-Chapter 13: Crash and Burn-

I skipped school. There, I said it.

I sigh, driving my way towards my former home. Well, it wasn't my home…but it was the only place where I felt accepted.

Oblivion Mansion; the headquarters of the Organization, my former friends. I remember that day, being so mad at my parents…wanting a way out.

I'd walked up, and then I just sat there, leaning my head backwards against the gate. Someone came to meet me finally; a black coated boy…his name was Axel.

He was soon to be my best friend.

It took little convincing, within a few weeks I was with the Organization. It was a fun life, I got invited to all the parties…I got to live it up with Xemnas, easily the most popular guy at my school.

But…something was wrong. I could see it in all of their eyes, all twelve of them. It was obvious that they hated Shinra…but I had to question Axel to get the full story.

They killed a man…Sephiroth of the Shinra Company. It was so wrong, but I couldn't stop. I did every assignment they gave me; I sabotaged every shipment and destroyed every resource at Cloud Strife's disposal.

But when Xemnas killed Aerith, it was the last straw. I left the organization, and Axel followed. His girlfriend, Larxene didn't, which is only one of the many problems I have at the moment.

Then there's Sora and Kairi; the two people responsible for getting Namine and I together. If it hadn't been for them, I would still be too shy to speak to Namine…ever.

I'd always thought that Kairi and Sora would get married someday, maybe have kids…get good paying jobs and live long and happy lives. But no, they've broken up now, the golden couple has fallen. Kairi and Sora would always give us hope…but without them…what are we to do?

How are we supposed to act when all hope of love is lost? How can we go on like this, with our rocky relationships and dying love…how can we live on if everything we've ever cared about is falling apart?

I sigh, parking in front of the mansion. It's the same as always, with its eerie white walls and tall buildings. Oblivion is a magnificent place.

I hop the gate, sneaking to one side of the house, I gaze through the window. As suspected, no one's here. There are no cars around anyway, how COULD they be here?

I snatch the hide-a-key. It's in its usual place, under the third floorboard to the left. The door pops open easily; and I tip toe inside. I don't know why I'm bothering; no one's around to hear me.

I sigh again, throwing caution to the wind I run all the way up the stairs. A couple minutes later I reach Xemnas study.

I shuffle through papers…endless files and contracts. I bite my lip, looking over each and every line of print.

Nothing.

That's when I finally notice it, beneath the piles and piles of paper-work, there's a map. It's huge, covering the entire desk. It's a map of the…Shinra Company.

I gasp, realizing that all of the main "control" areas have been circled on this map…almost as if they want to corrupt all of the building's systems, at the exact same time. That would cause the entire security system to fall apart…

"Oh my god…"

"I guess you've figured it out then," a voice says behind me.

I turn like lightning, and there's Luxord, blonde hair ruffled; blue eyes glowing in the dark. His smile is that of a predator.

"What do you want…?" I ask, out of breath.

"I wish to warn you Roxas…they're coming. There's a live feed video-camera in this room," the gambler says. "We've been watching you the whole time."

"Who's coming?" I ask; already knowing the answer, but dreading it.

"The entire Organization of course. In a matter of moments you will be taken. There are no ifs or maybes about it; you have no chance to escape…I'd bet my life on it."

I shake my head, backing away. I don't want to listen anymore…I don't want to hear about my chances. "Not everything's set in stone."

"True, true, but your fate is certainly in the mud…" his eyes twinkle. "If I was you I would—"

I turn and run, but Luxord's voice echoes behind me; "You can run Roxas, but you can't hide! Not from death!"

I dash down the stairs and out the door, but I see I'm too late. My car is surrounded by Volvos and Ferraris, Organization members are getting out of their cars, slowly drawing closer to me.

I abandon the idea of trying to reach my truck, and instead I run behind the house, jumping the fence and dashing through the wilderness. I see the open road, knowing that if I can just get to a public place, then I will be safe.

My heart is beating like a drum, and my mind is going a mile a minute. I start to cross the road, blind hope fueling my adrenaline.

I don't see the car until it's too late.

A/N ROXAS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

What will happen to our favorite blonde hero? How will the others cope?

I've decided to show you a small preview of the next chapter, I mean, a more in-depth version then the usual "Next time on Rocky Relationships".

So…next time on ROCKY RELATIONSHIPS:

"I feel like I'm falling apart, with everything that's happening; it's a miracle that I haven't surrendered yet. The Organization is stronger then we are…they always have been. How can we win a battle that is so clearly lost?"

There's your preview.

There's been, like, no response to the "Draw Sakura" contest. I'm really hoping that one of you pulls through. My email was listed in the last chapter, but for your sake I'll put it again.

It's; tommy (underscore) tribble (at sign) yahoo .com (no spaces).

And also, for those of you who DO decide to participate in the "Draw Sakura" contest, I have a description of her.

She has dark skin, brown eyes and is really curvy, almost super model curvy but not quite. She also has long black hair. Sakura wears black mini-skirts a lot, but not always. But whatever her outfit it almost always features the color black. So, you can make her wear whatever you want, just let it have the color black in it. Got it? Good.

OH! I almost forgot. So, way back in chapter 11 there was a hint to a potential spin-off series. Do any of you know what that hint was? If you figure it out, tell me, I'd like to know how smart my readers are.

And also, I'm missing, like, one review for the last chapter. So could that person both review THIS chapter and the last chapter? Thanks.