Catching Up

[kangaroop.livejournal.com]

Challenge: None.
Title: Catching up.
Word Count: 505.
Characters: Sora, Roxas, Riku, Hayner, Olette and Pence.
Notes: This is a little gift for kowaiki. She asked for a drabble with Sora, Roxas and Riku. It's a fluffy friendship drabble because for once I wanted to give Roxas a happy ending. Poor kid :(. 

Post KH2. Spoilers up to the end of the game.

- "So we were right."- Said Pence- "There was an alternate Twilight Town!"

- "Yes..."- said Sora softly- "Roxas' Twilight Town."

- "Despite all the evidence and our own theories, I'm having a bit of trouble assimilating everything you've just told us, Sora."

- "But it makes perfect sense, Olette!"- Exclaimed Hayner- "That's why Sora felt so familiar when we first met him."

- "Diz... I mean, Ansem, created your alternate selves with data extracted from your hearts"- explained Riku- "But he never expected that you'd be affected by their actions and the bond that they formed with Roxas."

- "Their friendship was never meant to be real... just like Roxas, in a sense. But the bond is real, and so are the memories."- Sora smiled, thinking about the dreams he'd been having since his return to Destiny Islands.

- "And that's why you told us about Roxas."- Said Olette- "I wish I could meet him."

You heard her. What are you going to do?

I... I don't know. 

- "He is right there."- Riku pointed at Sora's chest. - "And I'm sure he's listening."

- "In that case,"- Pence sat next to Sora and extended his hand- "It's nice to finally meet you, Roxas."

- "It's nice to see you again, Pence."- replied the brunet, but there was something in the way he shook Pence's hand, his voice and his smile that made them realize they weren't talking to Sora anymore.

- "Roxas"- said Riku.

- "For real?!"- asked Hayner, suddenly feeling happier than he had ever felt in a long time. Like if he had been reunited with a long lost friend.

And in some sense, he had.

- "Hello Roxas."- Said Olette, shaking his hand- "Sora told us a lot of things about you."

- "Like how you are supposed to be better at Struggle than I!"- said Hayner, clasping Roxas' hand casually, like if he had just seen him the day before.

- "Want me to show you?"- asked Roxas in return.
 

Whoa! Where did that come from?

Man! And you're always saying that Riku and I act like kids back home.

- "You're on!"- said Hayner.

- "But before you do that,"- Riku pulled a small bag from his pocket and placed it on Olette's hand- "Here."

- "This... uh.. Riku... but..."

- "Take it."- Riku looked at Roxas' eyes and smiled- "You earned it."

Roxas smiled back.

- "I think I'll let you catch up."- And this time I'll make sure that nothing interferes with your plans. - "I'll see you later."

Thank you, Riku. 

- "Well! Let's make good use of this munny."- Said Olette once Riku was gone- "Let's get some ice-cream bars."

- "Or pretzels!"- Added Pence- "We are on the beach, after all."

- "Yeah..."- Hayner glanced at Roxas and asked- "Do you know why Sora asked us to meet here of all places?"

Roxas felt his Other grinning deep inside their shared consciousness. - "Well, you said that we'd go to the beach next summer."

Comments

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh

I LIKED that. So very very very much.

No, no... I'm working, I really am. Drabbles are shiny and distract me

That was just something I've been dying to see, to have Roxas see them again and the explanations and...

<3 <3

*mems*

[kangaroop.livejournal.com]

*Blushes* Thank you! :D

Yeah, that's something that I wish had happened in the game, too. There never was a conclusion for Twilight Town (as in the other worlds, with the tittle screen appearing one last time as you finished it), but I know there was no space to add an scene like this one :S.

Poor Roxas and co., so neglected :(.

I know, they kept me distracted while I wrote my term paper.

[lorei.livejournal.com]

I love. Roxas getting happy endings is always wonderful :D

[kangaroop.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[aishiteru.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWWWW. Yay for giving Roxas something to smile about. I am PARTICULARLY cruel to that boy, I really am, so it's really lovely to see him getting a bit of happiness here and there. ;-; ♥

[kangaroop.livejournal.com]

Awww thanks :). Fluff and happiness are my speciality when writing XD.

Actually, I'd like to write something sad/angsty with Roxas, but I'm afraid I'm not good at that genre. That's why I admire someone who can pull an angst story without using the usual clichés ;).

[kowaiki.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the late reply! Thank you for writing that. I really like it. Roxas really has a sad fate. It's great that we can change that in fanfics and fanarts.