Note: Okay, It's my first time and… I forgot the disclaimer. Sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Ragnarok Online or Charmed… though I wish I did.
Pairings: SoraxRoxas
Chapter II: Friend in me.
Sora walked along dark alleys in a world very familiar to him. This was the world where the previous final battle took place, The Land that Never Was. The place was silent and lonely, magnifying the pain inside of him. Most buildings were in ruins but most of the main structures were intact. He reached a familiar place, the tallest skyscraper, where he fought Xemnas. He personally saw Roxas here too, though he didn't see his face that time though... And Roxas was still there...
Wait... WHAT?!
They both stared at each other for a long time. Sora looking into his dark, light less sapphire eyes and Roxas looking at Sora's bright, radiant ocean blue eyes. The silence was broken by Sora, who spoke first.
"Is this a dream?" he asked to his "dark"
"No... but it isn't real either. This is the part of your mind where I live in... A bit empty, huh?" he said, his lip curled upward to show a dry and humorless smile.
"..." Silence...
The humorless smile soon turned into a frown, soon, his eyebrows furrowed too. He was definitely angry at something... or someone.
"Why did they do that to you?!!" he yelled, furious
"They didn't have the right! After all you did for them?! They don't deserve to live!" he hissed. He suddenly turned away to hide a lone tear that fell from his eye. Sora acted as though he didn't see it.
"Thanks... for your concern..." he headed towards the steps nearby and sat down.
"No problem... If you decide to kill yourself, I come with you. I couldn't let that happen, could I?" he said. Sora knew this wasn't the reason.
"When I lost emotion when they told me... it was your doing, wasn't it?" he asked, cocking his head in a confused yet cute manner.
"I had to step in. You were gonna fall apart if I didn't" he stated simply
"Thanks again for that... But why did you do it?" he scooted closer to his darker part
"I told you, I don't wanna die with you." he said with a little more humor this time.
"I can't believe they could do that to you... After all you did. Saving the worlds, defeating Heartless, destroying the organization, making sure that peace reigns forever. You did that all, just to be with them... for them to be happy. But now, they choose to be happy... without you.." Roxas trailed off, his voice was cracking. Sora knew he was fighting back tears.
"Yeah... It's okay though. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have met great friends like Mulan, Belle, Hercules, Ariel, Simba, Tron and all the others... I wouldn't have gotten stronger." he said, a smile slowly forming on his soft pink lips.
"That's why I envy you. You always have the ability to look at the bright side even though the world is at it's darkest. You have so many friends and your so strong. Things a nobody like me will never achieve." Roxas laughed at the irony of it all
"I'm jealous of you too y'know. Your a really strong guy, you don't need friends to look after you. Yeah, I do have a lot of friends, but that doesn't mean I'm loved, it just means that I'm helpless." Sora realized what he had said.
Maybe what I said is true... I'm just a helpless kid who's helplessly in love with a girl who's in love with another guy...
"Know what, I bet, that if you were in my place, you'd be a lot stronger than I am. Plus your friends with you? No wonder you saved the worlds twice."
he said, scooting closer to Sora, patting his shoulder.
"Yeah..." he said, Roxas' words were right. He was so stupid to think that he was helpless. But soon, a frown formed on Roxas' lips again. Sora placed a hand on his shoulder, making sure he was alright.
"It's nothing... It's just... I'm so jealous of you... I wish I had friends like yours... except those two bastards." Sora chuckled, so did he.
"Know what? I'll be your friend... Weather you like it or not." Sora flashed him a goofy grin that brightened his dark and empty world.
"Thanks" was all he could say to express his gratitude. Sora seemed to be thinking about something deep as he rubbed his chin. Roxas raised an eyebrow at this.
"Why are mermaids called mermaids instead of merwomen or mergirls? I mean, men at Atlantica are called mermen." Sora started the topic that would go on for what seemed like hours and hours. Many theories went in and out. None seem to be significant. It was like a debate between the two of them.
"Maybe because it's a mermaid's responsibility to serve a merman." said Roxas, acting like a sexist
"Thats no fair! Women have equal rights to any man!" whined Sora. They began chuckling at their stupid topic.
But the laughing stopped when Sora started to fade, like a T.V. With bad reception.
"What's happening?" Sora looked at his body
"You must be waking up" Roxas stood up.
"But-" Sora was cut by Roxas
"I've been living alone for most of my life. I can do it for a few more hours, I won't go anywhere. Trust me?" Roxas placed his hand on Sora's fading shoulder. Sora nodded before disappearing completely.
-+-
"Sora!" yelled a white thing wearing a sailor's uniform. It's Sora sounded more like: Showa.
"Donald!" he noogied the duck and he noticed his old friend sitting beside him, Goofy
"Goofy!" he pulled them into a big bear hug.
"Gawsh Sora, we were getting worried about ya. You've been out cold for almost three days! And you were burning up!" said Goofy. Sora touched his forehead and there was no trace of a high fever.
"Well, I'm alright now Goofy! Where's the food! I'm hungry!" he stood up, startling the dog and duck. They shared worried looks but immediately turned into happy once as they pounced on him. Sora asked them to lead the way. They continued walking until...
Sora
"What?" he said. Donald and Goofy turned to him.
"Sora, you alright?" asked Donald
"Er.. Yeah! Say Goofy, where's the nearest bathroom?" said Sora, covering up immediately
"You've got one in your bedroom. The nearest one's down the hall. We can take-" he was cut off by Sora
"NO!" he said a bit too loud. Donald and Goofy were staring at him with weird looks.
"I mean... I can manage." he asked the direction of the place where they would eat and asked Donald and Goofy to go on.
Sora!
"What?!" Sora hissed
"Great, now I'm hearing voices" Sora whispered
It's me, Roxas
"Oh! Wait, I'll get to a bathroom first"
He did proceed to the bathroom and in a few minutes time, arrived. Disney Castle was bigger that it looked.
"How are you talking to me?"
I remembered, I LIVE IN YOUR MIND, so naturally, we have a mind link
"Oh... okay"just then, Sora's stomach started to grumble
You hungry?
"Do I have to state the obvious?" he said sarcastically
Go and eat. I'll bother you later.
"Thanks" someone knocked on the bathroom.
"Sora? You talking to yourself?" asked a confused Donald through the door
"Uhm.. it's nothing" he said and opened the door, putting up a stiff smile. Donald cocked his head but shook it off and led Sora to the kitchens.
-+-
Sora took off the fluffy white bathrobe he was wearing and hopped onto the tub full of warm water and bubbles. He lay there enjoying the water's warmth and playing with bubbles for about a full hour. After that, he went out of the tub, naked naturally, got a nearby towel, dried himself and looked at himself on the full body mirror. "I'm getting fat" he though. He looked from his face, at his chest and then to his stomach then to his abdomen but his head stiffened before he got any lower. He wrapped himself with the bathrobe and changed into the same clothes which magically cleaned themselves after every use.
-+-
Sora was walking through the gardens when Roxas began to speak up.
Hey
"Hi"
So... how was your day?
"Fine, I guess" he approached a rose bush and tried to pick one rose but a thorn cut him.
Ow... That hurt?
"Nah, not as much as..." a picture of Kairi holding hands with Riku flashed in his head.
No Sora! You have to get over it!
"But-"
No buts!
"Fine! Bossy..." he whispered
I heard that!
"And so?" Sora raised his eyebrow.
Nothing, it's just that next time I might take a peek
"Take a peek of what?"
We share a newly opened mind link. I can see what you see. And that's why your neck stiffened at the bathroom a while ago! I wouldn't want to see that wouldn't I??
"Roxaaaaaaas!" whined Sora
Soraaaaaaaaaa.
Three people were hiding behind the bushes, watching Sora, talking to himself.
"The incident did more damage than I though..." muttered King Mickey
"Do you think he's?" asked Donald
"Gawsh Donald, if everyone was to go crazy, Sora would be the last one to go loony on us! You should be ashamed Donald, you've known Sora for a long time still you don't know him." said Goofy, obviously, he had a lot of trust in Sora.
"Wasn't Roxas Sora's nobody?" asked King Mickey
"Now that you mention it. Yeah, Roxas is Sora's nobody" said Goofy, scratching his head
"I'll talk to him later. Let him enjoy his company for now" King Mickey said as he saw a look of pure joy plastered on Sora's face.