OMG! I am so sorry. I got these chapters up on DA but not here. I truely am sorry to all my faithful readers. And, for your surrport and putting up with my non-update mood thing, here's two chapters as well as a preveiw of the next one!
Disclaimer: No owny KH2.
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The blond teen struggled against his bonds as he was dragged through the endless dark halls. He refused to take a step by himself, resorting to digging his feet into the stone flooring in an attempt to slow down their progress. There were two Nothings with him, one male and the other female. The female had been the one to jump him from behind, gagging him with a thick piece of cloth so he couldn't call out to his friends. It had been a perfect ambush by the male, drawing Larxene and Zexion's attention away from Demyx.
Growling he stumbled forward a few paces as he was shoved from behind. "Move it, punk," the male snarled, obviously enjoying the torture he was putting the Melodious Noctum through.
He was roughly pushed through a door, stumbling until he could regain his composure. The gag was torn from him by the only all to familiar Rea. "Hello, Demyx. Miss me?" She grinned before stepping back a few paces, tossing the old rag to the same Marut she had when 'visiting' them down in the cells. It began tearing the poor fabric apart from its chained position next to a large throne that looked as if it had been taken from the Middle Ages.
"Why, Rea, I didn't know you lived here! Though I guess it is suitable for a rat like yourself." There was no falter in his words. In a mere millisecond he was pushed downwards into a bowing position with his hands behind his back and a hand holding his head down.
"I wouldn't speak to her like that, rodent. If you want to keep your life that is." The hand was removed from his head, giving the blond time to lift his head before a kick slammed into his chest. Demyx rocketed to the side into the corner of the room, wind knocked out of him. Struggling to take a breath of oxygen, he looked up to see the male sauntering towards him. "Learn your place around here."
Finally catching his breath crystal eyes watched as the boy went to the throne and the female took a place in front of him. Rea meanwhile sat on the throne.
A few minutes later Demyx was happily singing to himself, head moving side to side with the rhythm. Hands tied behind his back there was nothing really more to do. There were three others in the room with him at the moment and Demyx wasn't in the mood to lose his life. Seated in a corner with his legs crossed slightly in front of him, the blond's words grew louder with each passing second.
"Oh would you just shut up!" the boy snarled at him from his position on the very, slightly rounded top of an old wooden chair. Bright yellow eyes showed more rage than the words spoken. The one perched on the seat had short, very messy orange hair with what looked like neon green highlights when in actual light. A coat that looked a lot like the Organization XIII outfit only left unzipped covered a black T-shirt and mostly the dark olive cargos. One blood red sweatband covered his right wrist as a dragon tattoo ran up the same arm. "God, it's like listening to a damn record!"
There was a small giggle. "Aw. Be nice, Nic. Kid's just bored." Sitting in front of Demyx was the female that looked to be 10. Shoulder length blue hair and silver eyes were only two ways to identify her. A light purple spaghetti strap shirt with two white wolves on it covered the top of her body while faded blue jeans covered the bottom. Chains spray painted metallic purple hung from her pockets and wrapped around her waist to the other side.
And resting on the throne sat Rea still. She paid no attention to the arguing going on between the two others of her small posse, instead thinking about ways to torture and possibly kill the annoying blond. "Alright, the next person to speak is going to be a Nobody or Nothing schiscabob." Eyes went over to Demyx who had stopped his singing once the verbal argument had begun.
Nic, or Nicolai, sent a small glare at Rea but didn't open his mouth to argue. Snorting he turned his gaze to Demyx instead. "Now that we caught the most annoying of them all, what are we going to do with him? They'll come looking for him and without proof that he's alive Axel won't do what we want him to." Again eyes went over to the appointed leader.
Rea shrugged, one of her trademark sadistic grins on her face as she stood up and turned towards the three. "Then we show them the proof they want. Tell them he'll be safe until the job is done. Then we corner the two others, take Axel, and kill all three."
The other girl smiled, nodding her agreement while the male merely looked at Demyx with a smirk of his own. "Say goodbye to your non-existent life, Nobody. In a mere few days, you and your friends will be merely memories in the minds of those that still remain." Chuckling to himself hands went to cross in front of his chest, Nicolai sliding down the curve of the chair.
"What are you going to do with Axel?" There was curiosity as well as a small accusing tone in his voice, blue eyes hardening slightly. No one messed with his friends and got away with it.
Rea's grin remained on her face as she moved towards him. Kneeling down close to him she stroked his cheek softly. "Oh don't worry your pretty little head about him, Demyx. He'll be just fine working for us." A growl came from Demyx at her words, eyes watching as she stood. "Because if not. Well, he wouldn't want his best friend hurt. Jynx." Still looking at the blond Rea jerked her head towards the now standing female. "Bring him."
Nodding, Jynx trotted over to a small door that more or less led to another room smaller than the one they were in now. Few words were heard though the sound of something being dragged was impossible to miss. The blue haired Nothing came back, a familiar teen being pulled behind her. His normally brown hair unkept and muddied, turning it a dark brown in spots. Eyes were staring at his bound hands, body jerking with each step she took. Jynx tossed him forward, smirking to herself as she went over to stand next to Nicolai.
The Nobody stayed lying on the ground before he pushed himself into a sitting position, slightly facing Demyx.
"Roxas!"
Walking over to the brunette, Rea abruptly kicked him in the ribs. "Watch them," she instructed to the two other Nothings. "I have business to attend to."
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Axel trailed behind the two others feet ahead of him. Zexion was leading them through the winding corridors. Feet dragged, causing him to stumble every now and then when he would catch his foot on a piece of flooring sticking out. Green eyes were focused on the floor below him instead of his so-called friends ahead of him. Larxene had made a great point back there. How could any of them trust him? He betrayed both of them. Almost killed both of them in Castle Oblivion a while ago.
A sigh fell from him as he stopped. Larxene continued onwards though Zexion stopped and looked back at Axel. Turning towards Larxene the teen spoke out loud. "Larxene, hold on." When he was sure she had stopped and was waiting the silver haired member backtracked towards the depressed older man. "Axel, we have to keep moving. Who knows what Rea's planning to do with Demyx."
"That's it," he mumbled. "It's my fault he's in this mess. I should have never broke them out of there."
A punch landed across his face. Leaning against a wall for support, Axel wiped his lip, looking down to see blood, which surprised him even more. Zexion had punched him. Normally he kept away from the fighting and here he was punching him across the face! "And left them down there to die?! I can't believe you, Axel." Zexion shook his head in a disappointed manner before turning his back to Axel. "Maybe Larxene was right about you." With that he moved past the lightning wheilder, leaving Axel alone and stunned.
Eyes wide and gaze directed at the ground Axel slammed a clenched fist into the wall, barely noticing the blood running down his hand. "Dammit!"
"Aw. Poor Axel. Your friends not treating you right?"
That voice was enough to send shivers down anyone's spine. His head snapped upwards and a trace amount of fear was in Axel's eyes as he slowly turned around. Rea stood there with what looked like a truly sincere look on her face. "Tisk tisk. I thought they would have realized how valuable you are." She shrugged, sincere look gone and a grin taking its place.
He narrowed his eyes at her words, muscles tightening in readiness for any attack she might throw at him. "What do you want, Rea? I know you didn't come here to just chat."
Axel watched as she began circling him, turning when she reached the wall behind him and beginning to trace her steps back to where she was standing before. "Oh aren't we smart. I came to make an offer."
"I'll never join you!" To add emphasis to his words he spat at her feet.
"But, Axel! I wasn't giving you a choice. You see, it's either you work for me or your friend dies."
"Demyx doesn't die that easily. We'll defeat you before you can kill him."
"It's not Demyx I'm talking about."
"What are you talking about?" There was more interest in his voice than venom at the moment.
"How sad he'll be when he hears you've forgotten him."
"Who?"
"Why Roxas of course! Though Demyx won't survive long either." Axel didn't answer though he did go ridged a tad as his eyes went wide slightly. "I'll give you one day." With what she wanted to say said Rea turned around and disappeared into the darkness. Again Axel was left alone with nothing but his thoughts to keep him company.
Sighing again and finding it useless to just sit about Axel trailed after the way he saw Zexion and Larxene traveling in. As he rounded a corner the redhead nearly ran into Larxene. "Why were you talking to her?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"She just wanted to know if I would work for her," he replied simply, not scared what she might think.
Gaze turned into a glare. "Really. And I guess you said yes. Typical Axel. Turning his back on the people he thought as friends to work for the enemy."
"For once, Larxene, shut you mouth and leave me alone!" Axel shoved past her and Zexion who had stayed silent the entire time. "I didn't say yes. I never answered her." Either she was shocked or really listened to him once for she didn't open her mouth after that for a few short minutes.
It was quiet after that, the only sound coming from the trio's footsteps and breath. Axel was still in the lead though he had slowed his pace a bit after complaining from Larxene reached him. "Slow down, Axel! There's no use getting there and having no plan. We can use this to think of a way to save Demyx."
"She's right. We need to plan," Zexion added, placing a hand on Axel's shoulder.
The pyro shrugged his hand off, halting in his tracks. "Sure. Take her side. But it's not Demyx I'm worried about!" Words were snapped at the end, head turning so he could give the two a hard stare. He sighed loudly. "Never mind. Sorry. I've just got a lot on my mind."
"Like how to betrays us?" One could only guess who had said that.
"Shut it, Larxene. We all have more than our fare share of thoughts. It's only natural that Axel would get irritated more easily because of it."
"I don't need you fighting my battles for me, Zexion."
"I was only trying to help."
"Well stay out of it!"
Larxene made a point of sitting down right where she stood, crossing her arms across her chest. "I'm staying right here. You two go ahead and continue arguing! Give away our position." She nodded her head at the end of her words.
Zexion's gaze went to Larxene then to Axel, taking his own seat with his back to the wall. Leaning backwards, he let his head rest against the cold surface and crossed one leg over the other straight out in front of him.
Growling mainly to himself at his own stupidity Axel moved a few feet from the two before sitting down himself, back to them as he moved from a sitting position to a laying position. He had forgotten his shirt back where they first met up with Zexion. And now, he was truly regretting it. The floor was cold, even to someone whose element was fire. And all the blood loss going on wasn't helping him at all. Pulling himself into a ball slightly Axel propped his head up on his arm as a makeshift pillow.
Axel had his eyes closed though sleep was hard to come by when you made enemies with everyone around you. A sigh left him as the pyro tried to fall into darkness of sleep. It was normally loud when this time came, most of the noise from Demyx. He never realized how after just a few short days one thing gone makes such a difference. There was too much silence. He kept waiting to hear that annoying voice begging for something but it never came.
Finding himself fighting more now than ever Axel forced himself to stand. Taking a look at where Zexion and Larxene had their makeshift camp Axel narrowed his eyes slightly. If they didn't want him there, fine with him. He needed to think anyways. Turning his back to them for the second time in under an hour. It was getting darker as he progressed.
"Come to a decision, Axel?" He stopped abruptly in his tracks, eyes looking from right to left for the source of the sound. From out in front of him came Rea, giving her seond appearance that day. "Well, my little fire starter, have you?"
"It hasn't been a day yet."
"Oh I know. Time goes by too slowly. I had a feeling you had decided though."
There was a silence between them for a short while before he closed his eyes and lowered his head slightly. "I'll go with you."
Rea smirked. "Good."
A force of pressure slammed into the back of his neck, sending the redhead staggering forward, vision blurring. "A precaution, you know," was the last thing he heard before darkness overtook his vision.
((NOTE! STOP AND THINK!))
No sound came to his ears as Axel regained consciousness, the back of his neck and head throbbing with pain from the attack from behind. Slowly sitting up as to not hurt himself further, the pyro rubbed the back of his head, opening one eye to look around slightly, but immediately regretting the action as a horrible white light reached his eyes.
"God, my head hurts like hell! What hit me?" Letting his arm fall to his side to help keep himself balanced Axel shook his head vigorously, only adding to the pain. "Roxas!" Green eyes flew open as he remembered about his hostage friend. A blinding light came right at him, definitely not something one would want to wake up to after being knocked unconscious.
Quickly lifting a hand to block his eyes from the light Axel slowly lifted himself into a standing position, using the wall behind him as a support as he rested his back against the unusually warm surface. There was definitely something wrong with this picture. There had to be. Until now it was nothing but darkness and cold. Now, suddenly, it's burning bright and warm? There had to be a catch.
The light sent a glare and the redhead couldn't get his bearings correct. By what he could tell there was four walls, a vent too small for him, and a single door with no way to open it. Sighing, he slid down the wall back into a sitting position, running possible solutions through his head. This was going to be tough, even more so now that he had sided with Rea. Axel relaxed to think about the situation, about the friends he had betrayed.
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Demyx nearly ran into walls as he chased something with no end in sight, calling out his missing friend's name over and over until his voice was hoarse. Blue eyes took in every detail, everything out of place that did not belong where it was positioned. He would only stop for a sudden moment only to start up again.
"Slow down, Demyx. Axel left. He not coming back," Larxene stated in a bored tone, trailing slowly after the blond haired teen. "Just knock it off already. You're yelling is giving me a headache." He didn't let up, ignoring her words and increasing his speed slightly. "Hey! Would you stop?!" She reached out, grabbing the collar of his shirt and yanking back.
He snapped around, slapping her head away. "Don't say that! He wouldn't ditch us. Axel wouldn't. He may have before but he wouldn't again! I'm going to find him. Come with me if you want. I'm not dragging anyone with me anywhere." Turning back around Demyx wandered off, leaving Zexion and Larxene in his wake.
"Where did that sudden seriousness come from?" Zexion asked, taking a glance at her out of the corner of his eyes.
Blinking in slight surprise the Savage Nymph shrugged. "I don't know. Nor do I care. Let's just make sure he doesn't kill himself." Rolling her eyes Larxene followed after Demyx, mumbling under her breath. "Wait up, moron!"
A squeal from up ahead made both of them take off in a run. "Demyx! What the hell did you get your hand stuck in this time?!"
Rounding a corner, what they saw was definitely not what the two had in mind. Larxene stopped in her tracks, causing Zexion to run into the back of her. Regaining his composure the silver haired teen glared holes in the back of her head before he found what she had been gaping at.
In front of them sat Demyx, the dumbest grin on his face as he gripped something furry in a bear hug. Its fur was shimmery silver, two horns facing backwards on the back of the creature's head. Green fur marked a mane around its neck. "Oh. Hey guys." One eye opened as he spoke, attention only switching for a split second.
The creature looked positively scared out of it's mind, eyes wide and tail thrashing from side to side. It let out a small sound that was half between a meow and a bark. Getting out of it's shock the thing bent down and latched its jaws around Demyx's arm. There was a pause of silence before the water wielder let out a scream, jumping up and running around Larxene and Zexion, screaming, "Get it off! Get it off!"
Grabbing the back of his shirt the other blond pulled Demyx to a stop, grabbing the creature's scruff and snapping her fingers. Demyx yelped as a wave of static electricity ran through him from the silver furred lion looking thing. Fur stood on end as smoke seemed to come off of it. It took its jaws off of Demyx, growling at Larxene.
"You even think about it and I'll put you in so much pain your other would be able to feel it," she hissed, bringing the lion-looking thing close to her face as she did so. Instead of getting the expected result, the creature blinked at Larxene a second before it sniffed then licked her nose. At this she literally threw it to Demyx, yowling out curses as sent her trademark death glares at the poor thing. "That thing comes within three feet of me, it's tonight's dinner."
Zexion smirked slightly at that, just picturing the little lion being tortured by Larxene. Demyx didn't think of it in such a humorous manner, though. His eyes were wide, jaw hanging open slightly as he gripped it in another hug. "I'm gunna name you Mr. Fluffiest." He smothered it in so-called love.
It was now Larxene's turn to look shocked. "I feel so sorry for that thing."
"We're Nobodies. We don't have feelings. We just act like it to fool ourselves into thinking we have hearts because we once did. But if we did have hearts now, then there would be no hearts to support Kingdom Hearts, which would result in a total mess in plot."
The two blonds stared and blinked at Zexion, not even beginning to get what he had said. "So, basically, we fool ourselves into thinking we have hearts?" Larxene asked, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the silver haired teen.
He nodded. "And for future reference, that Nothing is a Zeithys."
Demyx continued with his strangling, er, hugging, of the Zeithys. No one even questioned this knowledge. Zexion knew more than he seemed to look and has his own ways of finding those things out. Squealing, the water user ran off again with his new pet.
Grumbling and stringing works together that made no sense what so ever, Larxene trailed after her hyper active, and seemingly idiotic, friend. "I swear, my life ends I'm blaming you." She turned and glared at Zexion who opened his mouth to correct her on something. She raised a finger, pointing it at him "You say anything else about Nobodies and hearts I swear you'll find yourself staring at your internal organs as I choke you with your own wind pipe."
Just the way she said that was enough to make Zexion close his mouth. She was not kidding around. Out of all the people that were hurt by Axel's second betrayal, it was Larxene who was hurt or affected the most. It was sad how she hid her sadness for him behind anger. Demyx was just Demyx, didn't mater what happened around him.
"Hurry up, Zexion or we'll leave you behind to those stupid dogs."
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Axel barely even glanced up as someone entered the white room he had been placed in for who knows how long. It seemed like days, weeks even, but there was no way to tell in this place. Axel had guessed it had been only a couple of hours by how long his mind said it had been. Things were always shorter than they seemed when you're bored out of your already insane mind.
There were two of them by how many footsteps he heard and the four different legs he caught sight of out of the corner of his eye. He knew right away one was Rea. There was no way she'd send only two of her lackeys to get him without rubbing it in his face that he had indeed come to her side. In truth, everything was just for his friends. Axel thought that if he sided with Rea, she would leave his friends alone. He already had proof that she released Demyx back into the unknown. So, what about Roxas?
"About time you regained consciousness," sneered Rea from above him. She used her foot to force Axel's head upwards, that same old sadistic grin on her face. "Like we promised, Demyx is back with those other two. However, Roxas will stay here as a tool to make sure you obey." After finishing her little speech, the Nothing laughed slightly, abruptly kicking the redhead in the face.
"I have a job for you, Axel," she continued. "Nicolai will fill you in. Don't screw up. You wouldn't want to disappoint him, would you?" With that, she turned and left, laughing and talking to herself as she did so.
Green eyes turned towards the only male in the trio of evilness, hate obvious. Slowly, Axel stood, fists clenched as he stared down Nicolai. "You're lucky I don't slice your throat open right where you stand. Hurting my friends, I'll-!" A fist pulled back; ready to strike the Nothing in the face. Before he could even let loose the attack a blade was pressed against his throat. Axel didn't move. Not once. He was even scared to breathe in fear of getting his own neck cut open. Fist remained pulled back though the Nobody didn't make a single move. Axel looked at his almost-to-be victim, cursing himself slightly at his own stupidity. "Well?" he growled out. "Aren't you going to kill me for disobeying?"
Nic's own eyes narrowed as he removed the blade from Axel's throat, sheathing it in an almost non-existent sheath on his back. "She wants us to kill the three escapees. No mess-ups, as you heard. A good clean kill. Once they're gone, no one will ever know they were here or even that they'd existed."
Anger ranged in Axel's eyes as Nicolai finished his little briefing. He spoke as if taking the life of the best friends of the guy he was talking to was easy. "What was that?" He tried to keep cool, he really did. But Axel couldn't hide the complete and total anger in his voice.
Golden eyes turned towards him. "You heard me. Kill your friends, Axel."
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End! Yay! So...what do you think?
OH! Here's the preveiw.
i Fire errupted around him, heat waves crealy visible to the human eye as Axel's rage got the better of him. Chakrams were fully engulphed in flames, the metal even starting to drip onto the ground below him. His normally clear mind was completely gone, repaced by blind rage. Everything around him was tinted red.
Nic's eyes grew wide. He never expected these type of results from Axel. And all it took was a few simple words and some motivation from Rea. Axel let out a yell, putting all his strength in tossing a chakram at Demyx, keeping the other ni his hand for a defensing measure should one of the other two try to attack him.
Blood splattered as the blades made contact, blue eyes widening in both fright and surprise. /i
and that's all you get! Had this in mind for a few days now. I am so going to kill myself by the time this story is over. Not literally though.