Here it is. Chapter 20. The moment you have all been waiting for. (Hopefully) The last chapter. Arghfhgjrghbtngjf! Well, I am just going to continue writing… And… Yeah… I really hope you guys enjoyed this! I love you all! J
Axel's POV:
"Dude, you have to climb the vines THEN jump over to the other landform!" I rubbed my temples, taking the Wii remote from Pence's hands. "Here, let me show you." Pence was playing Zelda again… And we were both failing.
Pence did that, "ooohhh!' thing once I made it more clear to him that pressing B WAS NOT the button you pressed to jump. I laughed, handing the remote back to the brunette. I looked at the clock. It was almost noon. Roxas wasn't up yet… I got up and snuck into his room. To my surprise, he was awake! But to even more of my surprise, he was sitting on the ground hugging his knees, silently crying his eyes out.
"Roxas?" I kneeled next to the blonde. "Are you okay?" Roxas looked at me and shook his head. "What happened?"
Roxas stayed quiet, something he rarely did. He would always tell me if something was bothering him before it came to this. "T-Today was the day…" He finally croaked. Day for what? "I-It's been a y-year…"
Then it finally hit me. Sora's death. Roxas had always told me it was in the summer, but never gave an exact date. But today, it was defiantly the day.
"Oh Roxas… I-I didn't know…" I wrapped my arms around Roxas. "I'm so sorry…" Roxas' crying started to steady. And soon, he was on his feet.
"I'm okay… I'm okay… Well… I'm going to see him." Roxas looked in the mirror. "I'm going to."
"You mean… You're going to…"
"Visit his grave. It only seems right. I should have done it a long time ago." Roxas grabbed some clothes from his drawers. "You can come if you want to… Since you pretty much know him from the times I would talk about him…" I nodded.
"I would be honored." Roxas smirked. He went into the bathroom and got changed, coming out a few minutes later.
I leaned agents the bedroom doorframe. Pence was playing Zelda, Aerith was at work, and Ventus was at Zack's. I went into the kitchen, grabbing an apple from the basket. I took a bite.
Roxas walked into the kitchen. His eyes were still red, but it wasn't too bad. He was defiantly still depressed. I gripped his shoulder. He looked at me with his eyes filled with pain he was building up inside of him for a year. "Ready to go?"
Roxas slowly nodded as we left the house. The drive to the cemetery wasn't too long, but I was the one driving. I have never seen Roxas drive, let alone be in a car while he was doing it. I think he was just scared. That something was going to happen to him, or someone he loved. Not like I could blame him…
Roxas and I climbed the hill up to where Sora was buried. It was defiantly emotional.
There we stood. Roxas holding back tears. Sora's small gravestone was chilling to look at. Roxas was first to confront the stone that was once his brother. I slowly walked next to the blonde. I saw a single tear stream down his face.
Why do I have the feeling I'm going to cry too?
Roxas' POV:
I put my hands on top of my brother's tombstone. It was… Stunning, what one little car ride could turn into… I tried my very best not to cry, which didn't last very long.
"Why aren't you here, Sora? Why aren't you here with me?" I slammed my hands on the cold stone. "Why did you have to go… Why… Could I be where you are? You deserved to live more than I did…"
I glanced over at Axel, who knew to keep his distance. I looked back. "Why couldn't I have been the one to die?" I whispered, so Axel couldn't here me. "I really wish you were here. I miss you brother." I had to back up from the stone or I would seriously go crazy. I need Sora with me. I need him to tell me that everything was going to be okay. I need him to be there when things got rough. But then again, if Sora never died, I would have never meet Axel. I would have never met Zexion, or Demyx. My life would have been just as bad as it was before.
I went back to the car and took out the box that has been collecting dust under my bed for a year. The box of memories. I carefully set the box down next to Sora's grave. I had to let go. And now was the time to do it. I nodded at Axel and we walked back to the car.
As soon as I was in the car, I just let it all go. I started to sob. Axel was silent for a while, which I respected. I really didn't want to talk right now. Axel started the car. We didn't drive home though. We drove to the country side.
After a half hour of driving through what seemed like nothingness, the car screeched to a halt. I looked out to the beautiful view of all of Traverse Town. The sun was setting, so the sky was a beautiful mixture of oranges, yellows, pinks, and blues. "I bet you don't know why the sun sets red." Axel wrapped an arm around my shoulder. "Light is made up of lots of colors. And out of all of those colors, red is the one that travels the farthest." I chuckled, looking out.
Being next to Axel made me remember the first day we met. I was so scared of him at first. He looked big and mean, but I now know he is just a ball of fluff inside. He didn't seem to like me at first either. But we became good friends soon. And then that one night with Spin the Bottle, when I realized that I liked Axel, more than a friend. And now, he's living at my house. How things could change in a year.
Axel and I sat down, watching the sun set in the sky. It was amazing to just sit there and not think about anything for a couple hours. I snuggled next to the redhead, kissing him on the cheek. "Best date ever."
When Axel and I got home, it was close to 9pm. We had to leave for Twilight Academy tomorrow for enrolment, so we went straight to bed. I sat awake for most of the night. Just thinking about the box. That box was my comfort for a year. And now, it was in a better place.
Axel sat up in his bed, like he knew I wasn't sleeping. "You okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm just not tired." I sat up myself. Axel nodded. I laid back down. "I don't want to go back."
Axel chuckled. "Neither do I. But we have to."
I groaned. "But… Can't we just like… Go to a public school or something?" I knew it was crazy, I never went to a public school in my life. And I highly doubt Axel would want to stay year-round, since I had to beg for him to stay for the summer.
"Well, for one, I really don't want to bother your family any longer, two, public schools suck, three, we would probably never have any time to hang out, and four, did I mention that they suck?" I had to laugh! Just Axel's tone made public schools sound like torture!
"Aren't public schools the same thing as private schools?" They are both schools, what's the big difference? Schools are schools! "Wait… Why are we talking about school"
Axel laughed and shrugged. "I don't know. Why did you bring it up?"
I raised my eyebrows. "I'm going to bed now…" Axel laughed as I got under my blue covers.
Axel's POV:
I woke up the next morning feeling amazing. A nice night's sleep, and soon a nice morning shower. Oh yeah, and then a grueling three hour train ride. I stretched and got out of bed. I quickly made my bed, then I was off to the shower. I grabbed my black shorts and white t-shirt, a basic staple to my closet.
When I got out of the shower, Roxas was already up, waiting for his turn to get showered up. I got my packed bags all situated while Roxas was finishing getting ready. Roxas finished spiking his hair, and we packed all of our bags in the car. After good-byes, Roxas and I were off for the train station with Ventus. He was only there so the car would get home. The train would leave at like, noon.
"Bye you guys! And stay out of trouble!" Ventus hugged Roxas and I as we went our separate ways.
Roxas and I sat, waiting for the train for what seemed like hours. We just sat there… But Roxas couldn't be quiet forever. "So Axel, we are going to be juniors this year…" Roxas squeezed my hand. "Then seniors… And then…"
"We will be free. And we will be together forever." Yes, sound like a teenaged girl Axel. It's totally a turn-on. Sarcasm.
Roxas giggled. "Yeah. I guess we will be." Roxas rested his head on my shoulder.
Roxas' POV:
Axel and I boarded the train once it arrived. I was sort of getting used to the train. I didn't get as sick as I used to. Which was ALWAYS a good thing!
I stared blankly out into the scenery of tall yellow grass and telephone poles. Axel went to get some snacks from one of our bags. Argh I hate trains. There is seriously NOTHING to do but either A, stare blankly into space, B, stare blankly at one other people, or C, sleep until you reach your destination.
Axel came back with a few packs of fruit snakes, two bags of chips, and two juice boxes. He smiled at me. "Well, someone looks like their in a good mood." I raised an eyebrow.
"Well, I sure am," I mumbled with no emotion at all. Axel chuckled. I grabbed a pack of fruit snacks as opened the package. I grabbed a magazine and opened my pack. I dumped the colorful gummies out of the pouch and arranged them by color. I ate the red ones first, then the orange, then the green, then the blue, and then the purple. I'm probably the only person who does that with their gummies…
Axel ate his gummies straight out of the package, like anyone else would. I smirked. I'm so weird… I looked at the red head, thinking about how we loved each other, and how we would always be there for each other.
Everything was going to be okay.
A/N And it comes to an end. Thank you guys for making this story experience so much fun! I loved hearing from you guys! Um, there will be another chapter to this, and guess what it will be about? You guessed it! THE AFTER STORY! Yay! :D So it's technically not over yet… But yeah! It will also have my 'Thank you' thingies in there, so yeah. Don't be all like, "That bitch didn't thank me for reviewing her story!" Well, first, I have to say, "Calm the hell down," but it will defiantly be in the next chapter! Love you guys!