Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ The Perfect Computer ❯ Chapter Nineteen: One in a Million ( Chapter 19 )
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Perfect Computer
Chapter Nineteen: One in a Million
Sora woke up to the blissful sounds of chirping birds and rushing traffic. The sunlight beat in through his window and shone on his face and upper body. He grinned lazily and happily as memories of the night before drifted into his mind. He rolled over, wanting to bring Roxas into his arms and go back to sleep–but what he saw was not Roxas, but an empty spot and crumpled sheets.
Sora leaned up and looked around the room. He had no memory of Roxas getting out of bed. He had not so much as even felt the bed move after last night. Sora got out of bed and put on a pair of jeans, determined to figure out the reason for the other’s absence.
He peeked out his bedroom door into the living room, not seeing Roxas anywhere. He turned and looked in the kitchen, not seeing anyone there either. It was now that Sora started to get really worried.
Where could Roxas have gone? He couldn’t have gone out for coffee or anything because none of Sora’s clothes were gone. Not even the uniform Roxas had been wearing last night was gone. He looked around the house once more, and decided that maybe Roxas went over to Riku’s to visit with Namine.
Sora grinned to himself. Yes, that must be it.
He rushed back into his bedroom and tugged a red t-shirt over his head. He ran to the front door and was about to put on his shoes when he noticed the note hanging from the door.
With a perplexed expression, he snatched the note from the door and began to read. However, nothing could prepare him for the reality that the note held.
Dear Sora,
I’m sorry I did not stay to say this in person. You deserve that much and more. However, I left because this morning after I woke up I decided to take out the trash. On my way down the stairs, my legs gave out.
And so this note is here instead of me, so at least you’ll know the truth. After I regained consciousness the day before yesterday, Leon explained to me the gravity of my situation in whole.
I’m dying, Sora. My human body cells are being depleting rapidly, consumed by the machine cells. Soon I will not remember you or anything that has ever happened to me. I will become a full persocom. I don’t know if I’ll still be able to feel or not, and I don’t know if…
After Leon informed me of this, I asked him how much time I had left. He said I had as much time as my body would let me, for soon it would start rejecting my human brain’s commands. I knew when I came to you last night that I would have very little time with you, but I was okay with that. For I wanted to spend the remainder of my time with you. I just didn’t realize how very short that time was.
Last night was wonderful, Sora, and I’ll never forget it. Just like I’ll never forget you. I love you with all my heart, Sora. You know that. I’m sorry it ended like this. I wish I could be with you forever. I truly am sorry.
I don’t know quite how to tell you this but…I’m going to have Leon inject me with a virus. The virus will sweep through my system and kill me. I know you’re probably freaking out right now, Sora, but please listen. I’m going to die soon anyway now that my legs have given out, and I’d rather die with memories of you than without memories or as an emotionless persocom.
Please don’t come to Leon’s house.
Your love,
Roxas
Sora’s hands were shaking as he finished the note. He was filled with a mixture of terror, anger, and pain. Tears freely fell from his cheeks as he crumpled the paper in his hands.
“Where do you get off making a decision like that?” Sora growled. He grabbed his shoes and shoved his feet into them before grabbing his coat.
Roxas nodded, his face tearstained and emotionless.
Leon sighed. “You know, what you did to Sora with the whole note thing…it really seems in poor taste.”
Roxas smirked at that. “Yeah, I know. But I didn’t want to argue with him about my decision, nor did I want him to see me like this.” Roxas motioned to his slightly gray-tinged legs.
Leon nodded. “I can understand that. So you do want this?”
“I’d rather die with Sora still in my heart.”
“I see. But wouldn’t you rather live your whole life with Sora?”
Roxas coughed. “I wish for that more than the world.” He looked up at Leon, his eyes dark blue and utterly lonely. “Thank you for everything, Leon.”
Leon raised a brow, then pulled the syringe out of the bottle. “So, you made this whole decision on your own, did you?”
Roxas’ eyebrows furrowed. He could not understand why Leon did not answer his “thank you”. But Roxas shrugged it off. Maybe the older man was just not happy with the way he had handled things with Sora like he said. “Yes.”
Leon then took a hold of Roxas’ arm. “Then you won’t mind if I make a decision on my own as well,” he whispered.
“What?” Roxas asked, not catching was Leon had said.
The door to the lab where Leon worked flew open and slammed against the wall. Sora stood in the doorway panting, sweat dripping from his brow.
“Sora!” Roxas voiced as the young brunet stomped forward.
“Where the hell do you get off making a decision like that?!” Sora yelled.
Roxas’ face was a complete mask of surprise. “I…I–” But surprise soon turned to anger. “I already said in the note that I want to die this way! I want to still be–”
“NO!” Sora interrupted. “I mean where the hell do you get off making a decision like you’re just going to go die and I can’t be there with you?! I respect your decision and I understand why you’re making it, but at least have me here with you. Did you ever stop to think that even if you are going to die that I might want to be there for you?” Tears were running down Sora’s cheeks, and he wiped them away with his sleeve fiercely.
Roxas gazed at him, his eyes clouded by pain. “No. I thought I was saving you the agony of seeing me die this way.”
Sora looked down at Roxas’ legs and touched the cold as steel skin. He looked back at Roxas. “You’re just as beautiful as always.”
He climbed into the small hospital bed next to Roxas and took his hand. He looked to Leon and nodded. The liquid was injected and man left the room. Sora knew it was not because Leon didn’t care–it was because he was giving Roxas and Sora some privacy.
He turned to Roxas and wrapped his arm around his shoulder, leaning their heads together.
“Sora?” Roxas murmured.
“Yes?”
“Sing me a song.”
“You want a song now?” Sora falsely laughed.
“Yes.”
Sora chuckled, and with tears rolling down his cheeks, he sang as best he could.
Sometimes love can hit you every day
Sometimes you can fall for everyone you see
But only one can really make me stay
A sign from the sky
Said to me
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
I've been looking for that special one
And I've been searching for someone to give my love
And when I thought that all the hope was gone
A smile, there you were, and I was gone
I always will remember how I felt that day
A feeling indescribable to me
Yeah
I always knew there was an answer for my prayer
And you, you're the one for me
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
A/N: I know I know! All you readers probably want to kill me now, that or you’ll either cry and are going to kill me later. But! It is for this exact reason that I did not post this chapter until the true ending to the story was finished. So please, before you kill me, read the next chapter. T^T
:Additional Notes:
One in a Million - a song by Bosson
Chapter Nineteen: One in a Million
Sora woke up to the blissful sounds of chirping birds and rushing traffic. The sunlight beat in through his window and shone on his face and upper body. He grinned lazily and happily as memories of the night before drifted into his mind. He rolled over, wanting to bring Roxas into his arms and go back to sleep–but what he saw was not Roxas, but an empty spot and crumpled sheets.
Sora leaned up and looked around the room. He had no memory of Roxas getting out of bed. He had not so much as even felt the bed move after last night. Sora got out of bed and put on a pair of jeans, determined to figure out the reason for the other’s absence.
He peeked out his bedroom door into the living room, not seeing Roxas anywhere. He turned and looked in the kitchen, not seeing anyone there either. It was now that Sora started to get really worried.
Where could Roxas have gone? He couldn’t have gone out for coffee or anything because none of Sora’s clothes were gone. Not even the uniform Roxas had been wearing last night was gone. He looked around the house once more, and decided that maybe Roxas went over to Riku’s to visit with Namine.
Sora grinned to himself. Yes, that must be it.
He rushed back into his bedroom and tugged a red t-shirt over his head. He ran to the front door and was about to put on his shoes when he noticed the note hanging from the door.
With a perplexed expression, he snatched the note from the door and began to read. However, nothing could prepare him for the reality that the note held.
Dear Sora,
I’m sorry I did not stay to say this in person. You deserve that much and more. However, I left because this morning after I woke up I decided to take out the trash. On my way down the stairs, my legs gave out.
And so this note is here instead of me, so at least you’ll know the truth. After I regained consciousness the day before yesterday, Leon explained to me the gravity of my situation in whole.
I’m dying, Sora. My human body cells are being depleting rapidly, consumed by the machine cells. Soon I will not remember you or anything that has ever happened to me. I will become a full persocom. I don’t know if I’ll still be able to feel or not, and I don’t know if…
After Leon informed me of this, I asked him how much time I had left. He said I had as much time as my body would let me, for soon it would start rejecting my human brain’s commands. I knew when I came to you last night that I would have very little time with you, but I was okay with that. For I wanted to spend the remainder of my time with you. I just didn’t realize how very short that time was.
Last night was wonderful, Sora, and I’ll never forget it. Just like I’ll never forget you. I love you with all my heart, Sora. You know that. I’m sorry it ended like this. I wish I could be with you forever. I truly am sorry.
I don’t know quite how to tell you this but…I’m going to have Leon inject me with a virus. The virus will sweep through my system and kill me. I know you’re probably freaking out right now, Sora, but please listen. I’m going to die soon anyway now that my legs have given out, and I’d rather die with memories of you than without memories or as an emotionless persocom.
Please don’t come to Leon’s house.
Your love,
Roxas
Sora’s hands were shaking as he finished the note. He was filled with a mixture of terror, anger, and pain. Tears freely fell from his cheeks as he crumpled the paper in his hands.
“Where do you get off making a decision like that?” Sora growled. He grabbed his shoes and shoved his feet into them before grabbing his coat.
)()()()()()()()()()()()()(
̶ 0;Are you ready?” Leon asked as he filled the syringe with pink liquid.Roxas nodded, his face tearstained and emotionless.
Leon sighed. “You know, what you did to Sora with the whole note thing…it really seems in poor taste.”
Roxas smirked at that. “Yeah, I know. But I didn’t want to argue with him about my decision, nor did I want him to see me like this.” Roxas motioned to his slightly gray-tinged legs.
Leon nodded. “I can understand that. So you do want this?”
“I’d rather die with Sora still in my heart.”
“I see. But wouldn’t you rather live your whole life with Sora?”
Roxas coughed. “I wish for that more than the world.” He looked up at Leon, his eyes dark blue and utterly lonely. “Thank you for everything, Leon.”
Leon raised a brow, then pulled the syringe out of the bottle. “So, you made this whole decision on your own, did you?”
Roxas’ eyebrows furrowed. He could not understand why Leon did not answer his “thank you”. But Roxas shrugged it off. Maybe the older man was just not happy with the way he had handled things with Sora like he said. “Yes.”
Leon then took a hold of Roxas’ arm. “Then you won’t mind if I make a decision on my own as well,” he whispered.
“What?” Roxas asked, not catching was Leon had said.
The door to the lab where Leon worked flew open and slammed against the wall. Sora stood in the doorway panting, sweat dripping from his brow.
“Sora!” Roxas voiced as the young brunet stomped forward.
“Where the hell do you get off making a decision like that?!” Sora yelled.
Roxas’ face was a complete mask of surprise. “I…I–” But surprise soon turned to anger. “I already said in the note that I want to die this way! I want to still be–”
“NO!” Sora interrupted. “I mean where the hell do you get off making a decision like you’re just going to go die and I can’t be there with you?! I respect your decision and I understand why you’re making it, but at least have me here with you. Did you ever stop to think that even if you are going to die that I might want to be there for you?” Tears were running down Sora’s cheeks, and he wiped them away with his sleeve fiercely.
Roxas gazed at him, his eyes clouded by pain. “No. I thought I was saving you the agony of seeing me die this way.”
Sora looked down at Roxas’ legs and touched the cold as steel skin. He looked back at Roxas. “You’re just as beautiful as always.”
He climbed into the small hospital bed next to Roxas and took his hand. He looked to Leon and nodded. The liquid was injected and man left the room. Sora knew it was not because Leon didn’t care–it was because he was giving Roxas and Sora some privacy.
He turned to Roxas and wrapped his arm around his shoulder, leaning their heads together.
“Sora?” Roxas murmured.
“Yes?”
“Sing me a song.”
“You want a song now?” Sora falsely laughed.
“Yes.”
Sora chuckled, and with tears rolling down his cheeks, he sang as best he could.
Sometimes love can hit you every day
Sometimes you can fall for everyone you see
But only one can really make me stay
A sign from the sky
Said to me
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
I've been looking for that special one
And I've been searching for someone to give my love
And when I thought that all the hope was gone
A smile, there you were, and I was gone
I always will remember how I felt that day
A feeling indescribable to me
Yeah
I always knew there was an answer for my prayer
And you, you're the one for me
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
)()()()()()()()()()()()()(
~T his Chapter was beta corrected by AirenA/N: I know I know! All you readers probably want to kill me now, that or you’ll either cry and are going to kill me later. But! It is for this exact reason that I did not post this chapter until the true ending to the story was finished. So please, before you kill me, read the next chapter. T^T
:Additional Notes:
One in a Million - a song by Bosson