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... what happened?

[ Guess who's finally awake! And also staring and blinking at that Ninetails staring back at her. Preeeetty sure that's not her pokemon. Bell, on the other hand, is chirping happily and flying around in circles. There's a roar outside. Despite all this noise, Xion notices the seashell by her pillow and picks it up, staring.

Still, despite not knowing what happened, Xion's staring at her hands, then uses her free hand to pat her face. ]

Is this real...?

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[ He pauses, glances back at here, level and contemplative. ]

I did. I figured you'd let me know when you were ready.

[ Moves to find a bowl. ]

[ And the next thing she says, quiet, yet so sure of the truth in her words while her hands grasp each other as if for strength. ]

I'm a Replica.

[ He cracks one of the eggs over the edge of the bowl. ]

What's a Replica?

It was a side project of Organization XIII, their attempts to have a Keyblade user under their control to complete Kingdom Hearts...

I was always a failure, though.

[ His mouth tightens at the mention, but he doesn't turn away from his task. He whisks in some milk, and the cheese. ]

I thought that was Roxas' job. [ Admittedly, the details were a) throuh Sora and b) hazy to begin with. ] How were you a 'failure'?

Because I didn't complete the task I was created for. [ Notably, she actually sounds a bit proud of herself on that note. A bit. ]

[ He glances over his shoulder at that, brow arching. He fires up the gas on the stove. It makes sense--Kingdom Hearts opening is something all the worlds would have heard about. But then, that means... ]

What happened?

A lot of things happened. [ Which was true. ] But then... I had to make a choice: me or Roxas. I didn't want to hurt him further.

[ His mouth tightens. Someone's gotta teach this girl to look out for number one more. He's happy, suddenly, that eggs don't take long to cook. As they sizzle in the pan, he fishes out a plate and a fork for her. ]

That still doesn't explain why you look like Kairi.

Like I said, I'm a Replica, my existence was to copy the Keyblade power from Roxas, from Sora... but I was absorbing too much. Through Roxas, Sora's memories were poured into me... the strongest of them being Kairi.

[ He nods, listening as he guides the eggs onto the plate. He walks back to the table, setting the dish in front of her. Eat while it's hot! ]

I'm sorry, Xion.

[ She looks up when the eggs are slid into her vision. She tries a small smile before picking up the fork. ]

Thank you, Leon. [ A small laugh. ] There's really nothing to be sorry for. It's just how... things turned out.

I'm sorry they turned out that way, then.

[ He's suddenly both sad and tired all at once, and Xion looks so small. ]

You didn't deserve that.

[ Chewing on some eggs when he says that. Swallows, and looks up, trying to find the right response to that. ]

I don't think it's a matter of "deserving" or not... It's something I had to do. Something to make things right.

As long as it was your choice, and you don't regret it.

[ That's the important part. He just worries, what with the Org. being involved, that she didn't have much 'choice' in her choice, so to speak. ]

It was... even if I had to make them think it wasn't.

[ Leon's worries are founded, but she showed them. Even though, deep down, she wishes she could go back to that time where it was just her, Roxas, and Axel, eating ice cream and watching the sunsets. ]

Then it's enough.

[ He nods, letting their conversation lapse into silence, letting her eat. ]

You like it?

[ He means the eggs he made her. ]

[ She looks up curiously just as she stuffed her face further. Urp. Chew, chew, swallow and nods. ]

Yeah. You're really good at making them, Leon. [ Smiling just a bit wider this time! ]

[ He smiles over the table, shrugging. ]

They're just eggs. I make them pretty often.

[ Laughs a little. ] Do you make anything else? [ Like... are you a master at cooking as you seem to be a master of pokemon knowledge? ]

I can make some stuff. Pancakes. Soups. Nothing too complicated.

[ He's lying, but he generally doesn't think much of his cooking skills. ]

I should try to learn those. I can't keep relying on Namine and others to feed me.

I'll teach you, if you want me to.

You wouldn't mind?

Why would I mind?

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