DAY 367 ~ Laughing
(Chapter 4)
Axel came back. He was talking to Saïx when I woke up. But the conversation seemed…unpleasant. I wondered what it was about, but decided to ask Axel about that later.
My mission for the day was to collect emblems in Twilight Town. While doing so I got that Deja'vu feeling again. Like I'd done it before…but with someone else.
When I finished I went back in my room to write in my diary. All I wrote about was the images…the girl that I couldn't remember.
Then a thought occurred to me. What if I read over what I'd written in the past? Would that reveal some things?
I began reading from the very beginning. But…there were empty spaces. As if the words had faded.
Just like my memory.
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Axel made it to the clock tower first. He had a blank look on his face--but I guess that's kind of normal for a Nobody.
"Hey," I said as I took a seat beside him. "How was your mission?"
"Not too bad," Axel replied. "Took a bit longer than expected, but I'm glad to be back. How have you been?"
"Fine," I wondered if I should tell him about the girl. It seemed like such a weird thing to talk about…but then again, it was important. "I have something to ask you."
"What's that?" Axel replied.
"I've…had images going through my head sometimes. Memories..." I started, "of some girl. I forget most things as soon as the images end. But I do remember that she was our best friend. She wore our coat, too. Axel…do you know anything?"
"A girl?" Axel repeated. He shook his head and looked out to the sun set. "I don't know anything. But who knows…if you are forgetting, maybe I am, too."
"But…don't you want to remember?" I asked. "If she was that important…isn't it something that you want to know?"
Axel was quiet for a moment. "Well, right now I don't know if such a person really existed," He said. "For now, we shouldn't worry about it."
I nodded, not in complete agreement, but I knew I wouldn't get anything else.
"Ah, I forgot to ask…what was Saïx talking to you about this morning?" I wondered of I was just good at forgetting stuff, or something.
"Oh, just the usual complaining that he does," Axel laughed. "You know how he is."
Haha, right," I laughed a bit, too. It felt good to laugh, to lighten up, even for just a bit.
Even if it didn't last.