Author's Note has vague spoilers... don't read until afterwards... or... just... don't read... depends whether or not you're interested in my ramblings :3
Bec is sitting next to me while I upload this... so I am slightly concerned for my life... though she did promise she wouldn't hurt me for whatever I do in this fanfic... I guess now is the time to find out!
Roxas: Why would she hurt you?
Because she loves Axel.
Roxas: ...Why?
Um...
*Happy voice* I don't own Kingdom Hearts and I'm not going to say anything else because I am spoiling things for people right before they read them so I'm going to stop now!
Chapter Twenty-One: Run
'You search everywhere… but he's not anywhere'
Roxas ran, searching for Sora. He wasn't anywhere. He was getting worried…
Sora stumbled out of the room, he couldn't stay in there. Xion had been his friend, but that wasn't Xion. Because Xion was dead. 'Dead, gone, deceased' his mind chanted. But no matter what word it used, it still meant the same thing. And it still hurt.
Sora's heart clenched, he hadn't been the closest of friends with Xion, but that didn't mean her death didn't affect him. And he was close to Roxas, and he dreaded to see the blonde's reaction.
He didn't know what to do…
Sounds permeated the wall, screaming, light flashing, fire. Roxas ran over to a window, people were running, the escape was on.
He was being left behind.
He panicked, "Sora!" he cried out desperately. He wouldn't leave his friend. He couldn't…
Sora heard screaming, looking out of a window, he saw light flash, he saw fire and people running. He frowned, wondering what was going on. Then shook his head, he didn't care. It had nothing to do with him. 'Probably another of the Organisation's experiments' he thought to himself in disgust.
"Sora!"
He looked around, it sounded like Roxas. The he frowned and shook his head. Earlier he might have gone running to that voice, but now… it would mean he would have to tell him what had happened to Xion. He couldn't handle that, not now…
Roxas couldn't believe it. He sank down to the ground, back against a wall. The noise had stopped. Everyone had escaped.
Everyone except for him.
And Sora.
And Xion.
He drew his legs up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them burying his face in his knees. The tears fell. And there was no one left to see them…
Sora ran through the institute, if he could find Axel, or maybe Riku, they would know what to do. Maybe there was a way to bring Xion back.
He stopped, and frowned. There was Axel, and Riku, and Kairi. Only, they were on some of those experiment tables. Being pushed along by some of the organisation members.
And they weren't moving.
His eyes widened as he realised. They were dead. So were the other people on those tables. Being pushed along like that, 'but why?' his mind screamed, he had no answer.
Number XII pushed Kairi past him, and he felt tears fill his vision when he saw her eyes open. She reached out to him and he grabbed her hand. Number XII stopped, frowning, but silent, allowing them a moment for Kairi to say what she wished to say.
She opened her mouth and Sora leaned in, he tried not to wince at the pained expression the red head made, it broke his heart to see her like this. "I waited for you Sora. We all did. Me and Riku and… Axel. We waited for you and Roxas and Xion. I wanted us to escape together, we could have run off, we could have shared a paopu fruit together. But you didn't come. I'm sorry. We had to leave without you. Not that it did us any good. We waited too long I guess." She went to say something else, but then her grip on Sora's hand loosened, the light in her eyes dulled.
Number XII grabbed the end of the table and pushed again, forcing Sora out of the way.
Sora sank to the ground, had the escape been today? Had that been what all the noise was about? Kairi said they had been waiting for him and Roxas… and Xion. She didn't know that Xion was dead. She wouldn't ever know now. Had Roxas been looking for him? Is that why he thought he kept hearing the blonde's voice calling his name? Was Roxas still looking for him? Did Roxas escape? Did Kairi, Riku and Axel die because of him?
Sora felt his eyes prickle, they were all dead.
He drew his legs up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them burying his face in his knees. The tears fell. And there was no one left to see them…
I... actually have nothing left to say...
Bec: *sob* *sob* *sob*
Shh... It's okay... I'll write a nice, fluffy AkuBeku after this to cheer you up
Bec: *sob* you better... and I want to eat cookies in it!
Um... okay
Roxas: Where's Sora? And where are my cookies?
Nowhere... not telling... I ate them
*Crosses arms and shakes head*