Hey Roxas Chpt 6

Axel cleared the weapon shaped metal from the forgeries.  He wiped the sweat from his brow and gave his work a self satisfied smile.  "Hey Lex!  I'm all done here!"

"Excellent!"  The burly man came in.  "You'd make a fine blacksmith."

"Nah, I'll stick to using them."  He laughed.  "I'm going home now."

"Alright.  Nice seeing you again, Axel."  Lexaeus waved.

"You too."  He smiled, walking out of the shop.  Just as he walked out, a smaller person rammed into him.  "Hey hey!  Slow down!  You're gonna-Roxas?"

"Axel!!"  He screamed out, tears coating his face.  The red head gasped in alarm and looked down at what the blonde had in his arms.  "Help me!!  Please help me!!"  He choked on his sobs.

"Okay!  Okay!  Shhh, calm down.  What happened?"

"S-S-S-S-So...So-...h-h-he....was....and he....out the window!!"  He fell to his knees holding the brunet carefully.  His shoulders trembled violently.

"Out the window?!"

"He fell....ou-ou-out the w-window..."  He whimpered.  Axel drew the emotionally scarred boy into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"It's alright.  Everything will be fine."  He rubbed Roxas's back in soothing circles.  "Let's get him to a doctor."  Axel took Sora from the blue eyed boy's arms, but he still kept a grip on his friend.  "You can let him go, I've got him."

"It's my fault...it's all my fault."

"Now you know better than that."  Axel frowned, standing up carefully as to not do anymore harm to the unconscious boy in his arms.  "When everything has calmed down you tell me the whole story."  They walked side by side to the doctor's office.

- - - - -

Roxas sat in a chair in a waiting room.  He turned his head to watch the sunset from the window slowly sink behind the Twilight castle in the distance.  A lone tear slid down his soft cheek.  The red head sitting beside him reached out and gathered the tear with a fingertip.

"You can tell me."  He whispered.  "First start off from where you got that bruise."  He turned Roxas's face to look into his.  It broke his heart to see such an angel shed unnecessary tears.  The green eyed man gently carressed the injury.

"S-Sora...came into my room on the third floor...h-he fell out...."

"He fell out?"  Roxas unleashed a low moan in his throat which came out as a squeak.  Axel looked on at the blue eyed boy with sad eyes.  "That still doesn't explain that bruise."

The blue eyed beauty whimpered out, curling up.  "I...I fell down the stairs rushing to help him."  He lied.

"Roxas."  Axel leaned on Roxas gently, pulling him into a gentle embrace.  "Wait...did you say 'Sora'?"  He looked at Roxas with wide worried eyes.

"Mm-hmm."  He sniffled, wiping his uninjured cheek with his palm.

"Blue eyes?"

"Like mine."  Roxas turned and smiled at Axel.

"What...will I tell Riku?..."  He pulled away from the younger boy slowly.

"You know Riku?"  Roxas blinked some unshed tears from his puffy red eyes.

"He's my brother."  He cast his green eyed down at the floor.

"Then you're the one he told us about...I didn't know that..."  He shivered.

"You should've put on a shirt, Roxas."  Axel puckered out his bottom lip and cocked an eyebrow at the blonde's trembling state.  

"I...didn't have time."  He mumbled.

The older man removed his outer garment and placed it around his shoulders.  "There, that should keep you warm."

"It...it feels so hot..."  He whispered, closing his eyes to better enjoy the sensation.

"I just came from the forge.  So it's nice and hot."  He gave Roxas and wink and a smile.

"Excuse me?"  A woman sitting at a desk not too far from their seats called.  "The doctor will see you now."

"You go on."  Axel remained still.

"No."  Roxas's expression saddened.  "Please come with me."  His blue eyes pleaded.

The green eyed man sighed and gave in.  "Alright.  I'll go with you."  He smiled, rose from his seat and walked the blonde to the back room.  He helped Roxas to a seat while he remained standing.  "How bad is it?"  Axel murmured, casting a look at the doctor sitting in a chair in front of the younger boy.

"He'll be fine.  He just needs a few days in recovery.  He almost broke his spinal cord."  Roxas gasped at this.  "But right now he's in good hands.  He'll be out in less than 2 weeks.  A minor fracture.  Now, would you care to explain the details?"  He scribbled something out on a notepad.

"H-He fe-..."  He turned to look at Axel.  He couldn't lie for the people that made his life miserable everyday...but he didn't have a choice.  "He fell out a window...three stories high."

"He fell?"  He looked up in slight suspension at the blue eyed boy.  "Are you certain?"

Roxas nodded.  "I was there when it happened."

The red head gave the doctor an exasperated look.  "Can we just get on with it?"

"Yes, well..."  He straightened his shirt collar, his feathers a bit ruffled.  "Is that all?"  Roxas nodded.  "I guess it couldn't hurt to...let you see him."  Roxas's eyes lit up brighter than a christmas tree.

"Please.  I want to."  He begged.

"Very well."  The doctor stood and led the two boys down a hall to a room.  "He's in here.  You'll have to be quiet."  He pressed a finger to his own lips.  He turned and left.  Roxas nervously opened the door and came in quietly, Axel close behind.  The blonde strolled over to his friend's bedside.  He looked down over the angelic sleeping face so identical to his own.

"So...this is Sora...I wish I could've met him under better circumstances."  The older man placed a gentle hand on the blue eyed boy's shoulder.  "...you look so much alike."  He smiled.  Roxas smiled too, reaching out to cup Sora's cheek.

"Sora, you scared me to death."  

Sora's eyes snapped open and he jumped in alarm.  "You scared 'me' to death!"

"Sora!"  His friend exclaimed.  He leaped forward and buried his face in the brunet's hair, nuzzling him lovingly.  "I thought you were dead for sure!"

"Please.  I've survived famine, disease...life without cable T.V."  Axel chuckled at Sora's words.  Such a witty boy.

"You scared me so much...when I heard your body hit the ground..."

Hey hey, it's okay now.  I'm fine."  Sora grinned his infamous smile.  "Who's this?"  He turned to Axel.

"A pleasure to finally meet you."  The red head smiled.

"This is Axel."  The blonde smiled and blushed.  "I ran into him when I was on my way to your house."

"You look familiar."  Sora blinked his ocean blue eyes.  "Have we met?"

"He's Riku's brother."  Roxas smiled.

"Oh!  I see the resemblance."  He giggled, trapping his tongue between his lips.  "Riku...told you about me?"  He asked in a quiet voice, smiling bashfully.

"Oh yes.  As a matter of fact, you're all he talks about."  The red head chuckled at the brunet's blush.

"I'm so glad you're okay..."  The blonde boy once again nuzzled him.

"No problem.  It's you I'm worried about."

"I'm fine."  He beamed from ear to ear.  "Remember what you told me?  We'll go together."

"Yeah."  Sora grinned.  "I remember."

- - - - -

Riku sat in the study hall glaring at the man across from him.

"Now your majesty,"  Xehanort began.  "We will-"  He turned his attention out the window, staring into the dusk sky.

"Your majesty?  Your majesty."  The silver haired boy's eyes slowly glided to the detested man.  "Please pay attention."

"I'm tired."  He yawned.

The silver haired man closed the book he was reading from and removed his glasses.  "Very well.  Classes resume Monday."

"You mean I have classes Monday?"  He looked on at the dark complected man, flabbergasted.

"Unless you decide to skip out like you did last week."  Xehanort glared.  Riku glared back.

"Don't take that tone with me."  Riku threatened.  The other man harshened his glare.  "And I don't like that look either."

"It is clear you need to be disciplined, Prince Riku."  The aquamarine eyed boy clenched his fists.  "Your father will hear of this."  He stood and left the youngest prince in the room all by his lonesome.

"... ...Father lied to me..."  He spat out.  He stood up at once and shoved his chair against the table, making a loud screech.  He stormed out of the study room and made his way to the throne room.