I've been writing non-stop for a few days now, nuthin' better to do.
This story literally came to me in a dream, so here ya go! ^^;
[[ I tend to dream about my favorite animes and video games ]]
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"Stupid Axel, not reporting back…" the blond man grumbled with an angry pout, his arms crossed over his chest. He was sitting on one of the benches in the sand lot in Twilight Town. "'Cause of him, I had to leave! Grr…Stupid Superior-makin' fun of me…Sayin' I can't do anything…I'll find him! I'm not about to get turned into a Dusk 'cause of him!" His voice was losing it's edge. The anger quickly disappearing. He sighed and lowered his arms to push himself up. "Well…I guess that's enough sulking…Gotta go look for him…"

Three kids walked down the hill towards him. The one in front had a scar over his face, a dark hat and a long, white jacket. He walked up to the annoyed blond man and asked, "Who are you? You're not from around here, are you?"

"No, I'm not. My name is Demyx, I'm looking for someone."

The larger teen laughed. "That's a weird name, y'know?"

The one with the scar smacked the larger teen on the shoulder. "Shut up Rai." He turned to Demyx. "My name's Seifer." He nodded to the taller male, "He's Rai," and to the girl, "And that's Fuu. So, what brought you to our town?"

Demyx sighed, "Well, like I said, I'm looking for someone. He's got bright green eyes and red hair that goes back like this," he said as he moved his hands over his head. "And he's got little tattoo marks here." he placed his index fingers below his eyes. "You seen him?"

Seifer shook his head, "Nah, you guys seen 'im?"

Fuu and Rai shook their heads 'no.'

"Oh, well, thanks anyway." Demyx smiled then turned away. He wondered around the town for a while before he got to Station Square. He stared up at the clock tower. "I can't believe I forgot about this place…" He went into the station and climbed to the top of the tower. He gazed out to the sea. The sun was setting, making everything glitter red. "Pretty…" He sat on the edge, dangling his legs off the tower. He reached his arm out toward the sun as he kicked his feet. "So warm…" A small, soft smile crossed his lips and he closed his eyes.

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Demyx woke with a jolt, the clock tower was chiming the hour. He didn't remember falling asleep, but he hadn't been out for long. "Mmm…My head hurts…" He rubbed his eyes and sat up. It was already dark and he was having trouble seeing. "Man…" He stood up and heard something slumping down. He was instantly silent and still. Quickly summoning his citar, Demyx made his way around the tower.

"Axel!"

Mission accomplished, for once.

Axel was slumped over against the tower. He seemed to be sleeping, but when the blond stepped closer, he could hear the red-head's labored breath. "Axel, are you okay? Hey, Axel?" Demyx shook the taller man's shoulder and got no response. He was in a bit of a panic now. He waved his arm and opened a dark portal and when he tried to pull the red-head up, he felt something warm and slick against his chest. Then he felt the wound. "Oh, man. Oh, man, Axel, hang on!" he dragged the injured man through the portal.

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"Tch-Wha-…?" Axel tried to sit up but he was pushed back down.

"Don't move, I'm not done yet!" a familiar voice said.

"D-Demyx?" pain shot from his leg all the way up to the nape of his neck. His chest felt worse. It was hard to breath. Axel turned his head and tried to open his eyes. Only one opened. There was a small tub of steaming water on a table next to his bed with bloody rags hanging out of it. "Demyx…what…"

"Shh! You're gonna hurt yourself more! I found you on the clock tower…I'm not done takin' care of your injuries though, so stop moving so much."

Axel could barely lift his head, but he had to see what kind of shape he was in. He couldn't exactly feel his right side that well at the moment. Assuming his head and right eye were bandaged, he confirmed that his chest and shoulder down to his hands were wrapped and bleeding through a bit. His left forearm was wrapped up and all down his right leg. Demyx was wrapping bandages over a gash on his left calf. It took a while, but Axel realized we was laying in his boxers. "Did…Did you strip me?"

"Huh? Uhh…Yeah? I had to get to your injuries…" Demyx replied with a puzzled look. "I threw them out, they were all shredded up and bloody…" He tied a knot in the gauze wrap on his leg. "There, all done! Make sure you rest for a while, or else you'll open up your wounds again. Got it?"

"Nh…" Axel let his head fall to his pillow. He looked up at his gray-white ceiling and sighed, "Yeah…"

"Good. I'll go get you something to drink, 'kay?" without waiting for a reply he took the tub of water and backed out of the room.

Axel, left alone, stared at the ceiling. "Roxas…Where are you?" He sat up slowly, struggling to move. "Gotta-…Finish my mission…" he pushed himself up, stumbling to the door. He couldn't open a portal, he could barely walk, and he wasn't in his right mind at all. Dizzy and disoriented from blood loss and numb from his injuries, he pushed forward. He made it halfway down the hall from his room before Demyx turned the corner.

"Axel!" he dropped the glass he was carrying and ran to the hobbling red-head. "Axel, you have to rest!" he tried to coax him back to his room, but he was just pushed away. "Please! You're hurt!"

"NO!" Demyx stepped away. The harshness of Axel's voice, it seemed…like genuine anger. Impossible, but that's how it was.

Axel started to walk past Demyx, but he stepped in front of him. "No, I'm not gonna let you," he said with a firm determination. "I'm not going to let you kill yourself! You've lost a lot of blood and you're hurt, you're in no condition to be walking!"

"Feh, like you can stop me! Even…even though I'm hurt…I can still beat you! An-…Anyone could beat you!" He pushed away from the wall and summoned his chakrams, flames burst from the tips. "Now mo-move out of my way!"

"NO!"

Xemnas and Saïx just so happened to be walking down the hall at that moment, and walking the other way was Luxord and Xigbar. The four of them stopped and stared at the face off between the men of opposing elements. Demyx summoned his citar and poised himself, ready to strum at the musical weapon. "Would you like to test that theory?" He stood firm, but anyone could see that he was trembling.

The four onlookers were lucky enough to be the ones who, the only time this would happen in Demyx's life as a Nobody, could stare in amazement at the power of his element. Axel slid his foot forward and flung the flaming disks at his blond enemy.

"DANCE WATER, DANCE!!" Demyx strummed the chords and out of thin air, a tidal wave flew over him and knocked Axel's weapon back to him and flung him to the floor. The water quickly dissipated, leaving all six occupants of the hallway soaked. Axel pushed himself up, blood showing through his bandages. Demyx grumbled under his breath, "I just wrapped those, now they're wet…" Axel's chakrams wouldn't light. He was soaked and his concentration was lost. He quickly threw his weapons at the trembling blond man again. Demyx muttered, "Dance…" A stronger wave filled the entire hall way. Everyone was knocked over, pushed down the hall, all but the one who summoned the wave. He stood still and firm in the middle of the torrent. He looked calmed, peaceful in the violent rush of water that knocked over everyone who got in its path. Xaldin had heard a commotion, walked into the hall, stepped in a puddle, and was knocked down in the raging waters.

When the water died down, everyone who got caught was piled against the wall at the end of the hall way. "NUMBER NINE!!!"

"Ack!" Demyx's momentary calm was broken. A weak voice called down the hall, "Uhh…yeah, S-Superior?"

"What is this all about!?!" Xemnas shouted at he stomped toward Demyx, splashing in the water, Saïx at his heals.

"Wull…Axel wouldn't…I was defending myself…You saw…Axel was tryin' to hurt me…"

"Why did you use such force? He's injured!" Xemnas was standing close to shorter blond man who struggled to keep eye contact with his superior.

"Umm…I…I got mad…"

"That's impossible, you don't have a heart!"

"Uh-…well…"

"More important question, why don't you pursue your missions with such a force!?!"

Demyx made a childish squeaking whiney noise as he let his citar go. "Uh, I gotta go fix Axel, sorry!" he ran past the fuming white haired man, splashing in the puddles as he ran to the mostly naked red-haired man.

As the unconscious Axel was dragged away, Xigbar shouted, "Man! Didn't know you had it in ya'! Nice one, Dem!"

"Umm, th-thanks…" he muttered as he dragged the injured man back to his room and slammed the door shut.