Even if he and his friends hadn't quite managed to reestablish their old routine, Roxas was still a frequent patron of the ice cream shop. The draw of free ice cream was hard to resist, and that was there the Friday afternoon found him.

He sensed the portal opening outside before he stepped up to the counter. Normally it wasn't really an alarming sensation for him--it could mean the approach of a friend--but this time... He'd never been sensitive to the Light and Darkness in others, at least not consciously, but even so something seemed off.

He turned to look as the door to the shop opened and the boy walked in. That outfit-- He'd seen something very much like it before, but this wasn't Riku or Caden. That helmet, was that what you'd call a mask?

His blue eyes widened. "You're..."