Crossover Part Ten

Chapter Ten: Face Off

"Shirogane-san, is that you?"

Shirogane turned around, shocked, "Akira-kun?"

"Ooh, that's not a pretty face at all, Shirogane-san." Lulu sang to him.

The shadow blinked. He had thought he heard Akira's voice. He glared at her and turned around, continuing down the sidewalk drenched in moonlight, feeling a bit more depressed than usual.

"Heeeey, what's the matter. Shirogane-san?" Lulu continued to ask, following him, "Come and talk to me, huh? Come on, come on, come on!"

"I have nothing to say to you, Lulu."

"So mean!"

"Good-bye."

"Hey! Wait a minute! Shirogane-san!" She whined and watched his figure melt into the shadows. "Hrrrrmmm…."

"HAH! I finally found you pain in the neck!"

Lulu faced the familiar voice, "Huh? Oh, it's you again."

"DO NOT 'OH, IT'S YOU AGAIN' ME! Do you know how long it took to find you? I'm just lucky that I stole that book Zexion is always reading and cast one of those silence spells around me so that I could sneak outside to find you in this dreadful world!" Larxene would've stuck a dagger in the pink headed girl by now if it weren't for what else was on her mind.

"Listen, we have a problem." Larxene said seriously, staring at her in the eye.

"Huh?" Lulu tilted her head to the side, wondering what her friend was talking about.

xXx

Larxene lay on her bed with the usual feeling of being bored. Her mission to Twilight Town ran smoothly, although she concerned herself that she might've used an overkill on that poor (ha ha ha) heartless.

"Hmm…I'm not tired at all…" she said to her empty room, possibly expecting a response from the air. "Poppet and that pyromaniac are staying in their rooms. Heh, I wonder if our little game really hurt them that much." She paused her words and her thoughts. "Hurt?" She could've laughed, "We don't feel emotions. We don't know what emotions are. We've only seen them through other beings."

Larxene closed her eyes, "Those two…acting as if they actually have feelings of pain or whatever…how high and mighty of them."

She sat up, "Oh well, I'm still awake…maybe I should go and look at Kingdom Hearts and see how many more hearts we need." Fastening her cloak she reached for her doorknob. "Oh wait a minute," she pouted, her plan being interrupted, "Those stupid higher-ups might find me out of my room after hours. Now that wouldn't be good…" She smiled.

"Areoa!" Larxene whispered the spell quietly to herself before exiting her room. Just to make sure that the spell actually worked, she slammed the door to her room shut. "Hellooo!" She yelled, her voice echoing down the halls, expecting someone or at least a dusk to hear the noise.

When no one came around, she nodded and noiselessly skipped down the hallway, "Wow, I should've thought of this sooner!" she said to herself, "Sneaking around just got easier." She silently thanked Zexion in her head. "Huh?" she stopped skipping when she saw a dark figure run down a corridor.

"Hey, was that poppet?" She wondered aloud. The hood was on, but the build was small. It had to be either the other girl or poppet. "What would he be doing out at this time?" She followed him, stopping just at a corner to see the character pull her hood down.

Huh, it was the other girl.

Xion made sure the coast was clear, looking a bit scared herself.

What is she doing?

She knocked at a doorway. When there was no response, she knocked again, this time more urgently.

Axel opened the door.

Larxene blinked, Yikes, what's going on over here? Could it be that these two have been secretly seeing each other? She thought a minute. Wait I thought he was going out with Roxas…?

"-Don't play dumb, Axel! Explain! What have you and Roxas been doing in Monochrome Factor?"

Larxene gasped when she heard Xion's break out. What, what? She looked around the corner. She found out! How?

She saw Axel cover her mouth and poke his head out looking around if anyone heard. She instinctively hid herself. Wait, wait, wait, wait… she gulped. If Axel finds out it was me, then I'm really gonna get it! What are they saying?

"-Axel!" Xion suddenly yelled.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Axel loudly responded in a whisper.

I can't hear what they're saying! Larxene thought angrily. Speak louder, dummies!

"Tomorrow, come with me to Monochrome Factor!" Xion's awfully chipper voice suddenly said.

Larxene gasped, Ohh, no. No, no, no, no, no. She poked her head around the corner and saw Axel nod. NO, NO, NO, NO!

"Crud…" She silently cursed to herself and ran down the hall.

"Xion, something the matter?" Axel asked her when her attention was suddenly drawn to something down the corridor. "What?" He looked down there as well.

"Nothing…" Xion answered, "I just thought I heard something."

"Well, you better get outta here before a dusk finds you."

"Heh, heh. Don't worry." She smiled at him, "I'm pretty good at sneaking around here. The castle is so big and there are lots of hiding places and small areas where I can hide."

"Hey," Axel rustled her hair with a chuckle, "You're turning out to be quite a character, Xion. Don't get caught out there okay?"

"I won't." She assured him and left.

Axel watched her go before closing the door.

xXx

"…And I spent the rest of the godforsaken evening looking for you!" Larxene summed it up. "You're pretty hard to find, missy!"

Lulu thought about what she had said. "Huh, well aren't you in a fix."

"What do you mean by that?" Larxene glared daggers at her, "You're the one who came up with the idea, so you're the one who's gonna help me fix it!" She folded her arms, "So? What are we gonna do?"

Lulu smiled sweetly at her, "You know, I don't think I need to do anything."

Larxene, for once in her life, felt a bit intimidated. And it was by Lulu's sudden change in tone. "H-Huh…?"

"You may be having a problem in your place…but I have nothing to worry about over here." Lulu's eyes narrowed and now she was sneering at Larxene, "I should actually thank you. Shirogane-san and Akira did exactly what I wanted and split. You, however, agreed to help to get back at Axe-el and Roxy."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Larxene cut in, "That doesn't matter because you were the one who came up with the plan in the first place!"

"When I came up with that plan, I only did it because I knew I wouldn't get into any trouble for it." Lulu giggled, "You should've thought of it first, huh?"

Larxene stared, terrified at her facts.

"So…?" Lulu smiled, "You should take your punishment, or just get lost, frea-eek!" She jumped out of the way of one of Larxene's daggers. "Hey, what was that for? There's a hole in my dress now-"

"How dare you!" Larxene screamed, "Using me as if I were a tool!" She rushed at her, daggers in hand. "I'll show you what happens when you mess with me!"

"Whoa!" Lulu barely dodged her wild attacks and bounded into the air. Larxene swiftly followed her, not leaving any opening.

"Ugh…" Sawaki-sama said I couldn't cause any commotion here, or else Homurabi-sama will get mad! Lulu jumped out of the way of another incoming dagger. But…

"Tch!" She grabbed her whip, "Sorry Sawaki-sama!" she struck at Larxene.

Larxene barely dodged, but her balance was thrown off. She flailed, trying to keep strait.

Lulu smiled, "I'll just have to finish you here then!" she laughed, "Good-bye…nobody."

Larxene's eyes widened as the word echoed through her mind.

Lulu struck her whip which was glowing a purple aura, "Die!" her target suddenly vanished, letting the whip strike her daggers she had left behind.

"What?" The pink haired girl gasped when she felt bloodlust behind her.

"You have no right calling me that." Larxene stated before casting her spell. "Thundaga!"

Lulu felt an electricity current hit her blood. "Kyaah!" She fell to the earth. "O-Ow…"

Larxene landed gracefully in front of her. She watched Lulu's pained expression and smiled, "…Hurts, doesn't it?" She raised her daggers high, "Don't worry. I'll end your suffering…right here!"

Lulu flinched at the oncoming daggers and then smirked. "Sucker." She disappeared into the shadows.

Larxene's daggers hit nothing but air. "Lulu!" she yelled.

"Tee-hee! I have to admit, you're combat skills are first rate!" Lulu's voice echoed into the air. "But I still have a couple tricks up my sleeves. Au revoir!"

"Darn her!" Larxene yelled at the sky and looked down at her feet. "Ugh…looks like I'll have to figure things out myself." She opened the dark corridor behind her and walked in. "If she blabs, I'll kill her."

xXx

Lulu ran through her home, hoping to get to her room before anyone found her.

"Lulu!"

She reluctantly stopped at the ordering voice and slowly turned around. "Ahh…good evening, Sawaki-sama…"

"Lulu…" the elder walked up to her, "You've meddled again, haven't you?"

"Eh, only a little! It's not that big of a deal, Sawaki-sa-"

Sawaki did the most incredible thing Lulu had imagined…and slapped her. "Why did you meddle, Lulu? Do you want to end up like Nanaya?" He asked, his voice rising along with his anger.

Lulu held her cheek, "But…Sawaki-sama…"

"I want you to go back out there tomorrow and summon a giant Kokuchi. I don't care how, but I want you to get rid of either Shirogane-san or that novice of his, right now! Enough with your games and tricks."

Lulu flinched, "Y-Yes, Sawaki-sama…"

"Do what you are instructed. And the next time you meddle, I won't be there to help." Sawaki left her after the harsh words.

Lulu's knees gave out and she sat on the floor. "Y-Yes…Sawaki-sama…"

I guess my plan didn't go as smoothly as I'd hoped. But it would've worked perfectly if it weren't for that…!

An image of Larxene smiling at when she was about to bring Lulu to her doom came across.

…Jeez…if only she didn't launch herself at me and be so darn good at it.

...Lulu spent the rest of the night pouting about this...

Author's Note:

Wow! Ten chapters already? This is running a lot longer than I expected. Ah well, I really needed to get the whole thing with Lulu and Larxene out of the way already. They're still gonna make appearances, but probably some minor ones. I've always thought about them doing a face off. Originally Sawaki was supposed to save Lulu, but then I thought that it would've been a bit unnecessary, since Lulu could've easily called on Kokuchi for help or disappeared like always…-sweat-

-Ahem- announcement: I will probably be updating a bit frequently now since I've got so many ideas and the time to write them. Check every couple of days, I guess... :D

MonochromeFox: I'm still very glad you like the story very much. It'll probably be a couple more chapters and then the end. I myself wonder what's gonna happen between now and then. 8D

Reviews and comment's are very appreciated!

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