A/N: Well, I don't have much to say for this update, except be prepared for some violence/action between two characters. Another character shows up from the game series. He'll be a reoccurring character in this story, as well. Anyway, that is all. Enjoy! :)

Chapter 6: The Darkness

Before reaching Axel's bedroom, another portal appeared in front of us and a man with long blue hair and yellow eyes dressed in black with X-shaped scar on his face walks out of the portal.

"Axel, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take your little friend," he says.

I gasp and grab onto Axel hoping he can protect me.

"I don't think so, Saïx," Axel says.

"You know, you're no match for me, Axel," he says drawing out his weapon.

I gasp and look up at Axel. Seeing his emerald eyes burning with fury. He draws out his weapon, as well.

"You're not taking her away from me, Saïx," he warned him and turned my body behind him.

They ran at each other clashing against one another with their weapons.

Fire blazed up around them and flew at Saïx and he dodged most of them except one that caught his shoulder.

He winced in pain before using his bladed weapon to attack Axel.

Axel dodged Saïx's attempted to harm him and threw some other flames at him.

The flames passed through Saïx hardly causing any harm.

He smirked and swung his blade around slicing through Axel's arm.

I gasped and covered my mouth with my hand, "Axel!" I yelled out.

Axel screamed out in pain grabbing onto his injured arm, but not giving up on the fight just yet.

Saïx laughed at Axel's wounds, looking like he had just won the fight.

What he didn't notice was the huge flame coming at him that seared the side of his neck.

He yelled out in pain, grasping his neck and said, "I'll get you for that, Axel! Next time. You'll pay for this."

Saïx summoned a portal and left quickly to aid his wounds.

I quickly ran over to Axel.

"Are you okay?" I asked worriedly.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine, Kairi. No big deal," he smirked.

"No big deal? He hurt you," I said.

"Nah, I'm fine," he lied.

"You're not fine. Come on," I swung his good arm over my neck and walked back to his room.

I opened the door once we reached it and went inside then closed the door behind us.

"Go sit on the bed," I demanded.

"Kairi, I said I'm fine," he said, but winced in pain.

"You don't have to act so tough all the time," I said.

I ripped off some of the material from my shirt then wrapped it around his arm to stop the bleeding.

"There, now apply pressure to it to stop the bleeding. Okay?" I said.

"Yes, mother," he said rolling his eyes.

I sighed shaking my head and sat down beside him.

"Thank you," he said in a serious tone, but not looking at me.

"It's nothing," I replied, "but thank you for not letting him take me."

"I couldn't let him take you, Kairi," he said. "I would never forgive myself, if he did."

He turned to face me, he looked down at me and smiled before placing his hands onto the side of my face. The heat that radiated from his hands heated my cheeks.

I began to blush and tried to disguise my smile into a serious way looking back at him.

He looked deep into my eyes and said, "Kairi, forget Sora. He left you remember? I've always been there for you, watching over you. Let me love you."

"Don't do this. You know how much Sora means to me," I said pulling away from him.

"No, you're right. I'm bad for you, anyway," he got up from the bed and walked towards the door.

"What do you mean, you're bad for me?" I asked I turned around to face him.

"I'll hurt you, somehow. Maybe, it's better if I take you to Sora," he shrugged.

"Will you?" I asked not meaning to sound as excited as I did and stood up from the bed.

I heard him sigh sadly, "God dammit, Kairi. Alright, fine. You know what? You wonder why Sora has been gone so long, I know the reason why," he admitted.

"What? Tell me now," I demanded walking over to him standing directly in front of him look up at him with furious eyes.

"Because of Riku. He lost Riku to the Heartless. Okay? Riku, himself took in the power of the darkness. He's fighting on the darkside. And Sora fights on the side of the light. That's why they've been gone so long. Sora is so bent up about getting Riku back, he doesn't have time to come back to Destiny Island. So now, you know," he finally revealed.

I felt the tears sting my eyelids, fighting to fall down my cheeks. "No." I shook my head in disbelief, "No, that can't be. Tell me, it isn't true!" I said grabbing onto his shirt tightly.

I felt him shrug before he spoke, "It's true. Riku fell into the darkness, just like I did."

I slid down to my knees and my arms fell to my sides and the tears finally fell.

"I'm sorry, Kairi," he said bending down onto his knees and wrapped his arms around me.

"No, get your arms off me!" I yelled and pushed his arms off of me, "you're no better! Part of the darkness, just like him! Get away from me," I warned.

"You have to understand, the only reason I had joined the darkness is because I lost everyone I loved. I was alone and I had no one to turn to," he said.

"So what? You just turn yourself to evil? How are you even capable of this thing that you call love that you say you have for me? You're a monster and monsters are incapable of love," I spat at him.

He stood back up and said, "That's where you're wrong, it is because of the love I have lost before is why I turned to darkness. I was in a dark place when I was alone and the dark accepted me with open arms. I was vulnerable and I just fell into it willingly."

I scoffed in disbelief, "You know what? Just save it. I don't want to hear it." I turned my back to him and wiped my tears away.

"Come on, Kairi. Don't be that way," he said in a sad tone.

"What do you want me to say, Axel? How did you expect me to act after you told me all of that?" I turned to look at him.

"I don't know. I had hoped that you would be more understanding," he answered.

"Oh, I understand completely. I just don't see why you can't just turn back to the light," I said looking down at the floor.

"Hey, I've helped the light side. I've fought alongside it for awhile now," he added "not to mention I just saved you from a bad guy who was just going to use you for his benefit."

"That's probably true, but I still don't know what your intentions are with me."

"I would show you my intentions, if you'd let me," he smirked and moved closer to me.

I rolled my eyes at his obvious innuendo and shook my head, "I don't think so."

Trying to hide the smile that was spreading across my face.

"Oh, yeah? What's that I see? You're blushing," he pointed out.

"What? No, I'm not!" I quickly covered my face with my hands.

"You don't have to hide from me, Kairi. I'm not going to hurt you."

"Enough of this. I'm going to the library," I replied and walked out of the room and headed up to the library.

And of course, he would end up following me. I rolled my eyes and walked faster upstairs.

I got up to the library and opened the door. And there he was just standing there smirking.