Crossover Part Two
Chapter Two: Friends
"Let me get this straight…" Master began, putting two and two together. "You two, Axel and Roxas, right?"
Axel and Roxas nodded.
Master continued staring at them, awaiting an answer.
Oops. That's right, he's blind. Axel scratched his head. "Um…yeah."
Master smiled. "I see."
They had reached Aging Bar quite a while ago and had explained to Master everything that had happened.
Master had seemed overwhelmed at hearing such a suspiring fact and suddenly hearing new footsteps in his bar. Of course, he handled everything as calmly as he could and continued what seemed like mediation.
"We have many questions we want to ask you right now, and it seems that you have many for us as well." Master said and turned to Akira and Shirogane. "Let them ask us one questions first, and in return we'll ask them a question."
Akira frowned. Jeez…these guys are a bunch of clowns.
"Okay then." Axel faced the silver haired man. "You."
"My name is Shirogane." He said, looking disrespected.
"Fine. Shirogane," Axel sighed. "What exactly are you? You're not human."
Shirogane looked at Master. Master, as if sensing his movement, nodded. "I'm a shin." Shirogane said, "A shadow being. My job is to keep the balance between this world and the shadow world equal."
"…I see." Axel just replied, not really understanding.
"Our turn." Akira said, getting impatient. "Who are you and where the hell are you two from?"
Axel blinked. "Hey, that's two questions!"
"Fine, then where are you from?" Akira rephrased.
Axel and Roxas looked at each other again. "Um…how do we put this…?" Roxas began, scratching his head. "We're from 'Kingdom Hearts.'" He said simply.
"…" Shirogane and Akira stared at them.
"…What?" Roxas asked.
Axel scratched his head. "He's just playing with you." He said. "We're just from outta town! Just came here for a vacation!"
Shirogane looked at the ground, deep in thought.
"It's our turn." Roxas said. "What's a shadow world?"
Akira looked at Shirogane to explain. "Well…" Shirogane began trying to find the simplest explanation. "Underneath this world, there is another world just like it. Exactly the same. It's like a reflection."
Axel and Roxas listened for more.
"In order to live in this world, you need a Doppelganger in the world underneath us." Shirogane looked at Akira. "However, if you're stupid and don't want to listen to other people's warnings, you might end up LOSING that Doppelganger."
Akira blushed from embarrassment and seemed to be yelling: 'SHUT UP!' to Shirogane in his head.
"I, for one," Shirogane continued, turning to the others, "Am a shadow. I do not need a Doppelganger to survive here in this world."
"Okay." Roxas said. Kinda sounds like me and Sora. It's not like I would be here without my other. "You're turn. Shoot."
Shirogane opened his mouth to ask something, but Akira cut in quickly before him. "Who are you?"
"Organization XIII." Axel answered smoothly.
Akira stared at him. "…And what's that? Some sort of cult?"
"WHAT?" Axel's weapon came back and out of nowhere. "WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?"
"Axel, calm down!" Roxas tugged his coat.
Akira had jumped back in surprise and Master had turned his head to the enraged Axel. "Excuse me," he asked with a polite smile. "Please do not wreck the bar…"
"S-Sorry." Roxas apologized and shoved his seme into a seat. "Organization XIII is not a…cult. We, Axel and I, we're what you call Nobodies."
"Nobodies?" Shirogane echoed.
"Yeah." Roxas said. "One's without hearts. And just like you guys, we have significant others. Not exactly Doppelgangers, but something like that."
"Oh. I get it." Akira said, "So you mean that you two are the nobodies of some somebody."
"Well…something like that." Roxas said sheepishly.
Akira leaned back in his chair. I still don't get it…
"It's our turn to ask you something." Roxas stated and turned to Axel who had calmed down a bit.
"Right." Axel said. "The Organization's job is to collect 'hearts' to complete a big project of ours called Kingdom Hearts." He turned to Roxas, who was scavenging through his pockets.
Finally finding what he was looking for, Roxas took a little crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket. "Have you guys ever seen anything like this around here?"
Shirogane and Akira looked the paper over. "It kind of looks like Kokuchi." Akira mused out loud. "But differently shaped. Do you recognize it, Shirogane?"
The shin shook his head. "No. It said 'Heartless' on the paper."
Roxas took his hand out. "You see this?" A large key appeared out of nowhere. "This is called the Keyblade. Its job is to kill those things. We call them Heartless."
"I see…" Akira said. If it's not Kokuchi, then it's nothing we've ever seen before. "We haven't seen anything like it."
Axel scratched his head. "Well, in case you do, get as far away from it as possible, and tell us."
Shirogane nodded. "Okay."
"Well, it seems you four have a lot in common." Master, who had been silent up until now, said. "You would make good friends."
"Wait a minute." Axel cut in. "I have a question to ask."
Akira and Shirogane looked at each other. "Go ahead." Shirogane replied.
"You said Kokuchi. What's that?"
Shirogane sighed. "Remember how I said that I'm here to keep the balance the shadow and this world equal? It's because a certain creature called Kokuchi have been eating away this world. They look a lot like what you call your Heartless."
So Kokuchi are like Heartless in this world. Roxas thought. "Great. I see."
"If you are able to see Shirogane…" Akira began, "Then you should be able to see Kokuchi. If you see Kokuchi, you get as far away from it as possible and tell us."
"Got it." Roxas answered.
Master chuckled. "Have you come to a resolution?" he asked.
Axel sighed. "Yeah. We've learned more about this place, that's for sure." He stood up. "Roxas and I should be getting back home."
"You two live together?" Akira asked incredulously.
Roxas blushed at that. "Um…well…it's not really like that, actually…"
"Yup! We live together!" Axel butt in with a big grin on his face. Roxas socked his arm, redder then a cherry.
Akira blinked at their reactions to his question, but Shirogane smirked, seeing a connection with those two.
"Bye, Shirogane, Akira!" Roxas said as he and Axel began their way home. "You too Master! See you soon!" He closed the door and turned to Axel. "YOU!" he yelled. "What is with you?"
"But it's true, isn't it? We do live together, Roxy."
"DO NOT CALL ME ROXY!" Roxas yelled, blushing. "And besides…" He looked at the ground. "We're just friends…we don't live together like that…"
Axel smiled. "…Yes we do."
"Huh?" Roxas asked before he was kissed by the other. Of course, that nice moment had to end when Roxas pushed him away trying to regain the air that Axel had skillfully robbed from his lungs.
"See?" Axel said staring down at his hyperventilating uke. "We do live together like that." He said licking his lips. "We're not just friends."
"You…" Roxas blushed. "Perv…"
"Aww, don't be like that now." Axel said, hugging him.
Roxas socked is arm again. "Don't give me a hug! I'm mad at you!" He yelled.
"My arm is going numb from you hitting me." Axel replied.
"Shut up." Roxas said and looked at the sky. "…Look's like there's enough time for ice cream. Let's get to the station tower and…"
"I don't want ice cream." Axel whined, rubbing his arm.
"Then what do you want?" Roxas asked, getting annoyed.
"Roxas."
"STOP JOKING AROUND!"
"I'm not joking." Axel said, looking hurt. He grabbed Roxas's arm. "Let's go, Roxas. My room this time. I'm sure my bed is bigger than yours…"
"NO WAY!" Poor Roxas tried to pull his wrist back. "I DO NOT WANT!"
"Oh shush." Axel picked the boy up and threw him over his shoulder. "Don't worry about it. You said the exact same thing yesterday, but you didn't struggle afterwards, now did you? Actually, you looked pretty satisfied…"
"THAT'S A LIE, AXEL!" They both disappeared into a dark portal.
Meanwhile…
"Those two seemed really close, now didn't they, Akira-kun?" Shirogane said, following the tired teen to home.
"Yeah. And one of them tried to kill you." Akira sighed.
Shirogane smirked. "Were you worried?"
Of course I was worried, you dick… "No. Psht. Why would I be worried about you?" Akira replied. "You can take care of yourself, right?"
Shirogane sighed. "Yeah…I am a shadow after all. It was just my carelessness, it seems." Akira-kun…it wouldn't hurt for you to swallow your pride and actually admit the truth for once, would it?
Akira shrugged at his answer. "…Hmph." Why do you have to just answer like that? Why can't you say more you sadistic- The boy sighed. "Shirogane," He said, catching his attention. "…Hold my hand?" It sounded more like an order instead of a request.
Shirogane's frown turned into a tender smile as he took and held the other's lonely hand.
"You know…" Akira suddenly began. "You're not just a shadow to me."
"I'm not?"
Akira shook his head, smiling. "You're my friend, too…"
Shirogane blinked. "…I know." Thank you…Akira-kun.
Author's Note:
And chapter two is up. :D It took so long. -sweatdrop- Uh…anyway, thank you, Hanawie for your review, it really brightened my day. :D And I'm still new to posting chapters and stories, so yes, I accidently posted chapter one twice. But here's chapter two! So thanks!
Reviews and critiques are greatly appreciated.
So yeah…
