Epilogue

Every story has a happy ending,
When the end isn't happy, then its not really the end.

Act one: Release

Midsummer. Olette, Hayner, and Pence we're released from the hospital. Their burns healed to the point the doctors told them they could go home. Olette was dreading this more and more, until something gloriously terrible happened. Her parents were dead. Her father had gotten drunk, then shot her mother and himself .
She was free. She had escaped the terrible hold her parents had on her.
Things got better from there. Hayner's parents had an extra bedroom, so they could look after Olette.
Hayner's parents loved Olette, they always wanted a daughter. Soon she would be a happy, spoiled, sixteen year old girl. Her birthday was coming up you know.

Hayner couldn't be happier. He had always had a secret little crush on Olette. Now he could see her everyday, all day. He could protect her. He could make sure that Olette never needed another abortion because of her father.

When the parents came to get them, it was the first really happy day they had since before Roxas left.
Olette ran into Hayner's moms arms. Pence picked up and hugged and kissed his little sister.
And Hayner stood back and watched with a terribly happy smile.

'Free…' Hayner thought as they walked into the sun light of summer, back to their homes and back to their happiness.

Act two: Unwired

It was Vexen's week, again. The infirmary had another patient besides Demyx. A girl with short black hair and blue eyes. She didn't talk much. In fact, Demyx had no idea why she was here.
He really didn't care, as long as Zexion was here to see him out.
Yesterday, he got his jaw unwired and back to how it was. He could talk again, much to the dismay of Vexen.

The talk about Axel and Roxas had long but gone. Xemnas told the Organization Axel was long gone, as was Roxas.
He knew better, but why take away their shot at happiness? He didn't need them for now.

Demyx and Zexion grew closer with everyday. Vexen's hate for Demyx grew to.
One day, he was going to lash out at him and hurt him bad, if not kill him.

Act three: Whole

"I can't believe this is our last night…" Axel stared up at the ceiling of the hotel they had been staying at.
Roxas rubbed his face into Axel bare chest. Tonight had been amazing. It was the first time they consummated their love for each other. They both knew tomorrow could never be as amazing as today. No other day for the rest of their lives could be.
"That was great Axel", Roxas kissed him lightly on the lips, savoring every moment.
Then another kiss, and Roxas climbed on top of Axel. They held each other tight for the rest of the night, proving their love for each other again and again, at least as much as Roxas could handle. He was a small, fragile boy still.

Then finally the day dawned. It was tomorrow. Axel let out a yawn, getting up and waking up Roxas in the process.
He had to take a shower. Roxas joined him. Since the day at the hospital that they had a fight, they hadn't left each others side.

With Roxas' hands tightly clasped around Axels arm, they walked up to the hotel clerk, paid for there stay, and left.
Walking in their Organization coats, they headed toward the forest.
Past the forest was a castle.
In that castle was Sora. Asleep. Waiting.

DiZ welcomed Axel and Roxas with open arms, "Hello, hello! Its so nice to finally meet you Mr. Axel!"
DiZ shook Axels hand vigorously, then Roxas', although he already knew him.

Inviting them for tea and a talk, DiZ motioned for Axel and Roxas to come inside.

"It was me." He announced, "I gave Roxas all the information about Sora and the Organization."
"But why?" Roxas hadn't let go of Axels arm yet.
"You need to know, simple as that."

Finally, it was time. Axel, Roxas, DiZ, and a man who called himself "Ansem", all walked to the chamber that held Sora. DiZ and Ansem left Axel and Roxas alone.

"Well…I guess this is goodbye…" Roxas looked into Axels green eyes for what seemed to be the last time.
Shaking his head, Axel disagreed, "Roxas…If what you said was true, about us having hearts because we feel, well…I feel that I love you, I know I do. And love doesn't ever die. It can never burn out. Your heart will always remember mine, and mine will always remember yours. If we keep those memories alive…" Axel began to cry again. Not trying to hide his tears, he continued, "I will never forget you. I will search forever and a day, to find a way to bring you back to me, if only for a moment. So you can't say goodbye because…"
His voice was choking, "Goodbye is forever, this can't be forever…there's not way, I-I couldn't go on knowing I could never see you again. I love you…"
Axel held Roxas in a tight grasp, holding on to him for as long as possible. In a whisper, Roxas told Axel he loved him to.
Tilting his head up, Roxas kissed Axel.
His lips were warm and solid for a moment, then they began to get cold and fade away.
Roxas' normally lustful, dirty blond hair became dull.
His blue eyes faded to gray.
His skin was cold. His kiss was limp.
Axel pulled his lips away from Roxas'. He sat on the floor, cradling his love in his arms and he died.
With that, he was gone.
Roxas was gone.
Tears fell onto Roxas' cold face. He couldn't feel them anymore. He couldn't feel the pain Axel was feeling either.
He was gone, off to somewhere far better.
He was going to be a whole person again.

Axel sat and cried, wishing he could have his happiness back. He wished for the future they promised to have together. He wished he had been more selfish and hadn't let Roxas go. He wished he didn't have to be alone again.
But that was it, Axel was alone, without his Roxas.
Roxas was gone, and Axel was alone…