Part 21: Somewhere I Belong
Day 357
Xion sad followed Xeeres' plan to avoid capture, leaving trails on other world to throw the organization off. With Riku's help, she's been successful keeping out of the Organizations hands without giving away Sora's location. Now, she waits inside of Twilight Mansion, in Namine's room. Namine is explaining the whole situation to her concerning Sora's situation.
Namine:… By recombining you with Sora, it will be as if you never existed. No one will remember you. Are you sure you want to go through with this, Xion?
Xion looks away, addened by the severity of this choice. She knew she'd have to go away physically. But mentally too? To be wiped from existance, that was heavy. But, if she didn't, the Organization would win, and everything she had put everyone through would have been for nothing. She really wished Xeeres was there to suport her. He would know what to say to make her feel like it was okay. She wished she could tell Roxas what was going on. She was devastated, keeping him in the dark like this. What made it worse was that he would be angry with his friends, and not even understand why. She bites her lip. Suddenly, Diz walks in. He looks down at Xion. Namine looks up at him confused.
Namine: What is it?
Diz: She lead one of them right to us.
Namine (shocked): Oh no. Riku's not here. What're we going to do?
Xion: I'll handle this.
She leaves to the front gate. A dark corridor opens and Xeeres walks out. He wipes his eyes, obviously tired. Her face brightens up when she sees him and she smiles. She runs up to him and hugs him, looking up at him smiling.
Xion: You came!
Xeeres: I told you.
She looks away, still holding onto him. She looks down upset and he looks down at her concerned.
Xeeres: What's wrong?
Xion: Xeeres, I don't know if I can do this.
Xeeres: Why not? A few days ago you were so determined.
Xion: That was before I found out that I'd be gone forever. Even from your memories. That makes it so much more difficult to go through with this. Even though I know I should.
Xeeres turns her face back to him. He smiles softly and warmly at her, her eyes wide and shining like shes fighting back tears. He moves some hair out of her face.
Xeeres: I don't care what they, memories can't be destroyed, only hidden. Nothing can take our memories away. So, just cause that's what they say, doesn't mean it's true, it just means we have to try harder to get them back. If the memory is really important to us, then no matter how far it goes, we'll fight to hold on to it.
Xion looks up at him and smiles. He looks down at her and smiles. She looks down, biting her lip, then grabs his collar and kisses him. He looks shocked at her. She gets back down, having to stand on her toes to reach his mouth, and hugs him tightly. He stares shocked and confused, still a little confused at what happened. She rubs her head against his chest and he look at her with the same shocked expression.
Xion (softly): Promise you won't forget me.
She lets go of him and walks back to the mansion. He stares with the same exression as she goes, still confused about what just happened. Had she wanted to do that for a while? She seemed kind of into it. It was a lot to have to go over with literally no time. Guess she just needed to get that off of her chest. He looks down and sighs. He really was going to miss her. So much. He starts to walk away, on to his next stop.
On the clock tower, Roxas is sitting on the edge where he, Axel and Xio usually sat. He's leaning forward, supporting himself with his arms on his kees, looking down at the town. What was he going to do. He'd just jumped the gun, leaving like that, but he couldn't stay. He was being kept in the dark about everything, expected to fall in line, like a toy soldier. Follow orders that he didn't understand. Treating Xion with extreme prejudice. They wanted to destroy her this time, and he didn't know why, nor did he want to do it. Why was Xion being targeted? Andit wasn't like he could just go back andask, not after what he just did. Going through Saix, there was no way he could go back now.
Xeeres sits beside him. He looks up in shock, then glares at him. Xeeres stares out at the town, ignoring Roxas' hatred.
Roxas (bitterly): What're you doing here!? They send you to guard me like you did Xion?
Xeeres: No, actually. I defected, just like you, only with out making it a spectacle.
Roxas (shocked): Really!?!
He looks up at Xeeres and his mood starts to soften. They both look out at the town. They stare for a few minutes, then Xeeres turns to Roxas.
Xeeres: Hey Roxas?
Roxas: Hm?
Xeeres: Sorry.
Roxas: S'okay I guess.
Xeeres: What're you gonna do?
Roxas: What?
That was an exellent question. He had no idea what he was going to do. He was lost, alone and on the run.
Roxas: I… Don't know.
Xeeres: You can come with me.
Roxas: What? You'd let me come with you, after what happened?
Xeeres: If you want to. Just thought it would help. You know, give you a place to go, someone to watch your back.
Roxas (smiling): Sure, that sounds like a plan.
Xeeres (smiling): Cool, I gotta go take care of something. It'll probably take about ten minutes tops, them we'll get going.
Roxas: I'll be here.