Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Kingdom Hearts Universe. I am not writing this for a profit. I am writing this to express my love for the game, the characters, and to deepen my writing abilities.
A/N: Written for the 15flames challenge on LJ. Many of these drabbles/one shots will have the philosophy of individualism mixed in. And more questions than answers will arise. In this piece there is nudity but it's non-sexual. If you want to see my naughty works look for my account on AdultFanfiction(dot)net.
Spontaneous Combustion – A collection of Axel x Roxas drabbles and one shots
By Tat
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The city was tainted black. There was no such thing as night in The World that never was, because light had never been. Autumn-yellow artificial lights from both building and street lamps glowed dimly in the dark. A brief shadow passed under the lights, its cloak billowed out like puffed smoke.
The one carrying the guise of shadow slowed its footsteps, catching sight of its objective. Damp with guttered street water and vulnerably naked lay two adolescents, a girl and a boy holding hands. They were sleeping peacefully, as if the chilly road were a comfortable bed. They wore innocence on their faces, giving the cloaked figure the impression they were younger than their appearance.
The figure looming over them bent down and ran his hand gloved in leather over the boy's face, sweeping the damp blonde hair from his eyes. The closed eyes snapped open and narrowed as soon as the hand was laid on him. Alert and aggressive as he was showing himself to be, the boy wasn't shaking and his muscles were not tense and ready to strike. The boy's attitude was unlike that of the other Nobodies he had recovered. Often confused and defensive, they would immediately strike before they heard his proposal. The figure glared too, irked by the boy's cocky attitude.
"Go away," the blonde said steadily.
The figure moved his hand away and pulled the hood of his cloak back, revealing fire-engine-red hair, a smooth, handsome face detailed with tattoos, and methyl-green eyes.
"I'm Axel. Got it memorized?"
"I said, 'Go away.'" As the blonde said this, his grip on the girl's hand tightened.
"Trying to protect your girlfriend?" the other teased, gesturing.
"I don't know her," the boy admitted, searching for the girls' face in the recesses of his memories. He quickly realized she wasn't part of his memories, and neither was himself.
"Who am I?" he asked aloud, not expecting Axel to answer him.
"Nobody," Axel said, his tone soft, sympathetic to the boy's confusion.