Kingdom Hearts II

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The blond leans forth and plants a light kiss on Sora's lips.

"I'm right here with you, Sora."

二人の約束

The Promise Between the Two of Us

Chapter 16:

Keeping the Promise

Roxas slides down onto the ground due to the wounds Sora had inflated on him, but still carefully holding onto the brunette in his arm.

Sora is still feeling weak from the transformation, allowing himself to be handle by his other.

Donald, Goofy and Axel can only look in silence, as the couple lies in each other's arm.

Roxas…I…"

"You are such an idiot, Sora…Making me so worry about you."

"I'm sorry…"

Roxas chuckles and runs a hand through the cinnamon hair. "Nevermind…I'm also an idiot to be in love with you. That makes us even."

"Roxas." They look up to see Axel standing beside them. "We must go now before the other members of Organization arrive."

"No."

"Then you leave me no choice!" In an instance, fire circles around Axel's hand as he calls out his weapon and strikes it towards Sora. Roxas pulls Sora to his side as he calls out Oblivion and blocks the attack.

"Stop this, Axel!"

"I must eliminate him, or you will go back again! And I won't let it!!" Axel force down more pressure as Roxas lets go his hand on Sora, and calls out the Oathkeeper. He slashes towards Axel who leaps backwards, dodging the attack. "Don't force me to attack you, Roxas!!"

Roxas pants as he stands up in front of Sora wobbling, he points Oblivion at Axel. "And don't force me to do that too. I won't let you touch Sora, even if it means killing you!"

Sora supports himself on his elbows as he looks at Roxas, whose back is seriously injured due to his previous transformation and the wounds are getting worse. "Roxas…"

Roxas's vision is starting to get cloudy as he blinks to get focus. "Axel…you should already understand…about everything…so please…don't force me…!" He uses Oathkeeper as a support while Oblivion is still pointing towards Axel.

"I know…of course I do…But…!"

"Stop this nonsense, Axel." A black portal appears near them as Saix steps out from it. He looks from Roxas to Axel, who steps back. "I won't let you run away this time." He snaps his finger as several Nobodies appear around the red-haired. Axel slashes the enemies as he opens a portal behind him, he looks over at Roxas.

"Roxas! Come on!"

Sora looks from Axel to Roxas, who just shakes his head. "No, Axel. You should go!"

Axel hesitates but bears with it, as he leaps into the portal and disappears. The moment he is gone, Oblivion and Oathkeeper vanishes as Roxas fells to the ground. The barrier that is holding Donald and Goofy back disappears as well, they quickly run towards Sora and hold him up.

"Roxas…Guys…bring me to him…"

They are about to do so, when a bunch of Nobodies appear and pin them down. Saix appears between them and Roxas. He looks down at the blond. "Hmph…well, well…if it isn't Roxas…long time no see."

Roxas tilts his head and stares at him. "Sa..ix…"

"Ro…xas…" Sora reaches out his hand to the blond, as Roxas gets up slowly and crawls towards him. He is about to reach when Saix appears beside him and kicks him in the abdomen. Roxas spits out blood as he rolls onto the ground and winces in pain. "Roxas!! Stop it!!"

Sora tries to get up but the Nobodies just continue to hold him down. Saix smirks as he grabs hold of Roxas's collar and yanks him up. He then turns to Sora. "Is he that important to you, Sora?" Saix squats down as he holds Sora's chin up. "Is he?"

"Don't…touch him…" Feeling a tight grip on his wrist, Saix turns around to see Roxas grabbing hold onto his wrist. "Don't you…dare touch him, Saix!"

Saix smirks before he lands a hard punch onto Roxas's stomach, sending the blond flying towards the rock wall. "Don't worry, Roxas. I won't hurt Sora, since he is important to us."

"Roxas!!" Sora cries out to his lover but no response comes from Roxas, who lies on the ground motionless. "Roxas! Answer me!"

Walking over to the blond, Saix carries the unconscious Roxas in his arm as he looks at Sora. "Ro..xas! Where are you taking him?!" Sora struggles to get up but the weight is pushing him down.

Saix looks from Roxas to Sora and smirks. "We will take good care of him. You don't need to worry about it. Just fulfilled your job as a KeyBlade bearer. Collect more hearts."

A dark portal appears behind him, as Saix turns around and steps in. Sora winces in pain as he reaches out his hand and cries out.

"RRRRRRROOOOOXXXXAAAAAASSSSS!!!!"

The portal disappears along with the Nobodies. Having the weight gone, Donald and Goofy quickly move forth to the brunette and support him. "Sora…"

"Why…? Why is this always happening…? Roxas…"

Suddenly a bunch of Armored Heartless appears and surround them. Sora gathers his strength as he starts striking them down, the hearts are release but soon engulf by darkness.

"Oh no! The hearts…!" An Armored Knight slams its saber down at Sora, who blocks with his Keyblade. "Maybe everything we've done... Maybe it was all for nothing. What am I supposed to do if I can't use the Keyblade!?"

"Imbeciles! You can't be trusted to do anything!"

"Huh?" Sora looks down to see a black pool of darkness appears underneath the trio and they are pulled down into it. Later, they find themselves surrounded by blackness.

"Gwarsh…What's this place?!"

"It must be the Realm of Darkness!" Sora looks around, seeing nothing. "Kairi! Riku! Roxas!!"

Donald spots someone in a black cloak holding a white box. "Who's there!?" He runs over, but the person disappears, leaving the box. Donald picks it up and walks back to the others.

"What is it?" Donald opens it. Inside are a photograph and a sea-salt ice cream bar. Donald hands the photo to Sora.

"Gawrsh, it's the gang from Twilight Town. There's Hayner, Pence, Olette...and, uh, um..."

"Roxas." Sora stares at the blond in the photo, who is smiling brightly. Donald and Goofy look from him to each other, as Donald takes the ice cream bar and tastes it.

"Salty... No...sweet!"

The ice cream bar flashes and rises into the air. Sora's Keyblade appears again as he opens another gateway. They manage to get back into the Gummi Ship as Goofy contemplates.

"That voice previously…it was Maleficent right?"

Sora looks at him, "I guess sometimes help comes from unexpected places."

"A-hyuk, you're right. A photo and some ice cream? Hmm. Wonder if they're some sorta clue. And who woulda left 'em for us, anyway?"

Sora thinks for a while. "Riku?"

"Ya think?"

"Just this feeling I got. Hey, what if the Heartless are back again? I can't use the Keyblade---that would only help the Organization.

"But Sora, I think ya have to use it. If we don't fight 'em, the Heartless'll keep on hurtin' folks."

"I think you're right…" Sora shrugs his shoulders, Donald pats him on the back. "Sora, try to get some rest now, you still seem tired from the previous incident."

Sora nods as he went to the back of the ship and settles down. He takes the photo out again as he traces a finger along the image of Roxas. Slowly, tiredness overcomes him.

In Sora's dream

Opening his eyes, Sora looks around to see that he is back on his home island.

"Even though he's gone…this place remains the same…"

He slowly strolls along the beach, as he reaches the slanted tree. Sitting on it, he recalls the first time he met Roxas. Sora then head towards the secret cavern as he looks at the carving he and Roxas have made. The moment he touches it, he could not control his tears any longer.

"It hurts…It hurts too much, Roxas…Roxas…"

"I as well. No matter how hard the journey is, how long it's gonna take, I'll look for you."

Sora wipes away his tears. "That's right. I won't give up, not now! I will keep the promise no matter what! I will find you, Roxas!"

Somewhere

"Where…am I…?"

Roxas opens his eyes as he looks around his surrounding. He is kept in a cell like place, with him being chained to the wall. He recognise that it is the cell from the organization headquarter. He tries to break free from the chains, but realise that his previous injuries are still there as he groans in pain.

"Roxas."

'This voice…' Roxas looks around the cell. "Namine?"

A dark portal appears on the wall beside him as Namine steps out from it. She walks towards him and smiles. "It's been a while."

"Yeah…What are you doing here?"

"Xemnas kept me here. I heard that they caught you, so I came here to see."

Roxas chuckles. "Quite a bad state huh?" He winces again at the pain.

"Have you met Sora?"

Roxas frowns. "I did…I'm always inside his mind. Until…"

"Don't give up hope, Roxas! You will be with him one day, believe in yourself and Sora."

"Yeah, I know."

"Well, well…" They look towards the bars as Xemnas and Saix appear. "Long time no see, Roxas."

"Xemnas…"

Saix suddenly vanishes and appears beside Namine as he grabs her wrist and pulls her away from Roxas. Xemnas too, appears in front of him as he tilts Roxas's chin up to face him.

"Say…how about you join back to us?"

Roxas jerks his chin away from the fingers, as he glares at the leader. "You wish, Xemnas. What do you want with me?!"

"You are a great tool for us. You are the spark that starts Sora's anger after all."

"You…!" Roxas struggles as the pain overtakes him again. "Don't you dare do anything to Sora!"

"I told you." Roxas turns to Saix. "Sora is important to us, we won't hurt him." Saix looks at Xemnas. "What are you planning to do, Xemnas?"

"Hmm…take good care of him for me, Saix. You know what I mean."

Saix takes a bow. "Of course."

Xemnas grabs hold of Namine and smirks at Roxas. "Well then, I shall see you next time, Roxas." He disappears through dark shadow along with Namine. Siax turns to Roxas.

"You ask for it, Roxas." He slowly reaches out his hand and grabs Roxas's forehead. Darkness slowly overtakes his vision.

Sora...

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