This is a short oneshot inspired by what my friends and I call "voice actor connections"—Quinton Flynn, the voice of Axel, was also Timon on the "Timon and Pumbaa" TV show! I thought that was pretty funny and immediately pictured Axel saying, "Hakuna matata." This is my first fanfic, so critique is welcomed but please be gentle. -
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It was raining again in The World That Never Was, an all-too-frequent occurrence as far as its few fully sentient residents were concerned. Two of the aforementioned residents made their way through the streets and alleys of the dark city, black hoods up for protection against the drizzle. They arrived at the deserted building known as Memory's Skyscraper; the shorter of the pair sat upon its steps with a sigh. His companion, tall and rather thin, leaned casually against a railing, arms folded across his chest. They watched as the rain gradually stopped and clouds scudded away to reveal an enormous heart-shaped moon until the younger one broke the silence.
"Axel?"
"Yeah, Roxas?"
"Do you think it'll work?"
Axel gave his friend a look that clearly meant he was questioning his sanity. "What are you talking about? Will what work?"
Roxas nodded toward the moon. "Kingdom Hearts. Will we ever really get our hearts back… be complete? What if it doesn't work, what plan will we come up with then? What if it's impossible for any of us to be whole again?"
Whoa, kinda heavy stuff for a kid, Axel thought, Then again maybe a Nobody can't be 'just a kid' anymore. But he kept this to himself.
"Roxas?"
"Yeah?"
"…Hakuna matata."
Now it was Roxas' turn to wonder if his friend had lost his mind along with his heart. He gave the redhead an incredulous look. "What?"
"Hakuna matata," Axel repeated, "It means 'no worries.' I picked it up in this world I had a mission on once, before you even joined the Organization."
"Oh... No worries, huh?"
"There's no point in working yourself up about things you can't change right now. Leave that to Xemnas and the angst he says he can't feel."
The blonde boy chuckled. "You'd be in trouble if he heard you say that."
Axel grinned. "That's why we won't tell him. Instead, we're going to do our duty and do something to keep the other members on their toes."
"You mean like raiding Demyx's sock drawer again?"
"Exactly."
"Sweet."
The two Nobodies headed off toward the Castle on their mischievous quest. Roxas looked back up at the moon only once. Hakuna matata, he thought, No worries.
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…And thus the readers are left wondering what was in Demyx's sock drawer. My friend who proofread this for me was very intrigued by that line. Who knows, it just may lead to my second fanfic.