Author's Note: Alright. Let's clear a few things up. This is an AU Kingdom Hearts Fic with FFVII and VIII elements, with some mentions of X. This is mostly a companion piece to the 'A mother's sin' series, and a filler for 'A tale of two brothers'. It explains what happened to Axel after his initial sacrifice for Sora/Roxas, and what happened between the time he and Reno reunite in 'A tale of two brothers'. I am well aware that most of the events have yet to take place in a ToTB, but I felt compelled to put this piece up anyway, perhaps it will leave you with suspense There are also some clues to Demyx past, and other things. If you enjoy, please review. Flames will be ignored. There is also SLASH. If you're not a fan of boy-love, click the back button on your browser. Also, I apologize for my horribly spelling. I write on a notepad document. Alas. At any rate, please enjoy.
//…..\\Signifies a dream
…..Signifies a flashback
…"He was the only one I ever really liked. I just wanted to see him, one last time"…
//….Then, the world went black. Silence echoed in a strange state of forever. Something began to stir, something warm and strange, the vagueness of life crept back into some twisted state of near consciousness. \\
//…"Huh?" he gasped unable to penetrate the darkness, only the refraction of his own voice bouncing off invisible walls drifted back to his ears. "Where, where am I?" from the cold, a warm budding heat began to rise. Vainly he tried to move, but couldn't feel his limbs, he couldn't feel anything but the muted warmth\\
//…"That was a very noble action" another voice responded. It was feminine, angelic, beautiful. "But it is not a first for you Axel, now is it?"
//…"How do you know my name?" Axel breathed. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he recognized the voice. It was soothing, bringing him back to something blurry he couldn't quite grasp…\\
//… "I didn't think you would remember me. Not after all you had been through" the woman soothed. Axel felt his soul leap when what he was sure was a gentle hand had somehow caressed him "I don't take offense, I was hoping you would call me lady" she gave an almost sad chuckle…\\
//…"Uh. I'm, sorry?" the red head offered lamely to the darkness…\\
//…"No, Axel" the nameless woman gently corrected "It is I who should apologize to you. Had it not been for me, you would still…" she paused, trying to keep her voice from cracking "Perhaps, things would have been different for you."..\\
//…"Yer freakin' me out lady" Axel managed, his own voice shaking in some sort of nauseous apprehension "What are you talkin' about?"…\\
//… "The first time you gave your life, it was out of love" she explained slowly, making sure he understood "And this time, it was done because of a shadow of that love which you believe to be real." The woman let out a long, pained sigh. Axel felt his soul ache, who was she and why was she hurting so? "I told you one day I would call on you, Axel. That day is today. Through the Life Stream, I have managed to reanimate you and your comrades. It wasn't too bad, as Nobodies simply reform after so many years. I simply sped the process up to a few weeks." She paused, but before he could speak she continued "axel, listen to me and listen well. You will meet a man that you have seen in the past, his name is Ansem the Wise, though now his name has changed. He will be the one to reform and reorganize the group in which you hail. If you can convince the others to follow him, the results will play in your favor .I'm…I'm begging you to trust me." A small sob escaped her "I must find my remaining children. The one you called 'Superior', he is with my little triplets, Ansem must take his place as leader if all is to be saved"
//… "I'll help you, lady" he managed, surprised. Axel was stunned, completely. Why did he suddenly feel so compelled to take orders from someone he couldn't see?. More over, he could feel the slight wiggling of his swiftly reforming fingers and toes. Feeling a sudden distance between him and the angelic voice, Axel reached out desperately for it, for her "Wait! Who are you??"…\\
//…There was a soft sigh from the maiden as the warmth completely overtook him, and the light invaded his eyes "They call me Jenova"…\\
