Invisible

“Once more” commanded the voice

“No, I’m tired” came the reply

“Goddammit, how am I supposed to help you if you keep stopping?” asked the red-head

“Helping?” the blonde asked sarcastically, “How is yelling at me to do something that I can’t even control, helping me?”

Axel sighed in defeat, this was going to be more work than he wanted to do

Roxas surveyed the destroyed room they were standing in. Broken things lay all over the place. Anything that was breakable was in fact, broken. Axel had thrown things at Roxas’ head to see if he could stop them. ‘Like I’m some kind of superhuman’ thought the blonde

“Okay, new tactic,” started Axel, “how about you just concentrate on something, other than me throwing things at you?”

“Why?” asked the blonde “Sick of me catching them and then throwing them back in your face?”

Axel mumbled something and Roxas got annoyed

“Fine, whatever. New plan.” Roxas mocked as he sat down at the table “What do you want me to do?”

Axel set down another vase on the table, “Just concentrate on the vase. Use those brains of yours and concentrate.”

Roxas rolled his eyes and stared at the vase. It was a really ugly vase too, not to mention the shape. ‘Whoever made this was blind’ thought the blonde

The vase was a horrible shade of red, and the design of it consisted of hearts all over it. The shape on the other hand, look liked someone was having breathing problems and smacked it around while it was still in the kennel. Roxas sighed and started to concentrate.

He had no idea what he was supposed to be doing in the first place. Axel mentioned something like telekinesis, but that didn’t mean Roxas knew what the hell he was doing. All he knew about that stuff was people could supposedly move things with their mind. But he always thought that it was fake. I mean really. Minds moving things? How ridiculous can you get?

Roxas stared at the vase again and imagined it moving across the table. Nothing happened. He tried thinking of it falling off the table and breaking. Again, nothing. Roxas suddenly thought of the vase hovering in the air, twirling around, and then smacking into Axel’s head. But sadly, nothing happened.

Roxas snickered at his last thought and the red-head, who had been standing behind him, cleared his throat in annoyance. Roxas’ light and cheery mood quickly soured.

‘DO SOMETHING DAMMIT!’ he silently screamed. The vase moved slightly. A thought entered Roxas’ mind and he decided to act on it

Roxas stood up at the table and stared the vase down. ‘Fall over you piece of shit’ he silently commanded. The vase fell onto its side. So that was it. He had to get mad in order to do something. Roxas flicked his eyes to the confused red-head, and suddenly the vase was thrown at his head. Axel quickly dodged and then looked at Roxas, a smile on his face.

“So…you can do it now?” Axel asked timidly

“All I have to do is get mad at the object” Roxas replied

“You do realize how weird this is right? I mean you’re 17 years old, and never knew you had this ability?”

Roxas pondered on this for a minute, “I guess not…” he frowned, “do…do you think I’m some kind of freak?” he asked

Axel’s face went blank, and Roxas silently scolded himself and turned the other direction to leave the room, “Sorry, it’s none of my business. I need to go home.”
Roxas knew the instant Axel moved, but did nothing. He figured he was just going to leave, but was mildly surprised when he felt a hand on his shoulder, turning him to face the red-head. Roxas stared at the ground, not wanting to hear what Axel was going to say to him.

“I could never think you were a freak.” Axel started

Roxas continued memorizing the pattern of the old floor, not wanting to meet his gaze. “But I am one.”

“Then I’m a freak too, because I’m in love with one.” he finished

Tears silently made their way down Roxas’ face as he tried to control his emotions. He was Invisible dammit. No one was supposed to see him like this…not even Axel…

Roxas sniffled and Axel pulled him into a tight hug. The blonde immediately wrapped his small arms around the red-heads body and sobbed into his green hoodie. Axel simply stroked his hair and waited for the blonde to finish. He knew Roxas had a lot on his mind, and sooner or later it was going to catch up to him.

After a few minutes Roxas’ sobs quieted down and he just waited for the tears to stop completely, he never wanted to see Roxas this way, and it almost killed him when the blonde cried.

Roxas sniffed a couple more times then pulled away to wipe at his eyes, “Sorry.” he mumbled

“Don’t apologize. What good am I if I can’t even let my boyfriend cry in my hoodie?”replied the red-head

Roxas nodded slightly and then looked up meeting emerald eyes, “I love you too.”

A warm smile made its way onto Axel’s face, “I know.” He pulled Roxas into another hug

The blonde breathed in his scent and smiled, wishing that time could just stop and leave them here forever, just like this.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Xion slid off the hospital bed and searched for some new clothes. She had to be quiet otherwise someone would hear her, and she wouldn’t be able to leave. Knowing Seifer, he’d have her strapped to the bed and have her watched constantly.

She smiled at the thought, and then shook her head, she needed to concentrate.

She found another set of her clothes in a makeshift dresser. She quickly got dressed, wincing slightly when she had to raise her arms to put on her shirt. She was still sore, but she had a job to do, and she wasn’t about to leave it in the incompetent hands of Selphie. Xion put her midnight blue hair back into a tight bun and started thinking of a plan.

Selphie had already left for the mission, so she had to act quickly.

She made her way to the double doors that blocked off the wing from the rest of the house and waited until the area was clear. There were only a few servants around, and it looked like they were only cleaning, so it wouldn’t be long until they were done and move onto the next area.

As soon as the last maid left, Xion pushed the doors open quietly and started making her way down the hall. She knew the house well and knew the routines of the workers who came in and out of the house daily. The spy was caught off guard as she rounded a corner and almost crashed into another maid. ‘She’s not supposed to be here’ she thought angrily. The maid stuttered, not knowing what she was supposed to do.

Xion threw her hand over the startled girl’s mouth and spoke quietly, “You never saw me understand? I’m needed for a mission, and if you tell anyone you saw me, I’ll have Lord Riku fire you and blacken your name so you’ll never have another job again.” The maid’s eyes widen and she nodded faintly. Xion let her loose and watched her as she continued her way down the hallway

After the woman had disappeared around another corner Xion continued making her way through the large house, quietly and as indiscreet as possible

When she finally made it to the front door, she looked around to make sure Seifer wasn’t around. Deciding that the coast was clear she unlocked the door and squeezed through the small gap she made for herself. Once outside, she quickly made her way down the steps and started running towards the Organization house. It was only after she crossed to the next block that she realized she was being followed.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

“I think we should tell them. The boys have a right to know.” Aqua said bluntly

“I still think it’s too soon.” came the reply from her husband, Terra

“Too soon?!” she asked, “They’re almost 18. I think it’s almost too late.”

Terra thought for a few moments on the subject before he was distracted by two little girls running around in their nightgowns. “What are you two doing out of bed?” he asked them

The girls stopped and looked at him, a gleam evident in both of their eyes, “Nothing.” they replied in perfect unison.

Although their looks were different, it was obvious they were twins. They even had matching nightgowns

“Right…and I'm the King of England.”

As if expecting the answer, both girls curtsied and said something along the lines of ‘Your Highness.’

Aqua stifled her laughter and moved to go get the girls. “Come on you two, I’m pretty sure it’s past your bedtime.”

“But mom,” they said together, “we’re so bored!”

“Well that’s why you should be sleeping!” she laughed, “Nighttime is sooo boring!”

“Nuh uh” replied the little red-head, “Roxas said nighttime is awesome!”

“Yeah!” supplied the blonde, “Sora and Roxas always have fun at night!”

“Well girls,” started Terra, “Your brothers are a little bit older than you.”

“So?” they replied

“So…once you get to their age you can stay up as late as you want.” finished Aqua

The girls’ eyes grew wide and smiles spread onto their faces, “Really?” asked Namine

“Of course, but you have to go to bed right now. The less sleep you have, the longer it takes for you to get older!”
replied Terra

The girls shared a look then quickly ran down the hallway. Aqua and Terra laughed at them and shared a look of their own.

“When we get back…” started Terra

“We’ll tell them.” Aqua finished for him. She walked over and kissed him on the lips before walking out the door to follow their daughters to their room

Terra stared after her and started thinking about what exactly he had just agreed to. Possibly ripping the family apart, people choosing sides, and hearts broken. “I don’t know if it’s worth going through again…” he said to the empty room around him.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

“Where are you going?” asked the sleepy brunette

Riku turned around and smiled at him, “I have to get back. Something has happened and it needs my attention.”

Sora sat up and looked at Riku, “Like what? And what am I supposed to do about Roxas?” he asked

Riku pondered for a moment, “My spy has run off, and about Roxas…if he comes home, talk to him. Make him think straight, and then bring him to me. If he doesn’t come back, I’ll find him for you.”

Sora cocked his head to the side and wondered what Riku meant by ‘find him.’ “O-okay.”

The silver-haired teen walked back to the couch and sat down next to the little brunette, “It’ll be fine, I promise.” he leaned in and gave Sora a chaste kiss on the lips before getting up and walking out of the room, heading for the front door

Sora pushed the blankets aside and ran after Riku, catching him right before he opened the front door. He grabbed the older teens shoulder and forced him to turn around, as he slammed him against the door. “You will not hurt my brother.” he growled out

Riku, taken by surprise at the younger of the two actions, merely stared at the brunette before finally registering what he had said

“I never said I was going to hurt him.” he replied, his head throbbing from the force Sora used to slam him against the door

“No, but I know you Riku. I know that the only way you like to take care of someone is to hurt them.” he hissed out

Riku looked at Sora, his eyes were burning with rage and for the first time since they met, Riku was scared of what he might do. “I swear Sora; I won’t hurt your brother.”

Sora looked for any signs of deceit in Riku’s aqua eyes, and was relieved when he found none. He released his grip on the older teen and took a hesitant step backwards, fearing what Riku would do to him

Said teen was stunned at Sora’s sudden mood change. One minute he was going to kill him, and the next he’s backing away from him? ‘Maybe he’s bi-polar.’ thought Riku glumly

“…Sora…”Riku started

“I’m so sorry!” the brunette yelled suddenly making Riku jump back

“Are your mood swings…done now?” he asked cautiously, and was relieved when he received a small nod. “Okay…” Crap, he was stuck. What in the hell are you supposed to talk about after one of you just had several mood swings and almost killed the other?

Settling for a quick kiss on the brunette’s head, and telling him he’ll call later seemed good enough for the time being. Riku closed the front door behind him and then mentally smacked himself for promising such a thing to Sora. Roxas needed to die. He was a threat to the Heartless, not to mention any other gangs that Riku saw fit to take over as his own.

He grumbled to himself as he unlocked his car door and got inside his silver 2010 Aston Martin Rapride. Riku shoved the key into the ignition and turn the engine over. The teen heard an explosion then all he saw was fire.

Sora ran out of the house to see Riku’s car engulfed in flames. “Riku!” he yelled as he ran to the burning vehicle.

Another explosive went off and Sora was thrown back by the force of the explosion, his body slamming down against the
hard earth, knocking him unconscious.

A pair of blue eyes watched the explosion and after a few minutes, the figure pulled out her phone and called 911

“911, what’s your emergency?” came the lifeless voice on the other end

“There’s been a car explosion on the corner of Main and Glass. A person was in the car and another one is possibly injured by a backlash.”

The reply was cut short as the figure slammed her phone closed and turned away, leaving the scene of the crime.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

“Stay here. I’ll be back tomorrow.” Roxas commanded to the tall red-head

“But I don’t wanna!” Axel complained

“It won’t be that long, besides I need to talk to Sora…alone.” he added

“Meh, fine whatever.” Axel crossed his arms and tried to look annoyed

“Oh don’t worry. I’ll be thinking of you the WHOLE time.” Roxas laughed

“You’d better be. You’ll be getting a punishment when you get back.” he replied

“I can’t wait.” Roxas leaned up for a kiss and was rewarded. The blonde made his way down the front stairs and immediately looked up into the night sky, admiring the stars.

He waved goodbye then quickly crossed the street, wanting to get home as soon as possible. He was surveying the night life of the quiet little town when he unexpectedly ran into another person.

“Oh I’m so sorry! I wasn’t paying attention!”

“No, no it’s okay. I wasn’t either. I was looking at the stars.” the stranger replied

She had blue eyes, almost the same color as his; she had short black hair and was wearing all black. “You look like a ninja.” he said suddenly then quickly regretted it, “Sorry.”

She looked at him and started laughing. “No, it’s okay! I forget what I wear half the time.” she replied

“What are you doing out so late?” he asked

“I was leaving a friend’s house.”

“Oh…well I’m going home, so I guess I’ll see you around?”

“Doubtful.” she laughed

They said their goodbyes and started walking their separate ways, ‘What a weird girl.’ thought the blonde

Xion stood in the road and glared after the blonde. ‘He doesn’t even fucking remember me? What the fuck ever.’ she
turned around and started continuing her walk to the Organization house. She already knocked out Selphie, so there was no one else standing in her way…except Axel. ‘…fuck.’

“Black hair, blue eyes, and wearing all black…” Roxas said to himself, “she seems…familiar? No…ugh. I have no idea.” he dragged his hand through his blonde hair and gave up. Some stranger he ran into was not worth the headache he was probably going to get.

A couple of blocks away from his house, Roxas smelled smoke and gasoline. He ran towards the smell and his stomach started churning as he kept getting closer to his street. “No…” he said as he looked at the blaze in front of his house.

Fire trucks and ambulances were surrounding the area, but the fire was so huge Roxas was surprised he hadn’t seen it sooner

He ran towards the house yelling his brother’s name and was stopped by some EMS workers. After frantically yelling that he lived there they grabbed him, shoved him into an ambulance and calmly explained that the people who were injured had been taken to the hospital already. He demanded to be taken there immediately. The workers shared a look and one climbed into the front and started the ambulance.

“It’s going to be okay.” said the man sitting next to him

“My brother could be dying and you’re telling me it’s going to be OKAY?!” he screamed at him

“Calm down. You’re not helping anything by yelling at me.” he replied

“…sorry…” answered the blonde

“It’s fine, I’ve had worse.” he said, “Now…what’s your name?”

“Roxas. Yours?” he asked

“Seifer.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Three quick raps pounded on the front door and Axel made his into the front room wondering who in the hell actually had the nerve to knock on his door. When he opened the large door he was mildly surprised to see a familiar face on the front porch.

“Since when do you knock?” he asked

“Since I left here four years ago.” replied Xion, shoving her way past Axel into the house

“Right.” Axel closed the door and assessed the girl “Fuck.”

“What?” she asked her sharp gaze connecting with his tired eyes

“Get into the goddamn kitchen so I can see if your wounds are healed.” he ordered, “After the beating Roxas gave you I’m
pretty sure you shouldn’t even be walking right now.” He led the way into the kitchen, a perplexed Xion following

“Two sliced sides and a cracked rib are a beating?” she asked, “You guys beat me worse when I was going through training!” she yelled, slightly wincing when she raised her arm up too far

“Right. Take it off.” Axel replied pointing to her tight long-sleeved shirt

“So you can see me in my bra? No thank you.” she snipped

“Please honey. The only bodies I look at are my Roxy’s and my own fine ass. Now take of the damn shirt before I rip it off your body and make your wounds reopen.” he ordered again

She grumbled but did as she was told. She sucked in her breath has she raised her arms above her head again. That shit really hurt. Soon she was only in her black lace bra. ‘Oh who cares, he’s gay…I hope…’

Axel threw the shirt over his shoulder and started examining the wounds. “How did you know it was me?” asked Xion, her voice becoming quiet

“Hmm?” came the reply

“How did you know that I was the one who fought you guys this morning?” she asked again

“Well I knew it was a girl, and when you walked into the house you were leaning slightly to the side and your breathing was shallow.” he answered, his fingers running the length of one of the cuts

She sucked in another breath. She didn’t let anyone touch her but Seifer, and Axel was getting pretty damn close to some sensitive areas.

Axel, noticing how frozen Xion was becoming, moved away from the cut and started looking at where her rib had cracked. “Did I do this?” he asked, an apology lacing the question

“I don’t know. Probably, after you threw me over that table.” she answered

“I didn’t throw you, you tripped.” he replied while handing her shirt back

“Yeah, and I’m the King of England.”

“It’s possible…” he said, a smile growing on his face

She laughed at his stupid grin and hopped down off the counter he had put her on

“So…what are you doing?” he asked

“I…I’m working for Riku.” Xion replied, lifting her sapphire eyes to meet his emerald ones, challenging him

“Why?” Axel simply asked, hoping for the truth

“There was nowhere else to go…” she replied

“Bullshit.” said the red-head, his tone growing fierce

“Excuse me?!” she asked putting a hand on her hip, her usual ‘Fuck you’ look

“You could’ve come back, hell you didn’t even have to leave!” he yelled

“No one wanted me here!” Xion yelled back, looking away from the red-head

“Again, bullshit! Everyone liked it when you were here!” said Axel, “Hell Roxas even liked having you here!”

“If that’s true, then why the hell doesn’t he remember me?!” she yelled angrily

That stopped Axel. Roxas had pretty much remembered everything about the Organization and his past. But not remember Xion? That wasn’t good. “I…I don’t know.” he answered finally

“There ya go. I obviously wasn’t THAT important to the Organization.” Xion said, “Anything else?”

“Yeah, one thing.” Axel started as he walked over and grabbed Xion’s chin with his hand, forcing her to meet his eyes again, “Why is it that you have the exact same eyes as Roxas and Sora?”