A Face From the Past. . . Or Not? !

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Chapter 15: A Strife Family Reunion

Roxas was quiet the whole way back. His mind continued to return to the call he had with his mother. It was more like a conversation she had with herself. He rarely said much of anything, too shocked to do so.

Why now of all times? He and his siblings were finally happy again. They found a stable home with their caring aunt, protective uncle, and loving cousin after numerous travels between foster homes they've been in over the course of two years cause let's face it, no one really wants to take in three teenagers since most of which give them all a bad rep of being rude and obnoxious. He enjoyed school and loved all his new friends. He now had Axel. Are they just going to really forced their way back into his life and take it all away? He hoped they weren't that evil.

What pissed him off the most was the fact his parents wait until Ven woke up to actually attempt to become a family again. What. The. Hell. What if Ventus never woke up? Would they just completely abandon their other children if not done so already? He was tired of always being second best to Ventus. And now it's worse, there is Marlene and Denzel to consider here too.

Years back when his brother was awake, they never really payed attention to him. They let him go with oba-chan without any word of argument. The poor old woman took him in with her in Destiny Islands and took great care of him; she shoved him the love he deserved. Then Ventus goes and gets hit by a car and suddenly they want him back? No, it was because he looked like Ven. They used him to replace their other son they lost. But it wasn't enough so the adopted Denzel and Marlene. Once they got tired of playing pretend and realized it wasn't enough, they dumped the three kids with their grandmother and went separate ways.

Now that you have a better understanding as to why Roxas hates his parents and despises his brother, let's get back to the story.

As soon as Roxas stepped through the door, luggage still in hand, he was pulled into a warm embrace, causing him to drop it all. "Oh Roxas, I've missed you so, so much. I regret leaving you, you don't even know." His mother said softly.

He didn't hug back. He didn't budge one bit, just stood there, taking in all of her lies. Until she could prove that statement true, it will be deemed false in his eyes.

"Oh and look at you, Sora! You've grown up to be such a handsome boy. How old are you now? Thirteen? Fourteen?" She said, giving Sora a hug right after. Roxas thank god she let go.

"I'm sixteen now actually Auntie Tifa. You know, only two years younger than Ventus and have the same birthday as Roxas, silly." Sora said laughing jovially.

How can Sora act in such a way towards her? She couldn't even remember his age. . .

"Yes, of course! I remember now! I forget with how long it's been. Plus, you still look so young. You got that from our side of the gene pool." She joked. "Come on now, everyone's in the back with Ventus. He hasn't seen the outside in years!" She exclaimed happily, leading us towards the kitchen that held the door to the backyard. "Although, I should warn you both, there are a lot of things he has yet to remember so he may seem a little off. The doctor said it would all come back to him with time, hopefully." Tifa informed the two as they headed out the door.

"Guys the kids are back!" The dark haired woman announced as they arrived outside.

"Mommy!" Sora shouted happily, running into his mother's waiting, open arms.

She laughed at his childish antics. Some things just never change."I missed you, Sora! Don't you ever leave me again!" Rinoa said to her son dramatically. They both laughed at which Roxas smiled. His mom was the real deal. Not that he was being bitter or anything, because he wasn't.

"Roxas!" Both Marlene and Denzel rushed over to their brother to give him a hug.

Now this time he did hug back. He smiled down at them. Then he felt a hand ruffle his hair and he looked up to see his father in all his chocobo-headed glory. Odd, where did that come from? Well that explains why the chocobo's reminded him of his father.

"Hey there kiddo, long time no see." Cloud said with a smile.

Roxas just simply nodded. "Yup."

"Where's Squall? Wasn't he supposed to be with you guys?" Rinoa asked the two teens.

Sora was the one to answer his mother. "He said he needed to pick up something first."

"Okay, then. He better be quick about it. . ."

Marlene and Denzel both pulled Roxas forward. "Come over here! Ventus is sitting by the flowers." Denzel explained for their sudden actions.

"He looks just like you! Except maybe a little older looking." Marlene said excitedly.

He understood their excitement. They finally met their eldest brother. Roxas laughed and followed them. He really didn't want to see Ven. How would he react? That he knew but the thing was, he didn't want to react that way. He acted cold to his parents, it wouldn't be fair to differ towards Ventus. He went anyway to make them happy. . .

. . . and there he was, sitting by the flowers at the end of the yard, just like they said. He picked one. Rinoa wouldn't have liked that very much but given the occasion, it would most likely be overlooked. Ventus looked towards the three figures that seemed to appear before him. He smiled up at them and that just about did it for Roxas. He felt a pain in his chest. As much as he despised his brother, he loved him dearly and never blamed him for what has happened. You could say his feelings towards Ventus before was a result of jealousy.

Tears fell from his eyes as he dropped down and hugged his elder brother tightly. He missed him a lot. He loved his brother dearly and this was the reaction he was afraid of showing. "It really is you, Ven. . . I can't believe it."

Ventus stared at the boy in surprise and hesitantly held him back. He was confused as to who the kid was but it was obvious they were related. Brother's perhaps since they looked so alike.

Tifa took notice of this and informed her lost child. "It's Roxas, your brother. Your biologicalbrother. He wasn't adopted like the other two. You both used to play together a lot when you were younger, remember?" Ventus only remembered a few things. Slowly they were all coming back to him but he had yet to remember Roxas. Most of which he knows are memories of his parents, Aqua and Terra and some kid named Lea. Whoever that was. She really had to pay more attention to who her kids friends were. She mentally put that on her list of improving as a mother.

Ven frowned as he tried to recall such memories. He felt guilty for not being able to remember his own brother. He didn't want to say it though. The hopefully look he was receiving from his brother made it all the more worse. He did remember playing with someone though. So he guessed to a certain extent. . . "Yes, I know."

The dinner table was mostly silent. Squall did return and brought something back. More like brought two someone's. Yuffie and Vincent decided to come and visit the family since it was such a big occasion. Even if they were all informed three months late. Goes to show SOME PEOPLE need to learn how to stay in contact with others. The couple were staying at a nearby hotel since the Leonhart residence already had three extra guests and Vincent finally got to meet the nephew he's only heard of from his hyperactive wife.

The only voices that were heard belonged to Sora and Yuffie. Of course they were the only two talking. Both happy and energetic. Unlike the rest of the group who all sat in pure awkwardness.

Tifa cleared her throat to gain everyone's attention. When the talking ceased and all eyes were on her, she spoke. "After speaking with Rinoa these past few days, I've been thinking. Yes we will be taking you three back but we will be staying here in Twilight Town instead of moving back to Radiant Gardens. This way you won't have to leave anything. I would also like to be closer to my sister and old time friends. It's been so long since we've seen them. I have also grown rather fond of this small little town in the week I've been here. So guys, what do you think?"

"YES! We're staying!" Denzel shouted, high-fiving his sister.

"That sounds delightful." Rinoa said, giving her sister a warm smile. It would be nice to have her around again and this way it was better for the children.

"I'm. . .I'm so happy I can't even cheer." Sora stated. They all looked at him with disbelief. He shrugged. "Screw it. OMG YAY YOUR STAYING!" He shouted happily, hugging the blonde next to him. Wait, there's three of them now. . . He hugged Roxas.

"Yes, I have realized this, Sora. Stop it!" Roxas said with a laugh. He was tremendously happy to know he didn't have to leave his friends or Axel. He may have thought this was going to be the end of the world, but just maybe, being a family again might not be so bad. Of course, he wasn't going to forgive them so quickly, just. . . give them a chance.

Ventus was the only one out of the loop of happy cheering. Besides Vincent. That man had a permanent pokerface going on. Even Squall and Cloud had small smile on their normally stoic faces. Seeing their kids so happy, in turn, made them happy. "Doesn't matter to me." He mumbled out, his opinion being indifferent. No one heard him of course. Ven sighed and continued to eat his dinner.

(Lalalala~ Time skip!)

It took a month for the Strifes to find a home within the area perfect for them and be completely settled in. In that time Ventus remembered plenty of things, including memories of Roxas. Now with most of it returned to him and with the Doctor's approval, he was allowed to attend school again. He was going to need a lot of tutoring and extra classes to catch up and most likely summer school too. He was informed that he wouldn't have enough time to catch up and graduate with the rest of the seniors but it was guaranteed if he did what he had too, he would next year.

The only people outside of the family who got to meet Ven was Riku, Selphie and Hope. Only because those three were alwaysaround to begin with. Other than that, no one knew Ventus existed yet. Something about Sora saying it should be a surprise.

Axel never really came over the Leonhart's humble abode after the move, due to his fear of Squall and dislike for Sora. Now that they had their own house, of course he was going to want to pay his little Roxy a visit. But what happens when he finds someone else?

A/N: I SWEAR TO YOU ALL I'M NOT DEAD. I deeply apologize for the lateness. It's been more than two weeks xDD;;;;;;;;; Not my fault, honestly. NO ONE WANTED TO TAKE ME HOME. I AM STILL STUCK HERE. But luckily my uncle let me use his laptop to type this up for you guys. :3 I still love you -makesheart- And you better appreciate it cause he's making me clean his whole house after xDD I swear to you all, NEVER AGAIN will this happen.

Axel: Holy fuck- At least I look good in that picture.

Roxas: What picture?

Axel: The one of us, Xion, Riku, and other people at the whatever place.

Riku: She got a lot of others too. Random people I can't tell where they're from.

Sora: I look good in my Halloween Town outfit.

Riku: . . . Yes you do. . .

Axel: WHERE ARE THESE PICTURES COMING FROM?

Me: From the Con. Yes, I went to an Anime Convention and now I must go to the Homestuck meetup. Then well. Wait for my mom to come and get me and bring me home. I miss home. ;n;

Ven: Bye guys~ Be sure to Review/Fav and/or Alert!