The room is dark as a girl sleeps in her bed, the curtains cascade as something rushes through them but still not a sound was to be heard. A dark cloaked figure stands over the bed, his silhouette jagged and tall... The girl's eyes open wide and startled, as he bellows, "Where is Roxas?! What have you done with him?!"
"Don't kill me! Whoever you are, please! I don't know what you're talking about... or who Roxas is... but I swear I didn't take him!" She shuffled up back onto the headboard of her bed.
He moves in close to her face, nearly nose to nose so they could get a clear look at each other now. His piercing green eyes were sizing her up. He stands up straight again and lets out a mocking sigh.
Tossing a small silver coloured charm on the bed he says sternly, "I found this on your window ledge, what do you know about it?"
"I-I don't know what that is...? I don't think I've ever seen it before..." her cheeks flushed pink after he got so close. "Who are you... why are you in my house- no... in my room? Especially in the middle of the night... are you here to kill me?" She nervously clutched her bedsheets as she sat up against the bed frame.
"Dammit. Calm down." His tone became less stern when he notices that she has no idea what he is talking about. "Look, someone I know is missing and they only clue I have I found outside your window. Let me just have a quick look around and I'll be out of your hair. Deal?" He begins looking around the room before he even finishes his sentence, kind of trailing off and putting himself into some lazy detective mode.
"U-Um... I have a lot of personal things in this room... could I... help you perhaps?" She climbed out of bed to stand near him. "You also never told me who you were. Someone needs to be held accountable for any damages or trouble caused here."
"Yeah ya, whatever " he says to her as he kicks over her dresser and stands leering over the contents. He turns to her with a half-hearted glare and says, "My names Axel. Got it memorized? A-X-E-L."
Her eyes widened at his recklessness. "Hey! You know you can do a thorough search without making my room look like a tornado came through it…. Mr. 'look-at-me-you're-so-dumb-I-gotta-spell-it-out-for-you' !" She grabbed his sleeved arm and tugged.
He stands up tall, eyes fierce and fixated on her, stepping forward. "Listen girl!" He continues to stride forward looking fiercely into her eyes as she steps back against the wall, "I'm in hurry! Now either point something out in this room that is out if the ordinary or stay out of my way!" He quickly turns away and tosses her bed across the room like it weighed nothing at all. Eyes searching for something... Anything... He's visibly desperate...
"What a jerk you are... you don't care about anything or anyone but yourself ... or this Rock's ass person. I've been nothing but cooperative with you, and you've been nothing but a tyrant! A rude ass jerk who's trashing my god damn room! As if I have money to replace anything! As if I'm not short on funds as it is. I can't stand here and let you trash my room. Make one more violent move and I'll call the police!" She was fuming. Her hands curled into fists and her cheeks were all puffed up. She was very angry, and regardless of seeing his strength it was rather brave to continue to stand up to him.
She didn't look menacing at all though. She was small and looked a little bit grumpy with her cheeks puffed and face all scrunched up.
He turns to look at her fuming at first, but as he sees her face all puffed out and fuming, he can't help but crack a slow smile across his face... which gradually turns into a laugh... He quickly collects himself and turns his gaze to a dark corner as the very shadows begin to stir and move. They begin to come to life as a four fingered clawed hand emerges from the floor. "Get behind me!" He says. A head draws from the ever-darkening shadows. He pulls two bladed discs from under his cloak and they fly with an orange streak and a flash of fire.
She sees the strange creature and gets behind Axel's tall and lanky frame. "What is that thing?!" She shouts anxiously. Her stance becomes defensive as she watches his chakrams dance.
As the blades whirl and slash along the creature's dark skin, shadows begin to seep out from the wounds; strangling any hint of light in the air. "Damn" he mutters, as the upper half of the monster has emerged from the collection of shadows forming a portal. Its head hunched, touching the ceiling, it's hands pressing against the cracking floorboards, pushing up. The house begins to shake, shifting, the ceiling starts to cave. Axel grabs the girl, and moving at speeds she can barely fathom, she finds herself in a tall tree overlooking her home. Except where her bedroom once was there now stands a hulking black beast. It lets out a long howl... Axel is standing next to her, sizing up the situation...
She stood there in complete shock and despair as she watched the scene before her. "It's gone... all of it is gone..." her tears welled up a little in her eyes, and then she felt angry. "Why you filthy rotten no good for anything creature!" She yelled as she tried to shimmy herself down the tree.
"Sheesh, would you chill out already? I just saved your life you know." He looks at her with a devilish grin struggling down the tree and says, "... Or would you prefer if I put you back there?" He looks back at the creature, wondering if this has something to do with the disappearance of Roxas...
She ungracefully fell the last bit of the way down the tree and onto her butt. "ACK." She got up and brushed her self off and started running towards the monster. She yelled "thank you but this monster is a pain in my ass!"
He shouts, "Hey! What are you doing? Trying to get yourself killed?!" "What is this girl's deal?" He says to himself and put hand to his face slightly hanging his head. Moments later he leaps off the branch and lands in front of her saying, "Look, why don't you just back away, I got this guy and I don't need you getting in the way!" He grins that cocky smirk again...
"Ugh fine, you're ridiculous!" She huffed and turned away to march back to the bottom of the tree and plopped down in front of it her arms crossed. She was making a grumpy face again.
He couldn't help but smile as he vaulted towards the creature, and then wondered what ever compelled him to protect her. He quickly dismisses it as some old habit and focused on his task at hand. In a brilliant spectacle of fire and shadow the creature fades away. Even the shadowy portal was gone, and Axel was standing over the scorched earth that was he'd back yard wondering how this happened and what this could mean...
