Hotel Oblivion

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"Ah, Kingdom Hearts. We've been eagerly awaiting your arrival. Welcome to our hotel: Castle Oblivion. We have thirteen floors and twelve basements for reasons we are required to keep under lock and key at all times, and you will often find yourself reliving old memories. The motto here is that 'to find is to lose and to lose is to find', so keep close watch on all of your belongings at all times. Each floor has a different theme, and for every night you stay with us, you may choose another floor on which to spend the night. The basement levels are more dimly-lit in comparison to our upper floors, but please do not let that hinder you from exploring there."

"This sounds more like a video game than a simple hotel stay…" Axel mumbled. "How long are we stuck here again?"

"Two weeks, Axel. Two weeks."

"Fantastic."

Leon simply grunted in reply, staring out the glass elevator at all of the floors as they passed.

"Honey?" Cloud reached over and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Is something bothering you?"

"No… just… I have a lot on my mind."

"Do you want to talk about it later tonight? You can tell me, you know."

"Maybe I will. No promises."

"Here's the first floor!" Roxas exclaimed. "It looks just like… it looks exactly like Traverse Town…" he stated with confusion.

-FLOOR ONE: TRAVERSE TOWN-

Suddenly, Revolver appeared in Leon's hand and he charged at Sora, attacking him from behind and almost decapitating him.

"Leon!"

"How do you know that name?"

"What are you talking about? Leon, we've known each other for, like, ever!"

"I've never seen you before in my life."

Sora tipped his head. "Dad?"

"For the last time Sora, I'm not your father!"

"Then how do you know my name?"

"Uh…

"Hey!" a small-framed girl ran over. "Oh, hello, Sora!"

"Yuffie… you know this kid?"

She thought for a moment. "Hmm… nope! The name just sort of… popped into my head!"

"You don't remember me?"

"Nope. But… my heart remembers."

"Yuffie, is everything alright?" a soft voice spoke.

"Aerith!"

"Hello, Sora."

"Do you at least remember me?"

"I'm afraid not. But our hearts contain our memories."

"Leon…"

Leon looked up. "Oh. Cloud."

Cloud looked down before turning to walk off.

"Cloud, wait!"

Roxas stood in front of him, holding out his arms.

"You can't just leave like that! You have to tell Leon how you feel!"

"Not interested, kid. Move."

"No! Tell Leon how much you love him!"

Cloud's face turned red and Leon chuckled.

"Sorry, kiddo, but Cloud happens to be a guy, and I happen to be straight."

"You're lying!" Sora chirped. "You said it yourself! You like guys too! At the graveyard, remember?"

"L-listen… I have to go."

"But you two love each other! Why are you doing this?"

Axel grabbed each male by the shirt and shoved them together into an embrace. "Make out. Just get it over with. You like each other, so hurry it up!"

"They aren't gonna. They aren't trusting in their heart's memories," a blond boy walked over with a big smile. "I'm Tidus, a towel boy in Castle Oblivion."

"What's Castle Oblivion?"

"That's where you all are right now! The higher up you go, the more memories you lose. Those two right there aren't going to do anything but stare at each other because they're too afraid to admit their feelings. They think the memories in their hearts about being in love are false and they don't want to be hurt by the other, see?"

"How do we get them to remember each other, then?"

"Take them to a different floor. Each floor is a card made up of your heart's memories. To find is to lose and to lose is to find!"

"That's bullshit. We're out of here. Come on, Roxas, Sora. Get Leon and Cloud."

"Come with us, okay?" Roxas tugged on Cloud's sleeve. He waved to Tidus as they passed. "Bye, Tidus."

"We forgot about each other?" Cloud exclaimed in shock, looking over at Leon. "That's horrible!"

"But it really was! You didn't remember that you love each other or anything!" Roxas said quickly.

"I forgot Cloud? Best twenty-five minutes of my life and I didn't even know it…"

"Leon!" Cloud smacked his arm.

"So that's how we ended up in this stupid little motel. At least there's no 'heart's memories' bull crap here," Axel concluded.

Marluxia smiled. "But Axel, our hearts consist of a chain of memories that—"

"Come on, Axel, don't leave me out here!" Marly called from the other side of the door. Axel ignored him, walking over to where Roxas was lying in bed and looking at him with those big blue eyes.

The redhead walked over and pecked his forehead. "Hey, cutie. It's getting late now, you should get some rest."

"I need you to hold me or I can't sleep…" he whispered. "I'm sorry, I must be such a pain…"

"Not at all, Roxy. Don't worry. Love you," he climbed into bed and gathered Roxas in his arms, laying the boy's head on his chest.

"Love you too," Roxas yawned and fell asleep.

"Tidus? What are you doing here?" Roxas blinked.

"You put the towel in your mouth… righgt dis!" he shoved a rolled up towel in his mouth. "Then, you blow!"

"Axel? Axel, wake up."

"Yeah? What's wrong, Roxy?"

"I had another weird dream."

"Again? That's the third time since we got to this stupid place. That's it. Roxas, what are these dreams about, anyway?"

"That towel boy from Castle Oblivion. Tidus."

Axel flared with jealously for a moment before composing himself. "I'll take care of it."

"Hey, you!"

Tidus looked up. "Oh, Axel, right?"

"Stay out of Roxas' dreams."

"What? Listen, Axel, I'm not interested in little Rox that way. Sorry."

"You put the cat in your mouth… righgt dis!" he shoved a cat head-first into his mouth. "Then, you shage dis bag of kubble… And others come running!"

"Why did you put the cat in your mouth to do that?"

"It just feels right."

"Okay, stay out of my dreams too!"

"Look, I'm not gay!"

"I never told you what the dreams were about."

And Tidus never appeared in their dreams again… or did he?

"You put the gunblade in your mouth…"

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