A/N: Not much to say here so, on with the story!
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As Roxas followed Axel, she couldn't help but wonder where they were going. But Axel had said it was a surprise, so she decided not to ask.
Soon the darkness of the portal disappeared, and Roxas found herself in a familiar setting.
This is where Axel had found her the day before.
"It's called Twilight Town," Axel said, closing the portal behind him.
"Twilight Town?"
"It's where all the Nobodies are 'born', but that's not what we're here for." Axel replied with a smile. "See that clock tower over there?"
Roxas turned her attention to where Axel was pointing. The clock tower was beautiful, a tall structure that hung over the town.
"Yes."
"Meet me there in half an hour!"
"Huh? Hey wait a minute!"
But Axel had already vanished, leaving Roxas to find the clock tower all by herself. She muttered something under her breath, but there was no point in being angry. She only had half an hour to find the clock tower, so she had better get moving.
It had already been ten minutes, and Roxas found herself wandering Twilight Town without a clue as to where she was going.
"Hey! You lost?"
Roxas turned around to see three kids around her age. They one who had asked her was a boy with blonde hair and green eyes, Roxas blushed, he was kinda cute.
"Well, uh, you see the thing is . . . " Roxas sighed, and hung her head. "Yes."
The boy laughed.
"No problem, you must be new here!" He said smiling. "The name's Hayner! And these two here are my friends!"
Another boy with black hair and brown eyes stepped up, "The name's Pence!" He exclaimed.
There was a girl with them too. She had brown hair and brown eyes. "I'm Olette!" She exclaimed.
"What's your name new girl?" Hayner asked.
"I'm Roxas." Roxas replied.
"Hmm, Roxas . . . " Hayner said to make sure he'd remember. "All right Roxas, where is it you need to get to?" He asked.
"The clock tower, you see I'm meeting someone there in twenty minutes." Roxas explained.
Olette giggled, "Boyfriend?" She asked.
Roxas flushed, "What!? No way! He's just a friend of mine!" She said defensively.
"Uh huh, sure! Well, Hayner, I think we better hurry and help Roxas out before she misses her date!"
"It's not a date!"
Hayner and Pence laughed.
"Calm down Roxas," Pence said. "Olette's only teasing you."
Hayner nodded, "Yeah, but she's actually really sweet so don't let it bother you." He added.
Olette sighed. "Sorry If I made you upset Roxas, no hard feelings?" She asked.
Roxas smiled.
"No hard feelings!"
"All right troops! We have a mission we can't afford to fail, help escort Roxas to the clock tower!" Hayner exclaimed.
"Yes sir!" Olette and Pence said with a salute.
Roxas laughed, and saluted as well.
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Axel stood in line for what seemed like hours. He hated waiting for anything, but he wasn't about to leave. This was important! Besides, it was his present to Roxas. He smiled. He couldn't help but like the kid. She was sweet, and yet she could tell Larxene off in a heartbeat!
"Excuse me, sir?"
Axel turned his attention to the shop keep, who was looking impatient. Evidently the line had moved faster than he expected.
"Oh yeah, two Sea-salt ice-creams please."
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Roxas and the others talked as they made their way to the clock tower. Even though she had just met Hayner, Pence, and Olette it felt as though she had known them her whole life.
"So Roxas, promise to come back and visit us here in Twilight Town?" Hayner asked as they reached the clock tower.
"I promise." Roxas replied.
Olette gave her a hug, and Pence smiled at her.
"Okay, that's enough with the warm and tingly feeling crap! We've gotta practice at the Sandlot for the upcoming Struggle challenge!" Hayner exclaimed. "See ya around, Roxas!" And with that he bolted.
"Hey Hayner, wait up!" Pence exclaimed as he chased after his friend.
"Bye, Roxas!" Olette said as she waved goodbye, hurrying to catch up with the boys.
"Bye!" Roxas waved back. She turned to the clock tower, looking around. Where was Axel?
"Hey Roxas!"
Roxas looked up. Axel was at the top of the clock tower, waving back down at her. She sighed, great, more walking.
Well, eventually after about a hundred stairs or so, Roxas had made it to the top of the clock tower. She was panting slightly, giving Axel a glare.
"What's with the look Roxas? Don't tell me you're feeling tired?" Axel said teasingly.
"Shut up," Roxas groaned, sitting down next to Axel. "So, why did you bring me here?" She asked sounding rather exasperated.
Axel motioned toward the sun, which was setting over Twilight Town.
Roxas stared in awe.
"You like it?" Axel asked.
"It's beautiful!" Roxas exclaimed.
"Here."
Roxas blinked as Axel handed her what looked like an ice cream. She took it, and examined it. "How come it hasn't melted?" She asked.
"That's the best part about Sea-salt ice-cream. It never melts!" Axel exclaimed, pulling out a second ice-cream.
"Why are you doing this?" Roxas asked suspiciously.
"We're friends now, aren't we?"
Roxas couldn't help but smile. Axel really sounded sincere.
"Yeah," She replied. "Best friends."
Axel smiled and took a bite of his ice cream.
"Man! This ice-cream is salty!" He exclaimed.
Roxas took a bite out of her ice-cream next.
"Nope, it's sweet!"
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Awww! Too cute! Squees I loved writing this chapter, and I hope you enjoyed reading it!
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