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[eclipsed-purity.livejournal.com]

Who: Roxas, Open
What: Starting fresh
Where: Balamb
When: Mid-day
Rating: PG



"Wake up."

The young teen's eyes twitched, but stayed closed.

"Roxas."

The gentle voice saying that name was enough to open his eyes. His bright, watery blue eyes took in what was before him. The sky at first, then a beautiful woman was looking at him, draped in blue that enhanced her warm smile. She had long golden blond hair, the same color as his short somewhat spiky hair.

"Wha-"

Before he could even finish his word, the woman had smiled and her eyes closed, and she quickly faded away. Roxas sat up, both his hands on the ground for support as he looked around quickly to see if she was nearby anywhere. But she was gone. Roxas hoisted himself up and began dusting off himself since he had been laying in some grass. His clothes were the same as the ones he was wearing in Twilight Town. He stared at them in wonder as he recalled the last thing he did. He had spoken to Namine, he was merged with Sora.

After a few more moments, he looked up the grassy field to a town not too far away from him. He made his way towards it, slight winds ruffling his already messy hair. He read Balamb over the entry way as he kept walking. The first thing he saw was a bored salesman behind a booth, or at least he looked like a bored salesman. When he had noticed Roxas was staring at him, he held a small phone up and asked in the most monotonous tone "Have a phone?"

Roxas shook his head and was about to open his mouth to say he didn't have any money to buy one. But didn't have the chance. It was as if the man had reached over the edge of the booth and pulled Roxas to the counter.

"You'll love the Balamb selection of phones available!" he said with a happy smile across his face, Roxas apparently saying the thing he had been dying to hear. "So look look and find the one that has YOU written all over it."

Feeling awkward at the man's sudden change of expression and enthusiam, Roxas looked from phone to phone. As he did so, the man kept speaking "All of Balamb's phones are up to date with the latest applications, texting options, voice messaging, video chat and of course have perfect connection to reach anyone in the world!"

Finally Roxas' eyes landed on a gold phone with an interesting black design on front and back. "I like this one." he said pointing to it. "An EXCELLENT choice sir, this baby just screams you, doesn't it!?" he practically shouted with a smile as picked up the phone and began punching the number pad. "Now, what's your name?"

"Roxas." he said meekly.

"Perfect! Mr. Roxas, you are now all set up and connected to the world wide phone network! Here, is your new phone!" he said holding out to him.

Panic streak down his back as he reached in his pockets praying money would be there. His hands grasped nothing but lint.

"I don't have any money." he said embarrassedly.

The man's smile dropped and he looked just as he did before with an arched eyebrow. "You're joking." he stated.

"No." Roxas said as he rubbed his arm, his eyes looking for something, anything to rescue him from this humiliation.

The man laughed until it sounded like he was crying. "That was good!" he said in between hysterical laughs. "Oh, that was good. But here." he said forcing Roxas to take the phone. "All phones are free of charge, the heads of state allow everyone to have one."

Roxas blinked bemused as he looked from the man to the phone.

"Now go on, try it out. Just call this number." he said, his hand gesturing to a sign on the counter with a string of numbers. Roxas nodded, still caught off guard by not needing money and dialed that number. A ringing came from the man's pocket and he looked at it. "A call from Roxas. SUCCESS!" he said happily. "Now go, enjoy your new phone!"

Smiling, yet still surprised Roxas continued walking into the town of Balamb. What a place this was turning out to be.

Comments

[keyofearth.livejournal.com]

Terra frowned. "Well, Kid said she worked at a bar right? Perhaps she stopped by their bar." he said, before turning to Roxas. "Though it may help if we knew exactly what she looked like, I was a bit busy trying not to get stomped to death at the time" Terra said as he glanced at his side, where the long-healed bruise used to be.

[sleeping-water.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm, that's a bit of a shot in the dark. But you may be right. Kid could help keep an eye out for her anyway," Aqua smiled, "It helps to have eyes in more than one place."

She quieted, though, as she tried to remember the details of the hooded figure who helped them. She didn't see much of her face, and only barely remembered what her voice sounded like.

[eclipsed-purity.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure we can find her together." Roxas said brightening after hearing the possible leads. They had something to work with, that's what was important. "I've been thinking." he said after a moment. "Have you been fighting heartless..?"

[keyofearth.livejournal.com]

"We fought a whole group of them last week" Terra said, his arms folded as he closed his eyes. "Something's off about them, unless your friends are in Dollet"

[sleeping-water.livejournal.com]

"We've been fighting the Heartless longer than that, though. Especially the Unversed," Aqua explained, "Any particular reason why? Would you like to help us fight more of them? They're still prowling around the world from what I understand."

[eclipsed-purity.livejournal.com]

"I just wanted to know if I might run into them. If they come for the Keybladers still. I'll help fight them. It's what I can do best."

Despite being at a cafe, Roxas wasn't really hungry, nor sleepy. "

...just tired.

" he said under his breath, answering his own thought.