Please read the bottom thing like I had you do on High School.
"Roxas?" Cloud called into the kitchen after hearing the glass break. When Roxas didn't answer Cloud and Sora walked in, only to stand in the doorway shocked at who was standing in their kitchen.
"Aunt Aqua… what are you doing here?"
"I need to see your father."
"He's not here."
"I thought so. Vanitas he's not here!" Aqua said turning around.
Sora looked confused until he noticed the black head dude standing behind his Aunt Aqua. Then he noticed it wasn't his aunt that Roxas was shocked at seeing, it was Vanitas.
"Aunt Aqua, what's going on?" Cloud asked, trying to get some answers.
"Your mother is dead." Roxas' eyes went wide and tears filled them, Sora looked as if he was going to pass out. Cloud rushed over to Roxas and held him in his arms just as he started to sob. Sora, after seeing his brother cry, rushed over and held him as well.
"What happened to her?" Cloud asked, looking up at his aunt with watery eyes.
"I think it's best if you just wait to find that out."
"Please, just tell us now."
"I'm sorry." Their aunt, who obviously wasn't sorry, walked out of the back door Vanitas following.
Roxas cried harder, he knew his aunt wasn't sorry, the tone of her voice and the look on her face showed otherwise. Sora couldn't hold it in anymore, he started to cry. The only one in the room who wasn't crying at the moment was Cloud; he knew he had to be strong for his brothers. Roxas was the first to recover as best they could. Knowing they'd never see their mother again was something none of them could deal with, Roxas wiped his face, cringing when he went to roughly over the tender skin. He stood up on wiggly legs and helped Sora up. When Sora was on his feet Roxas hugged him tightly. After a few moments Roxas let go and rushed up stairs. Sora and Cloud heard the door slam shut and assumed he locked himself up there to cry in private. Sora looked at Cloud with tears still falling from his eyes. "Where's dad?"
"I don't know kiddo." Cloud gathered Sora in a hug and kissed the top of his head. "I really don't know kiddo." Clouds cell phone rang and he answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey Cloud, it's Leon." Leon's voice traveled through the speaker.
"Hey Leon. What's wrong?"
"Is everything okay over there? Axel got a call from Roxas and heard crying before the line went dead." Leon sighed a little, "As you can probably guess Axel is worrying and expecting the absolute worst."
"Actually I'm glad you called, we need you Riku Axel and Demyx to come over, we'll explain when you get here, just… hurry please."
"We'll be right there Cloud, don't worry." The two hung up their phones.
Sora looked at Cloud. "Riku's on his way Sor, is that okay?" Sora nodded and walked into the living room sitting on the couch just looking out the window as Cloud went upstairs to get Roxas. The skies had darkened and rain had started to pour from the sky. Cloud and Roxas returned downstairs and Roxas sat next to Sora, Cloud did his best to fit on the couch and put his arms around his younger brothers. Zexion let himself in using the key they had given him; he rushed into the living room and hugged them.
"I am so sorry guys." Zexion said, tears running down his face. Zexion was really close to their mother, she was like a second mother to him, the four boys had been friends since diapers, he grew up with their mom, and suddenly, she was gone, it was like he lost a mother too. The four boys squished to fit onto the couch, Sora and Roxas in the middle, Zexion on the end next to Roxas and Cloud was on the other end next to Sora. They stayed like that until there was a knock at the door; Zexion got up and said he'd get it. As he stood up, removing his arms from Roxas, Roxas slid closer to Sora who put his arms around him. Zexion led the four boys into the living room, where they noticed that Sora and Roxas were a wreck.
"Oh my God!" Axel rushed over to Roxas and hugged him tightly, Riku looked at Sora and without saying anything he hurried to put his arms around the boy.
"What happened Cloud?" Riku asked.
"We just found out that our mother she… she… she's dead." Cloud struggled with the last part "We don't know how or if she was killed all our aunt did was tell us she was dead." Cloud looked down and tried to control his emotions trying to remain strong for his brothers.
"Um, Axel, Riku, why don't you take the twins upstairs, it's been a long day and they seem exhausted, um, Demyx, take Zexion… somewhere, and Cloud show me where your bedroom is ok?" Leon asked trying to separate everyone so he could talk to Cloud alone. Cloud nodded and stood up, his head remained down as he walked up the steps to the last floor (A/N: Idk if I specified how many floors in the house there were so I'm making it three, Roxas and Sora have the second floor to themselves and Cloud had the entire upstairs to himself except when Zexion stayed over who slept in the second bedroom up there. Btw, that doesn't include the attic and basement, those make five floors ^-^) Zexion and Demyx also went to the third floor and Sora and Roxas went to their rooms. In Roxas' room he laid on his bed and collapsed in a fit of sobs. Axel climbed in next to him and hugged him tightly; he wiped away the tears as best he could and kissed him on the forehead.
"Roxy, I'm not going to lie to you and say everything will be okay because it won't. You lost a parent but things will get better, and I will help you. I'll stick by your side as long as you allow me to. Things will be sucky for a while but I promise in time everything will get better." Roxas nodded and laid his head on Axel's chest and closed his eyes. Axel hugged him and shut his eyes as well, soon they were both asleep.
In with Riku and Sora things were going a bit better,
"Sor, you lost a parent, I understand but everything will be fine. I promise." Riku kissed Sora, who kissed back. "I will stay by your side ok?" Sora nodded and kissed Riku again, climbing on top of him, straddling him. Sora unbuttoned Riku's pants and tried to take off the sweater he was wearing, Riku grabbed his wrists softly. "Sor, this isn't right. You know it. You're just really valuable right now ok? Just wait till you have a clear head. It's not that I don't want to, but I don't think you're thinking right now." Sora sighed but nodded he still laid on top of Riku but this time he fell asleep. Riku smiled and fixed his pants before cuddling up to Sora.
In with Zexion and Demyx things were peaceful, quiet, and warm. Although Zexion was upset, neither of them had to say anything. They were comfortable enough with each other to just lie together and cuddle without any words. Demyx still comforted Zexion, just by being there he was comforting him, Zexion, the shortest, laid his head on Demyx's built chest and wrapped his arms around him, Demyx felt the tears soak through his shirt. He smiled and lifted Zexion's face so he was looking at Zexion's face; he softly wiped away the tears with his thumb and kissed his forehead, his nose, his cheeks, his lips, and his eye lids. Zexion smiled and kissed Demyx on the mouth. "I love you." Demyx whispered as they pulled away. Zexion smiled.
"I love you too Dem."
In the room across the hall Cloud was in hysterics, but he had his head buried in his pillows so he didn't make too much noise. Leon had tears running down his face just from seeing the man he loved cry. He rubbed circles on Clouds back trying to comfort him. "Cloud, were you trying to keep in your tears?" He saw Cloud nodded. "Why Cloud?"
Cloud looked up from his pillow and at Leon, "I can't let them know I'm weak! They need me to be strong. I can't cry or they'll cry. They'll realize their older brother isn't as strong as they thought he was. I just can't bear but see them cry Leon, I know, if I cried in front of them they'd cry more. I can't see that,"
"Cloud, I understand wanting to be strong and not wanting to see your brothers cry, trust me I do, but if you were to cry in front of them the only thing they'd realize is you're human and you're upset! I mean you just lost your mother! You'd have to hate your mother not to cry and be sad she's gone, that or not have known her well enough but from what your brothers said at lunch she was a wonderful person and she was very beautiful. I'm not saying be weak, I'm saying, show your feelings, it'll help heal you and your brothers."
"Are you sure?"
"Trust me Cloud." Leon hugged Cloud tight. They laid on Clouds bed and cuddled and talked until they fell asleep, tomorrow would be a long day.
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Hey, it's Alexis and this is the much delayed chapter of Firework. I am trying to update my top three stories every week and it'll be every Wed-Fri. :) so my birthday is next week on Thursday so if my story isn't update then I'll try for early Friday, or try and update earlier in the week so maybe I'll start Monday. Not sure lol but I don't like keeping people waiting and I think this sounds reasonable.
The three stories will be:
Firework
High School
And
Better Half.
I'll still work on my other stories but those are the really main ones people have been commenting on but people haven't commented on Better Half for a while so I may only do one chapter of that update it and see how it goes and the following week if I don't have new comments I'll pick a different story.
If there are any stories you'd like to see update more often, leave a comment on this story or any of the ones mentioned above or even on your favorite story saying 'this story.' :) Thanks for reading I love you3
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~Alexis Laura.
If you read this the whole way through then say TEDDY BEAR! :) tehe.