Forty-Third Keychain-[Written, Filtered From Sora and Yuber]

[perplexme]

This may seem random, but what can anybody tell me about that Yuber guy? I need to know.

...I have a few things to discuss with some stupid guys with silver hair friends who keep hiding things from me a few people. Maybe it's your lucky day that I'm postponing that for a while. If you think it's you? Well, you'll know.

Comments

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

That's different! I've never tried to fight someone like Yuber before, and I never would, because I know I'd be out of my league!

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

I'm not going to fight him by myself! I'm just trying to figure things out!

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

Don't fight him at all! Roxas, it's too dangerous! Do you want to get killed?!

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

No, but I don't feel like letting Sora be a target either.

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

But fighting Yuber isn't going to make Sora any safer. If anything, it might make things worse. There has to be another way.

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

It'll make him safer if he's not fighting by himself.

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

[ somewhat desperate, now ]

Roxas, I mean it. If I have to stop you myself, I will. Both of you. It sounds like he's just too strong, and... I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you.

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

...the thing is, Sora should have been stronger than that. Yuber hurt him a lot, and I know people are saying Yuber's strong, but there's something wrong here.

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

[ fffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. she abruptly goes dead silent. which is totally not suspicious at all. ]

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

...Xion? [What is this.]

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

... so he did lie to me. I should have known...

[ pauses again. suddenly she is terrified, but now there's really nothing for it, is there? ]

Roxas? Remember how I said we needed to talk?

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

Yeah...what's up?

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

... where are you? I don't want to do this over the journals.

[Filtered]

[perplexme]

I'm at the apartment. I can stay here or meet you somewhere?

[Filtered]

[fourteen]

No, I'll come to you.

[ and the journal shuts. she's going to hurry over, because if she hesitates for even a second, she will not go at all. ]

[Action]

[perplexme]

[All right then. Roxas will hang out in his room and wait.]

[Action]

[fourteen]

[ she's home before too long, taking a moment to put away her things and just fidgeting bit before getting up the courage to knock quietly on his door and poke her head into his room. she's white as a sheet. ]

... hey.

[Action]

[perplexme]

[He's busy looking out the window and sitting on his bed, turning his head when she knocks. He won't say anything about her state just yet.] Hey, come on in.

[Action]

[fourteen]

... [ takes a few steps into the room, clearly not too confident. she doesn't come much closer, nor does she sit down anywhere.

it's very abrupt, when she summons the Keyblade. she can't seem to find the words to explain it, anyway. ]

[Action]

[perplexme]

...[Wait.] Wh-I thought you said...

[Action]

[fourteen]

... it's Sora's. He ... he gave it to me weeks ago, when I fought Riku's Replica.

[Action]

[perplexme]

That's...Sora's? [Launching himself off of the bed to look closer] You've had it all this time?

[Action]

[fourteen]

... yes. It's his... and I've had it for over a month.

If ... if something's wrong, and Sora's not as strong as he should be ... it's probably because of this. [ cradles the Keyblade close to her chest, not looking Roxas in the eye. ]

[Action]

[perplexme]

A month? [He's just busy boggling a little because how the hell did he miss that?]

[Action]

[fourteen]

... I didn't know how to tell you. Because ... if Sora's getting weaker ... this means that--

[ cuts herself off. she's trying so hard to be brave, but it's starting to fail. she's very scared. ]