Spaghetti
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It wasn't the oddest of missions to be sent on, it wasn't unusual, to scout out a new world.
Rather routine actually.
It's just it was the first time to do this sort of thing for the pair. Neither had been sent on a mission such as this, so they weren't quite sure what to expect.
Being prepared to fight heartless if the need raised? Yep. Expecting the mission to drag on and on like patrols did? Yep. Being turned into canines? Not so much.
The smaller of the two, Roxas, was certainly not happy. Of all the massive amounts of dog breeds he had to be the fluffiest of them all; Pomeranian. Yea, like that just screamed badass. And the fact that his, much larger, partner had picked on him since arriving in this godforsaken world hadn't made the experience any better.
Axel hadn't missed any beats when it came to teasing the smaller other, especially since he was just so cute and so adorable as a Pomeranian. Really, he was. A walking ball of fluff is what he described his partner as. And he'd even gotten a new nickname too, 'Roxie the fluff ball'.
"Oh c'mon, Rox. You know I'm only kidding" Roxas shot the redhead, now a weird Collie sort of dog, a warning look.
"Yea, right. You've been picking on me since we got here, Axel! It's not cool." The redhead sighed and sat back on his haunches, tail laid out to the side. Roxas padded to a stop, his tiny little feet and legs barely visible from all the hair. "C'mon, we gotta keep moving, I'd rather get this mission over with and not be a frickin' dog anymore." He growled, stepping closer to the sitting redhead.
Roxas had not expected it when a large paw stretched towards him and hooked around his poofy body, dragging him closer to the redhead. He was now situated underneath the larger nobody, having to crane his head all the way back to even catch a glimpse of the redhead. He was frowning the best he could with his new features. Axel lowered his head to make the blond's attempt at seeing him easier.
"I'm sorry, Roxas, I didn't know it was bothering you that much" Roxas sighed and lowered his head to look forward, leaning against one of the long legs placed on either side of him. He unconsciously rubbed his face into the limb, nuzzling the redhead a bit.
"S'okay I guess… It didn't really bother me…" Axel lowered his head further to nuzzle the top of the blond's fluffy head with the tip of his muzzle, before lifting his head a bit and giving the back of the littler blond's head a good lick. Roxas gave a higher the expected yelp and turned his head, showing his tiny teeth in annoyance. Axel just gave a grin, well, he tried to anyway. Having a dog's features made expressions harder to express.
"Chill, Roxas… I'm just being affectionate" Axel calmed, nuzzling the blond's head again.
"Yea, but you don't have to do that!" Roxas protested, turning his head and nipping at the other's muzzle gently.
"It's not like I can kiss you any other way…" Axel said before standing and stretching, shaking his legs lightly before trotting a few feet forward. Roxas sat on the cold concrete for a few moments, blinking, before standing and hurrying after Axel.
The patrol went by silently, they made little small talk, but found the silence comforting in a way. When everything had checked out and their mission was all but done, Axel suddenly sat down again, causing Roxas to huff and turn about again. He turned and stepped back over to the redhead.
"Now what, Axel?" He asked rather dryly
"I'm hungry"
"We can eat when we get back to the castle." Roxas reasoned, wanting to get back.
"But the food here is better. It smells better. C'mooon Roxie!" Axel started, then whined when he caught the glare Roxas was sending him. The blond dog pondered this for a moment before sighing . Axel grinned again and stood, tail wagging happily. "We can stay?"
"Just for food. I'm hungry too." Axel yelped happily and jumped over to Roxas, pinning him down with a front leg. "Get off!" Axel complied and stepped back a few steps.
"C'mon Roxie, I know just the place, close your eyes" Axel grinned and lowered his head, snatching the younger by the back of his neck, lifting him from the ground when he saw the blue eyes closed.
Roxas yelped and jerked around until he nearly slipped from Axel's grip, stopping in fear of being dropped.
Tail in the air, Axel padded happily down the street, turning onto an ally and sitting down outside a door, reaching up and whacking the door with a paw. A man answered the door, blinking and looking down to see the pair. Axel had set the blond down and looked up to the man with his green eyes, his tail wagging. The man chuckled knowingly and held a finger up before turning and shouting something.
Roxas kept his eyes shut, mind wandering about the possible situations Axel had just got them both into. He didn't dare peek, knowing Axel would get on him about it and he'd rather avoid that.
"Roxas… Open your eyes" Axel said softly. Slowly the blue orbs, having not changed shades at all even in this dog form, opened. He blinked a few times before looking around and seeing a large pile of hot spaghetti in front of him. It was topped with red sauce and small meatballs.
"Axel…" He murmured, looking around and seeing a candle flickering on the improved table their plate of spaghetti was on. He could hear a soft melody in the background.
"Well. Let's eat, ne? Dig in, Roxie" Axel grinned, sitting patiently, waiting for Roxas to start eating. The blond leaned forward and grabbed a mouthful of the spaghetti, chewing it as best as he could with his now canine set of teeth. After Roxas had taken a few bites, Axel began to eat as well.
That cliché noodle thing, them both eating at the same noodle, only to bump noses in a seemingly kiss, never happened, and they fought over the last meatball.
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