(A/N: fun stuff. I really enjoyed this. I hope all'a you do, too. This is my closing chapter.)
-Axel's VO-
It took a while, but I found Roxas. That fool thought he could trick me and ditch me. I'll teach him otherwise. He mocks me by running around in this world. I know everything that he's done now. He fools around with some fool boy. He toys with Naminé to get information. He lies to me, just to save his skin. He's not the Roxas I knew. I tell myself that over and over. It's not the same person. I've convinced myself. So he fights the nobodies I've sent to fight him. He destroys them all, of course. But can he destroy me?
"Simply amazing, Roxas," I said mockingly, to make my presence known.
"Axel," he said calmly. He recognizes me. He sounds like the same old Roxas.
"You really do remember me this time?" It was more of a comment than a question. There was no doubt. He remembered me. But it wasn't going to catch me off guard this time. "I'm so FLATTERED!" Fire bursts around me as I lose control. "But you're too late!"
He summons two keyblades this time. I'm impressed. He really does remember everything. But I won't let it worry me. I have my own weapons. I've beaten him before with my chakrams. I can do it again.
-Roxas' VO-
Axel. I remember him now. I remember how close we were. I remember how I cared for him. Riku was different. He was just an infatuation. A one night stand. I'm glad I got to meet him; the boy who Sora cared so much for. But it's no matter to me. The person I really care about is Axel. And now, as I see him pass before me, I know I've crossed the line.
I remembered everything I did to trick him, to get away. I felt so sorry. I hurt him. Really bad. As the flames leap around me and surround us, I feel horrible. He's never been this mad at me before. We've never been through this many troubles before. How is all of this going to turn out?
I have no choice, I tell myself, I have to fight him. My two keyblades are summoned. I'll fight him. I can win, I know I can. His heart isn't in this battle, he can't beat me. I'm fighting for him, to make him see. Maybe… maybe I can make things better. If I defeat him, maybe I can talk to him. Maybe he'll listen… maybe… maybe… maybe…
My life is just filled with maybes now, isn't it?
-Axel's VO-
I should have known from the beginning. I couldn't beat Roxas. I couldn't fight him with all I have. That would be… just too hard. I remembered when Roxas left me. I told him I'd miss him. I told him I loved him. But he just left. I think, he was remembering it, too. After a minute's silence, he spoke to me.
"Axel…"
He fell silent. That was all he could say. But it was all he needed to say. I could tell by the tone of his voice. He loved me again. And this was all it took. All I had to do was sacrifice myself for him. All I had to do was give all of myself to him. I stood before him, panting, trying to gain my breath, trying to stay alive. And suddenly, he loved me, completely and fully. I could tell. It made me feel better. But, as I had said before… It was too late.
I took in a deep breath and smiled across the room at him. "Let's meet again, in the next life."
Roxas smiled back. "Yeah," He gave that familiar nod I had gotten so used to seeing. It was so comforting. "I'll be waiting."
It was true. He would be waiting. I chuckled to myself as the darkness rose around me, to save me from death.
"Silly. Just because you have a next live…"
My words faded in my throat as the darkness took me. The last thing I saw was Roxas, walking toward me. He was worried about me. He didn't want to see me go. But who knew? Maybe I would see him again. Maybe he would turn into something great, like I always knew he would…
-Roxas' VO-
Riku's gone. Naminé's gone. Even Axel, who I never thought would leave me, is gone. DiZ is still toying with me, I realized this when he addressed me as "The Keyblade's Chosen One". He made me so mad. Him and everybody else. It was really all his fault that any of this had happened. I lost my temper as he kept talking. He was so high and mighty. He thought he was so much better than me. He thought he was doing the right thing. He really pissed me off.
I ran at him. I attacked him with my keyblade. It did nothing. "A data-based projection". That bastard. How dare he? He was toying with me. But I didn't care. I just kept attacking. Then, I attacked close to the pod behind him. That was where Sora was, I knew it. As I got closer, I felt the pull from him. The pod opened and I looked into the face of the boy I had been dreaming about for so long…
Sora…
This was it. These were my last moments alone. From this point on, I would be fused with Sora. Were Naminé's words true? Would I still be there when I went into Sora? Did Riku really love me? Or did he just love Sora? Would he be happy, if I made Sora whole again? Would I ever see Axel again? Would he ever forgive me? Not only was I joining with Sora, but I was abandoning Axel. Would he even recognize me if he saw Sora? Would he see me again?
Maybe he would be happy for me. Maybe he would meet Sora later on. Maybe he would fulfill his promise and we would see each other again. Maybe I would make him proud, like I always wanted to…
(A/N: so, yeah, it's over. Not much yaoi now that I think back to it. Only that short lil scene. But I suppose all the thoughts count a lil… oh well… please review, and I hope everybody liked it!)
