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strike up the band

[ That party was nice, sure. Dancing and punch and little kids, however, just isn't Roxas' scene. So, afterwards, he slipped away to find a room he could think in. The room he picked is a few steps away from where the dance was hosted. The field is large and spacious, full of short, green grass, slightly taller where the dense forest starts to emerge. In the middle of that field, however, is a wide tree, which holds a sturdy, oak treehouse in between its branches. Ending twilight paints this picture with opaque oranges and vibrant violets and deep blues, which seems just fine to Roxas, who's sitting on some of the tree's roots. Still dressed in the white dress shirt, black pants and boots he wore to the dance, he watches as the 'sun' starts to 'set' while he fiddles with his green tie, with a few small jars beside him--and why? Small fireflies are starting to dance around in the ending light.

He grabs one jar and slowly moves, trying to catch a few fireflies. He's clusmy, though, and ends up bumping against the hanging tire swing, almost falling onto his butt if it weren't for quick reflexes. Almost as an apology, one firefly hovers above him and sinks down into the jar. There are plenty more, though... anyone want to try their hand at catching fireflies after a day of partying? ]

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Careful, Rox. [Calls out from his seat amidst the roots of that large tree, having been sitting nearby. Chuckles gently when Roxas whumps into the tire swing and nearly fell.]

I caught one!

[ He exclaims triumphantly, using the swing as assistance. He looks into the jar with curiosity, wondering just what makes the bug light up. ]

Nice job. [Moving to stand and dust his pants off, he walked over to peer at the jar.]

[ He hands it over to Axel, so he can see more clearly. ]

How many do you think you could catch if we stayed out here all night? [Just a playful question, taking the jar to hold it up and get a better look. Nice, it was glowing brightly. Offers it back then.]

I think this one just felt sorry for me.

[ He tries not to chuckle at that, and looks around at the fireflies, and the sunset, consequently. ]

Probably... a lot.

Maybe, it's a good sport if it is. [Smiles, following his gaze out to the sunset and the fireflies, watching the sunset more... well, only at first. It soon went to watching Roxas and those fireflies dancing all around him.]

[ Roxas breathes in deeply, before he smiles thoughtfully, though Axel can probably trace a bit of sadness in his expression. ]

Everyone I know here says that this place is bad... but I think it's actually pretty good. Only one bad thing happened. I have a few friends now, and ... I got to see my best friend again. [ He looks over at Axel. ]

I think I'm happy here.

It's alright to be happy here, I think. [He knows he is; it's like a second chance. That trace of sadness on the blonds face had Axel taking a step closer to slip his arm around the smaller Nobodys shoulders, leaning to rest his chin on top of his head in a half hug.]

[ Ah--there goes that warmth again, in his chest. He doesn't quite understand it, but he leans into Axel all the same, knowing it's growing bigger. ]

[Keeps his head there, though turns it to press a kiss to the top of his head again.] I know I'm pretty good about staying here too.

[ Roxas feels that, and in his mind, he counts this as the fourth if not fifth kiss he's given him. ... something in him--probably that warm feeling--causes him to tilt his head away from Axel. ]

[Blinks from that tilt, but doesn't chase and starts to pull away to go pick up one of the jars.]

[ And Roxas... lets him go. For now. ]

[Stepping away and picks up a jar, cracks it open and looks around to start catching a few bugs himself.] How about.. first one to ten fireflies wins? [Playful sort of smile.]

[ He laughs, going over and grabbing another jar. ]

Okay, you're on.

[Good, that moved that brief moment of awkward far behind them. He's gonna take off one direction, chasing a bug with the jar open. Oh his height has uses here considering these bugs like going upward.]

[ He's lucky with that, but Roxas has charm on his side. He doesn't catch too many too fast, but he's patient and pretty much just enjoying this. ]

[Axel is working on catching each one he spots, and even see's one hovering above Roxas' head.. chuckles a bit when he approaches, a soft smirk on his face as he moves to catch that one.] Hold still a second, I think it's attracted to your hair.

[ Whoah. Uh... he stays still, looking over at him with his eyes. ]

[After catches that one, he held the jar down so the four he has caught so far could set off their glow, smiling down at Roxas.

Cute how the soft light was making the blue in his eyes stand out more.]

[ He looks from Axel's jar up to Axel's face, then off at the horizon. Time flies fast; the sun's set. The fireflies are more prominent now, as they fly and twirl around both of them. ]

[Follows the smaller Nobodys eyes off to the horizon, only half aware of all those fireflies around them since they keep straying into his vision. Opening his jar, he made a motion to catch a few of the glowing bugs, though it was more he stood there with the lid almost open.]

.. It's pretty nice here.

[ Roxas turns to him, pulling his green tie slightly. It is. He raises his eyes to the treehouse, then the swing, before he just sits down. ]

[Glances back at the slight movement, following his eyes to the treehouse and the swing before Roxas sat. Axel outright chuckled and closed the lid again, offering his hand.] Want to go check it out? I'll push you. [Teasing with that last comment.]

[ Roxas reaches up to grab his hand, and just as he does, the fireflies seem to swirl around them, for some reason, especially around their fingers. ]

[Pulling Roxas back up to his feet, Axel couldn't help a light look of surprise when the fireflies utterly swirled around them, watching curiously..]

What're they doing?

[ He steps a little closer to Axel, curious. ]

Not sure, just.. offering light I guess since the sun is nearly down. [He hasn't let go yet.]

[ He nods, before tugging Axel over to the swing. ]

[Axel followed easily with the tug, setting the jar down by the roots.]

[ He hops inside of the tire, hands clutching the rope. ]

[Once Roxas looked stable on that tire, he grabbed it with both hands and stepped back, pulling it with.. once he got far enough back, he gave a running start to that push, ducking underneath when he let go and it swung back.]

[ He lets out a big peal of laughter, leaning forwards and keeping momentum so Axel doesn't have to keep pushing. ]

[Grinning lightly from that laughter coming out of Roxas, he dusted his hands and took a step back to give the tire it's berth when it came back around, then gave it a good push anyway to keep it going faster.]

[ Oho, he has to clutch onto the rope as it soars a little higher. As the swing starts to lose momentum and he slows, his bright smile fades into a light, peaceful expression. ]

[Watching was as good as being on the swing himself, chuckling quietly from how content Roxas looked.]

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