I lay there on the ground, feeling weak and broken. I had used that last of my strength on that attack. At least it wasn't in vain. Sora was safe and there wasn't a dusk in sight. I could die happy knowing that he was safe.
That's when something unexpected happened. Sora came running over to me and looked at me with such sadness that I could've sworn he was crying.
"You're...fading away," Sora choked out.
"Well, that's what happens when you put your whole being into an attack," I said, "you know what I mean? Not that Nobodies actually HAVE beings...right? Anyway I digress. Go, find Kairi. Oh, almost forgot. Sorry for what I did to her."
"When we find her you can tell her that yourself."
"Think I'll pass. My heart just wouldn't be in it. You know? Haven't got one."
I chuckled after that last sentence. Why I was chuckling when I was about to die I'll never know. Maybe I was laughing to make Sora smile. It was painful to look at him when he looked so much like...
"Axel, what were you trying to do?" Sora said, interrupting my thoughts. I didn't look at Sora. It was going to be hard to form the words, but I had to say them.
"...I wanted to see Roxas. He...was the only one I liked. He made me feel...like I had a heart. It's kind of funny," I began. I turned my head to look at Sora and smiled, "you make me feel...the same..."
I could feel the tears brimming in my eyes. It was true. Sora did make me feel like I had a heart. Probably because he was Roxas' Somebody. It was funny. I should hate Sora for taking Roxas away from me, but I didn't. I felt over protective towards him. Probably because he's the only thing left of Roxas. The only thing left of the person I loved.
I blinked the tears away and reached up to touch Sora's cheek. I stared into his eyes. The same eyes Roxas had. Sora seemed to be startled by this action because once I touched his cheek he flinched. It hurt. Even though he wasn't Roxas, it still hurt to have him flinch away.
"Please. Just let me look into your eyes...Roxas' eyes," I said, the tears were coming back. I didn't even try to hold them in. I wanted to look into Roxas' eyes one more time before I was gone forever.
Sora nodded and allowed me to touch his cheek. He even stared into my eyes and held my other hand. I gave a weak smile, thanking him silently. I tugged him down towards me, our lips barely an inch apart. I think Sora understood what I wanted because seconds later our lips were pressed together. It was weird. He kissed the same way Roxas did. Soft and passionate. I missed that.
Our lips parted and when I opened my eyes I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I must've been hallucinating or something because when I opened my eyes, I saw Roxas. Tears were streaming down his face and a small smile was painted across his face. He was petting my head and holding my hand. He just looked at me, not saying a word.
I could feel the darkness tugging at me. I didn't want to go. Not when I was finally seeing Roxas' face again. I didn't care if it was a hallucination. Seeing his face, his smile and his eyes made me want to live, but I knew I wasn't going to. Soon I will fade and that's what scared me the most. Being gone and having never seeing Roxas' face ever again scared the living hell out of me.
That's when it happened. Roxas' face turned back into Sora's. If I had a heart it would've sank. I blinked and looked away from him.
"Kairi's in the castle dungeon. Now go," I said, using the last of my strength to open a portal for Sora. As soon as the portal appeared my hand dropped. The last thing I heard was my name and then...