Hey people! Vampie here! Didn't you love Addie's chapter, haha I went swimming right after that! Well I read over some of your reviews and checked out where you want this story to go! So if you have any ideas just tell 'em to us! This is present tense cause past tense was just bugging me LOL! Don't be mad Addie!
Chapter Eleven
Falling
Axel's POV
"No you're so kidding! I can hold my breath longer than you ever could!" Roxas says to Rosuxis who laughs and splashes him.
"No way Roxas," she giggles and dives underwater, Roxas follows in suit while Roslyn begins to count slowly.
"One... Two..."
After about 30 seconds they both break for air.
"I won!" Rosuxis announces proudly.
"No I won!" Roxas counters, they both dissolve into giggles while splashing each other, arguing playfully about who won.
"Who won Roslyn?" they finally both ask, Roslyn's eyes dart between the two then she turns to me.
"I was busy counting, but Axel was watching," she says, I shoot her a look, smooth job pinning it on me.
"Um... Roxas?" I decide, Rosuxis scowls and dunks my head under water.
"Okay... Again!" Rosuxis shouts, then the two blondes both take a deep breath and push under.
"I'm getting sick of this..." Roslyn mutters while mouthing the numbers.
"How'd you remember how to do that?" I ask, eyeing her suspiciously.
"What?"
"Count, it took me a year to figure out that three came before four not after," I say, she tips her head to one side and smiles at me.
"Ah! I so won that time!" Rosuxis exclaims, popping out of the water.
Roxas laughs and agrees that she won.
"Can we swim out to that little island over there?" Rosuxis pleads.
"Okay, let's all race!" Roxas suggests, Roslyn looks over to me.
"I'm good with kicking your guy's asses," I say with a smirk.
"You are SO on Axel!" Roslyn laughs.
"One...Two...Three!"
We all take off, slicing through the cool aqua.
~one hour later~
"You know Säix is gonna be mad," I mutter, staring out to the ocean, where Rosuxis and Roxas are trying to find fish.
"Shut up," Roslyn responds, I turn to her, face glowing faintly because of the fire that crackles in front of us.
"Excuse me?"
"Axel, have you ever tried to have fun?" she says curtly, giving me a skeptical look.
"Sure I have," I tell her.
"When?"
"Uh...Um... I eat ice cream on the edge of the bell tower," I say, is that considered fun? Roslyn's eyes widen a little with eyebrows raised.
"What? Do you know what ice cream is?" I ask, she shakes off the look.
"Yeah... Of course I do..." she mutters then turns back to face the ocean. The sun is setting with vibrant colors exploding from the pale sky, we both look out at it.
Roslyn's POV
"How can you four take a whole day to find something?" Saix snaps waving his hands around, it kinda resembles and angry bird.
"Sorry Saix..." Roxas mutters, looking at the ground.
"Yeah... Sorry..." Rosuxis mimics, winding blonde locks around her finger.
Saix between me and Axel, his golden eyes shooting tiny daggers through both of us.
"You two?" he asks tapping his oversized black boot against the pale blue floor. My hearts beating fast, but I refuse to suck up to this guy, there is no way in hell. I stay silent, Axel's cracking, I can tell, he keeps glancing at the floor, then to Saix, then to the floor.
"Rosuxis and Roxas, might you tell me why you were so late to come back to Castle?" Saix says with a sharp voice, both their eyes widen as they exchange quick glances on what to say.
Frantically Roxas looks to Axel for an answer, blue eyes begging for some advise. I swear Saix can tell if anyone is lying, though he's terrible at it himself.
"We um..." Rosuxis murmurs trying to by Roxas some time.
Tap...tap...tap...
I know if I tried to pull off a lie, it wouldn't work cause we all look so damn nervous. I look down to see Axel's knuckles turning white, and I'm probably drawing some blood with how hard I'm digging my nails into my palms.
"So clearly you all did something you weren't supposed to, am I right?" he continues, his patience is torture, does he really have to drag this out so long?
Somehow we have all soundlessly communicated for us all to stay silent, but it's just a matter of time before one of us breaks.
"If none of you tell me, then my punishment will be for the unknown and the unknown is much worse," Saix states with ease, I think he likes this.
"We went swimming!" Roxas cries, all our eyes turn to him.
"Y-you what?" Saix snaps, Roxas backs down and we all step closer to each other.
"It was my fault, I suggested it..." Rosuxis admits with her head bowed down.
"N-no! Don't cover for me Rosuxis!" Roxas exclaims, in an effort to save her. I suddenly realize what I can do.
"No I suggested it," I say with a smile, pushing the two behind me.
"No it was me Roslyn, just cause you have a thing for me doesn't mean you have to take the fall," Axel adds, then stands beside me.
I swallow a giggle and the Rosuxis repeats that it was her, and so does Roxas. Soon we're all in a fake argument about who did it, all trying to stop from bursting into laughs.
"Okay... Okay! Since you all wanted to go swimming then you all will be punished. None of you are allowed to go on missions together for the next week."
"What!" Rosuxis exclaims, then snaps her mouth shut.
"It appears that none of you can be responsible around each other, so you may not work together. Understood?" Saix says, we all nod.
"Good, dismissed."
Together all of us climb up the winding spiral staircase, none of us know what to say.
"We can't work together anymore?" Rosuxis mutters we all mumble responses, not really wanting to talk at all. I mean I hate this place, but this Nobodies kinda grew on me.
"Okay, team meeting," Axel snaps, without warning he shoves us all into Rosuxis's room, stumbling inside I hear the door shut behind us.
"Ouff... What was that for?" I growl, brushing off my cloak.
"Come on you guys, it's not like we're banned from each other forever. Listen tomorrow we all meet on the bell tower when we're done with our missions. Sound good?" he says, there's a silence over us for a moment.
"Okay," I respond and we all smile to each other. Rosuxis and Roxas both leave quickly, talking about something...
I look at Axel and how he's staring out the window, worry etched on to his face.
"I knew you before..." I murmur, before turning to leave.
"W-what?" Axel calls from his room, running to the door. But I slip into my room before he can catch me.
~Axel POV~
"Keep running," she whispers into my ear, the world fading to black.
"Ack!" I exclaim, jolting up. It takes me about 3 seconds to recover, I suck in a quick breath, my hands quivering. Just a nightmare...
People... The soft murmur of talking catches my attention.
Groggily I stand up and make my way out to see who was talking. Stumbling aimlessly down the dimly lit hallway, the voices get closer and closer. I turn down a corner, and I can distinctly make out some words, coming from behind a closed door. Curiosity, mixed with slight delirium makes me press an ear to the pale blue walls.
"What else did you tell them?" a male voice growls, it sounds like almost anyone in Castle...
"Like I said, I didn't utter a word," a female voice counters, is that Roslyn...?
"You're lying," the other voice says curtly.
"So what if I did, like he even heard me," the Roslynish voice snaps.
"I heard you from down the hall. I doubt that he didn't."
"Roslyn, I want you out of here. At least until the memory of your idiocy fades." the voice snarls.
"Cheers to you then." Roslyn says bluntly, a bitter hate lining the words.
I hear the woosh of a portal, then pure silence that brings a unexplainable chill into the air.
Click... Click...
Damn... Footsteps. I turn and sprint down the hallway, heart beating fast. Please be a dream...
~The Next Day~
"Hey guys," Rosuxis says, sliding onto the ledge in between Roxas and me.
"Hey," Roxas and I both mutter, staring down warily at the drop bellow.
"What's that blue stuff?" she asks, pointing to the Sea Salt Ice Cream.
"Ice cream, here we got one for you!" Roxas replies, handing her the light blue dessert.
She looks at it funny, and then watches Roxas eating his.
"You eat it?" she asks, with a look of unease.
"Yeah, try it," Roxas prompts.
"But it's blue," Rosuxis protests, finally she takes a bite, then almost swallows the rest.
"I like blue food," she points out, Roxas laughs and I force one.
I'm still creeped out by what Roslyn said, and that I haven't seen her at all today. Kinda killing my thoughts that maybe I dreamt it all up.
"Hey, anyone know what's up with flakey Roslyn?" Rosuxis asks, reading my mind.
"Nope..." Roxas says.
"Where do you think she went?" Rosuxis mutters, thinking out loud.
I stay silent, I really don't wanna lie to my friends. After a moment of quiet, I feel their eyes on me.
"Do you know anything Axel?" Roxas dares to ask, I turn to them, a possibility of lies running quickly through my head.
"No... I... I think... I don't..." I stutter, trying to grasp a good sentence. They both raise an eyebrow, with skeptical looks.
"We know you have something to say, so spit it out." Rosuxis points out, folding her arms. Roxas follows the action, it's kinda funny that they look a little alike, or maybe it's just the hair that makes you think that... I really want to avoid a lie.
"I don't know where she is," I say, bolding the word, where. Roxas and Rosuxis are silent for a second then they both catch on.
"Okay, do you know what happened?" Roxas asks, cornering me.
What if I'm thinking of this wrong, I'm not lying to them, protecting them from the information... Yeah, that doesn't sound bad.
"I have no idea where she is or what happened, she could just be late," I lie, since neither of them can argue with this, they mumble agreements and we all shut up for the rest of the time.
Okay, done with that chapter! I hope you guys like it :). By the way, please don't PM me asking me what happens next. Cause those are spoilers and I doubt that it will be fun if you know! *winks* sorry Addie I guess I kinda left you a problem to write up... Bye lovelies!
~Vampie
P.S
I'm going on a trip for 1-2 weeks this Thursday, I'll ask Addie to update soon then I'll update but that will be about all until I come back, unless some of you can persude Addie to put the story on her story list and update there. But don't pressure her if she says no!