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Roxas closed his eyes and laid there, silently. "Can I come in?" Axel asked silently knocking at the door. "Sure." Roxas turned on his side, gripping onto a picture tight. "Roxas, what's that?" Axel asked, peering over Roxas to look at the picture. Roxas jumped and hid the picture behind him. "N-Nothing!" Roxas yelled. "Who was that?" Axel asked, sitting next to Roxas. Roxas sighed and tossed him the picture. "Shut up Xion, can you just stop for one god damn minute?!" Axel held Roxas hand and stroked it softly with his thumb. "Just calm down and tell me what's going on, who's this girl?" Axel held up the picture. "...Xion." "Xion?" Roxas nodded
Flashback
"Roxas get back here!" Roxas dad yelled out to him as he ran up the stairs and slammed his door shut, breathing heavily. "I can't take this anymore." Roxas muttered under his breath, packing up a small carry on bag and jumping out the window.
"Hey let go of my bag!" Roxas yelled out, gripping his bag tight and pulling it from the girl. "Let go! I need it more than you do!" "I highly doubt that!" the girl pulled out a knife and went to cut his hand but Roxas pulled back, taking the bag with him. "Give me the fucking bag!" the girl yelled, pointing the knife at him. "I don't have money in this thing okay?!" Roxas opened the bag, revealing his prized possessions and few clothes. The girl clicked her tongue and drew her knife back. "Why are you in pajamas anyway?" "Huh?" "You're in pajamas, it's weird." "Well I just ran away from home, last night so..." "Wait, really?" the girl's interest perked. "Y-Yeah..." her eyes sparkled and danced. "Me too!" "W-What?" the girl smiled. "It's a long story, but yeah I'm a street kid like you!" she held out her hand to Roxas and smiled. "Call me...uh...hm...Rhyme." "Rhyme?" "Yeah, why would I give out my real name?" Roxas smiled. "Well I trust you with my name, Roxas." "Roxas it is then! Let's be partners!" "Partners?" "Yeah, we help each other rob people and get money for food and things." "Huh..." "So, whatcha say, partners?" Roxas thought for a moment. "Partners."
Rhyme laughed heartly and poked her head from the water and held out the small pebbles of gold. "Jackpot!" she yelled out. "Jesus you scared me!" Roxas yelled out, pulling her out the water. "Well I would've been dead fish if it weren't for you, but I would've died with gold in my hands!" Rhyme yelled out. Roxas smiled. "I wouldn't let you die." Rhyme smiled. "We've been thieving for six months, I actually put up with you that long, wow..." Rhyme said, grinning idiotically. "Hey shut up!" Roxas smiled, pushing her lightly. "My name is Xion." "Huh?" "My...my real name is Xion." "Xion huh...pretty name..." "Really? You think so?" "Yeah, iota" Xion frowned. "Zero..." Roxas closed his eyes and wrapped his arm around her. "My parents named me Xion because they said that my meaning and importance was...zero..." Roxas frowned and nuzzled her close. "You're no zero in my book Xion, still it feels weird calling you Xion instead of Rhyme." Roxas chuckled. Xion looked over at him and smiled. "You're always will be my Rhyme, we go together, like words that rhyme." "Roxas don't you dare." Roxas stood up and pretended to put on sunglasses. "Roxas nO" "You've been hit by-" "ROXAS" "You've been hit by-" "Roxas I swear." "A smooth criminal!" and Roxas ended up moon-walking into the water. Xion busted out laughing. "One hell of a smooth criminal" Roxas swam up to the shore with fish in his mouth, spitting it out on the ground, letting it flop. "Dinner!" "ew your mouth touched it!" Roxas smirked and bounced up and kissed her softly. "Now you can eat the fish." Xion was a little dazed, but smiled. "Fair point."
"Hey get back here!" Seifer yelled out to Xion who's laughing and running with his wallet, but a man pulled her arm and held her tight. "Knew we'd find some street kids like you." he sniffed her hair as she squirmed. "Now be a good girl and..." Seifer kicked her in the knee. "obey." she bent down in pain. "Hey let her go!" Roxas yelled out and his vision was cut out by a bag. "Hey let go! You don't touch her!" "Roxas help! Roxas ROXAS HELP ME! ROXAS! ROX-" the screams were deadly and ear piercing, something a human shouldn't ever have to hear.
"So you killed two people named Xion and Seifer?" "No! I didn't kill Xion!" "But you killed Seifer?" "Well yes but it was self defense!" "Can you tell us exactly what happened?" Roxas looked down. "Well, me and Xion were going to pick-pocket Seifer but he caught us and he attacked us and killed Xion and I..." "and you killed him?" "Yes." "For killing Xion?" "For self defense!" "Well Roxas I don't think it's safe for you to be around normal society-" "WHAT?!" "Calm down, I think we should bring you to the school for the mentally insane, and since your grades were so high we will let you be in the college level." Roxas stayed silent and kept his head down. "Don't worry Roxas, I'll protect you." Roxas' mind whispered
