Authors Note: Well, here we are again with another chapter. I've been a little sick recently, so gettingthis out was a bit difficult. It's so hard to concentrate on writing when you can hardly keep your eyes open. Anyway, if you enjoy the chapter, please leave a review. Thanks.
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Blank Slate
Chapter 10
Day 26
A huge castle in the distance captured Sora, Donald, and Goofy's attention as they walked along the narrow strip of land. As they approached they couldn't help but marvel at the enormity of this structure.
Sora frowned slightly as he scaled the castle with his eyes, wondering what had drawn him here. For some reason, he felt as if this place was calling out to him.
While Donald and Goofy discussed if they should enter or not, Sora fearlessly walked forward, pushing open the massive white doors before strolling in. Donald and Goofy glanced at each other before hurrying after.
Inside, the walls and floor were encrusted with beautiful white marble decorations and pillars. White chiseled emblems hung on the walls, giving the whole look of the castle a more appealing vibe.
"Hey, ya think it's ok to just barge in?" Goofy asked.
"But we gotta do it, if we're gonna find the king." Donald responded.
"The king!" Goofy exclaimed, looking around frantically. "The Kings here?"
"Something just told me he'd be here, ok?" Donald said, crossing his arms and giving a look that clearly told them not to question his judgement.
"Really? Cuz' now that you mention it, I was kinda thinkin' the same thing." Goofy agreed.
"Seriously? Me too! One look at this castle and I just knew, our very best friends, there here!" Sora consented.
"A-Hulka." Goofy laughed. "I guess great minds think alike."
"Nah, I don't think that's the case in this situation."
Sora Donald and goofy jumped slightly as they quickly turned to see someone standing in front of the slowly closing doors. The doors slid shut with a band. The person was wearing a black coat with a large hood.
"Who are you!" Donald demanded, his staff already out.
"Wow wow there, don't get your feathers all ruffled." The hooded man said as he took a few steps forward.
"Answer us! Who are you?" Sora demanded, the Keyblade appearing in his grasp.
The hooded man stopped in his tracks, pausing for a brief moment before he reached up and lowered the hood. "So, you really can use the Keyblade. I guess Naminé wasn't bullshitting me after all."
Sora raised an eyebrow as he took in the new person's features. He was tall, and had a head of spikey red hair. "H-How did you know about the Keyblade?"
The man chuckled a bit. "Oh, you know. I knew someone a little while ago who could use one."
Everyone's eyes widened a bit at his declaration. "Garsh, you did? Did his name happen' to be King Mickey?"
A grin formed across the man's face. "Mayybee,"
"TELL US!" Donald shouted, waving his staff around dangerously.
"Humph." The man huffed as the grin spread further across his face. "I'll tell ya what. I've been cooped up in this boring castle for a while now and it gets really dull, so..." he started as he suddenly whipped his arms to the side. Fire circled around his arms, trailing down his shoulders before reaching his hands. Two fire Chakrams exploded into existence. "You entertain me for a bit, and I might be willing to tell you what I know. How does that sound?"
Sora narrowed his eyes and clenched the Keyblades handle a bit harder. "Who are you?"
"Name's Axel. I'm the guys who's in charge of castle oblivion, got it memorized?" The Nobody said as the entire room exploded in fire.
Roxas's eyes flew open as the intense dream came to a halt. He was sweating slightly as he replayed the dream a few times. The past coupleof nights had been pretty mellow, only consisting of Sora, Donald, and Goofy exchanging some friendly banter while walking down a dirt road in the middle of a grassy field.
However, his mind was on the fact that he actually saw Axel in the dream. There was no mistaking it. From his red hair, to his weapons, heck, even his signature catch phrase was all identical. What did it mean? Why was Sora meeting Axel? And what was Castle Oblivion?
"Roxas?"
Roxas glanced over to see Suu peering into his eyes with her emerald orbs. It was then that he noticed her feeler was attached to his head again.
"Are you alright?"
Slowly Roxas nodded, letting his thoughts on the matter rest for a bit. "Just an…intense dream."
Suu nodded as if she understood. "About…Sora again?"
Roxas blinked a couple times as he peered over at the slime girl, slowly nodding his head. "Yeah. How did you know?"
Suu's face courted in concentration as she tried to find words for it. "Suu can…Suu can see Roxas's dreams sometimes."
"You…Can?" he asked, causing Suu to nod.
"When Suu is…connected like this, she can sometimes see…fragments of Roxas's dream. Suu learns a lot when Roxas sleeps." She said.
"Is that so?" Roxas said, wondering how he was supposed to feel about this situation. He didn't realize Suu was doing that each time he caught her attaching her feeler to his head.
"So, then you know about Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" He asked, causing her to nod. "What about me? Do you…know about me?"
Suu cocked her head in confusion, not really understanding the question. "Roxas doesn't dream about Roxas."
"Interesting." Roxas murmured. "So, what do you think about these dreams?"
"They…They seem real." Suu replied, trying to find the best words to describe them.
"Yeah, I think so too."
The days seem to just fly by for the nobody as he sat in the middle of another lecture. Thank God Kitsuna was such a good teacher, or the novelty of attending school would have worn off by now. Currently, Roxas was scribbling down a couple notes as Kitsuna rambled on about some history of the exchange bill. Though the material was interesting, the study sessions with him, Yukiko, and Pyra had put them well beyond what the lesson was about.
However, Roxas did keep his mind busy with a growing thought. Ever sense he learned to use the Corridor of darkness, cleaning up the forest has never been easier. He would just open a Corridor to a nearby dump and they instantly had a way to dispose of all the trash. Kii was especially grateful, though you couldn't really tell by the look on her face. She always kept that same exact stare.
But using the Corridor to take out the trash was the last thing on his mind. For the past couple days now, Roxas had been thinking about Organization 13. And with the addition of his most recent dream, his old group was on the forefront of his mind more than ever. Now that he had a way to get back there, the thought of returning always tempted him. He was curious about the group that picked him up when he first awakened. It didn't mean he would stay with them, but he was rather curious as to what they were up to, especially Axel.
That thought had been growing in his mind quite a bit over the past few days. He wanted to know how Axel was doing, maybe even ask about his most recent dream. The Red-Head fire nobody was probably the one he spent the most time with. Seeing the rest of them didn't really interest Roxas, but then there was the newest member of Organization 13. He only met her briefly before this entire fiasco went down, but somehow, that hooded nobody left a strange impression on him.
"I wonder how they're doing." Roxas murmured to himself.
"Roxas!"
Roxas blinked as he looked up, noticing that the entire classroom was looking at him. Kitsuna's brow was twitching a little.
"Yes?"
"Is there something you would like to share with the class?" Kitsuna asked with a forced smile.
"…Not particularly, why?"
"Then I would apricate it if you wouldn't talk during the lecture." She chided before turning back to the rest of the class. "Alright, now all of you know this school was designed to incorporate Liminal into Human society…"
"Unfortunately," Kichi whispered, barely loud enough for most to hear, but with Kitsuna's enhanced hearing, she caught it easily. Her eyebrow twitched again as she continued.
"There is a rule here that students must join a club. I hope you all have thought about which one you would like to join because clubs are an essential part of the high school experience."
There was a round of groans as the bell run, signifying the end of the school day. Students began to pack up and converge into their little clicks once again, chatting about which club they would like to join.
Roxas also packed his books away before standing. It didn't take long before Yukiko and Pyra were by his side.
"You know Roxas, you really gotta stop spacing out in class. I think you're running Mrs. Kitsuna's patience pretty thin." Yukiko giggled.
"…I'll keep that in mind." Roxas said as he stepped away from the desk. "I didn't think she would hear me though."
"She's not the only one." Pyra said with an eyebrow raised. She threw her bookbag over her shoulder. "So, who were you talking about?"
"What do you mean?" Roxas asked as they began to exit the classroom.
"What you were saying in class. You wanted to see how someone was doing?"
"…You heard that?"
"Course I did. All Canine Liminal have a superior sense of hearing and smell. How do you think we track down the damned?" Pyra gloated. "But sometimes you really hear things you don't want to. The smell can be even worse."
"Such as?" Yukiko asked.
"My host masturbating in the other room." Pyra responded flatly.
Yukiko's face paled in disgust. "To much information."
"You asked."
"What's masturbating?" Roxas asked.
Pyra pursed her lips, trying desperately not to laugh her ass off. Yukiko paled even further as she claimed her hands around Roxas's mouth.
"SHHH! Don't say that so loudly." She exclaimed.
"Mmuy mot?" Roxas muffled voice said through her hands.
"Just…drop it for now Roxas." Pyra said, allowing a few giggles escaped her lips. "But seriously, who were you talking about?"
Seeing that the situation was avoided, Yukiko released her hold on the Nobody, allowing him to speak.
"I was talking about Members of Organization 13." Roxas said.
"Oh, you mean those guys that found you before Smith?" Pyra asked.
"Yep. I was wondering what they are doing since I last saw them." Roxas said as he threw his bad over his shoulder. "I kinda want to see what they are up too."
"Well…What's stopping you? It's not like you can't use Pure Darkness to get back right?" Yukiko asked.
"…I'm not sure what's stopping me." Roxas responded, a pondering look crossing his face. "Maybe I will see how they're doing someday."
"Hey, Losers!"
Roxas, Yukiko, and Pyra all stopped and simultaneously sighed in annoyance as they looked up to see someone standing there, blocking there way.
"What do you want Kichi?" Roxas asked.
"Oh, I see you three are still inseparable." Kichi said with a sneer on her face. "Pretty disgusting if you ask me. I mean, my mind still can't fathom why you hang out with them."
"Does your mind fathom anything at all?" Pyra asked dryly.
Kichi narrowed her eyes at the Hellhound. "Watch it mutt," She hissed before crossing her arms. "So, which club are the three stooges going to join? The bestiality club?"
"Haven't decided yet." Roxas responded, ignoring her jab.
"Well it would suit you, that's for sure. Considering the company you keep."
"Piss off." Yukiko snapped suddenly. Her words caused Kichi to reel a bit. She did not expect that from the normally shy and kind Yeti.
"Well look at you." Kichi said in the most condescending voice she could muster. "Seems you finally grew a backbone. But that's besides the case. Roxas…" She said, looking straight at the nobody.
"What now?"
"I'm giving you one last chance. Me and a bunch of my friends are joining the swimming club." She said, a serious look in her eye. "I'm telling you to ditch these two and join with us. We could use another hottie in the club." She finished, a seductive smile crossing her face as she winked.
Yukiko was grinding her teeth, trying with all her might not to run up to this obnoxious girl and ring her neck…Wow, Pyra really was rubbing off on her.
Pyra was clenching her paws angrily, her eyes burning red with fury.
Roxas however was completely clam as he started to walk forward. Both Yukiko and Pyra's eye widened when they saw him approaching the girl.
Kichi grinned in satisfaction as she saw him walking toward her, thinking that she finally won him over. "That's what I thought." She said as she rushed toward him, attempting to capture his arm and burry it between her breasts. However, right when she tried, Roxas completely dodged her faster than she could see. She was sent stumbling, nearly falling flat on her face, her eyes widening in realization.
Roxas simply stopped as he looked over his shoulder at Yukiko and Pyra, who were still staring at him. Only this time, large grins covered their faces.
"Are you two coming?" he asked as he simply turned back and started walking down the hallway again.
Kichi's entire body began to shake with embarrassment and rage. Never, and I mean NEVER had someone managed to resist her so well, and even dodge her signature move that was guaranteed to capture the heart of any hormonal boy.
"Y-Y-YOU ASSHOLE!" She screeched. "I Gave you SOO many chances! Why?"
"Just give it up you little bitch." Pyra said, a giddy smile on her face.
"Yeah, Roxas isn't some shallow little toy that has to be a part of your collection." Yukiko said as she skipped past the stunned teen. To pour salt on the wound, she secured Roxas's arm much like how Kichi tried to do. The only difference was that Yukiko was successful. She looked over at Kichi and pulled down her eyelid while sticking out her tongue.
"Classic." Pyra laughed as she walked past Kichi. However, the hellhound made one quick swipe at angry girl with her claws.
Kichi instantly flinched, expecting to feel pain…but didn't. "W-What are you DOING? A Liminal can't attack a human! Y-You're going to get expelled for threatening me."
"Threatening you? I would never!" Pyra said dramatically. "I just had a muscle spasm. Oh, and you might want to get an extra pair of cloths soon."
Kichi was a bit confused until she noticed that huge sections of her uniform began to peel away. She screamed out in embarrassment as more chunks kept falling off her body. Soon, she was only in her panties and bra. Instantly, she tried to cover herself as she dashed away from the dynamic trio, screaming and crying out in outrage.
"T-That was AWESOME!" Yukiko exclaimed as she raised a hand to Pyra.
"I wanted to do that for ages." Pyra responded as she hi-fived the Yeti. She then looked over at Roxas. "You worried me there. For a second, I thought you were going to take her offer."
Roxas gave her a flat look as he raised an eyebrow. "Why would I do that?"
Pyra chuckled as she threw an arm around his neck. "Roxas, don't ever change."
Even though school was out, the campus grounds were littered with club booths. Students were passing out flyers and advertisements, beckoning other students to join their club. Most of the club presidents were seniors, trying to wrangle in the newcomers.
Pyra, Roxas, And Yukiko browsed around the different booths, but there weren't many that caught their attention. They did catch a glimpse of Kichi and her groupies dressed in skimpy little bikini's, trying to capture the attention of those around. She even spotted them, throwing the harshest glare she could muster. But it didn't affect them at all as they completely ignore her and walk away.
"Man, most of these clubs are so boring!" Pyra said, walking with her paws behind her head.
"I wanted to check out the cooking club." Yukiko wined as she tailed behind them.
"No way, besides, no one can beat bro's cooking."
"You mean Kimihito? Since when did you start calling him that?" Roxas asked.
Pyra paused as she thought about it. "Well, that's what old Yuki Yuki calls him, so it kinda caught on."
"Muu! Pyra, I don't like it when you call me that."
"So, what about you Roxas, any clubs interest you?" Pyra asked, ignoring Yukiko's puffed out face.
"Not particularly."
Pyra rolled her eyes at his lackluster response. "Should have guessed. But c'mon, you must like something."
Roxas paused and thought about the question. He liked to write, he liked sea-salt ice cream, and he liked…
"I like the sunset." He responded finally when he thought back to when he and Axel would sit atop of Twilight tower and eat ice cream…Though they only did that a couple times.
"The sunset huh? Well too bad there isn't a sunset club." Yukiko joked. "But still, it's hard to choose one to agree on."
They continued to walk round the different booths, trying to see what club the three of them could agree on, or at least tolerate doing. There was no question that they wanted to join the same club. However, after an hour or so of looking, they had yet to find anything that would interest the three of them. Eventually, they found themselves relaxing in the shade of the school building, talking about the different clubs.
"It seems we can't come to a consensus." Yukiko summarized as she sipped a juice box.
"Looks like it. Most of the clubs are kind of lame." Pyra agreed. "Not to mention most of the club leaders are senior humans."
"True, but there were a lot of Liminals recruited." Yukiko reminded.
"Yeah, but that's because they were forced to take them."
"Um…I don't think that's exactly true. There were quite a few that clubs that welcomed everyone." Yukiko argued.
"humph."
Roxas slowly sipped on his juice box as well, thinking back on all the clubs they visited. Honestly, the astronomy club looked interesting, but he already had the ability to visit different worlds instead of looking at them through a telescope. So, that was a no go.
"Um…Have you three already found a club?"
Yukiko, Pyra, and Roxas all glanced over to see a boy standing there. He looked nervous and extremely shy to be honest. He had semi-spikey orange hair and brown eyes. He was about their height as well.
"No, we haven't, what's it to ya?" Pyra growled.
Despite flinching a bit, the boy looked determined. "W-well, my name is Ichiro, a-and I was wondering if you three would be interested in joining my club." He shuddered.
The three glanced at each other before looking at the shy boy. "You have a club? Aren't you our age?" Yukiko asked.
"Yes…I'm actually in the same class as you three."
"You're kidding, how have I never seen you?" Pyra asked.
"I-It's because I sit in the back corner. I-I usually keep to myself." Ichiro said nervously as the Hellhounds piercing gaze landed don him. "And the club is one that I wanted to start. I'm the first member."
"Well, spill it, what club is it?" Pyra asked impatiently.
Again, Ichiro flinched a little. "I-It's the photography club. I-I decided to start one because the school doesn't have a photography club." He said as he showed them the expensive looking camera around his neck.
"Photography club?" Roxas asked.
Ichiro nodded, a bit of nervousness leaving his face. "Yes. We will be working with a lot of other clubs as well…Like taking pictures for the newspaper club and…other stuff. It'll be f-fun, so what do you say?"
Again, Roxas, Yukiko, and Pyra all glanced at each other.
"Why do you want us?" Roxas asked.
"W-Well, I wasn't able to recruit anyone at the booth. And a club needs at least 5 members to be official. I-If I don't get at least 4 more people, then I can't start the club."
"I see." Roxas said. To be honest, photography did sound interesting. Considering there were so many things that were new experiences for him, maybe it might be a good idea to capture them in a photo.
"You know, that does sound Kinda fun." Yukiko said. "We get to interact with other clubs and take pictures."
"…It does seem pretty easy." Pyra mused as she glared over at Ichiro. "But even if we join, we still need one more person."
"T-True, but trying to find one more person is much more manageable than four." Ichiro responded with a hopeful look in his eye. "D-Does that mean you'll join?"
"Maybe." Pyra said. "But do you only want to use us to start a club?"
"Pyra~" Yukiko wined. "Why do you have to make things difficult."
"T-That's not the reason I asked you…Honest." Ichiro said before Pyra had the chance to respond. They all looked over at him curiously as he shuffled his feet a bit. "I approached you because…because I admire you three."
Roxas, Yukiko, and Pyra blinked a few times, clearly surprised by his response.
"Huh?" Pyra said.
"Y-You three…You three go against the grain. You have no fear of bullies that mock you for being friends. You don't try to hide the fact that you enjoy each other's company. I-I really admire that about you three."
Yukiko felt her eyebrows scrunch a little as she heard his words. "I kind of sounds like you want to do the same."
"I do." Ichiro said, feeling a little ashamed. "I have nothing against Liminal, but…I'm afraid of being bullied."
"Coward." Pyra growled, causing Ichiro to flinch.
"Pyra!" Yukiko frowned.
"Can it, Yukiko." Pyra hissed back.
"No, she's right." Ichiro responded, causing Pyra to look over at him with an eyebrow raised. "I've been scared, heck, I am still scared of being bullied. I don't have many friends either."
"Well, at least you're honest about it." Pyra commented dryly. "So, which teacher is over this club?"
Ichiro looked up again, trying to regain his composure. "Mrs. Kitsuna volunteered. Since she's kinda new, she isn't over any other club currently."
Hearing this new information made the club sound that much more appealing.
"…You know, that doesn't sound bad." Roxas said suddenly.
Pyra and Yukiko looked over at him in surprise. "Really? You're showing some interest in this?"
"Yeah." Roxas responded. "Besides, we have to join a club anyway. Why not this one?"
"He has a point Pyra." Yukiko agreed. "plus, it would be nice to take some photos and sent them home to my family."
Pyra looked between Roxas and Yukiko a few times before glancing at the hopeful Ichiro. Truth be told, this shy boy seemed honest enough…that and Despite being afraid of bullies, he had the balls to approach them in the first place. Most people would avoid them for the simple fact that she was a hellhound. But this boy didn't, which gave him a couple measly brownie points.
"Well, if you two are game, then so am I."
Ichiro looked as if Christmas had come early. "You mean!?"
"Yeah, Sigh us up." Roxas said, a small smile creeping along the side of his mouth.
With membership to a club secured, Roxas, Pyra, and Yukiko all spend the next hour or so with Ichiro as he explained what he had in mind for the club. He even showed them there club room. It was a cozy size, but it was the best he could do because this was a new club. So far it was an empty room with a few different pieces of camera equipment scattered about, but Ichiro told them that it would be filled with more equipment soon enough. They also saw Mrs. Kitsuna, who was ecstatic that they decided to join the club.
While everyone was looking around the clubroom, Ichiro approached Roxas and asked the question that was plaguing his mind for a while now.
"Hey Roxas…"
"yeah?" Roxas responded, looking over at the boy.
"…how do you do it? In fact, how do you all do it?" Ichiro asked, getting Pyra and Yukiko's attention as well.
"Do what?"
"How do you deal with the bullying? I mean, they harass you guys every day."
Pyra and Kukiko looked at each other, but Road didn't even have to think about his answer.
"So?"
Ichiro blinked a few times. "What do you mean so?"
"I mean, so what if they call us names? So what if they harass us? Why should we care?" Roxas said simply.
"because…Because it's mean! They say some really bad things to you guys."
"It doesn't matter what they say." Yukiko responded kindly.
"I…don't understand."
Yukiko paused as she thought about how to answer this question. "I use to let their words get to me, but after I became friends with Roxas and Pyra, I didn't care about what they said anymore."
"Why not?"
"Because their opinion means nothing." Pyra said before Yukiko could finish. The Yeti puffed out her face in annoyance again, but Pyra continued. "Listen kid, the only opinion that should matter is one from those you know. And do you want to know a secret?" Pyra said with a grin.
"What?"
"The best way to get back at a bully is to ignore them. Show them that their words mean nothing. Trust me, it drives them crazy."
Ichiro thought back on the many times Kichi and her click tried to pick of Roxas, Pyra, And Yukiko, only to be blown off. Kichi's face would get so red with anger that she looked like she was going to erupt.
"But…I don't know if I can do that."
"That's kind of your choice." Roxas said.
"Huh?"
"Letting their words bother you, that's you choice. No matter how bad there words are, they're still just words. And we chose not to let it bother us."
Ichiro gave a small sigh. "You make it sound so easy."
"If you choose to make it easy, then it is."
Ichiro watched as Pyra, Yukiko, and Roxas walked away. He was grateful to them that they accepted his offer. Truth be told, it took a lot of guts to talk to them, especially since Pyra was constantly around. He wasn't going to lie, the Hellhound was intimidating, especially when he felt her eyes glued on the back of his head nearly the entire time.
Roxas was…a mystery. He didn't say much, but he was easy to talk to. Yukiko was the most talkative of the bunch. She was also by far the most cheerful and relaxed. Ichiro even blushed a little when she surprised him with a goodbye hug when they left. He certainly didn't expect that, especially since they had only known each other for about an hour.
That was something new for the boy. He could probably count the number of times he had been hugged by a girl his age on one hand.
Turning back to the school, Ichiro remembered that he had to pack up some of his own personal camera equipment before he left. That stuff was expensive, so he couldn't afford to leave it out like that.
While he was walking down the hall, he couldn't help but smile a little. Talking with those three was fun, and he even found himself laughing with them…though he did notice that the Hellhound was very wary of him. But in all honestly, he couldn't blame her. Considering the way she was treated here in school, and the fact that she knew the worst that humanity had to offer, he didn't blame her for her attitude. In fact, it kind of surprised him she was as chill as she was.
However, as Ichiro thought about those three, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous of them. He was jealous that they fearlessly expressed their friendship even though it wasn't the most popular idea around campus. There were a few human's and liminal that were like them, but none that were as bold. They didn't keep it a secret that they would hang out after school every day, and even publicly laugh and banter with each other. Because of this, Ichiro did notice that they were picked on quite a bit more than the rest of the students, but true to their words, they choose to not let it bother them.
There courage was something to be admired…and envied. There were many times that he wanted to come to the aid of a bullied Liminal, but he was too afraid to stand up to the bullied. Everyone knew that if you stood up for one, then you were going to be there next target of their harassment.
Giving a small sigh, Ichiro knew Pyra was right when she called him a coward.
"Not a chance you cow."
"Um…I'm a Holstaurus."
"No one cares! We said no, now get the fuck out of here."
"Why not? I need a club!"
Ichiro frowned as he rounded a corner to where the voices were. There he saw some of the girls from the Swim team were talking down to one of the Liminal girls in his class. He knew that Holstaurus's were a subspecies of their Minotaur relatives, but they were much more gentle and quite a bit shorter.
"Why? Because you would drag us down with those huge boobs of you. I mean seriously, do you even think we have a swimsuit that would fit you?"
The Holstaurus girl grossed her arms over her chest as she blushed in embarrassment, though it did little to help cover her enormous assets.
"And we really don't need cow hair clogging up the pool, so the answer is NO!"
The Liminal girl's gaze lowered to the ground, a few tears peaking her eyes.
"Aw look, she's crying!" The girls laughed. "Just go back to the dairy farm where you belong. You look like you're due for another milking anyway."
Ichiro frowned again as he bit his lower lip. He really wanted to go out there and tell those girls off, but…
He shrunk back instead, letting his fear overcome his actions. He knew that if he stepped in, then word would spread that he helped a liminal, and that would make his life miserable.
Completely disgusted with himself, Ichiro turned to leave before anyone noticed him.
"Geeze, talk about disgusting. Did your mom fuck a cow or something?"
Ichiro halted in his steps. Though he was still scared, he found himself…angry. These girls were taking it way too far.
"I can only guess, I mean, how else was something like that supposed to be born?" Another girl agreed as she turned to the Holstaurus. "I mean, you have hooves, how does that happen? Tell me, did your mom suck his big bull testicles as well?"
Ichiro grit his teeth in anger. Even for bulling, there was a line you don't cross. His anger increased when he heard the Liminal girl start softly weeping.
Still, he was afraid. He didn't want the rest of his school life to be in the crossfire of bullies. But he also didn't want to continue hearing this kind of harassment.
"No matter how bad their words are, they're still just words. And we chose not to let it bother us."
Ichiro bit the side of his cheek when that phrase played through his mind. Words really did hurt a lot. Why did they make is sound too easy to deal with bullies?
"If you choose to make it easy, it is."
Ichiro took a deep breath, a determined look forming on his face. Turning back around, the boy summoned all the courage he could muster before walking down the hallways in the direction of the girls. They didn't even notice him until he spoke up.
"H-Hey, knock it off!"
All attention was turned to Ichiro. The girls bulling the Holstaurus narrowed their eyes at him while the Liminal girl looked at him, a confused look on her face.
"You got something to say?"
Ichiro felt himself falter a little, but he held firm. "Y-Yeah, I said stop."
The girls looked between each other before bursting out laughing. "Oh, this is rich! Looks like someone is defending the little cow."
Ichiro did his best to ignore them as he approached the Holstaurus. "A-are you ok?"
"Um…" The Liminal grim mumbled, wiping her tears away. "Y-Yeah."
"Hey, don't ignore us."
Having little time to think, Ichiro grasped the Holstaurus by the wrist. "C'mon, let's go."
"H-Huh?"
Ichiro didn't leave any room for arguing as he basically dragged the Liminal girl away. Angry yells of the other girls echoed down the hallways, but they were just ignored. Having no idea where else to go, Ichiro dragged the confused Liminal straight to the clubroom where he was going to go eventually. Soon, they entered the room and Ichiro slid the door closed before taking a deep breath.
He did it. He did it. He faced his fears of bullying and helped someone. Not to mention how amazing it felt to hear those their angry yells echo down the hallway. It seemed Pyra was right when you said that ignoring a bully was the best way to get back at them.
"Um…"
Ichiro blinked a couple times as he remembered that there was someone else in the room with him. He turned to the Liminal girl, finally getting the chance to get a good look at her.
She was indeed a Holstaurus. Her hair was a little less than shoulder length and mostly white with black highlights. She had two bone-white horns protruding from the side of her head, curling upward. Right below them were a pair of white cow ears. She also had bright green eyes that were full of confusion as they stared back at him.
Other than that, her torso seemed nearly identical to a human…expect for her enormous assets. Her lower half was very different though. From her hips, down, she had a layer of black and white fir cascading down her legs, which finally ended with a pair of hooves instead of feet.
Realizing that he was staring, Ichiro scratched the back of his head. "S-Sorry about that. I-I just didn't…I didn't mean too." He rambled, trying to find a reason for his earlier action.
The Holstaurus cocked her head a little, an unsure look on her face.
"What I mean to say is…are you alright?" Ichiro wanted to face-palm himself because he already asked that question. He really was bad at small talk.
"Um…yeah. I'm ok now." The Liminal girl said quietly.
"G-Good. G-Glad you're not crying anymore." Even Ichiro had to cringe at what just erupted from his mouth. Smooth.
The Holstaurus blushed a little out of embarrassment, rubbing her hands together nervously in front of her. The atmosphere was incredibly awkward.
"Well, I-I gotta pack some of my equipment up." Ichiro said, attempting to break the unbearable silence.
"Equipment?" The Liminal girl asked
"Yeah. This is the official Photography club." Ichiro said. "Well…almost officially."
The Holstaurus glanced around the room at the various camera equipment such as tripods and lenses. "This is the Photography clubroom?"
"Yep, started it all on my own." Ichiro said as he packed away a few different camera lenses away.
"T-That's really cool. I wanted to start a farming club…but no one wanted to join."
"A farming club huh?" Ichiro said, glancing over his shoulder. "I guess you couldn't get the amount of members needed to make it official either."
The Holstaurus's gaze dropped a little. "No…I wasn't able to." She whispered before something occurred to her. "Oh, I didn't even introduce myself. My name is Callie."
"…I know. We're in the same class." Ichiro said, feeling a little bummed out because he was so unnoticeable. This was the second time he had to explain this to his classmates.
Callie flushed in embarrassment again. "Oh, I'm so sorry…. Wait, you are?"
Ichiro's shoulders slumped. "Yeah, but don't worry about it. Not many notices me because I sit in the far corner near the door. My name is Ichiro by the way."
"Ichiro." Callie murmured. "It's n-nice to meet you and…"
Ichiro glanced over at her, noticing that a couple tears were trailing down the side of her cheek. She was rubbing her left arm with her right.
"Thank you…for helping me."
Again, despite being afraid at first, Ichiro was happy he made the decision to help her out. Just seeing the tears of gratitude was enough to pull at his heartstrings. "Y-You're welcome…Do they do that often?"
Callie nodded as she wiped her tears away. "When I knew the Farming, club wasn't going to be a thing, I tried to join a few others. I got turned down…a lot."
Again, Ichiro felt sorry for this girl. He knew that Liminals would have a hard time with this club requirement, especially since most of the club leaders were senior human students.
"Well…If you're interested, my club still needs one more member before it is official." Ichiro suggested.
Callie's gaze shot up at him, her eyes wide. "W-What? Really?"
Ichiro nodded. "With you, we would have 5 people total with Mrs. Kitsuna as our teacher. So…If you want…"
"Are you kidding me? I would love too!" Callie exclaimed, clasping her hands together in front of her breast.
Ichiro was ecstatic. Now they had 5 members total. "Awesome!"
"Thanks so much!" Callie exclaimed, nearly leaping up and down with excitement, however, her face courted in pain as she wrapped her arms around her chest. "Ouch!"
Hearing her small squeal of pain caused Ichiro to raise an eyebrow. "Are you ok?"
"um…yeah…it's just…" Another blush crossed her face as she looked up at the boy. "Um…I know we just met…but can you do me a huge favor?"
Roxas, Pyra, and Yukiko didn't know what to think as they watched Smith drag two tied up men out the front door. When she was about to pass them, she noticed there looks of curiosity which caused her to laugh.
"Don't ask, darling will tell you the whole story. Let's just say some stuff when down while you kiddies were away at school." Smith said as she threw the two men into the back of her car.
"…It's never boring at your house." Pyra said simply as she watched Smith's car bounce down the road.
"I second that." Yukiko agreed.
Roxas didn't say anything as he turned to the door and opened it. As per usual, the three received a joyful hug from Suu as they made their way to the kitchen. Seeing the scene raised a few eyebrows. Surprisingly, Miia was cooking this time. She was boiling eggs again…because it was the only food she could prepare that was edible.
Kimihito was sitting in the chair and Papi was clinging onto him as if her life depended on it. She had the most satisfied smile on her face as she rubbed against her host. Mero and Centorea were also there, but they were screaming at Miia for some reason. Something about boiling Papi's egg…or something along those lines.
"So…We just saw Smith a second ago…Why was she dragging two people out the front door?" Roxas asked, catching everyone's attention.
"Oh, welcome home you three." Kimihito said, trying to adjust his arm, but Papi was having none of it. She just clamped down harder.
"Hey big bro!" Yukiko said as she skipped over to the man and threw her arms around his neck from the back. She would usually do this to greet the human. "So, what happened?"
"Well…" Centorea started. "It all started when Papi told us she was going to lay an egg…"
"Whoa, hold the phone." Pyra said, glancing at Kimihito. "Bro, you Popped Papi's Cherry?"
"What-NO!" Kimihito exclaimed, his face doing a very good imitation of a tomato "It was unfertilized!"
"OH, and here I though you actually grew a pair and made a choice. How silly of me."
"…Brutal." Kimihito murmured in depression.
"Awe! Cheer up bro, I'm just messing with ya." Pyra laughed as she walked over and elbowed him in the side.
"I know."
"Anyway!" Centorea said loudly, trying to get back on track. She spent the next half hour explaining the entire situation to everyone. When she was done, Pyra gave a small snort.
"So, if I'm hearing this correctly, A man came in and told you he was filming a documentary and wanted to film…Papi laying an egg, right?" She asked, getting a round of nods. "Wow…And you were stupid enough to believe him?"
"Hold it right their young lady!" Centorea said, asserting her voice. "The man had very convincing evidence to support his claim."
"Ok mom," Pyra said, rolling her eyes. "But he said he wanted to film Papi laying an egg for educational purposes. Doesn't that sound just a little bit ridiculous."
"Well…When you put it like that…" Mero said.
Pyra just face-palmed. "Just be careful. If I were here, I would have spotted that lie a mile away."
"Well excuuuse us." Miia said in annoyance. "Despite that, Darling was so cool. The way he punched him right in the face, it was so sexy."
"Um…Yes, that was very attractive." Centorea agreed, a small blush dotting her cheeks.
"I have a question." Roxas said suddenly, getting everyone's attention. "What does Popping the Cherry?"
After that question, let's just say everyone was either rolling around on the floor laughing, blushing in embarrassment, or holding back Miia as she tried to explain the concept of the birds and the bees to this poor unfortunate soul.
When nighttime finally rolled around, Roxas was walking home after dropping off Yukiko and Pyra. As usual, they spend the day studying, playing games with everyone in the house, and eating dinner. However, they decided it wasn't a good idea to spend the night again. Apparently, Yukiko expressed that her host was pretty pissed off she slept over the Friday before without letting him know.
On that topic, Roxas noticed that whenever the topic of Yukiko's host would pop up, the girl was very reluctant to share any information about him. She always changed the topic, which was strange for her. She was usually an open book, wearing her emotions on her sleeve in the most outgoing way possible. This was the only topic she tried to avoid.
Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to let it go for now. If she didn't want to talk about it, then he wasn't going to force her to. The most he could do was get her away from that place as often as he could.
With that thought, Roxas frowned as he stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. He had to take a moment and think about everything that had happened to him in the past few weeks. The amount he was learning about the heart was beyond anything he thought possible. It was even to the point where he…noticed things about himself. He started to notice that he reacted to different scenarios, much like how…
How a person with a heart would react.
But how? How was that possible? Nobodies didn't have hearts, they didn't truly exist…Right? But if that's true, then why should he even care about Yukiko? Why should he care about Pyra, Kimihito, Miia, Mero, Centorea, Or Papi? But even the thought of leaving them forever and going back to the Organization caused a…pain in his chest. It was that feeling the grounded him here in this world now.
Imagining a life without his friends was…terrifying. But if Nobodies weren't supposed to have hearts, then why was he feeling this way? Why was he feeling at all?
"I-I don't have the answer to these questions." Roxas said to himself as he looked up into the starry sky. "But I know someone who might." He finished as he started walking down the sideway again to his house. If there was anyone who might be able to answer his questions, it might just be the one who told him that Nobodies didn't have hearts in the first place.
Xemnas.
He needed to go back to the organization and ask him. He needed some answers, and Xemnas was the most knowledgeable of the Nobodies. Of course, before he did that, he needed his coat so he could use the Corridor of darkness.
Upon reaching the house, he perked an eyebrow as he noticed Suu and Papi picking up some groceries that were lying around on the ground. As he approached, he knelt at picked up a few things too.
"What are you guys doing?"
"Oh, we found this food outside the house, so we're taking it inside." Suu said with a cheerful smile.
Roxas frowned a little with his eyebrow quirked. "Where did it come from?"
"I have no idea." Papi said as she and Suu entered the house. Roxas was about to as well before he noticed something else on the ground among the food.
A shoe.
Not only any shoe, but the ones Kimihito would usually wear. Why in the world was his shoe out here along with a bunch of groceries?
When entering the house, Roxas noticed that Smith was here again. She was showing the girls a piece of paper. Shrugging, Roxas walked past them and placed the food on the kitchen counter.
"Um…Where did you guys get that?" Miia asked.
"Oh, there was a bunch of food laying outside the house. We're just bringing it in with Roxas's help." Papi said cheerfully as she went outside to pick up the rest.
Roxas walked up to them with the shoe in his hand. "Um…Where's Kimihito? I found this laying outside." He said, showing everyone in the room the shoe.
Everyone stared at the shoe, a single though passing through everyone's mind. Their eyes widened drastically
"W-WHAATT!"
Roxas flinched as everyone seemed to lose all self-control. They were freakin out for some reason, frantically screaming and waving their arms around like a chicken with its head cut off.
"What's wrong?" Roxas asked.
"Darling…Darling ran to the store just after you left! He was trying to get there before they closed and he isn't back yet!" Miia exclaimed as she pointed to his shoe. "He's been kidnapped!"
Roxas felt his heart drop to is stomach as those words echoed through his mind. Instantly, his he remembered that strange feeling of leaving his friends behind. He was now feeling that pain in his chest, and he didn't like it.
"How do you know he was kidnaped?" Roxas asked, trying to calm himself down.
Smith held out the paper to him. "We recently got a call that a Liminal was hurting a human. Turns out that same human was the one that tried to film Papi earlier today. The liminal Girl escaped, but she left this behind."
Roxas glanced at it as his eyes widened a bit more. "That's our address."
Smith nodded as she turned to the rest of the group. "Alright everyone, we need to calm down and think about this." Smith said, trying to secure their attention "Since this paper with your address on it was in the hands of a Arachnera, then that species is our prime suspect." She said as she turned to Roxas. "Where did you fin…"
He was gone already.
"…Where did he go?" Smith asked, looking around the room.
Roxas wasted no time as he sprinting down the sidewalk with Kimihito's shoe in his hand. He just barely threw on his coat before leaping out the window, his anger boiling over as he thought about how someone might be hurting his friend. He needed to find him right now because he couldn't stand this horrible feeling.
Pyra gave a yawn as she laid down on her bed. She was dressed in only a white shirt and a pair of panties as her sleepwear. As she lay there, reflected on all that had happened that day. All in all, today had been another nice day for the Hellhound. She noticed she was having so many more of those since she started hanging out with Roxas and Yukiko. She rarely saw her host family anymore, which was a plus, and her grades were improving dramatically.
As she lay in bed, waiting for sleep to take over, her ear twitched when she heard a sudden clink on her window. Deciding to ignore it, Pyra tried again to fall into peaceful slumber.
CLINK
Her ear twitched again as she growled. It may not have been that loud for a normal person, her hears were much more sensitive.
CLINK CLINK
Pyra's eyes shot open in anger as she jumped from her bed and stormed over to the window. "What the fuck is doing that?" She growled. However, when she got closer, she noticed that someone was crouched in the tree next to her window.
ClINK
The figure threw another pebble at the glass, making the obnoxious sound she'd been hearing. Who in their right mind was sitting at her window?
The answer came when she got close enough. The figures form melted into that of Roxas as he crouched on the nearest tree branch wearing his black coat. She perked her eyebrow as she opened the window.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Pyra asked curiously. Usually when she looked at Roxas, his face was calm and nearly emotionless. It was actually very hard to tell how he was feeling besides a small smile here and there. However, this time, his face was a very easy to read. It was almost on the verge of panic.
"…I need your help." He said, his words filled with desperation.
It was so surprising to the Hellhound that she didn't even comment on why he was perched outside her window like a squirrel. "Come in then, I guess." Pyra said, moving to the side to let him in.
Roxas nodded as she jumped into the room, landing softly on the wood floor. He stood and turned toward her. Opening his mouth to say something, he paused as he noticed the way she was dressed. A small blush formed on his face as he felt his heart beat a little faster. Why was his body reacting this way? He didn't have time to be distracted, Kimihito was in danger!
"So, you didn't come here to just stare at me, did you?" Pyra asked with a grin, crossing her arms to make her breasts more prominent.
"Oh…" Roxas said, shaking his head. "Pyra, Kimihito's been kidnapped."
Pyra blinked a couple times as she unfolded her arms, a frown crossing her face. "Wait, you're serious?"
Roxas nodded as he held up the single shoe that he took with him. "I-I remember you telling me you had a good sense of smell. Could you…help me find him?"
"Awe man, I was hoping for some action." Pyra joked, though it wasn't very satisfying because Roxas didn't know what she was talking about. However, she looked down at the shoe in disgust. "Couldn't you find something better?"
"I didn't have time." Roxas responded. "Please Pyra."
Pyra growled a little. "Find, hold you're horses though. Let me get changed really quick."
Roxas nodded as he watched Pyra walk around the room, finding a pair of black workout shorts before pulling them on. She didn't even seem to care that he was watching the entire time, his heart facing a little faster as she hitched the shorts over her ass before forcing her bushy tail through the hole at the top.
"Enjoying the show?" Pyra asked, glancing over her shoulder. Truth be told, she was a little surprised to see a little red dotting Roxas's cheeks considering he didn't know what sex was…But then again, he was still a boy. It did boost her confidence to think he was attracted though.
"What show?" Roxas asked.
"Never mind." Pyra retorted as she walked back over to him and extended her paw. "You owe me big time for this." She said as Roxas placed the Shoe in her paw. She cringed a little as she took a tiny smell. Instantly, she threw the shoe back at him and growled. "Disgusting."
"Well?"
"Give it a minuet." Pyra said as she lowered her paws and started to sniff the air. "I need to pick of a trail…but we can't do it in here."
"Then let's go." Roxas said as he turned back to the window and leaped out without any hesitation. Pyra stood there for a few seconds before a small smile creeped long her mouth. She didn't expect her night to go like this, but she wasn't complaining either. This sounded interesting.
It was on their way back to Kimihito's house that Pyra suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. She took a deep inhale as she looked around the dark town.
"I picked up a trail."
Roxas looked over at her hopefully. "And."
"Follow me. I should be able to find them pretty quickly." Pyra said as she turned and started running down the alleyway, Roxas hot on her heals.
It was a difficult trail to follow though as whoever kidnapped Kimihito used the rooftops, but Pyra's excellent sense of smell lead them through the town before they found themselves approaching a cluster of abandoned warehouses.
"This looks like the place." Pyra said as she sniffed the air again.
"Which one?" Roxas said, his teeth clenched.
Pyra was about to answer before they noticed a scrawny looking police officer hightail it out of one of the warehouses. His flashlight was waving back and forth in his hand as he ran away.
"Odd, that was the exact warehouse where the trail is leading." Pyra said. "We should be careful though, whoever kidnapped Bro is probably holding him hostage. We should make a plan…"
The second Roxas heard that this was the place Kimihito was being held, he didn't listen to anything else Pyra said. He whipped his hand to the side and summoned the Keyblade to his grasp. Before the Hellhound could say anything else, Roxas took off in the direction of the door to the warehouse before drawing his Keyblade back.
"Strike Raid."
Pyra's' eyes widened as he literally threw the Keyblade. It soared through the air at an incredible speed before slamming into one of the windows, completely shattering the glass.
"R-ROXAS! HOLD ON! Pyra yelled after him, but it was far too late. Roxas was long gone, sprinting at the new opening before leaping through. The Hellhound even swore she saw flecks of light emit from his body.
At this point, Kimihito was use to strange encounters like this. From being tied up by Miia, kidnapped by Papi, ran over by Mero, and nearly suffocated by Centorea, he didn't think anything could surprise him anymore. Ironically, this Arachnera named Rachnera had almost done all those things to him in one night. Now he was sitting in front of this large Liminal as she told him her past experiences with her previous host family. It made him angry to think they would just sell her off like that, but the instant he voiced his opinion, she made it clear she didn't want his pity. In fact, she claimed he was just another hypocrite, only attracted to the human half of her body.
"No…Well…those legs of yours, how should I put it. Well…" Kimihito said, gazing at the giant spider legs. "I think they're charming."
Rachnera stared down at the human, disbelief in her eyes. She couldn't believe what she just heard, but seeing the look on this man's face, it was so obvious that he had some sort of leg fetish. It was hilarious considering she had eight of them. It was so funny that she let out a giggle.
"You pervert."
BAM!
Both Kimihito and Rachnera jumped at the sudden sound of breaking glass before instantly looking at the nearby window. The window was completely blasted to pieces as a glowing spinning object shot through it. However, the disk suddenly halted before retracting, almost like a boomerang. It sailed back before a figure leaped through the window and snatched it out of the air. Rachnera and Kimihito stared at the figure as its shape began to be more recognizable.
Standing there was a boy with spikey blond hair. He was young, maybe about 15 years old and wearing a black coat. His crystal blue eyes were fixed on them and engulfed in the flames of burning anger.
The Spider Liminal was beyond confused as she watched this new person enter the scene. Who in the world was he?
Kimihito recognized him instantly though. How in the world did Roxas find him? Seeing another person jump through the window after Roxas was the answer to his question though. The dark-skinned Hellhound stood next to him, observing the situation with her claws extended.
Roxas gazed around the abandoned warehouse before he spotted Kimihito sitting there in front of a…Spider person. He could only guess this was a Liminal based on her lower body. Her upper body was that of a woman, but her lower had eight legs and an enormous backside, much like a spider.
However, Roxas didn't spend that much time taking in her features. Instead, he only had one thought on his mind.
This was the one who kidnapped Kimihito.
With that single though, Roxas extended the Keyblade at this Liminal creature. "Fire."
Both Kimihito and Rachnera's eyes widened as a massive blaze erupted from the tip of the strange weapon. It shot straight at Rachnera, who was barely agile enough to dodge. She jumped up into the rafters, gazing down at Roxas with wide eyes.
"Who are you?" She demanded.
Roxas didn't answer as he drew back the Keyblade again. "Strike Raid." He threw the weapon again, letting it sail at the Liminal. Though, for her size, this woman was very mobile. She managed to skillfully scale along the rafters to avoid another strike at her. The Keyblade cut straight through the beam before returning to Roxas hand. Waiting no time, the Nobody leaped up into the rafter after the spider before extending his Keyblade again. "Blizzard!"
Rachnera only had time to peak over her shoulder as she saw a wave of ice instantly freeze most of the beams behind her. She leaped from the rafters, using her spider silk to swing away. However, Roxas threw the weapon again, easily slicing through the stands of silk that supported her weight.
Rachnera panicked as she crashed to the floor painfully, though she tried to roll over and regain her balance. However, she winced as she felt major joint pain on one of her legs. She landed badly on one, making it hard to move. She looked up in the rafters, trying to catch a visual on the boy, but he was already gone.
Looking around frantically, she spotted him just a few feet away, already pointing his weapon at her. The tip was gleaming red, ready to shoot another…something at her. She didn't have time to see what it was, only that she knew it would be fatal is it landed.
"ROXAS STOP!"
Rachnera's eyes widened as she saw the human who she kidnapped stand right in front of her, his arms spread open protectively.
Kimihito was done watching. When he saw Roxas preform such a powerful and deadly spell, he knew that it could do some damage if Rachnera got hit by it. Seeing the fury in his eyes, Kimihito knew the boy wasn't going to stop on his own. Though he wasn't very happy about what Rachnera did, it didn't mean she needed to get hurt. Seeing Roxas literally drive her into the ground was too much.
"What are you doing?" Roxas growled. "She kidnapped you!"
"I know, but you're taking this way too far." Kimihito said back, a stern look on his face.
"What do you mean? I came here to save you." Roxas hissed back.
"You're going to hurt her Roxas! You could have killed her!"
"So?"
"…" There was a pregnant pause from everyone in the room. Even Pyra was a bit shocked he admitted that he was trying to kill her so easily.
"So? What do you mean so? Would you have really killed her Roxas?"
"Yes. She kidnaped you. She could have hurt you!" Roxas growled back, glaring at the spider.
Kimihito couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sure, he knew Roxas had amnesia, but everyone had some hesitation about taking life. But seeing Roxas fight, there was no hesitation in his movements. He was trying to Kill Rachnera.
"I'm disappointed in you Roxas." Kimihito said, a frown crossing his face.
For some reason, those words really pierced through the nobody like a hot poker. So much so, that he even relaxed his stance, his eyebrows curling upward slightly. "W-What?"
"You heard me. I'm disappointed you wouldn't hesitate to take a life. Do you know how horrible that is?"
Again, his words cut deep as Roxas felt his heart grow heavy. "I-I don't get it. Why is it bad? She took you away! I-I just…"
"Roxas stop!" Kimihito said, finally having enough. "Just go home, we will talk later."
"But…What about…"
"Go Roxas!" Kimihito said, I harsher then he meant.
Roxas didn't know what he did wrong. Kimihito was obviously mad at him for some reason. All he wanted to do was help, but now he was told to go away. It didn't make any sense. Kimihito was in trouble, wasn't he? Wasn't this Liminal the bad guy here? And why did his words hurt so much?
Without another word, The Keyblade vanished from Roxas's grasp. He hesitated for a moment, his head dipped a little, causing his bangs covering his eyes as he turned to the open doorway and slowly started to walk out, not even sparing them another glance.
Seeing Roxas like that, Kimihito felt a little bad for saying what he did, but he still couldn't believe what Roxas just said. How could someone have no hesitation when taking a life? Even if they were a kidnapper? The thought was frightening.
Pyra looked between Roxas and Kimihito a couple times. She didn't know what to think about this situation, but she followed Roxas out the door. He was the only reason she could be out anyway. As she followed him out the door, she though back on what Bro said. Sure, she could see Kimihito's point of view, but she was use to death. Her kind hunted the damned. But she also knew that humans greatly valued life. She could understand why Kimihito was so startled by what Roxas did.
But on the other hand, it truly seemed as if Killing the Arachnera was the only option that came to Roxas's mind. This was the only time she had ever seen him that mad…besides the time she tried to hurt Yukiko. Remembering that still caused her to rub her wrists a little. She knew that if someone threatened anyone Roxas cared about, they would be in for a world of hurt.
As Kimihito and Arachnera watched the two walk out of the Warehouse, Kimihito gave a sigh. He turned to the Arachnera, who was using her 7 other legs to keep weight off the injured one. He felt a little ashamed she had to go through that because he didn't stop Roxas fast enough. Then again, he had no idea Roxas would find them anyway.
"Who was that?" Rachnera asked, wincing as she felt a small jolt of pain in her leg.
"That…was Roxas. He's one of the Liminal I host."
Rachnera narrowed her eyes a little at him. "So, you called him when I was distracted?"
"No." Kimihito said, shaking his head. "He must have asked Pyra to help him."
"Pyra? Oh, you mean the hellhound that was there? That was his friend?" Rachnera asked, her eyes a bit wider.
"Yeah." Kimihito chucked. "Roxas makes some interesting friends. Pyra always comes over for dinner."
"A Hellhound huh. Strange, they usually hate humans as much, if not more than I do." She said curiously.
Kimihito chuckled a bit at her words. "Yeah, you should have seen her when we first met. I swear, if looks could kill…" he trailed off as he looked out the door in the direction that Roxas left. "But now, it's like she's part of the family."
"hum…Interesting." Rachnera said, draping her arm around his neck. "That was pretty impressive that you protected me like that. Do you have some kind of white knight complex?"
"N-No!" Kimihito said, his face growing red as he felt Rachnera's breasts press against the back of his head. "I just did what I could to…stop him."
"Well, my hero." Rachnera said with a smile. "But tell me, what is he? I haven't seen magic that powerful in a LONG time."
Kimihito's gaze dropped a little. "Roxas has amnesia. Even he doesn't know what he is. Heck, he told me he learned magic recently, but I haven't seen him use any other kind of magic besides his cure spell."
"Cure spell? He can heal?" Rachnera asked, her eyes narrowing again. "How do you know?"
"Because he healed me when I was sick." Kimihito said, now feeling a little bad about how he snapped at Roxas.
"Well, I will say that I haven't seen bloodlust like that in a long time. He must have been really worried." Rachnera said, knowing how her words would make the human feel.
True to how she though, her words did nothing but make Kimihito feel even worse about what he said. "Even if you're worried, there is no excuse for killing someone."
"True" Rachnera agreed. "But considering you said he has amnesia, I don't know if he could think of another way to help you." She finished before she paused. "Hold on, why is our topic of conversation suddenly about him? I thought this whole thing was supposed to be about poor ol' me."
Kimihito looked over at the spider woman, his eyebrow raised. "Considering you were almost killed by him, I think it's a good excuse.
WE'VE GOT THE BUILDING SURROUNDED!
The last thing smith thought she would see was Roxas and Pyra walking out of the abandoned warehouse where they received a report about some suspicious activity. She saw the two young one's approach before stopping them.
"What are you two doing here?"
Roxas didn't answer. He kept his head dipped to the ground, his mind and heart racing as Kimihito's words played through his mind. He didn't even look up at Smith as he walked past her.
"W-Hold up!" Smith called out to him, but he didn't seem to hear her words. So seeing that she wasn't going to get his attention, she turned her gaze to the Hellhound who was following close behind. "What happened?"
Pyra pursed her lips a bit as she glanced at Roxas's retreating form. "Don't worry about it. By the way, Kimihito's just fine." She said as she hurried after the nobody.
Her words only served to confuse the underpaid coordinator as she watched them walk away into the night.
The walk back to Pyra's house was completely silent. Pyra walked beside the nobody, only stealing a few glances here and there, but his emotionless expression didn't change. His face wouldn't usually have much emotion on it in the first place, but this was different. She could tell that Kimihito's words bothered him quite a bit.
Giving a frustrated sigh, she stopped and grabbed his sleeve to stop him as well. He stopped too, but didn't look over at her. They stood there for a few moments in awkward silence while Pyra tried to figure out what to say. But nothing came. She cursed, realizing that she wished Yukiko were hear. The energetic Yeti would have been able to say something.
"Roxas."
Roxas still didn't look over at her, but inclined his head slightly to show he was listening.
She scratched back of her head in frustration, trying to say anything. "Why are you acting like this?" Smooth.
This time, Roxas looked over at her, his eyes filled with confusion. "You know what? I don't know either. I…I just didn't like what he said."
Pyra raised her eyebrow as she huffed. "And here I thought nothing could get under your skin."
"That makes two of us." Roxas responded, looking up into the stars. "I don't know why, but his words…hurt. I-I'm not supposed to feel this way. I'm not supposed to feel at all." He whispered, but Pyra's canine ears pick it up easily.
"What do you mean?"
Roxas closed his mouth, realizing that he may have said to much. He looked back at her expecting eyes, but he simply looked away. "I-I can't say."
Pyra narrowed her eyes a little. "Why not? You're not hiding something, are you?"
Roxas glanced in her direction, before averting her gaze and keeping his silence.
"…You are."
Roxas nodded once. He didn't see the harm in letting her know that. "There are things about me that you don't know."
Pyra looked unimpressed. "Well, join the club. We all have secrets Roxas, both me and Yukiko."
A tiny smile formed on Roxas's lips. "I guess so, huh?"
"So, this secret explains why you're feeling so down that Kimihito scolded you?"
"Probably. It's all so confusing. Ever since I got here, I've learned so much about the heart…" Roxas trailed off, realizing that he was saying way too much again. "I just don't understand the way I feel. I-I'm so confused."
Pyra didn't have a clue as to what he was talking about. It really didn't make any sense to her. "Well, there are people willing to answer your questions."
Roxas shook his head the negative. "They wouldn't understand. No one would be able to understand besides…"
"Besides?"
It was then that the same idea he'd been having for the past few days returned to Roxas. There was only one group of people that would understand his position and maybe answer his questions.
Pyra really didn't like the look of realization that crossed Roxas's face. She watched as he looked up at her with a newfound determination.
"I-I will take you home now." Roxas said, turning away from his hellhound companion and walking down the road.
Pyra stared at his back, a little perturbed he changed the subject and left her hanging like that. Still, she had a bad feeling in the pit of her gut. Something about the look on Roxas's face was very unsettling.
It didn't take that much longer before they were standing outside Pyra's house. The window was still open, but the rest of the lights were out, signifying that everyone else was probably still asleep.
"Well, this was an adventure." Pyra said, glancing over at the still pondering Nobody. He hadn't said a peep for the rest of their walk home. "You still owe me Roxas."
Roxas looked up at her. "What do you want?"
"I want two things." She started, raising her paw and extending two fingers. "First, I want you to get over what Kimihito said. It's pathetic by letting what he said get to you."
"…"
Roxas didn't respond to that, which allowed her to continue. "And second…" She suddenly rushed up to him, clasping his face with one paw and dragging her claw down the other. A small cut formed which leaked a small amount of blood. Grinning, the hellhound ran her tongue along the side of the cut, giving a small moan of satisfaction. She even pressed her body against his, creating zero space between them and wrapped both her arms around his neck.
All thoughts of how he was feeling was suddenly gone. The sheer shock he felt was enough to stun the nobody. Sure, Pyra did this once before, but this was much more sensual, especially the way she was abusing is cheek with her tongue.
After a few seconds, Pyra pulled back, giggling as she saw the dumbfounded expression on his face. "Still delicious. I will be looking forward to next time, Roxas." She said with a wink as she leaped up into her window.
Again, Roxas was stunned. His heart was pumping dramatically as he thought about what she just did. The way her soft body felt against this and the strange tingling sensation of her tongue against his cheek was…something he didn't know how to describe.
But again, why was he feeling this way? Why was he feeling at all? Why did Kimihito's words bother him so much? Why did he feel these strange things when Pyra and Yukiko were around? Why?
These were questions that no one on this world could answer for him. And that only left one option. Turning away from the house, Roxas walked down the street a few blocks before turning into an alleyway. Closing his eyes, he extended his hand and focused the darkness. The Corridor sprang up in front of him.
As he gazed into the wispy entrance, he could only hope that he would be able to return to this world soon. After all, just thinking about leaving was…painful. He didn't want to leave his life here. His school, his new club, his housemates, and his friends. they had become…important.
But he needed to know what was going on. He needed answers. So, with those thoughts in mind, Roxas walked through the Corridor of Darkness.
Authors Note: Hey Yawl, hope you enjoyed the chapter even though it left off at a cliffhanger. But the chapter was long enough, and I had to cut it here. Now a lot of you will probably say that Kimihito was a little OOC. While this is true, remember that this is Fanfiction. Things will be different and you just have to accept that. Not everything is going to be exactly the same as the manga. That's just Fanfiction for you.
Ichiro is based of off Yuuki Rito from To love ru. There will be more of him and Callie in the future. Also, the photography club was a suggestion from a reviewer of one of my past chapters. He suggested it as a hobby, and the more i thought about it, the more i liked the idea.
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