Sorry this is a short Chapter. Struggling to get the story going again. Welp here it is~
Chapter Seven
Sora looked around the white room. The room was completely void of any color what so ever. His clothes had changed too top it off. He was wearing a white baggy shirt and white baggy pants. His shoes and socks were even white. "What's going on…?" Sora asked out loud as he walked over to a long table that had only one chair at the head of it. On the white table was a piece of paper and a few crayons. He picked one up noticing that it actually was a different color. He looked at the picture and it looked like him. It was his spiky brown hair and… "That's me…and that's…"
"Riku," a girl said wearing a white dress that went just above the knee. She had blond hair that went down just past her neck. She smiled as Sora turned to him. He gave her a confused look and she only returned it with a smile. "Still struggling with your memories I see. You know you run into this problem every time I see you? Every time you expect me to just unlock your memories. You always say you can handle it but every single time you change. And a few times it hasn't been for the better. Sometimes you go to the darkness. You think siding with them is right but in the end you always die in Riku's arms." Sora started shaking. She was right. Deep down he felt every word was right. He clung to every word. Wanting to know more and more about his past selves. "I will not always be able to do this for you Sora. I fear next time our ages will be different. I will grow into my power as the battles for you rage on…I will become just another shield they will try to use to get closer to you."
"Naminé…"
"Yes," she said with a bright smile.
"I remember you. Only slightly but I remember you. It's crazy…do we always look the same after reincarnated?"
"Yes. But at the same time no. We see each other for what we use to be not what we are in the future sense. I hope one day everything changes. I want to see us happy…for once.."
"Me too," Sora said then straitened up. "It will happen this time Naminé. I will protect everyone. I will save them. No one has to die this time…"
Time fast forward for Sora and soon he was standing in a white room and there was blood everywhere. Sora looked around wildly for the blond girl hoping she was fine. That this was all paint and part of a sick joke. Soon though he came across a body curled into a ball in the middle of a painting. The painting was of a rose and she was in the middle of it. The peddles looked jagged and a few looked like they were falling. Sora fell to his knees remembering the last conversation they had. He begged her to stay with him. She said something about having to fix something she did. This wasn't fixing. He screamed as he slammed his fists into the floor. "NAMIN È!"
"Naminé!" Sora cried out as he quickly sat up. He panted hard as he looked around. Riku jumped and quickly sat up.
"Sora?! You okay?" he asked quickly as he gently touched Sora's cheek. Sora took a deep breath before shaking his head.
"I had a bad dream…"
"Did you say Naminé? Are you starting to remember things Sora?" Sora gave a small nod then laid back down in the flowers.
"I've been having a lot of dreams about people. I remember seeing this Naminé some where…and then there was this little girl. She looked a lot like me. But I don't have any other siblings…" He looked at Riku and he looked away. "Do you know something Riku?" he asked as he sat up.
"I can't say anything. You know that…" Sora looked hurt.
"Fine…" He stood up then started walking back towards the house.
"Sora. Don't be angry at me. I have lived through a time where everyone told every body everything and it didn't end well. Some people had mental break downs and committed suicide. It's hard to see someone dying like that."
"I don't care Riku!"
"Yes you do. That's why you're fighting with me right now." Sora just huffed and walked into the house.
"Axel," Roxas said as he ran his hand through the red head's hair. Axel leaned into the hand and Roxas smiled. "Are you just going to cuddle with me all day? I want to go explore. Do you want to come or just take a nap?"
"Sorry Roxy but I'm tired," Axel said cuddling down into the bed. Roxas shrugged then climbed out of bed.
"I'll see you later then okay?" He heard Axel mumble something as he walked out of the room. He walked down the hall. He walked for a good five minutes before he found his way into the library. He didn't want to read anything. Just look around. He wasn't in there long before he heard foot steps. He looked up and saw a young girl walking in. She had black short hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a black and red dress. She looked at Roxas and tilted her head.
"Hi? Who are you?"
"Xion…" he said as he before he passed out. Xion screamed and ran out of the library to get help. She ran into Cloud.
"Cloud! A boy fell down!"
"Xion what are you doing here? Vincent brought you here? Wait. Who feel down?" he asked as he bent down. She grabbed his hand and pulled him. He followed her to where Roxas passed out.
"Roxas?!" He knelt down then carefully lifted Roxas's head. He made sure Roxas wasn't hurt before he sighed softly.
"What's wrong with him? He said my name the fell down…did I break him…?" she asked as she looked down. She was scared she hurt him without realizing it. She had very little control of her power and sometimes she just made them fall down. She was told she was able to make people fall asleep.
"No no," Cloud said shaking his head. "How about you go wait in the spare room? Since you're here I'm going to have Naminé come over later okay?" She nodded then slowly walked away. Cloud sighed softly then gently lifted Roxas up. He took Roxas to his room and blinked seeing Axel in bed. Axel picked his head up and looked at Cloud who raised his eye brow. He immediately got up and ran over to Cloud.
"What happened? What happened?" He took Roxas then laid him on the bed. He lightly touched his cheek then sighed.
"He saw Xion and apparently just fell down," he said then shrugged. "He doesn't anything yet and I think seeing her shocked his mind. If I remember correctly her death was the hardest. No matter how many times she dies it still like the first time. It's like he forgets her each and every time. Maybe blocking it out or something."
"You scared me…when you walked in with him…" Axel said then sat on the bed. "This is always the hardest to deal with Cloud."
"I know. I'm thankful that you're there for him Axel. I don't think I would be able to deal with him on my own." Axel nodded slightly then looked down at Roxas. "I'll go. I need to call home so Xion isn't going to be alone. I don't want her getting into trouble."
"Okay…" Axel laid back down and pulled Roxas close to him. "Thank god you're okay. Gave me a heart attack."
A black haired girl blinked as she walked over to the two boys. Axel and Roxas shared a look before she reached the two. She tilted her head before she smiled. "Your name. It's Roxas, isn't it?" Roxas nodded then smiled softly as she bowed. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Xion. I'm going to be joining your group in hopes to protect…it…and him." Roxas nodded then held out his hand.
"It's nice to meet you Xion. I am Roxas. And this is Axel." Axel smiled and held out his hand. She laughed at both of them then shook their hands.
"I was a bit nervous but you guys seem really nice. Roxas, do you think I could be a friend? Maybe I could be your friend?"
Everything went dark before he was somewhere else.
"I'm like you Roxas, I don't remember much from the beginning either." Xion said as she leaned forward. "It's not something you should worry about though."
"You say that but I'm worried I wont be able to protect Sora. I'm starting to remember things and I'm terrified that if we get attacked by the enemies from the past we wont survive a second time…and what about the things that kill us? What if we run into it again?"
Xion sighed before she spoke up. You know how you were talking the other day about how we all have pasts? When I sit with you guys, It's weird. I get the strangest feeling." Roxas gave her a confused look.
"Xion, what does that have to do with anything?"
"I used to watch the sun set with somebody else. Or when I'm by the see…when I look at the water, and here the waves lapping against the shore. It's almost like I can hear another voice. I feel like someone was asking for forgiveness…and that was the last memory I had. Standing on a beach with a close friend then darkness. I think I was murdered on a beach. Or that was the last place I saw before fighting something that killed me. I don't avoid beaches. I go and have a great time. If it happens it happens. And I will hopefully fulfilled my duty before I go."
"You look at things weird Xion."
"Well, I'm just glad the two of you are in the organization with me."
Roxas groaned as his eyes slowly opened. He put his hand on his head before he blinked. "What…" He turned his head and looked at Axel's sleeping face. He had a nasty headache. He covered his face with his hand and whined. Axel slowly started waking up as Roxas rolled on his side, away from Axel. Axel sat up then rolled Roxas over so he was facing him.
"Hey."
"Hey…" he said softly then rolled on his side again. This time, facing Axel.
"What's wrong? You okay?"
"My head hurts…its painful…and it feels foggy and heavy…" Axel leaned up on his elbows then hovered over Roxas. Roxas curled into a ball as Axel ran his hand through Roxas's hair.
"Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah…I had a weird dream…and I saw someone…in the library…and now my mind…"
"Its going to happen," Axel said as he continued to run his hand through his hair. "Your trying to remember things that are blocked. Even you block want to block things out. You just don't remember why you don't want to remember…"
"This is stupid…" he said softly then looked up.
"It's okay."
"So what does this mean for me then Axel?" Roxas asked as he looked up. Dose this mean I am going to have to keep dealing with this over and over and over..."
"Calm down Roxas. I know it's hard to deal with now but the more you deal with it the easier it will be." Axel sighed as he sat up then looked at the door. How about we go check on Sora and Riku? I haven't heard from them since this morning. No since last night." Roxas nodded then climbed out of bed. He stopped then looked at Axel.
"The Xion girl...She was in my dream," he said softly then looked at the floor. He took a deep breath before looking back up at Axel. "I remember the day we met. She came up to me and introduced herself. She seemed to know me already. Knew my name and everything..."
"I know Roxas. I was there too. I remember thinking she was strange. But the more we hung out the more we got to know each other. We became the best of friends Roxas. And I'm thankful we met her. I hate what happened...just...lets just be friends again. Sound good?" Roxas nodded then looked down.
"I would like that." Roxas walked to the door then looked out in the hall. Naminé was looking around. He blinked as he watched the little girl looking in each room. "What are you doing young one?"
"I'm looking for someone. I'm looking for Xion. She is hiding from me. We got into a fight...something about making someone fall asleep. I said she couldn't do it. Because it's true. No one can just make someone fall asleep. My dad said I had to say sorry to her. But I don't want to. I don't want to have to look for her..." Roxas frowned then bent down.
"Now how you would like someone saying that to you Naminé? No one likes being called a lair. And some people do have special abilities. I do. And so do you."
"Roxas..."
"Sorry..."
"It's okay. Let me talk to her," he said then bent down. He pointed at her then poked her nose. She blinked then tilted her head.
"I don't understand..."
"You two are friends aren't you?" "Yeah."
"Now would you like to still be friends?" She nodded. "Then you have to be nice Naminé. And trust your friends. Because one day you're going to need help and the only one that will want to help you would be your friend. And if you're fighting with your friend your friend wont believe you need help and would leave you to fend for your self."
"That's a bit much to say to a six year old," Cloud said as he crossed his arms. "Naminé is just six years old. And so is Xion. They're going to fight. It's what young girls now a day do. Now go find Xion and say sorry."
"You just appear out of no where…" Roxas said as he blinked at Cloud.
"I'm just in the right place at the right time," Cloud said then looked at the window. "I am getting things set up. Go get ready guys."
There it is. Next chapter there will be a pretty big time gap so I can get things moving. Once Nano is over I'll go back and redo this section and edit in and add more fun things. :3 I will probably not have any goodness between either main couples not only because of the training they have been going through but also because I am skipping. XD D: Hopefully you'll still enjoy the story.
