Lack of Reason

Utsuro

Disclaimer- I don't own kingdom hearts, Axel and Roxas, etc. I'm sure you all know by now D:

A.N. This story doesn't really have much going, I know the plot and hopefully I'll get it done by tomorrow! This will end up a two-shot if everything goes well :3

Reflecting on it in the future, Axel will still have no idea why he did it. There's no reason...

It's an average morning for Axel. He wakes up early, as he does every day, to prepare breakfast and watch the news while he eats. Today, nothing interesting is on, so he turns off the television a bit earlier than usual, picks up his bag, and walks out of his house. Walking down the street towards the subway (his preferred method of transportation to get to work), he arrives at the stairs down to the platform. He s, and takes a seat on the bench. He hadn't thought it all the way through, and is beginning to realize that leaving his house earlier simply means he will have to wait longer for the train. This doesn't bother him though, the station is nearly empty at this time of morning. There are a few people in the corner, and some walk around as though they're lost, but no one catches his eye for more than a minute. Deciding it isn't quite worth it to make conversation with the man next to him, Axel pulls out a book he's been reading, and patiently waits for the train.

What feels like moments later, the train pulls up and Axel puts the book in his bag. Slinging it loosely over his shoulder, he makes his way towards the train, but is bumped into by someone behind him as he walks. He doesn't have a good grip on the bag, and it jolts off his shoulder. Skidding a fair distance through the crowd of people attempting to get to the doors of the train, Axel is almost certain that it's fallen off the platform and into the small space between the tracks, the train, and the platform itself. Ignoring the apologies issued by the person who bumped him, Axel follows the direction of his bag. The platform has cleared a bit, and he's surprised to see a boy who looks slightly younger than him standing with one foot rather unceremoniously placed on his bag, stopping it from falling into the previously mentioned space. They stare at each other uncomfortably for a moment, and Axel decides to make the first move by awkwardly gesturing to his bag, still trapped beneath the other's foot. Seeming to catch on, the blond haired boy, reaches down, grabs the bag, and passes it to him. They both continue to stare at each other for a moment, neither really knowing whether or not they should speak (Axel would some time later reflect that no words were exchanged during their meeting). A dull announcement on the speaker informing them that the train would soon depart snaps them both out of the staring contest they seemed to have started somewhere along the line, and the blond waves uncertainly at Axel before running off. Shrugging, Axel throws his bag over his shoulder (making sure it's more secure than the last time), and he walks onto the train. This meeting is forgotten somewhere along the next couple of hours, and Axel continues his day as though nothing happened.

Their next meeting is purely coincidental, and it's not a oh-i-was-hoping-we'd-meet-again-we-must-be-destined-to-be-together event. Axel, upon waking up, realizes he has no milk for his coffee, and decides to go out for groceries after watching the news. Yet again, nothing extremely important is on, and Axel wonders why exactly he watches the news, but can't quite find an answer. Shrugging it off, Axel rises from the comfortable red sofa in front of the T.V. and puts his coat on. He closes the door and puts his Ipod on, setting it to random and walking to the closest grocery store. When he arrives, he walks through the automatic doors and opts against grabbing a cart, instead deciding to grab the milk and pay. He walks over to the dairy isle and pulls out the same milk he gets every time, and prepares to leave the store, but as he's walking to the cashier an idea caches him and begins nagging him. So, instead of waiting in line, Axel decides to go with his milk he will buy chocolate chip cookies and heads to the cookie isle. Quickly singling out the brand he wants, Axel reaches to grab a box, only to be interrupted by a slender hand reaching towards the same box. The paler hand lands on the box, and although Axel notices this he cant seem to stop his own hand and it lands ontop of the other.

Quickly looking over, Axel sees a blond boy, whom seems to be observing him with a shocked look on his face. A moment later, Axel recognizes the other as the one at the subway, and his eyes widen slightly. Following the pattern of a couple days ago, they both stare, daring the other to move first. Things get awkward again as Axel realizes his hand is still lightly resting on the other, though just as he decides to pull his hand back and grab another box, the blonde quickly retracts his hand and walks back down the isle. The other male is now in the next isle, and for a moment Axel considers going after him to remind him that there wasn't only one box on the shelf, and they could both buy a box, as he had clearly wanted to. Shaking his head, Axel grabs the box and decides that the other was probably planning on grabbing a box after Axel left. After paying, Axel catches another glimpse of the boy waiting for the bus at the parking lot, but he continues walking.

By the third meeting, they aren't all that surprised to see each other. Axel wakes up in the morning, finding he's woken up an hour earlier than usual. Not bothering to dwell on the fact, Axel lazes in the bed for a moment, then heaves himself onto his feet. Selecting an outfit, Axel goes downstairs and turns on the water heater, along with the television. Still feeling tired, Axel curses his decision to work, as he's more than well off due to his parents death three years prior, leaving Axel with an immense amount of money. He shoves this thought back and refocuses his attention on the the news (as usual) isn't all that interesting, he finds himself watching it for at least half an hour before he turns it off. He stands up and stretches, then walks towards the forgotten coffee maker, quickly throwing the ingredients in a cup, then filling it with hot water and milk. He drinks quickly and throws his cup in the sink, rinsing it quickly. Axel turns around and walks to the door, swinging it open and walking down the steps.

few moments after leaving, Axel mutters a few choice curses as he returns to pick up his bag from the corner of the room. Departing from the house, he makes it to the station without error, and finds that his usual bench is occupied. Axel sighs frustratedly, and begins to pace, before deciding to situate himself against a wall. He doesn't pull his book out again, but observes the room. The station is unusually full for this time of morning, and Axel frowns further at this. By the time the rumbling of the subway hits his ears, the station is almost full, and people are crowding around the area the doors will be. When the subway arrives Axel decides to stand back and wait out the crowd, and to his dismay by the time he gets on there are very few seats left. Spotting two empty seats next to the end, Axel takes the seat closest to the wall in order to distance himself from the man sitting in the next seat over.

A moment passes, and Axel hears a small cough. He looks up and his eyes meet with blue (he was pretty sure they were blue, but he wasn't thinking on it long enough to be certain) eyes, and they exchange a glance that seems to say something along the lines of, "Oh, you again?". The blond then gestures apologetically at the seat next to Axel, and as he peers around, Axel realizes there are no other seats available. He nods, and the blond sits down. Observing the boy next to him, Axel notices the dark area underneath his eyes, and quietly notes that he must not be accustomed to waking up early. Still, the boy clutches a piece of paper in his hand, and every time a stop's name is called out, he glances at it. Axel concludes that the paper describes the location the blond is headed, and turns away. He reaches into his bag and grabs his book again, starting off before the last spot he finished, because he can't exactly remember where he was in the story. A long time passes and many stop names are called, but Axel voids them all out. He has his route memorized, so no sounds reach his ears untill he hears a gentle noise coming from next to him. He turns his head and realizes the blond from before has fallen asleep. This in itself is kind of amusing, but then Axel sighs, remembering countless times he'd fallen asleep and missed his stop. On the other hand, Axel can see how obviously the other male needs sleep. He contemplates both options, before deciding to quietly reach over and pry the piece of paper out of the boy's hands.

Feeling slightly like he's invading the blonde's personal stuff, Axel stares at the paper a moment, before deciding to unfold it anyways. To his relief it's a simple address, reading '11 SkyWay Avenue'. Thinking for a moment, Axel recognizes the address as being about seven blocks from his work, closer to the stop after his own. Making sure he'd read it right, Axel nods to himself on his decision to let the blond sleep, and looked around the subway again. Most of the people had gotten off at the previous stop, and now about five people inhabit the small area. He's about to go back to reading when he feels a weight on his shoulder, and realizes the blond has fallen over and is now leaning on him. Axel considers waking him up, but the boy looks rather comfortable, and his original plan had been to let him sleep, something that would be lost if he woke the other up. Not feeling out of place, but not feeling quite comfortable either, Axel stares out his window for the rest of the ride, listening to the quiet coughs coming from his side. Finally, the name of his stop is called out, and Axel looks over at the blond leaning on him. Though he doesn't quite want to wake him up, he nudges him anyways, and the pair of blue eyes slowly open. He is slow for a moment, but then blinks rapidly and notices he's missing his address paper. Axel grins sheepishly and feels guilty as he hands over the paper and exits quickly so he doesn't have to see the reaction of the other.

Days pass by, and Axel's forgotten his encounters with the blond again. He gets up as usual, and throws on a random outfit, wobbling down the staircase in tune with his daily ritual. He turns on the water heater, but ignores the television in favor of a bowl of cereal. Pouring some Cinnamon Toast Crunch in a bowl, he goes to grab the milk from the fridge, noticing the remote he had left on the counter. For the sake of amusement Axel turns on the television and he walks back to the table. A commercial on something boring has him about ready to change the channel, when it finally changes to the morning news. They begin explaining the details of a crash on the highway that looks pretty bad, and Axel feels grateful he takes the subway. Munching on his cereal, Axel has just finished pouring a cup of coffee when a new story flashes up on the screen.

"And more on the boy that collapsed in the subway station earlier this morning! After being moved to the Heart Foundation Hospital at 5:30 this morning, he was diagnosed with Rheumatic Heart Disease. No living relatives have been found, and the surgery that needs to occur within the next forty-eight hours seems like it may not happen. Noone knows what will happen to him, as the doctors have released that no matter the situation, without the money there will be no surgery. If you have any connections to someone who may be related to the patient in question, Rox---" Axel turns off his television, and stares at the black screen for a moment. The data seems to process slowly, and Axel can't seem to find where he fits into it. He's only met the blond haired boy three times, and would be perfectly content if he'd simply never see him again, but this... this seems unreal. Numbly, Axel stands up. He reaches over, grabs his bag, and then bolts out the door.

The hospital doors are completely barricaded when Axel arrives, and a large crowd has formed outside. Axel is running on pure adrenaline, and he pushes people aside as he rushes to the front. Hurdling over the small fence that provided as a defense line against the citizens, he pushes straight on through the automatic doors before anyone can do anything about it. Many nurses and doctors are gathered in the room, along with the secretary, and they all look up as Axel bursts in.

"What are you---" No further questions are asked as Axel fumbles with his ID and manages to display the picture, his wealth is well-known. When he speaks, it's made certain that there is no room for lee-way, failure-not-optional. Though his voice is still shaking, and his breaths are heavy due to running half the way, the sheer demand in his statement is obvious, and no one needs further persuasion.

"Save him."

And Axel still doesn't have a reason.

Please review, it makes my day!! :D And I apologize if it wasn't that well written, first time using the present tense ^^;