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Roxas let out a breath, he thought trouble would happen not be greeted by people close to his age. Roxas looked at Xilsu who seemed lost in thought and nudged him. "Well that went smoother than expected, right?" Both of them nodded. Xilsu turned to them, "I don't think that's the last we will see of them." Roxas nodded the realization of that he had to see people like this often and keep up appearances struck him.
That night Roxas visited Xion's room. "Xion I need your help. Now that I'm here I'd have to do stuff like show up and meet other country leaders, but I don't know how to act." Xion patted his back, "You can start learning at any point. Come on Roxas day one and you start stressing yourself out?" Roxas lightly pushed her, "Don't pull the smarty pants talk on me Xion." Xion pouted and then started laughing.
Roxas stood up from her bed and looked at her. "So you'll teach me to be a smarty pants like you, right Xion?" Xion giggled and nodded, "Sure you'll definitely need it." Roxas smiled and rolled his eyes. "Well good night Xion." "Good night Roxas." With that Roxas left her room and went up to him own. His days were about to become busier than getting used to living in a castle.
Next day in the morning Roxas, Xion, Axel and Xilsu left the castle to visit the village and hopefully find people and books on how to teach Roxas to act proper. They first visited the only library of the village, which wasn't all that large. "Now guys think of things that Roxas as our Prince would need to know." With those words she sent them on their hunt.
Roxas was able to find a book about manners, Xilsu found books about the history of Kōsei, Xion found the only other book about how to deal with the high class and Axel ended up becoming too distracted by other books to find any of use. They looked at the table of about five book. Roxas sighed he wasn't much of a reader but at least he could, not many other children from an orphanage were as lucky. Axel came up and added a six book to the pile and smiled, "I wasn't totally useless."
Xion picked up the book and read the title out to herself, "Hirashi family history by Ventus Kōsei. Well Axel you managed to find something really good." Axel smiled and rested his arm on Xilsu who pouted at him. Roxas looked at the book. "My father wrote that?" Xion nodded, "It seems so." Roxas looked confused, "Wait if my father was part of the Hirashi family why is his and my last name Kōsei?" "King Ventus took Queen Aqua's last name as it is a sign of good faith here that the King have the name of the country despite their lineage," Xion smiled as she answered. "But seeing as you'll be king one day and your last name is the same there's nothing to worry about," Xilsu added.
Roxas didn't like when realization slapped him in the face but this one did. Just when he started to think being a prince was about to get stressful. He knew being King would mean the lives and well being of all these people would be on his shoulders. Roxas gathered up the books and went to the counter. The librarian smiled at him and wrote the numbers of the books next to the name 'Prince Roxas,' when she was done she placed the books in front of him on the counter. "When should I bring these back?" Roxas smiled as he asked. The lady smiled back, "For you, your highness, you can keep them as long as you need." Roxas nodded and said his thank you as the group left to go back to the castle with the books in tow. They could look and ask for a person to help him once he goes through the books.
Once back at the castle Xion and Roxas placed the books in the study room. Xion turned to him, "Mom said that with the manners books to show you've learned you should always show your manners. Dad said he would test you on the history when you were ready, he used to be a teacher's assistant so he knows how to make test." Roxas nodded but internally groaned at the thought of being tested. He knew that meant he actually needed to remember. "I think I'll start with the manners cause that seems the simplest." Xion nodded, "Well you can start your study time tomorrow. I'm gonna ask Mom what other things you need to learn." With that Xion left the room. Roxas sighed but smiled at the fact he had friends like them in such a short time. He looked out the window and knew that soon would be time for them to eat and then he'd need to get his sleep so he can get started in the morning. He was actually surprised at how determined he was. So Roxas left the room to the dining hall and went though the night just as he planned.