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betwixtbetween2014-08-15 09:51 pm
binarysky) wrote in betwixtbetween2014-08-15 09:51 pm
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Awkward [That AU]
I'm gonna go get some ice cream—you keep catching up with these guys. Be back soon!
It hadn't been the first lie he told Sora, but it was the one that made Roxas the most nervous, especially considering the reason for it. But after talking with Aerith, he needed some space from the restoration committee and Sora both. She knew who he was, or knew something, and that was too close, even if she'd promised not to tell.
So of course he'd gone in search of someone who definitely knew him. That wasn't dangerous or anything. But suddenly he really needed to talk to Axel, even if he didn't quite have the words yet. He could only hope his best friend had been keeping an eye on them from the distance; Roxas would have, if it were him.
That hope was validated ten minutes or so later when he heard the soft sound of unfurling darkness behind him and turned to see Axel staring at him with one raised eyebrow. "So," he said. "You done with all this yet? Learned everything you need to?"
"Not yet," Roxas sighed, and he knew they were probably both a little disappointed about that. "Don't ask me when I will be, I don't know. What about you? What's happening with the rest of the Organization?"
"Oh, them." Axel waved one hand in a theatrically dismissive gesture. "Don't worry about them. I'm keeping my ear to the ground, running a little distraction for you when I have to. But they're a little nervous about confronting the two of you directly. Two Keyblade masters? Who'd have thought?"
"Yeah, well, it wasn't my idea," Roxas grumbled, and looked away for a moment. "I didn't ask to exist."
"Right. Hey, good job with Xaldin, by the way," Axel said. "I never liked him anyway. The rest of the Organization would be pretty angry if they had the heart for it, though."
Roxas just sighed. Just now, he didn't care what the Organization thought. "Axel, what do you think I should do?" he asked after a moment. "If you really think I should leave with you, I will. I just don't feel like I'm done yet.
When he looked up, his friend's eyes were far away. Roxas wasn't sure if he saw regret there or if it was just his imagination. "Can't help you there," Axel said, clapping one hand on his shoulder. "But you know I'm with you. Whatever happens."
"Yeah," he said, the corner of his mouth twitching in a half-smile. "I know."
It hadn't been the first lie he told Sora, but it was the one that made Roxas the most nervous, especially considering the reason for it. But after talking with Aerith, he needed some space from the restoration committee and Sora both. She knew who he was, or knew something, and that was too close, even if she'd promised not to tell.
So of course he'd gone in search of someone who definitely knew him. That wasn't dangerous or anything. But suddenly he really needed to talk to Axel, even if he didn't quite have the words yet. He could only hope his best friend had been keeping an eye on them from the distance; Roxas would have, if it were him.
That hope was validated ten minutes or so later when he heard the soft sound of unfurling darkness behind him and turned to see Axel staring at him with one raised eyebrow. "So," he said. "You done with all this yet? Learned everything you need to?"
"Not yet," Roxas sighed, and he knew they were probably both a little disappointed about that. "Don't ask me when I will be, I don't know. What about you? What's happening with the rest of the Organization?"
"Oh, them." Axel waved one hand in a theatrically dismissive gesture. "Don't worry about them. I'm keeping my ear to the ground, running a little distraction for you when I have to. But they're a little nervous about confronting the two of you directly. Two Keyblade masters? Who'd have thought?"
"Yeah, well, it wasn't my idea," Roxas grumbled, and looked away for a moment. "I didn't ask to exist."
"Right. Hey, good job with Xaldin, by the way," Axel said. "I never liked him anyway. The rest of the Organization would be pretty angry if they had the heart for it, though."
Roxas just sighed. Just now, he didn't care what the Organization thought. "Axel, what do you think I should do?" he asked after a moment. "If you really think I should leave with you, I will. I just don't feel like I'm done yet.
When he looked up, his friend's eyes were far away. Roxas wasn't sure if he saw regret there or if it was just his imagination. "Can't help you there," Axel said, clapping one hand on his shoulder. "But you know I'm with you. Whatever happens."
"Yeah," he said, the corner of his mouth twitching in a half-smile. "I know."
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But then Sora does something he's done several times before—he surprises Roxas.
"Really?" He should probably watch himself; there's no reason he should be giving Sora a relieved smile, but he can't help himself. "It would, yeah. Just to try once, you know? And if nothing good comes from it, we won't have to wonder."
He doesn't have to wonder if talking to most of them would do any good; he's sure it would do nothing but confirm Sora's idea of what Organization members are like. But there's one particular Organization member who can be trusted to be reasonable. If he can get a message to Axel then maybe, just maybe, Sora won't hate him when he finds out the truth.