Heres chapter 2! ^^ I wasnt going to do daily updates, because i know ill never be able to maintain them, but... at the request of my cousin, I'm uploading chapter 2 the day after chapter 1... Enjoy guys! expecially you MrsStevenJigsaw098. No im not gullible enough to upload more than once a day...even if you beg, or *cringes* threaten me with no rp... probably...

Disclaimer: dont own it... *cries*

Axel groaned slightly as his eyes flickered open, putting his head in his hands.

'Man... I feel like crap...' he muttered to himself.

'Wouldn't surprise me if you do...' came the reply, making Axel look up in surprise, still half asleep.

'Huh?' he winced at the sudden movement. 'Ow...'

'I had to take some of your blood and give it to Roxas...' Zexion reminded him, as he fetched a flannel and a bowl of cold water, pressing the cool material to Roxas's sweat covered forehead.

'Wha-?' Axel responded eloquently, looking around the room. The sight of Roxas, still lying unconscious on the bed before him, caused him to remember the events of earlier. 'Oh crap...' he commented quietly, putting his head back in his hands.

Roxas winced slightly, slowly opening his eyes as Axel sighed beside him. He looked around the room, his gaze finally settling on the redhead.

'...huh?...' he muttered quietly, trying to remember what had led to him being in this position. Axel looked up.

'Roxas...?' he asked a little uncertainly.

'...Axel?...' he responded quietly. Axel looked at him carefully.

'Um...how do you feel?' he asked tentatively.

'...horrible... like someone's stabbing me over and over...' Axel sighed again and looked away.

'Roxas...' he began, as his eyes fell to look at the floor. 'I'm sorry...'

'I-it's alright Axel...' Roxas replied, not quite understanding just what the redhead was trying to apologise for. Zexion lightly pressed the damp flannel to Roxas's forehead, trying to cool the overheating blond. Axel slowly pulled himself up, carefully walking over to the sink for a drink, putting a hand to his throbbing head.

'Axel?...' Roxas said quietly. Axel turned back to him warily; afraid he would remember what had happened just before the blond had lost consciousness. Roxas looked up at him curiously.

'W-what are you?' he asked. Axel tensed. That was the one thing he had hoped Roxas would forget.

'Wha-...Roxas, I...I...' Axel gave up, forgetting his drink, and stumbling to the door. Roxas tried to sit up, to catch him, but was too weak to accomplish the simple task. Axel paused at the door, looking back slightly.

'I-I'm sorry...' he muttered, before walking out of the room altogether. Roxas stared at the door for a minute, a little taken aback, before coming back to his senses.

'Zexion, help me up...'

'But Roxas, you shou-'

'I said help me up!' Roxas interrupted forcefully. Zexion sighed slightly before moving to his side.

'Fine...' he agreed reluctantly, carefully helping Roxas to stand. Roxas winced slightly, a hand pressed to his chest.

'This isn't a good idea Roxas... your body is still too weak...' Zexion chided quietly.

'I-I don't care... I need to talk to him' the blond insisted, limping off with a determined look on his face, holding his side. Zexion could only watch him leave, sighing as he wondered just how long it would be before the both of them came limping back...

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Axel only managed to get halfway down the corridor before having to stop. He leaned heavily against the wall, before sliding down it, resting his head on his knees. He couldn't stop the rampant thoughts running through his head. Why did he have to see? He thinks I'm a monster...

'Axel?...' Roxas muttered, wincing as he staggered towards his comrade. Axel looked up, surprised to see him making his way towards him.

'Roxas! What are you... You should be in bed?' he exclaimed, worriedly. Roxas just chuckled slightly, obviously still in a lot of pain.

'Roxas?' Axel sighed in resignation when Roxas made to attempt to leave. 'At least sit down...' Roxas slowly slid himself down beside the redhead, as Axel resumed his previous position, resting his head on his legs again. Roxas winced again, sighing slightly. Axel sighed too, hearing Roxas.

'Roxas...why are you here?' he asked quietly.

'I...don't know...' Roxas replied honestly, fanning himself slightly.

'You should be resting. It took a lot of effort to follow me. You must have a reason...' Axel insisted.

'I just...wanted to know what happened...' Roxas told him.

'A heartless attacked you, nearly killed you, I killed it. End of.' Axel replied bluntly.

'I know...but I mean... what happened with you?' Roxas pressed. Axel sighed, sitting in silence for a few minutes before finally resigning himself to giving a proper answer.

'Sometimes...sometimes just the chakrams, or the keyblade, or whatever weapon it is you use isn't enough.' He began quietly. 'Even if you channel magic as well, there are some heartless that just wont die. Way back when I first joined the organisation, I encountered one like that, and did the only thing I could to beat it.' Roxas listened carefully, not wanting to interrupt now he was finally getting an answer from the redhead.

'But,' Axel continued. 'It's hard to control. I have a handle on it most of the time, but occasionally my barriers slip, and... well, you saw.'

'Oh...' Roxas said, looking at the floor. Axel looked away, burying his head again.

'I'm a monster...' he said quietly.

'Y-you're not, Axel...' Roxas told him, voice shaking a little as he remembered the fiery figure that had stood before him. Axel just laughed sarcastically, turning back to face Roxas.

'Roxas, I scared you. I can see it in your eyes, even now, you're still afraid of me.' He looked back at the floor. 'You were never supposed to see...'

'There are a lot of things I should never see...but... I'm not a kid Axel!' Roxas told him.

'And how many times have you seen someone you know and trust turn into a demonic human fireball right in front of you?' Axel exclaimed. 'I could have killed you, Roxas!'

'B-but you didn't! You controlled it!'

'You have no idea how much that took...' Axel responded quietly, resting his head on his knees.

'I guess not...' Roxas responded, starting to overheat again.

'And you're still afraid of me. I've ruined everything...' he looked away.

'I'm not scared of you Axel...' Roxas told him.

'Oh really? Then why do you look so worried and afraid every time I look at you?'

'How can I? I don't have a heart... I can't have emotions...' Roxas reminded him.

'I don't know! I just...you're not the same...you don't see me the same... I scared you, and now everything is different.' Axel sighed. 'I'll tell Xemnas not to pair us up anymore when I see him...' He finished quietly.

'No!' Roxas exclaimed, feebly grabbing on to Axels sleeve. Axel looked at him in surprise.

'Roxas...?'

'Don't tell Xemnas that!' Roxas's voice began to shake as tears welled up in his eyes.

'But...if he pairs us together...after...'

'I don't care!' Roxas told him forcefully.

'You don't...? But... I... You know what I'm capable of, but still...' Axel tied, not fully understanding.

'I-I really don't care!' Roxas assured him, as the tears started rolling down his cheeks.

'Roxas... y-you really don't care? It...it really doesn't matter?'

'No I don't!' Roxas told him, putting a hand to his forehead. Axel rested a hand on his shoulder.

'Roxas...' he began, tears of his own beginning to form. 'I don't understand...why?'

'You're my friend...' Axel gently wrapped his arms around the younger boy, as the ears started to fall. 'I-I...thankyou...' Roxas smiled slightly at the unexpected contact and gratitude.

'Anytime...' Axel remained for a few more minutes before regaining control of himself. He sniffed slightly before releasing Roxas.

'We should get you back...' he told him.

'Yeah... I think so... I feel boiling...' he commented, cheeks flushed, sweat covering his forehead. Axel stood, reaching out to help him up. Roxas leaned on the redhead, holding on as they started walking back to Zexions room.

'Thankyou...' Roxas said quietly as Axel helped him over to the bed, before landing unceremoniously in a nearby chair himself. Zexion had a new flannel ready, and as soon as they were settled, he pressed it to Roxas's forehead.

'You're overheating Roxas...' he commented. Roxas just hummed in agreement.

'Probably my fault...' Axel said. 'Sorry...' Roxas looked over at him.

'Why would it be your fault...?' he asked curiously.

'My bloods warmer than the other, ya know, with the fire and everything...' Axel answered vaguely.

'Oh right...wait... why do I have your blood?' Roxas asked, frowning slightly. Axel just blinked, looking at Zexion.

'Roxas, you lost too much blood, so I had to transfer Axel's blood to you...' Zexion told the blond carefully.

'Your body should get used to it Roxas...' Axel said, as Roxas's mind had a mini whirlwind thought; I have Axel's blood in me?...

Axel sighed, letting his head fall back, and closing his eyes.

'Can I stay here for a while Zexion?' he asked quietly. 'Don't think I can manage walking all the way to my own room...'

'Sure...' Zexion agreed, knowing the redhead was right. Roxas closed his eyes, falling asleep. Axel shifted slightly to get comfortable in the chair before speaking to Zexion, knowing Roxas was asleep.

'I'm amazed you haven't really chastised me yet Zex...' he commented softly, not wanting to wake the blond. 'Well...the only thing I could really do is tell Superior...' Zexion turned to look at the redhead. 'But you really are an idiot for doing it...' Axel sighed, closing his eyes.

'I'd contradict you, but...'

'You know that you can't...' Axel opened his eyes, staring at Zexion.

'What would you have had me do? Let him die?' he questioned.

'Of course not Axel...' Zexion responded calmly. 'You could've gotten him out of harms way, and then got Superior...' Axel rolled his eyes.

'Me, run away from a fight?' Zexion sighed.

'Sometimes it is better to do so...' he reminded him gently. Axel grunted, and looked over at Roxas.

'Why did you fight him on your own...' he wondered aloud, as Roxas shifted slightly in sleep. 'Well,' he continued, 'I'm beat. Wake me up if he wakes up again will ya Zex.'

'Will do...' Zexion promised him, replacing Roxas's warm flannel with a new cold one. Axel curled up as best he could on the small chair, falling slowly into sleep.

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