004 – Home Wet Home

"Come on Mori, we need to see something first." Axel said summoning another portal.

"But-"

"No buts, come on" he said holding out his hand. She reluctantly took it, taking one last look at the stunning scenery.

Through the portal they went.

- A couple days later –

"AXEL!" growled an angry voice.

He turned around, "Saix! What a surprise! Good to see ya! Well got to go! Ya know, Superior wants to talk, can't keep him waiting!" he grabs Mori's hand and they started to run in a random direction for Saix had started to turn red when he arrived at the scene.

They were in Hollow Bastion. Mori's home, the Superior was nowhere near the area. "Axel… Why are we running…?" Mori panted. He didn't utter a word, the two just kept running. On the way he lit a couple trees on fire for the heck of it. "What? How did you do that?" she cried in shock.

"Forgot to tell you, I can control fire. Every member of the Organization can do something special. Got it memorized?" Axel said giving her the most dazzling smile ever recorded in history.

Her face slowly turned to the color of our favorite pyro maniac's hair. She turned, hiding her now very red face, she didn't answer.

"Hey, you ok? You look kinda sick." She looked up and replied, "What? Oh…umm….Its nothing. I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"'Kay."

Axel placed his hand on the center of her back as they began to walk. Mori looked at the trees that he had set on fire, enjoying warmth, but from who the trees or Axel? She felt slightly dizzy, but paid no mind to it.

As they strolled on one of the branches started to dangle dangerously over them.

"Mori! Look out!" cried Axel. She looked up to see a branch engulfed in flames falling toward the two of them. He grabbed her, shielding her from the potential injury, wrapping his arms around her she felt more secure then before. I don't want him to get hurt; please don't let Axel get hurt, she thought to herself. Silence.

Mori wriggled out of the unintentional hug and looked above her. There was a pure sheet of ice above them holding the once flaming tree branch.

"Oh…My…Frickin'…Axel Lets Go!" she screams while grabbing him and running from giant piece of ice.

Boom!

"You controlled ice and you never told me!" she looked at Axel who had just recovered from the shock of a near death experience.

"I could have told Xemnas that we could have had a thirteenth member o-"

"If I knew I could do this don't you think I would have told you?" she retorted.

"Knowing you, you'd probably keep everything to yourself."

She went quiet.

"Hah! I'm right aren't I?"

She stood up and circled her fire obsessed friend. In one swift move she pulled out her knife and had its tip at his throat once again.

"Must you keep doing this?"

He sighed and took her knife out of her hand.

"You know its no use."

"Then why should I keep try-" he looked at her. She didn't seem like herself. Her eyes were glazed over, it just seemed like time had stopped around her. She coughed, losing her balance, Mori grabbed Axel's cloak. His arms lifted her, why has she suddenly become so weak? He thought to himself.

She coughed again but this time blood had soiled her hands. "Axel…" she gasped, "…Death…I see death…."

She cracked, "I'm Going To Die!" she screamed into his chest.

"Mori, you're not goin-"

"He's coming for me…" tears started to fall from her eyes. It started to rain heavily.

"Mori, I'll kill anyone who tries to hurt you" he promised, "But you have to promise me one thing," she looked up into his pure green eyes, "Promise me you won't die before I do."

"I Promise."