An: Here's chapter 7! And updated on Wednesday, like I promised~

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I woke up feeling refreshed for the first time in days, I went to stretch, but I couldn't move my arms. I blushed when I realized it was because Axel was hugging me.

"So sleeping beauty is finally awake?" I felt Axel chuckle, and I blushed harder.

"Who are you calling sleeping beauty, you're the one that spends twenty minute every morning on his hair." I retorted, he just laughed again.

"Only because I don't want to look like I just had sex, unlike you." I glared at him, my hair looked fine!

"How would you know what after sex hair looks like? You can't be that much older than me!" I sat up and crossed my arms.

"Kid, I'm twenty two, you look barely sixteen." Axel sat up next to me, ruffling my hair.

"I'm eighteen thank you very much, Leon said I was." I glared up at him and stuck my tongue out.

"You trust Leon with everything he says? Pft, he was probably just tricking you." He leaned back on his arms, staring up at the ceiling. "I bet he never told you he was dating Cloud." I choked on my own spit.

"He's dating Cloud?! He never told me that! Cloud never told me that either!" I put my hands into a fist. "I may not remember him really well, but I'm still his brother, he's supposed to tell me things like this! Are the others keeping secrets from me too?" I questioned, looking up at Axel sadly.

"I should probably tell you, considering you look like a kicked puppy. Yes, they are. Sora and Riku are dating, Ventus and Terra are dating, and I believe Vanitas and Vincent are together. And you know, I'm not really sure, but I think something is going on between Demyx and Zexion." Axel got lost in thought, contemplating their two best friends, and his idea of a secret love.

"I just can't believe they didn't tell me, I feel like they've alienated me ever since I told them I didn't remember them." I sighed, standing up and walking to the door. "You coming? I'll make you some breakfast." I saw Axel bolt out of the bed, he picked me up and lifted me over his shoulder.

"Blondie is making breakfast!" He shouted out into the living room, fist pumping all the way to the kitchen. I heard a door slam open and saw Demyx race into the kitchen, Zexion came out behind him, looking tired and upset at the rude awakening.

"I said I'd make you breakfast! I never said it was for anyone else!" I yelled as he put me down.

"Sorry Rox, that's the rules, you offer to make one of us breakfast, you get all of us." Axel winked and moved to the small dining area.

"Assholes. I'm making pancakes, I don't care what you want, I want pancakes so I'm going to make them." I took out all the ingredients and set them on the counter. "Do we have an apron or anything so I don't get batter all over me?" I looked behind me to see Axel and Demyx laughing, Zexion had fallen asleep on the table.

"We have an apron, but you have to be naked if you want to wear it." The both winked at me and smiled a devilish smile. I blushed, I picked up my spatula and walked over to them.

"You are going to get me the apron, or I will slap you both with this spatula." I deadpanned, the just laughed.

"We don't really have an apron, you'll just have to cook in your boxers or something, besides, it's not like we're gonna rape you." Axel laughed loudly, waking Zexion.

"Axel, shut up or I swear I will not hesitate to kill you." Axel immediately shut up, closing his mouth in a feeble attempt to quiet his laughs. Demyx was failing miserably at it. Zexion turned to him next, a deathly glare was shot out at him and Demyx immediately went silent. "Much better, not if you don't mind I'll be going back to sleep, Roxas just continue making breakfast." He put his head back down on the table, I was about to tell him I wasn't here for manual labor, when I caught the rapidly shaking heads of Axel and Demyx, I shut my mouth and returned to the kitchen.

Once I was finished making the pancakes I placed the plate in the middle of the table, and grabbed the butter and syrup. I walked over to the table and saw Demyx waking up Zexion, Axel was already eating his pancakes so he didn't notice. Demyx had one hand on Zexion's shoulder, and he was whispering to him to gently wake him up. I saw the look in his eyes when Zexion woke up, it was the look that you would give to someone you loved. I smiled and shook my head, those two were going to get together, I just knew it.

"I made coffee too, if anyone wants it." Zexion blinked the sleep out of his eyes and went to go get a cup of coffee, he returned with one for him and one for Demyx. Axel finally looked up and smiled sheepishly at me, I sighed and walked over to the coffee pot pouring a cup for Axel and one for myself. "Here you go" I handed it to him and sat down.

"These are the best pancakes I've ever eaten." The three in front of me stated at the same time, they all stared at me. "How did you learn to cook this well?" I was bombarded with questions from them.

"I-I don't know...I just can I guess..." I looked down at my plate with half eaten food on it, I picked up my plate and put it by the sink. "I have a feeling that my mom taught me how to cook, I don't know why, but I have a feeling that's why I can." I put my hands on the counter. "Zexion, I think I'm ready."

He looked over at me. "If you're sure, I got your brothers to tell me everything so I can recreate everything, if you truly remember it you'll be able to feel everything, Pain included." He looked me in the eyes and I nodded. "Well, let's get started. Axel you will sit next to Roxas in case anything goes wrong with him, Demyx, you'll do the same for me." The two nodded in unison.

"Roxas, look into my eyes." I looked into his eyes and he put his hands on my face, his index fingers on my temples, I felt a shock go through my body and I felt myself falling into darkness.

Zexion removed his hands from the now unconscious Roxas, and folded them in his lap, he closed his eyes and his head dropped forward. The two were now locked inside Roxas's mind.

"Nothing will go wrong, nothing will go wrong." Axel repeated to himself as he played with Roxas's hair, the boy had fallen back into his lap when Zexion activated the trance.

"They'll be fine, Roxas seems to be a lot stronger than he looks." Demyx reassured from his spot on the floor, he was right next to Zexion, to catch him in case he fell over. "They'll be fine." He repeated to himself.


I heard laughter from the stairs and I looked up to see a young Ventus run down the stairs. "Come on Roxas! Momma says she has a surprise for us!" He giggled running up to me and grabbing my hand. I looked around, this all felt strangely familiar. "Hurry up Roxas!"

I looked ahead and saw my twin at the door, the next thing I knew my mom walked in, she was beautiful, she had long brown hair, and was wearing a pink dress, she had deep blue eyes and a pink bow in her hair. "My boys! Where's Cloud? Your father and I have some wonderful news to share!" I noticed she was holding something in her arms.

"Momma what's that?" My voice was very high pitched and childish. I pointed to what she was holding.

She smiled softly. "You'll see in a few minutes sweetie." She ruffled my hair.

I felt a pang go through my chest, this was when she brought home Sora and Vanitas. This was the moment that I got two little brothers. I saw my dad walk through the door, he was tall with spiked black hair and vibrant blue eyes. He was holding another bundle, I smiled as I remembered their names. Aerith and Zack, those were my parents.

"Say hello to Sora and Vanitas! Your new little brothers." My father announced with a large smile on his face.

I saw the scene in front of me fade away, and soon I was in complete blackness again, I saw little pieces of memories they circled around me, and then stopped. I saw them replay in front of me, they were all memories of my family, times I spent with my brothers, and my parents. I saw them stop, and they started to circle around me yet again, they cam e closer and closer, and soon they engulfed me, I felt them start to pour into my mind, filling in all the blank spaces.

I cried out in pain, it felt like my head was going to explode. I froze, all the memories were filling in to their rightful places, I could remember everything up until I was fourteen. Then it was just a blank. As the last piece of my childhood fell into place, I collapsed. Everything once again fading away.


Axel was gently playing Roxas's hair, the boy was still unconscious in his lap, he could see his face move slightly with different emotions. He felt the blonde tense up and then let out a scream. He rubbed the boy's shoulders and continued to pet his hair, hoping that it may soothe the blonde. Roxas went limp again, his breathing evening out.

"I think Zexion is waking up." Demyx spoke from his seat on the floor. Sure enough there was a soft groan from Zexion, he slowly lifted his head up, a dazed look on his face. Demyx stood up in front of him and waved a hand in front of his face. "Come on Zexy, wake up." Demyx snapped his fingers in front of Zexion's face, quickly getting the boy's attention. "Come on Zexy, let's get you some medicine and into bed." The boy simply nodded, and let Demyx help him to the kitchen.

Axel felt the blonde in his lap stir, his eyes fluttering open. "Yo Roxas, how are you feeling?" Axel asked in a soft voice, he didn't want to be too loud.

"I remember...my brothers, my family, I remember them...I remember everything up until my fourteenth birthday, then it's all a blank...But I remember them, Ventus, Sora, Vanitas, Cloud, my parents..." I felt tears spring to my eyes, I could remember my family, I finally knew who I was, who everyone else was. A few tears escaped my eyes and down my cheeks.

I felt Axel wipe the tears away and lift me into a sitting position. "You okay? It must have been a pretty emotional experience." I nodded a few more tears leaking out of my eyes, I was happy, I could finally tell my brothers that I knew who they were, I could finally see Ventus smile again. I sniffled a bit and rubbed my nose. I looked up at Axel and he had a small smile on his face. "I'm glad you can remember your family, keep them close, okay?" I nodded again.

"Axel...Thank you..." He looked down at me and shook his head, and ruffled my hair.

"There's nothing to thank me for, I'm just doing what any friend would do." I felt arms curl around my waist and Axel rested his head on top of mine. "So, did you learn who taught you how to cook?" I smiled softly.

"Yea. My mom taught me how to cook, she was always out of the house early to work at her flower shop, and my dad was always gone for the electric company, he was a security guard. My mom taught me in her spare time, so I could cook for my brothers and I. I always made lunch for the four of us, Cloud was already out and working by the time my mom taught me." My smile grew wider as I replayed the memories, my mom always wore a pink apron, and the pink bow my father bought her on their first date when she was cooking. Her blue eyes were always filled with love and happiness.

"You seem to be a little happier now, after what happened today." Axel mused.

"I guess I feel happier, I mean, why wouldn't I? I can finally tell my brothers I remember them, I can finally see Ventus smile again. He was the innocent one out of the two of us, Sora was the baby of the family, and Vanitas was always the cynical one, and well, you know Cloud. My mom was very sweet, she wore a lot of pink, I think it was because my dad loved it when she wore pink. She always had a pink bow in her hair. My dad, he was interesting." I was smiling widely as I spoke about my family. "He was always happy, a little loud, but serious when he needed to be, he always told us to follow our dreams and to protect our honor." I had relaxed completely into Axel, letting his arms hug my waist.

"Sounds nice..." He trailed off, it sounded almost as if he was a little jealous. "Well...we should head off to bed, there's a mission tomorrow, and Demyx has already put Zexion to bed so he can get some rest, maybe after the mission you can talk to your brothers, and tell them you remember them now." Axel released me and waited for me to stand up. We walked back to our room together, our long day over. I was ready for whatever came next, I was going to make the most out of this, I still don't know why I'm here, but I know I'm not alone, so whatever it is that needs me to be here, I'll accept it. Enough of that for now though, tomorrow was going to be an eventful day, and I need my rest, but I know that I'll be smiling all through the night.