![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
13 Days - Day One
I want to alternate POVs between Olette and Roxas, so here's how it'll go: even days are Olette, odd are Roxas. Not too much else to it, otherwise.
And for the record, the doctor isn't evil. .__.;;
Title: 13 Days
Summary: A stranger shows up on the doorsteps of Twilight Town... and the town has been livelier ever since. But what if.. he only has 13 days to live as himself before he has to become one with someone else again? And the only way to stop it is to tell someone that he loves her? [KH 2; Roxette]
Rating: PGish [for violence later on - nothing more than struggle battles and crashing into walls, and for romance]
Day One
...It was the weirdest experience yet. Me, Roxas, back in Twilight Town?
I thought I had merged with him, and became one. So, why was I here? In this Twilight Town? And... Really, why wasn't he here too?
Honestly, I didn't know. And maybe… just maybe, this once, I shouldn't care.
Placing a hand to my forehead, I gently massaged my temples. There wasn't much in the room I was staying in - a white bed that I was sitting on, a couple of beanbags in one corner, a brown stained bedside table, and a plant with small red plants. They almost looked like lavender, but they weren't, if you get what I mean.
"He just appeared on your doorsteps like that?"
As I rose from the unmade bed, I could hear voices of people talking. I already knew the subject, though. It was me.
Twilight Town had always been a host to strange people passing through - I could tell that by the way the people moved, the way that the sun almost always never set.
But they didn't seem to be used to people actually staying in their town for a long period of time… and I didn't blame them.
I was just a stranger to them, and I probably always will be.
Even when I was walking around town with Olette, Pence, and Hayner - they treated me as a newcomer, someone who seemed to know nothing of the town. How else could they have treated me? I had only visited the simulation that DiZ created for me... and they were real, living people.
It was kind of funny, though - there weren’t many differences between a simulation and the real thing. I could still smell the ocean as we toured Sunset Terrace, I could still taste the sweetness of sea-salt ice cream.
...Wasn't it Olette that had taught me to enjoy the ice cream in the first place? I don't remember too much, but... it still was my favorite.
Twilight Town wasn't a mystery in itself. I knew that fact a little too well.
But... they said that I, Roxas, was.
My hand latched onto the doorknob, my body hanging on every word they said. I knew they were talking about my health... but they seemed to want to discuss something else.
"...Dr. Sorrentino, is he alright?" That was Olette's voice, filled with worry.
I wanted to hit my head against the door. How could I have been so stupid? How... could I have made her worry like that?
The town doctor, Dr. Sorrentino, simply replied with a "He seems to be fine. Just give him some time, and I'm sure he'll adjust to life here."
"You know what I don't get, though?" Hayner always was one to speak his mind, and this one didn't seem to be an exception.
"How come he already seems to know most of this town? I mean, when we were showing him around, he just seemed to click with the area. Guess I'm probably being paranoid, though." He asked, leaning back into a chair.
It was true that I had played along with them during the tour. Playing dumb seemed like a natural choice at the time, though...
They seemed to realize that I knew more than I was letting on. Just as they had before in the simulation.
I couldn't take much more of listening and watching, though. I opened the door by twisting the doorknob loudly, walking into the scene that was unfolding with heavy footsteps to signal my presence.
"...Sorry I'm late, guys. Are we ready to go?" I asked, trying to sound as cheerful as I could. They didn't need to know that I had been listening in on their conversation.
Pence nodded. "Ready when you are. Olette and Hayner just wanted to make sure that you were okay before letting you out of Dr. Sorrentinto's sight." He replied good-naturedly, returning my smile.
Hayner and Olette exchanged glances. While I had managed to keep the ever-cheerful Pence in good spirits, it would be harder to keep the other two from realizing anything else about me.
....There was so much I wanted to tell them, about the Organization, about the battles, about… everything.
But I had to remember. They weren't my friends quite yet, and they probably wouldn't be for some time.
"Well, we were thinking about going to the beach. You want to join us?" Olette finally asked thoughtfully, her green eyes glancing every now and then over at the other blond.
"I don't know… wouldn't it be a little expensive?" I asked, placing a hand in my pocket. "I mean, don't you want to buy some food while we're there and… how much are the tickets over here?"
It was the doctor's turn to smile. Handing over a munny pouch to me, a small smile lit his face. "Hey, don't worry about it. It'll be on me today, since you do look like you could use some cheering up, Roxas."
I smiled a real smile. "Thanks, Dr. Sorrentino. I owe you one!"
As we left the house, ready to go to the beach, I could almost imagine him saying, "You'll know what you owe me in due time..."
---------------
I had never seen the beach, even in the simulation.
And I had to admit - it was amazing. Just watching the waves coming in with the tide, nibbling at my feet...
Not even his island home could compare. The waves there were soft, and here?
They were rough, and according to Hayner - just the way that he liked it.
He had taken his surfboard, riding the waves every chance that he could. Hayner wasn't the best, and he did manage to fall off almost every single time. I think the most admirable part about him, though, was that he just kept trying.
Pence and Olette were attempting a sand castle nearby me. They splashed each other with sand as they worked, splashing each other back on purpose as payback.
Their laughter was great. However, I wished I could be with them.
...What's stopping you, Roxas? You may as well enjoy your time in Twilight Town, right?
I actually listened to my own thoughts for once. Heading up to where Olette and Pence were, I took the spare shovel and pail.
"Hey, mind if I help you?"
Olette smiled at me. "Of course you can, Roxas. Here, help me build the moat."
As she showed me where to dig, I felt wet sand splashing on me. My eyes glanced over at the culprit, taking some more sand with my shovel.
"Payback time, Pence." I said, dumping the wet sand onto him.
He laughed, his pail dumping sand on my shoulder.
For the remainder of the afternoon, we gave up on the sand castle, on the promise that we would accompany Olette on her shopping trip tomorrow.
Once Hayner got wind of that fact, though, he warned me about the moral danger I had just placed myself in.
"You were better off making the sand castle," He warned, laughing a little at our dilemma.
I shrugged. "Hey, at least it's for one day. What else could go wrong?"
"Famous last words, Roxas." Pence commented, grinning. I ruffled his hair, laughing along with the gang.
In that instant, it seemed like we had all known each other for years... even if this was only my second day with them.
Twelve Days Left.
And for the record, the doctor isn't evil. .__.;;
Title: 13 Days
Summary: A stranger shows up on the doorsteps of Twilight Town... and the town has been livelier ever since. But what if.. he only has 13 days to live as himself before he has to become one with someone else again? And the only way to stop it is to tell someone that he loves her? [KH 2; Roxette]
Rating: PGish [for violence later on - nothing more than struggle battles and crashing into walls, and for romance]
...It was the weirdest experience yet. Me, Roxas, back in Twilight Town?
I thought I had merged with him, and became one. So, why was I here? In this Twilight Town? And... Really, why wasn't he here too?
Honestly, I didn't know. And maybe… just maybe, this once, I shouldn't care.
Placing a hand to my forehead, I gently massaged my temples. There wasn't much in the room I was staying in - a white bed that I was sitting on, a couple of beanbags in one corner, a brown stained bedside table, and a plant with small red plants. They almost looked like lavender, but they weren't, if you get what I mean.
"He just appeared on your doorsteps like that?"
As I rose from the unmade bed, I could hear voices of people talking. I already knew the subject, though. It was me.
Twilight Town had always been a host to strange people passing through - I could tell that by the way the people moved, the way that the sun almost always never set.
But they didn't seem to be used to people actually staying in their town for a long period of time… and I didn't blame them.
I was just a stranger to them, and I probably always will be.
Even when I was walking around town with Olette, Pence, and Hayner - they treated me as a newcomer, someone who seemed to know nothing of the town. How else could they have treated me? I had only visited the simulation that DiZ created for me... and they were real, living people.
It was kind of funny, though - there weren’t many differences between a simulation and the real thing. I could still smell the ocean as we toured Sunset Terrace, I could still taste the sweetness of sea-salt ice cream.
...Wasn't it Olette that had taught me to enjoy the ice cream in the first place? I don't remember too much, but... it still was my favorite.
Twilight Town wasn't a mystery in itself. I knew that fact a little too well.
But... they said that I, Roxas, was.
My hand latched onto the doorknob, my body hanging on every word they said. I knew they were talking about my health... but they seemed to want to discuss something else.
"...Dr. Sorrentino, is he alright?" That was Olette's voice, filled with worry.
I wanted to hit my head against the door. How could I have been so stupid? How... could I have made her worry like that?
The town doctor, Dr. Sorrentino, simply replied with a "He seems to be fine. Just give him some time, and I'm sure he'll adjust to life here."
"You know what I don't get, though?" Hayner always was one to speak his mind, and this one didn't seem to be an exception.
"How come he already seems to know most of this town? I mean, when we were showing him around, he just seemed to click with the area. Guess I'm probably being paranoid, though." He asked, leaning back into a chair.
It was true that I had played along with them during the tour. Playing dumb seemed like a natural choice at the time, though...
They seemed to realize that I knew more than I was letting on. Just as they had before in the simulation.
I couldn't take much more of listening and watching, though. I opened the door by twisting the doorknob loudly, walking into the scene that was unfolding with heavy footsteps to signal my presence.
"...Sorry I'm late, guys. Are we ready to go?" I asked, trying to sound as cheerful as I could. They didn't need to know that I had been listening in on their conversation.
Pence nodded. "Ready when you are. Olette and Hayner just wanted to make sure that you were okay before letting you out of Dr. Sorrentinto's sight." He replied good-naturedly, returning my smile.
Hayner and Olette exchanged glances. While I had managed to keep the ever-cheerful Pence in good spirits, it would be harder to keep the other two from realizing anything else about me.
....There was so much I wanted to tell them, about the Organization, about the battles, about… everything.
But I had to remember. They weren't my friends quite yet, and they probably wouldn't be for some time.
"Well, we were thinking about going to the beach. You want to join us?" Olette finally asked thoughtfully, her green eyes glancing every now and then over at the other blond.
"I don't know… wouldn't it be a little expensive?" I asked, placing a hand in my pocket. "I mean, don't you want to buy some food while we're there and… how much are the tickets over here?"
It was the doctor's turn to smile. Handing over a munny pouch to me, a small smile lit his face. "Hey, don't worry about it. It'll be on me today, since you do look like you could use some cheering up, Roxas."
I smiled a real smile. "Thanks, Dr. Sorrentino. I owe you one!"
As we left the house, ready to go to the beach, I could almost imagine him saying, "You'll know what you owe me in due time..."
I had never seen the beach, even in the simulation.
And I had to admit - it was amazing. Just watching the waves coming in with the tide, nibbling at my feet...
Not even his island home could compare. The waves there were soft, and here?
They were rough, and according to Hayner - just the way that he liked it.
He had taken his surfboard, riding the waves every chance that he could. Hayner wasn't the best, and he did manage to fall off almost every single time. I think the most admirable part about him, though, was that he just kept trying.
Pence and Olette were attempting a sand castle nearby me. They splashed each other with sand as they worked, splashing each other back on purpose as payback.
Their laughter was great. However, I wished I could be with them.
...What's stopping you, Roxas? You may as well enjoy your time in Twilight Town, right?
I actually listened to my own thoughts for once. Heading up to where Olette and Pence were, I took the spare shovel and pail.
"Hey, mind if I help you?"
Olette smiled at me. "Of course you can, Roxas. Here, help me build the moat."
As she showed me where to dig, I felt wet sand splashing on me. My eyes glanced over at the culprit, taking some more sand with my shovel.
"Payback time, Pence." I said, dumping the wet sand onto him.
He laughed, his pail dumping sand on my shoulder.
For the remainder of the afternoon, we gave up on the sand castle, on the promise that we would accompany Olette on her shopping trip tomorrow.
Once Hayner got wind of that fact, though, he warned me about the moral danger I had just placed myself in.
"You were better off making the sand castle," He warned, laughing a little at our dilemma.
I shrugged. "Hey, at least it's for one day. What else could go wrong?"
"Famous last words, Roxas." Pence commented, grinning. I ruffled his hair, laughing along with the gang.
In that instant, it seemed like we had all known each other for years... even if this was only my second day with them.
Twelve Days Left.