Hiya! seaturtlesM00 here! So, this is my first story, lol... Um, it's an AkuDem story, so if you don't like yaoi, don't read, seriously. Sorry if some of the character are a smidge OOC, that's just...yeah xD Anywho, read on!! =P
Axel sighed as he rounded another corner and continued walking down the long, white corridors of the castle. 'Man, everything here is so darned boring!' He thought. 'You think being the Superior of The In-Between he would be a little less cheap, and spend some munny on a TV or something.' He groaned, feeling like he wanted to scream. There was no one around to talk to, and nothing exciting to do, so, naturally, Axel got a little bored. Xaldin and Xigbar were on a "mission" in Wonderland, Marluxia was supposedly helping Vexen with an "experiment", Zexion and Lexaeus were "reading" in the library- oh, wait, no, they really were doing that.
The red-head shook his head as he entered the castle's Grey Room. No one was to be seen, surely, he thought, Larxene would at least be hanging around somewhere. Because when Axel was bored, he always, for some reason, ended up tantalizing The Savage Nymph for entertainment, even if he did get a couple cuts and bruises from her PMS-y moods. He could even recall one day when he and Larxene both had no missions; he had stolen her kunai from her room and used them as makeshift coat-hooks. Needless to say, he almost lost a nut that day.
As he ran a hand through his spiky hair, he sighed, resigned, and turn to head to the library. Maybe he could tick Zexion off enough to provide some entertainment. Kingdom Hearts knows, though, the steel-blue-haired Nobody was not one to show his annoyance, even at the greatest provocation.
Though, even as he made up his mind to go, he still moved towards the 'I-may-seem-extremely-uncomfortable-but-I'm-actually-the-softest-sitting-surface-in-this-entire-castle' looking lounge chair and plopped himself down on it. He sighed as he relaxed in the chair, folding his hands behind his head and closing his eyes. Within just a few minutes, he was already nodding off, almost unaware to the approaching footsteps nearby. He passed it off as a dusk passing by, attending to it's daily chores. But, he soon pushed that thought aside when he felt a gloved finger prodding at his temple.
"Axel~. Hello~? You awake?" A familiar voice spoke, still poking the increasingly annoyed red-head.
"Well, I am now. What do you want, Demyx?" Axel sighed, as he opened his eyes. He was instantly greeted with a pair of cerulean-blue eyes. "Geez, Dem, stop poking me!" He said, lightly slapping the mullet-haired boy's hand away.
Demyx pouted when Axel attempted to resume his napping. He'd been hoping to find something fun to do with Axel, since it seemed, no one else was around to entertain him. The blonde waited hesitantly as he watched the fire-wielder's chest rise and fall in an even breathing pattern. He stayed quiet a few moments before he slowly raised his hand and promptly poked the red-head again.
"Demyx." Axel said, keeping his eyes closed.
"Yeah?" The sitarist responded, never removing his finger from the fire-starter's temple.
"Stop."
"Okay." He said, quickly removing his hand.
Axel sighed, struggling to go back to his peaceful nap. He may have wanted to talk to someone, but surely not Demyx. Demyx was one of the least-favored members of the Organization, constantly letting his naive and too-innocent personality get the better of him. Axel had completely lost the count of times he [and a few others] had had to save the boy from Marluxia and Xigbar. Until they had Vexen and Xaldin to distract them, Demyx had been a prime-target for the perverts, and Demyx, poor little Demyx, never really had any idea what was going on.
Axel nearly growled when he felt a finger prodding him once again. He grabbed Demyx's wrist, pulling it away from his face. "Demyx, poke me one more time and I will shove this finger up your nose." The pyro threatened, before releasing the Nobody's wrist.
"Okay, I'm sorry!" Demyx wailed, rubbing his now sore wrist. He huffed lightly, pouting once again at the spiky-haired Nobody.
The red-head smirked slightly, and relaxed once more. It had been several minutes before the sitarist spoke again, and at that point, Axel was becoming extremely annoyed with the boy.
"Hey Axel! I've been thinking-"
"Oh really, Dem? That's amazing!" Axel mocked with faux enthusiasm. Demyx, angry at Axel for interrupting, just huffed, and continued.
"Anyway~!" He said, ignoring Axel's snide comment. "I've been thinking, we should play a game! 'Cause, y'know, no one else is here and I'm bored. C'mon Axel, play with me!" The Melodious Nocturne shouted, enthusiastically.
Axel chuckled lightly at the perverted thought that crossed his mind, but soon stopped and opened his eyes to look at the sitarist. "Can't you see I'm tryin' to sleep? Go away Dem. Why don't you, I dunno, go and find Zexion, maybe you can't get him to play with you." He said, quite harshly.
It was silent for a few moments, and Axel opened his eyes again to look over at the blonde. Though, he instantly regretted it. There were tears welling up in the cerulean eyes of the Nobody, and his bottom lip quivered just slightly. "O-okay, Axel…I mean, I th-thought you would m-maybe pl-play a game w-w-with me, s-since we never r-really talk th-that much. B-but, I-if you want me to go, then, I-I w-will." He sniffled slightly, and turned shakily to exit the Grey Room.
The fire-wielder sighed, and slowly rose form the lounge chair in which he once resided. "Dem." He said, catching the blonde by the arm and turning him to face him. Axel nearly started crying himself at the expression on the poor boy's face. Instead, though, he put on a bright smile for the Nobody, and asked cheerily, "What game 'ya wanna play?"
The bright-eyed boy lit up, then, and almost squealed with delight. "Ohmigawsh, Axey, we should so TOTALLY play Hide-and-Seek!! No, no, wait! Um, agh, I don't know anymore!"
"I'd much rather play the bouncy-bed game." Axel said, more to himself then anyone.
"What?" Demyx responded, looking confused.
"Nothing." Axel faked innocence, and looked away.
Demyx stood silently for a minute, pondering over the game he and Axel should play. Axel waited impatiently for him to think it over, and was getting rather annoyed. He was just about to tell Demyx to forget it, when the mullet-haired boy perked up and shouted, "Yeah! Hide-and-Seek! That's a great idea, we should play, Axel!"
Axel thought a moment. In such a big castle, he was bound to be able to avoid Demyx, especially since he could just open a portal and go somewhere else if Demyx got too close to his hiding spot.
"Oh, but there's one rule! You can't teleport anywhere. That's cheating, and if you get caught cheating, you lose!" Demyx said suddenly, seemingly reading Axel's mind.
The pyro crossed his arms in a huff. 'So much for that plan' he thought.
"So, then, what are we playing for?" Axel asked simply.
"Oh, we're making wagers now?" Demyx questioned. He'd never bet anything in a game before. Someone usually stopped him before he could bet anything in a game of cards against Luxord. "Well, I guess that could be fun." He said thoughtfully. "Okay, how about this, if you win, you get three favors, anything you want. And if I win, I get three favors."
Axel nodded. "Sure, sounds fair enough. So, uh how many rounds will we play?"
"Okay; we each have to be It three times. If you can stay hidden longer than ten minutes, you win that round. But if I find you before the ten minute mark, then I win. It's best 4 out of 6." Axel listened to the rules, all the while thinking how easy a task this would be. "I'll be It first, and this chair-" he said, patting a hand on the lounge-chair Axel had been sleeping in earlier "-is base. I'll count to ten, 'kay? And GO!" Demyx shouted with little warning.
The blonde spun around to face the chair, and immediately started counting, '1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi…'
Axel, already behind, high-tailed it out of the Grey Room, his destination already set. He would hide in the library; their were SO many rows of books in there, he could easily hide from the Nocturne for three hours, much less ten minutes. Axel never was one for games, but he already had a sense that this was going to be pretty fun…
Part two to come soon! Very soon...because I have no life...xDD Lol, feedback much appreciated, please and thank you! ^-^ Oh, and sorry for the Demyx-bashing, I love Dem, honestly! *dodges rabid fangirls* Eep!