Author's note: This is kindda an odd chapter (at least I think it is)But would like to know what you think, and yeah I wasn't sposed to be updating for a week but I didn't go away so I decided to update yey.Anyway I'm now dead from no sleep so I don't really know what I'm writing so I'll just shut-up lol.
"Namine are you alright? You look really ill."
Namine looked up from holding her head against her hand. Her face was a lot pastier in colour than normal, she was pale anyway but today she could have been passed off for being ghostly looking.
"I'm alright," she mumbled "Just got a bit of a headache."
She hadn't been feeling well since she had had that dream of the boy falling. She kept trying to recall his name only finding she couldn't. Looking sideways Namine saw Hayner's hand linked into Olette's, the girl positively beamed when she saw her friend had noticed.
'He didn't waste his time,' thought Namine spitefully
She'd gone off Hayner since seeing that boy in her dreams, but also after last night and the way he'd kissed her.
"He asked me out this morning," spoke Olette with a cheerful tone
She then turned to Hayner and yanked on his sleeve to get him to look at her. Turning round Hayner's eyes instantly connected with Namine's. He scowled at her lightly then tried to give Olette his best loving look, glancing to Namine as if he was hoping to make her jealous. Fat chance, even though Namine was wishing inside that the boy from her dreams was real, then it'd be Hayner's chance to be jealous.
"Think we make a cute couple?" asked Olette to break Namine from her trance
The blonde girl forced a mocking smile "Suit each other to the ground..."
Turning away from the passionate scene which had ensued between Olette and Hayner, Namine began to feel dizzy again. The image of the boy was flickering through her mind like a whirlwind. Suddenly thinking she was going to be sick Namine climbed to her feet quickly, but her knees buckled and she collapsed onto the hard floor.
Roxas walked along through the darkness, looking each way to try and see any source of light. Still nothing. He carried on for a little while longer before stopping. He could have gone past Namine now, for all he knew she could be layn in front of him, and he'd be oblivious to her been there. He growled angrily wishing this darkness would dissapear. A bird's tweet made him look up to suprisingly see a white bird slowly flying out of the darkness towards him. Roxas watched it land not far away, close enough so he would be able to touch it. The bird then suddenly flew up, a white light spreading out from where it had sat. As the light erupted across the floor other birds all seemed to fly out of the light and up into the darkness above Roxas. Looking back down Roxas saw he was stood on a platform which looked like a stained glass window. Wierd...Hearing the familiar sound of a forming portal of darkness he looked over to the small dark mass. It was strange to see Xemnas appear from it. Roxas scowled at the superior, hating him for what he was trying to do to Namine.
"Where's Namine!" Roxas cried
Xemnas only smirked "Do you really think I am about to answer that question? Knowing that you are only trying to disrupt my plans."
Roxas' keyblades were summoned to his hands. If Xemnas wouldn't tell him willingly, he'd force him to say.
"Where is she!"
"Shouldn't you be asking where's Axel?"
This brought a grin to Xemnas' face upon seeing Roxas' bewildered look. Suddenly Xemnas appeared right in front of Roxas, grabbing his throat roughly and spinning him round to face the other direction. The boy let out a strangled choak as the grip tightened round his neck. Xemnas flicked his hand to reveal a black mist, before an image began to play on it. Roxas saw Axel, Demyx, Larxene and Luxord. It was like watching a film of what had happened after Roxas left them. The image flickered to just Axel and Larxene. The girl was stood right in front of the pyro, way too close for comfort. Roxas was then forced to watch to his horror as Larxene drove her weapon into Axel's chest.
"You sacraficed your friend just so you could come rescue the one you think cares for you. Truth is nobody cares for you, and Axel is gone because of you..."
Roxas felt the hot tears running from his deep blue eyes. He watched as Axel collapsed to the floor, Larxene standing over him like he was her prize. This couldn't be true, surely this was just some lie to fool Roxas.
"He's not gone, you're lying," stuttered Roxas through being choked, wishing and hoping his words were true.
Xemnas laughed "Believe that if you want, but it won't bring Axel back."
Roxas yanked himself away from Xemnas' grip before flipping forward. He landed on his feet and spun round with a stare full of pure hatred.
"I hate you so much!" he snarled
Oblivion clinked as it scraped the floor, the keyblades metal shimmered with an aluring shine. Xemnas smirked.
"Yes number XIII, let that anger fuel you.Let go of what is light..."
"Shut up will you! I don't wanna listen to you!"
Xemnas carried on, building up the boy's anger with every word he spoke.
"You find solice in pretending you have a heart, pretending you have feelings..."
Roxas suddenly lept at Xemnas, slicing his keyblades through the nobody to only find he dissapered.
"...You pretend you have friends, lying to try and make yourself believe you're somebody. Remember though that nobodies cannot become somebodies. You should know that, it's what you told Namine..."
Roxas spun round to face Xemnas again.
"You're the only one who's lying!" he yelled "You try and scare us into doing what you want, manipulate us to believe you're all powerful, when the truth is you're not!"
Xemnas began to slowly walk over towards Roxas, his footsteps echoing on the floor.
"An immature nobody such as yourself does not know the meaning of 'power'. You're stupidity is proved through the fact you cannot tell the difference between when someone is manipulating, or when they are powerful. I always had belief in you number XIII, that you one day could almost be as good as I am-"
"If I ever turned out like you I'd burn my dusk," spoke Roxas slightly cockily.
The young boy found he was no longer afraid of the superior like he used to be. Roxas was ready to go against Xemnas, and if it was true about the fact he'd lost Axel, and maybe Namine, then it wasn't like he had anything to lose by going against the other nobody.
"You're throwing it all away Roxas. If that is what you want, then give me one good reason why I shouldn't dispose of you now."
Roxas went to answer with a cocky reply, but found himself to be stopped when Xemnas had shot forward and struck his hand straight against Roxas' chest, knocking the boy flying back. The two keylades spun through the air before landing on the ground somewhere behind Xemnas, away from Roxas' grasp. The boy hit the floor hard and continued to slide back across it before slipping off the edge of the platform. Xemnas strode over and leered over at Roxas as he hung on with his fingers.
"Looks like your stupidity has got you into trouble..."
Roxas groaned as he tried to pull himself up, his legs swinging frantically beneath him. A look of fear then spread over his face as Xemnas placed his foot over Roxas' fingers on one hand.
"I brought you into the organization, and I can easily take you out of it," he spoke cruelly before beggining to press down onto the only thing holding Roxas from falling. He could feel his fingers starting to burn quickly from the pressure under Xemnas' weight, it was almost too good to be true when he removed his foot.
"You're just going to kill off all your organization members then?" cried Roxas desperatly
Xemnas then slammed his foot down onto Roxas' fingers making him yell out painfully and instantly released his grip, leaving him only dependant on one hand.
"Only the one's who are going to get in my way," replied the nobody as he placed his foot onto Roxas' other fingers.
Roxas tried to summon one of his keyblades into his free hand but found he couldn't through the burning pain. Was he now doomed to fall in the same way Namine had? Just as Xemnas was about to bring down his foot, he gasped then slowly turned round.
"...You," he said before laughing wickedly and dissapering through a portal of darkness.
Who was up there aswell? Roxas stared up at the edge, waiting for a face to appear. Everything was quiet, no footsteps or voice from the one who had made Xemnas leave,
Then a face peered down...
"Namine!"
The girl was practically transparent, almost ghost like but Roxas was still extremley pleased to see her. Namine said nothing as she reached a hand down to him. Roxas clasped his soar hand into hers and she helped to haul himself up.
Back up on the platform Roxas fell forward onto his hands and knees. He panted then looked up at Namine, seeing she held Oathkeeper in her hand.
"Namine why are you-"
The girl pressed a ghostly finger to her lips. Her voice was light and whispy when she spoke.
"Don't ever forget..."
Then in a burst of light she vanished, leaving Oathkeeper layn in the place she'd stood. Roxas looked round him, finding himself alone again. Where had Namine gone?
Roxas got up and began walking forward again, picking up Oathkeeper on his way. Something seemed to be troubling him about that ghostly version of Namine. Why had she been like that? Was she...fading already? Roxas' fingers dug into the hilt of his keyblade. If she had faded then Xemnas would pay. He'd pay for taking the person who Roxas had developed feelings for. Yeah, at first Roxas was unsure of what this 'feeling' was inside of him. Without a heart it wasn't the most easiest thing to work out, but now since Namine had spent more time with him, it had become more and more obvious. The reason why he'd got jealous when he had that image of Namine and that boy kissing, why he was even in this wierd place, why maybe he had put Axel's life at risk...Roxas was undeniably in love with the girl. He would put himself on the line just to see she was ok, he'd give up everything for that one person. Strange for someone to admit such a strong feeling when he had no heart, but it was definately love...
Roxas scrubbed the oncoming tears from his eyes. He was young and this new emotion was taking him over. He just wanted Namine to be back here with him, for her to be safe. The idea of maybe not seeing her again was killing him.
Walking along further Roxas felt his head start to ache. It had only started off as a slight pang of pain, but now it felt like his head was about to burst. His knees hit the floor, before Roxas fell forward with a thump. Even with his eyes shut everywhere seemed to be still spinning. A voice then sparked in his head, definatley in his head even though it sounded like someone was speaking into his ear.
"Roxas..."
Roxas forced open his eyes slightly.
"What..." he asked groggily
"Oh geez that's a nice way to talk to me," echoed the voice
"You're the reason my head feels like it's about to explode. Think anyone would be happy about that?"
"Well no but still, you could be nicer than you are being..."
Roxas squinted upon realising who the voice belonged to.
"I don't know what to do."
"You're forgetting. Forgetting why you came here."
"I came here to find Namine but I can't find her anywhere."
"You're not even looking hard enough. Come on Roxas, figure it out."
"Figure what out?" asked Roxas angrily
The voice didn't reply.
"Figure what out?" he asked again
"See you've forgot."
"You're not making any sense."
"I never have...Look, Roxas just look at the drawing when you next wake up..."
"Huh?"
"...Go back to sleep..."
"But wait Ax-"
Roxas fell into his deep slumber again before he could even finish what he could say. Sleeping seemed to be the only way Roxas could be happy right now. Away from the problems he was stuck in, back with Namine and Axel. It was the world he wanted to live in, the place where he could be a somebody...
...And not just a nobody...
