Chapter 16:
On The Way Down
"Hey, Sora can I ask Roxas a question really quick?" Kairi asked sweetly.
"Sure." Sora smiled.
The brunette boy blinked and his hair turned blond and his clothes changed in mere seconds.
"What's up?" Roxas asked Kairi.
"Well, we were just in a musical world, and while we were there, I remembered how Sora always sings that song 'Until the Day I Die' by Story of the Year whenever it came on the radio. And I was wondering, what did you sing to Nami. Don't say that you didn't sing to her, 'cause she would always talk about how 'amazing' and 'fantastic' your singing voice was." Kairi smiled when she finished talking.
"Hmm. Well, loads of stuff, she'd sing too, we didn't really have a specific song like that." Roxas shrugged.
"Well, what was her favorite?" Kairi pushed.
"Her favorite? I dunno, I guess... probably... hmm... 'On The Way Down' by Ryan Cabrera I guess." Roxas shrugged.
Flash Back
"Roxas, can I turn on the radio?" Naminé asked sweetly.
"Sure." Roxas replied from where he was reading a magazine on his bed.
Naminé pushed the many buttons on Roxas' stereo until she found her favorite station. When she did, she walked over to Roxas and sat next to him on his twin bed.
"And now it's time for a little Ryan Cabrera with his hit, 'On the Way Down' enjoy." the radio announcer stated in the excited tone that all the announcers used.
"Oh Roxas, I love this song!" Naminé said happily.
"Really? Should I sing along?" Roxas asked, putting down his magazine.
"Y-you don't have to if you don't want to." Naminé blushed.
"Well I want to. So, here I go.
Sick and Tired of this world
There's no more air
Trippin' over myself
Goin' nowhere
Waiting
Suffocating
No direction
And I took a dive
And on the way down
I saw you
And you saved me
From myself
And I won't forget
The way you loved me
On the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held onto you"
Roxas had taken Naminé's hands into his, and she was in a trance as she looked into his eyes while he sang.
"I've been wondering why
It's only me
Have you always been inside
Waiting to breathe
It's alright
Sunlight
On my face
I wake up and yeah, I'm alive
'cause on the way down
I saw you
And you saved me
From myself
And I won't forget
The way you loved me
On the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held onto you
I was so afraid
Of going under
But now
The weight of the world
Feels like nothing, no, nothing
Down, down, down
You're all I wanted
Down, down, down
You're all I needed
Down, down, down
You're all I wanted
You're all I needed
And I won't forget the way you loved me
All that I wanted
All that I needed
On the way down
I saw you
And you saved me
From myself
And I won't forget
The way you loved me
On the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held onto you
Down, down, down
But I held onto you
Down, down, down
But I held onto you"
"Roxas! That was beautiful!" Naminé squealed.
"Did you even hear me? You always make that music so loud..." Roxas trailed off.
"Of course I heard you, you're the one I was listening to silly." She smiled.
Roxas smiled back, and kissed her lightly on the lips. Naminé then rested her head in his lap.
"Roxas." She said.
"Yeah?"
"Will you sing again to me sometime?"
"If you really want me to, just say the word."
Naminé looked up at him with a huge grin on her face. "Thanks."
End Flash Back
"Roxas? Rooooxxxaass!!!" He came out of his daze to see Kairi's hand waving infront of his face.
"Yeah?" He shook his head to help him return himself to reality.
"What's with you lately? You always space out, it's creepy." Kairi said.
"Maybe Sora's rubbing off on him." Riku suggested.
"Shut up!" Sora's voice came from Roxas' throat.
They all laughed, before going back to the silence that had been there before.
"So, where should we go any way?" Kairi asked, clearly bored.
"Well, there's a world over there that Sora just said he doesn't recognize." Roxas suggested, pointing out the window of the ship.
"Ok, so let's go there, it's someplace new at least." Kairi set the course of the ship towards the new world.