Three figures sat on top of the Clock Tower, each with a light blue ice cream in their hand. They all ate in silence, for the first time in forever, they finally had a moment of peace. A moment to relax and simply enjoy each other's company, something they haven't been able to do in what seemed like a long time. The warm afternoon wind surrounded them in a gentle embrace. It may not have been the real Clock Tower, but they didn't care. To them, this was the moment they have been waiting for.

Axel looked over to his left to where Roxas and Xion where happily eating their ice cream. This time around, they didn't just come from a mission. They didn't have to RTC or report back to Saix and Xemnas. They were free from the Organization who only wanted to use his kids for their own purposes. He subconsciously gripped his ice cream harder, to think he almost lost them both.

Roxas and Xion were smiling as Xion showed off her Struggle trophy. For a moment, the image of Roxas being captured by Riku flashed in his mind, then he could see Xion's limp body being taken away by Xemnas. Yet here they were, two happy kids without a care in the world. There was a strange feeling in his throat, almost like a choking sensation.

'These kids are making me soft.' he thought to himself as he took another bite of his ice cream.

"Axel?" He turned his attention to the two kids staring at him.

"Hmm?"

Xion looked down at her ice cream then back at him, "I just wanted to say thank you, you didn't have to do all this." She gestured to the whole town.

He could feel his cheeks burn up, it reminded of the time he first saw the real her. "Don't thank me, thank Roxas, he's the one who got his butt kicked by Riku for trying to go after you."

Roxas frowned, "Did not, I was the one who was winning but then he just had to use the power of darkness. That's basically cheating." Xion giggled in response much to his dismay.

"See Xion, Roxas and I, we're a mess without you." Axel pointed out.

Roxas grumbled to himself, something about Axel teasing him too much before he spoke up again, "So Xion, do you have a place to stay? Axel and I live in this apartment near the Sandlot and the Commons, you should join us."

Xion stared at him for a moment, the smile on her face scared both Roxas and Axel. "Actually, Riku and Namine already gave me a place to live while we're here," She stood up and extended her hand to them, "How about you two sleep over at my place instead?"

Roxas turned to Axel, the elder just shrugged. How bad can it be?"

"YOU LIVE IN THE MANSION?!" Roxas shouted as the trio stood in front of the large metal gate.

Xion laughed as Axel just let out a whistle. "Nice, do you really live here all by yourself?"

She nodded, "It was a bit scary at first, but then I just had this feeling that I was waiting for something. So, I usually spent my time fixing the mansion time for you two."

Roxas's mouth was still wide open in shock, when he remembered something, "Wait does this mean you're the 'ghost' who lives in the mansion?"

"Huh? I mean, I usually stayed out of sight. But I would try to fix up the garden so I wouldn't be surprised if someone saw me." She said.

Axel burst out laugh, "Oh man Xion, that was you? Pence was about ready to make you Twilight Town's 8th wonder! Not to mention you scared the crap out of Roxas."

"Hey!"

Xion smiled at the boy's banter. "So why don't we go inside."

Once inside the difference from the real mansion was obvious, this mansion looked way more livable than the one in the real Twilight Town.

Axel was impressed, "I gotta say Xion, I don't think I've ever seen this place so nice."

Roxas walked behind them. There was a cloud of doubt that hung over his head. He wanted to be excited, he wanted to be happy. But he was scared. Deep inside him he knew they were all still Nobodies, they still lacked hearts. So was everything from before just fabricated? Could feelings be digitally created? Not to mention that they were basically inside a computer. Sure, they were okay now? But what would happen once they all woke up. He was so tired of having to fight every waking moment just for his right to even exist. In a twisted way, he almost wanted to stay here. Xion was here, Axel was here, Sora and the Organization weren't here. What will happen to them out there? Even if they managed to steer clear of Sora, the Organization would hunt them down. Axel was probably now considered the biggest traitor of them all, and if Xemnas discovered Xion. He knew they wouldn't stop until they found her. As for himself, they would force him back and make him collect hearts until he collapsed or was replaced.

"-xas"

How long before they were all eventually torn apart again?

"Roxas?"

He saw her die, he was who killed Xion. How could she just accept him back so quickly?

"Roxas!" He snapped out of his thoughts, to see Axel and Xion looking at him with worry. Xion grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "Are you okay, you look a bit pale."

He stared at her face. Did her eyes always have a violet tint to them? Did she always have that look of worry to them? Not once did he look away from her as he spoke up, "Hey Axel?"

"Hmm?

"What now? We found each but what do we do now?"

Axel thought for a moment, "Hmm well, I'm guess we enjoy whatever time we have left here. This town may not be real, but the memories we choose to make here are. I can't tell you what's going to happen to us once we enter the real world again, but as long as we stick together it won't be so bad. Got it memorized?"

They might not have been real brothers, but Axel always knew what to say to make him feel better.

Xion clearly agreed with the redhead, "We let them separate us once, because of that we all lost each other. We won't make the same mistake twice, right Axel?"

Roxas smiled a bit and Axel did the only thing he would he think of. He wrapped one arm around Xion and the other around Roxas and just pulled them both into a hug. Before the he knew it the two kids became to cry while hugging him back. He somehow managed to get all into the master bedroom where they talked about everything they wanted to in the fake town before awakening in the real world. They spent most of the afternoon just talking, reconnecting before their eyes began to flutter. And slowly, one by one they all fell asleep.

Axel woke up in an unfamiliar bed, unable to move. He looked to his left and saw an absolute mess of black hair. Xion was clinging to his side. His tried to adjust himself and almost smacked Roxas in the face. The blond was snoring softly on his right side. Axel was trapped between two sleeping children, they reminded him of helpless puppies. As adorable as they looked, Axel's arms were starting to feel numb, it was a wonder that he managed to sleep at all. He spent over ten minutes slowly shifting out of bed in order not to wake up the young Nobodies.

He looked at them for a moment, committing the scene to memory before heading out to making something to eat for the three of them. As he made his way to the kitchen, which took him forever to find. But he wasn't alone, someone else already beat him to there.

"You know, you could just knock." He pointed out

Riku just waved him off, "Relax, I'm not actually here. This is just a projection so I can talk to you."

"Hmm, well then go ahead."

"Sora will awaken in two days until then Namine and I decided to leave you all with a gift."

"Oh?"

Xion felt someone shake her awake. She didn't want to open her eyes, but whoever was shaking her clearly had other plans. She groaned in annoyance as she finally woke up. Her eyes took a moment to take in the scene. Axel had left the bedside to rip open the curtains, a small scream followed but not by her.

"AGGHH! Axel!" Roxas shot up from his side of the bed.

But Axel did not care, Axel continued to smile with the biggest grin anyone has ever seen. "Axel?"

Axel looked at both at them and took a deep breath, "Hurry up and get ready. Today is going to be a big day, we have places to be."

Xion couldn't think of anything that warranted Axel to act so... weird. She waited for Roxas to speak but the blond boy was still to groggy to register what Axel was doing. She frowned, she really didn't to be the one to ask but it seemed she had no choice. "Axel? Where exactly are we going?"

Somehow his smile got even bigger. "We're going to... THE BEACH!

"WHAT?!"

A/N: Two days before Sora wakes up and KH2 begins. Also while there will be very clear ships, (Rokushi and Sokai) they won't be the main focus. That being said, I love Roxas but I feel like I'm two sentences away from giving him a panic attack. But seeing the new post for KH:MoM and seeing Team Days?! Amazing.

IN other news, I'm also working in a KH Princess and the Pauper AU(the barbie version). I have maybe two more chapters to write before I start to upload it. That should be fun.