Here it is- the Wedding. I know this is out really soon after the chapter before- but I fell right into writing this and despite being only like two days, I think it's really good, and I hope you all like it!

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This has been so much fun to write this 28 Chapter beast, and I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Now stick with me, one chapter left...

Remember: This IS AkuRoku! And you'll most definitely see that in the Epilogue as well.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, and as for the wedding vows, I googled 'Traditional Wedding Vows.' Therefore, not mine, I didn't make them up. I did change some of the wording however to make them shorter and less confusing. So don't sue, please!

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I smiled one last fake smile for the photographer, and then dropped it as soon as the click ended. My face was beginning to hurt with all the smiling, and I was relieved when it was announced that the pictures concerning me were over.

The photographer looked at the display on his camera and smiled with approval. "Very nice everyone, now we need to get the bride out here to get her pictures with the bridal party." I heard Hayner groan, and it almost cheered me up a little bit. The photographer looked at me and shooed me away. "You need to go back in the room you got ready in and wait for Marluxia to come and get you."

Hayner groaned. "Roxas, you lucky bastard!" Hayner rubbed his face where he felt the tension from smiling too much. "I hate you right now."

Sora struck a diva-like pose and flashed an alarmingly bright smile. "I love pictures- bring out the girls! Yeah!"

Hayner glared at Sora and crossed his arms, giving me a pleading puppy dog look.

I shrugged, then turned 180 degrees and headed back to the room that I had dressed in located in basement. On my way there I heard a ton of mad scramble from the bridesmaids and Marluxia to make sure that Namine stayed out of my sight, and then shook my head in annoyance. What does it matter if I see her anyway? So what if we had 'bad luck?' I'm not even superstitious.

I plopped myself down on the couch, and a few moments later I heard someone walking toward the room. I lifted my head slightly to see who it was, and I wasn't too surprised to see Luxord. I figured that he'd come down here sometime to talk to me. Give me the 'you're about to marry my daughter' talk.

He motioned for me to move my feet to he could sit on the other side, so I pulled myself up and sat on the couch the right way. He sat down and rested his arm on the back of the couch so he was facing me.

"Roxas, how are you holding up?" He looked genuinely concerned, and that did surprise me.

"I'm a little nervous." I shrugged, hoping that I sounded nonchalant. It was a completely lie though; I'm about 100% nervous, and I don't want to do this. All I want to do is talk to Axel, leave with him, and put this whole mess behind me. Why did I have to dig myself so deep into this? Why couldn't I have ended it the day it started? There was no way that I could get out of this without leaving a couple hundred scars in my wake, but I had to somehow. Exactly how that will happen, I'm still working on.

He threw his head back and laughed. "Bullshit. You're not a little nervous, you're extremely nervous." I sighed and nodded in defeat before he continued. "I don't blame you; getting married is stressful, especially when you're young. However, even thought you may not like my daughter much because everything was arranged, you should stick it out."

I gave him a confused look. "I don't want to sound ungrateful here, but why? What good can come out of marrying someone that you don't like?"

He smiled and ruffled my hair like one would to a child. "It doesn't seem like anything now, but something great could grow from this. You could end up building a strong, solid relationship with her, and being really happy."

"Or… everything could fail and you could end up broke and divorcing your wife that was cheating on you with a marriage counselor?" I noticed the look of annoyance he gave me. "Just saying."

"Well… sometimes it doesn't work out. But, you know, some regular marriages don't work out either… That's not my point. This will end happily, I can tell you that." He smiled reassuringly, and I gave him a fake smile (about my millionth fake smile the whole day) in return.

This will work out happily, but I can guarantee that I won't be with Namine. I'll be with Axel even if it kills me in the process. Knowing Luxord and my father, it probably will kill me. Dear God, please help.

He waited until I collected my thoughts. "Namine's a great girl, and she'll be an even greater woman… you know, once she turns 18." He coughed. "Now that I think about it, that's kind of strange for you to be marrying a 16 year old." His eyes shifted. "Anywho, Namine's going to be a great wife, and I know that she would never be like her… ah, less than faithful mother. Don't you worry about that at all."

I laughed at his description of Larxene being 'less than faithful.' Couldn't he have just said skanky bitch? I was about to comment, but Marluxia into the room in a mad panic.

"It's almost time!" He sprinted over to the couch where we were sitting. He looked around frantically, and apparently didn't see what he was looking for because he became very flustered. "Oh my gosh where are the groomsmen? We've got to get going soon, or we're going to be late! I CAN'T be late!"

"They're out taking pictures still," Luxord looked at the pink haired man like he was completely insane. "I think Nam's out there too with them."

Marluxia's face mixed into complete horror. "What? They're supposed to be done! Luxord, go gather the groomsmen and send everyone back where they belong!" Marluxia pushed Luxord out the door, and turned to me. "Alright, I'm going to tell you the plan. After those godforsaken groomsmen get back down here, I'm sending Luxord up to be with his daughter for a few minutes before the wedding starts. Then your parents will come down here and talk to you, yadda yadda. Then everything will start. You seat your mom on one side, then Larxene on the other. Then you go up to the stage with the man that will marry you two, then viola! You start the ceremony. Got it?"

I gulped and nodded.

He wagged his finger at me. "The photographer will be taking a lot of pictures, so never ever have a strange face! Okay? You don't want to be solely responsible for ruining the pictures."

Sora, Hayner, and Luxord all crashed down the stairs, and Marluxia winced at the noise. "You three! You're not a herd of elephants, be dainty on your feet, dainty!"

Sora scurried over to me and began to whisper in my ear. "I think he's gone absolutely insane. He's telling Hayner to be dainty?" He snorted. "As if."

I glanced at Hayner to see how he would react to Sora's statement, and he just shrugged. "He's right, there's no fucking way that I'd be dainty."

I cracked a small smile, and I was relieved to know that it was a real one this time. Fake smiles are just too painful (physically and mentally).

"Alright, Luxord, go to your daughter! Spend a few precious moments with her!" He shoved Luxord out of the room again, and a moment after my parents rushed in. My mom ran forward and pulled me into a life threatening hug, and even my dad hugged me (thought not nearly as tightly as my mom did).

My mom's eyes began to well with oncoming tears. "Oh honey, I'm so happy!"

My dad clapped me on the shoulder. "You'll do great, okay? Everything will be perfect." He gave me a reassuring smile, and I nodded in response. What was there to say to that?

Marluxia stood between me and my parents, and shooed them up the stairs as well. "Okay, okay, that's just fantastic and positively tear jerking, but we're running late. Everything has to be on time! Nothing must be off schedule; we must make this perfect for the beautiful bride and her handsome groom!" My parents nodded quickly at him. "You two wait by the doors to the chapel! Tell that to Larxene too, Roxas has to seat you three soon! Ciao!"

They left the room as well, so I was left with my two groomsmen. One was complaining about being in a monkey suit (ten guesses who) and the other was looking at himself with a smile on his face in the full body mirror (I'm sure that will only require one guess).

Marluxia slapped Hayner on the forehead to stop him from whining, and it worked. Hayner just crossed his arms and huffed at the man. Not surprisingly, his 'don't mess with me façade was less than threatening.

Sora looked at me. "I think Riku will love me in this!"

I gave him a 'thumbs up.' "You look great, don't know why he wouldn't."

I tried to control the nerves that were replicating inside me like horny bunnies going at it, but trying to control the nerves was futile. I felt like I wanted to puke. No, not because I'm getting married to Namine, because I'm marrying someone I don't like, when I practically love someone else!

Okay maybe not love, but hell, if I get out of this then I'll be damn sure that I make the best of Axel and I. I felt the color draining from my face, but that's more than likely my imagination.

Marluxia looked at me, walked forward, and pressed his hand to my forehead. "Dear boy, you're nervous… you look like a ghost! Go in the bathroom, take a few minutes, splash water onto your face and slap yourself a few times to get the color back. We don't want you looking dead when your bride comes down the aisle! Go, boy, go!" He pushed me roughly into the bathroom, and I locked the door behind me.

I examined my face in the mirror. The face I was looking at didn't even look like me anymore. It was the face of a liar, a pretender, and most of all someone that was unhappy. The face had bags under his eyes, and it was also pale. His hair looked messier than usual, but not in its usual charming way. It was in a way that read 'I'm too miserable to care.' The bright blue eyes of the face looked duller than usual, and there wasn't a sparkle in them that the face was usually complimented for.

Was it the past few weeks that's done this to me, or is it just today? I splashed water onto my face and then dried it, hoping there would be some sort of difference, but no. Nothing. Still the same person that passed off as being Roxas. I felt tears that threatened to flow, but I slapped myself before they could even think about escaping. There was no way that I wanted to be caught crying.

For twenty minutes I managed to stay locked in that bathroom. With each passing minute I could feel Marluxia getting madder and madder, before he finally decided to find a janitor to unlock the door and force me out. When he finally got the lock picked, I was just sitting on the toilet staring at my face in the mirror.

When I glanced at the man, his look was of obvious smugness. "Let's get ya out of here boy, yer 'sposed to be gettin' married here." I frowned at the man. He had the look of a hobo and the voice of a child rapist. And I hated him, just because it was his fault I couldn't sit here in this bathroom for the next three weeks and hope that the wedding would be cancelled. I doubt I could last three weeks in a bathroom. The only thing I could eat is soap.

Marluxia's face was red. He looked like the evil spirit of Valentine's Day with the pink hair and the red face, and I felt a little fear bubble in me. I knew how strict he was with his tight little schedule, and I had postponed the whole wedding for twenty whole minutes. He walked into the bathroom and dragged me out by the collar of my shirt. "I don't know what in the world you were thinking, but I have never in all my years as a wedding planner had a groom do this! I've had brides sit for about five minutes in the bathroom of pure joy, but my grooms have always been so calm! And you just look so… depressed!" He smacked me none too gently. "You're getting married, wake up and smell the roses!"

"I'm sorry, I'm just so nervous!" I tried to argue my point, but it wasn't working out so well with Marluxia. "I…" I couldn't finish the sentence, because I had no idea how. What was I going to say? I don't love Namine? No, that wouldn't go over too well with the furious wedding planner.

Hayner stepped forward to intervene. "Marluxia, can I talk to him a sec? He's my best friend, and I want to help."

Marluxia's face puckered. "That's noble of you Hayner, but we're behind schedule as it is. We don't have time for friendly chats."

Sora rolled his eyes and moved next to me. "But you've got time to bitch him out? Where's the logic in that?"

Marluxia groaned loudly. "I don't have time to argue with bratty teenagers. We have to get this wedding started NOW. Roxas, get your little butt out of this room, up those stairs, and go seat your parents and your future mother in law!" He shoved me none to gently out the door. "Groomsmen, go upstairs and stand with your respective bridesmaid! If I find that one of you has gone missing, I will replace you with the first male that I find in a nanosecond! Don't doubt me!"

The four of us trotted up the stairs, and the two bridesmaids and the three parents (Luxord was still spending 'quality time' with Namine) were relieved to see us. They all started talking at once, but Marluxia shushed them. "Quiet now, the groom just had a little run-in with nerves. This wedding will start at once. Roxas, seat your parents." He pressed a button on the side of the headset he was wearing and spoke into the speaker. "Start the seating music, the groom is no longer a caged monkey."

I glared at him. "Caged monkey?"

He shook his head quickly. "Its wedding planner talk, you wouldn't get it. Now go seat your parents in the first row on the right side! Right, you get me? When you're done with them, seat Larxene on the left."

I nodded and bit my tongue. I wanted to snap back really badly about how I knew my left and rights, goddammit. I looped my arm in my mother's arm and proceeded down the aisle with them. She was practically shaking with excitement while we walked. "I'm so proud of you for doing this honey. We're both proud of you." She glanced up at my father, who was beaming. "You'll be great." She kissed my cheek and took her seat, and my father placed himself next to her.

He gave me a nod of approval, and then I turned to face the crowd. I was awestruck by the amount of people that were there. The whole place was packed, even some people were standing. That was more than we figured would be there. More than we invited. As I walked back down the aisle, I searched for Axel's vibrant hair in vain. I was unhappy but not in the least bit surprised when I didn't see it, but, on the bride's side I did see two other promising people.

Riku and Demyx. They smiled brightly at me, but they had a little worry in their smiles. Was it because they were worried about me? No, that didn't seem right. I smiled back at them before they could start to get too worked up about me, then I quickened my pace. I seated Larxene and managed to avoid talking to her or even looking at her. She was practically crying. I walked up to my place on the stage by the pastor, and then everything began.

The bridal party music started, and Hayner and Kairi proceeded down the aisle. Kairi looked stunning, and Hayner… he didn't look too bad himself. I guess that I just didn't notice before because I was wallowing in my own misery. They both looked genuinely happy together, and I think I was the only one that saw the look they gave each other. The look of two people that would be great together for a long time. The look of two people that liked each other a lot. I was glad that Kairi finally gave Hayner the chance he deserved, and I was even gladder that Hayner changed from his usual man-whoreish ways. That got old, fast.

Hayner took his place beside me, and Kairi stood across from him on the second step next to where Namine would be standing. Kairi flashed me a smile, and I gave her one in return.

Next (and last) in line was Selphie and Sora. Sora was soaking up all the eyes on him, smiling left and right and charming the audience. I glanced at Riku, and his eyes were ablaze with love. It was adorable. Selphie was visibly shaking; the poor girl was nervous about having so much attention on her. Sora leaned down and whispered words of encouragement in her ear. She smiled and nodded at him. Her shaking ceased a little and she began to look people in the crowd in the eye. She looked stunning as well, but she didn't carry the confidence with herself that Kairi did.

Selphie stood on the next step down next to Kairi, and Sora stood the next step down from Hayner.

My heart started to beat rapidly. It was time. Time for Namine to come out as the bride, my bride. The bride I didn't love.

The lights dimmed dramatically, and the 'here comes the bride' music began to reverberate throughout the whole chapel. People slowly rose and faced the back doors that were now closed to give Namine a good entrance. Hayner nudged my arm, and I gave him a look in response. What they look exactly looked like, I have no idea, but whatever it was, it worried Hayner. I could tell by his reaction.

The door swung open… then there was Namine. Luxord was on her arm, looking like an extremely proud father. She was in a strapless gown that was fitting all the way to the knees and then fanned out. It looked slightly like a mermaid, but it was completely beautiful. Her hair was down and perfectly curled, and it looked radiant with the veil that reached the floor and was attached to her head with a tiara encrusted with diamonds.

Something about that tiara looked familiar. I thought quickly, and felt a strike of severe guilt when I realized where it came from.

It was the one that my mom wore when she married my dad. It was there in all the wedding pictures throughout our house.

I felt like a wave rushed over me, and more weight was added onto the tons of guilt already inhabiting my shoulders and mind. The hypothetical weight was tremendous, and I felt myself staggering, and my knees buckled. Hayner caught me before I could hit the floor, and I felt a dizziness fill my mind and body. This was all too much. I've gotten myself in way too deep… there's nothing I can do.

I shook my head, clearing the bad thoughts. There has to be something I can do, and damn it, I'm going to do that something. I'm going to hunt it down and not marry her. She deserves someone who is way better than me. Someone that will love her. With a quick thought I searched the bride's side for Pence, and he was in the first row on the balcony with Olette and Kiley on either side. He was staring at Namine with obvious longing and love. If only Namine knew that look, and knew how Pence felt. He loved her. He deserved to be with her, not me.

Moments later she arrived at the stage. She handed her bouquet to Kairi. Kairi murmured to Namine, saying that she looked beautiful. Namine smiled in response at her, and then gave Selphie, who was on the verge of tears, a smile as well.

The pastor spoke up. "Who gives this woman to this man?"

Luxord came next. "I do." He kissed Namine on the cheek and then placed her hands in mine. He patted me on the shoulder, then walked down the stage and sat next to Larxene.

Namine took her place in front of me, and shot me a nervous smile. "How do I look?" She asked, with a minimal sweep of the hand over her dress.

I grinned at her, and it wasn't fake or forced. "You look beautiful, Namine." And that wasn't a lie. She really did.

He breezed through the introductions, and then came the objections. "If anyone should object to the holy matrimony of this young couple, then speak now or forever hold your peace." No one spoke up, and before I could catch up with what was going on and say something, he spoke up again.

He clasped his hands together. "Wonderful, then let us begin!" He recited his speech and a Bible verse, and before I knew it, it was time for vows.

He started with me. "Do you Roxas take Namine to be your wife in holy matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, for better, for worse, in sadness and in joy, to cherish and love to your heart's deepest devotion, forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her as long as you both shall live?"

Before I could filter my words, the script was out of my mouth. "I do."

He then continued to Namine. "Do you Namine take Roxas to be your husband in holy matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, for better, for worse, in sadness and in joy, to cherish and love to your heart's deepest devotion, forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto him as long as you both shall live?"

She nodded, and her voice was barely above a whisper. "I do." Her eyes were glittering happily.

"Very well. If you could please hand me the rings," He collected the rings from Kairi and Hayner, and then continued. "May these rings be blessed as the symbol of this unity. These two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever they go may they always return to one another. May they grow in understanding and in compassion. May these rings on their fingers symbolize the touch of love in their hearts."

He handed me a ring. "Roxas, in placing this ring on Namine's finger, repeat after me. 'Namine,"

"Namine," I repeated

"I will take you as my wife from this day forward,"

"I will take you as…" I trailed off when I noticed out of the corner of my eye the familiar shock of red hair at the back of the chapel, and the even more familiar jolt of feelings that also came with when I saw him. It was Axel. He was here! I felt so happy; I wanted to burst out in tears. He was giving me that smirk, the one that stopped my heart.

Then I knew what I should do. It wouldn't be easy, but I had to do it now. I looked at the ring in my hand, and deliberated for a moment on how I should go about this. There was no way that I was going through with this cursed wedding; for once I'm making myself happy.

Namine's face glazed over with worry. "Roxas, Roxas, what's wrong?" She was slowly getting hysterical.

I took the ring, but instead of placing it on her finger I flipped her hand over palm-up. It stung me to look at her, she was worried, sad, hysterical, and she knew what was coming.

But it had to happen. I couldn't go on like this. I placed the ring in her palm and closed her hand. She froze. I leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek, but she stood stock still.

"Namine…"

"No, Roxas, no. You can't…" She broke out into sobs, and I pulled her into a hug. She didn't resist.

"Namine, I can't do this. I love you, but not in the way that involves marriage. I'm sorry it took me this long to say it. We can't do this…"

Namine looked me in the face, her eyes drenched with tears. Not even the waterproof makeup could hold with her free flowing tears. "I don't understand. I thought you loved me… you said I looked b-beautiful…"

I lifted her chin up so she looked me in the eyes. "I'm sorry, I led you on. I was doing exactly what my parents wanted. And I didn't lie when I said you looked beautiful, you really do."

She pulled out of my grasp and took off down the stairs. Kairi was stunned, and because she was the maid of honor she threw both the bouquets on the ground and took off after Namine, careful not to trip on her dress.

The pastor was lost for words, so I took over. "Everyone, I'm really, really sorry. There's not going to be a wedding today." My voice broke at the end, so I stopped there. Axel nodded at me from the back, knowing exactly what I was doing. He mouthed words to me: "Out Back." He was going to meet me out back of the church. I gave him a short little nod, and he left the chapel.

Voices were beginning to rise, mostly of my mother. I ignored them all and walked briskly out, intent on finding Namine and explaining everything to her. If I just told her everything I wanted to say, I know she would feel much better. I could hear her sobbing from one of the rooms branching off the main entryway, and I made my way there. When I walked the room, Kairi was holding a sobbing Namine. Kairi looked up at me and gently let go of the girl, then made her way over to me.

"She's heartbroken, but this needed to be done." Kairi gave me a short hug. "Please don't leave her like this; make her feel better."

"Of course I will." I watched Kairi leave the room and shut the door behind her. When she was gone, I walked over to Namine and sat beside her on the floor. I gently pulled the tiara and veil off her hair; I could tell that it was quickly becoming a nuisance to her. "Namine…"

She looked up at me with makeup tear-streaked down her whole face. "Roxas, why?"

I looked her in the eye. Telling her about Axel would break her heart even more, so I just decided to tell her the general gist of things. Part of the truth. "Namine, this whole thing was forced on me, and I can't start liking someone in a situation like that. You're like a little sister to me, one that I love. But… I'm not ready for this. You deserve someone who really wants to be with you." I shrugged a little and looked over at the wall. "And Namine, you're only sixteen, do you really want a husband now? I've only been 18 for a few weeks now, and I know I'm not ready to be married."

I was a little surprised when she nodded in agreement. She wiped some of the streaky makeup off her face and spoke. "You know, you're kind of right. I'm not exactly ready for this either, but I really like you." She sniffed. I looked around the room and saw a box of tissues on a desk, so I quick grabbed one and handed it to her.

"I know, and I'm really sorry I didn't have the balls to call this off when I should have. It would have been so much easier before all this happened." I shifted myself to a more comfortable position; I planned on being here as long as it took for Namine and I to be okay. I didn't want her mad at me no matter what.

"You should have. Before I fell in too deep." She gave me a pathetic glare, but it dropped in a few moments and softened back to her normal look. "I can't blame you though; your parents did press this on you. Not like I really had a choice either."

I rubbed her arm gently. "I promise you that you're going to find someone that deserves you, and you're going to get married on your own accord, okay?"

She smiled and nodded. "I suppose I should finish high school before I even think about marrying anyone." She giggled a little, and I joined her., but with a more manly giggle, of course.

"I know everything's not going to be the same with us, but I would love to still be friends with you." I looked at her, gauging her expression.

"I would love that." She thought for a moment. "How pissed is your dad going to be that you called off the wedding?"

I grimaced. "Very. He even bought us a penthouse downtown to live in-"

She interrupted me with a sharp intake of breath. "A p-penthouse? Those things are expensive…"

"Yeah, and he paid for it in full. I don't know how angry he's going to be about that one." I chuckled a little. "Maybe he'll kick me out, and I can just go live there. It has four bedrooms, hell everyone could live there."

She smiled hesitantly. "That would be fun. But don't get your hopes up too high, Roxas. Your dad's going to be really pissed about this. It's sort of a shame, this wedding was so beautiful."

I nodded sadly. "It's very beautiful. It should have gone to someone else though."

She looked a little hurt at my statement and was just about to say something, but Marluxia bursted into the room. His face was redder than when I locked myself in the bathroom for twenty minutes not too long ago.

"ROXAS!" He screeched when he saw me. "This has never happened before! What were you thinking- ending this on poor Namine like that? I should drag you back out there to marry the poor girl, I-" He stopped short when he saw that Namine was sitting right next to me with a fearful look on her face. "N-Namine? You're not clawing his eyes out?"

She shook her head, and her curls bounced with the movement. "I can't. He's absolutely right with everything he says. This wedding was forced on us, and it shouldn't have happened." She stood up. "I'm going to get dressed and go home. I- I just want to be alone for a little while." Without another word, she swept out of the room.

Marluxia turned on me. "I hope you're happy, you just broke her. You heartless little bastard…"

I stood up and faced him. "Stop talking Marluxia. You don't even know why I ended this, and maybe if you weren't so stupid and paid attention to your client's emotions for real, then you would have seen that this was a mistake. Good working with you," I spat. I walked out of the room, and turned to work my way to the back of the church where Axel was waiting for me. When I thought about him being there, the flurry of emotions rushed through me, and I picked up my pace without meaning to.

He was leaning against the brick wall of the church, arms crossed, looking at the garden out back. The place that we all took pictures earlier today. "Hey." I called to him, and he looked at me, smiling wide.

"How's Namine?" Was the first thing he asked.

"She's doing okay. After I explained everything, she understood. Well, not everything, I thought it best to leave you out of the equation. She was already broken up after me calling everything off."

"And how are you doing?" He pulled me into a hug, and I rested my head on his chest.

I loved how warm he felt. "Good, but I feel like an ass. But, why are you here? I thought you couldn't come..." I didn't mean to sound sad at that, but I don't think he noticed.

"I tried calling you to tell you why. My boss said that he'd fire me if I missed work today, but I told him to fuck off and I quit. You're way more important to me than he is." He pulled the hug in tighter. "Even though I could kill you right now for hurting my sister so bad, I love the fact that you did this. I want to be with you, Roxas. As selfish as it sounds, I don't want to watch you be married and unhappy with Namine, I want you to be happy and er, unmarried, with me."

"I will be. I'm yours now. I'm happy with you. After I pick up the broken pieces that I left behind today, I'll be completely yours." I added on another thought, "And I'll probably be homeless."

He pulled back a little then tilted my chin up to his eyes with his finger. "You've always got a home with me, okay? I know everything's sudden," he shot me a sneaky grin, "But it all feels right with you. You're always allowed to crash with Demyx and me. I know he'd love it."

I felt so comfortable in his arms. "Thank you. I'd love to live with you two."

"Roxas…" He leaned down and kissed me lovingly, and I threw my arms around his head. We pulled apart after a few long moments.

I looked into his eyes.

This is where I belonged. I was looking my future right in the eyes right now, and it looked pretty much perfect to me.

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