Missing Scenes #4

[eiahmon]

Title: Earth's Rebirth: If You Need Me
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I wish...
A/N: This was supposed to be the ending for Earth's Rebirth, but I decided that the scene of him walking into the castle worked just fine for that. Here is the original ending for your reading pleasure.

#4
If You Need Me

That night, Terra sat on his bed – his bed in his room! - and couldn't believe that he was finally home. Many of his personal effects had been destroyed when Master Xehanort destroyed the world, and what few remained had been lost when Aqua reshaped the remains, but she and Ventus had done the best they could to make the room look exactly as it had before everything had fallen apart. There was a bookshelf filled with various trinkets and the few books of science fiction and fantasy that he liked to read. There was the rug just like the one that he used to play with his toys on as a child. There was the lamp in the shape of one of the larger worlds, that lit up with hundreds of pinpricks of light that marked the location of a city when the lights were turned off. Everything was accounted for, but the room lacked the lived in feeling that it had once had. He knew that he would soon be able to fix that, but still, the room's lack of warmth only seemed to accentuate its lack of occupant for so long.

A quiet knock at the closed door made him break from his thoughts, and he looked up just as the door opened partially and Xavier poked his head in. "May I come in?"

Terra nodded hastily, and Xavier slipped inside the darkened room, closed the door, and sat down on the bed beside him.

"It's getting late, Terra." he said "So I really need to be going now."

"You're leaving? But -" Terra trailed off for a moment. "I had hoped that you would stay here."

Xavier shook his head slightly. "The Land of Departure was never my home, Terra; it was Xehanort's home a long, long time ago. I have fond memories of it, but Haven's Bridge is my home now. It's where my family is at, and I've no desire to leave them again."

"So this is goodbye then?" He and Xavier had been intertwined together for so long that the thought of them being apart seemed almost... wrong.

"Not forever. You are always welcome to come and visit, even if it's just to sit down and have dinner with the family." An arm came around his shoulders, which prompted him to lean into Xavier's embrace. "I care about you very much, Terra. If you hadn't fought back against the possession, Master Xehanort would have never locked our two hearts away, and I would have never existed. I owe my very life to you, and it's a debt that I can never repay." Xavier's other arm wrapped around him, and Terra sighed softly as he was held like he was the day after his birth. "If you need me for anything, anything at all, just call for me, and I'll be there."

Terra looked at him then. "You don't think that -"

Now it was Xavier's turn to sigh. "Terra, just as I will always be hated by some for things that were beyond my control, there will those that hate you because you resemble someone that caused them grief and pain. I want you to promise me that you will be careful when you're out visiting other worlds, especially Radiant Garden. I don't want anything to happen to you. Promise me, Terra."

Terra shivered and laid his head against Xavier's shoulder. "I promise, Xavier. I promise I'll be careful."

Xavier squeezed him lightly. "Good." A small kiss was placed on his hair, and he felt Xavier let go of him. "I have to go soon. Mama's probably frantic by now."

Terra chuckled, but the chuckle was cut short by a yawn, which made Xavier laugh.

"You've had a long day, Terra. Go to bed and get some sleep." He smiled a knowing smile. "And yes, I'll stay until you fall asleep."

Without a protest, Terra climbed under the blankets, and Xavier tucked him in, and the latter began to hum a simple, soothing tune as Terra closed his eyes and relaxed into the mattress. He felt one of Xavier's hands threading gently through his hair as he began to nod off. Finally, he was safe, he was free.

And he was home.

A/N 2: FYI, the song that Xavier hums is Terra's Theme from Final Fantasy VI. I was listening to the piano version of it on Youtube while writing this.


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