HnH: Have you ever heard 'Chain' by 'Back-On'? It's a really good Jrock song, and if you know when they're saying the English lyrics and can actually understand them, it relates to Roxas in this story...kinda.
Roxas: I GOTTA GO LISTEN EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T OWN THIS SONG OR ANY SONGS IN THIS STORY! OR ANYTHING IN THE STORY FOR THAT MATTER! ESPECIALLY NARUTO OR SAILOR MOON! -rushes off to go listen to Chain-
HnH: It's kinda hard to tell when they're speaking English, though. Like there was this one, 'Hell I know you can't stop me' and I couldn't even tell. Lawlz
Larxene: Way to show off your supreme Japanese skills.
Roxas: Whoa, this song is the shiz!
HnH: I know, right? -is a Jrock fan- There's a part that's scream-o, but it's cool 'cause it's in Japanese.
HnH: Along with Back-On, I've gotta thank KasperLassie(haha you'll see), O.K.A.(NO!!! Gosh. I am /never/ going to make a joke like that again!) KeytoDestiny, Mr.Who, Ellie–
Axel: HEY! I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT REVIEW!
Larxene: Yeah! Who does Ellie think she is? It should be reversed! I should be the one getting pregnant from him, not him getting p–
Roxas: AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE SOMEONE ELSE'S REVIEW! -glares at Random-
Sephiroth: But it's true. Thank you for your honesty, Random.(By the way, it was sung by Emily Curtis. The song is called 'Maybe Tomorrow')
All: :O
HnH: ANYWAY, I thank apoetcreatesmagic(is curiosity good in this case?), Lebrezie(when you go on google and type in your bish's name. Don't pay attention to the author's notoriously long notes. They are /not/ relevant to the story)--
Xigbar: AND CYBERXIGBAR! YOU ROCK, DUDE! ROCK ON! And Silver Angels of the Moon(Awesome penname. Awesome. Much love) and Edo23!
Roxas: -eyes are small like peas after hearing Larxene's vulgar comment- I-I never knew...-eyes start to tear-
Naminé: Don't tell me you still believe that all babies come from eggs...
Roxas: DAMN THOSE WIKIPEDIA –
Demyx: -rides past in a giant truck and presses the horn for the fun of it-
Axel: You get all your info on Wiki, Rox? Wow. That is just sad.
Roxas: -lower lip is trembling and tears are forming-
Larxene: I think I've just found the one thing that's sadder.
Angels in Flight: Towa no Shirube
Chapter 30: Don't Follow Me, For I Desire All That is Lost
(Naminé's POV)
"Actually...no." Ienzo said, looking very abashed. Axel, however, was gawking at me as if I had just gotten pregnant. Which I was NOT if anyone was...wondering...
"This is serious, Naminé." Axel said, getting over the astonishment of me saying that either could've possibly gotten pregnant. I nodded, and waited for them to tell me. "You see," He took my hands in his, and I rose my eyebrow at this gesture. Was Axel HITTING on me? The nerve! "Your parents failed to tell you that there's a war going on."
I blinked and withdrew my hands from his. I looked at Ienzo and back at Axel. "What?"
"He's right, Naminé. They asked us both to participate. It's also why they don't want Roxas to feel emotion--so he can't feel guilt after killing anyone in the battlefield. You see, us three are the only ones left of the Organization, their secret 'weapons'. It's all-out warfare with tanks and everything, and we're the only ones who stand a chance along with Sora." Ienzo said, and shrugged. I looked back at Roxas and then to Ienzo and Axel.
"No..." I shook my head slowly and turned away. A war? Now? Why now? And I can't believe they didn't tell me! This was so sudden... I sat down on a chair and looked up at them again. "They couldn't have asked Roxas, right? Well, when he wakes up, I'll tell him to decline!"
"He couldn't say no." Axel said. I frowned and looked at the redhead.
"Well, why not? He always listens to me! I'll just tell him to say no!" I said, nodding. Yes, I would do that. I couldn't have Roxas leave me. No, not now. Just when things are starting to get better...
"Because, Naminé...there's...well, maybe it'll be better to show you. You see, we both said 'no' as well, but your parents are clever people. They're not bad, they just care too much for the people of Tsugare. That kind of caring is the type we don't understand. Anyway," Axel nodded to Ienzo who took out a slip of paper from his pockets which I had not even seen until now.
"Read this, Naminé. It was posted up all over the place, but I guess you haven't seen it." He said, and gave the paper to me. I unfolded it and read it. What I read shocked me beyond words.
ATTENTION
All citizens between ages sixteen and thirty-two must report to the Convention Hall at precisely twelve o'clock two weeks from this Sunday for the first draft of the year.
I couldn't read anymore. I handed the paper back to them and shook my head. "What are they thinking? Sixteen is way too young!" I yelled. I was mad because girls--wait. They never specified a gender. So that meant I could go into battle because I was sixteen.
"They did that only because Roxas is sixteen. If he was eighteen they would've bumped the age up." Axel said, and I smiled devilishly. "What?" He said, looking down at himself to make sure there was nothing on his clothes, "Is there a spider on my head?"
I shook my head and he sighed in relief. "Since they never said anything about girls, I could potentially go into battle. That means if they don't want me to go into battle, they'd have to bump the age up, thus excluding Roxas! I should go tell them!" I said happily, glad I had thought of a plan.
"They won't let you go. I know what they'll say; that they can't let you go because if you die there is no one to succeed the throne." Axel explained. I noticed that Ienzo pretty much did not speak at all. I guess he was an anti-social loner or one of those true emo types.
"B-But...I don't want Roxas to go. H-He'll die..." I said, blinking back tears. Ienzo whispered something in Axel's ear. The redhead seemed to contemplate the secret and then nodded.
"Look, they're doing it by birthdays. So, if Roxas is drafted, Sora will be too. And we'll make a deal with you: If Roxas goes into the war, we'll tell Their Majesties that we have to be in his unit or else we won't fight at all. Deal?" Axel asked.
"But, but," I sniffled, "How will you do that?"
Ienzo smirked and cracked his knuckles. "Believe us when we say we have our ways." That made me feel better, and I smiled.
"Promise me you won't let him die, okay?" I asked, and they nodded.
"We promise."
-One Week Later-
"MS. HIKARI!" I yelled, Ienzo and Axel following behind me. We were running towards the room where Axel knew Sora was in. (Odd how only Axel knew...Moving on) Ienzo kicked open the door and we ran inside. "Ms.Hikariiii!" I shouted. Tifa looked up and smiled.
"Oh, hello. You can call me Tifa or Miss Lockheart. What's up?" Tifa asked, and I started to explain what happened.
"You see, Axel, Ienzo, and I were just playing poker, oh for the record, I was winning, anyway..." I lost my track of thought. But soon remembered what happened, "Oh yeah! Well, we suddenly saw a glow emit from Roxas and..."
"If I can say something, I think Roxas is going through angel puberty." Axel cut me off by saying. I glared at him.
"No, he's not! If angels go through puberty, he would've gone through it already!" I yelled. We soon got engrossed in our argument so much so that we did not hear Ienzo say, 'And that is why we came to see you, Tifa.'
Tifa smiled warmly and pinched Axel's cheek, making him stop arguing with me. "Owwww!"
"Never argue with a lady. They are delicate petals and deserve to be treated like Princesses." Tifa said, dragging Axel out of the room. Ienzo and I quickly followed Tifa back to Roxas' room. She gasped at what she saw when we all entered Roxas' room. "Oh no!" She ran over to Roxas and placed a hand on his cheek.
"What's the matter with him?" I asked worriedly. Before Tifa answered, Roxas sat up and opened his eyes. "Oh my god!" I yelled happily, accidentally pushing Tifa out of the way to glomp Roxas. "YOU'RE ALIVE!" However, Tifa pulled me back.
"Sorry, Naminé, but Roxas is in an potentially dangerous state. I don't know why his halo or his five wings are showing. But it's not a good sign unless..." Tifa's eyes widened, "Sephiroth! Roxas, please don't tell me he was training you. That's how you got your last wing, am I right?"
Roxas nodded and blinked. He looked sorta confused. Poor baby. "What's the matter, Roxas?" I asked. With one hand he pointed to his neck and the other he made a talking sign while he was shaking his hand. I put two and two together, "You can't talk?" He nodded, and then pointed to his eyes. "Huh? You can't see either?" He nodded again.
"Way to go Nami!" Axel congratulated, slapping me on the back. I sighed.
"Roxas, I'm going to help you stand up. Whether you know it or not, you're all angel at this moment and that's dangerous." Tifa said, helping Roxas stand up. "Now take a step." She commanded, and he did so.
"Oh, that's cool!" I exclaimed. He left behind prettiful roses in his footsteps! Ienzo and Axel started to snicker.
"Fairy boy!" Axel laughed, and I hit him in the shoulder. "Ow!" I glared at him with the intensity of nine million raging bulls. He held up his hands as if to say he meant no harm.
"Don't insult Roxas! If you do, you're going to eat my fist! Besides, Axel," I said sharply(I was seriously in no mood for these jokes), "You--"
"Alright, alright, Naminé. We get it, he's sorry." Ienzo said, being the peacemaker. We glared at each other quickly before returning our attention to Tifa. Axel and I never really were great friends. I was only friends with him because he's Roxas' best friend, and he's only friends with me because Roxas loves me. If there was no Roxas I would be dead by now. Or with third-degree burns all over my body. Or in critical condition. Take your pick.
"Miss Lockheart, what's wrong with Roxas?" I asked, looking back at him. Just looking at him gave me this fuzzy feeling inside. However, I could tell that he could not see. His beautiful sky-blue eyes were cloudy and murky like a sea that had been tainted. It didn't suit him.
"Sephiroth decided to go and mess around with Roxas to make him more holy. It's not a dangerous thing, actually, it's a good thing, but until Roxas' holy power settles down he's going to be in this form for who knows how long. I'm not too sure how his mechanics will react to this change either, his sensors could identify it as a defect and he could attack himself. Or his sensors might be dulled to the point that he can't feel them because of his holiness. I'm going to have to ask you three to watch him." Tifa explained.
"But how did Sephiroth do it?" I asked. It didn't seem like an easy thing to make a person more holy. Then again, what did I know?
"It's a complicated procedure. Think of how you got Divine Sight. It's something like that. It's the only way I can explain it." She said, shrugging. So it was something like that, huh? I could relate. "I'll see you three...four...later." Tifa waved and exited the room. I looked back at Roxas, who was just standing there. He couldn't talk or see, like being blind and mute.
"Great. Now we gotta babysit Roxas." Axel huffed. I wondered if they really were best friends. I know I would help out my best friend if she were temporarily blind and mute. Or maybe guys are different from girls.
"Well, you two can go! I can stay here with him by myself. Just because he can't see or talk doesn't mean he's going to act like an infant. He can answer me by nodding his head," I turned to Roxas and smiled(although he could not see me), "Right, Roxas?" He nodded.
"Why don't we go and see what happened to Headquarters, Axel?" Ienzo asked. The redhead grumbled something, but got dragged along with the genius' idea.
Before closing the door, however, the redhead winked and said, "You two be good now. Naminé, don't take advantage of Roxas just because he's blind and mute." Before I could throw a really hard rock at him, he shut the door.
"Let me help you sit down." I said, taking Roxas' arm and leading him back to the bed, "Okay now, you can sit." He did so and sat down on the bed. I sat down beside him, trying to avoid his wings from poking me. Those things were huge, but they were awfully pretty. "Your wings are so fluffy...they're like clouds..." I said, petting one. "I wonder what it's like being an angel..."
I know I was treating him like a dog because I was petting his wings and all, but I couldn't help it! This was the one time I could do anything I wanted to him and he couldn't–
What a sick and twisted thought I had. Moving on...
"Oh! You must be hungry! I'll get you something." I said, getting up, but he grabbed my arm and shook his head. "What's the matter?" I asked. Roxas was looking right at me with those cloudy blue eyes. He shook his head again. "You're not hungry?" He nodded.
It was then that I remembered what Ienzo and Axel told me about the war. Did he know about it? "Roxas...did my parents ask you about...fighting..." I said slowly, "in a...war?"
He seemed to gasp. Roxas froze completely. What did I say to make him so-
"I'm sorry, Umiri." I was sitting next to my crying twin on a couch in a room in the castle. Umiri took a deep breath and continued to sob into her hands.
"I-I-It's just n-not fair..." She cried, placing her hands on her lap. I gave her a reassuring hug.
"You know what? I'll go talk to him. Seifer always listens to me." I said, standing up. So this thing was about Seifer, huh? I still didn't know what was going on, but I would find out soon enough.
"B-But...Nami-chan, it's dangerous after dark. You know what mother and father say, there's an Organization prowling around wanting to kill us." Umiri said. I gave her a cheeky smile.
"Don't worry! None of those creeps will be able to take my Anshinritsumei, one hit of that and they'll all run away crying!" I said. I wondered what 'Anshinritsumei' was. Umiri started to giggle.
"Okay. Be careful, Nami-chan." She said, waving as I made my way through the castle to the exit. I practically kicked open the door and made my way straight to the gates. The guards were asleep and I easily opened the gate by using the switch. Once I was on the other side, I grabbed a twig conveniently lying around and closed the gate again.
I knew the capital like the back of my hand back then. You see, there are two 'parts' of Elle Ciel.(capital of Tsugare for those of whom have long-term memory loss) One part with the castle and all kinds of shops and where higher-class citizens reside, then the gate, and then the part where common people lived, then another gate, then the outside world. Elle Ciel was pretty huge.
I didn't know where my past self was going, but probably to Seifer's home. It was then that I saw two suspicious-looking people wearing ominous black cloaks wandering the place. I hoped I wouldn't...but oh, I did.
I walked up to one with a black cloak, but before I could say anything, the person grabbed me by the shoulders. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Princess Naminé? Didn't your mommy ever tell you not to play outside after dark?" I could tell it was Axel, but my past self was scared beyond belief. "Hey, Rox! Lookie at what I found." 'Rox'? Why does Roxas always have to be around when I'm in turmoil? Not that I don't mind('cause I'd be dead without him), but it seems oddly coincidental. Maybe we're just destined to be together.
The hooded figure whom I didn't know at the time, turned around and walked to us. "Y-You found her..." I heard him say. He had regret or fear in his voice, I couldn't tell which. I smacked Axel across the face(wow was my past self vicious!) and stepped back. I then made hand symbols so violating Naruto's copyright.
"An," I made a hand symbol, "Shin," I made another hand symbol, "Rit," Another one, "Su," I then held my hands at my side as if I were charging up an attack, "Mei!" I felt an unknown energy flow between my hands. Wow...I never knew I had this kind of power, "ANSHINRITSUMEI!" I shouted, thrusting my hands out and causing the beam of energy to shoot towards one of the hooded figures. Since when did I go all Sailor Moon?
The hood came off as I realized it was Roxas. Or, at the time, I thought it was 'Sora', the sexy piece of stud muffin I had met at the basketball court. The energy did not knock him back, he just absorbed it. I gasped as a halo briefly appeared over his head. "Huh? My Anshinritsumei didn't work?" I frowned, then noticing who it was. "Wa-wait. S-S-Sora?" I asked, "Y-You're apart of t-t-the..."
Axel looked at Roxas. "You have a secret relationship with the Princess, Roxas? Now, now, you didn't tell me about this." He said, looking back at me and removing his hood just for the sake of...removing hoods, I guess. "So you're Roxas' prized possession, huh? Ironic that he wants to kill you, isn't it?"
"What are you guys talking about?" I asked. I could tell I didn't understand at the time. I knew they were apart of the Organization that wanted to kill me by the black cloaks they were wearing.
"So, Roxas," Axel completely ignored my question, "I take it you don't want to bring her to the Superior? You know they'll have fun torturing her and then killing her slowly. If the others find out about this they'll kill us...and that's a risk I can't take."
I was scared half to death. Actually, that kind of made me scared now. They wanted to torture and kill me? Of course, being the idiot I was back then, I did not run. "No...I can't die! Sora, please save me!" I begged him, running(of course NOW I run) up to him and hugging him. I buried my face into his cloak and started to cry. "Please don't let me die..." I whined.
"Well, Roxas, it's your choice. Her life or yours; which is more important?" Axel snickered. He was obviously enjoying himself. What a jerk he was! Though, then again, he was probably extremely bitter because of what my family had done to him, so it was understandable.
"I'm so sorry, but–
I woke up to find myself in the warm embrace of Roxas. Since he couldn't see or talk, holding me was all he could do. "What happened?" I asked softly, looking at him and wrapping my arms around his neck, leaning my head on his chest. "Roxas...we met more times in my past then you told me about." His grip loosened on me. I didn't say anything; how could he not tell me was what I was wondering.
"I know you can't defend yourself, but..." I shook my head, sighing, petting one of his wings again. "They're so pretty!(Why do I repeat myself?) I like..." I looked at all five of his wings again.
Record Break
Wait? Five? "...Where's your other wing?" I asked. I hadn't noticed that before, but I noticed it now. There were also two I have never seen before. One looked exactly like Sephiroth's wing, the other was gray and had bandages(I don't say 'ribbons' because ribbons sound girly) wrapped around it. His eyes widened as he felt each of his wings. He stood up(causing me to fall) in alarm when he did not feel his sixth wing.
Roxas then heard the thump that was me(that he had dropped) and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, seeming to laugh nervously. He then held his hand out, and I grabbed it. He lifted me off of my feet with such force that it caused me to knock into him. Roxas wasn't very stable, so we got knocked over onto his bed. On top of...(cough) each other...(cough)
And Axel and Ienzo just HAD to burst in the room when I was on top of Roxas...in his bed...BY ACCIDENT. Axel snickered. "I never imagined Naminé to have a bad streak within her."
Ienzo blinked, "Were we interrupting anything?" I got off of him, and shook my head.
"N-N-N-No! U-Uh...u-um..." I was so embarrassed that I was stuttering for the right words to say. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks.
"Oh really? If that's not what you two were really up to, then why are YOU, Naminé, stuttering while explaining yourself and why are you beet red while Roxas is not even blushing? Roxas, she just tried to--" Axel started, but I cut him off.
"Sh-Shut up!" I shouted, knowing that I was still crimson.
"Dude..."Ienzo started, looking perplexed, "She tried to rape you, Roxas." I glared at the purple-haired emo.
"I DID NOT TRY TO RAPE ROXAS!" I yelled a little too loudly. So loudly, that Tifa burst into the room a second later, an unidentifiable expression across her face.
"I-Is everything okay in here?" She asked, looking at me with the tomato-esque face and then back to Roxas who was just standing there, emotionless. However, we all quickly nodded. Tifa blinked and slowly closed the door, "Okay. Play safe, kids."
"But maybe Naminé shouldn't play at all." Axel said, chuckling along with Ienzo. I glared at them, fake-laughing.
"Ha ha. Very funny. Would you like a taste of my Anshinritsumei?" I asked, making a hand symbol like I had remembered. Axel's eyes grew wide like saucers, and I glanced at Roxas; he looked shocked, too.
"How do you remember that? You lost all of your memory!" Axel said. Ienzo had his arms crossed and was just staring at us with a bored expression. He obviously had no idea what was going on.
"Tell me what happened. What did Roxas decide? I only remember going to Seifer's for something and seeing you two. I then smacked you and cast that Anshinritsumei at Roxas, but it did nothing. And then I ran to him, begging for him to save me. What happened after that?" I asked. Ienzo blinked.
"Roxas decided to take you to the Organization. I'm sure he had his reasons, but right now he can't justify them. You pretty much knew you couldn't fight the both of us, so you held onto Roxas' arm all the way. However...what was that guy's name?" Axel asked, scratching his head. What guy? I knew tons of guys. "You know...the one Roxas killed..."
"Seifer?" I asked, and he nodded.
"So Seifer jumped in front of Roxas and held out his gunblade. I then got into a fight with him but I slipped and knocked my head on a boulder that just happened to be lying around...(What a lie! Axel couldn't admit Seifer bested him) so I got knocked out. Next thing I knew I woke up in my room at the Organization. You gotta ask Roxas for all the details, but when I woke up that day I asked him what had happened and he said he lost you." Axel shrugged. I sighed, glad I had not gone through any torture or anything.
"I don't want to say it, but I'm glad most of you guys are gone. I couldn't tell whether your Organization was good or bad because there was some reason behind you all wanting to kill me." I frowned looking at Roxas. "Even Roxas...he wanted to kill me, didn't he? It's ironic that he has more of a reason than anyone to do so..."
"You know what, Naminé? Why don't you take a break for a little. Ienzo, Roxas and I are going to have a talk." Axel said, but before I could protest, I was staring at a locked door.
What was I going to do NOW? Maybe have a nice girl talk with Tifa. Yeah, that sounded nice. Maybe I could get advice on how to get revenge on Axel. Revenge had a sweet ring to it right about now...
-One Week Later-
"Naminé!" I was sitting in my room, drawing, when my parents burst in my room. I rolled my eyes. I would rather talk to Tifa than my own mother. She treated me more like a daughter than Yuna ever would.
"I don't want to talk to either of you." I snapped, glaring at them. My mother frowned. I got up and walked over to them. I didn't mean to be disrespectful, but I was just so ANGRY! "Why didn't you tell me? About the war? About...everything? I had a right to know!"
"N-Naminé..." My mother reached out to me. I smacked her hand away and ran past them.
"I can see why they wanted to kill you!!" I shouted, running to Roxas' room. He'd understand why I was so livid at them. He was the only one whom I felt truly understood me. After all, Roxas knew me better than I knew myself. I opened the door and closed it, locking it BECAUSE I didn't want my parents to come in, NOT because I wanted to rape anyone.
Speaking of Axel, I had exacted my revenge. I chuckled slightly, wondering what he was doing now...But that's for a later time. I turned around to find Roxas(no one else was in our room. Squee!) staring at me. "Y-Your eyes!" I said happily. I was so glad to see that his eyes were unclouded. He could see! He smiled and nodded.
"Ki mikato kataarimo..." Roxas said in his gorgeous angelic voice. However, I did not understand him. It was not Al Bhed or any language I knew. So he could talk...but why not my--our language?
"I can't understand you..." I said, and frowned. I was really glad he could see. His cloudy eyes didn't suit his angelic appearance. Yes, he was still in that by the way. "It's okay, you don't need to talk. Roxas...one more week and the draft will come. Axel and Ienzo told me it would be by birthday--" I gasped. It was then that I realized something. Sora did not have his soul, so if they both got drafted, still only Roxas would go.
My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Naminé, we know you're in there. We just want to talk to you." I heard my mother say. My eyes widened and I ran over to the closet, closing the door and dropping some clothes on me so I wouldn't be seen. I could see Roxas through the slits in the door(and my eyes weren't covered from the clothes), and he looked confused.
"We just want this whole thing to be sorted out..." I then heard my father say. They must have tried to open the door because then my father said, "Naminé...No, Roxas. Please do me a favor and open this door for us. We need to set things straight with our daughter." He looked at the closet, seeming to stare right at me. I could tell he was thinking.
"Well...we're coming in." I heard Mother warn. She probably used a bobby pin to open the door. I stiffened, remaining where I was. I didn't want to talk to them! They entered, only to see Roxas. I could see the whole room and everyone in it from here.
"I...I could've sworn Naminé would go to you." Father scratched his head. "Wait." He looked to the closet. I froze; since when did he have x-ray vision?!? "I have a feeling she hid in here." He said and frowned, looking back at Roxas, who shrugged.
"Tidus, did we install some sort of mechanical wings in him or something? Angels normally have two wings, don't they?" I heard my mother ask, and my father shrugged.
"We could ask Roxas, but..." He sighed, "I don't want to make Namine any more angry at us, and she does have a right to be. If you would Roxas, when you see her, tell her we want to talk to her. And...tell her another thing for us. It's no good to be attached to a person like she is. I don't know if you've noticed, but she clings to you like a leech. It's no good for her. She'll never learn to be independent." He said. Roxas glared at him and stood up, seeming to yell something at him. I suddenly remembered that my mom coincidentally knew how to read lips. That would be handy right about now.
"But Roxas, you don't understand. There were no threats harming her from the start." Mother said. I wondered what they were talking about. I couldn't read lips, and even if I could, I doubt I would be able to read them at a profile. Roxas said something else, and she replied, "Seifer was not a threat. He'd never hurt her. Speaking of him...what happened to him?"
This is where I knew it would get ugly. They'd team up on Roxas and he'd have no one. I gulped, ready to go out there. As soon as I lifted the bundle of clothing off of me, Roxas replied. I decided to wait until it really got bad to help him out. He seemed capable of helping himself out. "What? We're married, it's different!"
I rose an eyebrow. Roxas must have changed the subject. How I wish I knew how to read lips. "You can't!" Yuna shouted, seeming to be frustrated. Then her face softened considerably, "She's the heir to the throne. We need her to marry someone of royalty. You do not have a drop of royal lineage in your body."
I gasped silently as I saw Roxas drop to his knees. I could tell he had a sad look on his face. He said something, and Yuna frowned. I saw her start to cry. "I...I...I'm so sorry..." She then turned to her husband(my father), and shook her head. "L-Let's...go, T-T-Tidus...We s-s-should leave h-him alone..." she said in her choked-up voice which meant that being depressed for an average of three days or so was eminent. My parents then left and closed the door behind them.
I jumped out of the closet, running to him and kneeling down beside him. "Roxas?!? What's the matter?" I asked, looking him up-and-down. He couldn't cry, but Roxas looked so sad that I think he would've looked happier crying. He seemed to sigh and he shook his head slowly. Then, suddenly, he hugged him extremely tight and did not let go. It felt...so nice...being in an angel's embrace. It was like he was absorbing all the pain, hurt and any negative feelings I had ever felt in my life. You know what? I loved my parents. Why had I been so angry at them? They had raised me to be who I was. I should have been grateful and respected their decisions. I would have felt ashamed, but Roxas did not allow me to.
"I'm so sorry, Roxas..." I said, smiling although I was apologizing. I couldn't hug him back because there was no way I could fit my arms between his wings. They were just so...big. Like I have said three times before, they were awfully pretty. It was then that I noticed he was shaking, and his face was buried in my shoulder. His halo, however, was not even near me. Kind of odd... "What are you scared of?" I asked, wishing I could hug him. Oh wait! I wrapped my arms around his neck. I could tell that right now he just wanted someone to hold him. Hey, I wasn't protesting! I didn't have anywhere to go.
And of course, that's the exact moment some redheaded buffoon whom I will not mention bursts in the room with his indigo-haired lackey! Axel, the redheaded buffoon mentioned(Ahaha, I'm a hypocrite) before, was huffing as if he were out of breath. He had face paint on, and he was wearing a headdress with so many feathers that I'd lose my mind if I tried counting them all.. In fact, he was wearing some sort of tribal outfit. He looked like an Indian, and I started to giggle at the funny sight. Roxas lifted his head and let go of me as I let go of him.
"That's..." Axel huffed, "the...last...time...I go...into a...forest!" He said, almost collapsing because he was out of breath. His indigo-haired lackey looked even more hilarious.
Ienzo's headdress was unbelievable, even moreso than Axel's. One look at him and you'd think he was the chief of the place. There was a streak of black paint under his eye like a football player. Under that mark was face paint in such intricate designs I couldn't tell you if I tried. The hair covering his eye was painted(you could tell it was not dye) a variety of earthly colors. His outfit was more tribal and more decorated than Axel's. Although he looked like a true Indian, it was funny seeing the emo all colorful. "And that's the last time we ever contact another primitive civilization again." The bookworm said, shuddering.
"Hey, it was your idea! Besides, I wasn't their God!" Axel huffed, regaining all his breath. I rose an eyebrow. I remembered I(well, not me) had knocked them both out and put them on a helicopter. I told the pilot to drop them off somewhere close. I guess the pilot decided to be funny and drop them in a forest near an ancient tribe. Last time I ever trust those air pirates... "Naminé, what you did wasn't funny! It was insightful, though. And...it was odd. They had this mural on this ancient cave. There was this girl painted on the back wall that looked exactly like you. Ienzo, somehow knowing how to communicate with them because he's a genius, told them that we knew you and they went crazy with happiness."
"Then they called me a God and Axel a High Lord. So, we got good treatment for about three days or so, and we had to dress in this get-up. Of course, he decided to show off his stupidity and he burnt the elder's headdress. They then said we were bad luck and we had to be sacrificed to some other Gods, and that's when we ran." Ienzo said, shaking his head.
"All the way here we had to run. Those guys were relentless! I could've burnt them all up but Ienzo was too much of a pussy, saying that killing them all off would be wrong." Axel explained, and I glanced at Roxas. His face was dead-pan. I didn't dare hug him because of them. They ruin everything!
"So, Naminé," The cocky voice of the redhead broke me out of my thoughts, "You were, yet again, trying to get it on with Roxas, huh?" I flushed in anger. I wouldn't let him embarrass me again!
"Well, at least I'm not afraid to!" I snapped standing up. Roxas stood up with me and stood by my side. He and Ienzo exchanged glances. In his angelic form, Roxas must loathe even the tiniest quarrel.
"Are you calling me a sissy?" Axel asked. I stepped toward him and placed my hands on my hips; my newfound temper getting the best of me.
"I think you should congratulate me for being honest enough to say it to your face!" I shouted.
"Ooooh, would you like some ice with that burn?" The purple/blue/gray/somewhere between those colors-haired emo snickered. I could tell by Axel's face he was about to blow up when Roxas stepped in between Axel and I and shook his head.
I hated that redhead's very guts! He was so mean to me! "Roxaaas! Axel's being meaaaan!" I whined, grabbing onto Roxas' arm(while avoiding his jumbo-sized wings) and bringing tears to my eyes. He looked at me, and then seemed to glare at Axel.
"Wha-What?!? I didn't do anything!" He said, trying to defend himself. I stuck my tongue out at him and he pointed to me. "Roxas, did you see that?!? How could you take your girlfriend's side instead of your best friend's?!?"
"Of course, Axel doesn't really mean that, Roxas. He's your best friend and would never do anything to make you mad!" Ienzo chirped, glaring at Axel who glared back. "You don't want Roxas to take down half the country if he snaps, now do you?" The 'emo' hissed. He said it loud enough for everyone to hear. Including...
Roxas backed up and turned away. He walked to the window and opened it. He wasn't going to... "Wa-Wait! Roxas! You can't die!" I yelled, running up to him and grabbing onto one of his wings. He shook his head and flapped it, making me lose my grip on it. Even if he did jump out the window, he couldn't die. Theoretically, he was already dead.
"Yeah, buddy, you can't go yet." Axel said, appearing on the other side of him. Roxas just shook his head. Would he stop being so stubborn? Was Roxas still blind to see that Axel and I cared for him? (Although I cared more for him)
(Third Person POV)
"Ienzo was just being a stupidface." Naminé stated, and Roxas smiled at her, closing the window. "He doesn't know you as well as we do. He doesn't know that you can't take lives while in your angelic being. And...if you're upset about Axel and me arguing, don't be."
"Yeah," Axel said, "I just wish you'd pick better girlfriends. Friendlier, prettier ones."
"DID YOU JUST CALL ME UGLY?!? Well, I would not be talking! You're anorexic!"
"What? How am I anorexic? Just because I have a fast metabolism doesn't mean anything! And yes, Naminé, you're not exactly the friendliest girl in the world, picking on me like that! How hurtful."
"How am I picking on you?!? YOU, redheaded pyromaniacal idiot, started it!"
"At least I'm not stupid enough to make up words! And I didn't call you a dumb blonde, so how am I picking on you, dumb blonde?"
"If I'm a dumb blonde, then you're a hillbilly because I am so much more smarter than you!"
"Square root of 144!"
"Huh? Oh, um, 12."
"See! You hesitated!"
"Well...your mom--"
"--Thinks I'm cool!"
Roxas sighed, slapping his forehead. This was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Axel: -giggle- Yuna thinks I'm cool.
Nami: -cry- THE WAR THING WAS SO RANDOM! IT'S NOT FAR! JUST HAVE THE STORY END ALREADY, DAMMIT!
All: Holy Gangsta Lord. o.0
HnH: If you are smart, you would have noticed it coming. Remember, chapter 25 when Yuna and Tidus say '"You see, there's something we've been keeping from the Kingdom..."' and then later Tidus says, 'If this is going to be on the scale I think it's going to be,' um, hello??
Roxas: And when Cid denies I can't go against a tank...
HnH: Yeah. I'm sure it's been other places. But, yeah. Due to the gullibleness of the majority of the reviewers, I don't want the disclaimer crew to say anything...um...like--
Riku: I'M SECRETLY A MAN!
Marluxia: That makes two of us! -hugs-
Sora: Um, Riku, hate to burst your bubble, but...
Riku: What?
Sora: If you're a man secretly, then what were you openly?
Xemnas: And besides, today's NOT opposite day.
Sora: Oooohh...so that means that...Riku is openly a woman? -laughs at fangirls- HAHA YOU ALL GOT TRICKED!
Fangirls: -are confused- Sure, Sora.
Axel: -feels unloved because his fangirls are off at a field trip to Castle Oblivion to see the places where he actually walked and fought- REVIEW SO I FEEL SPECIAL!
Random Bunch of Reviewers: -hold up swords and say Spartan-like- FOR AXEL!
Others: FOR AXEL!
Random Bunch of Reviewers: TYYYYYYPE!