Recovery won't happen... (Part 2) *Roxas - Invite*

[Mugen K. I. Kagemaru]

Locnil scaled the tree outside Roxas' Dorm.

He knew that if he tried to get in through the hallway, a teacher would catch him and he would be in trouble. That, and he would have to put up with Jim Morales' continuous rant on why the Dorms are segregated by gender.

Locnil growled to himself as he imagined that.

He makes it to Roxas' window. Roxas herself is alone, though minutes ago Locnil had seen Marty leaving the Dorm. Perhaps he shared Locnil's intent to try and comfort Roxas?

And then Locnil saw it. Roxas was wounded. It wasn't anything serious, nothing a good Full Tonic couldn't handle. Locnil sighed, he wasn't able to use Cure spells, the closest being that he could close wounds with the Darkness. He did have a revival spell, though, if the person wasn't meant to die, but he hoped he wouldn't have to use that.

Locnil knocked lightly on the door, light enough that no-one but her would hear it, and that only being because of her sharp hearing. Maybe she already knew he was there, waiting for her to let him in.

[Patchwork]

Roxas looked at the tree as Locnil climbed it, hearing it without too much trouble. She waited a small time and soon he heard him knocking. She walked over and smiled as she opened the door. "Hey," she said quietly, allowing him in. Her room was silent except for a small iPod docking station playing a familiar song, "Can you feel the love tonight" preformed by Elton John.

[Mugen K. I. Kagemaru]

Locnil climbs in. He hears the song playing.

"I always liked that song," he says. "Feels like that special someone is right there to take all the pain away. And I've my share of pain."

He looks downward. Before Ash's death, the last time he had cried was at his father's mother's funeral.

(That last fact about Locnil came from my past. I haven't truly cried since that day.)

[Patchwork]

Roxas sits on her bed and sighed. "What you doing up this late?" she asked. It was pretty late now. Her eyes were a bit dark from sadness, but she easily kept her voice and posture strong. She held her left hand, feeling the ring with her forefinger and thumb.

[Mugen K. I. Kagemaru]

Locnil notices the ring. A real surprise, but then again, this was Roxas he was dealing with.

"I saw it happen," he said. "And a little bird told me you and Marty had reason to think he may be alive. I'd like to help look for him, if that's acceptable."

(Don't press the "little bird" thing. That's just to explain how he knows about it.)

[Patchwork]

Roxas silently listens to Locnil. "No," she answers at his request. "It's something that I'd prefer to work with just Marty on." Her eyes were low and her heart hurting. She honestly wanted to be outside under the moon, howling until her voice was horse.

[Mugen K. I. Kagemaru]

Locnil's expression is a fusion of shock at Roxas' rejecting him and confusion at her reason.

"Why just him?" he asks at last. "Why don't you want anyone else there to help if something goes wrong?"

Before Roxas can answer, someone is heard walking outside. They seem to stop at Roxas' door.

Time to go... says Locnil to himself.

The door opens and Jim Morales is seen.

"I hear a boy in a girl's Dorm!" shouts Jim.

As he starts into his rant about the Dorms being segregated by gender, not knowing Roxas is alone, Locnil has safely made it back to his forest camp.

END LOCNIL FIGNIRF'S ROLE.

[Patchwork]

Roxas looks at Jim and shakes her head. "Sorry, Sir. I had my TV up on accident." she said, turning off the small TV in her room.