Authors note: I thank you all for the reviews I have gotten. They help a lot and are a great motivation to continue this story. Sorry if these author notes bother you, but they help me answer questions and give explanations.

A few of you are annoyed at how oblivious Roxas is. Truthfully, he was a Nobody that was born without emotions and memories. Everything he understands about emotions he had to learn from experience. Roxas has not experienced much in his life and therefore does not understand nearly as much as Sora does, especially about romance and love. (as portrayed in 358/2 days when he asked Xaldin and other members of the organization about what love was) Sora and Roxas have some similar personality quirks, but they are actually pretty different.

Anyhow, a lot of you really wanted to see a dual welding beat-down on Guiche. While the fight will happen, it may not be in the way you are expecting. There are a few pet-peeves I have when reading crossovers. The first is that the character immediately tells everyone that they are from another world/dimension/time. For me, that kills any excitement on how people will react in the future when the persons abilities are reviled. For most stories, if the person makes that revile within the first couple chapters, I usually stop reading right there. My second pet-peeve is characters that immediately display all of their abilities right off the bat. Again, that kills any excitement for the story.

I will slowly display Roxas's abilities and backstory as the story progresses. So please be patient with that. But seriously, there is no need for Roxas to go all out against someone like Guiche. We all know that Roxas could destroy him instantly.

Anyway, I have said enough. Please enjoy the chapter.

Update 11/25/2015: Thank you very much for you hard work, The Lord of Pages. Sorry it took a while to post this Beta'd chapter.

Beta's Notes: Apologies for the wait, had school and personal life to deal with. I'm back, and this will be the third and then the fourth chapters I have beta'd. We're going up as we progress, by the time we're caught up, we should be good.


A heart in the Void

Chapter 3

Roxas was standing in the grassy field of Vestri Court with Guiche standing right in front of him. Guiche was waving his rose through the air dramatically as he gave an elegant speech about the powers of nobles and there superiority over commoners. As Roxas waited until he was done running his mouth, he glanced around only to notice that quite the crowd had gathered to watch the dual. Apparently word had traveled fast.

Louise was standing with the crowd of people, her arms crossed and a sour expression on her face. She was still pissed at what Roxas said earlier and was hoping that Guiche could beat the rebellion out of him so he would stop being so stubborn. However, she did not want him to die. He was one of the few things that she had ever done right, and even though he was rebellious, he was still her familiar.

"Guiche, I permit you to defeat my familiar. However, if you kill him, you will be making enemies of the Vallière family." Louise said sternly.

Guiche ran his hand though his hair dramatically. "Perhaps I won't kill him if him if he bows before me and apologize. I will let him off with only a small beating, then I will take care of the tactless maid."

Louise nodded before she turned to Roxas. "You heard him. Apologize... NOW!"

Roxas didn't even spare her a glance as he continued to glare at Guiche. "No."

"YOU IDIOT! He is a noble. You are nothing but a commoner. I will not allow my familiar to be killed for the sake of a simple maid."

Roxas chose to not say anything back as he started to approach Guiche.

"Roxas."

Roxas halted as a different voice addressed him. He turned to see Siesta standing there, her hand clasped together in fright. "Wouldn't it be better to apologize? I don't want you to get hurt because of me."

Roxas stood there for a moment, staring at her. Why was she saying that? She was the victim in this conflict. Was she wiling to get hurt just so he wouldn't? Why would she do that for him when they had only known each other for less than a few days? Roxas knew he could take on Guiche, but Siesta could not. So why was she putting herself in danger for him?

"It's not happening. I won't put you in danger. Besides…" He said as he gave her a reassuring smile. "He is weak compared to the people I have fought before."

The entire crowd went silent as they heard Roxas bluntly insult Guiche right to his face. They began to murmur about his disrespect, and even a few glares were thrown his way.

Guiche on the other hand was beyond furious. This commoner dare call him, a noble, weak? His bangs covered his eyes as fury began to well up within him. "You don't seem to understand your position familiar." He said dangerously. "We nobles are the ones blessed by the founder Brimir, while you useless commoners have nothing but the cloths on you back. You dare call me a weakling when there is nothing you can do that can compare?!" He swung down the rose causing a single petal to detach. It gently fluttered downwards until it hit the ground and erupted in a small pillar of light.

A metal creature rose from the ground and stood directly in front of Guiche. Said creature resembled a female soldier with a spear clutched tightly in its metallic fist, it was naturally made out of the metal that Guiche was known for working with, bronze, throwing his arm back with a dramatic pose he reiterated,"I will show you that you are nothing compared to me, that mouthy commoners like you will be punished for their disrespect. I do commend your bravery for not running away, but that will not save you." He gestured to the metal golem whicc was already walking forward. "Behold, my lovely Valkyrie. She will be your opponent."

Roxas looked between the Valkyrie and Guiche a few times. Was he serious? He was not even going to fight him? This ability Guiche portrayed reminded him of all the spares he had with Demyx, how he would summon his water clones to do his fighting while he would run and hide. Now, Guiche was doing the exact same thing. Except at least Demyx when serious could actually cause some damage to him.

"So, not only are you a weakling, but you are also a coward."

There was a hush in the audience as Roxas once again insulted a noble. More murmurs began to roll through the crowd.

Guiche's eyes narrowed. "What did you say?"

Roxas shook his head. "You hide behind your Valkyries, too afraid to take me head on. Is that how all nobles fight? Are they all as spineless as you?"

A number of nobles glared at Roxas as he continued to insult them. Guiche ran his hand though his hair and cast it aside dramatically, trying to quell some of his anger. "You seem to not understand how nobles fight. You should be in awe of what I can do." He said before he flicked his rose at Roxas. "Valkyrie, attack!"

The metal creature launched itself at Roxas, a metal fist heading straight for face. Roxas watched at the Valkyrie attacked. It was moving pretty fast, but compared to opponents like Larxene and Xaldin, the useless heap of metal might have just of been standing still.

Right when the Valkyrie extended its fist, Roxas immediately ducked under the blow and spun around. In an instant there was a flash of darkness as the oblivion appeared in his right hand. He used the momentum from his spin and slashed sideways at the Valkyrie.

Immediately, the key blade connected to the Valkyrie's side, causing it to explode into heap of metal parts before it fell to the ground. Roxas slowly lowered his key blade and stood tall, his dark weapon glistening in the sun for all to see.

Another hush fell the crowd as they just whiteness what happened. It was just a brief second exchange that you would have missed if you blinked. Everyone expected to see Roxas laying on the ground, either unconscious, or holding his face in pain, but Roxas stood tall with the strange weapon in his hand, the Valkyrie nothing but a pile of scrap on the ground.

Suddenly, the class exploded with voices and activity.

"What is that?"

"Where did he get it?"

"I don't know. It just appeared out of nowhere."

"Did he summon it? Does that mean Louise summoned a mage?"

That's impossible, mages can't be familiars.

"What kind of weapon is that?"

Louise and Siesta were staring at him, their mouths hanging open as they looked between Roxas, the pile of scrap that use to be Guiche's Valkyrie, and then the strange weapon he was holding in his hand. They too were having similar thoughts as the other students.

Guiche was also staring at him, his eyes nearly bulging from there sockets. "Where did you get that weapon, commoner?" he demanded as he pointed to the oblivion.

Roxas ignored him and the rest of the commends concerning his Key blade. Slowly, he grasped the weapon with both hands and crouched down in his signature one-key blade stance. He glared at Guiche with fierce focus and determination in his eyes, not even paying the slightest heed to the attention he was warranting.

Guiche felt his confidence waver slightly as he saw the look in Roxas's eyes. He took one step back in fright before he glanced around. Everyone was looking at him, expecting him to best this familiar and show him his place. Trying to regain his composure, he flipped his hair to the side again, though a little shaky this time.

"Well, it seems that I underestimated you, commoner. But just because you have that ridiculous looking weapon does not mean you stand a chance against me." He proclaimed dramatically before he flicked his rose again. Six more petals fell to the ground before they each spawned more Valkyries all in a row in front of him.

Roxas narrowed his eyes as fixed the enemies with a hard gaze. He quickly counted them and almost wanted to laugh at how much he was being underestimated. When sparing with Demyx, he would take down 50 to 100 water clones before the fight would actually begin, and they were a lot sturdier than these pathetic pieces of metal.

Guiche took a deep breath as he regained his confidence. He waved his rose through the air flamboyantly. "You see now commoner, the difference between you and me? I can summon multiple entities to fight for me, while you stand alone. Our magic means that we are above commoners. How can you possible think you can defe…"

CRASH!

Guiche only had time to look up before he saw a glowing, spinning weapon completely obliterate one of his Valkyries and head straight for him. He gave a girlish squeal before he barely managed to dive out of the way. The weapon suddenly spun back in the direction it came, destroying another Valkyrie in the process.

Roxas lifted his hand and caught the weapon before glared at Guiche. "Shut up," he growled before he reached back and threw the weapon again.

Guiche panicked slightly, but waved his rose, causing the Valkyrie on the far left to side-step the key blade. Roxas however, was already moving. He shot forward at immense speed, gliding barely above the ground as he snatched his key blade out of the air. He leaped into the air and brought his weapon down on the Valkyrie, causing it exploded into a pile of metal. He only glanced to his side at the remaining Valkyries, all lined up in a row.

"I could have done this blindfolded." Roxas murmured as he reached back again. "Strike Raid." Immediately, the key blade glowed before he whirled it at the Valkyries. They didn't have time to react at the Key blade passed through, destroying them instantly.

Roxas caught the key blade as it returned before he turned and looked at Guiche, who was now trying to get to his feet while looking at Roxas with wide eyes and a gaping mouth. Suddenly, the crowd erupted in excitement, though Roxas didn't pay any attention. Was he going to wait for Guiche to get up and recompose himself?

Nope.

He shot at Guiche with his incredible speed. Guiche didn't even have time to react. Immediately, Roxas was in front of him before he swung his key blade, smashing him in the ribs. Guiche screamed out in pain as he was thrown through the air like a rag doll before landing in a heap on the ground, his rose flying from his grip.

"AUGH!" Guiche screamed again in agonizing pain as he held his ribs. He looked up at Roxas, who was slowly walking towards him with his weapon as his side. He looked around for his rose before he saw it a few feet away. He reached out and tried to grab it, but a black shoe stomped it into the ground. Guiche looked up to see the tip of the black weapon pointing straight at his face. He slowly looked up to see Roxas's firm glare still fixed on him.

"So now that you can't use magic, what does that make you?"

Seeing that there was no way out of this, Guiche lowered his head in defeat, his hands still clasped around his ribs. "I y-y-yield!" He gasped out.

Roxas stared at him before grounding his teeth. He raised his key blade causing Guiche to look up in horror. "I yield! You have to stop!"

"Why?" Roxas asked as he stood directly in front of the noble. "Why would I stop when you would have killed Siesta? Did you stop when she was beat? What makes this situation any different?"

Guiche stuttered for a moment. "Because I am a noble! She is nothing more than a commoner. I am above her, so you have to stop."

"You can't use your magic now, so what makes you any different than them?"

"I-I-I I have money, and my family has power." Guiche shuddered in fear at the sight of Roxas uncaring face.

"And I am supposed to care?" Roxas said as he took a step forward. Guiche was trying his best to scoot back, but stopped when he felt his back against the academy wall.

"ROXAS STOP!"

Roxas grit his teeth as he looked around at the Louise. She stomped up to him before placing her hands on her hips, trying to look as intimidating as possible. "As your master, I command you to stop now. Haven't you done enough? You humiliated a noble in front of everyone. NOW STOP!"

Roxas growled. "You compare humiliating a noble over a person's life? Why didn't you tell Guiche to stop when he almost killed Siesta? Where were you?"

"She is just a commoner. She has no important role like a noble does."

"That's not good enough!" Roxas barked as he turned back to Guiche, who was desperately trying to crawl away.

Suddenly, Roxas felt two arms firmly wrap around his left arm. "Roxas, please!"

Roxas froze as he turned to see Siesta attached to him, halting him from going after Guiche. Roxas stared at her in confusion. "Why? He almost killed you. Why should I stop?"

"It's fine. You won the dual. He won't do anything anymore. Please don't kill him." She said. She knew that Roxas would be hunted down if he killed a noble, and she really didn't want him to die for her sake.

Roxas continued to stare into her pleading eyes before shook his head and he grit his teeth. "I don't get it. You have every right to be angry at him for almost killing you. Why would you want me to stop?"

"Because…" Siesta said before she looked over at Guiche. He was staring at the both of them, his eyes still somewhat wide with fear. "If I let you continue, then how would I be any different than them?"

Roxas blinked a few times as he absorbed her words. He slowly lowered his key blade and let it vanish in a flash of light, leaving the crowd once again speechless. Roxas hated to admit it, but she had a point. How would he be any different than Guiche if he ended him right there?

He shook his head again before turned back to Guiche. "If you ever threaten anyone I care about again. I will not hold back next time. I will end your existence." He growled out, causing Guiche to nod his head vigorously.

Roxas tugged his arm from Siesta's grip before he stormed away through the crowd as they parted the way for him.

"Where do you think you are going?" Louise snapped.

"I need some time alone." Roxas snapped back.

"You can't do that. I never gave you permission."

Roxas turned and fixed her with a hard glare that nearly made her recoil. "Watch me." He said as he continued to walk away.

He walked passed Tabitha and Kirche, who were both looking at him. Tabitha was staring intently through her glasses; the only thing that gave her surprise away was the look in her eyes. Kirche also had a surprised look on her face, but it soon morphed into a seductive grin as she watched Roxas walk away.

"Well, Zero's familiar sure is interesting…and handsome."

"Strong." Was all Tabitha said as she continued to stare at his retreating form. He was not only strong, but he was also incredibly fast. She had no idea how he managed to move the way he did without magic. But as she looked around, she was not the only one who was wondering that.

Louise was pissed that her familiar once again disobeyed her, but she also felt a measure of pride. She just witnessed her familiar completely destroy Guiche. Granted, Guiche was only a dot mage but that was still quite an achievement for a commoner. What was the weapon that he used? Where did he get it? From the looks of it, that weapon was extremely powerful.

That particular though started to consume her mind. All that strength and power her familiar had displayed was now hers. She had a lot of questions, but he would be back. Where else would he go?

Siesta also watched Roxas retreat. She was glad that he chose to spare Guiche and was also happy that he stood up to her, but there were a lot of questions going through her mind. She was amazed as his strength and that strange weapon he used against Guiche. Even though she had a lot of questions, she was not going to question him until he was willing to share.

"Maid..."

Siesta turned to see Guiche standing on his feet, staring at her.

"I lost the dual and my honor as a noble demands that no harm comes to you." He said as he gingerly held his ribs.

Siesta nodded. "Thank you Lord Guiche."

Guiche continued to stare at her. He did not want to admit it, but Roxas had a point when he was at Roxas's mercy. How was he any different than a simple maid when he was without magic? He shook his head as he dramatically flipped his cloak in the wind and walked toward the academy's infirmary.


Roxas stormed outside of the academy to let off some steam. He really didn't understand this world. The nobles treated the commoners like they were nothing.

Like how all of the worlds treated the 's.

That didn't set right with Roxas. Guiche actually had the stones to say he should be spared just because he was a noble. That didn't make any sense. Also, Siesta's words really stood out to him. The more he thought about it, the more frustrated it became. So he was just supposed to brush it off and let them get away with it just so he could prove he was different than them?

No.

That was not what she was saying and Roxas knew it. But it was still frustrating. When he worked for the organization, it was simple. Destroy the Heatless. End their existence for the sake of Kingdom hearts. But here, that was not the solution. He could not just go around destroying people. That would just prove what Diz said to him before.

A Nobody does not have the right to exist.

Roxas continued to wander aimlessly around the academy as he let his brain process over the events of the day. Soon, he found himself sitting near a small stream of water, completely lost in his thoughts.

"Why am I still even here?" Roxas asked himself as he picked up a small stone and tossed it into the water. He watched it sink below the surface. "I am no longer linked to Louise, and being anywhere near her drives me insane. But then again, where else am I supposed to go?" It was almost comical how similar this situation was to when he left the organization. He went straight back to Twilight Tower because there was no place where he belonged. That was why it was so easy for… to find him.

Roxas blinked a few times as another memory flashed though his head. He had just left the organization and was sitting on twilight tower when another figure sat beside him. The figures hood was up, so he could not see their face, but the person was too short to be Axel. Roxas frowned as the memory stopped there. "Who was that? And why did I even leave the organization in the first place?" He pondered.

Suddenly, a quiet flapping of wings behind him caught his attention. He looked around to see Tabitha's blue dragon, Sylphid. She landed beside him before she cocked her head curiously.

Roxas stared at the dragon for a while before he took a deep breath before he turned his gaze back to the running water. "Sorry, I am not in a good mood right now."

Sylphid cooed before she moved around him so she shifted closer. She immediately nudged her head against him gently, a worries expression in her eyes.

Roxas turned and stared at her for a few seconds before giving a deep sigh before he scratched the top of her head. "You are worried about me?" he asked, causing the dragon to nod. He gave the Dragon a small smile as he felt the anger and confusion slowly leave him. "Thanks. I have a lot of things on my mind. There are so many things I don't understand."

Sylphid cocked her head curiously, as if to say she didn't understand, so Roxas continued. "I am from really, really far away. I don't understand how the Nobles around here can treat people like they are nothing."

Sylphid rubbed her head against him as if to say she understood.

"It's also hard for me to understand what I can do for the people I care about. How can I protect them without destroying the ones that try to hurt them?" He gave another sigh. "Maybe I haven't figured it out because I don't understand what it is like to have a heart. All these things are so new to me. There are so many things I need to learn."

Sylphid's eyes widened slightly as she heard it. She was completely confused as to what he was talking about. He didn't know what it was like to have a heart? What was that supposed to mean?

Roxas smiled up at the dragon. "Thank you." He said as he scratched her head. "I guess I just needed someone to talk to. Though I find it funny that the only one I felt comfortable telling this to was a dragon."

Sylphid purred again before she licked his face, causing him to laugh. "But there are still few things I need to think about. Could you give me a little time on my own?"

Sylphid seemed to understand as she nudged him one more time before she extended her wings and flew off. Roxas watched her fly back to the academy as he thought about his chat with the dragon. Why did he tell her all that? Truthfully, if felt good to talk about it, even if the dragon couldn't talk back. Maybe she, Siesta, and all the people in the kitchens at the academy were the reason he had not left yet. He did owe Louise for giving him a chance to exist, but truthfully, with each conversation with the girl, he was beginning to care less and less.

"I guess I could stick around a little longer."


It was later in the evening that Roxas finally returned to the academy. He had his fill of thinking and trying to understand this world. It proved fruitless as the actions of this world proved to be devoid of all logic. As he walked back to Louise's room, he could not help but give a sigh. He really didn't want to deal with her right now, but where else was he supposed to go?"

He pushed the door open and closed it behind him. Immediately, he ducked as he saw a teacup flying towards him. It smashed on the wall behind him, shattering into many pieces. He looked up to see Louise standing there with her hands on her hips. "Where were you!" she demanded.

Roxas gave another sigh, knowing he was too tired and brain dead to be angry right now. "I had a lot to think about."

"I don't care. We have a lot of things to discuss." She said as she sat on the seat, crossing her arms and legs. Roxas collapsed on the ground before looking up at her. "Firstly, I am your master, so…

"Whatever." Roxas cut her off.

Louise turned red. "Don't interrupt you master. I summoned you, and you belong to me. So the power you displayed is also mine."

Roxas looked up at her. What was she getting at? "What do you mean?"

"First of all, that fight with Guiche, how did you do all that? How did you summon that weapon? Are you a noble?" she asked cautiously.

Roxas glanced at her tiringly. "I am not a noble. When I need to fight, I summon my weapon."

Louise gave a small sigh of relief. "So if you're commoner, then how are you able to summon a weapon? Only a mage should be able to do that."

"I have always been able to summon it when I am in danger."

"So it must be very powerful, no?"

"Yes, it is extremely powerful." He said as he looked at her curiously, why was she asking all these questions.

Louise stared at him before she stood up and extended her hand. "Give it to me."

Roxas blinked at her. "Excuse me?"

"Give it to me. You are a commoner, and therefore have no need for such a powerful weapon."

Roxas's mouth dropped again. She was demanding his Keyblade? She had to be insane. Slowly, Roxas stood on his feet and moved toward the door. He was not going to deal with this. He was tired, his brain hurt from thinking so much, and right now he just wanted to go to sleep. Staying here would prove too much for his sanity.

The next instant, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. His head snapped forward slightly before he turned to Louise. In her hand, she was holding a riding crop. His mouth dropped oven again.

She just whipped him?

Louise stood there with a glare on her face. "You either give me that weapon, or you will be sleeping outside tonight, and no food for the next two days."

Roxas stared at her for the longest time. If he thought he was out of anger then he was sadly mistaken. He wanted nothing more to give this girl a good whack with his Keyblade, and he was about to, but then another idea struck him instead, one that would be much more satisfying.

Plastering a smile on his face he looked at Louise. "Sure, you can have my weapon. Master." He said as the Oblivion flashed into existence. He extended the handle over to her.

Louise blinked a few times. She didn't think it would be that easy, but she tried to hide her excitement as she reached out and took the weapon from Roxas. It was a bit heavier that it looked. "It's about time you learned your place Familiar. Make it a habit to do so."

Roxas continued to smile as he turned toward the door. "Yes, I am so sorry for how I acted. As punishment, I will sleep outside tonight and not eat any food. Please stay here and enjoy your new weapon."

Louise barely managed to hear him, as her excitement began to surface. "Good. Now leave." She said as she caressed his weapon.

Roxas exited the room, leaving Louise with the Keyblade. She admired the expert craftsmanship of the weapon. Soon she was cackling like a madman. "Ohh, I can't wait until I see Kirche again. I am going to wipe that smug look right off her…" she began until Oblivion flashed out of existence. She was left standing by herself in an empty room with no Keyblade and no Familiar.

Her mouth dropped open as what happened began to register in her brain. He faces turned beat red and her hands clenched into fists.

"FAMILIAR!" she screamed as she grabbed her wand and ran out the door.

Roxas gave a small chuckle as the key blade appeared in his hand followed by a loud screech. "And that's my queue." He said as he disappeared in a corridor of darkness. He reappeared at the top of the academy tower. The sun was setting again, allowing him to take in the breathtaking view. He felt strangely satisfied after what he did.

"I truly am Sora's Nobody." He said as he thought about the rather Sora-like move he pulled. "So that is what it felt like after he did that to Jack Sparrow."

Swinging his legs over the edge of the building, he sat there and watched the sun set again. It was moments later that he saw a certain pink-haired dot running frantically around the school grounds looking for him. He laughed again before turning his attention back to the sunset. It was funny that he had to go way up here for some peace and quiet.

He didn't know how long he had been sitting there, but he eventually heard familiar wings flapping against the air behind him. He turned to see Tabitha and Sylphid landing on the tower.

Tabitha was staring at him again with her intense gaze. She didn't even have a book with her this time. Slowly, she dropped down from Sylphid and approached him, her face not showing any emotion. Roxas watched as she approached until she was standing next to him.

"Key."

Roxas cocked his head. "My weapon?" he asked causing Tabitha to nod once. Roxas raised his hand and the oblivion appeared in his hand. "Yes. It is a key. It's called the Keyblade." He said as he let the weapon vanish.

"What is it?"

Roxas looked at her with a raised eyebrow. This was the first time she had said more than one word to him at a time. "Truthfully, I don't even know much about it. I just know it is an immensely powerful weapon."

"Where did you get it?"

Roxas opened and closed his mouth a few times, trying to find a way to explain it to her. It was a painful reminder that the only reason he had a key blade was because he was Sora's Nobody. "A Keyblade chooses its wielder."

Tabitha stared at him again. It was obvious she was looking for an answer with a bit more depth, but Roxas was not going to go further. Roxas turned back to the sunset, but he could still feel her eyes on him.

"Who are you?"

Roxas gave a small sigh. "Sometimes I even wonder that myself, but I am no one really important. Just a Nobody trying to find his place in the world."

Tabitha didn't show it, but she felt a bit annoyed at how Roxas managed to answer all of her questions with as little information as possible. But truthfully, she was also like that, so she couldn't blame him that much.

Roxas felt Sylphid lay down behind them. He watched Tabitha as she sat on the edge of the tower beside him and leans against her Familiar while watching the sun set. Roxas looked behind him at the blue dragon before he slowly leaned against her as well. It was nice to feel the warm dragon against his back. He looked back at Tabitha again, who was staring at the golden horizon. She seemed a bit different than the other nobles so far.

"Tabitha, are all nobles like Guiche? Do all of them view a person's existence with such little value?"

Tabitha glanced over at him for a brief moment before she shook her head once. "Not all of them."

Roxas turned back to the sunset, a little relief welling inside him. At least there were some nobles that were ok, hopefully.


It was later when night fell over the academy. Tabitha had hopped back onto Sylphid and retreated back to her room while Roxas was wondering the academy. He felt his stomach grumble, but ignored it. He was looking for a place to sleep because there was no way that he was going back to Louise's room after the stunt he pulled. It was at least a warm night out.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure moving toward him in the distance. Luckily, it was not Louise because Roxas knew she would never wear a maid outfit.

"Roxas." Siesta greeted as she approached.

"Hey Siesta. How are you feeling?"

"I feel great. It was only a little hit. I've been through worse." She said with a smile.

"Good. I'm glad you're ok." Roxas said as he felt his stomach growl for the second time that day.

"You're hungry. Please come with me!" she said as she gently tugged his sleeve.

Again, Roxas found himself sitting at a table with a bowl of delicious stew sitting in front of him. The only difference this time was because Siesta was there with him, along with the rest of the kitchen staff.

"Please eat your fill, our Key."

Roxas looked up at him. "Our Key?"

The head chef, Marteau roughly slapped him on the back. "Of course. Siesta told up you beat that noble in no time flat with a key-like weapon that you summoned. You're not a noble are you?"

Roxas shook his head. "Not a noble, just a ."

Marteau grinned. "You're not a to us. You're a person who destroyed a noble and stood up for the commoners. There are not many people left in the world that are like you. If you are ever hungry, please come to the kitchen. We will be more than happy to feed you."

Roxas gave a small smile at his words.

Not a Nobody. He wished that were true.

"I may have to take you up on that. I think Louise said no food for a few more days."

Marteau sighed. "It's sad that she treats you like that. But in the end, commoners are powerless against nobles." He said before he went back to work.

Roxas stopped eating for a moment as he looked around at the kitchen staff. Most of them were eating alongside him with happy smiles plastered on their faces. He didn't understand how these people could be so cheerful when they were being suppressed by the nobles. He glanced at Siesta again, who gave him a happy smile as she ate beside him. He didn't understand it, but he did admire their perseverance.

Soon Roxas was done eating and was walking back towards the academy with Siesta by his side. She stopped him before he entered the building. "I never got to thank you for saving me Roxas." She said as a small blush dusted her cheeks.

Roxas looked at her curiously before giving her a small smile. "Why wouldn't I. You needed help, so I helped you." Almost quoting what she said earlier that day.

Siesta gave a small laugh. "Not many people would do that Roxas, especially commoners." She said as she approached. Roxas felt her invade his space, but for some reason he didn't mind that much. He felt a pair of soft lips against his cheek.

Roxas felt his heart thump against his chest. A new and strange emotion began to well up within him and his face began to heat up slightly. Why was his body reacting like this?

Before he could ask, Siesta pulled away and gave a small bow. "Goodnight Roxas." She said before she darted away into the night.

Roxas watched her leave before he slowly brought his hand to his cheek. He had no idea what this feeling was, but it was…nice. It was a similar to the feeling he had when he was hanging out with his friends, but it was also different.

"Hmmm." Roxas hummed curiously as he felt his heart calm down. "We don't have hearts, so aren't Nobody's supposed to not feel?" He knew he was different than most Nobody's, but to what extent?

Roxas pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind before he began to wander around the academy again. It was a nice night outside, so sleeping on the grass wouldn't be too bad.

He was about to reach the wall of the academy before a shadow flew over him. Roxas looked up to look up to see Sylphid again, though this time, Tabitha was not with her. She descended to the ground before landing in front of him with a soft thump. Roxas smiled again as he reached up and scratched her head, causing her to warble in contentment.

"Why aren't you with Tabitha?" Roxas asked.

Sylphid cooed once before she circled around and lay down before giving a comfortable huff.

Roxas blinked before he shrugged and sat down to lean against his friend. Whether Sylphid was too big for Tabitha's room, or she just enjoyed Roxas's company, he would never know. He was just grateful he was going to be warm the night.


Authors Note: There you have it. Chapter three. I hope you all had a grand 4th of July. Thanks again for the time you put into reading. I know what many of you may be thinking. Why didn't Roxas use Dual-wielding? I am going to be honest. It was because he didn't have to. I know that is Roxas's signature, but like I said, it would kill any excitement for future chapters if I gave away all of his abilities on a fight that was not even worth it. So I am sorry if some of you are disappointed, but I promise, Roxas will dual wield, use magic, and special abilities against stronger opponents.

For those of you who think I am bashing on Louise, PLEASE be patient. I do not mean to sound like I am bashing her. Her personality will change a bit as the story progresses. I mean, she cannot just change instantly because Roxas won a fight.

Anyway, how did I do? Did you like it? Hate it? Let me know. Please leave a review with your thoughts.

Beta's Notes: Not much to change here beyond grammar and structural adjustments.