NightRaven13 Here again!
Sorry for the update lack everyone! Here's a new chapter! Hope you like!
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In our last chapter…
Roxas couldn't help but deepen his frown, this lifeguard really was a little dense!
"Oh! By the way!" The lifeguard leaned in close, until his mouth was around his ear level, "Sorry about accidentally pushing you in…I had no idea that you were even near me when I turned!"
Roxas turned, eyes bulging and face raging, "YOU DID WHAT?!"
Roxas now sat peacefully in his room, watching as the sun began to set from his window.
He sighed, letting his body relax around him. After Axel and the lifeguard (who later introduced himself as Demyx) took him over to the FAS (or the First Aid Station, as the acronym later revealed itself to be) the doctor on call began to examine him. After about an hour or so, Roxas had been cleared and released, but not without strict orders that he take the night off and rest for the remainder of the day. Roxas had found the order a bit extreme, even absurd, but nodded his agreement after Axel had threaten him with an "induced coma" of his own if he didn't do as he was told.
"You were under water for a rather lengthy amount of time." The doctor had stated, "Its best that you get some rest. All your test results seem fine, but for some odd reason you seem to be combating an odd bout of fatigue…am I correct?"
Roxas had slowly nodded his response, how the doctor could figure out so much with so little amount of information was beyond him.
"Just get some rest, you'll be fine in the morning."
And so here was Roxas, just a few hours (and a forced lunch by Axel, compliments of Marley) later, sitting in his room bored beyond belief. He sighed once again, staring intently at the ceiling for what seemed like the tenth time in the last half hour.
Just then, a small knock was heard against the door that interconnected with Axel's room.
"Come in!" was Roxas' response, "I know it's you Axel."
Right on cue, Axel poked his head around the door, giving a small two finger wave. He shut the door and walked over to Roxas, hands in his pockets and uniform shirt not quite button up all the way.
"Well, I'm headed down to work…you going to be ok?"
Roxas frowned, "You're going to work already? But it's not even 5:30 yet."
Axel smiled, "Yeah, I know…but I promised Marley I'd help him out in the kitchen. One of his assistants is out with the cold, so he needs someone to help him out with preparing the food before dinner."
"Oh…well have fun then."
"You sure you're going to be ok?"
Roxas sighed again, he hated how Axel kept fretting over him since the pool incident. It was like he was a child, and Axel was being the overprotective adult.
"For the last time dude…I'll be fine. Now go to work before you get fired."
Axel managed a small smile, then began to head out. "Don't worry about freaky Saix, if he comes around Marley agreed to give him the news of your slightly unfortunate accident."
Roxas laughed, "Ok…I'm sure Larxene will be thrilled."
Axel let out a chuckle as he walked out the door, "Nah…more like disappointed that you didn't die."
He shut the door, the only sound being that of Axel's footsteps as he walked down the hall and on to the next floor. Roxas sat alone again, the only company being that of the occasional seagull flying around outside or the occasional crew member walking down the hallway.
Roxas sighed, it was going to be a long, boring evening.
He sat on his bed, there was a reason why solitaire never appealed to him.
He picked up the mess of cards off of the bed sheets, then began shuffling them up for what seemed like the twentieth time that evening. Being forced to bed was losing its appeal more and more by the hour, so much so to the point that he was ready and willing to deal with Larxene's death stares if it meant doing something proactive.
"This is ridiculous…"
He shuffled the deck one more time, then tossed it back out of pure frustration. There had to be something he could do to kill some time!
The room was completely silent, saved for the sound of the clock perched against the wall above one of his dressers. Its consistent tic tic tic tic was about ready to drive him insane…
"I need to get out of here!"
He got out of bed, grabbed his shoes and his sweater, and then quietly made his way out of his room.
"Sorry Axel, but a guy can only be amused for so long…"
The ship seemed more beautiful at dusk then it did at any other point in the day.
The sun was slowly making its retreat behind the horizon, while the glittering lights of the ship took its place. Roxas was having a pleasant time just walking down the length of the ship's various decks, watching as people dressed in their finer clothes go down for dinner.
He made his way slowly down the upper most deck, careful to avoid the Sunset Lounge at all possible costs. The last thing he needed was Axel putting him down in that "induced coma" he had promised if he caught him out of bed.
He smiled as he watched several couples head in the direction of the Lounge, all smiling and laughing as they went. Something about the whole situation made Roxas smile for a moment, before a small frown began to settle in. He was suddenly reminded of why he was there in the first place.
"Olette…I bet you're having a great time too…"
The frown deepened slightly for just a moment, when suddenly his pessimistic thoughts were interrupted.
"Hey there! I see you're feeling better!"
Roxas turned, surprised to be met by the sight of a very finely dressed kairi starring back at him. Her dark red hair was pulled back from her face in a very stylish bun, save for a few flecks of hair poking out strategically from the front. As for her clothes, the swimsuit ensemble she had been wearing earlier was now replaced by a babydoll styled dress in a very light pink shade.
Roxas couldn't help but stare.
"Gee…you sure seem happy today…care to share why you have a frown so firmly planted on your face?"
Roxas blinked, he had forgotten that he could talk for a moment.
"Uh…yeah…no….no reason…"
Kairi laughed, "Heh…you sure are articulate aren't you?"
Roxas nodded, "Sorry…I'm just trying to stay out of sight from Axel. Doctor said I should be in bed, and Axel was all too quick to agree."
"Hmm…then if that's the case why are you out here?"
Now it was Roxas' turn to smile.
"Can't stand being in my room…I lose interest really fast….it's like I got ADD or something…"
Kairi laughed, a musical note accompanied by a smile.
"Well…aren't you a rebel! I'm heading down to the Lounge with some friends…care to join?"
Roxas smiled for a moment, before realizing just where kairi was inviting him to go.
"Sorry…if Axel sees me there he'll kill me…maybe some other time?"
Kairi nodded, "Ok…maybe you can join us at one of the dance clubs later? I'm sure my friends and I can keep you out of sight of Axel there."
Roxas thought for a moment, the idea was highly unlikely. Axel hung out at the clubs on board on a nightly basis, patrolling the various locations like a cop on duty.
"Um…sure…maybe I can…"
Kairi smiled, "Great! See you around then!"
She waved, then made her way in the direction of all the other couples and groups, disappearing into the crowd like a ghost.
Something about that made him a bit uneasy.
"Heh…she's still hot though…"
He had been walking around for what seemed like an hour.
The decks on this particular side of the ship were devoid of people, except for the occasional crew member walking by. Roxas was about ready to head back when one dire realization hit him.
He had no clue where he was.
"Damn…how the hell am I suppose to get back? I should've been paying more attention!"
He kicked a nearby pipe out of pure frustration with himself, hurting his foot in the process.
"Shit!"
He leaned against the wall, slamming his fist against it in order to delude the pain. The whole scene would've seemed comical if there had been anyone there to witness it.
"I need to get back before Axel notices I'm gone!"
He turned to his right, noticing that he had not gone in that direction just yet. Maybe there was a group of stairs or an elevator that could take him down to at least the second floor?
He walked, careful to remember where he was right now in order to avoid returning later. As he did so, the deck became noticeably darker, and only a few lights kept his path visible as he got closer.
When he finally reached the end of the deck and neared the railing, he couldn't help but look out and over into the ocean.
"Well…no way down from here…"
He turned back, only to be met by a very odd thought.
He led them away from the railing, pulling them over to the closest balcony that overlooked the second class deck.
"You have to climb down! Quickly!"
"Are you insane? I can't climb all that way down! I'll fall!"
"Don't worry I'll help you! Now hurry! Go!"
He blinked, the thought vanishing just as quickly as it had crossed his mind.
"What the hell?"
He shook his head slightly, and then continued to walk when another vision hit him.
He helped them over, holding tight to their hand as they slowly climbed down the railing and down towards the second class deck. He watched as they carefully climbed down, but couldn't anticipate what happened next.
Their footing slipped, and their balanced was lost. All that held them back from falling was his hand tightly wrapped around theirs.
"I'm going to fall! Help me! Help me please! Don't let me fall!"
Roxas held his head, the thoughts kept flashing in and out of his eyes in dizzying intervals, giving him a splitting headache.
"What's….what's going on?"
He fell to his knees, the thoughts making him want to cry out in pain. He kept his hands clutched to his head, trying his hardest to keep it from splitting open like it threatened to do with each passing second.
"What…the hell…is…happening…to me?"
A penny for your thoughts, sir?
A painful cry finally escaped his lips, sending him down into a realm of troubled darkness.
Well….hope you liked! Sorry if it's too short! Next one will be longer and better! Promise! Review if you can….reviews would be awesome!
-NightRaven13