The Travellers Run Away

Chapter 3

When Roxas awoke it was still night, he began to become slightly confused because he couldn't see the moon or stars or trees. He was still just waking up and as he tried to sit up, a cold hand pushed him back down. "Axel?" He whispered.

An icy voice answered him, "It's ok Roxas go back to sleep"

He lay back, that didn't sound like Axel, who was it, Demyx? No it was a woman's voice. A Woman's voice.

He forced his eyes open, he was lying in a bed in a small room, the walls lined shelves with bottles. He looked up too see her looming over him. Roxas sat up and Larxene lunged at him. In his attempt to dodge he fell out the bed at scrambled away from her.

She held up the Kunai knives "Smart, but not smart enough"

She was coming closer, he was too scared to move. Roxas squeezed his eyes shut, too scared to look death in the eye; then suddenly he heard the crash of breaking glass and a familiar voice shout "Stop!"

He opened his eyes. Axel stood surrounded by broken fragments of glass. She tuned her attention towards him and smiled. Axel was taller than her now but she reached up and patted his head.

"I see you're a man now Master Axel"

"You don't seem to think so"

"It's difficult to see anyone as an adult when your this old"

"You look the same as the day I met you"

" Obviously, Now who's the boy, is he your son?"

"More apprentice"

"Ah"

During the conversation Roxas had swiped a bottle off the shelf and was in the process of drinking it that when he heard the gasp. Larxene ran over trying to wrench it out of his hands.

"No! that's the strongest Elixir I've ever made it will kill you"

In panic, Roxas continued to drink even faster. Axel stood looking amused in the corner.

"He won't stop if you do that" He laughed "You're scaring him"

Eventually Roxas dropped an empty bottle. He turned to face her. This was followed by a blinding explosion of light. Axel, Roxas and Larxene were left staring at each other.

Larxene sighed "Well done Master Roxas, You somehow managed to survive me and the Elixir of Light". She handed him a parcel, "the legendary key blade, but don't consider it a parting gift, I was thinking that since you boys are both guilty of destroying my house and since Axel stole that water Elixir you could help me rebuild…"

Axel leaped forward pulled Roxas too his feet and they ran, both shouting "Thank you Larxene!"

She shouted after them "You better come visit at some point" She scanned the bushes "You too Demyx"

She laughed as Axel roared, "Run faster Dem! I hate manual labour!"