None of the characters, other than Noelle, belong to me. Kat belongs to Pickles, and everyone else is property of Square Enix.

Chapter 7 - Noelle

After Demyx returned with the cloak, Axel somehow convinced me to put it on.

"I feel stupid." I said.

"You look great." Demyx assured me with a thumbs-up. I only shrugged in response, but I had a small smile on my face from the compliment. I've never been vain or anything, but no one's ever told me that I looked good before.

/No one? Really?/ Axel asked. I flushed a furious red.

"That wasn't meant for you!" I wailed.

Demyx snickered. "Axel's listening in on your thoughts, is he. Naughty Axel." He snickered again, then left.

There was a long silence. Then a portal appeared. I had a feeling it was Axel's.

/Go through that./ He ordered. /And take Pooh's honey./

"Why?" I asked inredulously.

/Just... just do it!/ He said, agitated. /And pull the hood up./ I shrugged and did as he told me. (Which was weird.)

While in the house of Winnie the Pooh, Axel somehow managed to take over my body, trip Pooh, take his jar of honey, and get me to an arched door with a big key hole in the center.

/Open a portal on that door./

"O...kay...?" I said and did as ordered, before stepping into the portal.

"What was the point of that?" I asked.

/I... wanted honey.../ Axel said. I sighed.

"Axel, you're insane." I told him.

/No I'm not./ He replied as if it were a reflex.

"Yes you are!"

/No im not!/

"Forget it." I said, sighing. "I'm not fighting with you." Axel pouted.

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About an hour later, Axel told me to go for a swim in Atlantica.

I did.

I ended up as a mermaid with a black fin, and cat ears. I was still wearing the black cloak that Demyx had given me.

He led me to a door much like the one in Pooh's house. Again I was ordered to put a portal on it.

"Why?" I asked him.

/Just do it./ Axel ordered. /Quickly! Someone's coming!/ I sighed.

"Fine..." I grumbled, opening a portal and swimming into it, pulling the door behind me.

"I believe you owe me an explanation." I said once I'd gotten re-used to having legs. He rolled his eyes.

/Later./ He promised.