Axel had never been so mentally exhausted in his life. When he finally figured out what his boss had wanted him to do, he stayed at work to get it done, which ended up being much longer than he planned. He knew if he didn't though, he'd get behind again and Xemnas would probably kill him for it. (It was a frequent thing).

11 PM? Damn, and to think I'll be back here in another seven hours…

He wasn't too big on the idea of coming back to write another article, after he'd spent so long on this one. Then again, he probably wouldn't have to if he didn't procrastinate so much, but it's hard to focus when you have 'important' things on your mind like how to get into the new secretary's pants.

"Well maybe I think you're cute and funny..." Axel suddenly broke out into a grin, realizing that could only be one person. There were only two women working here at the moment, and Larxene would never sing or stay late after work. He sat and listened to her for a little while, noticing that she wasn't bad at all. However, he felt the need to interrupt her serenade.

"Maybe I want to do what bunnies do with you if you know what I mean..."

"And what exactly is it that bunnies do?" He smirked as she turned around, startled at the fact there was another person in the room.

"Oh, uh, I didn't think anyone was still here…" she blushed, her face almost the color of Axel's hair.

"I didn't either, to be honest. What are you doing still here?"

"I was just taking care of a few last minute things," she told him, going back to…whatever it was she was doing.

"Last minute things?" he raised an eyebrow. "You could have left three hours ago, I hardly think this is last minute. What have you been doing, cleaning the whole damn building?" He laughed when she blushed again.

"Not the whole thing…" she muttered. "Look, this is my first 'real' job I've had in a while, and I want to work hard so I can actually get somewhere with it."

"Admirable," he commented, a little impressed. "But eventually, you'll be like me and won't want to get anything done." He flashed her a grin, causing her to smirk right back at him.

"Maybe, but unlike you, I have somewhat of a work ethic."

"Ouch." He liked that she had a bit of an edge to her, but not too much of one. It made her a little more interesting. Sure, hot girls were nice, but ones that were smart were definitely a plus.

"So, isn't your husband or boyfriend or...girlfriend," he paused for a moment, the idea of her having a girlfriend was pretty sexy but also disappointing. "waiting for you at home or something?" he finished, hoping this was a good way to get her relationship status out of her.

"Oh, no, I'm single actually," she looked at the floor as she said this, like it was something she didn't want to admit. She also muttered something about not being a lesbian.

"Really?" Inwardly, Axel was cheering. "That's surprising."

"What do you mean?"

"You're pretty attractive, is what I'm saying." She smiled at his compliment, and when she did, he realized just how true his statement was.

"So, Don Juan," she said, looking amused at his flirtatiousness. "I don't think I ever got your name."

"It's Axel," he chuckled, extending his hand to her.

"I'm Sarah, but I guess you already knew that," she told him, giving him a firm hand shake. At the contact, Axel felt as though electric currents were shooting through his arm, something that didn't happen very often.

"Do you have a way to get home?" he asked her, trying to find another way to spend more time with her.

"Yeah, I take the subway," she answered, picking her purse up off her desk as a sign she was leaving.

"You know, I could drive you home, if you wanted," he said casually, leaning against the wall. "It's a little late for a pretty girl like you to be out alone."

"You…really wouldn't mind?" She asked, biting her lip.

"Of course not. And you can pay me back later." He winked at her, and she only smiled widely.

"Thank you."

X.x.X.x.X.x.X

"It's right here," she told him, pointing to a small house. Axel was a little disappointed that she didn't live very far from their workplace. He enjoyed talking to her on the way and hearing her giggle when he said something stupid.

"You…have a car?" he asked, slightly confused as he pulled over in front of the house.

"Yeah, but my little brother uses it a lot, so I don't usually get to."

He was wondering how this worked, but a gentle touch on his arm suddenly snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Thank you again." Before he even had the chance to respond, she was leaning up towards him, placing a kiss on his cheek and something else in his hand. "There's your payment." She smirked before getting out of the car, leaving Axel sitting alone in the driver's seat, smiling to himself as he read the piece of paper she'd put in his hand. Seven digits. This was going a lot better than he thought it would.