It has been about a week since Roxas had met Axel. Even though he barely knew him, he couldn't help but to smile even at the sound of his name. He knew that Axel and he had met before, but he just couldn't remember. Everything felt so right when he was around Axel. Even his mother noted that he was happier than before.

Roxas grabbed his bag, his toast still in his mouth. Today Axel was going to take him to the movies and he was excited. He had always wanted to go alone somewhere with Axel and this was the chance. He also knew that Axel was taking him to dinner. He ran towards the door. "Bye, Mom!" he called out as he opened the door. He ran out the door, closing it (more like slamming it) behind him. He ran down the street. He stopped at a crosswalk, waiting for the sign to tell him to cross.

A ball bounced into the middle of the street, followed by a little boy. "Come back!" yelled the little boy, chasing his ball.

Roxas dropped his toast and ran out after the boy, noticing that a car was heading his way. "Watch out!" he yelled as he pushed the boy out of the way, putting himself in danger. He felt a pain in his side as he tumbled to the ground. He stopped rolling, stopping on his stomach. All traffic stopped as a crowd surrounded the young blonde. He watched them with his blue eyes, his vision becoming blurry.

Axel… I'm sorry…

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Axel waited outside the school, waiting for the blonde. He didn't know that he wouldn't come at all today. The bell rang. "I wonder where he could be…" he said with a sigh as he headed towards the school door. He looked back; just to make sure the blonde wasn't late. Nothing. He sighed once more and walked inside the building, his hands in his pockets. I'll see him at lunch, he though with a smile.

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Axel sat at the usual table, eating his sandwich. Ever since Roxas had sat next to Axel, people had gathered, including Sora. He looked across the table at Roxas' spot. Empty. He put his sandwich down when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see Sora and Riku behind him.

"We wanted to tell you that Roxas left for his grandmother's house last night. He'll be staying there for a few weeks," Sora lied. He fought back tears and it worked. No tears were in his eyes.

Axel eyed Sora. "How do you know?" he asked.

Sora shrugged. "I'm his cousin. He tells me everything," he said.

Axel looked back down at his sandwich. "Why did he tell me? We were supposed to go into town today," he said with a sigh.

Sora glanced at Riku nervously.

"Roxas had his phone taken away for not helping his parents with something. He just found out last night," Riku said.

Axel looked up at Riku. "Oh. Well, I'll forgive him once he comes back," he said with a smile.

Sora nervously glanced at Riku then looked at Axel. "We have to go. We have something planned with our group," he said. He turned around and waved. "We'll see you later, Axel," he said.

Axel was confused. Did he just see tears in Sora's eyes? Nah, it couldn't be. Maybe Sora was just missing his cousin. He shrugged and continued eating. He didn't know that Roxas was in a hospital this very moment.