Pain flared throughout his entire body as he slowly fell the floor. Blood gushed out of his wounds and dripped out of his mouth, as the darkness slowly began to consume his body.
Fuck, I'm really going to die...
Sora saw the redhead fall on his back. Panic spread across his face as he screamed, running towards the older man.
"NO! AXEL!" Sora landed on his knees next to the bleeding man, fear and panic found in his bright blue eyes. "Why would you do this Axel? Why would you sacrifice yourself like this?"
Axel chuckled, wincing as he did so. "I wanted to see Roxas." He closed his eyes. "He was the only one in the organization I liked. He..." He paused, an image of the blond flashing through his mind. "He made me feel... Like I had a heart." Axel opened his eyes once more, everything dark and blurry. He was barely able to see the idiotic brunette kneeling next to him. He chuckled, pain blooming in his stomach. "Here I am looking for you Roxas, and I die saving your other half...." The fading redhead closed his eyes slowly. "What a joke."
"It isn't my fault you decided to make such a irrational decision." The familiar voice said. Axel opened his eyes to find Roxas leaning over him, their faces almost touching. He was transparent, but still there, with Axel in his darkest hour. "Why would you do this? Your search was almost over. You almost found me..." The blond started crying, tears streaming down his face. "This can't happen, not now..."
Axel felt tears fall on his face as he slowly opened his eyes. He placed his hand on Roxas' cheek, wiping away some of the tears. "At least I got to see you again." His voice was hoarse and weak, his eyes becoming more blurry and hazy.
The blond held Axel's hand to his face. He cried harder than before. "But, we just found each other again. You can't leave me..." Why did the world have to be so cruel, why did it have to take Axel. The darkness made its way up to Axel's waist, moving faster than before. Roxas' sobs grew louder than before, protesting. "Don't leave me..."
The redhead stroked Roxas' cheek softly. "We will meet again...I swear we will." The blond bent down and kissed Axel sweetly. Axel closed his eyes, kissing Roxas back with the remaining strength he had left. The blond felt the redhead fading beneath him, the warmth leaving his face and lips as Axel disappeared completely. Roxas sat up, tears streaming down his face.
I love you Roxas...
He heard Axel's voice as the remaining bits of darkness faded. "I love you too...Axel." Roxas whispered as he faded back into Sora. Not long afterwards, the brunette felt a strong ache in his heart as a single tear fell from his eye...
