Sound Within

Sound Within

The next day Axel woke to a start. He jumped out of his bed and stared at his alarm clock. He stared at the wall and glared. There was no window in his room since the organization didn't put windows on his side of the building. He was the only one who lived at the bottom of the building on the right side too.

He slammed the door open and yelled, "Damn it!!"

He walked to the stairway, near Demyx's room and looked at his door. He shook his head and kept on moving. Demyx, who had heard a loud sound in the hallway, woke up and left his room.

"I guess it's time for class to begin." He smiled and grabbed his gloves.

Axel meanwhile ran into Saix, who really made chills climb up his spine and anger well up inside him. "Hey…Saix."

Saix glared at him and said nothing. Axel glared back and then moved on. What a weirdo. I really hate that guy. Stupid superior's pet.

As Axel continued on her hear Saix say under his breath, "Traitor." Axel turned to him and his hands were consumed in flame. A smirk came onto his face and the Superior appeared. He grabbed Axel and said, "Enough. You're coming with me! Now!"

Axel disappeared with the superior and Demyx soon came running up the stairs to meet the person that would take him to where he needed to go. "What's going on?" Saix turned to Demyx and continued walking. He scratched his head and asked, "Are you my tour guide?"

Saix pointed behind him and his finger pointed at Zexion, who was standing a few feet away from Demyx. "You're the new guy I take it?"

"Uh-huh. My name's Demyx. You're pretty sexy...Mr…?"

"Zexion…are you a girl in disguise…or just gay?"

"I was just joking around." Demyx blushed and continued, "So…are you my guide?"

"Yeah. Shall we begin?"

"Sure…but one thing first…"

"What is it?"

"Where's Axel?"

"I see you've met the outcast of the organization. Best to ignore him."

"Oh…ok…" Demyx quieted down and went on the tour without asking a single question. He could only think of Axel and why no one liked him. Demyx had taken a particular liking to him, so he couldn't understand.

"And this is the training room…"

"Lexion…why does no one like Axel?"

"It's Zexion…" He glared.

"Sorry…so why is Axel ignored?"

"He's believed to be a traitor and he's…just too different to us…it's like he has something that we don't have…I don't know. It's hard to explain."

Demyx bent his head down, "Oh okay."

Meanwhile, Axel was being chewed out for leaving training early. "Where did you go!? You don't have any friends to see!" Axel remained quiet and stared at the floor. "Are you even listening!?"

Axel looked up and said, "Yeah I am. Do what you want to me. I don't care. I didn't commit any crime."

"You're already under suspicion of betraying the organization. You should watch it or we'll turn on you."

"Like I care. I hate it here anyway. 'We welcome all who don't have hearts.' Yeah right!" Axel yelled.

"We did welcome you Axel. Just…get back to training. If you disappear again…I will have you detained and locked up."

"For how long?"

"How ever long I seem suitable."

Axel left his office and walked to his next class which was a dodging class. Xigbar. "Stupid jerk." Axel mumbled and suddenly bumped into someone. It turned out to be Zexion. He stepped backwards a few steps. "Watch where you're going."

As he walked by he saw Demyx and stopped. "Is this your new best friend?"

Demyx shook his head, "No. He's just my guide to the school. I don't have a best friend."

Axel smirked and put his arm around Demyx, "I'm your new best friend then. Oh and your guide to this jail."

Zexion growled, "Hey! You have a class to get to!" Axel smirked over his shoulder and shot some fire at Zexion's feet, which glued them to the ground. "What the-!?

"Sorry, but I am taking Demyx and I'm going to show him this place even if it kills me." Axel grabbed Demyx's hand and said, "We'd better run if you don't want me to get caught."

Demyx slightly blushed and nodded his head. Axel ran really fast, but Demyx was able to keep up. They soon reached a dead end at the end of the bottom of another stairway.

"This is my secret place…but I figure I can trust you to keep it."

"Sure." Demyx smiled.

Axel walked up to the wall and touched it. His weapon appeared and he put it into the two circles that suddenly appeared on the wall. The weapons vanished and in their place, a portal opened to a vast, open room. Demyx walked into the room and looked at the huge bookshelf that was on the left side of the room. There was a beautiful cherry wood table in the middle of the room and a soft leather couch behind the table.

"How'd you find this place?"

Axel smirked, "Fire's an amazing power."

"What!? You made this room?"

"Heh. I wish. It was already here, but no one seems to know about it. It's probably a room that Zexion made, but abandoned. He's got a ton of these same rooms throughout the building."

As Demyx sat down on the couch, Axel watched and felt that same drumming in his chest. A dark red covered his face as the light from the room hit Demyx and made him look like an angel. Axel grabbed his chest and whispered to it, "Shush! Stop it!"

Demyx turned to him, "Is something wrong?"

Axel blushed even more and shook his head, "Nah. Nothing."

"Come sit next to me." He patted the seat.

Axel looked down and nodded, "Sure. Okay." He walked over and sat next to Demyx who then leaned his head on Axel. "Um…you're a little close, Demyx."

He looked up at him. "Oh…I'll stand over there if you want then." He hung his head low.

"No!" Axel blurted out and then calmed himself, "I mean…no it's fine. Just…forget I said anything."

Demyx smiled and sat back down. Axel couldn't look him in the face. He grabbed Axels' head and turned it towards him. "What's wrong?"

Axel shook his head and said, "Nothing…"

"C'mon, Axel, you're treating me like I'm your girlfriend."

Axel's face lit up bright red and said, "I need to go." He stood up but a hand got his wrist. He looked down and saw pleading eyes. His face returned to normal and he sat back down. "Fine…I'll stay. But there's something I need to ask you…"