Fireworks flashed in the sky, and the crowed 'oohed' and 'aahed' at the sky flowers. The smooth skinned red head stood atop the clock tower of Twilight Town, surveying the fireworks from his own point of view. And his point of view was bleak. Magnesium, phosphorous and other metals being burnt to create pretty lights, big whoop. For a pyromaniac, it was nothing special.
After his ascension from mere mortal to a heartless, Axel had forgotten all that he had left behind, and so missed none of it. But there was something still nagging in his brain that he should feel something more than just... emptiness.
A flash of white caught his eye, and Axel trained his vision downwards once again.
A cute young blonde slowly picked her way through the crowd of people, blatantly ignoring the spectacle over head. There was nothing new about it. They did it every year for the New Years celebrations. And every year it was the same. Get a little drunk, find a hot guy, go back to his place and sneak out in the morning. Namine was sick of it, she wanted a real relationship, with a real person. Not just the object she kept hidden inside her sock drawer.
Axel stared, entranced at the girl. She was flawless. Each step she took away from the spectacle was balanced, almost planned. Her delicate white dress flowed down to her knees and caused Axel's mind to drift to his midriff, imagining what lay under the pearly folds. Something inside of him began melting, and filling his chest with the bitter sweet taste of want, need and lust. Without hesitation, he began climbing down he outside of the clock tower, his black cloak flowing out behind him like the wings of a bat.
Namine continued on her way home, ignoring the wolf whistles from the boys around her. She'd seen them all before anyway, they were nothing special. As she turned to holler back to a particularly vulgar cry, a red patch caught her eye. As the sea of people parted, she saw that the red patch was connected to a face, a face with the most darling emerald eyes that she had ever seen. She slowed just a little and allowed the face to catch up to her slightly, then resumed her pace.
Axel grinned inwardly as the blonde noticed him, and chuckled happily when she became entranced with his, so he thought, stunning good looks. With a flick of her dress, the girl continued walking. Axel made no rush to follow her, as he knew that there was no way that she could lose him. The girl rounded a corner, and Axel followed obediently.
Shit.
Lost her.