So, while writing 'Secrets', I fell in love with the Axel/Saix pairing. I'm not sure how long this story will be, but I will probably update it often. I love these two with all of my heart and loved the concept of exploring where they came from, what happened when they became Heartless and then Nobodies. This story will be mature. All properties belong to Squeenix except for my imaginary tale. Enjoy.
Lea walked through the courtyard of Radiant Garden, spinning his frisbees. He began to throw them up in the air as if he was juggling. He looked up at the sky and watched the frisbees soar up to the sky, then fall back down. He kept throwing them higher and higher.
"I'd be careful if I were you," someone said coming up behind him.
The frisbees fell high from the sky and landed on his head. "Ouch! Isa! What is your problem? Didn't you see I was busy?" Lea asked, rubbing his head slightly. "That really hurt." He pouted and sat down, examining his "weapons of choice". The black frisbees had a giant flame on them. Lea loved his fire. He always had loved that element. Maybe it was due to his striking red hair, or maybe it was just because he was a pyro. His red locks were spiky and stood up straight into the air. He liked his hair like that.
"You're the idiot who let them fall on your head," Isa remarked as he walked over to where he was sitting. "What are you up to?"
Lea looked over to his blue-haired friend. "I was just practicing. You know, like I always do? I was bored. Nothing ever exciting happens in this town." He sighed and leaned his head against the wall. He looked up at stared at the giant castle in front of them. "What do you think they do in there?"
"Do where?" Isa asked.
"You know. Up there. In that castle. I'm pretty certain royalty doesn't live there. We've never even learned about a king or a queen, or any noble. What do you think goes on?" Lea continued to watch the castle.
"I don't really care. But, if it's something that interests you - I guess we could go and find out." Isa had been wondering about what was taking place in the castle as well. He never really saw anyone coming or going in and out of there. Ever.
Lea jumped up. "Let's go now! Yeah? We can sneak inside and see what they're doing! Ooooh, what if they're keeping people prisoner? Oh no. Maybe we shouldn't go then." Lea kept babbling as he began to walk towards the iron gate that was closed. Behind the gate were a bunch of stairs leading upwards to their destination.
"Where is your sense of adventure? You're the one always getting into fights. What's another one to you?" Isa humorously remarked. The two of them always had talked about going to see what was going on in the castle, but had never actually gone up there. Lea was always all talk and never followed through with anything. Well, not today. Isa was tired of listening to Lea wistfully question what was going on up there. He grabbed his hand and pulled him along.
Looking down at his hand, he felt his heart flutter for an instant. What is that about? he thought to himself. Him and Isa always touched each other. Why did this particular time make his heart start to beat like crazy. Maybe it was the rush of adrenaline. That had to be it. He brushed it off and nervously began to glance around.
"Isa! Why are you doing this? What if we get thrown into jail?" Lea whined. He really didn't feel like being locked up. He enjoyed fresh air and loved being outside.
"I'm tired of you being all talk and never doing anything. Come on. Nothing is going to happen. At least we may find out what is going on up there." Isa continued walking up the steps.
They arrived at the top of the steps and hid behind a bush. There were two people walking about. Well, one man and what appeared to be a small boy. Maybe just a year or two younger than the two of them. They watched silently as the man with short golden hair and a golden goatee guided the boy with short slate-colored hair back towards the castle.
"Now, Ienzo" the man said, looking down at the smaller boy. The golden haired man was wearing a white lab coat. He pulled something out his pocket and handed it to the boy. "I want you to take this to Dilan, ok?" The small boy nodded and made his way into the castle. The golden haired man watched the boy go and then went in an opposite direction. Soon, Lea and Isa were left alone.
They looked at each other. "What the heck was that about?" Lea wondered out loud. Isa looked at him and shh'ed him. "Be quiet! Do you want to be discovered?" Isa whispered loudly. Lea shook his head and remained silent.
When no one else came out, the two decided to head back down the stairs. When they reached the bottom, they looked at each other again. "Well, that was weird." Lea said and sat down on one of the walls that encircled around the courtyard.
"It sure was," Isa commented. He looked towards the entrance of the courtyard. "Who do you think that guy in a lab coat was? A doctor?"
"Probably a scientist. I'm telling you, they're doing experiments in there." Lea became excited. "What if we go back up there and volunteer to participate in the experiments?" He began to fiddle with his frisbees again.
"You never quit, do you?" Isa asked, gently punching Lea on the shoulder. After he had punched him, he took his hand and slowly rubbed the spot to make the pain go away faster for Lea. Sometimes he forgot his own strength and wanted to make sure he hadn't hurt his friend too much. He felt his heart race a little bit when his blue eyes locked with Lea's emerald ones. "I'm sorry," he said quietly. "I didn't mean to punch you so hard."
Lea smiled at his best friend. "It's ok. It only hurt for a like a second. Whatever. Come on. Let's go find something else to do." What was going on with him? Lea had found himself nervous to talk to Isa for a just a brief second. This can't be good. What is my heart trying to tell me? He grabbed his friend's hand and dragged him through the courtyard.