Twilight Town 2

Once you've gotten your ice cream, You and Axel made your way back to the clock tower. You held your own and Xion's while Axel held his and Roxas's. You bit into your ice cream and smiled. "This is really good! Salty, but sweet!" You said joyfully.

Axel smiled in amusement. "Look at your face, you must have been pretty down before…" You blinked at his words and looked at him. "Was it about this friend of yours? You worried about them?"

"You can say that." You sighed. "I hope they're ok…"

Axel hummed as he took a bite of his treat. "Believe in your friend. I guess they wouldn't want you to feel sad."

"You guess? What do you mean?" You bit into your ice cream next.

"Hm? What, Roxas didn't tell you?" He raised a brow.

You stared at him. "Tell me what?"

"You'll have to wait till we get there then." Axel smiled mysteriously and continued munching on his treat.

When you reached the clock tower, you spotted both Xion and Roxas waiting for you. Roxas gasped and jumped to his feet. "(Y/n)! You're back!"

"Roxas! It's good to see you again." You smiled. You glanced at Xion, who stared at you in wonder where she sat, and held out her ice cream. "Here Xion, this is for you."

"Oh, thank you." She blinked and took the treat. After Roxas grabbed his, you all sat down and ate your ice creams. Axel, Roxas, Xion and you in that order, watched the sky cast its colors as you enjoyed each other's company. After some time, Xion looked towards you. "Um…"

"Yes?" You faced her. "Oh! My name is (Y/n). Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." Xion nodded after a moment.

Roxas smiled. "She's the the other keyblade wielder."

"Right, your keyblade!" Xion blinked at the memory. "It wasn't like ours…"

You smiled wryly. "No, it's not. Even though we're wielders of the keyblade, I'm a bit different in a way."

"Different?" Xion tilt her head.

"Mine has a mind of its own." You smiled sheepishly. "What about yours?"

Xion held up her hand and summoned her keyblade. It glimmered at the Twilight light. "It's just like Roxas, I could say…"

You nodded as you stared at it. "I see." After Xion placed it away, you decided to ask the question you wanted to ask before. "Hey Axel, what did you mean 'you guess' before?"

"Oh yeah, about that…" He rubbed his head sheepishly. He then faced you from where he sat at the other end. "We're nobodies, (Y/n)."

"Nobodies?" Your frowned in confusion.

"Yeah, we exist, even though we're not supposed to be, you know?" He explained. "We don't have hearts, so we can't feel or understand emotions."

You looked down at your ice cream and took in his words, wondering what category they would fall in under light and darkness. If Xehanort is in the organization, wouldn't they fall under darkness? But looking at Roxas, he doesn't seem like he would join the dark side. He's so cheerful and full of a light of his own. You narrowed your eyes in thought.

Roxas watched you curiously as Xion glanced at you once more. "Does it bother you? Who we are?"

You blinked at her words and shook your head. "No, its nothing like that." You gave her a closed-eye smile. "Doesn't matter who you are, we're friends now, right?"

Axel and Roxas smiled at your answer as Xion blinked. "R-Right." She smiled in return. "Thank you."

"No thanks needed." You shook your head and decided to ask another important question. "By the way, do you guys know a Xehanort among you?"

"Xehanort?" Roxas made a face at the name. Xion mirrored his face as she shook her head.

"Never heard of him." Axel replied, finishing his ice cream. "Is he who you were worried about earlier?"

"Not in the slightest." You grumbled before you nearly sighed in relief. 'Ok, so they're not allied to Xehanort. Good.' You nodded to yourself. "So, this organization, what do you guys do?"

"Can't tell~" Axel winked your way.

You giggled a little. "I guess not."

"What about you (Y/n)?" Roxas asked. "Where are you from?"

"Can't say myself." You smiled wryly.

Axel chuckled at your answer. "Guess we all have secrets we got to keep to ourselves huh?"

Xion turned at him. "But, we're friends right? We can tell each other anything, no matter what."

"Yeah, it's not like we're going to tell anyone else." Roxas nodded in agreement.

You briefly glanced at Axel, who had a faraway look on his face. You smiled sadly at the younger two. "I'm sure you wouldn't tell anyone Roxas, Xion. But sometimes, there's some secrets that can't be told in order to protect our friends."

Axel's eyes widened when he turned to you as Roxas blinked. "Really? But, how come?"

"It happens sometimes," You shrugged and finished off your ice cream. "But just always remember that we're friends, and we care for each other, no matter how untrusting we may seem at some points."

The 3 stared at you with wide eyes as they thought among themselves. You stared back. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, you… I think you got the right idea." Axel nodded to you with a satisfied smile. "That's a good way to put it."

Roxas nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I see what you mean."

Xion looked down at her ice cream. "Secrets to protect your friends, huh…" She muttered to herself.

You stared at her when your keyblade appeared in your hand. You sighed. "Ah well, time for me to go." You stood up as the others followed your silhouette with their eyes. "Thanks for the ice cream." You smiled at Axel.

"No problem." Axel smiled.

"Let's meet here when you visit again (Y/n)." Roxas smiled with Xion.

"Sure." You nodded and left the clock tower. Axel watched you go when he spotted something where you sat.

You walked towards a secluded area for the keyblade to transport you elsewhere when you heard someone calling your name. "Hey! (Y/n)!"

You turned around and blinked at Axel. "Axel? What is it?"

Axel ran to you and held up a popsicle stick. "You're a winner."

You looked at the stick and spotted the word 'winner' at the end. "Oh um, what does that mean?"

"Geez, you and Roxas said the same thing…" He shook his head in amusement. "It means you get a prize if you have this. This is rare, so you should keep it." He held it out to you. You wrapped your hand around it and stared at it. "Don't lose it ok?" He smirked playfully.

You smiled, then held it back to him to his surprise. "Mind holding it for me? That way, I know for sure I have to return." You said as the keyblade began to glow brightly.

Axel opened his mouth to say something, when he sighed instead. "Alright, if you say so." He smiled and grabbed your hand, holding the popsicle stick with you. "Let's see each other again, (Y/n)."

"Yeah, see you soon." You smiled.