Roxas
I sat with Namine on the roof of the hotel around sunset. I had bought Sea-Salt Ice cream for the two of us, and we were enjoying our frozen deserts.
"Hey, Roxas," Namine said after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah? Whaddya need?" I said with a mouth full of ice cream, so it sounded like "Ah? Whaoo ee?"
She giggled. But then she immediately put on a serious expression.
"What do you think I should do about Kairi's request?" she asked.
I choked on some of my ice cream, parts of it flying off the building.
"I... I dunno. It's not my decision," I said after a while.
"HEY!" a voice yelled from below.
I looked down to see a figure wiping ice cream off his hair.
"ROXAS! I"M GONNA KILL YOU!" Riku yelled.
Namine and I began laughing really hard. Riku went back inside, and from what I could tell from the top of the building, he was mumbling profanity. I grinned at Namine. She reached out, and stroked my right cheek. What surprised both of us is that I flinched back like she had slapped me instead.
What happened was that a girl's face had crossed my mind. She looked like Kairi when she had short hair, and the hair was black and her eyes were bluer. I didn't know her, but she seemed familiar, and I felt guilty for some reason.
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"Roxas, is something wrong?" Namine asked, concerned.
"This is wrong..." I said.
"What do you..." Namine began.
"I'm sorry Namine. I know we just got together, but... I feel as if I'm doing something wrong," I said, standing.
She nodded, not even crying. She just had a solemn look in her eyes.
"I understand. There's something holding you back, isn't it?" she asked.
"Yes. I don't know what it is, but we have to suspend our relationship. We'll wait and see if we get back together," I said, and walked back down the stairs.
I walked through the complicated halls of the hotel, mindlessly making turns. Who was that girl? I somehow found the room I shared with Sora, and entered. He had a confused look on his face.
"Whas' wrong, Rox?" he asked, studying my pale face.
"Do you know anything about a girl who looks like Kairi?" I asked.
"Well, there's Namine..." he started, but I cut him off.
"Anyone else?" I asked.
My brunette twin thought for a moment.
"Hmmm... I think so," was his reply.
My stomach flip flopped. "R-Really? Who?"
Sora thought more. Then stomped his foot.
"Dammit, it's like I can't remember anything about this person!"
I tried to jog his memory. "Did she have black hair? Are her eyes bluer than Kairi's?"
Sora began clutching his head, groaning.
"It's on the tip of my tongue... The memory feels like it was locked deep inside me... And I can't find the key..."
"You can do it, Sora! Remember! You will find the key to that one memory! I believe in you!" I began shouting.
I know, it's sappy, but it worked. Sora gasped.
"Her name... It was Xion..." he whispered.
"What do you mean 'was!?' Isn't she alive?" I could hear the desperation in my voice.
"No... She's gone..." Sora said, and he began crying, his knees on the ground and his head buried in his hands.
"Hey, hey. Stop crying. Please?" I said.
"How can I stop!? I'm sorry Roxas, but it's my fault she died! MINE! And..." he looked at me with misty blue eyes.
"You loved her."
I took a few steps back in shock.
"How is it your fault?" I whispered.
Sora looked at me again.
"Remember when I lost some of my memory that day when we were eleven?" he asked.
I nodded.
"In doing that, I created a Replica. My memories leaked out of my head and formed their own body. That body became known as the girl Xion. Then, she sacrificed herself just for me to regain that memory after months of pondering," Sora said.
"But, by dying, all memories of her were erased. Except for mine."
"So that's why you can remember her..." I said, looking at the floor sadly.
Just then Namine came into the room. She looked at the sobbing Sora, then at me.
"Did something happen here?" she asked.
I said, "We need some time."
She didn't question me. Suddenly, Sora began floating off the floor. He looked at me, his sky-blue eyes holding a knowing look.
"Sora! What are you doing!?" I shouted.
"I'm doing you a favor. I'm bringing back Xion!" he said.
Namine gasped.
"But, if you do that, then..." she said.
"I don't care if I forget Kairi! We'll never be together anyway! I want Roxas to be happy! He is more important than my sad stupid love life!" he shouted, and my vision went white.
When my vision returned to normal, I saw Sora collapse on the ground. Behind him, there was a girl. Her hair was jet black. Her eyes were like Sora's, but they had Kairi's look. She wore a white T-shirt, and grey shorts. And her face, it was exactly like Kairi's. She looked at me, and smiled.
"Roxas..." she whispered.
I walked towards her uncertainly.
"X-Xion...?" I stuttered.
I turned to Namine, who smiled. She made a "go on, I don't care" gesture with her hands, and I tackled Xion into a hug.
"Xion!" I said again.
"R-Roxas... You're... suffocating me..." she said weakly.
I let go, and put my hands on her cheeks, a concerned look on my face.
"You okay?" I asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, thank you..." she said.
Sora got up from the floor.
"Your welcome..." Sora said.
"You should thank Kairi," I said, grinning at him.
"W-Who?" he said.
"You know, Kairi? The girl you've had a crush on since you were six? Don't you remember her?" I asked, my grin slowly fading.
Sora thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"I've never had a crush on anyone. Roxas, I'm pretty sure I've never met anyone called Kairi," he said.
YOU MUST READ THIS TO DECIDE HOW THE STORY GOES!
So, whaddya think? I managed to put Xion in this story, but I need to know one thing. Do you guys want her to be with Riku or Roxas? I put a poll on my profile so you can decide.