Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Roxas turned around and took a few steps to the chair sitting on the porch. He knelt down and lifted the mat a little underneath the chair, and when he didn't see it in one corner, he continued his search. He pulled the mat up a little more and was happy to see the spare key sitting underneath. "Got it," Roxas stated, grabbing the key and putting the mat back down.

 

"Something tells me I'm going to need that spare key a lot in the future," Sora said, a hint of amusement in his voice. It would take a very long time for him to get used to "normal" living again, that was for sure.

 

Roxas started back toward the door and nodded. "It takes a while to get used to things around here once you get back," he agreed. He slipped the key into the lock and twisted. Once he heard the lock turn, he pulled the key out and pushed the door open. Roxas then stepped back, allowing Sora to go inside first.

 

Sora nodded, both at Roxas' words and out of appreciation for his friend's actions. He carefully went inside, not used to having crutches. But he knew enough about how they worked so he didn't have much of a problem making it in a few steps, giving Roxas enough room to enter as well.

 

Roxas walked inside after Sora, making sure to shut the door behind him. He had to admit, it was weird to be in Sora's house; it had been a while since he was last here. Of course, that was because of his mission, which he still didn't like to think about.

 

Sora stopped a few steps in, looking over his shoulder at Roxas when he spoke. "You mind if I get changed real quick?" he asked, glancing at his clothes, which were battle worn and torn in several places. He would have liked to have gotten a shower, too, but there were some things he needed to talk to Roxas about.

 

"Nope," Roxas said, shaking his head. "Go for it." Sora looked a mess, so he probably did want to get changed. Roxas would just make himself at home in the living room, like he always did.

 

Sora nodded, turning his head forward and starting in the direction of his bedroom. The sooner he got out of the dirty clothing, the better. He wasn't excited to speak to Roxas about a serious topic like the Heartless, but his friend had a right to know what Sora heard from Nathaniel.

 

Roxas wiped his shoes off on the rug inside and then shrugged his coat off his shoulders, hanging it up in the entryway. He then ran a hand through his hair, starting for the living room. Once he was in the room, he sat down on the couch, leaning back into the cushion and exhaling a breath. He wasn't entirely sure why he came inside now that he thought about; he had come with intentions to just drop the crutches off, and then head back home.

 

A few minutes later, Sora exited his bedroom, wearing black sweatpants, socks, and a gray long-sleeved shirt. He came out using his crutches, entering his living room and seeing Roxas on the couch. Sora himself went to the love-seat, carefully sitting himself down before he lifted his injured ankle and put it on the couch. Once that was done, he looked forward at Roxas.

 

Roxas's eyes had been set on Sora when he walked into the room, and he looked at his friend now, meeting his gaze. He seemed different, probably from the battle he went through the day before. Roxas knew how that was, a little too well.

 

"You think you could call Namine and tell her to come over?" Sora asked, still looking into Roxas' eyes. "She's probably concerned about Kairi, so maybe I can help answer any questions she could have." Since he had just spent the night and morning at Kairi's house, he thought he could be of help to Namine. And besides, Namine deserved to know what Sora was going to tell Roxas as well.

 

Roxas nodded wordlessly and reached into his pocket, pulling out his phone. He flipped it open and speed-dialed his girlfriend, bringing the phone to his ear. He remembered how worried Namine had been for her best friend, and Sora. Roxas hadn't talked to her yet today, so she was probably still concerned.

 

Namine just finished feeding Ty when her phone rang in her pocket, startling her a little bit. She had been on edge all morning, and yesterday, because she hadn't known what was going on with Kairi. She pulled out her phone and opened it, bringing it to her ear. "Hello?"

 

"Hey, it's Roxas," the boy said immediately. He was sure she knew that, but he said it anyway. He leaned his elbow against the arm of the couch, supporting his arm as he held the phone to his ear. "You okay?" He figured he should ask that first, considering he could tell that, even through one simple word, Namine was still shaken up by yesterday's call from Sora.

 

"Fine," Namine said, turning her head towards the kitchen window. "What's going on? Do you know what happened with Sora and Kairi?" She was greatly concerned for her friends, and Roxas must have understood that. That was why she didn't hesitate in assuming that the reason Roxas called was because of those two.

 

"They're fine," Roxas replied then, answering the question. "Kairi's at home and I'm sitting at Sora's right now. He actually wants to talk to you." His eyes lifted to the guy sitting in the room with him as he said this. "You wanna come over here? Sora said he could answer any questions, if you have any."

 

Namine exhaled a breath in relief, happy that her friends were safe. "That sounds good," she said into the phone, nodding even though Roxas couldn't see her. "I'll be over soon." She needed to fix her hair quickly and then get on her winter gear; the walk to Sora's would be pretty long, since the sidewalks were a little icy.

 

"'Kay, see you in a little bit," Roxas said, his eyes moving from his friend to the floor. He hung up the phone after that, flipping it shut and putting it back in his pocket. His protective instinct was kicking in, the boy hoping Namine would be careful on her way over here. Of course, he knew how careful she was these days, so he knew he shouldn't be entirely worried.

 

Namine flipped her phone shut when Roxas ended the call, the girl sticking her phone in her jeans pocket. She was glad that Sora and Kairi were alright, but she had a lot of questions that she wanted answers to. The sooner you get to Sora's, the sooner you find out, she told herself. With that thought, she exited the kitchen to get ready to go.

Sora nodded once, seeing that Roxas had taken care of business. "Before Namine gets here," he started, "do you have any questions about anything?" There were a lot of things that weren't spoken about over the phone, particularly the rundown of the battle.