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[It's late Friday night, a little before midnight. Quite close to midnight, actually. Someone's restless.]

This whole thing with the harpies got me to think. Has anyone ever--

Huh?

[Roxas' train of thought is apparently derailed by the appearance of someone offscreen.]

"RIIIIKU! Where'd you go? Okay, you won, now come back! This isn't funny! No fair, I can't run as fast as you!"

[And whatever Roxas was going to say is lost as his jaw falls open. Perhaps automatically, perhaps coincidentally, the camera swings around to reveal Sora.

At five years old.]

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[ Hey. Hey, Riku is kind of a jerk, and probably was his whole life. But it's against Roxas' nature to pick on even jerky little kids, so he won't bother pursuing that line of thought.

The shift in emotions is evident on Sora's face, but Roxas isn't entirely sure what each nuanced change of expression actually means, so he's content to wait until Sora settles on his own reaction. Besides, he's still sort of reeling. ]

Yeah. I do.

[ Uh...what now. He can't say that Riku's gone from the City, can he? He doesn't want to freak out a little kid. He doesn't remember ever being a little kid, but he's pretty sure that's bad. ]

He had to go help his family with some stuff. [...] He said I should look out for you while he's gone.

[ Okay so....Riku...left....him.....

Pardon a moment while Sora just digests that.

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Well then. Okay positive thinking. On the bright side, Riku did leave him someone else to hang out with, which is a darn sight better than being left to wander around on his own - not that Sora entirely minds exploring on his own but isn't Everything more fun with someone else? He is pretty sure that it is. Or so his life experiences up to the age of five dictate to him and thus he heeds, tilting his spiky haired head up at the other head of spiky hair and waffling visibly. ]

Stuff, huh?

[ He says it not as though he's suspicious anymore, just kind of a bright echo as he commits to the notion of spending time with this person - this Roxas. ] Well.....okay.

Why not?

[ Then he scuffs the toe of his sandal on the ground, leans forward and back in a precarious way that mostly only kids under 3 feet can manage and luckily Sora is more than qualified on that front. He looks around with a thoughtful expectation. ] What'll we do?

[ Baaaawl so sorry, Sora, Roxas would blame it on Riku's dad dragging him home for dinner if he had remotely enough information and sense to give such an excuse. But he doesn't know enough.

Ugh, it's awful to lie to children. ]

Important stuff.

But he'll be back! And then...you'll finish your race?

[ It sounded like they were racing, right? ]

We could...uh...

[ Not remembering childhood can be a real problem sometimes. ]

What do you like to do?

[ ON THE super bright side of things...Sora, 'LATER IN LIFE' like you know when he's all of fifteen lmfdlkds so olllld.....would be like yeah that was totally the right thing to do, bro - maybe minus the bro part. Um. Anyway.

To the first thing, Sora beams - almost literally like you could probably posit coordinates for the sunlight coming from his smile for all of a few seconds there. ] Yup. I think we should start over. [ And if he's a liiiitle happier at the prospect of a redo than anyone who has actually ever won would be, well he's not thinking about it, not trying to hide it. If anything, when he finally does beat Riku, it'll be all the more impressive, right? Right.

To the last question, Sora swaps out his grin for something overly thinkative, not unlike a bear of very little brain - though arguably quite a lot of heart - who he will meet someday, who will also be his friend. ] Lotsa things....umm...well there's the racing - oh and swimming, and ice cream, and exploring, and---

[ Babbling, he stops, laughs a little sheepishly and decides now is a good time to invade Roxas' personal space. With the blond crouching down, Sora can bring himself nearly nose to nose, eyes wide with question marks. ] Buuuut what do you want to do?

I like a whole bunch of stuff. [ Repetition = he probably likes something Roxas likes, or so he figures. ]

[ Oh, that smile...is adorable. He thinks. No, it definitely is, even a Nobody is in no position to judge that sort of thing. ]

Yeah. You'll start over so no one gets a head start.

[ Best friends belong side by side, after all. ]

Me?

[ He's still figuring that out. ]

I like ice cream.

[ Oh HEY well gee whiz, Sora likes ice cream too, which uh is probably quite obvious from the way he goes in RECORD time back to the beaming smile from before, broader though - the kind that makes other people suspect becomes physically painful after too long - that kind. He has very little to no concept of personal space still, always, forever, so he grabs one of Roxas' hands and begins tugging him in the direction of ice crea---

WAIT A SECOND.

He halts abruptly, stares up. ] Um. Which way to the ice cream place?

[ For a minute, he doesn't even question the logic of following Sora. Hey, following the kid's lead, it's all good--Roxas is exceedingly out of his depth here.

But that's a good question. Also, it's midnight. ]

You know, I'm not sure it'll be open right now. It's dark out.

I have some at home, though.

[ Halting in a way that implies that tires would screech if there were any tires, Sora glances up at Roxas, gives that suggestion Serious Consideration - exaggerated again as he seems to be going through a phase - and nods.

Oh but wait, he blinks and looks around. ]

Ooookay but how will Riku know where we went?

[ Thank goodness little Sora apparently hasn't noticed that Roxas is luring him away with treats. That can't be safe. ]

We'll come back later. Don't worry. If he gets back early, he'll come find me. He knows where I live.

[ All true, so he can say it with sincerity, though he knows Riku will not be coming back.

It's strange, feeling Sora's tiny hand in his. Maybe it's not an emotion—can't be—but he wants to look after him. Protect him. When he's like this, he needs it. ]

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Well...if you say so!

[ Trust comes easy to Sora, and only a teensy bit less so later when he's much older; and even that's just a smidgen in comparison with other people. So his hand fits in Roxas not only with the size of it but with the full commitment of a person who's decided that the hand holding his own is safe and knows what he's doing, where he's going, and they're going someplace good. Nodding a few times, all the while looking around him, Sora is fascinated with the huge buildings and the general darkness broken up with bright lights. He's never seen anything like it of course. ]

This place is huuuuge.

[ Duh, Sora. Duh. But he's amazed anyway. ]

[ Roxas squeezes the little boy's hand as they go. He doesn't know whether it's to make sure he isn't scared or if it's to reassure him.

Maybe both. ]

It is. But you learn your way around after a while.

[Oh wait-] But you'll be back on your island pretty soon, so you won't have to worry about that.

Um...what's your favorite ice cream?

[ Whatever his intentions, Roxas does manage to reassure Sora, and Sora reassured is an easily pleased Sora all over again. There may or may not be a slight skip in his step. This newness is exciting. ]

Maybe I'll get to come back an' visit! [ Looking up, Sora pauses as if waiting for confirmation of this before his brain catches up to the all important query of ice cream and he hurries on to answer that instead. ] Favorite? Ummm.....cookies'n creme? [ Sora dons a dramatically thoughtful face, almost pouting with it; this is serious business. ] Buuuuut I like all ice cream. [ AKA he doesn't want to miss out, so he's covering his bases! ]

[ Maybe it's just that the surprise and weirdness are wearing off, but Roxas can't help but chuckle. Sora is...really surprisingly cute as a little boy.

He wonders if he was that cute when he was small. ]

Maybe you will.

[ Cookies and cream...that sounds good. He's not sure whether he has it or not, actually. He's taken to buying an assortment at the store. ] My favorite's sea-salt ice cream. It's salty, but really sweet at the same time.

[ To Sora, for who Roxas is a new quantity, a potential new friend - even better -, a chuckle is especially encouraging, and it's even easier for Sora at this age to smile, which is saying something since it's not exactly difficult the way he usually is either anyway. While they walk, he injects a slight swing to their arms, which is probably a teensy bit awkward due to the height difference but the spirit is good at least?! Yes. ]

We should get both! If you don't already have 'em.

[ He's at the age where shutting up sometimes is not on the agenda, so he barrels on. ]

Riku likes lotsa different kinds. He won't admit it but I know he does.

[ Of this, Sora sounds probably unnecessarily proud, like it's really hard to figure out what kind of ice cream your best friend likes, but chalk that up to the age maybe. ]

[ Roxas plays along, swinging his arm slightly. He's not very tall, but Sora is very short, so it's easy to do. And kind of fun. ]

We'll have to find out.

[ He doesn't mind. Even though part of him is...actually enjoying this, he's not a great conversationalist under the best of circumstances, and dealing with a kid is a brand new experience. ]

Why wouldn't he admit it? Ice cream's good. That's not a secret.

[ Here Sora pulls a pout at the very thought, not offended at Riku's reticence even at their young ages but maybe a little miffed, yes. However on the subject of Roxas, from where Sora is, he thinks Roxas is swell. He's nice and easy to talk to, from his perspective, and it shows in the way Sora doesn't pause when he converses, just kind of goes from babble-on to babble-off with no awkwardness in between. ]

Dunno for sure, but I think sometimes... [ He gets a little conspiratorial here, whispering way too loudly to be actually secret but this is how he does, well, at this age. ] ....sometimes he thinks it makes him look more grown up or something. [ Sora shrugs then. He doesn't mind overall - Riku is older, okay, though he thinks it wouldn't hurt Riku to smile a little more, seriously. ]

[ Roxas isn't the best at reading people—in fact, he might not be the worst, but he's pretty far down the list. But every passing thought Sora has is so clear on his face. He's just...innocent.

And even as he's smiling a little and just going along with the situation as best he can, he can't help but wonder: why are they enemies? How could they be?

Was Xemnas wrong the whole time? ]

Uh huh. [ He leans down a little. ] Want to hear a secret, though?

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What is he even going to think when he goes back to normal...

um..........that is a VERY good question.........possibly he will try to belike ICE CREAM THANK YOU?

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