Author's Notes: Written last fall. Looooovelovelovelovelove this song. LOVE IT. Listen to the song while you read this, and start when he starts singing. If your reading speed is similar to mine, then it should fit into the song. ^^ Some of the lines in here I would have preferred to take out, but to keep it in time with the song, they had to be added. I find it odd that this is akumarly, because I alwaysalwaysalways ship maraku. Unlike most people XD But whatever, it was fun to write. Enjoy! Disclaimer.

Oh, one more note -- I noticed with this one that screwed up my formatting. I haven't been checking my other uploads because I already fully edited them last fall, butttttt now I'm a bit concerned....hope it didn't screw up my other stuff without my noticing XD

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Before I could ever let you go
Gonna beg until I drive you mad

Axel looked down coldly at the man on his knees before him.

"Please…"

But the strangled whisper that escaped his lips had no effect on the redhead. "There is no way in hell you could ever apologize."

Oh how these moments fade away

He sneered. "You never loved me."

Marluxia stuttered. "I — I take it back! I take it all back now!"

"You sure as hell should take it back!"

Paralyzed by the same old antics
Back and forth like some walking spastic

"You're always saying the same things!" he roared down at him. "But I can see through your lies like I can see through your excuses. You're pathetic."

"I…"

You mean more to me than you'll ever know

Each word Axel spoke wrenched at his heart. The hatred spewing from his mouth was mutilating it into a bloody pulp. But this was the last straw. No matter how much it would hurt him later, this had to end.

I guess these moments fade away
Saying you never loved me

We say things we didn't mean to say

"I didn't mean it," Marluxia practically mouthed.

"Oh, you didn't mean it, did you?" Axel mocked. "You're telling me you didn't mean to screw him?"

He gaped up at him; there was nothing to say, no excuses he could make. In a thousand years he couldn't make up for what he had done to Axel.

Thinking back now will you ever feel the same

Axel sneered as he turned away. "You're disgusting."

There was a scrambling noise behind him; in a second he was slammed into the wall.

How can a fistfight be romantic

"Yeah, I know you feel the same," Marluxia hissed, breathing heavily, head tilted at an odd angle as he stared wildly into Axel's eyes.

Axel clenched his teeth. "I will never feel anything for you," he spat.

Knock me out
I'm dying inside to know
Let me know
Knock me out

Marluxia screamed in his face, hands gripping wildly at his coat. "You do!" he shrieked. "Take it back! You do!"

Axel shoved him roughly, almost knocking him to the floor. Marluxia regained his balance and lunged at Axel, face contorted. He smashed him against the wall.

Paralyzed by the same old antics
Back and forth like some walking spastic
How can a fistfight be romantic

A silent struggle ensued. Marluxia was pressing him into the cold marble, trying to get Axel's arms pinned behind his back. Finally, Axel got a hand free and cracked it across Marluxia's nose. He stumbled away, hand to his face.

Thinking back now will you ever feel it

A look of horror passed through his eyes as Axel advanced towards him. He really means it. Axel grabbed him by the shoulder and sank a fist into his stomach. Marluxia gasped, choking for air. He lurched backwards, but Axel caught him and snapped his fist under his chin. He fell to the floor.

You gotta let me know, I'm dying inside to know

"Never," he growled, and with a last frozen glance at the man he had once loved, walked away.

Gotta let me know
Knock me out