The sun burnt his eyes as Sora looked over at the window that his brother's bed was under. He heard something out in the hall and saw that it was about eight o'clock. He had been asleep for about three hours. He opened the door to find out what all the racket was when he saw Riku looking for his keys. When he looked at Sora his face brightened.
"You're awake Sora, good then I can tell you instead of leaving a note. I will be home at about three. If you need me before then my cell is on the fridge, here's twenty dollars if you want to go and get some new clothes, those that you have look a little small, be home later, bye," Riku had said all that while moving through the apartment. He shut the door in the kitchen behind him.
"Bye," Sora mumbled and turned to see Roxas standing in the hallway.
"What was that about," Roxas asked walking into the kitchen and looking in the refrigerator.
"Riku said that we should go get some clothes, there was something in his voice though, something that I don't remember from before," Sora said sitting at the table. Roxas started eating the yogurt that he had found. Sora had a tendency to over react. Like when they were seven, they were swimming and a crab pinched him. He started to scream that he was going to die. So Roxas didn't pay much attention to his older brother. Still, he felt Riku was acting weird, in some way.
"Well, let's go get some clothes then," Roxas said as he threw away the empty yogurt container. With that they headed out the kitchen and down the stairs outside the apartment.
As they walked around the shops in Transverse Town, they noticed a lot of the people were looking frightened or starring at the twins with cold eyes.
"I have a feeling that the people around here know us," Sora whispered to his brother. Roxas nodded in agreement as he looked around. They went around the corner and Sora ran into a tall man.
"You okay," Roxas asked helping his brother up. He looked up at the older man who almost looked just like the twins, except that he had lighter hair.
"Sorry about that," Sora apologized looking up at the man.
"No worries," the man said.
"I'm Sora," Sora introduced himself. Roxas was still in shock.
"Cloud and you are," Cloud asked looking at the other boy.
"Roxas," he finally answered after Sora hit him with his elbow. Cloud nodded and walked off. So the twins went on with their shopping. Until they saw him, the same long silver hair, the same look on his face. It was their father. He hadn't seen them yet but it would only take a good turn, until his eyes fell straight on the twins.
"Let's go," Sora whispered so that only his brother could hear him but too late. Xemnas turned to see his sons walking off. Roxas had seen him turn; he hoped that their father wouldn't notice them. When he started following the twins they ran. Something grabbed Sora and Roxas; shirt pulling them into the alley. Roxas looked around confused. He relaxed when he saw his older brother. Xemnas moved past them and kept going, not seeing the three boys.
"We have to get out of here. There's something you two need to know," Riku said he was about to run when he turned to see Xemnas about five feet away starring at them with the deep, burning eyes Roxas had always remembered. Roxas looked back where his father was a few moments ago.
How did he do that Roxas thought, looking at his father again.
"Out of the way," Riku seemed to growl.
"I thought I might find you here boys," Xemnas said in a cold tone that sent chills down the twin's spines. "We need to catch up on the many years we've missed," he said sweetly.
Wait, sweetly, no that isn't right, that can't be right Roxas thought.
"They aren't coming near you," Riku said stepping in front of his brothers to where Xemnas couldn't see them.
"Riku, would you deny me the right to see my youngest sons," Xemnas asked looking at his eldest son. Riku didn't respond, he just stood starring coldly at his father. "Fine then I'll take them," Xemnas said attempting to go around Riku.
"Over my lifeless body," Riku said stepping in his way again. All of a sudden Xemnas pulled a knife and stabbed Riku in the stomach while some people who had been watching gasped and started screaming and running away from the mad man. Riku looked back at his brothers who were to shocked to move until he mouthed 'Run' and the two boys darted into the crowd that was behind them. Roxas could feel the tears coming to his eyes but he held them back and ran as fast as he could to someplace he didn't know. Soon a man with an eye patch grabbed Roxas' arm and lifted him into the air.
"Gotcha," he said looking at Roxas with an evil smirk. Roxas kick him in the face, flipped backwards, and landed on the ground only to run after his brother who hadn't noticed him get caught for a moment. When Roxas caught up with Sora it was in an old alley way.
"What do we do," Roxas asked.
"We have to get back to Twilight Town," Sora panted
"How are we going to get there?"
"A cab," Sora suggested.
"Great, there aren't any cabs in Transverse Town," Roxas told him looking around. The idea hit Roxas. He dug in his pocket and pulled out a quarter that he had found before they left Twilight Town.
"How's that going to help us," Sora asked confused. Then his face lightened and they ran over to the pay phone and dialed Axel' cell phone number.
"Hello," a tired voice came though the line.
"Axel, hey can you come and pick me and Sora up, we'll explain when you get here," Roxas practically yelled into the phone.
"Sure where are you," Axel asked more awake now.
"We'll meet you outside of Transverse Town," Roxas said.
"Got it memorized," Axel told them and hung up the phone.
"He's coming but it's still a couple of hours away, even for how fast Axel drives so we need to stay hidden and get to the out side of town," Roxas explained. With a nod from his brother they crept into the darkness.
As they maneuvered through the town Roxas couldn't help but wonder what Riku had meant by 'There's something you two need to know.' Roxas couldn't get the image of his brother dieing.
(Flashback)
The two small boys held each other tight as their mother squealed at the sight of her son getting hit with a pipe that had just been lying around.
"Xemnas, he's just a boy, he didn't mean anything," their mother squealed. Both the boys were crying now.
"He needs to be taught a lesson," Their father growled attempting to hit Riku again but he dodged it and his father fell to the ground in front of the twin boys who were cowering in the corner. He grabbed the youngest one by the shirt collar and lifted him up.
"This is my son, this is suppose to be my child," he roared and the young boy tried to pulled the bottom of the collar off his neck.
"Put Roxas down, he hasn't done anything," Riku yelled at their father. Xemnas threw the Roxas as their mother squealed. Riku caught his brother before he hit the ground. Roxas looked up at his brother and then fell unconscious. Riku didn't blame him. He was only four years-old. Riku looked at his other brother who was in the corner horrified.
"Disrespectful, all three of them, go to your rooms," the drunk father yelled. Riku carried Roxas to the hall. When he walked past the corner that Sora was in, the young boy over over and grabbed on to his torn pant leg. Their mother had retreated to her bedroom as well.
"Close the door," Riku whispered to Sora who obediently did so while Riku laid Roxas on the bed. Roxas' fluttered hid eyelids before opening them when he felt the softness of his bed. Their father was still kicking stuff outside.
"What if he tries to hurt us again," Roxas asked grabbing onto Riku when something hit their door.
"I'll protect you guys, I promise nothing will happen to you. I will protect you to my last breathe.," Riku promised his brothers. That made Roxas feel a little better.
"Now get some rest you two, I'll make sure he doesn't touch you," Riku reassured them as Sora crawled into the bed by his twin brother. Riku smiled as he pulled the cover over his two younger brothers. Roxas thought it was a weird smile because Riku a split lip and several cuts on his face from their father before, still, it made Roxas know that there was one person who cared about him and his brother. That's all he needed to know. Roxas closed his eyes and fell to the soft sleep.
(End of Flashback)
They were now sitting outside of Transverse town as a red jeep came speeding down the road. The jeep stopped and a window rolled down to reveal Axel in the driver seat and Demyx in the passengers. Roxas and Sora got in the back seat.
"What is going on," Demyx asked looking back at the twins. So they told them the story and a few extra things for Demyx's sake.
"Well, I could have got the details to this a lot sooner," Demyx whined to try and make the twins laugh but it didn't work out.
"Riku's …dead," Roxas mumbled trying to get used to it a bit better. Sora looked over at him. They knew they were both think the same thing. Riku had always been there, even if he wasn't really there. He was like a light that was hope, like an oasis in the middle of a desert…. It's hard to explain how the twins felt about him.
"Well, if we're going to figure out what he meant, what place better to go to than Destiny Islands," Axel said turning away from the road that lead to Twilight Town.
"You don't mean," the twins said together.
"What did I say about that freaking me out," Axel said.
"ROAD TRIP," Demyx screamed and started hopping up and down in the front seat. Even what had happened today couldn't stop them from laughing at that. Axel sighed and just smiled.
"You two should get some sleep, You probably haven't got much since you left last night and every thing that happened today and stuff," Axel suggested after he had stopped Demyx from jumping up and down. Roxas lay his head against the warm window. He shut his eyes and drifted off into an uneasy sleep.
(Dream)
"Roxas, help me," Riku was shouting, shouting from where.
"Roxas," that time it was Sora. Roxas looked in under his feet. He was standing on nothing he was in nothing.
"Riku died because of you Roxas," a voice called.
"Who are you," he screamed into the darkness.
"He died because he was protecting you,"
"Shut up," Roxas mumbled looking for the source of the voice.
"He died because you were too weak to help him,"
"Shut up," Roxas repeated louder.
"Your mother and one of your brothers have died, all because of you Roxas. So how can you expect to help your remaining brother,"
"SHUT UP" Roxas screamed as loud as he could.
"Roxas, Roxas wake up,"
Roxas jerked awake to see his twin right by him, He felt warm water run down his face and realized that he had been crying in his sleep.
"Where's Axel and Demyx," Roxas asked noticing they were gone.
"They went inside to get us some Cheeseburgers. They didn't want to wake you up. When they went inside you started screaming Shut up over and over and started crying, so I woke you up," Sora explained. So Roxas explained his dream to his brother before his friends came back with the food.
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Well, I am having a serious writers block problem with my this story and my other one. Though I have gotten a few ideas for new fan fiction on Kingdom Hearts.
Also, I don't know I f I've said this yet but I do NOT own Kingdom Hearts or any of the Characters in it, though I wish I did.
-Kidd
