Once I thought of a way for this to work, it wrote itself. Could be a second part if enough interest.
Couple of Lost Souls
"Axel?" A rather musical voice asked quietly from behind him.
He turned around and met jade colored eyes. The face that framed them frowned in disappointment. "Oh, uh, guess not. Sorry."
Thin lips quirked in amusement. "Not too many guys around with this color hair."
"Uh, no there isn't." The blonde ran fingers through his oddly cut hair.
Tilting his head, he asked. "What's your name, kid?"
"Demyx. What's yours?"
He regarded the other for a long moment. Something about the blonde aroused his curiosity and he was bored as hell anyway. He ate the last bite of his sandwich and finished his water. "Reno."
"Oh." Demyx was studying him rather closely.
"Come on." Reno tossed some munny on the table. He stood and moved off, knowing the other would follow. Sure enough the blonde, after a moment's hesitation, scrambled after him.
Reno pulled out a cigarette. He lit it and as he blew out the first breath of smoke, glanced at the shorter man beside him. Though clearly an adult, there was an obvious childishness to him. His expression was open but there was a depth to his eyes as if he had seen too much in his life but refused to let it bring him down.
It was quite an intriguing mix.
"So, this Axel guy you're lookin' for, he got hair like mine?"
"Yeah. Same color though styled totally differently." Demyx spoke animatedly. "And he has emerald eyes and diamond tattoos under his eyes."
There was another redhead out there with facial tattoos? "Huh. Why'd he get those?"
Demyx shrugged. "He had them from the beginning."
Well that was a strange statement. "Beginning of what?"
The blonde's steps faltered. "Uh, well, since I've known him."
"Right." Reno drawled out. "So why you looking for him, yo? He your boyfriend or something?"
"Nooo!" The other blushed. "It's just… I'm kinda alone out here. Actually, I don't even know why I'm here because, well, any way when I saw the hair, I just hoped…"
"That it was someone you knew."
"Yeah."
They walked in silence. Reno flicked his cigarette butt away. Sounded like the guy was in the same position he was. Both were strangers in a strange land, looking for something they recognized.
And for whatever reason, he found the kid rather cute. He shook his head at himself. He had been alone for way too long. But still…
"You like music?"
Green eyes brightened and Reno knew he had Demyx's complete attention. "I play sitar!"
Reno had no idea what a sitar was nor did he really care. He slung an arm around Demyx's shoulders. "There's a club a couple blocks away. I'll buy you a drink, yo."
"A drink?"
"Yeah, you know, a drink." The Turk laughed.
"Uh, okay."
Reno grinned. This was gonna be a fun night.