eleven locks.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ Roxas appears distracted the very moment he appears on the Plane, cradling a cup of tea. His head tilts to the side, his expression open and confused. He kneels down, gently sets the cup aside, then lays himself along the 'floor' so that he can press his ear to it. ]

That's... new. [ He pauses, winces, and places his hand over his other ear. ] All right, let's use our indoor voices now.

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[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ Right... by... his ears. He winces, pulls away as well, and looks considering. ]

I... don't know. I hope not. I could try using the keyblade on the barrier, like I'd planned, but it might not have a lock on it to open in the first place.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She looks startled when he winces and pulls away.]

What... what's wrong? [Then, she takes into account how quiet he's being.] Why are we nearly whispering?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

S-sorry, my ears just kind of hurt. That's all.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Oh. I'm sorry, then. [She puts a finger to her lips and smiles at him.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ He smiles back, though it's not quite as strong. He has a suspicion of why his ears hurt, but he doesn't want to say just yet. ]

Hey, Naminé... Do you know when those gear sounds started up?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

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Gear sounds?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the... gear sounds. [ He pauses, eyes roaming while he listens to something. ] There. Did you hear it?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She closes her eyes and focuses, tries to listen... And eventually just shakes her head and goes right back to the "/?" look.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ He frowns. ] So... you can't hear it. But I can. And I can hear... [ Trails off. Maybe he shouldn't say? It's kind of freaking him out, who knows how Naminé would react? ]

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She waits for him to finish that thought, but when he doesn't, she verbally prods at him:] You can hear...?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... your heart. I can hear it beating.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She puts a hand over her heart, looks down at it, looks back up at Roxas...]

Really?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ Nods. ] Really.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

How? Did it only just start?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just now. When I... came back.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[That... worries her.]

So, your hearing's more sensitive now? That explains the whispering... but, why is it happening?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I think... it has to do with how I come back. When I woke up, the Twins were there, but it was like some kind of lab.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[That really worries her.]

A lab? With the Twins?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [ He shakes his head. ] Everything was pretty loud, though. I think I passed out again.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She bites her lip.]

So... do you think that they... did something?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ He nods slowly. ] That's probably what it is.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't know what to say to that, but she looks pretty scared and worried. She doesn't know much about the Plane, but she definitely knows how much Bad News the Twins mean...]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ Roxas reaches for her hand. ]

Hey. It'll be okay. What matters right now is that we're together again.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She gives him a small smile, over all of her worry, and nods. When he takes her hand, she gives it a small squeeze.]

You're right, Roxas.