Complete Strangers

It hadn't been a bad night for the Flurry of Dancing Flames and the Key of Destiny either. The two unmoving forms leaned against the wall, both had a smile upon their faces, though one was more subtle than the other. An arm hung around the shorter boy's shoulders, and his head rested upon the red head's chest.

Their chests rose and fell softly with each breath in and out as both were still lost in the bliss of sleep. Soon enough though, emerald orbs were once more revealed to the world as the pyro woke. His eyes showed his bit of confusion as his mind was still slowly waking. He blinked as he felt the blonde shift against him and snuggle closer. A satisfied and comfortable smile came to his lips before he leaned down and kissed the boy on the forehead. He knew he'd never been happier with where he currently was. There was no better place.

Soon after the kiss though, azure orbs fluttered open and a soft whine escaped the boy's lips. It took a few moments for him to gain full sense, but once he had, he blushed faintly at realizing his current position of being in the fiery red head's arms. "..Hi." He said, his voice easily letting the other know his current flustered feeling. This only made Axel smirk though, amused by the younger blonde. "Hi." As he spoke, a chuckle escaped his lips. He was just... too cute.

"Sleep well?" He asked, earning a nod from Roxas. "Yeah.. actually. Did you?" The answer had never been easier. "Never have I slept better." A small smile came to Roxas' lips at that, and his eyes softly closed as he let himself simply relax.

The sounds of the waves crashing onto the beach could easily reach his ears, and it was such a calming sound. He was growing to like it more and more.. "Things are.. quiet here.. Calm too.." Axel nodded, his eyes still intent on watching the boy. "Something that isn't really normal for us, huh?"

It was true. After all, their life before... with the organization, and the fighting, when had they ever experienced times like this? Yeah, there were the few times that they got a time to rest and take time for themselves, but it had never really been anything like this. This was a true calm. True peace. True happiness. They had no threats to the said things..

"I think I could get used to this, don't you?" There was a pause before a soft sigh escaped Roxas' lips. "Yeah. I think its something I can live with." He said, smirking softly.

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"Have you seen Roxas lately?"

It wasn't really what the boy wanted to bring up to disturb their current moment, but he couldn't remember seeing the other's nobody as of late. The brunette blinked at hearing the question. Though he felt a bit of guilt admitting it, he really hadn't thought about Roxas. He forgot about him... simply because he still wasn't used to the fact that they were separated. "No... actually.."

Sora had been kind of worried about his other. He knew he had to feel alone, being on these islands which he wasn't used to. "I wonder if he's okay.."

After all, the blonde nobody hadn't yet really made friends on the island, he just had Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Not to mention the fact that his best friend had died.. for the both of them no less. He had to feel miserable.. but that wasn't what Sora wanted for him. He wanted to help find a way for him to be happy again. But what could he do?

"...Sora?" It had been the third time Riku had said his name, but only the first time that the key bearer had heard it. "Hmm?" He asked, blinking at the other, getting a smile in return to it. "You wanna go and find him?" "Yeah.." He replied with a nod, grabbing his hand and finally getting up from the bed and going down the stairs.

The two made their way out of the house soon enough, and slowly headed from it. Sora looked to the sky, slightly surprised to not see the sun fully shining down as brightly as it usually did. The sky was full of clouds, making it darker than one was used to, but it was still at least a bit bright, thanks to the bits of sun that got to peek through the clouds. His eyes shifted from the area above him, to the horizon beyond them. There were darker clouds hanging there, looking almost foreboding... It wasn't exactly relieving or anything of the sort, but it didn't raise worry either. He just wasn't really looking forward to the idea of rain. Or maybe, it would be a nice change... make them appreciate the sun more, you know?

They walked across the sand, their destination now being the docks. Riku spoke first. "Has he been alright? Roxas I mean." He had to admit, not to Sora, but to himself, that he'd never been too fond of the blonde. He knew he was a part of Sora, and he loved Sora for everything that he was, but Roxas.. he wasn't like Sora at all. He was everything that Sora wasn't! Dark, cold, distant... and that was just the surface! But... still... he was a part of Sora.. and the boy was still a part of their life. Riku knew he had to accept him. Maybe try at giving him another chance to change his opinion of him. After all, they hadn't really gotten off at the best start. Yeah... fighting, kidnapping, forcing him into a new, false life after wiping his memories? That was definitely not the best start.

Sora sighed and shrugged, though a faint smile remained on his face. It wasn't near as bright or true as his others, but it was still there. "To tell you the truth.. I'm not sure. He's been much more quiet, not to mention distant lately. He won't tell me anything, in fact, he'll barely talk to me in the first place. As you saw, he won't even come home most of the time." He glanced to the other. "I really don't know what I could possibly do or say to him. Even if he's part of me.." His hand drifted to the area over his heart. "I feel like I don't know him at all. Like.. he's a stranger."

Riku.. he didn't know any better of what the other could do. He knew Sora was reaching out to his other half, but with Roxas really rejecting him, what else could he do? Neither of them seemed to know what they could do for the blonde, and were nearly equally as clueless about him. This really was a troublesome situation.

He smirked half-heartedly to the brunette and simply wrapped his arms around him from behind and kissed his cheek. "Its alright. We'll figure something out and just do our best, ne?" He gently tightened his grasp around him before he allowed it to loosen a bit once more. "And.. we'll learn more about him.. to figure him out soon enough, too."

A blush crossed the slightly younger boy's cheeks, but his eyes closed and his smile strengthened. "Thanks Riku." He said, turning to kiss him lightly.