The Beginning of the End
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the Hills Have Eyes alright? Although I love them both I just can't have them…yet. I'll be rich enough to get them though…someday…
Pairings: Zemyx, Akuroku, and others may come.
Story: Zexion and Axel have already witnessed Lexaeus' death. What more can they take? Well, they'll have to test that question when they meat up with Xigbar and Demyx. Night comes and panic sets in. What is it that's there? And wait…why is Demyx playing with his hair?
Chapter 2: When Night Falls
I was going crazy. Yes, crazy. Here I was, sitting near a fire completely out of it as a certain blonde sat behind me messing with my new hair cut. Why exactly had I let him do it? Well, I hadn't actually let him necessarily. I tried to recall what had happened before the night fell upon us…
Alex and I had been walking for another couple of hours after we had seen Lexaeus killed and dragged off by some mutant human. I had to say, I couldn't really remember much, even though I was supposed to be the cloaked schemer. Why had Lexaeus' death affected me so? How could I start crying like that in front of Axel? It confused me so, and yet I didn't care about anything at the same time. Lexaeus had been a dear friend to me. To just lose him so quickly like that confused and hurt me so. I wished I could have saved him. I shook my head to rid myself of all those thoughts. I needed to focus at the task at hand. We needed to find the other members and make sure they were alright. Who knew how many of the other members had run into those…creatures.
I looked up to the reddening sky. The sun was starting to set. We needed to find shelter and make a fire. Usually in deserts, it's smoldering hot during the day and freezing cold in the night. I really didn't want to go into some random cavern around here, since anything could be residing inside, including those creatures. I sighed, looking around as we walked, hoping to see some sort of shelter or anything movie. Scratch that, I'd rather not see another of those creatures; I'd rather see the members alive and well.
That was when I suddenly bumped into a now still Axel. I fell backward onto my rear in the sand and rocks. That had hurt more than I thought, but I ignored the pain and looked up at Axel. "What was that for?" I asked him, confused why he stopped. He pointed off to a hill nearby, his eyes wide as if in shock. I followed his finger to the place he was looking at. There, on a nearby hill about halfway up, was Demyx and Xigbar, climbing in a somewhat slow pace. But what made my own eyes widen was on top of the hill beside the one our fellow members were climbing on was a humanoid creature who held a machete in his hand. I could swear it was the one from before who had killed Lexaeus and cut my hair and hit my shoulder. My shoulder probably wouldn't get infected if I could find some water. However, my complete and total attention was on the duo being stalked and hunted by a humanoid killer who had slaughtered my friend.
Axel began running for them, waving his arms to get their attention, and I followed. "Demyx! Xigbar!" I yelled as loud as I could, just a bit out of breath in the heat. I could feel as sweat dripped down from the short sprint. My breath was hard and I looked to the other hill to see where the creature was. It was still there, seemingly glaring down at Axel and me with hate. I knew we had ruined his meal, and he climbed over to the other side of the hill so we couldn't see him anymore. I was relieved as I looked back to Axel, who had gotten much further than me. Demyx and Xigbar were running for Axel, and they looked somewhat terrified.
I guessed they must have seen the humanoid creature. So I slowed down, falling to my knees then I leaned onto my hands. I couldn't seem to catch my breath and I huffed hard, my lungs and airway burning in hate at me. I heard some footsteps as they approached me, but I couldn't lift my head.
"Zexion!" rang a familiar blonde's voice. I could feel Demyx's arm wrap around my shoulders as he knelt next to me. Xigbar and Axel were standing on the other side of me. I could feel the burning start to recede as my breath slowly calmed down. I sat back on my legs, looking to Demyx. I was sure I was completely flushed. Physical exercise was not a strong point of mine. Being in the burning sun all day, and the heavy dry air made it even harder for me. Even Axel seemed to be a little out of breath. I looked from Alex, to Xigbar, to take in what he had been wearing.
His hair and eye patch were the same as ever. His top though was a black vest with a yellow hood. On the right side of the vest was a skull and crossbones. There wasn't anything underneath, and the vest was unzipped. All his scars were revealed. No one ever knew where all the scars came from, only guessed. I guessed that when he became a nobody that he got into numerous fights with the monsters around the castle and almost always lost, or got severely injured. But back to the matter at hand, his clothes. His pants were blue faded jeans that were ripped in numerous places as well. The bottoms were frayed and I could guess that it was from climbing the rocks and such. His shoes seemed like combat boots covered by his jeans.
I looked over to Demyx, who had worry in his eyes. Why would he worry about me? I moved his arm that was around me so I could get up and get a better look at him. As I dusted myself off, I took little glimpses at him. He also had a vest on, but it was plain blue. Underneath was alight aqua blue tank top that had bubbles on it. He had on pants, however the it seemed like shorts since from half the thigh down was just the shorts fabric with diamond holes in it. Almost like netting. On his left calf was a blue wristband that had a goldfish on it. It was also on his right bicep. I couldn't help but stare a little, his lean body looked just about as small as mine, but only taller. However, you could clearly see the toned muscles. My gaze fell so I wouldn't be caught staring, resting on his sea blue shoes that had a white stripe through the middle.
Axel's voice snapped me from my thoughts. "Well, it's getting dark. We need to make a fire…" he said. I wanted to say something to him like, 'That's the first actual smart thing you've said all your non-existent life.' However, I really didn't feel like it. I didn't want to think about putting him down when so far he hadn't said anything about my breakdown to them yet. Also, how he let me cry, and hadn't told me I was a crybaby or anything for it yet. I'd just have to wait and see if he'd keep it at that, or make it a huge gossip convention later. I ignored that and looked to Demyx, who seemed to be looking at the darkening sky. I walked over to him as the other two talked.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked in a small voice. I didn't lay a hand on his shoulder or anything, just asked. I didn't feel like I should touch him. He seemed lost in though; apparently he was too, for when I spoke he jumped. He looked over to me with his ocean blue eyes and smiled nervously.
"Oh, sorry Zexy. Didn't think you were gonna speak to me!" he said and laughed once more. I raised an eyebrow and nodded, shifting my weight from one foot to the other.
"Well…you're okay right?" I asked him, I didn't want him to be scared of the humanoid creatures anymore than I was. I had to be strong for him and all. Really, I felt I had to be since I was a higher up and more experienced. He only smiled at me, and that confused me even more.
"Of course I am! You don't look too good though." He said and took a step forward, putting his hand on my shoulder to look at me in the face. It was weird to see him with both of my eyes. "Your hair's a mess, your shoulder's been cut, and you look really tired and pale." He said with worry in his eyes. I had to look away. Here I was saying I needed to protect him, and he was so concerned for me instead of himself. He should be worried about what he had seen before, about the other members and how to get out of this place. "We should find a place for you to rest." He insisted.
"Hey you two, we need to go find some place to stay!" Xigbar yelled to us. Demyx and I both looked over to them and then to each other. We nodded and followed the pair in front as the light slowly slithered away.
That's how we ended up in this small cave that already had firewood inside. It was a very shallow cave that seemed to have been dug out a very long time ago. I didn't mind though, I was very tired, and staring at the fire we were barely able to make made me sleepy. Demyx's touch was the only thing keeping me away. He had taken some knife Axel had happened to find in the cave and was giving me a better haircut. I didn't mind, he could do whatever he wanted to. As long as I was able to have a nice warm place to sleep, even if it had to be cuddled up with Axel and Xigbar, I would be happy. I felt so drained from crying and walking the whole day. I dreaded waking up and having to do it all over again.
What was the point anyway? We could just use that knife and kill ourselves and we wouldn't have to deal with those creatures or the hot sun again the next morning. I highly doubted that many of the other organization members were alive. It was ironic how the creatures took out Lexaeus, one of the strongest members, and I myself, probably the weakest member physically, was left alive. Well, if it weren't for Axel, I would have been killed as well. Axel had saved me, although there was no need to. I wasn't going to push him around much anymore. I knew that if I wasn't so mean to him anymore, he'd keep what happened after that attack a secret. Now I knew if I needed to cry again, I'd go talk to Axel a little. Why? I dunno, I just felt that we understood each other a little better.
"Done!" Demyx said and sat down beside me. He lay the knife down beside him. Xigbar was asleep and Axel on guard duty for the moment. They all told me I wasn't going to be on guard duty since I looked so drained. I was a little angered by that, but I wasn't completely complaining. I needed sleep, and I knew it. I just felt a little weak for not being able to keep up with them. "You should do this more often!" he said with a smile.
I stared at him like he was crazy. "What? Get attacked and almost killed by some humanoid cannibal?" I asked him. We stared at each other, and then started to laugh. I felt a little relieved to have been able to make Demyx laugh like that.
I gazed to Demyx, who was staring at me and messing a little with my hair still. He chuckled when he saw me staring at him. "I like it. It's a nice change cuz now we can see your face, Zexy!" he said with a big smile on his face. He seemed very excited about my new look. I couldn't really see it for now since we didn't have a mirror or any water to see my reflection. I didn't care. Demyx could do some crazy things, but he wouldn't completely humiliate me. Not at a time like this. We sat there staring at each other with the fire giving the impression we had orange skin.
Demyx's ocean blue eyes had the reflection of the flames in them, and I couldn't help but stare at them. It reflected his personality. He was so flexible like the ocean, but still had that fiery passion about things he believed in and the people he cared for. I sometimes wished I could be like that. I never really stood up for myself, and I didn't have that passion Demyx held. He could always be happy, no matter the situation, and he always tried to cheer others up. I always hoped I could be like that, to act like I had a heart when I knew we didn't. I would never be able to pull it off. However what happened today…how I cried like that…it made me wonder. In this world, do we have hearts? Could we have hearts?
I became a little hopeful as I stared into Demyx's beautiful eyes that anyone could get lost in. I stared for a long time, I lost track of time as I stared. Demyx seemed to stare back as well. I leaned in a little, unaware of what I was doing. I just felt like I could do whatever I wanted right now. I raised my hand, touching his cheek a little, it was warm from the heat of the fire, or so I thought. I leaned in a little closer, our noses almost touching. I could barely feel his breath on my skin. It smelled like the ocean, and I wanted to know what that ocean tasted like.
"Hey you two!" I fell backward off the rock Demyx and I had been sitting on. I wanted to disappear right now, how could I let my guard down like that? I could see Demyx a little confused as he looked down at me, then the one who I was going to kill later on.
"Axel, jesus you scared us!" Demyx said, holding a hand to his chest to calm his racing heart. I wanted to twist that red hair's head right off his shoulders. I sat up, and dusted myself off for the second time that day. I looked over the rock at Axel who was snickering at e. I knew full well he knew what I was going to do. He just had to barge in, and he looked happy about it. Darn him I won't let him have his moment with Roxas; I'll make sure of that!
"Ah, don't get your panties in a bunch. I just came inside to get warmed up and to switch. Demyx it's your turn." He said with a grin. Demyx nodded, and smiled to me, then got up and left the cave. He stood fright outside and I was sure he was probably scared to death being all alone out there. I felt like I should go to him and sit with him so he wouldn't be so scared and so alone. As I tried to get up though, Axel laid a hand on my shoulder and forced me back down on the rock. I grumbled and sat down as he sat next to me.
"Hey, no need to fume like that. I really didn't mean to interrupt your moment." Axel whispered, his emerald green eyes boring into me. I stared at the flames, probably pouting. I couldn't help it, that was the perfect moment and he ruined it! I sighed as he patted my head. I glared at him. "I'm really sorry Zexion. But hey, look at it this way, now you can do it later when you really need to." He said. I stared at him confused.
"Okay, let me explain this a little better." Axel thought about it for a minute, and then started again. "Well, let's say you two are both alone in some dark place and he's scared as well as you are. You can just hold him in your arms, and then give him that kiss to help him know he's not alone at all." Axel told me with a bright smile. I stared at him like he was an idiot, but then my face softened as I looked to the fire again.
"What if I don't get that chance? What if he falls into that darkness alone and I can't reach him? What if I can't save him?" I asked Axel. He pulled me into an embrace. I was confused of course, as I stared off as Axel hugged me.
"Don't think like that. You will always be able to save the one you love. No matter how far away they are, you have to keep believing you will find them. Cuz if you give up, you can't save them." He said. He shook as he held me, and I realized how hard it must be for him to know Roxas is out there somewhere, and possibly dead. I wrapped my arms around Axel, this time it was my turn to just hold him as he cried. I felt bad for him, and I glanced to the entrance of the cave where Demyx stood on guard to protect us.
I didn't know how I developed these feelings for Demyx. Maybe it was in the middle of when I envied him. It didn't matter, what Axel said was right. I couldn't just let Demyx go. I had to look over him and keep him safe. I was determined to do just that. I'd keep him safe, I had to.
Whoo another chapter up! I actually didn't think I'd get it done so fast really. It's MLK day and I didn't have anything better to do. It's amazing I think. You should all praise me and love me for doing this instead of going to hang with my friends!!! Heh well anyway, please Read and review! I'd really appreciate it!
Next Time:
It's the second day there. Te four of them travel more looking for the rest of the gang. However, they run into some trouble when they find another member, not so much in good shape. However, they unravel some secrets hidden in this dream world of Namine's. Could it be that she really never dreamt it up? What if this world was to oppose their Nobody selves? And who is this person who looks a lot like Demyx? It couldn't be his…
