[Voice] // [Video]

[onlytwilight]

[The video clicks on to the heavy panting of a certain direwolf. Roxas is laughing softly and the wolf is whimpering, pleased.]

Good boy. Come on, get it. One more. Go... get it!

[There's the sounds of splashing water and an even louder howl several moments later, followed by the boy's voice again.]

Good boy. Give. ...Come on, drop it. Drop it. Oro! Oro, come here. ...That's it. Good boy. Very good. Drop it.

[Just that quickly, Roxas gasps and the wolf lets out a loud and threatening howl. The communicator drops. The feed clicks to video, showing Roxas at an odd angle on the sand and what looks like faint lights in the distance.]

...Wow. So this is what it looked like. It's -

[He pauses.]

Oro, come on boy. Come on! [Roxas disappears from the screen, the wolf barking but staying close to the communicator. The blond comes back only to grab the communicator and turn it off.]

Comments

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

It's not your home, but you're welcome there with us. But...it's not like we have somewhere else to go.

[goregasm]

Am I?

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

She wants you here, and I don't mind you.

[goregasm]

... Mm.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Words, Riku.

... I lol'd.

[goregasm]

I don't know that she wants me here all that much, anymore.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

She told me you upset her. Just think about what you say before you say them, maybe?

[goregasm]

I do. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells and still nothing comes out right.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Maybe you need to be there when I'm there.

[goregasm]

I don't exactly think you want to babysit me, Roxas.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Better that I see how you act once and see what upsets her. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding on both your parts.

[goregasm]

It probably is, but ...

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Just think about it.

[goregasm]

You're busy enough, aren't you? Without dragging my weight around and doing me favors.

I'll work on it.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Think about it. One of these days Sheik will break my legs because I'm working too hard and I'll have to take a vacation.

[goregasm]

... Sounds like him. Also doesn't sound like a bad idea.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Sheik is not breaking my legs and I'll take a vacation when I've resolved some things.

[goregasm]

[ Chuckles. ] Relax, I was kidding. And as far as resolving things, it wouldn't kill you to spread the weight around. There are people willing to help you.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Most of it are my own problems that I need to deal with.

[goregasm]

... That sounds familiar.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately.

[goregasm]

Then why let it happen?

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

I didn't start the problems. I'm going to finish them.

[goregasm]

Then let someone help. I'll help.

[onlytwilight.livejournal.com]

I have...two things that I have to do, just me. The rest...

The Lux needs a guard. I've been keeping nights in there and sleeping in the early morning when Ryuzaki and the others are awake. Chez Nobody could stand some renovations. Dawn is still recovering from what happened to her. I've got Karasu keeping me updating on Nero if something happens, I'm keeping an eye out for the Twilight, and the Castle needs an eye on it in case Nobodies come out and are up to something.