Well, this one came faster! YEY! I'm so happy it came out in time! *throws confetti*
Disclaimer: plot is mine, characters belong to Squeenix. LOLZ
Chapter 12: Never Going Back
"Who did it?" Roxas growled as he looked at Riku and Aerith for answers, but the two only exchanged worried glances. "Answer me!"
"Sora and Ventus were the ones who killed them" Riku said with a sigh. "You know what that means don't you?
Roxas chocked back a moan of discomfort as he feel on his knees on the snow, remembering what being killed by an Everto meant. They had become angels—fallen angels to be more exact…and they were now at the mercy of his brothers and knowing them like the back of their hand they were bound to use them. But now that he was aware of them, he could be careful and would be aware of what they were planning. And if they had already caught on that he was no longer an Everto, then they were certainly going to use his friends to kill him…he would have to fight back and kill his own friends…he was trapped between the sword and the stone.
Now he understood why Olette had sounded so strained and scare, it was because she had just returned to life, probably in an autopsy table being studied to find out who the murderer had been and cut wide open. Roxas shuddered at the though.
"I going to kill them!" he said through gritted teeth. "If I ever get my hands on them they're going to regret it!"
"Roxas calm down!" Aerith said, "come on let's go inside the house…"
"Let go of me!" Roxas growled, before turning to glare at Riku. "This is all your fault…if you had never erased my memory this would have never happened!"
"If I never erased you memories you would have never met them in the first place or if you ever did you would have turned them into Fallen Angels yourself!" Riku pointed out and at that Roxas couldn't bring up any more argument, knowing very well Riku was right about that. "You more than any of us know what Evertos are capable of, so don't go blaming me for their deaths, I already have enough after what happened with Sora"
Axel gave a sigh and helped Roxas up form the snow and Roxas hid his head in the redhead's chest. The redhead wrapped his arms around him, feeling Roxas' sobbing against his chest.
"Can't we do anything for them?" Axel asked.
"Killing Sora and Ventus before they decide to use them can set them free" Riku said,
"What about Aerith?" Axel asked, "Would she be free?"
"Only if you're willing to kill Roxas" Aerith said.
Demyx sighed as he carried a scrod of arrows and a bow over his shoulder, following the blue haired female that flew in front of him. Out of nowhere a blur passed right next to him, and he growled.
"Oh no you're not Selphie, you're not winning this one!" he called after the giggling female that went past him, passing by the blue haired arch angel and letting go of the arrows and bow, making the archangel let out a startled cry and dive for them before they could get out of reach.
"You might have won the last one Selphie, but you're not winning this one!" Demyx shouted as he caught up with the smaller angel, who was much younger than him.
He was so close he could feel the wind coming form her wings every time she flapped them. His heart beat was raising and he could tell so was hers. He stuck with her, even when she sped up more he forced himself to go faster.
All of a sudden someone got in his way and he was forced to come to a sudden stop, almost knocking on to the person in front of him.
Kairi glared down at the smaller angel and Demyx smiled sheepishly. He face was stormy and he could tell she wasn't happy.
"We told you two not to go racing; we have to get to the human world before the Evertos come out of hiding" Kairi reminded him.
"Aw chill out Kairi, they just want to play" Aqua said as she stopped next to them. "You can't expect them to stay serious forever; you know they're just kids"
"Yeah but we don't have time for playing" Kairi pointed out, crossing he arms aver her chest.
"Who said racing won't help us get there faster" Aqua said blinking at her smaller sibling who giggled understanding what the blue haired angel was up to.
Kairi noticed it and quickly protested.
"Oh, no!" Kairi said, "Come on Aqua, you know you can't keep up with me!" she added in an almost childish manner.
"Who said, I'm going to keep up with you?" Aqua said raising an eye brow, "You're all going to eat my wind!" that said the blue haired angel was off like a flash and Selphie and Demyx soon followed after her, giggling like mad and Kairi had no choice but to follow after them.
"You're not going to get me Selphie!" Aqua shouted and Selphie straightened up in an attempt to go faster. "I'm way to fast for you three!"
"Oh no you're not" Kairi said, passing Aqua at full speed, leaving her behind.
"Hey no fair, you're using your boon!" Selphie protested.
"Hey, this is a speed race" Kairi said, "You wanted to race, so be it…NOW EAT MY WIND!!"
She went faster and Selphie, Aqua and Demyx had no choice but to exchange glances before forcing themselves to go even faster. Kairi was always kept at the front, the other three following close behind.
"Kairi hold up, you know you're to fast for us!" Selphie said and gasped when Kairi obliged and gave a sudden stop, almost making her and Demyx crash against her.
"You know, you're too fast with your boon, so play fair and don't use you're boon" Aqua said, flying past them in a flash, Demyx and Selphie soon followed and Kairi gave a sigh…would they make up their minds?
"So, how long until we get to the human world?" Demyx asked.
"A few hours I think" Aqua said, "Tifa's waiting and hopefully we'll stumble with the Everto that turned to God"
"You mean Roxas" Demyx said.
"Yep" Aqua nodded and laughed. "You know, it's actually funny to think the devil lost one of his own sons. I thought I was never going to see the day when a demon decided to come to our side"
"I guess that just shows we're entering a new time where people prefer good, don't you think?" Selphie said.
"I hardy think that's the case" Kairi said, "We all know Roxas and when he was under our custody he never showed signs of being friendly or wanting to join us"
"Well, whatever happened, is something I want to see for myself, hopefully it can be a way to turn more demons to us" Aqua said, suddenly diving and letting herself fall freely as her siblings and Demyx followed her, the four skydiving to the human world.
"Here Roxas, drink this, it'll get you warm" Aerith said, putting a cup of hot cocoa in front of him. Roxas only stared at the cup and looking at it for a moment before setting it back and giving a sigh, hiding his face in his arms.
"Guess Demyx's dropping for a visit, along with Kairi, Aqua and Selphie" Riku said with a sigh as he showed the letter to Aerith who took it and read it.
"What for?" Aerith asked, "The Evertos are gone for now, why come when they'll have nothing to do?" she wondered.
"You caught me…you know how they are, here on minute, gone the next and in the blink of an eye, they're next to you again" Riku said, "It could be for anything"
"Whatever they want, I don't want them anywhere near Roxas" Aerith said quickly, "Much less the three of them alone with him"
"I don't think they will be here for that Aerith" Riku said. "If Naminé left the letter, then they must know Roxas isn't an Everto since she didn't attack him. After all, this is Aqua's hand writing, and she just says they're going to do some recognizance and all that stuff they do. They didn't mention Roxas"
Roxas looked at the two as they spoke, taking the moment to look back at the redhead that sat at the couch by the fireplace, not looking at him. Axel was mad, Roxas could tell, he could feel it in him, his instincts as an Everto still in him. Roxas sighed and looked back at the other two before feeling something tug at his cheeks and make him cry out in horror when the chair tipped back and he fell to the floor and hit his head, looking back to find Shadow laughing at him as he pointed a finger at the blonde.
Riku and Aerith stopped their talking and rushed over to help Roxas up in a flash, Axel just turned to see what had happened, and finding Shadow laughing what would be his eyes out.
"You're dead!" Roxas growled, lunging for the shadow which quickly slid though his fingers and vanished in the shadow of a piece of furniture, still laughing.
Roxas couldn't reach him, but he could glared, giving Shadow a clear warning not to mess with him in the state he was in, or there would be one less shadow in the world. Shadow seemed to have understood that and quickly stopped laughing and the room fell eerily silent.
"Calm down Roxas, you know it just wants to mess with you" Riku said.
"Yeah, whatever. I don't even care anymore" Roxas growled, yanking his arm free from Riku in a rather rude manner.
"Roxas!" Aerith said, wanting him to apologize but Roxas didn't do so.
"I need to go out" Roxas growled, walking out of the kitchen, leaving Riku, Aerith and Axel behind.
The cold air seemed to be a bit of relief for him at least, feeling it rush through his black feathers as he flew over the forest. With a sigh he held onto one of the tree tops where he could get a clear view of the town. Roxas looked down and in an instant he had climbed down, not wasting time and getting lost inside the town's buildings.
Axel was clearly mad and he was sad, for the first time in his life. He had never experienced sadness and it was strong for him, it was tearing him apart from the inside and he wished he could get his mind away from everything that had happened.
His friends were dead, Axel was furious, a shadow now stalked him and it was his best friend's shadow and to worsen things and he had to keep a eyes for Hayner, Pence, Olette, Yuffie and Leon. God knew where they were and if his brothers had triggered their signs they would certainly attack him.
He started to think, wondering if there were any solutions that he could find to set Aerith free, but none came to his mind—or at least he couldn't remember. He banged at his head for a moment, trying to jog his memory and see if he could get more details about the hell sign. He knew there was a way, besides killing the demon who cast it, to remove the curse. He just couldn't remember. And the only two people he knew that could know of the curse were his brothers and going to them was, first of all not an option and second it was impossible. Hell would not welcome him back and it would not let him enter, and they were in there, gathering energy. And not to mention that if they saw him, he would have to run away for his life.
"Roxas, hey!" a voice called, an extremely familiar voice "Roxas wait up!"
Roxas looked back, finding none other than Xion right behind him, her wings still out. Roxas froze for a moment, thinking fast and as soon as Xion stopped, he took her arm and hid her behind a car parked by the sidewalk.
"Xion are you mad?" Roxas huffed, "They could have seen your wings!"
"There was no one in the street, so why in the world hide?" Xion huffed with a smile. "I'm glad I found you; I've been looking for you and Riku all over town…where the hell do you live?"
"The mountains, just a few hours from here" Roxas said. Xion huffed and rolled her eyes, no wonder she never found them. "What were you looking for us anyway?"
"Come, lets walk; I'll tell you what's going on" Xion said, pulling him up as she got up. "You know, this is going to be a shocker…but Aqua, Kairi and Selphie are coming to two! Isn't that exiting?"
"Xion, you know I used to be a demon, seeing them wont be 'exiting' for me, you know we're supposed to be enemies" Roxas said.
"But you're a Risen Demon now Roxas, shouldn't you be happy too?" Xion inquired.
"I was an Everto!" Roxas pointed out. "You know we we're mortal enemies, Aqua and I are always at each other's throats. Besides, who told I was a Risen Demon?"
"Everyone knows" Xion said, "They sent out letters telling us real angels not to attack you" Xion said, "Tifa's been out doing that"
"Oh yeah, Tifa's a cherub" Roxas said. "I still wonder why they sent her. Her coming here means more dangerous angels would be coming…well I guess that explains why Aqua and her sisters are coming, but why send out a Cherub if he could have sent messengers"
"Actually they sent all messengers and cherubs; Tifa isn't the only one here" Xion said, and suddenly stopped. Roxas noticed the flail in her voice and looked at her concerned when he noticed her worried expression.
"What do you mean?" Roxas asked.
"Since you turned to our side Roxas, Lucifer isn't exactly happy about that" Xion said. "So, he's decided to wage war against God. That's what Tifa's doing here, she's gathering as much angels here as possible and getting them ready. Why do you think Naminé's been hanging around your place so much? Is not only because of Axel, but she was told to keep an eye on you too"
"How do you know all that?" Roxas asked.
"Tifa didn't say anything about not telling you so I suppose it's fine if I show you this" Xion said, pulling out an open letter form her jacket's pocket and handing it to Roxas who looked at it before opening it, reading it aloud.
May you receive my many blessings my sweet daughter, Xion, the present letter is to inform you of the current situation we are facing and the impending was that will soon befall us. As you must have already heard, the Memoria Everto has recently turned to our side, and it seems this has angered Lucifer. I have gained knowledge that you have come across this Everto by the doings of a Fallen Angel by the name of Riku. I would like for you to keep an eye on Roxas, and keep him out of trouble. Keep a special eye on Riku too, for unlike Aerith, he is not under Roxas' spell and could at any moment be turned against you and he might attempt to do him harm. Please, keep him safe, for he might be our ace card in this upcoming battle. Please take care of your own self.
"Suddenly I don't feel like going back to the house" Roxas said, giving the letter back to Xion.
"I know how you feel" Xion chuckled, "must be hard knowing that"
"I'm not afraid of Riku, I'm afraid he might do something to Axel or Aerith…and I don't want that" Roxas gave a sigh. "I think it would be better if I stayed away from Axel and Aerith, they would be safer if I left them"
"Roxas are you mad?" Xion said, mirroring what he had said earlier. "You'll only end up worrying them rather than making them feel better"
"Axel doesn't see to think that way" Roxas said, "I don't think he would miss me now that he knows what I did to his sister"
"But aren't you two supposed to be close?" Xion said, "You three are supposed to be like a family!"
"I know what Axel's thinking! He hates me!" Roxas said.
"Did he say it?" Xion pointed out.
"No, but I don't think I was called the Memoria Everto for anything Xion" Roxas pointed out. "I' not going back…at least not until I find the way to set Aerith free"
"You don't remember?" Xion asked him.
"No, even though the most important parts of my memory returned, there are still pieces missing" Roxas said, with a sigh.
"Then how about we go and find a way to get it?" Xion asked, "I'm sure God wont mind that, you're doing it to help Aerith and I'll be keeping an eye on you!"
"You'd really go with me?" Roxas said a bit surprised.
"Yeah!" Xion said, "We're friends now Roxas! And you know what they say! Friends help each other!"
"Yeah" Roxas nodded. "In that case, let's go find some demons to interrogate"
Xion nodded, following Roxas in to what looked like a huge adventure for the two of them.
ADVENTURE!!! Lol…I don't exactly like Flap Jack, but I do like it every time he yells ADVENTURE!!
Well, what did you guys think? Pleas leave me a review; it would make my night/day (whatever country you're in). Any questions, feel free to ask…I'm starting to feel like I'm messing up some things so if you see something that doesn't make sense in the story, notify me; with my short-term-memory-loss I forget small details and might put something wrong in the plot. (Yeah, you can say I'm like Dory from Finding Nemo)
