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I should've proudly claimed that my head's to blame

May 22, 2011 00:17

Who: Axel and Roxas (and Sora and Riku)
When: Reset
Where: Their room, 16C
Summary: After dying a rather terrible death, Axel is back, only half healed.
Rating: PG-13 (or R depending)
Warnings: Pain, lots of pain, talk of death, guilt, married Nobodies.

( For all my heart's mistakes )

riku, sora, roxas, axel

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shardsofmemory May 23 2011, 01:06:59 UTC

It was with heavy lids that Roxas dragged himself back to their room at the end of the day. His bandages were almost gone, which meant he would have to get new ones from Tsunade tomorrow before he started the rounds again, and he'd have to go ask Kurama for more antiseptic plants.

Magic nearly drained, Roxas only let the door fall shut behind him before he slid to the floor in front of the door. Pulling his knees up to his chest, he sat there for a moment, staring blankly.

memorizethefire May 23 2011, 01:12:31 UTC

Axel jerked out of the half-asleep stupor he'd been in since Sora left earlier. "Roxas..?" He asked, blinking the sleep out of his eyes.

shardsofmemory May 23 2011, 03:12:49 UTC

"Yeah," came the blonde's voice, but it was tired and hollow and barely audible where he had his head buried in his knees. He curled up tightly for just another second, then let his arms fall from his knees and tried to gather the strength to stand ( ... )

memorizethefire May 23 2011, 03:23:35 UTC

Axel could only watch, and then bring his arms around Roxas as soon as he was close enough. He shifted, pain searing through his chest, so he could hold Roxas closer.

"Are you... is everything okay?" He murmured, stroking a hand through his hair.

shardsofmemory May 23 2011, 22:28:58 UTC

"Fine," but Roxas' voice was tight. Drawing in a shaking breath, he tried to press closer, nosing into Axel's shoulder as if hiding from the world. His shoes were uncomfortable and all he wanted was to shower and be in pajamas and look after Axel, but the weariness had settled like sediment into his bones and made it impossible to get back up. His limbs were anchored to the bed, filled with lead and left to weigh him down.

memorizethefire May 23 2011, 22:32:52 UTC

"Right," he drawls, looking closer at Roxas. He's been around him long enough to know when Roxas isn't okay, and this is one of those times. Axel squeezes his shoulder lightly, adding, "you wanna tell me, or sleep it off first?"

shardsofmemory May 23 2011, 23:01:57 UTC

Roxas is silent for another few moments, listening to Axel's deep voice and the injured wheeze of his breath. He wants to heal him again. Maybe it will be midnight soon and he can.

"I don't know," he finally answers in a voice like paper. "There was so much blood."

memorizethefire May 23 2011, 23:27:04 UTC

"Yeah... bet some people were worse off than me," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to the top of Roxas' head. "I wish I could help."

He takes to running his thumb along Roxas' shoulder in a slow rhythm, just trying to keep him calm, maybe lull him to sleep.

shardsofmemory May 24 2011, 00:00:36 UTC

"Their skin was coming off. Justin. And Matthew, and Patchouli got her neck slit, and...." Roxas' voice is wavering more with each name, each word he speaks. All healers have to go through it, but it's just now getting to him. There's blood on his shirt, and blood on his pants and hands and skin and in his mind.

memorizethefire May 24 2011, 00:07:01 UTC

"Roxas... you're helping them. They'd be so much worse without you. I'm... I'm sorry, that you have to see it all," Axel leans against him, holding him as tightly as he can without messing up his ribs. "The Consortium does this, they can't be stopped, but we can help. You're helping."

shardsofmemory May 24 2011, 00:15:53 UTC

Roxas shook his head with what little energy he could muster. "I can't do much more, though. I don't know enough, I can't..."

memorizethefire May 24 2011, 00:20:13 UTC

"But it's still more than they'd have otherwise. You're doing great, Roxas, you just need to sleep," he kissed him again, just chaste, hopefully comforting.

shardsofmemory June 3 2011, 16:46:45 UTC

"I'm not doing enough," Roxas repeated in a voice dripping with upset. His words were soft, murmured against Axel's mouth for only the redhead to hear. "I can't, and if they have internal stuff? What can I do? Just tell them I'll be back tomorrow, and give them painkillers. Great."

memorizethefire June 6 2011, 18:55:35 UTC

"It's more than nothing, Rox," he breathed against his lips. "They'd be way worse off if you weren't there."

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