Chapter 12
Axel: Um…Could you put me down now?
Me: -looks down- Woops, guess you're not the flamethrower I thought I had, are you?
Marly: How the hell were you able to hold him that long?!
Me: …The magic strength that I suddenly possess…this instant…?
Axel: Does that even make sense.
Me: It makes sense in my brain!!!!
Another chapter has now begun. What will it entail? What kinds of mischief will they get into? Will they live for another chapter?! All these questions and more will be answered in CHAPTER 12!!!! But, I think the real question is: Will I update in a timely manner? …Yeah right, when pigs fly.
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Lex finally pulled herself from the boy's arms and turned to look at the two that had accompanied them.
"Axel, Roxas, I would like you to meet our friends Avery, Saleana, and Marek," she said, pointing to each of them individually.
Avery was the shortest of the three with bronze brown hair and purple and green bangs. She was wearing a short sleeve shirt with one arm falling off the shoulder allowing a bright orange tank top to peek out. On her first layer was a crown perched above a Mickey head that hovered over a keyblade…a hint at where her loyalties lay perhaps?
Saleana, on the other hand, was only a few inches taller than Avery with cerulean hair and green bangs cut into a stylish pixie. She wore a nice black t-shirt with a v-neck and what looked like feathers sprinkled across the front.
Finally, there was Marek, whose arm was still gently wrapped around Lex's waist. He was the tallest of the three with strawberry blonde hair and sea blue eyes. He wore a plain gray t-shirt and jeans.
Roxas smiled. "It's nice to meet you."
"You too!" Seleana responded grinning widely as the others nodded in agreement.
"So how long have you guys known each other?" Axel questioned, eyeing up Marek's arm around Lex's waist.
"We've been friends since we were 3," Zix jumped in, attempting to ease the tension that had begun building.
"Yup, we went to the same schools and everything!" Avery continued also sensing the growing disquiet.
"We were so worried when you didn't show up to school all of last week and this week, we thought something bad had happened," Seleana said, concern glittering in her eyes.
"Nope, nothing too serious, just got a little…lost, I guess you could say," Lex replied, stepping over to hug the girl.
"Well, since you're finally back, I think we should go to a couple of places before you leave. Since you are leaving again right?"
"I'm afraid so."
Avery smiled, "Then let's get down to business."
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Lex plopped down onto a bench, a look of pure exhaustion settling on her face as Avery collapsed beside her.
"I don't think I have done that much walking in such a short time before," Zix said, leaning against the back of the bench.
"If you had I would ask what was wrong with you," Seleana responded, sliding down against the back of the bench to sit on the ground beside Zix.
As the girls began to relax the three boys finally caught up, faces devoid of emotion.
"I am never doing that ever again no matter how much you pay me," Roxas said, placing his hands against his knees.
"I know what you mean, I…" Axel started before he was interrupted by boinging sound.
Everyone looked up in confusion to see what looked like a dog that sporadically twitched every couple of seconds.
Axel immediately got into an attack position, his chakram appearing at his fingertips as Roxas materialized his keyblades.
"Guys, what's going on? What is that thing?" Zixyz asked.
"A heartless," Axel stated as a multitude of the twitching creatures appeared around them.
For a few moments none of them moved as each waited for the other to make the first move. One of the twitching creatures lost its patience and jumped for the two girls sitting on the bench. It had made it halfway before it was effectively sliced in half by one of Axel's chakram which turned back and returned to its owner's hand.
"Get out of here you guys!" Roxas yelled as he engaged ten more of the creatures.
The other five nodded and began to move when they ran into a large cluster of the heartless. Zixyz unconsciously closed her eyes and a wall of water formed between them.
Avery's eyes widened, "I didn't know you could do that."
Zixyz's eyes blinked open and she jumped back.
"When did that happen?!" she exclaimed, fear taking control of her facial features.
"Look out!" Lex screamed before leaping in the way of a heartless as it attempted to sneak up on her sister.
It took a split second for Lex to concentrate enough energy to stage some type of defense. A single pillar sprang up and began to rotate around the group deflecting as many heartless as possible.
In the midst of the chaos, a dark portal opened unnoticed and a young man with silver hair in an Organization robe and wearing a blindfold stepped out. Almost immediately the heartless disappeared leaving everyone in confusion. Axel was the first to notice the mysterious stranger and turned toward him, his chakram held ready.
"Who are you and what do you want with us?" he questioned.
"All I want is Roxas," the stranger replied.
"And what do you want me for?" Roxas requested, stepping forward to stand beside Axel.
"I need you to help me bring someone important to me back."
Roxas's eyebrows rose in confusion. Without another word the stranger brought his weapon and lunged for Roxas. Axel quickly stepped into his path and blocked the attack with his own weapons, allowing Roxas enough time to prepare. As soon as Axel had pushed the stranger away Roxas charged forward and began delivering a barrage of attacks, all of which were blocked.
"Look out!" Lex called as she sent the pillar of fire towards the stranger.
Roxas leapt out of the way and, when the pillar was almost on top of him, the young man surged away and then towards the young fire user. Lex braced herself, ready to dive away at the last minute when Zix raised her hand and a wall of water materialized and then froze so that they were protected by solid ice that was about two feet thick. The man halted his lunge and immediately began running along the wall, trying to find a way to get behind it, he needed to get rid of the little helpers otherwise he wouldn't have a chance to complete his mission.
Lex saw what was coming and closed her eyes, focusing her mind on weapon she would like to have in her hands at that moment. As soon as she decided on one she focused all of her energy on bringing it to her and when she had opened her eyes she found a three sectional staff in her grasp.
She gave it a couple practice swings, one of which elicited a sharp squeak from Seleana as it hit her in the thigh.
"Sorry," Lex said looking a little sheepish.
Seleana just glowered at her before returning to her watchful position. Lerexia looked up to see that that the man had finally found the end of the wall and was rapidly heading towards them. Lex got into a ready position, the staff stretched across her front.
As soon as he was within attacking distance the man lunged at her and thrust his weapon in a downward slash. Lex raised the staff and used the middle section to halt the attack. She looked down at his weapon and realized that it was a keyblade…just like Roxas. Her eyes widened in surprise and the stranger took the distraction as an opportunity to execute a side swipe and catch her arm. Lex cried out and winced away, dropping to the ground to evade his next attack. A chakram came flying between the two announcing Axel's arrival.
"Leave her alone, she has nothing to do with this," he said, a grim look settling across his face.
The young man looked at him for an instant and then leapt at him, keyblade raised. Axel brought up his one chakram like a shield and blocked the attack easily, pushing the man away. The man glanced up to get his bearings and then lunged again, swinging furiously. Axel stopped as many as he possibly could but within a few moments the stranger had found an opening and took it, opening a large gash on Axel's left leg causing him to wince and fall to the ground. The young man chuckled and raised his keyblade yet again, hoping to strike the finishing blow when out of nowhere came another keyblade, which sliced across his chest as another came and opened a small gash on the back of his thigh. The young man fell to one knee and looked up, an expression of defeat flitting across his face.
"You haven't seen the last of me," he said before disappearing though a dark portal.
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Me: Phew, well that's finally done.
Marly: -Stares angrily-
Me: What?!
Marly: That took way too long. I suggest you go get a coffin fitting immediately.
Me: Heh heh. Yeah, you're probably right…Unless I defend my self with my new and improved….FLAME THROWER 5000!!!!! –Holds up flame thrower shaped like Axel-
Marly: When the hell did you have time to make that?!
Me: Um…I…didn't…?
Well, sorry this took so long, even though swine flu (Ha-ha! Get it?!) I still didn't get this out on time…even though it is infinitely longer than some of my other chapters…that's a good thing right?!?!?!?! So anyway, please R&R I would really appreciate it. Thank you!!!!
