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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[rikuheyriku]

Sora! He found himself face-to-face with himself... sort of.

"Hey, you okay??" The brunette looked incredibly concerned; and, hovering over the Nobody, there was also a hint of confusion.

When the other teenager's eyes open, Sora leaned back to give him space. That guy seemed... familiar, but there was no putting his finger on it; and, at the moment, Sora was more worried about if he was alright.

[heartismyown]

Roxas blinked a few times, putting his hand up to his head. One minute he'd been yelling at DiZ and the next...it all went black for him.

His eyes widened and he sat up suddenly. "Sora?!" He was face to face with that person. The person he was meant to be.

"I...how did you wake up?" He patted his chest and pinched his arm. "I'm still here!"

[rikuheyriku]

Forget the hint of confusion. Have a very confused expression, now. The fifteen-year-old could only... stare for a moment. He knew Sora's name, but...

"Uh..."

...Nope, he had nothing. Sora was actually confused before the guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The brunette had no idea where he was, actually.

After Axel disappeared, the darkness had come up from out of nowhere; and, after pretty much swallowing Sora up... Nothing. He had woken up in a strange place he'd never seen, before. His friends were gone, and he was left confused.

Sora had been completely alone, until the poor stranger showed up; so, actually, he was kind of glad to see the guy. Of course, he should first... maybe make sure he's not crazy, or something.

"...What?" He had such a way with words, sometimes.

[heartismyown]

"But you can't be-" Roxas looked around, was he even were he had been a minute ago?

Regardless of his reservations, Sora was part of him and he frowned. "Are you alright? I don't know how this happened. You were asleep and I was supposed to..."

Roxas sighed and hung his head. "You needed me to wake up...but you're awake." He still felt the same, Namine had implied he'd feel different.

[rikuheyriku]

"Needed you to wake up...?" W...ait... a second, "Are you...Roxas?"

How was that even possible, though? Then again, ...how was half of the things that happened to him possible...? The keyblade wielder was giving the blond a firmly confused stare, at that moment.

He felt like he should remember seeing him, actually. Maybe in a dream, somewhere. A really long dream--well, technically, that was how it had been, right? If that person was really Roxas, at least.

[heartismyown]

He blinked again and gave him his own surprised look. He didn't know if Sora knew him or not, and somehow he hadn't thought so.

"Yeah. I'm Roxas...I guess." He looked away, frowning a little. He didn't want to disappear. He didn't want his vacation to end, and he didn't want to lose his friends. Axel was his best friend, wasn't he? He didn't think he'd see him again. "I mean I am. Or I was...or I guess...this is really confusing."

[rikuheyriku]

No way...

It was time for his own surprised look, for a moment. It definitely was confusing, yes; but, it was also a huge shock. Wow, uh... and what the heck was he supposed to say to meeting his Nobody? 'Hi, how have you been?' didn't seem to qualify for the conversation. Sora held his puzzled look, for a moment.

"How is this even... possible?" He finally asked the question, his expression relaxing a bit, "I mean, I woke up a while back."

He'd already taken out pretty much every one of Roxas' former fellow Organization members, by that point (even if he didn't remember most?). He awkwardly scratched the back of his head, before letting out a soft laugh.

"Well, it's nice to meet you?"

[heartismyown]

"You did?" Roxas frowned. "How did I get here then?"

He leaned back on his hands and with a small frown, he studied Sora. He was awake. He looked okay. They looked okay? Roxas wasn't sure how it went. "I didn't...disappear?"

Roxas realized Sora had said something to him that was a little more sane and he offered him a nervous smile. "It's nice to meet you too. I've been dreaming about you."

[rikuheyriku]

Sora was planning on answering the first question--and maybe he would have attempted the second, as well. Then, he heard the last sentence, though. Sora blinked a couple of times, then laughed. That was a really strange thing to hear, but he supposed it wasn't the strangest thing he'd ever heard.

"I ...see." His laugh matched the mood of Roxas' smile, before his expression relaxed.

"I'm not sure how, or why, you're here, though." He moved into a thinking pose.

Moments later, he shrugged, "Wele, I guess there's no point complaining about it, though! You're here, aren't you? That's all that should matter, right?"

[heartismyown]

Roxas was genuinely surprised Sora was just going to roll with it. "Well...yeah, I think so!"

He smiled and put his hand through his hair. "You're not going to um, make me disappear right?" If anyone could, it was Sora.

"I think my best friend would miss me if I disappeared."

... lol that typo I did. xD;;;

[rikuheyriku]

Make him... disappear? Well, that was the last thing Sora wanted to do to anyone. The brunette gave a slightly confused frown, before shaking his head.

"Well, I... don't plan on it." The mentioning of Roxas' best friend made Sora blink, then... he grinned, "Well, of course they would. Which is exactly why you can't disappear!"

XDDDD

[heartismyown]

"Yeah. Yeah." Roxas said, nodding a bit. That made sense. If he disappeared, he would be missed. Or maybe he would miss Axel? Was it the other way around? He wasn't sure.

"You're okay though? I mean...you were asleep a long time I think. I don't know a lot about it, it's just I was supposed to find you...and destroy Kingdom Hearts!" Roxas mused as he remembered. "There's something I'm missing..." His brow furrowed. Why was he doing that again?

MISTLETOE MEME

[heartismyown]

[One time, he'd been on a mission where they had these plants hanging everywhere and he didn't recall asking Axel about them. So when he sees the strange plant hanging out in this wintery wonderland once again, he can't help but take it and bring it back to where Lea is.

Since he's reawakened he's had a bit of time to adjust to what the world is like on the outside of Sora's consciousness, at least, he's managed to unscramble his memories mostly. Having nowhere to go for the time being, he's been hanging out at Lea's house. So when he's back from outside, cheeks red from the cold, he calls his name.]

Lea! Lea! I found something! I need you to tell me what it is!

[by_heart]

[It seems like Lea never has a moment of rest these days. Though everything has been quiet lately, they still don't know how safe things truly are, so his time has been filled with reconnaissance, working towards his Mark of Mastery and, well, Roxas duty.

That part takes up a lot of time.

Especially because things like this keep happening.]

Whoa, hey, slow down, Roxas! What's got you all worked up?

[heartismyown]

[Away from the Organization, and being his own person, Roxas only got more and more curious about things around him. He might not have a heart, in fact, he didn't know, but all the same he wanted to know everything about this new place.]

I found it, it was hanging on a wall. I've seen it before, but only when it's winter time.

[Roxas holds out his hands with a little piece of mistletoe within them.]

[by_heart]

[Lea most certainly has a heart and one of these days, Roxas is going to give him a heart attack. Possibly today. Of all the things to steal (Sora has a tendency of opening every box he sees and pocketing the contents, so there's the prime suspect for where THAT bit of delinquent behavior came from.), he had to go and bring home mistletoe.

Lea rubs his hand over his face, as if hoping that when he removes it, all of this will disappear and he's not going to figure out how to explain this. Except when he peeks through his fingers, Roxas is still looking at him with that eager puppy look of his.

Great.]

Okay, first thing: stealing is bad. Second...that's called mistletoe. People put it up as a decoration around this time of year.

[And he hopes Roxas will let him leave it at that. He doesn't think it will happen, but a guy can hope.]

[heartismyown]

I didn't steal it, it was outside!

[Yep, this is logic. Outside means it's fair game. After all, it's a plant right?]

Why do they use it for decoration? Is it a heart thing again?

[by_heart]

I guess so. I don't really know how it got started, but you're supposed to keep it hanging in your house and make sure it doesn't touch the ground. If someone ends up standing under it, you're supposed to kiss them or something, I don't know. [He waves his hand dismissively.]

[heartismyown]

Kiss them? Why? What is that?

[Roxas is trying to think if he's seen anyone kiss before. The word sounds familiar, so he must have heard it before, but it was one of those things he just didn't ask about.]

[by_heart]

[Lea shrugs.]

Tradition, I guess? It's supposed to be good luck if you do and bad luck if you don't. You're supposed to take a berry off every time someone gets kissed and it's done when they're all gone. I'm sure it was really important once but now it's kind of a silly thing people do during the holidays.

[There really aren't that many decorations in his house, though the season is still getting started and he fully expects an ambush decorating visit from Santa Sora any day now. Honestly, he's surprised Roxas hasn't started pestering him about it yet.]

[heartismyown]

Ohh, I see, I think. It's just a plant though. Tell me more about the holidays.

[Well that could be because Santa Sora hasn't gotten to Roxas yet, but it's only a matter of time Lea. Only a matter of time.]

[by_heart]

You should ask Sora. He'll tell you how he saved Christmas and everything. I hear there was even a robot in there somewhere.

[Though he knows Roxas isn't just going to take that for an answer. He figures he might as well settle in for this one, so he flops down on his couch and tries to run through what he knows so they're not here all night talking about the Meaning of Christmas. It's not that he's not a fan or anything, but he hasn't really done any celebrating since he was a kid. It's kind of scary how long ago that was.]

It's mostly a time to get together with your friends and your family, have parties, give each other presents, that sort of thing.

[heartismyown]

He saved Christmas? Really?

[Roxas' eyes widen a bit, he is suitably impressed with Sora's awesomeness. When Lea goes to sit down, he follows, sitting on the end of the couch, leaning forward eagerly.]

But we 'get together' all the time because I'm here. Are you having a party? Presents...[He pauses. Not remembering Xion means he doesn't remember the shells.]

What's that?

[by_heart]

I'm not going to have a party, but I'm sure someone will and we'll go. On Christmas, though, that might just be you and me.

[He hasn't even thought about what to get him as a present. He knows Roxas will be thrilled with whatever he gets, but that's actually not as comforting as it sounds. Roxas needs to learn what he likes and doesn't like for himself and not rely on him so much. It's a little flattering, yeah, always has been, but at the same time, he can't help but feel a little guilty about it.]

I guess we'll exchange presents then. I'll find something to get you that I think you'll like and you do the same for me and then we wrap them up in wrapping paper and give them to each other. You should probably get presents for all your friends. They'll probably have some for you.

[heartismyown]

Maybe Sora will have a party. I think he would. I want to go to a party.

[Roxas nods definitively. He hasn't really been to one, but it sounds like fun, and he likes fun. There is one thing he learned in the program, and not from Axel, that he really likes skateboarding.

But now he's faced with a problem. What does Lea want as a present? Or his other friends, Sora, Riku, Kairi...that's a lot of presents.]

They will? Then I'd better find them something good. I don't know what they want though.