Sorry I haven't updated in a very long time but I struggled with it badly and I think I might take this story down I i can't work out where it's going to go! So please let me know what you think and also if you have any tips for me that would be great!
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Roxas looked out his window, the pouring rain blocking out the already rising sun. He never got a single second of sleep. He felt bad, stressing about meeting her for the first time in three years, even though he'd missed her so much but he couldn't help but remember why she left – because of him.
Roxas rolled over, covering his head with his pillow. He could hear the rain pounding on the roof, the one flaw with having a bedroom on the second story. It didn't usually rain on Destiny Island but considering that it was winter it wasn't really anything out of the ordinary.
It didn't matter what he thought about, his mind always drifted back to the time that had caused her to leave. It mad him angry, the way he'd been ridiculed by everybody. It wasn't his fault, it wasn't.
He rolled over again, eventually falling into a restless sleep…
xXx
Roxas ran as fast as his legs could take him. He never looked back; he didn't even know where he was going. He just followed her voice, her cry, her plea for help. He heard her voice again and ran even faster than he thought possible.
He reached the classroom at the end of the hall, where a small crowd of students was gathering. Roxas pushed his way through them ignoring their angry comments. And that's when he saw it. The most heartbreaking sight he had ever seen. It made him sad. It made him want to tear the world apart to stop it.
Her bag was thrown over the floor, her books scattered everywhere. One book had been ripped apart, all the individual pages torn and scattered around the classroom. He looked down at the label.
Naminé's Sketchbook.
Two of the people that had been picking on her for the past six months, Fuu and Rai had her pinned against a cupboard while the third, Seifer, repeatedly punched her, his fist colliding with her delicate, pale face, all three of them laughing. Seifer and Roxas were like enemies; they ended up in some kind of brawl every time they saw each other.
Why had no one else stopped them? Why hadn't they got a teacher yet? Why were they cheering for them?
Roxas charged at them, knocking Seifer to the ground with a loud thud. The crowd gasped. Roxas started kicking Seifer in the stomach. The other two began to advance at him, dropping Naminé onto the floor. She was too weak to stand on her own anymore; her quiet sobs ringing in Roxas's ears. His heart was racing. He didn't know what to do. They had him surrounded.
Naminé looked up at him, her large cerulean eyes pleading with, telling him to run, tears running down her bruised cheeks. Seifer stood up and smirked. Looking at Fuu, he said, "Make sure she doesn't get away, I want her to see this." Fuu nodded, "right."
Fuu walked over to Naminé, who was still unable to stand, and gripped onto her arms, Fuu's nails were digging into her wrists like claws. Naminé tried as hard as she could to break free of her catlike grasp but considering that she couldn't even stand, it was near impossible. Roxas tried to scramble to her aid but Seifer was too quick and grabbed the back of his collar.
"Now, Roxy, you will realize how bad things get when you interfere with our business."
"Yeah, Roxy, don't mess with us, ya' know?" Rai cut in. The entire mob cheered, shouting their respect for Seifer. How any one could respect a low-life like Seifer was beyond Roxas. They were all just simple-minded sheep and Roxas hated that.
Naminé screamed again as Fuu's nails began to draw blood. Roxas spun around, punching Seifer in the face, causing him to fall to the floor with a loud thud, again.
Seifer began swearing loudly as he covered his now bleeding nose with his hands. "FUCK! THAT HURT YOU ASSHOLE!" Seifer tried to get back up but Roxas just kicked him straight back down.
Roxas started to walk in Naminé's direction, his entire frame shaking in anger. "Fuu," he called, " let her go." Fuu trembled slightly but did not move. Rai launched himself at Roxas just to find himself knocked into the metal storage cupboard, leaving a massive dint.
"FUU!" he called again but this time a lot louder, "I said, let her go," the glint in his eyes scared her so much so that she was trembling. "NOW! FUU!" With that she dropped Naminé's arm onto the cold floor before running out of the room. What she didn't realize was that even though Roxas had broken Seifer's ugly face, he still had standards. He would never, ever hit a girl.
Roxas dropped to his knees, cupping Naminé's face with his hands. "A-are you alright?" Her gaze slowly drifted up from the ground eventually meeting his.
"…" She said nothing, collapsing in his arms.
"Naminé?" he shook her shoulders. No reaction. "Naminé?" Still no reaction. He shook her shoulders again more frantically, still calling out her name.
"Roxas."
That was when he felt two hands gripping his shoulders tightly, throwing him across the room. Naminé dropped to the floor. The crowd gasped again, finally realizing how wrong this all was. They dispersed quickly, not wanting to be a part of it any longer.
Seifer grabbed Roxas's shoulders again, "the games stop now, Roxy." Rai took hold of Roxas's feet, lifting him off of the ground completely.
Roxas thrashed, trying to free himself from their grip, but to no avail.
"ROXAS!"
They just gripped tighter, hurriedly walking over to the small stationary closet. Seifer kicked the door open violently. It was only then did Roxas realize what they were doing. He thrashed his arms and legs more frantically and violently then before, "LET ME GO!"
"ROXAS! WAKE UP!"
The two boys nearly lost their grip but managed to throw him into the cupboard successfully. They slammed the door on his face, locking it quickly and laughed heartedly at the screams they heard emitting from him.
Roxas pounded his fist on the door, kicking it with his feet as well, "LET ME OUT! OPEN THE DOOR! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" He suddenly felt very weak and nauseous. He dropped to the ground, pulling his knees close to his chest. His breathing quickened, he felt like his lungs had been ripped from his chest. "...Get me…OUT OF HERE!"
"ROXAS! JUST WAKE UP! NOW! ROXAS!"
xXx
Sora shook his brother's shoulders violently, yelling in his ear, "ROXAS! ROXAS! WAKE UP! YOU HAVE TO! RIGHT NOW!" Roxas grew silent and still before he suddenly sat up, gasping for air. Sora fell to the floor, relieved that his twin had finally stopped yelling, screaming even.
Roxas clutched his chest, struggling to catch his breath. He glanced around the room, seemingly trying to work out where he was.
"Roxas…are you okay?" Sora stood up, running a hand through his gravity defying hair.
"…Yeah I-I'm fine…it's just, I don't know." Roxas threw back the covers and strode out of the room, leaving a stunned Sora in his wake.
"Kairi…this isn't going to work. I don't think we should make Roxas meet her today," Sora sighed, running a hand through his wild hair.
"Huh? Why the sudden change of heart? Yesterday you said this was a brilliant idea…" Kairi asked, slightly confused. Sora sighed again.
"That nightmare has started up again." He said quickly.
"Oh no…wait…the dream about Voldemort or the dream about you-know-who…" Sora paused, momentarily confused by that sentence. It took him a few minutes but he finally realized that by you-know-who, she was referring to Naminé, not the dark lord.
"You-know-who, of course."
"Ah, I see," Kairi said bluntly. "I guess it's gonna be a lot more difficult than we thought to get these two together."
"I guess so…Ah I better go, bye," he waited until she replied before hanging up, chucking the phone on the floor. Roxas, who had previously had his ear pressed against the door, opened it forcefully, causing Sora to jump at least a meter into the air.
"What are you planning?" The blonde said with a scowl.
Sora smirked, "Well aren't you're the little eavesdropper!" Roxas sweat dropped. Roxas hadn't actually heard any of the conversation except his own name.
"I was merely telling Kairi that I wasn't feeling well and I don't think we should visit them today," Sora covered his mouth and pretended to cough, "there, see? I'm sick!"
"Oh…okay?" Roxas said, now very confused.
YES I KNOW IT'S SHORT BUT AS I SAID BEFORE I HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT! . Anyway thanks to all you wonderful people who reviewed last time! Please review and thanks for reading!