Silhouettes

Chapter 7 - Past of Sorrows

“What were you thinking? Are you aware of the danger you would put us all in?”

“Zexy is right Axel; I thought you couldn’t fee-”

“Shut up, leave me be.”

Roxas stirred, his eyes fluttered and he received a bout of painful sunlight in his eyes. Squinting them tighter, caused him to wake up further and his consciousness kicked in.

He became aware of his room around him and opened his eyes slightly.

His bedroom was swathed in a golden afternoon light.

Completely in a daze for the first waking moment, Roxas was suddenly overwhelmed by the black memories earlier on.

The shadow in the attic, the pain of falling over. Falling out of the attic.

Green eyes…

Wait that could have been his Mother, hearing all the commotion? Fighting down the nausea Roxas got up groggily and called out in a weak voice, “Mum?”

He got no answer and he glanced around his room, a shudder racked his aching body. He stretched out his hand and saw a large black bruise, decorated on it.

He winced, wiggled his finger, and head several cracks and pops in his hand. His eyesight wandered back to the electric blue and green cover of his bed and then to the doors that were opened out to the balcony.

A slight wind came through the doors, Roxas lifted his head, and from his bedroom door, he saw his brother knock hesitantly. Sora poked his head in.

He looked incredibly worried. Roxas didn’t deny his entry, Sora came in.

“Are you alright?” he whispered and Roxas only managed to groan in response.

His brunette brother sat on the bed beside him and Roxas felt the air tense right up and the heat warmed slightly.

He rubbed his head and finally managed to whisper in a soft voice, “What happened Sora, I can’t-cant rem-!”

Sora shook his head and interrupted him, the worry in his voice was concerning for the blonde. “You fell out of the attic, Roxas, what were you doing up there in the first place? Look at you, Mum and Dad will freak if they see you.”

Roxas bit the inside of his cheek.

That bad huh?

Sora sighed and unexpectedly hugged his little brother close, “You have to promise me you won’t do anything stupid Roxas, please. Something unnatural is happening here, it’s scaring the shit out of me to be honest.”

Sora was being truthful and out of the corner of his eye, Roxas saw his Ipod on the docking station light up.

It didn’t scare him much anymore, but it was the song choice that put his nerves to the test, including Sora’s.

Both brother jumped up as the music started.

It was a freaky song to be playing at this sort of tense moment.

Sora looked to the docking station then back to his brother as Roxas got up and flicked the station off grumbling about having a faulty Ipod.

Sora was a little freaked out. He looked around the bedroom and saw no Silhouette. He was free at the moment; he leant towards Roxas who was twiddling the pristine Ipod touch over and over in his hands.

Not once, had the brothers ever intervened like this in a civil manner.

As Sora was going to say something Roxas moved his torso towards the door and both brothers heard a crunch in Roxas’ jacket.