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Chapter 11: Unwelcome

Roxas woke up the nest morning to find Axel's arm draped over him protectively. He smiled softly, wriggling out from under the redhead. He then stood. No one else seemed to be awake. Sighing, he wrote a quick note to them:

Guys. I went to the hospital to talk to Sora. He seemed upset last night, so I'm going to see what's up. See-ya later! Roxas

He tapped the note on Riku's door, before running outside. It was kind of breezy. Roxas wrapped his arms around himself as he walked toward the bus stop. There was no way in hell that he was going to walk six miles to the hospital. He stood at the stop, kicking the ground. The last twenty-four hours had been the most stressful things in the world. And as he thought of it, he didn't hear someone walk up beside him.

"Your brother alright?"

Roxas looked up, startled, to find Sora's guitar teacher, Xigbar. "Oh…uh, yeah, he's okay. At least, that's what the doctor said. He should be out soon."

Xigbar nodded approvingly. "That's good to hear. Class ain't the same without him. So, off to see him?"

Roxas nodded. "He wanted to talk to me about something."

"Cool. Well, I better go. Got classes to teach. Take care of your little bro."

"Kay."

"Oh, and Roxas?"

Roxas blinked as Xigbar began walking away. "…"

"Tell Demyx he's welcome anytime. He'll know what I'm talking about." Before he could question the man, the bus pulled up, and the door opened. The teen jumped on, paid his fare, and took a seat.

"Morning Roxas!" Sora grinned happily as Roxas came in. If hit weren't for the slashes and bruises, Roxas would have thought his twin was perfectly fine. "Didja sleep good?"

"Not really," he replied, sitting on his brother's bed. "I kept seeing you here, and it kept me awake." He pushed Sora's hair away from his face, smiling softly. "But don't worry, I'll be fine as soon as you get out of here. Kay?"

Sora nodded fervently. "Guess what? A lady came in and had a baby last night. And then she let me hold him. His name was Caine." He giggled. "He was soooo cute. He almost reminded me of you in our baby pictures!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! He was tiny though. His mommy said he was two months early." Sora sighed. "But he gets to go home now. So yeah." He then smiled again. "Why'd you come so early, Roxas? And by yourself?"

Roxas cleared his throat. "…You wanted to talk to me about something, right?" When Sora blinked at him stupidly, he explained: "You were going to say something last night, and you said you'd tell me later. Well, now is later. I wanna know what's wrong."

Sora's vibrant eyes dimmed slightly. "Oh…that…" He then shifted somewhat uncomfortably. "Well uh…I kinda wanted to know why you didn't tell me what was going on…"

Roxas sighed. Why did I know that's what you wanted to say…? "Well…I didn't want to worry you. I was afraid that if I told you…you'd try to do something about it. And if you did, I thought you'd get hurt really badly. And I didn't want that." He looked at his twin, tears swelling in his eyes. "I wanted to protect you, not let you get hurt like this." He lied his head gently on Sora's lap. "And I failed miserably at it."

Sora stroked his brother's hair, blinking back tears of his own. "Rox. It was no one's fault except mine what happened yesterday. I was careless. Now sit up, look me in the eye, and tell me that."

Roxas sat up and looked at his twin. "…Block head," he muttered, clunking his brother's head gently.

Sora grinned. "That's better."

"Is it now?"

The twins froze, slowly turning their attention to the door. Mr. Hikari was standing in the doorway, arms crossed over his chest, a malicious smirk on his face. "…You…" Roxas stood up, creating a barrier between his father and his brother. His eyes twinkled with a hint of hate as he gave his father the 'Glare of Ultimate Doom, Death, Damnation, and Despair'. His father merely smirked and walked over. "You stay away from him…" Roxas growled.

"My my, Roxas, is that any way to treat your father? I'm so disappointed in you…"

"Go to hell where you belong!"

The man smirked, grabbing Roxas' arm, and pulling him over. Holding Roxas' arms, he forced the child into a kiss.

Roxas' arms jerked violently as he pulled himself away. "You sick, sick FREAK! Pervert!"

The man scowled before backhanding Roxas, totally catching him off guard. "How dare you speak to me that way…" He then walked out, muttering something to himself.

"Roxas!" Sora ripped the IV out of his arm and went to help Roxas up. "You okay?"

"I'm fine…" The older massaged his jaw a little bit. "Damn…he hits hard. How can you deal with that?"

"You get used to it after a while." The two stiffened as they heard footsteps once more, but sighed in relief when it was only the rest of the gang. Riku ushered Sora back into bed, while Axel helped Roxas back up.

"What happened?" Demyx asked.

"He came…"

"Who?"

"Our dad…" Sora muttered, making Riku freeze up. "He came in. He kissed Roxas then hit him and walked off."

While everyone was discussing it with Sora, Roxas remembered. "Oh. Demyx. I don't know what it's about, but I ran into Xigbar, and he told me to tell you that you're welcome anytime."

Demyx blinked for a moment, then smiled. "OH! Okay. Thanks, Rox!"