Day 545; [video]

[pullsheavendown]

[The sight of a smiling teenager is nothing especially rare or exciting, but the happy look on Roxas' face is less fleeting than usual. If he's not glowing, he's certainly much brighter today.]Guess it's that time again, huh? Lots of people being pulled lately. I know they're studying the Core to figure out how it works and why, but I wonder if

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[lockandkeyblade]

[Wow...]

[He's never seen Roxas like this before. Beginnings, and not endings. Helping people look to the future, instead of looking back at his past.]

[The difference is... surprising. But not unwelcome.]

[There's one reason and one reason only he can think of that's got Roxas in such a good mood.]

Guess somebody finally met up with Axel, huh?

[Video]--> [Video//Permaprivate]

[lockandkeyblade]

He had to have known her.

You and Axel and Xion... you guys were all best friends right? All three of you were in the Organization together?

[Video//Permaprivate]

[pullsheavendown]

Right.

[Still confused. Isn't that what they were.talking about?]

[lockandkeyblade]

Axel- he's from my time- from your future.

[He tries to sort out his thoughts. It's all so complicated.]

Think about it-- You guys were together after I lost my heart, but before...

[Before you went back to me.]

[pullsheavendown]

Uh huh. I figured he would be. Most of the people we both know are.

[Seriously, what's with all the stating of the obvious?]

So?

[lockandkeyblade]

Right- but if he's from the future, he'd remember stuff in the past- his past with you and Xion.

The Core doesn't take memories in your past, it just takes away their memories of Siren's Port.

Know what I mean?

[pullsheavendown]

No...he wouldn't, not her. Because he's from the future. That's what I meant.

The Core has nothing to do with it.

[lockandkeyblade]

Okay, now I don't get it...

[pullsheavendown]

[quietly] I thought she explained that part...

It's because of what she is. When we both left...afterward, no one would remember her. Because of the memories.

[lockandkeyblade]

But if I go back, will I forget her too?

How am I supposed to find her back home if I don't even know who she is?

[pullsheavendown]

Well...yeah, you-

[He can't get out whatever he's about to say because suddenly it feels like he's been punched in the gut. No-Sora can't mean what Roxas thinks he does. Xion already told him about her. She said she did.]

Find her?

[lockandkeyblade]

Yeah. She's gotta be somewhere back home. And even if I can't see Joe, or Namine ... or a lot of people... I thought maybe I could see Xion. Make sure she was okay.

[pullsheavendown]

[Roxas can't speak. Can barely breathe. It feels like all the blood has drained from his face.

Sora doesn't know. He doesn't know that Xion-]

[lockandkeyblade]

[The heaviest silence falls over the line. He looks like he's seen a ghost.]

Roxas...?

[pullsheavendown]

[That's not far off. All the ghosts of his past are rising up, setting him face to face with what he's done and what was done to him, and it's all he can do to choke out a few words.]

I thought you knew. She said you knew.

[Had she? She'd never said exactly what she told Sora.]

[lockandkeyblade]

Knew about what?

[Something's taken a turn for the worse because Roxas looks past horrified, he looks ... 'haunted' is the only way Sora can properly put it.]

What's going on?