Chapter Twelve

I Would Do Anything For Love

A/N: Happy Halloween! Are you going trick or treating? It's my last year because I'm getting too old now. Hehe, anyways, please enjoy the next installment of Reset My Memory!!!

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Once outside, Roxas could not believe how cold it was! He was getting used to the sheltered life in the Destiny Islands where it never snowed, not even in the winter. The rain whipped at Roxas's face, and he was sure that one or two of the droplet's of water ripped his cheek, but he held onto his sisters hand as she guided him through the drowning streets when finally they were irking across the Sandlot.

"Tabby do you know where you're going?" Roxas questioned.

"Of course I do! Jesus, I grew up here for God's sakes!" she snapped back. But she stopped dead.

"Do you feel like we're being watched?" Roxas didn't have time to answer for a huge black cyclone emerged from what seemed like the sand of the lot, and out emerged a jumpy looking Reno and an angered seething Axel. Reno revolved around on the spot then pointed to where she and he were standing.

"Axel it's them! If I were you," Reno pointed to Roxas. "I'd run," Axel turned on his heel and spun to glare at Roxas.

"Found you! I knew you couldn't hide for long." He snarled.

"Oh, how fond to see you too, Axel! Why are you out in the rain? You might damage that gravity defying hair of yours!" Roxas seethed, truth, Axel's hair was becoming plastered to his own forehead, but that was beside the point.

"Shut up, dip-shit! You two are coming with me! Namine is having a right fit!"

"Oh really? Is the stuck up bitch crying because she didn't get her own way? Well too bad because I'm not going back to her, I'm going back to say good-bye to my brother then I'm leaving,"

"You're running away again? Roxas, haven't you learned yet that running away won't solve anything? I've hunted you down once and I'll do it again to make Namine happy!" He bellowed.

Roxas's eyes squinted, Tabby pulled at his hand,

"I hate the bitch but Roxas, she—" At that very moment, Roxas heard the slopping of loose sandals agenst the wet ground and looked around. A lost looking Namine came running down the stairs before him, darned in a red cloak with a hood that covered her white dress that was nearly transparent thanks to the rain. Relief waved over Roxas, but then hatred came turning after that. Mixed feelings washed over Roxas, he was supposed to hate Namine… but why was he supposed to hate her?

Wait, why do I hate Namine in the first place? What did she do to hurt me…? She shielded me, she took me in… she loves me. And goddamn it I think I love her too.

A smile came to Roxas's lips, a faint smile but it was there. Namine ran up to him with her ugly saddle shoes and jumped on him. She wrapped her arms about his neck and clung on, while burying her face into his shoulder cavity. Oddly enough, he took her about in his own arms as well.

"I'm sorry Roxas, I'm sorry I was so selfish, that I made you try and love me… I understand if you hate me but please, please don't hate me…" She jabbered, she took her head from his shoulder and looked into his face.

"I don't hate you, Namine. I don't think I can hate you, in fact." He said, Namine's smile widened.

"Roxas, I— this is weird time to say but I… I'm so, so sorry…" Roxa was so sure that she was going to pour out her feelings for him, and in fact he was looking forward to it, but then he realized that she was frigid. It was time to move, it was now or never, he supposed.

"Namine, I think that through these past days, through these memories that I've experienced I've realized that you love me, don't you?" Without turning her head to breaking a sweat Namine answered.

"Yes," She whispered. Roxas took one last look at Axel, who looked as if he was in a cross feeling of hate, love and fear.

"Namine I can't hate you, no matter how hard I try I can't hate you," Looking a little ashamed Namine averted his gaze, but he cupped her face with one of his hands, Namine's face blushed cherry red despite the rain dancing around them.

"I can't run anymore, Namine. I want my memories back and quite frankly I want you back too, if I had you before. You were there for me Namine, you always have and you always will and I will do the same. I'll do anything for love—"

"I love you!" She squealed, Roxas smiled back.

"I love you too," He agreed, the hood that was covering her head fell down at Roxas's hand as he slowly leaned in and touched his lips to hers. A feeling of weight being lifted off of his shoulders washed over Roxas, as if it was so right and it was his destiny to be with her and he was happy it was so. The waves of electricity sprinted up his spine and out through his toes as he felt Namine respond to his kiss. She kissed back with equal valor which Roxas was mildly happy about.

When the harmonious kiss ended, Roxas felt all eyes on him. Reno, Axel and Tabitha were watching them with wide eyes. All was silent, except for the pitter-pattering of the rain. Finally, Reno spoke.

"Well, that wasn't planned was it?" Roxas was about to speak but he was cut off. Another swirling portal of black and blue appeared and out stepped Falcon who was grasping his own sheaf was Reno's own saber.

"Hurry! The Heartless—" As soon as the word Heartless escaped his mouth, a small blockade of Heartless sprouted from the wet earth. Namine stepped back into Roxas's chest and grabbed for his hand, which Roxas willingly snatched back. Falcon readily un-sheaved his weapon and rushed over to the newly formed couple.

"It's nice that you two made up but I've got to get Namine to the Mansion, Roxas you stay here and fight," Falcon commanded, he took Namine's other hand and dragged her away, breaking the tie between the two and started to drag her back to the portal.

"Roxas?"

"I'll see you soon and don't worry Namine I'll come for you!" He cried, with Falcon guiding her, they disappeared into the darkness from once he came. Then Roxas realized something.

"What the fuck am I supposed to fight with?!" He cried out, and as if on command, a blade of metal and gold appeared out of the air and into his hand. The dangling charm of Mickey Mouse was a sure sign; They KeyBlade had returned to him.

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A/N: Well, that's the end of book one. Whew! I did it! So expect another story, yes, story in a matter of days. See, how I planned it out was like this. Book One, Book Two and Book Three where everybody lives happily ever after. You can decide that when it comes out.

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