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Chapter 9
Xion~
I woke up the next morning earlier than usual.
It was Saturday and I would've gone back to sleep, but I had this weird feeling. Like something was...wrong.
I got out of bed and to Roxas' room. I knocked on the door.
No answer.
At first I was worried then I thought 'Wait it's five O'clock, he's probably still asleep.'
In thought, I accidentally leaned on the door and toppled inside.
I blushed though no one saw me. I stood and looked in the bed to see if I had woken my friend up.
Roxas had the comforter pulled over his head so I couldn't tell.
But something didn't feel right.
I held my breath for a second to hear his. Nothing.
"Roxas..." I said quietly, trying to wake him without being harsh.
"Roxas!" I cried. I pulled back the covers to reveal several pillows arranged strategically to make it seem as if a fifteen year old boy were sleeping there.
I gasped and ran to my parents room. My mother was hogging the blanket and my dad was snoring.
"Wake up!" I yelled.
"What is it, Xion?" mumbled my dad without even opening his eyes.
"Roxas is gone!"
They sat up. "Gone?!"
"Xion, explain." Mom said.
I took a breath "WellIwokeupearlyandthoughtI'dgocheckonRoxasbutwhenIknock edhedidn' .SothenIcheckedonRoxastoseeif Ihadwokenhimupbuthewasn'tthere!"
My parents stared at me "Um..could you say that again?" my mom asked.
"And slower, please." Dad added.
"Well I woke up early and thought I'd go check on Roxas but when I knocked he didn't answer so I thought he was asleep. But then I tripped and fell inside. So then I checked on Roxas to see if I had woken him up but he wasn't there!" I tried again, getting more and more frustrated.
"Calm down sweetheart," my mother soothed.
"He might've just gone for a walk." Dad reasoned.
"Yeah, text him." Mom said.
My dad nodded sleepily and yawned. I walked to my room and sat on my bed. I picked up my phone.
Where r u Rox? -X
Third person~
After dragging Roxas to the basement, the members of AVALANCHE went to their meeting place, which was once a dining room.
"So how long until the results come back?" asked Elfé, who was seated at the head of the table.
"Oh, a few hours." DiZ replied simply.
"But the Mako test was negative," Jessie told him.
A/N That was the test when DiZ stuck a needle in Roxas' eye.
"He could've been lying." reminded Elfé gently.
"And why're you sticking up for that freak anyway?" Biggs demanded "He tried to kill you!"
Jessie stared at the chipped oak wood in front of her.
"Well-" she began but was cut off.
"Some nights I wish that this all would end. Cuz I could use some friends for a change." a disembodied voice sang.
"What is that?" yelped Wedge.
"And some nights I'm scared you'll forget me again." was about the time that Biggs realized it was coming from his pocket.
"It's his phone." he whispered dramatically, holding up the beat up grey phone they had confiscated from Roxas.
"It's a text from that girl!" he started reading aloud from the screen: "Where er uh Rox? Dash X." Biggs was obviously unlearned in the art of texing.
"Gimme that!" Wedge took the phone from him.
"Where are you Rox? The ID says 'Xion'."
"Oh that's his friend!" Biggs remembered the girl he had used as black mail to get Roxas there.
"Hm..." Elfé mused "Text her back,"
"Uh..what should I say?" Wedge wondered aloud.
"Tell her to come to the old mansion with Zack Fair and her father. Then we'll have two more SOLDIERS walk right through our doors." DiZ said.
Jessie gasped. "C-Cloud? He's a..SOLDIER?" she had been in love with Cloud since she was little.
"Supposedly," DiZ answered cooly.
"Please don't kill him!" the brunette begged "H-he's my friend!"
"Yeah," agreed Barret "I'v known Cloud for...well a long time, and I know he was never in SOLDIER."
"Hm...well he claims to have been. Even if he wasn't in the group, he may still have the genes."
"B-but..." murmured Jessie.
"And besides..." DiZ stood "What kind of person would I be if I let your Cloud live, but killed the boy?" and with that, he walked out.
Xion~
a few minute later, I received a reply. When I first heard my ringtone go off (a few chords I recorded myself on my guitar) I nearly fainted from relief.
But when I read the message, my blood froze.
If you want your friend back, come to the old mansion with Zack Fair and your father. You'd better hurry up. -R
And attached to the text was a picture of a boy with black hair. He was smirking evilly at the camera.
I ran to my parent's room, then woke my dad.
"Look at this," I hissed.
He gave me a 'Can't you just let me sleep?' look, then examined the screen.
"Call Zack." Dad commanded "And meet me in the car in five minutes."
I flipped open my phone and dialed Zack's phone.
After several rings, he picked up.
"Mmph...Zack Fair speaking. Wadda ya want?" he seemed to have just woken up.
"Zack! Roxas has been kidnapped! W-we're gonna pick you up so get-"
"'Kidnapped'?!" he interrupted.
"Yes! Just get ready and we'll be there soon!"
"Wait, Xion! Tell Cloud...tell him it's time to use his Keyblade! Don't ask questions!"
And with that, he hung up.
'Keyblade'? I thought. Then I shook my head, reminding myself there wasn't much time.
"Dad!" I yelled, running into his room.
"Shh!" he hissed and pulled on a jacket.
"Dad. Zack said it's time to use your um...Keyblade." I told him.
He looked shocked.
"A-are you sure he said Keyblade?" Dad asked nervously.
I nodded "Mm hm...he said Keyblade."
My dad sighed "Ok...get in the car Xion,"
XxX
I sat in the backseat of my dad's car, Zack in the passenger's and my dad driving.
They talked in hushed, grim tones.
"What's a Keyblade?" I asked.
No answer.
"Why does dad need it?"
Still being ignored.
"Do you have a Keyblade, Zack?"
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Nothing.
Then I got mad. "Stop ignoring me!" I screamed "Tell me why these people want to kill Roxas!" tears fell out of my eyes.
The car came to a screeching halt.
The two men in the front turned to look at me.
"Who wants to kill Roxas?" Zack asked nervously.
Crap. I thought. Roxas didn't tell him.
"I-I can't tell you."
"Xion." my dad said sternly "What do you know?"
"Xion please," Zack begged "My son is in danger. He's my only kid. Please...I can't loose anymore of my family."
That's where I lost my resolve.
"Fine! One night Roxas and I were walking down the road..." I told them everything. The rock with the note, Roxas' plan to destroy AVALANCHE, even that it was Sora that killed Kairi.
For a second, they just stared at me.
Then my dad stomped on the gas and we were speeding towards the Tram Common.
XxX
We sprinted through the hole in the wall and to the woods beyond.
Ahead of us loomed the spooky old mansion.
"Xion, stay here." my dad said.
"No way!" I protested "We are obviously a family of fighters and I wanna live up to the expectations."
My dad sighed, then held his hand out to the side. Instantly, a black, key-shaped blade appeared in his palm. It seemed to be covered in white bandages.
"Cloud, it's either let her come or watch her drop from the roof in front of you." Zack said, then summoned his weapon; a thick blue key with spikes like thorns covering the teeth.
We looked at him, having no idea what he was talking about.
"I mean, if you don't let her come in, she's gonna sneak in."
"Fine...Xion you can come." Dad relented. He reached behind him with his free hand and pulled a double edged sword out of a sheath that had been strapped across his back.
"Here." he handed me the sword.
We walked to the front door. My dad took a step forward.
"One..two..THREE!" he kicked the door down and we jumped in.
X
Yes I did have to do a cliffhanger!
You know the drill! R&R