Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Burn ❯ Chapter 5 Roxas ( Chapter 5 )

Burn

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Chapter 5 Roxas

What the hell?

Those were my first thoughts as I returned from the darkness. I had no idea of how long the darkness had me captive. Blinking heavily, I tried to clear my vision and get a sense of where I was. Not very easy. Slowly, I started to see all sorts of dark shapes and other miscellaneous shadows. It wasn't good enough. I reached up and found my arm in a sling. I used the other arm to rub my eyes so I could see better. Just then, I felt a shooting pain in my arm and a groan left my lips. I was starting to feel the pain that had eluded me when I had first jumped. The moans grew louder. It felt like my arm was on fire.

All of a sudden, the curtain surrounding my bed was pushed back and I stared at an astonished-looking face. The face of a boy a couple years older than me. He had vivid green eyes and fiery red hair that was simply out of control. Two teardrop tattoos were under his eyes and my first thoughts were that he was a biker of some sort. His pale bare arms were folded on the edge of my bed, revealing a network of pink scars running in every direction. His arms were what were supporting him because his legs lay uselessly behind him. He was dressed in a black tank top and a pair of black sweatpants that hung loosely off his body. He stared at me in astonishment. That's the only word to describe it. He was absolutely still and for a moment, I wondered if he was even breathing. He almost looked like a statue except that every so often, he'd blink. I tried to say something, to break the spell this guy had me under, but nothing came out except for a small squeak. As soon as I realized what I'd done, I felt my face grow hot. The boy blinked for a few moments before bursting into a loud peal of laughter.

“What's so funny?” I managed to get out.

“That was…the cutest thing I have ever heard,” the boy said between chuckles. I felt my face grow even hotter. The boy leaned in. “I'm Axel. Got it memorized?”

Axel? Oh that had to be his name.

“I…I'm Roxas,” I stammered.

The boy grinned. “I know.”

“Now what is going on here?” a new voice demanded. Axel turned. There was a very crabby-looking nurse standing there, her hands on her hips.

Axel smiled. “Sorry Sara, but Roxie here was groaning and I dragged my ass out of bed to see if he was okay.”

Roxie? What the hell?!

“What?” Sara asked, confused.

“Lookie Sara. He's awake.” Axel pointed at me. Sara looked at me and her sharp grey eyes widened.

“My god,” she whispered. She hurried from the room, crying, “Dr. Lexaeus! Dr. Lexaeus!”

Axel grinned at me. “She's so fun to torment.” I said nothing. “How's your arm? It's the reason why you were groaning wasn't it? Must hurt like a bitch.”
“Yes,” I whispered. “To all the above.”

“I wouldn't know, seeing as I've never broken any bones but I can imagine…”
“Axel,” I interrupted. “Do you know how long I've been here?”

“Jesus kid, I don't know for sure. I've lost track of time. A couple of weeks at least.”

“That long?”
“Hey, I've been in here a lot longer than that. Let's just say that I was here for six weeks before you even got here.”

I stared at him, surprised. Just what the hell had he done to himself? Of course, I was polite so I didn't ask, but I could still be curious, right? Dr. Lexaeus came in and I did a double take. I couldn't help it. He was a big man. Muscular, I mean. Scary-looking. He had red hair a couple shades darker than Axel's and piercing eyes.

“Well hello Roxas. I'm glad to see you awake,” he said with a smile.

Okay, maybe he's not as scary as he looks. I didn't say anything.

“Hey, are you okay?” Dr. Lexaeus asked, looking concerned.

“Yes,” I managed to say.

“Does your arm hurt?”

I nodded. Dr. Lexaeus walked over. He examined my arm. I winced when he gently prodded it.

“Would you like some pain medication?” I nodded again.

“What's the matter Roxie?” Axel asked. “Cat got your tongue?”

I frowned. That wasn't a very nice thing for him to say.

“Axel, that wasn't a nice thing for you to say to him,” Dr. Lexaeus chided him.

My thoughts exactly.

“Hey I was kidding. Lighten up doc. You too Roxie.”

“Sara, help Axel back to bed,” Dr. Lexaeus ordered.

“Yes doctor,” Sara responded. She turned to Axel. “Come on Axel.”
Axel shook his head. “I'm not ready to go to sleep yet.”

Sara sighed softly. “I am NOT in the mood for you acting like a petulant child.”

She reached out and grabbed Axel's right arm. REALLY bad idea! Something inside Axel suddenly snapped when Sara grabbed him like that. He went…ballistic. That's the only way I can describe what happened with him. He started yelling and cursing at the top of his lungs and trying to wrench himself free of Sara's grasp. Sara didn't seem too surprised to see this, though. She just tried to get Axel back to his side of the room. I stared in shocked silence. I had no idea Axel had this mean streak in him. It was like he was a completely different person, not the happy, smiling person I had met when I woke up.

Axel, what is your deal? I silently wondered.

To be continued…

A/N: Damn it, it was really short. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm having trouble writing from Roxas's point of view for some reason. This is quite an unexpected turn. Though to be honest, I have NO idea of where this is going…more or less. Okay, I have SOME idea, but not really a whole lot. I have the first part of the next chapter written out. I have a lot of the next chapter written out. It just came to me last night and I started writing it down. And I haven't been able to stop. I think this is the fastest I have EVER updated a fanfiction. No joke. Remember: reviews help me to update faster.