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Roxas' pov

I stood in the foyer of Rufus Shinra's house here in the area of Traverse Town. We were checked for weapons and IDs before we were shown the way to the room where probably Rufus Shinra and Reno were waiting for us. It was a fairly spacious study and Reno was in fact present and also a blond man I guessed was Rufus Shinra. What surprised me though was the huge, black, cat lying on the luxurious-looking rug in the middle of the room. It raised its head and stared unblinkingly at me.

"Ah, welcome." The blond man stood and motioned for us to come closer. "Roxas Strife I presume." He said as he shook my hand. "I am Rufus Shinra."

I regarded him quietly, he seemed friendly but there is a dark side to everyone. He didn't seem faced with my silence as he released my hand. My eyes were drawn to the… cat… panther would probably be more correct, as it rose to its feet and nudged my hand. I was a bit wary but stroked its head; I've always had a soft spot for cats.

"I see that Lucifer likes you." Rufus commented. "Now let's get down to the reason why I called you here." Rufus said and handed me a book with emerald green cover. "This journal belonged to your parents." I opened it and looked at the writings. "As you can see it is written in an unknown language. No one but your parents could understand it."

I turned the pages the symbols were familiar yet foreign, I know them yet I don't. Flashes of my parents and the game we used to play came to mind. The game had consisted of symbols they drew that I told them the meanings of and the more I got correct the more points I got and if I managed whole sentences I got a treat. The more points I had the better were the treats. I focused on a swirly looking upside-down triangle and knew what it meant. I stared at others and their meanings were in my head but not close enough to recall them.

"Why did you give me this?" I asked glancing at Rufus.

"You can read it also, can you not?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"As I said before, your parents were the only ones known to be able to read those symbols but from what I've gathered from Mr Jenova, you might have the knowledge as well."

"Why should it matter?"

"The research they were doing is inside that journal. Everything else was burned so that no one could steal it. I believe that they put coordinates to a facility that is said to have existed but never found and that facility holds information that is beyond our comprehension. But with your parents' deaths it was lost once again."

"And you expect me to help you find it? You know that I can't remember any of it right? I have close to no memories of that time and can't possibly help you."

"But you can regain your memories and has it not already begun?"

I went silent, I knew he was right and I could remember some but my mother had told me to forget.

"Did my parents die because of this journal?" Rufus' face became sad.

"I'm afraid so." He gazed at me evenly.

"Did they know that what they were doing was dangerous?"

"Yes."

"So they willingly risked their lives for… for what, a facility with unknown information, knowledge that might or might not be of use?" Anger and betrayal grew in me as I watched Rufus' expressionless face. "Will I or my family be in danger because of this?"

"It all depends, I will see to it so you and your brothers are protected."

"Do you even know who it was?"

"No, but I have my suspicions and we will investigate him."

"Thank you for your time, I need to go home." I handed the book back to him.

"As you wish, Leon will take you home."

Leon put his hand on my shoulder and steered me out of the room. We walked in silence to the bike then handed me the helmet. The journey home was uneventful. I held out his helmet to him as he parked the bike.

"Leon?"

"Yes?"

"…Do you think that my parents cared at all about the danger they put us in?" I asked quietly not meeting his eyes.

"I think that… they did their best at protecting you." He answered softly.

"Then why did they bring me into this?" I met his greyish eyes.

"I don't know kiddo, I don't know." He said and ruffled my hair then followed me inside.

It was fairly late when the door rang. Cloud and Leon were speaking in the kitchen and Sora and Riku were in Sora's room. I opened and came face to face with Axel.

"Axel? What are you doing here?" I asked confused.

"Well, first I got a call from Reno saying that you might want comfort and then Cloud called and said that you seemed depressed. So, here I am." He said and touched his hair nervously.

I stepped forward and hugged him, the stress and pain from visiting Rufus, were released and my eyes began tearing up.

"Thank you, can… can you stay the night with me?" I asked burrowing my face in his chest.

He seemed surprised at my actions but then put his arms around me.

"Of course, Reno has already given me permission." He said softly.

"I love you Axel." I smiled up at him.

"I know." He chuckled as I pinched his sides. "Easy there, Roxy." He smiled. "Love you too." He said and kissed me.

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Normal pov

"There is a book you say."

"Yes, but it is said to be written in an unknown language." Hojo confirmed.

"I see." Master leaned back in his chair. "Then there is no translation for it?"

"No, but my sources told me that the youngest Strife was taught to read it."

"So, this boy is the key to the hidden facility." The man grinned. "Find out everything about him; his routes, his hobbies, all that can ensure an easier capture. We will need the book and once we have it, he will be next."

"Yes, Master." Hojo replied a smirk tugging at his lips.

Master sat in his chair staring ahead the malicious grin still in place.

"Soon, very soon, all the secrets will be mine, the dark power that dwells there will soon be mine."

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