Title: Green finch and linnet bird

Rating: T

Summary: Zexion convinces Demyx to watch Sweeney Todd with him and Demyx becomes depressed. Axel hears Demyx singing a certain song and becomes worried. AxelDemyx.

(A/U) Sweeney Todd is my favourite movie and I always imagined Demyx singing Green finch and linnet bird. If you listen to the song, the story emotions might make more sense. Enjoy!

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Demyx sat in his room, peering out his window. A few hours earlier Zexion had called him downstairs asking if he wanted to watch a movie with him in the den. The nocturne wasn't really into movies and was going to refuse when the cloaked schemer told him it was a musical. That had his interest.

Now the usually bubbly boy sat on his window sill, staring into space. The movie had been Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The deep, dark plot would have had Demyx in a slump anyway, but right now the thing that had him stewing was the music.

'It was beautiful…'

He had one particular song stuck in his head, the one that had moved him the most. It kept playing, over and over in his head. He couldn't get it out.

Demyx sighed. He knew only one way to get a song out of his head, especially now that it was depressing him so much. He materialized his sitar and sat there, plucking at the strings, formulating the tune. Once he had it, he began to sing.

"Green finch and linnet bird,
Nightingale, blackbird,
How is it you sing?"

"How can you jubilate?
Sitting in cages,
Never taking wing?"

Axel was walking down the hall on his way to his own room, when he heard singing. This didn't come as much of a surprise though. His room was right next to Demyx's and he had grown used to music and singing emanating from the nocturne's room. But as he passed Demyx's door something caused him to stop and listen.

"Outside the sky waits
Beckoning, beckoning
Just beyond the bars"

"How can you remain
Staring at the rain
Maddened by the stars?"

The song sounded very much like one that was meant to be sung by a woman, but right now the water wielders voice was clear and tinkling, making it note perfect. Axel had always envied that about Demyx, how he could always make a song sound like it was made for him.

"How is it you sing
Anything?
How is it you sing?"

The pyro's eyes widened slightly. Now he knew what had caused him to stop. Demyx's singing wasn't light and happy like it usually was, it sounded slightly…sad? This worried Axel a little bit. The blonde was usually hyper and happy-go-lucky. It took a lot to make him sad.

Axel opened Demyx's door a crack and peeked in. He saw the young nocturne sitting on his window sill, sitar in hand, singing his heart out. The pyro stared in awe at him, his dirty blonde hair glistening softly in the moonlight. Demyx's eyes were closed, so he didn't notice Axel standing there.

"My cage has many rooms
Damask and dark
Nothing there sings
Not even my lark"

"Larks never will, you know
When they're captive
Teach me to be more adaptive
Ah…"

Axel was sure now. Demyx's voice was heavy with sadness. But why? He had never heard the nocturne sing such a sad song. But somehow behind his worry the pyro found something about this scene…mesmerizing.

"Green finch and linnet bird
Nightingale, blackbird
Teach me how to sing"

"If I cannot fly
Let me sing"

Demyx played the last few notes on his sitar, and then sighed as it disappeared. He opened his eyes and caught sight of Axel in his side vision. Surprised, he turned his head to look at him.

"Oh. Hello."

Axel jumped slightly as the nocturne addressed him. Demyx's voice was still tinged with sadness, and it took a few seconds for the redhead to respond.

"Oh, um, hi…" he tried to think of something to say, "Look, um, if there's something you want to talk about I'm right next door 'kay?"

With that Axel quickly turned and left, shutting the door behind him, leaving a rather flustered Demyx staring at the door.

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(A/U) There's the first chappy, hope you liked! PLEASE review! If I get enough reviews I'll put up the next chapter ASAP!