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A/N: Well, everyone, thank you so much for the reviews.
Chapter 12: The Second Meeting
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-"Sorry guys, you saved me. You were there for me. -Yet I couldn't tell it to your faces. I'm thankful to you all, I truly am. I'll bring everything I've learned back to my world with me...everything."-
(Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 7)
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Sora collapsed on the church steps, gasping. He had run from the alley to the church without stopping. Riku had frightened him by first touching him inappropriately and then yelling him over a misunderstanding, then touching him inappropriately again. But those feelings Riku invoked within him, the first time at the club and then again in the alley, they were… odd. But they felt right somehow. And when he touched those… things on his back, the burning pain faded for a while. A voice pulled Sora from his thoughts.
"Sora!" Someone called. Sora looked around to see who was calling him. A form in white trench coat was drawing closer. The brunette waved to whoever it was. As the form came into view, Sora saw it was Roxas. This puzzled him. He thought Roxas didn't remember him.
"Roxas!" He yelled back. Roxas finally reached him and sat on the steps next to him. "Roxas, what do you need."
"Sora, I really need your help. I kinda… ran away from my adoptive parents and need a place to stay. And I heard a friend of yours lets runaways stay with her." HE said, quietly. Sora smiled.
"Yeah, Yuna. I'm sure she'll help you out." He replied. "If not, she'll show you a place you can stay." Roxas smiled.
"Thanks, Sora. I knew that I could count on you. For some strange reason, you're the only one I could think of when I left. I had to find you and for some reason I knew that you would be here." He said, looking up at the church.
"Not surprising. When we were kids, you used to come here with me all the time. You wouldn't pray but just sit in the pews and watch me. You said that I looked like an angel," Sora laughed. "I'm not even close. C'mon let's go to Yuna's. " He jumped off the steps. Roxas stood up. The two started for Yuna's house. As they walked, Sora studied Roxas. The blonde looked tired, as if he hadn't slept for a while. His clothes and coat were dirty and hung off of his frame like he had lost a lot of weight in short amount of time. "Hwy Roxas…" The blonde turned to him.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"I was wondering… why find me? Why not go see your friend, Axel? Surely he would be of more help than I could." Sora said. Roxas hung his head.
"I left Axel. We won't see each other again. But he gave this." Roxas pulled a white box from his pocket and opened it. Sora stared in awe at the crystal inside. "I really miss him. And I can't get over the feeling that something bad has happened to him."
"You're in love with him, aren't you?" Sora asked. Roxas' head shot up.
"Huh… who…? Ummm… I don't know. Well, I guess I am. But he doesn't feel the same. I mean if he did before, he doesn't now. Not after the fight we had." He mused. "I wish that I could tell him sorry for what I said. I didn't consider his feelings and upset him."
"Then tell him. It won't do any good just lamenting over it." Sora urged.
"Sora, you don't understand. I ran away from the Fallen. There is no going back, even for love. The people, my father… they're dangerous. One is a deadly sniper, another can control water, there's another who can unchain your memories and distort them anyway she likes. They aren't normal. I'm not normal. I can unlock any lock without even touching them. On top of that, I can access anyone's memories and see them as if I was watching a movie. I could watch your entire life in a matter of seconds. Do you understand, Sora? I can't go back." The brunette nodded.
"Okay, Roxas. I understand. Hey if you're part of the Fallen… can you tell me about Riku Iscariot?" He asked. Roxas smiled wryly.
"Why? Do you like him? In a inappropriate way?" He teased. Sora shook his head frantically.
"No! Nothing like that! He's just been following me a lot." He cried, defensively.
"Oh… uh… well… Riku and his brother, Sephiroth, they are our leader's, my father's, best men. He likes them above everyone else. We don't know what their abilities are because we've never seen them. To tell you the truth, they're slightly frightening. Such enigmatic auras surrounding them, like black storm clouds. And one thing I learned about Riku is that when he is following someone, he wants them. And he'll do anything to get what he wants. I'd watch out if I were you." Roxas cautioned. "But y'know, Riku's always been kinda a loner. His family mistreated him when he was growing up and it made him cold." Sora stopped suddenly. Roxas looked at their surroundings. He had been so busy talking; he hadn't noticed where Sora was leading him. 'The orphanage?"
"I need to get someone." Sora replied. "Just a second." He ran inside the pure white building. Roxas stared at the orphanage. So this is where Ansem found him before adopting him. But why did he adopt him and Namine… it made no sense. Ansem wasn't a particularly kind man… nor a caring father. Adopting children didn't seen his style and if he really wanted children he could have had his own. Sora exited the building, this time with a little blonde toddler clutching his hand.
"Roxas, this is Takeshi. Takeshi, say hello to Roxas." Sora said softly.
"Wello, Woxas." Takeshi greeted him happily. "We're going to Yunie's. Sowa pwomised me that I can go this time." Roxas smiled at the little boy. He ruffled his hair lovingly.
"Well, then lets go!" He replied. Takeshi smiled brightly and grabbed Roxas' hand. Yuna lived nearby so it wasn't a long walk. Sora knocked on her door and as soon as she opened it she was jumped on by a 25 pound sack of energy yelling, "Yunie!"
"Oh! Hello, Takeshi. Have you come to play with me?" Yuna asked. Takeshi nodded vigorously. Yuna looked to Sora and Roxas. "Hi Sora. Hi Roxas. Both of you can come in." She made way for them to enter. Roxas was surprised. Normally people were quite hesitant about letting him into their homes, judging whom his father was and who his friends were. Sora grabbed him by the arm and pulled him inside. Yuna and Takeshi were in the kitchen, Takeshi sitting on a stool at the counter, kicking his little feet against the cabinets and Yuna was standing at the stove, cooking macaroni and cheese. Her parents had paid for the house for her and cover all the utilities, so Yuna lived alone. Yuna was very independent and very caring. That's why Sora liked her.
"Hey, Yuna. I have a favor to ask of you." Sora said. Yuna nodded to show that she was listening. "Roxas ran away from his dad and he needs somewhere to stay. Will you let him stay here?" Yuna looked thoughtful.
"I don't know, Sora. If he was just some regular kid off the street who ran away from his parents, then I would have no problem… but he's not." She replied, looking to Roxas who was playing rock-paper-scissors with Takeshi and losing. "What if this is just a ploy for Riku to come in and abduct you when you think you are safe." Sora shook his head.
"I have a feeling that Roxas' intentions are for his own well-being and not for the Fallen. But if you won't take him in, can you find him somewhere else he can go?" He asked.
"No, Sora… I trust your judgement. I'll let him stay here. But he'll have to cut ties with all his Fallen friends. I don't want any trouble for me or for you." Yuna said. There was a sharp knock at the door. Yuna rushed to the door and opened it, revealing a rather short blond girl. The girl was odd looking, so pale that it seemed that she hadn't been in sunlight for a long, long time. Yuna found her clothes strange for the girl wore a short white dress that looked more like a slip than a dress and no shoes. "Can I help you?" Yuna asked.
"Is Roxas here? I really need to speak with him. If he's here tell him that it's his sister." She answered, quietly. Sora, who was watching from the kitchen doorway, motioned to Roxas, who had looked up from his new game of tic-tac-toe with Takeshi. The other boy slid off his stool and came to the door.
"Namine?!" He gasped. "What are you doing here? You're not allowed to leave the mansion!"
"I had to find you! Axel's in trouble! He tried to kill himself for some reason but I healed him. But… but… then father… father called him to his room to ask him where you ran away to. Axel must have given him an unsatisfactory answer because he… he threw him to Uncle Xemnas!" Roxas gasped in horror, his face turning pale. He started out the door.
"Sorry, Sora, I need to leave. Oh my God, this is all my fault. I should've known. He did this for me. He's dying because of ME!" Roxas said hastily. Namine grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him back.
"You can't come back. Father did this to lure you out of hiding. He wants you to come to Axel's side. And he won't let me heal him! I snuck out to find you to tell you not to come back. Because of our bond I could pinpoint your location. Please don't come back, Roxas… Axel's sacrifice would be in vain. He did this to protect you. He's strong, he'll survive without you." Namine pleaded with him. "I need to go now. Just please don't come back." With that she ran out of the house. Roxas stared after her.
"What is going on?!" He yelled. Sora patted him on the back and Takeshi hugged him around the waist. Roxas could feel the warm tears running down his face and reached up a hand to wipe them away. "I… I'm really in love with him… aren't I?" Yuna smiled and place a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"If you love him… than go. If he truly is dying, than don't let his last thoughts towards you be bad ones. Don't let him think that you parted with bad feelings for each other. For my love, I'd swim every ocean, scale every mountain, cross every desert, just to catch a glimpse of his smiling face." She said. "Go. But promise me you'll come back?" Roxas smiled brightly.
"I promise you, Yuna. I'll come back." He said. The blonde knelt so that he was at Takeshi's level. The little boy had started crying as soon as he heard the word, "leave".
"No Woxas no leave! Stay hwere! Pway with me!!!" He sobbed. Roxas ruffled his hair and smiled sweetly.
"Don't worry, Takeshi. I'll be back real soon. We'll play together all day if you like. Just be a good boy for Sora and Yuna while I'm gone." He said, soothingly. Takeshi stopped crying and smiled brightly. The little boy reached out his hand and tugged on few locks of Roxas' hair. Sora picked the small child up.
"Are you sure, Roxas? I'm all for helping the person you love but… what if you get hurt in the process. Then Axel will feel worse." He added his two cents. Roxas only smiled.
"He tried to kill himself… because of me… Before I left he called me selfish and he was right. I left without considering his feelings. I need to fix things." The blonde said. Sora nodded.
"If you're sure about this…" He replied, hesitantly. Roxas nodded. Sora pushed him out the door. "Go save your Prince Charming then." He laughed at Roxas' surprised face before he slammed the door shut. The brunette leaned against it and sighed. "Good luck, Roxas."
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A/N: Well… what do you think? Love it, hate it, worship it entirely? And for those who asked me about my sex life… we are on the Internet… I may say authoress but am I really… could I be a man? That is for you all to guess! There is now a poll. Is Abbandon male or female? Review me with your votes!!!