if I were with you

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[a perhaps rather familiar but very tired-looking replica is hurrying through a hallway towards Namine's (and his) room. he's carrying a large cardboard box, filled with something that occasionally rustles. it's the final box and he's very anxious to get it all done until Namine returns. he seems saner than he's been in a long time.]

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[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Well, there's a fluffy black cat trotting down the hall that he may or may not recognize. She has what looks like a torn out page on her mouth and is looking very pleased with herself.]

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[oh, he knows that cat! he puts the box on the floor and crouches down, because he's always got time for cats, no matter how busy he is.]

Hi you.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[She stops and pads over, sitting and mewing happily. She does love attention, after all. When she meows, the page she was carrying falls to the floor.]

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[he pets her while picking up that page, examining it curiously.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[She just purrs and lets her tail wave this way and that. The page is some complexly-worded research on pharmaceutical drugs and the like.]

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[oh, those kinds of words were in the books in the Doctor's laboratory. but the cat is more interesting, and he puts the page down to use both hands to stroke her.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[She mews again, purring loudly. Of course, when she's around someone else is never far behind- he's passing by an intersecting hallway at the moment.]

Prue, where did you run off to now?

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[Roxas picks up the cat, still petting her to keep her calm in case she's one of those cats that absolutely hate being picked up, and carries her to Riku.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[He's a bit surprised that someone would be courteous enough to bring her over, but takes her with an appreciative smile. She immediately crawls up and around to hide in the hood of his sweatshirt.]

Thanks. She has a habit of getting into trouble.

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

She was carrying something.

[he mumbles to the floor before hurrying back to fetch the page.]

[sketched-ocean.livejournal.com]

[Was just heading back to their room when she saw him. She is of course, curious.]

Roxas?

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[he freezes in place. no, he's not done yet! he pretends he didn't hear her and walks faster towards the room.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Follows along a bit with a sigh, knowing exactly what page she took.]

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[picks the page up and hands it to Riku. he knows who this is now, he figured it out. but saying anything about it would be awkward and strange so he'll just keep quiet and hope no one finds out.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Takes the page with a dry smile. He'd be sad to find out that this is the future replixas, but he'd still want to know :<]

Thanks... Roxas, right?

[sketched-ocean.livejournal.com]

[...She doesn't buy that for a second. He stopped when she spoke to him. He heard her. Just blinks and wonders why he doesn't want to talk to her. Did she do something wrong?]

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[nods, looking down. he's blushing.]

R-riku.

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[he stays outside their door and turns to face her since he's assuming she followed him.]

You can't come inside yet. Wait here.

[sketched-ocean.livejournal.com]

[More blinking.]

Um, okay?

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[takes the box inside the room. she can probably hear him moving about in there, and some minutes later he opens the door slightly.]

I'm done!

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Frowns at that response. The mannerisms are so familiar, but it couldn't be...]

You... Roxas?

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[looks up at him for a moment before looking down again.]

Yes.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[There's that worried expression and tone of voice.]

What happened to you?

[sketched-ocean.livejournal.com]

[Just being very confused over here.]

Okay?

[tatteredreplica.livejournal.com]

[just shrugs. a few years worth of getting in trouble, Namine disappearing completely, a few too many sleepless nights... or simply another one of Doctor Even's little mechanisms messing up.]