A/N: Hiya, people! Chapter 8! Here's where we get to the fun Disney worlds! ^_^ Read on to find out which one is first!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, or any other Dinsey movie that will be mentioned from here on out.
A Wish Come True
Roxas groaned as he came to, rolling over, and pushing himself into a kneel.
Man, that hurt. He thought, feeling dizzy. Experimentally, Roxas raised his hand to his hair, feeling around. No blood, just a goose egg the size of his fist. Sora wasn't so lucky. He lay a few feet away, still out cold, a good size cut across his forehead where Axel had hit him. Not to mention his swollen ankle, and various other injuries from his fight with Axel. Considering it all, Roxas was pretty sure that Sora was glad to be unconscious.
"Welcome back, Sleeping Beauty," Axel said, laughing as Roxas jumped, "I was starting to think I was going to have to kiss you, and best friend or not, I'm not going that far."
"Axel, where are we?"
"It's funny, you'd think you would recognize your home."
"Well, I'm sorry but I haven't been in this particular closet." Roxas replied shortly, looking around the small room, "Besides, this isn't my home. Not anymore."
Axel cast a quick glance at Sora, his expression guarded, before changing the subject.
"So, Roxas," he smiled, "The real reason I'm in here is to test one of Vexen's experiments. Hit me with your Keyblades."
Roxas just stared.
"C'mon," Axel taunted, "Are you afraid to?"
"What's the catch?"
"You'll see."
Shaking his head, exasperated, Roxas held his hand out, waiting for a Keyblade to come. It never did. Confused, Roxas looked at his hands, before trying again.
"Well, what do you know?" Axel laughed, mirthlessly, "It worked."
"What did you do to me?" Roxas gasped in a strangled voice.
"Hey, I didn't do anything." Axel shrugged, "It was Vexen. He injected Sora's arm with that crap dentists use to make you numb. Septo…something. I didn't really think it would work on you too." the red head shrugged, "Guess I was wrong."
"So, you're just going to leave me like this?" Roxas asked indignantly.
"What else am I supposed to do?" Axel asked, "Disobey orders? Last time I did that, I ended up dead. Well, I'm not dead now, and I don't intend to be any time soon. The Organization is my only chance to be real. They were your chance too. To exist without Sora," as Axel said this, he threw a venomous glance at the still unconscious Keyblade Master, "But you threw it all away. And for what? To save your prison."
Roxas looked exasperated, shaking his head sadly.
"You don't get it." he sighed, "I was happy! With Sora, I was whole. Sure, I missed living my own life. I missed holding Naminè, and I missed you, but I was happy."
Axel stiffened.
"Well, aren't you lucky." he hissed, "You were happy. But, I'm afraid I can't 'get it.' I can't feel anything."
Roxas looked surprised as something occurred to him.
"You can feel, Axel. You're jealous!" he exclaimed, looking at his best friend in wonder. "You're jealous of Sora because, when it came down to it, I picked him."
"Whatever." Axel scoffed, turning away from Roxas and reaching for the door, "I really don't care what you think." he said over his shoulder as he walked out of the room.
As the door closed, Roxas walked over to the wall, banging his head on it, once.
"Stupid!" he muttered, rubbing his forehead with his hand. He probably could have handled that better. Along with being Roxas's best friend, Axel might be their only chance out of this mess.
"Owww," Sora groaned as he sat up. He tried to rub his injured head, only to find his arm wouldn't listen to his brain. It felt…puffy, "What the-?"
"You're awake!" Roxas exclaimed, walking over to his Somebody's side.
"I am, but my arm isn't." Sora responded, poking his arm experimentally. "What's wrong with it?"
Sighing, Roxas sat down, leaning against the wall. With a deep breath, he explained his conversation with Axel.
"So, we're stuck?" Sora asked when he had finished. Roxas nodded.
"There's no point in trying to fight our way out if we can't fight."
"Well," Sora replied, and optimistic smile on his face, "I guess we'll just have to wait for the others to come rescue us."
"Will they?"
"Of course!" Sora exclaimed, looking his Nobody in the eyes, "I have no doubt of it." Suddenly, Sora laughed., "It's ironic though. I 'forgot' my last dentist appointment so I wouldn't have to get the shots. Go figure." Both boys laughed.
The door creaked open tentatively as Demyx poked his head in.
"Hi, guys!" he exclaimed, "I brought food." he walked into the room, two bowls in his hands, "Saïx wanted me to give you bread and water, but I brought soup instead."
"Thanks." Sora smiled as he received his bowl, Roxas nodding in agreement.
"No problem." the Melodious Nocturne smiled as he moved out the door, "I'll be back to get the bowls in about an hour." He was gone.
Both boys sat in silence as they ate, Sora struggling to do so with only one hand, each lost in their own thoughts.
Suddenly, Roxas groaned like he had just realized something.
"This is all my fault." he sighed, "Everything is my fault."
"Huh?"
"The night of the Destiny Festival. I made a wish on the shooting star too. I wished for Axel to come back. If I had known…"
"There's no way you could have known." Sora replied, comfortingly, "Besides, it was at the Destiny Festival." Sora shrugged, "It's fate."
"You really believe that?"
"Yup."
"…Well, then I guess I do too."
Silence.
"Hey, Sora, what did you wish for?"
Sora smiled.
"I wished that Kairi could meet all the friends I've made. I wonder what she's doing now…"
~*~
"Hello, ladies," a burly man in a red shirt whistled as Kairi and Naminè walked by, "You're new around here, aren't you?" he walked up to them, fists on his hips, posing in a display of tough, manly narcissism at it's brawny-ness. "My name is Gaston. Would you like me to…show you around?" he asked, winking.
Kairi and Naminè looked at each other, and then back at the man. Was he hitting on them?
"No," Naminè stuttered, "We're fine, thanks."
"You know," Gaston grimaced, "Most people don't say no to me. Especially not beautiful, young girls-"
"Kairi, Naminè!" Riku called, running up, "You won't guess what I just found out from the baker! He said-" Riku noticed Gaston, who was standing there, looking slightly put off. "Can I help you?"
After a moments pause, Gaston forced a smile.
"I can see that you and these girls are not from around here, so I'll give you a break, but I suppose I should warn you, I am not the kind of man that people just blow off."
"What a coincidence." Riku smiled, mockingly sweet, "Neither am I."
Glaring daggers, the two stared at each other, silently daring the other to back down.
"Two women," Gaston smiled, "That's quite a bit for one boy to handle. What if I were to take one of them off your hands for the day?"
"They're taken. My best friend and his…brother."
Gaston scoffed.
"I'm better than any man they could ever find"
"I'm sure you are." Riku sneered, his sarcasm thick enough to cut through.
Naminè and Kairi exchanged worried glances as the fight escalated near to blows.
"Do you really think you can challenge me?" Gaston laughed, flexing his muscles. However, he paused as he felt something prick his skin.
"Oh, I think I'll manage." Riku smirked, pressing Way to Dawn against Gaston's throat.
"Okay, Riku," Kairi exclaimed, as she stepped in-between them and pushed Way to Dawn out of the way, "We need to get going." Riku opened his mouth to protest, "NOW! We have more important things to do than fight with the local bighead."
Riku nodded. She was right. Without a word, the two Keyblade bearers, and Nobody turned from Gaston, and walked away.
"I will defeat you yet!" Gaston called to their backs, "No one walks away from Gaston!"
Gaston continued yelling until they had moved out of hearing range.
"Gaston!" an excited voice called from behind him. Gaston turned to see a small man in a tail-coat running toward him.
"What is it, LeFou?" the self-proclaimed 'sex icon' asked.
"You won't believe what the baker just told me! He said that a kid with silver hair was asking about Belle! I just thought you might like to know because you called dibs on Belle, and if this new kid is looking for her, he might be competition, and I know you don't like competition, so I thought I'd warn yo-" LeFou fell silent as Gaston's freakishly large hand clamped over his mouth.
"Be quiet, LeFou." the larger man snapped, "I'm thinking."
LeFou rolled his eyes. Gaston had been thinking a bit too much recently, and it was going to get him in trouble sometime. But, Gaston was unaware of his sidekick's annoyance. He was fixed on the, now distant, back of his new rival's silver head.
"Interesting."
~*~
"The baker said that one day she just disappeared," Riku said as they walked through the town. "And her father showed up, saying something about a beast. They thought he was nuts. He disappeared a couple of days ago, too."
"Poor man." Naminè sighed.
'If everyone in this town is like Gaston, then I'm not surprised." Kairi scoffed, "De we know where to start?"
"The woods?" Riku shrugged. By now, they had reached the edge of town. "That's her house, over there." he said, pointing to a smallish hut in the distance. "And just beyond it, the woods." Riku sighed, "Let's hurry. The sooner we can get the Beast's help, the sooner we can rendezvous with the King in Radiant Gardens, and the sooner we can save Sora."
"And Roxas." Naminè inserted.
Riku nodded.
"We're not leaving anyone behind. Not this time."
~*~
Selphie stood alone on the beach. Tidus and Wakka were 'busy' with their stupid game, and had no time for a lonely girl who just wanted to talk.
"Kairi," she sighed, "Next time you decide to just disappear into think air, take me with you."
Selphie felt something bob against her ankle. She looked down to see a wave receding, leaving a corked, glass bottle at her feet. There was a letter inside. Something tugged at Selphie's memory. Kairi sent Sora a letter in a bottle once. Just before she disappeared…
Dear Selphie,
I'm sorry that Sora, Riku and I keep disappearing, and I think it's time I think it's time I told you why…
A/N: I know the time line is a little off because Beauty and the Beast only took a couple of months, but Kingdom Hearts 2 messed up it up first. Three wishes down, two to go... well, sorta. Sora's is kinda just begining, and Roxas and Naminè's have already came true...though I guess Kairi and Riku's have started coming true too... aw, I'm confusing myself. There are two complete wishes, and three in progress. There. I figured it out. Please review! I would like to know what you think. I will love you forever if you review!
