Legends say that all elements have a sorce of their power, or in this story a person. People would recite this story based on memory whereas the words would get mixed up and the legend would loose its true meaning. So far this mixed up legend tells of 13 people all helping or controlling the main elements on Earth. Xaldin, the element of wind. Vexen, the element of ice. Lexeaus, the element of Earth. Zexion, the element of dark. Saix, the element of the moon. Axel, the element of fire. Demyx, the element of water. Larxene, the element of thunder and another boy whos name got lost in time the element of light. Some of the others such as Marluxia, Luxord and Xigbar were apprentices waiting for a new element to show up so they may finally control something. The legends also have it that all of these people walk among us as regular people while secretely carrying out their duties as element-bearers. Only the names of these people have lived on so their appearances have been forgotten. Xemnas is the leader of all these elements with the element of nothing, he is everywhere yet he is nowhere. This legend was used to give people entertainment but some made up their own prayers to the elements to protect them in times of need. The element of 13 was only remembered by religious people and those who enjoyed telling a good tale. Yet the legend seems to live on..
Roxas' pace quickened as he dropped his backpack onto the ground in the hospital room and aproached his grandfather's bed. The blond peered over at his grandfather whos pulse was slowly raising, meaning that he was waking up from his sleep. His grandfather Robert opened his eyes and turned his head to his grandson, putting out his hand to see if he was truly there. Roxas took the hand and whispered, "Everything is going to be fine.. The doctors are going to help you."
Robert heaved out a cough and croaked, "I'm not going to make it.. I'm dying."
Roxas shook his head trying to push the thought out of his head. His grandfather had gotten inside the hospital when he started getting heart-attacks from the blood clots inside him. Even being 5 feet away from him Roxas could hear Robert's heart try to get blood to everywhere else in his body. Roxas could feel the fear in his voice as he replied, "No.. There has to be some way." the teenager's voice shook as a tear fell upon his cheek.
"Sora hasn't visited yet.." groaned Roxas' grandfather.
The blond scowled angry that his brother Sora couldn't take the time to visit their dying grandfather. Roxas looked down at his watch and just remembered that there was a new roomate with him and Sora, he said he was coming at around 3:00 to meet everyone. Sora was a nice brother but he has been packed with so much homework that he started to forget things. Roxas leaned in and hugged his grandfather very lightly and said, "See you tomarrow." usually his visits were alot longer but account of the new roomate he had to leave early.
The teenager opened the door and left the hospital, every time he visited he felt like the weight of the world was on his shoulders. All the people dying reminded him of how he would end up one day, but he forced the thought of his head. His and Sora's apartment was 2 blocks away from the hospital so it took only about 10 minutes for Roxas to arrive. Roxas took out his key and clicked open the lock, opening the door to see Sora leaning against the kitchen table probably trying to figure out a difficult equation.
"He here yet?" asked Roxas, already knowing ahead of time that it was a guy.
Sora looked up and replied, "Yea, he's setting his stuff up."
Roxas nodded and walked along the hallway and knocked on the guy's door. On the other side of the door he could hear the man stand up and walk over to open the door. The blond was surprised to see a red-head standing on the other side of the door. The red-head was wearing baggy black pants with a flame shirt and had surprisingly green eyes, under each eye was a red tattoo line. He smirked and asked, "Roxas?"
Roxas was almost so caught up with his appearance that he almost didn't hear what the red-head had said, "Yea thats me."
"I'm Axel, got it memorized?" Axel tapped the side of his temple and laughed as Roxas stood there dumb-founded, "You can come in if you want."
The blond stepped into the man's room which looked completely different since he moved in. First of all it seemed that Axel had pushed the bed to the corner of the room which gave it different perspective to make the room look bigger. Also he had moved in a huge television to the other corner of the room and put a red dresser next to his bed. What actually made it different from what Roxas had ever seen before was that there was a huge poster that covered most of the wall that showed all of the elements and a circle around the fire one. The red-head sat down on the bed and watched the teenager's expression on the room. After noticing that Roxas had been looking at the poster for awhile Axel explained, "I love the elements, especially fire."
"Cool.." muttered the blond, looking over the room one more time. After a while an uncomfortable silence reigned until Roxas asked, "What High School are you at?"
Axel stood up from his bed and replied, "East Beach High."
"Thats the same school I go to." commented the blond, "Want to get something to eat? We have have some sandwiches and soup."
The red-head ran his fingers through his hair wondering if he was that hungry to eat. Axel looked at the teenager and saw his questionable face, he smiled and said, "Sure." the two walked through the hallway to Sora who was leaning in his chair chewing his pencil. When the two walked by to get into the kitchen the red-head pushed back Sora's chair and said, "Dont think too hard you might hurt yourself."
Sora scowled playfully and said to Axel, "There are a few rules you need to know to live in these rooms. First of all you cannot go into the swimming pool after 10:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m. Also there is a strict policy of no wild parties in any of the rooms. And.. Thats about it."
Axel made himself a sandwich and replied, "So only two rules? Man this place is getting better by the second."
Roxas laughed and closed the refridgerator door just then the phone rang. The blond walked over to the phone and answered it a hoarse voice answered the other line, "Axel? I need you to report to me."
Roxas gulped and looked over at the red-head saying, "Sorry this isn't Axel, its Roxas."
There was a silence on the other line as it had hung up. The blonde listened for any other noise and hung up himself looking at Axel's and Sora's questioning expressions. Roxas grabbed his sandwich and sat down at the table next to Sora, explaining, "The person wanted to talk to Axel he said that he had to report to you." the blond looked over at Axel who looked as confused as he did.
The red-head gulped down his first bite of his sandwich and said, "I dont know who that is. Probably some prank caller."
"That knows your name?" asked Sora, leaning back on his chair again.
Axel quickly answered, "Anyone could know that I live here now." hopefully they didn't notice how quickly he had replied thought the red-head as the tension increased in the room. After a couple of moments of silence the red-head stood up and put his sandwich on the table, announcing, "I'm going to take a walk, see you guys later." Axel cursed at himself in his head as he walked out the door.
Sora leaned back more on his chair and said, "He probably just needs some air."
Roxas nodded his head but inside he thought it was much more. But he didn't want to seem to accuse him just because he looks like a convict, he barely knew this guy. Axel could have any kind of personality and the last 30 minutes haven't given them a clue. The blond then remembered to talk to Sora about their grandfather now was a perfect time since the red-head wasn't anywhere to be seen, "You should have visited Robert today, he seemed to miss you."
Upon hearing that Sora fell back on his chair but caught himself on the table he heaved out a sigh and said, "I forgot all about that! Dain."
The blond smirked at his brother's language, he never used profanity. 'Dain' was the closest word to it. Roxas cleared his throat and said, "Just dont forget again ok? Grandpa is really struggling."
Sora quickly nodded and tried to change the subject, "Dont you have any homework today?"
Roxas hit himself in the head and replied, "I almost forgot I left it in Grandpa's room."
Roxas' brother looked at his watch and said, "You only have 19 minutes until it closes."
With that the blond ran out the door to go get his homework and unfortunately the work in it.
Roxas pushed through the crowds of people worried that he might not make it in time. Just then he saw Axel leaning against a building smoking all the while talking to a man with a dark coat on. The blond didn't want to bother the two so he pushed past them leaving those two far behind. Roxas saw the building up ahead and ran towards it going through the revolving doors. He looked at his watch and cursed noticing that he was 1 minute late a devious look spread across his expression as he decided to sneak past the lady. The lady was at the counter reading a magazine so she did not notice when he snook by hiding behind the desk. Once the lady was far enough he started to silently run across the hallways to his grandfather's room. He heard coughing in his grandfather's room and the hoarse noise of someone talking, silently Roxas listened in the conversation.
"-Anyone about this.." the hoarse voice had said, in a threatening way. Roxas then realized the voice belonged to the man on the phone!
The blond could hear his grandfather cough and say, "I wont, just dont hurt Roxas."
"Who said I will? I just need him to do what I say.." the voice was identified as a man's.
"I wont." promised Robert, his voice shaking. Just then a loud noise was heard on the other side of the door as Roxas could hear his grandfather gasp for his last breath. The blond didn't care if that man was in there so he quickly reached for the door, but it was locked. Roxas pounded on the door hearing Robert struggle. When the door finally unlocked on the other side nobody was in there and Roxas' grandfather was on the ground a petrified look on his face and dead.
Well this is the first chapter.. I have to say that this chapter is very fast paced but in my next chapters I am going to try to make it a little slower in the next chapters. Please review and give me positive or negative feedback so I can make it even better thanks!