Eleven O'Clockish [Aerith]

[Aerith]

Final Thoughts

It was at this point that Aerith decided not to pursue this line of thinking further. Clearly, both of them were getting increasingly frustrated and confused with all this talk of hearts possibly or not possibly being in pieces, Nobodies, and Heartless. This wasn't helping Sora's mood, which was the whole reason she had suggested they come here.

"Hey." She walked over to him, leaned over, and peered at his face. "It's much too sunny here to be feeling down." Smiling, she straightened and extended a hand to him. "Would you show me around, since you've been here before? I would appreciate that very much."

Though, she could not resist adding some final thoughts on their previous topic of conversation. "The way you describe it, it sounds like you never lost your heart. But if that's the case, Roxas shouldn't have existed at all. So, maybe he's more than just your Nobody. Though, I'm not sure what more could mean."

[Castle]

Sora looked at her hand, and then up at her face. Finally, he smiled.

"You know what?" he said, "Neither do I."

With that, he took her hand and stood up. He still didn't know what exactly was going on between him and Roxas, but maybe it wasn't something he should be dwelling on. It wouldn't do him any good to sulk, and he was getting sick of it anyway. There were more important things to take care of. He had to work to protect everyone else before he got too worried about himself. And besides, as long as he had his heart in the light, he would be fine, and so would Roxas.

He could worry about Axel when he saw him again.

"Come on, you should meet Pooh bear and his friends. I bet they'd be happy to see you," he said as he guided Aerith away from the log. She came here to see the 100 Acre Wood, so he would show it to her.

Although, Aerith's feminine presence reminded him of another, someone he would very much like to bring here someday. He wondered, wistfully, what Kairi was doing right now.