Prompt #69: Annoyance

Pairings: Roxas/Sora

Summary: Optional sequel 'All That I Have'. Roxas struggles through life without Sora. Not to be taken seriously.

"One dot…two dots…red dot…blue do- no, that's not right!" He sighed and started over. Roxas was staring at his ceiling, counting the sheetrock bumps for the third time that day. The amount of lumpy plaster seemed to change every time…there were always more bumps…a knock on his door broke him out of his thoughts. He ignored it.

"Roxas, you need to eat, or sleep, or something…" The blonde's eye twitched but he continued counting. Riku, who had taken it upon himself to watch Roxas after Sora disappeared, sighed and opened the door. Roxas turned bloodshot blue eyes on the platinum haired teen.

"Go away, Riku, I'm not hungry or tired or whatever else you can come up with in the time it takes for me to kick your ass out of here." He growled. Riku rolled his eyes at the threat and strolled over to the bed. He lifted one of Roxas' arms and let it fall limply to the bed.

"I seriously doubt you could do anything right now. You're exhausted, Roxas, you haven't slept for three days and you haven't eaten anything since breakfast yesterday morning. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat!" Roxas seemed to contemplate Riku's offer before he responded with a flat 'no'. Riku groaned and rested his head in his hands. He left without another word. Roxas started counting again, but exhaustion finally caught up with him and he fell asleep…

Only to awaken moments later, gasping for air as he looked around the room. He couldn't close his eyes without having a nightmare. Which explained the lack of sleep over the past three days. Muttering incoherent curses towards nothing in particular, Roxas lifted himself off the bed and went out on the balcony of the hotel room. The alley was quiet and dimly light by the streetlamps. Traverse Town was peaceful, stuck in perpetual darkness just as Twilight Town had been forever stuck at sunset. It was the perfect town for those who enjoyed the night. Roxas hated the night. He preferred the sun, which reminded him of Sora's smile…

"Agh! Stop thinking!" Roxas shouted, slapping a palm to his forehead. For a moment he saw spots. "Pathetic…I'm so weak I nearly knocked myself out…" He sighed and stared up at the sky, looking for the star that Sora was on without any luck.

"We're saved!"

"Praise the gods!"

"Thank the Chosen One!"

"Hail the Princess of Heart!" Sora cringed at that one. He fidgeted uncomfortably and tried to smooth the fabric of his dress to no avail. It was too poofy. With a sigh he put on a bright smile and waved at the people below, a perfect beauty queen move. The cheers grew to a nearly deafening level. A monk tapped Sora's shoulder.

"Chosen, our king would like to speak with you." Sora sent one last grin to the rejoicing crowd before following the monk inside. Once the doors were shut behind him, Sora let out a relieved groan. The king, a handsome man in his late twenties, laughed sheepishly.

"I'm so sorry that you had to wear that," he said, 'that' referring to frilly dress Sora was currently wearing, "but they were expecting a princess, and I couldn't exactly say that their princess was a boy…"

"It's no problem. I'm glad I could help." Sora told him honestly. "But…" He paused before shyly continuing, "I'd like to go home, now that I'm not needed here." The king brightened.

"Oh, of course! We couldn't keep you away from your friends and family, especially not after all you've done for us! All you need to do is think of the person you want to see most, and I'll take care of the rest." Sora closed his eyes and thought of Roxas. He wanted to see his Other so badly…the next thing he know, he was falling. Sora opened his eyes to find that he was plummeting from a dark sky. Terrified, he let out a shriek.

Roxas squinted at the strange blob that had suddenly appeared in the sky. It was getting closer by the second, and suddenly it let out a horrifying scream. The blonde's eyes widened and he jumped up onto the railing. "Sora!" The brunette fell into his outstretched arms and they both tumbled off the railing, landing in a heap on the balcony. Sora sat up and rubbed his head.

"Ow…" He opened his eyes and found himself staring into Roxas' stunned face. For a moment he sat there on the other boy's stomach, completely dumbfounded, and the next thing he knew Roxas had pinned him to the ground.

"You idiot! Why do you always think of others before yourself?"

"What? I ran to you, remember? It wasn't my fault the door shut before I could get to you!"

"But you-! …You're wearing a dress?" Sora turned a bright shade of red and turned his head to the side so that he was glaring at railing. Roxas grinned and looked his Other over. "It suits you. The blue really brings out your eyes."

"Just shut up…" Sora muttered, half-heartedly pushing Roxas off of him. The blonde gave him a predatory glance that him cringe, and before he could get away Roxas had swept him up into his arms and brought him into the hotel.

"You know, you owe me. I didn't get to confess my love to you until after you left." Roxas smirked at Sora's surprised look. "Don't look so shocked! Now, for your debt, I demand a kiss. Plus interest, of course…"

Sora had a feeling he wouldn't be getting away from this intact.