"Mom, you have to check this out." Cloud said the minute Anne walked through the door. He didn't even glance up from his laptop to see her set down her coat, her briefcase, and the vast amounts of groceries that she had picked up before coming home. "Its like…epic."

"What is it?" She asked, glancing at him over her shoulder. "And will it take long? Because I have a ton of stuff to do before I go back to work tonight. I'm leaving for Beijing tomorrow and I have to-"

"Yeah, that's great, whatever." Cloud shook his head and motioned her over. "This is really seriously cool though. This Russian guy found the cure for AIDS. Do you want me to read you the article? There's a video too."

Anne sighed and leaned against the counter. "Why don't you read me the article, and then I'll decide if I want to watch the video or not. Sound good to you?"

"Sounds good to me." Cloud answered. He clicked the touch pad a few times and scanned his eyes across the screen, then sat back. "Okay. So here's what it says.

"'Moscow, Russia. Four days ago, renowned medical research consultant Axel Russo and his firm announced to the world of science that they had discovered and successfully tested on a sample space of 150 patients a cure for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS.

"'After his lover of ten years had been diagnosed with the disease, Mr. Russo has been steadily working on a cure. 'Its such a devastating disease, ranking with the likes of cancer and multiple sclerosis.' Doctor Russo said. 'I couldn't just stand by and watch it kill him.'

"'Though Doctor Russo wishes to keep the name of his partner undisclosed for the duration of this interview, we were given permission to put his words into this article. When asked about the disease and treatment, he answered, 'Its not a pretty disease. I can't tell you the number of times that I've come down in pneumonia or something like it, just because I was so susceptible. And the treatment isn't even close to perfect. I'm not going to lie; its painful, slow, and uglier than the disease itself. But it works. It gave me my life back.'"

Cloud looked up and raised his eyebrows at Anne, who was staring at him half dubiously and half sadly. "I'm not really sure if I should be happy or sad."

"Be happy." Cloud shrugged. "You should watch the video. Its like, awesome. Very empowering. And this doctor dude looks just like that one boyfriend you had. Its kinda creepy."

"Which one?"

"Um…" Cloud's eyebrows knit together as he thought. "A…A…Andre? Apollo? No…"

"Adam?" Anne asked, raising her eyebrows.

Cloud clapped and pointed at her like he had just seen Jesus. "Adam. Yes. This guy looks just like him. Now will you please watch the video?"

Anne sighed and walked over to him, and Cloud smiled and clicked on the link for the video. "Happy 16th birthday, Cloud." She said stiffly.

He waved his hand dismissively. "This'll teach you to leave my presents laying around on the table when you're not home. Plus, my birthday's tomorrow anyway. No great loss."

At that moment the video popped onto the screen, and Anne's breath caught in her throat. There, walking across the screen were Adam and Roxas. Roxas looked like he had been really sick with the flu for a few days and was just getting over it, midnight black circles residing just below his eyes, white as a ghost, thin as a rail.

"Oh my God…" She breathed.

"I know, right?" Cloud shook his head. "Its creepy."

The tall blonde wasn't even listening. She was watching as Adam and Roxas walked up to a podium that was on a raised platform above a crowd of 5,000 people, according to the caption below.

Adam looked exactly the same, except for his hair, eyes, and…tattoos? His hair was the most vivid red color that Anne had ever seen, and his eyes were the deepest shade of emerald green. He had two little tear-drop tattoos on either cheek, and his smile stretched to both of them.

Now that she noticed, Roxas was different, too. Older, of course; it had been almost 10 years that they had disappeared. His hair was a beautiful pale blonde; not golden, like Cloud's, but ashy and light.

"Its in Russian…" Cloud muttered. "Um…shit, I didn't even try and find one with subtitles…"

"Its fine…" Anne breathed, watching as Adam cleared his throat and leaned into the microphone. His arm was wrapped securely around Roxas's waist, and Roxas was leaning against him, smiling.

He started talking in Russian, and though Anne had no idea what he was saying, she figured it was something akin to what had been in the article. Cloud was watching, listening, while Anne stood there in shock.

"You know," He said, glancing up to her and looking hopeful. "They're going to be touring the world, I heard, giving these speeches. They might be coming to New York City in a few years, according to this schedule, and I was just thinking…"

Anne looked at the screen. She watched as Adam leaned down and pressed a kiss against Roxas's forehead, watched as Roxas closed his eyes and leaned against his tall, sturdy frame, watched as they embraced and walked off the platform.

And she remembered. She remembered Adam racing upstairs to get his things, remembered listening to the rubber of the tires whine as the car sped down the road. She remembered bolting upstairs only to find the beds empty and Roxas gone, and Cloud looking up at her with clear eyes, asking what was going on. She remembered the sting of betrayal, the anger she felt for both Adam and Roxas.

"Of course." She muttered, only half 'with it.' "Of course we can go see them. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

A/N: And thus, the legacy comes to an end. FEAR NOT, MY DEDICATED READERS!

There will be extras. This, I promise. I have like, three different ideas for them, too. So you shan't worry. I'll be posting them periodically, simultaneously trying to work out plot for next month's fic. I'm kinda stressing over it right now, so we'll see...I don't know though. I have a lot of characters that I need to work on (supporting characters; Axel and Roxas will be Axel and Roxas, don't worry) and I need to work on the plot like, big time.

SOBE LIFE WATER

Its amazing. Go buy some. Right now, as I write this at my little upstairs work station (my other workstation is in the basement) I'm enjoying a nice, zero-calorie mango melon. Its delicious. I hope you get some. (I like fuji apple pear too. =3)

HAPPY EARLY AKUROKU DAY TO YOU ALL

~Sara