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When; After the curse day/afternoon
Rating;PG
Characters; Naminé,Sora
Summary; So after the ~~scariest day of her life~~ curse, Naminé resumes her search of Sora using Roxas's directions. Whatever happens next is TBA.
Log;

It was a big place. She had the sore feet to prove it. Still, she was happier than she had ever been. She had never just been allowed to walk around like this. She was always restrained in some kind of way or other, so this feeling was new. And it was not a bad feeling.

She walked past the towering apartment buildings, looking again at the piece of paper she had written the directions on. She stopped when she was in front of the right place. She almost hadn't done this. Suppose someone like Zexion had wanted her there for a reason? But she had relaxed a bit when she realized Riku was in the same place. Nothing bad could happen if they were all together.

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Sora missed Kairi more than he ever had, so the idea of her Nobody coming to stay brightened Sora's day. He remembered life with Riku and Kairi and hoped it would be the same if not similar to that. He was so excited he took the stairs literally one set at a time.

Then all that separated him from Naminé and the outside world were doors. Standing there, he was reminded of the dark beach with Riku and the door leading back home. It put a smile on his face when he shoved one of the doors open. He didn't count on the girl to be right there waiting. "Naminé!"

She looked up when she heard her name. Relief flooded into her. He was awake. He was okay. And from what she had heard, his memories were back. She wouldn't have even minded that he was being reminded of Kairi - it was natural. She was part of Kairi. Though Roxas really didn't seem like Sora at all. She pushed the thought about Others and Nobodys from her mind. It wasn't important right now.

She felt shy, suddenly meeting him again after a year. She put one hand awkwardly to her hair. "Yes....me....hi Sora."

Sora was happy, happier than he had been, to see her. His feet barely touched the ground while he ran to her. He hesitated, wondering if he should hug her like he would Kairi. His arms remained at his sides.

"It's been a while," he says with a surprisingly calm tone. His hand was very gentle when placed on her arm. "I missed you. How've you been?"

She hesitated for a minute moment herself. Then her pride was gone. She threw herself forward and hugged Sora. She had never been entirely sure they would meet like this again, but it was happening. It was real.

She released him and smiled. "I missed you too. I've been ok...a little confused, but ok. And that shadow thing is over. What about you? How's Riku?"

"Riku..." He laughed. "Riku's the same. He hasn't changed at all. He tries to bully me around but he has no idea I let him think he's bullying me." Sora, for all his innocence, was a mastermind when he put energy into tricking his friends. "Don't tell him I said that though. He'll try to beat me."

Naminé laughed, putting one hand to her mouth. "It sounds like him to be competitive. I won't tell."

Yes, that was certainly Riku. When he had lost to Roxas he was determined to not stop until he won. But the price....what did Sora know? And what did Riku look like here? Everything was so different. Sora was awake and he had both sets of memories. And Roxas was in the same place.

"When did you get to this place? Do you remember how?

"It's been a year since I came to the City..." Sora seemed sad at the thought. As a boy in love with his home world, he was suffering greatly. He often wondered how his friends and family were. "I went home for a little while. I went to bed and the next day I was here. Roxas was here too, but he wasn't like he is now." Thinking about the dark, brooding Roxas he shared the City with made him a little sad too.

"A whole year..." the blond looked a bit shocked. "And the last thing I remember was when you were asleep and I was trying to find a way to talk to Roxas...what do you mean he wasn't like he was now?"

I don't care about you. The words still made her flinch. But just the same, she was concerned. Had something happened to make Roxas that way?

Confused, Sora said, "I thought you knew him before I did." He hated comparing the two different Roxases, but... "The old Roxas was nice. We were like brothers. Now whenever I talk to him it's like I'm talking to another Riku." His frown expressed his frustration at this. "He's different now."

She frowned, looking sympathetic.

"I don't think Roxas is like Riku at all." she said, bluntly. "Not the Riku I knew. I mean, he was hard to read sometimes, but I know he was nice; he kept Diz from getting rid of me many times. And he was really worried about you. He wanted you to wake up and get your memories back. And he blamed himself for a lot."

She hesitated. If she were to go on and if she were to be honest, she would have added, Riku seems to care about people, Roxas doesn't care about anything.

But for Sora's sake what she said was,"My first impression might be wrong. But I think they are very different people.....there's a lot about him I don't know."

"There's a lot I could tell you," Sora offered, glad to help her. "If you have any questions you want me to answer first, I'll do my best! But..." He turned more toward the building, eyes raised to the top. "... I think going inside is a good idea. I can show you around and you can ask questions." He looked back to her and held out his hand to her in offering. "If you want."

She hesitated, thinking for a moment. Then she smiled and shook her head.

"No." she murmured. "I would like to know more a bout him, but I want to let him reveal it himself....but thank you, Sora."

She reached for his offered hand. It was warm. She still wondered sometimes if she was dreaming and this place wouldn't fade and she'd find herself waking up at the table where she usually fell asleep drawing.

"I wanted to see you again. I was glad when Roxas told me that you weren't still asleep. And you remember me. I still don't understand it, but I'm not sorry for it."

"Don't be sorry for anything," Sora told her, gentle with her hand but also firm. He should have taken off his gloves before going to meet her, he thought. Maybe take a quick shower and make himself look more presentable; maybe even try to tame that mane of his... "What happened at the castle doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that you're here."

He went on to tell her he was on the way way top of the building, sharing his apartment with one Riku and an orange cat named King that was a little on the chubby side. Sora made sure to open each and every door open for his friend, too.

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