Chapter 1
"You may only be someone in the world, but to someone else, you may be the world " -Source Unknown
"So this is Destiny Islands?", I asked myself as I got out of the ship that brought me here. I paid the driver, and then walked down a trail that lead from the town to the beach. Destiny Islands was, well, a small island. It was like it was cut off from the rest of the world, but at the same time, it stayed up to date with the latest trends. I moved here to live with my twin Namine, and her friend Kairi. Well, we used to look like twins. We looked exactly alike. But then, I got tired of people mistaking me for her, so, I dyed my hair white with red and black streaks, and(I don't remember how) turned my eyes a metallic gold. And I dress totally different now. Anyways, I was walking down the dirt road, when someone ran into me. Literally. I fell on my ass, and shouted,"What the hell?". I looked at who ran into me, and it was a girl with cranberry hair, and was dressed in a pink and white zipper dress. I blinked and asked,"You Kairi?". She got up, and said,"Yes, why?". I rolled my eyes, and gestured to my hair. Her eyes went wide, and she said."Oh my god, I am so sorry, I didn't recognize you, I mean, Namine said you were twins, but you look nothing alike!", she babbled on, helping me up. "Yeah, I dyed my hair and stuff". She smiled, and said,"C'mon, Nanime and our friends are waiting to meet you". She then grabbed my hand, and we ran toward town.
When we arrived at her house, I was surprised. My little sister had taste, I'll giver her that. And her house was HUGE! We were in the driveway, and there were a few people waiting on her steps. "Hey guys, she's here!", Kairi yelled. But when she tried to pull me up the driveway, I wouldn't budge. "C'mon, everyone here is nice, just, some of them are a little perverted", she assured. Namine told me over the phone that she had explained my situation to Kairi. You see, I'm a bit of a anti-social. I don't like being around people, much less obnoxious, dumb-ass idiots. Reluctantly, I walked up the driveway. Namine stood up, walked over to me, and hugged me. "How ya doing sis?", I asked smiling. She ended the hug, smiled, and said,"I'm doing great now that you're here". She then turned and said,"Let me introduce you to friends of Kairi and I". She pointed to a boy with spiky dirty-blonde hair, and said,"That's my boyfriend Roxas". I watched Roxas. He saw us, smiled, and walked over. "Hi, I'm Roxas, you must be Nina", he said, outstretching his hand for a hand shake. I slowly took it, and smiled. "It's nice to meet you Roxas, you've been treating my sis good, right?", I asked. Namine laughed, and said,"Yes, he's been treating me perfectly".
"Good, I was afraid I'd have to kill him", I said, smirking at his expression. "I'm joking", I laughed. "O-oh, right", Roxas said, scratching the back of his head. I said good-bye to Roxas, and Namine moved me along. Sitting on the steps with Kairi was a boy with darker dirty-blonde hair and the same blue eyes as Roxas. "This is Roxas's little brother, Sora, Kairi's boyfriend", Namine introduced, walking over to him. He smiled warmly, and said,"Nice to meet you Nina". "Same to you", I said, returning the smile. It felt like everyone here knew me, yet I knew none of them. I can put it into one word: CREEPY! But then again, Namine probably told them all about me. Anyway, Namine then showed me to the backyard, that had a huge-ass pool. In it, was a boy with a blonde mullet, and ocean-blue eyes. "That's Demyx, to be honest, he's a idiot", Namine explained. "How is he-?". I didn't have a chance to finish. Demyx got out of the pool in a flash, and did a canon-ball. Water went everywhere. I was frozen in place as the water splashed on my red shirt with black splatter paint on it with white lettering that said,"I'm not Juliet, so Romeo, go fuck yourself". I then blinked slowly, and blew the hair out of my face. My lips pursed. "Oh dear", Namine sighed. Demyx got out of the pool, and said,"I am so sorry!".
I said slowly, trying to stay calm,"It's okay, it was a accident". He looked at me for a second, then asked,"Hey, aren't you Nina?". "Yep", I said, keeping myself from screaming at him. "Cool, I'm Demyx". "Nice to meet you, Demyx", I said slowly, still trying to stay calm. But as my name states, I have the temper of fire. I then asked,"Are you the one Namine said could control water?". "Yep", he said with pride. "Then, please, with all do respect, GET THIS FUCKING WATER OF ME!", I said yelling the last part. He sorta shrunk back a little, but said,"Uh, yeah, s-sure thing". His eyes got brighter as he concentrated, and the water slowly pulled out of my shirt in little drops. He then moved them over the pool, and let the water drop into the pool. I then smiled, and said,"Thank you". We then moved into the house through the slide-doors next to the pool. There were three people there. All boys. "The blonde one is Luxord, the one with the eye-patch is Xigbar, and the one with the book is Zexion", Namine said, pointing to each one. We walked up to them, and Namine said,"This is my sister, Nina". Luxord said,"It's a pleasure to meet you, love". "Uh, thanks, I guess". Xigbar then said,"Nice to see a girl that isn't, well, girly". "Again, thanks, I guess". Zexion said,"Nice to meet you", without looking up from his book.
"He doesn't talk much, does he?", I asked Namine. "No, not really". She then turned, and looked around the room. "Is Axel late again?", she asked, a little irritation hidden in the words. "He called, said he'd be late", Xigbar said, taking a drink from the Red Bull in his hand. "Of all days he has to be late", Namine sighed. I said,"I'm gonna try to find my room". Luckily, Namine knew me too well, and wrote me detailed directions to my room. I opened the door, and looked around. The room was white, and I mean, snow white, as white as my hair, and that's pretty white. EVERYTHING was white. The wardrobe, the desk in the corner, the walls, the curtains, the bed, everything. I know Namine loved the color white but dude, that's just too white, I mean, you could blind someone for god's sake! I sighed, and made myself remember to paint the walls later. You see, my favorite color were the complete opposite of Namine. She liked white and blue, I like black and red. We are COMPLETE opposites, I'm telling you right off. Anyways, I put the shoulder bag I had on the bed, and unpacked my clothes and put them in the wardrobe. I was about to leave, when I heard Namine yell,"SO NOT COOL AXEL!". I groaned, and walked back the way I came. As I walked down the hall, I heard crashing and banging noises, followed by,"I'M SORRY NAMINE, JUST PLEASE, SHOW SOME MERCY!". I walked down the stairs, and Namine was throwing a boy with spiky red hair across the room. Except she wasn't touching him. Yeah, my sis can control things with her mind, how awesome is that? I walked over to Xigbar, Luxord and Zexion, and asked,"What did I miss?".
"Well, Axel showed up, but he decided to scare Namine, and creeped up behind her, and well, he scared her, but it kinda back-fired on him", Xigbar explained, drinking another sip from the same Red Bull. "I see, well, I have to stop Nami before she kills him", I said, walking over to Namine. "Nami, calm down, Nami, you're gonna kill him", I said, watching as she still threw him around the room, causing him to literally bounce of the walls. "Namine...", I warned. Still nothing. I sighed, flexed my hand, and she fell over, losing her concentration. Axel fell flat on his face. "What was that for Nina?", she whine, getting back up and fixing her white dress. "I'm not gonna live with a murderer", I said simply. "I wasn't gonna kill him, I was just gonna break his limbs!", she said in the creepy, yet innocent voice. "Right, keep telling yourself that", I said, walking back to my original spot. "How did you do that?", Xigbar asked. "Namine controls gravity and can do things with her mind, I on the other hand, control the elements", I said, grabbing a Root Beer from the fridge. "But, I have a element that I am exceptionally talented at", I said, taking a sip of the soda. "What's that?", Luxord asked, flipping a joker card in his hand. I looked at the card, and it bursted into a purple flame. "Fire", I said calmly, taking another sip as Xigbar tried to help Luxord put the fire out. I flexed my hand again, and the fire went out.
"Now that, is some serious fire control", said Xigbar as he stared at the ashes of the card. "It usually doesn't go out until I tell it to", I explained. "You tell it to?", Zexion said, seeming to gain interest. "Of course, every element has feelings, fire is usually angry and hateful, but if you control it", I said, lighting a flame on Zexion's hand that he had to his side. "It will do as you please". Zexion stared at the flame with interest. "Doesn't it burn?", Xigbar asked. "No, not a at all, actually, it fills like...", he started, staring at the flame. "It feels like a feather", I finished. I looked over to see Axel still on the ground, motionless. I walked over to him, and poked him. He shot up, and knocked me off balance, causing me to fall on my ass for the second time today. "Why am I always the one falling on my ass?", I groaned, rubbing my ass. "Oops, my bad", he said, extending his hand to help me up. I grabbed his hand, and he pulled me up while asking,"So, what's your name girly?". My right eye twitched slightly, and said,"One, I name is NOT girly, and two, it's Nina if you must know". "Ah, your Namine's sister, right?", he asked. I finally looked him in the face. He had these beautiful cerulean eyes, and these tear-drop tattoos under his eyes, REALLY spiky red hair, and a grin. I will admit it, he was hot. But, I stayed calm, and said,"Yeah, what about it?". He laughed and said,"Well, I was told you two were twins". "We were, we looked exactly alike, but I got tired of being mistaken for her, so I changed my appearance, and went to live in Twilight Town", I explained. "I see", he said. I finally pulled my gaze from him, and asked,"Hey Namine, how many room you got in this mansion?". She smiled, and said,"76". I sweat-dropped. "Why so many room?", I laughed. "Because, everyone you see here, and a little more, live here". I blinked. "Say wha?". "Yeah, it's a really long story, but in short, Kairi thought I was lonely, so she moved in, then, she said that Axel, Luxord, Demyx, and Xigbar got kicked out of their house, so, without invitation might I add, they moved in. THEN, Sora and Roxas HAD to move in, and then a few others, and Zexion moved in for the hell of it", she replied. I blinked. "Namine...did you just say hell?". "Yes, I did". I hugged her tightly, and said,"I am so proud of you, my little sis is growing up!". "Nina, your killing me", she said. I realized I was hugging her WAY to tight. I let her go, and she took deep breaths. "Heheh, sorry Nami", I said nervously. "Don't worry about it", she said, her breathing under control.
"Doesn't get, I don't know, crowded in here?". "Sometimes, but some of the people that live here as well, aren't here all that much, like Xaldin or Saix". "Huh, well, we gonna have a party or what?", I smirked. "That was the plan", Namine said, smiling. "Finally!, I gotta work of this energy drink!", Xigbar said, throwing the can in a box full of other cans and bottles. "Well, let me see, we need food, music, and of course...", I said, waiting for Namine to finish. She sighed, and said,"And alcohol". "Yes!", Luxord said, pumping his fist in the air. "I'm gonna turn this getting-ready-for-the-party chore, into a game", I said, a dangerous smile playing on my lips. "A game, you say?", Luxord asked, liking the sound of what I was about to unravel. "Get everyone in here, and I'll explain the rules and conditions".
Once everyone was in the living room, or standing in the kitchen, I began the explanation of my little "game". "Alright, now, I believe you guys hate to have to work to have fun, right?", I asked, looking at them all. They nodded. "Well, I have devised a plan to make working for the fun, funner". They seemed to be getting interested. "I will have the preparations split into three rounds: Music, Food, and Decorations, and finally, a bonus round for the last two or three groups". "What do we have to do?", Sora asked politely. I gave four them pieces of paper and pens, and said,"Write your names on the piece of paper you have, then put them in this hat", I said, taking off my baseball cap. They all did as they were told, and I did it as well. I shook the hat, and started to my left. Roxas took a name, and said,"Namine, looks like I got you again". She smile, and walked over to Roxas. Then, Luxord took a name. "Zexion, looks like your with me bud". Zexion walked over to Luxord without taking his eyes off his book. Then, Xigbar took one. "Dammit, I got Demyx!". "Hey, I am not that bad!", Demyx Huffed, walking over to Xigbar. Then, I got to Axel. He winked at me, and I rolled my eyes and said,"Just pick a goddamn piece of paper". "I'm going, I'm going", he said, putting his hand in the hat. He grinned evilly. "I do not like that look", I said. He showed me the paper. On it, in neat hand writing, was the name: Nina. "Great, just great". I sighed, and said,"Well, looks like Kairi and Sora are together on this one". They smiled at each other, but didn't move since they sat next to each other. "Alright, we'll start the first round. I then gave them each a bag of munny that held 4,000. Each. "Holy shit Nina, how did you get all this munny?", Demyx exclaimed. "Let's just say I saved up", I answered. "Now, in this first round, you will buy the albums of these bands while using the least amount of munny you can, and yes, you are allowed to use your abilities, though, I don't see why you'd need them", I explained. When I saw everyone was still there, I asked,"Why are you still here, go, go!". They all shot out of different doors, and windows. Then, it was just me and that damn red-head. I looked at the list of bands, and said,"Okay, there are 15 music shops on Destiny Islands, twelve of them are having a 25% off deal, and 7 are having a 50%, and 3 are having a 75%". I then pulled out a folded up map from the pocket of my camo. Pants. I opened up the map, and studied it. After a minute, I asked,"You gonna help me,or not?". There was no answer. I turned, and saw he was no where to be seen. I groaned and said,"Of course, make me do all the work". But, when I turned around, there he was, smack dab in front of me. "Come now, you really think I'd make a pretty little thing like you do all the work?", he asked, pushing a strand of white hair out of my face. My face felt like I was in front of a open flame. He must have noticed, and said,"You seem to be a little red". I backed up and good few feet, and stuttered,"I-I'm fine!". He just laughed, and said,"C'mon the others are probably almost done.
We walked around the town for a little bit, discussing small things like the weather, the seasons, how Demyx got brain damage as a child. You know, little stuff. Then we came to a store that was having a 75% off sale. We walked in. The sound of hip-hop was blaring through the speakers in the store. My head got a shooting pain as soon as the music reached my ears. "Ow...ow...ow", I hissed, holding my head with on hand. "You alright?", Axel asked, looking just a tad bit worried. "I'm fine, just a flash migraine is all", I said once the pain stopped. We walked around the place, looking for various artists and bands, and went to the counter. There, at the register, was a girl with blonde hair. "Oops, forgot to mention, Larxene works here", Axel whispered. "Who's Larxene?", I asked. The girl rolled her eyes and said,"I am obviously, you must be the new girl, Namine's sister, right?", she said in a sickly sweet voice. "Yes, I am", I said simply. "Well, let me tell you something, Namine may own the house, but I rule the house, you got that?, you get in my way, and I'll kill you", she said, her voice now menacing. I stepped back a little at her blunt threat. Axel put his arm behind my back to keep me from going back any farther, and said,"This is Namine's sister Larxene, she can throw you out just a easily as Namine can". Larxene laughed and said,"I'd love to see her try". My eye twitched. Axel noticed this, and he put his hand on my arm, and tightened his grip a little. "Is she getting, oh no, I'm so scared!", Larxene laughed, feigning fear. Now, I balled my fists. "Calm down Nina", Axel said firmly. "This is great, you act like you're angry, but you haven't done anything, if I were me I would've already punched me or-!". She did get a chance to finish because I was over the counter, and had her shoved against the wall. "I'm sorry, were you saying something?", I asked in the same sickly sweet tone. She growled, and pulled out a small dagger. She kicked me in the stomach, and when I loosened my grip, and kicked me in the face with enough for to knock me back over the counter.
I crashed into a rack of music, and various albums fell on my head. I wiped the blood from my busted lip, and stood up. "Alrighty bitch, I don't know if anyone told you, but if you play with fire,"I growled, sparks emitting from my fingers. "You're gonna get burned". I then snapped my fingers, and a tunnel of purple fire shot toward Larxene. She rolled out of the way just in time. I began walking toward her, but Axel stepped in front of me. "Nina, you need to calm down, now", he said firmly, his gaze hardening. "Shut the fuck up Axel, and get out of my way". As I tried to get passed him, he grabbed my wrist(painfully might I add!), and said,"Calm. Down. Now". "I'm warning you buddy, if you don't let me go now, I swear to god-!". I couldn't finish. I felt a sharp pain in my side. I looked down, and saw a dagger sizzling with bolts of electricity in my side. I took the dagger out, and it bursted into a huge purple flame. "That's is butch, you're getting what you deserve". I threw the dagger at Larxene as it headed straight for her neck. I flexed my hand, and it moved slightly of course, so it got stuck in the wall right next to her neck. She was horrified. Axel was completely shocked. "Next time, I won't move it", I said coldly. I then grabbed the albums I ha collected, threw 998 in munny, and walked out the door.
I didn't bother to wait for Axel, even though he called my name. I just kept walking. But soon, I could feel the blood seeping through my shirt. A little after that, I started getting dizzy, but I kept walking. When I got to the driveway, my legs gave out. I landed hard on my knees, then slowly fell onto my side. And I waited there, tears silently falling down from my gold eyes. I must have been there at least a hour, before I felt someone pick me up bridal-style. My senses were too drugged-up to care. I was laid on my bed, and the person that put me there said,"You know, that was pretty gutsy, what you did back there". My eyes sharpened, and I saw the face of a concerned Demyx. "Where did you come from?", I asked, my head pounding. "Well, Xigbar said that I should go back to the house to get my radio C.D. Player thing, so, I was walking past Larxene's store, and saw the whole thing, then, I saw you walk out the door, and Axel call for you, so I said I'd go after you, but I lost you along the way, until I found a trail of blood, and followed it to where you were, laying on the driveway, just completely doped up". He laughed, then said,"We should get that wound fixed up". "Nah, it's probably already healed". "Huh?". I sighed, and said,"My abilities allow me to heal myself automatically, not sure how, definitely not sure why, but I can". I raised my shirt, and showed my side, which looked like nothing had happened. I sighed and said,"Now I have to find a different shirt, great". I stood up, and walked to my wardrobe, and pulled out a black shirt with one long sleeve, and a orange strap for the other arm, and red splatter paint. "Emo much?", Demyx laughed. "Nah, after all, it is just splatter paint that looks awfully a lot like blood", I answered smirking. I then took off my shirt. "YOU DUMB-ASS, YOU COULD'VE LET ME LEAVE THE ROOM FIRST!", he yelled covering his eyes. "Relax Demyx, I have a bra on, see?". He slowly put his hands down, and saw I was wearing a white custom-made bra. "See?, you can't see anything", I said, laughing. Just to make things worse, just then, Axel came through the door. "Did you find...her?", he asked, but slowed as he saw I was shirtless. He turned red, and said,"Looks like I uh, came at a bad time so I'll uh, just um, go". But before he could leave, I said,"And here I thought men weren't afraid of anything". "I am not afraid, I just respect people's privacy!", Axel protested. "Axel, she was just changing her shirt", Demyx explained. "...Oh". I just shook my head, and put my shirt on. As I walked passed Axel, I mumbled,"Men, complete idiots", and walked off.
When everyone got back, that gave me their pouches. I could tell right off that Demyx and Xigbar spent the most, and I told them they were out. I heard a few cusses from Xigbar, but he smirked, and said something along the lines of,"I know where you sleep, remember that", which kinda gave me the creeps, but I shook it off. The only team that was taken off actually was Xigbar and Demyx, because the rest of us tied. "Next, food". I could see all the boys visibly grin, except for Zexion, who gave a quick smirk. "Alright, each team has to come up with a appetizer, a main course, and random snacks and drinks, again, you can use your powers, but, no ruining other people's work!", I announced. Turns out, Namine had definitely more than one kitchen. In fact, there were enough for each team, and then some. I walked to a spare kitchen, and took out a pen and a piece of paper. "Okay, appetizer, maybe mozzarella sticks?", I said to myself. Then, out of the blue, I felt warm breath tingling on my neck. I jumped, and the person behind me landed with a thud. "Relax Nina,I was just seeing what you were doing!", Namine whined. "Oh, sorry", I said quickly. I then looked around the room. Once again, the read-head had disappeared. "Where did he go this time?", I groaned to myself. "You mean Axel?, he said something about you going to the beach, said that you left something there", Namine replied. My hand shot to my neck. "Shit", I hissed as I shot down the hall, and out the door.
I ran as fast as I could to the beach. And there, sure enough, was Axel, just looking at nothing in particular. I regained my composure, and walked over to him. He looked at me, and grinned. "And here I thought you wouldn't show", he laughed. "Where is it?", I asked getting straight to the point. "Oh, you mean this little trinket?", he replied, holding up my angel wing necklace. It had two wings, metal wings, and were strung on a black cord-like string. "Yes, that little trinket", I replied my voice shaking slightly with anger. He looked at it, and said,"It is quite pretty, too bad I'm not in a generous mood at the moment". With that,he stuffed it in his jeans like it was some empty candy wrapper. "Give it back", I replied, my voice shaking a little more. "Why should I?", he asked. He was obviously enjoying this. "Because I'll break your pretty little face if you don't", I growled, clenching my fists. "Now, though that does sound menacing, I'm afraid I'll have to take a rain check". I had enough of his remarks. "Remember where you are Axel, or else you might get a little wet", I said in a dangerously low voice. Then, his expression on his face showed that the pieces fit together. "You wouldn't, you hate water just as much as I do", he said, obviously getting hostile. "At least I know how to swim", I lied. "Let's test that theory", he said. In a flash, I was off the ground, and was being carried from the beach, to a cliff that over-looked the water. Then, he made sure I saw where I was. I visibly paled. "A-Axel, put me d-down now", I said starting to stutter in fear. "What's this?, I thought you knew how to swim". But, being me, I egged on the situation. "I do know how". "Then why not go for a little dip?". Then, I felt myself falling. I was falling over the cliff, and before I hit the water, I saw Axel immediately realize something. I couldn't swim.
When I hit the water, it felt like I hate been slapped all over my back. I looked around the water. I tried to reach the surface, but I all did was fall deeper. My lungs began to burn. I was losing my vision. This was it. I was gonna die from water, just like I always feared. But I never thought I'd die by Axel's hands. Stupid me for trusting someone. I remembered thinking,'I'm sorry, Nami, I'm so sorry', and everything went black.
I heard faint voices and muffled yelling. Then, as it got louder, I heard Namine screaming,"You bastard, you should've known she couldn't swim!". I then heard someone yell back,"She said she could!". "She was lying!". "Obviously!". Then I heard Demyx say,"Would you two shut up, she's waking up!". I slowly opened my eyes to see Namine hovering over me, her eyes stained with tears. "Nina, Nina, can you hear me?", she asked softly. I nodded sorely. Everything in my body ached, probably from the fall. "What happened?", I asked dryly. "Axel threw you into the water", Namine growled, clenching her fists. I rose my head from my pillow, and looked around. Everyone was there, hell, even Zexion. And they all looked worried. "You alright, love?", Luxord asked. "Yeah, I'm just a little sore". "A little?, dude, you fell ten feet, I'm surprised your spine didn't break from the impact!", Demyx exclaimed. "How did you find me?", I asked, my gaze slowly making it's way to Axel, who was leaning against the wall, his head bent in regret. "Axel came bursting through the door, and said that he threw you over the edge of a cliff into the water, to my surprise, I wasn't the first one out the door", Namine said, laughing lightly near the end. "Who was?". "None other than our genuine water-boy", Kairi chimed in. I looked at Demyx, who gave me a grin and said,"Since I control water, I was able to get you out with ease, the hard part was finding you".
"Then how did you find me?". Demyx sorta laughed and snorted at the same time. "Whether you believe it or not, Axel knew how to swim, so, he dived in, found you, and brought you up, but the weight was getting to him, so before you both sunk to your death, I made a wave push you to shore", he said in a matter-of-fact tone. I laughed even though it hurt my throat. Namine cleared her throat, and said,"Now, we will all leave so Axel can apologize, because he just refuses to say it in front of us. She walked past Axel, and I heard her whisper,"You got one shot, don't waste it", and she left with the others. It was silent for a long time, but I could feel Axel gazing at me, taking in my helpless state. Though if someone else was in my position, they would have screamed at him, but I didn't. I decided that, the whole event was my fault. I was the one who lied, and for that, I got what I deserved. I heard a quiet sigh, and sensed movement, but I continued to stare at the ceiling. "How do you feel?", he asked softly. "Well, I feel like I broke myself in two, then repaired myself, and broke in half again, and I feel like I swallowed the whole damn ocean", I replied, being honest. I could feel him staring at me, though, I couldn't tell what he was thinking, that was Nami's job. "Nina, I-". "There's no need to apologize, it was my fault, I lied, and I got what I deserved". "...Why are you afraid of the water?", he asked after a minute. "My father almost drowned me", I replied calmly. When I looked at him, I saw anger and shock. "What?". "Apparently, he thought that since Namine was so much better than me, that I wasn't needed, and since the only power I knew then was fire, I didn't stand a chance", I explained.
"What happened?". "Well, we didn't have a mother, which only made things worse, I remember Namine diving in after me, and pulling me back to the surface, and when I was all dry, if looks could kill,that bastard would have been dead on the spot". After a silence, I quietly swallowed, and said,"I lost control of my emotions, and the anger took over my body, fueling the emotions of the fire, I...I set him on fire, and watched with a wicked smile on my face as he screamed, then, deciding it wasn't safe for Namine, I left". I let the disturbing information soak in, and Axel finally spoke. "I'm sorry, Nina", he then got off my bed and walked to my door. But he stopped when he heard a loud thud. He turned, and I had tried to get out of my bed, but my legs gave up. I was trying to get back up, but I just kept falling. "You idiot!, are you trying to kill yourself?", Axel growled, walking over and picking me up bridal-style. He then sat me back down on my bed, crouched down, and waited for a answer. Did I mention I could sorta, disappear, then reappear somewhere else?, well, now you know. I looked at the ground, and murmured something. "What?", he said, clearly getting annoyed. I just shook my head, and said,"Never mind". But I didn't notice I was about to cry. A tear must have fallen, because he said,"Hey, what are you crying for?". I just smiled sadly at the ground, but didn't look down. I felt his hand gently grab my chin, and force my face up. "Why, are you, crying?", he persisted. I looked at him in the eyes, hoping he would get my un-heard message. Apparently, he did. Because next thing I know, he's hugging my tightly. I couldn't hold it anymore. I broke down in his arms. In the arms of someone a barely knew. In the arms of someone I was falling helplessly in love with.