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Content Warnings: None really. This set is pretty clean.
6. Break
He found Aqua on the summit, hacking relentlessly at the revolving metal rings.
Terra approached her. "Shouldn't you be in bed?"
Aqua kept attacking the machine. "Couldn't sleep, so I'm training instead."
"You know that's unhealthy," he chastised. She ignored him. "Aqua…"
Flicking her wrist, she dismissed her Keyblade and turned to look at him. "I'm fine," she insisted.
"No. You're not." He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Aqua. Take a break."
She wanted to argue, but his earnest expression silenced her. Sighing, she nodded. With a smile, Terra took her hand and led her back towards the castle.
7. Heaven
Axel had never been particularly sentimental, but he had his moments. Because for the life of him, he wouldn't trade those afternoons with Roxas and Xion for anything.
He hadn't even been this relaxed around Isa – sometimes he could even swear he felt movement in his hollow chest when he looked at them. How could he feel so happy without a heart?
The best times of his nonexistence were spent on that tower, laughing and eating ice cream with his friends. If this wasn't heaven, he didn't know what was.
Those two were everything to him, and Axel was content.
8. Away
The hours eat away at her like a cancer and Kairi doesn't know how to cope.
Kairi understands why they left – the worlds need Keyblade Wielders, and Sora and Riku aren't the types to sit on their hands when they could be helping – but that doesn't mean she's happy about it. Nothing can soothe the ache that being away from them brings.
She wants to help, to fight, and knowing she can't kills her. Kairi hates feeling useless and being separated from them and the knowledge that she can't do anything.
If this keeps up, she's going to go insane.
9. Cut
"Ow!"
Naminé dropped the stack of papers in her hands to inspect her fingers. A tiny red line had formed on the pad of her thumb, and it stung.
Wincing, she shoved the injured digit into her mouth, inwardly sighing as her saliva soothed the irritating nick. She hated getting paper-cuts, they made it hard to draw properly and hurt far more than something that small had any right to. Unfortunately, they were commonplace for an artist.
The door creaked open and Riku poked his head in. "I heard a shout. You okay?"
"Fine," she mumbled. "It's just a paper-cut."
10. Breath
Sensation came back all at once, leaving Zexion disoriented and confused.
There was light beyond his eyelids – a blinding light that left his eyes watering. He was lying facedown on a cold floor and his head was spinning, but it was better than five minutes ago when he was fading thanks to that psychotic Replica while Axel looked on –
He decided it was best to focus on breathing.
In – he could sense people beside him – out – his head hurt – in – he thought he heard Axel talking to himself – out – his chest was burning –
Zexion finally lifted his head… and choked.