A.N. This is really just a totally random filler chapter. Pickles was taking a really long time to move the plot along in her chapters, so... yeah.
None of the characters, other than Noelle, belong to me. Kat belongs to Pickles, and everyone else is property of Square Enix.
Chapter 9 - Noelle
At some point, Axel started singing 'Beside You' by Marianas Trench. Very off-key. I swear, he was doing it deliberately, just to annoy me.
"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!" I yelled, annoyed.
/Oh, I'm sorry. Was I bothering you?/ Axel asked sweetly.
"Yes." I grumbled. He grinned and sang louder and more off-key.
I cried out in frustration just as Demyx showed up. "What's up?" The blonde asked, raising an inquisitive eyebrow. I looked at him.
"Hey, Dem." I greeted. "Axel keeps singing off-key, and it's driving me insane!" I told him. Demyx laughed. "It's not funny! It's torture!" I wailed. I could feel Axel's smug grin.
While he was grinning, he messed up in his purposely off-key singing and, for a moment, he sounded good. Wonderful, even.
"... Axel... ?" I asked, confused over what I'd heard. I felt his heart sink. He'd stopped singing.
/Don't... say anything... Okay?/ Axel pleaded. /Please./ He added, getting desperate when I didn't answer.
"Fine." I agreed, sighing. 'But you owe me an explanation.' I added mentally.
/... Alright, fine./ He agreed reluctantly.
I grinned. "All's fair." I reminded him.
A.N. This is the shortest chapter throughout the whole story. Except maybe Chapter 11, but you haven't gotten that far yet.