Chapter five
Sora felt warm when he woke up again. He didn't feel good. He groaned before opening his eyes. He took a deep breath before looking at Roxas should have been. The bed was empty. He blinked and was worried before looking at the window and seeing him sitting in the window.
"It's a nice day out today," he mumbled to himself.
"Roxas…I'm hot…" he said softly and the other twin quickly turned then wheeled himself over to the bed. "I'm hot…really hot…"
"I'm sorry. Let me go get a nurse," Roxas went to start leaving but the door opened and Sephiroth walked in.
"Roxas you should really not be moving around as much as you are. Let your body heal."
"I'm fine."
"Now what's wrong-"
"I'm hot…" Sora interrupted then threw off his blankets. Sephiroth walked over with a thermometer and took Sora's temperature. He frowned slightly then went over to the counter and went through the cabinets. "Taking…my temperature doesn't help…I'm hot. Can you turn down the temp in the room or something…?"
"Let me give you some medicine and then try and go back to sleep," Sephiroth said then brought some medicine back over to the bed.
"I just woke up…I can't…" Sora slowly trailed off before taking a deep breath.
"A lot of things are going on right now. You need to just sleep." Sephiroth held the small cup to Sora's mouth and after fighting Sora for a bit got him to take it. He tired to cover Sora back up but Sora kept throwing off the blanket. "Okay." Sephiroth sighed then looked at the door at Cloud. They seemed to have a quiet conversation without using any words before he sighed once again and walked out of the room.
"Roxas what are you doing out of bed?"
"I'm fine Uncle. My leg is feeling a lot better and my wrist isn't bothering me anymore either."
"I know. And once Sora is feeling better we're going to have a talk about what exactly is going on with both of you but for now get some rest okay?" Cloud sighed as he watched Roxas climb back into bed without too much issues. Roxas was really upset because Axel said he would come but something came up and Axel texted him and said he wouldn't be able to come in. Cloud walked over to Sora and frowned slightly. Sora had said he wouldn't be able to fall asleep but he was already asleep. Sora took a shaky breath as he shifted slightly in his sleep. "I'm sorry," Cloud said softly as he covered Sora up with just the sheet. "You'll be feeling better in a few hours."
"What…?"
"Go to bed Roxas," Cloud said then sighed as he left the room.
"Cloud," Sephiroth said as he waved the other man over to where he was sitting. Cloud walked over then sat next to him. "So explain this to me one more time. You saw Aqua over Sora right…?"
"Yes," Cloud said as he leaned back against the chair. "I think she was trying to connect with him. I think it's Sora. I didn't think that kingdom hearts would come back this soon…"
"How can this change what is happening now? What happens after this? After he comes into his powers?"
"I don't know. I just know it's not going to go well. They haven't been involved with the other side. They have only seen the human side not the magical side. Trying to explain this will be a long conversation. Beginning with the long story about the first battle for kingdom hearts. And if Sora's here what does that mean about…the other half. What happens to the darkness that leaked out? How will it appear this time..?"
"I don't know how this is going to go but this time I'm in it for the long run. I'm not running away. I will fight the darkness," Sephiroth said then stood up. "I need to make my rounds. I'll talk to you later." Cloud nodded then watched Sephiroth walk away. Cloud knew he meant it but had a feeling that it would turn out the same way as it did last time. Cloud gripped at his shirt then stood up. He needed to see Leon and his kids.
Sora's eyes snapped open and he quickly sat up. He looked around and found his room empty. He looked down at himself and blinked seeing the cast was gone on his leg and chest. "What is going on…?" He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He whipped his head around and saw a woman standing there. She had short blue hair and light blue eyes. "W-who and what are you?" he asked as he gripped at his shirt. "I can see through you…" She smiled then laughed lightly before she ruffled his hair.
"Little Sora your all grown up," she said with a gentle and soft voice. "Do you remember me?" Sora frowned then shook his head.
"I don't remember anything. I don't even remember anything about me…" She frowned then sat down on the bed next to him. He sat Indian style on the bed fully facing her. She took a deep breath before smiling.
"My name is Aqua. We have meet many of times before. This time is only different because of how you ended up in this situation. Your mother wasn't supposed to die as soon as she did but the darkness got her before anyone could realize it. I don't really know if you're Uncle or servant know exactly what happened to her."
"She didn't die in a car accident?"
"She did. It just wasn't fully an accident." Sora looked hurt as he looked at his lap. "This is all besides the point. You can't change the past. Even having all the knowledge I have now I still am not part of the living world. But I'm also not part of the dead either. I'm always stuck between both realms. I'm here to guide you." Sora looked up and tilted his head. "I can't give you all the answers because you have to figure things out on your own but I will help you move towards the right direction. Give you a push every once in a while." She took a deep breath before waved her hands in front of her and a ball of water formed in her hands.
"This is magic. I know you read those books with all those magic powers and you think none of it is real but in all actuality it really is. It's not as random and not that complex as you might think. It's hard to really explain without you doing it. I can't help you learn it. You will have teachers coming around in a few days I think to start training you but I'm getting sidetracked again. There was a battle thousands of years back that was over something that was called kingdom hearts. Everyone saw it as a huge heart in the sky. The bigger and fuller it got the closer it got to being complete. Some thought that it was for evil and attacked the dark side because of it and eventually they found a way to use its power for evil. But there are two sides. There is always two sides. Good and evil. Light and the dark. There is always a shadow in the light and there is always some light in the darkness."
"This is a lot of information," Sora said as he held his head. "So because the 'good' guys attacked the 'bad' guys they pretty much forced the 'bad' guys into using it…"
"From what the records say yeah," Aqua said as she nodded. "Let me continue the story?" Sora nodded before she continued. "So when our side got a hold of kingdom hearts for the first time we started messing with it trying to figure out a way for us to harness it's power. That's where you become involved. You were just starting out. Newly out of school. Not a care in the world. You got so involved…" She trailed off remembering how happy Sora was in the beginning. Sora watched her for a bit before touching her shoulder. Or trying too. His hand went through her. Sora laughed lightly then tilted his head.
"You okay?"
"Yeah sorry. Maybe this is all I'll tell you for now…" She stood up and Sora started getting up.
"You can't stop now! Not in the middle of your explanation. Not when you start talking about how I am involved. What happens to me? How can I be involved with something that happened so far back in the past. I don't understand!"
"That's why we have to stop. You're getting too worked up and you have absolutely no control over your powers. So please stop before anything bad happens…" Aqua gave him a sad look before she slowly disappeared. "I'll see you again soon…" He reached out going to grab her arm even though he knew that he couldn't touch her. He fell back on the bed then sighed loudly.
"Sora?" a small voice said as she walked into the room. A young girl with blond hair walked in. She smiled softly before walking over to the bed. He sat up then blinked as she grabbed his hand. "Sora…"
"Who are you?"
"She is your cousin," Cloud said as he walked into the room.
"Daddy!" she giggled as she ran over to him. He scooped her up then hugged her tight. "He's up daddy! I win!"
"How are you feeling?" he asked as he ruffled the young girls hair. "Do you have any memories? Do you remember anything?"
"No…I don't. Sorry. Um…where is Roxas?"
"He's out I think. I think he said something about needing a walk. He got some memories that don't make sense to him so he needed time to think…"
"I need to talk to him," Sora said as he quickly got up then ran out of the room. He ran down the hall and as he passed a window he saw Roxas walking towards a bench. He put both his hands on the window before he quickly continued to run.
"Sora!"
Roxas looked up when he heard someone call out to him faintly. "Sora! You're up and moving around!" Roxas hugged his twin then smiled before frowning. "Do you remember anything…?"
"No. I'm sorry…"
"No. No. No. It's fine. Things are getting weird…I have these memories that don't make any sense to me. Cloud keeps saying things too. He said he would wait but started getting into when I said something to him. I just wish he would stop. I just…I just don't understand…" Roxas looked down at the ground as tears slid down his cheeks. "I'm scared of what is going to happen Sora…"
"It's okay," Sora said gently lifting Roxas's chin. "Everything will be fine. I will protect you like I always have and this time Axel is with you. You don't have to search for him like before. He will support you in every way that you need." Roxas gave him a confused look.
"What are you saying? Like before?"
"I don't know…" Sora trailed off before suddenly grabbing his head. "I don't know…"
"Roxas! …Sora?" Axel asked before Sora suddenly looked up at the sky.
"Sora! What's going on with you? Look at me?" Roxas put both hands on his shoulder before shaking him. "Sora! Look at me!" The sky slowly started darkening and rain slowly started falling. "What the hell is going on? The sun was out just seconds ago. Come on Sora, we have to go in." Lightening struck the tree next to them. Roxas screamed as he collapsed to the ground. He held onto his legs as he clenched his eyes closed.
"I'll take Sora you grab Roxas," Riku yelled as he ran up to them. "Get him in before lightening hits him. I have an immunity of lightening for the next five minutes. Don't worry about me." Axel gave him a worried look before lifting Roxas up and running into the building. Riku took a deep breath before gently wrapping his arms around Sora and pulling him against his body. "Sora. It's me."
"A…I…I have been these weird thoughts lately…like, is any of this for real? Or not?" Sora whispered before he shifted in Riku's arms.
"Sora. You okay?"
"Riku…" Sora said as he leaned against Riku. "My head is hurting…" His eyes started closing as the rain started letting up. "I don't…know…why…"
"I'll get my dad to get you some medicine okay?" Sora nodded slightly before going limp putting all of his weight onto Riku. Riku relaxed as the storm slowly disappeared and the sun was shinning again.
"You have him," A deep voice said then started laughing. He was wearing a black cloak with the hood pulled over his head so that he wasn't able to be identified. "Give me the child boy." Riku quickly turned around then glared.
"You will not take Sora!"
"Things will go different this time! We will break this cycle once and for all! I will not see these boys suffer again and again and AGAIN!" Cloud yelled as he stood between Riku and the new comer. "Get out of here. Now." The hooded man laughed before disappearing in a cloud of darkness.
"Who was that?" Riku asked as he gently lifted Sora up.
"It was the other side. The darkness that always seems one fucking step a head of us…"
"Calm down Cloud. They didn't do anything. They didn't do this." Sephiroth said then motioned Riku to bring Sora in. "Get him dried off. We can't have him catching a cold. We have to be careful. He's in a weakened state right now." Riku nodded before he started walking away. "Cloud go home."
"I have to be here for them. I have to be here if they show up again."
"No. You need to go home. You need to sit down and talk what ever the fuck you need to get over with Leon. Being this worked up and being around Sora isn't good. Your emotions will get Sora worked up yet again and I rather like this nice weather. We have to get trainers involved very soon and if I'm not mistaken some of them don't quite see eye to eye with you. I need a bit break before things start breaking in my house…" Cloud growled at Sephiroth before he quickly turned and left.
"Fuck all this!"
"That's right," Sephiroth said before he sighed and calmed himself down. When he walked in Sora was laying down in bed with a blanket covering him.
"Is he going to be okay?" Riku asked with a bit of a frown.
"Yes. Something must have happened. What were you talking about Roxas?" Roxas looked at Sora then looked at Sephiroth.
"About his missing memory. He said, everything will be fine and that he will protect you like he always did and that this time I had Axel with me. I didn't have to search for him like I had before. Axel would support me in every way that I would need him too…" Axel smiled softly and nodded as he took Roxas's hand in his and held it tight.
"It's true. Every word. I will support you Roxas…" He trailed off then kissed his hand. "I will be at your side as long as you will have me." Roxas blushed then smiled softly.
"So some of his memories leaked through. Then he must have panicked and over loaded…."
"He said something weird to me.." Riku said softly then sat down on the bed with Sora.
"Something weird? What did he say?"
"He said, he's been having these strange thoughts lately. Like is any of this for real or not?"
"Those were his exact words?" Sephiroth asked slowly.
"Yeah. It was weird. I tried to shake him out of it but it didn't work right away."
"Okay. Things are going to start happening pretty quickly," Sephiroth said before pulling his phone out. "When Sora is up both of you will be checked out of the hospital and moved to my house. Don't worry about Cloud. I will deal with him."
"You sure you'll have enough space for both of us?" Roxas asked as he leaned against Axel.
"Yes. I'm not sure you know this but I do live in a pretty big house," Sephiroth said as he shook his head.
"We've been over Riku's house before and it wasn't all that big."
"That's my place. Not my dads," Riku said as he rubbed the back of his head. "I don't live with my dad all the time. I got my own place a few years back and he pays for it. Whenever we get into a fight or I want to be alone I go to my house. Days I don't want to be alone and I want to be pampered I go home." Roxas and Axel looked absolutely shocked.
"Why the hall wouldn't you always want to be home!?"
"You don't know my dad," Riku said and Sephiroth shook his head.
"Love you too," Sephiroth said sarcastically. "Any way this has nothing to do with what is going on or going to happen."
"Yeah but it's not every day you learn your best friend is filthy rich and has been holding out on you," Axel said then laughed as Sephiroth rolled his eyes.
"Keep going," Sephiroth said then went quiet when he saw shimmering. Soon a black haired man was standing behind the bed. Sephiroth froze as he watched the man lean over Sora. Roxas and Axel froze then Axel slowly pointed behind Riku. Riku gave him a confused look then slowly turned around. As soon as he laid eyes on the man his body froze up. He couldn't move an inch even though he was trying his hardest too. The black haired man leaned down and kissed Sora's forehead before looking up and glaring daggers at Sephiroth before shimmering and disappearing just as fast as he appeared. Riku released a breath he hadn't realized he was holding before checking on Sora.
Tada! Next chapter is up! :3 The magic thing that I totally didn't have plan totally squeezed it's self in. And now its going in a different direction. I hope you like! Please Read and Review! Reviews make me happy! :3
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