Opposites attract:

Opposites attract:

Chapter 7:

The date- er, I mean dare…yeah.

Brsxiana sat rigged on the video game couch which was torn and sagged beyond recognition. She had her arms crossed fingers drumming indents in her arms, and her foot bounced rapidly and uncontrollably as she bit her lip. She could just see the guys, they were in the kitchen huddled football style in a circle. She found their stance much more mesmerizing than the muted commercials scrolling across the screen in front of her, especially since their little group hug was deciding her future, her initiation dare. If only she could hear what they were saying.

"What do you mean 'what do we do?' I thought you had this under wraps Axel!" accused Roxas in a stage whisper. Axel rolled his eyes.

"Demyx?" He pleaded desperately.

"I don't know" Demyx whined "The last girl we tried to initiate was… Larxine." When Demyx uttered the name a shudder passed through them all, and Axel's eye twitched slightly.

"Yeah well that was… a special circumstance." Said Roxas finally. " lets see, Axel wont let us do any thing where she might get hurt" He sighed. "We can't think of anybody for her to cosplay as that hasn't already been done, the only thing left is to send her to another world."

"Oh what about Aril's world?" exclaimed Demyx. Axel rolled his eyes yet again, but then they sparked with an idea.

"and…" He prodded.

"Well, she could have some kind of prank or something that she had to do."

"but what." Pondered Roxas.

"I've got it!" Axel exclaimed.

Finally the guys approached Brsxiana after all her nails were bleeding with her biting anticipation. (pun intended.) They all had sly grins that sent Brsxiana's blood pressure even higher.

"W-what do I have to do?" She stammered.

"well you'll have to travel to another world." Smiled Roxas.

"Aril's world!" Demyx piped in.

"And," prodded Brsxiana, her voice shaking.

"you have to convince Flounder that Aril is drowning." Axel finished proudly. Brsxiana raised one eyebrow slowly above the other.

"your serious?" she asked unbelieving. They all nodded their heads vigorously still grinning. Brsxiana blinked several times, and their grins shrunk slightly their brows now knitted in confusion.

"wow." Brsxiana said bluntly, then pushing passed them softly portled away.

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"I'm starting to doubt the brilliance of this plan." Roxas said agitated. Their cramped confinement wasn't helping his mood, he Axel and Demyx were shoved behind a rock watching Brsxiana. Axel was so mesmerized by her floating form that he barely heard Roxas' insult. Her cerulean tail waved hypnotically back and forth, and she peered his way hesitantly with those eyes that were as deep as the waters where they now swam. He ushered her on with a gesture more to watch her go than for her task.

"I'm thinking he just came up with this to see her in those seashells." Roxas grunted in Demyx's ear, who stifled a laugh. Axel elbowed Roxas in his exposed ribs not taking his eyes off Brsxiana who was booking it towards Flounder.

Brsxiana rushed up to the tallow and blue fish a panicked expression on her face.

"ohmygosh, flounder thank trident it's you!" she gushed as soon as she came upon him.

"who are you?" He asked as pleasant a look on his face as a fish can have.

"ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod, you've got to come quick it's Aril!"

"Aril!" he exclaimed alarmed. "What happened?"

"She's, she's, ohmygosh, you've got to come quick! She was showing me all her stuff, and, and, and she kept singing and then, oh my you've got to come, she was chocking and chocking! Ohmygosh she's ohmygosh Aril's, she's, she's drowning! She's ohmygosh, come quick! You've got to go now! Hurry!"

"I'll save you Aril!" The little fish shouted. "Wild seahorses couldn't stop me!" And he sped off. Axel Roxas and Demyx raced out to Brsxiana shouting. She was examining her nails as they approached. She looked up smiling coyly at them.

"cake." She grinned.

"That was great!" Axel exclaimed clasping her shoulders and spiraling upwards with her. She giggled a bubbly laugh making Axel's heart beat faster. Roxas and Demyx grinned, shouting their congratulations.

"AXEL!" King Trident's voice boomed through the waters causing them to tremble and reverberating off of every surface. The color drained from Axel's face and his mouth formed an O in an uh-oh expression.

"timetogocelibrate!" He exclaimed. "Your gonna' love this." He whispered much more softly his lips brushing Brsxiana's ear as he entwined his fingers in hers sending a shiver of delight through her body. Demyx started to swim after them but Roxas grabbed him by his tail.

"Lets go play keep away with Sebastian's shell!" He urged trying to keep Demyx's mind off the couple.

"Okay!" The gullible one eagerly accepted.

Axel swam farther and farther down. They passed all kinds of Merpeople and creatures, that a little voice in Brsxiana's head kept telling her, weren't really supposed to talk.

"We're almost there ." Axel reassured as they came to a rock face. Axel pulled away some seaweed revealing a crevice. He squeezed in sideways, and Brsxiana followed. He led her in revealing an under water lagoon. A small waterfall cascaded down from above along with a few shafts of sunlight landing in the center of the cave. The rippling water reflected on the cave walls causing the whole place to glow blue. Brsxiana gasped.

"It's beautiful" She breathed.

"Aril showed me this place one time." Axel said grinning.

"you were here with Aril?" Brsxiana questioned skeptically.

"Aaaanyways." Axel dogged before diving under the water again, Brsxiana sighed and shook her head before starting after him, but before she could the vary one that she pursued yanked her under.

"Hay!" She spat as they surfaced and splashed Axel with her tail. But Axel just smirked and, cupping his hands, sent a stream of water at her and swam off. Brsxiana caught up to him easily and she raised a fist ready to playfully punch him.

"How dare you!" She giggled, but he caught her wrist laughing. When she swung the other he caught it too, and pulled her closer till their foreheads touched, their noses brushing. Brsxiana's heart beat raced her laughter gone, the sounds of their breathing and of water dripping off of stalagmites was suddenly resounding. The tips of Axel's tail softly stroked hers as they passed sending a shiver through her. But then smiling Axel pulled away releasing one wrist. He wordlessly tugged her towards the waterfall. He jumped up perching on the rocks where the waterfall hit directly under it's stream, and lifted Brsxiana up by her waist. As soon as she was beside him his lips were on hers, the water cascading over them trickling over every crevice. Brsxiana felt her insides liquefy and Axel's smoldering skin where it touched hers. She smiled into there kiss as the rest of the world faded away.