Five Things

-Roxas-

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Tears

He had to be strong. If anything was wrong with Namine, he had to help her through it. Seeing her in pain was easily worse than any degree of pain that he felt himself. If Namine got to live happily ever after, even if he wasn't part of that picture, he would gladly let her do it. He placed her happiness above his for all time.

Sometimes, though, it was hard to be strong. Sometimes he needed to cry himself. He tried to hide it from her. He couldn't.

You couldn't hide anything from your other half.

It was like she knew what he was thinking. When he started getting quiet, she wouldn't say anything. Never did. Just performed an incredibly simple gesture, like her hand on his. A hug. She always knew, of course.

They were fighting again. The shouts could be heard from downstairs, and he couldn't stand it. He heard his mom shout in pain. He raced upstairs, trying to block out the terrible pain he was feeling. From both his heart, and his body. An abusive dad...a cowardly mom...and the kid caught in between.

He hid in his room, trying to force the tears back. When your parents fight, it's a dangerous thing. He heard that noise, that familiar noise from the left side of his room. That squeak of an opening window. He knew who it was without looking.

She always knew.

He tried to suppress the tears, but she came anyway. He tried to ignore her, but she wouldn't be ignored. She just sat next to him, her eyes sympathetic, her touch gentle.

She didn't ask. She didn't do anything besides hug him close to herself, and he tried to get control of his breathing. She began to sing quietly, completely ignoring the yelling coming from downstairs, or the wind that whistled through the open window. She was comforting him, as always. But never bringing the issue to the front.

And Roxas did a very simple thing. He turned around, a cried.

"It'll be okay, Roxas." She whispered.

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He thought he had to be strong all of the time.

She knew even he needed to cry.