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[heartismyown]

Characters: Axel and Roxas
Setting: Dormitory, 1-02
Format: action / brackets
Summary: Axel and Roxas need to catch up. Roxas' mind is a bit of a mess.
Warnings: Probably none.

[Arriving in the tower has done absolutely nothing for Roxas' state of mind. After meeting Xion and catching a breather for himself, he finds himself in his dorm room alone. 

It's bad enough really, what he had encountered before arriving. He's still reeling from meeting DiZ and getting all of his memories back in a sudden rush. What was he supposed to do with that? His memories were interlaced with the implanted ones and the ones he made with Olette, Pence and Hayner. At least, the ones he had met. 

Part of him was frustrated. He'd seen Sora, he was sure of it, but what was this tower? Did DiZ trick him somehow? Xion's explanations were good, but it's hard to say if any of it was real. He'd thought everything was real before this moment and now...Roxas isn't sure. He doesn't feel complete either, he's sure this isn't what Namine meant.]

[It is like this, lying in his bed lost in thought, that Axel finds him.]

Comments

[heartismyown]

Okay. [Roxas nods, satisfied that Axel isn't mad at him for fighting and winning their fight.]

I'm confused too. It's not just you. But you're really smart, I know you can figure it out if you try.

[poisonousflame]

Yeah....

[He doesn't really have any other choice, does he? Confusing as it may be, he has to work this out. How else can he help his friend?]

If you remember anything else, make sure you let me know. Got it memorized?

[heartismyown]

I got it memorized!

[Roxas repeats this with a smile, because he remembers teasing Axel about it from time to time, but really without him saying that, he'd be even more confused and muddled.]

Can you tell me more about Xion?

[poisonousflame]

About Xion?

[He pauses for a moment, trying to think of something to tell. It's strange: Roxas became friends with the girl long before Axel did. They had so much in common that Roxas probably knew her better.

[Well. Roxas didn't know that one thing: the truth about her origin. But he can't tell that.

[... Of course, now it's the only thing that comes to mind.]

Yeah, sure. What do you wanna know?

[heartismyown]

Well tell me who she is. What is she like? What does she do in the Organization? Tell me everything!

[poisonousflame]

[He laughs.]

Woah, slow down. One question at a time.

[Now, where to start with all that.... He scratches his head.]

She joined the Organization right after you did. Number XIV. Wields a Keyblade, same as you. She's....

[He pauses. Is it even possible to sum Xion up in just a few words?]

... She's our best friend. The three of us are inseparable.

[heartismyown]

Right, she said that. Our best friend. I memorized it.

[He smiles a little bit.]

I feel bad for forgetting here. In here. [He puts his hand to his chest.] Because I should remember my best friend. But we can still be best friends right? Even if I don't remember?

[poisonousflame]

["As long as we remember each other, we'll never be apart. Got it memorized?"

[His own words, coming back to ring in his head.]

That's right. Just give it a little time. It'll come back to ya.

[heartismyown]

[Roxas nods, smiling a bit, feeling a little comforted.]

I hope so. I want to remember my friends.

[poisonousflame]

You will. We'll figure this thing out.

[He hopes....]

[heartismyown]

Axel, what do we do now? This place is kind of weird. How do we get out of here?

[poisonousflame]

Not sure yet. The way it sounds, this might be an extended vacation.

[heartismyown]

I don't like that. Sora was...

[Roxas pauses.]

Xion said Sora's here too right? But I'm still here. Does that mean I have a heart now? I don't feel any different.

[poisonousflame]

[Sora again....]

Hmm? What're you talking about?

[heartismyown]

I was going to join up with Sora. I thought I was going to disappear, but then I showed up here, and Sora's here too. He's not sleeping. If we're both awake, am I supposed to have a heart now?

[Roxas' point in time is a little different from Axel's and it's hard to say what he means. He's not entirely sure. Namine said he'd feel different, but he doesn't seem to. Maybe he should ask Sora. He does want to meet him...]

[poisonousflame]

[For Axel, getting the end of the story while missing the middle really isn't helping him out. Even with the end picture, it's impossible to finish a puzzle with only half the pieces.]

Roxas, what does Sora have to do with you getting a heart?

[From the sound of it, Roxas thinks the two are connected. Joining with Sora....]

[heartismyown]

[Roxas has to think about it, blinking a few times.]

Naminé said that I wasn't ever supposed to exist and for Sora to be whole again, he needs me.

[It's still a little upsetting, and he balls his hands into fists.]

I don't know how she can say that. I got mad at her but she said I'm only half a person and Sora is the other half. I'll be whole.

[poisonousflame]

[So, that's what Naminé was talking to him about. That aspect of this picture, at least, has become a bit clearer.

[With forced nonchalance, he says:]

Well, I dunno about that. Sora's here, and he's just fine. And you're fine, too. Y'know, aside from a few little memory things.

[heartismyown]

[He looks up at Axel. That's right, Sora's already here and awake. How could that happen?]

So, I guess I can exist right?

[poisonousflame]

[As Nobodies, they were never supposed to exist in the first place. But how can he remind Roxas of that, when his best friend is asking him whether or not he can continue to exist?]

Yeah, you can exist.

[heartismyown]

That's what I want. I want to keep existing.

[He nods a bit and grins at Axel.]

We just have to find a way to go home, right?

[poisonousflame]

That's right. [He smiles back.] Don't sweat it too much. Right now, just look at this like some well-deserved time off.