All I Want Is To Be Normal

The moment that excited giggle and ever-familiar voice caught Roxas ears', he told the man selling Sea Salt ice cream that he wanted two instead of one. After paying for the extra one, Roxas happily walked over to Xion, giving her one. "Good timing, Xion!" Roxas exclaimed, "Just in time for your 'Welcome Back' ice cream!"

Roxas had been gradually seeing more faces he recognized over Moogletown. Apart from Xion and Axel, most of them weren't the closest people to him, but he recognized people from Twilight Town. He even thought he'd seen Sora once, but he never got a clear view of him. But if Sora was here, then that must have meant Roxas really was able to live independent of him now. He still wasn't sure what the nature of his existence was in Moogletown...or what this all meant. Naturally, when Roxas came across Riku, though, he wasn't totally pleased to see him, seeing as how almost every time he encountered Riku, it ended up in a fight. "...you!" Roxas shouted in surprise the moment Riku came into his field of view, where a small crowd of people had been passing in front of him before. Roxas right arm reached out to his side, as if ready to summon his Keyblade at any moment. "What are you doing here?!"

Why The Sun Sets Red (Roxas, Closed)

Axel raised an eyebrow, and then laughed, running his hand through his hair. “I’m guessing you misunderstood what I meant by that… I only meant, that you weren’t the only person I promised to drag back, right?" He sighed and closed his eyes,and leaned against a nearby wall. “As for why i’m here… I was being sent on a mission to another world, when I ended up here." He then opened his eyes and looked around at the buildings around him. “However, now that i’m here… I don’t think i’ll be returning to the Castle anytime soon.

"Sent on a mission?" Roxas looked at him confused. “But Xemnas….he…" He wondered what this meant. Did Axel not have all his memories? Or…did he come from a different time? “How can you be-…? Er, you know what, never mind. I’m sure we’ll figure it out later! Besides, as long as you’re sticking around here, everything’s gonna be great! This means the three of us can share ice cream again…just like old times."

Axel raised an eyebrow at his young friend, and frowned. ‘I wonder what’s gotten into him? He certainly seems have alot on his mind…’ “Just like old times, huh? That sounds good to me." He chuckled and ruffled Roxas’ hair, smiling. “So, what all is there to do in his town? Seems a bit underwhelming to me…"  

Roxas straightened out his hair a little, letting out an annoyed grunt after Axel ruffled it. "Underwhelming?" Roxas said, raising an eyebrow. "Guess you haven't seen the place during its busy hours...but I guess it's about 2 or 3 in the afternoon right now. There's mostly lots of shops and places to, well, just hang out....and yeah..." Roxas grinned as he said the next part, "...there's sea salt ice cream too."

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

Roxas huffed at at Xion in an obviously joking way, and turned away from her. “Hmph! Not my fault you can’t keep up!” He turned back to face Xion and cracked a smile, and then nodded. “I was gonna pay anyways, you know.” He laughed as Xion did. It was nice, just…being there. Not having to worry about the Organization or missions or anything like before. They were there, just free to have fun together, not having to worry what Xemnas or anyone else would think about them being friends…It was all in the past. There was nothing weighing them down…it was just…having fun, enjoying each others’ company. The only thing that would make it better is if Axel were there somehow.

Roxas eagerly started on his ice cream, working on it little bits at a time. His glance shifted to Xion as she remembered why it was so unusually crowded. That made a lot of sense. A festival for the coming of Summer Solstice. It sounded like fun. “A festival, huh?" Roxas said, pausing for a bit. "…Betcha that’ll be fun, don’t you think?" Roxas grinned.

"Yeah, well, I wouldn't really know where else to go, anyways. I'm still new here, remember? Besides, I don't think I know anyone else here. I'd rather hang out with you anyways." Roxas grinned before licking his ice cream again. He always thought it was a weird mix...sea salt with ice cream. But it worked for some reason that he couldn't place. "Yeah, Xion. Sounds like fun."

Roxas was slowly walking around town, an ice cream bar in his hand. He had finally been getting used to being in Moogletown, and it especially helped that someone he knew was around. He was happy that Xion was around, and he had his memories of her back again, though it still felt just a little incomplete without Axel there. But regardless, he hadn’t felt so happy in such a long time. He wasn’t sure if he could be much happier. So, taking all of that into consideration, it was sort of difficult for Roxas to contain his happiness when he saw Axel in Moogletown suddenly. He didn’t know why he was there but he didn’t care. Roxas ran straight toward him, nearly colliding with Axel, but stopping just short. He had to make sure this was real, and not some sort of…illusion or something. “Axel?! Is that really you?!”

Axel suddenly came to a halt as he saw Roxas charging toward him. “What the…” He then chuckled at Roxas’ shock, and nodded. “The one and only! What, did you think you wouldn’t ever see me again?” He punched Roxas playfully on the arm, and smiled. “So, how have you been holding up without me round to guide you?”

“…Not so well, you know. I mean, after we fought each other and then all that stuff happened…I…” Roxas sighed, and then suddenly, almost out of nowhere hugged Axel. He just hugged him, not even caring. “I missed you, you goof. I thought you were supposed to drag me back, no matter how hard I tried to get away.” He smiled at Axel, so happy to see him. “Oh man! Wait this means…all three of us are here! Axel! Xion’s here too!” Roxas was more excited than ever.

Axel was surprised by the sudden hug, but he merely chuckled and shook his head. ”Well, you know what they say, the harder you search for people, the harder they are to find.” He smiled and laughed. “Xion’s here, huh? Well, that makes searching for her a lot easier then.”

Roxas broke away from the hug, still smiling, but then a curious look appeared on his face. “…searching for her?” Roxas let the rhetorical question hang for a moment. Come to think of it, he didn’t know the circumstances under which Axel came here in the first place anyways. “Say, Axel…” Roxas started slowly, almost as if he was afraid of the answer, “…why are you here anyways?”

Axel raised an eyebrow, and then laughed, running his hand through his hair. “I’m guessing you misunderstood what I meant by that… I only meant, that you weren’t the only person I promised to drag back, right?" He sighed and closed his eyes,and leaned against a nearby wall. “As for why i’m here… I was being sent on a mission to another world, when I ended up here." He then opened his eyes and looked around at the buildings around him. “However, now that i’m here… I don’t think i’ll be returning to the Castle anytime soon.

"Sent on a mission?" Roxas looked at him confused. "But Xemnas....he..." He wondered what this meant. Did Axel not have all his memories? Or...did he come from a different time? "How can you be-...? Er, you know what, never mind. I'm sure we'll figure it out later! Besides, as long as you're sticking around here, everything's gonna be great! This means the three of us can share ice cream again...just like old times."

Roxas was slowly walking around town, an ice cream bar in his hand. He had finally been getting used to being in Moogletown, and it especially helped that someone he knew was around. He was happy that Xion was around, and he had his memories of her back again, though it still felt just a little incomplete without Axel there. But regardless, he hadn’t felt so happy in such a long time. He wasn’t sure if he could be much happier. So, taking all of that into consideration, it was sort of difficult for Roxas to contain his happiness when he saw Axel in Moogletown suddenly. He didn’t know why he was there but he didn’t care. Roxas ran straight toward him, nearly colliding with Axel, but stopping just short. He had to make sure this was real, and not some sort of…illusion or something. “Axel?! Is that really you?!”

Axel suddenly came to a halt as he saw Roxas charging toward him. “What the…” He then chuckled at Roxas’ shock, and nodded. “The one and only! What, did you think you wouldn’t ever see me again?” He punched Roxas playfully on the arm, and smiled. “So, how have you been holding up without me round to guide you?”

“…Not so well, you know. I mean, after we fought each other and then all that stuff happened…I…” Roxas sighed, and then suddenly, almost out of nowhere hugged Axel. He just hugged him, not even caring. “I missed you, you goof. I thought you were supposed to drag me back, no matter how hard I tried to get away.” He smiled at Axel, so happy to see him. “Oh man! Wait this means…all three of us are here! Axel! Xion’s here too!” Roxas was more excited than ever.

Axel was surprised by the sudden hug, but he merely chuckled and shook his head. ”Well, you know what they say, the harder you search for people, the harder they are to find.” He smiled and laughed. “Xion’s here, huh? Well, that makes searching for her a lot easier then.”

Roxas broke away from the hug, still smiling, but then a curious look appeared on his face. "...searching for her?" Roxas let the rhetorical question hang for a moment. Come to think of it, he didn't know the circumstances under which Axel came here in the first place anyways. "Say, Axel..." Roxas started slowly, almost as if he was afraid of the answer, "...why are you here anyways?"

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

Roxas huffed at at Xion in an obviously joking way, and turned away from her. “Hmph! Not my fault you can’t keep up!” He turned back to face Xion and cracked a smile, and then nodded. “I was gonna pay anyways, you know.” He laughed as Xion did. It was nice, just…being there. Not having to worry about the Organization or missions or anything like before. They were there, just free to have fun together, not having to worry what Xemnas or anyone else would think about them being friends…It was all in the past. There was nothing weighing them down…it was just…having fun, enjoying each others’ company. The only thing that would make it better is if Axel were there somehow.

Roxas eagerly started on his ice cream, working on it little bits at a time. His glance shifted to Xion as she remembered why it was so unusually crowded. That made a lot of sense. A festival for the coming of Summer Solstice. It sounded like fun. "A festival, huh?" Roxas said, pausing for a bit. "...Betcha that'll be fun, don't you think?" Roxas grinned.

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

The crowd pressed from all sides and it became a little hard to move around. Being short has its downsides and this was one of them, it was complicated moving through the crowd, especially while holding on to someone’s hand. It was horrible; they nearly got separated twice but through sheer luck and determination, they managed not to let go. “Roxas, are you holding up okay? We’re nearly at the end of the crowd!” Xion screamed as loud as she could, in fear that the loudness of the crowd would drown her noise.

“I’m still here…yeah, I’m okay!” Roxas shouted back at Xion. Roxas couldn’t imagine Xion living in such a busy place. He couldn’t even imagine himself living in such a busy place. It didn’t always seem to be this busy. It was weird, like this town didn’t have consistency. Maybe that’s why it felt so weird to him at times. Roxas still held on as tightly as he could. He got jostled a couple of times, and his hand slipped a little, but he never lost grip. He was going to hang on, because Xion was his friend. Friends…just having a friend in the first place had turned his entire life around. To think if he hadn’t become friends with Axel and Xion, he wouldn’t be the Roxas he was today…He didn’t want to be any different. He didn’t want Xion to be any different either. So he smiled a little as they both moved through the crowd, determined to get out together and enjoy some ice cream.

Roxas laughed happily along with Xion as he brushed himself off. He…was having fun. It was almost like it had been years since he’d done any of this. Just enjoying himself. He stood up and grinned. “Hah…been a while since we’ve had this much fun, huh?” Roxas looked around as Xion did. He thought back to wondering if Xion could really live in such a busy place… Then, as if she had heard his thoughts, she replied by saying she’d never seen this many people, even during big town events. Well, Roxas and Xion were pretty similar for obvious reasons. Roxas nodded and replied, “Oh, I see. Huh…I wonder what’s going on then. Must be a pretty big deal for so many people to be around.” Roxas didn’t pause for long though. Xion pointed out the ice cream stand. Suddenly, without warning, Roxas started running for it and called out, “Last one there’s buying!’ He laughed as he kept running for the stand.

Roxas huffed at at Xion in an obviously joking way, and turned away from her. "Hmph! Not my fault you can't keep up!" He turned back to face Xion and cracked a smile, and then nodded. "I was gonna pay anyways, you know." He laughed as Xion did. It was nice, just...being there. Not having to worry about the Organization or missions or anything like before. They were there, just free to have fun together, not having to worry what Xemnas or anyone else would think about them being friends...It was all in the past. There was nothing weighing them down...it was just...having fun, enjoying each others' company. The only thing that would make it better is if Axel were there somehow.

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

The crowd pressed from all sides and it became a little hard to move around. Being short has its downsides and this was one of them, it was complicated moving through the crowd, especially while holding on to someone’s hand. It was horrible; they nearly got separated twice but through sheer luck and determination, they managed not to let go. “Roxas, are you holding up okay? We’re nearly at the end of the crowd!” Xion screamed as loud as she could, in fear that the loudness of the crowd would drown her noise.

“I’m still here…yeah, I’m okay!” Roxas shouted back at Xion. Roxas couldn’t imagine Xion living in such a busy place. He couldn’t even imagine himself living in such a busy place. It didn’t always seem to be this busy. It was weird, like this town didn’t have consistency. Maybe that’s why it felt so weird to him at times. Roxas still held on as tightly as he could. He got jostled a couple of times, and his hand slipped a little, but he never lost grip. He was going to hang on, because Xion was his friend. Friends…just having a friend in the first place had turned his entire life around. To think if he hadn’t become friends with Axel and Xion, he wouldn’t be the Roxas he was today…He didn’t want to be any different. He didn’t want Xion to be any different either. So he smiled a little as they both moved through the crowd, determined to get out together and enjoy some ice cream.

Roxas laughed happily along with Xion as he brushed himself off. He...was having fun. It was almost like it had been years since he'd done any of this. Just enjoying himself. He stood up and grinned. "Hah...been a while since we've had this much fun, huh?" Roxas looked around as Xion did. He thought back to wondering if Xion could really live in such a busy place... Then, as if she had heard his thoughts, she replied by saying she'd never seen this many people, even during big town events. Well, Roxas and Xion were pretty similar for obvious reasons. Roxas nodded and replied, "Oh, I see. Huh...I wonder what's going on then. Must be a pretty big deal for so many people to be around." Roxas didn't pause for long though. Xion pointed out the ice cream stand. Suddenly, without warning, Roxas started running for it and called out, "Last one there's buying!' He laughed as he kept running for the stand.

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

Roxas simply grinned as she took his hand and led the way. He felt happier and more carefree than he had in the longest time. He’d almost forgotten what it felt like…just spending time with one of the two people he cared about the most in the world. But here they were…and Roxas couldn’t help but snicker when she said how glad she was that he wasn’t Xaldin, and that even Xigbar would be better. “No kidding!” Roxas exclaimed with a grin. He nodded and held on to Xion’s hand tightly. “Don’t worry, Xion, I won’t let go.” Roxas meant it as much as he possibly could. He and Xion had found each other again, and after all that happened, he didn’t want the two of them to get lost from each other again. Roxas was sure Xion didn’t want that either, so he followed her as best he could, hanging on to her hand and not letting his slip for even a second. After all, there was ice cream and a good time to be had.

The crowd pressed from all sides and it became a little hard to move around. Being short has its downsides and this was one of them, it was complicated moving through the crowd, especially while holding on to someone’s hand. It was horrible; they nearly got separated twice but through sheer luck and determination, they managed not to let go. “Roxas, are you holding up okay? We’re nearly at the end of the crowd!” Xion screamed as loud as she could, in fear that the loudness of the crowd would drown her noise.

"I'm still here...yeah, I'm okay!" Roxas shouted back at Xion. Roxas couldn't imagine Xion living in such a busy place. He couldn't even imagine himself living in such a busy place. It didn't always seem to be this busy. It was weird, like this town didn't have consistency. Maybe that's why it felt so weird to him at times. Roxas still held on as tightly as he could. He got jostled a couple of times, and his hand slipped a little, but he never lost grip. He was going to hang on, because Xion was his friend. Friends...just having a friend in the first place had turned his entire life around. To think if he hadn't become friends with Axel and Xion, he wouldn't be the Roxas he was today...He didn't want to be any different. He didn't want Xion to be any different either. So he smiled a little as they both moved through the crowd, determined to get out together and enjoy some ice cream.

Roxas was slowly walking around town, an ice cream bar in his hand. He had finally been getting used to being in Moogletown, and it especially helped that someone he knew was around. He was happy that Xion was around, and he had his memories of her back again, though it still felt just a little incomplete without Axel there. But regardless, he hadn’t felt so happy in such a long time. He wasn’t sure if he could be much happier. So, taking all of that into consideration, it was sort of difficult for Roxas to contain his happiness when he saw Axel in Moogletown suddenly. He didn’t know why he was there but he didn’t care. Roxas ran straight toward him, nearly colliding with Axel, but stopping just short. He had to make sure this was real, and not some sort of…illusion or something. “Axel?! Is that really you?!”

Axel suddenly came to a halt as he saw Roxas charging toward him. “What the…” He then chuckled at Roxas’ shock, and nodded. “The one and only! What, did you think you wouldn’t ever see me again?” He punched Roxas playfully on the arm, and smiled. “So, how have you been holding up without me round to guide you?”

"...Not so well, you know. I mean, after we fought each other and then all that stuff happened...I..." Roxas sighed, and then suddenly, almost out of nowhere hugged Axel. He just hugged him, not even caring. "I missed you, you goof. I thought you were supposed to drag me back, no matter how hard I tried to get away." He smiled at Axel, so happy to see him. "Oh man! Wait this means...all three of us are here! Axel! Xion's here too!" Roxas was more excited than ever.

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

Roxas grinned, “Yeah, well, it’s just no fun to have one of us without the other right?” He laughed a little. “Besides, better me than someone like like Xaldin…man, he was creepy.” Roxas shuddered, then laughed a little again. He hadn’t joked around and laughed in a while either. It was just like it used to be. He’d never realized just how much he’d missed it until now…but he figured that was probably because his memories of Xion had been gone for a while. “Ice cream…it’s been way too long since I’ve had any. That sounds perfect!” Roxas gave Xion his best smile. “Well, hey, I suddenly found you after I thought you disappeared forever…you can’t blame me for being a little stunned can you? But you know what…I think this is the best surprise I could ever have.” He nodded. “Yeah…let’s go get ice cream. Lead the way! …I don’t exactly know my way around here very well yet still.” Roxas admitted, a little embarrassed.

Roxas simply grinned as she took his hand and led the way. He felt happier and more carefree than he had in the longest time. He'd almost forgotten what it felt like...just spending time with one of the two people he cared about the most in the world. But here they were...and Roxas couldn't help but snicker when she said how glad she was that he wasn't Xaldin, and that even Xigbar would be better. "No kidding!" Roxas exclaimed with a grin. He nodded and held on to Xion's hand tightly. "Don't worry, Xion, I won't let go." Roxas meant it as much as he possibly could. He and Xion had found each other again, and after all that happened, he didn't want the two of them to get lost from each other again. Roxas was sure Xion didn't want that either, so he followed her as best he could, hanging on to her hand and not letting his slip for even a second. After all, there was ice cream and a good time to be had.

Roxas was slowly walking around town, an ice cream bar in his hand. He had finally been getting used to being in Moogletown, and it especially helped that someone he knew was around. He was happy that Xion was around, and he had his memories of her back again, though it still felt just a little incomplete without Axel there. But regardless, he hadn't felt so happy in such a long time. He wasn't sure if he could be much happier. So, taking all of that into consideration, it was sort of difficult for Roxas to contain his happiness when he saw Axel in Moogletown suddenly. He didn't know why he was there but he didn't care. Roxas ran straight toward him, nearly colliding with Axel, but stopping just short. He had to make sure this was real, and not some sort of...illusion or something. "Axel?! Is that really you?!"

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)

Roxas grinned, "Yeah, well, it's just no fun to have one of us without the other right?" He laughed a little. "Besides, better me than someone like like Xaldin...man, he was creepy." Roxas shuddered, then laughed a little again. He hadn't joked around and laughed in a while either. It was just like it used to be. He'd never realized just how much he'd missed it until now...but he figured that was probably because his memories of Xion had been gone for a while. "Ice cream...it's been way too long since I've had any. That sounds perfect!" Roxas gave Xion his best smile. "Well, hey, I suddenly found you after I thought you disappeared forever...you can't blame me for being a little stunned can you? But you know what...I think this is the best surprise I could ever have." He nodded. "Yeah...let's go get ice cream. Lead the way! ...I don't exactly know my way around here very well yet still." Roxas admitted, a little embarrassed.

Lost Souls Reunite (Xion, Closed)