another drama chapter! to be honest, I don't really like this one... way too soft! the whole thing is way too soft! check my profile for other stuff! ENJOY!
"What do you mean you never used your element before?!"
"I have but it was ages ago. After Lae, I mean Axel, disappeared. I just couldn't do it anymore"
"Axel's real name was Lae?" Demyx laughed at it. Now he had something to mock Axel with.
"What's so funny about that?"
Demyx stopped laughing at once.
"Uh... Let's try your element"
Raxein closed her eyes, concentrating on her fire beneath. She remembered Lae telling her how to summon flames.
-Flash Back-
"There are two ways you could do that. First is to do it with anger and fury. I think it's pretty obvious how that works"
Young Arien smiled at her brother. He smiled back.
"The second comes from your heart"
"From my heart?"
"It's your fire beneath"
"I have a fire inside me?!! I'm burning!"
Arien panicked and started to cry. Lae took her in his arms.
"You're not burning, sis! It's not physical, if you know what I mean."
"What is it then?"
Lae looked up, hardly thinking.
"It's when you feel something. Something happy"
"Like what?"
"Uuh... like... like love. You know sometimes they say love is like a fire? It's because it's a warm feeling."
"Do you summon flames because you're angry?"
"That would do only someone without a heart. I summon them to protect you."
"So you love me?"
"More than anything else in the world"
-End of Flash Back-
Raxein smiled. A tear ran down her face.
"Are you ok?" asked Demyx concerned.
She smiled at him. She had forgotten him completely.
"Yeah. I was just remembering something."
Demyx looked at her confused.
"If it's too much we can take a break. Eat something and then carry on later."
"No, I'm fine, really"
"Sure?"
"Yeah!"
"Then summon some fire already! Can't be too hard if Axel does it all the time"
Raxein hesitated. She had only done it once and it was when some guys knocked out Lae and then came back for more. That day she protected her brother. But now that she thought of it, now she was a nobody. She didn't have a heart anymore. She tried to concentrate on anger but there were no flames. She couldn't use fire anymore.
Xemnas was staring at Sai'x, who stared equally back.
"So, we have the ace now?"
"Half of it, superior"
"But still, the Blade of Darkness AND the complete Power of Darkness, it's ours?"
"As far as I know, yes."
"I knew there was something odd with that girl. I said the same about Namine, remember? And I was right."
"Most likely, superior."
"She needs to be watched closely. I don't want that god damn Sora to get his hands on her."
"Yes, superior."
"Also she needs to show and eventually learn more about her powers. How did you say she...?"
"If she is in danger or someone close to her is. Also with revenge, but only in extreme cases."
"Good, good. Once number XIII is fit enough to stand, he, IX and VIII will take number XIV on a mission. You can choose, but it has to be very dangerous if you know what I mean."
"Of course, superior."
Sai'x stood up to go.
"Oh and VII"
"Yes?"
"Why is it a girl?"
Sai'x hesitated.
"Girls are said to have greater hearts"
"Good. But isn't she a nobody?"
He hesitated again.
"Yes and no"
He quickly left the room, not to be bombarded with a question again. Xemnas sat at his desk, confused for the first time.
Raxein sat frustrated at the large table which was way fuller than the first time she saw it. She sat in the middle of Demyx and Axel who was finally back from his mission. His concerned face lightened up once he saw his sister. He hugged her and turned to Demyx.
"What did you do to her?! She looks sad!"
"Nothing, really!!"
Both argued during the whole dinner, making Raxein literally steam. Zexion caught sight of her and whispered something that spread fast. Then Demyx's plate caught fire.
"AXEL!!"
"I swear it wasn't me!"
But it was to late; Axel was already drowning in water. That hit the switch: every one ducked underneath the table, even Xemnas. Every one but Axel, Demyx and Raxein was now praying not to burn or drown. Raxein stood up. She was to tired and frustrated today to put up with Axel and Demyx.
"WILL YOU TWO STOP ALREADY!!!"
Axel coughed up and Demyx winced.
"YOU'RE ACTING LIKE TWO YEAR OLDS AND I'M TIRED OF IT!!!"
The table caught fire. Cries came from underneath it.
"Axel stop burning everything, it makes it only worse!" whispered Demyx under his breath.
All chairs were smoking.
"I swear it's not me!" he breathed back.
"STOP WHISPERING AND SAY IT LOUD YOU COWARDS!!"
The walls burned now, preventing escape.
"I thought you couldn't do fire anymore! You told me yourself!" Demyx shouted over the sizzling noise of the flames.
"WHAT?!" yelled Axel.
The fire that consumed the entire room lowered a little.
"We wanted to train her element but she couldn't summon it!"
Axel looked at his sister who was still burning everything down. She looked indescribable furious in the midst of the dancing flames. He wished he could understand her but she gave him no clue.
"(squeal) MAKE IT STOP!!" Demyx cried.
Axel went towards his sister.
"PLEASE STOP IT!!!!"
They looked at each other. A stare down of fate.
"AXEL DO SOMETHING!!"
Axel placed his arms around his sister.
"HELLO! DOES ANYONE HEAR ME?! I'M DYING!!"
She hugged him back. The fire was gone.
"AAH, THE PAIN, THE HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE... pain... IS GONE!!"
Axel went to his room, with the shivering Raxein in his arms. But no one noticed them go. He laid her down on his bed and snuggled up to her, holding her tight. She finally settled down.
Demyx kept screaming out victory cries but was soon silenced by Xemnas, who came crawling out from under the table.
"Shut up number IX! We wouldn't be in this if you hadn't started with number VIII!"
"He burned my food!"
"YES, AND THEN HIS SISTER BURNED THE ENTIRE HALL!!!"
"...sorry..."
"YOU BETTER BE!!"
As a result, Demyx had to clean and tidy the dinning room and replace everything that was burned.
Raxein felt comfortable and relaxed in her brother's warm arms. She was frightened by the extensiveness of the fire she created before. She had no idea of how she made it happen. She was just thinking and the others distracted and made her angry. Then the fire just popped up on its own. Axel cuddled her heartily. He whispered to her.
"You better now?"
"A lot better"
"Why couldn't you summon the flames before?"
"I didn't get angry enough, I guess"
"But you don't need to be angry anymore. I'll protect you."
"I know. I remembered."
"How long was it ago? 8 years, at least."
"It's 10 years, Ax. I was five, you were seven."
"Good that you are the one with the brains"
"But none of us has a heart anymore"
"Is that why?"
"Well, it's gone, with all the feelings."
"Your fire will never go out, even if you die"
"But now you gotta use anger to use it"
"No, it's still the same."
"But how? You said..."
"Raxein, I think I never lost mine."
"But you're a nobody!"
"But I don't feel any different from before!"
"Don't yell at me"
"Sorry"
"It's ok"
"Good night, Raxein"
"Good night, Axel"
"I love you."
But Raxein didn't hear him.
Yes, even Axel has a soft side... eugh, I hate it, I don't even know why I wrote it like that... but it's important for later so... if you press the purple button, you not only get a reply, I'll also check you profile and review your stories from now on so... REVIEW!!