AD: Oh my God! I can't believe I put this on complete and never finished it! I'm so so so so so so so SO SORRY! I was just reading through my other stories when I realized that it wasn't done yet! I am really sorry! I hope this chapter will make up for it! Heehee…

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Axel and Demyx jerked awake when they heard a noise from outside. Axel went to the mouth of the cave, his hands itching to summon his chakrams. Demyx sat inside. He was still too weak to do anything. What Axel found outside surprised him. There was a large man in an organization cloak. He wore a ski mask and his long black hair that were in dreadlocks and pulled back seemed to be frozen.

"Xaldin?!" Axel asked amazed as the man walked into the cave.

There was a muffled reply. He realized this and removed the scarf from around his mouth. "Yup, it's me. The Superior sent me out to look for the two of you."

"Thank God!" Axel cried out. He could have kissed the guy. He settled for a warm pat on the back.

Xaldin rolled his eyes and opened a portal. "You guys coming or not?"

"Duh!" Axel exclaimed running towards the portal. He stopped inches away and backtracked. He leaned over and helped Demyx up, swinging his arm over his shoulder.

One of Xaldin's hairy eyebrows rose quite high on his forehead. Last he checked, Axel couldn't stand Demyx. He wondered what had happened between the two.

When they were back in the warm castle, Axel took Demyx down to Vexen's lab before following Xaldin to Xemnas's room.

Demyx stared at the steel ceiling of the lab room. Vexen had said that he had caught pneumonia, but he would be better soon as long as Demyx did everything Vexen said. Demyx sighed and snuggled closer to his pillow and wrapped the covers closer around his cold body. They didn't call Vexen the Chilly Academic for nothing. His lab was absolutely freezing!

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A month after Axel and Demyx had returned from there mission, Demyx was finally allowed out of Vexen's lab. He was able to see Axel for the first time since their return. Well, this was all from a distance. He was still a little nervous about talking to the redhead. Xigbar made things a bit difficult. Every corner he turned, Demyx was sure to always find the Nobody. There was no avoiding him.

"Listen, Xigbar," Demyx said quietly one day. "I don't think things are going to work out for us."

Xigbar's face turned red. Demyx could see his friend's fists clench and unclench.

"Bye," Demyx continued quietly as he slowly backed away. Xigbar was still standing in the same position.

Demyx sighed as he flopped onto his bed. His sitar came out and he began to play. He didn't even notice as his door opened slowly revealing a certain pyro. Axel leaned against the door frame and listened to the song Demyx was playing. When he was done, he walked over and sat down next to the Nocturne. Demyx squeaked in surprise but other than that he remained quiet.

"Hey...Demyx," Axel whispered.

Demyx's eyes widened. "I th…I thought you'd go back to hating me once we returned…"

Axel's eyes narrowed. "I couldn't hate you, Demyx."

"Then…why..?...Before..?"

Axel sighed and shuffled uncomfortably. "I was…jealous. I hated how you always said how we had Hearts. How happy you always are. I wanted to be that happy. Maybe…maybe I felt like that with Roxas, but then I went on that mission with you. At first, I hated the idea. I was going to be stuck with you for an entire mission. Stuck with your happiness…your cheerfulness. I didn't think I could stand it, but then…that happened and I suddenly found that I was so worried about you! I thought you were going to die! I was so worried."

Demyx was shocked by Axel's speech. "Well…I'm not dead," was all he could say.

Axel chuckled. "That's true…and I'm glad. So…are you and...Xigbar..?"

"…No."

"I see…I mean, I'm sorry…"

"That's ok; I thought I could have a better chance with someone else. That is, if they give me a chance."

Axel's face fell somewhat. "Who would that be?" he choked out trying to sound casual.

Demyx blushed deeply. His face was as red as the hair of the man sitting next to him. "It's hard to explain…"

"You can tell me. We're friends…right?"

"Yeah," Demyx said too quickly. "Uh, I mean…"

"What?"

Demyx mumbled something under his breath.

"What?" Axel asked again, he was beginning to loose his patience.

"Umm, I lo…"

"What?!"

Demyx pulled at the collar of his cloak. "Maybe this'll explain," he said quietly. He leaned over and brushed his lips against Axel's.

Axel's eyes widened and stared wide-eyed at Demyx.

Demyx's blush deepened. "I, uh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have…"

He was caught off as Axel kissed him.

It was Demyx's turn to be caught off guard, but he quickly returned the kiss.

"Well," Axel said when they finally broke the kiss, both breathing heavily, "That explains what I wanted to say as well." He grinned. Demyx smiled back.

AD: I hope you guys liked it. It's finally over. Again, I'm sorry. It's finally complete. The last time I updated was on my birthday. Haha, I guess I thought it was done. Well, please review and tell me what you think of the real ending. Heheh. Thanks!