who had smiled at Roxas said.
"But I'm older," Sora yelled.
"Sorry, but you're both ankle biters," the one known as Zack told Sora with a smile. He had called them that before.
"You say that now but when they grow up they're probably going to beat you in a fight," Leon said from the corner. Now, Roxas was really confused.
"Ah, we'll always be on the same team, right boys," Zack told them and both the boys nodded. Right about that time, the door opened with its usual ding from the bell. Though everyone stopped to stare at the three men in suits who walked in the room, Roxas and Sora continued to draw a new picture on a new piece of paper. Tifa lifted Roxas from his high chair that he sat in to play at the counter and she held him tight as she also stepped in front of Sora.
"What do you want here," the familiar man said as the other men moved beside him.
"I thought we told you that we weren't interested," Zack also said.
"Yes, yes, we realize, but still, we need to talk," the man who was standing in front of the two others in suits said. The man looked past all the others to stare straight into Roxas' eyes. Roxas stared back for a moment before burying his head into his mothers shoulder.
"Denzel, take your brothers upstairs and don't come down until we come and get you," Tifa ordered as she handed Roxas to the other boy and picking Sora up out of his high chair and handing him to Garrett. "You go too," she told him and he nodded. The last thing Roxas saw was the man, staring at him.
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Erin: I think we updated fairly quick.
Emma: Yeah
Kidd: Hey, I was the one who had to type most of it.
Erin: Just because you didn't go to school!
Kidd: Because I was so sick this morning I couldn't see straight.
Emma: Did you ever figure out why?
Erin: It was probably the candy.
Kidd: Yeah, probably, but anyway, to get off that subject. Please review!
Emma: Yeah, a lot of things happened in this chapter and it kind of gave away a little of Roxas' past. Sorry if the dream part is confusing, but we tried our best.
Erin: So, on the last note, please review!
