Musebox

[heartismyown]

 I need to practice with Roxas! Please drop me a line.


Roxas finished smashing the computer, the one that ruined his life. He swung around angrily and stalked off into an unknown room where he found Sora, fast asleep.

DiZ appeared before him. His eyes narrowed, his hand clenched tightly around the keyblade as he swung it back and forth wildly, attempting to attack him. He was familiar. He was the one who did this to him. It was all about that Sora!

"My heart is my own!" Roxas cried, spinning around. Everything has gone white.

When Roxas awakened, he found himself face to face with....

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[by_heart]

[Lea is on his feet immediately. He knows he shouldn't shake him, but to hell with it. He's shaking him anyway.]

Roxas! Roxas! Hey, don't do this to me, come on!

[This is all his fault, opening his big mouth when he shouldn't. This is why he never talks about these things. If anything happens to Roxas because of this stupid spell, he...]

[heartismyown]

[Shaking doesn't do much good. Roxas isn't hurt or reacting much at all. He's alive, as alive as he's ever been, it just looks like he's sleeping.]

[by_heart]

Dammit.

[He shouldn't panic. He should just take a breath, call someone and figure out what to do, but that would mean possibly finding out that there isn't anything to do. They were never sure that it was even going to work, bringing Roxas back like they did, so what if this is it? What if it's stopped working?

He just doesn't have any strength left. He was already so tired and now...he just sits on the floor and leans on the couch and stares at him.]

Don't do this.

[heartismyown]

[Luck is with them, it's not long, five, maybe ten minutes when he stirs slowly, blinking as he brings a sluggish hand up to his face. What just happened exactly?]

[by_heart]

[By the time Roxas wakes up, Lea himself is half asleep and doesn't notice. He's just kind of propped up against the couch with his head on his arm.]

[heartismyown]

[Roxas sits up, rubbing his eyes. He blinks owlishly at Lea. He must be really tired to sleep like that. What should he do? He might get cold. He slides off the chair slowly, stepping around him to go find a blanket.]

[by_heart]

[The couch shifting is enough to wake him, but by the time he's conscious enough to be aware of his surroundings, Roxas has already left the room, so he's left with an empty couch.

It's like his heart stops for a moment.

When Roxas comes back with the blanket, he doesn't even know how to react. He just stares mutely like he can't believe what he's seeing because, well, he can't.]

[heartismyown]

I thought you might get cold.

[by_heart]

[Lea doesn't even speak. He just reaches out and grabs Roxas by the wrist, yanking him down to the floor and wrapping him up in a crushing hug.]

Don't you ever do that again.

[heartismyown]

[Roxas goes down willingly and he hugs back, confused.]

What...what'd I do?

[by_heart]

You just...went out. I shook and called your name and you didn't even move. I don't even know how long it's been.

[heartismyown]

[Roxas scoots a little closer and cuddles to him, because it's really nice.]

I'm sorry Lea, I didn't mean to.

[by_heart]

I know, I know, just don't do it again, okay?

[He doesn't even notice the cuddling right now, that's how preoccupied he is with just having Roxas back.]

[heartismyown]

Okay Lea, I won't!

[Maybe he can't promise that, but he can try.]

[by_heart]

[Lea nods and moves to let him go, but then he realizes how Roxas has snuggled up against him. It can't hurt to let him, right? He just loosens the deathgrip he's had on him and holds him a little more gently.]

Why can't I just have a bad day without you trying to outdo me, huh?

[heartismyown]

I didn't mean to!

[Roxas gives him a shocked look and he ducks his head again, leaning against his chest.]

I'm sorry you had a bad day.

[by_heart]

I just wanted to come home and take a nap, but noooo.

[He rests his cheek on the impossible blond pile of fluff that is the top of Roxas' head. Hey, he's had a big shock today, so maybe it's okay to do something like this right now.]

[heartismyown]

Well you could take a nap now?

[Roxas tilts his head back to look at Lea.]

[by_heart]

Hmmm, but then I'd have to get up and move and everything.

[He hunches over and pretends to snore into Roxas' hair.]

[heartismyown]

Wah! If you sleep on me, I'll get squished!

[by_heart]

Gee, that's awful.

[heartismyown]

Axel!

[Roxas whines a little, pushing at his chest.]

I don't want to be squished. What if I died?

[by_heart]

You're not gonna die if I sleep on you. Don't be a baby.

[He sits up a little though since, you know, he was kind of afraid that that had actually happened a few minutes ago.]

[heartismyown]

Okay, fine.

[Roxas squirms until he's comfortable and leans back against Lea's chest. If he's going to use him as a pillow, the favour's going to be returned. Fortunately Lea will be able to feel that he's breathing, warm and just as alive as he should be, lying in his arms]

Just don't squish me. You grew too big.

[by_heart]

Well, catch up already. I'm done.

[Once Roxas is settled, he rests his cheek on his hair again and lets his eyes drift shut. He doesn't even care that maybe this isn't the most comfortable position in the world, he has Roxas right where he needs him and that's all that matters.]

Would have liked to have grown out a little and not just up, though, but you take what you can get. You look like you managed to find enough room.