Author's note: These are from a LJ dice theme challenge that I felt were too short to post individually. I'll post the longer ones later on.
2.
Roxas & Luxord: Heart
"Roxas,
if you remember nothing I've taught you, remember this, the higher
the stakes of the game, the more you have to lose. We are all in this
Organization because we put up something we never should have as
collateral, and the universe collected. Do so again and you will find
there are worse things than not existing."
3.
Xaldin & Saïx: Ice Cream
"I
demand to know the reason behind your frequent incursions into this
Twilight Town," Saix said in his most authoritarian voice. Yet for
all his strength and intimidation, all he got was a raised eyebrow
and an amused, "I enjoy the local ice-cream."
4.
Larxene & Xigbar: Castle
Xigbar
shot Larxene his most charming smile before saying, "Hey babe, mind
if I storm your castle?"
Larxene shot him a similar grin as she said, "Only if you mind me mounting your head on a pike above the battlements."
5.
Xigbar & Axel: Candy
Xigbar
came upon Axel lying on the floor after the red haired Nobody had
incurred another savage beating at the hands of Roxas.
"Keep this up Axel, and everyone's gonna think you're the creepy guy who offers candy to little kids to get in his van."
"I'll try to keep that memorized."
6.
Axel & Saïx: Clock
Saix
looked at the clock one last time, just to confirm that Axel had
indeed failed to return with Roxas before the deadline. That meant
that Axel was either dead, had failed, or had revealed himself to be
a traitor. Saix indulged in a small smirk, because the reason for the
failure didn't matter, all that mattered was that the hunt was
on.
7.
Demyx & Axel: Old
"You
want to know what sucks about never getting old
Demyx?"
"What?"
"Neither of us is going to break six
feet."
"You have to see the bright side Axel. At least our
somebodies were old enough to drink. Plus, we get to keep our
hair!"
8.
Vexen & Marluxia: Shadows
Vexen
sought to control the shadows. Marluxia sought to become the shadows.
In the end, their fate was the same.
9.
Xemnas & Xigbar: Fireworks
Xemnas
and Xigbar stood on the roof of the Emperor's palace, silently
watching the celebration of the defeat of the Huns. When he had seen
enough Xemnas broke the silence by saying, "These people do seem to
like fireworks. Xigbar, why don't you give them some to remember?"
With that, Xemnas departed the world in a cloud of darkness.
10.
Roxas & Xaldin: Yellow
"Roxas,
what are you doing up there in that ridicules outfit?"
"The
question you should be asking is why Xigbar has a yellow sun dress in
my size. Now get me down!"
13.
Demyx & Xemnas: Sorry
As
Xemnas watched Demyx fall to the Keyblade master, a small part of him
felt sorry that he could not feel sorrow for the young man. The rest
of him only felt sorry for the lost resource.
14.
Demyx & Marluxia: Darkness
Perhaps
the reason Marluxia never felt much of a connection to Demyx was
because after learning how to grow plants in darkness, water just
didn't seem that essential anymore.
15.
Lexaeus & Xaldin: Young
My
companion looked at me with a calculating gaze, before asking, "Do
you miss anything about the Garden?"
I knew what he was doing. He was probing for weaknesses, finding advantages, and filing them away for future use, just like all of my former colleagues. I knew this, and so I gave him an answer he would never understand.
"I miss most the laughter of children old friend."
He looked at me as if I had spoken an alien tongue, and I knew there was truly nothing left of my friend.
17.
Axel & Xemnas: Alone
In
the end, it was not Roxas that motivated Axel's betrayal, it was
Xemnas. Axel had seen him standing there staring up at Kingdom
Hearts, and Axel had realized that it was not dying that he truly
feared. He knew that they were all going to die, and he did not want
to die like Xemnas, he did not want to die alone.
18.
Vexen & Luxord: Surprise
Vexen
felt a mixture of surprise and frustration when, even after he had
created a luck suppression device, Luxord somehow still managed to
beat him every week. For his part Luxord was surprised Vexen kept
coming back every week.
20.
Demyx & Larxene: Music
Demyx
was startled when Larxene stalked in on the middle of his practice,
confused when she threw herself into a seat, and terrified when she
hurled a kunai right next to his head as he started to ask what she
wanted.
"Don't talk Demyx, just shut up and play."
21.
Luxord & Lexaeus: Papers
Lexaeus
surprised everyone by selecting Luxord as his sparring partner. When
asked why he had done so, Lexaeus simply commented that he would
rather die by one solid blow, then by a thousand paper cuts.
22.
Saïx & Marluxia: Hope
After
witnessing Saix's rage first hand, Marluxia found himself hoping
that he would not be present when the Keyblade Master finally
confronted the berserker.
23.
Saïx & Zexion: White
One
corrupted the light, twisting around himself to mask the truth and
spread his lies under a sheet of white. The other was corrupted by
the light, twisted by it to spread death and pain to all he saw,
wrapped in pale death. Perhaps this is what made them so deadly
together.
24.
Larxene & Xaldin: Memories
"What
you need to remember Larxene, that it is simple to shatter a man's
body. But to shatter his soul, to take everything he loves and grind
it beneath your feet before leaving him broken, empty, and alone,
that takes an artists touch."
25.
Larxene & Axel: Promise
As
he lay dying, Axel couldn't help but think, "The one promise I
keep, and it gets me killed. Larxene must be laughing her ass off
right now."
