Elsa got a great night's sleep after two weeks in which her head could not stop thinking.
That morning she got up full of energy. She walked to the bathroom to get ready. She began to gather her hair between her hands but stopped looking at herself for a while in the mirror, undecided. Something inside her screamed for breaking the routine. With a nervous smile, she released her dark mane and let it fall on her shoulders. It was strange to see her straight hair framing her face.
When she left the bathroom she took off her pajamas and searched between her dresses for something different than what to wear. She smiled triumphantly when she found it. She was so different and so nervous.
She left her room and ran to take breakfast. That day her mother had not yet woke up. While taking a cup to eat cereal, she heard how someone prepared to leave.
"You'll be late if you do not hurry." Elsa turned and found her father. She was not able to look him in the eye. "You still have to get dressed and take off that pajama." Without saying anything else, he left the house, leaving Elsa leaning against the kitchen table and trying to assimilate her father's opinion about her new look. She looked at the cup of milk she had taken for breakfast. Suddenly she did not want to eat anything, so she threw it down the sink and climbed dragging her steps to change clothes. She did not have much time to lose.
Axel got up with a call from Saix. It was his day off, damn it. He just wanted to stay at home without doing anything at all.
He got into the shower and tried to wake up from his sleep. It had taken him so much time to get to his house from where he left Elsa and when he arrived, all he could do was think of the sweet smile she gave him when she thanked him for his help.
When he came out of the bathroom he saw on his mobile 3 missed calls from Saix and a message telling him to call him back quickly.
"What's up?"
"You have to pick me up." Saix said. Axel wondered why he did not ask Xemnas, since they were so close lately. "Listen Axel, do not forget that we are doing this for us." Saix said after a long silence. "We have to look for it, and we can not do it alone." Saix was right.
"Okay, in 10 minutes I go out." Axel said finally as he hung up the phone.
After a while, Axel and Saix got in the direction of the meeting point of the Organization. They were the last one to arrive, something that Saix did not like but that for Axel was indifferent. The place was in the aqueducts of the city. A place where nobody would bother them and would not have to endure sporadic spectators again.
Once all had gathered, Xemnas began with the meeting. He said it was going to be brief. He just wanted to update the status of their new business. Vexen, Ienzo and the others explained the technical performance of the product and explained to Xemnas a new formula in which they managed to double the product while maintaining its quality. The sellers explained their different markets and how they thought they could increase their profits. Xemnas was satisfied with the situation, but he wanted more.
"It's time for us to took a step further." Xemnas looked at all his companions. "There is a distributor quite interested in our product." Xemnas looked back. They all followed his gaze and saw a high-end car stop next to them. From it came a man dressed in a gray suit. His white hair contrasted with his caramel skin. Saix straightened up. Axel, on the other hand, leaned on his motorcycle and observed the new passenger with indifference. "I present to Mister-"
"Call me Baralai." The man replied, interrupting Xemnas. "I am a big fan of your product, and several of my clients too. When I learned about your business, I knew that it could be exploited to increase all the profits."
"But what about us?" Larxene asked irritably, representing the group of sellers. "Do you intend to take away our work?"
"Unlike." Xemnas replied in his place, smiling calmly.
"You will all continue participating, but the difference is that now you must give me the explanations." Baralai smiled kindly.
"So, does it mean that we have a new member in the Organization?" Demyx was very confused.
"Let's say you have a new partner." Xemnas replied. Everyone knew that the meeting was over. Xemnas devoted himself to talking to Baralai for a while. Conversation to which Saix joined. The rest of the members dispersed to continue their missions or free days.
Axel waited for Saix to take him home, but he did not want to be like a lapdog. Seeing that the thing was getting longer, he got on his motorcycle and left the place.
Elsa left late from her classes. It was all dark except for the stretch of sidewalk that illuminated the lights of the campus. She chatted animatedly with her classmates as she walked to the bus stop to return to the city. Something caught her attention. A flurry of light coming from the parking lots. With difficulty, Elsa recognized Axel's red reflection. She stopped with a smile she was trying to hide.
"Elsa." Her friends called her, but the girl ignored them. Would he be there for her? How did he know where to find her always? The flurry of light were repeated and Elsa watched as Axel leaned forward on the helmet he held. "Elsa?" The girls called again.
"They have come to pick me up." Elsa answered and without saying anything else she went to where Axel was waiting for her.
They did not exchange a word. Axel simply greeted her with a smile and held out a helmet. Elsa leaned on his shoulders and climbed onto the motorcycle. As she did the other night, she clung to the back of the motorcycle and let Axel take her.
Elsa did not know where in the city she was. The buildings were tall, with many floors, and all attached to each other. Nothing to do with her house and the surrounding houses, isolated from each other. She had the need to get Axel's attention but he just looked at her and ignored her.
It did not take him long to stop. With a nod, he ordered Elsa to get off. Elsa obeyed and looked around as she removed her helmet. She was in front of a small bar from which strident music flowed. Elsa pointed to the place while looking at Axel. He just looked at her and pushed her gently to guide her inside.
Once inside, Axel soon found a table away from all the crowds of people. He sent Elsa there while he went to the bar to ask for something to drink. When he arrived he saw Elsa in a corner without moving from there and watching everything with surprised eyes.
"I hope you do not mind that I stole a bit of your time, princess." Axel said as he handed Elsa a mug of beer, and sat with another in his hand. Elsa looked at the beer trying to hide her displeasure. She did not like the bitterness of the drink, but neither did she want to disappoint Axel or give the image of strange and childish.
"I am not a princess." She answered as she took a sip from her jar, trying uselessly to hide her reaction of displeasure to Axel. Axel laughed at the sight of her face.
"You're not used to drinking, right?" Elsa stared at Axel before taking a long sip of her mug, this time managing to hide the displeasure. Axel looked at her surprised. After a while, he spoke again. "You never told me your name."
"You have never asked me." Elsa smiled, hiding behind her jar. Little by little, she was getting used to the taste of beer and it was not so unpleasant. Axel was waiting to know the name of Elsa, but the girl was more entertaining watching people go through the bar window.
"And good?" Elsa turned distractedly to look at Axel. "Do you plan to give me your name?"
"I'm Elsa."
"Axel."
The two of them were talking about random things. Elsa told Axel that she was studying biology at the university. Axel told him that he had studied criminology and failed to tell her about the Organization. Elsa did not want to bring it up. She did not know if she would be able to assimilate the information about the group.
Elsa looked at her watch and saw the time it was.
"Oh my god!" She exclaimed, making Axel start. "I should have been home more than an hour ago." Elsa sounded worried.
"You have an age to get an arrival time." Axel laughed trying to take the iron out of the matter.
"You do not understand, I-" Elsa chose not to tell Axel anything about the situation in her house. "I have to go." She said standing up and leaving the bar. Axel followed her and saw how she looked everywhere and at the screen of her cell phone. "How can I get to my house from here?" Axel stared at her seriously, debating in his head what to do.
"Here." He finally said, leaning to the side and letting his motorcycle see.
Axel tried to get to Elsa's neighborhood as quickly as possible but avoiding putting her in unnecessary danger. It only took him 10 minutes to arrive. The road was already known and he did not hesitate so much in the route to follow.
"Welcome to your palace, princess." Axel said as he waited for Elsa to get out and take her things.
"It's Elsa." The girl laughed as she handed the helmet to Axel.
"Oh, it's true, sorry, my head is a mess for names." Axel mocked as he watched Elsa. Inside, a flame began to form and there was only one way to turn it off.
Taking advantage of the fact that Elsa was giving him the helmet back, Axel decided to catch her off guard. He caught her by the wrist with his free hand and pulled her toward him, trapping her in his arms. Elsa gave a little cry of surprise and stood motionless, staring at Axel with her blue eyes. Axel bent down and brushed gently on Elsa's lips with his. Something invaluable to anyone, but who managed to send thousands of electric shocks down the column of the girl. Elsa narrowed her eyes at his touch, hoping it would continue. However, Axel withdrew, leaving her free.
"Good night, Elsa." Axel said with a mischievous smile on his face. Elsa stared at him in disbelief.
"Good night, Axel." She answered without knowing what to do. After a few seconds watching as Axel continue with that stupid smile, she started to turn around to leave. At that moment, Axel restrained her.
"What a head mine." He said before kissing her decisively. It was a simple kiss. Not romantic or passionate at all. But it was just what Elsa wanted. "It seems that not only are the names forgotten." Axel smiled, receiving a big smile from Elsa.
Elsa walked towards her house caressing her lips and repeating the scene again and again in her head.