Chapter 8 – Chocolates from Laurel

Third person POV

 After some time, Roxas decided to go home for the night so he said goodbye to Tohru, Tomoaki, and their friends and went home on foot. It was nighttime, and it was peaceful. Noise can violate the peace at any time at night. Along the way, the happiness of being with them and in this world still remained sticky to him like superglue. 

 "Man, today was so much fun!" he thought in happiness.

But then, he encountered Laurel holding a plastic bag.

 "Hello there, Roxas," he greeted with a monotone voice.

 "Um, how did you know my name?" Roxas asked back.

 "You'll never know." Laurel smiled, before giving him the plastic bag. "Here, this is for you and your family. Happy Valentine's Day."

 "Um, I can't accept anything from a stranger." Roxas was hesitant to accept it, following the rules of his parents.

But Laurel insisted, saying that it was chocolates that he bought recently and that he wanted him to have them.

Eventually, Roxas accepted it finally. "Okay, thank you."

 "You're welcome," Laurel replied, "Have a good night."

He then walked off and disappeared into the night.

Roxas was a bit puzzled, but he just went home with the sweet chocolates.

 At 6:55 p.m., he arrived at his home. "I'm home." Rosas then greeted back. "Welcome home, anak. How are you?" While taking off his shoes, Roxas entered into the living room. "It's fine, mommy. I had so much fun with my classmates this Valentine's Day." Then, Timothy and Hailey came running excited to see him.

 "Kuya!"

 "Oni-chan!"

 "Hey, guys, how are you?" Roxas said to them.

 "Okay po, kuya."

 "We received some chocolates from our friends from school."

 "Wow, really? That's nice. In fact, someone gave me chocolates, too."

Roxas then showed the plastic bag of chocolates Laurel gave him.

Upon peeking, his younger siblings were delighted by it.

 "Someone gave you chocolates, anak?" Rosas asked him. "A stranger?"

 "Yes, and he claims that he knows me." Roxas looked at her. "But he's nice after all."

 "Okay, what's that person's name?"

Roxas then shrugged. "I don't know. He didn't tell me."

 "Okay."

Rosas then grabbed a bar of chocolate and opened it, taking a bite of it. "This is sweet. He's nice after all."

 "Yes, he is, mom."

Timothy and Hailey grabbed some, too, and opened them, before eating it with delight.

Those chocolates are very sweet after all.

Roxas was happy to live in that world after all.

But he wonders if he can travel to other worlds, too.