A/N: And now, the chapter you've all been waiting for...the beach!

(I apologise for the late chapter, but it was a friend's birthday on Monday and I updated their favourite story for them then...Thus, this is updated on Thursday in it's place)

(EDIT: As people keep asking me, I will inform you all that I am not accepting OC's. I'm not sure if you're being serious or just trolling me, but the answer is no, you can't be in it.)

Sora couldn't stay still on the train. The group weren't the only people on it, so Roxas had to grab Sora's wrist and keep him seated to stop him from annoying the other passengers.

Even though he couldn't speak, Sora still managed to irritate Roxas constantly during the ride by bouncing around and tugging his wrist. Roxas eventually decided to just ignore him, keeping a completely blank expression despite Sora's best efforts to irritate him further.

Finally they stepped off, Sora looking around in excitement. He probably would have run off then and there had Roxas not grabbed his wrist to stop him, muttering something about 'needing a leash'. He looked over at the others.

"Alright then, where are we going now?" he asked.

The group looked at Axel, their resident plan maker, and he grinned.

"Follow me," he said smugly, walking off. The others glanced at each other then followed after him, looking around their surroundings in interest.

The town they were in seemed pretty nice, with plenty of tourists wandering around and a lively air to the place. Sora made impatiently tugged on Roxas' arm, trying to convince him to go down to the beach, but he merely reprimanded him and turned back to following Lea.

Finally they went onto the beach, Sora grinning and running out of Roxas' range. When Roxas went to go grab him back, Lea waved it off.

"Let him be, it's not like he's going to go wandering anywhere. We're pretty close anyway," he said.

Roxas seemed uncertain but nodded anyway, glancing back at Sora occasionally.

They started climbing a few rocks, and Sora ran over, clambering across them. He looked like a little kid, making the girls laugh and the boys give half smiles.

Finally they came to a halt on a little hidden beach. Lea led them over to a little rocky area, pulling out a few bags with towels in.

"I brought these here yesterday. You're all wearing swimming gear, right?" he asked, and they all nodded. He grinned. "Well, the rocks here make pretty good changing areas with plenty of privacy, so if you need to change, go ahead," he offered, before pulling off his shirt. The girls rolled their eyes and walked over to the rocks, going round the corner.

Lea and Riku soon stripped down to their shorts, and Sora was quick to follow them. Roxas kept his shirt on, not really comfortable with being mostly naked infront of a bunch of people he didn't know particularly well.

"You shy, cutie?" teased Lea.

Roxas aimed a kick at him before following Sora down to the water. Riku gave his friend a flat look, and Lea shrugged, still grinning.

"I just can't resist," he said.

"You're an idiot sometimes," Riku sighed before heading for the water.

The group spent a while in the frigid waters, splashing each other and diving underneath it. Roxas, a short while after entering it, left the water to sit on the side and watch Sora.

The action didn't go unnoticed by the others, and after a while Lea went back up the beach to the blonde.

"What, the water too cold?" he asked with a smirk.

Roxas shrugged, eyes never leaving Sora. Lea's smirk faded, being replaced by a frown.

"Roxy, you okay?"

Roxas spared him a sideways glance with a raised eyebrow before looking back at his twin, who happily leapt at Riku and Kairi, pushing the three of them under the water before surfacing again, giving silent laughter.

Lea gave an irritated sigh, before moving infront of him, blocking his view. Briefly Roxas panicked, expression stricken as he looked around Lea for Sora, but he relaxed again as soon as he saw that his twin was alright.

"You know, cutie, you're being pretty possessive. What, not going to let him out of your sight or something?"

Roxas pretty much ignored him, and Lea moved infront of him again. As Roxas went to look round him, he kept moving, blocking Sora from view.

"Lea! Stop it!" Roxas said irritably, though that brief expression of panic remained.

"Why are you so intent on keeping Sora in your sight, Roxas?" Lea asked. Roxas blinked at the odd use of his full name by Lea, and looked at the redhead.

For a moment cerulean eyes met emerald, and there was a moment of silence before Roxas lowered his gaze.

"...Bad things happen to him when no one's looking. He's a klutz," he replied finally.

"I guess, but Riku and Kairi and Naminé and Xion are all there. Plenty of people are looking. So, what's the real reason?"

Roxas' hand twitched, lifting towards his throat slightly, but he caught it and lowered it into his lap again.

Lea frowned. "Does it have something to do with why he can't talk?"

Roxas nodded slowly, not sure why he was bothering to answer. He'd never talked to anyone about it before. Then again, no one seemed to have ever noticed, either.

Lea searched his face for a moment, then grunted as he flopped down onto the sand beside Roxas. Roxas remained still, not sure what to say or do.

"My parents died in a fire, when I was eight."

Roxas looked up in shock, gaze snapping to Lea. The redhead caught his gaze and shrugged.

"I was pretty upset at the time. Dunno how the fire started, all I knew was that I was coming home, the house was burning up, and my parents were screaming inside."

"Lea.." Roxas murmured.

"Weird thing is...I love fire."

Roxas blinked in surprise. Yeah, that was pretty weird.

"I mean, I'm not an arsonist or something, but I don't mind explosions, and I think that fire can be really cool. There's something about it, y'know? Something that's really nice and calming."

For a moment the two of them were silent, then Roxas lowered his gaze. "Why are you telling me this?" he asked finally.

Lea shrugged. "Figured you should know. That you're not alone, I mean. Bad things happen to lots of people. It just depends on how strong you are whether you can get over it or not."

"...So that makes me weak?"

"No. That makes you clinging too hard to the past."

"Isn't that the same thing?"

"Well, not really. You're strong enough to get over it, you just won't. If you were weak, you would be completely devastated by whatever happened." Lea looked at Roxas sideways. "What did happen, out of curiousity?"

Roxas was quiet for a moment, before finally sighing. "Me and Sora were ten when a guy broke into the apartment. Mum and Dad both have to work abroad, so they aren't usually home, which is probably why he broke in. Anyway, he was stealing stuff when he realised we were there. We hid in the cupboard, and we thought he'd left when the door opened and he grabbed Sora by his throat."

Roxas trailed off. He didn't want to think any further than that. To continue thinking about how terrified he'd been and the terror that was felt for Sora...

He shook his head, brushing the thoughts away. No. He wouldn't relive though events.

Lea seemed to realise he wasn't getting any further. "Okay, I guess that would make you a little paranoid. But...well, I mean, Sora seems happy enough. Why are you still feeling bad?"

"Because I should have done something."

"Like what? Sora just happened to be the one grabbed; what would have happened if you were the one?"

Roxas hesitated, and Lea leapt at the hole he'd found.

"Would you have wanted Sora to be moping around constantly, day after day, wishing he could have done something different?"

Roxas slowly shook his head, wishing Lea wasn't right.

"So why do you think he'd want the same."

"He doesn't," Roxas replied quietly.

"Then...why do you continue?"

"Because I'm scared. Scared that it might happen again," Roxas finally admitted, burying his face in his hands.

Lea sighed, rubbing his head. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset. I'm just saying, you may be scared, but Sora's really trying to get over this. If you keep clinging onto it though, how is he supposed to move on?"

Roxas sat there for a moment, considering Lea's words, then finally nodded. "O-Okay...but no promises."

Lea shrugged. "I'm not gonna make you promise. I just want you to try."

Roxas sighed, straightening and running a hand through his hair. He looked over at Lea. "You seem to have an idea, at least. Where should I start?"

Lea gave a wide grin. "Why don't you start by going into the water and getting properly wet?" he suggested.

Roxas hesitated, then sighed. "Yeah, I guess," he agreed, grabbing the hem of his shirt and pulling it off. He placed it with the others before looking over at Lea, who seemed a little distracted for some reason. "You coming?" he asked.

Lea blinked, giving a grin. "You betcha," he said, standing up and brushing the sand off his legs before running back down to the water, leaping at Riku and slinging an arm around his neck before whispering to the silver haired boy.

Roxas walked into the water, glancing around. "Where's Sora?" he asked.

Kairi looked over at him. "Oh, he went under the water, but he hasn't surfaced yet," she replied.

Before Roxas could start panicking and overthinking anything, there was a sudden spray of water at his feet. He glanced down briefly before his shoulders were grabbed, and he gave a yell as he went tumbling back. For a moment he saw sparkling cerulean eyes before he was submerged into the water.

It was confusion for a moment; water and movement and struggling. Then he felt a hand slide into his and forced his eyes open, gazing into Sora's grinning face.

His twin motioned around him, and he glanced around, a bit surprised by how calm the water was. He could see more than he'd expected; endless blue that sparkled from the sunshine.

He felt his lungs give and covered his mouth, looking apologetically at Sora before rising to the surface. He broke the surface, taking a deep breath as he glanced around, shaking his dripping hair from his face.

A moment later Sora joined him, grinning at his twin. He tilted his head in question, and for a moment Roxas hesitated before returning the grin.

"That was really cool," he agreed, and Sora's grin widened before he tugged on Roxas' wrist, trying to get him to dive under the water again. Roxas glanced back towards the others, then whispered into Sora's ear. Sora blinked then looked at his twin with an evil smirk, one that was mirrored by Roxas.

The two boys dived under the water, and for a moment Roxas looked around blindly, trying to orientate himself. He felt Sora grab his wrist and followed his twin, trusting him to lead him the right way.

A few moments later, he saw their target, and gave Sora a quick grin. Sora let go of his wrist, moving to go behind their target, and Roxas waited patiently. Finally he saw Sora in place and lifted his fingers, counting down to zero before they both leapt out.

Roxas briefly saw Lea's startled expression before he was cannon-balled by the two boys, giving a brief yelp before he was under the water. Sora moved away, silent laughter glittering in his eyes, while Roxas gave Lea a cheeky grin.

Lea gazed at Roxas silently for a moment, before giving a smirk and pushing him off, rising for the surface.

As the two of them reached it, Lea splashed Roxas - a useless effort, as Roxas was already soaked.

"What was that for, cutie?" he asked, pouting.

"Take it as you will," Roxas replied with a shrug, splashing him back before diving under the water again to join Sora.

Lea waded there for a moment before shaking his head and joining with the others once more.

"You certainly know how to push my buttons, cutie," he muttered to himself.

A/N: Restrain yourself, Lea! It's not time yet! (And never will be!)

But yah. AkuRoku fluff. Gotta love the stuff. I think.

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