A/N: This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME! I love it… it's so sad and sweet and amazing. :) And it fits the situation reeeeeally well.
"I'm falling apart… I'm barely breathing… with a broken heart… that's still beating…" ~ Lifehouse
Castle Oblivion was supposed to be empty – so where was that sound coming from? Naminé scratched her head. She may not have been here for two years, but she knew that there shouldn't have been a little boy there to make those crying sounds.
Tentatively, she opened the nearest door and peeked through.
The room was painted dark gray, ringed with over a dozen pedestals running along the walls. Names and roman numerals were etched into the stone. And kneeling in front of one of them was a blue-haired, teenage boy.
Tears were streaming down his face in rivers, staining his cheeks and turning his aqua-colored eyes red. He was hugging his knees for comfort… his whole body alight in a bluish aura.
"Hello?" The boy jerked, abruptly raising his head. His eyes widened.
Naminé…
The girl stared at him. He hadn't spoken her name aloud, and yet she understood what he'd said. More tears flooded his eyes. He lowered his head… and disappeared.
Poor Isa. Imagine how much guilt he'll have to live with if they manage to save him.