Prompt # 25: Trouble Lurking
Title: Bang
Characters/Pairings: Roxas/Sora
Summary: Shiny objects often lead to the strangest of situations.
It had lured him out there, into the hallway and behind the lockers. The mysterious shiny object that was just so…mysterious. Sora didn't regret his decision until he had the shiny object pressed to his forehead, a finger on the trigger and ready to pull at any second. Sora's breath caught in his throat, and he stared at the owner of the object in horror. The man's face twisted into a psychotic grin that made his fire-colored eyes gleam.
"Bang." He whispered.
There was pain all over his body and Sora's vision became dark, the sound of a gunshot echoing in his empty world.
Roxas had been returning from the bathroom when he saw someone he recognized slip around a corner. Curiosity got the better of him, and the blond peeked around the lockers to see his friend and crush, Sora, standing with a gun pressed to his head. The man holding the gun was someone that Roxas and Sora were unfortunately well acquainted with. Xemnas had been following Sora for weeks before the authorites picked him up. Unfortunately, it looked like the psychopath had escaped whatever institution he was being held in and decided to get revenge.
Roxas had always been one to act on impulse. So he didn't think twice about tackling Sora to the ground and kicking Xemnas' legs out from under him, causing the man to shoot blindly at the ceiling. Water spurted out from the hole and Roxas heard shouting coming from classrooms. Immediately Roxas let out an ear shattering scream, which startled Xemnas enough that he dropped the gone. Instantly there were teachers running out, two of the teachers managing to restrain the snarling man. The others hauled Roxas to his feet.
"Are you okay?" Someone asked, checking him for injuries. Roxas nodded shakily. Then he remembered Sora and pushed past the people in his way, intent on reaching the brunet.
"Sora! Sora, wake up!" Roxas fell to his knees by Sora's side and began shaking him. One teacher, Cid Highwind, pulled him away.
"Calm down, kid, screamin' and shakin' him ain't gonna help. The paramedics are on their way, they'll make sure he gets proper medical care." Cid said gruffly, trying to speak softly but failing miserably. Roxas felt tears sting his eyes, but nodded. When the paramedics came for Sora, they also took him in a separate ambulance. Before passing out, Roxas could vaguely remember reaching out towards Sora's hand.
"Hey, are you awake? Sora?" There was a familiar voice calling out to him, penetrating the darkness. Why was it so dark? Oh, the backs of his eyelids. Right.
Sora opened his eyes but quickly shut them again when the blinding lights of the hospital room hit his dilated pupils. He tried again, squinting and blinking before he finally got used to it. By his bedside was Roxas, holding his hand with tears—joy or sorrow?—threatening to fall.
"Rox…Roxas?" Sora murmured sleepily, and blond smiled, squeezing is friend's hand tightly. Sora sat up and Roxas rushed to help him, propping the weak boy up on his pillows without ever letting go of his hand.
"What happened…?" Sora asked, confused as to why he was in a hospital room. Roxas laughed humorlessly.
"You were almost shot. Xemnas, he had a gun pressed to your head. I tackled you before he could shoot and you passed out." Roxas explained. Sora's brow furrowed in confusion.
"But…I heard a gunshot."
"Xemnas did shoot, but he missed us and hit the ceiling. It was really interesting, since he hit a water pipe." Sora snickered at that, while Roxas just smiled faintly.
"But then...why did I pass out...?" The brunet asked after a moment. Roxas looked a bit awkward at that, and he finally let go of Sora's hand.
"Ah, that was...partially my fault. When I tackled you, the pain from landing and the shock of hearing the gunshot caused you to panic and faint. You're going to be fine, they just want to keep you over night to make sure you're really going to be okay." Roxas explained. Sora nodded, and reached out for his friend's hand again. The blond looked slightly shocked but allowed the other to take his hand, squeezing lightly.
"I think...I'm going to go to sleep..." Sora yawned and blinked tiredly, the world becoming fuzzy. The last thing he saw before going to sleep was Roxas's smiling face.
He dreamed of shiny things. But this time it was a pair of matching rings, one on his hand and another on Roxas'.