College is so obnoxiously time-consuming. Which in no way makes up for how short this chapter is.

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"Where are you going?"

Riku turned to where Namine was sitting on the couch in Hayner's arms and raised an eyebrow. "Out."

She threw him a disapproving glare before removing herself from Hayner's hold and walking closer to her brother. "Roxas is in the hospital." She whispered, barely audible.

Riku's eyebrows furrowed before shooting up. He spun around and made for the door again.

"Stop! Where are you going?"

"I have to go see him." He hissed through clenched teeth.

"You need to leave him alone!" She told him, raising her voice. She heard Hayner rustling about in the next room and lowered her volume once more. "You've done enough."

"I didn't do anything!"

Namine stared at her brother in disgust. "Give me your keys Riku." She watched his eyes flickr as the thoughts ran through his mind. "The fucking keys, Riku." She stuck her hand out and he reluctantly slammed his keys into her palm. "He tried to kill himself." She returned to Hayner in the next room, but not before seeing the look of utter shock on Riku's face.

"Do we really have to go through this again? I'm here every day, you know who I am."

The elderly woman behind the desk sighed and nodded, placing the pen from her hand back in the pocket of her white jacket. "I know, just protocol. No matter, I suppose. Go ahead."

Axel thanked the woman before moving beyond the counter, counting the numbers of the rooms until he found the one he'd been looking for. He sat beside the bed and leaned past the beeping machinery.

"Gonna wake up today?" He studied the still face before him, noticing for the first time that his blond eyelashes were barely visible they were so light. "My mom'll be by later, she wants you back almost as much as I do." Axel started drawing patterns on Roxas' hand absently. "I really want you back; we all do. Everyone misses you, you know. I miss you." He sighed and leaned back in his chair, putting his hands behind his head and keeping an eye on the blond. "Wake up, Rox."

"Roxas." He fumbled with his fingers in his lap. "Please wake up."

The blond lay there, motionless save for the rise and fall of his chest, as expected. His fingers didn't twitch, the blanket covering him never shifted a bit. His hair was thrown every possible way and looked somewhat deflated, although it was clear someone had tried to make it look a little more presentable. There was a bandage wound high up his left arm.

Riku reached out and touched the bandages lightly. "Namine says you did this because of me. I know she's wrong."

He raised his hand to Roxas' face and let it trail down to his neck. Riku's hand tightened marginally. His eyebrows rose and he shook his head.

"Wake up."

Super short, but it's okay because the next part will be up tomorrow! Probably!

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