A/N: I don't own the character or the places. Just the idea of the story.

So first of all I'm sorry for long whiles before updating but the least is that I'll get one review for a chapter that I'd keep on updating. Thanks.

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16. Invincible; unrivaled

Axel sighed little sadly. He really couldn't understand why most of the orphans nearly every day followed him nearly for whole day. At first it had been quite fun and it also made his work of looking after the kids lot easier… But with time, it came little annoying.

Most of the kids were willing to do nearly anything he said but if he asked them to leave him alone… They'd start to cry and claim him to be a meanie. He really had a dilemma. And hard one.

Demyx, Axel's best friend, was sitting at the stairs and watching the other orphans follow the redheaded pyromaniac around the house. He sighed sadly and stood up. The kid glanced once at Axel before walking up the stairs and quietly going into his room.

When the evening came, Axel sighed in relief. The kids finally were asleep and left him alone. Most of time he liked to be in charge while the owners were handling some stuff in the city but… It had become little hard for him lately.

The young pyromaniac walked to a door he knew the best and knocked on it. "Demyx?" He called. He was sure the young orphan wasn't asleep yet. They hadn't yet handled their normal evening stuff. Axel carefully opened the door and walked into the dark room. "Demi, you awake?" He questioned worriedly.

The redhead stopped at the door and waited for his eyes to adjust into the dark. But he didn't need to see in the dark… He already heard his friend cry in the bed. Axel sighed and went to sit on the bed. "Dem? You OK?" He asked worriedly.

The older orphan carefully patted the kid's back. "It's OK, Dem. The kids are asleep now…" He tried to coax the kid out of under the blanket. Demyx only shook his head.

"You don't understand…" The younger one whispered quietly. Axel frowned.

"Don't understand what?" He questioned worriedly. Demyx sighed but sat up and looked at his friend.

"They're just searching for safety… That's all you're good for them…" Demyx whispered sadly. Axel sighed.

"And that's what I'm here for when the owners are out. You know that I'm the only one to look after them." Axel explained carefully. Demyx only sighed and nodded.

"I know…" He whispered quietly and lowered his gaze down. "I know…"

"Okay… This isn't only 'bout this little thing. There's something else that bothers you, so state it out already." Axel half commanded. Demyx sighed.

"I need my friend…" He whispered before already breaking down and crying again. "I'm so lonely…"

Axel blinked in shock. "Oh, Demy…" He whispered and pulled the kid into a hug. "I'm so sorry…" Axel continued and carefully kissed the kid's forehead. "No matter what, Dem, you'll always be the most important thing in my life." Axel stated to him.

Demyx blinked few times in confusion. "Unrivaled?" He questioned.

"Exactly… Unrivaled and invincible." Axel confirmed. Demyx smiled.

"Thanks…" He whispered and yawned a little. "You too…" Axel chuckled.

"You brushed your teeth yet?" He questioned and Demyx nodded. "You want me to read you a good night story?" The pyromaniac continued his questioning. Demyx shrugged.

"Only if you can make it up and not read it from somewhere…" He replied with a slight grin.

Axel chuckled. "Fine by me… Now let's see…" Axel whispered before starting to make up a story out of his own.

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17. kHz (kilohertz)

"Aku, what's kilohertz?" Demyx questioned once little confused. Axel looked at his two years younger orphan friend.

"Why you asking something like that?" Axel asked frowning. Demyx shrugged.

"Heard it." He replied and sat next to Axel on the sofa at the living room of the orphanage. Axel thought for a while how he could explain something like kilohertz to four year old kid.

"Well… You listen to radio, right?" Axel inquired and Demyx nodded frowning. "Well, the place you find, the numbers, that's the kilohertz. It tells how fast the waves of the sound comes…" Axel started but wasn't sure if he was actually giving the accurate explanation of the thing questioned.

"What's the difference between kilohertz and decibels?" Demyx inquired still confused. Axel blinked quite surprised.

"Where does those questions come from?" He wondered before starting to wonder about the answer. "Hmm… Decibels are the explanation how loud something is and kilohertz explains how fast the information goes…" Axel replied little hesitantly. Demyx slowly nodded. The redhead was sure that Demyx didn't really understand a thing he told.

"I think I get it…" Demyx whispered before he already grinned. The kid hugged Axel and planted fast kiss to the redhead's cheek. "Thanks, Aku!" He called before running out of the room. Axel chuckled and shook his head.

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18. "Say ahh..."

The two orphans were on the living room. Axel was lying on the sofa while the two years younger orphan was sitting on the floor. Demyx had some doctor's stuff around him. Suddenly the young hydromaniac whacked the redheaded pyromaniac on the head with one of the toys. Axel flinched at the slight hit.

"Aku!" Demyx exclaimed little angrily. "How am I supposed to ever learn to be a dentist if you don't keep your mouth open!"

Axel chuckled little nervously while rubbing his head. "Sorry…" He whispered. Demyx huffed and glared at him.

"Okay… Try again… Say ahh…" Demyx muttered while Axel opened his mouth again. Demyx peeked into Axel's mouth once again before pulling off. "Okay… You got nothing to worry." Demyx stated with a big grin.

Axel chuckled a little. "So… Can I sit up?" He questioned with a grin. Demyx nodded eagerly. "Okay… So, thank you for checking it up." The pyromaniac continued before giving fast kiss to the younger orphan's forehead. "Thank you." He said once again before walking out of the room.

Demyx sat there little confused before running after his friend. "Aku!" He called and Axel turned around to look at his friend slightly confused. Demyx grinned. "You forgot to pay!"

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19. Red

Demyx liked the color of blue. He always colored nearly whole paper in blue when they were having the drawing hour. The kid would explain it to be water. Sometimes he put some fishes into the picture but that was rare.

Still, other than that hour, Demyx watched at Axel's hair when the redhead wasn't looking. The two years younger orphan wondered nearly always if the color was natural. He had never seen such a red color with any of the other kids.

One day, though, Axel caught him watching at the redhead quite intently. Axel grinned. "Whatcha watching at?" He questioned. Demyx blushed quite deep red.

"Nothing…" He whispered straight off. Axel chuckled.

"Come on! What were you watching at, huh?" Axel kept on inquiring. Demyx turned his gaze off. Axel shook his head. "Tell meee…" He half whined.

Demyx chuckled and glanced at the redhead next to him. "Your hair…" Demyx whispered quietly. Axel's grin widened.

"What about it? Cool, huh?" Axel replied. Demyx turned his gaze to ground little ashamed. Axel chuckled. "What's so interesting in my hair?"

Demyx gulped. "The color…" He answered slowly. Axel raised his eyebrow at that.

"How so?"

Demyx sighed and turned to look at his friend. "Is that natural?" He finally questioned and straight off blushed when he realized what he had said. Axel laughed.

"As natural as can be!" He replied grinning. "Even the spikes."

Demyx blinked and stared at Axel's hair. "How…?" He started but couldn't find the words. Axel chuckled and shrugged.

"Wanna touch?" He questioned smirking. Demyx blinked and carefully brought his hand up. Axel grinned and took a grip on Demyx's wrist while guiding the hand into his hair. Demyx blinked in surprise but didn't complain.

"So soft…" The kid whispered with a slight smile. Axel only nodded.

"You like it?" Axel asked and Demyx only nodded without finding words. Axel grinned. "Wanna me to dye your hair red?"

Demyx blinked and pulled his hand off. "No way! I like my hair the way it is!" Demyx half shouted and took little space between him and Axel. The redhead laughed.

"Okay, fine with me." He replied and with slight gasp took few strands of his hair off. Demyx stared frowning at his friend. Axel tied the few strands together and grinning offered it to Demyx. "There. You like it?" He asked and Demyx stared at the few hairs.

Axel grinned even wider, gave a slight kiss to the hair he had taken off and put it into Demyx's hand. "No need to thank me." He whispered. Demyx blushed, glanced at the few hairs in his hand and grinning put them into his pocket.

"Thanks…"

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20. The road home

Axel was leaning against a huge fir tree. The tree was growing on a small garden of an old house. This house wasn't too far from the orphanage he lived in but he was having a slight task to handle. To fetch his friend back home, back to the orphanage.

Demyx did come quite soon running and squealing through the front door of the house. Axel chuckled and took the kid up when the two years younger orphan crashed with him. "Hey, Aku!" Demyx shouted happily. Axel chuckled even harder.

"I can't believe you're still using that name…" He whispered happily. Demyx blushed.

"Why wouldn't I? It was first thing I came up when I couldn't pronounce your name!" Demyx giggled. Axel chuckled.

"Fine by me. So, how was it?" Axel changed the subject and started to lead his friend back to orphanage. This was Demyx's second time in the once a week held music lesson. Demyx was bouncing next to the redhead and started to rant about his day while naming lot of different stringed instruments.

"Whoa there! I can't even recognize half of those!" Axel chuckled and Demyx blushed. "So, what's your fave instrument there?" Axel continued with a smile. Demyx grinned widely.

"Sitar!" He half shouted and Axel laughed.

"And what's that?" The pyromaniac inquired and Demyx started to explain the whole history and how to play it. "Okay, okay! Stop it!" Axel laughed. "I don't get a freaking thing 'bout that!"

Demyx blushed again. "Sorry…"

"No, it's OK…" Axel told him while ruffling with the kid's hair. "What's the reason for taking it up?" Axel asked happily. Demyx grinned.

"Teacher said I'm natural and I love the sound it makes!" Demyx shouted grinning. "You seriously should come to listen someday!"

"I'll be there, it's a promise." Axel replied and Demyx nodded. "Okay, the home's right behind that hill…" Axel started and grinned. "Race you!" He shouted and straight off dashed towards the hill. Demyx blinked but ran after his friend.

"Not fair!" He screamed and Axel laughed while slightly slowing down so Demyx could catch up with him. Demyx passed him with a grin. Once the kid was far enough did Axel start to run on full speed to catch his friend.

Right before Axel caught up with the young musician-to-be, he tripped. Axel yelped while crashing to ground. Demyx heard Axel's slightly surprised voice and turned around to see his friend fall down. He slightly flinched when Axel did crash to ground. "Ouchie…" Demyx whispered little worriedly.

" Ouch…" Axel whispered while sitting up. Demyx frowned and walked back to Axel.

"You OK?" He asked little worriedly. Axel chuckled and waved his hand dismissively.

"I'm fine." The redhead answered but Demyx didn't believe him. He frowned and sat right in front of Axel. "Demyx, I'm fine. Don't worry." Axel reassured him but Demyx shook his head.

He took Axel's right hand into his hands and pointed to the small scratch. "And what's that?" He asked frowning even more. Axel rolled his eyes.

"It's nothing to worry about…" Axel started but Demyx yanked Axel's hand closer. "Hey!" Axel yelped while Demyx carefully started to clean the small amount of sand off and carefully planted a soft kiss to the slight scratch. Axel blinked.

Demyx looked at Axel hopefully. "Better?" He questioned. Axel stared at him for a while before chuckling and nodded.

"It's perfect. Thank you." He told with a grin. Demyx blushed. "Shall we get inside now?" Axel continued and Demyx nodded. Axel laughed and they walked inside the orphanage.

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