Chapter Twenty

AN: Wow, I am actually surprised that this story had gotten this far, one of my personal goals is almost complete; finish a full length story! Anywho, I am still deciding on how many chapters this is going to be; 25 or 30? You choose.

I stared at him as he dragged me away "And what is oh so important that I have to be late? Tell me, Axel, now." He sighed "Well, I didn't really want you to find out about this, Roxas for that matter, but the fact is; is that we have an imposter. Xion was sent out to battle him, and she lost. I have a feeling that the meeting is to discuss what happened. Please keep your mouth shut."

Had she lost a while ago, and who was this imposter he told me about? I mean, I thought that Organization XIII had been through everything; betrayal and loss, but I was wrong. Now, an imposter is running around in our uniform; just great. "So, that is what you think the meeting is about?" He nodded.

"Dismissed." Xemnas said, dismissing us. And Axel was right; the meeting was indeed about that imposter. I left and used a Dark Corridor to get to my room, so I could sleep. But, alas, I was interrupted by the sound of a Dark Corridor appearing in my room. "Augh, if you don't go away right now, I swear I am..." I looked up and saw that is was Saïx. "Oh... uh... Saïx, how are... you?" I squeaked out the last bit, knowing that I was in trouble.

"Superior wants to see you." And he left. I haven't done anything, lately. Oh, wait, yeah... Yeah, I had done something that was worthy of me getting busted: Making a mess in the kitchen while making pies, then me and Axel having a pie throwing contest; to see who could make the biggest mess. I won.

I dragged myself to Xemnas' office, dreading what would happen once those dreaded doors closed. "I'm here." I said, standing at the open doorway. He motioned for me to come in, and I did. "I am aware that you cause trouble on a daily basis, causing this Organization to get behind schedule. I gave you plenty of chances, and you wasted them. Because of this, you get no more chances. If you do not do the task I about to assign you, you will become a dusk. Are we clear?"

I nodded and braced myself for what would be coming to me. "So, when we first found out about the imposter, I sent Fourteen on a mission to defeat him. She came back empty handed. I expect you to eliminate him at once. If you are unable to; don't return until you do. Now go." I only made a slight nod, and walked out of the room. I was still in shock when I was walking down the hallway.

"So, you get in trouble or what?" Axel asked me, after he had noticed my spacing out during dinner. We were in my room; I was on my bed, and Axel was leaning against a wall. "Yeah, I either have to kill the imposter, or don't come back. I have to leave tonight, while everyone is asleep. And don't even try to follow me. Plus, if I don't come back within a day, assume that I am lost forever; and don't tell my brother. Please." He nodded and left my room. I laid down on my bed, but I stood up and walked to my door, the maybe last time I'll see it. I walked down the hallway to the room marked with a VIII on it. I pushed it in and found Axel laying on his bed.

"Axel..." I started, my voice not able to continue anymore. He got up, and walked up to me. He grabbed my arm gently and led me over to the bed. "Hey, listen. I probably know you better than anyone here; save your brother, and I can tell that you don't want to do this. Please, just try your hardest. You'll do what is right, I just know it."

I stared at him "Even... if... I... f-f-fade?" My voice cracked at the end, true fear settling in. He held me close to his chest and squeezed tightly "No matter what happens, always remember that I am with you. Never forget that."

I nodded "Yeah, okay. It's just that, well..." I faded off. He leaned his head down and kissed my hair. It, felt, kinda nice. I couldn't believe that I had actually almost... felt... something. "Um, Axel... was it just me, but when you kissed my hair, I actually almost... felt... a spark. Maybe Xemnas was wrong. We've just been living in the fact that we have no heart for so long, that it might just be very weak. Look, what I am trying to say, is that I... think I ...I ...I... love you..."

He hugged me tighter "Me too, me too. I... don't want you to go either. But, you have to ." I felt sad inside "Oh, Axel...I don't want to go..." I cried. Actually cried. I surprised both of us by spilling tears. I was trying to sort all of this out when he brushed his lips against mine. It surprised me a little, but I soon pushed back.

We broke apart when I realized that the need of air was great, getting a little disappointed. "Axel... I ...have to ...go... now." The only voice that could be heard was mine, so everyone had gone to sleep. "I know... I'll... never..." He faltered "I love you, forever and always. Your brother is right, we do have hearts. I'll always be with you." I nodded; a single tear escaped as I walked through a Dark Corridor, not knowing that it would be my last time in that castle.

AN: So, how was that? The pairing that is in the lead now: LarxeneMarluxia! The reason I did that last scene, well, two reasons: One – the fact that I just realized that I love pairing her up with Axel. Even though Saïx and Marluxia are my favourite characters... their personalities just didn't add up. And Two: someone said that it would be cute. I acted on that as well. So, this is me, saying that Riku is gonna be an arse next chapter. See ya! Sadly, only two more chapters will be coming out... this is the third last chappie. BUT! After it is done, guess what I'm gonna do? If you want to know more about a certain event, or have a question about Kiara/Karaxi, PM me and I'll put it in a chapter/ Word Document! And Marluxia/Larxene won! Woot, now I have to figure out a setting and all that jazz... snap...